LWSIT is working in both legally recognized and unrecognized squatter settlements in the cities of Kolkata, Cuttack and Bhubaneswar; addressing problems of livelihood, education, children and women, health, shelter, civic amenities. The program has laid special emphasis on viable local organizational structures that can shoulder responsibility for the developmental activities initiated, thus empowering communities and their organizations to address their problems as per their priority. The major thrust of the intervention is to enable community organizations and groups to secure access to civic amenities and facilities offered by municipal and government agencies.
100 million poor people live in the cities and towns
of India. 10 million people in West Bengal and Odisha
live in precarious slum settlements. They are almost
forced to become refugees and IDPs. Uncontrolled urban
sprawls are a hindrance and burden on the development
of a city and its residents which can otherwise
improve the conditions or check deterioration.
LWSIT implements urban project in the states of West
Bengal and Odisha which have its impact on every
individual and households of the operational areas in
these states. There are many cases where women have
almost doubled their income and brought their families
above the poverty line.
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Mobilizes people to form
organizations or groups through which
development interventions in the community is
carried out |
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CBOs and SHGs are
encouraged to mobilize resources from the
government and from within the community |
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CBOs and SHGs are assisted
with income generation opportunities with
special emphasis to women |
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Support groups with income
generation activities group farming |
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Training and support for
sustainable agriculture practice to small and
marginal farmers |
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Promotes organic farming |
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Promotes community managed
grain banks |
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Promotes alternative
energy sources |
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Creates awareness on
causes and consequences of climate change |
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Encourage communities to
plant trees on available land in order to
increase vegetation |
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Encourage communities to
avail existing government health care
facilities, social security and welfare
schemes |
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Imparts health education
to the communities |
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Organizes community level
health camps |
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Builds mass awareness on
the importance of education |
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Encourages enrolment of
children in formal schools and support them to
continue their education |
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Operates study centres to
provide additional guidance to the formal
school children to cope up with their school
curriculum |
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Preprimary centers are
operated for the children |
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Organizes Self Help Groups |
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Women are trained to take
up leadership roles and to develop their
capacity to take active part in decision
making process |
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Organizes gender
sensitization programs involving both men and
women |
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Organizes market oriented
vocational trainings |
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Women are supported with
income generation activities, increasing their
economic independence |
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Training on book keeping |
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Training on organizational
development |
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Training on leadership
development |
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Training on advocacy and
lobbying |
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Paralegal training
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