DA News Update

Innovation Systems Branch (ISB)

l The project titled "Micro entrepreneurial models and services for the Socio-Economic development of the working poor in India" funded by FEM Italia has been initiated by DA in May 2010. The project would lead to building of 33 eco-houses and 67 toilets in three villages of Bundelkhand region. A financial model has been developed with Madhya Bharat Grameen Bank for effective implementation.

l The DST supported project titled "Capacity Building of Women in Habitat Services" has been initiated and the inception workshop under the project was held on July 28 at TARAgram Orchha. DA and its partners like Unnati from Rajasthan and Darshana Mahila Vikas Samiti from Madhya Pradesh, identified for the project, made plans for the way forward and for successful implementation in their respective regions.

l Under the project titled "Provision of safe (Bacteria free) Drinking water to ‘Bottom of the Pyramid Customers’ in India through Enterprise mode using Antenna WATA" a sharing workshop was organised in Geneva where DA Group presented the progress and the way forward. The main objective of the project is to test viable business models to deliver safe water through chlorination to a target population of 25000 living in slums of India and find replicable dissemination approaches for safe water. Research and Development for developing robust products using Antenna technology is under process.
 

Development Solutions Branch (DSB)

l After the phase review held earlier this month, the CLAP team has now rolled out in two new districts of Kangra and Chamba. Thereby covering 11 out of 12 districts of Himachal.

l TARA Housing and Sanitation Scheme launched in three villages of Niwari Block this month, to invite applications from interested families for construction of eco houses, with support from Madhya Bharat Grameen Bank at Orchha.

l TARA Karigar Mandal, with support from DA, started work on a private school construction contract with Maya Bal Vikas Evam Prasar Samiti. The Maya school will be approx 10,000 sq ft large and will require about 40000 mud blocks for construction.

l About 100 PRI members and 50 community leaders, from Tikamgarh and Jhansi, complited MGNREGS and Decentralised Planning training at TARAgram Orchha and Pahuj.

l The study titled "MGNREGS - a review of decent work and green jobs in Kaimur district in Bihar’ undertaken by DA and supported by International Labour Organisation was released by Shri Harish Rawat, Honourable Minister of State for Labour and Employment, GoI on June 24, 2010 at the National Conference of Green Jobs, New Delhi. For web edition of report, please visit www.ilo.org/india or write to ILO Sub Regional Office for South Asia, New Delhi.
 

l AVM Sahni honoured

AVM Sahni, Senior Advisor Development Alternatives, who has dedicated his life to the inclusive growth of the people of Bundelkhand, will be honoured with the Rashtriya Ekta Samman. The award will be given on August 19, to mark the 67 birth anniversary of former prime minister, late Rajiv Gandhi by National Unity Conference for the promotion of national unity and national integration.
 

l Inaugurated two Tailoring centre, one under VTP scheme at village Hastinapur, Pahuj cluster and the other with PNBRSETI at village Sitapur, Datia cluster.

l Organised Security Guard training at village Garhi, Datia cluster.

l Organised Community Awareness Programmes on Water and Sanitation at village Rajpura, Bagan, Rundkarari and Gopalpura under Arghyam Project.

l Done P.R.A of six model villages.
 

TARAhaat
l TARA Akshar is currently getting validated by SRC - Jaipur supported by MoHRD, Govt. of India under Saakshar Bharat Mission 2010 at Malekhera Village of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

l TARAhaat has opened a new area office at Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh. This takes total area offices of TARAhaat to nine.

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