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BAIF Institute for Rural Development rejuvenates land and water resources -...

The approach ranged from short-term interventions like construction of rooftop rainwater harvesting structures and income generating activities for landless families, to long-term approaches like...

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MYRADA encourages Community Managed Resource Centres (CMRCs) - MYRADA...

These strategies increased people’s access to finance and agricultural inputs and facilitated crop diversification. Key activities included implementing programmes such as low external input...

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MYRADA rehabilitates communities - Watershed Management programme in Kudligi

Bellary is located in northern Karnataka, and characterized by scanty, erratic rainfall and sandy soil with low humus content and a population, about 40 per cent of which belongs to the SC/ST...

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OUTREACH strengthens linkages between people and organisations -...

It focused on food security through integrated watershed development, and enhanced knowledge by diversifying the schemes of CBOs and small grass root level NGOs. The target groups consisted of poor and...

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Centre for World Solidarity initiates the village fund concept - Sustainable...

It also aimed to make available safe potable water and generate employment. The project had seven villages spread over four districts, in which 4536 people consisting of an equal number of men and...

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Foundation for Rural Recovery and Development (FORRAD) empowers the community...

Districts Ranchi, Hazaribagh, B.Deogarh and Giridh are backward and located in remote, inaccessible parts of Jharkhand. Agriculture is the main livelihood of these neglected communities who hardly have...

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Indo-Global Social Service Society (IGSSS) facilitates solutions -...

To promote collective participation, they formed SHGs to look after children, water management and village development.In the process they preserved and promoted traditional practices like herbal...

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Swadhina introduces the irrigation box - Agro-Economic and Food Security in...

Village markets were started in three villages thereby reducing the role of middlemen. 23 women’s committees were formed with more than 800 members, thus enabling them to pursue their matters of...

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Chaitanya Shravanthi introduces the Manavtha Yuvak Kendra - Sustainable Food...

These MYKs are umbrella platforms for the tribal people for improving their lives. The focus was on youth and elected panchayat representatives to bring about meaningful reform. Check dams and lift...

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Youth Charitable Organisation (YCO) empowers communities - Community Centred...

Acquiring land for setting up industries in Vishakhapatnam has resulted in loss of employment and livelihood opportunities for poor families and marginal farmers already burdened by their impoverished...

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