About GMSP

Introduction

Gramin Mahila Srijanshil Pariwar (GMSP), Rural Women Creative Forum in English, is an NGO based in Sindhupalchowk that works for the protection and promotion of human rights of women and children. Working with grassroots women’s in their empowerment since 1993, GMSP mobilizes women and other community people to campaign for the elimination of exploitation and oppression on the basis of caste, class and gender. GMSP was registered with Sindhupalchowk District Administration Office on August 16, 1993, as per the Organization Registration Act-2034. GMSP documents all cases of abuses, violence and discrimination against women and provides necessary supportive measures.

Besides working closely with women’s groups to combat human trafficking and for the formation of an equitable society through promotion and protection of women’s and children’s rights and overall human rights, it also works on areas of food security, education and public health.

Vision

GMSP envisions a more just, empowered and equitable society.

Mission

Managing the natural resources appropriately, building infrastructure including human rights, health, education and appropriate economic opportunities, by organisational, physical and intellectual development ending all form of discrimination exist in society; and making community prosperous.

Goal

To eliminate human trafficking and all kinds of violence and prevent discrimination in the region through the empowerment of the communities with awareness and livelihood programme, and focusing on women’s rights based approach of development.

Objectives

  •  To initiate social empowerment for enhancing the social and professional development of women and children by, at the same time, ending all forms of violence and oppression against women and children

  • To initiate the process to eliminate human trafficking through organized movement, while enhancing awareness against human trafficking and slavery

  • To ensure the holistic development of children and protection of their rights through the child-friendly environment

  • To support for natural resource management, environment protection and improvement of sustainable livelihood

  • To increase the access of local community on water, hygiene and sanitation

  •  To enhance the organizational and community capacity for the disaster management and disaster risk reduction

  • To strengthen the community protection mechanism by providing rescue, rehabilitation and social reintegration to the persons affected by human trafficking, slavery and gender-based violence and ensuring their access to justice

     

  • To develop women-friendly, children-friendly, disabled-friendly and social-security friendly environment in community infrastructure development sector

  • To empower women through organizational structure of GMSP for the purpose of increasing their participation in the decision-making level

  • To increase the access in professional capacity development for the economic prosperity of the poor and marginalized community

  • To develop the rights-based approach for eradicating bad practices existing in the name of customs, tradition or for economic gains

Working Area:

The major working area of GMSP in Sindhupalchowk District. But the organization would also collaborate with other relevant networks at the national and international level to achieve its aims and objectives.

Principles of the organisation:

GMSP is undertaking following general principles, to be applied to its organisational family members, staffs, volunteers, and community beneficiaries while providing any services:

  • The organisation will deliver any services to the community beneficiaries with due respect.
  • The organisation does not do any (Social, religious, gender, belief, physical/mental status, geographical location, caste or other) form of discrimination.
  • Human rights protection of individuals will be the basis of organisational policies and programs.
  • Inclusion policy of state will be implemented for the participation and organisational development
  • Programs and activities will be developed base on the mission and objectives of the organisation; and will be based on the women and children issues.
  • Complains from the rights holders coming through the process will be heard.

Except for social entrepreneurship and sustainability of any action; the organisation will not charge any money from the community its rights holders for the provided services.
• The organisation will not force community and or individuals to take/offer any services/ materials, and will not be provided any services against any existing laws.
• Every action of the organisation will be applied transparency and accountability; in which good governance programme will be applied.
• To inform outcomes of the organisational to the communities and to get appropriate feedback on the actions; periodic social audit will be organised.
• Equalization of the opportunities will be applied while fulfilling the human resource of the organisation.
• Principles of coordination and cooperation will be applied in the project area with local and other government agencies.

Strategies:

  • Preparing needed organisational policies and establishing an implementation system/s.
  • Establishing an efficient documentation system
  • Maximum utilisation of ICT
  • Systematic monitoring process
  • Inclusive development principle will also be the principle of the organisation
  • Set up the physical infrastructure of the organisation
  • Mass media utilisation
  • Study and research in the organisational issues
  • Identification and utilisation of the sustainable funding sources
  • Good governance policy of the organisation
  • Relationship development, contact and coordination among stakeholders
  • Expansion of working area
  • Agro-based livelihood, ecosystem, and adaptation
  • The campaign against violence, trafficking and slavery
  • Child Rights and quality education
  • Psychosocial help and continuation of rebuilding