History
Yakshi is a Resource and Creativity Centre for Rural Children and Youth established in 1993.
Our Vision
The core of Yakshi’s Vision is Social Justice and Buen Vivir. Social Justice embodies the principles of equality, liberty and fraternity. Buen Vivir is an indigenous proposal of a way of life, based on holistic co-existence and recovery of lost harmony between humans and humans and the earth.
Our Mission
Yakshi allies with marginalised communities to realise democratic governance, social justice, and food sovereignty through our strategic programs Popular Education and Community Engagement. Our vision is realized through the work with women, children, and youth. Drawing upon their collective memories and resilient knowledge systems, Yakshi’s mission is for the people to use the power of their collective leadership to imagine and act for transformation and change within their communities.
Yakshi’s Geographic Area of Work
Districts in the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh:
Nagarkurnool, Komram Bhim Asifabad, Sangareddy, Medak, Tirupati, Annamayya, Eluru, Alluri Sitharamaraju, Manyam and Srikakulam.
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