People,Empowerment and (Indigenous )Knowledge (PEAK)

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People,Empowerment and (Indigenous )Knowledge
(PEAK)

• Empowerment of the marginalised groups( including
  women), and the protection and stability of the
  ecosystem through Peoples Knowledge

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Background

• Newly carved state
• Lesser Himalayan regions
• Women and Dalits
• Human Adaptation mechanisms/peoples knowledge

• Resource Centre and Community groups
• Potential and Challenges
• Status in different sectors/realms

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The Groups

• Women
• Repositories
• Majority of the activities
• Recognition and Acknowledgement
• Research/policies/services
• Unskilled Labourers

• Dalits
• Discrimination
• Disadvantageous Position
• Repositories
• Recognition
• Situation worsened

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The Organisation

• Aadhar
• Resource group
• Technical support
• Close partnership with the two grassroot groups

• CAC and Buniyad
• Promoting community based strategies based on
  peoples knowledge for liveli.
• CAC womens empowerment
• BuniyadDalit empowerment

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So Far.

• Activities
• Community based
• Study
• Community Based Plans
• Documentation all sectors
• Natural resources forest protection
  comm.,rules,regulations ,formal structures

• Food Security seed banks, agri practices
  manure,bio pestic.,
• Crafts innovations,upgradation(watermills),
• Health herbal kit,
• Folk Art local theatre group
• Expeditions,exposure trips,

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Activities contd

• Resource group Policy advocacy
• Environment bldg tech supp (2 gps,others),CNA,Cam
  paign,trips etc
• Documentationissue based booklets,process
  doc,registration
• Material prepmanuals,modules,posters,newsletter

• Networking other networks,org.,academic instt.,
• Advocacy seminars,conferences,

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Outcome

• Formal/informal decision making strct
• Overcoming caste barriers
• Respect to tr.occup.
• Leadership roles
• WomenRegistering protests with authorities
• Women dev process

• Innovations nominated
• M Sc dissertation
• Fin supp.for activities
• UNDP study
• Invitation pres in intl. Meets
• Requests for trgs.

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Proposed prog

• Awareness ,cap.bldg
• Rights based app.
• Networking and advocacy
• Participatory
• Community based planning
• Womens groups
• Childrens panchayats

• Community activities
• Appraisal,awareness
• Cons(in /ex situ)
• Adaptation and dev
• Policy adv
• Bldg env
• Docum
• Mterial prep ,dissem
• Networking
• Advocacy