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Capacity Building Programme |
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Capacity
is very essential for development,
more important than finance.
The UN Development Programme
has defined "capacity"
as "the ability of
individuals, institutions
and societies to perform
functions, solve problems,
and set and achieve objectives
in a sustainable manner".
The term "capacity
building" describes
the task of developing levels
of human and institutional
capacity. Whatever may be
the terminology, capacity
building remains one of
the most challenging functions
of development.
Unfortunately, top-down
perceptions of what constitutes
"better lives"
do not always coincide with
real needs. Benefits given,
rather than asked for, at
the wrong time, to the wrong
people on the wrong skill-sets
will prolong rather than
alleviate poverty environments.
A key dimension of capacity
building for communities
is therefore the "needs
assessment", involving
techniques such as "participatory
rural appraisal" to
understand what interventions
will trigger the most positive
response and impact.
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Our
Intervention |
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Induction
and Training for the Selected
Animators: |
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The
motivated and competent personnel
are selected from the villages
as animators of the programme.
They are trained in animation
and social development. The
training enhances their understanding
of the existing exploitative
social system through social
analysis and enables them
with knowledge and skill on
the means to work towards
an equitable society. The
training also deals with the
areas of rural development,
government development schemes
and initiatives, rights and
duties of every citizen, the
role of people in the functioning
of local self-government etc. |
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Animation
Programme:
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The
animators, after the initial
rapport building efforts bring
the community together to
sensitize them on their prevailing
socio-economic status and
motivate them to unite together
and find solutions for their
better status and living conditions.
The animators educate the
community on the social, political
system, the fundamental rights
under the Indian constitution,
their envisaged role in the
transformation of society
and their collective power
they need to recognize and
utilize in their own development
as well as of their oppressed
community. This educational
process is carried out through
informal meetings, discussions,
folk media and screening of
movies with the theme of social
awakening. This process of
animation is aimed at sensitizing
the community and enabling
them to form community based
organization, and motivating
them to initiate appropriate
action to the problems identified
in the course of discussions
and brainstorming sessions.
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Participation
in the Local Self-Government
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The
sensitised and motivated community
is encouraged to actively
participate in the local self-government.
The community also takes up
relevant issues at the ‘Gram
Sabha' (village meeting where
every adult person is a member)
to bring to the notice the
issues affecting the community
and work towards implementing
the developmental programmes
sanctioned through the local
government in a transparent
manner. In this whole process
the community also is encouraged
to participate in elections
for the responsible posts
in the local government body
and assert their equal status
in the Independent India.
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Formation
and Linkage of Self Help Groups
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The
Animators under the facilitation
and guidance of the coordinator
form, nurture and strengthen
the existing Self-Help Groups
(SHGs) among the community
women and youth in the villages.
The monthly SHG meetings are
utilized as the platform of
education and capacity building
of the members on various
issues that affect them individually
as well as collectively. The
members regularly save money
as micro credit units. The
SHGs of the 20 villages are
registered as a federation
and linked to credit co-operatives.
The SHGs are strengthened
and empowered to become the
change agents in the village
through constant trainings
and exposure programmes |
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Specific
activities : |
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Training
for the Village Volunteers,
Self Help Group Leaders,
Facilitators, Supervisors,
and Coordinators on
Community Organization
Skills. |
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Group
Management techniques,
and Organizational
Development. |
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Training
on Focused areas like,
Panchayati Raj System,
Social analysis, Group
Formation, Legal Awareness. |
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Promotion
of Community Health,
Civil Rights and Responsibilities,
Social communication
etc. |
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Training
on Participatory Rural
appraisal for the
village communities
to take over the responsibility
of planning various
programmes, Decision
making, Implementing
programmes, Monitoring
the process and achievements,
evaluating and taking
corrective steps.
Government programmes
to be mobilized as
per the availability
and the need of the
people. |
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HIV/AIDS
Awareness Awareness
on Women's problems
and counselling
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