EUROPEAN UNION CSO Meet 2017, Ranchi Jharkhand (25th – 27th April)This year 3 days review meeting has been scheduled in Hotel Maple Wood, Ranchi Jharkhand. The agenda is to discuss the ground issues, achievements, challenges, finance, expected collaboration and sustainability of the 14 projects. The review aimed at sharing updates on the progress of individual…
State Consultation On ‘Strengthening Access & Delivery of Government Schemes Information & Entitlements in Jharkhand’ 24th April, 2017A State consultation on “Strengthening Governance and Citizen Engagement Digitally for Last Mile Access and Delivery of Public Schemes Information and Entitlements” is being organised on 24th April 2017 in Ranchi Jharkhand. The Consultation is an initiative of 5 implementing partners and…
Durkhal Primary School Becomes Regular after Villagers’ InterventionDurkhal is a small revenue village of Chandragiri GP in Kashipur block under Rayagada district, Odisha. Most of the villagers are tribal. They are very poor and illiterate. A total of 110 families live in the village. There is very little agricultural land in the village. The farming on the hills…
EU - Info Access Partners Exposure visit and Review Workshop - 18-20 May 2016 - AHMEDABAD -schedule, venue and accommodationA workshop has been scheduled for Improving access to information of Public Schemes in BRGF district of India from May 18-20, 2016 in Ahmedabad to discuss the ground issues, achievements, challenges, finance, expected collaboration and sustainability of the project. The workshop aimed at sharing…
Instilling The Thirst For Knowledge & LearningThis is the story of an Indian tribal man and the onset of a thirst for learning in him as a result of the nudge given by the Soochna Seva team. The story revolves around 40-year-old Bharat Singh Bheel (son of Gyan Singh Bheel) who could only study till Grade VIII but had passed with middle class…
EUROPEAN UNION CSO Meet 2017, Ranchi Jharkhand (25th – 27th April)
This year 3 days review meeting has been scheduled in Hotel Maple Wood, Ranchi Jharkhand. The agenda is to discuss the ground issues, achievements, challenges, finance, expected collaboration and sustainability of the 14 projects. The review aimed at sharing updates on the progress of individual partner in terms of results ...
State Consultation On ‘Strengthening Access & Delivery of Government Schemes Information & Entitlements in Jharkhand’ 24th April, 2017
A State consultation on “Strengthening Governance and Citizen Engagement Digitally for Last Mile Access and Delivery of Public Schemes Information and Entitlements” is being organised on 24th April 2017 in Ranchi Jharkhand. The Consultation is an initiative of 5 implementing partners and European Union as an alliance to identify innovations and ...
Durkhal Primary School Becomes Regular after Villagers’ Intervention
Durkhal is a small revenue village of Chandragiri GP in Kashipur block under Rayagada district, Odisha. Most of the villagers are tribal. They are very poor and illiterate. A total of 110 families live in the village. There is very little agricultural land in the village. The farming on the ...
EU - Info Access Partners Exposure visit and Review Workshop - 18-20 May 2016 - AHMEDABAD -schedule, venue and accommodation
A workshop has been scheduled for Improving access to information of Public Schemes in BRGF district of India from May 18-20, 2016 in Ahmedabad to discuss the ground issues, achievements, challenges, finance, expected collaboration and sustainability of the project. The workshop aimed at sharing updates on the progress of individual ...
Instilling The Thirst For Knowledge & Learning
This is the story of an Indian tribal man and the onset of a thirst for learning in him as a result of the nudge given by the Soochna Seva team. The story revolves around 40-year-old Bharat Singh Bheel (son of Gyan Singh Bheel) who could only study till Grade ...
The 100-day ‘Jawabdehi Yatra’ comes to an end
March 10, 2016, marked the last day of the 100-day Jawaabdehi Yatra. Thousands of people participated in the concluding march in Jaipur from the Albert Hall to the Vidhan Sabha, demanding a strong Accountability Law. DEF Founder-Director Osama Manzar, who participated in the Yatra on multiple occasions, was also in ...
Soochna Seva team participated in Block Development Committee (BDC) Meeting, Chamba Block Tehri Gharwal
Block Development Committees have been formed at each block in order to perform the functions of planning, implementing and monitoring rural development schemes and projects under the Community Development Programmes. The committee constitutes a chairperson, vice chairperson, BDO, CDO including other members of various other departments. Soochna Seva team chamba block ...
Community meeting at ‘Surte ki Dhani’, Dhanau block, Barmer District.
The Soochna Seva team conducted a community meeting at ‘Surte Ki Dhani’ in Dhanau block of Barmer district on 18th January 2016. Around 70 people participated in the meeting including men and women from nearby villages. The team comprised of Soochna Sevaks Shakti Singh, Ramesh and Hazi Khan; they briefly ...
‘Hum Kar Rahe Hai Na’
Based on the stands social organizations often takes they are labeled as anti-govt. However these days this perception has changed and a mutual understanding between the two has developed, though it swings between positivity to negativity as per the situation and conditions. Since the nature of Soochna Seva’s work is ...