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While action programme is our base, we are keen to sustain our experience, ideas and vision to spread effectively. This core concept has moulded us into initiating a ‘resource cell’ serving two broad functions.

Collating field perspectives and local knowledge base and providing professional and management inputs to PRAYATN’s pursuits;

Supporting the work of people’s organizations and institutions facilitated by PRAYATN;

The resource cell encompasses a wide spectrum of knowledge pool with experts in social activism, rural development and management, process documentation, planning and research. The uniqueness of the cell is that it serves as a conduit to synchronize theory and practice in order to create innovative applications and sustainable element in any intervention. Specifically the key activities of the unit include:

Providing support to development organizations in preparing materials (learning tools/information kits) for use and wider dissemination;

Capacity building and training on perspective building, gender, issue identification & formulation, issue consolidation & campaign plan, networking and advocacy;

Contextual and situational analysis, inputs in programme planning, implementation, review and assessment;

Project appraisal, monitoring, terminal evaluation and impact assessment;

Case studies and process documentation;

Research studies on policy implementation;

Network building, system formulation and management.


Objectives

To study how far and how effectively the PCPNDT Act has been implemented in the state of Rajasthan, comparing and contrasting the situation in different districts.

To understand the constraints that government officials are experiencing in their attempts to execute the Act.

To identify the areas in which implementation of the Act is falling short, and to help the authorities to remedy this situation.

To develop our understanding on emerging trends in child sex ratio and on the perceptions and dynamics of female foeticide at various levels of society.

To pioneer debate and advocacy efforts regarding sex selective abortions.

To propose policy, administrative and community interventions to combat female foeticide.

To initiate effective implementation of the Act at policy level in collaboration with the State Women's Commission.


Current Activity

Study on the Status and Effectiveness of PCPNDT Act in Rajasthan

The report is ready for dissemination.