To work towards minimizing social and gender discrimination, creating inclusive society and increasing access to basic social and natural resources for Dalit and poor communities
JDS envisions “Discrimination free, Self-Reliant and Dignified Society”
Make marginalized and disadvantaged communities self-reliant in socio-economic and political
sector through self-reliant programmes
Conduct awareness and functional programs for community empowerment
Create employment generation through capacity building on agriculture, forestry, health and education.
Strengthening capacity of schools for quality education to boys and girls in rural schools.
Carry out program activities to minimize social discrimination and untouchability.
Work to build a just and healthy culture by reducing gender, ethnic and other discriminatory
practices and norms, inequity and other social evils.
Mobilize youth in development interventions for promoting inclusive, transparent and accountable
services at local.
Integrated Community Development: JDS firmly believes in integrated community development
embracing agriculture, Forestry, livelihoods, education, awareness, health, advocacy, empowerment
and infrastructure development for alleviating widespread poverty.
Rights based approach: JDS adopts rights based approach to empower right holders through
building capacities of the target groups so that they can lead the campaign for their rights through
education, awareness and organized action.
Gender and Social Inclusion: JDS believes that No One should leave behind in development and
governance reform process and all men and women, boys and girls from different caste and ethnic
groups should be benefitted but the priority should be given to most poorer, marginalized and
disadvantaged groups.
Community participation: JDS ensures the proactive involvement and participation of all its
stakeholders at all levels (organization and program)
Partnership, collaboration with stakeholders: JDS works in partnership, co-ordination and
collaboration with stakeholders, including the marginalized groups at the grass roots in different
communities and with like-minded organizations, CBOs, local government bodies and government
line agencies.
Local resource mobilization: JDS believes that local resources mobilization is necessary for
sustaining the development efforts initiated in the target community/stakeholders