CARPED at a glance
Registration No.
817 of 1989
FCRA No:
010230351 dt. 12.03.97
Bank account no(s)
1017 2619 90 Central Bank of India (local funds)
1017 3084 75 Central Bank of India (local funds)
1017 2620 08 Central Bank of India (Foreign contribution)
Kalyan Nagar branch, Hyderabad
Executive Committee
G.Uma Devi – Chairperson
Dr.Vinita Pandey – Vice Chairperson
M.Bharath Bhushan – Secretary
Ernest Leslie – Joint Secretary
L.Vidya Sagar – Treasurer
Ameena wasif – Exe. Member
Vishnu Vardhan – Exe. Member
Centre for Action Research and Peoples Development (CARPED)
8-3-228/267 Rahamathnagar Yousufguda Hyderabad – 45 INDIA
Tel : +91(40)-65527969, 23834565
Email : carpedindia@gmail.com, info@carped.org
www.carped.org
Mission
Promotion of participatory development of marginalised communities in the society. CARPED emphasizes on making policies more people oriented.
Objective
To facilitate better quality of life in all its realms through community mobilisation, participatory governance based on sustainable natural resource management.
About CARPED
CARPED is an action research group, formed by a group of young professionals, engaged in participatory community development.
The group registered as a Society in 1989 with an objective to facilitate better quality of life in all its realms through community mobilisation, participatory governance based on sustainable natural resource management. Thus community participation, education, protection and promotion of environment and social capital are central to the activities of the organisation. Emphasis on children, women and environment are major areas of attention of CARPED’s action research interventions that provide space for the participation and engagement of the stakeholders in analysis and change of the conditions forming the milieu of the people with whom CARPED works. Thus the target women are partners in the interventions and important stakeholders. CARPED emphasizes on making policies people oriented.
CARPED has been active in the areas of preventing displacement of the tribal communities, environment education and legal aid as part of larger networks, during the first five years. CARPED has initiated activities in Kowdipally mandal of Medak since 1994 with focus on woman and child issues and participatory community development based on natural resource management (NRM). Besides, it continued active involvement in networks, campaigns and movements to facilitate people’s development in varied spheres.
CARPED has facilitated state level networks of NGOs comprising more than 200 NGOs engaged in promotion and strengthening of participatory forestry management through Joint Forest Management/ Community Forest Management. Similarly state level network of NGOs engaged on promotion of child rights in Andhra Pradesh. CARPED has also facilitated youth sensitization programmes in the tribal areas of Warangal, Khammam and Adilabad.
CARPED prepared a good number of educational material for child labour turned students at different levels (according to their age and learning levels) and texts for tribal communities. CARPED strengthened its educational programmes by capacity building of (VEC) Village Education Committees, self-help groups and CBOs to protect child rights, literacy for adolescent girls and motivating rural youth to take part in literacy programmes.
CARPED’s understanding of community development is based on the belief that communities and marginalised sections of community would be able to collectively ensure better living conditions if they are organised and educated of the opportunities available to them. CARPED’s basic thrust therefore is on facilitating the communities to be part of the efforts in analysing their situations or informing them of the same so as to enable their involvement in evolving strategies to address the issues. Thus, CARPED’s activities are focussed on action research, information dissemination, mobilisation, advocacy and assistance. Strategic approach to developmental efforts consists of capacity building of self-help groups (Vana Samrakshana Samithis, thrift and credit groups, water users’ associations etc.) and resource mobilisation and management of government sponsored welfare measures.
Besides, it continues participation in networks, campaigns and movements to facilitate peoples’ development especially in the areas of child rights, education, participatory governance and community management of natural resources.
Executive committee
Chairperson – Ms G.Uma Devi
She has been actively involved in youth movements from 1976 to 1990 and has traveled extensively all over the state. She is associated with several campaigns for participatory development. She played key roles in the democratic rights movement since mid seventies. She has been associated with several movements in the state including trade union, rural women’s struggles against gender and caste discrimination, rights of forest dwellers, literary movement
She is associated with Telugu journals and publications on the people’s movement and democratic struggles.
She is postgraduate in social sciences and worked in Centre for Social and Economic Studies. She is currently working in ICRISAT.
Vice-Chairperson – Dr Vinita Pandey
Dr Vinita Pandey is a sociologist and is faculty in Osmania University. She is specialized in tribal development, participatory research methodology. She has publications in PRA methods in tribal communities.
She has several studies on rural development, participatory approaches, women empowerment, and tribal development. She has completed Ph D in Sociology
Secretary – Mr M.Bharath Bhushan
M Bharath Bhushan is the founder Secretary of CARPED and has been associated with developmental interventions since 1986. He has been an active member of several campaigns and movements in Andhra Pradesh. He is the founder Convenor of A P Alliance for Child Rights, a network of NGOs engaged in promotion of CRC. He is also the founder Convenor of state network of NGOs engaged in promotion of participatory forestry. He has several publications on themes of development concern and tribal movements. His contribution to developmental activities in AP is more in the areas of child rights, environmental protection and tribal development.
During his career from 1978 he has worked with ICRISAT, Centre for Environment (CEC), Institute of Asian Studies, Adam Smith Institute, and has been advisor to Andhra Pradesh and Orissa governments on alternative livelihoods and safety nets. He is the founder member of CEC, Movement Against Child Labour, Medak District Voluntary Association Network and Adyayana and been active in several civil society initiatives in the state and country.
Joint Secretary – Mr G.Ernest Leslie
G.Ernest Leslie is Joint Secretary of CARPED. He is also the founder member of CARPED. His educational qualifications include Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and Master’s degree in Sociology. He has been working for the poor and downtrodden since 1987.
He has been associated with several developmental interventions in agency areas of Khammam and Vishakapatnam. He has been actively involved in Youth Development Services and worked with AP MAST in the capacity of HRD Manager. He has been associated with varied research projects in the capacity of Research Associate in Administrative Staff College of India. Presently he is working with community development wing of Lanco Group
Treasurer – Mr L.Vidya Sagar
He is a professional photographer and cameraman. He has done diploma in Electrical Engineering and also holds diploma in Photography from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University.
He has worked on documentary films on environment protection and sustainable agricultural practices. He is associated with educational interventions for children. He is working for ICRISAT.
Executive Member- Ms Ameena Wasif
She is involved with the programmes for the development of women and adolescent girls of minority (muslim) group in the old city of Hyderabad. The programmes mainly focus on education, livelihoods and reproductive health and children. Her study on the reasons of poor educational standards among Khoja (a minority community) helped school management to implement the recommendations to improve the standards.
Her educational qualifications include Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in Social Work.
