Jageswari Jubak Sangha (JJS)

Orissa has been synonymous with poverty. To compound the problem natural disasters play
havoc with the lives of the women, especially the poor and the downtrodden that are the worst
suffers during any calamity. In the recent past a series of flood, cyclone, and drought visited the
state and exposed the limitations of the government in providing sector to the victims in times
of need. Similarly there have been reports of starvation, mal nutrition and untimely death due to
severe poverty in the state. Clearly the Government is in no position to reach out to each person and every village. Voluntary organizations working at grass root level are in the best position to work for the people. Realizing this fact some like-minded women came together on a single platform called “Jageswari Jubak Sangha” to contribute for the cause of social development on 7th February,1974. Later it was felt to give the forum a legal sanctity to make the effort more effective. Thus this forum was registered under Societies Registration Act. XXI of 1860 on date 7th February 1977 . “Jageswari Jubak Sanghais a non-governmental organisation, which found its birth in the critical situation by a group of interested youth. Since that day, it has come a long way and implemented a lot of programmes. The aim of starting such an agency was to unite the women and to make them agents of their own development.