February 1, 2012
Shahnawaz Alam February 1, 2012
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Empowering the tribal women by organizing them into collectives in which they support each others’ savings and credit activities, and providing them with the information, skills, financial support and linkages for implementing different livelihood options has changed the character of rural society
January 4, 2012
January 4, 2012
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The rationale behind collecting data from these distinct groups was the following. To assess the impact of the interventions of PRADAN, it would be necessary to assess: a) The impact on direct beneficiaries. b) The overall effect of the interventions of PRADAN on the village. c) How this compares with the similar households in non-beneficiary villages
January 2, 2012
Hemalatha Venkataraman January 2, 2012
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Organizing poor tribal women into collectives, helping them make savings a routine process, and encouraging them to venture into income-generating activities leads to a sea change in traditional family dynamics
December 3, 2011
Vinod Jain December 3, 2011
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Whereas the three systems of membership, operations and governance are important for making robust community based organizations, NGOs need to embrace e-CBOs as they attempt to create new economic organizations of marginalized and poor communities
November 18, 2011
November 18, 2011
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Laying emphasis on change in social behaviour to effect an economic change in the intended community, BAIF’s mission is to create opportunities of gainful self-employment for rural families, especially disadvantaged sections, ensuring sustainable livelihoods, enriched environment, improved quality of life and good human values.
November 10, 2011
November 10, 2011
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In a region characterized by extreme poverty, rainfed agriculture, distress migration and alcoholism, non-farm livelihood interventions such as poultry rearing came as a ray of hope to the tribals, enhancing their income and self esteem
November 5, 2011
November 5, 2011
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Reaching out to about 60,000 fishermen and women, SIFFS aims at creating a sustainable fishery and a developed fishing community, through the protection and enhancement of livelihoods in marine fishing
October 21, 2011
October 21, 2011
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Responding to widespread concerns about the economic crisis in Kutch and its impact on the rural craftswomen, the Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan (KMVS) aims at empowering the rural women of the region
October 14, 2011
October 14, 2011
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A non-profit organization established in 1968 in Udaipur, Seva Mandir’s mission is to make real the idea of a society of free and equal citizens, who are able to come together and solve the problems that affect them in their particular contexts
October 8, 2011
October 8, 2011
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The immediate context for this project was the large-scale agrarian distress in the cotton growing areas of central India that resulted in many farmers committing suicide because of their indebtedness. At the same time there were increasing opportunities and market for organic cotton products in Europe and the USA.