Established in late 1998 as trust, NEEDS [Network for Enterprise Enhancement and Development Support] have started intervention in selected poverty-stricken pockets of Bihar and Jharkhand. From their Trust, they have brought about a significant change in the lives of women and children in terms of food security, livelihood, reproductive health and hygiene and child development and protection outcomes besides the constitution and strengthening various institutional arrangements for sustainability. One of NEEDS important focuses is institutional arrangements in self-help collectives and their skill-building while creating a shared vision for change.