June 9, 2010

MESSAGE

The year 2009-10 saw India coming to grips with economic growth, on the one hand, coupled with inflation, especially in foodgrains, as a result of a poor monsoon, on the other. Amidst this scenario, the Trusts continued their focus on promoting agricultural dynamism in different parts of the country, through projects under the thematic area of Rural Livelihoods & Communities. Efforts, buoyed by techniques such as Integrated Pest Management, have shown encouraging results and integration of agricultural activities with microfinance as well as ensuring markets for different crops helped to stabilize the condition of the farmers inspite of drought.

Taking forward the learnings from the success stories of our projects, the Trusts are now attempting to replicate these in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, where distress has driven several farmers to suicide. Consequently, the Trusts have collaborated with the Government of Maharashtra and the International Fund for Agriculture Development to create the ‘Convergence of Agricultural Interventions in Maharashtra Program’ that will reach out to 286,000 households across 1,200 villages, spread over the six distress districts of Vidarbha through end-to-end projects, covering all aspects, ranging from production to availability of credit and development of markets for farmers.

Providing potable water and promoting sanitation in order to enhance the health of rural communities also constitutes an integral part of the Trusts’ grant making efforts. Within the Drinking Water and Sanitation programme, community and individual based drinking water interventions are dovetailed with sanitation and hygiene education. Partnerships have been formed or are in the pipeline with several leading American Foundations for collaborative drinking water projects across India.

Continuing the trend that has been set over the past several years, disbursals made by the Trusts touched an all time high of Rs. 1.69 billion (US $ 38.52 million). I wish to commend the entire staff for their unstinting efforts that have contributed to the performance of the Trusts, whilst helping transform Sir Ratan’s vision and aspirations into reality.

Ratan N. Tata Chairperson Sir Ratan Tata Trust

Board of Trustees Mr. R. N. Tata (Chairperson) Mr. H. N. Sethna Mr. N. A. Soonawala Mr. J. N. Tata Mr. K. B. Dadiseth Mr. R. K. Krishna Kumar Ms. S. K. Bharucha

Secretary & Chief Accountant Mr. F. J. Gandavia

Programmes Manager Mr. A. Pandhi annual report 2009-2010 report annual Statutory Auditors Mr. D. J. Thakkar  M/s Jayantilal Thakkar & Co.

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r u Internal Auditors Deloitte Haskins & Sells

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Solicitors Mr. J. N. Mistry, Partner a t a M/s Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe T

Our Bankers State Bank of India, Main, Mumbai ICICI Bank, Fort, Mumbai

a t a n Standard Chartered Bank, Mumbai R Bank of Baroda, Fort, Mumbai HDFC Bank, Fort, Mumbai Barclays Bank PLC, Mumbai Axis Bank, Napean Sea Road, Mumbai

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s Mr. N. A. Soonawala Ms. S. N. Tata r u Mr. H. D. Malesra T Mr. J. N. Mistry

a t a Statutory Auditors Mr. D. J. Thakkar

T M/s Jayantilal Thakkar & Co. Chartered Accountants

Internal Auditors M/s Aneja Associates a t a n Chartered Accountants R

Solicitors Mr. J. N. Mistry, Partner S i r M/s Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe

Our Bankers Standard Chartered Bank, Mumbai Barclays Bank PLC, Mumbai The Zoroastrian Co-operative Bank Ltd., Fort, Mumbai

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Of Days Gone By...

Sir Ratan Tata and his wife, Lady Navajbai, till Jamsetji passed away in 1904. A year or were connoisseurs of art and their passion so later, Sir Ratan shifted to ‘ Brightlands’ annual report 2009-2010 report annual

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s artifacts through their travels world-wide belonging to the Bombay United Building

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Tata House, circa 1955. iii6 and meticulously replicated in stone, marble columns, ceilings, etc. were sent from Paris of models plaster size Full building. the of also prepared all the details of the interiors who Maurice, Mon. Frencharchitect the by Paris in prepared Terminus),were Victoria Road (a stone’s throw from the magnificent to be named Tata House, situated at Waudby mansion, palatial this for plans reality.The commenced on transforming that desire into Exquisite objects of art adorning the drawingroominTata adorning Exquisite objectsofart House. who designed the famous Victoria Terminus Stevens, Williams Frederick Versailles. at inspired in part was by the famous structure ‘Petit Trianon’ palatial this of design The foot. cubic per 13 Rs. of cost a at Gujarat), erstwhile princely state of Idar (now part of the from obtained stone, Amnagar in built construction. and Plaster of Paris during the course of the h etr fotg o Tt Hue was House Tata of frontage entire The Reflections 7iv S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Reflections

building, was appointed as architect by Sir Sir Ratan personally attended to all Ratan to build the house, construction of the details throughout the period of which was interrupted on several occasions construction and shifted into the property due to World War 1. A lot of the material around end 1915. Tata House was built at used in this building was imported from a cost of a little over one million rupees…a France. Interestingly, the entire railing on princely sum in those days indeed! the periphery of the property and the big Unfortunately, Sir Ratan was destined to ornate gates were made at the Tata Iron live in his new home for a brief span of annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 and Steel Works at Jamshedpur – a fact twelve months. His health took a turn for

t that Sir Ratan would always mention with the worse and in October 1916, he left for s overwhelming pride. England for treatment, never to return. r u T a t a T a t a n R a v a j b a i N t & s r u T a t a T a t a n R S i r

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t An Overview: 2009 - 2010 1 s

r u Institutional Grants T

Programme Grants a t a T Rural Livelihoods and Communities 14

a t a n Education 50 R

Health 67

Enhancing Civil Society and Governance 78 a v a j b a i

N Arts and Culture 87 t &

s Endowment Grants 94 r u

T Small Grant Programme 96

Individual Grants 102 a t a T

Financial Highlights 108

a t a n Guidelines for Grant Applicants 113 R S i r

10vii programme grants during the year. Endowment all on made 1,341.79 were million) 30.50 Rs. $ (US million of Disbursals million). 38.52 (US $ million 1,694.77 Rs. to rising high, all time an touched year the during Trusts the by made disbursals total The 2011). (SP 2011 Plan Strategic the on based activities of their year third completed Trusts the 2009-10, During The yearthatwas: An Overview Rs. 10millionis1crore;US$ approximately equaltoRs.44 Total Individual grants Institution: Smallgrants Institution: Endowmentgrants Institution: Programme grants Type ofgrant Details ofgrantdisbursals:2009-2010 2007-08, 2008-09&2009-10reflectcombineddisbursalsofboth theT Rs. inmillion million (US$5.14million). disbursals to individuals amounted to Rs. 226.37 total The year. the during portfolio Trusts’ the to added were grants small new five forty and grant endowment one grants, one programme new Forty million). 0.49 $ (US million 21.61 Rs. touched grants Small million). 2.39 $ (US million 105 Rs. to up totalled disbursals grant 1,694.77 1,341.79 226.37 105.00 21.61 rusts US$ inmillion Overview 2009-10Overview 38.52 30.50 5.14 0.49 2.39 11 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 programme grants during the year. Endowment all on made 1,341.79 were million) 30.50 Rs. $ (US million of Disbursals million). 38.52 (US $ million 1,694.77 Rs. to rising high, all time an touched year the during Trusts the by made disbursals total The 2011). (SP 2011 Plan Strategic the on based activities of their year third completed Trusts the 2009-10, During The yearthatwas: An Overview Rs. 10millionis1crore;US$ approximately equaltoRs.44 Total Individual grants Institution: Smallgrants Institution: Endowmentgrants Institution: Programme grants Type ofgrant Details ofgrantdisbursals:2009-2010 2007-08, 2008-09&2009-10reflectcombineddisbursalsofboth theT Rs. inmillion million (US$5.14million). disbursals to individuals amounted to Rs. 226.37 total The year. the during portfolio Trusts’ the to added were grants small new five forty and grant endowment one grants, one programme new Forty million). 0.49 $ (US million 21.61 Rs. touched grants Small million). 2.39 $ (US million 105 Rs. to up totalled disbursals grant 1,694.77 1,341.79 226.37 105.00 21.61 rusts US$ inmillion Overview 2009-10Overview 38.52 30.50 5.14 0.49 2.39 Guidelines 1 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Overview 2009 - 10

The following are some of the key achievements played the role of a nodal agency for and areas of engagement during 2009-10. promoting and strengthening the Central India Initiative, whilst ensuring sectoral • 2009-10 marked the third year of joint engagement. During the year, the ‘Kharif programmatic efforts towards disbursing Paddy Stabilization’ strategy implemented funds earmarked by the Sir Ratan Tata in Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Trust and Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust. It also West Bengal increased paddy production marked the third year of activities under from 1.4 tonnes / hectare to 3 tonnes / the Strategic Plan 2011 (SP 2011), the hectare and ensured food security. During Trusts’ five year guiding document. The Kharif 2009, a pilot programme was carried Programmes Team focused on fund outlays out under the Kharif Maize Stabilization annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 of both Trusts; consequently, this Annual (KMS) theme, covering 500 farmers in

t Report gives details about programmatic tribal areas of western India, focusing on s activities through joint funding by the two promoting improved seeds and cultivation

r u Trusts. practices, along with provision of regular T • Upto March 2010, the Central India inputs. The pilot indicated that improved Initiative has reached out to about 450,000 cultivation practices and seeds resulted in a t a

T households through projects with 25 field an increase in maize yields from 5 quintals/ partners in 40 districts encompassing the acre to about 8 quintals/acre. The year states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, under review also saw the initiation of the

a t a n Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Deoghar District Initiative where the focus

R Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. The CInI is on ensuring financial inclusion within Cell (CInI), supported by the Trusts, livelihood initiatives through linkages with a v a j b a i N t & s r u T a t a T a t a n R S i r

Improving cultivation practices in Maize as part of the Kharif Maize Stabilization Programme under the Central India Initiative: A woman amidst her plot in Manpura village, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh, on which Maize trials were conducted. 2 • en prtoaie. vr pro of period a Over operationalised. has been SBI where districts distress six the same covers programme The programme. Maharashtra” in Interventions Agricultural Agricultural Development for through Maharashtra the “Convergence of Fund of International and Government the with partnered have Trusts the SBI, the upscale from credit formal financial institutions. To expand and of to availability Groups timely Help ensure Self 143 was with planning initiated credit Systematic check-up health camps. animal and campaigns as well as conducting community awareness development fodder insemination, artificial de-worming, as such services specialized providing currently are These up. set been with an outreach of 15,000 households have villages 100 covering Centres Development component of the programme, 45 Livestock irrigation Phad system. As part of the the livestock development as such irrigation of systems traditional reviving and recharge groundwater facilitating for ponds farm of for implemented construction included harvesting rainwater interventions Other constructed areas. project were the throughout soil, extensively top of erosion prevent and cultivation for rainwater retain to essential are which bunds, Farm pulses. cotton with legumes such as moong dal and additional an income of gained Rs. 2,000/acre from intercropping have farmers that highlighted season 2008 Kharif for Trusts the by out carried study assessment impact year,the During partners. implementing an local with projects on-going nine through alleviating on Vidarbha of districts focusing six in distress agrarian are Trusts the (SBI), Initiative Baliraja Sukhi the Within inJharkhand. systems suchasAharPyne made towards reviving traditional irrigation formal banking systems. Finally, efforts were • • ra eeomn Porme (CADP), Programme Development Area Coastal the and Programme Sanitation and Tata-GEWaterthe Drinking Besides Special been started bysupportorganisations. have structures, etc. physical mobilization, community of construction to year, implementation of the project activities relating During beneficiaries). households (25,000 4,000 benefit to view a with villages of Porbandar and Junagadh districts, coastal affected salinity 10 in sanitation and water drinking safe of supply of issue the addressing envisages which Programme, Sanitation and Water Drinking Special GE Tata- the towards U.S.A. with Electric, collaborating General are Trusts the CSPC, the Through villages. project 300 the for plans action level village comprehensive of preparation and of groups level village the capacities the enhancing on focusing CADP,of phase preparatory the supported Trusts the year, the Non-Profit During Organisations. partnering 10 and Gujarat of Government in Organisation, CSPC, Sanitation Management and the Water with through collaboration supported is programme This districts. nine 21 in talukas across spread villages, coastal 300 in facilities of sanitation and water drinking safe availability ensuring (CADP) towards worked Programme Development Area Coastal the KVY, to Within salinity. efforts mitigate focusing and coordinating organisations in partner its and Trusts the agency to assist the Government of Gujarat, nodal a Preventionas focus its continued (CSPC) Cell Salinity in Coastal initiative the salinity Gujarat, coastal Trusts’ the (KVY), Yojana Vistarotthan Kharash Within billion. 5.47 Rs. of outlay an through villages 1,200 across households 286,000 cover to slated is programme ambitious this years, eight Overview 2009-10Overview Guidelines 3 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Overview 2009 - 10

during the year, the Trusts developed a feasibility exercises were carried out in 20 partnership with the Safe Water Network villages of Sirmour district and ten villages (SWN), to launch the ‘Small Water Enterprise were shortlisted for undertaking drinking Kiosk’ initiative in India. Through an initial water and sanitation interventions over pilot, water quality issues; primarily, the high the coming year. Himmotthan, the nodal levels of fluoride, will be addressed through agency for the initiative, was involved in the the adoption of appropriate technological implementation of the ‘Integrated Fodder solutions, namely through Reverse Osmosis - Livestock Development Project’ (IFLDP), (RO) units. which endeavours to promote rural • Within Himmothan Pariyojana, Phase 2 of the livelihoods and enhance incomes of about water and sanitation component is currently 44,000 people across 8,000 households annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 underway, facilitated through grants to four from 80 villages in 15 project areas, spread

t organisations, which would reach out to over over seven hill districts of Uttarakhand. To s 3,250 households (16,000 beneficiaries) ensure better prices for milk produce, six

r u covering 80 villages across Garhwal and dairies were established, each of which T Kumaon regions of Uttarakhand. 2,500 reported a net profit of over Rs. 61,000 sanitation units and 70 gravity schemes during the year. a t a

T are being constructed. During the year, • Under ‘Reviving the Green Revolution an attempt was made to expand this (RGR)’ initiative, which aims to tackle component to the neighbouring state of the stagnation in agriculture in Punjab

a t a n Himachal Pradesh (HP). Consequently, pre- by encouraging diversification, the RGR R a v a j b a i N t & s r u T a t a T a t a n R S i r

Himmothan Pariyojana: A woman in Bandwara village, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, equipped with improved cattle feeding techniques - a chaff cutter, cattle trough and improved cattle shed - developed under the IFLDP being implemented by Himmotthan. 4 • h Tut’ ot Es Iiitv addresses Initiative East North Trusts’ The and potatocrops. wheat Basmati, cotton, for technologies IPM of dissemination covers phase, preliminary its in Tatawhich, with Services, Consultancy collaboration in Punjab in services advisory agro based mobile introducing project new a operationalised Cell RGR the number farmers, of large speedy a to affecting technology of issues transfer key address To vegetables. and maize groundnut, potato, wheat, including crops, other for promoted rationalized use of fertilizers. IPM and is balanced also with being along pesticides, of use in reduction substantial Punjab, in of resulted which belt Majha the in villages 150 across scale large a on rice demonstrated were Basmati in Besides technologies IPM technology. cotton, this spread further to (MARKFED) Ltd. Federation Marketing and Supply Co-Operative State Punjab and University Agricultural to Punjab like agencies amount equal an alongwith Cell, RGR the to grant million 10 Rs. a granting into The impact led to the Government of Punjab farmers. the for returns economic net and production increased also but pesticides, of use in reduction noticeable in resulted Government of Punjab. The project not only (DoA), Agriculture of Department partnership the with in Punjab, of belt cotton project across the spread villages Cotton 300 in in successfully (IPM) Pest Integrated Management the operationalised Cell n aaad Oe oue o exploring on focused One projects Nagaland. pilot in two supported Trusts the review, under year the During states. in these explored being are organizations and local governments state with for partnerships opportunities and up taken being are of Nagaland hill states and Mizoram, Pradesh, Arunachal three the phase, first the In states. North-eastern the of issues livelihood • of project officials appointed by the appointed undertaking and bankers and government officials project of detailed orientation blocks, project the of baseline a conducting through project the for work preparatory undertook CmF year, the During programmes. livelihood designed contextually and microfinance through households poor 86,800 cover to seeks project The (MPOWER) region. the in Rajasthan project West in of Poverty Mitigation six-year its in Rajasthan of Government the with collaborated Trusts The years. half a and two of period a over members SHG 14,512 approximately to 303 million the Rs. of was flow credit project additional the of district. highlight key the A in Project Year Centenary latter’s the implement to Baroda of Bank the with partnering is CmF Dungarpur, in existing the programmes. As part of its of district initiative quality enhance to year the during initiatives several undertook SSV,the for role agency nodal Jaipur,its in (CmF), till Microfinance for Centre The mobilized date. been has million 230 Rs. of credit institutional an million, 129 Rs. of savings cumulative Against Rajasthan. of districts 12 in (SHG) Groups Help Self covered 65,000 households, through 4,900 Initiative Microfinance Rajasthan – Vikas (SSV) Se Sakh Trusts’ The Uttarakhand. and Maharashtra Jharkhand, of states the was Trustsin the of programmes development microfinance of year, component integral an as incorporated the During based piggery. community through Nagaland of districts 10 in villages 20 across communities rural worked of generation other income enhancing towards the whereas of Patkai- Nagaland, region the Himalayas) in (Eastern harvesting Saramati bee rock of potential enormous the developing and Overview 2009-10Overview Guidelines 5 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Overview 2009 - 10

joint selection of the field level Facilitating activities post carrying out preparatory work Non-Government Organizations (FNGOs). and establishing baselines in Nandurbar 11 FNGOs have been selected for six blocks district, Maharashtra and Khunti district, and project implementation will commence Jharkhand. They also enhanced efforts in the coming year. in Yadgir and Chamrajanagar districts in • Within its Elementary Education portfolio, Karnataka through the ‘Kalike Samruddhi the Trusts focused on three sub thematic Upakram’ (Learning Enhancement areas, namely: (a) district level initiatives; Initiative). During the year, the Trusts piloted (b) reforming elementary education; and (c) direct implementation of interventions in nurturing education as a discipline. During Yadgir, focusing on reading improvement, the year, within the District Level Initiatives, community involvement in monitoring annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 the Trusts commenced implementation of school functioning and preparatory work t s r u T a t a T a t a n R a v a j b a i N t & s r u T a t a T Programme Grant Disbursals (Theme wise): 2009-2010**

Thematic Area No. of grants Rs. in million US$ in million

a t a n Rural Livelihoods & Communities 124 1,071.55 24.35 R Education 51 154.02 3.50 Health 19 44.23 1.01 S i r Enhancing Civil Society & Governance 19 57.39 1.31 Arts & Culture 8 14.60 0.33 Total 221 1,341.79 30.50

**The figures in the table reflect programmatic disbursals in the financial year.

6 disorders inchildren. Communications material produced by ComDEALL Trust focusing on early identification of communication • In the Health portfolio, the Trusts focused Trusts the portfolio, Health the In over besides 100,000 schoolsinUttarPradesh. Bihar, in schools primary 50,000 over to out reached – Parag within partner key a – Eklavya by published titles year, the During languages. in Indian various publishing educational children’s and quality literature of dissemination and development promoting on Trustsfocused Under the Parag – Publication Initiative, the the of reading children moved 53% into the higher ability the group. programme, of improvement assessments mid-term and baseline the on Based organisations. partner select of work the supporting with for water and sanitation interventions along decision making was the focus of the Health and Evidence-based establishment. development; clinical (d) systems health and resources human (c) namely; services; healthcare areas, sub-thematic (a) rural health programmes; (b) specialised four on • urclm ulig n dissemination and building work, curriculum documentation and conservation major of especially publication, of area the and design. Key outcomes have occurred in film music, theatre, covering Cells, major six the through engagement primarily sector, the with its deepened programme Culture substantially & Arts Trusts’ The will solvetheproblem. that solutions made tailor designing time, of same the at while care, of efforts continued rates high for need the The prompted disability persisting families. their with reintegration post status their into insight homeless key provided and homes their reintegrated at women the by tales life contacting real provided work Health Mental supporting Programmes addressed. party programme the that gap the of information third objective underwent unbiased provide to assessments projects the of review.Most under year the in portfolio Overview 2009-10Overview Guidelines 7 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Overview 2009 - 10 annual report 2009-2010 report annual

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R Type of grants Rs. in million US$ in million % Medical 170.87 3.88 75.48 Education 55.50 1.26 24.52 Total 226.37 5.14 100.00 *Combined disbursals of both the Trusts. a v a j b a i

N with a focus on smaller cities. The Design training workshops with D.Ed. colleges, Resource Cell (at the School of Interior workshops with rural school children t &

s Design, Centre for Environmental Planning and with undergraduate colleges across and Technology, Ahmedabad) published its several towns of Northern Karnataka. Also, r u

T work on traditional crafts and environment during the year, the Media Lab at Jadavpur and also completed a project on the University, Kolkata, set up a full-scale

a t a history of interior design in Gujarat and archive that includes digital conservation,

T Saurashtra. Another important initiative archiving of secondary material, training was the Hoysala Heritage Project, housed workshops and the integration of training at the Srishti School, Bengaluru. Located in systems into their practical filmmaking a t a n the temple town of Belur, Srishti students courses. They have presently over 600 rare R put together projects for conserving ancient items in their archives, which have been

S i r houses in the village, along with strategies disseminated into teaching kits to be used for conserving textile designs from the by undergraduate colleges in media studies Hoysala heritage. The theatre group across West Bengal. Puppet, Dharwar, expanded its programme • During the year, the Roopantaran – of children’s summer camps, teacher- Institution Building initiative brought about

8 • • ih mjr xaso o te portfolio the of expansion major a With in youth bringing change of role and context societal of understanding deepening enhanced awareness, self for opportunities creating by youth of skills life and perspective social and building Youthon focused Initiative Society The Civil skills. and resources, experiences sharing discussion, dialogue, for space key a be to aims portal The up. set- was development in organizations and individuals of spectrum a to ‘www.changepaths.org’ out reach to portal A with the Trusts. of programme partners seven from fellowship participation first the conducted initiative, Roopantaran the partner for Trusts’ the HIDF, within organizations, process change the facilitate and competencies develop To interventions. of necessary for support provided were three these and organizations for partner issues four institutional into enquiry the of facilitated initiative The projects. the within grantees provision the to support better building capacity enabled also This grants. designing and status institutional the understanding of direction the in step Institutional Appreciation Sheet was a major the of creation The Trusts. the making of process grant the with synergies greater raiain cle ‘el’ wih are which ‘Cells’, associate called up set organisations have partners, its with along Trusts, the years, five past the Over work. paper- alleviating whilst functions, various across procedures streamlining at system, aimed automation the of backbone the forms which developed, been has in portal A functions, management collaboration with Tata Consultancy grant Services. administrative its and within automation of systems developing on focused Trusts the years, seven past the over disbursals and • ahead: Looking • h lvlho o tia communities. through Kharif Paddy Stabilization, ensuring tribal ofcovered be would households tribal 70,000 livelihood the enhance would which themes, livelihood the specific Initiative, on work to continue would Trusts India Central the Within locations acrossthecountry. field and Trusts’headquarters the between effective communication in virtual meetings for tool a as video-conferencing introduce to anvil the on are Plans forward. way the out chalk and progress the of stock take to Health and Livelihood Education, the Communities, Rural and for of areas portfolios operational also thematic the were in meetings held review Quarterly teleconferencing. through conducted now are these and restructured was meeting the rationalise to costs and also save travel time, the format view of a With plans. against projects of various progress financial and physical the track to Mumbai in held were meetings review monthly year, the During to enhancesectorengagement. tie-ups with several state Governments so as Besides, the Cells were also instrumental in India. outside from funds receive to order Regulation Act (FCRA). This is mandatory in sought and applied registration under the Foreign Contribution have Cells several Foundations, American several with forged being partnerships With year. the during of the Governing Body of each Cell were held providing crucial support. Regular meetings Trusts,the by made grants ongoing thereby monitor also Cells the Besides, portfolios. Education and Communities & Livelihoods and facilitate Cells upscale sector engagement within the Rural such six Currently, support. of particular areas thematic within initiative a for agencies nodal basically Overview 2009-10Overview Guidelines 9 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Overview 2009 - 10

year-round food security. Plans are on Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola and the the anvil to validate work on Kharif Maize Reviving the Green Revolution (RGR) Cell, Stabilization, based on past learnings. The Ludhiana, through local partners. Market endeavour would be to work with about 900 analysis and value chain studies have been farmers through five field partners towards conducted for milk marketing, Cotton, Red promoting improved cultivation practices, Gram and Soybean. The findings would along with improving soil fertility for be used to facilitate and develop market ensuring better yields. Besides, under Non linkages for farmer produce. Further, a Timber Forest Produce promotion, there are detailed marketing strategy is being finalised plans to work with about 4,300 households for Kharif 2010. Financial literacy and and enhance their income by about 30% vis- bridge financing for the distressed farmers annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 à-vis current levels. Partnerships with AVRDC in 186 villages is planned so as to ensure

t – World Vegetable Centre and ICRISAT their financial inclusion and create an s would be further strengthened and field enabling environment for timely availability

r u learnings would be shared with additional of agriculture credit. T partners for carrying out demonstrations. • A third phase of projects under the Water Besides, the partnership with International Supply and Sanitation component of a t a

T Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) would be Himmothan Pariyojana would be launched streamlined to focus on animal husbandry across Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh for livelihood enhancement. Recruitment of in a phased manner. Interventions

a t a n new staff for the CInI Cell, along with the within Himmothan Pariyojana will also

R appointment of its new Executive Director directly focus in the field of common land is also on the cards. Over the next two management and utilization, sustainable years, the Central India Initiative envisages livelihood development and studies of working with about 1 million households. related markets and market interventions

a v a j b a i • On the cards during the coming fiscal is and linkages. Projects over the coming year

N a major intensification of efforts within will include those on natural resources, the distress districts of Maharashtra. fodder, vegetables, medicinal and aromatic t & Consequently, the Trusts would dovetail plants, NTFPs and local markets. Elements s their efforts within Sukhi Baliraja Initiative, of convergence with other programmes of r u

T with the Government of Maharashtra and Himmothan Pariyojana, as also adopting a the International Fund for Agricultural cluster of villages for similar interventions, Development’s project called ‘Convergence would be central to the design of new a t a

T of Agriculture Interventions in Maharashtra’s projects; consequently, Himmotthan (CAIM)’, scheduled to be launched in May would ensure integration and a cluster 2010. Consequently, within CAIM, the Trusts approach while selecting the villages.

a t a n would develop around 30 sub-projects. Furthermore, whilst continuing its ongoing R For Kharif 2010, roll-out plans have been work, Himmotthan will continue to focus developed for three components of the on Knowledge Management, Database S i r SBI – CAIM programme, i.e. agriculture, development and Research. These will also microfinance and marketing. The feed into its growing interest in developing agriculture plan will be implemented in 186 more intensive physical, technical and villages, with the support of Dr. Panjabrao financial monitoring and evaluation

10 village, Erodedistrict,Tamil Nadu. Usmaglai in crop vegetable her from weeds removing in engaged woman A Revolution: Green the Reviving • h Tut wud nesf ter efforts their intensify would Trusts The Pariyojana. systems for programmes within Himmothan n sntto itretos covering interventions sanitation and also water develop to TataSteel with underway are Discussions Karnataka. district, Education District Yadgirin schools 10 with starting Initiative, the under covered water and sanitation facilities within improving schools also whilst Pradesh, Himachal besides Mizoram, and Nagaland of states the covering North-East, the in areas tribal across interventions sanitation and water their spreading towards Trusts work also The would Karnataka. in and households Maharashtra rural across Swach Tata piloting with towards Limited work Chemicals to Tata coming propose Trusts the the year, Over practices. safe sanitation promoting of and water provision drinking status safe through health communities the of enhancing towards • governing agriculture in Punjab and other and Punjab in agriculture governing besides lobbying and advocating on policies issues, research discuss also will Cell RGR The years. three next the over villages 450 across disseminated be would Basmati for gram, moong, etc. Similarly, IPM technology for alternate crops produce such as Basmati, groundnut, agriculture of marketing of adoptable technologies on of a larger scale and dissemination facilitation on focusing also whilst years, two next the over Punjab, of belt cotton the across villages 900 covering over to view a with technology, IPM The RGR Cell would continue disseminating (PPP) Cell. Partnership and Planning Programme, the by managed Trustsand the by launched be would that Initiative’ Sanitation and Water ‘Drinking new the of part form be would year onwards, these drinking water projects next the From operations. areas mining within under fall that villages 300 nearly Overview 2009-10Overview Guidelines 11 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Overview 2009 - 10

states where it plans to expand its activities. would be formed during the coming year. Also on the cards is an expansion of the The Centre for microFinance would upscale initiative through setting up regional centres the partnership with Bank of Baroda and in south and central India over the coming pilot project with Department of Women and year. Projects focusing on IPM in Tamil Child Development in an intensive manner Nadu would be upscaled and a new model in two districts for addressing demand and for profitable marketing of the agricultural supply gaps in the microfinance sector produce would be put in place. through improving quality and systems • Major focus within Sakh-Se-Vikas Rajasthan of SHGs, thereby enabling them to access Microfinance Initiative would be on credit from banks. expansion in west Rajasthan through • Expansion of district level initiatives annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 participation in the MPOWER project. The would be the key area of growth within

t Trusts would be supporting the microfinance the Elementary Education portfolio over s and community based institution building the coming fiscal. The Trusts would

r u component of the overall project to develop continue to support ongoing projects T a strong foundation, along with support for being implemented by non profit innovations such as information technology organisations across the districts of Yadgir a t a

T based solutions for microfinance in sparsely and Chamrajanagar (Karnataka), Nandurbar populated desert regions and pilots on (Maharashtra), and Khunti (Jharkhand), generating alternative livelihoods options with a focus on improving quality of

a t a n for the poor. Around 2,500 – 3,000 SHGs teaching learning, thereby resulting in

R covering approximately 40,000 households enhanced learning levels and development a v a j b a i N t & s r u T a t a T a t a n R S i r

