Ladakh has always had a robust community mechanism to take care of its vulnerable and disadvantaged sections. These mechanisms continue to exist today as well. However, the current pace of development is infringing joint family systems, and an upward migration trend is weakening individual sections, and there is growing income and gender disparities.
GOAL
To strengthen and revive community-based support systems for vulnerable groups and foster a more inclusive and equitable society in Ladakh.
LNP's outcome indicators for the upcoming strategic period
- Support number of people with disability to acquire vocational skills and additional handholding provided
- Sensitised number of people for financial institutions, government schemes for long-term entrepreneurship or professional support
- Corpus developed for supporting livelihood and security needs
- Livelihood improvement programs designed with extended support for groups
- A framework created for the determination of Below Poverty Line (BPL) categories with enhanced support
- Support structures created to work with the District Legal Service Authority (DLSA), Women Police Station (WPS), Sakhi Centre, Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) and other Civil Society Organisations (CSO)
- Leadership building program developed particularly for women
- Schools and other institutions sensitised for Child Protection Policies
- Improved coordination with ICPS and District Child Protection Committee (DCPC) to implement JJ Act and other child-related projects including helping in setting up child-line services, observation etc.
- Improve educational facilities, including infrastructural and financial needs of students from remote areas
- Collaborate with local authorities in improving and providing better educational facilities to students
- Work with local institutions for teacher training and enhance pedagogy
