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DILASA JANVIKAS PRATISHTHANHEAD OFFICE : B-3, SUDARSHAN PARK, VEDANT NAGAR, IN FRONT OF MIDC REGIONAL OFFICE, AURANGABAD - 431 005.

PH. +91-0240-2363741, 2320444, Fax No. +91-0240-2363741. Email : [email protected]. Website : www.dilasango.org


Name of OrganisationDILASA JANVIKAS PRATISHTHAN

AURANGABAD

rrrrr Regd No. MAH/AGD/47/91/F.NO.2458

rrrrr Address Dilasa Janvikas Pratishthan

B-3, Sudarshan Park, Railway Station,

In front Regional MIDC Office,

Aurangabad - 431 005.

rrrrr District Aurangabad

rrrrr State Maharashtra

rrrrr Pin Code 431005

rrrrr Telecommunications

- Phone No. +91-0240-2363741, 2320444.

- Fax No. +91-0240-2363741

- E-Mail [email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

Website www.dilasango.org

rrrrr Name of contact Persons

Mr. Unhale Sanjeev Pandharinath, Secretary - Mob. 9822059883

Dr. Patil Anagha Vasant, President - Mob. 9822097264

rrrrr Details of Registration

1) Socieites Registration Act, 1860,

State : Maharashtra, 18-2-1991

2) Public Trusts Act, 1950, 2-2-1993

3) FCRA Registration -083750134, dt. 4-8-2010

Life Membership :

s Organization is life member under Hydrological information network -

HDUG No. 3601863.

s Organization is life member of IWWA - Membership No. LOM-789.

s Organization is life member of Asia Pacific Water Forum (APWF).


National Award for Innovations in

Watershed – Nov. 2001

Mahatma Phule Jal va Bhumi

Abhijan Puraskar 2001-2002

Sinchan Mitra Award 2004 forcompletion of 25000 ha. Soil &

Water conservation work

Complimentary Awardfor best model of

ideal watershed 2006

Vanashree Award - 1999 Jalsandharan Award - 2000

Achievements


Water Digest Award 2007-2008as "Best Water NGO- Revival of

Rural Water Resources" foroutstanding contribution in the

field of water in India.

Bhoomijal Samvardhan 2007 – A National Award by Ministryof Water Resources for remarkable work in water sector

Dilasa honored with Indian WaterWorks Association (IWWA) Awardat Hyderabad for the remarkable

contribution in the field watersupply.

John D. Rock Feller Scholarship given to Dilasa, this is the

first time when scholarship is awarded to the NGO.


Funding Agencies of various Dilasa ProjectsName of Project Funding Agency

Capacity Building Consortium for Jalswarajya World Bank

Aquifer Water Pilot Management Project World Bank

Support Organisation for Jalswarajya World Bank

MWSIP Project World Bank

Mother NGO for Watershed State Govt.

Resource Support Organization (RSO) NABARD, PUNE

Watershed development -

lDPAP Central Govt.

lAdarshgaon State Govt.

l IGWDP KFW- Germany

lWDF NABARD

lPPID NABARD

lVillage Eco World Bank

Kfw - Irrigation Project KFW- Germany

Aaple Pani Project KFW- Germany

Strengthening of Drinking Water sources UNICEF

Rain Water harvesting UNICEF

Krishi Saptak State Govt.

Panchayat Raj training State Govt.

School Sanitation Programme UNICEF

Total Sanitation programme State Govt.

Microplanning for health & education UNICEF

Multipurpose women centre State Govt.

Adolescent girls project Johnson & Johnson

ATMA Centre (FIAC) State Govt.

Multi Use System (IDE) CPWF - IDE, Nepal

Nodal NGO Scheme CAPART, New Delhi

Rain Water Harvesting Scheme CAPART, New Delhi

Rural Young Professional Scheme CAPART, New Delhi

Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) Central Govt.

CSR Activities for Natural Resource Management Sterlite Technologies

CSR Activities for Natural Resource Management Maharashtra Bank

Impact Assessment - Integrated Waste Land Development Project Social Forestry

Enterpreneurship Awareness Programme for MAVIM Sahyogini MAVIM, Mumbai

Nirmiti Mahila Bachat Gat Bazar NABARD

Dilasa Rural Technology Park Dilasa

Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) Programme YASHADA

Joint Liability Group (JLG) Programme NABARD

Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) Programme WWF-India

Livelihood enhancement of tribal families through WADI NABARD

Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP)SRO Agri.Dept

Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP)DRO Agri.Dept

Livelihood Resource Agency (LRA) - Tejaswini Programme MAVIM


DILASA JANVIKAS PRATISTHAN

Regd.No. MAH/AGD/47/91 F.NO.2456

Is a voluntary non-government

organisation engaged in socio-economic

uplift of the rural areas

Glaring Achievements

lllll Natural Resource Management - Watershed

development

lllll Women's development activities

lllll Krushi-Saptak Programme

lllll Adolescent girls project

lllll Self help group promotion

lllll Rural sanitation

lllll Kfw - Water Supply Project

lllll Kfw - Irri gation Project

lllll School sanitation programme

lllll Microplanning for health and education

lllll Linkage with co-operative sector for Rural

development.

