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The initiations of the
project took keen interest in recruitment of development educators
(field staff) in the beginning of 1981. The selection of
candidates was based on the nomination of the candidates by the
leaders of the JELC and Adivasi Mission Board. The candidates
selected were local persons and were selected on the basis of
their commitment to work in the rural areas possessing experience
of the English and Oriya language. The candidates were dream form
adhivasi and harijan communities of Koraput district. The age
group the candidates was 19 to 30, Educational level varies from
matriculation to university graduation. Teaching cultivation and
so me skills was the occupational background of the selected staff
(18 people-1981)
As the project
expanded, the need of experienced and highly educated staff
increased. and personnel were employed from other states of India,
suitable and educated for the programmes. Today people from Andhra
Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Orissa Work side by side with the local
field staff.
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In January 1981, the field coordinator organized a
introductory session at Jeypore in which all the 18 selected
candidates for the post of field staff actively participated.
During this meeting, the role of the field worker and other
related development issues were discussed. The field workers were
very eager to undergo useful training. The meeting made them
understand the rural realities of the social situation and execute
educational, organizational and developmental programmes in the
rural areas. This preliminary discussion provided background
knowledge on development education.
The candidates were then imparted further training at center for
promoters of Rural Development (CPRD) in Hyderabad, during the
period of February to march 1981. During the training period, the
trainees were also exposed to filed work, these candidates were
trained to fit into complex rural setup through a multi
disciplinary course.
After their two months training programme, the field workers also
attended a field level training organized in the village of Doliamob, during this programme, various aspects were deaf with
i.e., role of field worker in rural development, realities inside
rural India, development education etc. the field workers also got
awareness of their responsibility while staying at their native
places for a period of two months. The staff is regularly trained
on important and up to date issues. in 1997 the staff was imparted
training on office management, promotion of agricultural
activates, movement building for tribal liberation, fund raising
issue of displacement, child labor, climate change bio-diversity
etc.
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During the first one and a half years of the project work
regular and periodical staff meetings were organized to bring
sharp focus on the project and the programmes in details, to
clarity in development. to critically analyse progress and
generally share experience and exchange ideas and views. The
staff meetings and the staff consultations thus have proved to
be very useful and necessary for getting clear insights into
social, economic and political problems encountered by the poor
in their day to day struggle for existence.
The project conducted in 1997 coordination meetings, field staff
meetings and general staff meetings at different times for
monitoring and analysis the planned activities. Because of this,
staff was able to share their strengths and weakness of the
progrmmae implemented staff discussed on solving problems
related to programme activities, preparation of reports,
building report with people and strategies to involve people in
their own development.
The staff continues with regular meetings everyday meeting with
the coordinators and monthly meetings of the cluster
coordinators along with other sectors.
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