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The Genesis:
Association of more than 10 years of seven partner agencies with CASA for an integrated rural development project formed a collective forum of cooperation-Rajmeru to sustain the process which was initiated at community level through CBOs. The association of more than 10 years of six partner agencies with CASA for an integrated rural development project formed a collective forum of cooperation-Rajmeru to sustain the process which was initiated at community level through CBOs. During the implementation of development initiatives in Rajasthan, a culture of sharing and debate had developed among the partners. This process was strengthened by holding meetings and focused discussions at regular intervals and hence it was felt that there should be a platform to promote common understanding and collective action around issues of concern. A need was felt for the emergence of a forum that would bring a better impact to the development of the state at large. As a result, a Forum of Rajasthan Package Partners emerged and was named RAJMERU which means Raj-Sand Meru-Mountain. Moreover Rajasthan is the combination of both land (sand) and mountains.
The forum is a platform for discussion, sharing of information and experience to facilitate the development process. It encourages decision making and democratic planning thereby enabling the local people to become self reliant and capable to handle their own development process. The forum is a platform to raise issues for strengthening people’s institutions.
Though RAJMERU consists of 7 partner organizations, working in different locations of Rajasthan it has successfully expanded its network with more than 200 CBOs working in the state on varied issues and concerns. Several issues of people’s concern have been identified to work upon.
RAJMERU after a long deliberation has made a radical shift in its approach and activities considering the specific geographical nature of the state, its arid climate and environment. The Forum has also initiated its efforts for ensuring rights of the people through continuous dialogues at the state level. The core issues being dealt with are drought mitigation, livelihood (right to food, water and work), Natural Resource Management, Local Self-Governance and Poverty including poverty reduction instruments
Vision:
Rajmeru visualizes a society where justice, equity and socio economic righteousness prevail with dignity and self respect of each individual.
Mission:
Establishing an organic linkage with various civil society actors to emerge as a force towards fighting for injustice, non equity and deprivation of rights and promote people’s organization to promote them for collective action into transformation and to develop a proactive structure of governance.
Objectives:
To ensure participative decision making process in terms of social, economic, political and cultural life of the people.
To ensure collective action along with different stakeholders, government bodies and other concerned departments on need and rights based issues.
To create a common platform for likeminded individuals and organizations to formulate plans for the welfare of the people.
Goal:
To create a strategic links among individual partner organizations, networks, forums other stakeholders with the government to sustain strategic partnership and capacitating their bargaining potential to induce ownership by developing leadership which provides socio economic righteousness.
Issues:
Rajmeru aims to promote institutions of People’s Organizations so that their voices are heard and their rights are protected.
Women perspective on livelihood issues need to be addressed both at micro and macro level.
Women should be given the opportunity to gain knowledge and skill.
A significant change in the attitude of society is needed to ensure gender equity so that the rights of women are also secured.
Institution building shall endeavor to give strength to women to raise their voices .
Livelihood
The following were the main objectives of the convention:
To analyze different livelihood related problems and challenges by hearing the voices of women members.
To derive alternative strategies on moving towards a better solution.
To provide a common platform at state level to address women, backward and marginalized people and dalit issues.
BPL Selection Process
Rajmeru has participated in the BPL selection process which discussed the role of civil society awareness, transparency to reduce bureaucracy, empowering the gram sabha, to remove the irregularity of the BPL selection process, ensuring transparency and imposing severe punishment on irregularity.
Right to Food
The Right to food is a human right. It protects the right of all human beings to live with dignity, free from hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition. The main objective is to increase the awareness of the human Rights to Food and also to develop the capacity at State level.
Awareness Campaign
The main objectives of the Awareness Campaign are:
To generate awareness and sense of responsibility among the community people.
To ensure the visibility of Manch among the other community members.
To enhance the institutional capacity within the members.
Rajmeru envisages changing social scenario via information, awareness and empowered the rural populace. All development interventions at Rajmeru are guided by the principles of: People oriented right based approach, collective decision making, participatory approach and practices and gender equity.
