MARCH FOR RIGHTS The Concept of Adhikar Yatras (Marches for Rights) is based on the idea of massive mobilisation of primary stakeholders asserting their rights through a four-fold strategy of democratic assertion propounded by Baba Saheb Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. Dr. Ambedkar said, “My final words of advice to you are educate, agitate and organize; …
MAINSTREAMING SOCIAL INCLUSION Creating a strong voice for the Dalit communities in India is significant challenge which needs to be addressed if the marginalized and poor Dalit communities have to access a Fair Share in the national resources. NACDAOR has adopted two important strategies to address this. Firstly, it observed that the civil society sector, …
EDUCATION Building community education leaders: Right to Education of Dalits and Adivasi children Centre for Alternative Dalit Media in association with the New Education Group Fire, popularly known as NEG-FIRE is implementing a project aiming to develop 24 Community Education Leaders, over 2 and a half years in the 20 villages of Teonthar, Jawa and …
DIGNITY & HUMAN RIGHTS Liberty, equality, justice and human dignity are the basic principles of contemporary society. Although injustice, discrimination and inequality are social phenomena, their nature and extent differ from society to society. People who suffered subjugation, domination and faced exploitation, slavery or social, economic, political and cultural dominance always faced undermining their Dignity. …
DALITS AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR With the New Economic Policy in 1990s, India has seen the increasing role of the Private Sector. Already marginalised Dalits witnessed their share in employment and economy shrinking. National Confederation of Dalit Organisations (NACDOR) right from its founding conference in 2001 visualized the increased role of the private sector and …
Ignorance makes people uninterested and indifferent. As the Apex Body of the Dalits and other Socially Excluded, National Confederation of Dalit Adivasi Organisations (NACDAOR) decided to educate and demystify about the India’s Budgetary Process to the masses in 2001. Hence, ‘Battle for Budget.’ The Battle for Budget was conceived as the long-term initiative grooming leadership …