Lacquered Dreams December, 2008 Lac rearing is one of the most preferred livelihood options for thousands of poor tribal families living in the forest fringe areas in Assam, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal. Today, the gap between production and supply of lac stands at 10,000 MT worldwide, which can result into creating livelihoods for as many as one lakh families. PRADAN is currently working with 5,000 lac rearer families in Jharkhand to provide the families with a robust source of income by stabilising the lac production in the region. This is being done in collaboration with mainstream agencies like Jharkhand State Co-operative Lac Marketing Federation and Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums. PRADAN is a voluntary organisation involved in promoting sustainable livelihoods for the rural poor currently operating in eight States, namely Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan and West Bengal. It works with women from poor households, organising Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and promoting various farm, forest, livestock and village enterprise based livelihoods. Over 300 professionals of PRADAN presently work with 170,000 poor families, mostly from tribal and backward communities, facilitating positive and sustainable changes in their lives.
AGA KHAN FOUNDATION
(Supported by the Aga Khan Foundation through the European Commission co-financed SCALE Programme)
No3, Community Shopping Centre, Niti Bagh, New Delhi - 110049, Tel/Fax: +91 11 26518619/26514682 E-mail:
[email protected], Web site: www.pradan.net
Lacquered Dreams December, 2008 Lac rearing is one of the most preferred livelihood options for thousands of poor tribal families living in the forest fringe areas in Assam, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal. Today, the gap between production and supply of lac stands at 10,000 MT worldwide, which can result into creating livelihoods for as many as one lakh families. PRADAN is currently working with 5,000 lac rearer families in Jharkhand to provide the families with a robust source of income by stabilising the lac production in the region. This is being done in collaboration with mainstream agencies like Jharkhand State Co-operative Lac Marketing Federation and Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums. PRADAN is a voluntary organisation involved in promoting sustainable livelihoods for the rural poor currently operating in eight States, namely Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan and West Bengal. It works with women from poor households, organising Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and promoting various farm, forest, livestock and village enterprise based livelihoods. Over 300 professionals of PRADAN presently work with 170,000 poor families, mostly from tribal and backward communities, facilitating positive and sustainable changes in their lives.
AGA KHAN FOUNDATION
(Supported by the Aga Khan Foundation through the European Commission co-financed SCALE Programme)
No3, Community Shopping Centre, Niti Bagh, New Delhi - 110049, Tel/Fax: +91 11 26518619/26514682 E-mail:
[email protected], Web site: www.pradan.net
Lacquered Dreams December, 2008 Lac rearing is one of the most preferred livelihood options for thousands of poor tribal families living in the forest fringe areas in Assam, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal. Today, the gap between production and supply of lac stands at 10,000 MT worldwide, which can result into creating livelihoods for as many as one lakh families. PRADAN is currently working with 5,000 lac rearer families in Jharkhand to provide the families with a robust source of income by stabilising the lac production in the region. This is being done in collaboration with mainstream agencies like Jharkhand State Co-operative Lac Marketing Federation and Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums. PRADAN is a voluntary organisation involved in promoting sustainable livelihoods for the rural poor currently operating in eight States, namely Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan and West Bengal. It works with women from poor households, organising Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and promoting various farm, forest, livestock and village enterprise based livelihoods. Over 300 professionals of PRADAN presently work with 170,000 poor families, mostly from tribal and backward communities, facilitating positive and sustainable changes in their lives.
AGA KHAN FOUNDATION
(Supported by the Aga Khan Foundation through the European Commission co-financed SCALE Programme)
No3, Community Shopping Centre, Niti Bagh, New Delhi - 110049, Tel/Fax: +91 11 26518619/26514682 E-mail:
[email protected], Web site: www.pradan.net