lllll Trainings and monitoring

lllll Livelihood Support Programme

lllll Integrated Tribal Development Programme

lllll Better Cotton Initiative

lllll Post Watershed Programmes

lllll Bank Linkages Programmes

Overview of thrustactivities of Dilasa

lllll Vanashree 1999 - Award of state govt for best afforestation work.

lllll Jalsandharan - 2000 award of Vasantrao Naik Pratishthan for excellent soil

and water conservation work.

lllll National award for innovations in watershed management - 2001 from Ministry

of Agriculture.

lllll Mahatma Phule Jal va Bhumi Sandharan Award 2003 at district and regional

level.

lllll Sinchan Mitra Award -2004 for Water User Awareness in Marathwada.

lllll Appreciation by Marathwada region for the best model of ideal watershed in

renowned Ellora –Aurangabad Festival in 2004 by Divisional Commissioner,

Collector and Chief Executive Officer, Aurangabad.

lllll National Agriculture & Rural Development Bank (NABARD) Certificate Award

- 2006- for Great Murumkheda Watershed.

lllll Bhoomijal Samvardhan Puraskar 2007 – A National Award by Ministry of Water

Resources for adopting Innovative Practices of Ground Water Augmentation

through rain water harvesting and artificial recharge.

lllll Water Digest Awards 2007-2008 - "Best Water NGO - Revival of Rural Water

Resources" for outstanding contribution in the field of water in India

supported by UNESCO.

lllll Research Organisation

affiliated with Marathwada

Agriculture University,

Parbhani.

lllll Mother NGO & Supporting

Training Agency for DPAP,

IWDP, NWDPRA

programmes.


Geographical

Coverage of Dilasa

Maharashtra State

Marathwada Region• Akola • Amravati

• Nagpur • Yavatmal

• Buldana • Gadchiroli

• Bhandara • Wardha

• Gondiya • Washim

• Chandrapur

Vidarbha Region

• Aurangabad • Jalna

• Osmanabad • Nanded

• Beed • Parbhani

• Hingoli • Latur

Districts - 20 Blocks - 105 Villages - 2024+

• Nasik District

North Maharashtra Region

• Ahmednagar District

Pune Region

Maharashtra State


Brief About Dilasa

Dilasa Janvikas Pratishthan is the Non Government Organization (NGO)

working for the rural upliftment since last 17 years with a MISSION to give solace

to the villages by improving the condition of water, soil and vegetation along with

the empowerment of women. The Aurangabad based organization, which was

established by Mrs. Anagha Patil, Associate Professor in Psychology and Mr. Sanjeev

Unhale, renowned journalist of the region, spread the tentacles in 2524 villages

in the backward Marathwada, Vidarbha, Northen Maharashtra and Pune Regions.

With a multi-disciplinary team of qualified and experienced Civil Engineers,

Water Resources Engineers, Agriculture Engineers, Agriculture Experts, Social

Mobilizers, most of them being women, Dilasa is working on the vast canvas of

Watershed development. The first watershed Kaccheghati was developed as a

showcase, and NABARD considered it as the Text Book of Watershed. With a zeal

to carve out the village with the ridge to valley approach, Dilasa treated approximately

3,25,809 hectares of land under watershed within a span of a decade. Presently

Dilasa is Resource Support Organization (RSO) of NABARD in Marathwada under

Indo-German Watershed Development Programme (IGWDP) and Vidarbha under

NABARD Holistic Watershed Development Programme (NHWDP). Dilasa

implemented aquifer management project in Aurangabad, which is considered as a

step further in the overall watershed concept. The approach of water sector expanded

when Dilasa made all the endeavors to implement 341 water supply schemes in

Jalna and Beed districts under

Jalswarajya Scheme. Even, the

field of irrigation was not spared

because the organization is

working for the capacity building

of Water Users Associations

(WUAs) in Marathwada region.

On this backdrop, Dilasa received

John D. Rock Feller Scholarship

for Multiple Use Services (MUS)

of Water.Head office of Dilasa at Aurangabad


Women sector is yet another Mission of Dilasa. The organization formed 1554

Self Help Groups (SHGs) in Aurangabad district. It was strongly felt that SHGs are

assumed as a mere tool of income generation and not of sustainable livelihood activity

etc. Dilasa changed this concept with its realistic results by transforming SHGs into Self

Enterprise Groups (SEGs). This result oriented transformation boosted the concept of

the SHGs and gave birth to Nirmiti Bachat Gat Bazar in Aurangabad and popped up on

it’s own Global Marketing Technique / network in Pune, Nasik, Mumbai for SEGs

made ethnic products. It is indeed a path-finding work in Women Empowerment as has

been widely accepted and honoured by general public.

Dilasa is a forerunner in its unique gesture of innovations. Dilasa is the first

NGO to introduce/develop Hot Water Chulla, different low cost structures in watershed

and gradually shifted and ultimately established Rural Technology Park in Aurangabad

as narrated below. First of its kind amusement for the residents of Aurangabad and the

surrounding rural areas.

Nirmiti Mahila Bachat Gat Bazar

Nirmiti Mahila Bachat Gat

Bazar which is located in Garkheda

area of Aurangabad city, is the unique

marketing place of SHG products. The

NABARD supported Rural Mart

Concept, thus shaped into this Bazar.

