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Lokadrusti is a non profitable voluntary organization working for the development of the tribes in the erstwhile ‘Kalahandi’ region (now Nuapada District of Orissa, India) since 1988. It was the time when the question ‘Hunger and Under development: Is there a way out for Kalahandi?’ rang loud and clear in the mind of all concerned. But, there was no answer; no one to answer.

More out of necessasity, Lokadrusti started modestly with community mobilization and formulation of intervention strategies. Subsequently, Lokadrusti worked on ‘women empowerment’, ‘Social Mobilization Around Natural Resource Management for Poverty Alleviation’, ‘Tribal rights’, ‘Waste land management’, ‘Education’, ‘health’ and ‘cultural development’. Please see relevant sections for more details. Also, please watch the documentary video for a vivid picture of our work. We thank you for your kind visit. We will be grateful if you put your comments and suggestions for betterment of our efforts. Thanks!

Mission

“…to create an enabling environments for social change to empower the powerless/ weaker section/ down trodden…”

Vision

“…sustainable development keeping harmony with nature and environment, overall growth in education, health, art and culture…”

Transform this region into a self sufficient area on sustainable basis. It visualises promoting grassroot level committee/ organisation who will be the actors of development in the long run. Instead of creating an alternative structure of development it believes in activating and building the capacity of the existing structure. We respect the traditional local knowledge as a means of development. To achieve this our aim is to build the self confidence of the people.

Aim and Objectives

To promote the development of tribal
women and children of this very backward, drought prone area through
promoting people’s organizations.
To promote health, hygiene and
sanitation of the villages.
To develop political consciousness
through political education and awareness.
To develop and conserve natural
resources of the area.
To promote watershed development
programme in drought prone area.
To organize village women groups to
fight for their legitimate rights.
To promote children’s education in
the remote tribal villages where there is no facilities for
schooling.
To organize the village community on
Gender equality.
To promote self help groups through
micro-finance.
To make action research to develop new
intervention strategies for socio cultural and economic development
of the downtrodden people of the drought prone area.
To serve as a forum for exchanging
ideas among rural people, local intellectuals and developmental
agencies.
To collect the voice of the people;
their response reaction and understanding on various developmental
issues and create a system of feedback for the planners,
administrators.
To prepare literature for the rural
audience.
To carry out and promote participatory
research in order to help people understand, analyze and interpret
their problems of development.
To carry out research involving the
scholars of various universities and research institutes on
important areas of social relevance.
To do all other things that are incidental and co conductive to the above said objective.