Studies

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The key words that defined development to us are ‘Antyodaya’ (the awakening of marginalized people), Education (in values and relationships), Grama Swaraj (a community approach of individual in society) and Satyagraha (to dissent and struggle for justice). As the transformation was to take place in this frame work, non-violence automatically becomes the sheet anchor of our struggle.

Research Studies

• Assessment of Riverbed Lands (River Krishna) supported by ASM-Plan (Krishna), Vijayawada - 2008.
• Developed strategization of livelihoods systems – 2007.
• Developed monitoring tools for Caritas India, Hyderabad – 2007
• Action research on intervention related to HIV/AIDS and Child Trafficking in Andhra Pradesh – 2004.
• Study on status of HIV/AIDS and Child Trafficking in 200 locations – 2003.
• Study on Livelihood Systems of Fisher folk and Micro level Interventions, Social for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), a World Bank Project, Hyderabad 2003.
• Status of Child Labour, in Nellore District, National Child labour Project, Nellore in 2017
• Single Use Plastic- SUP inventorisation study in Tirupati and Vijayawada Cities in 2022. The objective of the project includes SUP quantification and characterization, estimate the plastic leakages, map the alternatives available, identification of hotspots and a scenario analysis for successful Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) implementation for plastic waste.

Project Reports

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The key words that defined development to us are ‘Antyodaya’ (the awakening of marginalized people), Education (in values and relationships), Grama Swaraj (a community approach of individual in society) and Satyagraha (to dissent and struggle for justice). As the transformation was to take place in this frame work, non-violence automatically becomes the sheet anchor of our struggle.

Publications

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Some of Publications of Academy:

The Academy has been at the forefront of reaching out to people through publications in Andhra Pradesh. The Citizens Report on the Status of Environment in Andhra Pradesh in 1990 in Telugu was the first ever such attempt to reach out to people who are not knowledgeable about modern processes, and semantics. The Krishna River Basin report of 1992 is another such attempt. The information which the Academy endeavours to bring out will characterize a direction, a rational and scientific outlook, and possibly indicate alternatives. These publications are aimed at stimulating the heart and the intellect which are the primary steps for positive action.

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