Many rural SHGs are supplying more

than 50 ethnic products to this maul.

The SHGs from the far-flung areas of

Soygaon to Aurangabad are supplying

different food products to this Bachat Gat Bazar/maul etc. These SHGs are now supplying

their products to some of the mauls of Metro Cities like Mumbai to start with, Pune,

Nasik etc..

Dilasa Rural Technology Park

The Rural Technology Park located on the Aurangabad-Beed bye-pass road in a

specious 12000 sq.ft. area is yet another showcase of Dilasa for the urbanites. Many

innovations in chulla making, biogas, nursery techniques are exhibited in this Park.

Hundreds of school students visit this park every day. It is observed that this exposure

visit increases their awareness regarding environment. The rural technology park is now

an attraction of Aurangabad.


Main Activities of the Organization

1) Watershed Development :

Dilasa firmly believes that watershed is lifeline of Rural development.

DILASA aims at improving the Quality of Rural Life through re-generation,

preservation and renewal of the degraded natural resources – including land,

water and vegetation. During past 12 years, Dilasa developed more than

71,326.91 ha. of land covering a population of 1,50,000 with active community

participation. Many watersheds are the models of sustainable livelihood through

Natural Nesource Management. Presently, Dilasa is working as Resource

Support Organization (RSO) for Indo-German Watershed Project in

Marathwada Region. Apart from RSO in Akola District, under Prime Minister’s

Package of NABARD, Dilasa is also identified as Support Training Institution

(STI) for Government Watersheds. Team members of Dilasa are conducting

detailed impact study of watershed programmes from Techno-social

Perspectives. While planning any watershed, Dilasa is facilitating Village

Watershed Committees in holistic and integrated manner. Appropriated

technology and indigenous knowledge is utilized/applied by us in various water

conservation structures and soil improvement measures.

2) Women Development

Empowerment of rural women is the Prime objective of Dilasa, which

believes on the four pronged programme of emancipation of women viz. (1)

From conventional smoky Chulla, (2) The labourious chore of fetch of water

for day-today domestic activities, (3) From the routine chore of plucking fuel

for Cooking and Fodder for cattle. (4) Unproductive and exerting manual

work in Agril. field and incidental day-to-day activities. Dilasa can be said to

be the first to devise and introduce its innovative programme, first of its kind

in A’bad, smokeless chullas through it’s Rural Technology Park. DILASA

Keenly participated in the Common water supply schemes by making the

“women centered action plan” and implemented rigorously the watershed

project for the conventional fuel for cooking and fodder for cattle stock.


Dilasa is also engaged in the Self-help Groups movement since last over a

decade, and formed more than 1500 women groups as of date. They have

been systematically organized with requisite inputs including training and Skill-

based Entrepreneurship Development. Having initiated/implemented effectively

towards all these steps of Woman empowerment, on-going efforts were

continued to strengthen the link of products of SHGs to the market unto the

consumer. With Global Market Techniques Approach, More than 28 ethnic

products created the well articulated network with the mauls, not only in/around

Aurangabad, but also to start with in some of the metro cities like Mumbai,

Pune, Nasik. Linkage with marketing and consumer satisfaction has been a

step ahead in the SHGs. Dilasa Mahila Gruh Udhyog is formed for the SHG

products preparation and marketing which has been gaining brand name in the

market for it’s value added parameters like nutrient, healthy & Hygienic quality

and eco-friendly wrapping etc.,

3) Water Supply

With its concept of “Supply Driven” to “Demand Driven” approach,

Dilasa played a vital role in Water Supply and Sanitation Sector. Dilasa has

successfully facilitated Eight Water Supply Schemes under kfw supported

‘Aaple Pani Project’. Moreover, the organization worked as Capacity Building

Consortium (CBC) for “JALSWARAJYA PROJECT” of the World Bank in

Jalna, in Beed Districts, simultaneously. It is worthy to note that incidentally

both these Districts stood first in their performance with the value-added efforts

of DILASA. Well qualified, Trained, variedly Experienced and equipped Socio-

technical teams of DILASA implemented more than 266 water supply schemes.

In line with CBC motto, Training to all stake-holders in different phases of the

programme and constant motivational input to the partners like Support

Organization (SO) and Technical Service Provider (TSP) for preparation of

homogeneous village action plan were also imparted from time to time until the

logical end. The organization is also credited for technical, social and financial

process monitoring of Jalswarajya Project of The State as a whole, and has

thus a forerunner in resolving the water scarcity menace to the extent possible.

All this brought a nationwide accreditation to DILASA. State and Central level

honours have been bestowed as a mark of recognition of it’s Tireless Team

Efforts, as listed above.


4) Aquifer Management :

Aquifer is defined as the soil or strata which has capacity to store and

transmit the water under the ground. Understanding aquifer management is

conjunctive/conservative use of water by community. Dilasa is the only Support

Organization working under Aquifer Water Management Pilot (AQMP) in

Aurangabad district. The village action plan is prepared by conducting detailed

water demand, supply, available sources, existing/future demand side

interventions and supply chain, management rules and it’s periodical audits

and corrective measures if necessary. This novel projects of Aquifer devised

by the World Bank were implemented in GP-9 of Aurangabad district. The

beauty of the project lies in the management by the community in which the

water rules and regulations will be formed by Aquifer Committees and

Associations.

