July 26, 2005 – A day the city of Mumbai will never forget. Widespread destruction and havoc was caused that day due to a record downpour that lashed the metropolis, leading to unprecedented floods and bringing untold misery to the citizens.
It was left to the never-say-die spirit of the Mumbaikar that eventually saved the day, as countless ordinary citizens donned the role of saviors, helping those trapped in the swirling waters from a watery grave. After the flood abated, it was left to these survivors to get on with their lives. The Trust reached out to help, in its own small way, with the Mumbai Flood Relief Programme….
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His thoughts, in 1913, on the manner in which the Trust’s funds could be used:
“… for the advancement of Education, Learning and Industry in all its branches, including education in economy, sanitary services and art, or for the relief of human suffering or for other works of public utility….
“To engage qualified and competent persons to investigate into matters that pertain to the social, economic or political welfare of the Indian community, the object being to design schemes of a practical nature calculated to promote the welfare of the said community, care being taken that such work is not undertaken from the stereotyped point of view
but from the point of view of fresh light that is thrown from day to day by the advance of science and philosophy on problems of human well-being…
Further, he also directed that:
“No experiment and no venture should be aided or undertaken unless the scheme thereof is carefully prepared…”
“No institution or organisation should be aided of which the accounts are not subject to periodic audits and are not regularly issued and which would not be open to inspection and examination…”
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Board of Trustees
Mr. Ratan N. Tata (Chairperson)
Mr. H. N. Sethna
Mr. N. A. Soonawala
Mr. J. N. Tata
Mr. K. B. Dadiseth
Mr. R. K. Krishna Kumar
Ms. S. K. Bharucha
Secretary & Chief Accountant Mr. Hoshang D. Malesra
Institutional Grants
Programmes Manager Mr. Arun Pandhi
Programme Officer (Education) Ms. Amrita Patwardhan
Programme Officer (Health) Dr. Sudeep Singh Gadok
Individual Grants
Programme Officer Ms. Nandini Janardhanan
The Trust is grateful to the following for their valuable contributions during the year.
Bankers American Express Bank, Mumbai State Bank of India, Main, Mumbai ICICI Bank, Fort, Mumbai Standard Chartered Bank, Fort, Mumbai Bank of Baroda, Fort, Mumbai
Statutory Auditors M/s Jayantilal Thakkar & Co. Chartered Accountants
Internal Auditors M/s C. C. Chokshi & Co. Chartered Accountants
Solicitor Mr. Jehangir N. Mistry, Partner M/s Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe
Trust Management Team
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which, several scholars and students of the University of London and the LSE carried out research
work on the conditions of labour in different trades and their findings were brought out in different
publications.
Over 60 years later, in May 1994, the launching of the new Centre for Asian Economy, Politics and
Society at the LSE by Dr. Manmohan Singh presented the Tata Group with an excellent opportunity
to re-establish ties with this august institution, keeping in mind the present day context and needs.
Consequently, in 1996, the Sir Ratan Tata Foundation was revived at LSE, in the form of a fellowship
programme with an endowment grant of Rs. 10 million (£ 185,538) from the Trust. Taking into
account the fall in interest rates, in 2003, the Trust enhanced its endowment by a sum of Rs. 3 million
(£ 39,113.43).
The Trust recommends its nominee on the Fellowship Committee for the Sir Ratan Tata Fellowships
at the LSE, which, in recent years has included the late Dr. I. G. Patel who was the Governor of the
Reserve Bank of India (December 1977 - September 1982), eminent economist Professor Lord
Meghnad Desai and the Nobel laureate Professor Amartya Sen. Its current nominee is Professor Sudhir
Anand, Professor of Economics at the Oxford University. Presently, the Sir Ratan Tata Foundation
awards the “Sir Ratan Tata Fellowship” to a post-doctoral scholar in a social science discipline,
with experience of research on India. The Fellowship is for a six to eight months period at the Asia
Research Centre at LSE. It is designed to focus on contemporary social and economic concerns of
South Asia. Identified research themes relate to Poverty, Inequality, Human Development & Social
Exclusion; Quality of Public Life; Regional Disparities; Identities – Gender, Ethnicity & Language; and
Economy & Environment.
The Fellowship Committee meets annually and over the past few years, has been selective in awarding
fellowships, consequently ensuring high standards of output published by the Fellows. Upto 2006,
nine scholars have been awarded these fellowships. Topics undertaken for research have been
diverse, ranging from “Consumer Food Subsidies: What Needs to be done in India” to “Socioeconomic
Implications of Emission Reduction Credit Projects on the Rural Economy of India” and “Identity and
the Political Role of Religion: Research Project in India with a case study of Jharkhand”.
The Trust wishes to thank the Tata Central Archives and the London School of Economics (LSE) for their inputs.
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An Overview: 2005 - 2006 ............................................................................................... 1
Institutional Grants
Programme Grants
Rural Livelihoods and Communities ................................... 11
Education ............................................................................ 45
Health .................................................................................. 59
Enhancing Civil Society and Governance .......................... 69
Arts and Culture .................................................................. 78
Endowment Grants ..............................................................................................82
Small Grant Programme ..............................................................................................85
Individual Grants ........................................................................................... 106
Financial Highlights ........................................................................................... 112
Guidelines for grant applicants ........................................................................................... 115
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Overview 2005 - 2006
The following are some of the key achievements and areas of engagement during 2005-06.
• The financial year 2005-06 marked the fourth year of activities under Strategic Plan 2006, which
is the Trust’s five year guiding document. Whilst implementing the recommendations of the
same, the Trust has made concerted efforts towards up-scaling various initiatives, resulting in
the highest quantum of disbursals ever achieved. 63% of the total disbursals were made within
the thematic area of Rural Livelihoods and Communities (RLC), where the Central India Initiative
(CInI), which focuses on enhancing livelihoods of poor tribals in central India and Himmothan
Pariyojana, which is the Trust’s Himalayan rural development initiative, accounted for 32% and
29% of RLC disbursals respectively.
• In July 2005, the Trust operationalised the CInI Cell, with a view to take CInI to a higher realm,
whilst taking the learnings to a wider orbit of government and donor agencies. During the year,
under CInI, four new livelihood projects in tribal areas with Indian Grameen Services (IGS) in
Jharkhand, Naandi Foundation in Andhra Pradesh and N. M. Sadguru Water & Development
Foundation (Sadguru Foundation) in south Rajasthan and Gujarat were operationalised.
• The first phase of support to the IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Programme came to an end
in December 2005. Based on the success of this phase, a second phase of support, also over a
five year period, was subsequently approved. Amongst the key areas of focus for the Phase II
include: (a) undertaking research in organizational and institutional processes in the agencies
involved in the water sector, whilst exploring, understanding and incorporating the real constraints
at improving policy formulation and implementation; (b) expending significant efforts at capacity
building of water sector researchers; and (c) adopting a multi-location research strategy, by
building up a national profile on a range of important policy issues in water sector;
• A five year strategic plan for Himmothan Pariyojana was developed and finalised. The plan
reviewed the progress of projects within the initiative and suggested the way forward. During the
year, the Trust has supported 17 watershed projects covering 8,500 hectares and implemented
water and sanitation projects in 45 villages through its partners in Uttaranchal and Himachal
Pradesh. Besides this, two Government Boards, namely, Uttaranchal Organic Commodity Board
(UOCB) and Uttaranchal Bamboo and Fibre Development Board (UBFDB) were supported to
promote livelihood enhancement efforts in Uttaranchal.
• Under Kharash Vistarotthan Yojana (KVY), the Trust’s coastal salinity initiative in Gujarat, the
Coastal Salinity Prevention Cell began operations as a nodal agency to assist the Government of
Gujarat, the Trust and its partners in coordinating and focusing efforts to mitigate salinity. During
the year, the Trust also sanctioned two Phase II grants to Aga Khan Rural Support Programme
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Programme grant disbursals: 2005-2006*
Thematic Area No. of grants Rs. in million US$ in million
Rural Livelihoods & Communities 67 252.00 5.60
Education 31 77.54 1.72
Health 12 24.28 0.54
Enhancing Civil Society & Governance 15 39.57 0.88
Arts & Culture 4 5.40 0.12
Total 129 398.79 8.86
for supporting groups focusing on interventions for livelihood generation, including dairy, goat
rearing and agriculture.
• Based on the recommendations of an external review of the education portfolio that was
conducted during 2004-05, the Trust reorganised the portfolio and focused its efforts on reforming
elementary education, nurturing education as a discipline and building institutional resource in
education. The thrust has been on addressing key gap areas in the sector with emphasis on
elementary education. Efforts towards systemic reform in elementary education was emphasised
during the year, by supporting field projects that address issues of quality of education, through
engagement with the government and the community. In addition, the Trust operationalised its
Learning Centres Initiative (LCI) in Maharashtra and Karnataka. The Trust proactively developed
a framework for setting up Teacher Resource Centres for enabling professional development of
teachers and in the first phase, four Teacher Resource Centres were launched in Karnataka. In
order to address the need for developing appropriate reading and educational material for diverse
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learners, the Publications Initiative was launched. A series of grants were made for developing
and producing books and learning material for children in various Indian languages.
• With a new structure within the Arts & Culture portfolio, the Trust worked in the disciplines of
design, art history, communication and theatre within four key areas. The most visible component,
Advance Learning in the Arts, supported university departments to provide new paradigms for
research in the humanities. Under this, projects were developed with: (a) Centre for Performing
Arts, University of Pune; (b) A.J.Kidwai Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Milia Islamia
University; and (c) School of Interior Design, Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology
(CEPT). The Arts Education programme worked parallelly to develop research with smaller
organizations and non-profit bodies. On going grants to institutions such as India Foundation
for the Arts and Attakkalari were incorporated under the Arts Management focus, while small
grants were introduced in the area of Arts Therapy.
• During the year, the Trust restructured its Civil Society and Governance portfolio, recognising it
as a cross cutting theme which builds on investments in other sectors. The Trust launched this
year its Human Resource and Organisation Development initiative, which builds on its concern
of organisation effectiveness and professionalisation of the non-profit sector. This initiative will
focus on building knowledge and support systems for practice of Organizational Development in
the non-profit sector. The Youth and Civil Society initiative of the Trust, which focuses on building
interlinked spaces for young people to engage with issues of civil society, was further developed
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Finance, property and administration:
The year under review saw a quantum rise in the Trust’s income from Rs. 673.62 million to Rs. 780.19
million, an increase of 16 per cent over the previous year. Correspondingly, disbursals touched an all
time high of Rs. 583.54 million (US $ 12.97 million). The general administration and programme costs
were 2 per cent of the total income and 3 per cent of the total disbursals. The accounts for the year
ending March 31, 2006 have been finalised and the statutory audit completed.
Human Resources:
In order to do justice to its increasing portfolio, ensuring quality of output at the field level and pro-
actively engaging with the organisations and state governments, the Trust has made focused attempts
to strengthen and restructure its Programme Team. Keeping in mind the technical complexities of
each grant, the Trust continued to use the expertise of external sectoral specialists for appraising
proposals and providing inputs to enhance value to on-going projects and strengthen project
implementation. With the maturing of several region specific initiatives, especially in the RLC portfolio,
the Trust made attempts in decentralising certain programmatic functions to ‘Cells’ based in the area
of operation. Consequently, it is recruiting and placing programme personnel at three operational
Cells, namely Coastal Salinity Prevention Cell, CInI Cell and the Centre for microFinance. Recruitment
of two Programme Officers for the RLC portfolio is in process and would be finalised in the coming
year. Similarly, efforts to bolster the Trust team in other portfolios saw recruitment of Programme
Officers for the Health and Arts & Culture portfolios and a Programme Associate for the Civil Society
& Governance portfolio. The Trust also has an Executive team consisting of two Associates that take
care of Communications Products, Grant Management and Human Resources at the Trust.
Looking ahead:
• With 2006-07 being the last year under the SP 2006, the Trust would focus on consolidating its
major initiatives across its programmatic portfolio, besides conducting external reviews of the
thematic portfolios of Rural Livelihoods & Communities, Health and Enhancing Civil Society &
Governance. Along with the reviews of the Education, Arts & Culture and the SGP portfolios
conducted during 2004-05, the exercise would lead to the formulation and finalisation of the
Strategic Plan 2011. Expected to be operationalised from 2007-08, the document would be the
guiding light behind the Trust’s operations for five subsequent years.
• Like the Coastal Salinity Prevention Cell, the CInI Cell and the CmF that have been set up during
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At the inception of CInI in 2003, 40 research studies were undertaken by the IWMI-Tata Programme
to generate a wide range of options for enhancing livelihoods of tribals in the region. Whilst studies
highlighted the importance of improved water control mechanisms for enhancing tribal development,
it also helped to segregate the CInI belt into four zones – Zone ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ & ‘D’ based on the agro-
climatic and socio-economic conditions. Key recommendations and strategies have been developed
for each zone. Based on these, the Trust has initiated seven field pilots in the region, with the objective
of putting these strategies to test and developing replicable models. The ultimate aim is to attract
large-scale funding from other agencies (such as the Government) to up-scale these models into
large projects that have far-reaching and greater impact.
Zone A covers the states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and West Bengal. Within this zone,
the focus is on Kharif Paddy Stabilization, through the creation of decentralized water harvesting
structures near farm lands and promoting better agricultural practices in paddy, thereby enhancing its
productivity. In addition, specific focus is being made to strengthen the dairy, lac and tasar interventions
in Jharkhand. During the year, the Trust actively supplemented the efforts of Professional Assistance
for Development Action (PRADAN) towards enhancing rural livelihoods and food security of
pre-dominantly tribal, marginalized families in 1,600 villages in 16 districts in Jharkhand, introducing
alternate crops and promotion of lac and tassar. During the year, PRADAN promoted 80 new Self
Help Groups (SHGs) and supported over 42,312 families through improved agriculture interventions,
besides providing irrigation support, carrying out soil and water conservation interventions in tribal
farm lands under different watershed projects and providing inputs in tassar rearing, grainages,
plantation of ‘Arjuna’ (Terminalia arjuna), and ‘Assan’ (Bridelia spinosa) and dairy interventions. Notably,
PRADAN has generated Rs. 235 million from government and other sources for the various project
activities during the year in Jharkhand. Similarly, Tata Steel Rural Development Society (TSRDS)
has undertaken various water resources development activities, including irrigation wells, soil and
water conservation works and ponds. These interventions, spread over 14 villages in Saraikela and
Kharsawan blocks of Saraikela-Kharsawan district in Jharkhand, have benefited about 200 farmers
covering an area of 250 acres with irrigation. During the year, the Trust has also initiated a new project
with Indian Grameen Services (IGS), Ranchi, which would provide financial and technical support
towards supporting livelihood enhancement activities such as irrigated agriculture interventions,
dairy interventions and tassar cultivation, covering seven districts in Jharkhand, which is aimed to
benefit more than 8,200 marginalized families.
Zone B covers Madhya Pradesh and parts of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Within
the zone, the Trust is supporting Naandi Foundation in two separate projects. The first focuses on
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an area of 11,134 acres, benefiting 24,679 families; and (vi) 16,871 horticulture and floriculture plots
covering 8,770 acres of land, benefiting 16,871 households. Sadguru Foundation has been working
in close collaboration with the state governments of Rajasthan and Gujarat and the Government of
India (GoI). Subsequently, a second phase of support was sanctioned in February 2006, which would
supplement Sadguru Foundation’s community managed livelihood enhancement programmes,
focusing on NRM activities and benefit 57,000 families in Dahod, Gujarat and Banswara and Jhalawar
districts in Rajasthan.
In the coming year, the CInI Cell would be focusing on developing state level strategies for all the CInI
states and along with the Trust, develop field projects in the priority states of Jharkhand, Maharashtra,
Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh.
