Dear All
On 26-27th Aug, 2010, JNTU has organized two days National Seminar on "Excellence in Manufacturing and Service Organizations: The Six Sigma Way in Hyderabad. The meet was the combination of Academic Institutions, Manufacturing Industries,Service Orgnaizations and NGOs. The main focus was to achieve the excellency in all sectors and thus to provide better product or service to the customer with maximum satisfaction at an affordable cost.
On this event, i had an opportunity to present the paper on "Training and Employment for the welfare of the Persons with Disabilities - An Inclusive Approach". This has presented the concepts of CSR and RCPC which bridges the linkages between the corporate and beneficiary through NGOs and other service providers. This was well appreciated and shown interest to implement such models at their institutions / industries. This is a positive attitude and welcome step for the service providers to come forward for networking with the corporate / industries and thus to work for the empowerment of the persons with disabilities.
I invite the service providers and other stakeholders of the disability sector to come forward to maintain the standards as per the concept and guidelines of SIX SIGMA.
Looking forward...
with thanks
Friday, August 27, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Ground Reality of "Water Resources" in the state of Andhra Pradesh ?????
Dear All
The reality of “Groundwater” in the state of Andhra Pradesh (Ground Reality, July 16-31, 2010) is alarming and thus leads for poverty, hunger, migration and suicide. The issue is related two aspects as: a) availability of water in terms of quantity and quality and b) access to water. The issue is complex and is connected with the basic survival of the people as well as the development of the community to nation as the agriculture is the backbone of country’s future. We cannot imagine the life of the mankind with out water. When the water is excess, we are facing the problem with floods and other related issues and when it is less, still we face problems with drought and its consequences. In both the cases, need of the hour is to understand and manage the most precious life saving natural resource “water”. Keeping the vulnerability and challenges of water, the need is to look back for the basics for finding out suitable solutions / strategies and some of them are as follows:
1.Development of water sheds both existing and new one at least one for each village or for specified number of population.
2.Encourage for tank or canal irrigation to the maximum extent rather than bore well irrigation.
3.Suitable crop management based on the availability and optimization of water and other resources.
4.Encourage for rainwater harvesting both individually as well as at community level for all purposes.
5.Improve the groundwater resources by way of injection wells and check dams in general and particularly along the coastal area to check the intrusion of saline water and to manage and control fresh water – saline water interface.
6.Mapping of ground water resources, data base of bore wells, monitoring of water wells and implementation of bore well density should be made mandatory.
7.Encourage PRA with real participation of the stakeholders for better planning to implementation including monitoring and evaluation.
8.Strategies for the storage and management of rain water and thus to check the floods and its ill consequences.
With experience in this area, I feel positive that the above measures certainly improve the water resources and thus for better production with a check on the poverty, hunger, migration and suicide and further for the better living of the people with sustainability and quality of life.
The reality of “Groundwater” in the state of Andhra Pradesh (Ground Reality, July 16-31, 2010) is alarming and thus leads for poverty, hunger, migration and suicide. The issue is related two aspects as: a) availability of water in terms of quantity and quality and b) access to water. The issue is complex and is connected with the basic survival of the people as well as the development of the community to nation as the agriculture is the backbone of country’s future. We cannot imagine the life of the mankind with out water. When the water is excess, we are facing the problem with floods and other related issues and when it is less, still we face problems with drought and its consequences. In both the cases, need of the hour is to understand and manage the most precious life saving natural resource “water”. Keeping the vulnerability and challenges of water, the need is to look back for the basics for finding out suitable solutions / strategies and some of them are as follows:
1.Development of water sheds both existing and new one at least one for each village or for specified number of population.
2.Encourage for tank or canal irrigation to the maximum extent rather than bore well irrigation.
3.Suitable crop management based on the availability and optimization of water and other resources.
4.Encourage for rainwater harvesting both individually as well as at community level for all purposes.
5.Improve the groundwater resources by way of injection wells and check dams in general and particularly along the coastal area to check the intrusion of saline water and to manage and control fresh water – saline water interface.
6.Mapping of ground water resources, data base of bore wells, monitoring of water wells and implementation of bore well density should be made mandatory.
7.Encourage PRA with real participation of the stakeholders for better planning to implementation including monitoring and evaluation.
8.Strategies for the storage and management of rain water and thus to check the floods and its ill consequences.