5) Dilasa Rural Technology Park

The Rural Technology Park located on the Aurangabad-Beed bye-pass

road in a specious 12000 sq.ft. area, is yet another showcase of Dilasa for the

urbanites, including the population of Historical Aurangabad. Many innovations

in Chulla making, Biogas, Nursery Techniques are exhibited in this Park.

Hundreds of school students visit this park every day as a practical exposure

to the buddy school going students, urbanites and the next-gen populace. It is

observed that this exposure visit enhances their awareness regarding Environment

of which they are the care-takers/protector of the days to come. The rural

technology park is now an amusing attraction for the residents of Aurangabad

and it’s surrounding residents.

In the heart of the city, on Aurangabad-Beed Highway, Dilasa established

its Rural Technology Centre for the exposure of the masses. The rural life can

be transformed by appropriate Agro-Rural Technology. In this part, efforts

were made to give the exposure of environmental friendly and need based

devices for the rural areas. With the help of Appropriate Rural Technology,

Dilasa established the technology park, apart from the Bio-gas, Sarai Cooker

and different models of improved smokeless chullas, the green house to retain

the rare species, hot water chulla and eco-sanitation system which are some of

the unique gestures of this park. It is note-worthy that this rural technology

park is gaining immense response from the schools, rural masses and others.


Moreover, it had become yet another innovative attraction for the historic

Aurangabad city.

It is not only the exposure centre to the urbanites, but also marketing of

many innovative products and it’s after sale services are provided regularly.

The Bio-gas working on kitchen waste, and Sarai Cooker which prepares food

with the coal of barely only 1 (one) rupee cost. These are the main attractions

of this rural technology park.

6) Participatory Irrigation Management

Dilasa is working as Capacity Building Organization in Marathwada Region

under Maharashtra Water Sector Improvement Project (MWSIP) of the World

Bank. To improve irrigation service, delivery and productivity of Irrigated

Agriculture by strengthening the Water Users’ Associations (WUAs). In the

project WUAs are sensitized for their ownership of the irrigation projects with

its operation and maintenance. Dilasa has tie-ups with at least 100 WUAs with a

Mission to change their stereotyped mindsets i.e. farmers should not beg for

water in the command, as they are the masters of their own destiny. In addition,

the organization proved its metal in kfw MIP-M (Minor Irrigation Programme -

Maharashtra) Programme in Bolegaon Project by strengthening WUA.

7) Information,Education & Communication (IEC)

Headed by a Scholar and popular journalist by profession, having wide

and varied experience of the livelihood of mankind, locations and localities of

Maharashtra as a whole, Marathawada and Aurangabad regions in particular,

Dilasa is very keenly working for changing the mindset of the people with the

different tools of Information, Education & Communication (IEC). DISALA

has on its roll the band of Media Experts, Technologists, Engineers, Trainers,

Communication specialists, Scholars in the cultural fields. Dilasa is poised to

take a leap forward with its specialization in IEC techniques/products and

sepcialised skills. As a State IEC Consultant for MWSIP Project in WB, the

organization is making all out effort to produce appropriate tools in the IEC.

This IEC is not confined to only posters and colourful paintings, but it is a

systematic strategy for better water management practices and conjunctive use

of surface - groundwater. This is the first project in WRD in which IEC process

is initiated to adopt the good practices in water resources sector too.


8) Nodal for the CHILDLINE

Dilasa is also playing the role of Childline Nodal Organization to ensure

effective networking to reach out every child in it’s care and protection by

responding to the emergencies on 1098. With the help of social welfare, women

and Child Development Programme, Municipal Corporation, District

Collectorate, Police, Juvenile Justice Centres, Tele-communications and even

Corporates, Dilasa ensures that the issues faced to the calls are addressed with

effective functioning and rendering prompt and effective services.

9) Dilasa Mahila Gruh Udhyog

Dilasa is unique organization which had established strong links with the

mauls. Moreover, Dilasa Mahila Gruh Udyog, the sister concern of Dilasa is

dedicated only for the sole purpose of Manufacture and marketing of the SHG

products. Within short span of time, Dilasa got the Trade Mark and stepped

in the corridors of the mauls in an effective manner, catering the needs of the

consumers. It is our commitment that the social marketing can uplift the

supressed skills of the rural women, which in turn make them self-reliant with a

sense of satisfaction and achievement. It is pertinent to note that as of date,

the organization stood at par with the Global Market Techniques leading to

consumer choice, satisfaction to their tongue tastes, nutritional values with hygienic

practice of preparations, preservation, environment friendly packing ete.

