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Addressing challenges of social assistance schemes: rights-based approach in Orissa, India

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  • Dipankar Datta
  • Sisir Kanta Pradhan

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The present article documents the programme strategy that has been used to address the challenges of social assistance schemes in Orissa, India. Key aspects of the strategy are: community mobilisation; use of mobile technology, web and media for community-led evidence-based advocacy at the local level; and graduating this effort to address structural issues at the state level. Key challenges in the process were to minimise tension among different stakeholders, and to bring changes in attitude of communities who were habituated in receiving services instead of demanding them. Despite many challenges, the strategy has successfully contributed to mobilising communities to demand their entitlements.Relever les défis des programmes d'assistance sociale : approche fondée sur les droits dans l'Orissa, en IndeLe présent article documente la stratégie de programme qui a été employée pour relever les défis des programmes d'assistance sociale dans l'Orissa, en Inde. Les aspects clés de la stratégie sont : la mobilisation de la communauté ; l'utilisation de la technologie mobile, de la toile et des médias pour les activités de plaidoyer basées sur des données concrètes et menées par la communauté au niveau local ; et graduer cet effort afin de remédier aux questions structurelles au niveau de l'État. Les principaux défis rencontrés pendant ce processus concernaient les moyens de minimiser la tension parmi les différentes parties prenantes, de donner lieu à des changements d'attitude parmi les communautés habituées à recevoir des services au lieu de les exiger, etc. En dépit des nombreux défis, la stratégie a efficacement contribué à mobiliser les communautés pour qu'elles exigent ce qui leur est dû.Abordando os desafios de esquemas de assistência social: abordagem baseada em direitos em Orissa, ÍndiaO presente artigo documenta a estratégia de programa que tem sido utilizada para abordar os desafios de esquemas de assistência social em Orissa, Índia. Aspectos essenciais da estratégia são: mobilização da comunidade; uso de tecnologia móvel, Web e mídia para defesa de direitos com base em evidências liderada pela comunidade local; e canalização desse esforço para tratar de questões estruturais no âmbito do Estado. Desafios cruciais nesse processo incluem a minimização da tensão entre as diferentes partes envolvidas, a promoção das mudanças de atitude das comunidades que estavam habituadas a receber serviços em vez de demandá-los, etc. Apesar de vários desafios, a estratégia tem contribuído de maneira bem-sucedida para mobilizar comunidades em suas demandas por direitos.Enfrentando retos en los programas de asistencia social: un método basado en los derechos en Orissa, IndiaEste ensayo documenta la estrategia usada para enfrentar los retos en los programas de asistencia social en Orissa, India. Los puntos clave de la estrategia son: la movilización comunitaria; el uso de tecnologías móviles; el uso de Internet y de medios a nivel local para la incidencia comunitaria basada en hechos; y la expansión de estos métodos para enfrentar problemas a nivel estatal. Los principales desafíos del proceso consistieron en disminuir la tensión entre los diversos actores, modificar actitudes en las comunidades, acostumbradas a recibir servicios en vez de a exigirlos, etc. A pesar de los múltiples retos, la estrategia tuvo éxito y las comunidades se han movilizado para exigir sus derechos.

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  • Dipankar Datta & Sisir Kanta Pradhan, 2012. "Addressing challenges of social assistance schemes: rights-based approach in Orissa, India," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(3), pages 279-294, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:22:y:2012:i:3:p:279-294
    DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2012.664627
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