Many of the Trust’s initiatives are an output of high quality research being carried out in water-
related issues and subsequent field testing of these findings through pilot projects. Since 2000, the
IWMI-Tata Programme has been involved in conducting cutting edge research studies on water
resource development. Some of the key outputs emanating over the past five years of the IWMI-
Tata Programme include: (a) influencing water policy at various levels, including policy makers
in central and state government and their various departments; national and multi-national donor
agencies; and non-profit organization leaders and managers; and (b) idea incubation and providing
“seed-science” for ground action, which led the Trust to support various organisations within the
CInI in their efforts to enhance tribal livelihoods through NRM, besides supporting the IWMI-Tata
Programme in its ‘North Gujarat Sustainable Groundwater Initiative’ (NGI). During the year, the
IWMI-Tata Programme saw a change of guard, with Dr. Sanjiv Phansalkar taking over from Dr.
Tushaar Shah as the new project leader for the programme, with effect from July 2005. With the first
phase drawing to an end in December 2005, the Trust renewed its support for the Programme for a
further period of five years (details showcased next page). The Trust also supported the IWMI-Tata
Programme to undertake the NGI, to locate and replicate community based local strategies to
arrest groundwater depletion and improve the livelihood of the rural poor in Banaskantha district.
The first phase of NGI, which came to an end in June 2005, resulted in: (i) increased knowledge of
several low-cost water saving irrigation devices, vermi-composting and other scientific composting
practices; and (ii) adoption of different types of water saving irrigation systems such as micro-tube
drips in existing horticultural plantations, drip systems and mini-sprinklers in alfalfa and vegetable
cultivation using bucket kit drips. It was established that inline drippers of Netafim are suitable for
irrigating field crops like alfalfa, cutting down water use rate by nearly 45% and raising yield by
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conducting exposure visits and trainings; (b) becoming a knowledge centre on coastal salinity issues
for which, CSPC made its presence felt in the local media, besides gathering and synthesizing copious
amounts of data and commissioning studies; and (c) becoming the nodal agency for KVY. During the
year, the first phase of support with AKRSP(I) and ACF came to an end. Based on the lessons learnt
during this phase, the Trust renewed its support to both organisations to develop and implement
sustainable interventions to combat salinity with active participation of local communities. The second
phase with AKRSP(I) focuses its interventions spread over 28 coastal villages in Mangrol, Malia and
Veraval talukas of Junagadh district. Similarly, the second phase with ACF consists of two separate
projects. The first focuses its interventions over 17 coastal villages in Kodinar and Sutrapada talukas
of Junagadh district that were covered during Phase 1. The second project supports interventions
in five coastal villages in Jafarabad talukas of Amreli district. The Trust’s project with TCSRD focuses
on developing a model on salinity management through a pilot involving agricultural, groundwater
recharge and drinking water interventions in six villages in Okhamandal taluka on the Jamnagar coast
in Saurashtra. During the year, TCSRD constructed 189 Roof Rain Water Harvesting Tanks (RRWHT) in
four villages, of which, 23 were of 7,000 litres capacity and 166 were of 10,000 litres capacity. These
have benefited a total of 1,500 households. In Kutch, VRTI has focused on groundwater recharge
and implementing different innovative agricultural interventions, including reviving salt affected
plantations, trench irrigation and experimenting with various water saving technologies. During the
year, VRTI succeeded in convincing farmers to adopt less water intensive techniques such as drip
irrigation, trench irrigation in horticulture, kitchen gardening, etc.
The Trust’s Himalayan rural development initiative ‘Himmothan Pariyojana’, operationalised in January
2002, systematically addresses some of the key rural development issues facing the people of the
region. 2005-06 marked a year of consolidation within the initiative. The on-going Phase 1 of the initiative
has three components. The first component enhances livelihoods through participatory watershed
development, whilst addressing land degradation by implementing micro-watershed projects
designed specifically for Himalayan conditions, through community based watershed committees.
The second component improves community health through drinking water and sanitation projects
implemented by village based water and sanitation committees. These ‘Management Societies’ are
responsible for planning, implementing and managing the schemes. The final component focuses
on enhancing rural livelihoods through farm and non-farm activities, thus preventing migration and
reducing dependence on subsistence agriculture.
In June 2005, the first meeting of the State Level Steering Committee of Himmothan Pariyojana was
held in Dehradun. During the meeting, a five year strategic plan for Himmothan Pariyojana was
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team have been able to identify wholesale buyers for the organic commodities from the mountainous
regions. This would ensure that during 2006-07, more than 500 tons of organic produce from these
mountainous regions would be brought into the supply chain. In order to promote bamboo based
livelihoods, Uttaranchal Bamboo and Fibre Development Board (UBFDB) has established
Ajivika Vatikas (AVs), also called ‘livelihood gardens’ at Bageshwar and Pipalkoti in Uttaranchal. These
AVs are crucial in promoting usage of bamboo to enhance livelihoods. Inhabitants from 75 villages
around the AVs have been using its facilities for bamboo based livelihood activities. UBFDB has
utilised the services of the private sector and the Forest Department to develop bamboo plantation
in the state. Consequently, upto March 2006, a total area of 5,300 hectares, covering 183 villages in
Kotdwar, Narender Nagar, Kalsi and Chakrata blocks of Pauri Garhwal and Dehradun districts, have
been taken up under bamboo plantation, benefiting over 1,700 individuals. The plantation is being
done under the banner of ‘Uttaranchal Bamboo Foundation’, which has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding with M/s Eland International, targeting a plantation area of 50,000 hectares over a
ten year period. During the year UBFDB also conducted a series of design development workshops
for constructing a variety of household furniture articles from different bamboo materials such as
solid bamboo, hollow bamboo, hill bamboo (Ringal), natural fibers, etc.
The initiative ‘Reviving the Green Revolution’ was operationalised by the Trust in April 2002, along with
Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) as its key partner, to seek answers and solutions to arrest
the stagnation in agriculture in Punjab that had set in the recent times, due to over-exploitation of
ground water, pollution of ground and surface water, water logging, infestation of crops by insect
pests, falling nutrient levels in the soil, uncertain and unreliable agricultural markets and crippling
debts, amongst other factors. During the year, the Trust operationalised several projects with various
departments within the PAU and Department of Agriculture (DoA), Government of Punjab.
The year was crucial for the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programme on cotton. The Trust
is supporting the Department of Entomology at PAU towards further developing, validating and
disseminating cotton-IPM technology in four districts in Punjab, besides supporting the DoA to up-
scale the dissemination of this technology to 112 villages in 28 cotton blocks in seven districts of
Punjab (details showcased alongside). In order to encourage Punjab’s efforts for crop diversification
(from the prevalent rice-wheat pattern), the Trust is supporting the Department of Agronomy at
PAU towards three new projects. These projects attempt to: (a) popularize Basmati / Groundnut
– Wheat as an alternate to Rice - Wheat cropping systems in eight villages in Amritsar and Sangrur
districts of Punjab; (b) focus on rice-residue management, by encouraging farmers to incorporate
rice residue, in place of burning it, which causes environmental pollution resulting into nutrient loss;
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its Small Grant Programme) to CmF in June 2005, during which recruitment of the Programme Director
was undertaken and key studies on cash flows, quality assessment and bibliography of research were
launched. Housed at the Indian Institute for Health Management and Research (IIHMR) in
Jaipur, CmF would: (a) act as a knowledge hub, providing information on microfinance in Rajasthan;
(b) actively encourage microfinance practitioners to deepen the sector by identifying effective current
practices and piloting innovative initiatives that enhance effectiveness of microfinance delivery
systems; (c) work collaboratively with significant promoters of savings and credit groups, including
Government departments, to improve quality of interventions; and (d) network and collaborate with
Government and other stake holders for developing strategies for increasing access to microfinance
for poor.
The field projects under Sakh Se Vikas focus on fine tuning the interventions by strengthening
groups for enhanced responsiveness to members needs, streamlining functioning and encouraging
sustainability through reduced dependence on promoter Non Profit Organisations ( NPOs). During
the year, the field projects supported by the Trust in Rajasthan, namely, Jan Shiksha Evam Vikas
Sangathan (PEDO), Ibtada, Hanuman Van Vikas Samiti (HVVS) and Prayatna Samiti together
reached out to over 14,630 families, across 923 groups in 209 villages of Dungarpur, Alwar and
Udaipur districts. These groups have saved Rs 24.03 million and leveraged loans from banks of about
Rs. 50 million. 63 cluster level bodies have been formed, of which 67% are run on the income generated
from the programme. Another 33% recover part costs from the community. Five federations have been
formed, which have opened avenues for leadership among women besides creating linkages with
government services. Technical assistance to these field projects has been provided by Kalanjiam
Foundation, which has a large-scale and decentralized microfinance programme. Based on inputs,
these field projects have been fine-tuned continuously during the year to enhance their impact. In
addition to the abovesaid field projects in Rajasthan, the Trust has supported Association for Rural
Advancement through Voluntary Action and Local Involvement (ARAVALI) to provide regular
handholding support to smaller organisations in Rajasthan. To supplement the professional resource
support, the Professional Assistance to Voluntary Action (PAVA) programme was promoted. The work
and experience of Sakh Se Vikas has been disseminated through two well received colloquia. On a
macro-level, the Government of Rajasthan has initiated the Rs 6,000 million livelihoods enhancement
District Poverty Initiatives Programme (DPIP), focused in seven districts of Rajasthan. Within this
demand driven programme, livelihood investments are identified by the community and facilitated
through non-profit organisations, which organize Common Interest Groups comprising of about ten
families, for livelihood intervention programmes. The Trust collaborated with the DPIP during the
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year, through grants made to PRADAN and Self Reliant Initiatives for Joint Action (SRIJAN)
(details showcased alongside). The Trust support fills such critical gaps for demonstration that helps
strengthen groups and establish forward and backward linkages. Over the coming year, the Trust
would fully operationalise the CmF to strengthen the Trust’s microfinance engagement in Rajasthan.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Rajasthan is also on the cards,
thus sealing the Trust’s commitment to work in collaboration with the DPIP.
Similarly, the Trust has made efforts to use microfinance as a means to address development
concerns whilst supporting the Community Banking Programme of Kalanjiam Foundation, which
is spread across nearly 6,300 villages, located in 132 blocks of 28 districts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra
Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Orissa. The Trust’s second phase of support to
the organisation entered its second year and was significant in terms of expanding the Kalanjiam
Community Banking Programme to a few remote tribal pockets of Orissa, Rajasthan, and Madhya
Pradesh. During the year, the programme showed an increase of 23 percent and now reaches out to
over 316,000 members within 20,213 groups. As on March 2006, these groups have Rs. 665.40 million
as total savings, which is an increase of 35 percent from last year. During the year, an amount of Rs.
392.7 million was generated from banks. The organisation was able to convince the commercial banks
to share the cost of group promotion and the ‘incubation fund’ provided by the Trust was instrumental
in making the banks reimburse these costs. Promotion of new products by the groups has resulted
in developing loan products for electricity connections, education requirements and house leasing
to members. These products had a substantial impact on addressing the developmental needs of
members. Besides, venture capital support provided by the Trust, through the grant, enabled in
promotion of primary produce groups and producer companies owned by members, to strengthen
different business activities. Exclusive business development support for skill building and marketing
was also provided to strengthen the business activities. Consequently, many older federations are
able to meet their own costs and move into managing various social development programmes like
health and insurance.
During the coming year, the Trust would organize an elaborate Strategic Planning Exercise with
the objective of undertaking a comprehensive review of key initiatives within the Rural Livelihoods
and Communities portfolio, besides developing a five year strategic plan to help consolidate and
strengthen the portfolio, considering the rural development requirements and priorities of the nation.
The findings and recommendations of this exercise are expected to give key inputs for drafting the
Strategic Plan 2011 of the Trust, which would serve as the guiding document for the Trust’s grant
making activities over the period 2007-11.
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Rural Livelihoods & Communities:Details of grant disbursals in 2005-2006
WATER SECTOR ACTION RESEARCH Rs.
IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Programme, Anand Towards the IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Programme, which presents new perspectives and practical solutions derived from the wealth of research done in India on water resource management. The objective is helping policy makers at the central, state and local level address future water challenges, bytranslating research findings into practical policy recommendations. 5,000,000
IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Programme, Anand Towards Phase II of the IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Programme. Key areas of focus are: (a) holistically addressing the issues of Natural Resources Management (NRM) comprehensively; (b) conducting 80 cutting-edge studies across India; (c) capacity building of water sector researchers; (d) generating ideas for funding opportunities that positively impact livelihoods of the marginalized; and (e) providing and arranging technical support in project appraisal, monitoring andevaluation in the Trust’s NRM based grants. 5,000,000
IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Programme, Anand Towards Phase II of the ‘North Gujarat Initiative’ (NGI), which augments water availability in Banaskantha, Mehsana and Sabarkantha districts, through promotion of low-cost micro-irrigation and water saving technologies. Activities being undertaken include: (a) setting up experimental farms on agricultural water management; (b) setting up of on-farm demonstrations to try out new micro-irrigation devices and implement practices of organic farming; (c) development of replicable models on sustainable agriculture; (d) documentation and knowledge sharing; (e) promotion of water saving activities; and (f) assisting local partnersto undertake promotional activities. 4,000,000
CENTRAL INDIA INITIATIVE (CInI)
IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Programme, AnandTowards the establishment of the Central India Initiative (CInI) Cell that focuses on dealing with issues relating to the problems of livelihoods of tribal communities in Central India in a comprehensive manner. Key roles played by the CInI Cell include: (a) networking and coordination between civil society organizations, government agencies and donors in the central Indian region; (b) establishing itself as a single source for all information related to tribal livelihoods in central India; (c) explore and incubate new ideas in the field; (d) develop brand equity for CInI; and (e) monitoring and providing technical support to the organizations inimplementing the CInI strategies. 2,500,000
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Zone A (Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal)
Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN),New Delhi Towards supplementing PRADAN’s efforts at enhancing livelihoods of tribals in 1,600 villages in 16 districts of Jharkhand through women’s Self Help Groups, thereby enhancing food and livelihood security of 47,000 pre-dominantly tribalfamilies. 20,000,000
Tata Steel Rural Development Society (TSRDS), JamshedpurTowards enhancing livelihoods of over 20,000 tribal families in 21 villages in Seraikela and Kharsawan blocks of Seraikela-Kharsawan district in Jharkhand, by attempting to stabilise Kharif paddy cultivation, through creation of water resources, soil and moisture conservation measures and providingagriculture extension services. 6,600,000
Indian Grameen Services (IGS), HyderabadTowards providing financial and technical support for supporting livelihood enhancement activities such as: (a) irrigated agriculture interventions; (b) dairy interventions; and (c) tassar cultivation, covering seven districts in Jharkhand and benefiting more than 8,200 marginalized families. The grant also supports establishment of Jharkhand Livelihood Enhancement Action Platform (JKLEAP),which aims to enhance the livelihoods of the poor in the state. 2,500,000
Zone B (Parts of Andhra Pradesh)
Naandi Foundation, HyderabadTowards revival of 65 defunct lift irrigation schemes in Khammam, Mehboobnagar, Anantpur, Medak, Krishna and Kurnool districts of Andhra Pradesh, thereby improving irrigation in drought-hit areas and benefiting marginal and tribal farmers. Activities include: (a) capacity building and training of the Lift Irrigation Societies (LIS); (b) social mobilization of the LIS; (c) training of youth; (d) civil, electrical and mechanical works for defunct schemes; and (e) agriculturalextension interventions. 7,500,000
Naandi Foundation, HyderabadTowards enhancement of livelihoods of tribal farmers of Araku valley in Vishakapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, through promoting and supporting organic coffee cultivation. Activities include: (a) conducting awareness camps to educate farmers on correct agronomic practices; (b) organizing workshops on organic farming to enhance knowledge; (c) arranging exposure visits to organic farms; and (d) providing marketing support for promotion and sale of organiccoffee. 1,200,000
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Zone C (Maharashtra and parts of Madhya Pradesh)
Maharashtra Institute of Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (MITTRA), NasikTowards supplementing MITTRA’s comprehensive livelihood promotion ‘Jan Utkarsha’ programme, focusing on development of ‘wadi’ (orchards), dairy cattle, community health, micro-watersheds and women development programmes,covering 52,500 tribal families in 15 districts in Maharashtra. 5,500,000
Zone D (Gujarat and south Rajasthan)
N. M. Sadguru Water & Development Foundation (Sadguru), DahodA multi-year Rs. 125 million grant that supplements Sadguru’s community managed integrated land and water resources development activities in Dahod,Gujarat and Banswara and Jhalawar in Rajasthan. 12,500,000
N. M. Sadguru Water & Development Foundation (Sadguru), DahodTowards a second phase of support, to supplement Sadguru’s community managed livelihood enhancement programmes, focusing on NRM activities, which would benefit 57,000 families in Dahod, Gujarat and Banswara and Jhalawar in Rajasthan. Key activities include: (a) developing 93 new community lift irrigation schemes, irrigating 10,500 acres; (b) construction of 75 water harvesting structures, capable of irrigating 19,000 acres; (c) micro-watershed development covering 12,500 acres; (d) tackling areas of rural water supply and sanitation and rural energy; (e) developing agro forestry and silvipasture over an area of 8,400 acres; (f) promoting horticulture and floriculture over an area of 5,000 acres; (g) strengthening SHGs by supporting them through microfinance activities; and(h) strengthening village institutions. 18,000,000
KHARASH VISTAROTTHAN YOJANA (KVY) (Gujarat Coastal Salinity Ingress Prevention and Mitigation Initiative)
Coastal Salinity Prevention Cell (CSPC), RajkotTowards the Coastal Salinity Prevention Cell, which coordinates and focuses efforts within on-going projects under KVY. Key activities include: (a) networking with various agencies, groups and concerned government departments; (b) facilitating efforts of individuals, civil society institutions and concerned departments through technical and professional support through extension, training, media, exposure visits and education; (c) creating awareness amongst people and educating them on salinity and judicious use of water; (d) developing products for dissemination of research and improved practices; (e) promoting research and studies on specific issues related to salinity; and (f) advising andsupporting other agencies in project implementation. 2,200,000
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Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India) (AKRSP(I)), Ahmedabad Towards a second phase of support under KVY, to mitigate and prevent coastal salinity ingress across 28 coastal villages in Mangrol, Malia and Veraval talukas of Junagadh district, Gujarat. Activities include: (a) generating wider awareness about the deteriorating conditions resulting from salinity ingress and its solutions; (ii) promoting adoption of water use efficient agronomic practices and devices; (iii) continuing to develop a set of replicable models for community managed economically sustainable drinking water schemes; (iv) developing a model on principles of river basin treatment to augment the water resources; and (v)assisting village institutions to evolve and implement strategies already tested. 6,100,000
Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF), Kodinar Towards a second phase of support under KVY, to mitigate and prevent coastal salinity ingress across 17 coastal villages in Kodinar and Sutrapada talukas of Junagadh district, Gujarat. Activities involve developing: (a) an integrated package to combat salinity with active participation of local communities; (ii) a cost effective and innovative demand and supply water management and agriculture model for efficient utilization of available water; and (iii) a network with government and development agencies for faster replication of successfulinterventions with active participation of various stakeholders. 2,000,000
Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF), Kodinar Towards supporting fresh interventions to mitigate and prevent coastal salinity ingress in five coastal villages in Jafarabad taluka of Amreli district, Gujarat. Activities involve developing: (a) an integrated package to combat salinity with active participation of local communities; (ii) a cost effective and innovative demand and supply water management and agriculture model for efficient utilization of available water; and (iii) a network with government and development agencies for faster replication of successful interventions with active participationof various stakeholders. 2,000,000
Vivekanand Research and Training Institute (VRTI), Mandvi, (Kutch) For developing and implementing a comprehensive programme on managing salinity, with the objective of tackling salinity ingress in 18 coastal villages in Mundra taluka in Kutch. Activities include: (i) capacity building and formation of community organizations; (ii) revival of salt affected horticulture plantations and establishment of new ones; (iii) group irrigation; (iv) promotion of water savingtechnologies; and (v) construction of water harvesting structures. 10,000,000
Tata Chemicals Society for Rural Development (TCSRD), MithapurTo develop a model on salinity management through a pilot in Okhamandal taluka on the Jamnagar coast in Saurashtra, involving agricultural, groundwaterrecharge and drinking water interventions in six villages. 2,900,000
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HIMMOTHAN PARIYOJANA
Enhancing Rural Livelihoods through Participatory Watershed Development (Garhwal region of Uttaranchal and Himachal Pradesh)
Peoples’ Science Institute, Dehradun Towards undertaking the capacity building of non-profit organisations in Himachal Pradesh and Garhwal region of Uttaranchal in community managed watersheddevelopment and provide technical support to on-going watershed projects. 2,000,000
Chinmaya Tapovan Trust (CTT), Kangra Towards a three year comprehensive watershed development project, to treat 582 hectares in the Bhagan Khadd watershed, covering three villages in KandKardiyana Panchayat of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. 1,014,000
Himalayee Paryavaran Shiksha Sansthan (HPSS), Tehri Garhwal Towards a three year comprehensive watershed development project, to treat 562 hectares in the Nagudagad watershed, covering five villages in Pratapnagarblock of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttaranchal. 450,000
Himalayan Jan Kalyan Evam Bal Vikas Samiti (HJKEBVS), Rudraprayag Towards a three year comprehensive watershed development project, to treat 573 hectares in the Bhanajgad watershed, covering four villages in Agustyamuniblock of Rudraprayag district, Uttaranchal. 1,196,000
Gram Sewa Sansthan (GSS), Tehri Garhwal Towards a three year comprehensive watershed development project, to treat 502 hectares of Inangad watershed, covering four villages in Bhillangana blockof Tehri Garhwal district, Uttaranchal. 999,000
Samaj Kalyan Evam Vikas Mandal (SKVM), Mandi Towards a three year comprehensive watershed development project, to treat 509 hectares of the Kotlu Nala watershed, covering six revenue villages in TebbanGram Panchayat, in Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh. 690,000
Pan Himalayan Grassroots Development Foundation, Ranikhet Towards a three year watershed development project that initiates community forestry on 90 hectares of contiguous degraded hill slopes, besides bringing 90 acres of farm land under improved irrigation systems in five villages in the Pidyadhar micro-watershed area in Sirmaur District, Himachal Pradesh. 1,000,000
Mount Valley Development Association (MVDA), Tehri GarhwalTowards a three year comprehensive watershed development project, to treat 465 hectares of the Semgadhera watershed, covering five villages in Bhilanganablock of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttaranchal. 1,100,000
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Jan Vikas Sansthan (JVS), Tehri GarhwalTowards a three year comprehensive watershed development project, to treat 376 hectares of the Hilaigad watershed, covering five villages in Jakholi block ofTehri Garhwal district, Uttaranchal. 830,000
Society for Environment and Rural Awakening (ERA), KangraTowards a three year comprehensive watershed development project, to treat 502 hectares of the Nakehad Khad watershed, covering eight villages in Dol-Khariyanaand Thil Panchayat of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. 1,150,000
Garhwal Vikas Kendra (GVK), Nainbagh, Tehri GarhwalTowards a three year comprehensive micro-watershed development project, to treat 644 hectares of Duggada Khad watershed, covering five villages in Jaunpurblock of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttaranchal. 1,100,000
Social Awareness Through Human Involvement (SATHI), SirmourTowards a three year comprehensive watershed development project to treat 464 hectares of Runnja Khala watershed, covering four villages in Sarahan blockof Sirmour district, Himachal Pradesh. 900,000
Manav Vikas Sansthan (MVS), Kalol, BilaspurTowards a three year comprehensive watershed development project to treat 456 hectares of Silh Nala watershed, covering four villages in Jhanduta block ofBilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh. 862,000
Enhancing Rural Livelihoods through Participatory Watershed Management (Kumaon region)
Central Himalayan Rural Action Group (CHIRAG), Sitla, Nainital Towards undertaking the capacity building of non profit organisations in Kumaon region of Uttaranchal in community managed watershed development. The grant also supports a Natural Resources Management project in Bageshwar district, Uttaranchal, in which the key activities include afforestation, protection of degraded sites, water management, soil conservation and introduction ofappropriate technologies. 4,100,000
Berinag Gram Swarajya Mandal (BGSM), Kande, PithoragarhTowards a three year comprehensive watershed development project, to treat the 595 hectare Sheragarh watershed, covering three villages in Berinag blockof Pithoragarh district, Uttaranchal. 772,000
Kasturba Mahila Utthan Mandal (KMUM), Kausani, AlmoraTowards a three year comprehensive watershed development project, to treat the 517 hectare Sarkhet micro-watershed, covering eight villages in Dhauladeviblock of Almora district, Uttaranchal. 828,000
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General Rural Advancement Society (GRAS), Lohaghat, Champawat Towards a three year comprehensive watershed development project, to treat the 503 hectares of Dewal Gar watershed, covering four villages in Barakoteblock of Champawat district, Uttaranchal. 800,000
Grameen Vikas Samiti (GVS), Kotabagh, NainitalTowards a three year comprehensive watershed development project, to treat the 805 hectare Khamari watershed, covering three villages in Bhimtal block ofNainital district, Uttaranchal. 909,000
Himalayan Gram Vikas Samiti (HGVS), Gangolihat, PithoragarhTowards a three year comprehensive watershed development project, to treat the 561 hectares of Kaligarh watershed, covering two villages in Berinag blockof Pithoragarh district, Uttaranchal. 706,000
Central Himalayan Rural Action Group (CHIRAG), Sitla, NainitalTowards providing monitoring and technical support to implementing organizations in Kumaon region during their watershed implementation phase, through: (a) technical support; (b) soil & water conservation and other technical trainings; and (c) providing capacity building trainings to the members ofWatershed Committees and Village Development Committees (VDC). 972,600
Improving Community Health through Drinking Water and Sanitation Interventions
Himalayan Gram Vikas Samiti (HGVS), Gangolihat, Pithoragarh Towards a two year Implementation Phase that supports village level water and sanitation management societies to implement, operate and maintain drinking water and sanitation schemes in 11 villages in Bageshwar and Pithoragarhdistricts, Uttaranchal. 1,920,000
Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust (HIHT), Jolly Grant, Dehradun Towards a two year Implementation Phase that supports village level water and sanitation management societies to implement, operate and maintain drinking water and sanitation schemes in 12 villages in Tehri-Garhwal district,Uttaranchal. 2,320,000
Society for Motivation Training & Action (SMTA), Vikas Nagar Towards a one year Implementation Phase that supports village level water and sanitation management societies to implement, operate and maintain drinking water and sanitation schemes in 11 villages in Uttarkashi and Dehradun districts,Uttaranchal. 10,502,500
Kassar Trust, Bageshwar Towards a two year Implementation Phase that supports Jal Prabandhan Samitis to implement, operate and maintain drinking water and sanitation schemes in11 villages in Bageshwar and Chamoli districts, Uttaranchal. 23,000,000
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Livelihood Enhancement through Farm and Non-farm Activities
Centre for Organic Farming (COF), Uttaranchal Organic Commodity Board, (UOCB) DehradunTowards a collaboration with the Government of Uttaranchal to set up COF, which would perform as a capacity building and decentralized marketing and training institution, providing technical and marketing expertise to UOCB to promoteorganic activities in the state. 1,100,000
Centre for Organic Farming (COF-II), Uttaranchal Organic Commodity Board, DehradunTowards creating an annex to the existing Centre for Organic Farming, at Machkhali in Almora district, namely COF-II, focusing on hilly regions in middle Himalayas. Key activities include: (a) research and development to make organic farming more viable; (b) monitoring the bio-village programme being implemented by the agricultural department in the central Uttaranchal region; (c) marketing agricultural produce for export; (d) establishing a centre to provide trainings in organic farming to farmers, government agencies and non-profit organizations; (e) developing a model for organic horticulture in Uttaranchal; and (f) promoting organic interventions in excessive chemical prone belts. No disbursals
Uttaranchal Bamboo and Fiber Development Board (UBFDB), DehradunTowards bamboo and fiber based livelihood promotion in Uttaranchal. Key activities include: (a) developing awareness amongst the rural communities to encourage adoption of bamboo and fiber based farm and non-farm activities; (b) setting up a functional state-level, high technology nursery; (c) establishing Ajivika Vatikas (livelihood forests) to showcase livelihood options; (d) setting up community managed plantations with Van Panchayats; (e) undertaking research on plantation techniques; and (f) capacity building of rural communities,especially women. 7,900,000
REVIVING THE GREEN REVOLUTION
Crop Diversification
Directorate of Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), LudhianaTowards developing a cost effective model for up-scaling and extending cultivation of groundnut and Basmati in Sangrur and Amritsar districts respectively with the objective of assisting the GoP in implementing the diversification process and reviving agricultural growth. Improved production technology for groundnut would be adopted in two villages in Ahmedgarh block of Sangrur district and improved production technology for Basmati would be adopted in one villageof Amritsar district. 1,538,000