10) Village Development Programme :

Dilasa Janvikas Pratishthan is actively implementing Village Development

Programme in 5 villages in Jintur block of Parbhani District. Financial exclusion

and need of water for irrigation has been identified as one of the major hurdles

in development process. Therefore, Financial inclusion and need of water for

irrigation is being considered as a major plan of the development of strategy to

correct the past mishap. In this context as also with a view to bringing down

all round poverty to the development and integrated approaches to the

sustainable development, NABARD has in tune with its mandate, initiated village

development programme in a five selected villages on the eve of its completion

of 25 years of it’s committment to rural prosperity and hence decided DIALSA

to be an appropriate nodal Development Organisation to overcome this lacunae.


10) Backward region grant Fund (BRGF) programme:

In Maharashtra 12 districts are known as backward on the basis of

Human Development Index, per capita income & literacy rate. To remove

this backwardness government of India has provided special backward

region grant fund to the state government. Maharashtra state government

has implemented this programme through “YASHADA” with the help of

NGO. Under this programme capacity building training of Gangapur block

in Aurangabad District is given to Dilasa. Under this programme members

of 110 Gram Panchayats, Gram Sevaks, Water supply workers & Talathis

are to be the covered. Till the date Dilasa has organised 9 training

programmes. Under every training 5-6 Gram Panchayats & about 50-60

members are covered. Syllabus for training is prepared by Yashada Pune.

During the training, rules of Gram Panchayats, Gram Sabha, Human

Development Index, right to information, participatory village level micro

planning, information regarding e-governance, information about 73rd

amendment, preparation of village action plan, etc. topics are discussed.

After completing the training, Grampanchyats have prepared their village

level action plan and submitted to Zilla Parishad.

11) Joint Liability Group (JLG) programme:

This NABARD supported programme is for propagating use of drip

irrigation through financial support given to Joint Liability Groups (JLGs).

Some JLGs are exclusively of women farmers while some JLGs have

men and women farmers. A Joint Liability Group (JLG) is an informal

group comprising of 4-10 individuals coming together for the purpose of

availing bank loan on individual basis or through group mechanism against

mutual guarantee. The NABARD has appointed Dilasa Janvikas Pratisthan

as agent for formulating JLGs in Aurangabad & Jalna Dist. Accordingly

Dilasa has prepared plan for formulating 200 JLGs. The JLGs are linked

with State Bank of Hyderabad branches for further financing them for

Drip irrigation activity. Till today Dilasa has formulated 100 JLGs, however

actual financing took place for 25 JLGs amounting approximately 40

lakhs. The activity is still continuing. The farmers are taking Very much

interest in this activity.


12) Better Cotton Initiative (BCI):

The project is implemented in 20 villages of Aurangabad district preferably

coming under Godavari basin or basins of local rivers. The first cluster is

located in Aurangabad block comprises 14 villages i.e. Shamwadi, Bakapur,

Rampur, Peerwadi, Gangapur Shendra, Mahalpimpri, Kaccheghati, Hirapur,

Konewad, Shekata, Selud, Murumkheda, Karmad and Ladsawangi and the

second cluster of Gangapur block comprises of 6 villages i.e. Kobapur,

Bhoigaon, Bolegaon, Babargaon, Dahegaon and Agarwadgaon. Dilasa is

working in water sector and availed potable water source in every village.

However, there is a need to sensitize them about the health and safety.

There is a strong need to minimize the harmful impact of crop protection

practices. People are not well versed of using the mask while applying the

pesticides. In the present situation pesticides are applied without any

appropriate care. Dilasa is organize the campaign for using the appropriate

protective and safety equipments. Basically, the decent practices regarding

the pesticides, its application and different nitti-critis are not up to the

mark.

Implementation of Sustainable production of cotton for economic growth,

farm livelihoods and ecosystem health project was started on 1st August

2009 with the financial support from World Wide Fund for Nature India

(WWF-India). With the initial village survey and taking into consideration

farmers’ approach and traditional cotton cultivation practices, the project

was implemented in 5 villages of Aurangabad block covering an area of

346.36 ha with 246 cotton growing farmers. As the project was started in

mid of the crop season, the initial demonstrations related to planting

technique, soil test based nutrient application, basal dose application could

not be covered. During the project period need based trainings on selected

better management practices in cotton cultivation were given to the project

farmers. Farmer get acquainted with the importance of close spacing taking

into consideration the soil type, soil test based nutrient application, basal

dose application, integrated nutrient application, integrated pest management,

application of bio-pesticides and clean harvesting and storage. In the year

2010 project was implemented in two blocks (Aurangabad and Gangapur)


of Aurangabad district covering an area of 4320 ha and reached 1596

cotton farmers. During the project implementation period various activities

such as awareness meetings about the project in newly selected villages,

on - field soil testing camp, raising two demonstration plots at each project

village, regular fortnight meeting, training of master trainers, training for

BMP farmer, raising trial plots, regular monitoring visits and field day etc.

were organized . All these activities were media publicized in local news

paper. All these efforts taken during the project period get directly reflected

into rise in lint yield in demo and BMP plots as compared to control or

non project farmer, there is reduction in cost incurred towards fertilizer

application and total input cost for cotton cultivation. The average yield in

demo plot was found higher as compared to BMP and control. The average

lint yield in demo, BMP and control was 11.05, 9.82, and 7.92 qt/ acre

respectively.