Early Literacy Programme: Sound symbol correlation of alphabets using the ‘Akshar Chart’ for educating children of salt workers at a school near Samber lake in Nagaur district, Rajasthan. 12 • • h hg rts f essig disability persisting of rates high The of Teacher ResourceCentres. effectiveness and impact the assess to research action out carrying by facilitated, be would education teacher knowledge on building Mumbai, Institute Sciences, Tata Social the of at anchored project collaborative a district Finally,through work. level through served communities on focusing languages, regional – tribal and development ofchildren’smaterialintribal and Eklavya with Literature Children’s for Centre the of up setting the towards work preparatory completing on be would focus initiative, Parag these the Within in districts. three initiated be would livelihoods and health of areas thematic within work integrated of demonstrations time, same education the At building. capacity and in resource and participation community increasing interventions), on depending high-school, to (pre-school children among rn mtra t dvs a Ida Strategy, India an devise to material print of repository leading world’s the partner to expect Trusts The the London. Library, British with partnership proposed the with of print and areas celluloid will receive the a major in boost, programme the conservation portfolio, Culture & Arts the Within concrete results. see to cause common a for together work and holders stake different bringing in role key a play to hope Trusts the and adopted widely be will collaboration of strategy The forward. going addressed be will accidents, health public challenges, new such as prevention of road several traffic addition, future. In in follow the would that portfolio direction Health the is the This solve problem. help to solutions made tailor designing time same the at whilst care, of efforts continued for need women the prompted homeless reintegrated amongst • the initiativeforward. take and manage will which Cell, Society Civil and Youth a up setting be will Trusts the clear, becoming initiative Society Civil and Youth the of management the in role engaged an for need the With support. and resources technical providing on emphasis greater different with possible, of as far as grants portfolios the be into now under integrated will initiative support Roopantaran the building institutional provided Consequently, direction. of have clarity further the initiative of experience Roopantaran the and review The sustainable strategiesforartspractitioners. the conservation of dying arts together with combine will programme The Karnataka. in musicians Andhra folk traditional and in Pradesh weavers handloom Pradesh, Andhra and Maharashtra theatre in with practitioners work will that programme the Also, country.Trusts will consolidate a cultural livelihoods the in museums and libraries archives, key with partnership in Overview 2009-10Overview Guidelines 13 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods and Communities

Rural Livelihoods and Communities

Development planners in India generally influence in the field of rural development across believe that the process of reducing poverty in the country. They recognize the importance of the country over the past few decades hasn’t orienting activities along directions identified by annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 quite gone as planned. The characteristics of the Indian government, to streamline and build

t agricultural growth, the slowdown of growth impact. Activities are therefore defined by five s in the poorer states, indifferent performance of year Strategic Plans (SP), the development of

r u poverty alleviation programmes and Targeted which are led by some of the most experienced T Public Distribution Schemes (TPDS), and and senior government officers and experts in weaknesses in governance and institutions rural development. The current SP 2011 picks a t a

T are all issues which are considered to have up on two main focal areas identified in this contributed to the lack of sufficient progress new decade - ‘regaining agricultural dynamism’ in reducing poverty over the past few decades. and ‘inclusiveness in growth’. These underlying

a t a n Despite significant achievements on the growth principles run through all key initiatives within

R front, India continues to face huge challenges the Trusts’ portfolio of Rural Livelihoods & and needs to take difficult decisions, reorienting Communities. Activities within each of the investments from non-functioning subsidies several initiatives across the country revolve to improving land and water productivity and around enhancing livelihoods and sustaining

a v a j b a i direct income transfer to the poor. Concerted agricultural interventions. Another area which

N policy action is needed to lift the 250 million directly contributes to removing poverty is poor, increasingly concentrated in the poorer reducing the lack of basic financial services, of t & states, out of poverty. In places, this requires savings, credit and insurance. Making formal s not so much additional resources, as better financial institutions accessible to the poor is a r u

T policies and sound delivery mechanisms. significant step towards poverty reduction, and Analysis of some of the policy issues in sectors as a result, microfinance is now finding its way vital for poverty alleviation, such as agriculture, as an integral component of all development a t a

T watershed development, food policy, anti- programmes of the Trusts, especially those poverty schemes and Tribal Development which seek to enhance livelihoods of poor points out that this list is not exhaustive, but communities.

a t a n suggested changes may have an immense impact R on poverty reduction. Nevertheless, policies And then, Nature has its own dynamic and without sound delivery mechanisms would not autonomy that circumscribe and shape human S i r have the desired impact. action. The current status of global warming is an example of what happens when man acts as Over the past couple of decades, the Trusts have if nature does not matter. Some thinkers now worked actively to develop their expertise and state that the root of the current crisis and

14 1 plantation. village, Dhuledistrict,Maharashtra, wateringhishorticulture Income generation activities promoted by WOTR under the Central India Initiative: A farmer in Dongarpada its relationship with Nature (Mihir Shah, 2010) economics has sought to conceptualize itself and others of similar nature can be traced to the way oet ad osrig aue eoe a becomes Nature conserving and poverty human reduce to need the Balancing systems. eco- sensitive more the in particularly growth, back of principles sound fall ecologically basic, the onto interventions Trusts’ the of nature integral The Trusts. the of interventions major both agriculture, sustainable towards move the and approach watershed the are approach this natural processes. The best positive examples of our interventions into the flows and dynamics of to control Nature, towards a creative weaving of attempt an from shift to needs approach entire our Nature, of balance the by defined contours Shah goes on to state that once we recognize the in India. National Executive of of Rural the Development. Ministry He has written extensively on development issues Mihir Shah has a PhD in Applied Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University and is a member of the of member a is and University Nehru Jawaharlal from Economics Applied in PhD a has Shah Mihir 1 . tts (i pooin f lid livelihood allied of promotion (ii) states; Indian central the across communities tribal of works initiative security food year-round ensuring The (i) towards: Rajasthan. south and Andhra Chhattisgarh, Pradesh,Maharashtra Madhya Gujarat, Jharkhand, states Orissa, within of districts dominated tribal across spread 130 is Initiative approaches. India Central The livelihood based Resource Management Natural through livelihoods tribal enhancing on Trusts,focusing the of initiatives flagship the of one is which the Initiative, India under implementation field year of fifth the marked review under year The on fordecadestocome. go will which walk a act, rope tight permanent Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods andCommunities Central Guidelines 15 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods and Communities

The picturesque Araku valley in Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, is one of the important coffee tracts in the state; way back in 1920, British Revenue Officers had introduced coffee cultivation in this primitive tribal belt, situated in the Eastern Ghats. Driving into Malivalasa, a small village nestling in these undulating hills, one chances to meet Pangi Chandramma, a marginalised but bold and enthusiastic tribal woman. All of 42 years of age, but illiterate, Pangi has managed to sustain a family of six, raising four children. Primitive agricultural techniques adopted by her over the years, ensured that the two acres of land she possessed did not cater to the needs of her family; consequently, she toiled as a daily wage laborer. Life for Pangi was definitely not a bed of roses. Circa 2000, Pangi planted some coffee saplings supplied by the Coffee Board and Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA). However, despite Pangi’s determined efforts, productivity was low – only 85 kilograms of coffee fruit per acre (given adoption of best practices, yields upto 400 kilograms per acre can be obtained). In addition, the nexus of local traders and middlemen caused a situation, where she had absolutely no bargaining power and was constrained to sell her produce at Rs.10 – Rs. 15 per kg of parchment (equivalent to Rs. 2 - 3 a kilogram of coffee fruit) - a ridiculously low price. annual report 2009-2010 report annual

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Application of organic manure in order to enhance yields of coffee crop in

a v a j b a i Ganjaiguda village, Munchiput block, Vishakapatnam district. N In 2004, Pangi joined the Small and Marginal Tribal Farmers Mutually Aided Cooperative Society (SAMTFMACS), which was set up by Naandi Foundation, Hyderabad. She showed great interest and

t & participated in all the meetings and training sessions held by SAMTFMACS, whilst at the same time,

s exhorting other women farmers in her village to do likewise. Complying strictly with the procedures and tips shared by SAMTFMACS, Pangi secured a bumper yield of 715 kilograms in 2009-10, getting a fair price r u of Rs 12,870 for the produce (calculated @ Rs. 18 per kilogram of coffee fruit). Over a cuppa, she informs T us, “….No middlemen will ever come back to us to offer incentives… I will drive away these fiends who lure us with advances….As a MACS branch member, I motivate all the farmers in the same line.” With the income, Pangi now intends to buy bulls for ploughing more land that she has planned to take on lease a t a for cultivating paddy. T

Under the Central India Initiative, the Trusts are supporting Naandi Foundation’s endeavors towards organic farming since 2005. Now, in its second phase, the project envisages to benefit over 10,000 tribal farmers and their families living in Araku valley through promoting and supporting organic coffee a t a n cultivation. Amongst other deliverables, the project: (a) has created a centralized coffee processing unit R in Araku, which enabled farmers process their produce efficiently and consequently fetch higher prices; (b) aims to obtain premium pricing for two main commodities, namely coffee and pepper; and (c) aims

S i r to further strengthen Mutually Aided Cooperative Societies (MACS), i.e. the farmers’ cooperative, in all aspects of Cooperative Society management and build its capacity to develop external linkages. The project is expected to lead to: (a) farmers being trained in optimum crop management practices and use of enhanced technology in the field to boost crop productivity and thereby increase incomes; (b) 1,395 Metric Tons (MT) of coffee fruit and 316 MT of clean coffee processed in three years (2008-11); as a result of which, farmers will derive an additional income of Rs. 10,000 through the supply of coffee to the Central Processing Unit (CPU); and (c) development of a strong market for coffee promotion.

16 Improved varietiesofvegetables promotedbyAVRDC and growninanethouseatPAU, Ludhiana,Punjab. h ky eomnain o S 2011. SP of recommendations key the Trusts, the tribal As enhancing livelihoods. towards together stakeholders working various with engagement ensures and close Trusts, the of support the with promoted initiative, the for agency nodal the is Jamshedpur (CInI), Initiatives Livelihood Microfinance Livelihoods. Community and (vi) and Strengthening Organizations; Based (v) Non (iii) Irrigation; Based Diversion Stabilization; (iv) Produce; Forest Maize Timber Stabilization; Kharif Paddy Kharif (ii) (i) areas are: thematic focus The of communities. tribal of promotion livelihood for stakeholders various with partnerships strategic developing (iv) and institutions; based community supporting (iii) etc.; agriculture, improved husbandry, animal livelihoods, based forest as such interventions s novd n implementing in involved is CInI n soit ognzto of organization associate an olcie fr Integrated for Collectives CInI field partners including with about 60,000 tribal households through 10 support irrigation. the During the year, ensuring and for infrastructure harvesting water of provision farmers and partners on of focuses which improved cultivation practices, as capacity building strategy, termed Stabilization crop, of paddy yield the stabilizing towards is region this in focus main sufficiency. The food round year generate and yields crop enhance to practices tribal households through improved cultivation Bengal, West and Chhattisgarh Orissa, Jharkhand, of states the In partners. field different with partnership in ground on implemented being are initiatives thematic the with along which, livelihoods, tribal enhancing towards strategies specific state developed has Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods andCommunities oue o supporting on focuses CInI Professional Assistance hrf Paddy Kharif CInI worked Guidelines 17 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods and Communities

for Development Action (PRADAN), New During the year under review, a pilot Delhi, Tata Steel Rural Development programme was carried out under the Kharif Society (TSRDS), Jamshedpur, Krishi Gram Maize Stabilization (KMS) theme in tribal areas Vikas Kendra (KGVK), Ranchi, Network for of western India. The main focus here was on Enterprise Enhancement and Development promoting improved seeds and cultivation Support (NEEDS), Deoghar and Indian practices, along with provision of regular Grameen Services (IGS), Hyderabad, to inputs. During Kharif 2009, CInI worked with name a few. The overall results have been 500 farmers in the districts of Dahod (Gujarat), encouraging and yields have more than doubled Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh) and Banswara and to 3.5 tonnes per hectare, ensuring year-round Dungarpur (Rajasthan). The pilot indicated food sufficiency for households. For the coming that improved cultivation practices and seeds annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 Kharif 2010, CInI has developed a detailed roll resulted in an increase in maize yields from 5

t out plan for Kharif Paddy Stabilization, in close quintals/acre to about 8 quintals/acre during s consultation with the field partners, through 2009. Over the coming year, CInI plans to

r u which it would work with about 70,000 farmers validate its work on Kharif Maize Stabilization, T and 12 partners, promoting the complete based on past learnings. The endeavour would Package of Practices with technical inputs from be to work with about 900 farmers through five a t a

T Birsa Agriculture University, Ranchi and Upland field partners towards promoting improved Rice Research Institute, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. cultivation practices, along with improving The aim is to achieve average yield of about soil fertility for ensuring better yields. Specific

a t a n 4 tonnes/hectare. Institutional building for studies on credit needs of households during

R input - output supply and linkages with formal the Kharif season, through the livelihood financial institutions for timely credit needs planning exercise, along with opportunities for are being integrated in all thematic initiatives. formal linkages with banking systems, would be Simultaneously, CInI has facilitated partnerships undertaken to dovetail financial inclusion within

a v a j b a i with international research institutions such as the KMS programme. Institutional framework

N International Crops Research Institute for within the community would also be defined Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru for upscaling the pilot in the coming years. t & and AVRDC-World Vegetable Centre, Taiwan. s Whilst ICRISAT is providing technical support Under the Non Timber Forest Product (NTFP) r u

T for promoting low water requiring crops (pulses theme, preparatory work was undertaken during such as pigeon pea, chick pea, groundnut, etc.) the year through a study in Madhya Pradesh, in the upland areas of Jharkhand and Madhya Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha (Maharashtra), a t a

T Pradesh, to generate additional livelihood consultations with field organizations and resources and improve soil fertility, AVRDC development of a pilot proposal, all of which is focusing on validating vegetable varieties, have helped build a good base for action over

a t a n introducing new vegetables and promoting the coming year. The pilot project would focus R kitchen gardens with tribal households in on developing business led NTFP promotion Jharkhand. This support has led to promotion through local village institutions in the Maha- S i r of vegetable cultivation, pulses, upland crops, kaushal region of Madhya Pradesh. Business etc; supplementing the income at household plans for each commodity have been developed, levels. along with action plans to initiate interventions on specific commodities. Provision of working

18 Rajasthan undertheKharifMaizeStabilizationprogrammeofCInI. Central India Initiative: Mother – Baby trials in Maize conducted in Simalwada village, Dungarpur district, nlso iiitv t ehne livelihoods. enhance focus the Initiative, District Deoghar the Within to initiative inclusion financial the pilot to selected been has district Being the poorest pocket in Jharkhand, Deoghar enhancement. livelihood for enterprises micro promoting thereby and Organizations formal Based with the Community through linkages institutions financial on focusing theme, cutting cross a is Livelihoods and Microfinance to themarket. linked and own their on business the manage to strengthened be would institutions Village levels. current vis-à-vis 30% about by income with about 4,300 households and enhance their theme, this under years, three coming the Over business. the expand institutions would be brought in to support and financial Accordingly, activities. up business take new to institutions new promoting with along business, upscale to used be could fund this revolving be that such systematically, would defined Institution Peoples the for capital ln t work to plans CInI ihn hatsah Rvvl f hs systems these of Revival Chhattisgarh. within such as Kattas in tribal areas of Orissa and tanks action research on traditional irrigation systems year, coming the Over subsequently. them maintain and manage to institutions village the strengthen and systems about irrigation traditional and revive to households partners 500 field two with working pilots, these Through underway. Irrigation are development Irrigation Phad Based and revival Ahar- Pyne on pilots Diversion theme, (DBIM) Management the Under projects acrosstheCentralIndiaInitiative. field other to expanded learnings, the on based and district Deoghar in SHGs the with piloted be would planning livelihood year, coming the Over financially. members the supporting for banks local the with underway are discussions about 100 SHGs and based on the credit needs, credit needs. Planning has been undertaken their with account into taking members, SHG with plans livelihood Kharif developing on be will Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods andCommunities would also initiate also would CInI is CInI Guidelines 19 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods and Communities

would help in enhancing agricultural yields, distress in six districts of Vidarbha through especially paddy, maize and even vegetables. nine on-going projects with local implementing partners. Keeping in mind the lack of knowledge During the year, a new project was initiated with of basic agronomic practices in the region, these Gramin Vikas Trust focusing on promoting organisations provide continuous hand-holding sustainable agriculture and livelihood support to farmers from sowing to harvesting. enhancement initiatives amongst 5,000 tribal Demonstration plots are being used to promote families in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. Notably, adoption of agricultural practices which would this is the first project in the state under the reduce input costs. Farmers have also been Central India Initiative and plans are on the provided with high quality seeds and information anvil to intensify work. on correct dosage/application of fertilizers/ annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 pesticides, amongst other interventions to

t Upto March 2010, the Central India Initiative improve quality and quantity of production. s had reached out to about 450,000 households As part of crop diversification, cotton-legume

r u through projects with 25 field partners in 40 intercropping technology is being promoted T districts encompassing the states of Gujarat, through which farmers can produce cotton and Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, protein rich legumes. An impact assessment a t a

T Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and Andhra study carried out by the Trusts for Kharif 2008 Pradesh. The initiative plans to cover a million season highlighted that farmers have gained tribal households across 109 districts by 2011- an additional income of Rs. 2,000/acre from

a t a n 12. intercropping cotton with legumes such as

R moong dal and pulses. With only 10% of land Within the Sukhi Baliraja Initiative (SBI), in the region being irrigated, it is essential to the Trusts are focusing on alleviating agrarian conserve rainwater through harvesting and Soil a v a j b a i N t & s r u T a t a T a t a n R S i r

Crop diversification activities promoted by MITTRA under the Sukhi Baliraja Initiative: Intercropping cotton with pigeon-pea for enhancing yields in cotton in Matoda village, Buldana district, Maharashtra. 20 generation inBorivillage,Washimincome district,Maharashtra. of source alternate an as MITTRA by promoted being Lac of Cultivation Initiative: Baliraja Sukhi and availabilityofqualityagriculture inputs. Producer Groups (PGs) to ensure timely supply through established been have (AICs) Centers up camps. Four local licensed Agriculture Input check- health animal and campaigns awareness community conducting as well as development fodder insemination, artificial de-worming, as such services specialized providing currently of outreach an are These up. set been have households 15,000 with villages (LDCs) 100 Centres covering Development Livestock 45 programme, the of component development livestock the the of part As as system. irrigation Phad such irrigation of systems traditional reviving and recharge groundwater facilitating for ponds farm constructing include harvesting rainwater for implemented being interventions constructed been have Other areas. project the throughout extensively soil, top of erosion prevent and cultivation for rainwater retain to essential techniques. are which bunds, Consequently,farm (SWC) Conservation Water and akt ikg fr amr rdc. ute, a Further, produce. farmer for develop linkage market and facilitate to Soybean Red and Cotton, Gram marketing, been milk have for studies conducted chain value and analysis Market partners. local through Ludhiana, Cell, (RGR) Revolution Green the Reviving the Akola and (PDKV), Vidyapeeth Krishi Deshmukh Panjabrao Dr. of support the with villages, 186 in implemented be will plan agriculture The marketing. and microfinance agriculture, i.e. three components of for the SBI developed – been CAIM programme, have plans roll-out 2010, ForKharif billion. 5.47 Rs. of outlay an through villages 1,200 across households 286,000 to cover slated is programme ambitious this years, eight of period a Over operationalised. been where districts distress six same the covers programme The programme. (CAIM) of Agricultural Interventions in Maharashtra Development (IFAD) through the Agricultural for Fund International and (GoM) Maharashtra of Government the with partnered Tothe upscale and expand Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods andCommunities , the Truststhe SBI, have “Convergence has SBI Guidelines 21 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods and Communities

The Vidarbha region, located in the northeastern part of Maharashtra consists of 11 districts, of which six, i.e. Amravati, Yavatmal, Washim, Wardha, Buldana and Akola have been declared as distress regions by the Government of Maharashtra owing to the spate of farmer suicides over the past 7-8 years. Presently, approximately 90% of the total cropped area is rain-fed, with cotton, soybean and pigeon pea in Kharif and wheat and gram in Rabi being the main crops grown in the region. However, a few drought years coupled with lower yields, poor market access, lack of institutional credit, dependence on money-lenders, presence of middlemen and unfair trade practices have built the foundation for a brewing agrarian distress situation. The unpredictable monsoon further aggravates the situation, often causing complete crop failure, delayed sowing and crop loss due to untimely showers. Additionally, the region’s agricultural extension services are virtually absent, leaving farmers to follow unreliable and at times, vested advice of local suppliers of pesticides, fertilizers and seeds, who entice farmers into using new products especially on a credit basis. Bereft of scientific advice the farmers tend to follow non-recommended and excessive dosages of fertilizers and pesticides, leading to increased input cost without significant net gain. In 2008, to address and alleviate farmers’ distress, the Trusts, along with Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT), annual report 2009-2010 report annual initiated the comprehensive livelihood focused ‘Sukhi Baliraja Initiative (SBI)’ having a total outreach of  25,600 households across 320 villages of the six distress districts and achieved a fair amount of success

t in its first year of operation. Concurrently, the Government of Maharashtra (GoM) initiated a bilateral

s project, namely, ‘Convergence of Agricultural Interventions in Maharashtra Program (CAIM)‘ with the support of the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), to address the issue of agrarian

r u distress in the Vidarbha region and invited the Trusts to participate within the programme. Importantly, T the overall goal of CAIM is in line with that of SBI, i.e. to contribute towards the development of resilient production, sustainable and diversified household incomes and on-farm / off-farm livelihoods, thereby enabling households to face production and market related risks without falling back into poverty and

a t a distress. The CAIM programme has a total outreach of 286,000 households across 1,200 villages, located T in the same six distress districts wherein SBI is currently operating and hence, provides an opportunity to jointly upscale and intensify efforts in the region. The programme would be officially launched in May 2010, implemented over an 8 year period, through a total outlay of Rs. 5,470 Million, co-financed mainly by GoM, IFAD, Banks and the Trusts. Notably, the Trusts’ proposed grant outlay towards this project, over

a t a n this period, will exceed Rs. 753 million. The Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board (MSAMB),

R Pune has been nominated as the Lead Programme Agency for CAIM. Accordingly, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed with MSAMB to operationalise the programme and build further collaborations in areas of mutual interest. The SBI – CAIM programme comprises four main components: (1) Enhancing Crop Production through Improved Sustainable Agricultural Practices comprising three 3 sub-components: (i) promoting sustainable agricultural practices such as Low External Input Sustainable a v a j b a i Agricultural Practices (LEISA); (ii) in-situ Soil and Water Conservation (SWC); and (iii) livestock and N dairy development. Activities are being implemented through local partner organizations, with technical experts providing support in the fields of agriculture, natural resource management and livestock.

t & (2) Micro-credit Support and Development of Micro-credit Enterprises which aims at facilitating active

s participation from the farmers/families lacking access to institutional credit by building microfinance linkages, promotion of Self Help Groups (SHG), Federations, Producers Groups, Cooperatives r u and Producers Companies. Under this, it is envisaged that about 600 SHGs would be promoted and T strengthened, wherein they would be linked to the banks. About 150 Producers Groups (co-operatives) would be formed for agricultural marketing, which would endeavour to generate funds through business activities such input supply, marketing of produce, etc. a t a

T (3) Market Development and Linkages which aims to create community-based multi-purpose cooperatives and Producer Companies, which would collectively market the farmers’ produce. As the market is a major driver in terms of sustaining interventions such as crop diversification, organic farming, dairy, etc.; a focused approach for studying the market chain for all these interventions is being undertaken. Market linkages would be developed with the major private players, with emphasis on delineating the middle a t a n

R men. Village level youths/groups would be promoted and provided with infrastructural support for value addition and marketing of the agricultural products. Market linkage studies for sectors such as organic farming, dairy and livestock development, goatery development, etc., would be undertaken. S i r (4) Social Support Mechanisms for Distressed Families - the economic impact of farmers’ suicide forces women into drudgery and the children to drop-out from school. Interventions under this component target the youth, through provision of all round residential vocational training. Further, local implementing organizations are providing psycho-social support to households that have experienced suicides and a cash flow study of 600 suicide households is being conducted to identify their economic statusand ensure that they receive the benefits of government packages and programmes.

22 Ringaniyala Motavillage,Amreli district,Gujarat,undertheCADP. in material communication through sanitation on awareness Spreading Yojana: Vistarotthan Kharash 05 te rss e u the up set Trusts the 2005, civil and government society organizations. Consequently, both, in February of efforts required joint solution effective an that felt was it faceted multi- nature of the the problems of coastal and salinity, complexity the of recognition In Initiative”. Mitigation & Prevention Salinity Coastal “Gujarat the as known earlier (KVY)”, Yojana Vistarotthan “Kharash the launched organizations, partner their with along Trusts, the catastrophe, environmental this to solution human consumption. In 2002, in an effort to facilitate a for unfit water drinking with villages affected also underground water aquifers, leaving over 1,500 has Salinity cultivation. future for unsuitable land the rendering fertility, soil to a decline in agricultural yields and decreased years. 30 Prolonged past use of the saline over water for Gujarat irrigation has in led problems coastal areas is one of the serious environmental Increasing salinity of land and water resources in for Kharif2010. detailed marketing strategy has been developed osa Salinity Coastal aaeet raiain (WASMO), Gujarat of Organisation Government Management with in districts, collaboration nine in talukas 21 across spread the through Trusts, the by supported being is and facilities ensure availability of safe drinking water and sanitation to envisaged is (CADP) Programme the KVY, Under villages. distress in sanitation and water drinking of safe provision (d) and livelihoods; based farm non- promoting (c) systems conditions; saline farming under sustainable promoting (b) groundwater; recharging by salinity of impact minimizing (a) areas: thematic four on focused are KVY within programmes field ongoing The and other agencies, besides focusing government on innovations. with linkages develops and networks (iii) and Gujarat; in salinity coastal to acts as the knowledge bank on all things related (ii) KVY; for agency nodal the as functions (i) Prevention Cell (CSPC) Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods andCommunities i 30 osa villages, coastal 300 in , CSPC osa Ae Development Area Coastal ae ad Sanitation and Water in Ahmedabad, which: n 1 partnering 10 and Guidelines 23 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods and Communities

Non-Profit Organisations. The programme is The programme has received a good response designed to be implemented within a timeframe from the community, with more than 5% of the of two years, integrating in–village drinking community contribution having been collected water facilities, water resources management, in around 210 villages. The Conrad N. Hilton sanitation and roof top rain water harvesting. Foundation has confirmed its partnership It is envisaged to provide sanitation facilities within the second phase of the CADP, slated to to 25,000 households, besides drinking water commence in June 2010. to over 100,000 households. During the year, the Trusts supported the preparatory phase, Through the CSPC, the Trusts are collaborating focusing on enhancing the capacities of with General Electric (GE), U.S.A. towards the village level groups and preparation of the TATA-GE Special Drinking Water and annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 comprehensive village level action plans for the Sanitation Project, which envisages addressing

t 300 project villages. The total budget for the the issue of supply of safe drinking water and s preparatory phase of the project was Rs. 14.23 sanitation in 10 salinity affected coastal villages

r u million, of which, the Trust’s contribution was of Porbandar and Junagadh districts, with a T Rs. 7.36 million. The Preparatory Phase has ended view to benefit 4,000 households (25,000 and as on March 2010, 300 Water Committees beneficiaries), of which 40% are classified a t a

T have been formed in the villages. Besides, 264 as Below Poverty Level (BPL). Water supply Detailed Technical Reports (DTR) have been and safe hygiene practices go hand in hand prepared and accepted by village level Water and promoting the latter is also an integral

a t a n Committees in the Gram Sabha and 186 villages component of the overall project. Water quality

R are geared to commence implementation problem, primarily, the high levels of salinity, activities. A sanitation model has been finalised is being addressed through the adoption of in consultation with the support organisations. appropriate technological solutions, namely a v a j b a i N t & s r u T a t a T a t a n R S i r

Kharash Vistarotthan Yojana: Use of sprinklers being promoted by AKRSP(I) for efficient water utilization in this groundnut field in Balana village, Junagadh district, Gujarat.

