Partnership

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Partnership
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What contributed in long term partnership
Establishment of institution with focus on
technical aid Availability of professional
services to grassroots agencies Contributed in
the national efforts by identifying appropriate
technical options (Hand pump, ground water
exploration, Watershed development approach,
Deenbandhu biogas model etc) Adopted networking
approach for wider dissemination of technology
and addressing the issue on common concern
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AFPRO gained from long term partnership

• AFPRO could do focused work - technical support
• Experimented action research
• Maintained professionals competencies as per
  requirement
• Network of civil society organization, research
  agencies govt dept
• Access to remote and neglected areas
• Established Program Administration (PMEIS
  Finacial) Systems
• Incorporated cross cutting issues

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Difficulties in handling such long term
partnership
Some times external concept introduced with top
down approach which may not be relevant in
socio-cultural context
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Partnerships with NGOs being served
AFPRO have clarity on relationship with partner
agencies, broadly it is characterized as given
below Networking Request based
Services Capacity Building Collaborative AFPRO
use to extend free services, there are many
occasions like projects are developed by AFPRO
as services were free but not implemented
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Partnerships with communities being served
Community is considered primary stakeholder in
program Involvement of community is given thrust
from the initial stage of project Concept of own
means has been introduced - either in kind or
cash Community empowerment through - transfer
of skill knowledge and setting up systems so
that created infrastructure managed at local
level AFPRO is conscious on its role as
facilitator
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Current strategy for resource mobilisation 
Proactive Collaborating with like minded
organizations having complementary
competencies Visibility Documentation of best
practices dissemination Services on cost
recovery basis which use to be available free
for NGOs
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