Annual Review 2018

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Chair’s Message Andy Rutherford Two principles are at the core of Action Village India, partnership and solidarity. Sometimes they can be difficult to feel and experience but in March 2017, they were tangible and at the heart of Action Village India’s Partners’ Forum, hosted by Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra, which I was privileged to attend. Representatives from six AVI partners from across India shared how they are making a difference. Solidarity filled the days. For example, the experience of KGSN from Kerala of developing organic agriculture for households with limited resources was shared directly with community organisations in Jharkhand and Bihar and, inspired by NBJK’s work, Crusade from Tamil Nadu committed to strengthen their work with people with disabilities. Two people who have been synonymous with AVI were vivid expressions of partnership and solidarity throughout the Forum as they have been for decades. With his infectious smile and enthusiasm and over four decades of experience of community development in India, Alan Leather, our Chair up to April 2018, was a key participant at the Forum. He is deeply thanked for all his contributions to AVI and thanked for his continuing support. Part of the Forum was a ‘thank you’ from all the India partners to Ivan Nutbrown, one of the founders of, and inspirations for, Action Village India. Ivan was weighed down with garlands and surrounded by friends with whom he has worked in sincere partnership for nearly 30 years. He will continue to be part of AVI as a Founder-Advisor from August 2018 when his paid work with AVI comes to an end. The spirit of partnership and solidarity that Alan and Ivan have infused in AVI and our vital work with partners in India enables us all, together to make a difference. We welcome you to be part of us. Summer Appeal and Women’ Rights Exhibition In July 2018 we launched our Appeal for Women’s Rights and our exhibition on Women’s Rights in India at WOMAD. Despite the fact that there have been many advances in the position of women in Indian society, the majority of women and girls across rural India still carry the burden of childrearing and domestic duties whilst suffering a severe access to suitable healthcare and education, and all too often facing issues such as domestic violence, sexual assault, child marriage and oppressive cultural traditions. For over 25 years, AVI has been working through its partners to impact the lives of women and girls in India, enabling them to gain social mobility, stand up for their rights and choose a different way of life. We are touring our exhibition on Women’s Rights throughout 2018-19. Please contact us if you can host the exhibition or know of a suitable venue. To donate to our appeal please visit: www.actionvillageindia.org.uk/appeal
Director’s Report Anna Griffiths 2017-2018 has been a fantastic year for AVI and we’ve met some great success. We’ve managed to send over £50,000 more in funding to our partners in India than last year and the Madras Café Team at WOMAD had the most successful year ever, raising £26,000 for AVI projects, as well as once again winning the People’s Choice Award for the best food at the festival (and there is lots of good food!). Our team in the office has gone from strength to strength. In February we were joined by the wonderful Aneeta Patel who is managing our communications and admin, and over the Summer of 2017, we were joined by three interns who undertook research projects, helped with office administration and worked to organise the AVI front of house and exhibition at WOMAD. Our Partners Forum in 2018 was a highlight - taking part I understood firsthand the huge benefits there are in bringing together our partners from very different parts of India to share and learn from each other. Visiting the projects together and talking with those impacted by their work makes sense of everything that we do back in the UK and we returned with a new vigour. This year we have been working to develop new and expanded projects in India, some with new Indian NGO partners - we hope to see a new project working to improve the livelihoods of fisherfolk families in and around Chilika Lake and another working on largescale local governance in Tamil Nadu. In the UK, we are working to reach new audiences, trial new fundraising events and looking to see how we can best support our partners in an ever changing context. As ever, we would love to hear your ideas, thoughts and contributions. Please get in touch any time. Thank you for your continued support.
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