About Us
PECUC (People’s Cultural Centre) is a non-Government,
non-profit organization working for promotion and
protection of rights of the children, women, aged,
indigenous community, rural and urban poor and other
marginalized sections in Odisha, India since 1990.
PECUC directly works with the community, advocates for
pro-poor policy and intends to advance human rights
culture. Presently, with a primary focus on child rights,
PECUC is working for women empowerment, promotion of
livelihood and household food security, active ageing,
community health, emergency management, governance and
deepening democracy.
Serving Over Two Decades
Vision
“A world, in which peace, justice and equality prevails,
individuals and communities live in dignity and harmony
respecting cultural and natural diversity. A world in
which, people participate in their social, cultural,
political affairs/life and economic well-being, and to the
rights to a life of dignity.”
Mission
“Our mission is to empower and enable people especially
children, women, the aged and other disadvantaged in
society, to participate powerfully in their overall
development. Our mission is to create and strengthen
peoples’ institutions that sustain, promote and fulfill
their development needs and rights to a life of dignity’’
Values
PECUC is committed to abide with the values in fulfillment
of our mission - in all our programmes and in the
organization. The values that inspire us and guide our
actions are:
* Peace, Equity, Equality &Justice
* Gender justice
* Respect and protection of our natural environment.
* Participation - the right of people to be consulted with
regard to the development of their communities,
environment and anything that concerns them.
* Unity and integrity
* Responsibility & Trust
* Rights to a life of dignity
* Inclusiveness - Respect for all regardless of caste,
creed, social & economic status & age.
* Transparency and Accountability
Participation, gender equity, child protection,
environmental sustainability, human rights and dignity of
all will form the keystones of PECUC’s context in
development and will specifically incorporated in all our
programmes and interventions.
Background &
History
Peoples’ Cultural Centre (PECUC) is a non-government
development organization formally registered in 1990, with
the purpose to empower the weaker sections of the society,
promotion and protection of human rights. Our focus is to
work with children, women, the aged, Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes and other socio-economically backward and
marginalized communities in the state of Odisha.
PECUC was initiated in late 1980s by a group of social
activists, professionals, artists and National Service
Scheme (NSS) volunteers to help the children of different
slums and outlying villages of Bhubaneswar to provide a
platform for the children to explore their potential.
Over the last two decades PECUC has diversified its
programmes and operations to cover the state of Odisha and
India and has made significant contribution to the
protection and promotion of human rights and dignity at
the state and national level.
Vision 2020
PECUC VISION 2020is our strategic plan for the period 2010
to 2019 and has been drawn based on the past experiences,
lessons learnt, organizational visions, mission, values,
strength, weakness, challenges and opportunities. The plan
emphasizes right based sustainable development, a concept
that visualizes greater capacities of social systems,
structures, institutions and policies to utilize resources
for achieving favorable levels of living standards with
desirable value systems, better distribution of income,
wealth and opportunities and above all ecological balance.
PECUC would continue to focus primarily on child rights
and develop a human rights culture where each and every
individual can enjoy their right to a life of dignity.
Hence PECUC has prioritized to focus on the issues
relating to democracy and human rights, women empowerment,
health, environment, livelihood, governance, gender
justice, active ageing, emergency management and disaster
mitigation too during these years.
Legal Status
PECUC is registered under the rules and provisions of the
Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 ,Foreign
Contribution (Regulation) Act of 1976 by the Ministry of
Home Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi and under
Section 12 AA & 80 G (5) (vi) of Income Tax Act 1961.
Governance
PECUC is being formed, managed, administered, governed &
functioning by its own written constitution approved by
its General Body & registered with Registrar of the
Societies. General Body is the highest policymaking Body
which meets annually to frame the overall policies.
General Body has 11 members Board of Management which has
been authorized by the general body to aid and advise the
workforce functioning under the leadership of Secretary.
Board of Management meets on quarterly basis to review the
over all functioning of the organization while rendering
service to the society at large. Board of Management is
the final authority for approval of annual budget and
passing of the statutory audit report of the organization.
Chairman is the head of the Board& Secretary, the chief
functionary acts as executive head responsible for all day
to day affairs on behalf of Board of Management.
Contact Us
REGISTERED OFFICE : House No - VII-M-13,
Sailashree Vihar, Bhubaneswar – 751021, Odisha, India
COORDINATION OFFICE : House No - HIG - A/30, Lingaraj
Vihar, Pokhoriput, Bhubaneswar-751020,Odisha,India
Website:http://www.pecuc.org
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