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Sustainable Development through community participation A Kutch experience
Vivekanand Research & Traing InstituteMandvi – Kutch, Gujarat, Indiawww.vrti.orgSlide2
VRTI – Serving to Community In Kutch
Vivekanand
Research & Training InstituteSlide3
About KutchSemi arid climate – average 330 mm of rainfall in 15 rainy daysRecurring drought – forcing migration of community in search of livelihood and fodder for their animalLow productivity of agricultural landCoastal area prone to salinity ingressSlide4
VRTI – A vision of Mr. Kantisen Shroff (Puj. Kaka)
“We have spent over 40 years in arid draught prone Kutch to understand and emerge with workable solutions on livelihood issues of the community. Community should be made more productive and competent where they live (Rural area)”.
Trusteeship philosophy
Better understanding of Natural
resources
Community mobilization and participation
Respect Traditional Wisdom & Utilize it
VISION: Efficient use of natural resources which promotes sustainable development in synergy with surrounding environment.MISSION: Need based community development with focus on capacity building of community, linkages with different institutions involved in rural development and promote decentralized agro industrialization.Slide5
Focus Area – Main ProgrammeSlide6
Involvement of community from planning to implementation stage followed by training in operation and management of common asset is essential.Activities should be need based rather than demand driven. For this PRA (Participatory Rural Appraisal) and microplanning with community is essential.At village level youth are selected and trained as " change agent “ to support in programme.Women are involved in all activities.Ownership is created in the community for the success of our efforts.
Approach & MethodologySlide7
Approach & MethodologySlide8
Rain Water ManagementRWH structures Check damsSub surface dykes
Percolation tankFarm pondRoof Top Rain Water harvesting for drinking waterWatershed development programmes
Water quality testing
Efficient use of water – drip irrigation, pipe irrigationSlide9
Water Harvesting
Soil water conservation
Farm Pond
Percolation Tank & Recharge Tube well
CheckdamSlide10
Structures for Drinking WaterSlide11
Rain Water HarvestingDifferent type of structures – 2100Benefitted land – 36,500 haSlide12
Livelihood Enhancement300 villagesAgriculture – 9000 farmersAnimal Husbandry – 6000 animal rearersMicro finance – 6600 womenFocus of on forward & backward linkagesBetter quality input, infrastructure, credit facilities
Market opportunitiesSlide13
AgricultureSoil ReclamationCompost preparation & VermicompostLand leveling & Farm
bundingAgricultural Extension activitiesFarmers’ School (ATMA)Tool bank through Agri resources centreNew crop ( salinity resistant)
Kitchen Garden
Soil & Water testing laboratory
Local specific weather informationSlide14Slide15
Agri resource CentreSlide16
Kitchen GardenSlide17
Soil & Water testing laboratorySlide18
Agromet ObservatorySlide19
Animal HusbandaryMarket linkage for milk with dairyCattle feed centerCattle health servicesAI services
Fodder cultivation & Fodder bankMilk collection centers‘Gauchar Development’ – 14 villages, 333 ha landSlide20
Animal HusbandarySlide21
Fodder BankSlide22Slide23Slide24Slide25Slide26
Micro FinanceSHG Formation- formation and capacity building of 525 groups with 6600 women members
Saving – Rs. 1.5 crore Entrepreneurship training – 5400 womenMicro enterprise development/IGAs- 1400
women have started various income generating activities with the help of saving done by them and revolving loan fund Slide27Slide28Slide29
Training & Capacity BuildingCommunity mobilizationAwareness generationCreating ownership amongst communityCommittee formation of beneficiaries and their capacity building
Gram prerak – Change agentVocational trainingSlide30Slide31
UNICEFPromoting Child Protection and Education Rights of Children in Cotton Growing Areas of Kutch, Gujarat.Broad objectives of the programme are as below:To establish child protection structures to address child labour
issues.To enroll all children in schools and provide quality education starting with Early Childhood Education.To empower families and communities to take collective action for protection and development of children.To enhance access to services of flagship programmes and social protection schemes for vulnerable families.Slide32
EducationTo prepare students, youths and teachers by providing different kinds of trainings.To encourage students and youths through different kinds of creative activities.To carry out different activities for improving educational quality.To shape society by performing high value and objective oriented cultural activities.
To generate educational and literary attention by different lectures, seminars etc.To carry out different educational activities for schools and students.Slide33
Education‘Vivekgram’ – monthly magazine & publication‘Learning Delight’ – E educationAdolescent Girl Learning Centre (AGLC)
Alternate learning centers for never enrolled/drop out girls Functional Literacy – Reading, writing, numerical literacy
Life Skill Development
– Sport activity, exposure visits, video show, sport fairs
Vocational Skill
– art and crafts, other vocational skill
Social Learning– through CARE Social Learning Curriculum Slide34
CSR partnerTata Power, Tunda-VandhExcel crop care limited, Gajod (13 villages)Gujarat Mineral Development corporation (6 villages)
Reliance Cement Company (3 villages)IL & FS ( 10 villages)Slide35
PRIDE OF THE INSTITUTION
No.Award
Who gave
Year
1
Rural Development National Award
FICCI, Delhi
1993
2
R.D.N. Award for rural technology
S.R.D. Bhatia Memo. Trust, Delhi
1997
3
National Cleanness Award
National Sanitation and
Env
. Imp.
Fou
1997
4
Same Award –second time
National Sanitation and
Env
. Imp.
Fou
2000
5
For Rural Development work
Fed. Of Guj. Industries, Baroda
2001
6
National Cleanliness Award
National Sanitation and
Env
. Imp.
Fou
2003
7
Darshak
Award
Darshak Foundation, Ahmedabad
2006
8
Bhoomijal
samvardhan Puraskar
Ministry of water resource Govt. Of INDIA
2007
9
Bhoomijal
samvardhan Puraskar
Ministry of water resource Govt. Of INDIA
2008
10
Earth care award
Times of India & JSW
2011
11
Kutchi
Chair Award
KSKV Kutch University
2012
12
Gurjar
Khele
Khalak
me
Akhil
Bhartiy
Gujarati
Samaj
2012Slide36
GNYANSATRA AND DARSHAK AWARDSlide37
RASTRIYA BHUMIJAL SAMVARDHAN PURASKAR- 2007Slide38
RASTRIYA BHUMIJAL SAMVARDHAN PURASKAR- 2008Slide39
Earth Care Award - 2011Slide40
Kutchi Chair Award - 2012Slide41Slide42Slide43
THANKS