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All India Institute of Local Self-Government’s
International Center of Equity and Inclusion for Transformation
(AIILSG’s International Center of EQUI-T)
Dr. Jatin V. Modi
President, AIILSG
Life of Dignity
and Equity for
the Deprived
Ranjit S. Chavan
Director General, AIILSG
Ranjit S. Chavan Director General
Message from the Mentors of ‘International Center of EQUI-T’
‐T’s Key Focus
“Being in sync with the key global and national priorities of
Inclusive Development, International Center of EQUI-T bears a
crucial significance for AIILSG. It perceives the International Center
of EQUI-T as an expressed embodiment of its sensitivity &
commitment towards the deprived. A special mention is of its
emphasis on the interplay of Climate Change & Environment
vis-à-vis Poverty.”
“The International Center of EQUI-T builds on the rich inheritance of
AIILSG through the experiences & learnings generated since 1926.
AIILSG considers the International Center of EQUI-T as the vehicle
to make genuine valuable contribution to the lives of the under-
privileged and providing facilitation support to the stakeholders on
the related concerns.”
Dr. Jatin V. Modi President
About AIILSG’s International Center of EQUI-T
AIILSG’s equity, inclusion and poverty
alleviation related initiatives are anchored at
its International Center of EQUI-T.
In sync with the key global & national priorities, International Center of EQUI-T builds on the rich inheritance from AIILSG’s learnings generated since 1926.
It undertakes actions, research, capacity building, knowledge management and policy advocacy. It also provides customized need-based support to the stakeholders. Developing tailor-made knowledge products building on the systematic ‘learning’ approach is a special feature.
It also anchors the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation; Government of India supported National Resource Center-West Region
for ‘Support for National Policies for Urban Poverty Reduction’.
The Vision of AIILSG’s
Center of EQUI-T
Life of Dignity & Equity for the Deprived
The Vision of AIILSG’s
International Center of EQUI-T
AIILSG’s International Center of EQUI-T
Innovations for Poverty Alleviation
Pioneering Actions for Transformation
Global Think Tank for Synergization
Core Objective: Address the issues of poverty, equity & inclusion sustainably
Key Focus
Poverty Alleviation: Urban, Rural & Tribal Poverty
Gender (in)Equality: Women in deprivation, Women’s rights, etc.
Population in acute deprivation: Nomadic Tribes
Under-privileged Children: Education, Health
Appropriate Technologies for the Poor and Women in Poverty
Health of the Poor
Women’s reproductive health, Adolescent health, Men for women’s health
Access of the poor to basic services: water, sanitation, affordable shelter, social
security, health, education
Financial & other services for the poor- Microfinance, Business Development
Services, Insurance, etc.
Pioneering Actions for Transformation:
With more than 7500 from nomadic tribes
With 6117 tribals in poverty
More than 0.1 million rural deprived
More than 2400 urban deprived
Community development with
- 126 villages
- 20 tribal hamlets
- 102 settlements of nomadic tribes
The International Center of EQUI-T’s Holistic Approach:
In appreciation of the complex interconnectivity of the causes & issues of exclusion,
deprivation & poverty, International Center of EQUI-T has a holistic canvas for
addressing the societal issues. Thus the thematic sensitivity too is non-exclusionary for
the International Center of EQUI-T & it engages itself in wide horizon such as:
Urban, Rural & Tribal Poverty, Denotified and Nomadic Tribes
Analyzing the interplay of Climate Change and Environment vis-à-vis Poverty
Children in deprivation, including street children, child labour, innovations in education
Gender (in)Equity: Women in deprivation, women’s rights, women’s health
Livelihoods for the poor
Health issues, adolescent reproductive health, HIV/AIDS
Access of the poor to basic services: water, sanitation, solid waste management
Energy requirements of the poor
Financial & other services for the poor- microfinance, Business Development Services,
insurance, product development, etc.
Homeless & Homelessness
All other concerns of the deprived populations
International Center for Women-in-Deprivation
“Gender Equity and Women’s Empowerment’’ is a priority issue for AIILSG’s International Center EQUI-T.
This commitment is reflected in an entity dedicated to the cause:
‘International Center for Women-in-Deprivation’. The center focuses on the
issues of Gender (in)Equality and Women’s Empowerment especially for
Women-in-Poverty.
