Leadership training programmes have been conducted and 36 members were imposed the leadership traits for acquiring self reliance and to represent the problem facing groups themselves.
Adivasi Sanghatitha has been conducting periodic monthly meetings in villages to entail on people about awareness of rights and availing govt. welfare oriented measures and programmes. They could represent their problems in Mandal offices and ITDA’s themselves by availing these training programmes.
The programmes resulted into making dignified livelihood. Self help Groups have been strengthened by formation of Mutually Aided Co-operative Society Sub groups and there by single woman dependents were given sheep and goats to eke out living. The women were encouraged to run grain banks to have sound economic status. Women entrepreneurship was encouraged . Grain Banks were established as a part of right to food and food security.
PRA.s could identify about 70 dropouts in education and basic skills in 18 villages. By running National Child labour programmes, skill development schools such as Tailoring and Fashion Technology, Two Wheeler Mechanism, the 70 dropouts could be reduced to 10 dropouts since 60 dropouts could be brought into mainstream.
ARTS has strengthened cultivated lands by safeguarding water resources and converted barren lands into fertile lands .200 acres of land development and 60 acres Slope Agriculture Land Technology (SALT) activities have been undertaken . In 60 acres traditional crops were sown. As a part of 200 acres Land development each Below Poverty Line family was encouraged to sow cashew, mango plants.
Value addition training programmes are conducted to avail the Natural resources and scares resources. They could get products and finished goods by imbibing Natural resource management.
The people are vulnerable to unfair trade practices by traders. The tribals were provided weighing scales to check the practices.
The training was conducted to realize the importance of Herbal Healers, indigenous medicines and naturopathy which are abundant in tribal forests. The experts in the field imparted the training.
In 18 villages Panchayat presidents, and ward members were enlightened about their powers duties and responsibilities. They were educated and trained for proper utilization of their powers and responsibilities. This could be achieved by PRIs effort. The members could identify their village problems and put forward these problems in mandal and district level authorities for solutions They have been educated to be aware of the importance of 5th schedule and 1/70 Act.
Grama sabha is the mechanism through which Govt. can identify the problems and find out the solutions. The village people can bring up the problems relating to village to govt. organizations. Through village people, members and Govt. officials participation.
