Our Story
The Welfare Organization for the Destitute Women, Infants and Children’s Enrichment and Enlightenment known popularly as “WODWICHEE” was founded in 1989 and registered under S.R. Act of 1860 in 1993 and FCR Act. of 1976 in 1999. It is also registered under Section 12(A) of Income Tax Act, 1961 . It is a voluntary organization dedicated to the upliftment of the underprivileged section of the society. During the mid-winter season in 1989 a group of socially committed and dedicated person of the Barak Valley region of Assam with a mission to empower women and to make the downtrodden rural women aware of their rights, able to sustain themselves without humiliation and give their children the promise of healthy growth, constituted a voluntary organization on 19th Nov, 1989 through a general meeting and named it as “WODWICHEE”. The Constitution, by-laws and other relevant were formulated in the following meetings on 12th and 28th Dec.1989. In the year 1990, a popular social worker donated an Assam type building of plinth area 2750 sp.ft. and 3.22 bigha of land to WODWICHEE. The office of the WODWICHEE was established in this premises. In the meantime Wodwichee started to under take and execute specific programmes towards fulfillment of its objectives and commitments. The Organization was established with 32 active members and with an asset of Rs. 2670.00 and after 15 years the Organization has more than 430 active members and has an asset of more than Rs. 1.5 Crores. Right from its inception Wodwichee has been committed to the cause of destitute women and neglected deprived children. In addressing these objectives and commitments Wodwichee has been concentrating its humble effort on socio-economic upliftment, improvement of indigenous skill, education and awareness. In addition to these, WODWICHEE’s programmes focused selectively on areas of need based concerns such as health, education for disabled children, sustainable rural resource managements, youth development, aged persons care and environment etc.