13) Livelihood enhancement of Tribal families through orchard

development (WADI):

After detail study about tribal families in Nashik, akola & Aurangabad

district, Dilasa came to know that livelihood of tribal families can be

enhanced through orchard development in their available minimum one

acre land as they are having very close attachment with fruit trees since

long. In this context, Dilasa has started the programme called “wadi’ for

1000 tribal families in nashik district in 2011 and 1000 families in Akola

district in 2012. Dilasa will be with these families for seven years unless

and until these families should get ensured livelihood. This programme is

being sponsored by NABARD that is really committed for rural poor

families. In this programme, 100 landless tribal families for each location

are also being supported for their livelihood. Along with orchard

development, other issues such as health, drudgery reduction of women,

SHG promotion, producer group, village level institution and capacity

building through live exposure and trainings are being carried out. The

objective behind this is to address the holistic and sustainable livelihood

development of tribal families. This is a good example of sustainable

livelihood in tribal areas. This programme for Aurangabad district is under

consideration.


14) Livelihood Resource Support Organisation for Integrated

watershed management programme(IWMP)

After successful implementation of different projects in Maharashtra

and looking to the impact on livelihood, Dilasa has been selected as

resource support organisation by YASHDA under IWMP for livelihood

component in 2009. The oraganisation is working in two role as mentioned

below:

As a State Level Resource Organization (SRO) for Livelihood

component:

Under this programme , Dilasa has been identified as a State resource

organisation for capacity building of all stakeholders involved in IWM

programme in Aurangabad & Nagpur division since 2009. The main

emphasis is to enhance the livelihood of all families in the vicinity of

watershed area. For this Dilasa has organised a series of livelihood trainings

(annexure attached). The major stakeholders in these kinds of trainings

are Agriculture Assistants. Watershed Development team (WDT) members

such as Agriculture Experts, Livelihood experts, community organiser

etc. The remaining trainings are under progress. Next step to livelihood

trainings is to develop the livelihood action plan for each & every cluster.

In this context, Dilasa with its experienced team, has started to induct the

field staff towards livelihood action plan. As its new concept, Dilasa its

own has taken initiative to develop one livelihood action plan for each

district on pilot basis. The objective is to demonstrate the whole process

involved in this plan. Remaining all livelihood action plan are being

developed by field staff of IWMP under guidance of Dilasa. These plans

will indicate the existing situation & potential from livelihood perspective.

As a District Level Resource Organization (DRO) for Livelihood

Component.

Under this programme , Dilasa has been identified as a District resource

organisation for capacity building of all stakeholders involved in IWM

programme in Aurangabad district since 2009. The main emphasis is to

enhance the livelihood of all families in the vicinity of watershed area. For

this Dilasa has organised a series of livelihood trainings (annexure attached).


The major stakeholder in these kind of trainings are secretaries of village

watershed committees.. The remaining trainings are under progress.

15) Livelihood Resource Agency (LRA) for Tejaswini

programme under MAVIM:

Though Dilasa and Mahila Aarthik Vikas Mahamandal (MAVIM),

Mumbai have previously worked in collaboration, the Livelihood Resource

Projects under Tejaswini Maharashtra Rural Women Empowerment

Programme is another major partnership for the common goal of women’s

empowerment. This project is being funded by International Fund for

Agricultural Development (IFAD).

Sustainable livelihood and enterprise development is now burning issue

in India. As population of productive age group has increased, sustainable

livelihood becomes imperative. It is not possible to get job / employment

for every one especially rural woman. Household responsibilities, lack

of higher education and in most of the cases our tradition does not allow

women to choose job / employment. Though women have immense

potential, creativity, energy and time to do constructive work, she is not

considered as good human resource. Her work is not being acknowledged

by larger section of the society. Women has capacity and capability to

create money and in societal and national development.

Considering all these factors, Dilasa and MAVIM came together on a

common platform to create an opportunity for women to utilize their

energy, time, potential and exercise their rights and subsequently get

empowered in the process. Women empowerment is not just limited to

her but it helps her home, village and society in general.

Hence, as a part of empowerment programme; Dilasa and MAVIM

with the support of IFAD has conducted Socio-economic and Sub-

sectoral Research Study to identify region specific potential livelihood

opportunities and enterprises in the four district of Vidarbha region of

Maharashtra viz. Akola, Amravati, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli. This study

will reveal its findings of potential sub sector and Dilasa and MAVIM

will impart Entrepreneurship Development Trainings to women for next

3 years and do hand holding till women create sustainable enterprises.


Dilasa’s journey towards livelihood

Dilasa has started its journey from basic things (water, soil, human etc) in

1996 to livelihood enhancement up to market establishment. It means

livelihood has to be build up on the existing available resources. Livelihood

means many things to many people. It is multi-dimensional concept and has

emerged as an important global issue in our society. The sustainability of

livelihoods becomes a function of how men and women utilize asset portfolios

on both a short and long-term basis. Sustainable livelihoods are those that

are able to cope with and recover from shocks and stresses (such as drought,

civil war, policy failure) through adaptive and coping strategies;

Some researchers describe it as a goal, some as process and others as

form of intervention. But according to Dilasa, livelihood is the combination

of above mentioned three aspects. The empowerment is important aspect

of livelihood. The term empowerment includes the word power. It means

control over material assets, intellectual resources and ideology. Empowerment

is active process to enable women to realize their full identity and powers in

all spheres of life. The process of empowerment is both individual and

collective since it is through involvement in groups that people often begin

to develop their awareness and their ability to organize, to take action and

bring about change. This understanding of empowering women is similar to

the Dilasa’s concept of empowerment of women. Especially, it is appropriate

in relation to women in rural area. Since 1995, Dilasa is working for the

upliftment of rural women. It has been observed that rural women are most

neglected and deprived class of the society. It is a symbol of discrimination.

