|
Sr. No. |
Activity |
Status |
|
1.
|
Assistance
in building capacities
(community management of natural and other resources) |
- 452 WS Projects
- 476 Village Watershed
Committees (VWCs)
- 120 NGOs /Govt. PIAs
- 29 districts (25 dist in Maharashtra,
1 dist. in Andhra Pradesh and
3 in Madhya Pradesh)
- 378,830 ha. area covered
- Over 500,000 people benefited |
|
Mother NGO for Ahmednagar District (DPAP, Hariyali, IWDP)
|
- 162 VWCs
- 22 NGOs / PIA
(included above)
|
|
Resource Support Organisation (RSO) for Vidarbha Distress
Development Program in
Maharashtra
(PM / NABARD)
|
- 2 districts (Amravati and Wardha)
- 12 projects / 36 VWCs / 29,712 ha.
(included above).
|
|
Expansion to Madhya Pradesh |
-
Set up the Resource Organisation
for rural development interventions
in South-East Madhya Pradesh.
- 8 watersheds / 5057 ha. / 4 NGOs
(included above) |
|
2.
|
Direct
Implementation of watersheds :
|
|
a. Maharashtra :
b. Andhra Pradesh : |
- 77 watersheds (62,786 ha.)
- 17 watersheds (8,429 ha.)
|
|
TOTAL |
94 watersheds (71,215 ha. : included above)
|
|
3. |
Capacity Building Support |
Consultancy undertaken in watershed development and Natural Resources
Management in Somaliland, Kenya and Tanzania |
|
4. |
Water Budgeting |
In 7 villages with the help of GSDA
Activities involved:
- Demonstration for improved
seeds and low cost water
saving devices
- Roof water harvesting - in
school and individuals
- School awareness
programmes & trainings
|
|
5. |
Drinking Water Project |
18 villages from 5 districts benefiting 9016 villagers
|
|
6. |
Renewable Energy for Rural Development |
Initially the RE project was implemented in 3 villages from 3 different
regions with different socio-economic conditions for demonstration purpose
Base on the success of these model villages WOTR has expanded this project
in 5 districts of Maharashtra.
RE unit of WOTR has electrified using solar home lighting systems -
- 373 households in WOTR project villages &
- 410 households in Sampada project villages
|
|
7. |
Training Programs : |
a. For Implementing
partners
b. National Level
programs
c. International Level
programs |
- 4,081 programs / 120,436
participants
- 510 programs / 14,541
participants
- 20 programs / 251
participants
|
|
TOTAL |
4,611 programs / 135,228 participants
|
|
8. |
Village Information & Communication Centre |
Installed 8 units with hardware, software support and
training to the Village Service Providers (VSPs)
|
|
9. |
Self-Help
Group Promotion |
- 3,798 savings & credit groups promoted
- 51,713 women members
|
|
Implemented through Sampada Trust - A Sister Organisation |
- 488 villages
- 1,671 Savings & credit groups promoted
|
|
10. |
Women’s
Development activities (cumulative) |
- 1,014
social and drudgery
reduction activities benefiting
63,177 women.
- 293 income generating
activities benefiting 4,879
women.
|
|
11. |
Micro-Finance
(cumulative from 1998)
(Implemented through Sampada Trust - A Sister Organisation) |
During April to Sept07
- 77,667,000 disbursed
- 86,586 end clients
- Rs. 280,307,586 disbursed
- US$ 7 million
(1US$ = Rs.40)
|
|
12. |
Health
Promotion |
- 22 Villages -
- 47 Mahila Pravartak (women
health worker) trained
Activities
Health camps, HB & HIV Aids test camps, Cancer detection
camps, Trainings Exposure and Melawas (Village Gathering), Family Survey,
Health Child competition |
|
13. |
Child Care and Growth Monitoring (for 0-5 age group)
(Implemented through Sampada Trust - A Sister Organisation) |
- 130
Villages from 3 districts. Activities
Regular height and weight check-up, balanced diet demonstration,
healthy child competition, Workshops and Trainings to Anganwadi Sevika,
Melawa (get-together)
|
|
14. |
School
Environment and Sanitation Project |
- Toilet and drinking water
system in 103 schools.
- Exposure visits to
watersheds of 66 schools
(over 4000 children)
- Follow-up program regarding sanitation, health and environment
in 61 schools.
Other Activities:
- Essay and drawing competitions.
- Children's Melawas |
|
15. |
The School for Sustainable Living and Livelihoods |
- WOTR has started the School for Sustainable Living and
Livelihoods in which 47 candidates (experienced PLS) selected from 7
rural district of Maharashtra
|
|
16. |
Community Managed Rural Tourism |
- 2 WOTR project clusters
- 12-14 village youth, which are trained as tourist guides |
|
17. |
Insurance (Implemented through Sampada Trust - A Sister Organisation) |
- During April - Sept.07 a total of 16,223 women are insured under
different scheme. |
|
18. |
Micro-Enterprise (Implemented through Sampada Trust - A Sister
Organisation) |
Provided financial and managerial inputs in SHGs for undertaking about
1427 startup activities (891 on-farm and 536 off-farm) income
generating activities and micro-enterprises |
