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AMA
SANGATHAN |
The word 'ama' in
Oriya means 'our' and 'sangathan' translates to 'group'. The name
indicates the unity and collective strength of tribal women. Ama Sangathan
has lent its voice to women, enabling them to fight against exploitation
and injustice.
By giving them a platform on which to stand and bring certain issues to
the fore, Ama Sangathan has proved that given the space, freedom and opportunity,
tribal women have it in them to be powerful spokespersons, campaigners
for justice and imposing leaders. Find out more about Ama Sangathan's Profile. |
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Ama Sangathan grew out of
the efforts of Agragamee, which has been working in Kashipur since 1981.
Agragamee has endeavoured to empower tribal communities through capacity
building and people's organisation. Leadership by women was actively
promoted at both the village and panchayat levels and savings groups
were formed. The panchayat level mahila mandals took the initiative
to federate at the block level. Ama Sangathan is one such Block level
federation of mahila mandals in the Kashipur Block of Rayagada district. Read more about the Structure of the organisation.
The
origin of Ama Sangathan and its role as an apex organisation can be
traced to a struggle that was met with victory by the women of Mandibisi,
a village in the Kashipur Block. They were successful in gaining control
over the procurement, processing and marketing of MFP (in this case,
hill brooms) after a long battle with the government and contractors.
Learn more about the story and Background of Ama Sangathan.
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Agragamee, through dynamic people's organisations
such as Ama Sangathan, has enabled the tribal community, especially
women, to raise their voice on several issues. Rights to minimum wages,
rights over land and the delivery of government programs have become
of primary concern to tribal communities. And rightly so. Here's more about
Ama Sangathan's Activities.
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AIMS
AND OBJECTIVES
To increase the income of people through the promotion of small scale collectives, enterprises and village cottage industries.
To develop backward and underdeveloped villages.
To take adequate and effective steps towards a need-based training for village development.
To ensure the proper utlisation of government funds and
see to the efficient delivery of services, so as to benefit the poorest and most marginalized sections of tribal society.
To establish a networking system among the local level organizations
To ensure women's participation in developmental programs being taken up within the community.
To ensure free flow of information to the tribal community on the various funded programmes involving the region.
To ensure access, control and conservation of land,
water, forest and other natural resources in tribal regions by
the tribal communities themselves.
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