NGOs at UVARD AGM

Dear All

The NGOs working for the training & Rehabilitation of the persons with special needs have created a common platform of UVARD for addressing their issues for getting sustainable soultions with better security.  

 

 

It had its AGM on 3rd June in Hyderabad and i had a chance of associating with it. They are ready to cater the matching services & supports to the targetd groups but constrined with the reesources.

 

 

In spite all the challenges, the group is ready to move forward for the inclusion of these targeted groups with empowerment.

 

 

Some of the suggestions emerged out of this meet inlcudes:

• Enahncing the membership
• Make better accountability at District level
• Use the technologies
• Create evidence based strategies, interventions, documentation, presentations and other needy one
• Efforts for the implementation of GO issued for the flow of 3% of Grants from other Ministries to the Disability  
• Look for resources from other departments / industries / corporate mostly under CSR 
• Prepare self for the ONLINE Systems
• Plan for Year Activity Plan along with the Annual Calender for better connectivity and motivation

The concern and commitment of the group is high and appriciable as disability is the priority and it works as a barrier for the development.

 

 

In view of the fact that POVERTY, DISABILITY & DEVELOPMENT are the cause and consequence of each other, disability gains top priority and all efforts to be made for the INCLUSION of this group at all levels and to move towards the DISABILITY FREE NATION.

 

 

Looking forward for creating barrier free environment with better access as a RIGHT.

All the Best 

WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL DAY 2012

Dear All

From the media, it is evident that we are all very much concerned with the ENVIRONMENT and ready to work for its health and welth. The reality is that this is becoming ONE DAY event and having a limited move towards making it as a PROCESS. This results for limited scope for getting sustainable solutions.

Today in the print media, this issue has been highlighted with activity organised by severl groups. In spite of the best awareness and advocacy at all levels, still the issues were not coming into safer limits.

For example see the situation in Hyderabad which burning with the issues like: transportation, pollution, water, sanitation, housing, and their consequences on the health and wealth of the people as well as on environment.

Some specific challenges includes:

·   Hussainsagar Lake has been filled with pollutents with threat to people and animals.

·   The position of Musi River which has been transformed into a nala with pollutants.

·   The water crises is alrming and its consequences are going to lead for health hazards.

·   ............................. the list contiues .....

In spite the worst situation, still it is possible to to improve the health and wealth of the ENVIRONMENT and further PEOPLE.

Majority of the issues are revolving around the water resources and the priority should be to enhance the water resources. In spite of the ever increasing demand of water, still there exist several proved strategies & interventions for enhancing the water resources both surface as well as the ground water.

Good beginning has been made to preserve & protect the lakes and other water bodies and more needs to be done. In addtion, the process of Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) has been initiated but could not me made it effective.

At this stage, we can not blame any one except ourselves as pollution is made by some of us and majority is facing its consequences.

In spite of all these challenges and barriers, still there is a way to move forward when all the stakeholders have concern & commitment for enhancing the health & wealth of the ENVIRONMENT.

Let us specify to act on two things as:

·   Preserve, conserve and protect the existing water bodies and

·   Implement Rain water Harvesting as a habit by all.

Certainly, by these two measures, the water resources will be enhanced and further will improve the health and wealth of the ENVIRONMENT & PEOPLE.

Looking forward for better sharing in improving our own health & wealth.

All the Best

DISABILITY AND DISASTERS

Dear All

In continuation to the earlier postings on the need of looking disability and disasters as one of the cause and consequnces as both results for deterioartion and severe vulnerabilities.  

In this direction, NIDM is going to organize a traing programme on this on National level and i am going to associate with this as a resource person.

It is the needy to address the issues and special needs of the pesons with disabilities at three stage as:

• Before disasters
• During Disasters and
• After Disasters.

In this process, preparedness is the top priroity to minimize the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). This is the paradigm shift from relief centric to risk reduction and NIDM has created the the National Platform for DRR and going to do the needful in making it more effective. I have made contribution for this emphasising on the Community Based Model i.e. CBDRR and will be presenting in due course of time. 

More will be psoting on this key issue.

Looking forward

All the Best    

Independent India worse for tribals ???

