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The SAHELI was formed in 2004 in response to the request from local poor women in Basta and Rasgovindpur CD Blocks of Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts of Odisha, India.

Ms. Dalia Antony, the Founder President of SAHELI started her community intervention in 2004 in these areas after completing her postgraduate degree in Social Work (MSW). She worked with poor women and adolescent girls belonging to the Scheduled Tribes/Adivasis and other marginalized sections of population.

She worked initially on the self-help group (SHG) mode. Later, after three years the leaders of the SHGs formally and informally requested to float an organization for women to defend their rights in the backdrop of the increasing denial of human and sexual health rights of women as well as in the context of increasing gender based violence and early marriages. This request was after their realization that the SHG mode of operation has limitations and there was no women s organization operating in the target area addressing the gender and sexual and reproductive rights (SRHR) of women. Thus, the SAHEI was formed in 2004 as an organization for and by women, got registered as a not-for-profit organization in 2008 and got permanent registration with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India in 2011to receive foreign contributions under the Foreign Contribution (Regulations) Act (FCRA), 2010.

The organization has ever since its inception in 2004 been working to protect the rights of women.

The office of the organisation is located at Hassanpur (a village) in Bidyadharpur, Basta (CD Block), Balasore (district), Odisha, India.

GOVERNING body
	Ms. Dalia Antony PRESIDENT
	Mrs.Madhusmita Mohanty VICE-PRESIDENT
	Mrs. Sonali Sahu SECRETARY
	Mrs.Santilata Ram JOINT- SECRETARY
	Mr. Shaju V. Joseph TREASURER
	Mrs. Anitha Thomas MEMBER
	Mrs. Jayanti Khatua MEMBER