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violence and gender budgeting. The Institute has also
started the second course on Advanced Diploma in Child
Guidance and Counselling, a one-year programme, from
August 2006.
8.12 During 2006-07 (till December 2006), the Institute
organised 99 programmes against the annual target of 60
programmes. 2963 participants attended these
programmes against the target of 1500 participants for the
year.
8.13 Following are the highlights of some of the major
initiatives of the Institute during the year 2006-07 (till
December 2006) under regular programmes.
Capacity Building of Voluntary
Organisations
8.14 The Institute, with its mandate to promote and
strengthen voluntary action in the country, organised series
of programmes at its Headquarters and Regional Centres
in the diversified fields. These included Community
Mobilisation and participation for Social Development;
Nutrition and Health Education; Integrated Management
of Childhood Illness; Programme Planning and
Management; Project formulation and Management
techniques etc. Apart from this, the Institute organised six
training programmes on Capacity Building of voluntary
organisations on Legal Regulations and Financial
Management and a course on Procedures for Seeking
Financial Assistance. The Institute organised two
Orientation Courses on Community Mobilisation and
Participation for Social Development at Regional Centres
Bangalore and Guwahati. Two courses were organised on
Good Governance in Voluntary Organizations at New
Delhi and Guwahati.
Major Initiatives of 2006-07
— Prevention of Micronutrient Malnutrition
— Training of PRI Members on issues like child
marriage, female foeticide, domestic violence etc.
— Gender Sensitisation Training
— Sensitisation Programme on Female Foeticide and
Infanticide for functionaries of voluntary
organisations
— Parental Counselling Workshops
— Training on Counselling of Victims of Trafficking
— Training on Child Friendly Policing
Prevention of Micronutrient Malnutrition
8.15 Voluntary Organisations have been playing a key
role in carrying out the task of improving nutrition and
health status of people to achieve national and health
related goals. The capacity of NGOs need to be enhanced
to assess the nutritional situations, identify themes and
planning appropriate strategies to prevent micro nutrient
deficiency disorders among rural and urban population.
In view of this the Institute organised four programmes
on Prevention of Micronutrient Malnutrition in Rural and
Urban Population. The objectives of the programmes were
to: orient participants about the common prevalent macro
and micro nutritional problems among vulnerable groups
of urban and rural population due to changing life styles;
enhance knowledge of the participants regarding causes
signs and symptoms and prevention of macro and
micronutrient deficiencies; and develop skills of the
participants to identify and plan nutrition related
intervention/advocacy activities.
Issues relating to Women and Children for
PRI Members
8.16 Over the past one decade issues relating to women
have increased manifold. The major issues which needed
attention and focus are status of women with special
reference to early marriage in India, female foeticide and
infanticide, dowry, discrimination against girl child,
domestic violence, and early marriage etc. To address these
issues, the Institute organised six orientation courses on
issues relating to women and children for members of
Panchayati Raj Institutions with the objectives to: acquaint
the participants about the consequences of early marriage
on the overall status of women and; orient about social
issues; and sensitise the participants about the existing
legislative measures for prevention of child marriage.
Gender Sensitization
8.17 “Gender Training”, the concept of which emerged
during later part of 1980, is now in process of being widely
institutionalised. It is a methodology for making work force
of development agencies and government agencies aware
of gender issues, and gaining momentum in government
circles and NGOs. Gender training is being carried out by
a large number of institutions and individuals. The
Institutes, therefore, imparts training to master trainers who
conduct gender training for NGO personnel, Panchayat
Raj institutions, autonomous bodies etc. Apart from regular
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