24 such as farm ponds, farm bunds, recharge wells of activities Feet various through recharged Cubic was water Million 500 salinity. year, the mitigating During towards approach NRM integrated an demonstrated successfully have more than 138 coastal villages. The field projects across households 10,000 over to out reached Anand. (FES), Security Ecological for Ahmedabad; Development, for Centre - Vikas Mithapur; (TCSRD), ment Develop- Rural for Society Chemicals Tata Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF), Kodinar; Programme (India) (AKRSP(I)), Ahmedabad; major organizations, namely five with partnership in implemented being projects, field supported Trustsalso The of construction storage tanksareunderway. and pipelines distribution laying as such activities in allied and villages eight completed been already has construction house RO months. four by delayed is project the issues, implementation level village to Due identified. were villages fresh two place, their in and out originally dropped two villages, ten identified the From 2010. May commencing manner, project phased a in commissioned the be would Consequently, Forbes shortly. Eureka by Limited initiated be would the same of installation the and GE from received been have equipments RO The organisations. support by started been have etc. mobilization, community structures, physical of construction to relating activities project of implementation year, the During Million. 61.65 Rs. committed have Trusts the which, of Million, 114.13 Rs. various at estimated is the programme the of components for budget overall The villages. problem identified the in systems supply water of establishment the for backbone technical the provides GE of technical support backup extensive and expertise the and Filtration, (UV) Violet Ultra / processes (RO) Osmosis Reverse Aga Khan Rural Support Foundation and These ‘idea incubator’ by exploring new innovations, new exploring by incubator’ ‘idea things, other Trusts.Amongst the by supported is and initiative the for agency nodal the is 2007, in Society (Himmotthan), The Dehradun, Pariyojana. Himmothan under goals of realization timely the ensure to GoUK and Trusts the of commitment the out sets MoU The years. ten of period a for valid government, state the and Trusts the between – (MoU) Understanding of Memorandum a of the Government from of Uttarakhand (GoUK) in the form recognition due HMP’s received 2004, activities In initiated. was HMP the that region this in livelihoods and of sanitation water, issues such address to was It unattended. largely remain often sanitation and water like of rural life is labour intensive, while basic needs 3,500 metres above mean sea level. Every aspect mountain high districts with a habitation belt between 3,000 to predominantly of consists it that in unique is region Himalayan Central The varying elevations and niche climatic conditions. identified by a unique topography, steep slopes, is which region, the of people the facing issues development rural key the of some addresses systematically 2002, in operationalised (HMP), Pariyojana’ ‘Himmothan the initiative, ment develop- rural Himalayan Central Trusts’ The from farmers. crops such of demands upcoming the manage to system a creating and crops intensive water less of introduction pattern; cropping changing through agriculture sustainable enhance to be the coming year, the overall focus of KVY would In water future. near the in appropriate development resources through supplemented further salinity be will of practices agricultural promotion tolerant on pilots and successful learnings The water. of use judicious in adopted micro irrigation systems, which helped farmers 600 than More treatment. stream and Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods andCommunities () ly te oe f an of role the plays (a) Himmotthan: Himmotthan registered Guidelines 25 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods and Communities

particularly in the areas of Natural Resource water and sanitation projects under Himmothan Management (NRM), livelihood strategies Pariyojana. Similarly Central Himalayan Rural and up-scaling select pilots; (b) develops a Action Group (CHIRAG), Sitla advises the knowledge bank and database on the status Trusts on catchment area treatment, along and management needs of natural resources with geo-hydrological inputs from Advanced and rural development issues in Uttarakhand Centre for Water Resources Development and and identifies areas of livelihood potential; Management (ACWADAM), Pune. (c) facilitates linkages between the state Government, partner non-profit organisations Over the last year, Himmotthan was involved in and technical institutions to develop sustainable the implementation of the ‘Integrated Fodder - and scalable strategies; (d) creates a unique Livestock Development Project’ (IFLDP), which annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 identity for this initiative through brand endeavors to promote rural livelihoods and

t building efforts; (e) assists in the monitoring of enhance incomes of about 8,000 households s the on-going projects under HMP and provide from 80 villages in 15 project areas, spread over

r u technical inputs to organizations participating seven hill districts of Uttarakhand, through an T in this programme; and (f) acts as a network and environmentally sustainable, integrated live- coordinating unit between all HMP partners. As stock management programme. Himmotthan a t a

T a nodal agency, Himmotthan is providing hands- also continued implementing the ‘Commons, on support to all implementing organizations Livelihoods and Markets’ programme, which in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. ENV- focuses on the necessity of continued availability

a t a n DAS India continues providing support for of natural resources based livelihoods in the

R monitoring and supervising the Trusts’ drinking Himalayan region. Operationalised in April 2009 a v a j b a i N t & s r u T a t a T a t a n R S i r

Himmothan Pariyojana: Federation formation meeting, Mandal cluster, Gopeshwar, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. 26 ih h hl o te rdtr (Neoseiulus predator the of help the diseases and with pests insect other Mite, Spider Two-spotted of management (e) and Pradesh; ‘indirect solar driers’ among the hill farmers of Himachal fabricated locally of popularization (d) management; scientific of demonstration (c) increasing productivity Pradesh; of quality honey through Himachal bio- in micro-irrigation of of use the adoption (b) promoting cultivation; vegetable in fertilizers (a) on: focus of departments key five within are housed projects the beneficiaries), indirect as 1,450 another while projects, the in over 2,000 farmers (880 with direct involvement cover to Slated regions. Himalayan Central the in diversification and productivity encourage research (YSPU), Forestry and Horticulture livelihood and the at projects agricultural five over the coming year. Himmotthan also initiated interventions sanitation and water drinking for villages were shortlisted and would be taken up 10 which, through district, Sirmour of villages 20 in out carried were exercises pre-feasibility Himachal grant, of small a through Consequently, state Pradesh. neighboring the to HMP year,last the over expanding for base a up built Change. Climate (vi) and resources; water and conservation spring aromatic plants; (iv) Rural Tourism; (v) and medicinal on Hydrology,focusing mainly programme, based Non-Timbera (iii) programmes; Forest Produce livelihood existing all in microfinance systematic a microfinance developing Himalayan (ii) upper communities; for High a programme developing Altitude (i) include: project the in48 villages in Uttarakhand. Key components within households 2,000 across beneficiaries 13,000 benefiting directly linkages, market and strategies sustainable access, secure ensure to issues relevant to the Central Himalayan regions, the project involves researching and piloting on Dr. Y.S. Parmar University for Y.S.Dr.University Parmar rgam t integrate to programme a also, has Himmotthan Te projects The YSPU. to Solan Anjanisain Shri Bhuveneshwari Mahila Ashram (SBMA), Grant, TrustJolly Hospital (HIHT), Institute Vikas Samiti (HGVS), Gangolihat, Himalayan to grants through facilitated of Himmothan Pariyojana is currently underway, component sanitation and water the of 2 Phase under approaches polyhouse conditions. eco-friendly other and products Neem longispinosus), (Amblyseius) o 0 o hueod uiiig arns from previous 11%; (d) latrines hand washing after utilizing defecation households of 90% led to activities sanitation and hygiene of types various (c) consumed; quantity the than more much is which LPCD, 200 than more is source the from available quantity water the Notably, availability increased from 24 LPCD to 77 LPCD. water (b) day; per hours 0.5 to day per hours 5 from reduced water fetching for taken time (a) were: findings study The villages. 10 over through a exercise, sample size of 164 households spread assessment impact independent organised Trustsan the interventions, sustainability these the of assessing of aim the With constructed. were units sanitation 1,442 and (RWHT) Structures Harvesting Water Rain 160 pipelines, water supply water 89drinking of kms of 206 schemes, A total beneficiaries. benefiting 2,773 households comprising 18,620 villages, 43 covered organisations four by out (2002-07), water and sanitation projects carried LPCD for individual connections. During Phase 1 Day per (LPCD) to 40 LPCD Capita at public stand posts and 70 Per Litres 15 and 4 between from increase to expected is availability Water supply water schemes 68 are in the process of and being constructed. units sanitation 2,500 Uttarakhand. of regions Kumaon and Garhwal (15,209 beneficiaries) covering 47 villages across Education the process of reaching out to 2,228 households & (INHERE), Masi. Research Environmental Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods andCommunities and These four organizations are in nttt o Himalayan of Institute Himalayan Gram Himalayan Guidelines 27 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods and Communities

September 10, 2009. It was a day that all villagers (263 of them) of Kheda Talla, a small, but scattered village, located within Jaunpur block of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand, had waited for all their lives - the availability of clean drinking water at their doorstep. Amidst applause, overcast skies and accompanied by a persistent drizzle, the ribbon was cut at a simple ceremony to inaugurate the water supply scheme that would ensure clean drinking water for all 43 households…at their doorsteps. “Ever since I can remember, the villagers, particularly women, are forced to trek 4-5 hours daily across several kilometers every day to fetch water for drinking and household use,” informs Maya Devi, an octogenarian, flashing a toothless grin. “My daughter is always late for her classes…she helps me fetch water. At times, she suffers from stomach cramps and diarrhea” says Kamini, yet another villager, who has turned up in her best attire. In November 2006, Kheda Talla was selected by the Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust (HIHT), Dehradun, as one of the 48 villages under PHASE 2 of Himmothan Pariyojana, for enhancing health through drinking water and sanitation interventions. Notably, the Trusts are partnering with Conrad N. Hilton Foundation within interventions in ten villages under this project. annual report 2009-2010 report annual

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N Drinking water at the doorsteps….changing lives for inhabitants of Kheda Talla.

t & At the outset, Kheda Talla underwent a one year participatory Planning Phase for formation and training s of the representative Management Society (MS), which is responsible for planning, implementing and managing the scheme. The Planning Phase confirmed the demand of the community of Kheda Talla and r u

T its willingness to contribute towards implementation of activities, besides bearing the entire expense of Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of the assets that would be created through the project. The Implementation Phase that followed focused on setting up two gravity based water supply schemes and individual items that included 36 latrines, 41 soak pits, 41 vermi compost pits and 43 garbage pits. A a t a

T supply main fetches water from the source, located 7.5 kilometers away amidst dense forests and stores it within a clear water reservoir, post which the water is filtered through a slow sand filter and then supplied to individuals through distribution supply lines that measure almost 6 kilometers in length. Nine months later, the results indicate that the scheme is a boon for villagers. Besides saving upto 80%

a t a n of their time spent earlier towards collecting water, the project has ensured access to disinfected, clear

R water within a stone’s throw from their residences. Water availability has increased from 8.69 litres per capita per day (lpcd) to 275 lpcd for Kheda tok and 119 lpcd for Sirwa tok, the two hamlets that constitute Kheda Talla. The sanitation interventions carried out have led to 100% latrine coverage (earlier S i r 25%). The village wears a clean look, thanks to raised awareness and construction of latrines, garbage pits, soak pits and vermi compost pits. Water borne diseases, such as diarrhea, have reduced drastically. Women, as well as men, acknowledge the importance of safe pregnancy and childbirth. They are willing to seek medical intervention, thereby reducing mother/child mortality rate during childbirth significantly. 100% immunization has been achieved and the health of both, mother and child has improved, thereby reducing medical expenses significantly.

28 by Himmotthan. and aromatic herb nursery set up within the Commons, Livelihoods and Markets project being implemented medicinal her with Uttarakhand, district, Chamoli village, Mundoli in Pariyojana:woman Himmothan A the (COF), Farming Organic for Centre the support to continued also Trusts The so far. sold been have clusters community in these developed products of worth 800,000 Rs. Centers (CFC) have been established and nearly Facility Community Four plantations. ringal / bamboo had of ha 275 with along completed, been (ANR) Regeneration Natural Assisted of (ha) hectares 20 2010, March on As annually. helping enhance household incomes by upto Rs. 30,000 Uttarakhand, of districts four across 5,000 indirect beneficiaries in 32 villages spread and direct 1,300 to out reaching on focusing is Dehradun, (UBFDB), Board Development The project villages. within cooking and drinking for water drinking safe using began households of 100% (e) and 100%; to 25% from increased eating before and Uttarakhand Organic Commodity Board Commodity Organic Uttarakhand taahn Bmo ad Fibre and Bamboo Uttarakhand based at based eeomn ws ntae i Pithoragarh in microfinance initiated based was community development on pilot month 18 an 2008-09, during conducted study exploratory level state a Following continued. programmes Pariyojana Himmothan the within During the year, the integration of microfinance display attractedmanybuyers. on produce organic the and Delhi Haat, Dilli at located fair produce a – Uttarakhand of Spirit million. 66 Rs. of tune the to paddy Basmati of sale in resulting quintal, per 3,000-3,700 Rs. of price increased an secure farmers 2,010 around helped (OBEP) Kharif During Programme Export Basmati Organic Packing. the 2009, Organic and and Storage Systems Food Control Internal for manuals technical publishing and developing besides farmers, 800 of survey baseline a out phase, second the under (UOCB), Dehradun. In its first year of activities Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods andCommunities also participated at the at participated also COF was able to carry to able was COF Guidelines 29 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods and Communities

district, with Himalayan Gram Vikas Providing potable water and promoting Sansthan (HGVS) as the implementing partner. sanitation in order to enhance the health of rural Simultaneously, cash flow studies were initiated communities forms an integral part of the Trusts’ in Pithoragarh to understand the financial needs grant making efforts across various initiatives. of the local communities and develop suitable The Drinking Water and Sanitation programme financial products. Microfinance, as a strategy, adopts a twin pronged approach, wherein has now been included by Himmotthan in its community and individual based drinking water future initiatives. interventions are dovetailed with sanitation and hygiene education. Besides the Tata-GE Special Overall, the ongoing interventions within Drinking Water Programme and the Coastal Himmothan Pariyojana will continue to focus Area Development Programme (CADP), during annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 on common land management and utilization, the year, the Trusts developed a partnership

t sustainable livelihood development, spring with the Safe Water Network (SWN), to launch s conservation, alternative environmentally the ‘Small Water Enterprise Kiosk’ initiative

r u friendly energy, Carbon credits and studies of in India. Through an initial pilot that was T related markets and market interventions and sanctioned during 2009-10, water quality issues; linkages. Projects over the coming year will primarily, the high levels of fluoride, will be a t a

T include those on natural resources, fodder, addressed through the adoption of appropriate vegetables, medicinal and aromatic plants, technological solutions, namely through Reverse NTFPs and local markets, energy and the carbon Osmosis (RO) units. Taking into account the

a t a n credit market. To achieve long term sustainability, unique quality related problems of the existing

R village level institutional strengthening is drinking water sources, and the need to factor given priority. Ongoing projects on water in a technological solution to address the same, and sanitation are now being extended to SWN is piloting this drinking water project in 10 incorporate community spring hydrology and selected fluoride-affected villages covering 4,000

a v a j b a i conservation action - this field constitutes households (24,000 beneficiaries) in Warangal

N of disseminating knowledge on the geo- and Nalgonda districts of Andhra Pradesh. Post hydrology of mountain drainage basins to commissioning of the small water kiosks, it is t & the local residents with the goal of increasing expected that each household (comprising four s stream flows. Elements of convergence with individuals on an average) would have access r u

T other programmes of Himmothan Pariyojana, to atleast 20 litres of safe potable water for as also adopting a cluster of villages for similar drinking / cooking purposes daily, at a cost not interventions would be central to the design exceeding Rs. 0.20/ litre, thereby ensuring that a t a

T of new projects; consequently, Himmotthan the weaker sections are also adequately covered would ensure integration and a cluster approach under the initiative. The project is unique in the while selecting the villages. Furthermore, whilst sense that it envisages an alternative financing

a t a n continuing its ongoing work, Himmotthan will model for part recovery of capital costs within R continue to focus on Knowledge Management, three years and full recovery of Operations and Database development and Research. These will Maintenance (O&M) costs at inception. S i r also feed into its growing interest in developing more intensive physical, technical and financial During the year, the Trusts were also in early monitoring and evaluation systems for stages of discussions with Tata Chemicals programmes within Himmothan Pariyojana. Limited for piloting a nanotechnology based

30 spread ofMealyBug. Initiative: Clean roads alongside cotton fields in Kot Bhai Bhagu village, Muktsar district, Punjab, check the Revolution Green the Reviving the under DoA by popularized being Cotton Pestin Integrated Management Planning andPartnership(PPP)Cell. the by managed and Trusts the by launched be would that Initiative’ Sanitation projects would form part of water the new ‘Drinking Water and drinking these onwards, year next the From education. hygiene and health incorporate already which projects, sanitation and water on-going with dovetailed and level household at changes designed, attitudinal on specifically focusing be would roll-out the households, rural amongst adoption its ensure To Karnataka. and Maharashtra in households Limited towards piloting Tata Swach across rural the Trusts propose to work with Tata Chemicals year, coming the Over areas. rural in available water drinking safe without using electric power, which is often not produces Swach Tata Tatacompanies. of consortium a by developed been has which TM), Purifier Water (Nanotech namely, ‘Tata system, Swach’ purification water Programme, uhaa ivle i dvlpet and development concepts innovative various (PAU) in of , demonstration involved University Ludhiana, the Agricultural at departments Punjab various the been have initiative the within partners chief Trusts’ The chemicals. agro of use judicious through tion cultiva- of groundwater, cost reduce and health soil improve of overexploitation minimize to directed are endeavor this in efforts All etc. Maize, Basmati, Cotton, in Management Pest and widely (b) demonstrating the benefits of Integrated wheat; presently – rice cultivating of the practice prevailing to systems cropping alternate popularizing and demonstrating by things: (a) promoting agricultural diversification In farmers. Punjab, the initiative focuses on, amongst other marginal and small to especially to agriculture make it sustainable and in economically profitable, diversification promote to Truststhe by operationalised was 2002, April in The ‘Reviving the Green Revolution’ initiative Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods andCommunities Guidelines 31 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods and Communities

to farmers and the Department of Agriculture vegetables. The RGR Cell has developed linkages (DoA), Government of Punjab (GoP), Chandi- with various departments within PAU, besides garh, which has been instrumental in upscaling the DoA, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal the dissemination of the technologies to a Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana and large number of farmers. Over the last eight Haryana Agricultural University (HAU), Hisar. years, much has emerged from research under- taken and then piloted at field level by To address key issues affecting speedy transfer PAU. The sustainability of production and eco- of technology to a large number of farmers, nomic profitability through management of the RGR Cell operationalised a new project water resources, especially groundwater and soil introducing mobile based agro advisory services fertility, reduced cost of production and competi- in Punjab in collaboration with Tata Consultancy annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 tive alternate channels of marketing have become Services (TCS), which, in its preliminary phase,

t the thrust areas of the Trusts’ interventions. covers dissemination of IPM technologies for s cotton, Basmati, wheat and potato crops (details

r u The overall success within the initiative, in case study). The Trusts also supported T coupled with a major expansion and coverage Department of Entomology (DoE), PAU, within the projects, encouraged the Trusts to towards the development of a website on IPM a t a

T upscale the level of funding individual projects in cotton, through which about 1,200 farmers, to a centralized organization with a dedicated scouts and other extension personnel were team through operationalizing the “Reviving trained. The efforts also involved developing

a t a n Green Revolution (RGR) Cell”, which is a pest database maps and documentation of insect

R registered body housed at the PAU with formal bio-diversity in Bt cotton, besides mapping of institutional structure and is responsible for cotton crop area in villages based on GIS and prioritization of thrust areas of funding within Geographical Positioning System (GPS), for the initiative, besides monitoring progress of broader visualization of insect pest attacks

a v a j b a i ongoing projects. Moreover, the RGR Cell also and facilitation of a macro Decisions Support

N functions as an idea incubator. During 2009-10, System for controlling damages in case of severe the RGR Cell operationalised the Integrated Pest attack. The DoE also worked on developing t & Management (IPM) in Cotton project successfully management strategies for the control of Mealy s in 300 villages spread across the cotton belt of Bug, which has emerged as a major threat to r u

T Punjab in partnership with DoA. An impact cotton during the past three years. Removal of assessment study of the interventions revealed weeds from around cotton fields and waste lands that optimization of agronomic practices such and spot treatments were recommended for the a t a

T as selection of varieties, sowing time, sowing control of Mealy Bug, thereby checking the carry methods, soil nutrition, weeding, irrigation, over of this pest and cutting down the costs of need based application of pesticides etc., sprays. Sowing of ‘barrier crops’, such as jowar,

a t a n resulted in 35% reduction in number of sprays bajra and maize around the cotton crop was R which led to 40% reduction in the cost of sprays also recommended for effective management in Cotton. Besides cotton, IPM technologies in of this pest. Yet another project with the DoE S i r Basmati rice were demonstrated on a large scale focused on evolving management strategies for across 150 villages in the Majha belt of Punjab. the control of Varroa mite in honey bees, which IPM is also being promoted for other crops, has become a serious threat to commercial bee including wheat, potato, groundnut, maize and keeping.

32 range ofcrops. issues solving and time right the at information related to crop production. Undoubtedly vital this would go a long way to in improving productivity over a wide access with farmer the ensuring in potential the India, in age of coming usage and penetration mobile With deliver services onasustainable,commercialbasiswithinthenext phase. to model business a and establish will TCS feed itself, project the news of phase first local the During information. ad-push, advice, agro personalized prediction, weather by supported services additional of introduction the include would phase second The crops. potato and Basmati wheat, cotton, for technologies (IPM) years two of Management Pest Integrated period on information a of dissemination over and compilation collection, villages includes and six from farmers 120 covers phase pilot ongoing The phases. two across implemented being is project The impacts. environmental and issues available safety their currently and pesticides with along methods, control pest rational bio networks, weather to linked models pest identification / disease diagnosis, sampling and decision making criteria, pest / disease developmental Services under the mKrishi, IhavemanagedtoobtainanetprofitofRs.49,200per hectare!” at expert the with problem my share I solution, satisfactory a the within questions asked frequently the to refer I problems, of case in and practices of package the follow Now,(PAU),strictly Ludhiana. I recommended of application hybrids, cotton Bt dosages / of pesticides, etc. that were hybrids recommended by the experts / at the varieties of sowing including cultivation, onpestidentification. receive information Dana SinghusingthemKrishiapplicationonhismobilephoneto whom remaincutofffromtheadvancementsintechnology. of majority a farmers, the for boon a be to proved has which project, ‘mKrishi’ the under adopted was some Over Punjab. in agriculture revolutionize to promises that technology new a - ‘mKrishi’ about eloquent waxes who Ke, Jhandu of village nearby the from grower cotton successful a Singh, Dana by Wejoined lunch. are tasty TiredPunjab. green journey,of our heartland from the road…in Sirsa – but simple, a for down settle we The pulsating beat of a rustic Punjabi song greets our ears as we pull over into a dhaba on the busy Mansa mKrishi application aim to provide farmers with all necessary information, including and rajma , Dana Singh recounts the day,the recounts Singh Dana dal, - ki – maa year,last village his when application on my mobile handset. When I cannot get cannot I When handset. mobile my on application mKrishi , as per the farmers’ requirements, including requirements, farmers’ the per as mKRISHI, Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods andCommunities PAU project promises excellent promises project mKRISHI through a voice message. Thanks to Thanks message. voice a through bu mn apcs f cotton of aspects many about ignorant was “Previously, I reflects, plcto, aa Singh Dana application, the mKrishi with loaded handset, mobile prized his us Showing application. the popularizing the process, in farmers; neighboring with knowledge new-found his sharing Dana Singh was also instrumental in significantly.reduced cultivation of to 3 (in 2009), due to which, the cost 2008) (in 8 from sprays of number need- the reduced He insecticides. based administer and consequently pests insect various identify of adopter early an As (TCS). Services collaboration with Tata Consultancy in Punjab, in services advisory agro mobile-based introducing the project, operationalised Ludhiana Cell, (RGR) Revolution the 2009, In and consequences on the environment. pesticides disastrous excessive with often urea, insecticides, of and doses Punjab indiscriminate administering to in used farmers been have past, the In Punjab Agricultural University Dn Snh ert to learnt Singh Dana mKrishi, rc (market) price mandi eiig h Green the Reviving mKrishi mKrishi Guidelines 33 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods and Communities

The Department of Plant Pathology (DoEE) towards promoting kitchen gardens for (DoPP) focused on popularizing integrated household consumption of vegetables, fruits disease management in potato through seed and pulses. The interventions cover a total 10 treatment, appropriate cultural practices and villages in ten districts of Punjab, reaching out fungicides spray technology, by conducting 10 to 50 families per village. A total of 800 farmers demonstrations at farmers’ fields in Hoshiarpur were covered during 2009-10. Through the district. This resulted in successfully controlling Trusts’ support, AVRDC focused on improving various diseases such as late blight, black scurf vegetable production and consumption in and common scab. Emphasis was laid on use Punjab. A modified net-house design suiting the of disease free seed and proper disposal of local conditions was developed for cultivating diseased seed tubers, besides seed treatment vegetables under protected conditions. annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 of potato tubers with recommended fungicides Experiments are in progress for cultivating

t before sowing. Similarly, demonstrations for vegetables such as Capsicum, Brinjal, Tomato, s the management of common diseases in wheat Okra, Garden Pea, Cucumber and French

r u were carried out across 30 acres of selected beans under net houses. Some non-traditional T farmers’ fields in three villages in Gurdaspur vegetables like Kangkong and Basella have also and Hoshiarpur districts. In spite of a serious been introduced to provide additional sources a t a

T epidemic of yellow rust in wheat, the farmers in of nutrition and vegetables for year round project areas successfully controlled the disease utilization of net houses. through timely application of fungicides at

a t a n the right stage. The Trusts are also supporting The Department of Agronomy organised ten

R the Department of Extension Education demonstrations in the districts of Jalandhar, a v a j b a i N t & s r u T a t a T a t a n R S i r

Reviving the Green Revolution: This lady grows vegetables in a Nutrition Garden in Nagra village, Sangrur district, Punjab, as part of DoEE’s efforts to promote household consumption of vegetables, fruits and pulses. 34 as part ofTNAU’s towardsland farmers. as part efforts enhancing livelihoodsofdry Reviving the Green Revolution: Subsistence farming is promoted in Javadi Hills, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, ai Nd hv a e copn pten in pattern cropping set a have Nadu Tamil of farmers the availability, water copious and From time immemorial, due to good soil health produce hybridsofwheat. to maize with crossing further and off-season the during hybridization through combinations cross produce to made been has beginning was a wheat bread Consequently,year. the during and operationalised durum breeding of method accelerated the promoting project new A practice. this of adoption the upscale further the with collaborate to anvil the on are have would Plans residue. the of burning through occurred that pollution prevented environmental it importantly, More achieved. be could 25% of tune the to irrigation and fuel in burn it. The demonstrations proved that savings objective here was to incorporate rice residue rather than The Rotavators. and Seeder Sahib, Happy Fatehgarh and popularizing the recycling of rice residue, using Patiala Kapurthala, to DoA the agricultural sector to Tamil Nadu, through Nadu, Tamil to sector agricultural the within engagement their expanded Trustshave scenario, this taking inspiration from the Amidst results in Punjab, the agrochemicals. of use excessive and to due production of resources cost increasing water depleting of problems Green Revolution, but is currently facing similar the in role active Tamilan of played state Nadu cotton the AfterPunjab, area. greater a over maize and pulses, oilseeds, like crops intensive crops in order to accommodate other less water hydrophilic other and banana sugarcane, rice, under area the reduce to is hour the of need the availability, water scarce the Considering viable. economically cropping be to existing ceased has the pattern etc., labor of scarcity rivers, perennial the in flows of lack depletion, water ground years, few past the over pattern rainfall changing hydrophilic the to due other However, crops. and coconut sugarcane, paddy, of consists predominantly which areas, command areas, tank-fed areas and well irrigated Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods andCommunities Guidelines 35 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods and Communities

supporting projects with the Tamil Nadu in collaboration with the DoA. The RGR Cell Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, will also explore the piloting of a self sustaining with a view to encourage diversification. The business model for mKrishi mobile based agro projects, targeting the farmers in Tamil Nadu advisory services. The business model would are: (a) refining IPM technologies for managing concentrate on paid services to farmers for pests and diseases in Rice and Vegetables; crop advisory on pest management, weather (b) popularizing dry land technologies for forecasting, fertilizer dose, information on enhancing the livelihood of dry land farmers mandi (market) price, etc. Also on the cards is through farmers’ participatory approach; (c) an expansion of the initiative through setting up disseminating resilient and productive varieties regional centres in south and central India over to improve income and livelihood security of the next two years. Finally, the RGR Cell would annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 rain fed rice farmers; (d) popularizing small facilitate marketing interventions in agriculture

t millets in hilly tribal areas and small farms; and and leverage additional resources from various s (e) popularizing Azolla, as feed supplement government departments.

r u among rural women and tribal population. T During the year, PMK 3 and PM 01011 (Anna R 4) North East India comprises eight states - were developed as two, resilient varieties which Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, a t a

T have almost doubled yield of rice for farmers, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. The vis-à-vis the traditional varieties. Finger millet region occupies 262,179 square kilometers variety Co (Ra) 14, Little millet variety Co (Samai) with a population of 39 million (2001 Census)

a t a n 4 and Kodo millet variety Co 3 were promoted and is socially, culturally and politically very

R along with the complete Package of Practices for complex. Subsistence agriculture is the ensuring higher yield. Buy-back guarantee and dominant economic activity (2001 Census) in linkage with some departmental stores have the region, engaging 55% of the population. also been undertaken and women SHGs have This is supplemented with limited horticulture,

a v a j b a i been organized for collective marketing. Finally, animal husbandry and handicrafts. Forest and

N Azolla nurseries were established in tsunami wildlife resources also contribute substantially affected villages of Nagapattinam district and towards meeting the gaps in income. However, t & market linkages have been developed for Azolla the region is held back from progressing in its s in poultry industries. During the year, new two development due to its isolation and ethnic r u

T collaborative projects were operationalised sensitivity. with the TNAU, focusing on: (a) demonstrating IPM technology in cotton, maize and fruit crops; The North East Initiative (NEI) was launched in a t a

T and (b) providing training to farmers in hybrid 2008-09 as part of the Trusts’ regional immersion seed production in maize, sorghum, bajra to strategy. In the first phase, the states of Arunachal strengthen livelihood of people in Tamil Nadu. Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland were identified

a t a n because of various strategic reasons. These R The RGR Cell would continue disseminating three states, inhabited by 90% tribal population, IPM technology, with a view to covering over have similar terrain and climatic conditions as S i r 900 villages across the cotton belt of Punjab, well as problems associated with such physio- over the next two years. It would also upscale geographic regions. The NEI focuses on: (a) IPM in Basmati across 450 villages in the better land use for improved agriculture; (b) districts of Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Gurdaspur, diversifying and enhancing on-farm and off-farm

36 for honeyextraction. North East Initiative: Rock bee harvesters in Kiphire district, Nagaland, with improved tools and equipments osrit ta cral h poutvt and piglets year, the piggery. During of productivityprofitability the curtail that constraints basic the of some addressing piggery,by based community in through Nagaland villages of 20 districts 10 across communities rural of generation income enhancing towards worked wax. bee and honey of sale the from income of generation to leading villages, the in revived being is honey bee rock of collection than and trained More been have harvesters bee rock 100 Nagaland. of region Himalayas) (Eastern Patkai-Saramati the rock in harvesting of bee potential enormous and the exploring developing on focused NBHM Kohima. (NEPED), Development Kohima Economic through (NBHM), Mission and Honey and were through which implemented Nagaland, in projects pilot two During the year under review, the Trusts supported income; and(c)naturalresourcemanagement. aaad moemn o People of Empowerment Nagaland aaad Beekeeping Nagaland NEPED coming years. the pig sector will become more intensive in the in involvement Trusts’the that hoped is it and areas tribal and hilly the in reduction poverty for pathway a as livestock using for scope great study. the in identified consequently were hazards health human Eight and animal disease risks associated with piggery. human of extent and type was the identify to done Nagaland in epidemiology pig on participatory study A Nagaland. in project piggery with closely effectiveness of interventions. enhancing for recommendations out bringing Mizoram, and Pradesh Arunachal in sub-sector pig- the of appraisal an conduct to Trusts the with partnered Delhi, New (ILRI), Institute region. The has potential for replication in other parts of the and hygienic pig rearing techniques. The project improved on trained were they and villages 20 these in families individual to distributed were Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods andCommunities International Livestock International Research n mlmnig the implementing in NEPED el ta tee is there that feels ILRI ILRI also worked Guidelines 37 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods and Communities

During the year, new projects were also sanc- The NEI Cell, formed during the year as the tioned to Centre for Environment Protection nodal agency for the initiative, conducted (CEP), Aizawl, Mizoram; Entrepreneurs strategy workshops in Arunachal Pradesh, Associate (EA), Kohima, Nagaland; and Mizoram and Nagaland, based on which a Eleutheros Christian Society (ECS), comprehensive two-year strategy for engage- Tuensang, Nagaland. While the project being ment in the region is being formulated. implemented by CEP focuses on showcasing simple, low cost, appropriate technologies at The Trusts have supported the North Gujarat demonstration sites in Aizawl, Kolasib, Lunglei Sustainable Groundwater Initiative (NGI) and Serchhip districts, to improve the system of over the past eight years, which aims to present shifting cultivation for sustainable agricultural new perspectives and practical solutions annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 development and improving rural livelihood of through interventions in sustainable ground 2 t people, EA is promoting mithun rearing in the water management. The pilot phase of the s community forests of Thetsumi village in Phek project tested a range of physical interventions in

r u district, Nagaland as an incentive to conserve agricultural water management in Banaskantha, T the forest and also enhance livelihoods. Finally, Mehsana and Sabarkantha districts of north ECS is promoting sustainable livelihoods across Gujarat and subsequently identified a set of a t a

T 600 households in 10 villages of Tuensang interventions that could reduce water use in district, Nagaland, through Wadi (orchards) and agriculture and improve groundwater balance establishing market linkages. in the region, without causing adverse impacts a t a n R a v a j b a i N t & s r u T a t a T a t a n R S i r North Gujarat Initiative: Multi-cropping – Bottle guard and pomegranate being cultivated using drip irrigation in Salempura village, Banaskantha district, Gujarat.

