that require adaptive, multi-sectoral solutions where sustained social mobilization is particularly important. These include poverty alleviation, skill promotion, entrepreneurship development, empowerment of women, population stabilization, combating HIV/AIDS, managing water resources, elementary education and forest management, to name a few. Such areas urgently require strategic collaboration between the Government and VOs, through national level Programmes that are longterm in duration, and utilize multiple strategies, methodologies and activities to achieve their objectives. The Government will identify national collaborative Programmes to be implemented in partnership with VOs” 92. The roadmap for this engagement needs to be drawn up. India is fortunate that it has a pool of millions of volunteers with the potential, zeal, enthusiasm and commitment. All they need are well-defined goals.
92 Planning Commission, Government of India (G0I). (2007). National Policy on the volunatry sector – 2007, 8.
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