Is
a voluntary, Non- government social service organization formed in 1985.It
is a legally registered Society with a 15 member Governing Board. It
has 50 full time and over part time staff, besides hundreds of volunteers,
all committed to the cause of liberation and development of the most
downtrodden and underprivileged Dalits and Tribals through direct, radical
collective, educational, employment and human rights initiatives.
Our
area of operation is Kanchipuram district , but our Publications and
campaign activities reach beyond the state and the country.
OUR
VISION
A
Society free from the evil of caste an untouchability.
A society Where Dalits and Tribals can hold their heads high, with self-respect,
self-confidence and social dignity.
A Society where rural landless ,unorganized and poverty –stricken
masses are unionized, have ownership of land and other assets and are
economically self-reliant.
A Society in which the marginalized are leaders and decision-makers.
MISSION
Set
free child labourers,educate and empower them.
Train rural uneducated youth and school drop-outs and facilitate their
employment.
Set free Dalit and Tribal bonded labourers and rehabilitate them. Assist
them to assert their identity, their traditional arts, culture and health
Skills.
Organize unorganized Dalit and Tribal workers into Trade Unions and
Self Help Groups.
Orgaize Community Banking for self-help and to avoid excessive indebtedness.
Establish Dr.Ambedkar Centre, a resource and research centre for Dalit
concerns , to use media for public social awareness and for human rights
campaign and lobbying.