October 7, 2016
Smriti Sah October 7, 2016
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Ek jungle mein do sher reh sakte hain kya? Can an NGO exist in an area where a government programme is working intensively? Recognizing their shared vision and mission, PRADAN and NRLM need to work in alignment with each other, to realize their goal of development, agency and self-reliance
April 6, 2016
Samir Sethy April 6, 2016
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Introducing a new approach to community mobilization, the Nandapur team decided to use volunteers to bring a large part of the community that had been left out of the development process, knowing that if normative and cultural changes were to take place, large-scale mobilization is imperative
March 6, 2016
Santosh Kumar March 6, 2016
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Recognizing the strength of collectives, PRADAN works with SHG members to encourage women to step out of their homes and work for a shared and common purpose of identifying and resolving village issues, thereby leading to development as also to an increase in individual confidence and standing in their villages
December 26, 2015
Debanjan Ghatak December 26, 2015
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Bringing alive the spirit of MGNREGA as being a legislative guarantee that the citizens have from the government, a collective effort is being made in Gumla to change it from a programme doled out by the government to one that is owned and run predominantly and successfully by the women in villages
July 10, 2015
Disha Mehta July 10, 2015
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Working closely with women at the grass roots, helping them gain the confidence to find their voice, blurring the divisive lines of caste and religion, and uniting them to work towards their dreams of living vibrant and dignified lives is a reality we can work towards
July 3, 2015
Nityananda Dhal July 3, 2015
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Recognizing the importance of inculcating the habit of saving, and experimenting with a simple and effective way of doing so within SHGs and the individual homes seems to have struck a chord of resonance in the village women, who are now beginning to exercise autonomy and choice in how much and where they want to save
April 5, 2015
Monisha Mukharjee April 5, 2015
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Partnering with other NGOs and forming a Consortium is proving to be beneficial and efficient for PRADAN because it holds the promise of participating organizations influencing policy-makers to design and implement programmes that benefit the rural population
January 5, 2015
Sudarshan Thakur January 5, 2015
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Realizing that there is no single approach to engaging with women in order to organize them into SHGs, the Kishanganj team found success when it was willing to let go of its biases and identified the pressing needs of the women in the Muslim-dominated hamlet, supporting them in the areas of health and nutrition before considering savings and credit
January 4, 2015
Naresh Kumar Nain January 4, 2015
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Undergoing an intense and in-depth training programme, which provides the required exposure and awareness while enhancing confidence, CRPs emerge with the wherewithal to deal with various situations, having developed their articulation and facilitating skills.
January 1, 2015
Avijit Mallik January 1, 2015
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Having been able to assure food security among the villagers and realizing that economic self-sufficiency alone was not going to alleviate the basic problems faced by women, the focus in Jolhakarma is on ensuring pipe water supply and sanitation units within homes to assure them a life of dignity, free from the ordeal of open defecation and the drudgery of getting water for daily use from remote sources