Bringing social change in Bundelkhand through HARIT PRAYAS@Chatarpur

Karondia is one of the most backward villages of Harit Prayas project area. The baseline survey of Harit Prayas project reflected that:

• ·         There was not any community based organization in this village.
• ·         The community members were indulged in taking alcohol and other drugs.
• ·         Indulgence in alcohol consumption hampered agriculture badly.
• ·         Rather farming, community members were used to migrate as laborers.
• ·         The income of household was badly affected due to expenses on alcohol (mahua).

The objective of project Harit Prayas is to increase the income of households of poor and marginalized community. The strategic intervention by the team members of Harit Prayas project, SSSS, was made to eliminate the problems of alcoholism in the village and getting agriculture back on the track, in a phased manner.

·         First of all one farmer club ( Jatashankar Kissan Club) was formed. In this farmer club there are 12 members.

·         A series of meeting was conducted; the farmers were trained about negative impact of alcoholism.

·         The bylaws were formed by the farmers themselves. In the bylaws it was explicitly mentioned that any member who takes alcohol, a huge fine will be imposed on him. If somebody violates the rule repeatedly, he will be boycotted socially.

·         Apart from this farmers were trained on organic farming with help of resource persons and Harit Prayas team members, simultaneously.

·         Village level meetings have been conducted throughout the project duration in karondia village.

Outcome

·         Due the farmers’ club, training and regular meeting and generation awareness the community members have stopped consuming alcohol in this village. The social mobilsation against alcohol is working as a pressure.

• ·         Farmer’s club members are going to prepare 12 NADIB in next month.
• ·         People are inclined towards organic farming in this village.
• ·     Due to increased agricultural income, there is decline in rate of migration in this village.
• ·         The alcohol shop in this village has been removed due to the social pressure. 

       By HARIT PRAYAS SSSS-satna team