SIRDI effectively completed several projects and right now working on many other projects. An overview of the Major projects; |
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1. Biodynamic Agriculture (1978) |
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Experiments and field trials of CPP green manuring vermicompost. |

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Using natural pesticides such as neem, chillies & ash. |

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Increasing quantity and quality of agriculture and horticulture produce. |
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2. Family Helper (Welfare)Project (1981) |
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Reduction in |
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Under five child mortality rates to level of 70 per 1000 live births. |
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Maternal mortality rates to half of 1990 levels. |
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Severe and moderate malnutrition among under five years children by half of 1990 levels. |
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Providing |
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Training and input assistance for |
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Sustainable Agriculture etc |
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Enhance participation of beneficiary parents and communities in decision making, identification of needs, prioritization of programmes and services, assessment and impact evaluation. |
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3. Defoland Project (1984) |
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Re-establish vegetation cover in denuded forest land allotted to SIRDI at village Machal, district Indore. |

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Help provide fuel wood, fodder and timber (for agricultural implements, fencing, house construction etc.) of desirable species in sufficient quantity by plantations around houses. |

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Help protect existing natural forests in the project area in collaboration with forest authorities. |
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4. Banphool Project (1984) |
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Additional gainful employment to small and marginal farmers and rural landless on own, community and SIRDI land directly. |

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Training and demonstration. |

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Re-establishment of vegetative cover on denuded forest area allotted to SIRDI by the State Government and in
SIRDI's own and beneficiary lands. |

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Establish of adequate number of primary and mother nurseries on SIRDI land and sub nurseries on small farmer's land. |
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5. Mushroom Project (1994) |
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Mushroom Spawn Laboratory. |

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Training & Demonstration. |

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Mushroom Cultivation Programme. |

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Food processing. |

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Pasteurization Plant. |
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6. Development of Tribal Communities through Women |
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Income security to women. |

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Effective participation of women in institution of local self governance. |

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Organization of women for mutual benefit. |
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7. Exploring I.T. & Internet use by Villagers
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Experiment on provision of information and communication services in tribal functional communities using man+ machine model. |
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8.Watershed Management Project |
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Comprehensive soil and water conservation project based on community participation. |
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9. Integrated Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Promotion |
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Promotion of safe water, hygiene and sanitation practices. |

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Creation and restoration of community water sources. |

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Construction of sanitary and waste disposal facilities. |

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Formation and capacity building of community groups for sustainable management of water and sanitary facilities. |
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10. AFPRO (S.D.C.) |
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To strengthen and consolidate the institutions in the identified project villages. |
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To establish linkage with Panchyat institutions and take the opportunities of available local resources. |
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To intiate in process of resource regeneration an utilization with small initiatives in each of the project village. |
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To create employment opportunity in the project village especially for benefiting marginal section with special emphasis on women and landless. |
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This project has been initiated to make the contribution in evolving approaches for natural resource management programme. Hence, following are the expectation out of eighteen months of project; |
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Village level organization would take up action part in implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programme. |
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At the end of project clear linkages would be visible between CBOs and Panchyat institution in project villages. |
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Due to involvement of PR institution in project villages, local resources are mobilized during implementation of activities. |
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It is expected that this project will initiate the process of regeneration of resources and demonstrate the better utilization practices in project village. |
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Project intervention will lead towards increasing income earning options especially for women and landless. |
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11. SwaShakti Project |
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Make the women aware of their right in family and community. |
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To link women with issues relevant to the time. |
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Make the women reach up to social, economic and political institutions. |
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12. I.C.T. Project |
Leverageing Information Communication Technologies (I.C.T.) through weekly market centres for tribal (Indigenous) communities. |
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13. C.C.F. India |
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Reduce under five child mortality rates to the level of 70 per 1000 live births and maternal mortality rates to half of 1990 levels by total immunization of children and mothers against five life risk diseases and prevention against hazards of unsanitary and unhygienic conditions. |
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Reduce severe and moderate malnutrition among under five year children by one half of 1990 levels through own devised recipes using local edible materials. |
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Provide safe drinking water Bore wells and dug wells, including irrigation wells, every month in the summer and rainy season. |
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Provide/ utilize infrastructure for basic and pre-primary and primary education to cover 80 percent village children. |
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Reduce adult illiteracy to at least half of its 1990 level with emphasis on female literacy. |
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Assist families to organize higher income generation activities. |
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Identify trades as per felt-needs and preferences of the future beneficiaries and arrange to provide training for entrepreneurship development and skill formation in the selected spheres as also assistance in getting loans and service facility from Banks and other funding/marketing institutions. |
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Help environmental regeneration through social and farm forestry, wasteland development and regular campaigns and rallies for protection of peripheral reserve and other forests in the area. |
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Help resolve individual and community related problems by regular monitoring and timely intervention through village Self-Help Associations linked to SIRDI but elected and managed by villagers. |
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Enhance participation by beneficiary parents and communities in decision making, identification of needs, prioritization of programme and services assessment and impact evaluation. |
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Organize training for members of Mahila Mandal and Parent groups for encouraging their active involvement on aspects of social and emotional development of children and early childhood care and development aspects. |
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Organize quarterly demonstration camps and workshops for wormi culture, Biodynamic agricultural and environmental improvement practices regularly. |
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Organize farmers, women’s and youth forums every three months for 2 to 5 days for interaction on all the above aspects. |
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14. C.I.D.A. Project |
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15. Water Aid Project |
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16. P.A.C.S. |
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Income security to members of 138 women SHGs. |
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Effective participation of members of women SHGs in politico-development process through Gram Sabha, Panchyats and others local level institutions |
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Organizing women SHGs in form of federation for their mutual benefit of getting access to market and finance |
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Income security to women of 138 SHGs (113 SHGs already formed, 40 of them are trained in general group management aspects and 23 trained and engaged in I.G. activities). |
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Improved participation in Gram Sabha, Panchyats, other local level institutions (30 persent participation of women in meetings of meetings of Gram Sabha of villages) by end of project terms |
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Effective planning and monitoring of resources and development work with the local level institutions(PRI, Forest Development, Governments missions) by project team |
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SHG federation (which already exists) has formed and effective administrative structure, marketing and sourcing infrastructure. |
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17. Tana Bana Project |
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