Sustainable Development
through community participation
A Kutch experience
Vivekanand Research & Traing Institute
Mandvi – Kutch, Gujarat, India
www.vrti.org
VRTI – Serving to Community In Kutch
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About Kutch
• Semi arid climate – average 330 mm of rainfall in
15 rainy days
• Recurring drought – forcing migration of
community in search of livelihood and fodder for
their animal
• Low productivity of agricultural land
• Coastal area prone to salinity ingress
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VRTI – A vision of Mr. Kantisen Shroff (Puj. Kaka)
“We have spent over 40 years in arid draught prone Kutch
to understand and emerge with workable solutions on
livelihood issues of the community. Community should be
made more productive and competent where they live
(Rural area)”.
•Trusteeship philosophy
•Better understanding of Natural resources
•Community mobilization and participation
• Respect Traditional Wisdom & Utilize it
VISION:
Efficient use of natural resources which promotes sustainable
development in synergy with surrounding environment.
MISSION:
Need based community development with focus on capacity building of
community, linkages with different institutions involved in rural development and
promote decentralized agro industrialization.
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Focus Area – Main Programme
Natural
Resource
Management
Disaster
Management
Livelihood
Enhancement
Rural
Development
Environment
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Education
Community
Development
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Approach & Methodology
• Involvement of community from planning to
implementation stage followed by training in operation
and management of common asset is essential.
• Activities should be need based rather than demand
driven. For this PRA (Participatory Rural Appraisal) and
microplanning with community is essential.
• At village level youth are selected and trained as "
change agent “ to support in programme.
• Women are involved in all activities.
• Ownership is created in the community for the success
of our efforts.
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Approach & Methodology
Decentralized
Participatory
Bottom Up
Community
Awareness
Planning
Implementation
Management
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Rain Water Management
• RWH structures
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Check dams
Sub surface dykes
Percolation tank
Farm pond
Roof Top Rain Water harvesting for drinking water
Watershed development programmes
Water quality testing
Efficient use of water – drip irrigation, pipe irrigation
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Water Harvesting
Soil water conservation
Farm Pond
Checkdam
Percolation Tank & Recharge Tube well
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Structures for Drinking Water
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Rain Water Harvesting
• Different type of structures – 2100
• Benefitted land – 36,500 ha
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Livelihood Enhancement
• 300 villages
– Agriculture – 9000 farmers
– Animal Husbandry – 6000 animal rearers
– Micro finance – 6600 women
• Focus of on forward & backward linkages
– Better quality input, infrastructure, credit facilities
– Market opportunities
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Agriculture
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Soil Reclamation
Compost preparation & Vermicompost
Land leveling & Farm bunding
Agricultural Extension activities
Farmers’ School (ATMA)
Tool bank through Agri resources centre
New crop ( salinity resistant)
Kitchen Garden
Soil & Water testing laboratory
Local specific weather information
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Agri resource Centre
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Kitchen Garden
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Soil & Water testing laboratory
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Agromet Observatory
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Animal Husbandary
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Market linkage for milk with dairy
Cattle feed center
Cattle health services
AI services
Fodder cultivation & Fodder bank
Milk collection centers
‘Gauchar Development’ – 14 villages, 333 ha land
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Animal Husbandary
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Fodder Bank
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Micro Finance
• SHG Formation- formation and capacity building of
525 groups with 6600 women members
• Saving – Rs. 1.5 crore
• Entrepreneurship training – 5400 women
• Micro enterprise development/IGAs- 1400
women have started various income generating
activities with the help of saving done by them and
revolving loan fund
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Training & Capacity Building
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Community mobilization
Awareness generation
Creating ownership amongst community
Committee formation of beneficiaries and their capacity building
Gram prerak – Change agent
Vocational training
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UNICEF
• Promoting Child Protection and Education Rights
of Children in Cotton Growing Areas of Kutch,
Gujarat.
• Broad objectives of the programme are as below:
– To establish child protection structures to address child
labour issues.
– To enroll all children in schools and provide quality
education starting with Early Childhood Education.
– To empower families and communities to take collective
action for protection and development of children.
– To enhance access to services of flagship programmes
and social protection schemes for vulnerable families.
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Education
• To prepare students, youths and teachers by providing
different kinds of trainings.
• To encourage students and youths through different
kinds of creative activities.
• To carry out different activities for improving
educational quality.
• To shape society by performing high value and
objective oriented cultural activities.
• To generate educational and literary attention by
different lectures, seminars etc.
• To carry out different educational activities for schools
and students.
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Education
• ‘Vivekgram’ – monthly magazine & publication
• ‘Learning Delight’ – E education
• Adolescent Girl Learning Centre (AGLC)
• Alternate learning centers for never enrolled/drop out
girls
• Functional Literacy – Reading, writing, numerical literacy
• Life Skill Development– Sport activity, exposure visits,
video show, sport fairs
• Vocational Skill– art and crafts, other vocational skill
• Social Learning– through CARE Social Learning
Curriculum
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CSR partner
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Tata Power, Tunda-Vandh
Excel crop care limited, Gajod (13 villages)
Gujarat Mineral Development corporation (6 villages)
Reliance Cement Company (3 villages)
IL & FS ( 10 villages)
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PRIDE OF THE INSTITUTION
No.
Award
Who gave
Year
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Rural Development National Award
FICCI, Delhi
1993
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R.D.N. Award for rural technology
S.R.D. Bhatia Memo. Trust, Delhi
1997
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National Cleanness Award
National Sanitation and Env. Imp. Fou
1997
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Same Award –second time
National Sanitation and Env. Imp. Fou
2000
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For Rural Development work
Fed. Of Guj. Industries, Baroda
2001
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National Cleanliness Award
National Sanitation and Env. Imp. Fou
2003
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Darshak Award
Darshak Foundation, Ahmedabad
2006
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Bhoomijal samvardhan Puraskar
Ministry of water resource Govt. Of INDIA
2007
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Bhoomijal samvardhan Puraskar
Ministry of water resource Govt. Of INDIA
2008
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Earth care award
Times of India & JSW
2011
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Kutchi Chair Award
KSKV Kutch University
2012
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Gurjar Khele Khalak me
Akhil Bhartiy Gujarati Samaj
2012
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GNYANSATRA AND DARSHAK AWARD
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RASTRIYA BHUMIJAL SAMVARDHAN PURASKAR2007
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RASTRIYA BHUMIJAL SAMVARDHAN PURASKAR2008
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Earth Care Award - 2011
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Kutchi Chair Award - 2012
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