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Together We Empower offers a close look at a unique NCO that has been working in partnership with communities in rural India since 1999. The history of Sehgal Foundation illustrates a path of rich progress along with some missteps that resulted in valuable learning. This record reveals the rationale and the hearts behind the organization`s entrepreneurial approach to rural development-an undertaking that is deeply rooted in a team culture, collaborative relationships, and an unwavering commitment to making a positive difference in the lives of the rural poor. “. a roadmap for development workers and organizations engaged in initiatives to bring about sustained long-term social change in partnership with communities, and required reading for students of rural development.” -Deep Shikha, Ph.D, Department of Economics St. Catherine University, Minnesota “Together We Empower is essentially a how-to on sustainable development.” -M. L. Kansal, PhD, Water Resources Development & Managent Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee “Educating and mobilizing citizens to invoke democratic processes to access justice is what the rule of law demands and what Sehgal Foundation is doing in India`s rural villages . Together We Empower is the story of how and why rural governance has been transformed for the better wherever Sehgal Foundation partnerships work.” -N. R. Madhwa Menon, LLD, IBA chair of Continuing Legal Education National Law School of India University “A well-documented and well-written publication illustrating the rich contributions made by S M Sehgal Foundation to transform the lives of the poor.” -D. R. Prasada Raju, PhD, FNAE, advisor and head, retd, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi “A unique story of rural development. NCOs like Sehgal Foundation are catalysts for community members to make their own decisions. a model worth emulating.” -Ajallu Niumai, PhD, Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, University of Hyderabad, India.
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ISBN : 9788121213486
Pages : 294
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