What Jagori does

Jagori is a non-profit feminist organization founded in 1984 in New Delhi by seven founders including Kamla Bhasin, Abha Bhaiya, and Sheba Chhacchi. Its mission is to end violence against women, promote women's safety in public spaces, develop women's leadership and agency, deepen feminist consciousness, and advocate for gender-responsive urban planning. The organization serves women survivors of gender-based violence, women living on the margins of society in urban resettlement colonies and rural areas, women domestic workers, women and girls seeking leadership development, and government/civil society stakeholders working on women's rights. Core services include a National Women's Helpline (+91 11 2669 2700 / +91 8800 996640) providing psycho-social support and legal referrals for survivors, violence intervention case management with referrals to legal/medical/shelter services, the Safer Cities Initiative (originating with the 2004 Safe Delhi Campaign) that conducts safety audits using the Safetipin mobile application, and structured training programs including the Feminist Leadership Development Course (FLDC) and National Gender Development Course (GBC). Knowledge products include Hindi journals (Dekhi Suni since 1988, Hum Sabla), research reports, training handbooks, and the Living Feminisms digital archival museum (launched December 2014) curating 30 years of movement archives.

Jagori has no proprietary technology products; its technology engagement is through a strategic partnership with Safetipin, a mobile application that enables women to report unsafe spaces and supports safety audits using parameters such as visibility, lighting, openness, presence of security, walk path, transport availability, and people/women presence. Safety audits have been conducted across Delhi's roads, bus terminals (6 DTC terminals), and metro stations. The organization does not develop or deploy AI/ML systems in-house.

As a registered non-profit, Jagori operates on a grant-and-donation revenue model rather than commercial pricing. Funding sources include international organizations (UN Women, UNICEF, Oak Foundation, UN Habitat), the Government of Delhi (Department of Women and Child Development, DTC, Delhi Police), and other development partners. The organization holds FCRA-compliant accounts for foreign contributions. All counseling, referral, training, and resource services are provided free of cost to beneficiaries. Jagori is governed by a General Body and an Executive Committee chaired by Kalpana Viswanath (also co-founder of Safetipin), with Suneeta Dhar serving as Director. The organization is headquartered at B-114, Shivalik, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi 110 017, and operates across 8+ Indian states including Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttaranchal, with additional presence in Kerala and Haryana.

Name

Jagori

Legal name

Jagori

Website

https://jagori.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jagori is a 40-year-old Indian feminist non-profit founded in 1984 and headquartered in New Delhi, serving women survivors of violence, women in marginalized urban/rural communities, and government stakeholders through a national helpline, the Safer Cities Initiative, violence intervention casework, feminist leadership training, and research/advocacy programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit Women's Rights Advocacy Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Women's rights advocacy
• Gender-based violence support
• Feminist research
• Community organizing
• Gender sensitization training

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grants and Donations: Jagori is a non-profit organization that operates through grants from government bodies, international organizations (UN Women, UNICEF), and development partners. The organization has FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act) compliant financial accounts indicating international funding.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Jagori is an Indian feminist non-profit organization that delivers women's rights advocacy through a National Women's Helpline, Violence Intervention case support, Safer Cities initiatives with public-space safety audits, feminist leadership training programs, and a large catalog of Hindi-language research publications and training handbooks. Services, training, and resources are provided free of cost to individual women beneficiaries, with parallel capacity-building work delivered to government departments and civil society organizations.

