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INTRODUCTION |
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A group of IIT-educated professionals, some with two decades of
experience in the field of development, and their friends, established People's Science Institute (PSI)
in 1988. PSI as a non-profit research and development organization. Its stated mission is, “To help eradicate
poverty through the empowerment of the poor and the productive, sustainable and equitable use of available
human and natural resources.” Operationally, it provides technical and managerial support to communities and
organizations that work with them; implements development programmes and undertakes public interest research.
The Institute is known in India's voluntary sector for its pioneering work in the fields of community-led watershed-based
livelihoods development, environmental quality monitoring, disaster-safe housing and dissemination of appropriate
technologies.
PSI is registered as a society in New Delhi, under the Societies Act (1860), and under the Foreign Contributions
Regulations Act (FCRA) with the Ministry of Home Affairs. Its activities are spread all over India with a focus on the
central-western Himalayan states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh and the poverty-ridden districts of western Orissa.
Its operational headquarters are located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. |
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ACTIVITIES |
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PSI's activities are grouped under five units :
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Natural Resource Management |
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Environmental Quality Monitoring |
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Disaster Mitigation and Response |
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Innovative Projects |
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River Conservation
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Each unit implements development projects,
undertakes research and provides training and professional support to other voluntary organizations and government
agencies. PSI has a competent staff of socially conscious engineers, scientists and social workers to carry out these tasks.
The attached pages outline the objectives of each group, their major activities and important projects. Details of selected
projects can be viewed by clicking on the relevant links. |
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RESEARCH |
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Research at PSI is undertaken to improve the implementation of field projects,
identify new areas of work and to innovate new technologies and social processes. It spans a variety of subjects
from studies on traditions of water management, food security, work patterns of women in the central-western Himalayas,
environmental quality and urbanization in mountain regions to action research on integrated water and forest management
by mountain communities, enhancing productivity of paddy cultivation, development of GIS software, and the design of
earthquake-safe rural houses and intermediate-sized hydrams. |
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For further details contact at:
People's Science Institute
653, Indira Nagar
Dehradun-248006,
Uttrakhand, India
Tel : +91-135-2763649, 2763650
Fax : +91-135-2763368
E-Mail: psiddoon@gmail.com
Website: www.peoplesscienceinstitute.org
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