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| name = Shoshit Seva Sangh
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| type = Not for Profit - Registered Trust
| founded = 16 July 2004
| location = [[Patna]], [[Bihar]], India
| origins =
| key_people = J. K. Sinha
| focus = [[Musahar]] community of Bihar
| method = Education
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| website = https://www.sssfoundation.org/
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The '''Shoshit Seva Sangh''' (SSS Foundation) is a not-for-profit [[non-governmental organization]] based in [[Patna]] created to fund charitable projects which deal with:
* relief from poverty and distress;
* education;
* medical relief; and
* the advancement of any other object of general public utility in the interest of social welfare and for the benefit of the public in general.
Its charter states that the Shoshit Seva Sangh aims to assist the underprivileged irrespective of their religion, race, caste, creed or gender, and seeks to establish, support and maintain institutions towards this end.<ref name="SSS Foundation">{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Shoshit Seva Sangh|url=http://www.sssfoundation.org|publisher=SSS Foundation|access-date=21 January 2021}}</ref>

== History ==

The Shoshit Seva Sangh was founded by J. K. Sinha, a retired [[Indian Police Service]] officer and chartered on 16 July 2004 as a not-for-profit organization created to fund the economic, educational, social and cultural uplift of underprivileged sections of society,<ref name="SSS Foundation"/> is based out of Patna, the capital of the state of [[Bihar]]. Bihar itself is one of the poorest and most backward states of [[India]],<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/2007/08/05/india-amartya-sen-oped-cx_ams_0813amartyasen.html India At 60 - Forbes.com]</ref> where an estimated 50% of the population lives below the poverty line<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4458976.stm BBC NEWS | South Asia | Analysis: A turning point for Bihar?]</ref> (as against the national Indian average of 20% to 25%).<ref>[http://indiabudget.nic.in/es2006-07/chapt2007/chap14.htm Government of India Union Budget 2003-2004, Economic Survey 2002-2003, Finance]</ref>

==Focus on the Musahar community==

Among the vast poverty-ridden population of Bihar, one of the most exploited and deprived sections is the [[Musahar]] community.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}} The Musahar are landless laborers, living in grinding poverty and sub-human condition for centuries in ghettoes called 'Musaharis' or 'Musahar Tolis' which are found on the outskirts of villages in Bihar.

Culturally, the population features large extended families requiring greater financial resources to sustain themselves. The unemployment rate is overwhelming, and much of this can be traced to the lack of employable skills or a mismatch between the skills of the residents and those required by regional industries. Government initiatives in relation to poverty alleviation programs, housing, nutrition, education, and skill development are mostly on paper and there is little or no positive impact of state intervention on the Musahar. Deprived of both capital and skill, Musahar have remained trapped in a cycle of poverty for centuries.
Since the Musahar are one of the most underprivileged sections of Indian society, the Shoshit Seva Sangh's efforts are targeted at this community.

SSS Foundation runs a [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE affiliated]] school for the children of the Musahar community, and provides quality education until class 12 as well as board and lodging, uniforms, toiletries, books and access to computers absolutely free of charge.<ref name="SSS Foundation"/><ref name="BI">{{cite web |last= Raja|first= Vidya|date= 2 January 2019|title=Meet The Padma Shri Ex-RAW Officer Who Transformed An Entire Community in Bihar|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/170769/ips-hero-bihar-padma-shri-jyoti-sinha-musahar/|publisher=Better India|access-date=21 January 2021}}</ref>

== References ==

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[[Category:Organizations established in 2004]]
[[Category:Non-profit organisations based in India]]

Shoshit Seva Sangh - Revision history

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