About Us

People’s Action for People in Need (PAPN) is a non-profit rural based Voluntary Organization. It was established in the year 1982 by a group of young professionals from different walks of life. PAPN is the outcome of the idea to undertake and organise rural development, education, awareness and organisational programmes for socio-economic upliftment of the marginalised, deprived and oppressed sections of the rural and hilly communities leading to their empowerment. PAPN with initial financial support from Social Work and Research Centre, Tilonia, Rajasthan, now known as the Barefoot College, started the interventions at the grass root level by adopting the Sangrah and Shillai Development Blocks of Sirmour District - one of the least developed, inaccessible and remote areas of the State – for working with the local communities. PAPN is actively engaged in Sirmour District of Himachal Pradesh and Panchkula in Haryana . 

Vision

The vision of PAPN is a society based on equality and social justice without any sort of discrimination, oppression, and injustice.

Mission

The mission of PAPN is the socio-economic development/empowerment of women and the marginalised sections of the rural communities including the Dalits.  

Aims and Objectives 

The goals and objectives of PAPN as laid down in the Memorandum of Association and the Constitution of the Organisation are generally to promote all aspects of voluntary efforts, in evolving and developing an integrated approach, to solve the problems of developing rural communities and provide facilities for the community development of backward areas and provide adequate incentives to attract educated youths to rural development services and to undertake research work to identify the socio-economic problems and their solutions and in furtherance of the above objects:-

a.                   to establish and maintain a Project and branches thereof for rural development in different parts as may be decided by the Governing Body of the Organisation,

b.                  to undertake all or any agricultural, medical, educational and other developmental and social welfare services conducive to the aims and objects of the Organisation on “no-profit-no-loss” basis,

c.                   to undertake socio-economic programmes for the weaker sections of the community with particular emphasis on women and child development,

d.                  to supplement the government programmes and services and seek effective public participation in planning and implementation of various developmental activities related to the aims of the Organisation,

e.                   to encourage university graduates and students to become aware of rural problems and to utilise their knowledge and services and thereby lessen the gap between the intelligentsia and rural communities,

f.                   to disseminate information regarding the aims, objectives and other activities of the Organisation, to edit, print, publish, exhibit books and pamphlets and maintain libraries, etc., organise seminars bearing upon the aims of the Organisation,

g.                  to undertake the management and execution of all or any of the objectives of the Organisation,

h.                  to assist and to take assistance from and collaboration with institutions/agencies with similar activities in India or elsewhere,

i.                    to employ persons for carrying out the functions of the Organisation,

j.                    to acquire and dispose of property in furtherance of the aims of the Organisation and

k.                  to do all other lawful things as may be incidental to or conducive to the attainment of the objectives of the Organisation.