About JGVSP

Janseva Gramin Vikas Va Shikshan Pratishthan was founded on 24th April 1996 as a non-government organization with a mission of assisting the tribal population in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra in the field of education and rural development. In 2007 it extended its work beyond our home district. Our primary focus is on empowering the vulnerable section of the community, more particularly the women, elderly and children. Janseva is thriving to enhance the quality and dignity of lives.

Janseva Gramin Vikas Va Shikshan Pratishthan, meaning society for rural development and education, is a development organization was founded with the central goal to bring women and the marginalised population into the center stage of local governance and development processes. Janseva is playing a key role as a facilitating organization opens up strategic spaces for participation of grassroots women's collectives on one hand, build and strengthen organizational capabilities through self education, Awareness on Child Protection issues like, Child Marriage, Child Sexual Abuse and Child Labour participation in local planning and governance mechanisms, demonstration and scaling up of initiatives and forging resource linkages with institutional actors.

We work with government bodies, international organization like UNICEF, Indo-German Watershed Development and NABARD in various initiatives in empowering women, reducing the rate of school dropouts, improving farm practices and strengthening grassroots organization with a view to fostering sustainable development and improving livelihoods. We have been an active partner with NABARD in developing watersheds in Chandrapur, Yavatmal and Wardha districts.

A distinguishing feature of Janseva is the strong grassroots level field network with a vast base of knowledge of local resources. This is supported with a managerial team endowed with wide variety of conceptual and management skills for project planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation

Janseva Gramin Vikas va Shikshan Pratisthan is a non-governmental organization was founded with the central goal to bring women and the marginalized population into the center stage of local governance and development processes.

Janseva Pratisthan has been working since 1996. We are committed towards empowering the vulnerable section of the community, more particularly the women, elderly and children. Janseva is thriving to enhance the quality and dignity of lives. We currently work on health, livelihood, education, governance and civic participation in Maharashtra. This core is linked to other thematic areas such as financial inclusion, rural development, water conservation, skill building/ vocational skill, facilitate employment linkages.

Janseva Pratisthan is registered under Societies Registration Act 1860. The organization id also registered under income tax 12AA, 80 G, CSR1 implementation agency and FCRA.

Key Area of Intervention

  •     Child Education and Child Rights Protection
  •     Women Empowerment
  •     Elderly Healthcare and Social Engagement
  •     Micro financing and Financial Literacy
  •     Sustainable community development