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May 3, 2015

Do Tribals Have Land Rights? A Study of Land Rights for Women

Sensitizing community, building capacity and awareness, advocating for better laws and systems, influencing formulation of laws and implementing HSAA are some of the concrete ways forward in helping tribal women access their right to land and, subsequently, other entitlements
May 1, 2015

Single Women: Stories of Despair and Survival

One of the reasons for the economic, social and political subordination of women in India is their lack of effective rights in property, especially land. Having rights over land is necessary for more equal gender relations, both within and outside the household. The situation is worse for single women—those who are abandoned, deserted, separated, divorced, unmarried or widowed.
April 5, 2015

OTELP Plus Consortium in Koraput: An Experiment in Collaboration

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
March 29, 2015

Bundelkhand: Building on Partnership

Working in one of the most backward regions of the country, guiding farmers to build resources and infrastructure, using the latest technological advances to help farmers, PRADAN, in partnership with local NGOs, is supporting the transformation of barren lands into fertile fields as well as infusing confidence in farmers about self sufficiency
March 29, 2015

PRADAN NSO and OLM: Rolling Out the SRI Programme

Engaging closely for the first time with the government to roll out the System of Rice Intensification programme in Odisha, despite some misgivings and apprehensions, has been very encouraging and valuable, both in terms of visible results in the field and in the learning process
March 29, 2015

Land Acquisition, Governance and the State: Issues and Complications

Examining the volatile issue of land acquisition vis-a-vis the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013, the article explores the concept of ‘eminent domain’ and the state’s power to acquire private land, the source of this power, and the justification for its use
January 6, 2015

Migration among the Madia of Bastar: Assessing its Worth

Describing the risks in migration and the burden it places on those left behind as well as the changes it has brought about in the people and their lives, this article explores options for generating a similar income within the village itself while acknowledging the lure of migration
January 5, 2015

My Journey into Kishanganj

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

Community Resource Persons: Extending Boundaries

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 3, 2015

The Community Score Card – A Tool to Improve Service Delivery

Using a way of assessment and scoring that is inclusive, open and transparent, and jointly working out a possible solution with the community and the Service Provider, to make the running of government schemes more effective and accountable, and improving service delivery is what the correct use of the Community Score Card promises