| Project
Name: |
“To strengthen the deprive population of Baran for self-reliance” |
| Project
Area: |
Baran district of Rajasthan especially three blocks-Kishanganj, Mangrol and Anta |
| Funding
Agencies: |
ITC Ltd. |
| Project
Duration: |
2005 to 2008 |
| Overall
Goal: |
To Strengthen the deprived population of Baran district in Rajasthan for self reliance |
| Objectives: |
To bring a qualitative change in the lives of landless labourer and other deprived communities in Baran District of Rajasthan |
| Strategies: |
Run Quality Education Centres in project area to enrol non-starters and prepare them for entrance to formal schools |
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Provide inputs, support and training to government schools and teachers in project area to improve quality of education in formal schools. |
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Build community based organizations to facilitate positive social change in the area of education. |
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Build a strong network of stakeholders (Community, Panchayat, Education officials, School teachers, Religious Leaders, Parents, NGOs) to share learning and coordinate their education-related activities. |
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Build capacity of all stakeholders and institutions to ensure sustainability of changes initiated by the program. |
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Conduct and disseminate research to increase visibility and influence policy implementation at the local level and shape it at the state and national levels.
Develop a strong participatory monitoring and evaluating system to improve program implementation. |
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Run Quality Education Centres in project area to enrol non-starters and prepare them for entrance to formal schools |
| Primary
Stakeholders: |
Landless Labourers, Woman, youth and E Chaupal Sanchalaks |
| Other
Stakeholders: |
Village communities, Community Based Organizations, Panchayat Samiti, Zilla Parishad, District Primary Education Program (DPEP) & school teachers |
| Networking: |
NABARD, SSA_DPEP, Agriculture, horticulture and animal husbandry department |
| Monitoring: |
Management Information System to track and measure the progress of the project |