Environmental conservation builds families, India
Environmental concervation India
Summary
Support poor, rural women farmers in Rajasthan, India in sustainable agriculture and conservation techniques to improve the natural environment and create stable food and water sources.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Rural villages here are heavily dependent on the land for their livelihoods. The once fertile land has been eroded by commercial logging and mining, plus less predictable rainfall due to climate change. Sahyog uses the “Self-Help Group” model to organize small groups of women (who are both raising families and growing food) to work together on sustainable agricultural projects to improve crop yields and nourish the soil for future generations.
Activities
Projects and training in soil and water management, small-scale irrigation, and sustainable agriculture (using local seeds, preparing organic pesticides, composting). Groups also are trained in basic accounting and leadership and management skills.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $8,306
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $9,693
Total Funding Goal: $18,000
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
Degraded land is regenerated, water resources are more secure, access to adequate food and income is increased, and marginalized communities are better prepared for climate change effects and food and water crises.
Project Message
If crops fail, peoples livelihoods are destroyed. Organic and sustainable methods Sayhog promotes are viable ways for rural communities here to reverse all the damage that has been done.
- Rajasvini Bhansali, Program Officer, IDEX
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Gillian Wilson
IDEX Latin America Program Director
IDEX
827 Valencia Street, Suite 101
San Francisco, CA 94110
United States
415-824-8384
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Project Sponsor
Organization
Sahayog Sansthan
54-A, Old Fatehpura Near Mangal Shree Garden, Bedla Road
Udaipur,
Rajasthan
313 004
India
(0294) 2451802
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
India
and can also be found under 
Climate Change (GG Green).
For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 16, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 22, 2004
Latest Update from the Field
Women Increase Confidence In Self-Help Groups
By Gillian Wilson - Communications Director, November 16, 2009 01:18 PM
Women members of income generating self-help groups are continuing to gain confidence. They are also increasing repayments of loans and continuing with their activities as planned.
Inter-group learning has created a positive space for members to share their experiences. The group learning also creates an environment that encourages successful income generation activities, such as those in agriculture and livestock. So far 32 animals have been purchased for dairy production activities
Another positive update to report: the organic fertilizing activity (that is, composting with worms, also known as vermi-composting) is going strong with continued function of 10 vermi-compost units and the recent introduction of 2 new units. Organized training and promotion of organic farming via vermi-composting and other low-cost, environmentally-sound farming methods, are frequently held.
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