Annual Report 2014

A PROGRAMME OF THE AGA KHAN DEVELOPMENT NETWORK

ANNUAL REPORT 2014

वछताही वथ जीवन का अाघार Delhi

INDIA

Rajasthan Uttarpradesh Patna Bihar

Gujarat Bhopal Jharkhand Ahmedabad

Madhya Pradesh

Chhattisgarh

Maharashtra

THIS IS AN INDICATIVE MAP /ARTIST’S REPRESENTATION - NOT TO SCALE

PROGRAMME AREAS OF AKRSP (INDIA)

GUJARAT BHARUCH, SURAT, NARMADA, TAPI, NAVSARI and DANG districts are some of the poorest areas in the state of Gujarat. A very poor tribal community lives on undulating and degraded land that was once heavily forested. Primitive Tribal Groups, largely landless, eke out a livelihood through labour and bamboo work.

JUNAGADH, PORBANDAR, JAMNAGAR, GIR SOMNATH and DEVBHOOMI DWARKA districts face problems of groundwater depletion and salinity ingress on the coast; these adversely affects livelihoods and health with poor drinking water quality. Multi-caste and multi-religious communities are struggling to sustain their livelihoods.

SURENDRANAGAR, RAJKOT and MORBI districts are amongst the most drought-prone districts of Gujarat. Most of the villages in these districts face an acute scarcity of water.

MADHYA PRADESH KHANDWA, BARWANI, BURHANPUR, KHARGONE and DHAR districts in Madhya Pradesh are home to marginalized tribal populations who live in poverty despite the rich natural resource base.

BIHAR MUZAFFARPUR and SAMASTIPUR districts in flood-prone Bihar are low in Human Development Indices (HDI), have very low literacy rates. Migration to the urban areas is a key source of livelihood. GOVERNANCE

VISION MISSION VALUES BOARD OF DIRECTORS Nasser M Munjee Chairperson “AKRSP (India) can contribute in AKRSP (India) exists to enable the • Empowerment Ashish Merchant Director India to the creation of an enabling empowerment of rural communities • Equity Bakul Virani Director environment in which rural people and groups, particularly the under- • Transparency Isher J Ahluwalia Director can identify their needs and privileged and women, to take • Collaboration Kasim Ali F Merchant Director priorities and with professional control over their lives and manage • Professional Excellence Madhu Sarin Director Pradip Khandwalla Director support, organize themselves to their environment, to create a • Responsive to Change S B Ravi Pandit Director improve the quality of their lives” better and more equitable society Venu Srinivasan Director - His Highness the Aga Khan Wajahat Habibullah Director Tom Austin Ex-officio Director Apoorva Oza Secretary

AUDIT COMMITTEE

Ashish Merchant Chairman Bakul Virani Member Bhupinder Gupta Member Apoorva Oza Member Alok Krishna Secretary

AUDITORS

Statutory Auditors M/s Haribhakti & Co Mumbai Internal Auditors M/s Talati & Talati Ahmedabad Todi Tulsyan & Co. (For Bihar)

BANKERS

State Bank of India, Navrangpura Branch, Ahmedabad State Bank of India, Vadaj Branch, Ahmedabad Axis Bank, C.G.Road, Ahmedabad PARTNERS IN OUR ENDEAVOUR IN 2014

• Aga Khan Foundation Research Partners • American Indian Foundation • Arghyam Trust • Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad • Axis Bank Foundation • Centre for Integrated Development (CFID) • British Maritime Technology (BMT) • Development Support Centre (DSC) • Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) • Global Fund for Community Foundations, South • CottonConnect Africa • Department for International Development (DFID) • Gujarat Institute of Development Research (GIDR) • European Union • Indian Natural Resource Economics Management • Ford Foundation Foundation (INREM) • Hilton Foundation • Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) • Hivos • International Water Management Institute (IWMI) • HUVF • Livelihood School, Basix • IIT, Mumbai • Research in Rain Fed Areas, RRA Network • Marshall Foundation • Seva Mandir, Udaipur • Microsoft Corporation • TERI University • NABARD (Gujarat ,Madhya Pradesh and Bihar) • Watersheds Services and Support Network • Quest Alliance (WASSAN) • Tata Trusts • United Phosphorous Limited • Water Aid • World Bank Network Partners • Tata Chemical Society For Rural Development • WGWLO • Aga Khan Development Network • CiNi • Sajjata Sangh • CSPC • Pravah • Departments/ Units of the Government of Gujarat*, • Working Group For Women and Land Ownership Madhya Pradesh and Bihar • Coastal Salinity Prevention Cell (CSPC) • Tribal Development • Gujarat Biodiversity Board • Rural Development Department • Water and Sanitation Management Organisation (WASMO) Communication Partner • Irrigation Department • Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation • Sardar Sarovar Nigam Limited(SSNL) • Charkha • Gujarat Green Revolution Company • Gujarat Livelihood Promotion Company (The Gujarat unit of the National Rural Livelihood Mission) • Agriculture Department • Forest Department • Tourism Department

• Ministry of Non Conventional And Energy Sources (MNES) • Small Farmers’ Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC) *Most government funding is from Government of India • South Asia Pro-Poor Livestock Promotion schemes which are co funded by the state government Programme(SAPPLPP)(an NDDB-FAO initiative)

Women SHGs in Dangs programme area have garnered much support from the community FOREWORD CONTENTS

CEO’s DESK...... 10

DEVELOPMENT APPROACH OF AKRSP (INDIA)...... 14

STATISTICAL ABSTRACT...... 15

STATE REPORTS • GUJARAT...... 16 • MADHYA PRADESH...... 18 • BIHAR ...... 20

SPECIAL FEATURE – INNOVATIONS • CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE...... 22 • PASHU SAKHI MODEL – FOR GOAT REARING...... 24

FIELD IMPLEMENTATION • EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES...... 26 • CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION...... 32 Over the years, the development purification technologies, using conditions cannot be permitted to • AGRICULTURE...... 36 agenda in India has remained computers for skill enhancement, continue beyond the next decade? • WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT...... 39 largely untouched; the tools at and the emergence of an army of our disposal to tackle this agenda young, energetic and caring Indians In order to succeed, we will need • ANIMAL HUSBANDRY...... 43 have changed immeasurably. It all demonstrate that the manner to harness our collective resources • SKILL DEVELOPMENT...... 45 is discouraging to see that, while in which the development agenda and apply them intelligently to • ALTERNATE ENERGY...... 47 much progress has been made in needs to be tackled has changed. the problem at hand. This will, a number of States; other States Expecting dramatic change by by definition, mean that not only • WATSAN...... 48 remain in an appalling state of doing things in traditional ways is will we have to think differently • EDUCATION...... 50 neglect from the point of view not necessarily the answer. There but do things differently. The • FORESTRY ...... 52 of even basic services. Large are endless possibilities afforded by definition of madness according parts of India remain untouched completely new ways of impacting to Einstein was to expect change REACHING OUT ...... 53 by any systematic development old problems. by doing the same things. What, interventions. It is common to find therefore, would we change? vast swathes of territory that are AKRSP(India) has been addressing At AKRSP(India) we are currently VADVAI...... 56 homes to millions of citizen who the development agenda over thirty debating these issues given the lack access to even rudimentary years. Our annual reports are a vast experience and data we FINANCIAL SUMMARY...... 58 health care and schooling, testament to what we have been have gathered experientially extremely high levels of female able to achieve through constant over quarter of a century. The HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT...... 59 illiteracy, uncertain incomes and improvement in the way we do answer lies in the manner we poor governance. things and our ability to constantly can construct partnerships STAFF LIST...... 62 reinvent ourselves in tune with the with Government, Innovators, India has achieved a level of problems faced by our constituents Technology Providers, Academic ADDRESSES...... 65 economic development where – the rural poor. We are now in Institutions, the Corporate Sector, these conditions, experienced by a phase of using new tools to the non-government sector and the millions of her citizen, have no address old problems with a strong very constituents we would like to place. The accumulation of private underlying theme: Speed and Scale. impact. wealth through the emergence India can no longer afford to have of financial and services sector, a sizable population untouched Traditional wisdom, enhanced by the large Indian transnational by development leaving them modern technique, sensitive to local corporations, the development unserved with respect to basic conditions might provide the germ of IT prowess, the innovations services as well as opportunities of a new idea. We are working on in small systems that can have of participating productively in it and invite other to do the same. huge impact, energy innovations, a meaningful livelihood activity. networks that permit distance How will this be achieved in the learning and diagnostics, water next decade? Surely prevailing Nasser Munjee (Chairman) 10 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014 / CEO’s Desk

THE YEAR THAT WAS

The year 2014 was a year of change as two major changes took place in the external environment; a new Government at the Centre and the introduction of the CSR Act in April 2014. While it is too soon to comment on the implications of these major changes for AKRSP (India)’s Mission, the one area of work which has gained is the sanitation sector. The new Government has initiated and scaled up the “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” (Clean India campaign) to promote sanitation and cleanliness throughout the country and many corporates are making it part of their CSR priorities.

The monsoon continued to be erratic for the Indian farmers with unseasonal rain and hail storms damaging crops in Madhya Pradesh and Saurashtra and drought like condition in Bihar.

Group irrigation, initiated in Bihar during 2014, has been welcomed by farmers

Recognition: Field Facilitation

• AKRSP (India) received the In 2014, AKRSP (India) consolidated village panchayats became stronger of the new technologies tried JSW – Times of India Earthcare its work in new geographies in this year, especially in planning and scaled up in 2014. In many Award for excellence in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. of MGNREGA work and drinking locations, repairs of old structures Climate Change Mitigation AKRSP (India) continued to water & sanitation interventions. is a cost-effective way to provide and Adaption for its work on promote cross-pollination of ideas / Bank linkages for the Self-Help irrigation, and hence check dam Integrated Natural Resources & interventions across the field units, Groups improved in Bihar and repairs and well-deepening was Management in south Gujarat while ensuring that the context Madhya Pradesh. taken up on scale. Work on specific solutions were evolved. Participatory Irrigation Management • The project ‘Dangi Vikas’ – During the year, AKRSP (India) AKRSP (India) also continued continued in South Gujarat and which covers work in Dangs started work in 162 new villages / to provide support to the older Madhya Pradesh. district, has been awarded hamlets and covered 35,000 new community institutions which “Grass-root CSR Impact Award households through its various are independently registered but In 2014, the focus was on 2014” by the NGOBOX interventions. Some of these do need guidance and support improving soil health through interventions, like solar lights, had occasionally. piloting conservation agriculture1 • The Bamboo Furniture Unit low investment while others had in all geographies. These pilots at Visdaliya was awarded the more intensive support. were amongst the most exciting “First Project For Contemporary experiments happening for AKRSP and Marketable Products” Agriculture Based Livelihoods (India) staff and the farmers in furniture segment by the Community Institutions concerned, as traditional paradigms Navasari Agriculture University AKRSP (India) continued its work of doing agriculture were in a workshop on “Bamboo for During the year, 2,086 new CBO’s on water availability to improve challenged. Rural Farmers” (Community Based Organizations) agriculture productivity by piloting were promoted, which included new approaches to ensure support In addition, bio-fertilizers (vermin- Self-Help Groups, Farmers Interest irrigation for rain-fed farmers. compost, Amrit-Khad etc.) were Group, Irrigation User Groups Group wells in Bihar, shallow promoted on a large scale. and Drinking Water Management farm ponds in Jamnagar, mini-lift Team AKRSP (India) receiving the JSW - Times of India Earth Care Award at a felicitation ceremony in Mumbai Committees. Collaboration with irrigation in Dangs etc. were some

1 Conservation agriculture is an approach where no tilling is done, and through mulching etc. the soil health is improved. 12 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014 / CEO’s Desk

Water & Sanitation work. Support took many forms meeting with senior Government systems and develop plans for the from field orientation of senior officials. Both of these policies have National Mission for Sustainable Progress on the village drinking corporate managers to deputing huge potential to change rural Agriculture (NMSA). water system in Gujarat slowed staff for the CSR work to ongoing livelihoods, if well operationalised. down slightly because of elections trainings for newly formed CSR etc. but in Bihar the mini drinking Teams. In Bihar, AKRSP (India) hosted Organisation Management water scheme found high an NGO workshop on Water & acceptance from politicians and The training of Government staff in Sanitation where it shared its Panchayat representatives and was Irrigation & Watershed Programme lessons. Efforts were also initiated With increasing growth and scaled up. 2,000 water samples continued. by a group of NGO’s to influence diversification, AKRSP (India) were tested in the four water the WatSan policy and programme decided to strengthen its senior testing laboratories of Gujarat and in Bihar. management team with the Bihar, ensuring that communities appointment of a Chief Operating Policy influence were aware of the linkage between The Madhya Pradesh team also Officer (COO) and Chief Technical water quality and health. presented its field learning in Officer (CTO) as well as strategic AKRSP (India) continued to a workshop with Government management training for its senior 3,255 sanitation units were work on the operationalization Agriculture Department officials management team. The structure completed this year as AKRSP of MGNREGA scheme and PIM to promote sustainable agriculture is being re-aligned to address the (India) staff acquired expertise in Act in Gujarat, participating in practices in Government extension emerging challenges. motivating communities.

