Christ and Caste
Cannot Go Together

National Dalit Christian Watch is a Civil Society campaign to ensure the rights and space for Dalit Christians within Church and Society.

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NDCW was founded in 2016 by a Team of renowned Theologians, Human Rights Defenders, Lawyers and Development consultants to address the issue of Caste and Caste-based Discrimination

Begining

Begining

- Analysis of status of Dalit Christians at several levels within Churches
- As response - NDCW was founded on March 11, 2016
- Founding Members were Dalit Christian women and men – Theologians, Priests, Nuns, Human Rights Activists, Academicians from various denominations
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Vision & Mission

Vision & Mission

- NDCW envisions an inclusive Church and society without any discrimination, exclusion and other forms of untouchability practices on the basis of caste, gender, ethnicity and any other identities and differences
- The mission of NDCW is addressing all forms of discrimination against Dalit Christians within Churches and Society
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Identity of NDCW

Identity of NDCW

- NDCW is a collective of Dalit Christian leaders representing various denominations committed to addressing caste-based discrimination at all levels within and outside Churches
- NDCW is a national campaign platform involved in counteracting discrimination against Dalit Christians within Churches, Church based institutions, and society at large
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Objectives

Objectives

- Building awareness at various levels on the situation of Dalit Christians - Capacity Building of next generation leaders - Engaging with the Church in: - Demanding equal rights for Dalit Christians at the Governance, Institutional and Parish levels - Claiming due share of resources, opportunities and programs for the development of Dalit Christians
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NDCW addresses the issue of caste and all its discriminatory practices against Dalit Christians

It advocates and campaigns with / through the Church machinery for Dalit empowerment in education, economic progress, social amity, recapture of Dalit cultural and religious roots so that Dalit Christians move towards integral progress and development in order to make the Gospel values of love, truth, justice, fraternity and equality as integral part of their life and mission.

To enhance awareness among Christians

NDCW is a national campaign platform of concerned Dalit Christian leaders and committed Christian leaders, from a diverse backgrounds and denominations, regions from all over the country, involved in counteracting discrimination against Dalit Christians within Churches, Church based institutions and the society at large.

Our Core Values:

Conducting Fact Findings
Public Hearing
Advocacy – Lobbying
Judicial Intervention

Meet Our National Team

Dr.Richard Devadoss
Chair - NDCW
Sr. Manjula Devarapalli CM
National Seceretary
Mr. Bablu Ram
North Region Co-Ordinator
Mrs Jhansi Rani
Documentarist
Ms . Sonima Jacob
South Region Co-Ordinator
Ms. Mercy Margaret
DCD Co-ordinator

NDCW emerged to address issues related to the dignity and equality of Dalit Christians.

Through studies, fact-finding and other forms of documentation on the prevalence of caste discrimination among the Christians and Church based institutions (is anti-Christian and anti-human) and empowering them to emerge as a force for their rights and space in the Church and its domains mainly and also in the larger society.

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