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Development Solutions Branch (DSB) |
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l DA
participated in a UNDP workshop it shared the results and methodology of the
baseline survey conducted at the start of the project, including the
strategic plan for completing the end-line survey as an example of good
practices for the other project partners. Achievements in the project
implementation included participation of newly trained PLWs in a Mega Lok
Adalat organised by the District Legal Services Authority of Tikamgarh.
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CLAP for Himachal programme is now operational in all 12 districts of
Himachal Pradesh. Communities, CSOs and NGOs across the State are conducting
assessments in their Panchayats to find the carbon footprint and are taking
up awareness initiatives on environment and climate change locally.
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TARA Livelihood Academy (TLA) |
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A 15-day training was conducted for presidents
and secretaries of watershed committees from November 3-17 at Orchha, MP
under Rajiv Gandhi Watershed Mission, Bhopal. The training had 30
participants. The second round of training, from November 28 to December 12
has started with 54 participants.
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TLA organised a 12-day Artificial Jewellary
Making training from November 8-21 at TARAgram, Pahuj for 50 self help group
women members under NABARD-Micro Enterprise Development Programme (MEDP).
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TLA organised a 12-day Soft Toys Making training
at village Bhojla for 40 self help group women members November 18 to
December 2 under NABARD-MEDP.
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Innovation Systems
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DA theory and practical test was conducted for 75 masons and 15 supervisors
of Tara Karigar Mandal (TKM) during TARAgram mela in Orchha on November 23.
This test was conducted under FEM-eco housing project to check their skills
in eco-friendly technologies. Re-registration of these masons and
supervisors was done and new ID cards were issued.
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One-day workshop was conducted by DA on November
4 with project partners Darshan Mahila Kalyan Samiti and Unnati, at
Chattarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The project was titled “Women in Habitat” funded
by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. The
objective of the workshop was to build the capacity of rural women to become
entrepreneurs and assess the progress of the project.
l DA-TARA
facilitated a session on ‘Business of Eco-Affordable Housing’ organised by
the Khemka Forum for Social Entrepreneurship and FEM-Italia at the Indian
School of Business in Hyderabad on November 18.
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Communication Solutions
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basin-South Asia collaborated with HUDCO for Buildtech 2011.
As a part of the collaboration five partners from SAARC countries shared
their experiences and achievements on energy efficient and alternate
technologies in eco-habitat sector in their respective countries. A stall
was put up from November 14-27.
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Field visits to Orchha were organised for 11 IUCN councilors
from November 17-19.
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India’s first Rural Reality Show on community radio
was launched on September 27. Updates
l Rural Reality Show for catalysing large scale climate change
adaptation
l 187 groups have filled their nomination forms to participate in the
competition
l Preliminary round of the show was started on November 7. In this
round, each group has to adopt any environmentally friendly activity by
their own. Based on adopted activity first round of elimination took place.
l On November 14 and November 23, events were organised for the
participants of zone 1 and zone 2 to explain their activity. A panel of
judges selected 16 groups out of 52 who participated in events.
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