Basic Asssumptions for Intervention

Basic Asssumptions for Intervention

i) PKSF addresses the indigenous peoples through its Partner Organization (PO). PKSF will provide fund for MCP, as well as assistance for institutional development following the general principles and strategies of PKSF.

ii)                MCP will encourage provisions of income generating activities like agriculture, fisheries, forestry, hydropower, horticulture, tourism and all kinds of small business and production.

iii)             The POs shall have a track record of successful performance of MCP for at least a year.

iv)               PKSF will monitor the MCP according to PKSFs performance standard.

v)                 PKSF’s overlapping policy guidelines shall apply for MCP funding.

vi)               An upper ceiling rate of service charge from the target people for their loan from PO may be followed as per loan agreement with PKSF.

vii)            For selection of PO, the environment should be carefully screened. Issues related to indigenous peoples are commonly identified through the environmental assessment or social impact assessment processes, and appropriate measures should be taken under environmental mitigation actions.

viii)          The POs in their operational areas will attach due respect and importance towards the ethnic features, education, culture, environment, religion, customs of the area and can not conduct propaganda- campaign or undertake activities that may cause threat to those features; rather conduct their programs keeping harmony with those features.

ix)              POs should give preference for local people in recruitment of manpower. As because of the convenience for their language and culture, the local people, if recruited, will help POs implement their programs. Recruitment should be made on the basis of male female ratio at a reasonable rate.

x)                 The POs will operate MCP keeping social harmony among the inhabitants in local area irrespective of religion, groups, race, clan, caste etc.

xi)              The POs which are willing to work with indigenous people have to observe the following restrictions:

a)      No such activities that create hindrance to social harmony between the races of Tribes- Bangalee can be undertaken.

b)      No anti religion or unethical activities, particularly campaign for religion conversion will be allowed.

c)      No PO can undertake such activities that provoke communal unrest.

d)      Any activities that cause hindrance to national or regional security can not be undertaken.

e)      Any such activities that inspire the inhabitants of those areas to involve in separatist, religious or racial movement cannot be undertaken directly or indirectly.

f)       No PO will be involved in any political activities directly or indirectly.

g)      The PO will not be allowed to maintain linkage with any persons/ organizations or any political parties that are engaged in any illegal activities at home/ abroad.

The MF-NGOs should restrict their activities to the purview of their work plans and working areas as approved. If any MF-NGOs is involved in any activity beyond the work plans and the areas as approved or violate the restrictions as mentioned above at 3.11(a) –3.11(g), legal action including actions of cancellation of registration may be taken against them