JAGRUTHA MAHILA SANGHATANE (JMS) is a Dalit women agricultural labourers' collective engaged in the protection and promotion of human rights of Dalit Women through socio-economic-cultural empowerment of Dalit women and Dalit communities in Karnataka. The principal focus of JMS mobilisation has been the social-economic and cultural empowerment of Dalit women agricultural labourers in Hyderabad Karnataka through the Community Based People's Organization, JMS.
Our Vision
A just and equitable society where Dalit women live with dignity, equality and freedom — free from caste, class and patriarchal oppression.
JMS envisions a society rooted in the constitutional values of liberty, equality, justice and fraternity — where every Dalit woman has access to her fundamental rights.
Our Mission
To protect and promote human rights of Dalit Women through socio-economic-cultural empowerment, community mobilisation, campaigns and reconstruction activities.
To build Dalit women's leadership at the grassroots level and enable them to become active citizens rather than passive victims.
Core Values
Justice
Social justice for Dalit communities and women
Dignity
Human dignity for every person regardless of caste
Solidarity
Collective solidarity among marginalised communities
Education
Education and conscientisation as tools for liberation
Key Focus Areas
"Sangharsh without nav-nirman is impotent; nirman without sangharsh is sterile."
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