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Evolution :

As one of the activity supporting Voluntary Organisations in their work of rural development, AFARM carries out a large number of training programmes on varied subjects. Some programmes like Management of Voluntary Organisations, Management of Accounts, Preparation of project proposals and such other training programmes are carried out at the Headquarters. Some other training programmes where training in a specific discipline is made available using expertise and infra-structure of a Member Organisation, is carried out at the site of such specialised Members.
 AFARM also carries out a good number of training programmes at the venue organised by Member Organisation. Usually such trainings are given to the Workers of the Organisations along with their beneficiaries.
 Putting together some of these trainings, AFARM has also started a comprehensive training programme leading to
 1. Diploma in Watershed Development.
 2. Diploma in Role and Scope for Women in Watershed Development.
 3. Diploma in Women Development and related subjects.
Considering the experience that AFARM has, AFARM is today supporting the Model Village Programme of Government of Maharashtra through training and is training the personnel for the technical aspects as well as social aspects through participatory method. AFARM is also recognised as a Training Institute by the 'Council for Advancement for People's Action and Rural Technology', Department of Rural Development, Government of India.

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 Training Programs :

Training Under Watershed Development

Specialised Training Programmes

Trimming Under Women Development



 Trainings under Watershed Development -

 I. Training for Target Groups -
 1. Foundation Course for WCT Members
 2. PIA Leader (CAPART / DRDA) and WCT Leader
 3. Village Functionaries.
 4.  Potential PIA.
 II. Training for PIA Leaders
 1. Watershed Concept
 2. CAPART WSD Programme
 3. Role and responsibilities of WCT, PIA, WA, WC,UG, SHG, WV
 4. Concept of participation, Attitude and Behaviour.
 5. Reporting System.
 6. Monitoring and evaluation system
 7. Institutional linkages - financial of resource energy.
 8. Participatory methodology and participatory planning.
 9. NGO / VO Management

 III. Training for WCT Members -
  Module A -
  1.Watershed Concept.
  2. CAPART / DRDA WSD Programme Guidelines.
  3. Community mobilization - Theory, experience sharing, Dos and Don'ts.
  4. Rural communication techniques.
  5. Concept of participation, defining participation and level of participation, attitude and Behaviour.
  6. Organising awareness camps - Awareness media, physical preparation of camps, presentation
      of topics, observation and findings.
  Module B -
  1. Engineering Surveys
  2. Soil Studies
  3. Hydrology and Water Budgeting.
  Module C -
  1. Land Treatments and estimates
  2. Drainage-line treatments and estimates
  3. Biomass Development and estimation.
  4. Sustainable Agriculture.
  5. Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science.
  6. Supervision and internal monitoring in technical and agricultural interventions.
  Module D -
  1. Community Organisation
  2. Role and Responsibilities of UG, SHG, WA, WC, WCT, WS, WV, SVO and TUs, NSC.
  3. Formation, Organisation and Functioning of UG, SHG and Women Associations.
  Module E -
  1. Maintenance and repairs.
  2. Reporting and Documentation.
  3. Process documentation and impact assessment.
  4. Project formats prepared by CAPART.
  5. Standard project proposal of  WSD Programme.
  6. Various maps and its resources.
  7. Accounts Keeping / management.
  8. NGO Management.
  9. Budgeting
  10. Cost - Benefit Analysis.
  11. Supervision and internal monitoring on financial aspects.
  12. Work scheduling / planning and phasing.
  13. Steps in planning and implementation.

 Specialised Trainings -

 1.  Land use and crop planning.
 2.  Afforestation.
 3.  Organic Farming
 4.  Accounts.
 5.  Saving Groups.
 6.  Supervision and Monitoring
 7.  PRA
 8.  Nursery
 9.  Goat Rearing
 10. Dairy Management
 11. Kitchen Garden
 12. Grain Bank
 13. Mahila Mandal (Women Groups)
 14. Fruit Processing
 15. Rural Communication
 16. Design, Estimation and cost of treatments.
 17. Training of trainers of WCT.
 18. Soil Studies.
 19. Bio-diversity and Bio-mass estimation.
 20. Community Organisation
 21. Cost-Benefit Analysis.
 22. Capacity Building of NGOs and CBOs.

