SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTFOR PROMOTING RURAL LIVELIHOODFOR PROMOTING RURAL LIVELIHOODAND MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGEAND MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE

Dr. Narayan G. Hegde, Trustee BAIF Development Research Foundation

Warje, Pune 411 058

Presented at

6th International Conference in India 

Working Together (NRIs, PIOs, NPOs, NGOs, and Others) to Mitigate Climate Change and Eradicate Poverty

 Organized by

 India Development Coalition of America

At

IRRAD, Gurgaon, January 12, 2010

Status Public Charitable Trust, Research InstitutionContributions exempt from Income Tax U/s 35.1.ii

Coverage 3.0 million BPL families, 55,000 villages in 12 states

Salient Features Secular, Non-political, 3500 Professionals

Annual Budget (2009-10)Rs. 1500 million

BAIF’s Mission

To create opportunities of gainful self-employment for the rural families,

especially disadvantaged sections, ensuring sustainable livelihood, enriched

environment, improved quality of life and good human values. This is being

achieved through development, research, effective use of local resources,

extension of appropriate technologies and upgradation of skills and

capabilities with community participation.

BAIF IN RURAL INDIABAIF IN RURAL INDIA

Dr. Manibhai Desai, Founder, BAIF

PROBLEMS OF THE POORPROBLEMS OF THE POOR

* Degraded Resources

* Outdated Technologies

* Lack of Finance and Management

* Poor Infrastructure and Support Services

* Illiteracy and Poor Health status

* Lack of Confidence among the Poor

LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMMESLIVELIHOOD PROGRAMMES

On-farm Activities• Livestock husbandry: Dairy cattle, Buffaloes

and Goat• Watershed Development and Crop Improvement• Agri-Horti-Forestry and Sericulture

Off-farm Activities• Cottage Industries, Consumer stores• Processing of Food and Forest Products• Production of building materials

Outcome Outcome • Large unproductive herd to

small herd of high yielding cattle

• Food and Nutritional Security

• 3 million families availing services,

of which 60-70% are out of poverty

ActivitiesActivities Breeding at doorsteps in 55,000 villages

Support Activities: Nutrition, Forage production, Health Care, Milk marketing

Training and Advisory Services

LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENTLIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY PASTURE MANAGEMENTCOMMUNITY PASTURE MANAGEMENT

Problems• Lack of ownership of the community

• Poor control by the Local Government

• Lack of People’s Participation

Opportunities

• Viable Investment

• Fodder Security

• Soil and Water Conservation • Improved Eco-system

MANAGEMENT OF MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCESWATER RESOURCES

Activities

• Watershed Development

• Soil and Water Conservation

• Efficient use of Water Resources

• Sustainable agriculture

Outcome

• 30% increase in crop yields

• Year-round supply of safe drinking water

• Improved Eco-system, Safe Environment

SERICULTURESERICULTURE

Activities• Development of degraded lands• Efficient soil and water conservation• Capacity building• Development of value chain

Outcome• Sustainable livelihood• Year-round employment• Extensive green cover• Development of new enterprises

AGRI-HORTI-FORESTRY AGRI-HORTI-FORESTRY FOR FOR

TRIBAL REHABILITATIONTRIBAL REHABILITATION

Activities• Soil and Water Conservation

• Development of Agri – Horti – Forestry

• Processing and Marketing of Produce

• Development of People’s Organisations

• Promotion of Micro-finance

OUTCOMEOUTCOME

• Poor families earning sustainable livelihood from degraded lands (0.4 ha orchard/ family)

• Production of food, fodder, timber and fuelwood • Generation of non-farm enterprises

• Conservation of nature with self-employment,

benefitting 0.2 million Tribal Families

Before development

ORCHARDS FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE ORCHARDS FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE

WITH POVERTY ALLEVIATIONWITH POVERTY ALLEVIATION

WOMEN EMPOWERMENTWOMEN EMPOWERMENT

Drudgery Reduction• Maternal and Child Health; Family Welfare• Safe Drinking Water Sources• Energy Sources: Improved wood stoves, Biogas• Aanganwadis and School facilities

Gender Equity• Sensitisation of Men• Equal share in Family Assets• Ability to negotiate and take effective decisions

Capacity Building• Exposure visits: micro-credit; Rural Development • Self Help Groups mobilise savings and credit• Develop Corpus and Community assets• Involvement in Planning and Development

COMMUNITY HEALTHCOMMUNITY HEALTH

Trained mid wife

Traditional healer

Activities

• Safe drinking water• Sanitation, Hygiene awareness• Primary medical care• Revival of traditional system of medicine• Reproductive and child health, family

welfare• Nutrition mix for children and women

Outcome

• Safe drinking water all round the year• Trained local volunteers working as health

guides• 50 Ayurveda centres by Traditional healers• Reduction in child mortality• Reduction in family size

Health Guide

Special focus on Malnourished

CAPACITY BUILDING AND LITERACYCAPACITY BUILDING AND LITERACY

Activities

• Training at CRS, Urulikanchan and Regional campuses• Field demonstrations, Group discussions, Study tours • Workshops and technical manuals for field• Krishi Vigyan Kendra at Chaswad, Gujarat• Production of documentary films, posters and articles• Promotion of Anganwadis, Enrollment of girls in schools, • Orientation of students in Tribal boarding schools

Outcome

• Increase in rate of literacy• Empowerment to initiate community development• Sustainable development and Global warming• Gender equity, women empowerment• High moral value and better quality of life

ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESSAWARENESS

• Production and distribution of handouts, books and audio-visuals• Awareness campaigns in schools• Plant nurseries and afforestation• Field demonstrations• Seminars and Training

IMPACT OF BAIF PROGRAMMESIMPACT OF BAIF PROGRAMMES

• 75% of 3 million participant families have come out of poverty• Improved quality of life: Literacy, Community health and Gender equity

• Programme sustainability through linkages with PRIs, FIs and Markets• Significant Contribution to UN Millennium Development Goals

• Environmental Protection and Reduction in Global Warming:

- Small but productive livestock herds promote stall feeding, organic farming, biogas plants, biodiversity protection and reduce Greenhouse Gases

- Watershed and degraded land-based development activities promote soil and water conservation and improve the micro-climate

- Awareness on hygiene and sanitation lead to clean environment