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GENESIS
Lokshakti, meaning ‘People’s Power’, is a voluntary organization formed in 1984 by a group of people committed to working with the marginalized sections of the society, in inaccessible rural areas under the inspiring and charismatic leadership of Mr. Rabindra Kumar Ray, a son of the soil, hailing from Orissa with a distinguished history of involvement in the voluntary movement in India. |
MISSION STATEMENT
To infuse power to the powerless and make the development process more democratic, relevant, attainable, acceptable and sustainable. Lokshakti considers development as a process of self-realization and awakening by which a community is enabled to identify the root cause of its problems, prioritize them and is capacitated to discover the ways and means to achieve its avowed goals. |
HOW DOES LOKSHAKTI WORK?
With the overall objective of enhancing people’s power, Lokshakti promotes the process of conscientisastion social mobilization, leading to development of people’s own organizations. Empowerment’, being the central theme of this strategy, its role lies in preparing people through the process of praxis and pedagogy of the oppressed. The intervention model adopted by Lokshakti has been to make people aware of their socio-economic realities and developing capacities. The design is to make women and youth agents of social changes. |
LOKSHAKTI TODAY A RALLYING POINT
Nodal Agency for UNICEF on the rights of Girl Child for 5 undivided districts of Orissa i.e. (I) Sundergarh, (ii) Sambalpur, (iii) Mayurbhanj, (iv) Keonjhar & (v) Balasore with almost all the NGOs of these districts.
Nodal Agency on behalf of Mahila Vikas Samabaya Nigam to impart training for the elected women representatives for Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak and Jajpur District of Orissa.
Convener, District Coordinator Committee of the UN House for Rehabilitation Programmed.
Worked as catalytic agency for Rural Sanitation Programmed of Rural development Dept., Govt. of Orissa for Bhadrak, Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts with 50 implemented NGOs.
Coordinating Relief & Rehabilitation Programmed on behalf of CASA through our partner NGOs: SAHARA, CWSD, ASHRA, LOKPRERANA, BOBCA, PARIVARTAN & HRDC.
Secretary, Ekta, the NGO Forum of Balasore District.
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LAURELS
Prakriti Mitra Award by Chief Minister of Orissa.
Man of Achievement Award by International publication House.
Our Street Play team was recognized and approved by Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India.
Our Production of Tele films approved & Telecast by Doordarsan and Lokshakti approved as Producer and Director by Doordarsan.
Selected as Chairman of Balasore District on Health for all. (People’s Health Assembly).
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