Domestic Lighting SRI (System of Root Intensification) has continued to result in better production and more and more farmers are adopting the technique Thanks to collaboration with IIT Mumbai, more than 35,000 solar lamps were accessed by school The soil and moisture conservation programme stabilized in Madhya children in Madhya Pradesh. In work expanded in the tribal regions Pradesh with the introduction of Bihar more than 8,000 lamps were of Dangs and Madhya Pradesh as Pashu-Sakhi (Women para-vet). The sold by entrepreneurs and women more than 1,500 hectares of land Pashu-Sakhis work on immunisation Self-Help Groups. was treated. and disease management, which has substantially reduced mortality; Work on Root Intensification and as goatery becomes viable, the Primary Education continued with various crops (in villagers proudly call them (Pashu addition to rice and wheat) like Sakhis) ‘doctors’. The education program in chick pea, gram, pigeon-pea, Gujarat expanded with School soyabean etc. Management Committees of Skill Building And Placement 100 schools becoming active. An Micro Irrigation for cotton growing informal federation of all SMC’s farmers reduced the water has been proving to be active foot-print as well as improved AKRSP (India) partnered with the Government Programme on skill for learning and sharing with productivity. In many cases, micro- the Education Department. In irrigation helped farmers survive the building (DDU-GKY) to provide subsidised skill building to targeted Bihar, work on Early Childhood erratic monsoon effectively. Overall, Development (ECD) continued more than 10,000 farmers took up (BPL) rural youth in Gujarat. 100 per cent of the students trained under and the School Improvement sustainable agriculture practices Programme found great acceptance during the year. this project were placed. In Bihar, the programme on tailoring skills at the school and block level. for adolescent girls proved to be Animal Husbandry a boon with many girls becoming home based entrepreneurs. In Reaching Out While the work on providing cattle Madhya Pradesh also, tailoring has to landless / poor farmers through been emerging as a viable option. Vadvai, the Training & Capacity a Government funded programme building unit was asked by many continues in South Gujarat; goatery corporates to support their CSR IWRM partners on an exposure visit (in Bihar) during the workshop on water and sanitation 14 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014

AKRSP (INDIA)'S STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT APPROACH OVERVIEW: 2014

Enhancing DETAILS ACHIEVEMENT IN 2014 CUMULATIVE TILL 2014 Incomes 1. COVERAGE ing sel Villages/Tolas (no.) 162 1887 ot f-re om lia Households (no.) 35173 192251 Pr n . t Village Institutions (no.) 2086 8801 s c o ie t m Women’s Institutions (no.) 1212 5207 i Reducing u m 2. SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE q u

drudgery and n Sustainable Amrit Pani & Amrit Khaad (hh) 4765 8166

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l Vermi Compost (hh) 4658 7158

for women r

u System of Root Intensification (hh) 3834 22584

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s Agri Input Supply (hh) 3934 46139

t Agri Equipments (hh) 1659 8952

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i w h 3. PRIVATE LAND DEVELOPEMENT Soil and Water Conservation (ha.) 1840 48301 Agro Forestry/Horticulture (hh) 1226 17064 Access to education and Vegetable Cultivation (hh) 8040 26993 technology Well Irrigation/Homestead Land Development (no.) 176 912 4. WATER MANAGEMENT

AKRSP (India)’s development approach has two main goals. They are, organising people for collective action, & Canal Irrigation Societies (no.) 8 139 addressing rural inequities. Keeping these goals in mind, it undertakes the following interventions & activities: Lift Irrigation Devices (no.) 13 958 Check Dams and Irrigation Tanks (no.) 22 1340 Farm Pond/Sunken Pond/Bori Bandh (no.) 232 1754 Water Use Efficiency Devices (ha.) 770 12203 Alternate Energy Forestry Water Resource Education Management 5. COMMON LAND DEVELOPMENT • Biogas • Joint Forest • Early Childhood Joint Forest Management (no. of villages) 12 80 • Windmills Management • Lift Irrigation Development • Solar Lighting Systems • Farm Forestry • Small & Large Water Centers(ECD) 6. NON FARM ACTIVITY • Acrylic sheets Agriculture Harvesting Structures • Learning Support Dairy (hh) 721 4320 • Micro Irrigation Centers (LSC) Goat Rearing [new goats & veternary servises] (hh) 1500 2143 Savings and Credit • Promotion of Systems • Family Literacy Livestock Housing Improvement (hh) 372 666 Groups Biopesticides and • Group wells • Learning Enhancement Organic compost • Participatory Irrigation Programme (LEP) 7. DRUDGERY REDUCTION • Self Help Groups • Horticulture Management • Community Based Alternative Energy Devices (no.) 32148 54527 • Creeper vegetable • River Basin Vadvai Savings Groups cultivation Roof Rain Water Harvesting Structures (no.) 145 10250 Management • Input supply • Capacity Building Drinking Water Supply Schemes (Village/ Hamlet) 48 244 Non-Farm Livelihoods • System of Root Soil and Water • Exposure Visits Sanitation Units (hh) 3255 7216 Intensification (SRI ) • Advisory Services • Animal husbandry 8. EDUCATION • Vermicompost Conservation • Deputing Staff • Bamboo crafts • Crop Protection Tower Children in 3-6 age group (ECD) 2176 10677 • Skill building & • Land Levelling • Group wire fencing Children in 6-11 age group (LSC) 1508 15533 Placement (Yuva • Contour Bunding Research and Junction) • Deep Ploughing Communication RFC Centre 82 122 • Tailoring Centers RTE Awareness Villages 120 120 • Studies on Field Implementation LEP Villages/Children 15/479 15/509 • Research 9. SKILL DEVELOPMENT • Radio and audio visuals No. of youth trained 1480 26502 • Documentation and dissemination No. of youth placed 614 3354 16 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014 / State Report

GUJARAT Event Update Three major events were organized Related Information Needs of During 2014, AKRSP (India) in Gujarat Rural Youth was organized scaled up its work in at Ahmedabad Management • A consultation workshop Association (Ahmedabad). Gujarat by covering 106 was organized at Centre During the event, Yuva new villages and reaching for Environment Education Junction Helpline (toll-free) (Ahmedabad) to understand was launched to provide career 20,399 new households. Rajasthan the complexity of providing counselling and guidance to WATSAN (water and safe and sufficient drinking rural youth sanitation), agriculture and water to tribal households, and to draw lessons for policy The Visitors’ Diary watershed interventions Gujarat makers and practitioners. have been key focus areas. The workshop was attended In Tribal South Gujarat, several Substantial work has by senior officials and senior functionaries from NABARD, representatives from various Axis Bank Foundation, CINI, been done in the areas of Surendranagar NGOs, government verticals Hindustan Lever Foundation, forestry, skill development and academicians amongst United Phosphorous Limited (UPL), Morbi and alternate energy others GWRDC and various departments Dev Bhumi Dwarka Jamnagar Madhya Pradesh • A state level SRI experience of Government of Gujarat visited (especially techniques for Rajkot Bharuch sharing workshop was the project villages. In Coastal domestic convenience). Porbandar Gujarat, staff from Microsoft, Quest Narmada organized at Gujarat Junagadh Vidhyapeeth (Ahmedabad) in Alliance, Sir Ratan Tata Trust, Hilton Surat presence of Dr. S. R. Chaudhary Foundation and Institute of Rural (Director, Dept. of Agriculture Management Anand (IRMA) visited Tapi Navsari & Co-operation, Government the project areas. Gir Somnath Dangs of Gujarat) and Mr. R.V. Sharma (GM, NABARD) Arabian Sea Maharashtra • A panel discussion on Education and Employment

477 new community institutions through construction of 22 DWSS to enlighten the homes in Dangs (including 301 SHGs and 71 pani (Drinking Water Supply Schemes), had been scaled up with 2,303 samitis) have been formed involving 148 RRWHS (Rain Roof Water households. more and more beneficiaries in Harvesting Structures) and 2,084 the village development process. sanitation units. In Surendranagar Programme Area, On the agriculture front, vegetable education programme gained cultivation has been scaled up Initiatives like SRI (System of Root momentum with 180 students with 3,147 farmers, horticulture Intensification), Amrit Krishi and availing benefits of seasonal hostels with 816 households and vermin goatery which were initiated in and 479 students enrolled in compost with 4,465 households. Gujarat in 2013 gained momentum Learning Enrichment Programme. Further, agri input supply has been during 2014 with 3,674 households provided to 3,934 households and adopting SRI technique, 429 During the year, Yuva Junction agri demonstrations have been households experimenting amrit Centres trained 724 rural youth on undertaken with 1,719 households. krishi and 56 poor households computer, soft skills, and various undertaking with goatery. Further, trades. 147 rural youth availed Providing for potable drinking domestic convenience technique of placement services provided by the water and hygiene facility through providing acrylic sheets to replace Centres. sanitation units has been scaled up a roof tile and allow natural light

(from left to right) Mr Vahora (L&T), Mr Apoorva Oza (AKRSP(I)), Mr Dinesh Avasthi (EDI), Prof Sunil Parekh, Manju Dhasmana (Microsoft India) unveiling the Yuva Junction Helpline number 18 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014 / State Report

MADHYA PRADESH Event Update Three major events were organized farmers and SHG federation. The key focus areas in Madhya Pradesh The Sammelan was attended of work have been by Dr Anupam Mishra (zonal • A loan mela was organized project director, KVK) and enhancement of in association with Narmada Mrs J P Irene Cynthia (District agricultural livelihoods for Jabhua Gramin Bank (NJGB) Collector, Burhanpur, Dedtalai) to distribute loans to SHG landed and goatery for the members. The mela was landless. The other major attended by District Collector Uttar Pradesh work areas have been Rajasthan and Chairman of NJGB, The Visitor’s Diary officials from AKRSP (India) and watershed, forestry and community members During the year, several dignitaries alternate energy • A workshop was organized in from various renowned bodies Khaknar to discuss the holistic visited the programme area approaches for MGNREGA to evaluate, review and study planning in rain-fed areas. Mr the various programs being Sureshwar Singh (CEO, Zila implemented. The field was Madhya Pradesh Panchayat, Burhanpur), officials abuzz with guests from various from various departments government departments, elected Dhar and PRI members attended representatives and other NGOs the workshop. The dignitaries visiting the field areas. This also had an interaction included Mr Sanjay Bhoos Reddy with members of Women’s (Joint Secretary, Dept. of Animal Khargone Federation and visited the Husbandry, Government of India), Kandwa Barwani Chhattisgarh Stitching Centre at Dedtalai to Mr. Peter Kenymore (Director, FAO, motivate women members. India and SAPPLPP Personnel), • A Kissan Sammelan was Mansingh Bahediya (CEO, Zilla organized to provide a platform Panchayat, Barwani), Dr Amir Burhanpur Maharashtra for experience sharing amongst Kassam (renowned Conservation Agriculture expert).

