“Creation of a society free from caste-based discrimination and gender-based violence.”
Target Group:
Dalit
Poor
Women & Children
Conflict victim family
Marginalized People
Harawa Charawa
Backward Community
Umesh Kumar Bisunke (Chair Person)
Mission
Our mission is to make an effective contribution to the promotion and protection of the human rights and dignity of those affected by caste-based discrimination through community, mobilization, empowerment and advocacy.
Goals
To mobilize youths and women to fight against caste base discrimination, gender-based violence, injustice, and poverty where the Dalit community and other marginalized people are suffering..
Background
Dalit Jan–Kalyan Youth Club (DJKYC) is a non-government organization (NGOO) established in 2000 by Dalits at Gudigaon, ward No. 10 of Lahan Municipality, Siraha. It has been continuously implementing Dalit Empowerment Programs since its establishment. DJKYC is working to empower and organize Dalit women and youths through right-based advocacy campaigns, groups/network formation, discussion, interaction, training, workshop, protest rally for ensuring rights and justice of Dalits. The issues of caste-based discrimination, untouchability and gender-based violence are raising at the community level. The main focused areas of DJKYC are awareness raising and advocacy for Dalit rights and access to justice, economic empowerment through skill development and mobilization micro-finance activities. It has been affiliated in SWC (social welfare council) at 2001 and Eastern Region Dalit NGO federation (DNF) at 2003.
Dalit JanaKalyan Yuba Club Office Building
Working Area
Currently, DJKYC supports work in two Municipalities ( Lahan and Dhangadhimai) and 6 Rural municipalities ( Bariyarpatti, Aurahi, Navarajpur, Bhagawanpur, Sakhuwanankarkatti and Laxmipurpattari) as well as whole Siraha district, Saptari, Sunsari and Udaypur.