The BNV Phenomenon

Conceptualising…

Voluntarism and

the BNVs..

VoluntarismOrganic origin born of the village communityNo age bar, no education restrictionOnly …passion for serving and empowering individual and communityPassion for working together to mobilise collective actionPassion for development and change Passion for creating organic linkages toIndividual community and governance .. PRIs and developmentdelivery structures.Ensuring every individual works for developemnt of self and community

Above all

Works not for money or remuneration but works for improving overall quality of life and happiness for all.

Grounding the conceptThe APARD core group brainstormingThe Chededa Experiment.Finding the villageVilage PRAFinding the volunteersFGDs with Mandal level and GP level functionaries ---Mapping the

functionaries in the GP and at the Mandal level.The socio economic surveyThe Friday DialoguesTraining the VolunteersVillage level workshopsVolunteers launch programs.The resultsThe lessons learnt

interest groupsmultiple political partiesIntra-village factionshand holding and and retreat

the Chededa model emerges

The BNVsWard wise household responsibilities for BNVs.HandholdingInter phase with the Block authoritiesTracking the gaps in implementation and the balance of entitlementsdelivery to be achievedSome social evils Beyond politicsUniting the communities for collective action to achieve targets setin the Gram Sabha and the Gram Panchayat.Follow upFurther trainingTransformed critical mass of volunteers for development and changemanagement .

National Recognition of BNV potential

the Chededa Experiment goes national.

The Gram Sabha with the Sec RD GoI

witnessing, with state Prin. Sec, GoAP, Dist

and Mandal Officials.

Policy shifts in response to Gram Sabha

dialogue with Sec RD of GoI.

The Chededa exp scaled up

Training methodology RedesignedMotivational Films Case StudiesThe Flagship ProgramsGender IssuesConstitution Provisions – GS,GP & PRIsSculpting the BNV image --- Legitimizing and Institutionalizing BNVStructure and Role – ALL TRAINING PROGRAMS AT APARD.Training programs for the ETC Faculty, the DTMs, Dist. & MandalOfficials

REACHING OUT THROUGH VIDEO-CONFERENCING,DISTANCE MODE TRAINING AND THROUGH DOORDARSHAN.

Second Phase

• SCALED UP TO 85 GPs.

• Number of BNVs recruited

• Number trained

• The programs taken up by BNVs in these 85 GPs. Lists category wise, department wise or scheme wise.– innovations,

Third phase

taking the movement to 1800 GPs across the mandals of all the 22districts.

No of BNVs No of GPs

high lighting inclusivity, gender, SC & ST in the coverage and spread.

Structuring the process :involving the ETCs the CEOs the MPDOs the District Collectors.

Training through distance mode and the Door Darshan programs inaddition to trainings at APARD

the BNVs as trainers and leaders of the BNV movement

Training programs by lead BNVs, on demand from neighboring villagesbecomes the norm. APARD encourages with support to such BNVgroups.

Come a long way in a short time

From…. conceptualising Volunteerism & BNVs

to…..BNVs maturing into development and change agents ---accepted by their own village communities and all the structures of Governance and development--.

to…..the evolving BNV led perpetual social movement striving for inclusive development, transparent governance and empowerment of the people, engineering innovative initiatives for transformatory socio-economic development.

BNV training MethodologyBNV training content

BNV content delivery mode

now a template for

‘Malayaja’ in PESA areas,‘UNWomen’ project empowering women leaders,

Social Audit professionals training program.

The Promise ?

The Future ?

A proven instrument of change .. No or low cost… peaceful but powerfully persuasive …connecting the

people and government .. critical mass of a highly motivated social force..

Wouldn’t you like to use and strengthen it ?! ! !

That’s all for now………

Thank you