| We
at banglanatak dot com are a group of social entrepreneurs
who started our journey in May, 2000.
We believe that community education and participation
is the key to sustainable development. We have innovated
unique theatre based models for empowering backward
and marginal sections of people with knowledge, skills
and resources to lead their own development and reduce
their vulnerabilities to diseases, impact of disasters
and crimes like trafficking.
We have worked with diverse linguistic, cultural, religious
and demographic groups across 21 states of India. Our
strategy is to physically reach out to the people in
rural areas and urban slums where conventional approaches
have limited impact owing to factors like illiteracy,
poverty, absence of electricity and lack of reach. We
use Theatre in Development (TiD) methodologies like
Interactive Theatre/ Forum Theatre/ Invisible Theatre
to promote community participation and involvement.
We train grass root level service providers and community
based resource groups in uniquely designed workshops
based on TiD methodologies. |