The constitution of India has given equal rights to women but in reality,

condition of rural women is miserable. It is observed that due to patriarchal

norms, social customs, women are kept in continued suppression, sub-

ordination and subjugation. The cultural preference for son and consequent

bias against the daughter, the triple burden of reproductive, domestic and

agricultural work result in low survival rate of women. Moreover, since

name of women on revenue land records are not mentioned women have

been almost barred from formal financial system. Women’s access to credit

is lower thereby limiting their ability to acquire any productive resources.


Women - run business tends to be smaller and grows slower. In addition,

carrying heavy loads of water, fuel and fodder from long distances, exposure

to smoke at the time of cooking result in complex health problems. Lack of

education and training often prevent them from contributing effectively in

developmental process. Despite rural women’s role as agricultural worker,

home maker, bread winner their access to extension services is poor and

they have less technological support. Child marriage, Dowry death, Domestic

Violence, Poor health facilities, discrimination in every sphere of life are

some common problems faced by women. Low self esteem, helplessness

and hopelessness about the life, dependency, lack of self-sufficiency, low

motivation and deprivation make her life more complicated. Main cause

behind all these problems is that rural women are not economically self-

sustained. Thus, it is a need of the time to empower rural women.

Dilasa is the organization which is working in women development field

from last 16 years. It is noticeable that State Government had allocated

women multi-purpose centre to Dilasa in 1995 which had shown spectacular

performance. Moreover, the Scheme Development of Women and Children

in Rural Area (DWCRA) is implemented by Dilasa in which the focus was

on formation of Self Help Groups of poor women in rural area. This was

the important step of Dilasa adopted for organizing and strengthening rural

women folk. Taking into consideration the experience in DWCRA, we feel

that only organizing women folk will not serve the purpose but to empower

them in real sense is necessary. According to Dilasa, empowerment means

recognizing women’s knowledge, contribution, enhancing their self esteem,

making women’s organizations economically independent, reducing women’s

burden of excess work within the home and farm, strengthening women’s

groups and organizations. In short, empowerment is a process and awareness

and capacity building leading to greater participation, to greater decision

making power & control through transformative action. In addition, concepts

of empowerment covers different components i.e. skill development

especially the ability to plan, take decisions, organize managers and carry

out activities to deal with people and institution in the world around them.

Moreover, it includes action to bring about greater equality between men

and women.


In the light of these views Dilasa gave thrust upon some important

problems of rural women with some concrete solutions.

Under the natural resource management programme, Dilasa has

implemented so far watershed development activity on 3,09,226 hectares

which cover more than 2024 villages in Marathwada, Vidarbha and North

Maharashtra regions of Maharashtra State. Total number of beneficiaries

under this programme is 1,50,000. The impact of this programme on

women is noteworthy. Due to this programme water, fodder, fuel problems

of women in that area are solved. Moreover, their income also increased

because of vegetable production. Moreover, their confidence, social

interaction, self esteem, participation and decision making, self reliance

also increased. In short, this programme has given ample livelihood

opportunities to women.

Hot water chulla is also indigenous innovative technology provided by

Dilasa to women in various villages. This technology has got success because

of saving in fuel, time & energy of women. Moreover, in-house pollution

stopped. Smokeless chulla is also very useful technology in rural area.

Dilasa has installed 510 Hot Water Chullas and 591 smokeless chullas in

various villages. We feel that such type of cost effective appropriate

technologies should be given to women for their drudgery reduction.

Formation and promotion of SHGs with thrift and credit facility also

serves the purpose of strengthening women. Dilasa has 16 years’ experience

of SHG group formation which has developed the insight of Dilasa regarding

women development. Dilasa not only organized women for SHGs but also

tried to transform this network into Self Enterprise Groups (SEGs). Taking

into consideration the traditional skills of women, Dilasa encouraged women

for the production of ethnic food products which are in demand from

urban area. With the help on-farm and off-farm income generating activities,

Dilasa has got success to initiate livelihood support. Nirmiti Mahila Bachat

Gat Bazar is a success story of Dilasa regarding livelihood activities. Dilasa

made allout efforts to transform Self Help Groups (SHGs) into Self

Entreprise Groups (SEGs). Dilasa organized successfully 45 exhibitions in

series at important places in Maharashtra, viz. Mumbai, Pune, Nasik,

Aurangabad, etc. After this successful accomplishment of Dilasa, NABARD


came forward to give some help to establish SHG Bazaar at Aurangabad.

Subsequently NABARD has given sanction to Nirmiti Mahila Bachat Gat

Bazar as a marketing place for the SHGs to sale out their products.

Dilasa had given more priority to the ethnic products made by women.

