LOKPRERNA

Lok Prerna is a non-profit philanthropic voluntary organisation of youths committed to work at grass root level, with headquarters at Baidyanath Dham, Deoghar in the state of Jharkhand. We have been engaged in the Livelihood developmental activities since 1991 in six most backward districts namely Deoghar, Dumka, Jamtara, Giridih, Pakur  and Sahebganj of Jharkhand state. Lok Prerna has been able to organise them in separate forums known as ‘Mahila Mandal’ (women self help group) and Yuvan Dal (male youth group).

Lok Prerna’s mission is “Empowerment of the lowest rungs of the Society”. It works to help people so that they take responsibility for their own development, creating environment for support to strengthen their potential as agents of change in the society.

Lok Prerna works with the unorganised, deprived, disadvantaged and economically/socially backward people, who happen to be SCs, STs, women, children and small/marginal farmers

The thrust areas of Lok Prerna’s action include:

• Natural resource management
• Women Empowerment through SHG and other forms of organisations
• Livelihood promotion of women through income generation activities
• Promotion of improved farming including organic cultivation
• Sustainable livelihoods promotion of the tribal people
• Promotion of appropriate horticulture
• Employment Generation through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
• Capacity development of community groups
• Water, sanitation & hygiene promotion

Some of the active projects of Lok Prerna are:

• MKSP Project of MoRD (State and Central Govt.)
• Cluster Facilitation Team – MGNREGS, MORD (State and Central Govt.)
• Tasar pre-cocoon and post-cocoon projects (ITDA Dumka , Government of Jharkhand)
• Seed production programme (NABARD Ranchi)
• MKSP Tasar Project Through PRADAN and Central Silk Board
• BRC on NBM and SBA in 3 Districts Of Jharkhand
• MADA project at Deoghar (Welfare Department, Jharkhand)

Lok Prerna is registered as a society under Societies Registration Act. It is also registered under Section 12A of Income Tax Act and Foreign Contribution Regulation Act.

Contact details:

Lok Prerna
Mangal Vatika, Purandaha,
B. Deoghar 814112, Jharkhand.
Mobile: 09431370380, FAX: 06432-222797
E-mail: madhavkdas@yahoo.co.in / madhavkdas@gmail.com

Geographical Presence: Deoghar, Dumka, Jamtara, Pakur, Giridih

Areas Of Operations: Livelihood- Natural Resource Management, Poultry, SHG formation, Vegetable cultivation, SRI, Horticulture