In 2014, AKRSP (India) expanded was promoted with 3,397 farmers, were deepened, and 61 farm ponds its work to Dhar district of Madhya horticulture with 360 farmers and have been constructed to benefit Pradesh. During the year, 40 new 1,574 were covered under agri / the poorest farmers. villages (nearly 3,090 households) crop demonstrations. were covered through various Skill development, though on a interventions. The key focus areas More and more people have been small scale, did show good results of work have been enhancement of involved in the village development with an increased focus on job agricultural livelihoods for landed process by getting them involved in placements. In 2014, 428 people and goatery for the landless. The community institutions. 201 new got placements. Focus was laid on other major work areas have been women’s Self Help Groups and 197 reducing the mortality among goats forestry, alternate energy and new Farmer Interest Groups have by improving the nutrition and watershed. been formed. vaccination, primary healthcare and breed improvement. Nearly 250,000 saplings have been As a part of the watershed distributed to promote farm forestry approach, the forestry work and 18 new nurseries have been was increased and community established. Promotion of Amrit protection was facilitated. During Krishi strengthened during the year the year, nearly 405 hectares of reaching nearly 4,143 households, land was covered under watershed and substantially reducing their cost interventions. 15 check dams, 72 Mr Sanjay Bhoosreddy (Joint Secretary, Dept. of Animal Husbandry, Government of India) visiting a goat shed - platforms and of cultivation. Vegetable cultivation gabions/ nalla bandhs, 86 wells feed supply for goat have been focused during 2014 20 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014 / State Report

BIHAR

Muzaffarpur Uttar Pradesh Samastipur

Bihar

The Visitors’ Diary

During the year, various dignitaries During 2014, AKRSP (India) extended its presence from state and central government, Jharkhand and donor agencies (Including in Bihar by reaching 16 new villages / hamlets Nabard, Central Bank of India, State and positively influencing lives of 11,684 new West bengal Bank of India, Uttar Bihar Grameen Bank) visited the field areas. households.

During 2014, AKRSP (India) Yuva Junction – the skill 1,500 households with access extended its presence in Bihar by development Centres continued to safe drinking water. reaching 16 new villages / hamlets shaping dreams by imparting • A Kissan Mela was organized and positively influencing lives of training to 583 youth. Agriculture in Pusa to provide a platform 11,684 new households. interventions included scaling up for experience sharing amongst of vegetable cultivation with more farmers. It was inaugurated by The major share of activities than 1,496 farmers, promoting Mr R.K. Mittal (Vice Chancellor, involves water and sanitation, amrit pani – amrit khad with Rajendra Agriculture alternate energy and community 193 farmers and System of Root University), who in his institutions. Leveraging on the Intensification (SRI) with 160 inaugural address shared views appreciation (from Government) farmers. on ‘role of NGOs in agriculture and success of the initiative in development and extension 2013, 26 new Drinking Water services in Bihar. Supply Schemes have been • Indian Partners of European established. To promote health and Event Update Union - Integrated Water prevent diseases, AKRSP (India) Resource Management (IWRM) constructed 130 platforms around Three major events were organized visited AKRSP (India) field area hand pumps to drain away the in Bihar and participated in a brain excess water, tested 947 water storming workshop held at samples at the mini water testing • 12 Community Owned Mini Patna laboratory, and constructed 1,171 Drinking Water Supply Schemes sanitation units. 8,200 households (COMDWSS) in Pusa and have been illuminated with solar Sakra were inaugurated by Mr. lights and 1,210 new community Mahachandra Prasad Singh institutions (of different types) have (PHED Minister). These schemes are estimated to benefit nearly been formed during the year. Mr R.K. Mittal (Vice Chancellor, Rajendra Agriculture University giving the inaugural address to a congregation of farmers at Kissan Mela held in Pusa 22 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014 / Special Feature

NEW INTERVENTIONS: CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE

“Conservation Agriculture (CA) is a combination of soil management practices that includes minimum soil disturbance, permanent soil cover and crop diversity. CA has proven potential to improve crop yields, while ensuring environmental and financial sustainability of farming.”

Managing soil health is critical of soil, discouraging soil tillage. To convince farmers who to sustainability of agriculture It leads to regeneration of earth have been told that tilling and ensuring food security of the worm habitat in the soil along nation. There is rapid decrease in with reduction in soil erosion is the only way to farm, the quantity and quality of soil due to various reasons getting them to do no required for crop production due • Continuous coverage of soil to various reasons. Some of the through crop cover and/or tilling and mulching is common reasons for decreasing soil mulching through biomass. a challenge. However, quality are This reduces water evaporation presence of earth worms from soil along with feeding • Excessive usage of tillage mechanism for earth worms and increased soil moisture machinery leading to • Practicing crop rotation in such are visible indicators in destruction of natural habitat a way that it helps in natural one season of soil friendly earth worms in regeneration soil nutrients, the fields. Earth worms in soil penetration of roots in deep helps in creation of proper soil soil and not allowing any pest structure particularly making it attack patterns in the farms porous which can absorb water and permit infiltration of water In the limited numbers of pilot in the earth farms it has been observed that • Soil is continuously exposed to majority of the farmers have started sun light leading to loss of soil benefitting from CA from year one moisture and erosion of soil itself. Some of the visible benefits when the intensity of rain is are very high • Excessive practice of mono- • Increased water conservation cropping not allowing natural due to the layer of organic regeneration micro-nutrients matter on top soil in the soil making it heavily • Some of the plots have dependent on externally regenerated earth worms in provided nutrients in the form soil making soil porous and of fertilizers. Excessive use of light. Better root penetration is chemical fertilizers to maintain observed in many fields production levels is leading • Reduced weeds in the CA to hardening of top soil not farms due to heavy mulch on allowing crop roots and water the soil to penetrate deep in the soil • Better fruit quality observed in plots where vegetables were AKRSP (India) has started piloting grown through CA practice of conservation agriculture in the • CA practice reduced cost states of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh of cultivation in all farms. last year. Conservation agriculture is Generally there has been no based on three basic principles decrease in production levels even it has increased in many • Zero or minimum disturbance farms Conservation agriculture has retained the green cover while reducing the water foot print and maintaining the soil health 24 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014 / Special Feature

NEW INTERVENTIONS: PASHU SAKHI

Strengthening Preventive Healthcare System for Goats through Pashu Sakhis “Pashu Sakhis means friends of animals, a cadre of rural women developed for providing knowledge and preventive healthcare services to goat rearing households in remote and poor areas not having adequate infrastructure for these services”

Goat Rearing is generally practiced households in getting benefits by poor households in the country. of government schemes Goat Rearing families have several constraints in rural areas which Within a year of its launch, Pashu limits the income potential of this Sakhi cadre reached to over 1000 activity. Baselines prepared by households having over 5000 goats AKRSP (India) reveals that there are with various services. Initial results exorbitantly high mortality rates in are highly encouraging to support goats due to the scaling up of this model at large scale and its adoption in policies. • Lack of adequate knowledge One of the major indicators of among community regarding success is mortality rates which best practices relating to have come down to about 5% feeding, housing, breeding and from over 30% at the start of pilot. veterinary care There is substantial improvement • Service infrastructure for observed in the knowledgebase regular de-worming and of the community and the income vaccinations is inadequate earned from goatery. Goat shelters, in rural areas that too often funded by MGNREGA, are also focused on large animals becoming popular ad leading to improved mortality. In order to overcome above mentioned constraints AKRSP (India) has created a cadre of over 50 female para-veterinarians known as Pashu Sakhis with the help of The Goat Trust. Pashu Sakhis generally have the following role

• Providing regular de-worming and vaccination services as per the recommended calendar for goats. Pashu Sakhis get vaccines from government veterinary hospitals at block level and administer it at village level charging some nominal service fee • Providing regular knowledge support to goat rearing households • Facilitating goat rearing

Pashu Sakhi giving a vaccination shot to a goat during a local vaccination camp in Madhya Pradesh 26 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014 / Field Implementation

EMPOWERING AKRSP (India) APPROACH COMMUNITIES Civil Society Development & Governance

Empowerment is a continuous process and is best understood by the actions of those empowered. AKRSP (India) seeks to empower rural communities through collectivization as well as promotion of individual enterprise. 1 Leadership development is a key component of this process. AKRSP (India) has found that Collectives which have been empowered to manage a - Mobilization component of their lives; whether it is financial services or drinking water - Group formation or agriculture development, gradually apply the knowledge to resolve other - Saving problems they face, whether it is education or government entitlements. On - Credits the other hand, overloading community organizations with the objectives - Bank Linkages

2 Financial Security of the promoter at the initial stages reduces their effectiveness and self- - Reduced Dependence On confidence. The key is to start slowly, and surely, and then provide space to Money Lenders them to grow faster. - Agricultural and allied livelihoods - Agri Inputs - Petty trades & Micro Enterprises If empowerment is the “WHAT” (India)’s approaches promote handholding support, encouraging 3 Livelihood Enhancement of AKRSP (India)’s mission, building communities’ ownership on institutions to linkage with other capacities of community institutions processes of change, ensure institutions and government is the “HOW” of it. Community better management of resources departments. institutions are essential in and ensuring sustainability after - Collective Action ensuring that communities are AKRSP (India)’s support phases out. Institutions promoted by AKRSP - Improved governance able to analyse the causes of Building self-reliance is at the heart (India) generally fall into two broad me n - Enhanced identity of women - Enhanced social standing their situation of poverty / their of the organization’s approach, and categories: Wo Empowerment problem and envisage and plan this is achieved through various - Accessing Rights & Entitlements for positive solutions. AKRSP kinds of inputs - training, exposure,

• Institutions such as the Village functions are representative Development Committee based, wherein leaders provide (VDC), river basin core group their time voluntarily, solely to do that have “public” functions at some good work for the society. community level and are meant While, institutions with private to represent the interests of functions are membership based. the entire village or regions’ Herein leaders and members, both population, and get benefits. They start with one • Self Help Groups (SHGs) that activity (savings and credit) and as have “private” functions, and they mature, they start addressing represent the personal interests different issues concerning of their members. Examples members. Sometimes, institutions of the latter are Producer like SHGs also get opportunities Company, Users’ Group and from external environment (like Lift Irrigation Society amongst government) and hence, they others continue functioning even after The institutions are further divided AKRSP (India) withdraws its direct by two other categories: support.

