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Transform Rural India
Annual Report 2022-23
Chapter 3 TRI’s development social network at the right time voices on the margins and of
engagement has two mutually
the marginalised through the
we can widen the
Catalysing Public Support and reinforcing engagements; First, co-contribution space. Our agency of “urban young”.
focus is the challenging and
Given the wealth
the tri-focal interventions
concentration and energy, it is
across Bazaar, Samaaj, Sarkaar
enviable opportunity of
Compassion for Transformation are about demonstrating galvanising the single digit elite particularly critical to engage
the younger generation
possibilities, and curating
that influence the narrative for
(can-do generation), the
solutions that work at scale.
making of "villages of
of “Stranded India” And the second, seeding abundance, of opportunities". richest generation to ever live,
societal galvanisation, and
and bring their enormous
bridging the "otherisation"
divide which includes informing Village Square solutioning competencies. The
necessity of compassion as we
and engaging with the larger, Village Square brings stories of seek to bridge societal
building a rural change from an urban lens. cleavages cannot be
compassion-narrative wherein Development Intelligence Unit overstated. There is an
whatever ways we think of the makes data accessible and intimate connection and
"other" less fortunate who interactively available to inform evidence of compassion and
merely by circumstance of birth about rural reality and prosocial behaviour to our own
are in a "languishing locality" or opportunity, making for better health, mental well-being,
marginalised we find ways to engagement, policies, longevity and discovering
extend ourselves, support in programmes. Youth Hub aims to sense of purpose and
our own contexts. bring conversations, internships meaning. It is the elixir that
and fellowships for young urban directly communicates dignity,
Restricted opportunities for Indians to experience the rural, respect, and fellowship. Village
social mobility in rural India are get inspired and find ways to Square is focusing on the
also contributed by societal contribute. The endeavour is to young, particularly the better
reticence and silence; bridge the urban-rural chasm, endowed in terms of
particularly of those having challenge long-standing education, financial security
disproportionate access to assumptions and social and who have an
resource and influence. This constructs creating new norms. unencumbered wokeness and
reduces economic and social Narrative is important in deep stake in building a fair
growth opportunity for each “winning” on the issues that and just society.
one of us. A poor and unequal matter most to the poor. Village
society can never offer healthy Square creates a societal
growth and dignity to anyone; narrative of compassion for the Check our Village
Square Promo here
and each one of us have a
stake in building a more just
society.
TRI, seeks to galvanise and
catalyse “compassion” as a
public good, engaging and
drawing the talent, resources
and engagement of better
endowed. Village Square and
Development Intelligence Unit
efforts to channelise this latent
energy in the society. We
understand it only takes "few
people" to bring success,
located in the right part of the
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