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Department of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), LudhianaTowards further refining cost effective models to promote and popularise Basmati / Groundnut – Wheat as an alternate to Rice - Wheat cropping systemsin eight villages in Amritsar and Sangrur districts of Punjab. 1,500,000
Department of Plant Breeding, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), LudhianaTowards further developing replicable technologies and a well rounded package of practices for cultivation of groundnut as an alternate crop. Key activities include: (a) screening new varied germ plasmas against major diseases and insect pests; (b) developing high yielding, early maturing, disease and insect resistant varieties of groundnut by utilizing already identified resistant stocks; and (c) enhancing the seed production of SG 99 and promoting its adoptionin Punjab. 900,000
Department of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), LudhianaTowards a comprehensive programme that focuses on rice-residue management, by encouraging farmers to incorporate rice residue, in place of burning it, which causes environmental pollution resulting into nutrient loss. The programme also: (a) examines the effect of rice residue incorporation on growth and productivity of rice, wheat and Raya; (b) examines the effect of additional Nitrogen on decomposition and rice residue, release of nutrients and on subsequent crops; and (iii) monitors the available nutrient content of soil and their uptake by crops,as influenced by rice residue incorporation. 920,000 Department of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), LudhianaTowards working out an integrated approach for controlling hardy weeds in maize and groundnut, which are promoted as alternate crops, through conducting experiments at 14 farms in Hoshiarpur and Sangrur districts, where problemsof these target weeds are prevalent. 617,000
Integrated Pest Management in Cotton
Department of Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), LudhianaTowards further developing, validating and disseminating cotton-Integrated Pest Management (IPM) technology in eight villages in Bhatinda, Ferozpur, Mansa and Muktsar districts of Punjab, with the objective of reducing indiscriminateusage of insecticide, thereby enhancing productivity of cotton. 1,015,000
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Department of Agriculture, Government of Punjab (GoP), ChandigarhTowards up-scaling the dissemination of cotton-IPM technology across the cotton belt in Punjab, covering 56 villages per annum in 28 blocks, during theKharif 2005 and 2006 seasons. 2,300,000
Department of Agriculture, Government of Punjab (GoP), ChandigarhA supplementary grant towards continuing efforts for up-scaling the dissemination of cotton-IPM technology across the 56 villages (Kharif 2005) in 28 blocks ofthe cotton belt in Punjab. 2,328,000
Water Resources Development
Department of Water Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), LudhianaTowards a three year project for management of water resources through efficient utilisation of water, through drip irrigation and augmentation of groundwaterby artificial recharge through tube wells. 705,000
Department of Soils, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana Towards a three year project for management of water resources, with the objectives of reducing groundwater withdrawal, suggesting an alternative cropping sequence based on soil characteristics and evaluating crop response under different textured soils, moisture retention, inherent fertility and watertransmission characteristics. 1,522,000
Department of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), LudhianaTowards a three year project for demonstrating saving in irrigation water in different cropping systems vis-à-vis the prevalent rice-wheat system, in Bhogpur, Bhawanigarh and Bagha Purana blocks of Jalandhar, Sangrur and Faridkotdistricts of Punjab respectively. 1,400,000 DROUGHT PROOFING IN WEST RAJASTHAN
H. H. Maharaja Hanwant Singhji Charitable Trust (MHSCT), Jodhpur Towards drought proofing in 15 villages in Balesar block of Jodhpur district, West Rajasthan, through ground water recharging, supplementing drinking waterand diversifying and sustaining livelihoods. 1,480,000 H. H. Maharaja Hanwant Singhji Charitable Trust (MHSCT), Jodhpur Towards ‘Operation Sahayata – Phase II, an integrated drought relief programme for west Rajasthan during the summer of 2005, with focus on installation of 11 hand pumps for drinking water, purchase and distribution of 4,000 quintals of cattle feed and fodder, holding two veterinary camps for livestock, desilting of nadies and providing food security to the poorest of the households in seventehsils of Jodhpur district, Rajasthan. 2,485,000
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H. H. Maharaja Hanwant Singhji Charitable Trust (MHSCT), Jodhpur Towards ‘Operation Sahayata – Phase III’, an integrated drought relief programme for west Rajasthan during the summer of 2006, with focus on installation of 14 hand pumps for drinking water, purchase and distribution of 5,400 quintals of cattle feed and fodder, holding two veterinary camps for livestock and providing food security to 50 to 60 of the poorest households in seven tehsils of Jodhpurdistrict, Rajasthan. 2,658,000
SAKH SE VIKAS (RAJASTHAN MICROFINANCE INITIATIVE)
Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR), JaipurTowards the establishment of the Centre for microFinance (CmF) which: (a) acts as a knowledge hub, providing information on microfinance in Rajasthan; (b) actively encourages microfinance practitioners to deepen the sector by identifying effective current practices and piloting innovative initiatives that enhance effectiveness of microfinance delivery systems; (c) works collaboratively with significant promoters of savings and credit groups, including Government departments, to improve quality of interventions; (d) networks and collaborates with Government and other stake holders for developing strategies for increasing access to microfinance for poor; and (e) organizes the annual Colloquium indevelopment finance for dissemination and discussion with policy makers. 2,600,000
Field Implementation Projects
Jan Shiksha Evam Vikas Sangathan (PEDO), Dungarpur Towards strengthening livelihoods and reducing vulnerabilities in Dungarpur district, Rajasthan, covering 4,550 women through 245 Self Help Groups(SHGs). 600,000
Ibtada, Alwar Towards a planning and preparation phase for deepening of a microfinance programme comprising 2,330 members across 210 SHGs. Ibtada aims to enhance quality by further streamlining, strengthening federations and piloting livelihood interventions. It also initiates efforts to become a resource agency inthe district for mainstream players. 1,860,000 Hanuman Van Vikas Samiti (HVVS), Sakroda, Udaipur Towards consolidation of a micro finance programme, which strengthens savings and credit groups, covering over 2,800 women in 45 villages in Udaipur district, Rajasthan. The project also aims to promote cluster level bodies, initiate additional services through health initiatives, initiate livelihood promotion,enhance capacity of staff and undertake qualitative studies. 900,000
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Prayatna Samiti, Gudli, Udaipur Towards strengthening livelihoods and reducing vulnerabilities in two blocks of Udaipur district by promoting 126 new SHGs, taking the total number groups to 208 and strengthening them. The support also aims to promote second tier institutions, implement a strategy for financial viability, explore livelihoodactivities and linkages with banks and build staff capacity. No disbursals
Association for Rural Advancement through Voluntary Action & LocalInvolvement (ARAVALI), Jaipur Towards enhancing effectiveness of 20 implementing organizations and their micro finance programmes, through placement of young professionals, training and organizational development support; augmenting ARAVALI’s capacity as a resource agency; and organizing the Sir Ratan Tata Trust Colloquium onmicrofinance in Rajasthan. 2,850,000
Supplementing grants to District Poverty Initiatives Programme (DPIP)
Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), New DelhiTowards improving sustainability of 504 livelihood groups and assets through SHGs across 126 villages in two blocks of Dholpur district and in 78 villages in one block of Dausa district, Rajasthan, under the DPIP. The grant offers critical support for demonstrations that helps strengthen groups and establish forwardand backward linkages. 3,000,000
Self Reliant Initiatives through Joint Action (SRIJAN), New DelhiTowards improving sustainability of livelihood groups and assets through 200 SHGs across 72 villages of one block in Tonk district, Rajasthan, under the DPIP. The grant offers critical support for demonstrations that help strengthen groupsand establish forward and backward linkages. 2,000,000
DEVELOPMENT AND MICROFINANCE Kalanjiam Foundation (KF), MaduraiTowards core support for Kalanjiam Foundation’s community banking programme, for formation of 4,100 groups covering 61,500 women members. The support would help KF to initiate direct action in 25 new locations and leverage funds from other donors for initiating 75 new locations in select areas of Karnataka,Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. 17,600,000
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improving their perceptions about the value of education. This was carried out by training the Parent
Teacher Association (PTA) members to facilitate the formation and strengthening of parent-teacher
committees and introducing a set of structured interactions between teachers and parents, as a tool
to continuously monitor the functioning of the school. Naandi Foundation also provided inputs
to teachers to build their knowledge and skills through training programmes in mathematics and
science, besides improving reading and writing competencies of students. Both these projects are
systemic in nature and attempt to function within the larger framework of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan,
the national programme of the Government of India, to enhance quality of elementary education,
while innovating and demonstrating ways of bringing about sustained changes in classrooms.
Towards improving access to elementary education, whilst at the same time, engaging with the
system, the Trust has made a fresh grant to Muskaan to ensure education for children from vulnerable
backgrounds, residing in slums in Bhopal. During the year, Muskaan was engaged in strengthening
four government schools through conducting demonstration classes, organizing Bal-melas and
focused workshops for children and conducting monthly workshops for teachers. Muskaan has
considerably modified their earlier non-formal education programme, by restructuring it into a full-
fledged education center.
The Trust has not restricted its interventions for systemic reform purely with non-profit organisations
and in an attempt to support innovations among state institutions; it collaborated with the State
Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Delhi, for conducting a study of its
‘Indradhanushya’ series of text books. During the year, SCERT completed its data collection exercise
in 200 government schools, encompassing detailed interviews with teachers, parents and children,
besides classroom observations. Analysis of the data is expected to be completed shortly. SCERT
also requisitioned the services of a leading illustrator, who changed illustrations within the Hindi
textbook of Class 1, making them more relevant and visually appealing. This new-look text-book would
be used in more than 2,500 schools from the coming academic year. Similarly a new grant to NIAS
would strengthen the upcoming District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) in Chamrajnagar
district, thereby enhancing its capacity to revitalize elementary education at the district level. Towards
this, NIAS is proposing inputs in restructuring the Chamrajnagar DIET in terms of its recruitment
procedures, internal design and intensive capacity building of faculty members. This is one of the
first initiatives of this kind and given the potential of DIETs in enhancing the quality of education at
the district level, the Trust believes that this partnership will generate important lessons towards
systemic reform that would be relevant for the sector.
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Dr. A. S. Rao Awards Council (ASRAC) and Sahaj, enabling them expand the scope of science
and mathematics teacher education programmes in Mahboobnagar district, Andhra Pradesh and
Baroda district, Gujarat, respectively. Sahaj has operationalised two science centres, one each at
Bharuch and Baroda, apart from exhibiting different science experiments and conducting trainings
in science teaching and learning for students and teachers.
The increasing number of children entering primary schools has emphasized the need for age
appropriate, graded educational material for instructional and recreational purposes. Further,
professional development of teachers and educational practitioners also depends on availability of
suitable material that builds understanding and perspective on critical issues in education. Against
this backdrop, the Trust has launched the ‘Publication Initiative’, which focuses on publication of
books in various Indian languages, supporting professional development among illustrators, writers
and publishers and dissemination of professional writing, besides facilitating networking among
publishers and educationalists. During the year, under this initiative, grants were made to Eklavya,
Bhopal, Centre for Learning Resources (CLR), Pune and Anveshi, Hyderabad. CLR developed
a picture word book titled ‘My World – My Words’, designed for children to learn English and Hindi.
It features about 1,000 words in English and Hindi, based on the world of Indian children, relevant
for students in Hindi medium and English medium schools. The book contains colorful pictures
portraying the rich diversity of India and serves as a resource book for teachers and parents. The
book was also published in Marathi – English format. Similarly, Eklavya published nine books during
the year, ranging from children’s literature, activity books, teachers’ handbooks, educational classics,
poetry, subject-wise modules and reference books. Eight more books are on the anvil and would be
published shortly. The Publication initiative dovetails with the key principles outlined by the NCF by
creating curricular and recreational material that takes learning beyond textbooks.
In an attempt to make elementary education accessible, enjoyable and meaningful for every child,
the Trust is working in a proactive manner to identify, develop and support innovative programs that
strengthen alternative education to serve marginalized communities through long-term support. It was
in this context that the Trust developed the Learning Centres Initiative (LCI), focusing on establishing
alternative schools / centres to cater to the needs of disadvantaged rural communities. LCI involves
setting up approximately 50, regionally focused Learning Centres in a phased manner. The Learning
Centres would make an attempt to revitalize the village life of the marginalized communities through
ensuring access to education that is relevant. A maximum of 10 centres forms a ‘Cluster’, which is
coordinated by a local non-profit organisation. During 2005-06, two clusters were initiated through
the Trust’s support. The Belgaum cluster in Karnataka comprises of nine centres, with the nodal
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agency being Govind Dham Shikshana Sadhana Trust (GDSST), while the Vidarbha cluster in
Maharashtra comprises ten centres, with the nodal agency being Aamhi Aamchya Arogya Sathi
(AAAS). The Trust has, through a grant, appointed Vishwa Bharati Vidyodaya Trust (VBVT)
to serve as the Secretariat for the initiative, identifying new clusters and nodal organisations and
providing them facilitating support, whilst also coordinating the work of the initiative through regular
contact with nodal organizations, cluster coordinators and the Trust. More clusters are in the pipeline
over the coming year. Some of the key features of the Centres include: (i) intensive participation of
local community in setting up and running the centres in terms of contribution in developing the
curriculum, skills and local resources; and (ii) linking education with livelihood by incorporating locally
relevant skills in the centres’ curriculum.
Despite the wide recognition of the importance of education in social development, Education, as a
discipline, has remained largely underdeveloped, leading to a dearth of shared and informed body of
knowledge that guides sound policy decisions or practice in the field. Implementing one of the key
recommendations of the education review, the Trust has focused its resources in: (a) linking higher
education with elementary education through collaborative networks, fellowships and research;
and (b) professionalizing elementary education. Through the Trust’s support, a team from the Zakir
Hussain Centre for Educational Studies at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi,
conducted a baseline study to understand the classroom transactions and children’s performance in
four government schools in Delhi, post which, the findings were shared during a national seminar in
February 2006. JNU is focusing efforts towards setting up the ‘University – School Resource Network’,
to create meaningful linkages between institutes of higher learning and elementary schools.
The Trust is also supporting a ‘Collaborative Post-graduate Programme in Education’ at the Tata
Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, which aims to make a major contribution towards
professionalizing elementary education through discipline building and providing well trained
professionals for the sector. The Programme is offered in dual mode (distant and contact) through
collaborations among six academic institutions and non-profit organizations. The course would
provide strong theoretical understanding of education and address concerns from the field. The dual
mode would enable wide clientele to participate in the course, including mid-career professionals
to upgrade their knowledge base. The first batch of students was selected during March 2006 and
the programme is slated to commence May 2006 onwards.
Along with supporting field projects and innovative practices, the Trust has supported institution
development in the area of elementary and higher education through its grant making. As a
part of this sub-theme, the Trust provides strategic support to institutions of higher learning and
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institutional support to alternative and heritage schools. Besides its on-going support to the Tata
Dhan Academy, Madurai, the Trust has also supported the Centre for the Study of Culture
and Society (CSCS), Bangalore, through a second phase grant for institutional strengthening,
thereby enhancing its status as an interdisciplinary institute for culture studies. In February 2006,
CSCS, in association with the Bangalore University, organised a workshop on higher education titled
‘The Future of Higher Education in India’. Amongst other things, the workshop sought clarity on the
nature of transformations taking place in the field of higher education, including the functioning of
institutions, the formulation of policies, the hierarchization of disciplines, and the modes of financing
and revenue, besides seeking to understand the conceptual underpinnings of the national system
of education and the globalized system of the knowledge industry. CSCS is also assisting the Trust
to develop a strategy for interventions in higher education.
2005-06 was the first year of implementing the Trust’s new education strategy, post the external
review of the education portfolio. With as many as eleven new grants made during the year, the
Trust’s education portfolio saw a healthy rise in the quantum of disbursals. As compared to Rs.
50.94 million towards 24 grants during 2004-05, the Trust’s disbursals during 2005-06 were a record
Rs. 77.54 million (US $ 1.72 million) towards 31 grants, indicating a 52% increase over last year’s
disbursals. In the coming year, the Trust plans to expand its Teacher Resource Centre and Publication
initiatives, besides developing a strategy for focused interventions in higher education and supporting
alternative and heritage schools.
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REFORMING ELEMENTARY EDUCATION Rs.
