• To undertake integral human development by way of education, training and creating awareness, capacity building and sensitizing people on human rights.

• To build and strengthen community based organization (CBO), people's organizations (PO) and people's institutions (PI) and thus facilitate local leadership, participatory development and people's control over resources.

• To organize and empower the marginalized the Tribals, Dalits, Women, Children, mentally/physically challenged so as to enable them to live a life of fuller human dignity.

• To evolve and undertake ventures in alternative education, so as to empower those who are deprived of the mainstream education, and thus to make education a liberative tool for the Disadvantage.

• To promote and support collective social change by voluntary or collaborative efforts by networking with others and by working at policy level change in favour of the poor and the marginalized.

• To document and disseminate information by promoting field based research and publish literature on social issues through the resource unit of Media and Communication of empowerment.

VIMUKTI BELIEVES in oneness of humanity based on UNIVERSAL LOVE, irrespective of caste, creed, colour, culture, ethnicity, gender, age and ability; it respects all diversities. This LOVE, to be a force of transformation, is to be translated into socio-economic justice, equality, equity and equal opportunities for all to grow and to have control over all and access to appreciate resources. It is the denial of this truth and the disparities inbuilt in the structures and the process of development have resulted in the marginalization of the Tribals, Dalits, Women, Children, mentally/physically challenged, the destruction of cosmos and devastation of harmonious relationships. It is everyone's sacred duty to work towards a Humanity based on UNIVERSAL LOVE and comprehensive JUSTICE.

Vimukti is concentrating in every sphere of life in the rural society. Today Vimukti is serving in six districts of Karnataka bringing smiles on the faces of the poor, deprived and marginalised people. The Units are spread in Ujire of Dakshina Kannada, Banakal of Chickmagalur , Badravathi of Shimoga, Chikodi of Belgaum, Pothnal of Raichur and Halburga of Bidar District. The major activities are Women Empowerment and Economic sustainability through Self Help Groups, Microfinance activities, Micro entrepreneurship, livelihood options, and sustainable activities, upholding the dignity of life through training awareness and concientisation. It also focuses on Children, their overall development in health, education and personality in order to provide them a better future. Vimukti promotes agriculture initiatives, vocational courses, job oriented trainings and carrier guidance for rural youth. It has an unit of Deaddiction and Rehabilitation center, to set people free from alcoholic and substance abuses. Some of the Programs are done in networking with Government, bank and likeminded NGOs.

PROFILE OF THE CAPUCHIN SOCIETY
Franciscan Capuchin Friars' society is in India since 400 years. Now the members, numbering around 2000 are spread over in most of the states, and the administration is decentralized dividing themselves into different zones, called the 'Provinces'. The society belongs to the spirit of great humanist and environmentalist, St. Francis of Assisi, whom the United Nations has declared as the Patron of Ecology. The members of this Capuchin order are committed workers and are engaged in Social Ministry of different kinds all over India. Especially they are engaged in activities of the nature of inter-religious dialogue to bring about harmony, justice and peace.

The present request for collaboration comes from the Karnataka Province of the same, who have already had the interventions in the areas of, Women empowerment, Child Development, alcoholic de-addiction, intervention among the poor, and the marginal farmers in Mangalore and community organization activities are undertaken in Belgaum, Raichur, Mangalore and other parts of Karnataka.

VIMUKTI'S DREAMS:

• Alternative education through the national open school, Delhi, India for the education deprived poor rural children.

• Facilitation of CBOs, Pos, Pls among the marginalized to evolve local leadership, collective voice and participatory development.

• Drought prone area management programs, watershed programs, cooperative farming management of common property Resources in North Karnataka.

• Vocational training, livelihood programs, professional courses etc for the rural poor.

• Promotion of integral community health action through awareness raising, capacity building and training local community health workers.

• Establishment of documentation, research and media resources unit to promote and document.
   

Board Of Trustees

• Fr. Vincent G. Furtado President

• Fr. Denis Veigas Vice President

• Fr. Edwin Colaco Treasurer

• Fr. Joachim D'Souza Secretary

• Fr.Arun Lobo Trustee

• Fr. Blaise Rodrigues Trustee

• Fr. Vinod Mascarenhas Trustee

• Fr. Basil Joseph Trustee

• Fr. Anil Sequiera Trustee

OFFICE BEARERS
 

Bankal Staff

CHIKKODI Staff


POTHNAL Staff


UJIRE Staff