Empowering Rural CommunitiesMay 3, 2016Suri Sehgal

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• Impact•Sustainability

Key Concerns

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• Baseline Data• Monitor• Evaluation / Assessment

Measure Impact

Development must be community-ledStrengthen community-led development to achieve positive, social and economic change across rural India.

EmpowermentEnvision each person across rural India empowered to lead a more secure, prosperous, and dignified life.

Ensure Sustainability

• Water Management

• Agricultural Development

• Good Rural Governance

Primary Focus Areas

All three is intertwined and directly or indirectly address social justice, most importantly the critical issue of gender equality

WATER MANAGEMENT - WATER SECURITY

Collection Storage Conservation Access to safe drinking water

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT - FOOD SECURITY

Soil health Nutrient management Good seed Pest, disease, and water management

GOOD RURAL GOVERNANCE LEADS TO SOCIAL JUSTICE

Good Governance Now! (Sushasan Abhi) Strengthening Village Level Institutions

"Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world, indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

Margaret Meade

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