FORWARD PLAN
Development after all is a journey and not a destination. CORD, therefore
has to go still further. Whatever it assigns for itself is basically committed
in the light of the prevailing situation duly falling within the purview
of its articulated vision and on the strength of its proven abilities and
experiences in building people for prosperity. With this sense of determination,
CORD wishes to embark on community based activities listed below:
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To bring under the ambit of our concern every community in states of socio-economic
deprivation and build them into a force of solidarity through a process
of organisation and thus enable them emerge into a collective voice and
force.
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To emerge as a supportive organisation to the Adivasi Movement Process
initiated in South India and carry through the same in the national level
to ensure collective strength of the indigenous people.
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To facilitate implementation of the legislative measures in force relevant
to local self government so as to ensure greater participation on the part
of the marginalised majority at the grass-root levels and specifically
for the self-governance of the tribals according to their traditional systems
and established rights and socio-cultural distinctions .
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To work for the achievement of economic self-reliance of the tribal communities
helping them to settle to a sustainable agricultural economy as an alternative
to their forefeited traditional systems, fully making the megre land holdings
in their possession productive and conducive to ecological and environmental
concerns.
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To institute a Formal Education System compatible to the tribal culture
& identity through Residential Schools with appropriate curriculum
and in symbiotic relation to their traditional ambience and cultural aspirations.
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To provide value loaded skills to ensure generation of employment and income
and thus build the poor to become producing and saving community from being
serving and consuming community.
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To ensure greater participation on the part of women in all walks of life
especially empowering them to play significant role in the power structure
and thus secure them their rightful place.
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To operationalise training cum production units and field practice and
demonstration plans in backward areas to bring about a sense of hope and
confidence in the poor to enable them participate in the production process.