Dear All

The comments made on the the subject of "Independent India worse for tribals" is posted below for reay reference as:

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Yes, it is the reality (Independent India worse for tribals’- DTE 15th June 2012). The concerned authorities and other stakehodlers should understand this reality and reconiges ther needs & rihgts of the targeted groups.The policies, strategies and interventions should be need based matching to the needs, skills,local resoruces and vulnerabilites of the targeted groups.

In view of the Acts and Policies, all these things should be right based as it is the right of these targeted groups to utilize the local resources for leading better living with sustainability and quality of lfe.

In spite of these challenges and vulnerabilities,still the targeted groups can have better opportunities as an empowerment for sustainable development.In onely needs the concern and commitment of the concerned stakeholders to do their job at the rihgt time with right based strategies and interventions.  

Still, with best efforts, we all hope for the better living of the targeted groups with better access for inclusion.       

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Looking forward for better sharing and reflections

All the Best    

WATER CRISES - SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

Dear All

It is the fact that there is no life with out water and beyond imagination to visualize this situation. Knowing this, what is going on to understand its improtance, crises, issues with shortage or excess, pollution, mismanagement ........ and ways to come out of it.

Media both print and electronic are trying theri best in creating awareness to all the readers who are essentially the stakeholders. What is happening is the we all raise the voice only when the problem comes like drought or floods. The result is damage to the people, property and environment. All the remedies by spending lot of energy and resources may yeild temporary results with out access or sustainability. We all are facing or atleast able to see or read the situation and its consequencs. 

The seasons are well known to us and the only lacking issue is poor preparedness. We open our eyes when the probelm occurs and tries to get some temporary solutions. It is our experience that this sort of approaches are not going to be sustainable. 

The need of the hour is to look for permanent solutions with preparedness to face the situation. Do you feel it is impossible? Certainly not yet all. It only needs concern & commitment both in understanding, and management.

Then the question comes, who is responsible?  Certainly we, the users of consumers. If we all can take some simple measures, the extent of water crises can be minimized to larger extent. It is to store and manage rainwater which is well known as RAINWATER HARVESTING (RWH) and every one of us either on individual basis or community basis can do it for making wonders in preserving our life saving and most precious natrual resource.

The main focus of RWH is to store on surface and to recharge the ground water. It cn be done by the individual house owners and the people living in apartments. During this crises period, i receive several mails and calls asking for solution. Make RWH as an habit as water is the essential component for development. I am doing this in my house and able to see & enjoy the difference.

Every one should do RWH for the benefit of self and environment.  In its absence, we will be facing its consequences more seriouly than what we all are facing in this summer. 

Hope to make RWH as an habit to save the life and environment........     

Looking forward

All the Best        

SIX SINS THAT MAKE DROUGHT INVINCIBLE ?????

Dear All

As posted earlier, WATER is the life saving Natural Resource and links with the development at all stages. An article has been brought out that "Six sins that make drought invincible" (read more at:  http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/six-sins-make-drought-invincible). Yes it is true that we have made droughts perpetual—rain or no rain, money or no money. The comments made by me were pasted below as: 

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First accept congrats for bringing such news to the stakeholders. Yes, we have made droughts perpetual—rain or no rain, money or no money. The surprise is that knowing this fact of "six sins that make drought invincible", no one is ready to shoulder the responsibility and the probelm continues with wastage of lot money and energy.

The system has been habituated to address the issue when people raise theiri voice when it comes to alarming stage. When the challenge is known and occurs on annual basis, why the planners or elected representatives should wait to till the last for solving the problem by wasting money & energy with out sustanblty & quality. It reflects the lack of concern and commitment in looking for sustainable solutions with quality.

Then knowing everything about the drought like challenges and solutions, who should come forward is the main concern? Certainly it the people or the community to get it done by the concerned authorities. The community strategies and interventions alone can bring the sustainable solutions with quality not only for water but also for other challenges of the people.

Let us hope that the people will be empowered to address their socio & economical challenges for living with enhaned quality of life with better sustainability. This certainly helps to move forward from developing to developed.

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Looking forward for better sharing and to get sustainable solutions .....

 

All the Best

PHOTO VIEW OF SREES - NLN

Dear All

In continuation to my visit to SREES and postings made on this blog, see the photo view as:

Addressing the Trainnes and Staff of SREES