Participation of NGOs in the programme
Presently, the following NGOs are active in the JFM programme
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Agha Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP).
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Viksat, Ahmedabad
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Sarthi
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Sadguru Foundation
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Development Support Center. Ahmedabad
NGOs are active in promoting facilitating the programme. Training programmes for Awareness Motivation, Human resource development Skill upgradation, Capacity building, Microplan preparation and Leadership development arc being organised in coordination with the NGOs to strengthen the programme. Micropalnning through Participatory . Rural Appraisal (PRA) is organized jointly by the NGOs and the Department so as to make the people aware about the natural resources and their wise use. The department and the NGOs, separately or jointly are organizing training programmes and other HRD interventions to equip the Range Officers Foresters and the Beat Guard to deal with the conflicting roles expected from them and also for attitudinal behavioural changes both of the participating villagers and the forestry personnel's. In general the programme comprises of
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Human resource development programme for the Foresters
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Motivation. exposure trips. shivirs. camps for the villagers
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Organising community into institution
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Capacity building skill development for both i.e. FD & VI.
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Infra-structural support
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inter sectoral linkages
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Documentation of the progress
A centre named Centre for Participatory Natural Resource Management( CPNAR) is working in the State at Gujarat Ecological and Environmental Research (GEER), Foundation to facilitate the progress of the programme.
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