Securing means of support for communities affected by the tsunami (December 2004)
Project region : Pr Puram village, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu region
Aim : Strengthen the capacities of the population for its emancipation.
Course of action :
- leaders training
- farmers training
- video documentaries of post-tsunami operations
- creating a rural polytechnic training centre: CESCI Organics
Reorganising villages
After their training courses, many youngsters establish projects for their own villages: street cleaning, tree planting, evening classes for children etc. In order to improve their means of support, many farming courses have been implemented: vermicomposting, food processing, crop rotation etc.
Leadership training courses have also been set up for the elected Panchayats (members of the village council) to address the village’s inherent problems.
Local partners : Ekta Parishad
Duration : 2 years (September 2006 to December 2008)
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