Product overview

Jagori is a feminist non-profit organization (not a technology company) offering a portfolio of advocacy services, training programs, and knowledge products focused on women's rights, safety, and empowerment. The core service is the National Women's Helpline providing crisis support and case management for survivors of gender-based violence. Complementary programs include the Safer Cities Initiative with safety audits, violence intervention services with legal and medical referrals, and feminist counseling. The organization offers structured training programs including the Feminist Leadership Development Course (FLDC) and Gender Development Course (GBC). Knowledge products include research reports, publications like Dekhi Suni and Hum Sabla journals, training handbooks, and annual notebooks dating back to 1988.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• National Women's Helpline Services Telephone-based helpline (+91 11 2669 2700 and +91 8800 996640) offering psycho-social support, counselling, and legal/medical/shelter referrals for women survivors of gender-based violence in India. Counsellors provide end-to-end case support through mediation, legal proceedings, medical support, shelter, and emergency rescue operations.
• Violence Intervention Services Direct case management for women survivors of gender-based violence, providing referrals to the Crimes Against Women Cell, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, National Commission for Women, Delhi State Legal Services Authority, hospitals, shelter homes, and partner NGOs, with regular follow-ups to track survivor well-being.
• Safer Cities Initiative Gender and cities programme covering strategic policy advocacy, direct field research, safety auditing, and documentation of infrastructure gaps, including the Safe Delhi Campaign launched in 2004 and the Strategic Framework for Women's Safety in Delhi developed in 2010 and revised in 2015.
• Women's Safety Audits Field-based safety audits using the Safetipin mobile application to generate granular data on lighting, visibility, walkability, gender diversity, and proximity to public transport across Delhi's roads, metro stations, and bus terminals.
• Feminist Leadership Development Course (FLDC) Comprehensive feminist leadership training programme delivered from 2016-2018, designed to build capabilities and perspectives of women leaders on feminist principles and strategies.
• Gender Development Course (GBC) Annual National Gender Development Course (also referred to as Gender Basic Course) for grassroots-level and community activists to clarify feminist concepts and connect them with broader social events.
• Feminist Counseling Training Training programme for NGO staff and activists on providing feminist counseling to women survivors of violence.
• Dekhi Suni (Hindi Journal) Hindi journal published regularly since 1988 celebrating women's lives and covering themes including women's rights, health, domestic violence, sexuality, and social issues.
• Hum Sabla (Hindi Journal) Hindi journal published regularly by Jagori covering topics on women's empowerment, government schemes, property rights, health, and social justice issues.
• Research Reports and Studies Social action research products using feminist methodologies, including studies on domestic workers' rights, women's safety in cities, shelter homes, migration and trafficking, and gender-responsive governance.
• Training Resources and Handbooks Practical guides and handbooks including Building Safe and Inclusive Cities for Women, Women's Safety Audits in Low-income Urban Neighbourhoods, and feminist training modules designed for neo-literate audiences.
• Notebooks and Diaries Annual notebooks and diaries published since 1988 exploring themes of women's empowerment, violence, sexuality, domestic work, and political participation through creative writing and visual content.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of women surveyed reported facing some form of sexual harassment in public spaces in Delhi (2010 study with 5,010 respondents)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 January 2017Jagori partnered with DMRC for an 11-day women's safety campaign (January 21-31, 2017) across 10 busiest metro stations. The campaign used public messaging to create awareness about ending violence and urging citizens to take action. The partnership continued with exhibition installations at Jor Bagh and Mandi House metro stations showcasing photography and art on women's mobility.
• UN WomencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership for Safe Cities programme and feminist research. Joint baseline research study (2010) with 5,010 respondents on women's safety in Delhi. Co-convened National Consultation on Feminist Urban Futures (2018) with Oak Foundation and UNICEF.
• SafetipincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for mobile-enabled safety audits using the Safetipin application. Conducted safety audits across Delhi's roads, metro stations, and bus terminals. Joint research on women's safety in public spaces and collaborative work on 'Gendering the Smart City' project.
• Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for training DTC instructors on women's safety. Safety audits conducted at 6 DTC bus terminals using Safetipin mobile application. Joint initiative 'Safe Delhi for Women' with Department of Women & Child Development.
• King's College LondonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership on 'Gendering the Smart City' project led by Ayona Datta. Joint initiative with Safetipin involving WhatsApp diaries with young women from resettlement colonies, resulting in 'Khadar ki Ladkiyan' music video and exhibition 'Aana Jaana'.
• Department of Women and Child Development, Government of DelhicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partnership for Safe Delhi Campaign (2004) and Safe Cities Initiative. Joint strategic framework development (2010, revised 2015) for women's safety in Delhi. Partnership on women street vegetable vendors project in Ranchi.
• UNICEFminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-convened National Consultation on Feminist Urban Futures (2018) with Safetipin, Oak Foundation, and UN Women. Partnership for orientation trainings on VAW during COVID-19 pandemic with Aga Khan Foundation.
• UN HabitatminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Safe Cities Free of Violence Against Women and Girls Initiative. Co-hosted Third International Conference on Women's Safety: Building Inclusive Cities (2010).
• CARE IndiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for #March4Women campaign (2019) - a silent march for safer and more gender-equal working conditions. Campaign focused on violence and harassment in world of work, part of International Labour Organisation's Convention awareness.
• Raahgiri FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Night Raahgiri event at Karol Bagh to promote women safety at night. North Corporation tied up with The Raahgiri Foundation, Centre for Green Mobility, Jagori, and Safetipin for the event to pedestrianize Ajmal Khan Road after 9 pm.
• Lam-Iynti Chittara Nerallu (LCN) - National Network on Shelter HomesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational network partnership for 5-state action research on shelter homes for female survivors of violence (2019). Joint report 'Time for Overhauls' on shelter home consultation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CREA: Delhi-headquartered feminist organization working on gender equality, sexuality, and reproductive rights; most direct Indian peer to Jagori given shared feminist methodology, training programs, and donor base.
• Martha Farrell Foundation: India-based gender-equality organization running leadership programs, research, and policy advocacy; closely comparable in scale, training-led approach, and donor profile.
• Breakthrough India: India-based gender rights organization running campaigns on violence against women, gender equality, and youth engagement; comparable mission, campaign-driven GTM, and India-wide footprint.
• Akshara Centre: Mumbai-based feminist organization working on women's safety, gender-responsive budgeting, and violence intervention; comparable programmatic model and municipal-advocacy focus.
• Equality Now: Global women's rights advocacy organization with a strong India focus; comparable in international advocacy, legal reform work, and partnership with UN Women on violence against women.
• SEWA (Self-Employed Women's Association): India's largest women's empowerment organization, focused on informal-sector women workers including domestic workers; comparable constituency of women on the margins and comparable research-to-program pipeline.

Broad incumbents

• International Center for Research on Women (ICRW): Global gender research organization with deep India presence producing the kind of evidence-based research Jagori uses to shape program and policy; comparable on research-led advocacy and donor ecosystem.
• ActionAid India: Large Indian affiliate of a global federation working on women's rights alongside broader social justice; overlaps with Jagori on rural women's leadership, violence intervention, and government advocacy.

Emerging players

• Nazariya: Queer-feminist resource center based in Delhi; adjacent feminist peer working on intersectional gender and sexuality advocacy, community organizing, and resource curation.
• Safetipin: Mobile safety-audit app co-founded by Jagori's Chairperson Kalpana Viswanath; sister organization providing the proprietary technology layer that powers Jagori's safety audits and Safer Cities Initiative.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Jagori-432039226824082
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jagori

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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