With experience in this area, I feel positive that the above measures certainly improve the water resources and thus for better production with a check on the poverty, hunger, migration and suicide and further for the better living of the people with sustainability and quality of life.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Resource Centre cum Plancement Cell (RCPC)
Dear All
In the process of rehabilitation of the persons with disabilities (PWDs), the stakeholders are putting their best efforts in working up to the stage of providing vocational training. The limitations of Early Identification, Early Intervention, Special Education can be managed with better coordination, cooperation and networking. After this, getting the employment or self employment and thus income generation is the real challenge.
At this stage, the concept of Resource Center cum Placement Cell (RCPC) is appropriate to improve employable skills and thus to get better employment opportunities suiting to their skills. This concept was tested and yielded better results and thus worked for the better living of the PWDs with sustainability and quality of life (QOL).
I will be posting more and more on this blog so that the same can be replicated and thus able to provide an answer to the unanswered question of the parents that "what will happen to our child after us?".
Looking forward.....
with thanks
In the process of rehabilitation of the persons with disabilities (PWDs), the stakeholders are putting their best efforts in working up to the stage of providing vocational training. The limitations of Early Identification, Early Intervention, Special Education can be managed with better coordination, cooperation and networking. After this, getting the employment or self employment and thus income generation is the real challenge.
At this stage, the concept of Resource Center cum Placement Cell (RCPC) is appropriate to improve employable skills and thus to get better employment opportunities suiting to their skills. This concept was tested and yielded better results and thus worked for the better living of the PWDs with sustainability and quality of life (QOL).
I will be posting more and more on this blog so that the same can be replicated and thus able to provide an answer to the unanswered question of the parents that "what will happen to our child after us?".
Looking forward.....
with thanks
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Disability - UNCRPD - Amendments - SDM - Legal Guardianship
Dear All
In continuation, in the disability sector, now the top priority is to amend our Disability Acts as India has signed and ratified the UNCRPD. The process is going on with several approaches like: have different acts or single act or generalize the acts for all categories of disability. We need to wait and see how the UNCRPD is going to be effective in supporting the PWDs as a right based approache / strategy.
In case of The National Trust, the process of amendment is becoming complex as people wants it as a generalized one with the inclusion of certain other categories. To cater the special needs of the selected PWDs, The National Trust was framed. It means, it came from generalization to the specialized one. Then, going back to the generalization is against the process of development with specialization.
The other point to be careful is about the supported decision making (SDM) both its technicality and legality. Before UNCRPD, all these four categories (Autism, MR, CP & MD) covered under The National Trust were under Legal Guardinship on need based. There may be some problems in obtaining and implementing this but suitable mechanism may help for its effectiveness. Still it may be the wise decision to leave the option to the PWD and their parents / family members to choose the right and appropriate one suiting to their skills, needs, demands and living environment.
We all need to contribute towards this for getting an effective act so that persons with disabilities can live with us on the basis of dignity and equality as a RIGHT in an inclusive and barrier free environment / community / society.
Looking forward to get more and more info on this key area.
with thanks
In continuation, in the disability sector, now the top priority is to amend our Disability Acts as India has signed and ratified the UNCRPD. The process is going on with several approaches like: have different acts or single act or generalize the acts for all categories of disability. We need to wait and see how the UNCRPD is going to be effective in supporting the PWDs as a right based approache / strategy.
In case of The National Trust, the process of amendment is becoming complex as people wants it as a generalized one with the inclusion of certain other categories. To cater the special needs of the selected PWDs, The National Trust was framed. It means, it came from generalization to the specialized one. Then, going back to the generalization is against the process of development with specialization.
The other point to be careful is about the supported decision making (SDM) both its technicality and legality. Before UNCRPD, all these four categories (Autism, MR, CP & MD) covered under The National Trust were under Legal Guardinship on need based. There may be some problems in obtaining and implementing this but suitable mechanism may help for its effectiveness. Still it may be the wise decision to leave the option to the PWD and their parents / family members to choose the right and appropriate one suiting to their skills, needs, demands and living environment.
We all need to contribute towards this for getting an effective act so that persons with disabilities can live with us on the basis of dignity and equality as a RIGHT in an inclusive and barrier free environment / community / society.
