Wednesday, May 7, 2008

ओर्गानिज़शन profile

1. The Organisation

Introduction

The Geographical area of state Rajasthan is 3, 42,214 Km. It is situated in the western side of the country with the population of 3, 42, 61,861. Geographically it is the second largest state and regarding population it has got tenth position in the country. Main occupation of the people of area is agriculture where 78.5% male and 84.71% female population is involved. The second largest population is working in stone mines.

During summers this region gets very hot due to sandy soil. The mercury rises to 48 Celsius, and in winters it goes down to 0 Celsius. The average rain fall in the area is 120mm per year. Every second year people of the area face drought and famine like conditions. Due to drought and famine people always struggle for food and water and millions lives suffers every year.

The social system of the area is full of inequalities and ill traditions. Caste, creed and gender based discrimination is still in practice in this area. Un touch ability, atrocity and injustice is in the routine life of the people of the area. Ever lasting famine conditions, making lives of, Dalits and other backward communities miserable, due to unemployment and poverty, Dalits and other communities undesirably face slavery of the feudal attitudes and beliefs. This social slavery made the Dalits indifferent and they never thinks even in their dreams to get rid of it. This is because that if somebody try to raise voice or try to revolt, he is punished socially, physically and economically, that’s why nobody dare to get out of the situation.

About the organization :

Jai Bhim Vikas Shikchhan Sansthan is a non govt., non political, non religious and non profitable organization registered under society’s registration Act 1958 and eligible to work in entire Rajasthan state, which came in to existence by a group of human rights activists in 2005. the organization is illegible to get funds through FCRA too.

The organization is working on the philosophies of Dr. Ambedkar, which means fighting against the social evils through the weapons of law.

Target area

The organization is working in Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Barmer and Jalor districts of Rajasthan for the most marginalized communities, such as Dalits, women and children and for livelihood of the marginalized.

Vision

Formation of the society based on Justice and Equity.

Mission:

To aware and organize venerable and marginalized section of the society, especially Dalit and women. So that they can empower there living standard by asserting there control over all the processes affecting there lives.

Our objective

To organize and aware disadvantage and marginalized people of the society against violence based on caste, sex and class, initiate development work, training and advocacy regarding fundamental right (Education, Health and Livelihood).objective are as follows:

1. To promote women empowerment

2. To link vulnerable people (especially women and Dalits) with government schemes.

3. To increase awareness, build capacity on local governance (PRIs) support in panchayati raj system

4. To extend humanitarian support to people during disaster.

5. To carry out research work on gender and rural development.

6. To aware weak and deceived people about their right in the society and develop leadership activity.

Organizational Structure:

JBVSS work directly with rural community. Presently there is a team of 25 members out of which 9 are female members having expertise of different subjects.

Besides secretary, there is a program coordinator, program officer, and community organizer. There are 13 volunteers also working for the development program in rural area.

JBVSS governing body constitutes of seven members of which four are female members. The secretary closely monitors the functions of the organization on daily basis and is accountable to governing body and funding agency.

Contact details

Include postal address, telephone, fax and email where possible

Jai Bhim Institute of Development Education, By Pass Road near Krishi Mandi Shergarh, Post- Shergarh, District- Jodhpur, State Rajasthan India

PIN- 342022, Phone-+91-02929- 243709, +91-09414704546, +91-09460530462, +91-09413061095 Fax-+91-02929-243709, Email-jbvsss@yahoo.com

Regional office

Near Roadways workshop, Opp. Kamal Dharma Kanta Bhadasiya road Jodhpur Rajasthan

Phone- 9799499121, 9799499123

Contact person

Smt. Premlata Rathor, Prashant Mishra

Other projects

List the projects currently or recently (last two years) carried out by your organisation, including location and how each one is funded.

Details of current projects implemented by the organization

Sr. no

Project name

Location

Funding source

1

Dalit Rights Campaign

Jodhpur

UNNATI Jodhpur

2

Women Rights & Violence against Women

Jodhpur

Oxfam GB

3

Self Help Group Formation

Jodhpur

Govt. of India

4

Child Rights

Jodhpur

CRY New Delhi & Govt. of India

5

Integrated Rural Development Program

Jodhpur

Oxfam GB

6

Vocational Training Program for Women

Jodhpur

Govt. of Rajasthan

7

MLRC (CRY)

Jodhpur mining area

CRY New Delhi

Staff

State the number of staff, indicating whether paid or voluntary, and percentage of male and female staff.

