Workshop Held upon Organizational Development

26 March 2022, Amrit Nagar (Hazaribagh): Any Government or organization can’t do all works because of innumerable problems in our vast country and this very reason persists behind NBJK’s initiative to promote good & thoughtful civil society organizations, Mr. Girija Satish opined while addressing to chief functionaries of CSOs as participants of 3 days workshop upon organizational development called by NBJK under the program of Capacitating Social Activists … with support of Bread for the World.

During inaugural session commenced after “NBJK : 50 Years” film show, Mr. Girija Satish stressed upon rectifications in existing FCR Act and said about need of activities with mutual co-ordination on basis of ideology. He explained casteism, communalism, superstition, drug addiction along with various social evils as hindrances for socio-economic development and appealed the organizations to make people aware over such issues so that an inclusive society with scientific approach can be developed. Mr. Girija Satish has supported liquor prohibition law and said that our Governments must consider the demand of a strict anti-liquor law across Jharkhand & India, raised by Lok Samiti with backing from NBJK as well as other CSOs.

On this occasion, Mr. Philman Baxla (Secretary, Lok Prerna Kendra, Chatra) has remembered his 36 years old association with NBJK like a quality experience, said about beginning of his social life as a volunteer of Lok Samiti and currently executes projects in several blocks of Chatra district with support of many national-international donor agencies. Mr. Suresh Shakti (Secretary, Vanvasi Vikas Ashram, Giridih) praised NBJK for empowering of small organizations that made development works accessible to a large population. Mr. Awdhesh Chandra, an ex-worker of NBJK, now who heads Chhotanagpur Vikas Kendra a CSO active in Barkattha block of Hazaribagh district, said about acute backwardness in villages during some decades before when relevant interventions around community awareness, social harmony, irrigation facility etc by NBJK-Lok Samiti resulted as positive changes and we could learn a lot about social work. Also other persons have expressed their views.

Mr. Adhin Mahto (Resource Person) has proceeded the discussion by gathering information upon vision, sustainability plan, policy, monitoring system, MIS-documentation, resource availability, target group and so on from the organizations.

The chief functionaries of 22 CSOs from 11 districts of Jharkhand-Bihar have participated in workshop. Mr. Rajeev Singh (Project Manager, NBJK) and Mr. Shankar Rana (Asst. PM) have contributed in organizing the event.