TRUST FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AWARENESS (TERESA)

Trust for Education Research and Economic & Social Awareness (TERESA), registered in 2005, is a non-profit, non-political organization based in Chhatrapur, Ganjam, Odisha. It began its work in 2002-03 to empower Dalits, Adivasis, and marginalized communities. TERESA envisions a just society where all have access to food, shelter, education, healthcare, and human rights. Its mission is to promote holistic development through education, community mobilization, and advocacy. Key activities include human rights protection, women and child welfare, rural development, cultural promotion, and livelihood initiatives. TERESA works closely with government and civil society to ensure sustainable, rights-based development for the underprivileged.