Trainings under Women Development -

Diploma Course on Women's Development and related activities will cover topics like Thrift and Save Groups, Girl Child Development, Panchayat Raj Institution and its Functions, Women and Law, Women and Entrepreneur ship, Legal Aid and Counseling, Creche Management, Pre-primary education, Health, Nutrition and Kitchen Garden, Women's Group Management, Energy, Nursery etc, in addition to topics like social History of India, Religion and Castism in India, History of Indian Independence, Different isms prophesied by Mahatma Gandhi, Ambedkar, Concepts of development. Such programmes will also give thrust on placement with Voluntary Organisations as well as programmes emphasising dignity of labour.
 Many of these programmes are undertaken independently as small modules on basis of need of Member Organisations.
  1. Management of Women's Groups.
  2. Goat Rearing training.
  3. Capacity Building programme for Workers.
  4. Panchayat Raj Training
  5. Health, Nutrition and Kitchen Garden training
  6. Skill  Development Training.
  7. Food and Fruit Processing Training
  8. Women Development training.
  9. Rural Women Entrepreneur ship training.
 10. Drinking Water Awareness and sanitation programme.
 11. Grain Bank Training
 12. Management of Voluntary Organisations.
 13. Agricultural management, Horticulture and Compost.
 14. Participatory Rural Appraisal.
 15.  Attitude and Behaviour Change.
Some of these programmes are also offered to our partner Organisations working for the development of tribals, nomads and special target groups of their own. All the trainings mentioned above are the new additions in the training programmes as the work of AFARM proliferated, and AFARM still continues to provide training in Hand pump installation, maintenance and repairs along with water quality monitoring which was our pioneering work. Thus, in all, AFARM imparts training to the trainers essentially and the beneficiaries on demand with a turnover of 1500 to 1800 participants per year.

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Meetings and Seminars :

 Besides trainings on occasions, AFARM calls its Members for either brain-storming sessions or to  discuss a programme that the member organisations are involved in implementing.  This helps in sharing of experiences, identification of bottle necks, seeking solutions or necessary experiments.  AFARM also brings together groups with common interests and helps them in seeking their own solutions for their own development.  Thus meetings of tribals  and nomads are conducted for developing  common developmental ideology or to discuss the progress and the milestones reached.  Yet one more such effort is to bring together elected Women Representatives from Local Self-Government Institutions for sharing experiences.
Disaster, Disaster preparedness and trauma due to disaster were the issues to bring together good number of Organisations after Latur Earthquake.
Occasionally, AFARM is also requested and undertakes short trainings and field exposure trips for Government and NGO representatives from other provinces of the Country or other Countries.
AFARM as a liaisoning agency -
AFARM with its large membership engaged in rural development programmes is obliged to study each Government programme for its objective, criteria, norms, methodology, procedures etc. and executing training programmes for its Member's effective participation. However, sailing is not always smooth and AFARM has to organise Meetings of concerned Government Officers and participating Member Organisations so as to reduce the difficulties and promote understanding about each other. AFARM has always received whole-hearted co-operation from Government Bureaucracy and the Secretary, Water Resource Department, attended such Meetings wherefrom the programme picked up a reasonable pace. The Chief Secretary of the State also gives a patient hearing and attends such Meetings of Voluntary Organisations. On occasions, Voluntary Sector itself faces difficulties due to rigid attitude and approach by the concerned Authorities. On such occasions, AFARM has to take the lead not only for the Members but, for the Sector itself. Such longdrawn negotiations with the State Government has recently proved fruitful and Voluntary Organisations working in the disciplines like Women Development, Child labour, Orphanages, Destitute, Tribals, Nomads, Education, Health, Watershed development etc. have been exempted from the payment or contribution towards the Charity Commissioners Office. Thus, with expanding avenues, globalisation, changing economies etc. are adding responsibilities to Institutions like AFARM and with the enthusiasm of Members, Colleagues, Well-wishers, etc. AFARM fulfills its responsibilities towards Societies and Trusts.

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