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Organic
agriculture has caught on around the world due to
increasing health awareness and prosperity. The
efforts of UOCB have borne fruit and proved what
proponents of the WTO have been saying all along.
This report, while pointing out some loopholes,
says that more needs to be done. To read the complete
report, click here
CmF is launching its third certificate course
in mFDM from February 2010
There is a lot to look forward to at Eklavya
this February; the book on social science
textbooks; the World Book Fair in the first
week of February; new bilingual folktales;
new arrivals in Pitara; and then a look
back at the goings-on at Pitara
Droughts and low returns from agriculture
in villages have forced more and more people
in Rajasthan to move to the cities to work
mainly as labourers and in micro-enterprises.
There they face many problems, such as access
to affordable financial services. CmF has
conducted studies as the basis for designing
relevant microfinance and livelihoods interventions
for the urban poor in Rajasthan
The
Pata (small vegetable patch) method, implemented
by Dilasa with support from the Trust among
other organisations, has reached 4000 women
in a span of three years. Yavatmal has revived
this old farm practice and tackled drought.
Aparna Pallavi, after visiting these farmers,
has written an article in Down to Earth magazine
in November 2009
Identified
by a unique topography, steep slopes, varying
elevations and niche climatic conditions,
the Central Himalayan region is unique. Every
aspect of rural life is labour intensive on
the steep slopes, while basic needs like water
and sanitation often remain largely unattended.
It was to address such issues of water, sanitation
and livelihoods in this region that the Himmothan
Pariyojana was initiated here in 2000, in
the state of Uttarakhand and now expands to
Himachal Pradesh. To know about Trust's Himmothan
Pariyojana initiative,
click here
To
view other initiatives which have been featured
in the spotlight section, click here
Community
Health Cell (Functional Unit of Society for
Community Health Awareness, Research and Action)
announces the Community Health Learning Programme
for 2010
Third group relations conference offered
by HIDF and supported by the Trust
For the brochure and the application form,
click here
Centre
for microFinance (CmF) has been felicitated
by State Bank of India for its contribution
to strengthen the SHG movement in Rajasthan