2Mithun (Bos frontalis), a semi domesticated free ranging cattle species from the Gaur family, is used as a ceremonial animal and plays an important role in the economical, social and cultural life of the Nagas, including tribes from the other North-eastern states.

38 water resources. and land of management farmer improved of in semi arid and arid regions through promotion use groundwater sustainable ensuring towards the to support of phase third a Rajasthan, and Gujarat also expanding activities to other areas of North whilst gains, consolidate to order In to the farmers. were accruing benefits operations indirect other some certain for requirements labour reduced and crop early an harvesting of possibility increasing products, farm Better of quality reported. was consumption livestock and human for water drinking of quantity and and landless labour and improvement in quality Apart from this, increased employment of family income. earn to women for opportunities new presented also but management, nutrient soil for manure quality only of availability the improved not had composting and vermi-culture of Use five-fold. productivity water raised had crops cash and vegetables in devices irrigation micro of adoption the besides irrigation, drip with crops orchard value high of introduction gain through the project was Rs. 7,072/acre. The reduction) cost and yield (crop overall the that observed which undertaken, subsequently was programme the of study assessment impact An the learning’sofprogramme. forward carry to committed organisation profit Management (SOFILWM) - a professional non- the The of up substantially.setting the into resulted also programme agriculture from income their increasing thereby manifold, use water of productivity the enhance to able were practices of and technologies adopters management demand thousand water Several talukas. and villages project designated the beyond far areas reached project the of impact The 2009. June The second phase of support came to an end during livelihoods. rural and economy farm on oit fr nertd ad n Water and Land Integrated for Society a sntoe drn te year, the during sanctioned was NGI oshls ae tes oe dl member the Of product. insurance life a adult under covered one atleast have households member total the of 16% linkages. marketing and quality care veterinary services, to extension inputs, access ensuring around livestock and agriculture for services support livelihood through supported are members 14% activities. livelihood in investment members, for credit availed 29% 65,000 the Of date. till mobilized been has million 230 Rs. of credit institutional Against cumulative savings of Rs. 129 million, an communities. (ST) Tribes Scheduled and (SC) Castes Scheduled to belong households 74% (SHG) across 12 districts Of of these, Rajasthan. Groups Self-Help 4,900 through households 65,000 approximately to out reached initiative the 2010, March on As programmes. these of sustainability ensure to initiative the of strategy core the is institutions based self-help owned, community strong, Building insurance step. first and the as credit affordable of savings, and timely services financial basic providing to access through programmes livelihoods and microfinance based community promote The Rajasthan. of Government the with partnership west in Rajasthan, in expansion for work preparatory and projects existing of enhancement quality and consolidation on focused year the Rajasthan, in initiative microfinance regional Credit’ through Within the environment forthesector. enabling and resources human building while approaches microfinance based community of microfinance work is to develop demonstration The main thrust areas for the Trusts as part Trusts.the by supported of initiatives most within their strategy key a been therefore has Microfinance formal promotion. livelihood of the component essential isan the country, from in sector banking excluded whohave financial largely poor, the been for finance to Access Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods andCommunities Sakh-Se-Vikas (SSV) ntaie ek to seeks initiative SSV - ‘Development Guidelines 39 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods and Communities

20 SHG federations promoted and supported of SSV projects and incubating new ideas and so far through the initiative, 12 cover their initiatives. full operational costs. Field partners include Association for Rural Advancement through The year marked the completion of a decade of Voluntary Action and Local Involvement support to two major field programmes in Alwar (ARAVALI), Jaipur, Grameen Development and Dungarpur districts, which account for more Services in Ajmer district, Ibtada in Alwar than half of the outreach of SSV. An external district, Jan Shikha Evam Vikas Sangathan impact assessment study undertaken for the (PEDO) in Dungarpur, Professional Assistance programme in Alwar, implemented by Ibtada, for Development Action (PRADAN) in highlights the following key achievements: (a) Dholpur and Sirohi and Self-Reliant Initiatives average household savings of households with annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 for Joint Action (SRIJAN) in Pali. Through the more than 5 years membership in SHGs is Rs.

t project with ARAVALI, the Trusts have supported 24,130 i.e., 2.3 times the average savings of s eight field level implementing partners. Further, control group; (b) average loan outstanding of

r u to promote the growth of the microfinance mature SHG households from money-lenders T sector in the state and leverage the learnings of is Rs. 27,688 i.e., 33% less than Rs. 41,091 SSV into the mainstream, the Trust seeded the for control group; (c) income of households a t a

T Centre for microFinance (CmF) in 2005, along has also shown progressive increase vis-à-vis with other stakeholders - government, banks, number of years in SHG, with members having non-profits and academicians. CmF, based in more than 5 year old membership in SHGs

a t a n Jaipur, is the nodal agency for SSV in the state, reporting annual household income of Rs.

R providing technical support to enhance quality 76,621 i.e., 1.3 times the income of Rs. 59,174 a v a j b a i N t & s r u T a t a T a t a n R S i r

Sakh Se Vikas: Women members managing financial transactions in an SHG meeting in Dunakaker village, Abu Road block, Sirohi district, Rajasthan. 40 socially aswell. come through the woman, which is the uniqueness of the SHG as an institution, it empowers the woman Dholpur.in case the been has as livelihood of source new a Further, family a to benefits economic when into diversification perhaps, or operation, of scale their increasing for hope of thread slender the be can For the vast masses of India living on the margins of poverty, access to efficientmore SHGsinhervillage. and reliable financial services five form to helped has Komal lives, their over control gain her like women poor Tomore month. help a 3,000 Rs. further a by income family the enhancing thereby son, her for shop grocery new a open to managed she Besides, month. each bags 50 to 40 selling whilst bag, per 15 Rs. of commission a fetching Dairy Mother for animals, the for center feed selling commenced also collection has She 3,500. Rs. to milk 1,500 Rs. between anything the earning manages now who income Komal, enhanced for has activity opportunities local Dairy generation to exclaims. proudly go she to bank,” need own don’t our have we “Now,we lender. lenders… money money the with dues her cleared 120,000, Komal Rs. and which 26,000 Rs. through of loans secure to managed and bank the to linked got SHG her 2006, In center intheirvillagesothattheycouldgetanoptimumpricefor theirmilk. for the loan,” recalls Komal, Soon thereafter, her SHG convinced Mother Dairy to set up a milk collection rascal that to beneficiary. milk the the by sell “Initially,borne to be used to I needed buffaloes the of costs the DPIP,the within norms of the 20% per as since, interest, monthly 3% a at lender money the from 6,800 Rs. borrow to constrained was DPIP.she the and under scarce each were buffaloes However,funds two around that time that she, along with a dozen odd women decided to join one such SHG and purchased was It wasteland. undulating was which of half than more land, of hectares 2 around possessed Komal Meet Komal - a feisty woman belonging to the Scheduled Caste community - living in Aari village. In 2004, bank loanscomeoutofthetrapdudhiyasandothermoney-lenders. the members provided a of platform for members to save regularly and through inter-lending(SHGs) and access to Groups Self-Help Dairy.The Mother like buyers organized to members from milk of supply direct and aggregation the enabling (BCU) Unit Cooling Bulk a and feed cattle of supply care, veterinary quality and timely dairy,from for ranging linkages forward and backward strengthening in gaps critical Trusts’the Povertyhouseholds, Below (BPL) the addressing Line for for creation provided asset support on only focused DPIP the While intervention. livelihood for area major the as identified was promotion 1 (DPIP) Project Initiative Poverty District the credit the 2004, time In repaid. the is till pledged is which milk the for price market than lower a and amount credit the milch animals and then ‘milk’ these households through charging high interest of 36-60% per annum on by dominated is subsistence for mainly trade milk is however,the area; catchment agriculture milk attractive an Dholpur land), makes Delhi to cultivable Proximity purpose. of 16% only owning households (53% pattern Withravines. land-holding its skewed amongst highly dwell a that and bandits facilities irrigation limited for notorious historically and prone drought remote, is Rajasthan north-eastern in district Dholpur The District Poverty InitiativesProgramme (DPIP) focusedinsevendistrictsofRajasthan. In August 2000, the Government of Rajasthan initiated the Rs 6,000 million livelihoods enhancement livelihoods million 6,000 Rs the initiated Rajasthan of Government the 2000, August In dudhiya. However, even after selling all my produce, I used to find it difficult to repay the interest enhance theirincomes. Promotion of dairy activities by PRADAN under the DPIP has helped women (private middlemen) who give credit to the poor households for purchase of purchase for households poor the to credit give who middlemen) (private dudhiyas began implementing began (PRADAN) Action Development for Assistance Professional 1 n 2 vlae ars to lcs f hlu ad dairy and Dholpur of blocks two across villages 126 in Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods andCommunities Guidelines 41 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods and Communities

of control group. Another major change is the 59% to 88%, increasing the confidence of the progressive decrease in income from migration bankers in the project blocks. Based on the and remittances and enhanced income from success achieved in the project, the DWCD has local livelihoods of agriculture, livestock and expressed keen interest to upscale the project small businesses; and (d) quality of housing has in other districts in the state, along with CmF. shown an improvement with only 19% of mature SHG members living in Katcha dwellings vis-à- As part of its district initiative in Dungarpur, vis 42% of control sample. Number of electricity CmF is partnering with the Bank of Baroda connections among mature households is also to implement the latter’s Centenary Year considerably higher than control group by Project in the district. A key highlight of the 21%. A new phase of support is on the cards project is the additional credit flow of Rs. annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 next fiscal, which will build on the above 303 million to approximately 14,512 SHG

t achievements through better designed and members over a period of two and a half years. s technically supported comprehensive livelihood Of this, approximately Rs. 70 million has been

r u interventions in agriculture and livestock. channelized to SHGs promoted by PEDO. An T impact assessment undertaken by CmF for A two year collaborative project with the state the PEDO promoted SHGs reveals additional a t a

T government’s Department of Women and Child income generation of Rs. 9,500 per annum for Development (DWCD), aimed at improving members who took up dairying, of Rs. 9,940 per quality of DWCD promoted groups and annum for members who invested in cultivating

a t a n enhancing capacities of their staff in two blocks, vegetables and high value crops such as ginger,

R one each in Alwar and Dungarpur districts, was chilies and turmeric and of Rs. 18,000 per successfully completed during the year. The annum for members who invested the credit in project was implemented by CmF, along with non-farm enterprises. The livelihood support two SSV field partners – Ibtada in Alwar and services provided by PEDO have played a crucial

a v a j b a i PEDO in Dungarpur. 272 new groups were role in sustaining income generation from the

N formed during the two year period, taking the increased credit made available to members for total number of groups supported under the these purposes. t & project to 734. A significant improvement in s quality of groups has been witnessed during In its role as the nodal agency for SSV, r u

T the project period with the percentage of CmF initiated two pilots during the year on groups in A-category increasing from 26% to bridge financing and insurance with a view 82%. Attendance in group meetings increased to strengthen the credit and risk mitigation a t a

T from 52% to 83%, number of groups using own components respectively in the existing field savings for inter-loaning increased from 60% projects. In a few districts in the state, banks have to 93% with remarkable increase in quantum been less forthcoming in lending to Self-Help

a t a n of amount i.e. from Rs. 6,835 to Rs. 14,058 Groups. For such SHGs of three partners, CmF R per group. 81% of group funds are now being facilitated alternative linkages with Kalanjiam used by members for various activities (41% at Development Financial Services (KDFS) – a S i r the time of project operationalisation). There section 25 Company. During the year, credit to was an appreciable increase in percentage of the tune of Rs. 13.6 million was provided to 284 active borrowers i.e. from 36% to 65%. Notably, SHGs. on-time loan repayment rate improved from

42 SHG Federation atworkinaTerracotta makingunitinShanarpattivillage,Dindigul district,Tamil Nadu. Foundation:WomenKalanjiam Shanarpatti by the promoted from being Programme Banking Community the with (IFAD)its Development in Agriculture Fund for collaborating are International the and Rajasthan of Government Trusts The ups forclaimsettlements. follow and documentation proper ensure and with insurance companies for suitable products partnerships develop households, member of on a regular basis to undertake insurance literacy locations and is training and handholding them these of each in staff field dedicated provided it which through partners, five with project pilot issues, these Toaddress etc. poor, the of capacity paying vis claim poor vis-à- products suitable of lack rates, settlement companies, insurance attract to has remainedlow. Reasonsincludelackofscale the an important financial service envisaged as part of related risks and vulnerabilities of the poor and is effective tool for minimizing life and livelihoods Despite the fact that insurance can be used as an SSV initiative, the coverage under insurance eind n luce a launched and designed CmF srn fudto, ln wt spot for support with along foundation, strong a develop to project building overall the institution of component based community and microfinance The the supporting project. be would Trusts MPOWER the in through Rajasthan participation west in expansion on would be focus major year, coming the During will implementation commence inthecomingyear. project and blocks for six selected been have FNGOs 11 Organizations (FNGOs). Non-Government level Facilitating field the of selection joint undertaking and bankers and government the by appointed officials project of orientation blocks, project the of baseline detailed a project conducting through the for work designed preparatory undertook contextually year, the During programmes. livelihood and microfinance seeks to cover 86,800 poor households through project The region. the in project (MPOWER) Povertyof Mitigation Westyear in six- Rajasthan Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods andCommunities CmF Guidelines 43 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods and Communities

innovations such as information technology support to enhance the quality of the Trusts’ based solutions for microfinance in sparsely RLC programmes; (b) developing the Trusts’ populated desert regions and pilots on RLC portfolio; and (c) acting as an anchor generating alternative livelihoods options for between the Trusts’ management, Cells and the poor. Around 2,500 – 3,000 SHGs covering associate organizations. The PPP Cell initiates approximately 40,000 households would be and leads activities under three broad heads, formed during the coming year. CmF would namely: (a) Programme – where the focus is on upscale the partnership with Bank of Baroda and programme monitoring and impact assessment; pilot project with DWCD in an intensive manner Knowledge Management; and Information and in two districts for addressing demand and Communication Technology. (b) Planning – supply gaps in the microfinance sector through which looks at idea incubation, handling key annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 improving quality and systems of SHGs, thereby projects and operationalizing the SP 2011.

t enabling them to access credit from banks. (c) Partnership – which includes facilitating s strategic partnerships with stakeholders

r u Another major microfinance programme being (donors, government, civil society, media, T supported by the Trusts for over a decade now academic institutions, etc.) and various Tata is the Community Banking Programme of Trusts and Corporate Sustainability (CS) arm a t a

T Kalanjiam Foundation, Madurai. The current of Tata Group companies. During the year, the phase of the programme seeks to consolidate PPP Cell was involved in the operationalisation the work in existing federations through offering of the CAIM programme in Vidarbha in close

a t a n more microfinance products and initiating liaison with the SBI team based in Amravati.

R livelihood interventions and expansion in 40 Within the North East Initiative, the PPP Cell was locations. As on March 2010, the Programme involved in monitoring of the on-going projects reached out to 396,822 poor women across besides identification of potential partners and 138 locations in 37 districts, spread across 11 development of new projects. In the absence of

a v a j b a i states, including Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and a Team Leader within the Kharash Vistarotthan

N Andhra Pradesh, to name a few. The Programme Yojana, the PPP Cell took charge of the overall in the coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil management of the initiative. The PPP Cell was t & Nadu is now being managed under a separate also involved in coordinating activities under s initiative, which also reaches out to over 77,000 the Drinking Water and Sanitation programmes r u

T members. Cumulative savings mobilized in the of the Trust (highlighted earlier within the 138 locations during the year stand at Rs. 452 chapter). The PPP Cell also engaged in the million. Over the years, the programme has been designing and fine-tuning of various segments a t a

T able to leverage Rs. 6.26 billion as bank credit for of the Automation exercise at the Trusts, i.e. the SHGs for various household and productive Grant Management, Knowledge Management, purposes. As many as 544,705 women and their Document Management System (DMS), to

a t a n spouses were covered under life insurance and name a few. Data generated will be of significant R 51,769 members were covered under health assistance in providing better analysis of insurance. initiative / grant-wise progress and identifying S i r areas in need of further engagement to achieve The Programme, Planning and Partnership the goals set out in the Strategic Plan 2011. (PPP) Cell was set up in July 2008 in Mumbai with the aim of: (a) providing resource The Trusts are influential players in the field of

44 the Corporate Sustainability (CS) arm of various Trustsand the between work collaborative and the year, coming the Over Foundation. Hilton the as such foundations American with explored grant maker. Duringtheyearpartnershipswere activities to help position the Trusts networking as a strategic other practices, and best studies commissioning on information of exchange organizations, associate for funds leveraging media. Successful academic partnerships the could lead and to co-funding, organizations, government the institutions, society civil with agencies, making grant other with in partnership done be can This in. stake a have large, at issues that they and the development community the potential to play a critical role in highlighting Given its experience and profile, the Trusts have India. in philanthropy and work development il aiiae xlrn linkages exploring facilitate will Cell PPP 2007-08, 2008-09&2009-10reflect combineddisbursalsofboththeT n srnte rgoa iiitvs wt the ultimate goalofenhancingrurallivelihoods. with initiatives, regional strengthen and the in country in its attempts to engage locations with the sector different across operations their strengthening continue Trustswould The disbursals, comparedtolastyear. in increase 28% healthy a constitutes This 09. 2008- during grants 86 towards million 367.03 million (US $ 10.72 million), as compared to Rs. towards programme grants amount to disbursals Rs. 471.55 consequently, Trust; Development million was disbursed to the Tata Education and be must highlighted What here is that grants. from this amount, 124 Rs. 600 towards million) 24.35 $ (US million 1,071.55 Rs. were review under year the during disbursals Trusts’ The Tata companies. Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods andCommunities rusts Guidelines 45 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods and Communities

Rural Livelihoods and Communities List of Partners

WATER SECTOR ACTION RESEARCH •IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Programme, Hyderabad •Self Reliant Initiatives through Joint Action (SRIJAN), New Delhi

CENTRAL INDIA INITIATIVE (CInI)

annual report 2009-2010 report annual Collectives for Integrated Livelihood Initiatives (CInI) Cell, Jamshedpur •  •Gramin Vikas Trust, Jhabua t

s •AVRDC-The World Vegetable Centre, Hyderabad International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad r u • T •Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), New Delhi •Society for Upliftment of People with People Organization and Rural Technology (SUPPORT), Hazaribag a t a Network for Enterprise Enhancement & Development Support (NEEDS), Deoghar T • •Agrarian Assistance Association (AAA), Dumka •Sri Ramakrishna Sarada Math and Mission, Hazaribag

a t a n •Tata Steel Rural Development Society (TSRDS), Jamshedpur R •Krishi Gram Vikas Kendra (KGVK), Ranchi •Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra (NBJK), Ranchi •Harsha Trust, Bhubaneshwar

a v a j b a i •Naandi Foundation, Hyderabad

N •Watershed Support Services and Activities Network (WASSAN), Hyderabad •Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), Anand t &

s •Sahayog Community Coordination Network (CCN), Vishakhapatnam

r u •Indian Grameen Services (IGS), Hyderabad T •Chaitanya, Pune •Shristi, Bhubaneshwar a t a

T •Maharashtra Institute of Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (MITTRA), Nasik •Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR), Ahmednagar •N. M. Sadguru Water & Development Foundation (Sadguru), Dahod a t a n Rajasthan Rural Institute of Development and Management (RRIDMA), Udaipur R • •Gramin Vikas Trust, Jhabua

S i r •Action for Social Advancement (ASA), Bhopal •Vikram Sarabhai Centre for Development Interaction (VIKSAT), Ahmedabad

46 • • • • • • • • • • • • • HIMMOTHAN PARIYOJ • • • • • • • • • Prevention SalinityIngress andMitigationInitiative)(Gujarat Coastal KHARASH VISTAROTTHAN YOJ • • • • • • • •

Sukhi B andForestry, Solan Solan Forestry, Solan Centre for Organic Farming, Organic Uttarakhand CommodityBoard (UOCB),Dehradun Institute ofHimalayan Environmental Research &Education(INHERE),Masi,Almora BhuveneshwariShri MahilaAshram (SBMA),Anjansain,Tehri Garhwal Himalayan Institute Trust Hospital Grant, (HIHT),Jolly Dehradun Himalayan GramSamiti(HGVS), Vikas Gangolihat,Pithoragarh Ambuja CementFoundation (ACF), Solan ofVegetableDepartment Science,Dr. Yashwant SinghParmar University andForestry, ofHorticulture Solan ofSoilScienceand WaterDepartment Management, Dr. Yashwant SinghParmar University ofHorticulture ofEnvironmental Science,Dr.Department Yashwant SinghParmar University andForestry, ofHorticulture ofEntomology andApiculture, Dr.Department Yashwant SinghParmar University and ofHorticulture Himmotthan, Dehradun Water Management andSanitation Organisation (WASMO). Gandhinagar Saurashtra Voluntary Action (SAVA), Porbandar Foundation for (FES),Anand EcologicalSecurity Tata ChemicalsSociety for Rural Development (TCSRD), Mithapur Vivekanand Research andTraining Institute Mandvi,Kutch (VRTI), Ambuja CementFoundation (ACF), Kodinar Aga KhanRural Programme (India)(AKRSP(I)),Ahmedabad Support VIKAS -Centre for Development, Ahmedabad SalinityPreventionCoastal Cell(CSPC),Ahmedabad Maharashtra Institute for Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (MITTRA),Nashik Swayam Prayog, Shikshan Mumbai HomeoSociety,Apeksha Amravati Narottam LalbhaiRural Development Fund (NLRDF),Ahmedabad (IGS),Hyderabad Indian Grameen Services GangaSamajsevi (VGSS),Vikas Sanstha Yavatmal Chetna Samajseva Mandal(CSM),Yavatmal YavatmalDilasa Sansthan, Himalayan Gram Samiti(HGVS), Vikas Gangolihat, Pithoragarh Development BambooandFiber Uttarakhand Board (UBFDB),Dehradun aliraj a Initiative ANA

ANA (KVY) Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods andCommunities Guidelines 47 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods and Communities

REVIVING THE GREEN REVOLUTION •Reviving the Green Revolution (RGR) Cell, Ludhiana •Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana •Directorate of Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana •Department of Agronomy, Agromet and Forestry, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana •Department of Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana •Department of Plant Pathology, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana •Department of Agriculture, Government of Punjab (GoP), Chandigarh •Centre for Plant Protection Studies & Centre for Agricultural Rural Development Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 •Centre for Soil and Crop Management Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore

t •Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), s Coimbatore

r u Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore

T • •Department of Environment Science, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore a t a

T NORTH EAST INITIATIVE •Nagaland Empowerment of People through Economic Development (NEPED), Kohima •Nagaland Bee and Honey Mission, Government of Nagaland, Kohima a t a n

R •International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), New Delhi •Entrepreneurs Associate, Kohima •Eleutheros Christian Society (ECS), Tuensang •Centre for Environment Protection (CEP), Kohima a v a j b a i N DROUGHT PROOFING IN WEST RAJASTHAN

t & •H.H. Maharaja Hanwant Singhji Charitable Trust (MHSCT), Jodhpur s •School of Desert Sciences (SDS), Jodhpur r u T SAKH SE VIKAS (RAJASTHAN MICROFINANCE INITIATIVE)

a t a •Centre for microFinance (CmF), Jaipur T •Jan Shiksha Evam Vikas Sangathan (PEDO), Dungarpur •Ibtada, Alwar Association for Rural Advancement through Voluntary Action & Local Involvement (ARAVALI), Jaipur

a t a n • R •ACCESS Development Services, New Delhi •Self-Reliant Initiatives for Joint Action (SRIJAN), New Delhi S i r •Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), New Delhi •Grameen Development Services, Lucknow •Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), New Delhi

48 district, Rajasthan. Ajmer in member SHG an of household the by adopted been has rearing goat Vikas:Credit-based Se Sakh • • • • • OTHERS • • • DEVELOPMENT ANDMICROFINANCE The World Zoroastrian Organisation Trust, Navsari Tata EducationandDevelopment Trust, Mumbai Foundation, Hyderabad Cornell –Sathguru Safe Water Network New India(SWN), Delhi Society for Integrated Land&Water Management (SOFILWM), Ahmedabad Just Change Trust, Nilgris Development ofHumaneAction (DHAN)Foundation, Madurai Kalanjiam Foundation, Madurai Institutional Grants: Rural Livelihoods andCommunities Guidelines 49 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Education

Education

The Education portfolio of the Trusts has two would be as follows: sub-sections, i.e. (a) Elementary Education; and • Through a variety of interventions, efforts (b) Higher Education. Presently, Elementary would be made towards improving the annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 Education comprises about 85% of the total quality of education in elementary schools

t disbursals of the Education portfolio. with a focus on tribal, rural and urban s poor communities. Alongside, support for

r u In 2009, after several years of advocacy by civil teacher education, children’s literature and T society organisations, the Parliament passed knowledge building would continue, given the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory its influence on quality and functioning of a t a

T Education Act. The Right to Education (RTE) the elementary education system. Act is a landmark law and makes education a • Through District Level Initiatives, focus fundamental right for children between age would be on educationally backward regions

a t a n group of six to fourteen years. It enables every and marginalized communities, especially

R child to demand free elementary education in tribal, Dalit and nomadic communities. a school in his / her neighbourhood. Notably, This includes suitable resource allocation, the RTE would be applicable for 9 million capacity building for preparation and out-of-school children in India. While RTE implementation of strategies based on

a v a j b a i reiterates the responsibility of the State towards identified needs, intensive monitoring and

N providing quality education to every child, support. The Trusts, therefore, are involved a very large percentage of children drop out in conceptualizing interventions apart from

t & before completing 10 years of schooling. One regular monitoring. s out of two children is unable to read and r u

T write independently despite after five years During the year, the Trusts focused its grant of schooling. A majority of these belong to making efforts within Elementary Education Dalit, tribal and minority communities. In this through the following three sub themes: a t a

T context, RTE would need to be supplemented with reform of teacher education, to equip with • District Education Initiatives suitable training and professional development • Reforming Elementary Education

a t a n an adequate number of teachers who can • Nurturing Education as a Discipline R then provide meaningful and child-centered education as envisaged in the National Curricular The Trusts’ work within District Education S i r Framework. Initiatives covers: (i) Chamrajanagar and Yadgir districts in Karnataka; (ii) Nandurbar district Thus, the crucial dimensions of work under the in Maharashtra; and (iii) Khunti district in Elementary Education Portfolio of the Trusts Jharkhand. Working within the government

50 and over80%ofthechildren would usethem. is it Further, them. for future better schools 20 in provided be a would facilities sanitation hygienic and water drinking potable that envisaged spelling thereby skills, reading their in improvement 70% a in Yadgirin schools 30 from children 1,200 cover to aims RIP the 2011, March By district. resulting district, the in education to related studies out carrying and schools selected in access sanitation and providing drinking safe process, to school the in participation their ensure to and members committee support monitoring Trusts’ the through implementation direct focuses on enhancing reading and commenced writing skills among children, strengthening school development and initiative the the 2009, improving January for In investment term long YadgirChamarajanagar,of Karnataka. on and districts the in education school high to focuses pre-school of quality the Trusts’ initiative under The sub-component portfolio. significant a Education as Elementary evolved has and 2007 in operationalised was KSU informs Hamannatheschoolheadmaster. participation, thereby enhancing the skills of the children. Besides, their confidence levels also increased,” we had tried our best in teaching the language. The RIP, which was activity-based, encouraged individual Mahadev’s father. “My students had difficulties in acquiring reading and writing skills in Kannada though each to attention individual devoting RIP,this to Thanks child. involved, Mohan, says months,” seven of span short with a in write and read to able is son actively my engaged was and animator participating the actively and were provided class materials the the in children the all center, the visited I “When writing skillsandmovedintoahigherabilitygroup. carried out. Encouragingly, 53% of the children participating in the RIP had acquired appreciable reading- was programme regularly monitored The by the sessions. training of regular abilities underwent too the Animators with developed. commensurate were groups assignments the and Activities scores. their on depending groups, in placed were children and conducted was test baseline a outset, Atthe ended. school regular after hours two over animators village trained by held classes through writing, and reading in difficulties having 5, Yadgiracross centres 27 in and implemented 4 was 3, RIP standards The in studying children for district as Mahadev, operationalisedits“ReadingImprovementProgram (RIP)”inJuly2009. Consequently,write. and text simple read to unable were 5 class the in studying were who children sample the of 27% that was study the from emerged that observations key the of One education. to related issues level micro and macro Truststhe of the initiative understand education to district district the in study baseline a commissioned after 2008, in changed Things fault. at was that Karnataka district, quality of education imparted at his school, a non-descript rundown building in Hattikuni village, Yadgir classes Despiteattending experience. adisappointing regularly,were he was unable to read or write. Not that there was of schooling a problem with Mahadev….rather, it was the years five the Mahadev, For Children learning to read as part of the Reading Improvement Improvement Reading the of part as read to Programme. learning Children KSU team and after seven months, a mid-term assessment of the children was , in an attempt to enhance reading and writing skills of children such children of skills writing and reading enhance to attempt an in KSU, - the - Upakram Samruddhi Kalike Institutional Grants: Education Guidelines 51 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Education

schools and / or with school-going children and mid-term assessments of the reading for improving the learning levels in the core improvement programme, 53% of the children subjects is a key component across districts, moved into the higher ability group. A key grant focusing on enhancing the quality of classroom within the initiative made to Deenabandhu, transactions. Chamrajanagar, came to an end during the year. Over a three year period, the Trusts’ In Yadgir and Chamrajanagar districts, there is support enabled the organisation to provide a special focus on empowering the community professional inputs to 10 in-house teachers and for playing an active role towards ensuring the about 30 government school teachers in 18 functioning of schools. Likewise, interventions schools of Chamarajanagar, benefitting about within Nandurbar have a unique component 1,800 school children in the subjects of Science, annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 that focuses on life skills education in middle Mathematics and Geography, increasing their

t / high schools, while in Khunti, the focus is on class participation and retention in schools. The s supporting special bridge courses and hostels grant also led to the establishment of a Teacher

r u for adolescent girls to help them continue Resource Center (TRC) in Deenabandhu School T secondary education. and setting up of four School Based Resource Centers (SBRC), which also act as composite a t a

