Gender Equality
Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world.
DJMV believes that gender equality and women's empowerment are dynamic processes that involve enabling women from socially excluded communities to assert control over their lives, access resources, assert their rights, and realize their full potential in society, regardless of caste, creed, or gender inequality. DJMV is committed to providing vulnerable women from marginalized communities with access to education, healthcare, economic opportunities, and avenues for political participation, while also addressing systemic barriers such as gender discrimination and inequality. By empowering women, societies can harness their contributions to economic growth, social development, and the overall well-being of communities.
Empowering women leads to the empowerment of humanity.
At DJMV, our team is actively engaged in promoting gender equality and empowering women.
- Women self-help groups serve as the cornerstone for all interventions and livelihood activities, enabling women to actively contribute to the mainstream development process.
- Establishing community cadres at the local level nurtures the next generation of leaders, facilitating visible impact.
- Promoting financial literacy and strengthening local governance helps bridge the welfare gap between the government and the community.
Networking with People’s Organizations, Women’s Federations, and CSO consortiums helps highlight local women's issues at the state and national levels
Impact: DJMV firmly believes that "When women thrive, all of society benefits, and succeeding generations are given a better start in life. There is no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise."
DJMV strongly believes in and practices the assessment of gender equality and women's empowerment through various indicators that reflect their social, economic, and political status within society:
- Enrollment and completion rates in primary and secondary education.
- Gender Parity Index (GPI) in education, comparing girls' enrollment to boys' enrollment at different education levels.
- Access to and control over productive resources such as land, credit, and technology.
- Access to reproductive healthcare services, including family planning and maternal health services.
- Prevalence of gender-based violence and access to support services for survivors.
- Participation in electoral processes as voters and candidates.
- Access to and control over information and communication technologies.
- Participation in community decision-making processes.
- Freedom of movement and decision-making within households.
- Access to clean water and sanitation facilities.
- Access to energy sources for cooking and lighting.
Voice from the community
- My name is Yosada, I am a community teacher at DJMV. They used to not let me out of my house. They always told me that you can go out and earn some income. Boys can do jobs, but this gender gap has challenged me. I have now become economically independent.
- Shree Chaitanya SHG group member Basanti Mallik said Every month we collect money from self-help group women and deposit it in the bank and update all our documents during the last meeting of every month”
- “Savita Mallik said that she took financial management training from DJMV organization and she liked this training very much Knowing the management of money is always necessary so that we can save something for the future”
- 35-year-old Bisnu Priya SHG CRP says that I didn't even take leadership training after receiving this training from DJMV, I was confident that I could lead my SHG Group well.