Seeking Modern Applications for Real Transformation (SMART) was registered in 1997 under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 with non-profiteering objectives. It has been working with vulnerable communities, with a focus on women, and is committed to creating awareness and empowering communities to speak up and stand up for their rights and entitlements. SMART uses new and traditional communication technologies for acquiring knowledge in order to create a more just social and economic order with a mission to eradicate poverty through gender equality, improved family health, protection of the environment and promotion of democratic participation of minorities.
In poor countries, gender inequality is particularly stark as exemplified by the phenomenon of ‘missing women’ (Sen, 1992). Girls often obtain little education and tend to marry and have children at a young age. This severely constrains both the life opportunities of women and their contribution to economic development.
Deepening civic education through games that tell everyday stories.Civic Games Lab, a games4social change, is all about confronting the gaming industry by emphasizing on Indian narratives, Indian characters, and of course, Indian designs.
Radio Mewat, a SMART initiative, is a community radio station located in Mewat, an extremely backward district in the state of Haryana, India.
The Radio Festival is India's first festival that celebrates radio in all its forms. The event will include sounds from the 3 main tiers of broadcasting - public, private, and community - as well as from independent podcasters.
Archana Kapoor has been making films for the past thirty years and has produced over three hundred films. The eponymous production house has made documentaries for the government of India, Doordarshan and Multilateral International Bodies; TV shows (fiction) for DD Bharti and the Government of India, and corporate films for many industrial houses.
SMART aims to democratize information through the radio, supplemented with a strong and sustained on-ground community engagement.
The Poll is an Indian board game that simulates how political parties fight and win elections. It is for the concerned, thinking Indian.
In places where the radio does not reach, SMART uses narrowcasting to provide information at the doorstep.
NUH, HARYANA: The vibrant spirit of Mewati culture took center stage on June 10th, 2024, at the “Shaan-e-Mewat” cultural event. Organized by Smart NGO and Radio Mewat in collaboration with the District Administration and Nuh Police, the event aimed to showcase the region’s unique heritage and challenge prevailing misconceptions. Hosted at Shaheed Hasan […]
Read moreIn Mewat (renamed Nuh), women’s dreams of entrepreneurship are often stifled before it takes flight. Despite a staggering 77% of women yearning for a business loan, their aspirations are suffocated by fear and mistrust of the banking system. The heartbreaking stories of over 2,400 women surveyed in Nuh, Haryana, under SMART NGO’s financial literacy program […]
Read moreCoimbatore/Nilgiris: The winding roads through the lush forests of the Nilgiris often open into towns carved into the mountain faces. These towns, the spiraling roads, coffee plantations, and tea gardens, over the past week, stand drenched by unseasonal, unexpected heavy showers that have caught most people by surprise. The rains, preceded by record-breaking heat, largely […]
Read moreAs the weight of COVID-19 hit India and lockdown was imposed, SMART fulfilled its responsibility by adopting a multi-pronged strategy to respond to the pandemic. While on one hand, SMART executed work in Haryana’s Mewat district through its community radio station Radio Mewat, on the other hand it supported community radio stations across India with content for awareness. To learn about the situation in Mewat, click here
In our journey, we have worked with and been supported by a variety of governmental and non-governmental partners
Governmental Partners
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