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AVI supports three of NBJK's (Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra’s)
projects: 1.
Community Action Network: Training and fundraising support to over 300 grassroots groups
working on local issues and access to education, mental health and micro
credit across 2.
Accessing government programmes: The Lok Samiti (People’s Committee), NBJK’s advocacy network mobilises people to tackle corruption and
campaigns for better delivery of government programmes, such as the
Janani
Suraksha Yojana (JSY) which aims to reduce maternal and infant mortality.
3.
Girls’ secondary education: Enabling girls who dropped out of school to complete their
secondary education by paying for books, uniforms and school fees. More details on this
project here 4.
Disability rights: With funding from DFID, support for people living with
disabilities in 5 districts of AVI has also supported NBJK’s emergency flood relief appeals
for north Kosi Flood Relief Programme
2008
NBJK’s four founders were
inspired by the Gandhian socialist leader Jay Prakash Narayan to work to
improve the lives of the rural poor. They started working in
NBJK
works in four main areas: For further information is available from NBJK's own website.
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