Organizer: National Institute of Rural Development
Venue: National Institution Rural Development, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Topics:
- Understanding causes and factors of poverty
- Understanding socio-economic, political, and psychological dimensions of poor people
- The goal, context and process of community organizing and group formation
- Concept of self-help
- Concept of empowerments, models of empowerment, measurement of empowerment
- Social mobilization; concept, steps, and processes
Description:
This training programme aims to impart knowledge, skills and attitudes that are necessary for organizing and mobilizing rural poor for self-help and empowerment.
Programme objectives:
- To understand the socio-economic, political and psychological dimensions of the rural poor.
- To critically examine the knowledge, skills and attitudes that are necessary for organizing the mobilizing rural poor for self-help and empowerment.
- To understand the nature of the socio-economic context in which poor people’s organization operates, the specific interests that a particular group seeks to pursue, and level of consciousness attained by the members of the group concerned.
- To critically examine the various models for empowering the rural poor, and measuring empowerment.
- To understand the concept, steps and methods for social mobilization.
The training methods and techniques will include lecture/discussions, panel discussions, simulation exercises and group discussion, experience sharing through participation, audio-visual presentation.
Duration: six days
Last date for nomination: August 1, 2011
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Contact details:
Dr.T.Vijayakumar,
Programme Director,
Centre for Equity & Social Development,
National Institute of Rural Development,
Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad-500030,
Tel: (040)-24008477
email: vijaya@nird.gov.in
Website: http://nird.org.in
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