T In 2007, the Trusts operationalised the ‘Kalike nodal centres for the remaining schools in Samruddhi Upakram (KSU)’ (Learning the vicinity. An impact study carried out by Enhancement Initiative) in Karnataka, an independent consultant, on behalf of the

a t a n focusing on Yadgir and Chamrajanagar districts. Trusts, indicated that the number of children

R Both districts have literacy levels that lag behind scoring above 50% in Mathematics and Science overall literacy rates in Karnataka. While the had increased from 31% to 81% and 8% to initiative addresses locally specific challenges, 75% respectively. The teachers also felt that district level interventions are organized around the interventions had brought about positive

a v a j b a i the following principles: (i) facilitating systemic changes in the way they taught the children in

N reform in elementary education by working the classroom. Finally, the study reiterated the with the existing system and strengthening the continued need for educational interventions t & same; (ii) working with multiple stakeholders to of this type in highly backward areas such as s influence and enhance the child’s learning; (iii) Chamarajanagar. r u

T recognizing and enhancing the active role of the teacher in creating child centered classrooms; Nandurbar is primarily a tribal district situated and (iv) developing process oriented in the north-west region of Maharashtra and a t a

T interventions to address challenges in making ranks as the lowest out of the 35 districts in the elementary education accessible, meaningful state on the Literacy and Human Development and enjoyable for children. During the year, Index. Educational and development indices

a t a n the Trusts piloted direct implementation of are impacted by number of economic and R interventions in Yadgir, focusing on reading socio-cultural factors. While there are several improvement, community involvement in educational challenges in the district, the S i r monitoring school functioning and preparatory Trusts, post a baseline study, are focusing their work for water and sanitation interventions interventions on enhancing the quality of along with supporting the work of select services from pre-school to high-school levels by: partner organisations. Based on the baseline (a) supporting select schools and Anganwadis

52 An impact study undertaken by undertaken study impact An Nandurbar. (HSS), Samiti Seva Hegdewar uh as such organizations level field with tandem in work Education Pune Support Trust (QUEST), Thane that Resources, for Learning Centre Mumbai, (HBCSE), Science Education for Centre Bhabha Homi Thane, out by resource agencies such as district level work in Nandurbar is being carried learning material for teachers and children. The the teaching relevant in developing (d) college and district; D.Ed. with from engaging teachers also trainee and district the in base up resource centers for building an institutional and supplementing school education; (c) setting Bal Bhavan Centres run by trained village youth providing (b) support; providing academic teachers, onsite support to children through and material of curricular training through (ICDS) Services oftheDistrictEducationInitiativeinNandurbardistrict,Maharashtra. Anganwadi aspart Development Child Integrated the in component pre-school Introducing disturb: Don’t evn iy, Nandurbar Vidya, Jeevan Gram Mangal, Gram Mangal Gram Quality and Dr. and facilities for secondary education, non availability functioning inadequate district, environment, school non poor schools, with Khunti plagued in is Jharkhand system education The control group(non-interventiongroup). the and group experimental the in students the significant difference in language skills between used during the training. The report highlighted the quality of the books and multimedia package by conducted workshops of SNDT University, Mumbai, evaluated the quality also been highlighted. Similarly a team from the art 10%-15% play, increase in the a attendance of school free children Encouragingly,has etc. like experiences, activities and learning material teaching of availability increased as well as teachers, Anganwadi amongst changes behavioral positive highlighted Vidya Jeevan by implemented interventions Anganwadi on Institutional Grants: Education along with along QUEST Guidelines 53 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Education

of context specific appropriate reading material, (FEMALE), Rania. Both organisations are rampant teachers’ absenteeism and high focusing on Rania block within Khunti district. dropout rates among girls, coupled with the Whilst Vikas Bharati aims to empower out- larger problem of poverty. Consequently, the of-school adolescent girls from Munda tribe Trusts’ interventions which commenced during by imparting quality education and preparing 2009-10 focus initially on: (a) improving access them to appear for National Institute for Open at the secondary school level, by interventions Schooling (NIOS) exams, whilst also providing such as supporting hostels and high schools for skill based training, FEMALE has been girls, besides helping out-of-school children to supported towards setting up twelve Balwadis appear for National Open School Exams; (b) in nine villages, reaching out to children within quality improvement initiatives like provision the age group of three to six years from Munda, annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 of academic support / coaching classes for high Muslim and Scheduled Caste (SC) communities.

t school students; (c) setting up / enhancing Resource support is being provided by Centre s quality of Early Childhood Education centers for Learning Resources, Pune and Jan

r u while developing contextually relevant Swasthya Sahayog, Bilaspur, focusing on early T teaching learning material; and (d) supporting childhood education and health, respectively. programmes for children with special needs in a t a

T Khunti. Two new grants were made during the Grants within the ‘Reforming Elementary year to Vikas Bharti, Bishunpur and Founda- Education’ sub theme focus on supporting tion for Emancipation of Marginalised quality interventions that address critical and a t a n R a v a j b a i N t & s r u T a t a T a t a n R S i r

Bridge course conducted by Vikas Bharti for adolescent out-of-school girls as part of the District Education Initiative in Khunti district, Jharkhand. 54 Support Centre run byNaandiFoundation Centrerun village,Sheopur district,MadhyaPradesh.Support inLadpura Systemic Reform to Improve Quality of Elementary Education: Children learning the alphabet at the Academic use intensifying its (c) teachers; and promoting students among and material curricular supplementary of development (b) school; the youth local after / in working by organisations, the by trained children with direct engagement through children of levels learning of improvement the involvement for schools intensive government in (a) around: revolve for educational engagement of grants underthesub-themeofSystemicReform and areas key The literature material. children’s of development and development, teacher areas, in underserved in education to access improving areas include focus neglected of Areas education. elementary address to focused initiatives developing government and community the the and with partnership through the in education of quality of issues address projects that field supporting on is thrust The education. elementary within gaps established dniid a aant 1 cide fromthe 41% children against as sound-symbol identified) the of competence establish level first (the correspondence to able tested were students intervention the of 80% highlighted that study the things, other an Amongst through Trusts reviewers. academic two the of team independent by 2009 August commissioned in was study impact an and end to grant the through Innovation (BETI), Lucknow. Education Better and Raebareli; to and support based supervision. The Trusts continued their support school of effectiveness enhancing for authorities level / district / cluster block with engagement (e) and teachers; among practice pedagogic in change facilitate to order in support classroom / trainings follow-up with teacher (d) strengthening schools; of for functioning involvement community Naandi Foundation, Hyderabad; Lokmitra, ae o an to came Bhopal, Samavesh, Institutional Grants: Education During the year, Guidelines 55 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Education

control / non intervention group schools. solve carry forward questions and 27% were Similarly, 32% of the intervention children were able to perform borrowing in subtraction from able to do comprehension (the highest level of the intervention areas, only 9% and 2% from the competence included in the written tests) as control group schools were able to solve similar against 5% in the control group schools. For addition and subtraction problems respectively. reading achievement, the study highlighted that Subsequent phase of support to Samavesh was less than 10% of students from the intervention sanctioned during the year under review, which schools were at the basic alphabet level, while would build on past work, whilst also focusing the corresponding figure in control group on fresh areas of engagement. schools was over 19%. In Mathematics, the difference between the children from the The Trusts are supporting organisations annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 intervention and control group schools was less providing service delivery in urban slums,

t pronounced in the first level of competence, i.e. remote rural locations and areas where the s identifying missing numbers from a series - 73% government system has not reached or is unable

r u intervention students were able to accomplish to serve certain communities. Ongoing grants T the task as compared to 65% among the control include those to Palakneeti Pariwar, Pune; group students. However, for higher complexity Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), New Delhi; a t a

T levels in Mathematics, the difference between both working in urban areas and Urmul Jyoti the two groups was substantial. To elaborate, Sansthan (UJS), Nokha, working in western for addition, while 43% children were able to Rajasthan. During the year, the second phase of a t a n R a v a j b a i N t & s r u T a t a T a t a n R S i r

Improving Access to Quality Education: A comics workshop conducted by Muskaan for basti children in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. 56 1 form motivation and knowledge skills, requite with teachers of cadre trained Professionally to Muskaan duringtheyear. TrustsThe support of phase new a commenced schools. government with partnership formal a established has and agency resource a as it work through the Rajya Shiksha Kendra, inviting acknowledged has government The continuing their education over the past 10 years. girls of number a to led had which children, of families involving proactively and participation Muskaan’s efforts towards ensuring community within a span of 2 years. The report commended language of 4 level and mathematics of 3 level reach to children facilitate to able was Learning Centre the that indicated trends academic Overall 0-9%. to down come had category this in children competency), level (alphabet I level at were 30-60% while baseline, Similarly,the in language. in 5 or 4 level at were assessment, students 55% impact the in II-IV, classes from children in -10% 0 as low as was competencies) 4-5 (level fluently that Hindi in text read indicated to ability baseline the While Centres). Programme and Jeevan Shiksha Pahel (Learning Strengthening School their under 3-5 classes in children among levels learning of trend the in changes important indicate assessment impact by done tracking The development. enhance community overall to education beyond interventions initiating and government the with partnering community, working the mobilizing of children, the levels with different at capacities its active work in Bhopal, of years 10 last the in that concluded study The undertaken. was interventions educational of assessment impact independent an which post to support together with a common vision of creating a community of teachers and educators committed to educa- to tional changethroughclassroom innovations. committed educators and teachers of community a creating of vision common a with together come have which Dhwani, and Deenabandhu (BGVS), VigyanSamiti Gyan Bharat Suvidya, namely,RVEC, The network has been formed by five organisations from Karnataka, all of whom are Trusts’ partners, Trusts’ are whom of all Karnataka, from organisations five by formed been has network The and testing done during the during done testing and Muskaan Muskaan, Bhopal Muskaan, Muskaan had established came to an end, an to came Muskaan’s ewr (KEN) Network Education Karnataka the enabling towards TDI Bangalore, (RVEC), Consortium Educational Vidyalaya and education research centres. development The teacher on building knowledge (e) and colleges; education teacher to schools and learning higher of institutes of linkages (d) research; classroom-based conduct to teachers for fellowships (c) Centres; Resource Teacher of up setting (b) in- development; teacher service and pre-service of area the in (a) innovation supporting: towards works Trusts the of this (TDI) Initiative Development Teacher Recognizing the gap, Education. Elementary of the last decade that focused on Universalisation teacher education has pre-service seen University, limited transformation Delhi during by Ed.) like the Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El. teacher education. However, barring exceptions pre-service strengthen to need the emphasized this have in commissions education Various critical context. becomes education teacher into reality in a classroom. Quality of pre-service reforms educational translating for backbone a as math phobia, enhanced interest in Kannada in interest enhanced phobia, math as well as English, in speaking about inhibitions overcoming confidence, gaining vis-à-vis useful workshops found the sessions to be relevant and student-teacher weekly the in participated who colleges two from students 78 All extent. large a to achieved were period two-year a over KEN Through education. multi-layered programmes, the objectives set by teacher pre-service of quality impacting of aim the with organisations KEN is the first-of-its-kind that network of non-profit indicate findings Key scholar. education of the grant was undertaken by an independent Karnataka. During the year, an impact assessment of colleges Ed. D. in education teacher primary a be spotd ne the under supported been has 1 o teghn pre-service strengthen to Institutional Grants: Education Rashtreeya Rashtreeya Guidelines 57 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Education annual report 2009-2010 report annual

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Teacher Development Initiative: Teachers participating in the Mindful Learning Workshop conducted by The Teacher Foundation, Bengaluru. a t a n R literature, etc. Further, over 135 lecturers from publishers and educationalists. A new grant over 18 districts participated in the two day made within the initiative to Industrial Design faculty workshop organised by KEN; almost all Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, found it useful. Finally, around 2,000 students Mumbai, supports activities aimed at enriching

a v a j b a i and 25 lecturers participated in outreach events communication material for children, including N (exhibitions – cum - workshops) organised books, educational video, animation and in eight locations in Karnataka and feedback interactive learning material, which can also be t &

s obtained from all indicated that they found used for children with special needs. Ongoing the exposure to be very useful. A new phase of support to Eklavya, Bhopal, enabled growth r u

T support has been subsequently initiated with of the publication programme, which, besides RVEC towards developing the Vidya Shilpa developing new titles, focused on increasing

a t a project of KEN to deepen its interventions while outreach of the publications through setting T broadening the scope. up new outlet centres called ‘Pitaras’ in Baran, Rajasthan; Sevagram, Maharashtra; and Sagar, The Trusts launched Parag – Publication Initiative Madhya Pradesh, besides catering to bulk orders a t a n in 2005 with the aim of promoting development from state government schools in Bihar and R and dissemination of quality children’s Uttar Pradesh.

S i r literature and educational publishing in various Indian languages, supporting professional Acting upon one of the key recommendations development among illustrators, writers and of the Strategic Review of Education towards publishers and dissemination of professional ‘Nurturing Education as a Discipline’, the writing, besides facilitating networking among Trusts have focused its resources in: (a)

58 soon after, andarenowalsobeginningtoreturn for highereducation research. or programme the of course the during careers, their changed have teachers Several languages. Indian other into translated being are their programme make this in to study for begin developed materials to besides, programme; position a in are who form, to presence felt in the system. beginning Students have been writing in newspapers, based on their learning from this now is students of mass critical A feelsyetanotherstudent. have nowbecomeanindependentlearner”, and reflect and read I - Dalit reader a a as with developed worked have I “I programme”. - this specifically,views after organisation, my up open to helped Education of “Sociology work. her grounding to contributed has programme the that feels and administrator, and teacher intuitive and gifted a already was who student, one says doing” of are we course what doing the are we why in “Now,understand programme. I made this have they gains report Students with expectations. students high Teacherattract and to commitment for high able Frameworkvery is programme Curriculum the National that noted new have its reviewers External in (2009). programme, Education innovative an as this cited has Teacherfor Education Council National The graduated. have 50) (total students of batches far,three so Since then, over the last four batches, a total of 103 students have been admitted into the programme and Education’. Elementary ‘Professionalising subtheme its under programme this up Trustsset The helped with somepracticalaspectofeducationalwork,inthecontext of an innovativeinstitution. engage they which in attachment field a undertake also and choice their of courses optional three study campus for face to face teaching. In addition to nine basic, compulsory courses, students are required to professionally for elementary education. Each semester begins with about three weeks spent on the to contribute to teaching, whilst also enabling people already working in institutions to study and qualify (distance delivery of learning and contact) enables experts mode from various organisations located in dual different parts of the country Its research. and policy administration, education education, up teacher opens curriculum, and to contribute can learning) who professionals and developing besides education, cognition study to opportunities development, (child disciplines psychology foundational the and from sociology education philosophy, of - study the approaches it as unique is programme The of Education.Thefirstbatch25studentswasadmittedinMay 2005. Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, anchored by the Centre for Studies in the Sociology with inputs from experts from all over the country, the programme was accepted by and is housed at the and innovative contributions to the field of elementary education. Post the development of a curriculum, institutions of involving higher mode, education collaborative and leading of unique voluntary a sector development in organisations who developed the have was had to made programme significant The sector. contribute this to in professionals and processes these through discipline the of development the bring elementary education into the ambit of the University, for research, study and teaching - to support the 2002, limited. In are educators teacher become and careers their in advance to them enabling teachers, school elementary of study further country.Consequently,for the avenues in kind its of programmes focused Elementary Education has traditionally been neglected and left out of the University, there being only two was designed in response to a felt need to need felt a to response in designed was programme (Elementary) Education M.A. student attheconvocation. a on degree Education Elementary M.A. a confers KumarMr. Krishna K. R. Institutional Grants: Education TISS Guidelines 59 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Education

linking higher education with elementary the project led to the setting up of a resource education through collaborative networks, centre in a Municipal Corporation of Delhi fellowships and research; (b) knowledge (MCD) school, which now offers a wide range of building for informed action and policy; and activities, reading materials and designed theme (c) professionalizing elementary education. corners for students and teachers. Over the past three years, the Trusts have supported three Delhi based higher education 2010-11 would mark the fifth year of institutions that constitute the ‘University – implementation of the Strategic Plan for School Resource Network (USRN)’, to create Education, 2005, during which, the Elementary meaningful linkages between institutes of Education portfolio would focus on consolida- higher learning and elementary schools. These tion of its work, rather than initiating new focus annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 include Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), areas. District Initiatives would be a key area

t New Delhi, Institute of Home Economics of growth and engagement for the portfolio. s (IHE), New Delhi and Delhi University. Convergence within work under the Education,

r u During this period, 24 elementary school Health and Rural Livelihoods & Communities T teachers from diverse backgrounds successfully portfolios of the Trusts would be piloted in select completed their research under the Teacher locations. Under Parag – Publication Initiative, a t a

T Fellowship programme. A library resource has the focus would be on completing preparatory been set up, comprising a rich collection of work for setting up of the Centre for Children’s over 900 titles, including books in the realms Literature, in collaboration with strategic

a t a n of Curriculum Studies, Pedagogical Studies, partners. The Teacher Development Initiative

R Teacher Education and Children’s literature, would focus on participatory action research to video and audio recordings of events hosted by gauge the impact of Teacher Resource Centres, the Regional Resource Centre for Elementary whilst also setting up the Policy Planning Education (RRCEE) and journals. Notably, Evaluation Desk for strengthening the Trusts’

a v a j b a i the Network has developed and launched a engagement in teacher education. Finally, the

N web portal to create an online community of Trusts would continue to support interventions, practitioners, which currently has over 950 research and development of resource material t & registered users from diverse backgrounds, on early literacy in various Indian languages. s including teacher educators, student-teachers, r u

T teachers, academicians and others. There are The Trusts set up the Higher Education Cell over 1,100 educational readings uploaded in partnership with Centre for the Study of on this portal, both in Hindi and English. Culture and Society, Bengaluru in July 2007 a t a

T With the aim of creating a platform for wider with the idea of deepening their engagement deliberation on issues bearing on education, the in Higher Education (HE) in India. The Cell RRCEE organized eight Public lectures and Film engages with the Higher Education sector

a t a n Screening events over the last two years, whilst through collaborative research in the field R also providing academic support to the State of HE; institutional collaborations with key Council for Educational Research and Training partners such as government agencies, research S i r (SCERT) and District Institutes of Education and centres, universities and undergraduate Training (DIET) based in Delhi, in the exercise colleges for developing cutting-edge knowledge of Teacher Education Curriculum Renewal of resources for higher education; documentation the two year D.Ed. (ETE) programme. Finally, and archiving to create a rich HE database, and

60 Shimoga district, Karnataka: Eminentfeministsandscholars indialogue. Shimoga district,Karnataka: Kuppali, at held Kannada” into Concepts Feminist‘TranslationWorkshop of on the at Sessions Discussion Research and Students Capacity Enhancement. for Skill-building of TeacherMaterials, Resource Production Training Initiatives, such Development, activities Curriculum supports as primarily Cell the initiatives, the of work the Through education. higher Indian in areas gap current to the address models working efficient and approaches innovative develop to is Cell the of initiatives different the of Science objective larger The Education. Integrated and Education Justice Higher in Social Gender, Resources, Language namely,Regional Education, Higher Networked initiatives, thematic and sectoral five through work Cell the of interventions The enhanced. challenges contemporary address to capacity its and increased be could education higher of significant strategies through which the relevance production (such hitherto as natural sciences and social sciences) as knowledge of of forms integration segregated and teaching, and research in interdisciplinarity collaborations, Trusts. the The Cell has identified inter-institutional for management and development grant prtoaie i claoain ih Indira Gandhi NationalOpenUniversity(IGNOU). with collaboration in Human operationalised of be now Ministry will (MHRD), Development the Resource approval from awaiting funding is for which developed. proposal, also The was access e-resource and the larger consortial model for research training Social Justice initiative of the Cell. The design of collaboration with the Ford Foundation and the three in Maharashtra, in and across Karnataka Kerala, operationalised states, colleges was undergraduate access nine digital training in and (IRs) Repositories of installation Institutional the the for upscaling project pilot to A model. view a in with colleges Maharashtra (UG) Graduate Under 40 nearly among consortium resource digital a creating for strategies the develop helped Ahmedabad, to grant Trusts’small the 2009-10, In models. resource-sharing consortial building the things, other digital divideasitexistsinIndia’sHEsystemby among address to seeks The thematic of Networked Higher Education Institutional Grants: Education INFLIBNET, Guidelines 61 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Education

Leelamma is a gender educator for the Mahila Samakhya, Kerala. She is one of the participants in the informal reading group that has contributed to the shaping of the Malayalam Reader in Gender History. The Reader provides women like her who work in the rural areas as well as undergraduate students of the social sciences and humanities in Kerala with a rich, versatile and relevant resource in their regional language. The Reader is structured so as to be useful to the many diverse groups interested in questions of gender— students, teachers, gender educators, learners in reading groups outside formal education, Non-Profit Organisations, governmental organisations like Mahila Samakhya, and general readers. This provides an opportunity for incorporating a wide spectrum of views and analyses on each issue. Given that gender studies as a field of inquiry cuts across various disciplines, theReader is inherently interdisciplinary in its frame and content. It draws useful connections between past events and contemporary social, political and economic issues. The structure and content of the Reader also enable both a high degree of learning without the involvement of a teacher as well as support group learning practices. The Reader thus annual report 2009-2010 report annual

productively integrates different kinds of questions and methods of learning in ways that a traditional 

textbook would be unable to do.

t The themes covered in the Reader deal with issues of work, sexuality, marriage, family and politics, and s were decided after a series of meetings and workshops with different groups of readers in colleges as well as organisations like the Kerala Mahila Samakhya and the Self Employed Women’s Organisation r u

T (SEWA) Kerala. These themes were then developed and reviewed again by smaller reading groups of students and general readers in a truly participatory project. The introduction to the Reader covers the theoretical debates and different schools in the discipline of history, and each chapter ends with questions that encourage students of history to revisit the debates and issues covered in the introduction a t a

T in light of the material covered in that chapter. Women in the informal reading groups have insisted that the Reader include not only questions about women but also introduce work done by women historians, to showcase women as producers of knowledge. “The Reader offers a way to address several gaps in the existing regional language higher education and a t a n informal learning system, a way that can productively be replicated in other fields of learning and in R different parts of India,” feels Leelamma. Long-standing and deep-rooted issues in the education system, such as problems of motivating and training teachers to change pedagogic practices, finding ways to bridge social gaps between students and teachers, and improving syllabi, will take time to overcome. But projects such as this one offer more immediately practical ways to improve the quality of higher education in regional languages. As a bonus, the project also contributes to enhancing resources for informal and adult education. a v a j b a i N The Regional Language Resources initiative resources in regional languages, which were of the HE Cell intervenes in Higher Education field-tested in three institutions. Modules for t &

s contexts where students do not have adequate teacher training in bilingual pedagogic skills access to English, which is the mandated medium were developed and a network of undergraduate r u

T of tertiary education in India. Through the small teachers has been established for dissemination grants to Centre for Development Studies, of training. This entire compendium of work is

a t a Trivandrum, and Samaj Prabodhan Patrika, expected to strengthen social science research T Belgaum, four Social Science Readers were and training, bridging the gap between debates published in four disciplines and two languages and issues in English and in the regional in 2009-10 ranging across issues in history and languages. a t a n

R international relations (Read details in case study). Translations and material production The key objective of the Gender Initiative is

S i r initiatives were undertaken by Centre for to develop innovative teaching and research Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies programmes in order to influence policy and and Centre for Comparative Literature, advocacy efforts, as well as to build successful University of Hyderabad, and Kannada models for training and strategic implementation. University, Hampi to produce new pedagogic The Trusts supported curriculum development

62 The the RegionalLanguageResources initiative. with collaboration in Malayalam and Marathi in Readers of production the on underway also is field-tested. were Centre the by produced Work materials and University, Pune by established was colleges undergraduate six of consortium course, were introduced in three Universities. A four postgraduate courses, and one M.Phil level website. Apart from this, two undergraduate and has been completed, and published on the Cell’s that TamilNadu’ in Training Gender ‘Mapping on study a commissioned also Cell The space. this in researchers and students of enhancing capacities and building towards institutions and workshops seminars partner conducted and the organized also year, the During Bengaluru. Society, and Culture of Study and University Pune Centre (WSC), Studies Krantijyoti Women’s Phule University; Savitribai Jadavpur (SWS), at programmes Studies duringtheirvisittotheWSC,Pune, oftheprogrammeforbuildingteachingcapacities. aspart Students of the Under-Graduate Certificate Course in Women and Development reflect on encountering Women’s ntaie ek t make to seeks initiative Justice Social col f oe’ Studies Women’s of School ete o the for Centre sciences. During the year, the Trustscontinued year,the the During sciences. the interface of the natural sciences and the social that carve out innovative areas of engagement at curricula and programmes research integrated the Education (ISE) initiative of is to develop and pilot objective The the Networked HigherEducationinitiative. and Foundation Ford the with collaboration in across Kerala collegesand Karnataka Maharashtra, states, three nine in operationalised was pilot model The of the initiative’s campus diversity project Thiruvananthapuram. Studies, segment in Kerala by of higher education dimensions in the general quality arts and sciences and equity access, the in the initiative was collated through a study on education. In 2009-10, baseline data for the work social diversity questions to the sphere of higher getting institutions to recognize the centrality of hitherto the quality of their improving access to the to institutions; and (b) (a) by: students hospitable marginalised education higher Centre for Development nertd Science Integrated Institutional Grants: Education Guidelines 63 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Education

support to the Centre for Contemporary Scholarships for a Master’s Programme in Studies (CCS), Indian Institute of Science, the U.K completed its first year successfully. Bangalore, which conducted internal research Grant support to University of Pennsylvania directed towards developing an interdisciplinary Institute for the Advanced Study of India approach towards science education. The (UPIASI) Asia Fellowship was suspended findings of these studies will be included in the due to unavailability of additional funding. third edition of their postgraduate course to Through the portfolio, the Trusts encourage be conducted in 2010-11. Work on a position and strengthen a research culture that feeds into paper on Integrated Science Education in India teaching; consequently, the PhD programme at was initiated with a review of the field by the the CSCS, Bangalore was able to strengthen Department of Education, Jawaharlal Nehru this model during the year under review by annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 University, New Delhi and a consultation held converting faculty research into courses at the

t at Indian Institute of Science Education and postgraduate level. s Research (IISER), Pune. The initiative has also

r u incubated three research themes: Science- During the year under review, the disbursals T Technology-Society Studies, Cognition, and towards programme grants amounted to Rs. Environment, and has been in discussion with 154.02 million (US $ 3.50 million) towards a t a

T its collaborators on the feasibility of developing 51 grants, (which includes Rs. 22.58 million Integrated Science Courses that will be field- towards Higher Education grants) as compared tested in science institutes such as the IISERs to Rs. 177.71 million towards 60 grants during

a t a n and the Indian Institute of Science in 2010-11. 2008-09. This constitutes a 13% drop compared

R to last year’s disbursals, most of which can The portfolio also targets the strengthening of be attributed towards the Trusts’ funds being inter-institutional collaborations, particularly previously earmarked for certain other ongoing in Asia. This objective was furthered by the commitments. Consequently, many disbursals

a v a j b a i Trusts’ support for scholarship programmes in planned for 2009-10 have been deferred to the

N diverse institutions. In 2009-10, the Ratan Tata coming financial year. t & s r u T a t a T a t a n R S i r

2007-08, 2008-09 & 2009-10 reflect combined disbursals of both theTrusts 64 • • Interventions Curricular • • • • Improving Access to QualityEducation • • • • • Systemic Reform Education Collaborative Through to Projects Improve Quality ofElementary • • • Khunti District, Jharkhand • • • • • • • Nandurbar District, Maharashtra • • • • • • Chamrajanagar andYadgir Districts, Karnataka EducationInitiativesDistrict ELEMENTARY(A) REFORMING EDUCATION ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ofPartners List Education Muskaan, Bhopal Muskaan, Aga KhanFoundation, New Delhi Palakneeti Pariwar, Pune Urmul Jyoti (UJS),Nokha Sansthan Samavesh, Madhya Pradesh Better Innovation Educationthrough (BETI),Lucknow Lokmitra, Raebareli Samavesh, Bhopal Naandi Foundation, Hyderabad Foundation for EmancipationofMarginalised (FEMALE),Rania Bharati, Vikas Bishunpur Nav Bharat Kendra Jagriti (NBJK),Hazaribag Maharashtra UniversityNorth (NMU), Jalgaon Dr. Hegdewar Seva Samiti(HSS),Nandurbar Homi BhabhaCentre for ScienceEducation(HBCSE),Mumbai Jeevan Vidya, Nandurbar Gram Mangal, Thane TrustQuality EducationSupport Thane (QUEST), Maharashtra Institute ofTechnology Transfer for Rural Areas (MITTRA),Nasik Vishwa Vidyodaya Bharathi Trust, Gudalur Deenabandhu, Chamrajnagar Kalike Upakram Samruddhi Bengaluru (KSU), The Teacher Foundation (TTF),Bengaluru Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti(BGVS), Karnataka Movement for Alternatives andYouth Awareness (MAYA), Karnataka Inter University Centre for Astronomy andAstrophysics Pune (IUCAA), Centre for Environment Education (CEE),Hyderabad

