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ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15 Dream of Developed India Society for the Upliftment of Villagers and Development of Himalayan Areas Contents 1. From President's Desk 3 2. Spread of Activities T 4-5 3. SUVIDHA – At a glance 6 4. On the Web 7 5. Parochial Area 8 5.1. Sustainable Agriculture 1. ODISHA 9-12 2. Jammu & Kashmir 12-14 3. Chhattisgarh 15-16 4. Uttarakhand 17 5.2. Livelihood Improvement 1. Handicraft Project with Tata Motors Limited 18-19 2. For Disaster affected Women and Adolescent girls at Pithoragarh Distt. 19-20 3. Workshop on Handloom at Almora Dist. 20 5.3 Planning and Monitoring 1. BCRLIP 21 2. CAMPA 22 3. IWMP 23 4. Microplanning of Van Panchayat, CAMPA 24 5.4 Climate Change & Mitigation 1. Fair Climate Network (FCN) 25 2. Inter Cooperation, India 25 5.5 Health and Sanitation 1. AXSHAYA 26-27 5.6 Community Institutional Building 1. Formation of SHGs, NABARD 28 2. CSR workshop with TATA Motors Ltd. 28 3. Formation of Cooperatives 29 6. Governing Council 29 7. Financial Glimpse INSIDE THE REPOR 30-31 8. Donors and Patrons 32 1 Annual Report 2014-15 Legal Status & Offices LEGAL STATUS: Type of Organisation: Non Government Organisation Registered under Society Registration Act 21, 1860, Registered under 12A of Income Tax Act Registration No. : 01/2004-2005, Renewal No. : 61/2009-2010 Registration Date : 8/4/2004 PAN No.: AANTS3981R TAN No.: MRTS08713F SUVIDHA's CORRESPONDENCE Head Office: Karayal Jolasal, Raja Rani Vihar, Near Birla School, Haldwani-263139, District Nainital, Uttarakhand (India) Regd. Office : Bayala, Post-Chanthriya, Dwarahat, Dist. Almora-263653, Uttarakhand (India) STATE OFFICES Odisha Office: Saraswati Tower, Laxmi Sagar, Puri-Cuttack Road, Bhubaneswar-751006, Distt. Khurda, Odisha Jammu Office: Vill- Kanuyian Post Office Poonch, Distt. Poonch-185101, Jammu Chhattisgarh Office: H. No. 129, Suman Colony, Arang, Teh. Arang, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh PROJECT OFFICES (UTTARAKHAND) Bageshwar Office: C/o Sajwan Electronics, Near SBI Bank, Gagri Gol, Garur, Bageshwar-263631, Uttarakhand Dehradun Office: 172, Indra Nagar, Dehradun-248001, Uttarakhand Pithoragarh Office: Joshi Bhawan, Baluakot, Tehsil - Dharchula, Uttarakhand Binta Office: Negi Bhawan, Someshwar Road, Binta Bazaar, Binta, District Almora, Uttarakhand www.suvidha-india.org Annual Report 2014-15 2 From President's Desk The Year 2014-15 has been a fantastic year for farming by adopting organic management practices SUVIDHA's growth and development. Once again the for the control of insect pest, diseases & weeds; institution has successfully continued to develop as an improving soil health by application of FYM, Vermi organization and has proved its presence in carrying compost and Bio-fertilizers based on soil analysis. out social research for the betterment of the society. The Adoption and introduction of appropriate organic physical work area of SUVIDHA is in four States across production technologies such as crop rotation, the country. I would like to brief all our stakeholders intercropping, mixed cropping, applying green about the activities carried out by the organization in manure, guard crops, mulching etc. leading to the different States of the country. sustainable production system and to establish market linkages for certified organic produces and value Starting from our Uttarakhand state, from where the added products. organization has come into origin, we are working as Implementing agency with various Govt Departments. SUVIDHA feels pride to announce its successful SUVIDHA is facilitating Department of Forest and completion of Project in Jammu and Kashmir, which Agriculture in preparing Detail Project Report (DPR) on was facilitating organic farming in 300 Hectares area. watershed management in Pithoragarh, Nainital and The state Directorate of Horticulture provided the work Bageshwar District under Integrated Watershed order for the implementation in two districts, i.e. Management Project (IWMP) scheme. The Poonch & Rajouri in 2012-13. SUVIDHA feels pride to organization has shown its presence in the social achieve all its targets and objectives of the project with mobilization of vulnerable communities of 496 farmers registered under organic farming Uttarakhand. We have participated in NABARD adoption and certification program covering 300 supported initiative more than 100 SHGs have been Hectares. The project ends this year with the issuance of established. These SHGs are basically meant for Organic Certificate. “gender mainstreaming” and focus on promoting In Chhattisgarh SUVIDHA continues its work with women's livelihood. Most of these SHGs are in Almora Government of Chattisgarh on the project of Adoption and Bageshwar districts. Presently more than half of