Looking forward to get more and more info on this key area.
with thanks
Friday, July 9, 2010
Need for better access for WATER
Dear All
In continuation, i had a nice time with the presenters and other delegates of the WASH National Seminar held in Delhi during 28-30th June 2010. Suiting to the key target, i made a presentation on "Access for Water and sanitation in Disability Rehabilitation - A Study from Rural Environment of Andhra Pradesh". It has got appreciation from all in general and particularly the use of Geophysical technology both Surface and Sub-surface. Several NGOs came forward to know more details for its implementation in their areas.
After three days of effective deliberations, it was framed that any effort in the direction of Sanitation or any activity including development need to address the WATER in terms of availability and access well in advance as nothing can be done with out this most precious natural resource.
As indicated in other postings of my blog, the issues of water both in terms availability and access are simple both at planning and implementation including evaluation and monitoring. It only needs commitment and responsibility with dedication.
I look forward to share more and more from the readers and thus finally to provide simple and sustainable solutions to the stakeholders.
with thanks
N.Lakshmi Narayana
In continuation, i had a nice time with the presenters and other delegates of the WASH National Seminar held in Delhi during 28-30th June 2010. Suiting to the key target, i made a presentation on "Access for Water and sanitation in Disability Rehabilitation - A Study from Rural Environment of Andhra Pradesh". It has got appreciation from all in general and particularly the use of Geophysical technology both Surface and Sub-surface. Several NGOs came forward to know more details for its implementation in their areas.
After three days of effective deliberations, it was framed that any effort in the direction of Sanitation or any activity including development need to address the WATER in terms of availability and access well in advance as nothing can be done with out this most precious natural resource.
As indicated in other postings of my blog, the issues of water both in terms availability and access are simple both at planning and implementation including evaluation and monitoring. It only needs commitment and responsibility with dedication.
I look forward to share more and more from the readers and thus finally to provide simple and sustainable solutions to the stakeholders.
with thanks
N.Lakshmi Narayana
Saturday, June 12, 2010
WATER and SANITATION IN DISABILITY REHABILITATION
Dear All
After a gap, happy to meet you all.
Looking forward..
with thanks
After a gap, happy to meet you all.
In continuation to our efforts of working for the empowerment of the persons with disabilities and other needy people on the life cycle basis needs convergence & multi-sectoral approach with community based and right based approaches / strategies.
In this direction water and sanitation is the key area which affects the health condition of the people as well as the environment in general and significantly in the rural villages.
In this direction, several NGOs have made a beginning in spreading the info cum awareness so that we all can have better health with eco-friendly environment.
On this subject, i am going to present the paper on "Access for Water and Sanitation in Disability Rehabilitation - A Study from the rural Villages of Andhra Pradesh" at the National Seminar to be held in the end of this month. This paper is going to give the suggestions and action plan with case studies on: Awareness, Implementation and Management of water and thus improving the access for water which further improves the access for better sanitation facilities. This process finally play significant role in the process of rehabilitation of the persons with disabilities in two stages: one in the stage of prevention of disability and the second to enhance the support services of the rehabilitation.
In both the cases, it works for the betterment of the peole as well as the community. After the presentation and discussion with other professionals, i will be posting the outcome with suitable measures in improving the access for sanitation and other support services in general and particularly for the persons with disabilities.
Looking forward..
with thanks
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Inclusion of Persons with Disabilties
Dear All
In view of the existing Acts, Policies, Schemes & Benefits and its amendment in view of the UNCRPD, all the stakeholders needs to work for the inclusion of the Persons with Disabilities at all levels through right based approaches. Yes, it is the most needy and methodologies needs to be framed so that the target of inclusion of PWDs can be achieved as a right.
In this direction, Prgathi, an NGO based at Nelloore of Andhra Pradesh working for the empowerment of the PWDs is going to organized 5 days (April) National Seminar with the focus on Inclusion of PWDs in all areas at all levels which is expected to cover from theory to practice. All the stakeholders are going to discuss and share their experiences concerned with the inclusion of PWDs.
Hoping for the grand success of the event and the out come is going to be posted on this Blog.
Hoping to see some of you...
with thanks
In this direction, Prgathi, an NGO based at Nelloore of Andhra Pradesh working for the empowerment of the PWDs is going to organized 5 days (April) National Seminar with the focus on Inclusion of PWDs in all areas at all levels which is expected to cover from theory to practice. All the stakeholders are going to discuss and share their experiences concerned with the inclusion of PWDs.
Hoping for the grand success of the event and the out come is going to be posted on this Blog.
Hoping to see some of you...
with thanks
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