Total Staff Member

Female staff

Paid

voluntary

% of Male staff

% of Female staff

26

11

26

0

58

42

Achievements of the organization

1. mobilized marginalized communities of Shergarh and Balesar blocks

2. Reduction in the rate of atrocities and exploitation against dalits in both the blocks

3. provided clean drinking water in three villages through construction of rain water harvesting structures.

4. more than 500 women are trained in different skills and now they are self employed in Jodhpur city and in Shergarh Block.

5. formed more than 150 self help groups of women and provided govt. assistance to more than 30 groups.

5. freed more than 12000 hectares of encroached land of dalits in Balesar and Shergarh blocks

6.pressurized the Rajasthan govt. from abolishing section 42- B of Rajasthan tenancy act 1955 through a state wide initiative.

Challenges faced by organization in the starting

1. low awareness level in the targeted communities

2. traditional system practiced in the area.

3. low education status among women in the area

4. pressure from powerful feudal community as well political pressure.

5. lack of resources for implementing programs

current programs

1. integrated rural development program

this program aims to uplift the living standard of the poor marginalized thorugh providing them new means of livelihood generation based on local available resources.

2. Dalit Resource Center

The organization is running two DRC’s in Shergarh and Balesar blocks of Jodhpur district. The main functions of these centers are

a. organize the marginalized communities

b. provide legal and other support in case of atrocity, exploitation

c. free encroached land of dalits

d. organized manthaly meetings in villages and two meetings on male and female members at block level in each of the center

e. collect membership fee from the members of the center.

f. Provide the benefit of govt. policies to marginalized communities.

3. Mine Labors Rights Campaign

The mine labor campaign aims to prepare the mine workers of the Jodhpur district initially and then mine workers of entire rajasthan state for the struggle for the basic rights at the work place so that they could lead a healthy life and could uplift their living standard.

This project also looks after the child of mine workers in 10 villages of Mandor block of Jodhpur district. The program ensure quality life of the children through activation of health, education, ICDS facilities in the rural areas viz. a viz. activation of PRI’s and making it accessible to the common population of the project area.

4. Dalit Adhikar Network Rajasthan

The Dalit Adikar Network Rajasthan (DAN) is a plateform for the small organization working towards the basic rights of the marginalized and depressed communities. The network has its presence in all the districts of the state and a major hub for state level and policy level advoacay.

The network build the capacity of the small organization and provide them with the resource material so that these organization could successfully do advocacy at village level and block level.

5. Mahila Adhikar Manch

This forum is of the volunteers of Shergarh and Balesar block, mainly formed by the activist women of the area. This Manch provide assistance in the case of atrocities against women, domestic violence and exploitation. This is a self fuctioning group and function on the membership fee collected by its members.

6. District level women forum

This is an initiative of dalit adhikar network aims to form an association of women of district level. In this association women from all the black participate and fight for the basic rights of the women.

List of Employees of the organization

S.N.

Name of Employee

designation

Education

Experience

1

Premlata Rathor

Secretary

12th

10 Years

2

Tulsidas Raj

Activist

B.com

20 Years

3

Prashant Mishra

Chief coordinator

MBA

2 Years

4

Punam Rai

IRDP

B.A

8 Years

5

Apurva chudhari

SHG Shergarh

9th

6 Years

6

Chetanram

SHG Balesar

12th

3 Years

7

Shukshdev

BPN

12th

3Years

8

Narpat Punad

DRC Shergarh

M.A

8 Years

9

Neelam Singh

DRC Shergarh

B.A

2 Years

10

Bhikharam Bose

DRC Balesar

B.A, B.Ed

2 Years

11

Jassu devi

Organizer Shergarh

Literate

5 Years

12

Shobha devi

Organizer Shergarh

5th

2 Years

13

Ganagaram

Organizer Shergarh

12th

3 years

14

Chainaram

Organizer Shergarh

10th

2 Years

15

Ramuram

Organizer Balesar

12th

3 years

16

Mumal devi

Organizer Balesar

5th

4 years

17

Shayar devi

Organizer Balesar

8th

3 years

18

Madan lal pannu

Child labor

12th

5 Years

19

Hanumanram

Child labor

B.A

7 years

20

Dinesh Kumar

Child labor

B.B.A

3 Years

21

Jarina Bano

Office Assistant Child labor

literate

2 Years

23

Hardev Panwar

Field activist Mine labors

M.A

8 years

24

Baburam

Field activist Education Activist

M.A

4 Years

25

Rajuram

Field activist Mine labors

B.A

3 Years

26

Minakshi

Field activist Health

B.A

5 Years

27

Phoolwanti

Office assistant

B.A

2 Years

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