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Our aims are…

  • It aims to work with civil society organisations to protect & promote human rights for all with active participation of the people in all the development processes.
  • It works for the development of self-empowerment, self-reliance and self-support of the marginalized communities.
  • It facilitates sustainable utilization of all the common property resources including forest, water, land, coastal, minerals, and other natural resources towards sustainable life and livelihoods needs.
  • It promotes collective action against poverty, injustice, illiteracy, violence, discrimination and it gears towards a sustainable future for the human society.

We work for…

  • Women and children of all poor communities especially adivasi, dalit, rural poor, urban poor, fisherfolk and other marginalised communities;
  • Agricultural farmers, landless labourers and other unorganised sector workers from rural and urban areas;
  • Street children, people with disabilities, aravanis, people with HIV/Aids, widows, drug addicts, refugees, and other most vulnerable people; 
  • Special importance and attention will be given for the empowerment of indigenous communities of India for their socio-economic, education, health and cultural rights. 

Our activities are…

  • Awareness raising on the importance of the environment, forest resources, medicinal plants conservation and promotion of best conservation practices.
  • Community-based protection of all common property resources for the sustainable development of present and future generations.  
  • Reducing illiteracy & ignorance and promotion of opportunities with changing learning systems for a changing world with rights based education for all the marginalised.
  • Empowering local communities on economic self-reliance with agricultural & allied activities through the promotion of alternatives and innovation livelihoods activities.
  • Empowering indigenous communities of India through cooperative action with dignity and identity towards self-reliance and self-determination and self-rule.
  • Studies and research activities on development schemes, plans, policies and laws.
  • Child rights protection and campaign on school enrolment among the rural and adivasi areas through networking with NGOs, CBOs, PRIs and State Departments.
  • Facilitating planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning process with cost-benefit analysis for the NGOs, SHGs, private and public organisations.
  • Documentation and publication for the replication of best models towards sustainable development.
 
   
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