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We work for socially and economically disadvantaged people specifically the Resource poor& landless, Tribes, Women, Children, and Unemployed Youth, Small & Marginal farmers. Core theme is socio-economic development and empowerment of poor and marginalized communities.
We addressed to:
• Breakdown of Traditional Life Support System
• Erosion of Customary Rights over CPR (Common Property Resource)
• Poor Agriculture & Lack of Food Security
• Lack of alternate Income Generation options
• Youth unemployment
• Forced Migration and disturbed family life
• Indebtedness, Financial exploitation & Land alienation
• Marginalization of Women
• Lack of basic amenities like Drinking Water, Roads, Schools and Electricity etc.
• Inadequate Health and Education facilities.
• Lack of Community Action in the area.
• Feeble interface between People-PRI-Govt.
Thematic areas: Forest & Farming, Cooperative & Enterprising, Health & Hygiene, Water & Sanitation and Climate
Our Approach is Participatory, Need based, Transparent, Gender balanced, Long-term & Sustainable.
Our Strategies are:
• Capacity building and Institutional Strengthening.
• Model Demonstration & Replication.
• Networking & Policy Advocacy.
• Micro-enterprising and Cooperative building.
• Participatory Assessment, Monitoring, Evaluation & Restrategisation of Micro-plans.
• Bilateral matching of Institutions.
Where We Work:
We are on ground in 151 villages in and around two major Eco - Systems. Tropical Hill Ecosystem of Shimilipal Biosphere Reserve & Eusterine / Coastal Ecosystem of Bay of Bengal in Balasore District of Orissa in India.
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