Dear Friend(s),
Greetings from All India Santal Welfare and Cultural Society (AISWACS)!
AISWACS as most of us are aware of is involved in Participatory Action
Research on Adivasi Self Rule (PAR on ASR)- an innovative Project aimed in
strengthening Santal Adivasi Peoples grass-root / village level
Organisations / Institutions of self-governance. The four pillars / basic
foundations of the Project are Capacity Building, (CB) Organisation Building
(OB), Participatory Strategic Planning (PSP) and Implementation of the
plans.
AISWACS during the last few years has been involved the process of Capacity
Building and Organisation Building (OB), among the identified 50 villages in
Santal Parganas, Jharkhand (INDIA). Facilitating these two (CB and OB)
processes has not only been exciting but also very challenging for the field
staff (of AISWACS) as also for the villagers themselves; the villagers (men,
women, children, community / village leaders, rich and poor) found
themselves actively sharing their concerns, problems, hopes, aspirations,
and visions for their future development. They were gradually but steadily
breaking free from the culture of silence, apathy, pessimism, fatalism and
were visualising / dreaming of their own developed villages and community.
The rays of hope in them were visible through the twinkles in their eyes and
other positive expressions.
Friend(s), now the villagers (in these 50 villages) are again passing
through thrilling experiences as they are involved in the process of
Participatory Strategic Planning (PSP) i.e. the villagers are formulating
their own perspective strategic plans based on their needs and visions. It
would definitely be interesting to witness the PROCESS as the people use
their experiences and collective wisdom to plan their own development.
Indeed, these would be historic events as for the first time the people in
the region are involved in real democratic process of planning from bottom –
up.
*We (AISWACS), on behalf of the villagers from the identified villages would
like to invite you to be our guest to witness the PROCESS as an expression
of solidarity and be involved in this MOVEMENT of strengthening peoples
democracy.*
The Programme Schedule for the 1st phase are given below:
*Village
Date: *
1. Narandih
8-11 March 2009
P. O. – Daldali
Dist. – Pakur
1. Belpahari
11-14 March 2009
P.O. – Susni
Dist. – Godda
1. Dudhyani
15-18 March 2009
P.O. – Kairabani
Dist. – Jamtara
1. Dohodih
15-20 March 2009
P.O. – Guhiajori
Dist. – Dumka
1. Mohligaiphather
16-20 March 2009
P. O. – Rajdaha
Dist. – Pakur
1. Balidih
20-23 March 2009
P.O. – Paderkoal
Dist. – Pakur
1. Paharpur
20-23 March 2009
P.O. – Daldali
Dist. – Pakur
1. Kendua
24-28 March 2009
P.O. – Daldali
Dist. – Pakur
1. Bhoktandih
21-24 March 2009
P.O. – Daldali
Dist. - Pakur
Looking forward to your valuable suggestions and / or participation
In Solidarity,
Dr. D. Mardi
Hony. General Secretary,
All India Santal Welfare and Cultural Society (AISWACS),
25, Prem Nagar Market, 1st Floor,
New Delhi-110003
Office Ph: 24644179
Mobile no. 9968302208
email:[email protected] <email%[email protected]>,
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