Project Ujyalo Bhabisya - Area and Beneficiaries
The fifteen beneficiary communities are clusters of households of the excluded castes, such as Dalit ('untouchable castes'), who traditionally own little or no land and for whom social exclusion manifests itself through a lack of opportunities to move out of poverty. UCHEP has selected the first five of fifteen communities, identified through social and economically excluded criteria, through discussions with the local community and ward elders, and through consideration of UCHEP's logistical ability to reach the communities.
Each of the fifteen communities will comprise about thirty households, totalling 150-200 people. Different aspects of Ujyalo Bhabisya will target the needs of different household members, according to their interests and availability. The project therefore expects to reach between 2,250 and 3,000 of the poorest inhabitants directly over the course of the five year timeframe.
Central to Ujyalo Bhabisya is the concept of community and the majority of the project components will be available to the entire community. However, certain components including life skills, business training and vocational apprenticeships will be specifically targeted at individuals aged between eighteen and thirty, with around ten to twenty participants being transparently selected from each community. The positive inclusion of female participants is an important principle for the selection process.
The 50 new communities who are to benefit from the 2010 – 2014 cycle of Project UB are clusters of households of the poorest and most excluded castes, such as Dalit (‘untouchable castes’). Traditionally they own little or no land, and for these communities social exclusion manifests itself through a lack of opportunities to move out of poverty. The 50 communities will be identified through discussions with the local community and ward elders; as well as rigorous social and economic analysis involving participatory rural appraisals (PRA) to ensure that the communities are those who are most needy and who will benefit most from participating in Project UB.
The majority of the project components will be available to the entire community. However, certain components including life skills, business training and vocational apprenticeships will be specifically targeted at individuals aged between 18 and 30, with around ten to twenty participants being transparently selected from each community. The positive inclusion of female participants is an important principle for the selection process
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