Project Adhikar

Our Impact: Migrant Workers & Urban Communities

Maitri’s commitment to empowers vulnerable urban populations—including migrant workers, rickshaw pullers, and the homeless—by securing their constitutional rights, expanding access to healthcare, and providing life-changing educational and skill-building opportunities for women and underserved children. As part of our healthcare mission, we also operate an Integrated Counseling and Testing Center (ICTC) for HIV/AIDS.

Project Adhikaar (Ranchi, Jharkhand)

Launched in 2015, Project Adhikaar was established to transform the lives of 12,000 to 15,000 rickshaw pullers by facilitating formal identity documentation and securing their basic rights to healthcare, safe sanitation, and improved living conditions.

Key Objectives:

• Identity & Rights Advocacy: Organize rickshaw pullers into a cohesive community, enabling them to assert their identity and access fundamental legal rights.
• Socio-Economic Linkages: Connect workers with essential state services and civic platforms to systematically upgrade their living and working environments.
• Holistic Integration: Build seamless, reliable pathways to formal healthcare, legal support, and financial inclusion.

The Power of Identity:

By establishing legal identity and address verification, Project Adhikaar shifts marginalized workers from the shadows of the informal economy into legally recognized citizens capable of accessing institutional banking, state pensions, and public healthcare.

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