Plan of Action for 2020-21

Educational & Social Action :-1) Educational support to the students from weaker section: 100 Children.2) Media Literacy for creative & positive social change.3) Conducting meeting, Workshop, Exams, exhibitions, film shows with students, youths, citizens on Gandhian Ideology.4) Post Covid 19 and post lockdown social education.5) Explore establishing community radio. Health Programme:6) Post Covid 19, post…

Report on Biodiversity of Goa

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…

Report on Pernem Taluka Salt Producers

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…

Objectives and Strategy for Next 20 Years

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

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

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…

HEALTH PROGRAMME

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,…

Indian River Network

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…

SWARAJ

“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…

GPC + EZE Package Programme

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

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 .…

Women Employment Programme (WEP)

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…