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January 4, 2017
Tulasi Pradhan January 4, 2017
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Shifting Mindsets: A Roadmap of Araju Village Organization

Needing a strong collective to enhance their understanding about social and political agendas, to practice a changed culture, the women of Araju village, through their Village Organization, have collectively overcome the barrier of societal pressure and have understood the real sense of democracy.
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January 4, 2017
Soubhagya Ranjan Ratha January 4, 2017
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Community Animal Health Workers: Way Beyond Being Just Service Providers

Taking the training they receive to a different level of engagement altogether, CAHWs are instrumental in bringing about change at various levels, helping women find their confidence, dignity and recognition, thereby making them a force to reckon with
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December 10, 2016
Harikant Gupta December 10, 2016
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Farmer Producer Organization: Enhancing the Identity of Women as Farmers

Bringing about change in the mindsets of women is best achieved by first organizing them in collectives, so that they see themselves as farmers and as major contributors to agriculture. The focus is on enhancing the agency of women and having a clear understanding of FPO systems, operations and resource utilization with a sense of ownership.
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November 19, 2016
Monisha Mukharjee November 19, 2016
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CSO Partnership in South Odisha: Renewed Stance

Learning to step back from a ‘leadership’ role, learning to partner without an agenda, learning to encourage the partner organization explore its potential and share its skills and knowledge is seeming to be a journey that PRADAN in Odisha is attempting.
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November 15, 2016
Vikas Jha November 15, 2016
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Swachh Gaon Kalwari: Community Engagement for a Clean Village

Improving sanitation facilities and making them sustainable means changing behaviour. Helping people to understand the importance of toilets can inspire them to invest their time and resources in upgrading these facilities and taking care of them. The benefits of a toilet are not only health-related—the pride, dignity and convenience that they bring are usually more important in convincing people to use them.
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September 7, 2016
Saheb Bhattacharyya September 7, 2016
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Mulberry Sericulture: An Alternative, Farm-based Livelihood for Small Farmers

Establishing mulberry sericulture as an alternative farm-based livelihood activity was a slow and steady endeavour of the PRADAN team in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh, leading to income-generation and a degree of prosperity for women farmers
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August 14, 2016
Anjan Swar August 14, 2016
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Sustainable Farming: Building the Identity of Women as Farmers

Introducing sustainable organic farming and power-operated implements, holding training programmes and exposure visits for women farmers, thereby enhancing their knowledge and decision-making abilities has been a rewarding investment of the PRADAN team in some villages of Odisha, creating the path to self-sufficiency and food sufficiency
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August 7, 2016
Dr. Anupam Pal August 7, 2016
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Folk Rice Diversity in West Bengal: Conserving this Neglected Treasure

Replacing region-specific, salt-tolerant Folk Rice Varieties (FRV s) with Modern Varieties (MVs) of rice was a costly mistake because it became clear that the MVs could not survive in the marginal environmental conditions. By reintroducing FRV s, efforts are being made to regain the time-tested wisdom of traditional practices and the local population
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July 26, 2016
Sayani Bhattacharya July 26, 2016
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Seed Sovereignty: Empowering Farmers

Going back to using indigenous seeds and growing indigenous paddy after realizing the short-term and long-term advantages of these over HYVs, farmers are beginning to reclaim their power to decide what they want to sow and grow because they can better appreciate their own local context and needs
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May 23, 2016
Shachi Seth May 23, 2016
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Youth Interventions in Mohgaon: Expanding Options

Helping the youth become active, creating opportunities for their employment, and getting jobs that provide them with dignity, the PRADAN team finds newer ways to train them in vocations that are not dependent on agriculture and that will empower them to travel away from their homes, find jobs and support their families
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