Rural Development

Rural Development

Integrated Rural Development Project (IRDP)
(January 2022- March 2023)
 
Community Served  

  • Native of Suksale village of Vikramgad Block, District Palghar

Objectives      

  • Integrated and Comprehensive Village Development in the areas of health and other socio-economic development
  • To explore local livelihood opportunities for tribal communities

Activities       

  • Data collection of 781 people covering 182 households in Suksale village
  • Health check-ups and medical consultations of the local population
  • Capacity building of 12 SHG members in  four batches on entrepreneurship development
  • To identify various income generation activities identified such as vegetable cultivation, bamboo products, tailoring, oil extraction, incense sticks making, and papad making, etc.
  •  Identification of aspiring micro-entrepreneurs

Main Outcome

  • The household data collection helped in  assessing and understanding the local issues and challenges including the needs assessment
  • Organised 4 health check-up and medical consultation camps for 270 residents
  • Capacity building of 208 SHG members  from 12 self-help groups
  • Various income generation activities were identified such as vegetable cultivation, bamboo products, tailoring, oil extraction, incense sticks making, papad making, etc.
  • 50  aspiring micro-entrepreneurs identified
  • 59 women trained in basic tailoring
  • 20 women trained on advanced tailoring course 

Project “SWAVALAMBAN”
In collaboration with the Rotary Club of Pune, Airport, and COOP-Co-operative, Switzerland, (2017-2021)
 
Objectives      

Socio-economic empowerment of the fisherman community in  Samata Nagar of Tardobachiwadi  village of Shirur block of Pune district.

Activities        

Capacity building of women in promotion, formation and nurturing of self-help groups, and entrepreneurship development among SHG members

Main Outcome

Empowerment of the fisherman community with a specific focus on health,  education, women empowerment, and   social entitlements in Samata Nagar of Tardobachiwadi of  Shirur block of Pune district.

Project SETU Village –Shindodi, Block-Shirur, District-Pune
In collaboration with the Rotary Club of Pune Airport and CO-OP Cooperative, Switzerland (2016 -2017)

Community Served

150 natives of Shindodi village and Kurkumbh village of Shirur block, Pune district
           
Objectives   

Integrated and comprehensive development of Shindodi village of Shirur block in Pune district
 

Activities    

  • Health initiatives for different age groups
  • Adult literacy classes
  • Refurbishment of Aagnwadi
  • Training for livelihood opportunities

Main Outcome

  • Health camps helped in the health-seeking behaviour of the tribal community
  • Youth meetings enabled the rolling out of  adult literacy classes with the active involvement of youth
  • Child-friendly Aagandwadi resulting in increased attendance of the children
  • Goatery  and poultry training of tribal women helped in  daily earnings and supplementary  nutritious diet for their children
  • Networking and advocacy with the concerned health officials helped in availing social entitlements by the tribal community