Janaudyog
Janoudyog: People’s Initiatives
Janoudyog (Peoples Initiative) is a platform of people with different backgrounds, which has particular emphasis to react spontaneously in resisting the demolishing of social, natural and human environment.
The main theme of Janoudyog is: “People would be organised to identify problems on environmental issues of their own locality and would take necessary effort to solve them.”
Janoudyog was formed in Dhaka by a group of civil society activists and different occupation from all over the country on 10 July 2003.
Why Janoudyog
- Our heritage of citizen’s actions
- Practiced at community level for long time
- Process of civil actions practiced in ancient villages
- Participatory planning & implementation process
- Defining issues by themselves
- Non-formal learning process
Janoudyog is very much flexible in achieving its goal and objectives. It patronizes persons or organisations who want to work on environmental issues. JU works as a catalyst providing information and advice.
Stakeholders
- Individuals
- Social & Cultural Activists
- Youths
- Women
- Grassroots people
- Hard to reach areas
- Academic institutions
- CBOs
- NGOs
- GOs
- Other Civil Society members
Implementation Area
Country wide – 23 districts, 6 divisions and Hard to Reach Areas.
Style of Actions
- Meeting
- Workshop
- Dialogue
- Seminar
- FGD
- Rally
- Human chain
- Procession
- Hunger strike
- Campaign
- Quick Response
- Press conference/briefings
- Lobbying