1. Deliverables : By When And How Will It Be Used ?

2. Project Parameters  TIME FRAME: July 2007-June 2010  DONORS: Oxfam Novib, Netherland; Royal Norwegian Embassy  BUDGET: 3,22,80,269 INR  LOCATION: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh

3. OUTPUT  S: Specific; Research paper  M: Measurable; QQTC  A: Accepted; annotated agenda peer reviewed  R: Realistic; taking forward an advocacy point  T: Time-bound; relevant to target beneficiaries.

4. Objective of the GRANITE 2  1 st year : to find out the involvement of state government in the formation and implementation of NFTP  2 nd year : How NTFP is impacting the livelihoods of the poor in the specific product category?  3 rd year : the product categories change, the emphasis would be to advocate a pro poor, pro development policy in 2009

5. ACTIVITIES  RESEARCH: To produce advocacy material  ADVOCACY: Organising meetings, using media  NETWORKING: Making advocacy and research more inclusive

6. RESEARCH  WHY: To prepare inputs for advocacy and networking.  How: Institutional Analysis Consultation with stakeholders  DELIVERABLE: 1 st Draft Research Paper Product category to be finalized  BY WHEN: 31 st December.  USE: The research shall be taken for discussion at the economic, political and social front for deliberations

7. ADVOCACY  WHY: Seek changes at grassroots, state, national and international level to ensure economic literacy.  HOW: Outreach Meetings: 3 per state in a year. targeting 150 people  WHEN: By 31 ST JAN  USE: Final draft paper to be taken for advocacy at state and national level. 225 parliamentarians targeted for advocacy each year. Specific advocacy to be conducted in 2008: CUTS- CITEE

8. NETWORKING  WHY: Connecting the targeted beneficiaries of the project with state and national level policy makers.  HOW: State level meeting: 1 in each state in a year A national level meeting  WHEN: 31 ST MARCH  USE: Draft paper to be placed in the informal policy forum for fine tuning Civil society statement to be prepared.

9. Deliverable on the part of CUTS- CITEE  A report on why nation wide consultations are required while formulating this policy?  A national conference Use: to prepare a civil society statement  Networking: dissemination of information through e-distribution of research results.

10. Standalone Papers  31 st August, 2007: How to better engage with politicians and policy makers?  31 st December, 2007: Advocacy and networking strategy.

11. Deliverables according to the objectives 1. Strengthening GRANITE network by 2010:  A critique on the process of preparation and implementation of NFTP by December 2007  Identification of two specific products for 2 nd and 3 rd year research.

12. 2. Mobilization of 3600 beneficiaries:  How: outreach meetings; inputs from outreach meetings incorporated in draft paper  Database on relevant beneficiaries time to time.  500-100 newsletters to be produced quarterly in each state.  8 advocacy documents each year  Advocacy documents to be submitted to state officials and shared with media and others.

13. Deliverable on the part of NCU 3. Gathering the evidence of CSO engagement in policy formulation:  NCU would document the strategies and tools for advocacy and networking.

14. 4. Mobilization of 1350 representatives:  Advocacy strategies in consultation with the state partners prepared by September 2007.  By June 2008, 9 advocacy meetings held

15. 5. Educating 5000-8000 people by 2010 on issues of political economy of economic governance in India in context of NFTP:  E-newsletters distributed by NCU nationally and internationally  Stocktaking report to be disseminated to at least 5000 persons per year worldwide.

16. The Ultimate Goal  By 2010: 5000-8000 people must be made aware on issues relating to political eco. Of economic governance in India in context to NFTP- on poor  Employment generation aspects of NFTP policy: FPI  Making the next NFTP more inclusive

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