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Project
: Development Initiative
About the NGO*:
Development Initiative (DI) is committed to the cause of displacement,
rights of unorganized labour, womens rights and community-based
management of natural resources in Western Orissa. AID has not
worked with this NGO before. They were highly recommended by an
AID Saathi, Madhusudan Das. They conducted a very good Govt. of
India sponsored study (enclosed document) on working conditions
and socio-economic status of Kendu leaf workers in Western Orissa
about 2 years ago. Summary:
The Kendu leaf pluckers and beedi workers have been exploited
by middle-men and beedi industry for many years. They are denied
proper health care, timely wages, raw materials, provident fund
participation, identity cards, etc. required by Central Govt.
guidelines. DI wants to raise awareness, sensitize the community
to these issues and create women's self-help groups which will
ultimately take up the responsibility of demanding their rights.
The self-help groups will also take up alternative vocations and
pursue savings activities. They want to conduct leadership training,
community level workshops and establish 20 women's self-help groups
from among Kendu leaf plucking and beedi rolling families in 10
villages of Jharsaguda block. Objectives of Project: After 2 years, the expected output is 20 active women's self-help groups with atleast 15 pursuing an alternate vocation and regular in savings activities. DI expects that atleast 100 beedi workers will get government identity cards and the accompanying compulsory benefits from the beedi industry. They also expect that the leadership of the village level groups will bring the unorganized labourers together to pursue common matters on their own without DI intervention. Requested Budget: $5800.
Project being jointly reviewed by AID-Milwaukee and AID-Austin.
Project Coordinators: Srikanth
Samavedam and Jogendra Bhagat Additional Information
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July 08, 2004