May 1, 2012
Paolo Casini May 1, 2012
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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
Shailender Singh April 8, 2012
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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
Arundathi April 1, 2012
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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
Norman Uphoff March 22, 2012
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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
Pamela Philipose March 10, 2012
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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
Achintya Ghosh March 1, 2012
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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
Atul Kumar Pandey February 4, 2012
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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
Tarak Nath February 3, 2012
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Highlighting the need and the significance of collective action, the author talks about it in the context of organized broiler farming in Godda, Jharkhand
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