Association Of Rural People of Andaman & Nicobar Islands (ARPAN), a society registered under Society Registration Act 1860 has been working in the rural areas of Andaman & Nicobar Islands since the year 2006.
ARPAN has been set up by a team of visionaries, with a variety of innovative ideas to build and develop these ideas and implement at the grass root levels. Some very interesting initiatives have been undertaken and each of these steps has strengthened the resolve to work united for the betterment of the rural population. The team of ARPAN feels that partnership and collaboration are important strategies for development and to uplift the poor and the downtrodden. A lot remains to be done at the grass root levels. The vision of ARPAN holds good today even though it was visualized and conceived 12 years back. ARPAN despite its interesting format and ideas still operated at the margins.
One of the successes of ARPAN has been its ability to interface with Government and Non-Governmental organization with ease and is proud to say that we have been successful in maintaining the faith in both sectors.
In building the ARPAN's agenda, one of the most crucial aspect to consider was the need for fund to meet the various needs of the organization. It is glad to note that each member of the society contributed wholeheartedly and responded to the needs of the organization with promptness. We hope to broad base this support and increase the magnitude of work over the next few years.
As a strategy ARPAN has continued to work carefully identified smaller voluntary groups. Our response from this group has been an important motivation to go on. ARPAN would like to see a large number of effective development partnerships develop between the Government and the voluntary organizations and also the private sector in each district of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Together with the network and voluntary organizational structure in the Union Territory, ARPAN has initiated discussion on self regulation and organizational discipline with local NGOs and Self Help Groups.
ARPAN has been instrumental in bringing various Government officials to the grass root levels to have a better understanding of the problems of the rural people. We hope to strengthen these efforts and invite the Local Administration to take advantage of ARPAN’s understanding and experience in making this partnership process more effective and meaningful and directly beneficial to the poor and the downtrodden for whom we are working.
