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{{Infobox organization
| name = Bharatiya Grameen Mahila Sangh-(Karnataka),Bangalore
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| type = Community service
| founded_date = 1955
| founder = Late.Padma Bhushan Smt. Yashodhara Dasappa and Late Smt. C. Sharada
| location = India
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| area_served = Shelter & Rehabilitation for Women in Distress, Home for Orphans & Destitute Children, Old Age home for Women
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| Non-profit_slogan = Free Services such as Education, Food, Accommodation, Vocational Training, Counselling, Legal service & College Girls Hostel.
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'''Bharatiya Grameen Mahila Sangh''' or '''BGMS''' (National Association of Rural Women India), founded in 1955, is a non-political and non-sectarian national organization with branches all over [[India]], in 14 states and union territories.<ref name=ind/><ref>''Encyclopedia of social work in India'', by [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|Ministry of Welfare]] India. Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]], 1987. ''Page 120''.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121024115556/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-09-13/chandigarh/27229838_1_female-foeticide-sushma-swaraj-chief-guest Gramin mahila chetna sammelan, organised by the haryana branch of bhartiya gramin mahila sangh (bgms)] [[Times of India]], September 13, 2001.</ref> It is affiliated with the [[Associated Country Women of the World]] (ACWW), the world's largest organization for rural women, which in turn is a consultative body for [[United Nations|UNO]], [[UNESCO]], [[WHO]], and [[International Labour Organization|ILO]].

The goal of BGMS is the welfare, uplift and empowerment of women, children, the aged and partially impaired. It works with [[UNODC]] in running an awareness programme on drug abuse in secondary schools,<ref name=un>[http://www.unodc.org/india/g86_state_launch_7oct.html Haryana secondary school principals take the lead with the awareness programme on drug abuse amongst young people.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308105228/http://www.unodc.org/india/g86_state_launch_7oct.html |date=March 8, 2012 }} [[UNODC]] report, Chandigarh, October 07.</ref> and is known for creating Mahila Mandals (women self-help groups) across villages in its areas, for women empowerment and education <ref>''Economic bulletin for Asia and the Pacific'', by [[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific]] (UNESCAP). [[United Nations]], 1978. ''Page 100''.</ref><ref>''Women Education in Twenty First Century', by B. D. Usmani. Anmol Publications, 2004. {{ISBN|812612024X}}. ''Page 59''.</ref>

== BGMS facilities ==

===Children===
The children are provided with medical & dental care, food, clothing, extracurricular activities, and education. They are housed in dormitories with bathrooms and toilets and monitored with CCTV cameras for their safety and security. In 2009, the Bangalore branch of BGMS started an English-medium school (Karnataka State board) for the children. The school, known as BGMS Shishukunj Vidyalaya, has over Eighteen teachers as well as a Headmistress. The kids are divided into grades 1 through 10. Every week from Monday through Saturday all the students are educated in Math, English, Science, Social Studies, Kannada & Hindi]], and more.<ref>[http://www.shishukunj.org.uk/SIP.php?curpage=5 Shishukunj International Projects]</ref>

===Stories of BGMS===
Most children at BGMS attending the school stay away from their families because of financial issues, lack of proper education, or family problems. Many of the children previously lived in villages with large families, who did not have enough money to support the entire family. The education available in the villages was not sufficient and parents sent their children to BGMS in order to receive a better education.

===Destitute women===
The short stay home for destitute women is for women who have been victimized and traumatized by their husbands, in-laws or any others, and find themselves without a home. In BGMS, they are provided with vocational training and jobs to support themselves.

===Elderly women===
Elderly women, who have nobody to look after them, can find a home in BGMS. They are provided with food, medicare and recreational facilities.

==Branches==
* Bhartiya Grameen Mahila Sangh, Haryana (Chandiggarh)<ref name=un/>
* Bhartiya Grameen Mahila Sangh, Delhi
* Bhartiya Grameen Mahila Sangh, Karnataka (Bangalore)
* Bhartiya Grameen Mahila Sangh, Madhya Pradesh, (Indore) <ref name=ind>[http://www.karmayog.org/nonmumbaiprofiles/nonmumprodis.asp?r=149&nonnpoproid=2635&state=Madhya%20Pradesh&city=Indore Bhartiya Grameen Mahila Sangh, Madhya Pradesh, Indore]</ref>
* Bhartiya Grameen Mahila Sangh, Punjab (Chandigarh)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.karmayog.org/nonmumbaiprofiles/nonmumprodis.asp?r=149&nonnpoproid=550&state=Punjab&city=Chandigarh |title=Bhartiya Grameen Mahila Sangh, Punjab |access-date=2009-08-09 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031423/http://www.karmayog.org/nonmumbaiprofiles/nonmumprodis.asp?r=149&nonnpoproid=550&state=Punjab&city=Chandigarh |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Bhartiya Grameen Mahila Sangh, West Bengal

==References==
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* ''Voluntary organisations working for children and women: some profiles'', by Meenakshi Sood, Neena Swaroop, Alka Batra. Resource Centre on Children, National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development, 1992. ''Page 64''.

[[Category:Orphanages in India]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1955]]
[[Category:Women's organisations based in India]]
[[Category:1955 establishments in India]]

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