Hausla Ghar - MJK

About the MJK - Rainbow Home

Introduction to the MJK - Rainbow Home  The Rainbow Homes is an innovative program designed to provide Residential Care facility for vulnerable girls in the „on and of the streets‟ category, where timely intervention can go long way in protecting most of their rights, which their own families are not able to offer. Children selected based on a criterion are provided continued support for completion of schooling and other services required for all round development; if necessary the support is extended for longer periods until the girl is able to stand independently on her own abilities. The focus is on destigmatizing the street children status; mainstream them into regular schools and preparing them to complete on an equal platform with the general population children. Since, 2002, Partnership foundation has been supporting 18 Rainbow Homes in the country and providing services to over 1,200 street and vulnerable girls. Opening Ceremony of Rainbow Home Opening of the...

Mahila Jagran Kendra (hence forth MJK) began as a women’s group in 1992, with a vision of empowering women to fight against various forms of violence in society. The group was formally registered as an NGO in the year 1994. MJK primarily works with women and adolescent girls in 25 villages of Daniyawa block in Patna district. Some of the major activities of the organization over the past several years include organizing women and adolescent girls into groups at the village level and building their awareness around issues related to violence.  The organization conducts training programmes and workshops to continuously expand women’s information base through their” Soochna Kendra’” (information centers) for a cluster of villages. Each village also has a “Mahila Jagaran Sanghathan” and a “Mahila Jagaran Kendra” (Women’s Resource Center) where women are encouraged to come and discuss various issues and more importantly a space for women to speak and share their problems and conce...