Vision - MSF visualises the creation of a world society based upon the principles of democracy, social justice, secularism, human dignity and plurality.

Mission - MSF has adopted five specific missions, as described below, in order to make a humble contribution in realising this dream.

a. To promote value based Journalism and prepare Journalists for becoming willing and active participants in the civil society movement.

b. To enable the vast majority living in rural India to understand and ana- lyse the issues concerning their life & take conscious decisions.

c. To develop horizons of young generation & prepare it to actively and fully participate in public life.

d. To promote culture-more specifically literature- not as an end to itself but as an inherent source of strength in people's struggles for a better future.

e. To take all possible steps in safegaurding the global environment, recog- nising that it can best be achieved through community action.

MSF has designed and developed several programmes for carrying out these missions. MSF deeply believes that working together is always advantageous for getting optimum results. Therefore, it collaborates and seeks partnership with like minded civil society players.

 Strategies

1) Organise public lectures on contemporary issues by eminent per- sons from different socio-economic, cultural and political ideologies.

2) Organise public hearings.

3) Organise seminars/ conferences/ workshops/ group discussions.

4) Organise events to recognise and honour socially-concerned jour- nalists & provide opportunities for them to display their commitment and professionalism.

5) Impart training, sensitise and re-orient Journalists working in rural areas.

6) Sensitise and train village people, in particular Panchayat represen- tatives, in Grassroot democratic traditions, institutions and practices.

7) Create awareness among youth through programmes about cultu- ral heritage of the state & encourage the youth to involve themselves in conservation and preservation of this treasure.

8) Sensitise and train village youth and school students to deepen their understanding of grassroot democracy and democracy per se.

9) Impart truthful, latest & accurate information about social concern issues by establishing. a research and documentation centre.

10) Further the cause of sustainable development by providing a forum for continuous dialogue between scholars, practitioners, general citizens and policy analysts working on different aspects of natural and environmental resource management.

Operational Area

States of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh in Central India.