With the constant persuasion, more than 52 products of different types are

produced and placed in this Bazar. They include various types of Grain

Papad, Kurdai, Kharwadi, Sandge, Pickles, Chatni, Spices, etc. Moreover,

women have shown their skills in the production of Artistic Bags, Purse,

Candles, Lamps, etc. These products are also getting good response from

malls at Mumbai, Pune, Nasik and Aurangabad. Our organization feels that

such type of activities should be supported so that the movement of SHGs

will become meaningful.

The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation has honored Dilasa by giving the

tasks of sale of cloth/paper bags to the citizens so that use of plastic bags is

controlled. For this purpose, one shop and two mobile carts have been

provided by the Corporation to Dilasa.

Livelihood support activity is the only alternative for the well-being of

women folk. There is a direct link between the natural resources base available

in the village and the sustainability of the livelihood of the community for

their survival. However, women are the only working force which can link

between the natural resources and the livelihood activities depending on

them.

The concept of livelihood of women depends on the products of economic

processes such as agriculture, horticulture, forestry that converts

environmental inputs, biomass into the economic output. However, reduction

in poverty and support for the livelihood of women depend not only upon

the economic input but also the values, social norms and institutional

arrangements that govern the products of economic processes. For this, the

strengths of natural resources management should be studied in depth which

can be turned into livelihood activities. Most of the time livelihood activities

remain area - specific.

Any livelihood comprises people, their capabilities, their means of living

and assets available with them. Most of the time, women could not


understand their capabilities. The role of the Livelihood Resource agency

is primarily to understand the strengths of the people and their area first

and then giving them the proper training of the activity, which is linked

with the market. Basically, the livelihood activity should be socially

sustainable, which can cope-up with and recover from stress and shocks,

and provide for the future generation. All in all, livelihood programme of

women begins not with merely needs of the women but their strengths and

assets assessment. Livelihood activity is not merely centred at the financial

transactions and turn over but it is more important in building self esteem

and self reliance of the women. After some handholding, the activity should

be independent. It is very lamenting scenario that the very concept of the

livelihood remained subsidy oriented in the first phase. Breaking the donor

recipient syndrome is yet another objective of the livelihood and proper

training should be given for the sustainability of the livelihood activity.

With this changing objective, the livelihood activity cannot be undertaken

in the typical SHG format. Most of the time the gesture of self help group

remains for internal lending and there is no cohesiveness of the common

interest group. It seems that livelihood activity cannot be implemented on

the lines of self help groups.

Dilasa made an endeavour to transform self help group into self enterprise

group for the ethnic food products. This can be the line of working in

giving the strength to the livelihood support activity for women. The

capability and the resources for the quality life is the soul of the activity

Nirmiti Mahila Bachat Gat Bazar is one of the examples of linking livelihood

activity to the market network.

While considering the livelihood, it should be primarily based on the

local strength, the utility of the natural resources, infrastructural facilities

including human resources, the institutional arrangements for backward

and forward linkages and skill development orientation. The identification

of resource poor, their experience and inclination towards the livelihood

activity should be considered as the bottom line to maintain the sustainability

of livelihood. The human resource, land, water, forest and livestock are

five tools to consider the livelihood activity. The need, availability,

inclination, work skills about the livelihood are the major factors for the


human resources. While hilly, fertile or virgin lands are some of the important

components about land apart from the recurrent drought situation, the very

basis of the livelihood is mainly dependent on the water availability. It should

be considered as to whether irrigation facility is available in the area and if

not any alternative is available to cope-up with the water situation. The

approach of the forest department is yet another constraint in the livelihood.

Basically, the livelihood activity should be innovative. Dilasa made an

effort to introduce single phase dehydration machine in the vegetable belt of

the Aurangabad block. The dehydration machine is producing tomato powder

and other many dehydrated vegetable products. Whenever there are no

remunerative prices for the vegetables in the market, dehydration machine

had created the alternative for the farmers in the area. Dilasa strongly

propagates the fact that appropriate technology should be introduced to the

villagers as a part of livelihood. Technology is not created only for mass

production but the production by masses.


Fixed Assets with organisation

1. Two acres of land at Feran Jalgaon

2. New Office Builiding of 5500 sq.ft. in Sudarshan Park,

In front of MIDC Regional Office, Rly. station, Aurangabad.

3. LCD Projector - 2

4. Laptop -3

5. Slide Projector - 1

6. Over Head Projectors - 1

7. Video Cameras -2

8. Digital Cameras -6

9. T. V. - 1

10. V. C. D. - 1

11. Computers with all recent computer software - 20

12. Inkjet Printers - 2, Laser Printer- 4, Dot Printers -3

Colour Laser Printer -1

13. Xerox Machine - 2

14. Sound System -3

15. Dampy level -5

16. Hydromarker-5

17. A-Frame, Abney level etc.

18. Mahindra Jeep -1, Bolero Jeep -2, Tourist Mini Bus -1, Scorpio-1,

Cruzer-1

19. Motorcycles - 12

20. Tractor -1

21. Freeze -1

Communication facilities for all working sites

1. Internet & E-mail facility

2. Fax facility

3. Telephone line - 3

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