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When the marginalized Dalits are progressing to occupy the space the current economic
changes have become a major set back for their progress and their
livelihood opportunities. The current economic scenarios are not at
all conducive for the progress of the marginalized sections.
The percentage of
Dalits in the software industry especially in Hyderabad is less than
1%. The recent past also has witnessed a great shift from
investments in to the non-agricultural based industries, which have
pushed 60% of the agriculture dependent Dalits to migrate from rural
areas to urban areas in search of livelihoods.
CWS Strategy and
Interventions
We have initiated 3 new networks in Tamilnadu, Bihar and Jharkhand.
We have initiated programs in employment, documentation of Dalit
struggles during the freedom movement, Study on social evils like
Narayani system in Orissa, survey of the situation of Dalits in the
state of Jharkhand and Tsunami relief measures.
Orissa
VICALP has promoted autonomous village level representative body or
Sangham in 125 villages in Gajapati and Phulbani districts. Over
3600 families with a population of little over 18500 people are part
of our development process. VICALP is promoting people’s
socio-economic institutions in all these villages by developing
collective savings, village banks and community grain banks. There
are 75 women’s self-help groups and more than 1400 women are part of
this SHG program.
VICALP is presently
involved in promoting a women’s forum known as the Indigenous
Women’s Forum (IWF). This forum will strive to give a platform to
the voice-less Dalit, tribal, OBC & rural women of South Orissa.
NSS
NSS project area covers Angul district- Chendipad Block. The issues
like anti-liquor, minimum wage, atrocities against women.
The Utkal Dalit Maha
Sabha (UDMS) is an emerging Dalit people’s organization active in
south Orissa since 2000. It stands for upholding Dalit human rights,
liberty and dignity and attempts to bring all the Dalits of Orissa
on to a single platform so that the Dalits themselves collectively
struggle for their emancipation and empowerment.
Major Achievements & Contributions of Partners
Organized a campaign
against Dalit atrocities in Puri and Chilika area.
Has built up relationship with National Campaign for Dalit human
right – NCDHR since 2003-04 and helped in bringing together three
major Dalit forums in Orissa for collective support to NCDHR
campaign in Orissa.
Tamilnadu
INSTITUTE FOR SELF MANAGEMENT
The ISM is working among the Scavenging Workers to unionize them as
Tamil Nadu Labour Union and struggle for basic rights and
empowerment with social dignity. ISM launched a state wide agitation
to obtain for sanitary workers their legal rights, humanitarian
treatment and all assistance to upgrade their standard of life.
Capacity Building of
The Workers
ISM has organized 5 trainings for the workers at cluster level on
the theme of labor policies and labor laws, Trade Union Movement,
organizational development from village panchayat union level and
state level, unorganized workers bill and the special Common Minimum
Program with specific focus on Dalits.
NDE – Network For
Dalit Empowerment
NDE a Dalit network was initiated with the participation of 24
members representing 21 Dalit headed NGOs from 9 districts of Tamil
Nadu.
The network addresses the issue such as Denial of basic needs such as access to
drinking water in public well, entry to the streets of dominant
community by wearing chapels, sitting in the schools, double glass
in tea shops etc,.
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