Samarthan – Centre for Development Support is a leading non-profit organisation working in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. We promote participatory development and participatory governance through capacity building, direct field action, model building, research and advocacy.
We consistently promote civil society efforts and participatory development processes favouring the disadvantaged sections of society. Samarthan is currently linked to more than 200 NGOs and other strategic partners to demonstrate examples of participatory governance and thus amplify the voices of the poor, dalits, tribals and women in policy-making platforms. Through our interventions we attempt to serve as a bridge between the people and the governance institutions. Samarthan is actively engaged in national level networks and is linked to Wada Na Todo, Social Watch and VANI.
State Level Consultation on Forest Rights Act Study
Samarthan is organizing a state level consultation on 26th October 2010 in Hotel Noor-Us-Sabah Palace, VIP Road, Bhopal, to share the findings of the study titled “‘Recognition of Community Rights Under the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act’- Bottlenecks and Way Forward” and to exchange experiences from other states where …→Read More
Supporting the State Planning Commission in implementation of the “Integrated District Planning”
Samarthan supported the Madhya Pradesh State Planning Commission (SPC) in Aug-Sep 2009 in developing Integrated District Plans in the five convergence districts of Madhya Pradesh. The project is supported by UNICEF Bhopal.
Development of Manual on Integrated District Planning: A manual on Decentralised Integrated district Planning was developed in the assignment. The manual explains …→Read More
Advisory Group Meeting on Forest Rights Act
A meeting of the Advisory Group was organized by Samarthan – Centre for Development Centre for sharing the findings of the study titled “Realisation of Community Rights under FRA in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh – Challenges and Ways forward” on 4th September 2010. The meeting was attended by Shri T. N. Srivastava (Former Chief …→Read More
Forest study advisory group meeting
Advisory group meeting in Chhattisgarh is scheduled on 14th September 2010 to finalize the draft study report entitled “Realization of community rights under the Forest Right Act, 2006 in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh- challenges and ways forward”.
Study is being conducted by the research team of Samarthan with the aim to identify specific challenges …→Read More