• membership based institutions • representative based institutions

All institutions which have public A all women members SHG with special focus on savings and credit in Madhya Pradesh programme area 28 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014 / Field Implementation

Types of village institutions formed by AKRSP (India):

No Organization Description Coverage Location

Membership-based organisation aimed at GVM committee has GVM ( Gram Vikas enrolling 100 per cent households; has both, 10 to 15 members 1 Gujarat Mandal) male and female members; initially takes up representing all hamlets project related activities of the village A forum wherein each organisation in a Village Development village / tola is represented; a common 2 Committee, Tola Vikas platform in which various organisations 12 to 15 members Bihar Committee promoted by AKRSP (India) come together; Actively involved in project implementation Canal Irrigation Membership depends Society (CIS); Lift Each one is confined to a narrow group on the size of CIS and Irrigation Society (LIS); Gujarat, Madhya 3 of users; involved in management of the LIS – more than 1,000 Group Well Users, Pradesh resource, its repair and maintenance members; 25 to 50 Check Dam User members in GWU\CDU Group Savings & Credit- Self Consists of homogenous small groups; Help Groups (SHGs), membership can be male and female Groups consist of 10 to Gujarat, Madhya 4 Community Based (mixed), women only, poorest, particular 20 members Pradesh, Bihar Savings Groups social group, etc.; activities are centred on (CBSGs) savings and credit A representative body headed by Sarpanch; Covers whole village; Considered as Subcommittee of Panchayat; 5 Pani Samitis Samiti has 12 to 15 Gujarat Formed for delivery of drinking water at members village level Apex level institution - Takes up larger social issues; Mahila Manch Mahila Manch Mahila Manch, represents women from across various covers 1,000 - 2,000 Gujarat, Madhya 6 Mahasangh villages; Mahasangh is a group of regional members, Mahasangh Pradesh leaders covers a region Kissan Vikas Samiti / Consists of farmers, takes up agriculture 7 10 to 20 farmers Gujarat, Bihar Kissan Club related activities More than 1,000 Gujarat, Madhya 8 Producer Company Formed around agriculture produces members Pradesh School Management Representative based institution, manages 9 10 to 12 members Gujarat Committee education related programs

A meeting of a lift irrigation society in coastal gujarat programme area to discuss optimum water supply to every user

Sector wise institutions In 2014, AKRSP (India) has promoted federation of SMCs which is a newer form of institution. The federation provides Number of institutions Accumulative support to the SMCs which are a village level institution. Sector Institutions promoted in 2014 numbers Canal Irrigation Society, Lift Irrigation Water recharge and Society, Users groups , Watershed 201 1931 Working with Panchayats development Committees Kissan Club, Kissan Vikas Committee, FIG, AKRSP (India) has worked with MGNREGA scheme is done through encourages villagers to attend Agriculture 208 369 Producer Company panchayats in various ways in Panchayat. Further, the organization gram sabhas and also motivates 2014. Pani samiti are a part of has started to strengthen gram them to put their problems in front Women’s empowerment SHG, Women’s federation 605 2973 panchayat and once project gets panchayats Gramin Sushashan of panchayat. AKRSP (India) also Drinking water Pani samiti 61 69 over, repair and maintenance is Pariyojana – a project supported by facilitates process of micro plan at School Management Committees (SMCs) , done by Panchayats. In Madhya European Union. The organization panchayat level Education 120 121 Federation of SMCs Pradesh, the large scale work under 30 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014 / Field Implementation

MICRO FINANCE

“Micro-finance programme of AKRSP(India) revolves around • Total outstanding loan of women Self Help Groups (SHGs), groups is INR 313 lakhs which focuses on broader objective of women empowerment in • Outstanding bank loan is INR addition to ensuring financial 149 lakhs while during the year security of the households. SHGs total loan extended by banks are encouraged to mobilize was INR 290 lakhs maximum savings and internal rotation of savings before linking • Revolving fund support groups to banks for credit received from National Rural facilities. Stable and matured Livelihoods Mission during the groups plans and execute various year was INR 21.6 lakhs livelihood activities for income In Bihar, AKRSP(India) promoted enhancement.” Community Based Savings Groups There have been remarkable results (CBSGs) with innovative approach achieved through women SHGs of flexible savings, annual share over the period of time. SHGs are out and simple book of accounts. proving to be important critical Later this experience of CBSGs, platform for achieving helped AKRSP (India) to develop a hybrid model, which merged the • Women empowerment advantages of CBSGs and SHGs, • Financial security now called SHG+. In Madhya • Livelihood enhancement Pradesh, AKRSP(India) is engaged in • Improvement in rural the process of promoting SHGs for governance ensuring financial inclusion among tribal women. It has already been At the end of year 2014 resulting in an integrated approach AKRSP(India)’s Micro-finance of promoting livelihood and programme has the following financial inclusion. Similarly SHG status Program in Dangs, Gujarat has also been targeting to mobilize tribal • During the year 862 new women for enabling their access to SHGs were promoted across all institutional finance. geographies taking the total numbers of SHGs promoted Micro-finance programme enabled to 4,867 with cumulative women to start various livelihood membership of 63,639 women activities like tailoring units, paper • Out of 4,867 groups, over plate making, goat rearing and 2,000 women SHGs have dairy. Many women benefitted been operating in self-reliant from other petty trade activities mode and most of the services started through availed loans from required by these groups are SHGs. Some of the SHGs are now provided by their federations moving towards forming agriculture • Total savings of 2,867 groups, producers companies to access which are currently facilitated competitive markets for agricultural through AKRSP(India) is INR inputs and farm output. 320 lakhs

Monthly meeting of a SHG (in Madhya Pradesh) in progress. Women contribute their savings, do loan recovery, allot new loans if any and discuss of social concerns in such gatherings 32 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014 / Field Implementation

Civil Society AKRSP (India) APPROACH Organization Step-by-step empowerment of communities “Civil society [is] a realm of activity which is neither governmental nor commercial, institutions designed to advance the public good, but powered by private energies” - His Highness the Aga Khan, Enabling Environment Conference, Afghanistan, June 2007

FORMING Aga Khan Development Network 2. CSO’s owned by NGOs: women’s federations as well as FEDERATIONS (AKDN) understands civil society in Along with other organisations, area- based federations (like salinity the broadest sense of civic institutions AKRSP (India) has promoted and river basin federations). Initially, ASSETS working for the public good. There new networks or NGO’s to these federations were working for are two types of Civil Society address public needs not members only but as they grew and Organisations (CSOs) promoted / addressed so far, or which matured, they started addressing ENTITLEMENTS supported by AKRSP (India): it cannot address alone. It issues with larger societal concern. also actively supports NGO There have been instances when 1. CSO’s owned by community networks which provide the federations have fought issues, SAVINGS members: Many apex level services to NGO’s and CBO’s which are not within the purview institutions (also known as of AKRSP (India). Nonetheless, they Federations) promoted by have been active in formation and AKRSP (India) are working to [A] Federations of community training of Self Help Groups (SHGs). provide services to the villagers organisations: which are not members of the Three stages of an AKRSP (India) institutions & have now grown For the last few years, AKRSP (India) promoted federation becoming an into independent civil society has been withdrawing its support independent CSO: organisations with their own in terms of financial and day-to- identity day hand holding from the various STAGE 1 million to undertake canal effectively taken up by federations Replacing roles played by AKRSP repairing. They have been to meet the changing requirements (India) taking the help of media to of its members. These include: create mass awareness about For the last couple of years AKRSP their work. They have been • Agri-input supply: Women’s (India) has been withdrawing its meeting the political leaders federation of Sagbara has been support from apex level institutions. and have also carved an selling agriculture seeds and Many women’s institutions have independent identity of the cattle feed to its members taken up these roles, which were federation among various • Accessing government earlier helmed by AKRSP (India). It government departments funds for members: Several includes: • Celebrating women’s day: federations have been able On the eve of International to secure revolving fund from STAGE 3 • Conducting SHG meetings, Women Day, SHG Mahilla the government’s National STAGE 2 Taking up activities review of para workers, Samelan had been organized Rural Livelihood Mission STAGE 1 Taking up activities for for non-members forming new groups and wherein 1,400 women (of 125 (NRLM) programme for their Replacing roles played members which were and larger society providing training to the SHGs) from across 20 villages groups. In collaboration with by AKRSP (India) not done by AKRSP and influencing groups. In 2014, women’s had participated District Industries Promotion (India) programmes at block/ federations have formed 17 Committee (DIPC), 50 district level new groups, reactivated three STAGE 2 beneficiaries have been covered old groups and increased Taking up activities for under the income generation savings rates members, which were not done activities. Also, funds for cattle • Liasoning with government by AKRSP (India) purchase have been sourced agencies without support of by few AKRSP (India): The Salinity There are some interventions which • Accessing funds for sanitation Federation has mobilized AKRSP (India) did not implement • Providing loans for small government funds of INR 0.4 in all locations, but which are now enterprises 34 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014 / Field Implementation

STAGE 3 structure to address the cases collaboration with government Interventions to benefit larger of domestic violence and other and other NGO’s. CSPC plays a role society (non-members and conflicts through formation of partnership with government members) of a Social Justice Committee. and research agencies, which local Both parties involved in the NGO’s cannot play and therefore • Linking with government conflict are informed by notice can work along the entire coastal agencies to provide benefits to be present in the meeting. region. to all villagers and influence The Committee listens to the programmes. For example, story of both the sides and AKRSP (India) had also ideated and Sagbara Federation has formed then tries to create a mutual along with other NGO’s, formed seven groups of women understanding between the Working Group of Women and farmers under ATMA project the parties and resolve the Land Ownership (WGWLO), which and one of the leader of conflicts. The social justice works for access to land ownership women’s federation had been function has developed a for village women. In India, while on the governing body of reputation for fair mediation 60 per cent of the agriculture ATMA’s district level committee and as of today cases from work is done by women, they own • Many women’s federations far-off places come to the less than 3 per cent of the land. work to provide entitlements federation WGWLO works with other NGO’s, to widows and old age • Some federations have women’s federations and local people. More than a thousand been actively supporting the governance structures to change households have benefitted formation of Farmer Producer this at field and policy level • Sagbara Federation has started Companies to ensure better In addition, AKRSP (India) supports ‘swabhomi’ centre in 2014, access to input and output NGO networks (promoted by other which is actively working on marketing NGOs) working on agriculture women’s land rights with (Sajjata Sangh), media advocacy inputs. In 2014, more than 150 (Charkha) and Drinking water applications for land ownership [B] Promotion of new CSO’s: (Pravah). have been submitted. • The women’s federation in AKRSP (India), along with other In 2014, partnerships with these Maliya learned through sharing organisations has promoted CSOs are continued and many have of different members that the Coastal Salinity Prevention scaled up their operations, and are there is a persistent problem Cell (CSPC), which works on held as models for other states. All of domestic violence. With research, policy and scaling up of these organisations support many the objective of helping interventions to address coastal smaller NGO’s and community these women, the federation salinity. In 2014, CSPC scaled up federations.

A swabhoomi kendra has been inaugurated in Sagbara to facilitate women’s land ownership rights decided to come up with a its water and sanitation work in 36 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014 / Field Implementation

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Further, the activity of vermin To provide comprehensive Village Information Centre compost has also been continued. facilitation, agri-input supply and WATER RESOURCE Over 4,658 new beneficiaries have marketing support interventions are Village Information Centres (VICs) adopted the practice in the year also undertaken. During the year, are being setup in coastal Gujarat DEVELOPMENT gone by. They have been provided agri-input supply has been provided to provide various agriculture input supply in form of vermin bags to 3,934 farmers. To reduce the extension services at the farmers’ and worms. cost of cultivation, use of latest doorsteps. The Centre has various technology agriculture equipments information and education For optimum yield, along like multipurpose trifan, spray collateral for dominant crops in with resources, knowledge of pump, seed grader, drip and a particular area. An Extension appropriate farming techniques sprinkler method of irrigation have Volunteer (EV), trained in crop is a pre-requisite. Hence, been promoted with farmers of management, handles the VIC and knowledge sharing through Madhya Pradesh Programme Area. advices farmers on critical stages of agricultural demonstrations is Agriculture equipments like multi the crops. The major objectives of a perpetual practice at AKRSP crop weeders were introduced on the VIC are: (India). The demonstrations are pilot basis for wheat crop. Trifan need-based. In Dangs, chickpea and garden tools were given to • To timely disseminate critical cultivation was demonstrated to farmers involved in horticulture information during various 208 farmers (stressing on proper activities. Further, collective stages of crop cycle spacing) and safed musli crop to marketing has been initiated • To address queries and direct it 55 farmers. In coastal Gujarat, 310 with seven villages of Dangs to to agriculture expert and staff demonstrations were conducted to ensure good value for vegetables for amelioration showcase the use of integrated pest and agricultural products. In this • To collect input demands and nutrient management. While process, 850 Kgs of ladies finger, for crop cultivation and in Saurashtra, the demonstrations 91 Kgs of cluster beans and 40 timely supply the same with were focused on mulching Kgs of brinjal has been collectively support of respective producer techniques, intercrop, castor cake sold at the cooperative in Vansada. company and groundnut cultivation. Women 50 farmers earned an additional • To organize meetings and farmers are also involved in these income of INR 18,600. trainings on need and demonstrations. recommended basis