Systemic reform through collaborative projects to improve quality of elementary education
National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore Towards implementing ‘Vidyankura’, the District Quality Education Programme in Chamrajnagar district in southern Karnataka, to enhance the quality of elementary education through capacity building of educational administrators, teachers,community members and development of innovative curriculum. 5,200,000
Naandi Foundation, HyderabadTowards supporting a district level educational intervention for enhancing quality of education in government schools in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh, through developing an interface with the district administration andthe community. 4,250,000
Samavesh, BhopalTowards strengthening elementary education in one block each of Harda and Dewas districts of Madhya Pradesh through improving school and classroom environment in elementary schools, enhancing participation of local community in educational issues and strengthening school management systems at theblock level. 2,000,000
Lokmitra, RaebareliTowards improving quality of elementary schools in select blocks of Raebareli district, Uttar Pradesh, through direct intervention, collaboration with local non-profit organizations, local government authorities and working with the parentcommunity. 900,000
Sir Albert Howard Memorial Trust (SAHMET), Kesla, Hoshangabad To improve rural school education in tribal villages of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh, through placing supplementary teachers in select schools, involvement of youth in educational activities, community interface and village-based libraries. 1,300,000
Improving Access and Engaging with the System
Urmul Jyoti Sansthan (UJS), NokhaTowards supporting the education of adolescent girls and boys through residential camps and follow-up activities, in Nokha block of Bikaner district,Rajasthan. 1,000,000
Better Education Through Innovation (BETI), Lucknow Towards consolidation of its programmes in Balrampur and Shravasti districts of Uttar Pradesh, which include continuation of 30 Alternative Learning Centres, establishment of 10 Vocational Training Centres, community mobilization and running helplines to address issues of rescue and rehabilitation of traffickedvictims. 1,400,000
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Muskaan, BhopalTowards building capabilities of community members for supporting education of children; running the education centre for children from vulnerable backgrounds; strengthening government schools; and running Balwadis in slums around Bhopal,Madhya Pradesh. 1,900,000
Viswa Bharathi Vidyodaya Trust (VBVT), Gudalur Towards an integrated education programme for tribal communities, consisting of support for a village education programme, vocational training, VidyodayaResource and Training Centre and the Vidyodaya School. 2,700,000
Supporting Innovation among State Institutions
State Council for Education and Training (SCERT), New DelhiTowards conducting an extensive study of SCERT’s ‘Indradhanushya’ textbook series in 200 government schools, process documentation of the textbook writing exercise and enhancing the quality of illustrations in the Class 1 Hinditextbook. No disbursals
National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore Towards strengthening the upcoming District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) in Chamrajnagar district, Karnataka, which would consequently facilitateacademic inputs to revitalize elementary education at the local level. 1,500,000
Professional Development of Teachers
Ravi J. Matthai Centre for Educational Innovation (RJMCEI), Ahmedabad Towards creating the Educational Innovations Bank, to promote teachers’ development approach for use by teacher institutions. Dissemination of this database will motivate new teachers and positively influence mainstreampractices and policies in education. 300,000
Centre for Environment Education (CEE), HyderabadTowards Phase II of ‘Environmental Education in Schools of Andhra Pradesh’ (EESAP), which involves CEE in channelising training, educational material and monitoring support, to strengthen environmental education to around 1,465 schools in 39 clusters in Andhra Pradesh, through local non-profitorganizations. 1,500,000
Dr. A. S. Rao Awards Council, HyderabadTowards expanding the scope of the science and mathematics education programmes for secondary school teachers in five blocks of Mahaboobnagardistrict, Andhra Pradesh, over the next three years. No disbursals
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Sahaj, VadodaraTowards promoting a learner centered science pedagogy approach in middle schools in Vadodara district, Gujarat, through development of teaching material,establishing science resource centres and school outreach programmes. 2,400,000
Vidya Bhawan Society (VBS), Udaipur Towards implementing the dissemination phase of the ‘Basic Education Rediscovery’ project, by focusing on continuation and improvement of basic and vocational education at the Ramgiri School in Udaipur district, besides intensivedissemination of established pedagogic principles. 2,600,000
Teacher Resource Centres; Karnataka Cluster
Suvidya, BangaloreTowards setting up a Teacher Resource Centre in south Bangalore that would work with teachers from ten schools in the vicinity and facilitate their professionaldevelopment through sustained classroom based support. 800,000
The Teacher Foundation, BangaloreTowards strengthening the activities and services offered by their existing Centre in Bangalore, while setting up new Teacher Resource Centres in Mangalore and Mysore, with the aim of ensuring professional development of elementary schoolteachers. 3,500,000
Publication Initiative
Eklavya, BhopalTowards strengthening and up-scaling Eklavya’s Publications programme that develops, disseminates and markets a variety of new books, besidessupporting their Library programme. 4,500,000
Centre for Learning Resources, PuneTowards developing bilingual reading matter for school children, in Marathi / Hindi – English format, consisting of instructional material, recreational andsupplementary reading material and reference material. 776,000
Anveshi - Research Centre for Women's Studies, HyderabadTowards compilation and publication of story books in Telugu, Malayalam andbilingual format, which capture lives of marginalized communities. 600,000
Comet Media Foundation, Mumbai Towards support for nurturing and promoting educational innovations and educators, through child focused exhibitions, which are expected to reach peoplein Mumbai and smaller towns in various states. No disbursals
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Learning Centre Initiative
Govind Dham Shikshan Sadhana Trust (GDSST), BelgaumTowards serving as a nodal agency to co-ordinate the activities of the cluster of Learning Centres set up in Belgaum, Karnataka, within the Learning CentresInitiative. 1,000,000
Aamhi Aamchya Arogya Sathi (AAAS), GadhchiroliTowards serving as a nodal agency to co-ordinate the activities of the cluster of Learning Centres set up in Vidarbha region, Maharashtra, within the LearningCentres Initiative. 1,015,000
Viswa Bharathi Vidyodaya Trust (VBVT), Gudalur Towards serving as the Secretariat for the Learning Centres Initiative, identifying new clusters and nodal organisations and providing them facilitating support and coordinating the work of the initiative through regular contact with nodalorganizations, cluster coordinators and the Trust. 800,000
NURTURING EDUCATION AS A DISCIPLINE
Linking Higher Education with Elementary Education
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New DelhiTowards a programme planning phase of the project ‘The University - School Resource Network’, focusing on completing preparatory work in terms of base-line study of select schools, identifying key resource persons, building acollaborative institutional network and planning activities of the network. 400,000
Professionalizing Elementary Education
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), MumbaiTowards a collaborative Masters Programme in Education, which focuses on professionalizing elementary education through building the discipline and providing well trained professionals for the sector. The Programme would be offered in dual mode, (distant and contact) through collaborations among sixacademic institutions and non-profit organisations. 5,000,000
BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL RESOURCE IN EDUCATION
Development of Humane Action (DHAN) Foundation, Madurai Towards strategic start-up support for the Tata-Dhan Academy and its development, with the aim to make it one of the leading schools in rural developmentmanagement in the country. 8,682,263
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Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS), BangaloreTowards enabling CSCS to strengthen its institutional base and enhance its status as an interdisciplinary institute for culture studies. The support would specifically help in refining their core programmes, strengthen collaborations with leadinginstitutions in Karnataka and abroad and develop new initiatives. 6,000,000
OTHERS
Education Support Organisation (ESO), Ahmedabad Towards support for running 30 Gyan Shala classes reaching out to 900 children, development and fine-tuning of Gyan Shala syllabus, pre and in-service training of teachers by supervisors and core team members and preparation of supplementary educational material and documentation to be done by thecore team. 880,000
Society for Assistance to Children in Difficult Situation (SATHI), Raichur Towards scaling up of their programme for resettlement of runaway children living on railway platforms in Raichur, Pune, Guntakal, Wadi and Mumbai, engagingwith stakeholders in the sector and strengthening their internal systems. 4,800,000
Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti (BGVS), Rajasthan To support innovative continuing education programmes in Alwar, Baran, Paliand Kota districts of Rajasthan, through community-led education centres. 930,000
Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi Towards research on issues related to World Trade Organisation (WTO) that have implications on India and disseminating this research through books,monographs and publications. 4,000,000
Society for Education, Welfare and Action- Rural (SEWA-Rural), Jhagadia Towards a vocational training programme for youth in the backward tribal areas of Gujarat, thereby helping them to secure employment in various industrieslocated in the Bharuch-Ankleshwar belt, Gujarat. 1,490,000
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focusing on rural areas addressing problems that are locally relevant. Developing close linkages with
community outreach programs emphasizing preventive care are encouraged and there is also a focus
on rural health insurance and partial community financing of health services.
Towards this, the Trust, in its partnership with Action Research & Training for Health (ARTH),
is working for developing a better service delivery system for maternal and child health in selected
districts of Rajasthan through trained nurse midwives and savings and credit groups. During 2005-06,
there has been a 12% increase in the number of clients seen by the health centres, which now also
serve as a training resource for nurses from other non-profit organisations. Also, there was an 18%
increase in the number of clients seen by nurse midwives, in line with one of the objectives of the
project. The increase appears to be due to the growing popularity of clinics in non project villages,
as also due to increase in project villages. The number of deliveries through mid-wives also showed
a steady increase. In its field area, ARTH has facilitated the formation and management of 104 Self
Help Groups (SHGs). During the year, the number of SHGs establishing an emergency health fund
increased from 11 to 20. Similarly, the Trust is supporting Jan Swasthya Sahyog (JSS) towards
its efforts directed at decreasing morbidity and mortality due to tuberculosis and malaria, in thirty
villages in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh. The grant also focuses on reducing child mortality and the
development of appropriate technologies for use by the rural population and health care providers.
During the past year, treatment success rate of 82% has been achieved for tuberculosis and efforts
are being made to improve awareness about tuberculosis, malaria and adherence to Anti-Tubercular
Treatment (ATT) through focused village meetings, home visits and distribution of booklets. Smears
were prepared for 57 per cent of the febrile patients seen by the village health workers. 39 breath
counters are operating in the 45 villages and are detecting and treating episodes of Acute Lower
Respiratory Infections (ALRI). A high percentage of the episodes of acute gastroenteritis were treated
with Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS).
The Trust is also supporting Association for Health & Welfare in the Nilgiris (ASHWINI) towards
an innovative community health insurance initiative, covering over 13,000 adivasi tribals in the Gudalur
Valley, thus linking delivery of quality care to financing systems. The adivasis who belong to the AMS
(the adivasi union) are eligible to enroll in the insurance programme by paying an annual premium per
person, thereby being entitled to free hospitalization at the Gudalur Adivasi Hospital (GAH). Thus, the
adivasis have an opportunity to improve their access to health care by removing their financial barrier.
ASHWINI in turn re-insures all the AMS members with the Royal Sundaram Insurance Company
(RSIC), using Trust funds. This enables them to claim the hospital bills for any adivasi admission. In
this manner, the health insurance programme provides a stable income for the GAH, which would
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otherwise not be possible, given the low economic status of the adivasi population. During the course
of the year, the list of the insured population has been updated through an extensive field survey. The
insurance policy was renewed, incorporating several changes including increase in the claim limit
per person from Rs. 1,500 to Rs. 2,500, increase in claim limit for delivery patients from Rs. 500 to Rs.
1,000 and referral expenses being covered for the first time. An external review of the programme
that was conducted during the year, covering a spectrum of measures – ranging from the facilities
to the technical quality to the behaviour of the staff, clearly indicates that the adivasis appreciate
the quality of care that they received and are happy with the treatment at the hospital.
Under its initiative to help provide Specialist Care for the Disadvantaged, the Trust has encouraged
support to diverse efforts from care to the terminally ill, to geriatric homes and has emphasized the
role of the family, quality of care, deinstitutionalization and cost effectiveness in the programs.
Through its grant to Bangalore Hospice Trust (BHT), high quality palliative care is offered to
terminally ill cancer patients through the hospice, complemented by its innovative home-based
palliative care. In addition to this, BHT also provides training to nurses on palliative care. The
average bed occupancy during the last year has been around 35-40, touching a maximum of 48 on
two occasions, out of a maximum bed capacity of 50 patients. A dedicated social worker has been
stationed in the pain relief centre at Kidwai Institute of Oncology, Bangalore and educates discharged
patients about hospice care. 31% of inpatient admissions and 47% of Home Care cases have come
through this effort. BHT is now into its 7th batch of training of Home Care Nurses and all trainees
from the previous batches have been successfully placed in the community.
Under this initiative, support is also being provided to the International Network for Cancer
Treatment and Research (INCTR) towards improving the treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic
Leukemia in India through a new treatment protocol that has higher success rates in the western
countries. Under this grant, patient accrual, which began in August 2004, continued as per the
approved protocol with over 55 patients at Cancer Institute Chennai, 30 at Tata Memorial Hospital,
Mumbai, 14 at Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai and 19 at AIIMS Delhi being added during the last year. As
on March 2006, 177 patients have been accrued on the protocol.
Under the health portfolio, the Trust’s Mental Health initiative saw significant developments. The
grant to Rajasthan Mahila Kalyan Mandal (RMKM) completed its first year and was the first
pilot project under the Inclusion in Practice initiative of the Trust, which aims for participation
of children with mental disability in the mainstream. During the year, RMKM initiated inclusive
education in both its special schools in Ajmer district. Over the next two years, this would also be
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identifying key priority areas where the Trust, as a small, yet significant donor, can intervene and
provide or facilitate support. There is also a need to assess the relevance of the approach adopted
and outline ways in which the Trust can reorganize its focus areas and grant design for effective
engagement with the field. In view of the same, the Trust plans to conduct a review of its health
strategy, over the course of the next year, for which, it is planned to draw on the rich experience of
senior practicing public health professionals. This will help to consolidate the work being done by
the Trust in the health sector as well as suggest new areas of relevance to be considered for funding
support by the Trust in the future.
techniques, including small incision, phaco emulsification and Extra Capsular Cataract Extraction
(ECCE) surgeries, through a residential programme. During the last six months, candidates have
performed 820 sight restoration surgeries. Through this grant the Trust is seeking to enhance the skills
of professionals in eye care as well as contribute to reducing the burden of curable blindness.
During the year under review, the Trust disbursed Rs. 24.28 million (US $ 0.54 million) towards 12
grants, as against Rs. 21.28 million towards 15 grants during 2004-05. The Trust recognizes the
importance of mapping the needs of the health sector at large, evaluating the Health portfolio of
the Trust, commenting on the relevance of the present sub-thematic areas within the portfolio and
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Health: Details of grant disbursals in 2005-2006
COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH PROGRAMMES Rs.
Action Research & Training for Health (ARTH), Udaipur Towards improvement of maternal and child health through trained nurse midwives and savings and credit groups, in Rajsamand district, Rajasthan, by strengthening outreach programmes, refining training material and developingmanuals. 900,000
Rural Women’s Social Education Centre (RUWSEC), Chengalpettu Towards meeting operating costs of a reproductive health clinic in both, traditional and allopathic treatment, laboratory and ambulance services in Chengalpettu block of Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu. 1,300,000
Jan Swasthya Sahyog (JSS), Bilaspur Towards an innovative primary health care initiative in 30 villages of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, which is aimed at decreasing mortality and fatalconsequences due to tuberculosis and malaria, besides decreasing childmortality. 1,900,000
Association for Health & Welfare in the Nilgiris (ASHWINI), Nilgiris Towards a community based health insurance programme, for provision of in-patient health care services to tribals accessing care at the Gudalur AdivasiHospital. No disbursals
SPECIALIST CARE FOR THE DISADVANTAGED
Rajasthan Mahila Kalyan Mandal (RMKM), AjmerTowards delivery of services to 260 mentally challenged children and piloting inclusive education at six government schools & RMKM day care centres inBeawar block, Ajmer district, Rajasthan. 700,000
Latika Roy Memorial Foundation (LRMF), Dehradun Towards seeding an early intervention care centre for mentally disabled children, for provision of services for assessment, diagnosis and therapy, parentalcounseling and outreach to medical professionals. 2,000,000
The Banyan, Chennai Towards supporting its comprehensive programmes in mental health, which include: (a) work at the transit care facility with focus on follow-up; (b) strengthening its mental health helpline; (c) initiating a community health care centre based community outreach model for mental health at Kovalakuppam in Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu; and (d) incorporating action research andtraining as an important component of its programmes. 3,700,000
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Association for Health & Welfare in the Nilgiris (ASHWINI), Nilgiris Towards an integrated community based mental health programme focused at indigenous people of the Gudalur valley in the Nilgiris, which creates awareness about mental illness, helps the community take responsibility of the mentally ill, ensures early detection and maintains continuity of care and support inrehabilitation. 1,500,000
Bangalore Hospice Trust (BHT), Bangalore A second phase grant towards the part operating costs of Karunashraya, a 55 bed hospice located in Bangalore, and for the continuation of home-based palliative care for cancer patients. 1,250,000
The W.Z.O. Trust Funds, Mumbai A second phase grant towards meeting part costs of residents of the BaiManeckbai P.B. Jeejeebhoy Centre for Senior Citizens, Navsari. 1,104,000
International Network for Cancer Treatment & Research (INCTR), New Delhi Towards improving the treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in India through a new treatment protocol that has shown higher success rates in thewestern countries. No disbursals
BUILDING ORGANISATIONAL CAPACITIES AND HUMAN RESOURCESTOWARDS PROGRAMME EFFECTIVENESS
Medical Research Foundation (Sankara Nethralaya), Chennai Towards the second phase of a three-year fellowship programme to train 180 ophthalmologists. The grant also supports conducting 4,500 sight restoringcataract surgeries on deserving poor. 5,400,000
Community Health Cell (CHC), Society for Community Health Awareness, Research and Action (SOCHARA), Bangalore Towards promoting careers in community and public health through fellowships to six professionals each year. 650,000
Charutar Arogya Mandal (CAM), Karamsad, Gujarat. Towards a cancer detection and treatment programme in Anand and Kheda districts of Gujarat, which would suggest lifestyle changes to prevent occurrence of cancer, create awareness on the symptoms of the disease, diagnosis anddetection, followed by world-class treatment. 3,200,000
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Satyam Foundation to gauge the level of interest among the community of practitioners
to document practices in the development sector. The Trust also supported Human and
Institutional Development Forum to design a course curriculum towards building cadre
of organizational change facilitators within the development organizations. The support to
Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN) continued during the year, in
which an effort was made to streamline the systems for individual reflection and feedback.
