Community Reconstruction of Social Service (CROSS)

The FCN is a global network of 13 members who are subject matter experts, 16 support groups, and 28 grassroots NGOs. This network attempts to portray the local climate framework on climate change from the perspective of impoverished rural communities that are adversely impacted by irregular and unpredictable weather patterns.

In the Chittoor area, FCN provided building and commissioning support for 5,000 biogas units under the Clean Development Mechanism initiative from 2014 to 2017. Methane generated from cattle and kitchen waste can replace non-renewable biomass used for cooking and water heating through the use of biogas systems. Through the public distribution system, these projects eliminated the need for rural women to gather firewood and gave them access to a smoke-free cooking environment.

Programmes for communal income production and the promotion of alternative livelihoods for low-income households are among the activities carried out under this initiative.

Programmes for the development of children and youth through the creation of Child Resource Centres (CRCs), which provide books and playthings as well as equipment for tutoring students, including steel trunks for securing provided products, blackboards, and other objects;

Village youngsters are trained through formal group counselling workshops that emphasise the value of continuing one's education after high school, career consultations and advice, Life Skills Education (LSE) seminars, etc.

Arranging and running training sessions for members of the School Development & Monitoring Committee who serve on village-level Parents Teachers Committees at government public schools; community education on child rights and protection.