Bihar witnessed an agitation in 1974 against corruption. Jay Prakash Narayan (JP) led the struggle. Thousands of youth took part in it. The agitation cooled down with the fall of Congress Party. Many youths involved in the agitation joined active politics however some remained working in the society for reconstruction of society with a dream of ‘Total Revolution” that was shown by JP. Vishwa Nath Mishra opted for social change and did not join politics. He wished to eliminate poverty of rural folk forming their co-operative society but corrupt officials were cruel to sanction a loan without a bribe. Vishwa Nath did not oblige them. It was the turning point in Vishwa Nath`s life. He took promise to do something big and formed this organization for

“Total Revolution” purposes.

General Body – • Open membership• Volunteers Inclusion• Perspective -socially excluded group- women,

Dalit, Muslims, EBC, OBC inclusion• One member- one vote: Majority decision• Annual Meeting plus emergency meeting • Election/Change of Governing Body • Containing socially excluded group for

equitable participations• Review and approval of Annual Report plus

financial accounts

Governing Body• Nine office bearers- President, Vice- President,

Secretary, Joint Secretary, Treasure and members

• Consensus: Majority decision• Reporting• Accountable to GENERAL BODY and COMMUNITY

as well as to DONORS.• Management- Office, Finance, Staffs, Volunteers,

Documents, Assets, Outer world etc.• Involvement in right based activities whether

internal or outer

• Organization management:-• Regular meeting of Governing body-Six Monthly• Regular orientation and training of volunteers and

staff – PIP formulation • Regular monitoring – ensure PIP working • Observing own HR Policy• Internal Committees- Sexual Harassment, Advisory,

Bal-Adhikar Sanrakshan• Quarterly inter action meting with management

and grass root Volunteers• Learning Exchange – Reporting

Human Rights Activities

• Mainstreaming KANJAR community-73 families

• Involvement in Lok Samiti activities• Organising “Manav Joro”, “CACL”, “Badh

Mukti Abhiyan” activities• Basgit land rights to 235 families• RTI activities• Job cards- 567 families

• Working with environment perspective

• Review in Draft Water Policy of Bihar

• Plantation• Relief/rehabilitation- crisis

management• Adaptation

• Training to board members, staffs and volunteers

• Mass awareness campaign• Training- TOT for community volunteers• Exposure visit• Learning sharing meetings• IEC materials development & distribution• Community group formation and

strengthening for downward education

•SHGs formed; strengthened with trainings and micro credits

•SHG women involved in miscellaneous trades - cosmetic items, detergent making and selling etc.

•Organisation assets creation

Founders of the Organisation believed in gender equality and hence the name is

“Mahila Vikas Ashram”

and our vision is

“Women and children can make better society faster”

It works for total empowerment of women

Empowerment comes from Rights

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Giving Kanjars social identity

is one of our efforts to expand

diversity in unity

And

Unity in Diversity

of our country

I N D I A

•Our efforts help bringing socio and religious harmony and extends reverence among each group.

•Our development efforts increase social security

•Lack of skilled volunteers in local socially excluded community particularly among women

•Lack of trainings and exposures for grass root organisation

•Lack of resources•Recurring disaster• Insensitive administration and local

media persons

• Involvement local women and Dalit in the organisation

• Increase transparency and accountability

• Increase backward and forward linkages •Organisational Development activities•Working with PIP with eyes open•Adaption

•Advocacy for quality education in rural area schools

•Disaster management activities•Social audit of existing flood control

measures- evaluation•Stop big intervention in ecology•Sensitization of stakeholders and

delivery system

•Larger fund allocation to grass root organisations as well as to small organisations

•Outside long term residential training to local women and Dalit volunteers in various development issues

•Massive training to organisation workers at district level

•Resource management training