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Teacher Development Initiative •Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Educational Consortium (RVEC), Bangalore •Quality Education Support Trust (QUEST), Mumbai •Suvidya, Bengaluru •The Teacher Foundation (Shraddha Trust), Bengaluru •Vakkom Moulavi Foundation Trust (VMFT), Trivandrum, Kerala •Pravah, New Delhi ‘Parag’ - Publication Initiative •Nirantar, New Delhi •Vanasthali Rural Development Centre, Pune annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 Eklavya, Bhopal

• Bombay Community Public Trust (BCPT), Mumbai t • s •Industrial Design Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, IIT, Mumbai r u

T (B) NURTURING EDUCATION AS A DISCIPLINE University School Resource Network (USRN) - Linking Higher Education with Elementary Education Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi

a t a •

T •Institute of Home Economics (IHE), New Delhi •Delhi University, New Delhi Professionalizing Elementary Education a t a n

R •Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai Knowledge Building for Informed Action and Policy •Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta (CSSSC), Kolkata •Pragat Shikshan Sansthan (PSS), Phaltan

a v a j b a i (C) ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION N Learning Centre Initiative •Govind Dham Shikshan Sadhana Trust (GDSST), Belgaum t &

s •Aamhi Aamchya Arogya Sathi (AAAS), Gadhchiroli

r u •Viswa Bharathi Vidyodaya Trust (VBVT), Gudalur T HIGHER EDUCATION Higher Education Cell (HEC), Centre for the Study of Culture & Society (CSCS), Bengaluru

a t a •

T •London School of Economics (LSE), London •School of Women’s Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata •Centre for Contemporary Studies, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru a t a n

R •Centre for Studies in Social Sciences (CSSSC), Kolkata •University of Pennsylvania Institute for the Advanced Study of India (UPIASI), New Delhi

S i r •Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Women’s Studies Centre, University of Pune, Pune

OTHERS •Society for Assistance to Children in Difficult Situation (SATHI), Raichur •Bai Navajbai Tata Zoroastrian Girls’ School, Navsari

66 1 Health h sbotml tt o cide under particular. children in women, and of age of years three state sub-optimal the Family Health Survey (NFHS) - III) also highlights National the in presented (as data malnutrition The 14%. remaining the for accounting injuries 30%; another for account and emerged threat big a have as diseases communicable non while lost, life of years the of 56% for account Organisation (WHO), infectious / communicable diseases still Health World the to According in ruralIndiastillhavealongwaytogo. the fact that our efforts at recording better gains indicators. While this is well known, it reiterates the all across marked is dichotomy rural-urban this and high still are differentials (37) urban & (61) rural However, 2008. in births live 1,000 1995) during the last decade and reached 53 per in (71 considerably declined has Rate Mortality Infant 2002-06. in females for years 64.2 and males for years 62.6 for over to 1991-95 in females years 60.9 and males for years 59.7 from increased has birth at expectancy life decade, in 1993 to 15.4 in 2008 in 15.4 to 1993 in 18.3 from declined rate growth natural the and period same the over population 1,000 per 7.4 22.8 to in 2008, the 1997 death rate declined from in 8.9 to 27.2 from declined rate to birth The progress sector. social the in economic made gains and showcase better with nation confident more a as emerged has country The India. modern of history the in before, never witnessed changes ushered has and end an to The first decade of the new millennium has come Central BureauofHealthIntelligence (CBHI)andSampleRegistration System(SRS);October2009 1 . Compared to the last the to Compared . omnt hat. h Tut hv also have Trusts and The public health. in community careers for individuals, and organisations both of skills and capacities the improving in helped have which Developemt, 3. availability ofsafeblood,etc. and access promote ill, terminally the of care developmental disability and inclusion, palliative health, mental of field the in initiatives support 2. etc. major diseases, including Tuberculosis, of Malaria, diagnosis early and workers, health based community population, rural the on focus and linkages with community outreach programmes, emphasize preventive care, seek to develop close that systems delivery innovative Trustssupport 1. making activities: grant their the through themes sub on four following focus Trusts the (Health), 2011 Plan In this context and the backdrop of the Strategic and services programmes. out rolling while mind in kept be to needs which issue, another is nutrition under- possible and amongweight low India with patients rural in Diabetes like diseases non-communicable of Co-existence people. the of health the to threats potential as emerging over-nutrition and under-nutrition sexes, both and with groups age across country the in problem leading a as emerged has Malnutrition i wih the which in Programme, Health Rural which , Services Care Health Specialized ua Rsucs n Hat Systems Health and Resources Human Institutional Grants: Health Guidelines 67 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Health

encouraged specialist institutions to offer skill and in one case, even the local government, to development programmes, especially for those provide mental health services to the people. working in the non-profit sector. Karuna Trust is in the process of demonstrating 4. Clinical Establishment, in which the Trusts integration of mental health services in the support existing health institutions in upgrading Primary Health Centres in Karnataka. Notably, services through procurement of instruments, during the year, Jan Swasthya Sahyog (JSS), equipments and construction. Bilaspur, commenced Mental Health services within their comprehensive primary health At the Trusts, the year was spent undertaking a care programme, out of their own assessment number of impact evaluations, many of which of the felt need. This is commendable, since have provided new insights. it emphasizes the need for such services in annual report 2009-2010 report annual

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t Mental Health is an important area of s engagement for the health portfolio of the Trusts.

r u The guidelines for the implementation of the T National Mental Health Programme during the eleventh five year plan mentions its integration a t a

T into the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) / National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), which is an important development, but would

a t a n require a strong will to execute. R

Inspite of the vast challenges facing the country, the Trusts have focused on selective groups – Homeless Women with Mental Illness being

a v a j b a i one such group with whom the Trusts have

N now worked for several years. In collaboration with its partners, the Trusts stressed on t & provision of Mental Health services in primary s care settings, in both rural and urban India. r u

T A case in point is Association for Health Reintegration of women back to their families is Welfare in the Nilgiris (ASHWINI), Gudalur, a major step in their rehabilitation, which started at this Transit Care centre run by Karuna Trust in which has integrated mental health services a t a Chickahalli village, Mysore district, Karnataka.

T within its rural health programme. The idea of mainstreaming and integration was successfully all areas of the country, including the most achieved and is in line with the Trusts’ aim backward, as served by JSS. Generating evidence

a t a n for comprehensive primary health care and on effectiveness and efficacy of past work and R not stand alone programmes. The Banyan, incorporating learnings into a new phase of Chennai, Ashadeep, Guwahati and Karuna support was the key line of action throughout S i r Trust, Mysore continued their efforts to rescue, the year. Consequently, The Banyan, Chennai, treat and rehabilitate homeless women with Ashadeep, Guwahati and the Manasa project of mental illness. Ashadeep has involved other Karuna Trust, Mysore, underwent evaluation civil society organisations in the North-East by a third party, which provided rich evidence,

68 2 health Hospital,Gudalur,worker ofASHWINIinGudalur Adivasi a theNilgiris, Tamilby Nadu. conducted alcoholism of use effects ill programs on class health A community needs: felt and address to India, channels in communication problems health leading the of one is abuse Substance dice rolling in this direction, although the full- the although direction, this in rolling dice the set have programmes health Trusts’mental Perhaps,the reliable. and valid proven, are that processes through rights, human their uphold that care of standards best the receive people homeless that ensure should Standardization methods. and tools standard adopting to way their on are projects health mental all that state to fair is Health it year, the of end the at and the projects in movement portfolio perhaps began with the Mental Health This same. the document to and rehabilitation and treatment standard methodologies and tools for diagnosis, Across all projects, the stress is to adopt and use programme effectiveness with this constituency. their on qualitative, work. There is little pre-existing information on and quantitative both National HealthProfile ofIndia-2008;CentralBureau ofHealthIntelligence that one in three patients who were reintegrated revealed study The visited. Trustwere Karuna 35 reintegrated women of the Manasa project of carried out in early 2010, wherein the families of was study evaluation impact An illness. mental of the family burden in taking care of those with – a fact well documented. This is but one aspect of several families’ falling below the poverty line and indebtedness rural of cause major a is This not uniformly available at government facilities. are these since medicines, of procurement on is expenditure this of proportion largest The has been growing at a rate of 14% per annum per 14% of rate a at growing been has Since 1995-96, household expenditure on health and time more effort. take might adoption scale Institutional Grants: Health Guidelines 2 . 69 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Health

was not considered as a burden by their family it was observed that there were high levels of members. Taking care of person with mental disability post reintegration, a finding shared illness was a moderate burden for 17 families by all the mental health projects supported by and severe burden for 8 families. The Banyan the Trusts, perhaps due to lack of rehabilitation has been providing disability allowance to services post reintegration, which were expected patients with mental illness, not only to partly from the family and the community. relieve their financial burden, but also as an Supplementing and complementing National incentive to promote treatment compliance. In Health Programmes is an area of focus for the its research “Disability allowance of the Banyan Trusts. The Trusts support work with Children – A case study on reintegrated clients and their with developmental disabilities to promote care givers”; Banyan Academy of Leadership inclusion of children without and with such annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 in Mental Health (BALM), Chennai, concluded disabilities studying together in the same class

t that financial incentive was an important reason in a rural context (Rajasthan Mahila Kalyan s for increasing self-respect and self-worth of the Mandal (RMKM), Ajmer). On the other hand,

r u person with mental illness and helps in meeting Communication Developmental Eclectic T expenses associated with the follow up care and Approach to Language Learning Trust compensating for loss of wages. (ComDEALL Trust), Bengaluru, is engaged in a t a

T generating training and therapeutic material for A continuum of care is required for person children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and with mental illness; consequently, even after Setu Developmental Intervention Centre,

a t a n the homeless women with mental illness were Ahmedabad, has taken Early Intervention

R reintegrated with their families, comprehensive services for Children With Special Needs to follow up care, i.e. both, continuing treatment the door step of people, thereby eliminating and rehabilitation services are important. the barrier of poor access. Finally, Latika Roy However, follow-up care was a difficult area and Foundation (LRMF) continues to engage a v a j b a i N t & s r u T a t a T a t a n R S i r

Graph: The IDEAS Scale scores 3 show that around 53% of the clients suffered from mild disability, 20% from moderate disability and about 27% from severe disability, indicating the need for rehabilitation services. Similar results were observed in reintegrated clients within projects of Ashadeep and Karuna Trust.

3“A study of thirty reintegrated clients of The Banyan in south India”: a research commissioned by BALM 70 te cue icue S, etl eadto, t. h Tut hv a og itr o spot o the to support of history long a have Trusts sector. The etc. retardation, mental ASD, include causes other -while commonest the being palsy cerebral - disabilities developmental of range a from suffer Children and most marginalized and discriminated against and, in many cases, excluded from mainstream society. few.a name poorest to the disability,research, Personsamong with cancer often are children, especially inclusion, and disability with children illness, mental of field the in initiatives support they which under Trusts,the of portfolio Health the within sub-themes the of one forms Services’ Healthcare ‘Specialised school interventionprovidedattheComDEALLcentres. of children with communication disorders into regular mainstream schools, subsequent to intensive pre- Disorder and Autism. It runs an Early Intervention (EI) programme that aims at the successful integration Developmental Pervasive Dyspraxia, Developmental Verbal Impairment, Language Specific - ASD the in the 2003, in Established Dr.elated an says Director,end,” Karanth, our at support individual additional some agree that he should move out of the regular program in and is now able to hold his own in group settings and in communicating with peers. “The family and we year later, Rajesh has age appropriate skills in most developmental domains with the exception of writing attention at continue contact, to needed he that however,felt tolerance; was sitting it eye and in progress excellent showed Rajesh intervention, of months 10 After domains. different across months, 36 to 6 between hovered skills developmental his time, that At admitted. was dejected Ram persisted. After the need for a lot of additional support was made clear to the family, Rajesh and at age of years 5 over Additionally,was full. Rajesh were year the for admissions that given him, admitting considerably,the improve could he intervention intensive with that told parents the and confirmed was ASD of diagnosis a While needed. he that help the get finally would Bangalore, Trust,at programme intervention early the (ComDEALL) about heard had Ram consultation. Learning Language tothe to wasbrought Approach Rajesh Eclectic old Developmental year five 2008, June in afternoon muggy one Then, diagnosis ofASD,butverylittlehelpwasofferedthatmadeanydifference tohislife. Spectrum Autism with a given children and measures various on assessed in repeatedly was he years, specialized two these During (ASD).” Disorders who pediatrician a again, then disorders; hearing and speech with dealt that one by followed disorders, neurological and mental with dealt that one including play by himself, mumbling incoherently all the time. Over the next 2 years, we visited several institutions, would He name. his by called being to responded seldom and instructions following stopped he years, identify easily could “Rajesh bronchitis. allergic body parts as a two year old,” for recalls his Ram, father. “But save then, we started getting worried when problems, at three major no had Rajesh infant, an As DEALL, admission for younger children with ASD was prioritized in order to maximize outputs. A Rajesh learns to eat independently, in the presence of therapists from from therapists of presence the in ComDEALL Trust. independently, eat to learns Rajesh serves the needs of children with communication disorders communication with children of needs the Trustserves ComDEALL DEALL and be enrolled full time in school with team was not too keen on keen too not was team DEALL for another year.another for Now,DEALL a and hoped that Rajesh Rajesh that hoped and DEALL ComDEALL TrustComDEALL . Communication Institutional Grants: Health o a for Guidelines 71 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Health

with the district government to include an requires constant support, not only of logistics, Early Intervention (EI) service in the district continuing training and learning, bidirectional feedback and monitoring, but also of a continual evolution of the roles and maintenance of the vision and roles after the initial froth and enthusiasm have settled”!4 The determinants of health in India continue to annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 improve, but still lag behind

t desired levels. A large s majority of the population

r u still does not use toilets and T have no access to drainage5. hospital at Dehradun. Encouragingly, all these Worryingly, National Family Health Survey - 3 a t a

T programmes now observe a reducing trend in data has shown worsening nutrition levels age at which children are first diagnosed with among the children with 45% stunted, 40% a developmental disorder - a cherished goal of under-weight and 23% wasted. 79% of children

a t a n any Early Intervention programme. (See graph between 6-35 months and 59% of pregnant

R below) women were found anemic. At the Trusts, efforts are underway to integrate different Profiling rural health practices and ill health programmes to show visible and comprehensive has been a significant area of work undertaken improvement in the quality of life of people. The

a v a j b a i by JSS. An innovative approach called ‘Celli- Health portfolio has identified reducing child

N medicine’ saw JSS initiating the use of cell malnutrition as one of its goals; consequently, phones by all its peripheral health workers the Health, Education and Rural Livelihoods t & to consult their seniors (including doctors, portfolios of the Trusts are working together s specialists in their Primary Health Centres and to ensure an environment that will provide a r u

T Community Health Centres and faculty doctors healthy childhood. Initial work in this direction at the local medical colleges) to make accurate will start in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra diagnosis. JSS also carried out three research in the coming year. In addition to this, many a t a

T studies during the year. The project came to an of the existing programmes will also see more end during 2009-10, and, as reported by JSS in integration with other elements to make the its project completion report, “the key learning outcomes more comprehensive.

a t a n has been the realization that a health worker R S i r

4Quoted from the Final Report of the Project on “Consolidating Primary Health Care Services and Addressing select Public Health Questions in Primary Health Care through Service Delivery and Action Based Research in Rural Chhattisgarh” (December 2006 to February 2010) 5Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI), 2001

72 to bridgethegapbetweendemand andsupplyadvocatingrational useofblood. period, aims to cover eight districts of the state, improving awareness on safe blood donation, attempting of sub-theme its Trustsunder the by to over 60% of the voluntary blood supply of Uttarakhand. Operationalised in August 2008 has and supported bank blood the 2006, attained in an average month collection per of 1,500 units units per blood month 900 in just of the collection second year average of the modest project, a contributing from Starting Uttarakhand. of people the amongst awareness considerable to led have efforts unstinting IMABBUK’s number ofinstitutionsandindividuals. notably, initiative; blood donation any of component vital a is donors Trainingof program. retention and the recruitment boost motivation, in to engaged used staff of were - print and electronic both active - media public, various the of among cooperation awareness creating and education imparting of methods conventional from quizzes, puppet shows, road shows, marathons, etc. were organized to educate and motivate them. Apart competitions, Painting movement. donation blood the of part a become to encouraged especially were and, risk) low donors at and impressionable regular more Youth(considered others. into to message donors the spread them, voluntary through convert donation, blood voluntary promote to measures study,the by generated priorities remedial suitable implement to developed were strategies appropriate ascertain the blood requirement and the status of transfusion services of the state. Based on the needs and overcome the shortage of blood in Uttarakhand. At the outset, in 2008, a research study was conducted to the scenario, bleak this In by massesneedtobedeveloped. locally appropriate solutions to the common problems that have so far been hindering and voluntary blood donate donation to motivated be Consequently,to blood. need donating communities from people of number large a prevent further communities amongst information of lack and Myths resources. of lack and priority,fragmentation low commitment, political inadequate from suffer which India, in services transfusion blood of state pitiable the behind reasons major the of one is awareness of Lack donations. blood non-remunerative voluntary promoting by reduced considerably be could blood of shortage The components. blood and blood of safety ensuring towards method ideal the as recognized globally been has donors blood non-remunerative from blood of Collection figures. abysmal reflect India in donations The shortage of blood in India remains a blot on its society. Unlike developed countries, voluntary blood IMABBUK asavolunteer, helpingoutinblooddonationdrives. joined has Jaya grateful today, a and blood replacement for need urgent the fulfill quickly to managed Association Blood Bank of Uttarakhand (IMABBUK), Dehradun has carved a niche. The organisation potential life threatening situation. But then, these are the kinds of situations where the this joyous event into a tragedy. Her rare blood type, combined with a low supply at the hospital, led to a When Jaya gave birth to a baby girl at Doon Hospital in Dehradun, hemorrhaging could have transformed competition attheUniversityofPetroleum Studies,Dehradun. andEnergy Spreading awareness on voluntary blood donation: Poster and slogan writing is focusing on ‘social marketing of voluntary blood donation’ to donation’ blood voluntary of marketing ‘social on focusing is IMABBUK, s rcgie tann cnr, aig ucsfly rie a trained successfully having centre, training recognized a is IMABBUK , the project, over a three year three a over project, the , Services Care Health Specialized Institutional Grants: Health Indian Medical Guidelines 73 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Health

Many organisations supported by the Trusts Investing in people and building their skills to are evolving into training centres. Notably, counter health challenges is a demanding task. organisations such as JSS, LRMF, RMKM, However, people’s health in people’s hands ComDEALL Trust, ASHWINI, BALM and is a philosophy which many of our partner Ashadeep, all long-standing partners of the organisations espouse. JSS has addressed this Trusts, are on their way to becoming Resource challenge over the past few years and now, richer Centres in their respective fields. by the experience, is ready to invest in formal training programmes for health functionaries Several new challenges were addressed through at village or cluster levels. Majority of these are support to key partners - MOHAN Foundation, barely literate, but constant investment in their Chennai, received support to prepare transplant knowledge and skills, coupled with persistence annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 coordinators in order to improve cadaveric and faith in their innate intelligence have reaped

t organ donation throughout the country. The dividends. Lack of trained human resource has s organisation is a pioneer in this field and has become a crisis of sorts and the Trusts faced this

r u done yeoman service to popularize the concept in several of its projects during the year. Speech T of organ donation. This project will help therapists are difficult to access outside major increase availability of such skilled transplant city centres making speech therapy difficult; a t a

T coordinators across the country. similarly, occupational therapists in cities are migrating overseas in search of greener a t a n R a v a j b a i N t & s r u T a t a T a t a n R S i r

Communication is most effective when local people using local language and examples convey information in informal settings, such as home: A Health worker from ASHWINI counsels a woman on safe motherhood techniques in Mudugulli village, the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. 74 hi kolde n sil, uh ht care that provided. be such to continues skills, and knowledge their both, building by people local in investing are projects Trusts’ the of most hour, the of need the being solutions alternative With pastures. cos te cnrs sces aig been having success centres, other services across their of nephrologists, availability increase pediatric helping train to continues Bengaluru Hospital, College Medical Johns St. (CKCC), Centre Care Kidney Children’s Similarly, process. learning a undergoing are the year, eight full time interns participated and During determinants. its and health of journey a on people young takes which supported Trusts, the by , Bengaluru (CHC), of Cell Health Program Learning Health Community the of work the is minds young in health. public in resources human build and train that of programmes history supporting long a had have Trusts The 2009. Bill, Draft Health its within Resources Human for Council National a proposed has India of Government The sciences. natural other and fields of public health, engineering, microbiology allied the from graduates non-medical for also but doctors, be medical for may only not Health encouraged Public in specialization and that sectors developmental other many with Public in personnel Health, citing that the discipline has more an interface train to need the emphasized 2002 – Policy Health National The successful. by conducted also are sessions counseling Such stress. own their overcome them helps which parents, to provided sessions counseling includes support Such child. the for environment creating conducive a thereby families, meeting these children, of homes the to out reaches disability. also developmental Setu with child their process care of the of part integral an being mothers) in (read parents teaching in invested ComDEALL LRMF and Setu, o example, for Community Investing n are and Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. ASHWINI the from village, Mudugulli in growth child’s worker a monitors Health A as matter: importance routine great of tasks perform can people support, and supervision, training, adequate With ekn bhvor mn children. health- among behaviour seeking of promotion and check-ups, health on focus regular providing education, programmes preventive-health These 2002. - Policy Health National the by envisaged been also has programmes health school to priority Giving the supportofTrusts. with procured been has which for software the surgeries, phaco in surgeons train to surgery fellowship, to prevent cataract related blindness. Under the train ophthalmologists in phaco-cataract surgery to continues Nethralaya) (Sankara Chennai by offered Programme Fellowship Ophthalmology TataCommunity Ratan Sir Finally, nephrology the services. pediatric existing augmented or started have which hospitals, few in achieved eia Rsac Fudto (MRF), Foundation Research Medical s ineig ita reality virtual pioneering is MRF Institutional Grants: Health ne the Under Guidelines 75 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Health

School Health Check Programme of the National During the year, the Trusts disbursed Rs. 44.23 Rural Health Mission (NRHM), the Trusts million (US $ 1.01 million) towards 19 grants, support Jehangir Hospital, Pune in providing as against Rs. 148.07 million towards 19 grants corrective surgeries to school children with during 2008-09. However, pertinent to note that cardiac disorders; the latter having entered into a disbursal figures of the previous year included MoU with the state government for this purpose. sums of Rs. 100 million and Rs. 5 million that These children (in the age group of 7 – 15 years) were earmarked to the Tata Medical Centre belong to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families Trust, Kolkata and Taj Public Services Welfare from the districts of Pune, Nandurbar, Dhule and Trust, Mumbai, respectively. Thus, discounting Nashik in Maharashtra. The Government is the these figures, the financial disbursals of the year major contributor and the gap has been filled under review indicate a slight increase of 3%, annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 in by the Trusts. The preliminary screening is when compared with the last fiscal.

t done by the respective district health teams and s a specialist confirmation is then requested from The suggestion of inter-sectoral programmes

r u Jehangir Hospital. The treatment is planned and involving health, drinking water and sanitation, T coordinated by the office of the Civil Surgeon nutrition and primary education of the girl of the select districts. This support is provided child is finding increasing crescendo within a t a

T under the sub-theme of Clinical Establishment. the Trusts and the coming year would see During the year, 15 children underwent surgical more such integrated programme roll outs, correction; majority from Nandurbar district. a beginning having been made in Nandurbar

a t a n district. Finally, as efforts in Mental Health and

R Similarly, the Trusts supported Bel Air with children with developmental disabilities Hospital, Panchgani (a leading HIV/AIDS care gains momentum, the Trusts would carve out and support centre) renovate its buildings and these two areas of work as separate initiatives other structures to provide quality health care over the coming financial year, with a view to

a v a j b a i services to people. enhance focus. N t & s r u T a t a T a t a n R S i r

2007-08, 2008-09 & 2009-10 reflect combined disbursals of both theTrusts

76 • • • • ESTABLISHMENTCLINICAL • • • • • HUMAN RESORCES ANDHEALTH SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT • • • • • • • • • • SPECIALISED HEALTH SERVICES CARE • • R ofPartners List Health

Research andAction (SOCHARA), Bengaluru URAL HEALTH PROGRAMMES Tata MedicalCentre Trust (TMCT),Kolkata The Chottanikkara MedicalRelief Society, Chottanikkara Mumbai Bel- AirHospital, Pune Jehangir Hospital, Medical Research Foundation (MRF),Chennai Children’s Kidney Care Centre (CKCC), St. JohnsMedicalCollege Bengaluru Hospital, Cell(CHC), Society Awareness,Community Health for CommunityHealth Mohan Foundation, Chennai Pune Jehangir Hospital, Indian MedicalAssociationBloodBankSociety (IMABBUK),Dehradun ofUttarakhand The W.Z.O. Trust Funds, Mumbai Trust,Karuna BRHills, Karnataka SETU Developmental Intervention Centre, Ahmedabad RoyLatika Foundation Memorial (LRMF),Dehradun ComDEALL Trust, Bengaluru Banyan (BALM), Academy Health Chennai inMental ofLeadership The Banyan, Chennai Ashadeep, Guwahati Rajasthan MahilaKalyan Mandal(RMKM),Ajmer WelfareAssociation for Health (ASHWINI),Gudalur Nilgiris inthe Jan Swasthya Sahyog (JSS),Bilaspur Institutional Grants: Health Guidelines 77 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Enhancing Civil Society & Governance

Enhancing Civil Society & Governance

In 1995, the Trusts’ grant making in this field a demographic group, show openness, capacity was initiated as the Public Initiatives portfolio, for bringing change and challenging prevailing focusing on supporting citizen action and societal trends. In a complex world, with strong engagement. Subsequently, in 2002, based on divisive inclination, there is need to build annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 the recommendations of the Strategic Plan spaces for young people to develop a critical

t 2006, the Trusts collected its various grants in perspective on global and local issues. The s building capacities of civil society organisations building of young people’s perspective

r u into this portfolio, which then came to be known must be backed by enhancing their skills to T as Enhancing Civil Society and Governance. The initiate effective action. Building value-based prominence of civil society initiatives across democratic institutions is an integral part of a t a

T India has evolved over the last twenty years. youth-led action. Initiated in 2003, the initiative During the year under review, the portfolio focuses on building social perspective, attitude focused on two key initiatives, namely: and life skills of youth, leading to their overall

a t a n development. It also creates opportunities for

R • Encouraging youth action for development enhanced self awareness, deepening under- through the ‘Youth and Civil Society initiative’ standing of the societal context and their role in bringing change in their immediate context. • Professionalizing the non-profit sector

a v a j b a i through the ‘Roopantaran initiative’, focusing During the year under review, the Trusts

N on Human Resource and Organization continued their support to Pravah, New Delhi, Development. PUKAR, Mumbai, Janvikas, Ahmedabad, t & Foundation for Education and Development s The ‘Youth and Civil Society Initiative’ (FED), Jaipur, Samvada, Bengaluru, Jagori r u

T recognizes the potential role of young people Rural Charitable Trust (JRCT), Kangra, as change agents. Youth, popularly defined as Akshara, Mumbai, Dhriiti, New Delhi, Vidya age between the years 15 to 28, is a diverse Poshak, Dharwar and Aajeevika Bureau, a t a

T group. Five key transitions identified for youth Udaipur. As part of Pravah’s Change Looms1 in the World Development Report (WDR 2007) programme, seven teams were selected for team are learning, working, staying healthy, forming building and developing their leadership skills.

a t a n families and exercising citizenship, which are Pravah strengthened and expanded its strategic R inter-related in that the actualization of one is collaborations and incubations with support linked to the fulfillment of the other. Youth, as to other organizations under the Streaming2 S i r

1Change Looms is a programme that supports those young people (18-27) and teams who have set up and are running independent initiatives and projects for social change. 2Through the Streaming programme, Pravah aims to identify start–up organizations with an interest in youth development. The programme also identifies existing organizations, which want to deepen their engagement with youth. 78 hc, pr fo bidn te perspective the building from apart which, villages, 735 and towns 32 covering Gujarat, of districts nine across youth 8,500 of outreach overall an with Centres, Development Youth to grant The social of virtual use the networks, foryouthdevelopment. and writing video films, comics, through working media-based its programme, developed also has It skills. leadership their building for batch, second its for Fellows 20 selected and year, first the from Fellows 25 the of nine to support fellowship Delhi New Youth(CYC), Collective Fund.this under year,the During and Kolkata. in clubs para of part as Cells Resource run Youth to facilitators youth nurture to Kolkata, Action, Focused with collaborated Youth for Fund Trust Tata Ratan Sir the Through programme. Orissa. Sambhalpur,at held meeting a in programme Streaming Partnersthe Initiative: of YouthSociety Civil and Pravah’s Jaipur Initiative were supported Saher, has helped establish 29 establish helped has Janvikas Mumbai, Patang, Sambalpur Patang, Mumbai, huhso Foundation, Thoughtshop Commutiny- extended Pravah n diin o hs 4% ae hw marked shown have 41% this, to addition In examinations. board 8 grade cleared have 19 these, Of examination. school middle applied their for since have 179 and 35%), proposed the (against schools regular been into mainstreamed since have adolescents these of 54% 3. grade of 92% level learning minimum camps, the attained residential the completed that adolescents 486 the of that revealed and year study of the grant was commissioned Animpact during the 2010-11. in finalised be to likely is completed, and the planning for the next phase governance processes. The grant has since been and development community local in actively 29 and women’s groups, which have been participating groups youth 33 mobilizing besides skills, learning essential attain to district, Jaipur to reach out to 486 adolescents in two blocks of to grant The villages. their offered in also development community youth-led for conventions, support and creative training, campaigns through people young of Institutional Grants: EnhancingCivilSociety &Governance has helped it helped has FED Guidelines 79 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Enhancing Civil Society & Governance

improvement in their attitude towards caste through which over 50 marginalized youth from and gender discrimination; and 37% in rural areas around Bengaluru were trained in their knowledge about health and hygiene. sustainable agriculture, child care management During the year under review, Vidya Poshak and eco-tourism. Samvada also organized a continued to support 2,050 students from national consultation in Bengaluru to bring north Karnataka, while enrolling and providing focus on the status of vocational training in financial assistance to 2,100 additional students India. Finally, Dhriiti trained 84 youth from from poor families, to enable them complete the University of Delhi under its ‘Entrepreneur their professional education. It also developed of Tomorrow’ programme. It also initiated its its campus based youth-leadership programme work in Jharkhand and undertook training on by working with 100 college students. entrepreneurship for youth in Jamshedpur. annual report 2009-2010 report annual