Promotion of Amrit Krishi 61 per cent of the net sown area in India is rain fed and 84 per cent In Bihar, sustainable agriculture of the rural poor live in India’s rain as a comprehensive package fed areas. The reality of an Indian called Amrit Krishi including rain fed farmer’s life is characterized “Amrit Pani (pest repellant and by marginal soils, undulating growth promoter prepared from terrain, remote locations, uncertain indigenous material) Amrit Khaad rains and high dependence on (compost), in systems of root multiple sources of livelihoods. intensification and systems of crop Substantial public investment intensification” has been piloted. has been made in irrigation. Training on preparation and farm However, this investment has gone demonstration has been done into promoting intensive use of with 165 farmers; out of which, fertilizers, seeds and other inputs 86 farmers have adopted it in their and price support systems. Further, Farmers who have adopted Amrit Krishi have noticed better green cover and substantial increase in returns. these have also resulted in falling They are motivating other farmers to go the natural way fields. ground water levels, declining soil productivity, degradation of Better Cotton commons and increasing costs of Initiative (BCI) inputs which have in turn led to stagnant incomes and entrenched Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has been designed to enable the farmers to adopt better cultivation practices to increase poverty in rain fed areas. AKRSP profitability by reducing usage of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, irrigation water, improving health & safety aspects of (India)’s interventions focus on both cotton growing farmers & preventing child laborers involved in cotton harvesting. As on 31st September 2014, the the aspects: recharging of ground project is being implemented with 4,000 (including 16 per cent women farmers) cotton farmers who belong to 120 water and managing the surface Watershed activities in Madhya Pradesh programme area have facilitated farmers in the dry region with farmers’ learning groups (LG) in 41 villages of Wankaner. Nearly, 7,460 hectares of is being benefited through the project. irrigation facilities and thereby enhanced incomes water. 40 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014 / Field Implementation

AKRSP (India) APPROACH Water Resource Development

Surface Irrigation Management

Lift Irrigation Canals Micro Irrigation

Group Sustainable Wells Ground Water Group Management Bore Wells

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OUTPUT Spreading canal helps rain water spread in a wider area and thereby augment the recharge rate as well as water level. The canals have IMPACT Increase in collective impact on water table in the area and provide support Irrigation area Food Security irrigation. With Mahasangh’s initiative, de-silting and excavation work Efficient use Increase in of water is being done by the Salinity Ingress Prevention Cell (SIPC) along the Incomes Sustainable spreading canal. During the reporting period, work has been completed management of on the seven kilometer stretch between Mekhadi to Shil. water resources

Depending on the geographies, Apart from physical execution have motivated farmers to do inter variety of interventions are of structures, several trainings, cropping as well as take more crop undertaken to ensure soil and workshops, video shows have cycles per year and hence, have moisture conservation. In coastal been organized to ensure capacity increased their agricultural incomes. Gujarat, 315 hectares of farm building on topics of Soil and Water The promotion of protective irrigation bunds have been made to prevent Conservation. A farmers’ workshop devices like sprinkler sets have been water logging and top soil from on soil testing and report sharing a boon for farmers in water scarce turning saline. In Madhya Pradesh, has been highly appreciated. areas. More than 170 sprinkler sets an integrated watershed approach have been provided in 2014. The is being executed comprising of To supplement irrigation, variety of Drip Pool project, launched in Sayla structures like farm bund, farm interventions including bori bandhs, and Chotila blocks of Surendranagar pond, gabion, boulder check well deepening / widening, recharge and Jasdan block of Rajkot district in and nalla plug amongst others bore wells, farm ponds, sunken ponds 2011, for improving the productivity to improve the soil quality and and check dams are undertaken. of cotton crop by reducing water ultimately augment the productivity. Figuratively, 65 bori bandhs, 533 footprint further reached 1,049 acres Collectively, nearly 1521 hectares recharge bores, two check dams, two of land (belonging to 352 cotton of land has been treated during earthern dams, and 85 farm ponds growing farmers from 103 villages) 2014 to curb soil erosion, augment have been made. 228 wells have also during 2014. ground water recharge, and been deepened. Collectively, water conserve moisture in the fields. availability through these interventions Recharge bores are amongst key interventions in coastal gujarat programme area to enhance the fresh water tables 42 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014 / Field Implementation

Success Story: Sathani farmer Viraji bhai’s Experience of Drip Irrigation ANIMAL Viraji bhai is a small sathani farmer in Shirvania village of Sayla taluka. He is a progressive farmer though has no formal education. He got 1.6 hectare of land under the Sathani scheme. AKRSP (India) previously had helped him to HUSBANDRY develop his land during 2010-2012. In 2013, he participated in a village meeting and decided to adopt drip irrigation The intervention was designed with special focus largely on the marginalized system in one hectare of land. The organization provided INR 28,963/- as loan from drip pool fund, INR 73,626/- was and landless tribal, though it has had targeted approach for poorest provided as subsidy by GGRC and remaining INR 10,000/- was his cash contribution. After installation of drip in June households in Coastal Gujarat, also. Though neither dairy nor goatery has 2013, he cultivated cotton in 1 hectare of land along with maize as mixed crop. He also cultivated cotton in 0.5 the potential to be the primary source of income; it has been a source of hectare through flood irrigation method in a controlled plot. The following table shows the comparison of benefits of additional income and nutrition for underprivileged communities of Gujarat drip irrigation Vs flood method in control plot. and Madhya Pradesh. From knowledge sharing, capacity building, veterinary services to infrastructural support for goats, efforts have been made to touch the entire eco system.

PARTICULARS DRIP METHOD FLOOD METHOD REMARKS Area 1 hectare 0.56 hectare Dairy promotion activities are A Cattle Development Centre (CDC) is set-up in Bhatiya cluster to largely promoted in Gujarat and provide comprehensive cattle development services. The Centre will Crop Cotton Cotton Madhya Pradesh wherein cattle facilitate: 1 bag of cotton seed reduced per (over 720 milch cattle in 2014) Cost of seed 3 bags 2 bags 1 ha in drip irrigation which costs have been provided to small • Awareness generation among rural farmers about the socio- Rs.1000 and marginal farmers. To ensure economic benefits of improving the local cattle and buffaloes; Additional requirement of 0.25 kg capacity building of the cattle • Production of improved cattle and buffaloes out of the local non- Gap filling Not needed of cotton seeds rearers, an animal husbandry descript/crossbred low productive animals; Done in once by workshop had been organized and • Income Generation for rural families through milk production and Weeding family members Done twice by family members demonstrations for fodder, juar and marketing African corn were also conducted. Fertilizer

APS 250kg 125kg 7 bags of Urea saved in 1 ha under Urea 150kg 450kg drip irrigation Three days were required for one Labour Require- 10-15 time @ 1 hrs irrigation and total 10 irrigation @ 3 ment for irrigation days so total days 30 days 3 quintal more cotton is harvested. Total production of If we assume Rs.5000 market price raw cotton 55 quintal 20 quintal then Rs.15000/- is earned more from drip plot

Medha Creek Reverse Canal

A reverse canal in Chachlana village of Bhatiya cluster has siltation problem. If this canal is enlarged, it has potential to provide irrigational support to a large group of farmers. Hence, along with SIPC, AKRSP (India) has mobilized the community to get clear the shrub cover on the sides of the canal. So far, six meters of shrub has been cleared on both sides of the 1,263 meters canal, which will provide irrigational support to 88 farmers in over 490 acres of land.

Over 720 milch cattle have been given in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh programme areas to facilitate households with an additional source of income 44 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014 / Field Implementation

Goatry Eco System SKILL DEVELOPMENT

INPUT AREAS Skill development and computer training interventions are undertaken with a focus to improve the economic and social standing of landless population Knowledge Sharing and ensure them with a means of non farm livelihood as well as rural youth Training who ardently want to shift from agriculture to other sectors of the economy. Capacity building Comprehensive efforts are made at various levels to adequately train these Exposure Visits aspiring rural youth with significantly different and specialized skill set so Firstly, groups of landless that they can be the answer for severe paucity of trained and quality labour. and marginalized Preventive Healthcare farmers are formed…. Services Through Pashu Sakhis (deworming and vaccination) Yuva Junction Feed Improvement Goat Shelters Yuva Junction centres have them with career counselling cameras, water dispensers, and continued to train rural youth services, a free IVRS-based projectors amongst other necessary Access To Credit on basic computers, life skills, helpline was launched in 2014. equipment. The students have personality development and Herein, rural youth can record been provided with uniform IMPACT providing support with job their queries and an expert calls and a certified curriculum has placements. Life skill has been an them back with detailed solution been introduced. Moreover, Reduced Mortality Rate integrated part of every training / guideline. Emphasis was laid on cleanliness modules have also been Increased Incomes programme enabling students to Communication Connect and Social established. gain proficiency in English language Mobilizing all through the year. and personality development. In Collectively, all these efforts have 2014, 2,744 rural youth have been In 2014, standardization and culminated into Centres being trained and 1,110 have availed formalization of seven Yuva successful in roping-in more girl / While goat rearing is a major been provided to goats of 177 Placement services. Junction Centres (under DDU GKY female students. The Yuva Junction activity under animal husbandry beneficiaries. 230 goats were programme of the government) has Centre, Sagbara has recorded portfolio in Madhya Pradesh, vaccinated and 717 goats were To reach rural youth in remote been done by installing biometric nearly 46 per cent girl / female cattle, poultry, fishery development ensured de-worming. To make the and faraway villages and provide systems, fire extinguishers, CCTV student ratio. and allied fields have also been treatment facilities more affordable, initiated for beneficiaries with small accessible and effective, para land holding. During the year, the vets as well as pashu sakhis have intervention reached over 1,000 worked simultaneously. Refreshers’ households. training had been organized for pashu sakhis. Formation of Goat Rearer Groups at village level has been promoted Further, five new poultry units have to facilitate knowledge sharing. 15 been set-up in Dedtalai. A new such Goat Rearer Groups are active. initiative of improving the feed by As for infrastructural support, new introducing azola cultivation has wooden floors have been made been initiated in Zhirniya and 59 for 34 existing goat sheds and five beneficiary families are presently new goat rearing units have been involved in the activity. During established in Pandhana cluster. the year, 55 trainings have been In 2014, major focus was laid on organized in different topics of the health of the goats. 59 goat livestock management and several rearers have been covered under veterinary camps have also been the feed improvement scheme organized. while veterinary services have

New initiative of azola cultivation to improve the feed has been piloted in Madhya Pradesh

Yuva Junction has been shaping dreams of several rural youth by providing computer, spoken english and soft skills training 46 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014 / Field Implementation

ALTERNATE ENERGY

The main objective of AKRSP (India)’s work in renewable energy has been to reduce energy deficit in rural areas through interventions that have the potential to reduce drudgery of women and children (from collection of fuel wood and dung), provide pollution free environment, and provide domestic light; thus, having an overall impact on the quality of life.

