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Villages are
selected for surveying based on the following criteria:
- Level of Poverty in
the village determined through informal conversations with
local people
- Number of Poor Households
in the village (enough to form at least one Sangam) as
estimated from census data or informal conversations
- Road Accessibility to
the village to ensure safety and navigability by
two-wheelers, even in the rainy season - maximum travel
time should not exceed one hour
- Political Stability and
Safety in the village to ensure a safe political
environment for SKS and a low incidence of crime
Once a village
is identified, a team of at least two SKS staff members go to
the village to collect specific baseline data: (1) village
population, (2) number of poor households, (3) sub-section
details of population (scheduled castes, backward castes, ST,
etc.), (4) main economic activity of poor households, (5)
sources of income, (6) seasonal availability of employment for
the poor, (7) level of out-migration for work, (8) land under
agriculture (irrigated and non-irrigated), (9) sources of
irrigation, (10) political context (11) names of important
leaders (12) and presence of other non-governmental
organizations or government programs.
The information is then analyzed to determine whether or not
SKS should form Sangams in that particular village.
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