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May 9, 2012

Health Situation in Darbha Block, Bastar District – A Study

Uncovering, documenting and understanding the existing health conditions in the Darbha block, Bastar district, the study highlights the preferences and practices of the community on the one hand and enplores the reasons for the deteriorating health conditions of the community on the other
May 6, 2012

Girvar – Where Differences Unite!

Forming an oasis in the desert of caste divides, women SHG members recognize and uphold the underlying unity of their humanity, honouring their interdependence and displaying tolerance and compassion for each other
May 1, 2012

Impact of Self–Help Groups on Local Issues

Assessing the influence of the collective action undertaken by the SHGs created by PRADAN, without the intervention of local governments, the study recognizes the role SHGs play in providing a platform that allows socially disadvantaged women to meet regularly and discuss their problems
April 8, 2012

A Day in Darbha

Travelling from village to village in one day, enjoying the sunshine and the rain, mingling with the village folk, and sharing their joys and sorrows brings many questions about their lives to the surface
April 1, 2012

A Group is Born – The First Meeting

Twenty women, twenty lives and twenty stories-together they begin the journey of transforming their own lives and building new stories and dimensions for themselves
March 22, 2012

System of Rice Intensification – A Pro-Poor Option for Food Security

Acknowledging that SRI can result in a high payoff for poor and small farmers, that the SRI process of rice production will cost less and that it has many environmental benefits, Norman Uphoff engages in an untiring campaign to promote SRI around the world
March 10, 2012

FEMININE FORCE: Rural Champions of Change

Experiencing the power of togetherness and community, close to 5,600 women from 129 villages in the Lamta and Paraswada blocks of Balaghat district, displayed their confidence, organizing ability and enthusiasm at the annual meet of the Nari Shakti Mahila Sangh by taking decisions and making choices about their livelihoods and their families
March 1, 2012

Remembering Bygone Days-old

In looking back, memories bring alive the passion, drive, excitement, joy, total involvement and conviction about development work that each member of PRADAN shared…”We did it anyway!”
February 4, 2012

A Way Towards Community Ownership

Striving to ensure food sufficiency and improve livelihood opportunities and the overall quality of life of the tribal communities of Chaibasa, PRADAN’s interventions with INRM-based approaches were planned and executed by the villagers themselves
February 3, 2012

Significance of Collective Action in Initiating Organized Broiler Farming

Highlighting the need and the significance of collective action, the author talks about it in the context of organized broiler farming in Godda, Jharkhand