Major Ongoing Programmes

 Sustainable Tribal Empowerment Project

This project for tribal community empowerment is being implemented by CARE in four areas of northern Andhra Pradesh, in collaboration with ITDA. This project which seeks to improve the quality of life of the poorest and most disadvantaged tribals is being provided technical support by AFPRO in Paderu region.

The project aims to achieve its objective of tribal community empowerment by strengthening and capacitating community institutions, promotion of participatory planning, facilitate the establishment of community initiated micro-projects, link the project with other ongoing regional projects for poverty alleviation, and help improve the quality of services delivered by ITDA and partner NGOs.

Measures for development of natural resources, especially water, are being made implemented in the project.  These are to be based on a land plan which guides in the selection of an appropriate site for the water body, treatment of catchment areas, and utilization of various categories of land. A mechanism for maintenance of structures by the community has also to be established.

During this project AFPRO will identify 200 potential sites for project implementation in consultation with local partners and ITDA. Subsequently it will facilitate the development of project proposals for each of the sites, supervise the implementation through local partners, monitor the activities, and facilitate trainings for site supervisors on the qualitative aspects of implementation.

AFPRO has set up a satellite office in Paderu and recruited specialist project staff to complete the task. They are supported by specialists from AFPRO’s office in Hyderabad.

(Field Unit: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh)