Jaipur, The
Rural Development (RD) sector today faces complex challenges of growth, equity,
climate change, and social & economic security of the poor and vulnerable
communities. This context has impressed upon the RD programmes of government
and non-government organizations a growing need for intervention strategies
that are reflective, robustly designed, and implemented through an innovative and
adaptive approach. It is clear that there is an urgent need to address this capacity building challenge
by preparing a cadre of rural professionals who are capable of engaging in the rural
development sector specially at the sub-district levels; be it through NGOs,
government institutions or as elected representatives of the PRIs and/or
cluster level federation leaders. 
IIHMR University and Bharat Rural Livelihoods
Foundation (BRLF) today jointly announced the launch of the first batch of the Certificate
Programme in Rural Livelihoods. The programme combines appropriate knowledge
and skill components through a unique yet inclusive capacity building
initiative. The programme focuses on the development of capacities of tribal
youth from 10 states of the Central Indian Tribal belt. Towards this end, BRLF and IIHMR University have brought
together 15 leading organizations in the rural livelihoods sector to facilitate
a multi-centre, multi-topic curriculum that covers different dimensions of
rural livelihoods. For the first
batch, 30 candidates have been selected from states of Rajasthan, Madhya
Pradesh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh. These candidates
belong to Scheduled Tribes, De-Notified Tribes/Notified Tribes, and
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups/communities from across BRLF mandated
geographies.
IIHMR University is India’s foremost university
committed to the health and well-being of people everywhere. BRLF is an autonomous body set up by Ministry
of Rural Development Government of India with an objective to facilitate civil
society action for transforming lives and livelihoods in the central tribal
adivasi belt in the country initially. This
Certificate Programme is the first among many initiatives of the collaboration
between IIHMR University and the BRLF. BRLF
and IIHMR University will be jointly certifying this Programme. The programme features a rounded curriculum
that explicitly recognizes the value of people’s knowledge and is enabled with
cutting edge practice support tools. 
President, IIHMR University Prof. Vivek
Bhandari in his address during the Launch programme, said, “Through this partnership with BRLF, IIHMR
University will greatly enhance its capacity to impact the rural development
sector. Students of this programme will get the best of theoretical and
practical knowledge, and exposure to proven livelihoods interventions from some
of the most challenges parts of India. Pedagogically, the modules will be an
embodiment of the concept of learning by doing.”
Addressing the audience President, BRLF Dr.
Mihir Shah said, “One of the key mandates of BRLF’s capacity
building initiative is to create a pool of rural development professionals for
supporting various development interventions of Government, CSOs and community at
large. This initiative will be part of a series
of capacity building programmes under the BRLF Capacity Building
Initiative, designed and implemented as per the needs of target groups and of
different institutions currently working in the sector (Government and CSOs). “
Dr. Mihir Shah shared that this course will be
a game changer in the rural livelihoods sector since the design and delivery of
the course will provide a unique opportunity to the tribal youth to learn of
various livelihoods domains and address the issue of growing shortage of
trained human resources in the sector. Dr. Shah thanked the IIHMR University
and 15 knowledge partners under the CB initiative for making the certificate
programme possible. He also extended his warm welcome to all nominating
institutions who have sent their existing professional staff for Batch 1.
The certificate programme has 16 different learning modules in
rural livelihoods domain. Participants of the programme will learn these
modules across 12 learning locations in 7 states of Central Indian tribal belt.
On completion of the course, these rural professionals will potentially engage
at block levels as drivers of positive change within Civil Society
Organizations and Government Institutions facilitating effective implementation
of social and economic security programmes/projects for tribal rural India.
IIHMR University and Bharat Rural Livelihoods
Foundation (BRLF) today jointly announced the launch of the first batch of the Certificate
Programme in Rural Livelihoods. The programme combines appropriate knowledge
and skill components through a unique yet inclusive capacity building
initiative. The programme focuses on the development of capacities of tribal
youth from 10 states of the Central Indian Tribal belt. Towards this end, BRLF and IIHMR University have brought
together 15 leading organizations in the rural livelihoods sector to facilitate
a multi-centre, multi-topic curriculum that covers different dimensions of
rural livelihoods. For the first
batch, 30 candidates have been selected from states of Rajasthan, Madhya
Pradesh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh. These candidates
belong to Scheduled Tribes, De-Notified Tribes/Notified Tribes, and
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups/communities from across BRLF mandated
geographies.
President, IIHMR University Prof. Vivek
Bhandari in his address during the Launch programme, said, “Through this partnership with BRLF, IIHMR
University will greatly enhance its capacity to impact the rural development
sector. Students of this programme will get the best of theoretical and
practical knowledge, and exposure to proven livelihoods interventions from some
of the most challenges parts of India. Pedagogically, the modules will be an
embodiment of the concept of learning by doing.”
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