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| 1. Social Monitoring |
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“Social Watch–Tamilnadu”
undertakes on-going documentation of socio-economic reality, mainly of
its target groups, and publishes occasional Reports, packaging the
documented data.
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| 2. Budget Advocacy |
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“Social Watch – Tamilnadu”
uses budget critiques and budget advocacy as powerful tools to monitor
public policy and to lobby for concrete public policy changes.
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Dalit
Budgeting is an area where the researches done by “Social
Watch – Tamilnadu” have been enthusiastically received and used by civil
society as well as committed sections of policy makers.
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Gender
Budgeting is another area where “Social Watch – Tamilnadu”
has done substantial research.
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| 3. ESCR / Livelihood Rights |
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"Social Watch – Tamilnadu”
undertakes specific research linking budgetary processes with specific
Economic, Social and Cultural / Livelihood Rights of dalits, tribals,
women, children, unorganized labour and small fisherfolk.
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| 4. Peoples’ Manifestos |
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The germinating ideas of a
“Peoples’ Manifesto” were sown during the Tamilnadu Social Summit, 1995,
organized by the Tamilnadu Peoples’ Forum for Social Development. Since
then, the Forum and “Social watch – Tamilnadu” have tried to intervene
at every election through evolving People’s Manifestos.
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