THE ORGANIZATION
Prerana was founded as a ‘not for profit’ voluntary organisation in September 1974. The founders, a group of committed profesional social workers, gave expression to their vision and drive through voluntary action. Through the use of their knowledge, skills and resources, they created partnerships with people from under-priviledged communities – by establishing a dialogue, generating enthusiasm, organising and strengthening capacities of local volunteers for planning, implementing and monitoring programmes facilitating their own and their communities’ development.
Supplementing it’s resouce base with active association and sharing of knowledge with partners, PRERANA forged ahead for expansion of outreach services, training and technical assistance in Program design and management to other NGO’s.
MISSION
PRERANA aims to be a professional development Organisation with a high emphasis on program innovation, learning and sharing of approaches and replicating models in integrated community development and participation. Promotion of professional volunteerism and non-charity are other strongly shared values that strengthen and provide as distinctives to its development orientation.
APPROACH
PRERANA is committed to enhancing the quality of life of individuals and groups through self-help and to instill awareness about issues like Population, Health, Hygiene, Reproductive Health, Education and Capacity Building thus enabling integrated community development.
The approach involves:
Direct Service Interventions — through Community Development Programmes, which are designed to organize and strengthen capacities for planning, implementing and monitoring programmes thus, enabling the community to mobilize existing available resources to better ends.
Technical Assistance and Training — to other NGOs, INGOs and Central/State Government Departments/ Agencies to enhance their potential for designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating developmental programmes.
Advocacy — where focus is on sensitizing, creating and awareness and mobilizing communities, NGOs, INGOs and Central/State Government Departments/ Agencies for developmental concerns.
Research and Documentation — of innovative approaches and models for learning/ sharing to strengthen future initiatives.