DYWA’s focus has been on the
development of poor. Its activities have diversified in the multiple
developmental fields. The NGO is working in rural as well as urban and semi
urban areas of Sikkim. Social Mobilization is a complex process and it requires
meticulous and continuous efforts for any purpose. The social mobilization
process is of a particular quality and character; it involves people and their
behavior. These behaviors are not static and keep on changing. It is impossible
to control over the behaviour of the people and subject to changing,
progressing and reversing. Hence, Social Mobilization is also a continuous
process according to the change of minds, attitudes and behaviors of the people
for making them to involve in any development process.
DYWA aims
to provide people from backward areas over the opportunity to work
in evaluated and credible NGOs in Sikkim. Programs are selected that best match
the skills, area of interest, expertise, and time availability of the
individual, with a view to strengthen and add value to the ongoing work of NGOs
in social development sector. With a brief DYWAs’ vision is to influence
positive social change. The mission of Joining Hands is aiming to bridge the
distance between people by providing opportunities to individuals to influence
positive social change through an exchange of ideas, knowledge, skills and
learning by facilitating volunteering in social development sector. DYWA’s work at the grassroots level on a variety of social issues
like education, health, equal rights, environment, social interaction,
HIV/AIDS, child and rural development and have already positively impacted the
lives of hundreds of people living in socially deprived circumstances, many
women have been helped by programs defending equal rights, many children of all
ages have had chances to develop through child programs and other educational
activities, many lives have been improved by well-developed health and
awareness programs, its ongoing investment in programs will enable us (the DYWA
team) to effectively and positively keep on impacting the lives of many of most
disadvantaged people.
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DYWA follows a gradual and tangible path with the aim of
improving people’s lives. DYWA tackled the most important and sensible issues,
such as development (in its different dimensions), within permanent programs
and other portfolios that include democratic transformation, socio-economic
reforms and poverty. Thus, by embracing poverty and working on achieving them
in the region ultimately, DYWA embodies the concept of partnership for
development. Furthermore, DYWA is the way to be a major player in the social
and economic transformations in the state. In this respect, DYWA’s strategy can
encompass projects that address this topic in an independent manner that goes
in line with this developmental challenge. In fact, this issue is not being
addressed out of gender-based prejudice or intellectual opulence; rather, it
finds root in human and legal requirements for tackling severe accumulated
historical distortions at the social and political levels.
LOGO of DYWA Says
The logo of the
association is a dove holding a twig with three leaves in its beak. The white
dove symbolizing peace, development the speed in which the dove flies and the
twig with three leaves indicates the unity between the three main tribes of
Sikkim Lepchas, Bhutias and Nepalies. The flag of the association is blue in
colour with the name and the logo on it.
DYWA MISSION, VISION & VALUES