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t During the year, the Trusts’ supported pilot The year under review saw a significant expansion s with Aajeevika Bureau (AB) focusing on of the Youth and Civil Society initiative, with

r u integration of youth development in their work the operationalisation of new grants to JRCT, T on building capacities of migrant youth came to PUKAR and Thoughtshop Foundation. The an end. Under this project, AB undertook: (a) support to JRCT is towards mobilizing 75 youth a t a

T registration and photo identification of 7,589 groups in Kangra and Chamba valley (Himachal migrant youth across four blocks of Udaipur Pradesh), training 40 youth leaders to work in and Rajsamand districts, Rajasthan; (b) training the community, instituting community radio

a t a n and upgrading skills of 181 migrant youth for in its work area, and strengthening its school

R higher incomes; (c) employment counseling intervention towards making them gender- and providing placements to 254 youth; sensitive. During the year, PUKAR launched (d) mobilization and orientation of 53 youth the second phase of its Youth Fellowship outreach volunteers called Shramik mitras; programme, which is expected to reach out

a v a j b a i (e) formation of five labour collectives with to more than 1,000 youth across Mumbai and

N an outreach of approximately 600 migrant smaller towns in Maharashtra over three years, youth; and (f) networking of employers and by engaging them in action research projects. t & creating placement opportunities in five cities. Finally, Thoughtshop Foundation is setting s An assessment of impact, which collected data up neighbourhood level Youth Resource Cells r u

T from randomly selected 70 trained youth, to undertake local action in areas of gender highlighted: (a) retention of 59% in trades, violence, environment, human rights and water where trainees have been placed; (b) an increase and sanitation. It has so far instituted ten such a t a

T in income ranging from Rs. 1,500/- per month Cells across rural and urban areas of West to Rs. 7,200/- depending on the trade and city Bengal, by training youth Fellows, their groups of work; (c) remittance of 60% of this increased and the community.

a t a n income home, which is used for meeting R household expenditures; and (d) a reduction Set up in 2007, the Strategic Resource in substance abuse after the programme Group (SRG)3 has been working to strengthen S i r reported by 59%. Similarly, Samvada ran youth programming and mainstream youth alternate livelihoods training programmes, development in organizations working with

3The SRG comprises professionals hired jointly by Pravah and the Trusts, besides their own internal team members. 80 live!” enjoy,shall we together and to place better a world the make And ourselves. sustain as well as empower through which I shall create a space for myself, challenge injustice, empower the young people to dream of what I wanted to do. As a Trainer I have been able to sharpen my vision. I envision a group in my ‘para’ involved in issues that concern our society. When I joined, I was clueless; then, as a Fellow, I got glimpses “My journey as a trainer has helped me realise my life goal. Since I began my journey with development intheir‘paras’. deeper into charity traditional beyond going as clubs their pilot evolving Cells, The eight these entrepreneurship. through is, phase social to youth for window a open alliances, and networks their through young trained of team a provide people to plan, clubs implement and sustain a wide range of ‘para’ developmental issues. They act as watchdogs and these of part a as created YRCs neighbourhood. their in camps donation blood as such activities, social run and functions cultural organize usually clubs These ongoing support, (YRC) located within a larger youth club or a Community Based Organisation (CBO). Through the Trusts’ support, this Through groups. youth nascent newer, support to as well as development youth up take to organisations more encourage to need the fieldofdevelopment. in the Truststhe by supported Tata Ratan Sir the under Trust needs Fund Youthfor Focused recognises which Action, communication social to address works non-profit which, within agents, change as The for me,”shefeels. journey, long especially long, a been has it one, Rights Human recent very the to camp orientation first organised many camps and also helped the groups to hold action the projects within their groups. facilitated “From the I When fellows. the to this sessions I was very clear of the objective that we were set to achieve,” explains Uma. As a trainer,transfer she has to task our now was society,it to smooth self a from through taken process were we as “Just itself. in task a was Fellows new many of group large a such first the for activities quarter.Fellowship This involved the preparing the quarterly calendar, coordinating designing sessions for every week, was etc. Managing responsibility first very Trainer,her Youth a As the processandatsametimebuildmyconfidence,”recollects Uma. understand me helped groups different to work our presenting researching, Facilitating, people. young community and society at large. During the fellowship, I my concern that successfully issues in involved facilitated be and challenge workshops to knowledge gather and me helped “It events fellowship. her with many confused youth, did not know what to do with her life. An important milestone in this process was like and graduation her completed just had She Uma. trainer,”says youth a fellow,now youth and a as volunteer,youth a as participant, workshop a as – stages many through gone have I then, since and ago with journey my because is “That begin. to where sure not was she YouthClub, the Resource with experience her on elaborate to asked was Singh Uma When of the Trusts recognizes the potential role of young people young of role potential the recognizes Trusts the of Initiative’ Society Civil and ‘Youth Orissa. Uma Singh interacting with Fellows at a Partnership meet in Bhubaneswar, TF is piloting eight such YRCs in ‘para’ clubs – local neighbourhood clubs - in Kolkata. is a key partner. This Kolkata based Kolkata This partner. key a is (TF) Foundation Thoughtshop undertook preparatory work for a Youtha for Cell work Resource preparatory undertook TF Institutional Grants: EnhancingCivilSociety &Governance began three years three began Foundation Thoughtshop TF, I have been a earlier was TF Guidelines 81 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Enhancing Civil Society & Governance

young people. The SRG also aims to create a as its foundation. Roopantaran sees the more collaborative sector where organizations outcomes of this process in terms of developing can learn from each other. During the year, the sustainability, resources to sustain impact SRG conducted eleven reviews and five proposal and programmatic performance of non-profit appraisals. Besides, reviews of ongoing grants organizations. Sustainability includes: (a) clear as well as grants that were coming to an end and internalized vision, mission, philosophy and were undertaken. goals; (b) organizational autonomy; (c) sound organizational processes; (d) leadership; and (e) During the coming year, the Youth and Civil the ability to manage environment. Resources Society Initiative will work within a youth rights to sustain impact include: (a) human resources; framework, focusing on the Rights to Justice, (b) management systems and practices; (c) legal annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 Recognition, Self-Determination and Solidarity. structure and governance; and (d) financial

t Recognizing that the rights remain indivisible, resources and organizational structure. Finally, s inter-dependent and must be approached as programmatic performance would mean: (a)

r u an integral whole, for a substantive realization impact on society; (b) programme quality; (c) T of citizenship; the Initiative will focus on community empowerment; and (d) networking enhancing the quality of life of youth. and external relations. The Trusts have a t a

T This will be operationalised by Expanding collaborated with the Human and Institutional learning opportunities for youth, ensuring Development Forum (HIDF), Bengaluru, to access to health, and enhancing their work provide vital technical resources to partners,

a t a n opportunities. which are as critical as financial support for the

R initiative. Institutional building is essentially an evolving process. Though ideally, institutional building During the year, Roopantaran linked itself should be a proactive process and in tandem closer with the institutional assessment as part

a v a j b a i with the growth of the organization, more of the grant making process of the Trusts. An

N often organizations respond to situations ‘Institutional Appreciation Sheet’ was designed and crises as they occur. Planned institutional to help the Trusts’ programmes team members t & building processes identify and address internal understand the current institutional status of a s issues which are fettering the organization’s potential partner while designing grants. This r u

T effectiveness and tasks, to release energies for would also enable provision of appropriate the development tasks. The Roopantaran capacity building support within the projects. (meaning “Transformation”) initiative of the a t a

T Trusts works with a vision to enable the non- On organization change, during the year, the profit sector to realize potential for facilitating initiative reached out to four organizations social change through human and institutional by supporting their enquiry into their own

a t a n development. Roopantaran works with existing institutional issues. Interventions were R partners of the Trusts, which includes nonprofits, supported in three Trusts’ partners – Lokmitra, community based organizations and research Raebareli; Community Coordination S i r institutions/large organizations. Network, Vishakhapatnam; and Harsha Trust, Bhubaneswar. Broadly, the areas of Institutional building is primarily a process planned change in these organisations range based approach with process-consultation from revisiting the vision and structure to

82 eeo ter w pas o organization for plans participated organizations Seven organizations development. own their helping develop besides processes, capacity change of anchors internal to support building ongoing provided that programme initiative. the of various thematic areas of development has been a focus within change and organization anchor facilitate to competencies Developing is hopingtoinfluence. organisation’s work and the constituency that it of the organisational change intervention in the information system that will monitor the impact do-able and framework a assessment impact simple developing and of area challenging on working a is Roopantaran task. or context and relationships in order to meet the changing structure systems, on building and up; scaling of demand the meet and to systems development management resource human the building community and expanding with; the working is of organisation culture the match Apprentices intheFoundation Course IIfacilitatedbyPRADAN. Development of batch a by undertaken being process learning and sharing Group Initiative: Roopantaran fee a fellowship a offered HIDF h poet s n tf dvlpet including development, staff on is project the its of focus through The training. early and apprenticeship professionals new of induction human resource development efforts, including for Development Action ( supports Trusts The discussion, sharingresourcesandexperiences. dialogue, for space key a be to aims portal the development, in organizations and individuals changepaths.org. Reaching out to a spectrum of this, Towards building, which institution of for capacities building on focuses Trusts’ Roopantaran the portfolio. of education partner one with piloted approach was This governance. and planning of issues organizational with linked be also could instance, for systems, financial strengthening for need the Addressing specific. and focused more are organizations of needs the sometimes that realized also initiative the change, system whole on focusing While programme. the in Institutional Grants: EnhancingCivilSociety &Governance s n nerl element. integral an is knowledge launched the portal the launched HIDF rfsinl Assistance Professional PRADAN) towards its www. Guidelines 83 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Enhancing Civil Society & Governance

leadership development, process awareness support mature business enterprises owned by and sensitivity, training on livelihoods, finance communities by bridging their specific financial appreciation and livelihoods development. A and technical support needs. This fund is two phase programme on facilitating change expected to be set up during the coming year. through training has been initiated. The experience of Roopantaran so far has clearly Besides working with non profits, the initiative shown the significance of expert facilitation and focuses on Community Based Organizations the need of financial resources for Institutional (CBO). It sees these as more than instruments Building. Our review shows that it is important for delivering services. It recognizes that to to respond to the immediate need of the sustain and effectively carry out social change organization, while undertaking a more planned annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 programmes, it is important to build institutional intervention as in a classic organisational

t capacities of CBOs and their parent institutions. development approach. A famous organisational s Three sub-initiatives which are woven together development expert, Edgar Schien, has written

r u in action are: (a) direct support; (b) people’s that the moment one enters an organisation T competency development; and (c) sector and starts discussion on issues, intervention building through knowledge building and has started, and something has changed. This a t a

T innovations. is not to say that a classic, system- wide, organic approach to organizational development is not During the year, a knowledge building initiative needed in the non-profit development sector.

a t a n on community based organizations was It is needed and it is long term. However,

R launched in collaboration with the National what the Roopantaran experience has shown Livelihood Resource Centre, Ratlam, PRADAN is that a quick response time for institutional and Aga Khan Foundation, New Delhi. The building needs, integrated into the grant participatory research programme engages making process, has to be evolved. Based on

a v a j b a i with the question - “What are the necessary and this review, a revised approach to Roopantaran

N sufficient conditions that need to be created is being initiated in 2010-11. Roopantaran to facilitate emergence of member owned and will partner with the programmes team of the t & governed “poor” people’s collectives in various Trusts to integrate institutional building in their s livelihood sectors?” It aims to understand the portfolio to achieve their strategic goals, i.e. r u

T generic principles and process steps toward institutional building support will be integrated pre-organisation, organisation, facilitation and into the grants of different portfolios as far as institution building of people’s collectives. The possible. Roopantaran would therefore provide a t a

T research process is expected to lead to improved more technical resources with small financial practices in the nine participating organizations resources for addressing immediate needs. and also for others in the sector. Detailed This will help to put the Trusts’ seriousness in

a t a n study and business planning was facilitated by building responsive and effective civil-society R the initiative for a seed cooperative promoted organizations at the centre of its work. by Gramin Vikas Trust (GVT) in Jhabua S i r (Madhya Pradesh). Such support will continue During the year under review, the Trusts during the coming year. A detailed scoping disbursed Rs 57.39 million (US$ 1.31 million) study was undertaken on setting up of the towards 19 grants as against Rs. 52.66 million Community based enterprises fund, which will towards 19 grants during 2008-09.

84 Youth and Civil Society Initiative: Students at a FUN Camp organised by Pravah in Upper Bir,Himachal Pradesh. Upper in Pravah by organised Camp FUN a at Students Initiative: Society Civil Youthand 2007-08, 2008-09&2009-10reflectcombineddisbursalsofboththeT Institutional Grants: EnhancingCivilSociety &Governance rusts Guidelines 85 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Enhancing Civil Society & Governance

Enhancing Civil Society & Governance List of Partners YOUTH AND CIVIL SOCIETY •Anjali, Kolkata •Centre for Civil Society (CCS), New Delhi annual report 2009-2010 report annual •Pravah, New Delhi 

•Partners for Urban Knowledge, Action & Research (PUKAR), Mumbai t

s •Thoughtshop Foundation, Kolkata

r u •Jagori Rural Charitable Trust (JRCT), Kangra T •Aajeevika Bureau, Udaipur •Janvikas, Ahmedabad a t a

T •Foundation for Education and Development (FED), Jaipur •Samvada, Bengaluru •Vidya Poshak, Dharwad a t a n Akshara, Mumbai R • •Dhriti, New Delhi

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a v a j b a i •Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), New Delhi N •Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India) (AKRSP(I)), Ahmedabad •Human and Institutional Development Forum (HIDF), Bengaluru t &

s •Mobile Crèches, New Delhi

r u •Jan Shiksha Evam Vikas Samiti (PEDO), Dungarpur T •Harsha Trust, Bhubaneswar a t a T a t a n R S i r

86 Arts &Culture Arts ntttoa rvtlzto ad conservation. and revitalization institutional for strategies new develop manner in phased a and is institutions, key programme partner Trusts’ to therefore the of purpose The problems ofartsinfrastructure. the include never initiatives such India), across cities big and small in infrastructure and life of Renewal quality the Urban improve to meant is which Mission, National Nehru Jawaharlal billion 880 Rs. the as (such India in place in are While initiatives infrastructure spaces. national major several exhibition and performance for system support a of collapse the in felt is loss acute the level, another At lost. be could India’s heritage, in painting, print and celluloid, of part significant a include which institutions, these of holdings the that possibility real very being acutely felt at two are levels. At one decay level is the this of consequences The decay. of infrastructure is in an advanced and critical state this then, since reports independent many by confirmed and 1992, in showed first Akademis Central India’s of P.N. Review the Committee music as Haksar However, literature, akademis. its drama in and and and dance spaces, theatre, music museums, of form in arts the Independence enviable after up and set significant infrastructure, a the developing of nations, among rare benefit, unique the has India film. and in music print, literature, legacy historical India’s of Conservation (2) and practices; arts India’s of revitalization is programme (1) Culture priorities: two along defined & Arts Trusts’ The Institutional ete AKMR) Jma ila Islamia Millia the Jamia Delhi), University, (AJK-MCRC), Centre Research Communication Mass Kidwai J. A. the the Bangalore), Arts, the for Foundation India the the anddesign. are These film music, theatre, of fields the covering locations, different in Cells major six The Trust has incubated and presently supports located nodalagencies. strategically through networks initiatives arts supporting (c) and towns; III arts and II Tier on focus a public with supporting (b) significance; directly strategic major have which other partnership structures in select institutions and Cells seeding (a) on: focuses that strategy threefold a through this do would for It arts. the support infrastructural and institutional strategic develop to is initiative the of purpose overall the 2011, Plan Strategic the in stated As InstitutionsandInfrastructure: Arts, • • & initiatives: Arts the key 2011, two on focuses therefore portfolio Culture Plan Strategic its Under Tier Universities, IIandTier IIIcitiesinIndia. partnering addresses primarily on revitalization institutional focus major has a and institutions, national major to partner seeks component conservation the While James Beveridge Media Resource Cell (at Arts andCultureIndustries. Arts, InstitutionsandInfrastructures; (at Cell Infrastructure Theatre Institutional Grants: Arts &CultureInstitutional Grants: Arts ein eore Cell Resource Design Guidelines 87 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Arts & Culture annual report 2009-2010 report annual

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Public talk at James Beveridge Media Resource Centre: The Trusts have incubated the Centre as a research

a t a n cell to do interdisciplinary and advanced research in Media. R (at the School of Interior Design, Centre for completed a project on the history of interior Environmental Planning and Technology SID- design in Gujarat and Saurashtra, and conducted CEPT, Ahmedabad), the Lalit Kala Kendra (at a ‘Design for Dialogues’ seminar which explored the Centre for Performing Arts, University of the idea of using the design process as a tool in

a v a j b a i Pune), the Media Lab (at the Department of itself. Overall, the Cell has published 12 books N Film Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata), and and monographs, firmly establishing itself as a the Centre for Experimental Media Arts at the pioneer in design research in the country. The t &

s Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, books have been well received by academic and Bengaluru. professional circles, both in India and abroad. r u T

All of these Cells have been very active in the A second, related, project bringing conservation

a t a past year. Key outcomes have occurred in area together with direct field intervention was the T of publication, especially of major conservation Hoysala Heritage Project, housed at the Srishti and documentation work, curriculum building School. Located in the temple town of Belur, and dissemination with a focus on smaller home of the ruins of the Hoysala kingdom and a t a n cities. Worth special mention is the Design now a world-heritage site, Srishti students put R Resource Cell’s work in traditional crafts and together projects for conserving ancient houses

S i r environment, seen in its three publications, in the village, along with strategies for conserving Study of Parsee Houses in the Region of Udvada; textile designs from the Hoysala heritage. Tracing the History of Godowns in Fort Kochin & Mattanchhery, Kerala; and 1727-1840 – Life Both the Theatre Infrastructure Cell, in Havelis of Jaipur. In addition, the Cell Bangalore, and the Media Lab, Kolkata,

88 (an artist led intimate gallery space) under its grant to Khoj International Artists Association. Artists space) underitsgranttoKhojInternational ledintimategallery (an artist the south Asian residency programme: The Trusts have the supported institutionalization of 1, Shanti Road Multimedia installation by a visual artist from Bangladesh displayed at 1, Shanti Road, Bengaluru as part of conducting been has which Dharwar, Puppet, to grant the is Towns’ II/III Tier in Initiatives ‘Public Trusts’within the work of example One next levels. how the Trusts on can take these initiatives to their received were recommendations key and reviewed, independently were initiatives Cell their conservation and archiving work. Both the of part a as assembling were they material the absorb to colleges undergraduate the of of capacity exploration their in Bengal) West (in Parganas, Naihati, Berhampore and Murshidabad the whereas Manipur), and TamilNadu Karnataka, (Maharashtra, states four across cities 10 across interviewed representatives group theatre 136 covered baseline theatre The conservation. film and practice theatre of areas respective the in work dissemination from benefit directly can past year on how practitioners in smaller towns conducted extensive baseline studies during the Media Lab Lab Media covered the cities of North 24 North of cities the covered nergt tete rcie n ni around India in activists practice and theatre scientists interrogate social scholars, and practitioners, theatre leading country’s the book, the In together. come had which over 120 theatre groups across the nation by 2008 March in conducted workshop major the documents It in published. was Practice India Theatre of Perils and titled Pleasures Theatre Indian on book a at anchored arts, visual the in Network National the the ‘ArtsNetworks’, major two support Trusts The Kendraoutreach. Kala Lalit University’s Pune the via Maharashtra in towns theatre work has also been conducted in several Extensive study). case within (details colleges undergraduate with and children school rural teacher-training workshops with camps, D.Ed. colleges, workshops with summer children’s . During the year under review,under year the During Delhi. Khoj, nhrd by anchored (ITF) Forum Theatre India Mma, n the and Mumbai, Theatres, Prithvi Institutional Grants: Arts &CultureInstitutional Grants: Arts administrators u Stage: Our , in ITF, Khoj Guidelines 89 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Arts & Culture

Vinod Basargi is a primary school teacher in Kamalapura, a drought prone village in the Gulbarga district of north Karnataka, where the Lambani tribals are the dominant community. He teaches Mathematics, English and Environmental Science to children in Kannada (the official language), which is different from their mother tongue of Lambani, thereby posing a major barrier in communication. But then, Vinod was no quitter. He participated in a two month training workshop, held by Puppet House, Dharwar, on using Theatre and Puppetry for Education. The theatre and puppetry training provided him many techniques to communicate with the students and enabled him to overcome the language barrier whilst teaching. Vinod says, “I am using act out methodology, which I have learnt in the workshop. Acting, singing, theatre games and puppetry have helped me interact with the Lambani children, not just in the classroom, but even in the out-of-class sessions”. Vinod is now a strong supporter of the concept of introducing basic theatre training for all teacher trainees before they actually step into the profession of teaching.

The Trusts have collaborated with India Foundation for the Arts (IFA), Bengaluru, in designing and supporting the grant to Puppet House. As part of this grant, Puppet House does theatre and puppetry annual report 2009-2010 report annual training for trainee teachers (D.Ed.), government school teachers, college students and children in  north Karnataka. The aim of the project is to encourage arts institutions strategically located in the field,

t to expand their practice into the areas of elementary and higher education, whilst also opening up

s possibilities for educational institutions in the region, to seriously consider exploring arts in curricular development and teaching. r u T a t a T a t a n R a v a j b a i N

Vinod Basargi using puppets as a medium to interact with and teach Lambani t &

s children. So far, the Trusts’ support has enabled Puppet House to conduct 5 Teacher Training Workshops, which r u extensively trained 315 teachers and trainee teachers in the use of theatre and puppetry in teaching T and curriculum development in the north Karnataka region. Additionally, through three workshops, Puppet House has trained 75 government school teachers on the importance and use of Theatre for Education. Significantly, the grant has facilitated Puppet House to engage in a focused manner with a t a

T 300 (underprivileged) children in Dharwar district by providing them training in theatre and puppetry through seven short-term workshops and summer camps. Puppet House has also conducted 10 theatre appreciation courses for 260 college students in the region. These efforts have been positively received by regional educational institutions and have received media acclaim. The Trusts’ grant has been catalytic in helping Puppet House mobilize institutional and infrastructural support from intermediary a t a n

R institutions across north Karnataka, including two District Institutes of Education & Training (DIET), five Under Graduate colleges, six Government Schools, two non-profit organisations and two University Departments. S i r Thus, the Trusts have been instrumental in enabling Puppet House execute a holistic approach of targeting each key constituency in elementary and higher education in the region. Simultaneously, the Trusts’ collaboration with IFA and the involvement of intermediary institutions in the region is an instance of the Trusts’ commitment to garner support to the Arts and Culture sector from various players, including that of government and private donors.

90 reat) ad nagbe (theatre/music/dance intangible and artefacts), tangible heritage (buildings, Conservation, paper, into celluloid and divided is Conservation. categories, UNESCO following of issues the addresses programme the of component This andCultureIndustries: Arts arts practice. for spaces alternative important created having as communities arts local within seen widely Trusts’ now are institutions of three All outcome support. direct a as Foundation, Ford the by grant major a awarded been have also They London). TrAIN, and Design, Art and of College Chelsea Exchange, Periferry,Difference between was that collaboratively 2009 developed in project Rivers Two the as (such collaborations global major developed internationally,work its exhibited has example, and regional one Periferry,take recognition. to international significant achieved having of position a in now were grant, the by incubated partners, outreach three the Twoof resources. new to access through groups artist regional several empowered had which networks, arts in institutions regional of diversity significant a Road, the Trusts had been successful in enabling to support its with that, noted review The reviewed. independently was network arts visual Khoj the year, the During scheme forruraltheatreperformers. security social and welfare a Kalyana, Kala as such e-journal initiatives major several theatre are as ready, are e-rang The the (www.theatreforum.i for n). prototypes ready now etc., is academics, press, critics, practitioners, theatre including theatre, in interested people of communities various to interest of theatre, Indian for site one-stop a as intended website, New Realities, and Training Institutions. The four hms nml, oae, Experiments, Locales, namely, themes, and Periferry 1 Shanti 1 ITF in their archives, which have been disseminated courses. They have presently over 600 rare of items integration filmmaking practical their into systems the training and workshops training material, secondary of archiving conservation, digital includes that archive full-scale a up set The classroom. undergraduate the in taught be can that materials into objects archived the convert train teachers in digital archival techniques, and films, restore would that projects with efforts regard to celluloid film. It partners conservation with strategy the follows Celluloid’, of Future ‘The titled initiative second The conservation. to partner Indian institutions in the area of print the with negotiation Over the past year, the Trusts have been in active available onpublicplatforms. dissemination, by which conserved work will be digital of systems undertake to (3) and work; capacity-building and training supplementary undertake to (2) forever; in lost being of material danger precious of which restoration work, includes conservation direct (1)to undertake isthreefold: strategy celluloid overall The and film. paper of conservation the for Trustswork the digitisation’, and ‘conservation Under its tangible heritage strategy, focusing on are extendedtodisseminationandtraining. strategies, where restoration and documentation components conservation comprehensive require Both however a component. of inclusion livelihoods the arts, requires performance conventionally dying of practitioners by represented as film. especially or heritage, Intangible paper perpetuating for techniques laboratory sophisticated as such conservation, category heritage typically foregrounds the technology of Each sector). crafts requires a different strategy of support. Tangible the and arts performing traditional including performance, has University Jadavpur at Lab Media , London, , Library British Institutional Grants: Arts &CultureInstitutional Grants: Arts Guidelines 91 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Arts & Culture

into teaching kits to be used by undergraduate past year, the Trusts have partnered the CIDASIA colleges in media studies across West Bengal. programme at the Centre for the Study of Media Lab representatives are now also on Culture & Society, Bengaluru, to review these the Conservation Board of the National film grants and to provide a strategy for the Trusts Archives of India. to expand its cultural livelihoods work. Based on the learnings from these projects, the Trusts Under the category of ‘Cultural Livelihoods’, the have been developing a major programmatic Trusts support a number of small initiatives in the intervention strategy into the sector. areas of handloom and traditional performing arts. Earlier, the Trusts had given a grant to During 2009-10, the Trusts disbursed Rs. 14.60 Dastkar Andhra for a project titled ‘Reskilling million (US $ 0.33 million) towards eight grants. annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 Handloom Weavers’ with the aim of exploring This is an overall reduction of 35% over the

t weaving as an alternative rural livelihood option. previous year’s disbursal of Rs. 22.62 million, s A second grant had been awarded to Jatan, which was due to the fact that as many as six

r u which works with small farmers, landless farm out of the fourteen on-going grants came to a T and non-farm workers and adivasis (tribals) in closure in the middle of the financial year. The the Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh. programme has, however, built a strong pipeline a t a

T Since 2005, Jatan has organised music and song in the FY 2010-11, which will be presented to the festivals ‘utsavs’ of local community artists in Strategy Review of the programme scheduled for Hoshangabad district, and the Trusts’ supported early 2010-11, with a view to assess the overall

a t a n pilot was towards building a digital collection growth of the Arts and Culture portfolio since

R for documentation and dissemination of oral 2006 and to chart the way ahead. culture and knowledge of communities. In the a v a j b a i N t & s r u T a t a T a t a n R S i r

2007-08, 2008-09 & 2009-10 reflect combined disbursals of both theTrusts

92 option. livelihood rural alternate an as weaving exploring and weavers young of groups towardstraining Andhra Weaver on a frame loom in Kollur village, district, Adilabad Andhra Pradesh: The Trusts Dastkar supported • • ANDTHECULTARTS URE INDSTRIES • • • • • • • • UTIONS ANDINFRASTR INSTIT ARTS, ofPartners List &Culture Arts MARG Publications,Mumbai Association,NewKHOJ International Delhi Artists’ DesignandTechnology, School ofArt, Srishti Bengaluru School ofInterior Design,Centre for Environmental Planning andTechnology (SID–CEPT),Ahmedabad The Psychoanalytic Therapy andResearch Centre, Mumbai Studies, ofFilm JadavpurDepartment University, Kolkata J.Kidwai MassCommunicationResearchA. Centre (AJK-MCRC), JamiaMiliaIslamiaUniversity, New Delhi Centre University for Performing Arts, ofPune,Pune Puppet House,Dharwad Trust Kapoor Memorial Prithviraj Shri andResearch Foundation, Mumbai UCTRES Institutional Grants: Arts &CultureInstitutional Grants: Arts Guidelines 93 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Endowments

Endowments

Non-profit organisations are constrained by, known landmarks within the city, has become at times, towards expending a significant a filthy, stinking ground, encroached upon by proportion of their efforts in procuring funds hawkers and pavement dwellers. Through an annual report 2009-2010 report annual

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for activities and programmes. With a view to endowment grant, the Trusts have supported

t sustaining high quality, cutting edge institutions, OVAL towards the restoration of the maidan, s the Trusts make endowments which bolster the thereby creating a public space where recreation

r u corpus of the organisation. Once freed from and social interaction can take place. This T the rigors of generating resources, the Trusts grant would also ensure maintenance of the hope that these organisations can focus on Cross Maidan once the restoration has been a t a their activities. During the year under review, completed. T endowment grants were made to Bai Navajbai Tata Zoroastrian Girls’ School, Navsari, Finally, during the year, the Trusts augmented

a t a n Organisation for Verdant Ambience & Land the corpus of the TMCT, which is setting up the

R (OVAL), Mumbai and Tata Medical Centre Rs.3.30 billion hospital in Kolkata, specializing Trust (TMCT), Kolkata. in the detection and treatment of cancer. Significantly, over the past three years, the Trusts The Bai Navajbai Tata Zoroastrian Girls’ have disbursed Rs. 425 million as endowment

a v a j b a i School was established in 1857 and over the grants to TMCT. This corpus is expected to

N past 152 years, has imparted quality education generate an annual income of Rs. 34 million, to girl children in Navsari, Gujarat. The school which would be utilized by TMCT towards the

t & had recently embarked on an expansion of its activities of the hospital. Currently, work on s infrastructure, through the Trusts’ support, construction of the Hospital is in full swing r u

T which has resulted in the school gradually and the facilities are slated to be commissioned expanding its infrastructure and educational around end 2010. activities. The interest accruing from the a t a

T endowment grant helps the school towards During 2009-10, the disbursals towards bearing the running costs, including salaries endowments totaled Rs. 105.00 million (US for the teachers, whilst providing high quality $ 2.39 million), as against Rs. 55.00 million

a t a n education to a greater number of students. disbursed during 2008-09. Endowment grants R made by the Trusts continue to be monitored Through years of neglect and misuse, Cross through regular reporting procedures and visits S i r Maidan, a verdant spot and one of the best undertaken to gauge quality of activities.

