Key thrust areas

Key thrust areas and programmes of SPEECH include…

Gender equity and Women development
Child rights protection and rehabilitation of working children
Self-help groups and Mutual security chain for women
Advocacy and lobbying on common property resource management
Natural resource management and food security
AIDS awareness and vulnerable group protection and mainstreaming
Participatory research and documentation
Coral reef and livelihood dependency of low income fishing communities
Water rights, networking and linking of rivers in the southern basin
Native Tribes of Kodaikanal and their rights over forest produce, literacy and medicinal plants
Capacity building of fellow NGOs/CBOs in technical, methodological, managerial and conceptual clarity for best results and solidarity.
Strengthening of good governance and democratic principles at the Gram Saba as well with the panchayat Raj elected forums.

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