HARIT PRAYAS:empowered SC comunity ( dalits) to be the part of society not be aprt from society!
vinod pandey
When we think to bring change, we think not only the change, we think why and how?
When we think to be with community, we think not only to be with community,
we think of why and how?
-HARIT PRAYAS team of JCSS- Jhansi
Capacity building of community members ( especially Dalits) on Grievance redressal mechanism (for getting their due entitlements) is one of the most important components of Project HARIT PRAYAS.The objective is to make the community members aware of existing grievance redressal mechanism of Government of India and the state Government, which is meant for people’s welfare.
With HARIT PRAYAS continuous approach for working for the betterment of SC community in 18 months HARIT PRAYAS has not only empowered SC community to demand their rights but have also given an identity with dignity to SC community in the region like Bundelkhand. The said change is seems to easy to read but it could be considered as the biggest change by HARIT PRAYAS because in the Bundelkhand region and especially in 20 villages of HARIT PRAYAS in Jhansi baseline report said that before the implementation of the project hardly there were anyone from the community who used to demand for their right and in case of SC community it was complete zero! For SCs demanding right was quite far, they were even not aware about what are their rights? Its the HARIT PRAYAS intervention in the region ( (in 20 villages of BABINA Block in Jhansi) where CBOs in the form of farmers club & Mahila Mandals have formed ( with mixed community group-sitting together at common places), on n average daily workshops have been organized by the HARIT PRAYAS Jhansi team ( especially with SC community), interface has been promted with PRI and other institutions and confidence of the community has built with being the friend with them. This all has changed the environment and today SC community is not the apart from the society it’s the integral part of the society ( not only physically, but socially too)!
HOW HARIT PRAYAS has given empowerment to Ramlal (Dalit) through HARIT PRAYAS approach?
(by JCSS-Jhansi HARIT PRAYAS team)
Ramlal, the 28 years old youth of Rajapur village, who belongs to SC community, went to Sarva U.P Grameen Bank, Raksha branch, for getting his bank account opened. But despite of submitting all the required documents the bank officials did not open his bank account. He tried to know the reason that why his account is not being opened, but in vain.
Later on he made a phone call to Jan Suvidha Kendra and lodged his complaint on 18th January, 2012. The complain number was 45116. He followed all the instruction given to him by the Grievance Redressal Authorities and finally the bank officials requested him to come to the bank and to collect his passbook. On May 7, 2012 Ramlal received acknowledgement letter w.r.t to redressal of his complain.
During interaction with Ramlal, one can notice the confidence he has gained after this whole episode. Now he motivates other community members to lodge heir complains at Jhansi Jan Suvidha Kendra. He asks, “If we don’t fight for our right then who will?”
Ramlal is also an active member of Adarsh Kisan Club, Rajapur. He will be source of inspiration for other community members also.
Read more and see the documents (official letters copy and communication to the department) in the attachment.
Let’s come together to bring change!
Let’s make change to sustain!
Let’s make change to work!
Regards
Vinod Pandey
From: kumar Ratan <kumarra...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 2:08 PM
Subject: Follow up report, June, 2012
To: vinodpandey <vinod...@caritasindia.net>
Cc: sevasamaj <seva...@yahoo.co.in>, saju <sa...@caritasindia.net>, joseph <jos...@caritasindia.net>
Respected Sir,
Kumar Ratan
VINOD PANDEY
(Project Officer North Zone)
Caritas India ,Divya Deepti Sadan,9-10 IBhai Veersingh Marg , New Delhi. 110
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