The Genesis:
Association of more than 10 years of seven partner agencies with CASA for an integrated rural development project formed a collective forum of cooperation-Rajmeru to sustain the process which was initiated at community level through CBOs. The association of more than 10 years of six partner agencies with CASA for an integrated rural development project formed a collective forum of cooperation-Rajmeru to sustain the process which was initiated at community level through CBOs. During the implementation of development initiatives in Rajasthan, a culture of sharing and debate had developed among the partners. This process was strengthened by holding meetings and focused discussions at regular intervals and hence it was felt that there should be a platform to promote common understanding and collective action around issues of concern. A need was felt for the emergence of a forum that would bring a better impact to the development of the state at large. As a result, a Forum of Rajasthan Package Partners emerged and was named RAJMERU which means Raj-Sand Meru-Mountain. Moreover Rajasthan is the combination of both land (sand) and mountains.The forum is a platform for discussion, sharing of information and experience to facilitate the development process. It encourages decision making and democratic planning thereby enabling the local people to become self reliant and capable to handle their own development process. The forum is a platform to raise issues for strengthening people’s institutions.
Though RAJMERU consists of 7 partner organizations, working in different locations of Rajasthan it has successfully expanded its network with more than 200 CBOs working in the state on varied issues and concerns. Several issues of people’s concern have been identified to work upon.
RAJMERU after a long deliberation has made a radical shift in its approach and activities considering the specific geographical nature of the state, its arid climate and environment. The Forum has also initiated its efforts for ensuring rights of the people through continuous dialogues at the state level. The core issues being dealt with are drought mitigation, livelihood (right to food, water and work), Natural Resource Management, Local Self-Governance and Poverty including poverty reduction instruments
Vision:
Rajmeru visualizes a society where justice, equity and socio economic righteousness prevail with dignity and self respect of each individual.
Mission:
Establishing an organic linkage with various civil society actors to emerge as a force towards fighting for injustice, non equity and deprivation of rights and promote people’s organization to promote them for collective action into transformation and to develop a proactive structure of governance.
Objectives:
To ensure participative decision making process in terms of social, economic, political and cultural life of the people.
To ensure collective action along with different stakeholders, government bodies and other concerned departments on need and rights based issues.
To create a common platform for likeminded individuals and organizations to formulate plans for the welfare of the people.
Goal:
To create a strategic links among individual partner organizations, networks, forums other stakeholders with the government to sustain strategic partnership and capacitating their bargaining potential to induce ownership by developing leadership which provides socio economic righteousness.
Issues:
Rajmeru aims to promote institutions of People’s Organizations so that their voices are heard and their rights are protected.
Women perspective on livelihood issues need to be addressed both at micro and macro level.
Women should be given the opportunity to gain knowledge and skill.
A significant change in the attitude of society is needed to ensure gender equity so that the rights of women are also secured.
Institution building shall endeavor to give strength to women to raise their voices .
Livelihood
The following were the main objectives of the convention:
To analyze different livelihood related problems and challenges by hearing the voices of women members.
To derive alternative strategies on moving towards a better solution.
To provide a common platform at state level to address women, backward and marginalized people and dalit issues.
BPL Selection Process
Rajmeru has participated in the BPL selection process which discussed the role of civil society awareness, transparency to reduce bureaucracy, empowering the gram sabha, to remove the irregularity of the BPL selection process, ensuring transparency and imposing severe punishment on irregularity.
Right to Food
The Right to food is a human right. It protects the right of all human beings to live with dignity, free from hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition. The main objective is to increase the awareness of the human Rights to Food and also to develop the capacity at State level.
Awareness Campaign
The main objectives of the Awareness Campaign are:
To generate awareness and sense of responsibility among the community people.
To ensure the visibility of Manch among the other community members.
To enhance the institutional capacity within the members.
Rajmeru envisages changing social scenario via information, awareness and empowered the rural populace. All development interventions at Rajmeru are guided by the principles of: People oriented right based approach, collective decision making, participatory approach and practices and gender equity.
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