Vision and Mission​

Vision Statement

Empowering the disempowered

Mission Statement

Building organizations of the marginalized and vulnerable to access their comprehensive rights of livelihood, nutrition and health with dignity

Vision and Mission Statements Explained

Chaupal envisions a fairer and just society wherein the rights of much ignored and disadvantaged sections of the society mainly, of that of tribal communities are not jeopardized. We seek a society where people are aware of their basic rights and duties. An enabling and conducive environment freed from different forms of discrimination for realizing potential of people is at the core of Chaupal’s philosophy.

Chaupal seeks to enable tribal communities and such marginalized sections to exercise their basic human rights through capacity building initiatives in areas of health and nutrition, education, gender issues, forest rights and livelihood. Chaupal aims at bringing in people-oriented improvements in public policy interventions, identifying significant policy gaps and consolidation of grievance redressal mechanisms.

Chaupal has facilitated in the awareness as well as organizations of the above excluded groups. One example of such a community organization facilitation by Chaupal is the ‘Pahadi Korwa Mahapanchayat’ an organization of the highly marginalized Pahadi Korwa community in Surguja and Jashpur districts. Another example is Adivasi Adhikar Samiti in Koriya which is completely run and led by tribal women. Chaupal along with such organizations of the ‘excluded’, has attempted to create awareness on entitlements of work, nutrition, health and social security. It has created capacities and mechanisms of collective action through which the ‘excluded’ can secure their access in operational terms. Work on forest rights has been integral to all the organizations due to demands and needs of the constituent communities.

Apart from grassroots action, Chaupal has supported state level campaigns and advocacy initiatives on nutrition, work and health. It has engaged with the state officials in order to influence the state policy in favour of the poor and excluded. Currently Chaupal also supports the Adivasi Jan Van Adhikar Manch, a network on tribals and their forest rights.

Chaupal has been working with government ashramshalas on providing tutions to Pahari Korwa Children. It has established ‘Jan Adhikar Sahyog Kendras’ for generating awareness on laws and basic entitlements of people and extending support in addressing grievances.