The Trust recognizes the role of individuals in making significant change in the society.
While there is interest and passion to bring change, effectiveness of such initiatives can
be enhanced if backed by professional mentorship. To encourage reflection and building
perspective of individual action through provision of focused mentorship input, the Trust
supports Fellowships through host organizations. Its grant to PRERNA was restructured in
recognition of the role of the mentor. Ten fellows together with their mentors are supported
through this grant. A new fellowship grant to Anveshi was made, towards building professional
and personal skills of promising individuals from the marginalized communities. Three fellows
were supported in the first year of the grant. Through the grant to Ashoka Innovators for
the Public, two fellows in Madhya Pradesh are supported. During the year under review, a
workshop focusing on Organizational Effectiveness was conducted for select Ashoka fellows
under this grant. This is in line with the Trust’s interest in the Central Indian region of the country.
Another significant effort in this direction is the partnership with the National Foundation
for India (NFI) which focuses on supporting small non profit organizations in Jharkhand,
Chhattisgarh and Orissa. 41 organisations received such support under the Sir Ratan Tata
Trust Fund for Onward Grant making at NFI.
In the area of Governance, the grant to the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies
(CSDS) has instituted the Rajni Kothari Chair in Democracy. In its second year now, Professor
Ramin Jahanbegloo from Iran has succeeded Professor Douglas Lummis as the new incumbent.
Prof. Jahanbegloo has been the head of the Department for Contemporary Studies at the
Cultural Research Bureau, Iran, besides authoring over twenty books in English, French and
Persian, including the well-known Conversations with Isaiah Berlin.
Foundation for Democratic Reforms (FDR), documented its process of encouraging
80,000 citizens across 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh to engage in active governance. This
documentation focuses on process and achievements of the programme, which includes
recruitment and retention of volunteers. A new grant to FDR builds upon the earlier grant and
facilitates citizens in prioritizing and identifying basic services that need improvement.
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During the year under review, the Trust disbursed Rs. 39.57 million (US $ 0.88 million) towards 15
grants, as against Rs. 31.82 million towards 12 grants during 2004-05, indicating an increase of 24%
in the quantum of disbursals.
Over the coming year, the Trust would enhance its Civil Society & Governance portfolio by strengthening
it as a cross cutting theme. The Youth and Civil Society initiative would work towards addressing
sectoral gaps in the youth development sector, bring youth on the agenda of other development
organisations and encourage partners to incubate youth groups. The Trust would expand the nascent
Human Resource and Organisation Development initiative by building engagement with select non
profit organisations. The focus of this initiative, as well as that of fellowships, would be on building the
individual and institutional capacities in the Central Indian region. Finally, it would make use of reviews
and internal reflections to help develop theoretical framework and strengthen the portfolio.
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CITIZEN INTERFACE WITH PUBLIC SYSTEMS Rs.
Foundation for Democratic Reforms (FDR), Hyderabad Towards promoting citizen’s initiatives for better governance, through training programmes, workshops and meetings. Planned activities include identifying and training concerned citizens on issues relating to governance, through workshops,meetings and cultural programmes. 900,000
Foundation for Democratic Reforms (FDR), Hyderabad Towards supporting citizens in identifying basic services that need improvement and work towards their betterment. After identifying services, citizens would undertake surveys, prepare status reports along with recommendations and implement these recommendations by partnering with the government and the media. The project would cover urban and rural areas throughout AndhraPradesh. 1,500,000
Mahila Punarvaas Samooh Samiti (MPSS), Jaipur Towards strengthening the resource and documentation centre on women, which would respond to the immediate needs of the women’s movement andstrengthen the study of media and women, and violence and women. 500,000
FELLOWSHIPS
Institute of Rural Management (IRMA), Anand Towards fellowships for the doctoral programme and deferred fellowships forpost graduate diploma in rural management, referred to as Amul-Tatafellowships. 390,000
Prerana, Raichur Towards providing fellowships and comprehensive support to ten fledgling voluntary initiatives, over a period of three years. The grant is expected to offeran opportunity for strengthening individual spirit and citizen action. 500,000
Ashoka Innovators for the Public, New DelhiTowards providing fellowships to social entrepreneurs in Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, whilst encouraging fellows collaborations onorganisational effectiveness. No disbursals
Anveshi - Research Centre for Women's Studies, HyderabadTowards a fellowship programme to mentor promising individuals from underprivileged communities in and around Hyderabad, with a view to upgrade their skills and knowledge base on development issues and enhance theirprofessional contribution to the development sector. 500,000
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National Foundation for India (NFI), New Delhi Towards a grant making partnership for onward grant-making in Jharkhand, Orissa and Chhattisgarh, besides providing support towards research anddocumentation and enhancing NFI’s capacities as a grant-maker. 12,000,000
ORGANISATION AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), New Delhi Towards strengthening human resources at PRADAN, through fine-tuning the apprenticeship skill building phase, besides supporting the on-goingprofessional development of the staff. 7,600,000
Gandhigram Trust, Dindigul Towards a review exercise, supporting Gandhigram Trust’s efforts at re-examining relevance and performance for organisational renewal. 850,000
YOUTH AND CIVIL SOCIETY
Centre for Civil Society, New Delhi Towards a programme, encouraging youth participation in civil society, through well designed programmes for college students and those in schools ofjournalism and media. 3,000,000
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New DelhiTowards encouraging youth participation in civil society, through exposure programmes and a certificate course in environmental research andcommunications. No disbursals
Pravah, New Delhi Towards a school based programme in life skills education and seeding a resource centre for the youth centred action, besides augmenting Pravah’shuman resources. 5,550,000
Partners for Urban Knowledge, Action & Research (PUKAR), MumbaiTowards a youth centered knowledge building initiative on development issues through scientific research and dissemination that aims to reach out to 1,800youth in Mumbai and Thane district, Maharashtra. 2,600,000
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The year also saw some significant developments within older grants. As part of its ongoing
programmes, the India Foundation for the Arts (IFA), Bangalore, supported five individuals under
the Sir Ratan Tata Trust Draw-down Fund created in 2000. Since the inception of the Draw-down Fund,
IFA has made 17 onward grants. With the Trust’s support, Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts
(ACMA) Bangalore, conducted its second Dance Development Programme during 2005-06 and now
has a well entrenched ‘Dance in Education’ programme in various schools in Bangalore. ACMA also
conducted the Sir Ratan Tata Trust Colloquium, this year titled “The Challenges of Marketing Cultural
Organizations”, besides finalizing the performance of ‘Purushartha’, which is now scheduled to travel
to several European destinations.
During 2005-06, the Trust’s support increased by 54% over the previous year, disbursing Rs. 5.40
million (US $ 0.12 million) towards four grants, as compared to Rs. 3.50 million during 2004-05. With
dedicated human resources in place, the portfolio will be significantly enhanced over the coming year,
with the focus being on new and innovative institution building practices. The Trust’s programmes
over the coming year would also support several new works in arts pedagogy and research under
the Arts Education and Arts Therapy initiatives. Within the Arts Education initiative, the Trust
supports efforts among arts institutions seeking to translate their practices into pedagogic structures.
The Arts Therapy initiative supports the growing field of arts practices interfacing with therapeutic
experiment, including psychiatry and psychoanalysis.
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Adishakti Laboratory for Theatre Research (ALTAR), PondicherryTowards partial institutional sustainability, thus helping ALTAR enhance its performance outputs, host troupes from abroad and optimally use its theatrefacilities. 800,000
ADVANCE LEARNING IN THE ARTS
Centre for Performing Arts, University of Pune, PuneTowards strengthening faculty, curriculum and outreach programmes of theCentre for Performing Arts, Pune, popularly known as Lalit Kala Kendra. 1,700,000
A. J. Kidwai Mass Communication Research Centre (AJK-MCRC), Jamia Milia Islamia University, New DelhiTowards enabling the AJK-MCRC to set up a financially self-sustaining Media Resource Cell, thus strengthening its academic base and bolstering its abilityto impact the field of communication studies. 700,000
School of Interior Design, Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology, AhmedabadTowards setting up a new Design Research Cell, housed in the School of Interior Design, which would enhance and disseminate new research, whilst building graduate and post-graduate level curricula in traditional habitats, traditionalcrafts of India and advanced research in the field. 2,200,000
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Ustad Allauddin Khan Sangeet and Kala Academy (UAKSKA), Bhopal Enables the Academy to train 20 young musicians and dancers in traditional forms, extend fellowship support to promising musicians to train on rare musical instruments, and organise performances of established artists in ten smalltowns of Madhya Pradesh. No disbursals
India Foundation for the Arts (IFA), Bangalore For a draw-down fund to enhance grant-making across their thematic areas. The grant includes a challenge for IFA to raise matching funds from other Indiansources. No disbursals
Attakkalari Public Charitable Trust of Contemporary Performing Arts, BangaloreTowards a Centre for contemporary movement arts in Bangalore, which will enable it to function as a training institute for professional dancers, develop a repertory company to create innovative performance works that break newground and organise festivals of art for the public. No disbursals
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Rs.Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), New Delhi Towards augmenting the existing endowment made to PRADAN, to meet thecosts of recruitment and induction of fresh professionals. No disbursals
Medical Research Foundation (MRF), Chennai Towards creating an endowment for high quality eye-care to the poor, which would enable MRF perform free surgeries on 11,000 poor patients over a fiveyear period. 25,000,000
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a marginal decrease of 8%. During the year, 34% of the disbursals in the SGP were made for grants
within Rural Livelihoods and Communities (RLC) portfolio, with 25% and 20% being outlaid towards
Education and Enhancing Civil Society & Governance portfolios, respectively.
Under the Central India Initiative (CInI), grants were given to organizations to initiate work on several
livelihood projects. Noteworthy amongst these include grants made to Indian Grameen Services
(IGS) towards a programme planning exercise, which enabled the organization to develop a detailed
programme proposal for various interventions to support and enhance the livelihoods of poor tribal
communities in Jharkhand and to Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra (NBJK) for developing a detailed
project proposal for the development of 12 tribal villages in Namkum - Khunti block of Ranchi
district, Jharkhand. A second phase grant was given to Harsha Trust for enhancing the livelihoods
of poor tribals in Rayagada district, Orissa, through better agricultural production. Activities included
installation of community lift irrigation systems, soil and water conservation measures and promoting
and up-scaling improved agriculture practices. Under the Himmothan Pariyojana, a grant was given to
Rural Technology & Development Centre (RTDC) for conducting a preparatory phase watershed
project, covering five villages in Chowari block of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. This phase
would equip the organization, besides building the capacity of the community, to undertake a larger
watershed project. Grants were made to both, Peoples’ Science Institute (PSI) and Central
Himalayan Rural Action Group (CHIRAG) for carrying out appraisals of eight new watershed
plans, prior to sanctioning programme grants, besides reviewing four ongoing watershed projects
under the ‘Enhancing rural livelihoods through participatory watershed management’ component
of Himmothan Pariyojana in Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal. Within this initiative, a grant was
also made to Uttaranchal Organic Commodity Board (UOCB) for continuation of the Organic
Basmati Export Programme (OBEP) in four blocks of Dehradun and three blocks of Udham Singh Nagar
districts, Uttaranchal. Several grants were also made to organizations within the Himalayan region,
including Uttaranchal Cooperative Resham Federation (UCRF), Dehradun for up-gradation of
traditional looms for silk weaving, developing products using eco-friendly dyes, encouraging market
development and studying market trends for silk blending products, thereby developing strategies
to strengthen the market linkages for weavers in Uttaranchal. Under its Sakh Se Vikas – Rajasthan
microfinance initiative, the Trust supported a phase of inception for the Centre for microFinance,
which is positioned as a state level support institution in the area of microfinance.
In an attempt to make elementary education accessible, enjoyable and meaningful for every child,
the Trust is working in a proactive manner to identify, develop and support innovative programs that
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Talim Samiti and Deena Bandhu Trust vindicated the Trust’s efforts in supporting alternative
schools. Whilst Avishkar Shikshan Sansthan focused on improving systems of ‘Anand Niketan’,
an alternative school in Nasik, Deena Bandhu Trust provided education to marginalized children
at the Deena Bandhu primary school in Chamrajnagar, Karnataka. Similarly, Nai Talim Samiti is
involved in reviving ‘Anand Niketan’ an alternate school in Sevagram, Wardha. The Trust’s subject-
specific interventions in schools led to grants made to Jagadis Bose National Science Talent
Search (JBNSTS) and Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, (IUCAA) for
popularization of science. Whilst JBNSTS focused on a training programme of science teaching for
15 teachers from Kolkata, West Bengal, besides building a community of educationally goal-oriented,
motivated and innovative middle school science teachers, IUCAA demonstrated the possibilities of
learning science using simple material and documenting innovative science experiments at ‘Pulatsya’
- the children’s science activity centre in Pune, Maharashtra.
Several SGPs were also made under the mental health sub-theme of the Trust’s health portfolio. These
included: Ashadeep for identifying and picking up homeless mentally ill individuals from the streets
in Guwahati, Assam and providing appropriate medical treatment; The Richmond Fellowship
Society (India) towards developing a community mental health care model in 70 villages in the
Siddlaghatta block of Kolar district, Karnataka; and Paripurnata for providing vocational training
to the ex-residents of their shelter in Kolkata and strengthening the capacities of its staff to treat,
shelter and rehabilitate mentally ill women.
The SGP has been a significant strategic component within the Arts and Culture portfolio. It enhances
the often unconventional nature of activity undertaken and supported, and has been the component
where support has been extended to experimental work, towards seeding new initiatives at their
inception, or the support of institutions attempting new directions in their thinking. Successful work
done under the SGP provides critical directions to enhanced support in new fields. An important
Arts & Culture initiative that has seen extended SGP support is the Art Education programme. Here,
arts institutions attempt to introduce pedagogic methods in their teaching, often in unconventional
locations. The Madras Crafts Foundation, for example, has been working with curricula in
Corporation Schools in and around Chennai, Koothu – P – Pattarai Trust has been doing workshops
and performances with semi-urban colleges in Tamil Nadu, while The PUPPET has been working
with traditional puppeteers in Raigad and Pune districts, Maharashtra. Additionally, institutions such
as Urban Design Research Institute (UDRI), Mumbai and Women Unlimited, New Delhi work
with new forms and technologies of research dissemination. Another Trust initiative, in the new
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area of Art Therapy, has seen one significant grant to the World Centre for Creative Learning
Foundation, a Pune based institution experimenting with Drum Circle and Drama-therapy techniques,
for the first time in India.