94 Children performing ataneventheldinBaiNavajbaiTataChildren performing ZoroastrianGirls’School,Navsari. 2007-08, 2008-09&2009-10reflectcombineddisbursalsofboth theT rusts Institutional Grants: Endowments Guidelines 95 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Small Grant Programme

Small Grant Programme

The Small Grants Programme (SGP) of the With the Trusts’ fund outlay during the year Trusts has disbursed over Rs. 220 million (US $ being committed towards other programmatic 5 million) through 602 grants sanctioned upto priorities, disbursals saw a sharp 28% decline as March 31, 2010. Launched in 1998-99, the SGP compared to 2008-09. Consequently, during the annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 was originally conceptualized to cater to the year, the Trusts disbursed Rs. 21.61 million (US

t needs of small welfare oriented organisations $ 0.49 million) towards 45 grants, as compared s and subsequently amended to include larger to Rs. 28.38 million disbursed during 2008-09

r u organisations in need of support for strategic towards 64 grants. Around 79% of the total T planning or evaluation, conducting reviews and number of grants made under the SGP fell appraisals and strengthening internal systems. within the ‘regular’ category. a t a

T Grants made under the latter head have been classified under ‘special’ category, as against Under the Central India Initiative, a grant was ‘regular’ grants made to smaller organisations. given to Collectives for Integrated Livelihood

a t a n The Trusts also use the SGP as a tool to field test Initiatives (CInI), Jamshedpur to carry out

R new ideas and innovations, support preparatory action research through demonstrations with phases prior to major long duration projects farmers for promoting improved cultivation and conduct workshops, events and external practices in maize, besides understanding the reviews within key programmatic initiatives. status of maize production in the tribal areas of a v a j b a i N t & s r u T a t a T a t a n R S i r

2007-08, 2008-09 & 2009-10 reflect combined disbursals of both theTrusts

96 Kharif Maize Stabilization strategy and upscale and strategy Stabilization Maize Kharif learnings, critical the on Based (PoP). Practices of Package the of ensuring also adoption and seeds quality of availability timely besides practices, cultivation improved adopted farmers the that ensure to as so essential, was support handholding close that established was Finally,it quintals/acre. 14 to quintals/acre 5 from increased productivity In quintals/acre. 8 villages, where there was irrigation support, the to quintals/acre 5 from enhanced yields with encouraging, were field the in results year,the drought a being Despite farmers. of building capacity the with along out tried were varieties) (maize JVM42 and GM6 of with demonstrations about 500 farmers, field wherein improved seeds initiated partners, field Pradesh. Madhya west south and Rajasthan south Gujarat, north nacn yed f az udr IIs hrf az Saiiain taey Fres n oa village, Goda in Farmers Strategy: Stabilization Maize Kharif CInI’s Banswara district,Rajasthan calculategrainweightpercob,obtainedthroughimproved techniques. under Maize of yield Enhancing , together with four of its of four with together CInI, now plans to validate its validate to plans now CInI n agae etok. osqety the Consequently, textbooks. language in literature children’s of study a out carrying for to made was grant a Initiative, Publication Parag– the Under interventions over thecomingyear. sanitation and water for drinking up taken be would that villages 10 listed short- organisation the which, through Sirmour district, of villages 20 in exercises feasibility Sirmour, Involvement (SATHI), Human Through Awareness Consequently,to sanctioned was grant a Pradesh. Himachal of state neighboring the to an attempt was made to expand this programme Uttarakhand for over seven in years. programmes During sanitation the and year, water supporting drinking been have Trusts the Pariyojana, Himmothan the Under year. coming the in it Institutional Grants: SmallGrant Programme apra rs, e Delhi, New Trust, Sampurna oad cryn ot pre- out carrying towards Social Guidelines 97 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Small Grant Programme

organisation completed an analysis of textbooks colleges and social science research institutions for classes 3 to 5, including textbooks prescribed for assembling a model consortium for access by the National Council of Educational Research to digital resources by the Networked Higher and Training (NCERT) and the Rajasthan Education initiative. The objective here State Board. Besides, a monograph capturing was to examine the changes in content and recommendations for publishers, teacher methodology that could be brought about by educators and curriculum makers was also the digitization of higher education systems prepared. In the Higher Education portfolio, through the use of new web-based resource- the Trusts made a grant to the Centre for the sharing models, such as digital institutional Study of Local Cultures (CSLC), Kuvempu repositories. The study helped develop a new University, Shivamogga (Karnataka), project which factors in, along with access, a annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 towards ‘Teaching Research in Social Sciences: training component for teachers and students

t Workshops on Research Methods and Modes’. to utilize digital resources. Notably, the project s The project identified the problems faced is to be upscaled with support from the Ministry

r u by students coming from non-metropolitan, of Human Resource Development, Government T non-English contexts, and tried to address the of India. Finally, Centre for Development problem of linguistic disparity and the gaps Studies, Trivandrum, sought to collate a t a

T in research training through translation and evidence and generate new data for analyzing material production initiatives. Another grant the issues and challenges in access, equity was given to the Information and Library and quality dimensions of higher education

a t a n Network (INFLIBNET), Ahmedabad, towards in the general arts and sciences segment. The

R a feasibility study to identify a select group of project examined the current scenario of higher a v a j b a i N t & s r u T a t a T a t a n R S i r

A patient registered in the ‘Footprints’ project implemented by Institute of Palliative Medicine, Kozhikode, engaged in making artificial ornaments. 98 ieiod pin A eod rn hd been had grant second A option. livelihood rural alternative an as weaving exploring of aim the with Weavers’ Handloom ‘Reskilling titled had given a grant to Trusts the Earlier, arts. performing traditional and handloom of areas the in initiatives small of number a support Trusts the ‘Cultural Livelihoods’, of category the Under programme. which to expand and diversify the Arts & Culture The SGP continues to be a key strategic means by very highcosteffectiveness. and to leading down, project the of costs the keeps ownership community increases which programme, driven volunteer a largely is This remuneration. with them providing channels, that are then sold through different distribution items manufacture to trained project, are people this such Under Kerala. in with illness patients mental ill chronically and ridden bed disadvantaged of rehabilitation vocational on focused project the ‘Footprints’, Titled (IPM). undertaken by the Institute of Palliative Medicine Calicut, towards piloting a rehabilitation project to made was grant a Health, of area thematic the Within rehabilitation. socio-medical in gains achieve to and the burden of families taking care, to be able requirements vocational including person, a of Health Public rehabilitation holistic at look should that programs feel strongly Trusts The quality ofaccesstohighereducation. for the increase to order in students disadvantaged capacity-building and change pedagogic reform, curricular on focuses which campus, on diversity social of model viable a for project a design to helped has generated baseline The gender dimensions of the impact of reservations. the general arts and in sciences segment, and caste practices and pedagogical and curriculum education, higher of privatization of status the to respect with especially Kerala, in education an n Plitv Cr Society, Care Palliative and Pain Dastkar Andhra for a project Programme the Grant Small within the to country,value adding whilst organisations worthy support to Over the coming year, the Trusts would continue intervention strategyintothesector. programmatic major a developing been have Truststhe projects, these from learnings the on Based work. livelihoods cultural its expand to Trusts the for strategy a provide to and grants these review to Bangalore, Society, & Culture the at programme the partnered have Trusts the year, past the In culture. oral of dissemination and documentation for collection digital a building towards was pilot supported Trusts’ the and local community artists in Hoshangabad district, has organised music Hoshangabad and song festivals ‘utsavs’ of 2005, the Since Pradesh. Madhya of in district (tribals) adivasis and workers non-farm and farm landless farmers, to awarded wih ok wt small with works which Jatan, Institutional Grants: SmallGrant Programme ete o te td of Study the for Centre CIDASIA Jatan Guidelines 99 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Institutional Grants: Small Grant Programme

Small Grant Programme

List of Partners RURAL LIVELIHOODS & COMMUNITIES Water Sector Policy and Research •Society for Land & Water Management (SOFILWM), Anand •Institute for Resource Analysis and Policy (IRAP), Anand Central India Region annual report 2009-2010 report annual Collectives for Integrated Livelihood Initiative (CInI), Jamshedpur

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Reach India Trust, Kolkata

t • s •Collectives for Integrated Livelihood Initiative (CInI), Jamshedpur

r u •PRAYAS - Women Empowerment Society, Jabalpur T •Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR), Ahmednagar •Citizen’s Foundation, Ranchi a t a

T Himalayan Region •Centre for Ecology Development and Research (CEDAR), New Delhi •Social Awareness Through Human Involvement (SATHI), Sirmour a t a n

R •Winrock International India, Gurgaon •Centre for Ecology Development & Research (CEDAR), New Delhi North-East Region •Goodwill Foundation, Aizawl a v a j b a i N EDUCATION Vidya Poshak, Dharwad t & • s •Meljol, Mumbai

r u •Late Mohanlal Jajjo Public Charitable Trust, Gujarat T •Sesame Workshop India, Jharkhand •Sinaduartola Gramodaya Vikas Vidyalaya (SGVV), Ranchi a t a

T •Jnana Prabodhini Samshodhan Sanstha, Pune •Sampurna Trust, New Delhi •Mahila Jan Adikar Samiti, Ajmer a t a n

R •Organization for Early Literacy Promotion, New Delhi •Bhartiya Kisan Sangh (BKS), Ranchi S i r •Deenabandhu Trust, Charamajnagar •Center for Learning Resources (CLR), Pune •Institute for Human Development (IHD), Ranchi •Zubaan, New Delhi

100 • • • • • • • • • OTHERS • • • &CULTARTS URE • • • • • • HEALTH • • • • • • • Centre for Ecology Development &Research (CEDAR), New Delhi Gram Seva Trust, Navsari Action Development for Ability &Inclusion(AADI),New Delhi WelfareSrishti Centre, Munnar Trust,Mind GeniusCharitable Mumbai Maharashtra State Branch ofIndianCouncilSocialWelfare Mumbai (MSB–ICSW), Gyanoday (Sardar Sewa EducationalTrust), SinghRajinder Charitable SinghMemorial Meerut Circle ofAnimalLovers, New Delhi Friends of Vrindavan, Vrindavan Stree Mumbai MuktiSanghatana, NGO Alliancefor Governance &Renewal (NAGAR), Mumbai Centre Study for the ofCulture andSociety (CSCS),Bangalore NowrojeeMuncherjee BanajeeBlind(MNBHome),Mumbai Industrial Home for the Indian Institute ofCerebral Palsy (IICP),Kolkata Spina Bifida Foundation (SBF),Mumbai Help Life, Pune Pain andPalliative Care Society, Calicut Tata Centre, Memorial Mumbai National Institute andPolicy ofPublicFinance (NIPFP),New Delhi Centre Study for the ofLocalCultures (CSLC), Kuvempu, University Shivamogga Shankataghatta, Society for to Assistance Children inDifficultSituation(SATHI), Raichur Hyderabad CouncilofHumanWelfare, Hyderabad F KSFoundation, Mumbai School andVidyashram, Southpoint VaranasiNirman Tirth Eklavya, Bhopal Institutional Grants: SmallGrant Programme Guidelines 101 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Individual Grants

Individual Grants

Wide-scale automation of processes has changed also the Trusts holistically, as they fulfill primary life as we know it. Undoubtedly, this has made objectives. life easy; however, at the cost of that “human annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 touch”. The Individual Grants Programme of The Individual Grant Programme provides

t the Trusts attempts to reach out to individuals in financial assistance to individuals for: s need and strives to include that “human touch”. • Meeting medical expenses during critical

r u Holding on to the philanthropic principles illnesses T that endorses immense passion for humanity, • Educational needs for higher education the Individual Grants Programme continues within India and assistance for education- a t a

T to be successful in upholding its tradition of related travel overseas. identifying and rendering assistance to those who deserve. The Programme has broadened the Medical

a t a n scope of conventional understanding of charity Advances in the field of health and medicine,

R by involving various qualified professionals and coupled with the availability of adequate medical prestigious institutions - medical and educational facilities within the country, have rendered the - into its system, thereby widening the scope of its possibility of world–class treatment within the service delivery. This unique factor characterizes realm of the Indian populace. However, the high

a v a j b a i not just the Individual Grants Programme, but costs associated with such treatment options, N t & s r u T a t a T a t a n R S i r

2007-08, 2008-09 & 2009-10 reflect combined disbursals of both theTrusts

102 the centreofattentionforhappyfamily. Rs. 230,000 towards reimbursing surgery expenses. The smiles are back….Vipul’s gurgling and pranks are sanctioned which Trustsassistance, the for to applied Anand beleaguered a Consequently,2009, July in dues. hospital the of 50% only clear to managed family the organisations, charitable three from 100,000 lease oflife. fresh a him given has surgery Vipul….timely corrective for playtime Its a lifesavingsurgicalprocedurewasperformed,thecostofwhich was aroundRs.225,000. admitted on an emergency basis to Wockhardt Hospital was in Mulund Vipul(a suburb of home, Bombay). Twonursing the days later,at facilities of four lack to Due fatal. all usually is condition the which corrected, Unless in defect, heart congenital cyanotic pulmonary Anomalous Totalveins are malpositioned rare and had make anomalous connections joy to a the systemic of venous circulation. (TAPVC), bundle little Connection their Venous that Pulmonary informed were who parents the to knell as death came diagnosis a nearby.The home nursing private a to him rushed parents distraught the and blue turned cough, severe a from suffering Vipul, later,little weeks However,two Thane. in class residing middle couple lower a Kamini, and Anand for joy pure of moment a was child second their of birth The * The amount mentioned is for grants sanctioned and will vary fromactualdisbursals. * Theamountmentionedisforgrants sanctionedandwillvary Total Others Tuberculosis Burns Cancer Kidney Heart April 2009toMarch2010 Medical: Detailsofgrantssanctioned from No. ofapplications 5,480 2,261 1,301 1,258 588 46 26 No. sanctioned 2,039 845 617 465 20 20 72 Rs. inmillion* wife and an elder child. After child. elder an and wife parents, aged included which family, barely his support to enough was which month, a Rs.7,500 drawing was Anand concern, aprivate indeed in officer was astronomical. Employed as an amount the parents, Vipul’s For 575,000. hospitalization, Rs. over to amounted bill the two of almost a months After over for on month. ventilator hooked a to being whilst treatment, specialized further Vipul’s critical condition necessitated and complications post-surgical Unfortunately, aig ad eevn Rs. receiving and meager friends, savings their into from dipping borrowing 214.15 77.42 92.90 34.91 1.22 3.79 3.91 Individual Grants 100 36 43 16 % 1 2 2 Guidelines 103 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Individual Grants

especially in the case of debilitating illnesses, rendered, adapting certain norms which are limit the ability of the common man to seek more inclusive in nature. Considering the such treatment. With medical insurance yet to complexity of medical science and the difference make inroads within the country, it is charitable in the ability of every human body to respond institutions, such as the Trusts, which come to to various treatments, leniency towards the bar the aid of families in need of support during on ailments has been observed, since minor medical illnesses. ailments, at times, can become a cause for concern due to unforeseen complications. Over the past several years, the Trusts, apart from establishing linkages with various government During 2009-10, the Trusts sanctioned Rs. and municipal hospitals, are also exploring 214.15 million (US $ 4.87 million) towards 2,039 annual report 2009-2010 report annual

 and linking up with charitable and private medical grants, which indicates an increase of

t hospitals that give concessions to the poor and 23% over the amount sanctioned during 2008- s needy. During the year, fresh linkages were 09. This can be mainly attributed to the increase

r u made with two institutions, besides extending in the number of applications directly received T and strengthening links to other departments by the Trust. within hospitals already having a linkage. The a t a

T new linkages include Indian Cancer Society, Education Mumbai and Association for Health Welfare in The Trusts supports meritorious students the Nilgiris (ASHWINI), Gudalur, Tamil Nadu. through:

a t a n All new linkages established by the Trusts are • Scholarships to meritorious students to

R valid for a specific time period, post which a pursue higher and professional studies in review is undertaken to decide further action. India • Travel grants to provide part-travel The Individual Grants Programme has assistance for studies and professional

a v a j b a i constantly reviewed the services it has development abroad N t & s r u T a t a T a t a n R S i r

2007-08, 2008-09 & 2009-10 reflect combined disbursals of both theTrusts

104 wre t ec o te he shlr. The scholars. three the of each to awarded a was 20,000 £ wherein of equivalent rupee the funds, of grant Trusts’ through year last Universities. Three Fellowships were supported British some in area this in done being work opportunities for exploration of significant new provide and gap in Studies, Development of field a long-felt the fill to was initiative this of purpose The Health. Public and Studies Society on Developmental Economics, focus Science-Technology- special with Studies, Sir in Development Masters the U.K. a initiated for Fellowships Trusts Tata Ratan the 2009, June In cut-off percentagessetbytheTrusts. / basic eligibility to subject etc., arts, fine law, architecture, nursing, pharmacy, of fields the from in courses applications under-graduate pursuing students direct encouraged also Truststhe linkages, institutional the from Apart students under the Studies in India Programme. year, the Trusts sanctioned scholarships to 1,688 the During Programme. India in Studies the of mainstay the are management, and medicine with of Trusts repute in colleges the country in the the including fields of engineering, institutes, by educational formed linkages The Total Others Conferences/presentations Mid-career trainingabroad Short termcourses/ Studies abroad** ** Thisincludesfundssanctionedunder theSirRatan Tata Fellowships foraU.K.MastersinDevelopmentStudies fromactualdisbursals. * Theamountmentionedisforgrants sanctionedandwillvary Studies inIndia April 2009toMarch2010 Education: Detailsofgrantssanctioned from No. ofapplications 3,317 1,131 1,688 445 13 40 No. sanctioned year. will be fully operationalised in the next financial and structured being The presently is sponsorship. programme realize through aspirations them their helping constraints, by financial frustrated crippled and infrastructure of champions, lack the by sports potential to out reach to plans Programme’ Grant ‘Sports country,proposed the the in facilities sports to out meted treatment indifferent the addressing to plans of aim the With ambit. its under sports include Programme Grants Individual the year, coming the in Over sanctioned. amount increase the 27% healthy a constitutes which Rs. 2008-09, in against applicants 1,518 as to million million), 44.54 1.29 $ (US million 56.52 Rs. higher of outlay grant for a through education dreams 1,687 their enabled pursue Trusts individuals the 2009-10, During developing culture-sensitivity. to addition in methodologies, administration and teaching different to exposure an gain to Kingdom United the in schools visit teachers Teachers Exchange Program. Under this, selected British Council to award travel grants under the the with association its continued also Trusts 1,687 1,514 120 40 11 2 Rs. inmillion* 56.52 16.22 37.45 0.10 1.92 0.43 Individual Grants 100 29 67 % 3 1 - Guidelines 105 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Individual Grants

Dr. Veena Goel, Senior Economist (Marketing), Department of Economics and Sociology at the Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana was invited by the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association to present her papers at the 19th Annual Food and Agribusiness World Forum and Symposium – Global Challenges Local Solutions, scheduled in June 2009 at Budapest. Dr. Goel has vast teaching experience in the field of agricultural marketing and this invitation provided her with the perfect opportunity to present two of her recent papers, namely, “Chain Coordination Mechanisms and Concerns in Sugar Industry in Punjab,” and “India’s Food Security Strategy and Its Impact on the Food Surplus State of Punjab” in an international forum, whilst at the same time giving her an exposure to varied perspectives of acclaimed researchers and exploring avenues for collaborative projects. However, the estimated cost of Rs. 91,000 towards travel, registration and visa fees was too steep to bear on her own. annual report 2009-2010 report annual

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Dr. Goel presenting her papers at the Symposium.

a v a j b a i Supporting quality programmes that focus on feeding the burgeoning population of the country has N always been a thrust area of the Trusts. Dr. Goel’s request for a travel grant provided another opportunity to the Trusts to support a deserving academic scholar and consequently, Rs. 75,000 was sanctioned towards her international return airfare, registration and visa fees. t & s On her return, Dr. Goel submitted a short report to the Trusts, in which she shared her experience

r u in Budapest. Notably, the panel discussions at the World Forum gave her an opportunity to highlight T the problems within the sugar industry in India, particularly Punjab, and espouse the need to establish linkages between the academia and the industry to enhance research. Many delegates, whose countries are confronted with similar problems, concurred with her observations. a t a T a t a n R S i r

106 Dr. Ranjay Vardhan, SeniorLecturer, CollegeforGirls,Chandigarh Government present mypaper...” to me enabling thereby grant, travel a sanctioning Trustsfor the thank to wish “I Mr. D.V. Jagtap,fatherofAjit,who receivedaTravel Grant to goabroadinpursuitofeducation…” “I once again thank the Trusts for sanctioning a travel grant, which enabled my son Programme Ms.Prachi Deokar, student, who received a scholarship under the Studies in India deserving studentslikeme...“ encouraging by work Trustsrighteous the doing that are note to heartening is “It in IndiaProgramme the Trusts…” from help generous and timely the without possible been have not would “This Navi Mumbai Dr. S. K. Narayabkhedekar, Principal, Smt. Indira Gandhi College of Engineering, College wouldalwaysappreciatethishelpinghand...” our students; our to scholarships sanctioning for Trusts the to thankful are “We implant surgery Mr. and Mrs. Kandoi, who received a medical grant for their cochlear daughter’s pressure ofmountingbills...” cope through hard times. It gave a new life to my daughter and also alleviated the “WeTruststhe to thankful sincerely are us helped which grant, generous their for Mr. Vittal surgery Kotian, heart Medicalgrantee,whounderwent mitigating myfinancialproblems…” in way long a went this me, helping Trusteesfor the all to grateful indeed am “I for hiswifeGangamma’sstemcelltransplantsurgery Truststhe from grant medical a received who Bengaluru, V.from Thippeswamy by meandmyfamily. We aregratefulandextremelyhappy…” remembered forever be will which Trustsservice, the yeoman of like help is “The Expressions…. Mr. Mukesh Bhatt, father of Shivani, who received a scholarship under the Studies Individual Grants Guidelines 107 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Financial Highlights: Sir Ratan Tata Trust 2009-2010

Income April 2009 - March 2010

2008-2009 Particulars 2009-2010 Rs. in US $ in % Rs. in US $ in % million million* million million** 695.91 13.92 82.40 Dividend Income 687.61 15.63 83.39

145.11 2.90 17.18 Interest Income 132.02 3.00 16.01 annual report 2009-2010 report annual

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s 3.38 0.07 0.40 Refund of Programme 4.64 0.11 0.57 Grants / Charities r u T 0.10 - 0.01 Miscellaneous Income 0.21 - 0.02

a t a 844.62 16.89 100.00 824.60 18.74 100.00 T a t a n R Expenditure April 2009 - March 2010 a v a j b a i N 2008-2009 Particulars 2009-2010 Rs. in US $ in % Rs. in US $ in % t &

s million million* million million**

r u 792.84 15.86 93.87 Programme Grants / Charities 851.70 19.36 103.28 T 23.79 0.48 2.81 Administrative Expenses 26.13 0.59 3.17

a t a 2.52 0.05 0.30 Property Expenses 0.87 0.02 0.11 T

9.04 0.18 1.07 Contribution to 7.57 0.17 0.92 Charity Commissioner a t a n

R 1.60 0.03 0.19 Depreciation 1.64 0.03 0.20

S i r 14.83 0.29 1.76 Surplus / (Deficit) (63.31) (1.43) (7.68)

844.62 16.89 100.00 824.60 18.74 100.00

* 1 US $ is approximately equal to Rs. 50 ** 1 US $ is approximately equal to Rs. 44

108 ** 1US$isapproximately equaltoRs. 44 * 1US$isapproximately equaltoRs. 50 As onMarch31,2010 Assets As onMarch31,2010 Liabilities 1,600.07

1,333.44

1,600.07 220.43

757.98 407.59 423.85 31.37 million March31,2009 million March31,2009 Rs. in Rs. in 10.65 3.70 2.57 8.56 million* million* US $in US $in 32.00 26.67 15.16 32.00 4.41 0.63 0.07 0.05 0.17 8.15 0.21 8.48 Cash &BankBalances Outstanding Income Other DebitBalances Investments Movable Properties Immovable Properties Trust Fund Investment Reserve Fund &OtherFundsInvestment Reserve Other CreditBalances Income &ExpenditureAccount Particulars Particulars Financial Highlights: Sir Ratan TataFinancial Highlights: SirRatan Trust 2009-2010

1,532.12 1,321.94 1,532.12 178.84 million million 757.98 407.84 360.55 16.80 Rs. in Rs. in 3.77 2.96 7.81 March 31,2010 March 31,2010 5.75 million** million** US $in US $in 34.82 30.04 17.23 34.82 4.06 0.38 0.09 0.07 0.18 9.27 0.13 8.19 Guidelines 109 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Financial Highlights: Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust 2009-2010

Income April 2009 - March 2010

2008-2009 Particulars 2009-2010 Rs. in US $ in Rs. in US $ in million million* million million** 369.51 7.39 Dividends 961.63 21.86

135.51 2.71 Interest 35.06 0.80 annual report 2009-2010 report annual 245.00 4.90 Transferred from Revenue Accumulation - - 

t 0.17 - Other Income 1.32 0.03 s 750.19 15.00 998.01 22.69 r u T a t a T a t a n R Expenditure April 2009 - March 2010

a v a j b a i 2008-2009 Particulars 2009-2010 N Rs. in US $ in Rs. in US $ in million million* million million** t &

s 740.80 14.82 Programme Grants / Charities 843.09 19.16 r u

T 5.90 0.12 Administrative Expenses 6.51 0.16

3.29 0.06 Contribution to Charity Commissioner - - a t a T 0.34 - Depreciation 0.34 -

(0.14) - (Deficit) / Surplus 148.07 3.37 a t a n

R 750.19 15.00 998.01 22.69

S i r * 1 US $ is approximately equal to Rs. 50 ** 1 US $ is approximately equal to Rs. 44

110 As onMarch31,2010 Assets **1US$isapproximatelyequaltoRs.44 * 1US$isapproximatelyequaltoRs.50 Liabilities As onMarch31,2010 13,021.99

12,698.64

8,358.36 4,561.54 13,021.99 million million Rs. in Rs. in 102.09 318.40 March 31,2009 2008-2009 2.84 2.11 260.44 253.97 million* million* US $in US $in 167.17 260.44 6.37 0.06 0.04 91.23 2.04 Cash andBankBalances Other DebitBalances Investments Movable Properties Other Funds Trust Fund Revenue Accumulation Particulars Particulars Financial Highlights: Navajbai Tata Ratan Trust 2009-2010 15,841.19 15,577.64

11,029.49 15,841.19 4,561.54 million million 259.02 Rs. in Rs. in 250.16 2.62 1.91 March 31,2010 2009-2010 million** million** 360.03 354.04 103.67 250.67 360.03 US $in US $in 5.89 0.06 0.04 5.69 Guidelines 111 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Grants under the and thoroughappraisaloftheinstitution. rigorous a after made be will grant 2007.The and 2001 in out carried Exercises, Planning Strategic at least ten for years, who meet initiative the criteria laid and down in the enterprise 1997 Endowment Strategy exhibited and the follow-up have which institutions mission-driven those to Trusts,the with relationship programmatic successful a selectively,after made are grants Endowment do Trusts The expenditure. land/capital sanction alltheproposalsinvitedbythem. of purchase and construction of cost the towards support for requests Trustsdiscourage The considered. are Report, Annual the of chapters Grant Programmethe in described been have that support of areas thematic the within falling proposals Only implementation. programme for document operational detailed the as used and appraised Truststhe note, meticulously concept is the which of proposal, assessment a to invite Subsequent The conceptnoteshouldbeaccompaniedbythefollowingdocuments: expected outcomesandtheestimatedbudget. milestones, strategies, approach, objectives, rationale, its stating project, proposed the of outline brief a and addressed, be to problems the sought, is funding which for purpose the stating clearly note, concept concise a Trustswith the to write should grants programme seeking Organisations For Programme, theTrusts Grants givepreferencetoprojectsthat: and ArtsCulture.TheTrusts supportitsthematicareasthrough: areas, namely, Education, thematic five Health, within operations Rural making Livelihoods grant Trustscontinue and the 2011, Communities, Plan Strategic Civil the per Society As and Governance, Guidelines for Grant Applications All communicationshould beaddressedto: organisation andthepurposeforwhichfundsare sought. the of activities present and past the of Trustsdescription the brief to a with sent along be should enquiry of letter A appraisal. and planning up project (e) setting and systems; (d) internal innovations; of strengthening of or mainstreaming (c) activities; research focused (b) evaluation; or and/ planning strategic (a) Programmefor: Grant ideas. Small the to apply also innovative can organisations Larger and new implement to support seed for people, 20 than more not employing and million 2 Rs. than less of expenditure annual an with organisations to made are Programme • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The CurriculumVitae oftheprojectleader List ofmemberstheBoard List ofpresentfundingagencies Registration certificateundertheSocietiesActorPublic Trusts Act Narrative reportandauditedstatementofaccountsforprevioustwoyears strategically positiontheirinterventioninthefield make effectiveuseofhumanresources have clearreportingparametersandmonitoringmilestones build inlong-termsustainabilitydesignandcost-effectivenessdelivery aim atmainstreaminginnovationsonscale have aclosebondwiththecommunity are fromenterprisingorganisations,willingtoinnovate Small Grants Endowment Grants Programme Grants Sir Ratan Tata Small Grant Programme and Email: [email protected] 24, HomiModyStreet,Mumbai 400001 The Secretary, Tata SirRatan Trust, BombayHouse, Navajbai Ratan Tata Small Grant not Guidelines 113 S i r R a t a n T a t a T r u s t & N a v a j b a i R a t a n T a t a T r u s t  annual report 2009-2010 Layout and printing by Impress, Mumbai

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