As expressed by UNDP
The reason for showing this TDU by the UNDP shelter team, Orissa is that, it has been constructed by an organized Village Construction Committee called as the Rahana Nirmiti Samiti formed of representatives from the Rahana and other neighboring villages. During the process of construction of this building, a head mason, who is now the President of this Samiti and his accompanying team of masons from this committee were trained. This group of trained masons now functions as an independent Masons Self Help Group, which undertakes private construction projects. This project brings out in essence the UNDP philosophy of ‘enabling' the people not just aiding them.
As seen by the documentation team
This TDU is an excellent example wherein UNDP has not only been able to construct in the technologies that they promote but also been able to train and organize a team of masons, which they now link to other projects. This is the first step towards creation of a human resource group at the grassroots level and capacity building of the same toward sustainability. |
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