Mahottari Dalit Janjati Utthan Sangh

Jaleshwor Mahottari Nepal

B. BACKGROUND/INTRODUCTION

Mahottari Dalit Janjati Utthan Sangh (MDJUS) is a non-political, non- profit oriented organization. MDJUS has been registered at District Administration Officer (DAO), Mahottari in 2059 (B.S.) and affiliated with Social Welfare Council, Kathmandu. It is located at Jaleshwor, Mohattori, in the Central Development region of Nepal.

The background history of the formation of MDJUS was mainly a must disturbing event which occurred in Pipara VDC in 2059 (B.S.). It was related to human rights violence by Upper Caste Groups against untouchable people. Social workers and university students of that area badly hurt with the incident and discussed about all forms of cast/class based violence, and social/economic discriminations prevailing in the society leading to conflict. They reached in a conclusion that the underlying causes for such violence and social evils are not only economic but also social, cultural and political structural causes. The structural causes have perpetuated poverty, social evils and discrimination and there is serious need of resolving the problem in more democratic an institutionalized manner. As a result of this discussion, a group of social workers, intellectual persons, university students agreed to initiate joint effort to fight against the structural causes of poverty and conflict and formed the organization.

C. VISION

 

Sustainable community based on social, economic, political and gender equality.

D. MISSION

• Organize and capacitate Dalits, Janjati, Women, Youth, Children and Marginal Farmers against Untouchability, Child labor, natural resource sector, Child Marriage, Human trafficking, Caste/class violence, Gender violence and all forms of social discrimination and violence.

• Strengthening the Dalit and disadvantage community to have equal share in the resources and dignified participation in the decision-making bodies.

• Fostering democratic methods to strengthen the democratic fabric the society and to bring, good governance, peace and progress.

• Empowering men and women for their equal development.

E. OBJECTIVEs

• Support for economic, social, educational, political development of Dalit, Janjati and backward community

• Advocate, lobby, organize and capacitate Dalits, Janjati, Women, Youth, Children and Marginal Farmers against Untouchability, Child labor, Child Marriage, Human trafficking, Caste/class violence, Gender violence, dowry system, curtain system and all forms of social discrimination and violence.

• Strengthening the Dalit and disadvantage community to have equal share in the resources and dignified participation in the decision-making bodies.

• Aware community to use safe and clean drinking water and promote sanitation and use of toilet.

• Support women and dalit janjati community to become self-sustain by providing skill oriented trainings and livestock rearing.

 

F. TARGET GROUPS

Primary Target groups of MDJUS are Women, Dalits, Janjati, Youth and Children and other Socially Excluded Groups of Nepalese Societies. Secondary target groups are policy makers and implementers who are responsible to protect, fulfill and promote the human rights of Women, Youths, Dalit, Janjati and Children and other Excluded Groups of Nepalese Societies.

G. SOURCE OF FUNDING

As MDJUS is a non-profit organization, a larger number of funding comes from donors, Embassies and International NGOs. Besides, MDJUS has mobilized its internal resource to generate its own fund. Membership contribution, rent from meeting and hall, overhead from mobilizing cooperatives organizations are other sources internal of funding.

H. BOARD COMPOSITION

SN Name Sex Ethnicity Position Education Tenure ( From- Till)

1 Shyam Sundar Das M Madhesi Dalit President B.Ed. 2072-4-10 to 2075-4-10

2 Gita Das F Madhesi Dalit Vice-President B.Ed 2072-4-10 to 2075-4-10

3 Binod Mandal M Madhesi Dalit Secretary SLC 2072-4-10 to 2075-4-10

4 Ranjan Kumari Thakur F Madhesi Dalit Treasurer I.A. 2072-4-10 to 2075-4-10

5 Ramkumar Yadav M Madhesi Dalit Member M.Sc. 2072-4-10 to 2075-4-10

6 Shyama Devi Paswan F Madhesi Dalit Member SLC 2072-4-10 to 2075-4-10

7 Kuber Das M Madhesi Dalit Member I.Com 2072-4-10 to 2075-4-10

8 Kiran Mandal F Madhesi Dalit Member Under SLC 2072-4-10 to 2075-4-10

9 Ganesh Das M Madhesi Dalit Member SLC 2072-4-10 to 2075-4-10

I. HUMAN RESOURCE\

S.N Name of Staff Sex Caste/

Ethnicity Education Position Area of Expertise Experience (Yrs) Staff Type (core/professional)

