Voluntary Association for Peoples Service (VAPS)  is a development organization with extensive experience in empowering marginalized and vulnerable communities. Its operations began in 1999 and over the past two decades, VAPS has tackled pressing societal issues such as gender equality, local farming, technology transfer, women in the unorganized sector, women's health and sanitation, local economic development, and livelihoods.

VAPS firmly believes in the power of gender-focused approaches to promote justice and equality. Therefore, it adopts an inclusive approach to support underprivileged women, helping them become economically self-sufficient and socially empowered. VAPS collaborates with the Indian government and other development