Community Empowerment
...in Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai
Since 1994, Oasis India has been working with slum dwellers and their communities in Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai, starting with pre-schools and other educational initiatives.
Women's self help groups have been formed, training up people from the community to run the pre-schools and to take the initiative to bring about change within their own community.
In Bangalore and Chennai, sports training has been successful in reaching out to the youth in the communities and challenging them to take charge of their future. School dropouts are also 
encouraged and helped to pursue their education.
Oasis India is developing the 'hub' strategy, using mobile teams of staff to work in various communities around the cities delivering higher impact and engaging the community. Oasis' Community Empowerment programme currently exists in 10 slum communities in Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai with initiatives ranging from education, health awareness, training, micro finance and youth mobilization.