Gender Equality & Women Empowerment

Gender equality & women empowerment is one of the important activities of Seba Jagat & so various strategies and interventions are incorporated for their sustainable development i.e promotion of SHGs, micro finance, formation and strengthened of women federation, formation of adolescents girls group and supported so that women become part of mainstreaming process and assert themselves against the gender discrimination process.

Achieving Gender Justice Vision

We visualize the emergence of a just social order ,self reliant community in which human rights, dignity of women and men are equally realised through a sustained participatory process based on the values of social justice, empowerment, and equality including gender equalities.

Achieving Gender Justice Vision

We visualize the emergence of a just social order ,self reliant community in which human rights, dignity of women and men are equally realised through a sustained participatory process based on the values of social justice, empowerment, and equality including gender equalities.

Operational Strategy

  • Empowerment and capacitation of Marginalised Communities with a special emphasis on women.
  • Promotion of Sustainable Livelihood and access to and control of resources.
  • Promotion of Community Health.
  • Creating separate spaces for women to dialogue and promote self- assertion and increasing their participation in decision making.
  • To develop People Managed Credit and Marketing System.
  • Advocacy & Alliance Building.
  • Other Developmental Measures as Disaster Preparedness, Alternative Energy Options etc.

Self Help Promotional Activity

SHGs have been promoted as an alternative credit unit at village level as well as enhancing economic, social & political position of women in community.

Major Achievement in Self Help Promotional Activity

  • Bringing the poor & needy women into a common platform.
  • Sensitising the women about the discriminations they face in all walks of life and the process how they can overcome them.
  • Change in the mind set and approach in women.
  • Empoering them economically to lead a dignified life having decision making power.
  • To have access to PRI, Micro-Finance institution & Government Welfare Schemes.

Seba Jagats Approach To Micro - Finance

  • Flexible saving allowing customer's open access to their own savings.
  • Pro - poor products which meet the needs of low - income households, quick & timely.
  • Credit for economic as well as consumption purpose, thus providing households with greater flexibility and enabling them to manage contingencies, reduce vulnerability.
  • A customer responsive approach based on understanding the need for micro - finance and ensuring customer satisfaction.
  • Zero tolerance approach towards delinquency with community participation.