Programs
Program Areas of USS
USS implements multi-sectoral development programs for poor, hardcore poor, tea estate workers, small ethnic communities, women, children, youth, and marginalized people.
Health, Family Planning & Reproductive Health
Community-based health awareness, family planning support, antenatal and postnatal care, safe delivery support, neonatal care, and reproductive health education.
Satellite clinic and community health support
ANC, PNC and neonatal care
Family planning counselling
Safe delivery support through trained birth attendants
HIV/AIDS and STI awareness
Education & Non-Formal Learning
Non-formal education and literacy initiatives for children, youth, and adults, especially among disadvantaged and marginalized communities.
Non-formal pre-primary and primary education
Adult literacy support
School-going children support
Education awareness among communities
Learning support during seasonal difficulties
Women Empowerment & Gender Awareness
Awareness, training, group formation, leadership development, and empowerment initiatives for women and disadvantaged groups.
Women group formation
Gender and human rights awareness
Leadership development training
Awareness meetings and workshops
Support for women’s participation in development
Microcredit, Savings & Livelihood Development
Savings development, small credit support, enterprise support, and income-generating activities for poor and hardcore poor families.
Group formation and savings habit development
Small credit support
Enterprise credit support
Income-generating activity support
Agriculture and livelihood input support
Skill Development & Vocational Training
Short-term skill development and vocational training for youth and community members to support employment and self-employment.
Mobile Trade School training
Mechanical, electrical and welding training
Sewing, embroidery and boutique training
Short-term skill development
Employment and self-employment support
Disaster Preparedness, Relief & Rehabilitation
Disaster preparedness training, emergency relief, rehabilitation, and community-level disaster response initiatives.
Disaster preparedness training
Emergency food distribution
Relief and rehabilitation support
House repair material distribution
Training for local representatives and volunteers
Safe Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Safe drinking water, sanitation, hygiene awareness, tube-well installation, and latrine support for poor and vulnerable communities.
Tube-well and deep tube-well installation
Water-sealed latrine distribution
Community latrine establishment
Safe water awareness
Sanitation and hygiene promotion
Environment, Agriculture & Social Forestry
Environment protection, sustainable agriculture, compost making, IPM awareness, social forestry, and tree plantation initiatives.
Social forestry and tree plantation
Sustainable agriculture support
Compost making awareness
Integrated Pest Management awareness
Environment protection campaigns
Adolescent Development & Life Skill Training
Adolescent group formation, reproductive health education, counselling, peer training, and life skill development.
Adolescent group formation
Life skill training
Peer education
Counselling support
School reproductive health awareness
Community Mobilization & Advocacy
Social mobilization, advocacy, lobbying, community meetings, federation formation, and grassroots organization building.
Federation formation
Village Development Committee formation
Advocacy and lobbying
Community meetings and rallies
Participatory monitoring and evaluation