Abha Bhaiya
FounderFounder of Jagori Rural Charitable Trust · Jagori
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Abha Bhaiya is the founder of Jagori Rural Charitable Trust[1] and Jagori (1984)[2], Indian non-profits working on women & children, human rights and rural & agriculture from Sidhbari.
Jagori Rural Charitable Trust
Jagori Rural Charitable Trust works to create a just and equal society in rural Himachal Pradesh. Its programmes span adolescent leadership and scholarships for marginalised girls, community justice initiatives (Nari Adalats) and campaigns against gender-based violence, and sustainable livelihoods work including regenerative agriculture, women's self-help groups, and climate resilience preparation for high-risk villages.
Jagori
Jagori is a Delhi-based women's rights organisation working on violence intervention, feminist research and safer-cities advocacy, including the Safer Cities initiative run in partnership with UN Women and the Delhi government. It runs a women's helpline, training and resource programmes, and community education to advance women's rights and safety across urban India.
- Organisations
- 2
- Based in
- Sidhbari
- Founded
- 1984
- Press
- 2
References
- [1] “Founder, Jagori and Jagori Rural Charitable Trust” — Jagori Rural Charitable Trust. Source
- [2] “JAGORI was founded in 1984 by -Abha Bhaiya, Kamla Bhasin, Runu Chakravarty, Gauri Choudhury, Sheba Chhacchi, Manjari Dingwaney and Jogendra Panghaal with the aim of having a creative space for women to express themselves, and spreading feminist ideology to a wider constituency of women especially in small towns and rural areas.” — Jagori. Source
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