Innovations for Poverty Alleviation
Dedicated to the cause of Nomadic Tribes: 110 mn in India (more than
total population of 212 nations), only 1% literacy, branded as criminals, among
the poorest in the world, high gender inequity
‘Men for Women’s Health’
‘Understanding Adolescents’- Resource Kit under the aegis of a UNFPA
project
‘Right to Education with Right Education’- Holistic model of education
for children-in-deprivation
‘Management & Maintenance of Tenements’- effective slums
development for quality of life
An institution dedicated to gender issues- ‘International Center for
Women-in-Deprivation’
‘Technologies for Women-in-Deprivation’
‘Grassroots Gender Gap Report’
Thematic Innovations
Health of Women-in-Poverty (in Tribal, Rural and Urban Areas) and Appropriate Technologies.
Nomadic Tribes
Childhood on Wheels- Education for Under-privileged Children
Children and Disasters
Men for Women’s Health- Accountability, Male Contraception
Understanding Adolescents vis-à-vis Adolescent Reproductive Health
Methodologies for Management and Maintenance of Tenements by Communities and Community Representatives for redeveloped housing for slums.
Self Assessment and Planning by Community and Community Representatives
Compendia on ‘Cost-effective Green Building Technologies vis-à-vis Slum Redevelopment’.
International Center of EQUI-T’s Humble Contributions: Illustrative
To:
- Government of India and DFID supported National Resource Center for ‘Support for National Policies for Urban Poverty Reduction’ at AIILSG.
- UNFPA supported initiative of ‘Rapid Assessment of Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics’
- USAID supported initiative of Population Foundation of India: ‘Health of the Urban Poor’
- ‘Roll Out of National Urban Health Mission in the State of Madhya Pradesh’ by Population Foundation of India and Government of Madhya Pradesh.
- Dell Foundation supported project in collaboration with Deloitte- ‘Status of Access to Water and Sanitation in Slums and Innovative Solutions for improving access to WSS services in a Scalable & Cost-effective manner’.
- Knowledge Management support to the United Cities & Local Governments-Asia Pacific
- Rural livelihoods program funded by AWO International, Germany and conducted by Action for Agriculture Renewal in Maharashtra (AFARM).
- ‘Welfare Lab’ for senior development professionals from Sweden including representatives from academicia, local governments & NGOs.
- Capacity Building Workshop conducted on ‘Inclusive Development’ and ‘Urban Infrastructure and Basic services’ for the Senior Delegation from Afghanistan comprising of Mayors, Local Body representatives and UNDP representatives from Afghanistan Subnational Governance Programme.
- Volunteerism Workshop for the Corporate Social Responsibility volunteers of UPS Jetair, word’s largest cargo logistic company.
- Workshops on 'Social Development Policy', ‘Appropriate Technologies for Women-in-Poverty’ & ‘International Careers in Social Work’ conducted for a Swedish delegation under the Sweden-India Program.
Our Humble Contributions:
Research Studies
‘Rapid Assessment of Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics’ in Maharashtra.
‘Management and Maintenance of Tenements’ (in context of Redeveloped Slums).
‘Cost Effective Green Building Strategies: Potential Application in Affordable Housing in the Context of (Rajiv Awas Yojana) RAY’
‘Barriers to the Urban Poor in Accessing Municipal Services’.
‘Community Structures and Community Engagement’ in the Processes of Developing Slum Free City Plans in Thane Municipal Corporation.
‘Access to Water and Sanitation Services in the Slums of Four Cities - Nagpur, Jaipur, Surat and Vijayawada’.
Strategy Papers and Policy Papers
Strategy Paper on ‘Health Concerns of De-notified and Nomadic Tribes especially
addressing Reproductive Health of Women and Adolescent Reproductive Health’.
Strategy Paper on ‘Appropriate Technologies for Women-in-Deprivation’.
Policy Paper on ‘Capacity and Institution Building of Local Self-Governments focusing on Developing Countries’: Envisioning and Strategies for Improving Governance in SAARC Countries, Year 2013, developed for Hon’ble President of UCLG-ASPAC.
Knowledge Products
Compendium of Case Studies on Community Participation in the Context of Rajiv
Awas Yojana.
State Urban Poverty Profile: Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
City Slums and Poverty Profiles: Bhopal, Ujjain, Nagpur, Thane, Nanded
Maharashtra State Reforms Study
Legal and Policy Provisions for Access of Basic Services to Urban Poor in
Maharashtra.
‘Low Cost Technologies for Sanitation, Wastewater and Solid Waste Management’.
Innovative Solutions in Water Supply, Sanitation and Sewerage Systems in Indian
Slums and Other Similar Environment.
Trainings, Capacity Building and Workshops:
‘Welfare Lab’ for senior development professionals from Sweden including
representatives from academicia, local governments & NGOs.
Capacity Building Workshop conducted on ‘Inclusive Development’ and ‘Urban Infrastructure and Basic services’ for the Senior Delegation from Afghanistan comprising of Mayors, Local Body representatives and UNDP representatives from Afghanistan Subnational Governance Programme.