1 Ram Prasad Dhakal M Hill Bramhin M.A. in Economics Advisor Project planning, proposal writing, preparing guideline and strategy of organization, implementation support, consultant, Livelihoods Improvement 35 years Advisor/consultant –as and when required-Part time/professional

3 Sanjit Prasad Das

M Madhesi Dalit MA (sociology) ED Proposal writing, Project management, community mobilisation, Strengthening cooperatives, Livelihoods Improvement, Poverty alleviation-11 years 11 years Advisor/consultant –as and when required-Part time/professional

4 Suresh Thakur M Madhesi MA

(sociology) Consultant Project Management, implementation Proposal writing, community mobilization, youth mobilisation, Poverty alleviation-9 years 9 years Advisor/consultant –as and when required-Part time/professional

5 Surendra Prasad Shrestha M Janjati B.E in Civil Engineering Civil Engineer Civil engineering works, dessining and implementing, suryeing, Details engineering report preparation and community sub projects managing 32 yea

rs Part time/ Professional

6 Shree Narayan Yadav M Madhesi JTA JTA Extension of livestock and communication, Treatment/ vaccination of animal breeds, mobilize/motivate the communities, Livestock value chain, Agri enterprise & Market Development 21 years Part time/ Professional- as and when required

7 Hari Shankar Sah M Mashesi BBS (Admin and Finance Officer) Account keeping and financial issues 8 years Full Time/core staff

8 Purna Bahadur Basel-

M Hill Dalit BBS and MA in sociology 2nd running Wash Officer

(Fund board Support program) Water supply and sanitation social mobilisation, Poverty alleviation through Community based IGS/ME, Livelihoods Improvement, taking and providing SIYB training - 5 years 10 years Full time/core staff

9 Laxman Mandal M Janjati PCL Wash Motivator

(Fund board Support program) Water supply and sanitation, social mobilisation, Poverty alleviation, WASH 4 years Full time/professional

10 Ganesh Das

M Madhesi Dalit SLC Wash technician

(Fund board Support program) Water supply and sanitation,social mobilisation, Poverty alleviation 3.8 years Full time/professional

11 Ranjan Kumari Thakur F Bramhin I.Ed. Wash Motivator

(Fund board Support program) Water supply and sanitation,social mobilisation, Poverty alleviation 4.5 years Full time/professional

12 Ramekwal Paswan M Madhesi Dalit SLC Wash technician

(Fund board Support program) Water supply and sanitation,social mobilisation, 7 years Full time/professional

13 Rohit Kumar Singh M Rajput PCL Wash triggerer

(ODF-Fund board Support program) Water supply and sanitation,social mobilisation, 3 years Full time/professional

14 Rajesh Kumar Das M Madhesi I.Ed. Wash triggerer

(ODF-Fund board Support program) Water supply and sanitation, health, cooperative management 3 years Full time/professional

15 Sova Paswan F Madhesi dalit PCL Wash triggerer

(ODF-Fund board Support program) Water supply and sanitation, health 2 years Full time/professional

16 Amrita Mochi

F Madhesi dalit B.Ed. Wash triggerer (ODF-Fund board Support program) Social mobilization, WASH 5 years Full time/professional

17 Gita Das F Madheshi Dalit B.Ed. SM(JUP/PAF supported) Community mobilization in poverty alleviation programs, livelihood promotion 8 years Full time/professional

18 Rameshor Das M Madheshi Dalit B.Ed. SM(JUP/PAF supported) Community mobilization in poverty alleviation programs, livelihood promotion 8 years Full time/professional

19 Binod Mandal M Madheshi Dalit SLC SM(JUP/PAF supported) Community mobilization in poverty alleviation programs, livelihood promotion 6 years Full time/professional

20 Anil Das SM Madheshi Dalit SLC SM(JUP/PAF supported) Community mobilization in poverty alleviation programs, livelihood promotion 2 years Full time/professional

21 Pramod Paswan M Madhesi dalit 8 class Office assistant Office management 2 years Full time/core staff