June 6, 2014
Nityananda Dhal June 6, 2014
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Establishing sustainable private-public delivery systems for basic vaccination of BYP and small ruminants is bringing about change in Keonjhar, combating deadly diseases that wipe out the stock on a regular basis thereby offering hope to the landless poor
June 3, 2014
Ruchita Khurana June 3, 2014
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Using SHGs as the base to explore different ways of building traditional livelihoodsgeneration activities such as goat-rearing becomes a worthwhile journey for the tribals of Kandhamal district, who adopt scientific methods with the help of trained para-vets of the community, bringing hope to those struggling for survival
May 2, 2014
Anif Khan May 2, 2014
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Ensuring timely vaccinations for goats against deadly diseases and encouraging the
use of better practices in rearing them has had a noticeable impact on the health and
longevity of the animals thereby increasing the willingness of the villagers to consider
goat-rearing as a viable, primary, income-generating activity
April 11, 2014
Amenti April 11, 2014
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Bringing hope of food security, health and well-being to ‘Hungry Ethiopia’, the partnership between iDE in Ethiopia and Kabil from India has begun the process of transformation of small-holder families, showing them the way to self-sufficiency and growth by harnessing rainwater, introducing new techniques of cultivating crops and hand-holding them through all their challenges
April 5, 2014
Tarak Nath April 5, 2014
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Having lived through the same micro- and macro-adversities of a community and having successfully dealt with hardship, CSPs, who understand the local dialect and share the same culture, have a better understanding of the voice of the poor, enjoy a better level of trust and have greater psycho-social linkages with the people
March 11, 2014
C. Shambu Prasad March 11, 2014
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Making an impassioned plea for marrying innovative approaches in the field, including SRI, in crop cultivation with scientific research by academia, the article looks at the prevalent resistance of the latter to practices on the ground and hopes for more openness and collaboration between theory and experience, and a re-working of the social contract between science and society
March 4, 2014
Sudhirendar Sharma March 4, 2014
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Organizing the poor into saving groups, enhancing the productive potential of natural resources and creating a cluster of diverse production centres have been the broad framework for transformation in the lives of the poor in Gumla district
February 13, 2014
Mansoor Naqvi February 13, 2014
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Creating an awareness of gender issues among women, sharing information with them on related laws and legal rights, and building their confidence to demand action, as a collective, from the officials are some of the ways by which the heinous crime of human trafficking is being addressed in the tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh
February 11, 2014
Amitava Rakshit February 11, 2014
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From being mere implementers and wage labourers in a traditionally patriarchal society, the women of Koderma have created an identity and space for themselves as farmers and service providers, capable of guiding and hand-holding other women farmers, leading to greater utilization of the land and other resources, and proving that together they can achieve self-sufficiency
January 10, 2014
Jyotirekha Roy Pradhan January 10, 2014
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Widening their sphere of influence, the women of Karanjia stake their claim to and participate in village institutions thereby throwing open the path to greater access to their rights and entitlements, increased awareness and ownership of the decisions affecting their lives