Learning from the field Thinking about what comes next

Reflections from community needs assessments, household surveys and field research across Champawat — bringing local realities into conversations about education, livelihoods, health and rural development.

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WHY WE SHARE

Understanding local realities helps shape more relevant responses

Pragyan’s completed field studies explore development needs, youth skills and employment, household conditions, agricultural market access, and crop damage caused by wild animals. This page brings those themes together as field stories and insights. The detailed study content remains available on the Our Work page.

FROM RESEARCH TO REFLECTION

Ideas, stories and insights

Explore five study themes grounded in field research across Lohaghat, Pati and Barakot blocks of Champawat district.

Community discussion during village needs assessment FIELD STORY
01Community needs

What Do These Villages Actually Need?

A first-hand development needs study across Lohaghat, Pati and Barakot, carried out in consultation with Gram Pradhans and local communities.

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Learning and skill development IDEAS
02Education and skilling

The Jobs Are Here. The Training Is Not.

A skill-gap study comparing young people’s career preparation with the skills and capabilities local employers need.

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Village community and local development INSIGHT
03Village development

One Village, Every Household

A census-style socio-economic survey of Kanwad Gram Panchayat to understand household conditions and inform village-level development planning.

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Agriculture in hill communities INSIGHT
04Agriculture and livelihoods

Why Hill Farming Earns So Little

A study of farming economics and market access carried out with Batuli Krishak Utpadak Sangathan (Batuli FPO).

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Farming and agricultural livelihoods FIELD STORY
05Crop protection

When the Fields Are Not Safe, the Village Empties

A season-long study of crop damage caused by wild animals and practical options available to farming communities.

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