Within its Civil Society & Governance portfolio, the Trust made eight grants to different People For
Animals (PFA) organizations located in Margao, Bhubaneswar, Dehradun, Agra, Chandigarh, Kolkata,
Ghaziabad and Chennai. The activities of these organisations focus on the welfare of animals. Through
these grants the organisations strengthened animal shelters, conducted Animal Birth Control (ABC)
programmes for sterilizing dogs and rescued sick and wounded animals. The Trust also partnered with
Satyam Foundation, through which it supported an effort towards acquiring knowledge on practice
of Organization Development (OD) in the non profit sector. The exercise was implemented by an OD
expert, through a two day conference organized at Hyderabad. Under the OD and Human Resource
(HR) initiative, the Trust also supported HID Forum, Bangalore towards initiating a programme for
grooming facilitators of organizational change. Support to Communication for Development
and Learning (CDL), Bangalore was also given towards building capacities of social workers and
development professionals on communication and media skills. Six training programmes were
organized on various communication and media skills including the use of Radio in development
reaching out to 127 participants. Under its Youth and Civil Society initiative, the Trust supported The
Promise Foundation, Bangalore towards preparation and organization of a National Consultation
on Career Psychology (NCCP). A team of 16 research partners from different regions were formed
to conduct the survey on a sample of high school, higher secondary and vocational students. The
findings of the study were disseminated at the Consultation.
Over the coming year, the Trust would continue to strengthen its SGP portfolio, whilst supporting
worthy organizations across the country.
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RURAL LIVELIHOODS & COMMUNITIES Rs.
Water Sector Policy Research
IWMI-Tata Water Policy Programme (IWMI-Tata Programme), AnandTowards a three month extension period of the Phase 1 of ‘North Gujarat Sustainable Groundwater Initiative’ (NGI), to complete pending activities. During this period, the Programme: (a) continued the ongoing activities in 30 pilot villages of the project area; (b) prepared the ground work for initiating a larger action research project in another 90 villages over the next three years, including field surveys, meetings and interviews with potential NGO partners and farmers groups; and (c) promoted drip irrigation based fodder farms for five women’sgroups from the project area. 340,516
VIkram Sarabhai Centre for Development Interaction (VIKSAT), AhmedabadTowards strengthening the Sabarmati Stakeholders Forum (SSF), which is engaged in addressing local level water resources management issues in four districts in Gujarat, related to irregular water supply in urban / peri urban areas forirrigation and industrial purposes, besides pollution caused throughagriculture. 250,000
Central India Region
N. M. Sadguru Water & Development Foundation, DahodTowards co-supporting the Mahila Krishi Mela held in Dahod, which were a series of exhibitions that exposed the local farmers, especially women, to the latest technologies in agriculture, besides providing opportunities to the local farmer groups to display their activities in agriculture and allied subjects. The Trust’s support covered transportation costs of over 5,000 farmers to the Mela,over four days. 300,000
Indian Grameen Services (IGS), HyderabadTowards a programme planning exercise, which enabled IGS to develop a detailed proposal of various interventions over a three year period, to support and enhance the livelihoods of poor tribal communities in Jharkhand. Activities included provision of financial services (loans & insurance) for the sub-sectors of tassar,dairy and agriculture, besides promotion of community owned institutions. 460,000
Sri Ramakrishna Sarada Math & Mission, HazaribagTowards strengthening staff with comprehensive training in various aspects of Natural Resource Management (NRM), who then helped the tribal community in Katkamsandi Block, Hazaribag district, Jharkhand enhance their livelihoodsthrough improved agricultural practices. 250,000
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Programme for Rural Actions & Youths Association for Social Service (PRAYAS), HazaribagTowards sustenance of an ongoing education program for women representatives of 300 Self Help Groups (SHGs) in four blocks of Hazaribag district, Jharkhand, which helps them to manage their day to day accounting, discuss financialmatters with the banks and empower them to fight for their basic rights. 250,000
Society for Upliftment of People with People Organization and Rural Technology (SUPPORT), HazaribagTowards a second phase of support to strengthen the already formed SHGs in blocks of Mandu and Churchu of Hazaribag district, Jharkhand, for promotion oflivelihoods through income generation activities. 250,000
Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra (NBJK), HazaribagTowards developing a detailed project proposal for the development of 12 tribal villages in Namkum - Khunti block of Ranchi district, Jharkhand. The activities include: (i) identification of the tribal and most deprived villages; (ii) detailed baseline data collection, Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and data analysis; (iii) preparation of result monitoring indicators; and (iv) sharing of outputs of studywith district level authorities and NGO partners. 250,000
Harsha Trust, BhubaneswarTowards a second phase of support for enhancing the livelihoods of poor tribals in Rayagada district, Orissa, through better agricultural production. Activities include: (i) installation of community lift irrigation systems; (ii) soil and water conservation measures; (iii) promoting and up-scaling improved agriculturepractices; and (iv) training and strengthening SHGs and farmers. 492,500
Jamgoria Sevabrata, PuruliaTowards a second phase of support for guiding the process of people’s empowerment in Purulia and Bankura districts, West Bengal, through enhancingthe capacities of local Village Youth Clubs for Natural Resource Management. 250,000
The Time and Talents Club, MumbaiTowards promoting conservation of water through rainwater harvesting and improved storage techniques in three villages of Raigad district, Konkan, Maharashtra, which is expected to lead to reduction of the water scarcity period, besides reducing the drudgery of women to fetch drinking water from farawaysources. 250,000
Kharash Vistarotthan Yojana
Coastal Salinity Prevention Cell (CSPC), RajkotTowards the administering of a comprehensive review of the Trust’s initiative ‘Kharash Vistarotthan Yojana’, undertaken by a four member team consisting of drinking water, livelihood & institutions, water resources development andagricultural specialists. 449,000
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Himmothan Pariyojana
Central Himalayan Rural Action Group (CHIRAG), NainitalTowards the appraisal of four new Batch II watershed proposals and year end review of two ongoing Batch I watershed projects in the Kumaon region ofUttaranchal under the Himmothan Pariyojana. 169,000
Peoples’ Science Institute (PSI), Dehradun Towards the appraisal of four new Batch III watershed plans and year end review of two ongoing Batch II watershed projects in Garhwal and Himachal Pradeshunder the Himmothan Pariyojana. 225,649
Peoples’ Science Institute (PSI), Dehradun Towards a review of the ongoing Batch I and Batch II watershed projects inGarhwal and Himachal Pradesh, under the Himmothan Pariyojana. 352,200
Rural Technology & Development Centre (RTDC), Palampur, KangraTowards a one year preparatory phase prior to the three year watershed project, during which, RTDC would initiate watershed development activities in the 495 hectare Chhalara watershed, covering five villages in Chowari block ofChamba district, Himachal Pradesh. 250,000
Samudaik Shashaktikaran Samiti (SSS), Khetbharar, PithoragarhA supplementary grant to SSS, which is a Water and Sanitation Management Society for Khetbharar village, Pithoragarh district, Uttaranchal, towards construction of a 1,050 metre long irrigation channel, which would enhance theoutput from agricultural land by providing irrigation water. 250,000
Uttaranchal Organic Commodity Board (UOCB), DehradunTowards the continuation of the Organic Basmati Export Programme (OBEP) in four blocks of Dehradun and three blocks of Udham Singh Nagar districts, Uttaranchal, with the management of the field motivators who would deliver services to farmers in theregion, besides collection and sale of organic Basmati, paddy, wheat, etc. 250,000
Central Himalayan Rural Action Group (CHIRAG), NainitalTowards administering a grant to Centre for Environment, Development and Research (CEDAR), which is an autonomous research unit, for developing direct sowing techniques to reduce plantation costs for oak afforestation in thecentral Himalayas. 280,000
Uttaranchal Bamboo & Fibre Development Board (UBFDB), DehradunTowards a feasibility study and development of a master plan for establishing a Centre for Natural Fibre in Uttaranchal. The exercise involves: (i) conducting a survey; (ii) Research and Development (R&D) on technology assessment withspecific R&D institutions; and (iii) conduct training programmes. 500,000
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Himalayan Region
Institute for Development Support (IDS), Pauri GarhwalTowards promoting an understanding of entrepreneurship development amongst the youth in Pauri Garhwal district, Uttaranchal, equipping them with skills to design and plan projects for enterprise development, enabling them to set up and successfully run micro enterprises and providing technical and back upsupport for the sustainability of the established micro enterprises. 220,000
Chhattrasal Seva Sansthan (CSS), HamirpurTowards a programme on management of livestock and its resources, through preparation of an informative booklet on problems and potential for livestock development, capacity building of the community and income generation, thereby sustaining livelihoods of people in Tarikhet block of Almora district,Uttaranchal. 240,000
Uttaranchal Cooperative Resham Federation (UCRF), DehradunTowards the up-gradation of traditional looms for silk weaving, developing products using eco-friendly dyes, encouraging market development and studying market trends for silk blending products, thereby developing strategies tostrengthen the market linkages for weavers in Uttaranchal. 200,000
Uttaranchal Cooperative Resham Federation (UCRF), DehradunTowards exploring marketing avenues and mainstreaming the support system for silk blended products of Uttaranchal, with a view to educate producer groups about the market trends and designs, assist artisans develop suitable products that can be marketed easily, and establish a raw material bank in the state toenable processing of orders on time. 241,000
MUSE, ShimlaTowards empowerment of the tribal community in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, through ecological conservation and income generation, which would considerably help tribals enhance their livelihoods and conserve the natural resources. Activities include: (i) institution building; (ii) participatory NRM; (iii) policy advocacy; (iv)research & development; and (v) marketing & product development. 500,000
Society for Integrated Management of All Resources (SIMAR), ChamoliTowards empowering and mobilizing the women community for sustainable management of natural resources in Deval block of Chamoli district in Uttaranchal. Activities include: (i) building of institutions of women for health and environmental sanitation, microfinance, etc.; (ii) management of natural resources through water management, agricultural promotion, fuelwood and fodder promotion; and (iii)capacity building of women’s groups. 300,000
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Jai Nanda Devi Swarojgar Shikshan Sansthan (JANDESH), Kalpkshetra Bharki, ChamoliTowards a second phase of support for enhancing the economic development of women and marginalized farmers, by providing better opportunities for vegetable cultivation through improved irrigation facilities, compost production, seed bank formation, and providing other vegetable production related information, invillages of Joshimath block of Chamoli district in Uttaranchal. 250,000
Development Centre for Alternative Policies (DCAP), New DelhiTowards a review of the irrigation sector in Uttaranchal for formulating a new irrigation policy for the state, taking into account the environmental, social,economic and political conditions that determine agricultural development. 493,000
Forest Research Institute (FRI), DehradunTowards promoting the plantation of Lantana in the forest lands and village wastelands, which would help in reviving of the forest, reducing the degradation of the wastelands, reducing the stress on forest for fuel and fodder and increasing the green cover in the hilly regions of Uttaranchal, besides being a source ofadditional income. 500,000
Reviving the Green Revolution
Department of Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), LudhianaTowards monitoring of the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) on cotton project being implemented by the Department of Agriculture, (Government of Punjab), involving 30 field visits, to 112 villages across the 28 cotton blocks in Punjab, tomonitor and provide technical support. 99,000
Department of Agronomy & Agrometeorology, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), LudhianaTowards a three month extension, during which, data collection and analysis of the first three years of the project ‘Sustaining productivity of rice-wheat cropping systems and some of its alternatives’, which involved demonstrating alternatecropping systems to rice-wheat, was undertaken. 150,000
Agriculture related
Water Technology Centre - Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, CoimbatoreTowards a training programme on micro-irrigation and fertigation, besides educating the farmers, extension workers, NGOs and unemployed graduates in drought prone areas of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, to gain awareness,skills and practical exposure on the advanced irrigation techniques. 500,000
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Centre for Advancement of Sustainable Agriculture (CASA), New Delhi Towards undertaking farmer participatory efforts to adopt and promote zero-tillage and surface managed crop residue systems (conservation agriculture),for efficient use of inputs and resource enhancement in North-West India. 250,000
Drought Proofing in West Rajasthan
H. H. Maharaja Hanwant Singhji Charitable Trust (MHSCT), JodhpurTowards conducting an impact evaluation of the Trust’s ongoing ‘Sahyog’ drought proofing project through: (i) visiting all the project villages to assess the status of the project activities; (ii) randomly sampling four project villages based on 20% sampling; (iii) developing village and household questionnaires for field survey;and (iv) undertaking detailed household survey of 10% of the families. 340,000
Sakh Se Vikas (SSV) (Rajasthan Microfinance Initiative)
Indian Institute of Health Management & Research (IIHMR), JaipurTowards inception phase support for the Centre for Microfinance (CMF), which is positioned as a state level support institution in the area of microfinance in Rajasthan. The key roles and tasks undertaken by the Centre include: (a) acting as a knowledge hub for microfinance; (b) providing handholding support to large/significant programmes by advising and anchoring the microfinance component; and (c) create a positive climate for microfinance in the state by identifying and developing good community level stories of the difference madeby microfinance interventions. 500,000
Supporting Microfinance and Related Livelihood Enhancement Activities
Kalanjiam Foundation, Madurai Towards reviewing and providing resource support inputs to the Trust’s grantees in the Rajasthan microfinance initiative, through field visits, discussions with staffand review of training material reports, thereby adding value to the projects. 90,000
Professional Institute for Development & Socio Environment Management (PRISM), KolkataTowards an initiative for women’s health development and protection of rights through women SHGs in Kolkata, through formation of new SHGs, trainings to the SHG members on preventive health care and reproductive child health, orientation and training to the local barefoot doctors and awareness buildingprogrammes. 200,000
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Priyadarshini Mahila Mandal, YavatmalTowards formation of a SHG federation in Yavatmal district, Maharashtra, through 35 new groups and consolidation of old groups, focusing on women’sempowerment, by providing them training and linking them with banks. 200,000
EDUCATION
S. P. J. Sadhana School, BombayTowards producing a film titled ‘Breaking Barriers’ to document and show-case its five year polytechnic course for mentally challenged children. The film builds awareness about the abilities of trained mentally challenged children, helpingthem secure employment. 424,000
Avishkar Shikshan Sansthan, NasikTowards improving systems of the ‘Anand Niketan’, an alternative school in Nasik. The support has been provided for part of the operational costs of the school, training and exposure visits of the teachers, besides preparing a financial planfor future activities. 496,000
Gram Mangal, PuneTowards development of a multi-media training package, consisting of short films, well designed pre-school programmes, instruction manual cum resource files and reference material in print, for pre-primary teachers in the tribal regionof Thane district, Maharashtra. 421,000
Sutradhar, Bangalore Towards development and dissemination of learning resources, during which Sutradhar would focus on the publication of a book on improving government schools, besides programme planning for developing a proposal for the outreachof learning resources. 500,000
Centre for Development Studies, TrivandrumTowards research capacity building of faculty members in the Anthropology department of Kannur University and the Economics Department of NSS College, Pandalam, both in Kerala, with the aim of enhancing the quality of teachingand research environment. 200,000
Foundation for Education and Development, JaipurTowards development of a needs-based curriculum for residential camps for adolescents under ‘Doosra Dashak’, which is a field programme focusing on education and development of persons in the age group of 11-20, in 212villages in Rajasthan. 500,000
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Pragat Shikshan Sanstha, PhaltanTowards publication of a supplementary reader and a teacher’s handbook, for teaching of English as a second language in select government middle schoolsin Phaltan, Maharashtra. 350,000
