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Aapli
Pragati Aaplya Haati
(Our Future is in Our Hands)
(Marathi)
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This
film describes the components and the process of watershed
development. It would be of great use in creating
awareness about watershed development among the rural
people.
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Water
Gives Life (English)
Pani Hech Sanjeevan (Marathi) |
The
film is an attempt to understand the importance of
community participation in watershed development, and the
need for a sense of ownership of the project by the
stakeholders, which is a prerequisite for the success and
sustainability of watershed development. |
Rabavu Panlot, Sukh Alot
(Watershed Development will bring us
happiness) (Marathi)
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The film focuses on the need
for strictly following the rules and regulations in
watershed development and maintaining the social
discipline which has been agreed upon. |
Gavat Laxmi Aali
(Prosperity has come to our village)
(Marathi)
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The
film deals with the need for setting up women's Self-Help
Groups for savings and credit as a means to break the
vicious circle of poverty. |
| Kadar Mulichi,
Sukhi Sansarachi (Where
women are valued, the world’s a happier place)
(Marathi)
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Watershed
development, with all the technical treatments it
involves, is generally considered to be a men's bastion.
However, taking an entirely different stand, this film
shows how women are equally capable in handling technical
and leadership roles in Watershed Development. |
| Enkindled
Hope, Resurgent Spirits
(English) |
This
film on women’s empowerment is a compilation of the experiences of many women who
have found strength in the unity and solidarity of their
groups.
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Charaibandi
(Ban on free grazing) (English, Marathi, Hindi)
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While
the ban on free grazing ensures protection of the
watershed treatments undertaken and survival of plantation
done, it also adversely affects the herding community, who
are usually the poorest in the watershed, in the form of
additional work to cut and carry fodder for their
livestock. This
film makes an attempt to see the situation from different
perspectives.
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| Shramadan
(Voluntary Contribution by the Community) (English,
Marathi, Hindi, Telugu)
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This
film attempts to explore the various issues arising in
Shramadan. It studies examples of various villages, the problems faced
by them and solutions found by them in their unique
situations.
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Our
School on the Watershed
(English, Marathi, Hindi, Telugu)
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This
is a story of how watershed development directly affected
the lives of the students of the school in Gunjalwadi, a
small village near Sangamner in Ahmednagar District,
Maharashtra. The
students have not only learned about watershed
development, but have taken an active part in developing
the area around their school.
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Garamsur
– Tale of an unknown village (English)
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This
film tells of how the 'power centres' in Garamsur, a
remote village in Wardha district, felt threatened by the
watershed program which sought to empower the common
people, and how a group of dedicated people with the help
of women's self-help groups overcame this challenge.
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Dongaon
– U-Turn to Fortune
(English)
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This is the story of Dongaon, a village divided into
two political factions, which, when faced with the
seemingly insurmountable problem of severe drought,
accepted the conditions of the watershed development
program which required them to bury their hatchet and rise
above their rivalry for the benefit of the entire village.
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Vaiju
Babulgaon
– A story of transformation
(English, Marathi, Hindi)
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In
Vaiju Babulgaon (Taluka Pathardi, District Ahmednagar),
despite three consecutive years of severe drought, the
village still had sufficient water for drinking and for
their animals. This
is their story in their own words telling of the process
they went through in undertaking watershed development,
their understanding of the work and the transformation it
brought about in their lives.
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Wadgaon
– The marvel of watershed development
(Marathi)
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In
this film the villagers of Wadgaon, a village in
Aurangabad, look back and take stock of the changes that
watershed development has brought about in their village
– from reduced migration, to increased awareness among
the people, increased confidence, ban on liquor
consumption, water availability, improved agriculture,
availability of microfinance and so much more…
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Experiences of Village Watershed Committees in
Maharashtra (English, Marathi)
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This
video shares the experiences of watershed committee
members on important issues like watershed development,
rural development,
women's empowerment. The beauty of this video is
that the Watershed Committee members themselves are at the
centre stage. They express themselves, their changed
perception, experiences in their own earthy and inimitable
style
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Relearning from Reality (English, Marathi)
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This video elaborates on the
theme of Exposure and Dialogue Programme (EDP). EDP
helps the participants to get a first hand experience of
the peoples' perception about their lives and natural
resource regeneration. This is turn helps policy
makers and practitioners formulate relevant and
appropriate policies and strategies. |
