Women in the rural Himalayas will receive training and participate in community planning, empowering them to improve their quality of life.

Women and Girls > Empower 2,000 women in the Rural Himalayas

Empower 2,000 women in the Rural Himalayas

Summary

This project integrates rural technology that is easy to construct, socially acceptable, economically viable and environmentally friendly to strengthen rural livelihoods and reduce women’s drudgery. progress report read updates from the field

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $3,951 was raised for this project.

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Poor rural communities’ face shrinking water resources, forest degradation, lack of appropriate agricultural technologies, poor market linkages, and drudgery of women. Women’s status is miserable due to heavy workload and poor returns from agriculture. Project beneficiaries are marginal farmers, women, and rural artisans. The project empowers village communities to alleviate poverty by including them in project planning and decision-making. Labor contributions from farmers are required.

Activities

• Involve community in project planning, implementation, & evaluation • Build capacity for village institutions & farmers • Demonstrate and promote low-cost rural technology • Ensure demand for interventions by requiring farmer labor contribution

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $3,951

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $3,951. The original project funding goal was $30,000.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

• Women’s empowerment • Increased farmer income • Better nutrition and health from vegetables • Reduced degradation of natural resources • Strong communities and institutions • Demonstrated a project model to scale up for Uttaranchal state

Project Message

This project lets us devote more time to family, earning income, and participating in community decision-making. It also forced government staff to provide better rural development schemes.
- Mrs. Anandi Devi, Village council head, Banduri village, Uttaranchal

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Brij Mohan Kandpal,
Secretary
Brij Mohan Kandpal, SIMAR
Village: Haat Kalyani, Post: Deval
District: Chamoli, Uttaranchal 246247
India
+91-94120-34447
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