Village water should remain in that village (Natural capital) Village youth should remain in that village (Human capital) village wealth should remain in that village (Economic capital)

   With the above objectives we installed Community Drinking Water Purification Plant at Vidiyal premises, with a short term loan of Rs. 2.25 lakhs for purchase of equipments from Anarde Foundation.  The total budget estimated was Rs. 7 lakhs.  Vidivelli Federation put forth a resolution seeking for share capital from P.L.F., and accordingly each SHG contributed Rs. 3000 /- group as share capital. 

VIDIYAL’s experiences show that developing partnership and negotiation skills among the marginalized groups with various stakeholders is important in strengthening the empowerment process. Such skills can be enhanced only through flow of information in time and space. As a knowledge Infomediary we helped in contextualizing the generic information into locally relevant contents. Promoted community friendly delivery mechanism such as voice mail based learning method. Through dialogues and discourses among the women these contents were debated and internalized in the learning process. Similarly, it adopted a inclusive knowledge management approach, the indigenous knowledge of the local groups were validated with the help of experts and then shared among larger groups.  

It is important that the capacity building process should not be based on I Know- You Do Not Know-I Will Teach You approach. It should be based on interactive learning, mutually teaching and learning. A Knowledge Infomediary perceives the marginalized target group not as a beneficiary- not as a mere consumer of information but as a partner in knowledge management.