Nai Talim Samiti, WardhaTowards reinvigorating the concept of “Nai Talim”, during which the broad objectives of the project would be to provide an educational environment that takes care of the physical, intellectual and socio-psychological development of the child, experiment on methods of Nai Talim for the full realization of children’spotential and finally, develop and implement suitable curriculum. 442,000
Deena Bandhu Trust, ChamrajnagarTowards providing partial support for the operational costs of the Deena Bandhu primary school in Chamrajnagar, Karnataka, besides support for teacherdevelopment and initiation of a financial planning exercise for the school. 500,000
Institute of Rural Management (IRMA), AnandTowards funding the extension of fellowship of two students under the Fellow Programme in Rural Management and for an increase in the quantum offellowship. 350,000
Munnarakkunnu Trust, BangaloreTowards the project ‘School in the Forest’ which aims to help individuals discover holistic measures that are beneficial, both to themselves and nature, in areas of livelihoods, land management and development, besides fostering a new alliance between human beings and their landscape by improving their knowledge aboutecology and biodiversity. 200,000
Society for Integration and Rural Development (SIRD), KothakotaTowards ensuring 100 per cent enrolment of girl children at SIRD’s National Child Labourers Project (NCLP) School in Pebbair, Andhra Pradesh, besides identifying 100 child labourers from Pebbair Mandal and teaching them in theNCLP School for one year before mainstreaming them. 496,000
Palakneeti Pariwar, PuneTowards part operational costs of Anand Sankul and Khelghar, an activity cum learning centre and a tuition centre for slum children in Pune respectively,besides providing support for developing and implementing a fund raising plan. 500,000
Priyadarshani Education Society, KamshetTowards construction of one additional classroom, besides six toilets and urinals at the Sri Bhairavnath Secondary School, catering to tribal students atVahangaon in Pune district, Maharashtra. 500,000
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The Ravi J. Matthai Centre for Educational Innovation (RJMCEI), IIM-A, AhmedabadTowards supporting the Sir Ratan Tata Trust Pedagogic Innovations Conference 2005, during which, 70 innovative teachers that had been selected at earlier heldvalidation workshops were felicitated. 470,000
Jagadis Bose National Science Talent Search (JBNSTS), KolkataTowards a planning phase for the project ‘Building a Community of Educationally Goal-Oriented, Motivated and Innovative Middle School Science Teachers’, whichis being implemented in six districts of West Bengal. 475,000
Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, (IUCAA) PuneTowards second phase support for ‘Pulatsya’ - the children’s science activity centre at IUCAA, Pune, with the aim of demonstrating the possibilities of learning science using simple material, documenting innovative science experiments and translating educational books on science, digitizing and uploading them onthe internet. 250,000
Dhwani Trust, BangaloreTowards project ‘Poorana’, which creates teaching aids to illustrate Kannada language and social studies concepts in 12 schools in Bangalore North district,Karnataka, covering 22 teachers and 1,000 students. 150,000
Jagadis Bose National Science Talent Search (JBNSTS), KolkataTowards a one year training programme of science teaching for 15 teachersfrom Kolkata, West Bengal. 211,915
Nirantar Trust, DelhiTowards supporting the publication of six issues of ‘Pitara’, a bi-monthly newsand features magazine in Hindi, for neo-literates and semi-literate readers. 200,000
Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), PuneTowards support for ‘Pulatsya’ - the children’s science activity centre at IUCAA, Pune, with the aim of demonstrating the possibilities of learning science using simple material, documenting innovative science experiments and translatingeducational books on science. 177,346
Ecological Society, PuneTowards strengthening and widening the scope of the Ecological Society'seducational programme in eco-restoration and natural resource management. 203,000
HEALTH
Paripurnata, KolkataTowards providing intensive skill and vocational training to the ex-residents of Paripurnata and strengthening the capacities of its staff to treat, shelter andrehabilitate mentally ill women. 245,500
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The Richmond Fellowship Society (India), BangaloreTowards developing a community mental health care model in 70 villages in the Siddlaghatta block of Kolar district, Karnataka, focusing on monthly clinics, day care centres, formation of self-help and carers groups, increasing community awareness about health and providing learning opportunities for the patientsand their families. 200,000
Ashadeep, GuwahatiTowards their programme ‘Nav Chetna’, which identifies and picks up homeless mentally ill individuals from the streets in Guwahati, Assam, provides medical treatment for their mental and physical ailments and rehabilitates them afterrecovery. 200,000
Arushi Trust, BhopalTowards inclusion of disabled children from slums in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh into the educational system, thus creating opportunities for them to participatein the mainstream of life, to the best of their abilities and potential. 499,000
Setu Developmental Intervention Centre (SETU), AhmedabadTowards a research project to assess the impact of developmental intervention on children below 10 years of age; strengthening SETU’s organisational systems for becoming an effective and efficient service provider; and providing counseling and training facilities to the parents to develop better understanding of theirchild’s needs. 365,000
The Com DEALL Trust, BangaloreTowards development and standardization of indigenous evaluation procedures for children with communication disorders such as Specific Language Impairment (SLI), Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia (DVD), Pervasive Developmental Disorder(PDD) and Autism. 497,000
Samadhan, New DelhiTowards conducting research in a slum in Delhi, for enhancement of services to infants and children with intellectual disability. The project: (i) identifies children with intellectual disability through a survey; (ii) assesses the needs of persons with intellectual disability and their families; (iii) develops a model of service delivery within the community and addresses the various needs of persons with intellectual disability and their families; and (iv) develops a dissemination plan,publishes the outcomes of research and shares it with various agencies. 100,000
The Coorg Foundation, Pollibetta, KodaguTowards project ‘Swastha’, which covers the activities of the organisation’s ‘School for Special Education’ and ‘Centre for Rehabilitation’ for differently abled students in Kodagu district, Karnataka. The former focuses on teaching students according to their abilities, whilst the latter imparts vocational trainingin envelope making, screen printing, tailoring, etc. 247,000
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ICARE Charitable Eye Hospital, NoidaTowards performing 350 cataract removal surgeries on needy patients hailing from Mewat area, which extends from south of Gurgaon in Haryana to Alwar inRajasthan. 500,000
Lifeline Foundation, BarodaTowards enhancing their emergency medical services in Baroda by upgrading and networking with all the 43 ambulances of the city, creating medical care centres, developing an universal access phone number to connect all hospitals and ambulances by establishing a 24 X 7 control room and finally, engaging trained drivers, attendants, citizens of Baroda and police personnel for providingemergency medical services to road accident victims. 450,000
Asha Kiran, Kottayam, KeralaTowards general development of the Asha Kiran, a home for children of HIV positive parents, which includes setting up a medical laboratory for testing blood samples, creating recreational facilities, procuring classroom equipment andcreating awareness among the public regarding AIDS and related issues. 300,000
Swasti Sewa Samiti, SamastipurTowards empowering the community in the Vadyapati block of Samastipur district, Bihar, to overcome lack of awareness on health issues, thus laying thegroundwork for an effective health care system. 200,000
Sakhi, DahodTowards enhancing skills of midwives, thus reducing maternal mortality in 15villages in Dahod, Jhalod, and Fatehpura blocks of Dahod district, Gujarat. 200,000
ARTS & CULTURE
Madras Craft Foundation, Chennai Towards supporting five projects in order to streamline and develop the organisation’s art education programmes. The projects focus on: (a) outlining the areas in curriculum of arts and culture for standards 4-7; (b) developing interpretive manuals; (c) conducting the ‘Building Bridges Programme’; (d) organizing a visit to a museum exhibiting the living traditions of the cultures of the four southern states of India; and (e) giving internship to 12 fresh graduatesfor the Education Internship Programme. 250,000
The Arpana Trust, Madhuban, Karnal, HaryanaTowards the production, marketing and distribution of ‘Ishopanishad’, which is a musical rendering of Param Pujya Ma’s elucidation of the Ish Upanishad inHindi verse. 500,000
Fr. J. B. Fernandes Sacred Music Foundation, BombayTowards organizing four performances in classical and contemporary sacredmusic in Bombay. 487,000
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The Puppet, PuneTowards training puppeteers and folk artists to develop performances inthemes relevant and useful for the society, with a focus on community health. 300,000
Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS), Bangalore Towards conducting approximately 10 special projects / reviews / appraisals for the Trust, with the aim of supporting its Arts & Culture portfolio, besidesproviding handholding support to select higher education institutions in the arts. 250,000
Koothu – P – Pattarai Trust, Chennai Towards creating theatre awareness and building basic theatrical skills amongyouth groups across five locations in Tamil Nadu. 250,000
World Centre for Creative Learning Foundation, PuneTowards a Arts Based Therapist (ABT) certification course that seeks to demonstrate the efficacy of a new style of arts therapy towards the process ofhealing. 200,000
Urban Design Research Institute (UDRI), MumbaiTowards expansion and strengthening UDRI; development of its website as an outreach tool; enhancement of workshops and urban studios; and augmentingthe UDRI lecture series. 250,000
Women Unlimited, New DelhiTowards partial funding support to set up mechanisms of distribution collaboration between eight of India’s leading independent academic publishers, and wideningthe base of distribution of at least 10 other independent/small publishers. 250,000
CIVIL SOCIETY & GOVERNANCE
Mobile Creches, New DelhiTowards catalysing a process of organisational development and strategic planning, during which, the organisation would focus on building collective understanding on organisational roles and strategic direction besidesoperationalizing performance appraisal and training plans. 500,000
Centre for Youth Development & Activities (CYDA), PuneTowards organizing an “International Summer School”, in Pune, Maharashtra, which enabled young social activists from around the world to learn from each other, by working together on action projects and developing skills essential tofoster social development. 477,500
Self Reliant Initiatives through Joint Action (SRIJAN), New DelhiTowards a strategic and human resource development review, which identifies the role played by SRIJAN, either in Human Resource Development / Organisation Development or a field implementation or policy advocacy role, besidesassessing the effectiveness of the sectoral or thematic programmes. 480,000
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Satyam Foundation, HyderabadTowards acquiring knowledge on practice of Organization Development (OD) in the non profit sector, through identification of themes/areas for documentation, identifying and encouraging OD practitioners to reflect and write on theirexperiences. 408,000
Mitra Technology Foundation, New DelhiTowards the project ‘India Fellows’, a summer internship programme for the undergraduate students of Delhi, which brings the youth in contact withdevelopment issues and fosters spirit of volunteerism. 250,000
HID Forum, BangaloreTowards initiating a programme for grooming facilitators of organizational change, with the objective of providing change facilitation training for individuals to become more effective in pursing visions of planned change in developmentorganisations. 500,000
Sampradaan Indian Centre for Philanthropy, New DelhiTowards their research titled ‘Civil Society and Foreign Development Assistance’, which seeks to study the impact of foreign assistance on the Indian civil society and draw lessons on how to maximize the benefits of foreign funding andreduce its adverse effects. 300,000
Pravah, New DelhiTowards documenting efforts of the Trust’s partners within the Youth and Civil Society initiative, in the form of short film, with a view to showcase thecommitment and conviction of the young people in the sector. 215,000
Samvada, BangaloreTowards preliminary work for an enhanced fellowship programme for artisan youth, which includes research on the same, small one time activity grants to existing fellows and fellowships to facilitate and build capacities on livelihood /life skills for under-privileged urban youth. 250,000
Mitra Technology Foundation, New DelhiTowards the project ‘India Fellows’, which creates awareness about civic responsibility among 3,000 urban youth in five reputed institutions in north India,besides developing short term volunteering assignments for youth in Delhi. 200,000
Communication for Development and Learning, BangaloreTowards a series of training programmes in communication and media skills to build capacities of grassroots workers and middle management in non-profitorganisations. 250,000
People For Animals (PFA), MargaoTowards capacity enhancement of PFA animal shelters, sterilization of straydogs and emergency relief to stray animals in Panaji, Ponda and Margao, Goa. 250,000
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People For Animals (PFA), BhubaneswarTowards operating expenses of its facility in Bhubaneswar, Orissa, which provides shelter and an ambulance service to domestic animals, besides an emergencyshelter for wild animals. 241,000
People For Animals (PFA), DehradunTowards birth control and immunization of stray animals at PFA’s shelterhouse in Dehradun, Uttaranchal. 250,000
People For Animals (PFA), AgraTowards establishment of a help line for destitute injured animals and conductingan Animal Birth Control (ABC) program for dogs in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. 500,000 People For Animals (PFA), ChandigarhTowards conducting an Animal Birth Control (ABC) program in Chandigarh tosterilise 420 dogs. 250,000
People For Animals (PFA), KolkataTowards controlling the population of stray dogs in Kolkata, by catching them,spaying / neutering them and vaccinating them before release. 239,289
People For Animals (PFA), GhaziabadTowards treating and rescuing wounded and sick animals in Ghaziabad, besides taking legal action against animal cruelty cases, organizing anti-rabies campsand adoption of stray pups. 333,000
People For Animals (PFA), ChennaiTowards funds to treat and feed the rescued and injured animals in the shelterin Chennai. 500,000
Mediact (Media Education for Awareness and Cultural Transformation), TrivandrumTowards the project “Media Education for Democratic Society”, which imparts media awareness among students in ten schools in Trivandrum, Kerala, thus enabling them to critically and creatively evaluate the role and conduct ofMass Media. 244,000
The Promise Foundation, BangaloreTowards the preparation and organisation of a national consultation on careerpsychology in Bangalore, Karnataka. 250,000
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Medical: Details of grants made from April 2005 to March 2006
No. of applications No. sanctioned Rs. in million* %
Heart 1,517 505 29.63 35.8
Kidney 458 82 4.06 4.9
Cancer 894 300 25.45 30.8
Burns 25 18 1.24 1.5
Tuberculosis 21 12 0.54 0.7
Others 898 346 21.77 26.3
Total 3,813 1,263 82.69 100.0
* The amount mentioned is for grants sanctioned and may vary from actual disbursals.
The new linkages include Holy Family Heart Institute, Mumbai, Charutar Arogya Mandal, Karamsad
and Wockhardt Hospitals Limited, Mumbai, to name a few. A linkage was also established with the
ENT Department of the P. D. Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai. Besides, the Trust is exploring a linkage
with the Kalanjiam Foundation, Madurai, which shares a programmatic relationship with the Trust
for its community banking programme and this linkage would result in the referral of needy and
disadvantaged families in need of financial assistance during their medical crisis. This linkage would
be effective April 2006 onwards. Similar collaborations with other hospitals/organisations of repute,
especially in Mumbai and its suburbs, are on the anvil. During the same period, links with three
hospitals were suspended and one is on hold. All new linkages established by the Trust are valid for
a specific time period and a review is undertaken prior to continuing the same.
During 2005-06, the Trust sanctioned Rs. 82.69 million (US $ 1.84 million) towards medical grants, which
is a marginal increase over the amount sanctioned during 2004-05. Correspondingly, the number of
grants sanctioned during the year has increased by 5%.
EducationGrants made under this programme are two fold:
(i) to offer merit scholarships covering tuition fees only, for higher studies in India; and
(ii) to provide partial airfare assistance for travel abroad to pursue higher education, or for a mid
career short term refresher course, or to attend relevant and meaningful workshops/seminars.
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Education: Details of grants made from April 2005 to March 2006
No. of applications No. sanctioned Rs. in million* %
Studies in India 1,259 1,085 15.44 74.80
Studies abroad 256 72 1.94 9.40
Short term courses/ Mid-career training abroad 53 41 1.69 8.20
Conferences / presentations 180 33 1.36 6.60
Others 50 6 0.20 1.00
Total 1,798 1,237 20.63 100.00
* The amount mentioned is for grants sanctioned and may vary from actual disbursals.
Individual grants
other cultures, teaching learning methodologies, etc., besides providing opportunity to enhance
leadership skills of school principals. The selected teachers / principals are either from government
or private schools.
During 2005-06, the Trust supported 1,237 individuals towards their higher education goals through a
total grant outlay of Rs. 20.63 million (US $ 0.46 million), as against Rs. 20.41 million to 1,112 applicants
in 2004-05.
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Cover photo: Destruction and mayhem in Mumbai and its surrounding areas due to floods on
July 26, 2005.
Cover photos credit : The Times Group, Hindustan Times and the individual grantees of the Trust.
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