| A mission to be accomplished |  |
PAD is a social organisation that aims to improve the people's situation in in the Gulf of Mannar region through various democratic and community based means. Having this goal in mind, a committed and flexible 60 member staff is operating from three field offices, which are located closely to the target communities along the coastline. This homepage provides further information on the organisation, the working area and the activities PAD is involved in. |
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| The Organisation | |
Over the years, PAD, which was founded in 1985 and became active in community development in 2002, has been working with more than 14,000 families of fishers, palmyrah tappers, dalits, children and women in Thoothukudi and Ramanathapuram districts of Gulf of Mannar region. Amongst the various activities of PAD, community organisation and development, natural resources management, gender and development, animal husbandry, savings and credit, Information generation and dissemination to needy people and community-based disaster risk management (CBDRM) through Information and communication technology (ICT) tools, etc., are important and supported by outside donor organizations. Moreover, PAD serves as a resource organization in imparting participatory methods; livelihoods research methodology, logical framework analysis. | | Read more... |
| | Barefoot Vets | |
Mr. Vanniaraj a trained ‘bare foot vet” from Surangkudi village of Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu in India said ' munnadi nuthuku iruvithanju adukal iranthathu annal ippo athu anjilarunthu pathu sathavitham kuranjurukku.” (The mortality rate of cattle was 25% in the our village but now it has reduced 5 to 10% in. For instance, similar scenarios are prevailing in other villages too. ). | | Read more... |
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