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Building Self Reliant Rural Communities in India

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Summary

Seva Mandir helps communities build Funds for local development. These funds being a financial resource also provide a reason for communities to come together, deliberate and make decisions. project reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Seva Mandir's Village Development Fund, focuses on needs of resource poor, marginalized, peasant communities dependent on rain-fed agriculture in an inhospitable terrain. Working with 541 villages and nearly 50,000 People, the project provides a common agenda for development and ups the stake of these villagers in making projects in their villages successful, since they are contributors and beneficiaries, both individually and collectively.

Activities

Formation of village development funds & village institutions (membership drives, election process), regular meetings at the village level & various trainings (linking with government, managing local resources, principles of participatory processes.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $2,155
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $297,844
Total Funding Goal: $300,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Communities will become more self-reliant and capable of managing their own resources and development in an inclusive and responsible manner. They will also be able to collaborate and negotiate with other development actors to solve their problems.

Project Message

"As the GVK programme has expanded, new challenges have emerged. It is imperative that we strengthen and institutionalise norms of good usage and democratic decision-making"
- Mohd. Yakub Khan, Incharge-Gram Vikas Kosh Program

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Neelima Khetan
Chief Executive
Mohan Sinha Mehta Marg
Old Fatehpura
Udaipur, Rajasthan 313004
India
+91 294 2450960
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Project Sponsor

Manish Bapna

Organization

Seva Mandir
Seva Mandir Marg Old Fatehpura
Udaipur, Rajasthan 313004
India
+91-294-2450960
http://www.sevamandir.org

Learn more about Seva Mandir and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in IndiaIndia and can also be found under Democracy and GovernanceDemocracy and Governance.

For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on December 7, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 20, 2007

Latest Update from the Field

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you

By Ms. Deepti Ameta - In Charge Reporting and Communications, December 07, 2009 04:29 PM

December 7, 2009

Dear Friend,

Greetings from Seva Mandir!

Many thanks to all of you for responding to our call of support during ‘Give More and Get More’ Challenge. We did quite well in the challenge and you would be happy to note that we stood third with receiving over $35,000 across various projects.

The funds are always helpful in continuing our work but that we can write to this community of supporters and rally support is very morale boosting. Thank you for your trust in us. We are truly grateful.

With best regards for the Holiday Season,

Sincerely,

Deepti

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