its & Certification of Organic Farming in 835 Ha. under members have Bank Linkages thus we are facilitating in National Horticulture Mission (NHM). financial inclusion. I am feeling proud to announce that we have initiated our own activities in enhancing the 2014-15 has been another fantastic year for our livelihood of the hill State of Uttarakhand in this activities in Fair Climate Network (FCN). This year we endeavor we have established a Rural Resource Centre were engaged in Capacity Building programs. Our (RRC) in Binta. A handloom unit in District Almora at Climate team and specially the Field staff are Village Binta has been established which has a capacity undergoing through rigorous trainings on to give employment to 20 women and adolescent girls. Communication and Information Technology Odisha State has empowered us enhancing our Overall, the year 2014-15 was a period of great capacity in Organic farming, under the National enthusiasm and developmental growth that not only Horticultural Mission (NHM) supported by Department made SUVIDHA and its staff motivated and confident of Horticulture, Government of Odisha. The present but also induced them with a renewed form in their own project “Promotion of Diversified Organic Farming in capacities and also making them feel more attached horticultural crops under RKVY and NHM in 4350 Ha and owned towards SUVIDHA. Area” is a successful continuation towards direction Last but not least, I would like to extend a big thanks to which is implemented in five district of Odisha namely all my staff, partners, patrons and stakeholders across Cuttack, Jajpur, Balangir and Kalahandi under the age India and overseas for your endeavor and never ending is of Directorate of Horticulture, Odisha and support in continuously making the organization implemented by SUVIDHA on behalf of The Odisha deliver its best. Agro Industries (OAIC) Ltd., Bhubaneswar, Odisha. SUVIDHA is successfully accomplishing the specific objectives of the project that are to motivate farmers from modern conventional agriculture to organic Deepak Pandey President 3 Annual Report 2014-15 Spread of Activities Showing SUVIDHA Operational Areas JAMMU & KASHMIR HIMACHAL PRADESH PUNJAB CHANDIGARH UTTARA HARYANA KHAND ARUNACHAL PRADESH DELHI SIKKIM RAJASTHAN UTTAR PRADESH ASSAM NAGALAND BIHAR MEGHALAYA MANIPUR JHARKHAND TRIPURA MIZORAM GUJARAT MADHYA PRADESH WEST BENGAL TTISGARH ORISSA MAHARASHTRA CHHA ANDHRA PRADESH Map of India Showing Project State District Odisha Cuttack KARNATAKA Jajpur Kalahandi TAMIL NADU Koraput Bolangir KERALA Jammu & Kashmir Poonch Rajouri Uttarakhand Almora Bageshwar Nainital Pithoragarh Chhattisgarh Raipur Narayanpur Annual Report 2014-15 4 Operational Areas JAMMU PUNCH KISHTWAR RAJAURI RAMBAN REASI DODA UTTARAKHAND UDHAMPUR JAMMU UTTARKASHI SAMBA AL AG KATHUA Y DEHRADUN RUDRA CHAMOLI PRA PITHORAGARH TEHRI GARHW AR HARIDWAR GARHWAL ALMORA BAGESHW KOREA SURGUJA NAINITAL CHHATTISGARH CHAMPAWAT JASHPUR UDHAM SINGH NAGAR KORBA RAIGARH BILASPUR ODISHA KAWARDHA JANJGIR Sundergarh CHAMPA Mayurbhanj RAIPUR Jharsuguda Keonihar MAHASAMUND Deogarh Balasore DURG Bargarh DHAMT Nuapada Subamapur RAJ NANDGAON Bhadrak Subamapur Angul Jajpur ARI Bolangir Boudh KANKER Kendrapara Nayagarh Cuttack Jagatsingpur Khurda Nuapada BAST Kandhamal YAN Nowrangpur Puri NARA AR PUR Kalahandi Ganjam Rayagada DANTEWARA Gajapati Koraput Malkangiri 5 Annual Report 2014-15 SUVIDHA at a Glance From the very first step, SUVIDHA has visioned its beekeeping, poultry raising, animal husbandry and programmes and activities through a thought of other allied activities are carried out. Presently improving livelihood before securing present livelihood SUVIDHA has established more than 260 organic conditions of the marginalized people. If the grower groups. Programes include watershed community is presently struggling to meet the urgent management, water and soil conservation and basic needs of their families, their immediate biodiversity. Women's empowerment gender based participation in the program is quite unfeasible unless activities and addressing issues concerning child health we provide solutions for their present aspirations and education is another programmatic area. essential for living. With a focused aim of improving Emphasis continues to be laid on bio-pesticides, livelihood conditions of the marginalized farmers traditional methods of beekeeping with scientific care, activities from promoting organic agriculture and promoting local medicinal and Ayurvedic plants, off- ensuring certification of organic produce and season vegetables and developing low cost poly- establishing cooperatives and Self Help Groups (SHGs) houses. Most of these activities and programmes are for marketing such items as well as developing Farmers' geared towards sustainable farming methods to ensure