In the context of the Youth Mobilization program UVS created awareness about Global Warming in various schools and colleges. The World Climate Change Simulation took place in the context of the Youth Mobilization program. UVS conducted the first registered simulation in Samaj Karya Mahavidyalaya Maharashtra and mobilized young people to stand up for environmental conservation, limit on carbon emissions and usage of fossil fuels by conducting seminars on afforestation and reforestation and by promoting training sessions on consequences of climate change in field of agriculture, health, social, economic and education.
In this phase, the mass dissemination of the program is projected. It will be promoted via local media, community gatherings and orientation to the population to build awareness & intent of the Program within the community and promote access to it.
In this phase, all community intervention activities (fieldwork), collection of the household data through house survey and preliminary diagnosis and referral of high-level complexity cases for hospital care.
In this phase, individual and community monitoring activities are contemplated. Psychoeducational with the guides of psychosocial care for the community and the volunteer team in the field shall be shared.
In this phase, training programs aimed at the prevention of suicide and suicidal behaviour management will be conducted – yoga, medication, community activities, etc. Even after the project completion, the community engagement program shall continue through establishment of the focus group consisting of local authorities, volunteers and self-help groups who will continue to engage the community by conducting happiness programs and monitor.
Maharashtra is one of the largest agricultural states in India, and farmers in this region play a very important role in the configuration and maintenance of the Indian economy. However, women in agriculture are affected by issues of recognition, leading to an absence of land rights, lack of entitlements to institutional credit, pensions and other universal privileges.
The chosen method to achieve these objectives is through a Self Help Group (SHG), notable for their success in economic development, social empowerment and poverty alleviation (Khasnabis et al., 2010). The programme’s overall goal is to engage in development activities with the provision of knowledge, skills, motivation, and competencies that are inline with UVS’ border goal of achieving sustainable agriculture.
Aiming to solve the problem, the SHG will be a vehicle to mobilise women to build up some savings in an entrepreneurial fashion. Through mutual support, SHGs can provide members with small loans for business purposes or in times of financial emergency caused by illness, accidents, funerals or otherwise. They can be a tool against indebtedness, and can also prepare women to build up credibility when scouting for microcredit later on.