GOVERMENT WELFARE SCHEMES (2009-11) SN SCHEMES NEEDED FAMILY/ PERSONS TARGET Achievements 2009 2010 2011 Apr-Sep 09 Oct 09-Mar 10 Apr – Sep 10 Oct.10 -Mar.11 Apr-Dec. 2011 1 Social Security Scheme 2 Old Age Pension 683 179 334 170 159…
REPORT OF ONE DAY WORKSHOP ON BIODIVERSITY OF GOA ORGANISED JOINTLY BY PEACEFUL SOCIETY – Goa, ECONET-PUNE and INSTITUTE OF SAFETY, OCCUPATION HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, GOVT. OF GOA. NOV. 1, 1996. ISOHE COMPLEX ALTINHO, PANAJI – GOA. Objectives of the workshop:- The local organizers had aimed at exposing influential participants to several areas of biodiversity…
PERNEM – TALUKA SALT – PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION (PERNEM TALUKA MITH UTPADAK SANGHA) Memorandum For Assistance to Salt – producers of Agarwado – Pernem The father of nation, Mahatma Gandhi undertook the famous DANDI MARCH to offer Salt-Satyagraha, in 1930. During this period Goa under the Portuguese occupation was exporting Salt to rest of India and…
PEACEFUL SOCIETY 35 Years of Service KEY ACTIVITIES At A Glance from 1984 to March 2019 Sr. No. Year Project / Activities Project / Collaborator Venue / Area 1983 Formation of Peaceful Society Bandora, Goa 1984 Registration Goa Village Survey Bandora Village level meetings Bandora…
PS : Objectives and Strategy for Next 20 Years. Recommendation of National Consultation Held on 22.10.03 Branch Objective Strategy Program Resources Development To Establish models of alternative development towards self-reliance of the villages.To mapping out local resources for the self-sustaining development of the villages,To develop 2nd line leadership for village development,To form a team of…
Strengthening Panchayati Raj Peaceful Society Background The 73rd Constitution Amendments came into existence in April 1993. It is an enabling provision, re-empowering Gram Panchayats and rural masses. Gram Panchayat, with all its limitations, remains the best possible local body created by the Constitution to elicit people’s participation in development process. Impacting and empowering the PRIs…
Organisations either formed by Peaceful Society or played major role in its formation: Vanvasi Sangathan Gandhi Youth Fellowship Save The Western Ghats March Save The Western Ghats movement Eco Forum, Goa Nav Nirman Abhiyan Movement For Goa Survival Gram Vikas Kendra Koshi Consortium. Gandak Consortium. Ganga Consortium. Save Damodar Campaign. Save Idukki Campaign. Western India…
Since 1988 Aims & Objectives: With the prevailing ‘misconceptions’ and attitudes of people in the society regarding essential aspects of health and nutrition, Peaceful Society decided to have a concrete initiatives on Health for a year with monthly follow up health check ups and health talks in the year 1987. Dr. Poornima N Usgaonkar, Ponda,…
Background Soon after Independence, India embarked on a path of development through the five-year plans. Big dams across rivers were planned and constructed with aim to improve food production through irrigated crops and increase industrial production through generation of electricity. However over the years, the over exploitation of water and natural resources for industrial as…
The Western Ghats & Save the Western Ghats Movement The Western Ghats, a mountainous ridge running parallel to the west coast of India’s ancient peninsula, has a rich and intriguing history. They boast an age of 150 million years, and have seen variations of climate that have helped shape the soils and geology of the…
“SWARAJ” A Forum For Gandhian Societal Perspective and Action Introduction Swaraj as networking programme of Peaceful Society was formed in November 1996 in a three-days national consultation on growing fundamentalism and the adverse impact of globalisation. The aim was to bring solidarity and provide a common platform for like- minded individuals, voluntary organisations, social action…
1985-1996 Centres in Bandora, Cotigaon and Pedne. The initial programmatic thrust of Peaceful Society (PS) was rural development with more focus on women, children, small farmers. The PS gained primary exposures and needed experiences of undertaking developmental activities from two years work of providing additional income generating opportunity to 20 women in Banodra in 1985-86.…
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME 2001 The Government of India declared the year 2001 as Year For Women Empowerment. Series of welfare programmes were conducted all over for the benefit of the women. PEACEFUL SOCIETY took the lead to commemorate the year as the Empowerment of Women in Goa and designed a 6 months intensive programme .…
Peaceful Society organised follow-up planning meeting in every wada after survey of Bandora village Panchayat area. The findings were shared with the people present in programme planning meeting. One consultation of founder members of PS and well wishers was organised to decide plan of action. The meeting resolved to undertake economic generating activities among women…
Organising Campaign for 100 % Literacy and Land to Landless, House to Houseless Adult Literacy classes were run in PO in Bihar, Jharkhand and Tamil Nadu to achieve the target 100 % literacy in terms of writing (signature, name etc,) and reading. Following Chart explains about envisaged target and achievement so far. Programme / Schemes…
SN SCHEMES NEEDED FAMILY/ PERSONS TARGET Achievements 2009 2010 2011 Apr-Sep 09 Oct 09-Mar 10 Apr – Sep 10 Oct.10 -Mar.11 Apr-Dec. 2011 1 Social Security Scheme 2 Old Age Pension 683 179 334 170 159 138 139 163 166…