During the year, interventions have these products. The approach has lanterns and women and children been scaled-up in both, Madhya created a scope for additional in 385 households have benefitted Pradesh and Bihar. A dedicated income generation for youth through installation of smokeless effort has been made to shift and women groups. It has also chulhas and smoke vents. from fully subsidized to zero / low increased the buyers’ convenience subsidized model. It was observed as it is locally available and repairs Along with several other factors, that the lack of community are handy. unavailability of electric supply has ownership in full subsidized model been a major reason for low levels has had an adverse impact on the The new zero / low subsidy of literacy in rural India. In a novel programme outcome. Hence, the approach has inspired several youth effort, 35,000 solar lanterns have approach has been redesigned to turn entrepreneurs. To make the been distributed amongst school wherein AKRSP (India) plays the role products pocket friendly, they have children in Madhya Pradesh to help Prime Minister of Bhutan visiting vinan stall at an exhibition of a facilitator. The village youth has introduced an installment system them study during the dark hours. been trained to assemble / repair for poor and ultra poor. During the solar products and women 2014, a total of 31,757 households groups are motivated to market have been illuminated through solar The Placement activities have organized and 1,331 youth have made to identify common problems continued to improve job readiness been placed with companies like and derive at their common amongst rural youth, increase their Café Coffee Day, Jubilant Foods solutions regarding easy settling livelihood options and help them and Vodafone amongst others. A of rural youth in semi-urban and adjust in the economy. During consortium of NGOs was formed urban cities (when they take up the year six job fairs have been wherein collective efforts are being jobs).

Vinan - Bamboo Crafts

Vinan has continued to facilitate increase product development in enhancing activities by allotting the Kotwaliya artisans with entire Dangs, too. a shop to these women during value-chain, right from sourcing Dangs’ summer festival for bamboo to marketing the final Apart from these, a series of selling their products products in the urban markets. training were conducted in Dangs • Training on making Nagli (Ragi) During the year, newer designs to polish the latent skills of tribal papads, which benefited 26 have been introduced in both, youth. These included: members bamboo furniture and crafts. The • Training on tailoring female Brand is slowly gaining popularity. • Two-day training cum exposure outfits. 17 enthusiastic visit at Common Facility Centre participants attended the first The products have been showcased in Netrang to give 26 women batch and are now taking and marketed in five trade fairs and participants a hands-on training up tailoring activities as exhibitions during the year. Besides for crafting four products entrepreneurs or assistants to earning their own livelihood, • Two-day training to make tailors the artisans are so well groomed paper bags by an external that they have trained 15 tribal Mumbai-based consultant. youth in Dangs area for making The participating 19 women bamboo products. After an initial made 50 bags of different positive response, plans are afoot designs. The Collector of Dangs to continue these trainings and encouraged such livelihood Solar lights have provided an opportunity to rural students in Bihar to pursue their studies 48 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014 / Field Implementation

WATER AKRSP (India) APPROACH & SANITATION Water and Sanitation (WATSAN)

The main objective of the Water and Sanitation (WATSAN) interventions is to 1 ensure sustainable access to the rural population that does not have access to - Community awareness safe drinking water and basic sanitation facilities. Efforts are made to educate - Water testing and follow-up people, reduce water contamination, cease unsafe hygiene practices, increase measures accessibility to safe drinking water and thereby reduce drudgery. To ensure - Behaviour Change sustainability of these interventions, the organization encourages community Education Communication ownership, an entrepreneurial approach and government linkages. 2

e - Toilets - Community Owned Drinking Water Supply Drinking Water Scheme - Roof Rain Water Harvesting Structure (RRWHS) To increase accessibility of drinking accessibility of drinking water in with the families. In Gujarat, - Hand pump platforms and repairs water, infrastructural support is programme areas. chlorine tablets were distributed Infrastructur - Drainage Systems being provided to communities. and chlorination process was In Dangs, Drinking Water Supply Along with accessibility, emphasis demonstrated with 326 households 3 Schemes and hand pump repairs is laid on the ‘quality’ of water in 10 villages. Consistent mass have been ongoing to ensure water as well. The quality check is awareness activities have brought - Pani Samitis management and distribution; ensured at the source as well as about a behavior change wherein - WATSAN Committee whereas in Coastal Gujarat and the consumption level. During the people themselves get their water - Panchayats

Saurashtra, RRWHS (Roof Rain year, water samples from 1,303 samples to the laboratories for Institutions Water Harvesting Structures) and households (615 in Gujarat and testing (on chemical as well as community water tanks are being 688 in Bihar) have been tested bacteriological parameters). Also, Further, awareness generation promoted to provide non-saline, along with 15 samples from people are ensuring preventive activities have made people realize potable drinking water. In Bihar, the common drinking water sources. measures. This increase in the direct correlation between concept of COMDWSS (Community The same source / sample is tested awareness amongst people is quality of drinking water and their Drinking Water Structures 196 Owned Mini Drinking Water Supply at specific intervals over a period apparent from the decrease in health costs. To ensure that the Structures) has gained momentum. of time to ensure that proper number of unfit samples (as shown water testing activity is sustained, Water Samples Tested 1303 It has been appreciated by preventive / curative measures are in figure below) over a period of they have started paying a nominal Government, as well. During being undertaken. The test reports time. amount of INR 35 per sample (as Sanitation Units 3255 the year, 196 structures have have been shared and necessary part of community contribution). been constructed to augment measures have been discussed

Sanitation

80 Sanitation interventions have equal Community Institutions have to improve hygiene practices, weightage. And the programme been formed and their capacity promote safe hygiene behavior, and 70 is designed to be community building has been ensured through ultimately improve human health. Unsuitable For Drinking oriented – planned and driven by trainings and exposure visits. Mass As part of hygiene promotion suitable For Drinking them. Topical PRAs (Participatory awareness activities (including programme, Gram Safais have 60 Rural Appraisals) have been rallies, wall paintings, video shows, been done (on regular – monthly conducted across 51 villages to group discussions etc) have been basis) in 34 villages. The community ensure community involvement. done to simultaneously reach acceptance of sanitation 50 Sanitation Maps have also been villagers, teachers, school students programme is reflected from the 3rd QTR nd made in 34 villages. Community as well as government officials. fact that nine villages (in Gujarat 2 QTR 32 68 44 60 Institutions are formed to promote Programme Area) have been 40 1st QTR hygiene practices of people. A The nucleus of all the sanitation declared ‘open defecation free’ by 56 44 total of 3,255 sanitation units have activities has been the concept village Community Institution (Pani

30 been constructed during the year. of ‘hygiene promotion’ – which, Samiti / WATSAN Committee). 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr Nonetheless awareness generation mainly constitute of training and has been a continuous activity. orientation activities directed 50 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014 / Field Implementation

Bal Mela Learning Support Centers EDUCATION Bal mela is an important medium to (LSCs) and Early Childhood bring children closer to the school, Development Centers (ECDs) for AKRSP (India) believes education is the backbone of society. One of the key promote their internal strength and Underprivileged reasons for inter-generational poverty is the fact that children of poor (and establish linkages with schools. asset-less) parents receive poor or incomplete education, which disables Different activities were conducted In Bihar, the objective is three-fold: and parents - had been playing a them from reaching their true intellectual and educational potential, leaving to make it more effective. School vital role in smooth functioning of them with less livelihood options. In Bihar, the education programme is children, SMC members and • to capacitate children & bridge these centers. Also, the Tola Siksha now five years old, and has a recognized interface with the government parents participated in the bal the learning gap vis-à-vis age Samitis (TSSs) took a lead role in education system. The scope of interventions includes pre-primary and melas. Such active participation by • motivate the community to monitoring, problem identifying primary education for the underprivileged, promotion of family literacy and parents and SMC members has also accept the government schools and solving, motivating parents to reading for children through informal libraries. In Gujarat, the programme is widened their understanding about • encourage the government send children at the centers, as well in its second year, with interventions to capacitate the School Management the importance of education. schools to adopt the teaching- as getting community contribution Committees and enhance learning levels of children who are not doing well learning methods practiced by for repairing and maintenance of in the class. Overall, the geographical coverage of education interventions AKRSP (India). the centers. includes Samastipur and Muzaffarpur districts in Bihar and Surendranagar Bal Setu and Wankaner Districts in Saurashtra, Gujarat. It was organized at Throyali village LSCs play a catalytic role of Family Literacy Programme (FLP) to motivate irregular students to providing quality education through and Reading For Children (RFC) Learning And Migration attend school regularly as well advanced mode of Teaching- Under FLP, mothers with minimal or Programme (LAMP) as make parents’ understand the Learning Materials (TLMs) in low literacy levels are identified and importance of education. The event fundamental subjects of Maths, facilitated to garner their reading This programme is being run in conducted to measure the existing Federation in Wankaner, had different activities. Science and Languages. During and writing skills. The idea is to Surendranagar since October level of command over Gujarati preparation of School Development the year, nearly 57 per cent of total educate the mother to help her 2013 to address basic literacy language and Mathematics. In Plans (SDP), trainings for children who availed the benefit support her children for gaining and numeracy gaps of children January 2014, another midline village volunteers, balmitras, Training of Bal Mitras on of the methodology were girls. For quality education. Two hours of (between 6-14 years age group) exercise was conducted among the LEP coordinators, awareness TLM right quality education, it is equally interactive sessions are delivered of migrant families. The RTE (Right same set of children to measure the Campaigns, Bal Melas, Bal Setu, important to frequently undertake by community volunteers on every It was done to orient Bal Mitras on To Education) campaign aims at effectiveness of the LEP classes. The RTE awareness camps, Praveshotsav capacity building of the community alternate day. Enrolled mothers means of conducting classes and raising awareness and engage the result of the midline exercise shows programme, end line test for math teachers. Nine trainings had been can also taken pictorial reading to maintain a uniformity among all community in school governance that there has been significant and Guajarati language, preparation organized to help community material home to share with other classes conducted. The Bal Mitras process. increase in the knowledge levels. of Teaching and Learning Material teachers with different topics. 18 members of the family, especially were given training on the use of (TLM) and Children’s Festival etc meetings were organized with children. Here, FLP intensifies RFC new Maths workbook by students. At the beginning LEP (Learning In addition, various activities have been undertaken during the community teachers to ascertain programme, which believes that They were given the understanding Enhancement Programme) classes, like formation of SMC (School reporting period. the levels of knowledge gained families are the primary agents of specific topics like number line, in 2012, a baseline exercise was Management Committee) through trainings, as well as design for ensuring young children’s well addition and subtractions. Also, and practice the new TLMs. being. FLP approach is effective a new language TLM has been in helping neo-literates retain, designed which was shared with ECDs are designed to facilitate improve and have fun using their the Bal Mitras. It was in a way, cognitive, physical, social and skills, as well as building young training of the trainers. emotional development for children’s opportunity to use and children in the tender age group enjoy books. In the year gone by, of three to six years. A common 40 FLP centers with almost 800 Children’s Festival at evaluation meeting has been women have been functional in Bhimora organized every month to identify two districts of Bihar. A children’s festival was organized the gaps and thereby improve at Bhimora village for students of the quality of ECDs. Various LEP Classes from seven villages trainings and workshops were of Chotila taluka. Each class had organized for capacity building of prepared a unique activity. The mother teachers. Workshops were objectives of this festival were to also organized to help mother get students together, help them teachers with new ideas for TLM overcome their fear of public development, its practice, and new speaking, perform group activities, methodologies to evaluate child’s learn new things, get friendly all-round development. with each other, make best things from waste, learn new games, etc The Tola Siksha Sabha (TSS) –

A mathematics session in progress at an LEP class in Surendranagar programme area through different activities. comprising of community members 52 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014 / Field Implementation

