APPROACH:
The organization follows the approach of decentralization and community participation, where need identification and possible solutions are decided at the grass root level. The Community Based Organisation & self help approach s, women forums and youth clubs are active, alive, conscious and decentralized units, which comprehend the ground realities. The organization here plays the role of facilitator. In all the project activities, decentralization approach has been followed thoroughly. Strategically, the organization believes in formation of cluster-based groups (CBOs), for shouldering the development responsibilities and ultimately taking it over from the organization. Thus CBOs are promoted in each of the target village. The Poor Tribal men and women are organized into various functions groups to work effectively for their development. Gander equity is another critical element of the organizational strategy. It tries to address practical needs as well as strategic interests of the vulnerable sections especially women.
A complementary to decentralized approach is the participator approach. The organization tries to ensure full and comprehensive participation of the beneficiaries the every stage of project conceptualization, formulation, project implementation, monitoring and evaluation. The effective and meaningful participation could sustain almost all project activities even after stipulated project period is over. The organization follows bottom up approach in implementation and strictly avoids top down approach since its inception. The people, for whom the organization works, are the main planner and executor of their developmental activities. The organization plays the role of facilitator only. Identification of problems, prioritization, resource allocation, role division, monitoring and review of the active involvement of the people/beneficiaries. No doubt, the organization works hard for their capacity building and leadership development.
The organization is working in 20 villages of latur dist., 15 tribal villages in Dhule . Two village of earthquake affected in Gujarat state. 20 Poor community of Dhule & Latur urban area for street children. About 68% population of the area falls in the bottom in the societal hierarchy, these are the people, who are really resource less, skill less, land less, or having small pieces of land and having accent job opportunities. The organization is working with such people to enlighten them for overall improvement in their quality of life. The region of Marathwada holds a long history of discrimination in the society. Whole the class and caste equations have been very strong keeping communities separate from each other the equally worrisome is the issue of gender discrimination. The lower status allotted to women in the Marathwada could be seen from the socio-economic problems and issues faced by them. Illiteracy, pardah system, child marriages, polygamy, lack of employment opportunities, feudal and patriarchal nature of society and various types of crimes against women are the common problems. The high degree of migration among men from rural areas has further deteriorated the domestic life of rural women. The disaster has not only broken down the day-to-day life but has also put behind the development of the area decades altogether, which has directly affected the socio-economic life of the area.
