Stree Mukti Sanghatana
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Stree Mukti Sanghatana (Women's Liberation Organization) is a non-governmental organisation founded in 1975 working for the empowerment of women, chiefly by creating awareness in the society about women’s issues and improving the lives of women through education, healthcare, and gender equality. It is an autonomous, registered organization that is not affiliated with any political party or political group.
It has centers in Dadar, Chembur, Parel, and Govandi in Mumbai, Vashi and Koparkhairane in Navi Mumbai and Thane. Other cities like Pune, Buldana and Osmanabad also have centres.
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Stree Mukti Sanghatana (SMS) was founded in 1975 by Jyoti Mhapsekar,[1] Sharada Sathe and others.
Mission[citation needed]
SMS lists the following missions on its website.
- To create a gender just world
- To create conducive atmosphere to achieve gender equality through large-scale campaigns
- To work for eradication of poverty and violence
- To work for creating instruments of change for women especially in field of law and law enforcement
Activities
SMS works in the fields of Women's rights, education, healthcare, gender equality and environment.
The organization runs 10 daycare centers for children of working mothers.
Its adolescent sensitization program called "Jidnyasa" (Curiosity) is oriented towards school going children covering gender issues, stress management, "saying no to drugs", sexuality and environmental concerns.
It has set up seven family counselling centers that help women who are victims of domestic abuse.
For awareness, the play performed by the SMS cultural troupe "Mulgi Zhali Ho (A Girl is Born)."
It publishes a magazine called "Prerak Lalkari" (Clarion Call) in Marathi.