FORESTRY REACHING OUT

Degradation of common lands, both forest and revenue waste lands In 2014, sharing of learning through several research studies, research has not only led to soil erosion and an imbalanced ecology but also papers’ presentation at National and International workshops/seminars, adversely impacted rural livelihoods. The main objective of AKRSP (India)’s capacity building workshops, documentation and dissemination of good interventions is to reignite the traditions of community protection of practices via print collaterals and documentary films as well as concurrent common lands, which have come under pressure due to lack of entitlement monitoring of projects were taken up and completed across all three and population growth. While tribal communities in Narmada district regions. A large number of young interns doing graduate and post graduate continue to protect common lands, new interventions in Dangs (Gujarat) and courses in Rural Management, social work, forest management, agricultural Madhya Pradesh have led to increased tree cover. Farm forestry on private engineering etc. were supported to carry out documentation and survey lands also helps in enhancing tree cover. related projects. All of these contributed to improve organisational learning, informing and improving project implementation and sharing of experiences both within as well as outside the organisation. AKRSP (India) also forged new partnerships during the year with institutions including State Bank of India’s Youth Fellowship program, Gujarat Biodiversity Board, Gandhinagar, As a culmination of its concentrated clusters. Over 1,350 farmers have Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad, Gujarat National Law University, efforts during 2014, AKRSP (India) planted nearly 18,260 stumps on Gandhinagar, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Central University has been able to: their farm bunds. While in Madhya of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, TERI University, New Delhi, Xavier Institute of Pradesh, over 183,000 saplings of Management, Bhubaneshwar, Vasudha Vikas Sansthan, Dhar, Madhya various species (including guava, Pradesh and Vishakha Jilla Nav Nirman Samiti, Vishakhapatnam. • 183,000 sapling are planted lemon, gliricidiya, pomegranate, on farm borders of over 2000 drumstick, papaya, subabool farmers in Madhya Pradesh and khamer) have been planted Research, Documentation to meet requirements of family and Dissemination • Promoted nurseries in Dangs nutrition, fuel wood and fodder. and Madhya Pradesh with plant All the saplings were produced Whilst some of the good practice by other practitioners including content creation, undertaking survival rate of over 90 per by members of women Self Help documentation focused on documentation of good practices in audio visual productions, strategy cent (9,100 / 10,000 saplings Groups (SHGs). results of AKRSP (India)’s own promotion of decentralised drinking development, communication planted) Capacity building of Gram Vikas work on water testing through water and sanitation in the central roll-out for events, industry Mandals (GVMs) has been ensured. establishment of mini water testing Indian Tribal belt was done. The liaison as well as networking. • Bring additional 250 hectares 150 GVM members have been laboratories in Bihar, groundwater findings were then shared in an Thus brochures on System of root of land under protection in taken on an exposure visit to management through promotion experience sharing workshop with intensification in paddy, films on Dangs immersion sites in Netrang. Post of micro irrigation devices like drips relevant stakeholders. process of making Amrit pani and which, additional 250 hectares for cotton growing farmers, low Amrit Khaad were disseminated. • 7 hectares of degraded of land has been brought under cost decentralised mini drinking During 2014, outreach work also Further, the Unit represented the wasteland is regenerated in protection in six villages. Further, water supply system in Bihar; included completing a variety of organization at several important Madhya Pradesh in Madhya Pradesh, nearly seven the learning from work done communication activities including events like National Consultation hectares of land ranging in three • Increase incomes of tribal villages has been covered under through promotion of Non common land plantation. Village Timber Forest Product (NTFP) youths are being motivated to do linkages patrolling of the forest area. Along with increasing the green Under farm forestry, this year too, cover, income generation activities canopy development has been are also being promoted. To promoted in Dangs. The Forest encourage collection of NTFPs, Department is largely planting teak poly sheets of 20 ft X 12 ft were through Joint Forest Management given to 60 members to help collect Committees (JFMC) and hence, Mahuva flowers without dust and AKRSP (India) focused more on dirt. This facilitation has served 136 depleting species like Azadirachta members with average income Indica (Neem), Moringa Oleifera generation of INR 1,723. Also, (Drumstick), Annona diversifolia efforts are being made to create Saff (Custard apple), Laucaena linkages with the forest department leucocephala (Subabul), Guava and for collective selling of such NTFPs. Bamboo across 31 villages in four 54 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014 / Field Implementation

for Community Radio in India with the view to getting it Institute of Development Research, share training materials, research organisation. This year, sixty (60) for India’s best young minds to (West Zone) and Sustainable CSR legalized with time. c) Reduction Mumbai.Staff from the Research reports and other resources to aid students were trained by AKRSP join hands with rural communities, Round Table Conference at IIM-A in livestock holdings especially and Monitoring team also livelihoods promotion in India. It (India). Under this arrangement, empathise with their struggles amongst others. A communication larger ruminants and preference participated and provided inputs offers a unique platform to access the students get a first-hand feel and connect with their aspirations. training module too has been for smaller ruminants especially the in National Workshop on available knowledge resources on and sensitization of a range of The Programme seeks to help developed. Trainings on effective goats indicating deterioration in Defining M&E Indicators for IWMP livelihoods issues, cutting across rural development issues while India secure an equitable and communication and photography land quality again. d) Governance projects conducted by MORD, themes and regions. The repository AKRSP (India) got some insights sustainable growth path by a) were conducted. Some of the issues such as lack of powers at Ahmedabad and the National seeks to strengthen collaboration into the results of its own efforts providing educated Indian youth key learning from the research on to Gram sabha and Panchayat Workshop on developing Results among practitioners, academics and feedback to improve its work. with an opportunity to touch lives status of de jure and de facto status and weak Implementation of based montoring systems organized and policy makers, built on A young Volunteer Graduate and create positive change at of common lands in Tribal belt of land laws such as the MP land by World Bank at New Delhi. submissions by these stakeholders from University of Pennsylvania the grass root level in rural India south-western Madhya Pradesh revenue code and FRA and indeed towards building a community too supported AKRSP (India)’s b) providing NGOs working on was the following: gauchar/grazing land being AKRSP (India)’s products were also of knowledge and practice on education program in Gujarat. development projects in rural India reduced to 2% from the earlier shared with the Xavier Institute of livelihoods. The repository currently with educated manpower whose Quality of village commons has 5% of common lands leading to Management at Bhubaneshwar to hosts close to 500 resources and skill sets can be used to catalyze greatly deteriorated leading to a lack of incentives for conserving form part of an online repository directs users to respective websites rural development and c) promoting SBI Youth for India fellowship local extinction of fodder species, commons.The research on de Jure called “Livelihoods Manthan” for details and downloading. a forum for the Programme alumni increasing dependence and use and De facto status of common hosted by them to serve as a one- programme: to share ideas and contribute to of neighbouring forest lands lands in Madhya Pradesh helped stop window to rural development rural development throughout their for fodder collection by all and feed into a best practice sharing knowledge and experiences. It In another significant initiative, professional life. A total of twenty fuelwood collection by landless, workshop organised by the Indian is a consortium of 8 institutions, Support for young interns AKRSP (India) partnered with State fellows participated in this program small and marginal farmers. Reserve Institute of Forest Management that have been working on Bank of India’s youth for India taking up various projects across forests are becoming the de facto at Bhopal. Furthermore, another putting together an online AKRSP (India) collaborated with fellowship programme which is AKRSP (India)’s three programme commons. Access to reserve research Paper on MP MGNREGS searchable knowledge repository various national and international initiated, funded and managed states and regions. forests too is being curtailed Experience was presented at on Livelihoods. The Livelihoods academic institutions and invited by the State Bank of India in every year. b) Encroachments on the International Conference on MANTHAN Online Knowledge students to conduct research on the partnership with a select group revenue wastelands is increasing NREGA held at Indira Gandhi Repository is an open portal to development issues faced by the of NGOs. It provides a framework

AKRSP (India) in partnership with Gujarat Biodiversity Board, Gandhinagar organized a capacity building workshop for NGOs of Gujarat on the Biodiversity Act in August at Ahmedabad. This was organized for relevant development agencies of Gujarat to explain better the biodiversity act and its provisions. Further, the purpose was also to help raise awareness so as to strengthen the implementation of this act and to establish a formal linkage of the Gujarat Biodiversity Board [GBB] with Gujarat’s development agencies for future collaborations to implement the Biodiversity Act, involving promoting and strengthening village level Biodiversity management committees.

Mr. Apoorva Oza (CEO, AKRSP (India)), Dr A.P.Singh, IFS (Member Secretary, GBB, Gandhinagar) and Dr. Aeshita Mukherjee Wilske (State Project Coordinator, GBB, Gandhinaga 56 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014 / Vadvai

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Capacity Building New Initiative Clientele Of

• The major training programs An exclusive 5-day training organized were related cum rural orientation had been to Integrated Watershed organized for the staff members Management Programs of Escort Tractors as a part of their (IWMP), under which Vadvai Customer Empathy Programme. provides training to five The training was jointly facilitated districts. During 2014, new by a trainer from ESCORT and 1. Tata Power training programmes like Vadvai team. It included experiential 2. John Deere effective communication skills learning through different on-field 3. Escorts and IEC, advanced training for tasks and staying with host farmers’ 4. WALMI trainers, technical trainings family to experience their lives. 5. Ambuja Cement Foundation for watershed planning, 6. Gujarat Industries Power convergence for watershed, Company Limited agriculture production system Advisory Services 7. Kamalnayan Jamnalal Bajaj etc have been introduced Foundation • Exposure visits were organized for Reliance Foundation, A stakeholder consultation based Rajasthan and Action for Social on “study and documentation Advancement, Madhya Pradesh experiences of interventions for • PIM trainings for new members drinking water in central tribal of WUA and leadership training states” had been done during for existing WUA have been March 2014. The consultation organized in partnership with was attended by representatives WALMI for South Gujarat Zone of government, donor agencies, • SHG training for DEEP and academicians, CSR and field Microfinance training for NGOs. Many critical policy level groups of world vision were suggestions came up as part of the process. Training participants interact with a Community Resource Person during a field visit organized by Tribal Livelihood Research Centre, Netrang • Training programme for land based livelihood opportunities Direct Field Support Vadvai is the services’ unit of AKRSP all administrative and operational for FRA beneficiaries were (India) set up with a four-fold costs. It trained over 4,100 people organized in partnership The work with CSR unit of objective of: (including community members, with Tribal Research and Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd (Tata government officials, fellow Training Institute, Ahmedabad Power’s subsidiary) for the • Enabling organizations colleagues from development and Tribal Department, SAGARBANDHU project has now for effective and better sector etc.). Along with government Gandhinagar entered into phase-III. Till date, implementation of programs assignments, Vadvai has had • Several internal training Vadvai has formed five SHGs and by incorporating grassroots steadfast association with various programmes were organized provided them revolving fund; learning (of AKRSP (India)) Corporate Social Responsibility like – Drinking water have developed infrastructure • Disseminating lessons learnt (CSR) units. interventions for AKRSP (India), for fisheries based livelihood through field demonstrations Dang; Livelihood interventions interventions and have been • Building capacities and for AKRSP (India) Bihar; supporting the VDAC for taking providing handholding Orientation programmes for lead role in village development support to other development youth fellows supported by SBI; process. Vadvai shall now support organizations Gender Training of Trainers for technical interventions for improved • Influencing government policy Vadvai has been recognized as State and National field team from Gujarat and fisheries’ practices mainly aqua- through advisory services and Level Resource Organization for Integrated Watershed Madhya Pradesh; technical capacity building culture fishing as an alternative. Management Programs in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, training for engineers from Dang and Madhya Pradesh The unit has been on a self- National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) in all NRLM sustenance mode by recovering states 58 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014

FINANCIAL HUMAN RESOURCE SUMMARY DEVELOPMENT

For any organization the biggest asset is its human resource. As AKRSP (India) is expanding geographically as well as adding to its programme Utilization Head interventions, there is a constant need for able human resource to meet new wise 2014 02% 1% challenges of work and also for scaling-up. During 2014, 123 new members 08% have been recruited making total staff strength reach 337. Particulars In Millions Admin Cost 35.96 Location Wise Staff Strength (in percentage) Programme Cost 392.36 Capital Cost 8.43 Outreach Cost 2.79 Total 439.55 CO: 10 89% Sayla: 07 Gadu: 14 Utilization Location Netrang: 11 wise 2014 Dang: 17 08% MP: 24 18% Particulars In Millions Bihar-Patna: 03 Ahmedabad 35.96 Bihar field : 14 Saurastra 135.21 Tribal South Gujarat 100.39

