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Our Goal
Following a path of non-violence and simplicity, Jagori Grameen is committed to the cause of building a just and equitable society.
Our engagement with the community addresses all forms of discrimination based on gender, class, caste, religion, disability and all other forms of exclusion and seeks to protect the individual and collective dignity of the most marginalised.
Our engagement with the community addresses all forms of discrimination based on gender, class, caste, religion, disability and all other forms of exclusion and seeks to protect the individual and collective dignity of the most marginalised.
Our Objectives
- To work among the most marginalized communities for equity, justice, dignity and peace
- To spread feminist consciousness, encourage and strengthen the voices of women and girls, and ensure their right to life and safety
- To ensure peoples' rights to participation, entitlement and inclusion in social, political, economic and environmental processes
- To increase peoples' engagement on issues related to sustainable, organic agriculture and environmental and spiritual regeneration
- To ensure bureaucratic and political accountability in medical, educational, legal, and political institutions
- To increase people's access to information
History
The Jagori Rural Charitable Trust (JRCT) was registered in October 2002 with a small donation from some of the trustees after our research showed a need for women's empowerment in Himachal Pradesh.
The 2001 census revealed adverse gender indicators related to women's status in the North-western states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. These states have alarmingly adverse sex ratio visa vie girl children. The discrimination against girl children is so strong in Punjab that girls between the ages 2 to 4 die at twice the rate of boys. Also every third household in Punjab has acknowledged, "Wife beating". (The Hindu, Apr 22, 2002). In Haryana, there are increasing reports of trafficking for the purposes of deceitful marriage and sex work. Similar trends are gradually emerging in the neighboring states:
The 2001 census revealed adverse gender indicators related to women's status in the North-western states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. These states have alarmingly adverse sex ratio visa vie girl children. The discrimination against girl children is so strong in Punjab that girls between the ages 2 to 4 die at twice the rate of boys. Also every third household in Punjab has acknowledged, "Wife beating". (The Hindu, Apr 22, 2002). In Haryana, there are increasing reports of trafficking for the purposes of deceitful marriage and sex work. Similar trends are gradually emerging in the neighboring states:
- Incidence of violence against women is on the rise
- Increased adolescent pregnancy and subsequent illegal and unsafe abortion
- The participation of women in national and international events is low and therefore not visible
- Women in these states have low access to knowledge and information
- Increased migration from poorer states such as Bihar, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh into these States has changed the face of economy and has led to complex migration patterns.
- Lack of community-based women’s empowerment models in the sub-region
- Lack of models of sustainable development that incorporate women’s role as farmers and the mainstay of rural economy.
Our Communities
Jagori currently works with 60 villages of the Kangra District and 20 villages of the Chamba District. Most of our team is also from tribal or marginalized families from these communities, helping them understand the issues they work with.
The individuals we work are organized within core groups. Currently, our community work consists of:
65 Women's Collectives
30 Youth Collectives
42 Farmer's Groups
12 Schools
30 Kishori Samooh (Groups for Adolescent Girls)
The individuals we work are organized within core groups. Currently, our community work consists of:
65 Women's Collectives
30 Youth Collectives
42 Farmer's Groups
12 Schools
30 Kishori Samooh (Groups for Adolescent Girls)
