Location: Jodphur Setting: Urban Established: 2007 Staff: 7
Subject AreasHealth: HIV/AIDS, Infectious Diseases
Organization ObjectivesJVSS, a sister organization to Gram Vikas Seva Sansthan (GVSS), aims to empower the marginalized and disadvantaged so that they can improve their life.
- Promote reproductive health and target HIV/AIDS transmission among marginalized sections of society
- Provide basic healthcare in rural and urban areas and promote community health by awareness-raising and community health programs targeting women, children, and addressing common health scourges like malaria and TB
- Provide education and prevent child labor in rural areas through informal education programs
- Empower women and promote economic independence through Self-Help Groups and vocational training
- Address domestic conflict and abuse through family counseling and gender sensitization programs
- Reduce sex-based feticide and gender selection practices through awareness-raising programs and village-based rallies
- Protect and rehabilitate women and girls suffering from economic distress and exploitation through the provision of shelter and counseling
- Promote sustainable agriculture practices and provide food security in rural areas through trainings and technical support
- Encourage inclusion of all sectors of society in village planning and participation through the establishment of Village Development Committees, Village Old People's Associations, and women's Self-Help Groups, and Dalit village-level committees
Location: Jodphur Setting: Urban Established: 1997 Staff: 7
Subject AreasYouth & Education: Skill Building, Guidance and Counseling, Leadership Training
Health: Social Development, Food Security Awareness, Nutrition, Personal Hygiene
Women's Empowerment: Skill Enhancement, Building Cooperatives, Women’s Entrepreneurship, Awareness and Training Programs, Capacity Building, Education, Reproductive Health Care and Rights, Career Counseling.
JGram Vikas Seva Sansthan (GVSS) was founded in 1997 with the vision of "constructing an exploitation-free society" in India. The organization's mission is to acieve “Social, Economic and Political Empowerment of poor, Dalits (“untouchables”), Children, Women and other Marginalized community through Awareness and leadership development.” In order to achieve its mission, GVSS pursues the following objectives:
- Promote reproductive health and target HIV/AIDS transmission among marginalized sections of society
- Provide basic healthcare in rural and urban areas and promote community health by awareness-raising and community health programs targeting women, children, and addressing common health scourges like malaria and TB
- Provide education and prevent child labor in rural areas through informal education programs
- Empower women and promote economic independence through Self-Help Groups and vocational training
- Address domestic conflict and abuse through family counseling and gender sensitization programs
- Reduce sex-based feticide and gender selection practices through awareness-raising programs and village-based rallies
- Protect and rehabilitate women and girls suffering from economic distress and exploitation through the provision of shelter and counseling
- Promote sustainable agriculture practices and provide food security in rural areas through trainings and technical support
- Encourage inclusion of all sectors of society in village planning and participation through the establishment of Village Development Committees, Village Old People's Associations, and women's Self-Help Groups, and Dalit village-level committees


