Significant Achievements

Conducted survey among 1198 Women Self Help Group (WSHG) members in Southern India plotting livelihood security, food security and knowledge requirements. Wealth ranking by members of WSHGs revealed that 55 % of members belonged to “poor” compared to 45 % of their counterparts “better off” with in their groups.

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Designed and developed ICT and non-ICT knowledge kits (training tools).

The Knowledge kits developed include:

• Cell phone Operated Mobile Audio Communication and Conferencing System (COMBACCS),
• Multi purpose LCD,
• Touch screen information kiosk,
• Collapsible Banner,
• Audio CD,
• Flip books,
• Digital flash cards,
• Video CD

The ICT and non ICT tools were tested among WSHGs in South India. The results were presented in a Workshop at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi in November 2009.

Developed the curriculum on “Gender and Livestock Development” for PG students of Veterinary Extension and MA Women Studies. This module is already implemented in the revised curriculum for veterinary extension of the ICAR and in Karnataka State Women’s University, Bijapur.

Workshops:

Conference on “Women Self Help Groups and Cattle Rearing – Preliminary Performance Appraisal” on 7th & 8th February 2007 at Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Puducherry. Read More

Workshop on “Livelihood Security among Livestock Dependent Women Self Help Groups in South India on 14th & 15th November 2007 at Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Puducherrry. Read More

International Workshop on “ Training Tools for Knowledge Dissemination among Women Self Help Groups” on 20th &21st November 2009 at Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi.Read More

Exhibitions :

Knowledge Kit Exhibition "Designing Knowledge pathways to alleviate poverty" on 28th & 29th August 2008 at National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad.

Exhibition and Policy interface workshop on 23rd & 24th September 2009 at Kerala State Veterinary Council, Trivandrum.

National Seminars :

Problems and Prospects in Knowledge dissemination on Livestock rearing among Women Self Help Groups

Andhra Pradesh on 23rd & 24th January 2008 at College of Veterinary Science, Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad.

Tamilnadu on 13th & 14th February 2008 at Avinashilingam Deemed University, Coimbatore.

Kerala on 28th & 29th April 2008 at Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur.

Karnataka on 5th May 2008 at Bangalore University, Bangalore.