JAGORI (meaning "awaken, woman”) is a women´s training, documentation, communication and resource centre that was established in 1984, with the following objectives:
- Consciousness raising and awareness building amongst women in rural and urban areas regarding their legal rights, health issues, and other issues central to women´s empowerment, such as livelihood, women´s education, rights of the girl child and so on.
- Production and distribution of creative material including publications and communication packages on various issues for different groups
- Establishment of a documentation and resource centre on issues related to women´s rights, to meet the information and analysis needs of other women?s groups, NGOs and the development sector.
- Contribute to the Indian women´s movement by adding to existing bodies of knowledge on women´s status in India.
In pursuit of these objectives, JAGORI undertakes the following main activities:
- Training for women´s empowerment and gender equality;
- Building grassroots leadership for strengthening women´s movements;
- Research on issues concerning women and impacting their status;
- Preparation and distribution of advocacy and educational materials on a wide range of issues including women´s health, education and legal rights.
- Organising and participating in campaigns from village to national level on key issues of women´s rights.
- Conducting educational activities and organising seminar, discussions and workshops to increase public awareness on issues relating to women.