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Tag Archives: Women

SHGs : Boon or Bane?

August 5, 2005

Over the last few years, especially in the last five years, every one in the social development sector is talking …

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A ‘tubelight’ of hope…….

July 19, 2005

Yesterday was a good day for me…. After a long time I saw something encouraging…. I have shared my pain …

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Where are their dreams?

May 18, 2005

I am back from a village (Narala) nestled deep in the hinterlands of Aurangabad district in the Western Indian State …

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My Tweets

  • RT @fp2p: Fascinating research by @cblatts frm #Uganda shows best way to help young people get jobs is $400, not training progs http://t.co… 1 day ago
  • MUST read for #aid workers : How to Plan when you don’t know what is going to happen? oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=14588 @fp2p #complexity #planning 5 days ago
  • RT @ngkabra: Why you should teach using specific, concrete examples and powerful analogies, not just general principles http://t.co/kqMHlGk… 5 days ago
  • Along with @franequiza I muse about "#CashAid v/s #FoodAid & Giving options to the #poor" wp.me/pL8vb-av #development #disruption 2 weeks ago
  • Charisma explained #Dilbert and #PointyHairedBoss style http://t.co/uEi3dzABJF 3 weeks ago
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