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Ongoing Work

Currently most of our projects are only being undertaken with partnering organizations. Here we profile a few projects that are on currently.

  1. Study of SRI practices in Tamilnadu
  2. Study of Social Security Net among traditional institutions and communities
  3. Teacher's Training Initiative by Alternate Educators (Multiversity)
  4. Judicial Transperency - an enquiry and research
  5. Information sharing among partners and state units of OFAI on the developments related to the genetic modification of seeds.
  6. Book on late Dr. C.V. Seshadri, an original thinker and people scientist and early director of the Murugappa Chettiar Research Centre (MCRC) is being compiled by a team headed by Dr. Cluade Alvares. Samanvaya is coordinating the compilation process.

Small Initiatives / Requests

All of us do pro bono work as well as attend to small requests and assignments that come our way from time to time. Often these do not really qualify as projects, however, many times they are significant and make a difference somewhere. We decided to henceforth (as of 2008) also record these.

  1. 'A Satyagrahi at work', a profile note on the work of Thiru. J. Prabhakar, coordinator, Nalloor Vattam
  2. SIPPO, Madurai - redesigning organizational presentation and image
  3. Translation of legal awareness book from Tamil to English - authored by legal activist Warrant Bala, editor, Kadamayai Sei
  4. Process documentation of twenty years of rehabilitation of leprosy afflicted persons by Ramakrishna Math, Chennai
  5. Online support for the campaign by Prof. G.D. Agarwal to protest against the GOI move to construct ecologically destructive dams across the Ganges
  6. Understanding the implications of the change in the definition of the term 'purpose of charity' in the Union budget, 2008 - A consultation

Projects Archive

This archive section contains details of the projects that were undertaken until 2007. These have been categorised here based on the objective of the project. Some of these have been with organizations with whom we continue to work, others that were one-time assignments.

Research / Study / Publication

A majority of our projects come under the category of research and study and the output of the same are the publications. Wherever the studies are not under copyright or contractual obligations, we have shared them. In other cases we have tried to share our insights and experience through articles, which are presented in the learning section.
→LenDev - Learning Experiences in Endogenous Development Study
→Impact of Rural ICT on women, A Survey
→Textbook Content Analysis
→Dharampal Archival Compilations
→Gita of Waste - A study book on waste management for children
→Livelihood Initiatives in post- tsunami efforts, a study
→Research studies on Rural health scenario and Support system for rural aged in Tamil Nadu
→Compiling over a decade's work of a Development Organisation
→'Chennai Cares' - Study on Social Initiatives in Chennai city; Study on Status of Charitable Old Age Homes
→A Study of the Coastal Conservation Linked Enterprises by CELL Network members
→Challenge Mapping of Rural Households
→Social Initiatives by Native Communities
→Enhanced documentation of the Knowledge Building Workshop on Mutual Insurance
→Documentation of post tsunami agricultural land reclamation using organic farming practices

Development Consulting / Review / Assessment

The second largest number of our projects are under this category. We are often under contractual obligations to not reveal the client identity or project output, however, wherever possible we have tried to share the processes and learnings in the knowledge section of this website.
→Conservation work in tsunami hit regions
→Performance Appraisal for the Community Information Centre, Kuppam
→Sustainable Access in Rural India
→Panchayat Initiative to Build a Sustainable Local Economy
→Management Reorganising and Process Design
→Creation of Organic Food Consumers Network
→Facilitating building a Network for Rural Supply Chain
→Building Organisational Vision & Mission and Re-alignment of Organisational Processes
→Knowledge Systems Consulting for a Technology Innovation Project

Concept Development

Concept development is the beginning of a new initiative or creative engagement. In the social sector, concept defines projects and ultimately the benefits and impact. Often we are asked to provide the knowledge component in developing a concept by our partners and clients. It has been our endeavour to ensure that we provide concepts that are addressing specific situations and provide definite results.
→Karmakshetram
→CSR CBO Linkages
→Gandhi Dharampal Centre (SIDH, Mussorie) - contributed to the discussion and participated in a three day deliberation at Dharamshala, March 2008

Events / Concept Promotion / Consultation / Meetings, Seminars etc.

Events that are organized as part of a project do not fall under any category as we do not provide the same as a service. However, whenever we find ourselves provided with such a responsibility, we do undertake the same. Our preferred events are concept promotion ones and coordinating meetings or events for the purpose of creating newer knowledge centered initiatives or organizations. Here we provide information on the most recent such ventures.
→Coordinating Events for promoting the CSR CBO linkages along with CCD, Madurai →Technology Democracy, March 2007

Communication Strategy / Web Presence Consulting

→Creating a web presence for Gandhigram Trust
→Sri Ramakrishna Sarada Ashram Web Presence
→Panchayat Academy Web Presence

Capacity Building / Lectures / Presentations

Under this title you will find details of various 'capacity building' programmes that Samanvaya has organized at different times. Since 2007 all these have been classified as Skill based training programmes (Quickwhiz) and Development Framework based programmes (SwaRaj)
→Workshop for Rural ICT Kiosk operators, Gandhigram
→Training programmes at Gandhigram
→Creating a Tamil model website in consultation with the rural women in Madurai to reflect the aspirations for content and application by community members
→Lecture on "Communities in India - Understanding Enterprises and Livelihood" (Feb, 2008) Wisconsin University Community Leaders Programme, Bangalore
→CSR trends, Apr 08 – presentation on CSR trends in India over the past decade as part of a 2-day workshop on CSR Essentials, Chennai (organized by CR Biz and CIOSA)

Campaign

→Campaign to rescue cattle from being slaughtered during festival season in Tamil Nadu
→Campaign against Govt of India policy to set up large scale slaughter houses across India