We work with the most vulnerable people in Dhanbad and across Jharkhand — fighting child marriage, empowering women, and building futures through education and sustainable livelihoods.
Jharkhand Gramin Vikas Trust (JGVT) was promoted in 2001 by a group of dedicated social workers and intellectuals with a clear aim: to uplift poor and marginalized communities in both urban and rural Jharkhand.
JGVT is registered under the Indian Trust Act and governed by a 7-member executive committee. We are also recognized under the FCR Act, ensuring full legal compliance and transparency in all our operations.
We are proud to be supported by CREA — a feminist human rights organization based in New Delhi — one of the few international women's rights organizations working at grassroots, national, regional, and international levels.
Learn More About JGVTWe run need-based, meaningful development programs addressing the root causes of poverty and inequality in Jharkhand.
Identifying, intervening, and preventing child marriages across Dhanbad. Working with families, authorities, and communities to protect girls' futures.
Learn MoreBuilding leadership, livelihood skills, and legal awareness among women and girls to help them become economically independent and socially confident.
Learn MoreFacilitating school enrollment, retention, and completion — especially for girls and children from marginalized communities in rural Jharkhand.
Learn MorePromoting reproductive health rights, nutrition awareness, and access to government health schemes for women and children in underserved areas.
Learn MoreConnecting communities with legal support, government entitlements, and grievance redressal mechanisms to fight systemic injustice.
Learn MoreSkill development and income generation programs for rural families — helping them build sustainable livelihoods and break the cycle of poverty.
Learn More📍 Jamu aTand, Baghmar Block, Dhanbad — July 14, 2023
When JGVT's field worker learned that a 15-year-old girl was about to be married at the Gadgadiya Shiv Temple, the team immediately swung into action. They confirmed the girl's age through her school records, then notified the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), Dhanbad.
On the orders of the Block Development Officer (Baghmar), the local police arrived and stopped the marriage. The girl's family signed a bond committing not to marry her until she turns 18 — and to ensure she completes her education.
One intervention. One future saved. This is what JGVT's grassroots presence makes possible every day.
Join us in our fight against child marriage and for the empowerment of women and girls across Jharkhand. Your support — as a volunteer, donor, or partner — makes it possible.
Our field workers, working with local authorities, successfully prevented another child marriage, ensuring a teenage girl returned to school.
Read MoreJGVT facilitated scholarship access for 50 girls from marginalized families, enabling them to continue their secondary education.
Read MoreAn intensive 3-day training camp helped 80 rural women build skills in financial literacy, legal rights, and community leadership.
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