February 8, 2011
Sukanta Sarkar February 8, 2011
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With detailed planning of the processes of implementation of MNREGA, and collaboration among the people, the gram panchayat and PRADAN, the villagers are witnessing changes on different fronts—from an increase in assets and in knowledge about agricultural practices to enhanced production, leading to financial and food security.
February 5, 2011
Neeraj Kushwah February 5, 2011
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Creating a community of women through SHGs within a larger community proves immensely beneficial to the poorest of the poor; they find alternative livelihoods and are free of the persecution of moneylenders.
February 3, 2011
Manu Sinha February 3, 2011
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Commissioned by PRADAN to understand the impact of the sericulture programme on primary producers at different levels of the value chain and the value chain itself, this study covered primary producers from five districts (Banka, Godda, Dumka, Saraikela and Bhagalpur) of Bihar and Jharkhand and the key stakeholders from various government and non-government organizations. In this extract, the focus is on the impact on primary producers.
January 5, 2011
Aditya Kumar January 5, 2011
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Despite the apparent explosion in the use of mobile phone technology, only a small percentage of the rural people have gained from its use; the challenge lies in reaching out to this vast untapped section of society, through ways that take into consideration their ground realities-their needs, strengths and limitations
January 3, 2011
Suraj Shekhar Murmu January 3, 2011
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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.
January 2, 2011
Binju Abraham January 2, 2011
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Aiming for the prosperity of the family, the Kudumbasree project, led by women, seeks to address the basic needs of less privileged women, thereby providing them a dignified life and a better future.
January 1, 2011
Rajib L. Pathak January 1, 2011
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Intervening to build entrepreneurship among the women of Barmer engaged in textile crafts, Udyogini moves from direct implementation to a facilitating role.
December 27, 2010
December 27, 2010
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The South Asia Pro Poor Livestock Policy Programme (SAPPLPP), Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN) and the National Small-holder Poultry Development Trust (NSPDT) jointly convened a workshop on ‘Small- Holder Poultry Rearing: A Sustainable Livelihood Opportunity for the Rural Poor’ in New Delhi on 28 December 2010. A report on the workshop.
December 24, 2010
Pawan Ojha December 24, 2010
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Trying every means to keep home and hearth together, struggling in abject poverty, migrating to distant places, Fulmani, like the women in her village, finally finds strength and sustenance through SHGs and poultry farming.
November 9, 2010
Harshvardhan November 9, 2010
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An excerpt from an in-depth study of the success, the limitations and the challenges of KPS, an organization that promotes poultry rearing as an alternative livelihood, for the poorest of the poor, who have so far been migrating and working as labour for survival