JOSEGREGORY [e-mail]

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JOSEGREGORYjosegregory2000_at_yahoo.co.in

• Currently I am working as Project Coordinator in
  SAHAYI-Centre for Collective Learning Action, a
  Regional Support Organisation working for
  strengthening Voluntary sector and Local Self
  Governance Institutions in Kerala, India.
• My main role at Sahayi include Coordinate
  educational interventions like capacity building
  training programs for leaders of NGOs, Elected
  peoples representatives and other development
  functionaries in Local Self Governance
  Institutions in Kerala, Coordinate research
  studies and policy advocacy for effective policy
  changes, coordinate the preparation, publication
  and dissemination of IEC Materials
• Expectations from BLDC
• Sharpen my knowledge and skill in life long
  learning
• Learn from others experience
• Strengthen the networking with various
  agencies/Institutions working for strengthening
  Adult education/ Life long education, Poverty
  reduction Sustainable development.
• Make use of the learning with suitable changes in
  our intervention areas./

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Photograph of Entrepreneurship Development
Programme in which Smt. Madhubala participated
and I have facilitated the sessions
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Entrepreneurship Development to Address poverty
issue

• Smt. Mdubala, 38 year old was a resident of
  tsunami affected panchayat(Alappad) in Kerala,
  South India. Her husband was severely injured in
  tsunami and is bedridden. The couple had two
  daughters. She could not find a way to generate
  income, at least for meeting the daily expenses.
  She also could not go out in search of any
  labour because her presence was needed to nurse
  her bedridden husband. She did not have any idea
  to overcome such a situation.
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• Sahayi team members advised her to attend a
  training programme on Entrepreneurship
  development in the nearby place. I had
  coordinated and facilitated the training
  sessions. Somehow she managed to attend the
  training. As a result of the motivation,
  knowledge and interest she gained from the
  training she approached me to find out a solution
  for her poverty and related issues. We sit
  together 3-4 times to analyse her situation and
  assess the market potentials. These interactions
  helped her to identify a viable micro enterprise-
  vegetable vending- to earn a regular income
  without going away from her house.
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• In addition to the training, our organization
  (Sahayi) gave her a moderate grant for initiating
  the income generation venture and extended
  follow up consultancy support for a period of one
  year. This not only helped her earn a modest
  monthly income but also helped nurse her husband
  in bed without any interruption . Now she is
  able to manage the daily routine needs of her
  family. As she opined . This timely support
  reduced my mental tension and stress caused by
  tsunami and associated unemployment and improved
  my confidence , hopes and aspiration and
  developed a positive attitude towards life.