20% Madhya Pradesh 88.94 31% Bihar 79.04

Total 439.55 Training and capacity building of Training staff members is a concurrent 23% activity at AKRSP (India). The During the year, various structured organization has developed a trainings (including in-house as training module in-line with well as external trainings) have concepts of Management. It has been organized. While majority Particulars In Millions also announced a Management of them were in-house trainings Utilization Source Development Programme (MDP) like orientation (for new joinees) External Donor 122.29 - for staff across categories - wise 2014 03% and subject-specific trainings for 28% to achieve strategic goals like 03% Corporate Donor/ middle management, following development of “management” Indian Donor 52.28 four-trainings have garnered much as one of its core competencies; enthusiasm from the participants. Govt 126.13 facilitation of analysis for various activities within the organization • A one day training on Comm. Contri. 76.72 through the common language of Motivation and Financial 17% His Highness 12.32 management and empowerment Analysis, facilitated by the CEO, of staff and community leaders had been organized at the Other Donors 12.53 with management tools to ensure a Central Office for the Field-level 12% better future. Corpus Interest Middle Management (Gujarat) Income 37.27 29% Total 449.40 60 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014

• A one day training on Managers of Gujarat and with special focus on subjects Motivation and Financial Madhya Pradesh), facilitated like Project Management, Analysis, facilitated by the CEO by the CEO, COO, Sr. Manager Finance Management, Proposal & Sr. Manager (HR), had been (HR) & Ms. Madhavi Mehta, Management and Leadership. conducted at the Central Office had been organized at Dr. It had been facilitated by the for the Finance Team Kamala Chaudhary Training CEO, COO, Sr. Manager (HR), • A-four-day training to Enhance Centre, Sayla CEO (AKF) & Mr. Hitesh Bhatt Capabilities of Middle • A-four-day training for Middle Management (Programme Management (all locations) Specialists and Cluster had been organized at IRMA

Training has been an important role of human resource development at AKRSP (India). (on the left) A memoir from the Management (all locations) training held at IRMA in 2014

Organizational Structure

AKRSP (India) has two regional Due to the geographical distance technical inputs. These teams are skill sets. The IT Trainer focuses on units which have an enterprise and Netrang) and Ahmedabad offices in Gujarat, one in Madhya between Ahmedabad and Bihar, led by Cluster Managers. In Gujarat, imparting technical IT skills, Spoken support or are based on cost- office. In addition, there is a full- Pradesh and two in Bihar. In Bihar has a small Central Office (in there are many large government– English Trainer imparts training recovery model. In Surendranagar, time Communications Manager at Gujarat, the organization is Patna) to support its field offices. funded projects whose mandate on Spoken English and the Life the Water testing laboratory has Ahmedabad. structured into two regions – the The SHTs in Gujarat and Madhya is beyond a cluster or whose focus Skills Trainer induces confidence separate staffing structure. In Coastal and Semi Arid Saurashtra Pradesh implement programmes is on a particular underprivileged through role plays and ensures job Netrang, a separate team supports Development work from the Region and the Tribal South Gujarat through the Cluster and Project community. Separate Project Teams, readiness. “Vinan” - the Bamboo Craft Central Office at Ahmedabad is Region. Similarly, Madhya Pradesh offices, which are located near to headed by a Project Manager, have enterprise of the Kotwaliyas. carried out by Directors/Senior has become a region. Each region the community. In Bihar, there are been set up to implement such There are 13 IT Trainers, five Managers/Managers, who work as is headed by Regional Manager and no Cluster Offices. projects. Spoken English Trainers and four The set up in Bihar has a different ‘thematic leaders’ responsible for a team of Programme Specialists Life Skills Trainers. Further, there structure. The Bihar Head Office different sectorial and sub-sectorial and Cluster Managers report to the The organization implements The Skill building and Placement are six regional Team Leaders for is located in Patna. It is led by a activities. The Central Office also Regional Manager. its programmes through field unit work with the rural youths centers in various regions, who are General Manager and has a team hosts a Research and Monitoring professionals designated as under a division called ‘Yuva supported by Placement Officers. of Managers who provide support Unit led by a Senior Manager. A Netrang (Bharuch), Gadu Development Organizers (DOs). Junction’. A separate structure has And the entire skill development to the Field Offices. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), (Junagadh) and Sayla They work in the field teams known been set which is integrated at and placement activity of Yuva appointed for a fixed tenure, heads (Surendranagar) have established as Clusters. We have 22 such field the field level. The unit has three Junction is managed by two Outreach activities have a separate the organization. campuses and the offices in Dangs, teams (18 in Gujarat and five in centers in TSG, four in Saurashtra, member team based at Central staffing structure. Vadvai - the Khandwa, Pusa, Sakra and Tajpur Madhya Pradesh). DOs are meant one in Madhya Pradesh and five Office (Ahmedabad). training and capacity building unit are on rental basis. These are to organize communities in various in Bihar. Each of these centers is - has six full-time staff stationed at known as Spear Head Teams (SHTs). village institutions and provide managed by trainers with different In addition, there are specialized the two training centers (in Sayla 62 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014

STAFF LIST

CENTRAL OFFICE Coastal Saurashtra Ghanshaym Solanki Chotila Cluster Staff Suresh J Patel Thakarshi Dawra Shamgahan Cluster Region Hardika Charadava Surekha Patel Vipul Chaudhari * Tulsibhai Kharadi Staff CEO Junagadh District Irfan Kabirani* Vithal Kakania Yogesh Bhatt* Anand Bhoye Apoorva Oza Jagdish Vaja Umarpada Cluster Staff Chirag Patel SHT programme staff Jitendra Dayatar Rajkot District Amarsing Vasava Ahwa Cluster Staff Dharasing Vasava Programme staff Pankaj Dave Jitendra Makka Dharmesh Vasava Dhaneshwar Pandya Jayesh Thorat* Ashok Vyas Bharat Daki* Punita Oza* Wakaner Cluster Staff Pravin Chamar Amrut Babaria Jigneshkumar Patel Falguni Lokhil Bhayabhai Patat Rekha Manek Natvar Virani Ratilal Patel Arvind S Patel Kiran Chaurya Frederic Sebastian Chunilal Amheda Rushita Chandera Aslam Khorajiya Maganbhai Makwana Machchhindra Bhoye* Hasmukh Patel Hetal Dodia Sandeep Gamit Hiren Vala Vankal Cluster Staff Maheshwari Patel Nehal Chauhan John P Inchakkalody Kirit Fuletra Sangita Sagar Meena Vora* Harpalsinh Gharia Mukesh Ganvit* Niruben Ganvit Naveen Patidaar Manish Chauhan* Sapana Vaja Shivram Gondaliya Manjulaben Chauhan* Ramesh Cahudhari* Raju Patel Nupur Marathe Mayur Ram* Sonal Chudasama Somabhai Dhoriya Niteshkumar Rathod Rekha B Alhat Ribka Gamit Pramod Sahu Nagedra Bhadoria* Vijay Kamani Veena Jadav Samir Chaurya Shashiram Gangorda Raman Patel Ramesh Makawana Yogesh Jani Yuvajunction Staff Sanjay Thalkar Yogesh Mahala Shiji Abraham Sanjay Dodia Administration and Ranabhai Makwana Snehal Gavit Umesh Desai Sarang Daki Accounts Bhavnaben Vasava* Sonal Valvi Navsari District Vaishali Popat Praful Damodara South Gujarat Tribal Deepika Vasva Sumitra Gaekwad Human Resource Shailesh Barot Region Dharmendra Vasava Suresh Gangorda Vansda Cluster Staff Management Mangrol Cluster Staff Vishal Goswami Bharuch District Ganpath Vasava Suresh J Patel** Jaymatiben Desai M.S.Vahora Gurpreet Singh Jagdish Gaekwad* Taruben Kotavaliya Ishwer Chaudhary Bhavini Goswami Ketan Joshi Support staff SHT Programme Staff Kusum Vasava Kalpesh Patel Lalit Koradiya Bakul Joshi Sajan Prajapati Laxmi Naik Waghai Cluster Staff Kamlesh Chaudhari* Research, Monitoring Mansinh Kher Shantilal Bamania Hasmukh M. Patel Priyanka Vasava Pravinsinh Jadav Naresh Patel and Communications Mayur Solanki Subodh Kumar Rajesh Vasava Anil Thorat Parth Shah* Unit Sudha Rathod Research & Monitoring Vijay Vasava Segabhai Vasava Bhagyavan Solanki Pritiben Patel Niraj Joshi Vejanand Jogal Staff Vinit Kumar Shailesh Vasava Hitesh Patel Janmejaya Mishra Rajesh Kumar Sunilkumar Vasava Jagdish Vamja Research & Monitoring Vaidehi Chokshi Madhavpur Cluster Dediapada Cluster Vandana Parmar* Kalawatiben Gamit Staff Staff Surendranagar District Staff Kamlesh Patel R. Sukumar Administration, Gatur Solanki Dashrath Valand Administration and Poonam Bhoye Accounts and IT Laxman Vala SHT Programme Staff Anila P Vasava* Accounts Yogendra Patel Vadvai Staff Alok Krishna Ravji Chavda Mansukh Gadhia Jignesh Bhatti * Deepika Vasava Ahmedabad Amit Shah Ashish Rawal* Parth Patel* Prabhakarsinh Zala Subir Cluster Staff Govind Desai Prahlad Sinh Bhatia Cluster Staff Hitesh Upadhyay Prabhav Tandel Priyakant Panchal Neetaben Patel Sayla - Training Centre Gautam Goyani* Divyarajsinh Vanar Manojitsinh Gohil Anand Gangoda Staff Remya Nair Lavji Parmar Natwar Khavaida Sagbara Cluster Staff Support Staff Ashish Bhoye Deepak Jargela Sunil Balolkar Meraman Dangar Prakash Ghodakiya Mahendra Makwana Afzalkhan Pathan Bhavana Patel* Ghohabhai Faga Jaimin Chauhan Ranabhai Bhammar Meena Solanki* Pragji Makwana Chitra Sukla* Khambhalia Cluster Vipul Chauhan Parsottam N Vankar Haresh Patel Netrang - Training Support Staff Staff Dangs District Staff Hemant Gavli Centre Staff Amita Bhatnagar Dushyant Joshi Administration and Tilakwada Cluster Staff Shubha Khadke Jatin Mahala Narendrasinh Yadav Aruna Nair* Govind Chavda Accounts Hasmukh Vankar* Chintan Patel* Kantubhai Jadav Mayursinh Bodana* Dhulsinh Chauhan Jayantilal Dholakiya Dilip Bayal* Kantilal Makwana Naresh Mahala Trupti Chaudhari Nimisha Modi Kanabhai Garchar* Mayur Patel Surat District Loveleena Gavli* Nilesh Bhivsan* Parbatsinh Pawar Mahesh Boricha Swati Sitapara* Mihir Bhavsar Nilesh Ganvit* Other Location - Kutch Payal Jagad Nakkum Vajesinh PTG Project Mandvi Nayna Upadhyay* Rajesh Bhoye* Imran Khan Belin Priti Christi Shailesh Mehta Support Staff and Mahuva Nilesh Moradiya* Sheela Chaudhari Jignesh Anjani Rashmikant Limbachia Pola Ghanghal Anil Patel Pritesh Vaidya Vijay Kapdiya Sajjansingh Yuva Junction Staff Sukhdev Chudasama Aruna Patel Santosh Hegde Vimal Chaudhari MADHYA PRADESH Vijaysinh Rathod Anita Bharda Mehul Parekh* Shailesh Patel Vinuben Chaudhary Dipak Dave Suresh Chaudhary Suresh G. Patel SHT Programme Staff 64 AKRSPI(India) Annual Report 2014

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