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SEARCH, a non-governmental organization
based in Bangalore, India, was established in 1975. Focus had
been on introducing youth into development.
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In the
beginning of eighties SEARCH evolved into a training
institute, focusing on capacity building of the development
staff – from grassroots to middle management to senior
management
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SEARCH works
with twin objectives of human resource development in the
NGO sector and mobilizing people around development
issues.
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Evaluation, research and
strategic assessments and evolving
perspectives have been its strength.
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Policy guidelines to
governments and international bodies have been some of
interventions made by SEARCH.
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SEARCH aims to
strengthen and popularize participatory pedagogies and
promotes people's participation in development, de-mystify
dominant concepts and support empowerment of the poor and
women.
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Development precepts have
been field tested in its working Dharmapuri on Women’s
empowerment and Economic empowerment of rural poor.
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Women’s health especially
with relation to the growing problem of HIV/AIDS has been
another issue identified by SEARCH in its field
program.
During the millennium SEARCH
has emerged as strategic organization with its core
competency on the following
- Management Consultancy.
- Micro finance a tool for
poverty alleviation
- Addressing the issue of HIV/AIDS with community care
approach.
- Research
and evaluations
- Providing IT solutions for an effective project
management.
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Mr. F. Stephen
Executive Director |
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