Deccan Development Society
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Deccan Development Society is an Indian NGO based in Medak district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.
It is a two-decade old grassroots organisation working in about 75 villages with women's societies. The organisation envisions consolidating these village groups into vibrant organs of primary local governance and federate them into a strong pressure lobby for women, the poor and dalits.
Among its board members, Shantha Sinha a leading social worker is part of the organization.
The Deccan Development society is projecting a working model for the people oriented participative development in the areas of food security, ecological agriculture, and alternate education. It is also trying to reverse the historical process of degradation of the environment and people's livelihood system in this region through a string of land related activities such as Perma-culture, Community Grain Bank, Community Gene Fund, Community Green Fund and Collective Cultivation through land Lease etc. These activities, along side taking on the role of Earth care is also resulting in Human Care, by giving the Women a new found dignity and profile in their village communities. The Society is trying to relocate the people's knowledge in the area of Health and Agriculture.
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