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Funding
to Date:
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$10,774 (%)
As of Feb 13 02:57 2012
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Theme:
Climate Change
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Sponsor: Ashoka Innovators for the Public (nominal)
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Project duration: 3 Years
Project's area of focus: Conserving biodiversity and protecting livelihoods
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In rural Rajasthan, India, poverty and vulnerability to climatic changes (drought, famine) are common. Villagers depend on their sacred forests (orans) for wood for fuel and timber, fodder for their animals, water and medicinal plants. However, orans are in decline due to industrial development and changing government laws. We help villagers revive their orans and empower them to manage the forests sustainably. Healthy orans mean less poverty and more livelihood security.
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For these 10 orans we are raising and planting 100,000 trees and renovating 10 key water harvesting structures. This means there is more food and water for 8,000 humans and 20,000 livestock. |
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Restore "orans" to their pristine, sustainable green environment; develop better management practices of the rural ecosystem; secure the rural livelihood of millions; preserve endemic/endangered species and variety of cultivars found within orans. |
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Yadi hamara devbani thik to sab kuch hai; yadi yah thik nahi to chara, pani aur bhojan ke lale.” - “If our oran is intact we have everything; if not, we suffer from lack of fodder, water and wood.
- Bodan Gujjar, from Bera village, He is a 50 year old pastoralist beneficiary
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Aman Singh Singh,
Project Leader
KRAPAVIS, 5 / 218 Kala Kua
Aravali Vihar
Alwar, Rajasthan 301001
India
144 – 2344863
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KRAPAVIS, 5 / 218 Kala Kua Aravali Vihar
AlwarRajasthan301001
India
+91-144-2344863
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KRAPAVIS is a grass-roots organization concerned chiefly with the community-led revival of village forests, or orans, working in the arid of Thar Desert and semi - arid of Aravali hill bio-regions in Rajasthan. KRAPAVIS mission is clear: the betterment of ecology, agriculture and livestock practices, with a view to the sustainable livelihoods of rural pastoral communities in Rajasthan.
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As well as oran restoration, KRAPAVIS is working on agriculture & pastoralism issues, which directly impact on conservation. It works on culturally important varieties of crops, which can grow on even the most marginalized soils without irrigation and with very little external inputs. Further, we work on breed improvement and health for livestock which depend on orans to sustain them. We have also established a Pastoralist Network and the Oran Forum for academics and experts.
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Restoring 10 sacred groves in Rajasthan
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Ms. Pratibha Sisodia,
Director
Founded in 1992
Employees: 12
Volunteers: 19
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Other funding sources: International, national, government and community contribution
Religious Affiliation: nil
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Aman, 41, is the founder of KRAPAVIS, an NGO which works to survey and revive India’s sacred groves. In the past 16 years Aman has set up plant and tree nurseries, overseen the regeneration of almost 100 orans, and campaigned tirelessly for the rights of the rural poor. He is the author of nine monographs concerned with rural ecology and pastoralist rights, as well as a quarterly newsletter.
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Dash, 49, is the head of KRAPAVIS’s Field Training Centre, where he has worked for the last 12 years. He is also responsible for community organizational and developmental activities, and trainer of SHGs taken by KRAPAVIS in the field. Dash has considerable experience in education, and is an expert on local religious customs.
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Ram Swaroop, 62, is a veterinarian and project coordinator. Three years ago he retired from the position of Vetertinary Assistant, Animal Husbandry Department, Govt. of Rajasthan, and joined KRAPAVIS, where he is a specialist on pastoralism, livestock health and breed improvement.
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