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About Us<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>

Paigam is a youth organization registered under society act ,1973(44) committed towards research-based intervention in the society, particularly among those who are considered as marginals residing in the cultural transition zones.<\/p>\n

We believe that without understanding the culture, development of an individual or group should not be regarded as \u2018sustainable\u2019 and theoretical knowledge of the sciences and social sciences must be used to make a change in the society.
\nWe work in areas including Youth empowerment, creative education, nature and culture conservation, health and well-being etc.<\/p><\/div>

Vision<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>

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Our journey so far...<\/div>

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In 2010, the Baiga community who were earlier residing at the buffer zone of the Kanha national park, moved their settlement to the outskirts of Singbagh village in Baihar of Balaghat district. This shift gave rise to gastroenteritis cases in the community as they were using the contaminated water in the new place. To treat this, health workers of the town helped them in getting a water connection. As a child of an auxiliary nurse and midwife, one of our founding members got the chance to interact with the Baigas during the health outreach. Later on, the idea of \u2018how they are different\u2019 laid the foundation of the NGO – Paigam Organization.<\/p>\n

Journey of the organisation started with the cloth donation program (Vastradan) in 2013. We visited various villages around Baihar, namely Movala, Kopro, Baigatola etc. In one cloth donation drive, when an old Baiga lady\u2019s statement – \u201cwhy are you giving these clothes to us? If you want to do something, teach our children\u201d transformed our way of working. Thus, from philanthropic activities, we moved towards real change- making and to the Vastradan (Cloth-donation), we transformed as Vastropahar (Cloth-gift giving). We started interacting with the children of the villages, taught them and gifted them toys and clothes post session.<\/p>\n

To flourish the idea of \u2018encouraging children and youth to put their potential into changemaking activities\u2019 We started organising summer camps. Manthan summer camp is our flagship event in which we provide a space for various artistice activities such as dance, singing, acting, craftsmaking, personality development as well as physical activities such as judo karate, skating and games etc.<\/p>\n

In 2015, a sudden demise of one of our founding members Mr. Ghanshyam Chaudhary, left us in shock and mourning. A headmaster and school teacher by profession, Mr Ghanshyam was a great support system to the Paigam organisation. As a tribute to him, we started an educational program G.Y.A.N. (Ghanshyam Yuva Adhyayan Neeti) and conducted various educational sessions in schools.<\/p><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1972″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeIn”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=””]Some of our other programs are – Yuvam\u2019n (youth empowerment program), Tarudeepdan (plantation) Bai\u2019ducation (special education programs for Baiga community children) Nritatva (funding through the handicrafts) etc. [from 2015 to 2019]<\/span><\/p>\n

We have now moved towards \u2018research-based intervention\u2019 in society. Therefore, we believe that the theoretical knowledge of science and social sciences must be utilised to make a change in society and the research methods should not be limited to academia only. During our visits, we came to know that the rural women (particularly the indigenous) were using cloth as sanitary napkins during their menstruation period. Since the practice is not hygienic and bad for their reproductive health, we started providing them with the hygienic sanitary cloth pads under our R\u2019jo:gift of nature program (in October 2020). We also organised talk sessions for young men to aware them regarding the same and break the menstruation related stigma.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the present scenario, cultural elements of most of the traditional communities are slowly dying due to the various factors like urbanisation, globalisation etc. and majority of the youngsters are not much interested in continuing their cultural legacy. Considering this, we have started a program – \u2018Sansada\u2019 (cultural conservation responsibility) to the conservation of traditional knowledge. Under this we started the \u2018Cheenha\u2019 program for the revival of ethno-tattooing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Paigam organisation through its activities urge to Rethink Development, Redefine Marginality, Reimagine the Education and Reviving the Dying cultural legacy.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”missions”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1722280975871{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}” el_id=”mission”][vc_single_image image=”3008″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” css=””][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″]

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Youth Empowerment<\/h4>
We Encourage Youth to put their potential into Change making activities.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Dalit-Adivasi collaboration<\/h4>
We believe that there is nothing like \u2018Backwardness\u2019, or \u2018Marginality\u2019<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Creative-Innovative education<\/h4>
Children must be taught \u201cHow to Think\u201d not \u201cWhat to Think.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Revival of the dying cultural knowledge<\/h4>
Dignify the society through the research and documentation of their indigenous knowledge.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Become our volunteer<\/a><\/div>\n

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Objectives<\/h3><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n
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    To voice social concerns through organizing campaigns, education meets, camps, serving memorandums and other such activities as part of advocacy.<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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    Protection, conservation and improvement of the Culture, biodiversity and environment through documentation of traditional knowledge.<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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    Conduct programs like seminars, ethnographic film festivals, lectures, internships, mentorship etc., aiming for the overall development of mankind.<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0To organize camps and encourage formation of \u2018collective consciousness\u2019 of the traditional communities residing at the cultural transition zones.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0To foster, organize and conduct camps and seminars for the youth to develop their creative potential.<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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    To develop and spread education programs that lay stress on matters of health and hygiene particularly related to rural and indigenous women.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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    \u00a0To protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lake, rivers, wildlife etc. and to work for conservation and development of National Parks and Protection of Migratory Birds.<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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    Utilizing digital media and social networking to promote and provide assistance for the research and development of ethnic communities.<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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