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The poor, more than any other group, rely on basic TRIF therefore believes that activation of
public services – access to education, healthcare, water effective, community-oriented
and sanitation for their lives and livelihoods. government services is one of the most
Communities, particularly in areas with endemic poverty important levers to transform India’s
and under-developed economies, disproportionately rely villages.
on accessing public services as routes out of poverty.
For them the inability of government institutions to That is why we have adopted a strategy
provide securities and basic services is critical in helping of constructive engagement with the
poor families get out of the vicious poverty cycle. government, increased community
responsibility in management of its
Paradigm Shift program and activating accountability

Today, there is a growing realization that local and governance systems of output and
leadership and citizen responsibility along with effective impact.
engagement with community and social accountability
frameworks are critical to ensure civic services and TRIF works with women self-help
quality of life. groups, and subject specific collectives
that can shape local demands, take
So a new public service and welfare architecture is responsible actions, invest in governance
emerging, backed by a series of ground-breaking of public services and leverage their
legislative acts that enshrine socio-economic collective powers to demand adequate
entitlements which help states connect with citizens. services. Add to that, infusing conscious
This is absolutely critical in villages that get little of intent in engagement and modern
society’s resources and virtually nothing from the technology to uplift the role of women
private sector offering quality of life goods ownership.
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