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What Do These Villages Actually Need?
A first-hand development needs study across three rural blocks, carried out with Gram Pradhans and local communities.
Read study detailsTurning local needs into lasting change
From learning and livelihoods to community health and climate-resilient agriculture, our programmes focus on the issues that shape everyday life.
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People at the centre
Evidence · Technology · Participation
Why our programmes matter
Development begins with understanding the ground reality.
Every community has its own opportunities, challenges and aspirations. Pragyan works across interconnected areas of development, bringing local understanding, appropriate technology and community participation into the process.
Our programmes focus on practical priorities such as access to learning, health outreach, employability, agricultural livelihoods and stronger community institutions.
Our development priorities
Connected challenges. Practical action. Our priorities reflect the issues that influence individual well-being and community progress.
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Education and skilling
Reading, learning access, career guidance and employability.
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Climate-resilient agriculture and livelihoods
Climate-aware farming, farmer collectives and livelihood opportunities.
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Health
Community-oriented health outreach and improved access.
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Rural development and women empowerment
Stronger village institutions, local capacity and inclusive opportunities.
PROGRAMME DIRECTORY
From research to action
Our field studies help identify community priorities. The work underway translates those findings into practical, locally grounded programmes.
FIELD RESEARCH
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Work completed: five field studies
Across Lohaghat, Pati and Barakot blocks of Champawat, these studies examined local needs, youth skills, household conditions, farm markets and crop damage. The full study narratives and findings are available on our Our Work page.
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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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One Village, Every Household
A census-style socio-economic survey of Kanwad Gram Panchayat to understand household conditions and access to services.
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Why Hill Farming Earns So Little
A study of farming economics and market access, including the barriers that affect local agricultural livelihoods.
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When the Fields Are Not Safe, the Village Empties
A field study of crop damage caused by wild animals and the practical options available to farming households.
Read study detailsExplore the complete context, approach and findings for all five studies.
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PROGRAMMES
Work underway
Five connected programmes shaped around the development priorities identified through field engagement.
EDUCATION AND SKILLING
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CAREER READINESS
Project Unnati
Career guidance, skilling and employment readiness.
Project Unnati is designed to help young people plan careers, understand possible pathways, build workplace and digital skills, and prepare for employment or self-employment. Career guidance and employability sit together under this single programme.
Career guidanceEmployability skillsWorkplace readiness
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AGRICULTURE AND LIVELIHOODS
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FARMER AND LOCAL INSTITUTIONS
Project Utthaan
Climate-resilient agriculture, FPOs and Panchayats.
Project Utthaan brings agricultural livelihoods and local institutions together. Its focus includes context-specific, climate-resilient farming approaches, stronger Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), and support for Gram Panchayats and coordinated community action—all within one consolidated programme.
Climate resilienceFPO capacityPanchayat strengthening
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EDUCATION AND SKILLING
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READING AND LEARNING ACCESS
Project Akshar Yatra
A reading ecosystem for the hills.
Project Akshar Yatra aims to improve access to books and reading spaces through model libraries, a mobile library, school reading activities and small community-managed book collections in Panchayat Bhawans.
Reading cultureLearning accessCommunity participation
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HEALTH
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MOBILE HEALTH OUTREACH
Project Swasthya Rath
Taking health-related outreach closer to communities.
Swasthya Rath is designed as a mobile health initiative for underserved rural areas. The programme plan includes community mobilisation, health screening, point-of-care diagnostics and referrals to the public health system. The proposed coverage and services are detailed on the programme page.
Community healthScreening and referralsImproved access
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RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
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COMMUNITY-BASED CENTRES
Village Centres
Local spaces for skills, information and opportunity.
Village Centres are designed to use existing Panchayat Ghars, government schools and community halls as accessible spaces for practical training, employability, information on government schemes and help with applications. The approach also supports inclusive local participation and opportunities for women.
Rural developmentLivelihood supportWomen’s participation
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How we approach our work
Listen first. Act with purpose. Our approach starts with understanding local realities and working with people to identify relevant responses.
Understand
Listen to communities and learn about their needs and context.
Collaborate
Bring together local knowledge, partners and relevant expertise.
Take action
Support practical approaches that respond to identified priorities.
Learn & improve
Use experience and feedback to inform future work.
LET'S WORK TOGETHER
Have an idea, expertise or resources to contribute?
We welcome conversations with individuals, institutions and organisations interested in community-centred development.
