Srijan

About Srijan

Developing and replicating unique and innovative community-owned sustainable livelihood models leading to dignity for all. The 73rd amendment in the Constitution of India led to implementation of Panchayati Raj Act (Local Self-governance) and post-liberal economic transformation was yet to spread all over the country. Co-creation of ideas with government institutions as well as other civil society organisations helps own the ideas and replication at a large scale. Government and research institutions have vast knowledge or new technology, but have limited extension capacity of this knowledge to poor. SRIJAN acts as a bridge between the external institutions and the rural poor to ensure adoption of best practices (behaviour change of farmers). As it facilitates transfer of knowledge and technology, promotes institutional financial linkages, SRIJAN believes in the power and capacity of community collectives to sustain the developmental efforts.