abhishreshthaa
Abhijeet S
CASE STUDY : Experiments in Rural Advancements
ERA is a project that CRY started partnering in 1989. ERA operates in the hills of Pithoragarh, Uttar Pradesh which is unapproachable due to bad roads, frequently hit by landslides. Income generation opportunities are few due to its inaccessibility and are terribly unsafe with wild animals roaming around freely with many cases of children being snatched away by leopards.
There are few Government run schools and primary health facilities. Children in this region supplement family income by working as luggage carriers and the extent of deprivation faced by them is quite high.
In 1989 CRY began supporting ERA's education, health and community based programmes of income generation.
Over time, Pawan Rana the project holder, with CRY's partnership, gained confidence and felt empowered to do more. Slowly, other small development organisations began approaching ERA for guidance and CRY saw an opportunity to shift ERA to the status of a nodal agency. ERA has now reaches out to 10 small groups working in that region. CRY provides financial support, training and guidance to ERA's workers on subjects such as project planning, evaluation and monitoring skills.
ERA is a project that CRY started partnering in 1989. ERA operates in the hills of Pithoragarh, Uttar Pradesh which is unapproachable due to bad roads, frequently hit by landslides. Income generation opportunities are few due to its inaccessibility and are terribly unsafe with wild animals roaming around freely with many cases of children being snatched away by leopards.
There are few Government run schools and primary health facilities. Children in this region supplement family income by working as luggage carriers and the extent of deprivation faced by them is quite high.
In 1989 CRY began supporting ERA's education, health and community based programmes of income generation.
Over time, Pawan Rana the project holder, with CRY's partnership, gained confidence and felt empowered to do more. Slowly, other small development organisations began approaching ERA for guidance and CRY saw an opportunity to shift ERA to the status of a nodal agency. ERA has now reaches out to 10 small groups working in that region. CRY provides financial support, training and guidance to ERA's workers on subjects such as project planning, evaluation and monitoring skills.