Community

Participation

UNDP believes that if any building or technology has to find acceptance, it becomes of utmost importance to involve the community in the creation of that building. Hence, as far a possible UNDP tries to involve the end users, be it the community allotted a cyclone shelter or beneficiaries of private houses, in the building activity in various stages, such as supervision, accounts, monitory contribution and labour contribution.

For the construction of the TDUs they came up with the concept of a ‘Nirmiti Samiti', which is a committee formed of a few responsible villagers who would handle the actual money granted to them and thus keep a tab on the construction activity. In these committees the treasurer is generally a woman, hence ensuring the involvement of women in the process.