)Prerana was founded as a 'not for profit' voluntary organisation in September 1974. The founders, a group of committed profesional social workers, gave expression to their vision and drive through voluntary action. Through the use of their knowledge, skills and resources, they created partnerships with people from under-priviledged communities - by establishing a dialogue, generating enthusiasm, organising and strengthening capacities of local volunteers for planning, implementing and monitoring programmes facilitating their own and their communities' development.
In 1983, Prerana became an associate of the Washington based voluntary organisation CEDPA (Centre for Development and Population Activities). Supplementing it's resouce base with this association, Prerana forged ahead for expansion of outreach services, training and technical assistance in Program design and management to other NGO's.
[Our Philosphy]
Prerana aims to be a professional development organisation with a high emphasis
on program innovation, learning and sharing of approaches and replicating
models in integrated community development and participation. Promotion
of professional volunteerism and non-charity are other strongly shared values
that strengthen and provide as distinctives to its development orientation.
[The people at Prerana]
Starting with a small group of professional in 1974, Prerana has now grown
manifold having a clearly defined structure and capabilities. Our Board
of Directors constitues strong and dynamic individuals from the fields of
social work, health, nutrition, family planning, education and management.
Built into this structure, however, is a high degree of flexibilty, decentralisation
in keeping with the spirit of the organisation.
[The Approach]
Prerana is committed to enhancing the quality of life of individuals and
groups through self-help and to instill awareness about issues like Population,
Health, Hygiene, Reproductive Health, Education and Capacity Building thus
enabling integrated community development.
The approach involves:-
Direct Service Interventions: - through Community
Development Programmes, which are designed to organize and strengthen capacities
for planning, implementing and monitoring programmes thus, enabling the
community to mobilize existing available resources to better ends.
Technical Assistance and Training - to other NGOs, INGOs and Central/State Government Departments/ Agencies to enhance their potential for designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating developmental programmes.
Advocacy -where focus is on sensitizing, creating and awareness and mobilizing
communities, NGOs, INGOs and Central/State Government Departments/ Agencies
for developmental concerns.
Research and Documentation- of innovative approaches
and models for learning/ sharing to strengthen future initiatives.
[ We help people believe in themselves. That's all the help they need...
their belief is our inspiration.].