All the forest dependent community in the villages need to work hard to improve the livelihood status. They will succeed in achieving the target if they follow some important principles while working together. These principles are called ‘Core Values’. Community will decide that all the project participants in the villages must follow the ‘Core Values’ in their activities. These principles are as follows:
- Project participants will unite and work together for their development They may be poor individually, but if they join hands, they can achieve a great success together.
- They will first try to solve their problems by themselves. They will seek outside help only if when it is needed Solving their problems by themselves will improve their capacity. This is how they will get the much-sought and most suitable solutions to their problems.
- They will maintain transparency and accountability in all of their activities. All the project participants need to know about their activities, as they are answerable to Collaborative Forest Management Committee (CFMC) for those. Forest Protection and Conservation Committee (FPCC), Social Audit Committee (SAC), Finance and Accounts Committee (FAC), Procurement Committee (PC) and Village Credit & Saving Committee (VCSC) need to work together as agreed in the Collaborative Forest Management Committee (CFMC).
- Participants will take all of their decisions based on the opinions of majority They know each other and everyone must respect and listen to each other. Even if they have a different opinion, they agree and follow the decisions supported by the majority of the members. This is essential to ensure their own benefits and ultimate wellbeing of their community.
- All the forest dependent communities have the equal rights and opportunities. All the forest dependent communities, including the poor, women, youths, vulnerable, and ethnic minority will have the equal opportunities and rights for work and benefits from the project as well as their own resource utilization.
- They must remain honest in all of their activities. Being honest in their activities, will help them promote trust, understanding and harmony in their forest dependent villages at the forest Beat in every work.
- They will save as much as they can and repay the loans in time. All of them will pool their savings with the Village Credit & Saving Committee (VCSC). They will repay the loans against project taken by them as agreed in CFMC meeting.
- They will complete their activities as per agreed plans. They will implement the activities exactly as per the agreed plan. They will stick to the budget, time and other conditions.
- They will use their resources wisely and honestly. They will use their funds, their potentials and natural resources carefully. They will use those in a way so that the future generation could be benefited from that. They will also avoid involvement of illegal felling and forest encroachment.
- They will take shelter and help others to take shelter in safer places during any disaster.
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