This report provides a detailed account of the challenges faced by the marginalized and vulnerable
households in accessing government entitlement schemes during Covid-19 period, and the role played by
PANI with support from Hindustan Unilever Foundation and Nudge Foundation in facilitating linkages of
these households with schemes according to their eligibility. An all-women cadre of Community
Resource Persons (CRPs) was instrumental in successful execution of the plans. 45,945 applications were
successful, unlocking ₹36 crores of benefits.
A complete overview of the Community Resource Person (CRP) model. This report takes us through the
complete journey of CRP recruitment, training, roles & responsibilities, work profile, and impact of their
work. The model can be replicated by NGOs/CSOs with customization according to the local context and
program objectives.
This report provides the results of a large-scale experiment conducted over three years with smallholder
farmers. Farmers were provided easy access to finance, market linkages, and package of practices. The
report explains the process elaborating each component and the final results showing the impact of
removing the frictions often faced by the small and marginal farmers.
This is a collection of success stories (in Hindi) from a program supported by Sir Dorabjee Tata Trust on
Empowering Rural Women in 36 blocks of 9 districts in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. More than 80,000
women from marginalized households have been collectivized and trained on various issues of gender-
based discrimination, and the avenues available to them to stand for their rights. Women are encouraged
to discuss issues faced by them, prioritize those matters, to decide among themselves about the options
available to them, and the how they want to pursue the matters. The success stories depict the positive
changes that these women have been able to bring in their lives and in the community.
PANI is pleased to announce the release of Splash! and Hilor, a celebration of the indomitable young women from our Adolescent Girls Empowerment Program in Tarun, Ayodhya district, whose courageous, sovereign choices have created splashes and ripples within their families and village communities.
Nine years ago, when PANI launched its program in Tarun, the odds had seemed insurmountable.
The lives of adolescent girls in this region were governed by societal norms and controls that limited their aspirations and propelled them into a lifecycle of subordination and discrimination.
Of the thousands of girls who became a part of the program, Splash! and Hilor narrates the journeys of twenty-five young women who have conquered immense obstacles to excel at sports, serve in the armed forces, pursue careers in music, and work in companies. Their journeys are a testament to the power of the human spirit to rise above limitations of gender, environment, culture, and society.
We thank Rekha Saleela Nair for meeting, interviewing and soulfully crafting the journey of each girl, and Dr Prachi for translating these narratives into Hindi.
We are grateful to our publishers, the Greenleaf Book Group and BrainInk trust who partnered with us to publish Splash!, and the Sarvbhasha Prakashan for publishing Hilor.
We hope the stories in these books will allow you to experience our world of splashes and ripples and offer you deeper insights into the nuances of empowerment.
