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"BADLAO"
means Change. The formation,
functioning and development of
BADLAO FOUNDATION
confirms it is committed to strive to bring
change in society
that stands for socially transformed qualitative state of
self-reliance, based on equity and justice.
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Badlao Foundation was born out
of a contextual necessity, having its origin in the
history of early fifties, when Maithon dam was
constructed on river Barakar thro’ Damodar Valley
Corporation, causing displacement of poor tribals and
backward people in 39 villages. The uprooted tribals
were forced to scatter all over the region. When
meager financial compensation was exhausted - these
tribals/other displaced people became marginalized and
a conspicuous process of abject poverty and
destitution emerged as a distinct feature of their
survival.
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Realizing the need to uplift/empower
those deprived & marginalized people, Mr. Bajrang Singh, a
Social Activist with a social science background having
working experience with bonded labor in Antyodya Ashram of
Deoghar, (Santhal Parganas, Jharkhand) along with some of
his associates, started working with these people coming from the Santhal, Paharia and Baury communities.
Being displaced, they did not have adequate land for
cultivation, farming was not enough for their subsistence
and hence non-farm income generation activities like Tasar
spinning by women were initiated. Coupled with that –
community level development activities were initiated. In
course of time, Badlao Foundation became a Registered
Organization during 1982. Since then, Badlao Foundation
has been pursuing its activities as a Voluntary
Development Organization in Jharkhand, with total
dedication and utmost zeal.
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Badlao Foundation endeavors
to empower people for social transformation to achieve
self-reliance and gender justice through participatory
efforts and to ensure ecological balance. People in Badlao
are committed and competent to creatively initiate and
persevere on their tasks, to uphold human dignity, to
strive for an equitable social structure and to enable
women and socially disadvantaged to claim their rights. |
