welcome
to drksākshi, Chhattisgarh, India
a registered,non-profit, non-governmental organization(ngo)
we
work on developing
practical and humanistic programs for urban poor, especially
children and women who are economically, politically and
socially
marginalized and stigmatized sections of the population
our
vision is based on a recognition that long-term sustainable change is
achievable only through building strong local communities working
collectively and creatively to recognize and address
problems holistically, linking the economic, political,
cultural and ecological
drksākshi
was started in September 2005 as an initiative
to specially address the educational and livelihood needs of an urban
slum that has sprung up in the wake of industrialization in the
bhilai-durg area of chhattisgarh
drksākshi
has four
interrelated programs currently in operation
balāngan
initiative -- right to education for the girl child
laxmi
-- women's self-help group
janani
-- film, video livelihood program
organizing
unorganized and dalit labor
