Mid-Course Correction

A mid-course meeting between project executing staffs of FGA, FGI and Chairperson of Governing Board, (FGA) Mr. Omak Apang was held on 20^th December 2015 at Sille-Oyan. The meeting was attended by Atul Tayeng, ED, FGA, staffs including Dr. D. Pait, M.O. and Anyak Mize, Project Coordinator (PPP) and FG-India represented by Manjit Singh Bali, Director. Nawang Gurung attended the meeting as outside-in to put his suggestion and feedback. 

To bring development FGA should work according to step of work-plan, implementing of SEED-SCALE methodology and dedications from the Staffs and authorities. 

Future Generations Arunachal (FGA) Chairperson feels that SHG program is ongoing activities but beside this, FGA has to look other entry point to work with the Communities in other parts of the state.

Manjit Singh Bali, Director, FGI suggested that FGA working techniques need to be re-think in Broadway how to involve as much communities for development aspects to strengthen the organization, as suggested by Mr. Bali. He pointed that other potential areas should need to intervene for greater community participation.    FG-India and FG-Arunachal should  work on in partnership how these SHGs can be move ahead in other doable sectors. 

First half meeting was held in Primary Health Center (PHC) Sille where Omak Apang, Chairperson lead the meeting. Then he took the members for Field visit to Sille Village were the team met Neyi Darrang and families shared and recalled past memories of FGA’s work in the area. Then team headed for the lunch in Donyi-Polo Tea Estate and rest of the session was concluded there.

      

     Everyone in the meeting felt that overall proceeding was good learning experience. Few shared that it seems FGA is implementing activities in parallel direction which need to be re-integrate and work as a whole family to strengthen the organization. Few felt that today’s meeting reminded the old days of FGA’s working style. Some said, work-plan and documentation should be maintained for better recognition. 

      Emphasize on work-plan from each site, start with bottom-up, follow up should be done in regular intervals to encourage the ongoing activities. Follow-up gives opportunity to keep in touch with communities, to observe the practices being carried out by them. Need to work as Project Management Team (PMT) as felt by Chairperson.

     After whole day sharing and discussion, Mr. Nawang Gurung felt that FGA has to concentrate in the  following points for Mid-Course Correction, i.e.

·         Activities

·         Documentation

·         Structure

       Vote of thanks by FGA Staffs

Refresher Class for SHGs...

A refresher meeting for Self Help Groups (SHGs) member was organized by Future Generations Arunachal (FGA) in Sille-Oyan, Dambuk, Mechuka, Yazali-Yachuli and Ziro. The meeting was arranged to encourage the SHGs members to take initiative in income generation activities for better sustainability linkages with stakeholders and other partners. The face to-face interactive session was lead by Nawang Gurung, resource person and Takhe Meena, Supervisor (SHG). Neha Mallick, Intern Student from National Law School, Bangaluru also join the team to study about women empowerment.

The participation and interest of the members in the meeting was very positive. An income generation activities is being carried out by the SHG members in different sectors. Some are cultivating ginger and large cardamom in Yazali-Yachuli whereas Ziro SHGs are involved in pigs rearing. Sille-Oyan are engaged in weaving and ginger activities, SHG members in Mechuka are now happily practicing wet rice cultivation and vegetables. Besides these, trained SHG members in pickle making are preparing pickles with available local resource and selling in the Mechuka market.

Nyuch Pada SHG of Mai village under Yachuli are advance in rearing Mithun (Bos-frontalis) for good reason. The SHG members were encourages to start organic kitchen gardening for better health and future.

In Dambuk, Atul Tayeng, Executive Director, FGA participated in facilitating the interested women groups of Dambuk Division along with Nawang and Meena. In Dambuk, groups are engaged in Potato, ginger gardening. The tour which was started in 10^th December was culminated on 17^th December 2015.