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Under the Kharash Vistarotthan
Yojana, the Trusts are supporting the Coastal
Area Development Programme (CADP), which
is implementing drinking water schemes in
coastal villages across talukas in several
districts of Gujarat, besides sanitation interventions
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In 2010, the Trusts
supported the Centre for Environment Protection
(CEP), Aizawl, to focus on showcasing
simple, low-cost, appropriate technologies
to improve "jhum" cultivation, thereby
enhancing rural livelihoods
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Since 2009, CInI,
Jamshedpur, supported by the Trusts under
the Central India Initiative, is working with
its partners to stabilise the production levels
of maize through improved cultivation practices,
using better quality of seeds and promoting
village institutions for long-term management
of resources
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Federations of women's
self-help groups have been promoted with support
from Ibtada, a well-known non-profit
organisation in Alwar that is supported by
the Trusts under the Sakh Se Vikas - Rajasthan
Microfinance Initiative |
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Under the SBI, Mumbai-based
Swayam Shikshan Prayog promotes savings
and credit groups as a platform for poor women
to organise themselves and participate actively
in local planning and development |
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Unstinting efforts to
educate farmers on the benefits of IPM technology
developed at the Punjab Agricultural University,
Ludhiana, and rationalising other inputs
for Basmati cultivation are responsible for
the successful transfer of technology from
institution to farm level |
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The Trusts are supporting
the TNAU under the Reviving the Green
Revolution initiative through a three-year
project that aims to popularise small millets
in hilly tribal areas and small farms of Tamil
Nadu |
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The UBFDB, supported
by the Trusts since 2004, was promoted as
an autonomous agency in 2003 by the government
of Uttarakhand in Dehradun to sustainably
develop the existing resource base of bamboo
and natural fibre in the state, besides promoting
bamboo- and fibre-based livelihood options
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Under a component within
Himmothan Pariyojana, the Trusts are
supporting PSI and CHIRAG, Sitla, towards
undertaking a capacity building exercise for
both, non-profit organisations and watershed
committees, in the Garhwal and Kumaon regions,
respectively |
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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
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Under the Central India
Initiative, the Trusts are supporting Naandi
Foundation's endeavours towards organic
farming since 2005 |
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In 2004, Professional
Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN)
began implementing the District Poverty Initiative
Project (DPIP) in 126 villages across two
blocks of Dholpur, and dairy promotion was
identified as the major area for livelihood
intervention |
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In 2009, the Reviving
the Green Revolution (RGR) Cell, Ludhiana,
operationalised the mKrishi project, introducing
mobile-based agro advisory services in Punjab,
in collaboration with Tata Consultancy Services
(TCS) |
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CmF was set up
in Jaipur, to deepen and upscale the microfinance
movement in Rajasthan. It employs highly qualified
professionals to provide a wide range of technical
and other support services to microfinance
players |
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In 2008, Himmotthan,
Dehradun, operationalised the Integrated
Fodder and Livestock Development Project
in partnership with different government departments
and non-profits, to enhance livestock-based
livelihoods in 83 remote villages of Uttarakhand
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The Gramin Vikas
Trust (GVT), with support from the Trusts,
has been engaged in promoting sustainable
rainfed agriculture and livelihood enhancement
interventions, covering marginal tribal farmers
in Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh |
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During 2008-09, Daula,
a village where pests and insects have been
the scourge of farmers, was adopted by the
Reviving the Green Revolution (RGR) Cell,
Ludhiana, under the Integrated Pest Management
(IPM) on cotton programme |
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Himmotthan, Dehradun,
the Trust's nodal agency for Himmotthan Pariyojana
initiated a fodder initiative against a bleak
backdrop, with the aim of developing fodder
resources |
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In 2007, Ibtada,
Alwar, supported by the Trust under the, initiated
a pilot programme which involved training
and skill enhancement of Anganwadi workers.
It was complemented by regular handholding
support for all group activities |
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Kalanjiam Community
Banking Programme has played a major role
in reducing the external debt of the marginalised
community, whilst inculcating the habit of
regular savings |
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Under its 'Reviving
the Green Revolution' initiative, the Trust
is supporting the Department of Entomology,
Punjab Agricultural University, over a three-year
period towards studying the Mealy Bug,
a pest that has reared its ugly head |
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The Trusts have been
supplementing the Jan Utkarsha Programme,
sanctioned by the Government of Maharashtra
to Mittra to upscale the Wadi model
of enhancing the livelihoods of tribal people
in the central Indian states through land
and water based livelihood interventions |
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Dilasa Sansthan, a non-profit
organisation working in the region, came to
know about the Phad irrigation system
followed by Dhangars and approached the CInI
Cell, the nodal agency for Central India Initiative
(CInI), to help replicate the success of the
Phad system in other areas |
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In 2004, the villagers
of Pakh approached the Peoples' Science
Institute (PSI), Dehradun, to include
the village within their ongoing participatory
watershed development programme |
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Winds of change swept
in around 2003, with the establishment of
the Uttarakhand Bamboo and Fibre Development
Board (UBFDB) in Dehradun |
