THE NRLM-MGNREGS-CFT Convergence Project: A Weapon for Change

Providing a platform for women’s collectives to collaborate with PRIs and the state administration, and to actively design appropriate plans for the social and economic needs of their communities, the CFT project is slowly transforming the face of not only MGNREGA but also of other ailing social schemes as well

H olistic development requires a consistent focus on all the elements of long-term processes. A community can only develop if it takes charge of its own progress. PRADAN has an unwavering belief that a community can be strengthened by facilitating women’s institutions. Social and economic change is very important, to establish democracy at the grass roots, and create a just and equitable society.

PRADAN concurs with the Integrated Natural Resource Management (INRM) approach for sustainable livelihoods promotion among communities in deprived areas. The ‘National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM)–Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)-Cluster Facilitation Team (CFT) Convergence Project’ is an attempt at ensuring technical soundness of the many bio-physical activities in rural areas, by tapping into the knowledge and experience of INRM.

PRADAN took up this project, seeing it as an opportunity to facilitate better interplay between the communities (women’s collectives), the Institutions (PRI, Administration, etc.) and resources in Ranibandh block.