Development at Grassroots
“DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE”
Our work with the indigenous community (Savar tribe) under the IFAD supported Jharkhand tribal development program(JTDP), worked as a panacea to rejuvenate the dying spirits of indigenous people and growing unrest in the minds of youths belonging to tribal and marginalized communities living in areas surrounded by dense forest, hilly terrains and mountains. The development approaches with the JTDP helped in establishment of harmonious existence of life at grassroots level.
Tribal communities like santal, bhumij and primitive tribal groups(Savar tribe) were the most affected communities living without much recognition and with all sorts of adverse situations at grassroots level. Due to dense forest and hilly areas the govt officials hardly reach out to these populations. The villagers living in these forest areas did neither get information about the govt schemes nor find themselves benefitted by the govt programs.
The Jharkhand tribal development program implemented by the Social and Healthy Action for Rural Empowerment selected these communities living in remote villages where facilities were hard to reach. The villages, in all its colors and contours, come to life, excitement of community starts building. The formation of community institutions like self help groups, common interest groups, formalization of gram sabha and organizing entry point activity in remote villages with the affected communities were given top priorities in the initial years of the program to reach to maximum populations. These efforts helped in getting rid of prevailing unrest in the affected communities. The program gradually ensured the percolation of development works at grassroots level with the involvement and participation of grassroots people. The construction of ponds, irrigation canals, dam and life saving irrigation models in the program areas helped in ensuring increased productivity and creating sustainability in economic growth at
Our work with the indigenous community (Savar tribe) under the IFAD supported Jharkhand tribal development program(JTDP), worked as a panacea to rejuvenate the dying spirits of indigenous people and growing unrest in the minds of youths belonging to tribal and marginalized communities living in areas surrounded by dense forest, hilly terrains and mountains. The development approaches with the JTDP helped in establishment of harmonious existence of life at grassroots level.
Tribal communities like santal, bhumij and primitive tribal groups(Savar tribe) were the most affected communities living without much recognition and with all sorts of adverse situations at grassroots level. Due to dense forest and hilly areas the govt officials hardly reach out to these populations. The villagers living in these forest areas did neither get information about the govt schemes nor find themselves benefitted by the govt programs.
The Jharkhand tribal development program implemented by the Social and Healthy Action for Rural Empowerment selected these communities living in remote villages where facilities were hard to reach. The villages, in all its colors and contours, come to life, excitement of community starts building. The formation of community institutions like self help groups, common interest groups, formalization of gram sabha and organizing entry point activity in remote villages with the affected communities were given top priorities in the initial years of the program to reach to maximum populations. These efforts helped in getting rid of prevailing unrest in the affected communities. The program gradually ensured the percolation of development works at grassroots level with the involvement and participation of grassroots people. The construction of ponds, irrigation canals, dam and life saving irrigation models in the program areas helped in ensuring increased productivity and creating sustainability in economic growth at