| Date 18-Sep-2020 to 18-Sep-2020 |
Location Virtual |
Format Local |
As part of the series of One World, One Fight: Civil Society’s Response to COVID-19, Voluntary Action Network India (VANI) and One World Foundation India conducts interviews of eminent leaders of the development sector to share their experiences about the pandemic and recommendations for the way forward.
On September 18, 2020, the seventh episode of the series featured an interview with Dr. Rajesh Tandon, (Founder-President, PRIA & Co-chair, UNESCO Chair in Community-Based Research & Social Responsibility in Higher Education). In terms of the challenges faced by Civil Society Organisations in the face of the pandemic, Dr. Tandon suggested that CSOs will have to change their methods of carrying out research and training. Despite using digital technology before the Pandemic, the nature and extent of its usage has increased multiple folds and will therefore need to be reviewed and made more adaptable. PRIA started supporting grassroot groups all over the country through phones; provided informational access to them and with their support, provided safe and healthy practices to people across the country. PRIA also developed new policy proposals for issues such as inter-state migration and Migrant Support Resource Centres (MSRCs). Along with this, PRIA’s team working on gender-based violence and Martha Farrell Foundation conducted a number of consultations, trainings and surveys on sexual harassment at the workplace amongst other means of violence. Finally, Dr. Tandon shed light on the idea that NGOs must reinvent ways of community mobilisation and awareness.
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