Who We Are

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HISTORY
The Chikmagalur Multipurpose Social Service Society (CMSSS) was registered under Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960 in July, 1978. It is a voluntary, non-profitable organization aimed at carrying out various developmental activities irrespective of Caste, Creed and Religion to enable the underprivileged people to avail all possible help so as to improve their living conditions. CMSSS is the development arm of the Diocese of Chikmagalur, Karnataka and the operational area of the organization comprises two civil districts namely Hassan and Chikmagalur. The developmental activities, works of charity, education and health were initiated by the Diocese of Chikmagalur from its very inception. CMSSS furthered this goal and is now one of the leading NGO in the district of Hassan. The organization is working with the target group of socially, economically poor women and children in particular; including persons with disability and unemployed youth.
VISION

Restore human dignity of the disadvantaged population towards an inclusive society

MISSION
Empowering the under-privileged women, children, youth, disabled and marginalized farmers by organizing, capacity building and collaborative actions
CORE VALUES

  • Equality: restoring the human dignity of the disadvantaged and marginalized communities by creating an option for the poor through equity and justice in opportunities as well as rights.

  • Collaboration: Participatory involvement of communities, internal and external stakeholders and like-minded institutions to achieve the vision through knowledge sharing, peer learning and team-work.

  • Accountability: Exhibit transparency and openness in every aspect of our work and create platform to receive feedback for growth.

  • Integrity: Act ethically, honestly and professionally in all aspects by upholding fairness and lawfulness.

  • Eco Friendly: being responsible stewards of the Earth by restoring, safeguarding and sustaining the natural resources.

Success Stories

Difficulty creates Strength @inspirations
Sundaramma is a brave fighter who is fighting since her birth to be an independent woman. She started the fight with her disability added with utter poverty, desertion in marriage [Read her full story]
Responsibility and Women

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Very hard working Jayamma from Mudbagilu gave her two daughters in marriage and got them settled in their life. Just when every parent thinks her responsibilities were over, Jayamma’s responsibility was not over yet [Read her full story]
  Towards Self-reliance

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Theresa and her husband are daily wage laborers. Their income is meager and there was a perennial challenge of making ends meet [Read her full story
 A Ray of Hope

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Anjali was  married at the age of 19 to Mr. Narayana.  She has two children a boy and a girl.  At the age of 25 her husband abandoned her and the children and got into a second marriage at Tamilnadu. This was a critical moment in her life with two children of age 4 and 3 [Read her full story]
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