Workshops on 'Social Development Policy', ‘Appropriate Technologies for Women-
in-Poverty’ & ‘International Careers in Social Work’ conducted for a Swedish
delegation under the Sweden-India Program.
Three Rural and Tribal Livelihoods Training Module designed and Training
Programme conducted for a Rural Livelihoods Program funded by AWO
International, Germany and conducted by Action for Agriculture Renewal in
Maharashtra (AFARM).
Volunteerism Workshop for the Corporate Social Responsibility volunteers of UPS
Jetair, word’s largest cargo logistic company.
Workshop on ‘Urban Infrastructure’ and ‘Social Development’ conducted for Guru
Ram Das School of Planning, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
Training Modules
Community Participation in RAY
Detailed Project Report preparation for RAY
Training Manual for ‘Health of the Urban Poor’ Programme, USAID supported
initiative of Population Foundation of India
Three Rural and Tribal Livelihoods Training Module designed for a Rural
Livelihoods Program funded by AWO International, Germany and conducted by
Action for Agriculture Renewal in Maharashtra (AFARM).
o Livelihoods, Self-Employment and Entrepreneurship
o Framework of Sustainable Livelihoods
o Livelihoods Profiles and Sub-sector Study
Innovations as Global Firsts
Methodologies for Management and Maintenance of Tenements by Communities
and Community Representatives
o Self Assessment and Planning by Community
o Self-Assessment and Planning by Community Representatives
Format for City Gender Gap Report (in sync with the Global Gender Gap Report by
the World Economic Forum, capturing the gender equity assessment concerns at the
grassroots)
Compendia on
o Low Cost Technologies for Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
o Cost-effective Green Building Technologies vis-à-vis Slum Redevelopment
Innovative Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Kits on
For ‘Support for National Policies for Urban Poverty Reduction’, MHUPA, GoI and
DFID supported initiative:
o Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY)
o Community Participation in RAY
o Detailed Project Report Preparation under RAY
o Community Self-Assessment and Planning Methodology for Maintenance of
Tenements.
Understanding Adolescents: Assessment of Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics for
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Climate Change & Urban Local Bodies for United Cities & Local Governments -
Asia Pacific.
Low Cost Technologies for Sanitation, Wastewater and Waste Management for
United Cities and Local Governments - Asia Pacific.
‘Urban Governance and Health Governance Structure’ for ‘Health of the Urban
Poor’ Programme of Population Foundation of India, a USAID supported initiative.
‘Pro-poor Development and Health Programmes for Urban Poor’ for ‘Health of the
Urban Poor’ Programme of Population Foundation of India, a USAID supported
initiative.
IEC Kit on ‘Women-in-Deprivation’, as International Center for Women in
Deprivation’s own initiative.
IEC Kit on ‘Appropriate Technologies for Women-in-Deprivation’, as International
Center for Women in Deprivation’s own initiative.
24 Hour Clock: Gender Segregated Analysis in diverse situation in Maharashtra,
as own initiative.
Resource Kit on ‘Deprivation and Development of Nomadic Tribes’, as own
initiative.
National Urban Livelihoods Mission
Synergising for better future for the Deprived: Forging Partnerships
The International Center of EQUI-T
realizes that networking and
collaborations have a multiplier
impact on the factors of deprivation.
It proactively forges alliances and
enters into partnerships with every
entity interested in making the earth
a better place for the poor and
deprived. If the reader is one of
them, it will be our pleasure to enter
into further dialogue with you
through:
IF THE SOCIETAL CONCERNS STRIKE A CHORD OF
YOUR HEART: LET’S WORK TOGETHER
Action Projects
Capacity Building
Research
Knowledge Management and IEC
Policy Analysis & Advocacy
Customized Need-Based Support to the
Stakeholders
Teams and Contacts:
International Center of EQUI-T
of All India Institute of Local Self-Government
Mumbai Node: Prof. Dr. Mukesh Kanaskar
Director-International, All India Institute of Local Self-Government Director, International Center of EQUI-T
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Mo: +91 98230 13440
Tel: 91-22-26571713/ 14/ 15, Fax: 91-22-26573973 M.N. Roy Human Development Campus, Bandra (E), Mumbai. 400051. Maharashtra. India.
Website: www.aiilsg.org
Pune Node: Shweta Gupta Assistant Director, International Center of EQUI-T of AIILSG
Head, International Center for Women-in-Deprivation Email: [email protected], [email protected]
4th Floor, L Building, Pinnac Memories, Phase 2, Kothrud, Pune-38. Maharashtra. India. Tel-fax: 91-20-25452301