Pride Project In Rural India Case Study (People and Place)

Location-

Mahad Taluka a region of Maharashira state in India. On the Arabian Sea Coast of Mumbai

What is the Pride Project?

PLANNING RURAL- URBAN DEVELOPMENT THROUGH EDUCATION

Poor People are those with an income of less than $1 per day.

525 million people in India fall under the definition of poor.

• Very low living conditions.
• 50% of people below Indian poverty line.
• 78% of people are in extreme poverty.
• Difficult to reslove as 70% of these people are farmers and 87% of farmers own less than 2 hectares of land.
• Almost half of the population are under 14 years old making living hard for families.
• 70% of people are illiterate.
• 25% infant mortality rate.

• Reduce mass migration from rural to urban areas.
• Plan, organise and work through training towards self sufficiency and sustainable development of communities.
• Pre- school education centres for 2.5 to 5.5 year olds. Providing job opportunities for locals.
• Study Centres
• Larger fund for childrens education to be repaid later. Making travelling distances less.
• Bicylces provided for those who have to travel.
• 100 adult education centres, libaries and book banks.
• 200 toilets for better sanitation.
• Encouragement to use smokeless stoves and bio-gas plants.
• Many new trees planted.
• Youth clubs for boys and girls to develop practical skills.
• Children under 5 given vitamin A and and are immunised against diarrhoea.
• Essential medicine for free.
• Kitchens where nutrious meals are prepared.
• Loans available.
• Irrigation systems set up.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAS CHANGED TO ALLOW SUSTAINABLE LIVLIHOODS