Khunti

October 15, 2018
Debarati Ghatak October 15, 2018
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Plastic Bottles: Paving the Way to Perennial Farming

Finding a new use for discarded plastic bottles, now a ubiquitous and deathly hazard to the environment, a little revolution is underway in a tiny block in Khunti district, where tribal farmers are using it to water their crops in an innovative way through machan cultivation, opening up possibilities of greening land that lies arid most of the year.
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July 2, 2017
Maroof Khan July 2, 2017
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Blinded by Superstition: A Case Study on Witch Hunting

Encouraging critical thinking through open discussion in public forums, thereby challenging traditional beliefs about witches being the cause of all the misfortunes that tribal communities face is perhaps the only way that the bane of witch-hunting can be eradicated from society
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November 8, 2014
Siraj Dutta November 8, 2014
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MGNREGA Reform: Fix the Holes in the Safety Net

That MGNREGA needs to be reformed is evident; however, what needs to change are not the basic tenets of the programme but implementation and supply-side issues that interfere with the smooth running of the programme and block benefits that provide a safety-net to the rural poor in the lean agricultural season and also to tide them through the sudden loss in livelihood opportunities.
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January 10, 2014
Sailabala Panda January 10, 2014
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A Field of My Own

Securing land rights for women equal to that of men not only gave women financial and livelihoods security but also helped them find their rightful place as farmers capable of making life-altering and life-enriching decisions, and gave them dignity and recognition in society that had been hitherto denied them
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October 6, 2013
Shahnawaz Alam October 6, 2013
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Poverty Alleviation in Damray: The impact of Special SGSY

Emerging as a source of inspiration for neighbouring villages, the farmers of Damray have found success and sustenance, thanks to PRADAN and Special SGSY, by utilizing the natural resources of the land, multi cropping and diversifying from growing paddy once a year to cultivating vegetables and flowers throughout the year, both on the uplands and lowlands
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September 6, 2013
Prem Shankar September 6, 2013
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Collectives of Women: Paving the Way to Empowerment

Adopting strategies to collectivize women in Khunti, under the umbrella of five SGSY projects, is helping counter the marginalization of women, who till now have been economically dependent on the menfolk, have lacked forums for voicing their concerns, have had very little awareness of their rights and have, therefore, been unable to take collective action.
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February 1, 2012
Shahnawaz Alam February 1, 2012
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The Visible Changes in Women’s Lives: PRADAN’s Efforts in Khunti

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
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January 3, 2011
Suraj Shekhar Murmu January 3, 2011
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Matiyas – A Changed Person

Transforming the doubt and suspicion of the villagers into trust, their inability to capability, and poverty to self sufficiency requires patience, perseverance and perspective…Matiyas’ is one such story.
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April 9, 2010
Binju Abraham April 9, 2010
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Reflections on a Jan Sunwai on MGNREGA

Airing grievances and raising issues regarding the implementation of MGNREGA, the stakeholders utilize the forum of the jan Sunwai to come face-to-face with each other on a single platform to discuss and learn about the shortcomings and problems that each of them face.
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April 2, 2010
Kirti Misra April 2, 2010
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The Demand and Supply of Employment Guarantee: Impressions from Khunti – 2

Employment guarantee has both a demand and a supply side. Balancing the two is certainly not an apolitical exercise. Both sides of the programme have to be steered sensitively, with an awareness of local power dynamics and at the same time ensuring that the weakest are not left behind.
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