Jharkhand Watershed Development Programme (completed) – Activities:

  • Training on sustainable agriculture practices for selected farmers (30 farmers).
  • Exposure visit for selected farmers and facilitators including JRC staffs. – 1 unit.
  • 2-days onsite training on Micro-planning exercise with focus on Village Perspective Plan (especially on land based activities).
  • 2-days training on financial management and record keeping.
  • 4-5days training on SHG Federation/Cluster Formation process for facilitators.
  • 2 days documentation & report writing workshop for facilitators.
  • 5-days training on Moderation and Facilitation Skill for JRC staffs and selected PNGOs staff.
  • 2-days training on Project Planning for JRC staffs.
  • 3 –days training on NGO IDEAS Tool Box for saving and credit programmes for JRC staff.
  • Quaterly meetings with network members at SVA level.
  • 3-days orientation on Urban Rain Water Harvesting for SVA members.
  • GO-NGO meetings, public representatives, media at State level and zonal level (At network level).
  • Half-yearly SVA Advisory Committee Meeting (At network level).
  • egular follow-up of government schemes, interacting with government line deptt. And financial institutions by facilitators and village animators under the guidance of chief functionaries (at Partners level).
  • Strengthening of seed banks.
  • Process documentation and collection of cases stories through external consultancies.
  • Regular monitoring of Gram Kosh (VDF) for its expansion and smooth operations.
  • Study on different issues (Traditional seeds and Women) at network level.
  • Publications at network level.
  • Regular meetings & follow-up with NABABE and CINI (Sir Ratan Tata Trust) for convergence.
  • Seed and other agricultural inputs support to farmers for demonstration.

Geographically Based Programme (completed) – Activities:

  • Soil and moisture conservation measures
  • Improved regeneration / veg. cover
  • Increased crop yield and overall production
  • Increased income of target community
  • Write shop for the Facilitators
  • Exposure Visit
  • Training