What We Do

 
Jagori, established in 1984, envisions fostering and spreading feminist consciousness. Its thematic focus areas have emerged from concerns on the ground, articulated by women and understood through their perspectives. Jagori’s work is rooted in the belief that every issue is a woman’s issue. As a result, its thematic canvas is broad and diverse, grounded in the lived realities and concerns of women.
THEMATIC AREAS OF WORK
  • Gender-based violence, with special focus on Violence Against Women (VAW)
  • Women and girls’ safety in public spaces, both rural and urban
  • Women’s access to entitlements
  • Women, Care, and Work
  • Gender Responsive Budgeting
  • Gender and Governance
  • Youth Development and Transforming Masculinities
  • Feminist Leaderships
STAKEHOLDERS
Over the years, Jagori has reached every part of the country either through direct intervention – including its training programmes, materials and publications – or through partnerships with local women’s organisations, collectives or CSOs. Stakeholders include

1. Women across marginalization and geographies
2. Local and National agencies
3. Government institutions
4. Civil society networks
5. Government functionaries
6. NGO staff
7. Activists
8. Wider audiences / the general public — reached through campaigns and events
Strengthening Women And Girls' Leadership
  • Strengthening the perspectives, skills, voice, autonomy, confidence, and leadership of women, including informal workers, rural and urban women and girls to address gender-based violence (GBV) and discrimination (GBD).
  • Building the capacity of ecosystem actors, including state service providers, community leaders, and families, to recognise and support women and girls’ agency, leadership, decision-making, and needs.
  • Promoting collaborative actions at local, state, national, and global levels to inform and better implement laws and policies for sustainable change.
  • Pioneering social-action research using feminist methodology on issues of domestic workers’ rights and safety of women and girls.
  • Creating and sharing resources, knowledge products, and training materials for neo-literate rural and urban audiences.
Survivor Support and Violence Intervention
Jagori supports women survivors of gender-based violence through psycho-social support, legal referrals, case management, and emergency assistance. Through its national women’s helpline (+91 11 2669 2700; +91 8800 996640) and case support services, Jagori provides end-to-end assistance, including counselling, mediation, legal and medical support, shelter, rescue, and regular follow-ups.

Jagori facilitates referrals to key services and institutions, including the Crimes Against Women Cell, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, National Commission for Women, State Legal Services Authority (SLSA), hospitals, shelter homes, one-stop centres, police and partner organisations across states. Regular check-ins help assess survivors’ well-being, track case progress, and respond to evolving needs.

Jagori also conducts gender-sensitisation and training on gender-responsive SOPs and Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH) for government officials, service providers, lawmakers, and other stakeholders, including NHRC, LBSNAA, CDPOs, Internal and Local Committee members, Child Protection Officers, District JSPL project staff, and NGO counsellors.

Jagori is part of several Internal Committees under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH) framework in central and state government offices, civil society organisations (CSOs), and corporates.
Gender-Inclusive and Safer Public Spaces
Jagori pioneered the “Gender and the Cities” agenda through its research and awareness initiatives on women’s and girls’ safety, beginning with the Safe Delhi Campaign in 2004. Its work has focused on women’s safety, access to essential services, gender-sensitive built environments, responsive service providers, and policies that enable women and girls to safely access and participate in cities as equal citizens..

These priorities shaped Jagori’s Strategic Framework (2010, revised 2015) and gained support from key government departments, Delhi Transport Corporation, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and other transport and police agencies, Mission Convergence–Awaaz Uthao, women’s groups, national and state women’s commissions, and UN agencies including UNICEF, UN Women and UN Habitat..

Through its Safer Cities Initiatives, Jagori partnered with state-level organisations to advance women’s and girls’ safety and develop Gender Inclusive city plans. Across states, this included research, Women Safety Audits, capacity building, communication, and piloting and scaling solutions for safer, more gender-inclusive cities. To learn more about our work and impact read here

Through its Safer Cities Initiatives, Jagori partnered with state-level organisations to advance women’s and girls’ safety and develop Gender Inclusive city plans. Across states, this included research, Women Safety Audits, capacity building, communication, and piloting and scaling solutions for safer, more gender-inclusive cities. To learn more about our work and impact read here
Feminist Research
Jagori is recognised for pioneering feminist research and knowledge resources in India, including social-action research, feminist training modules, and accessible educational materials such as readers, booklets, songs, and other creative resources used by partners across rural and urban contexts.

Its social-action research applies feminist methodologies to understand gendered realities, generate evidence, and inform stakeholders about the emerging needs of communities.
Some of Jagori’s research work reports:
Migration, Trafficking and Sites of Work: Rights and Vulnerabilities
Scoping study: Gender and Essential Services in 7 Blocks in Bawana
5-State Action Research on Shelter Homes and Female Survivors of Violence
Caring Hands, Fragile Health: Unravelling Women’s Occupational Health and Well-being in Domestic Work