Vikalp was registered in 2004 (under Rajasthan state registration act, 1958) by a group of youth with a steadfast commitment to create a society free from gender-based violence and discrimination. We are dreaming to egalitarian society based on equity, peace and justice. “Vikalp” means an “alternative”, and Vikalp Sansthan aims to find and enable alternatives to existing social structures that are marked by discrimination, violence and unequal opportunities for women and girls which means Vikalp is historically tackling issues at the root cause of gender inequality persist in the society. We believe in accomplishing this by using the democratic system already in place instead of investing in new parallel systems.
Vikalp strongly believe in working with youth and creating a new generation champions for change. Vikalp has therefore dedicated itself to articulate the needs and aspirations of youth with integrity, accountability and perseverance.
Since inception (2004) the sustainability, accountability and scalability has enabled Vikalp to consistently expand operations to include more districts.Vikalphas set the instance of expansion working in twelve districts across 510 villages in south and western part of Rajasthan so far through regular volunteers and as a result more than 12000 (child marriage) and 10000 girls are perusing higher education, more than 4500 domestic violence survivor women got counselling.
