LIFE project sharing with IIM-Ahemdabad team in "The Economic Times Power of Ideas Innovation awards"

Under the innovation India-power of Idea’s concept IIM-Ahmadabad (India The best Management institute) in collaboration with Department of Science and technology  (DST) and The Economic Times has invited LIFE project team to share the LIFE project model with IIM-Ahemdabad and DST  team on 17^th/11/2012 at JSS Academy of Technical Education and Enterprise park, Noida.

The power of idea’s concept is to recognise the innovation in India under various sectors and caritas India LIFE team has shared the model of LIFE project to mitigate migration and to increase agriculture production.

Caritas India team has shared the LIFE project model with the team and received a various feed back on how this could be a better social business model. In the workshop 15 innovative models of business were presented and our caritas India LIFE project model was the only model from the social sector. The whole day session were facilitated by an experienced team of IIM-A , IIT Rorrkee and DST. The key facilitators were: Dr. Raghunandan (Incubator and enterprise head –DST), Mr. Ashwin ( Visting faculty IIM-A and IIT rorkee), Mr. ANKUR (IIT Roorkee), Mr. Kapil gupta ( CEO-OMLOGIC communications), & Mr. Amar (Business consultant) .  In the entire day workshop key focus were:

·      Making any development or business project visible and self sustainable from its day one.

·     Usage of social media especially twitter and blog could attract key investors to invest in the project. In development project it would be the “future” to generate funds through social media nd blogs

·  The network called Indian angel supports form different innovative ideas http://www.indianangelnetwork.com/

·        SIDBI also supports for development based innovations http://www.iitk.ac.in/siic/

Result of the workshop:

·  Although we were not able to convince IIM-Ahemdabad and DST team (we cleared on 2 rounds of Power of Ideas Innovation) for further taking this idea for further round of innovation where IIM-A and DST would be supporting for 5-15 lakh finacial support and all technical support  to make the concept of LIFE project model operational, but for further innovation in LIFE project Caritas India could use the DST Incubator ( more you can see in the attached video of Dr. Raghunandan speech http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSee7--mCW4&feature=youtu.be )  and physically and virtually to strengthen the concept/idea.

For more on Power of IDEAS and LIFE project log on to www.liferajasthan.blogspot.com

Major achievement in Oct 2012 in LIFE project @RCDSSS Ajmer

·                     20 Farmers of Surajpura and Devliya village received training on Rabi cropping practices from KVK scientists. After the training they got 80 Kg. seed of wheat (Raj 4037) for demonstration in 3 bigha each unit through Krishi Vigyan Kendra.

·                 In Rabi Abhiyan 36 Farmers (24 M, 12 F) of Mavashiya Panchayat received 2 Kg. Mustered seed each unit free of cost. Similarly 72 packets of culture for seed treatment were distributed to the farmers.

·              14 Livestock rears received mineral mixture and digestion medicine for their cattles in Mavashiya panchayat through Rabi Abhiyan.

·                 69 male and 32 female and  farmers  trained in Khareef crop harvesting techniques during post harvesting practices training.

·                     46 farmers trained in making and use of  organic manure.

·                     Total 23 farmers got artificial insemination to their cattles through project support.

·                     20 farmers of Surajpura & Devliya got their soil test done voluntarily.

·             Hariom s/o Devi Singh of Nolkha village processed his license through our handholding support and got a driving job of Rs. 4500/- per month.

·          Two Death certificates were furnished for application for widow pension in Godiawas village.

·                     2 Women of Godiawas got Adhar Cards through our handholding.

·              An SHG of Devliya which is run by AWC received Bank Loan of Rs. 66500/- through our support.

·                     1872 people visited Rojgar Dhaba in this month.

Sharing of LIFE project with IIM-Ahemdabad

Under the innovation India-power of Idea’s concept IIM-Ahmadabad (India best management institute) in collaboration with Ministry of Science and technology and Economic Times has invited LIFE project team to share the model and IIM-A team would be assisting in developing this model on social profitable business model.  The concept and the model would be shared in the work shop in NOIDA on 17^th of Nov 2012.

The power of idea’s concept is to recognise the innovation in India under various sectors and Caritas India LIFE team has shared the model of LIFE project to mitigate migration and to increase agriculture production.

Linking community with government@LIFE Banswara

Rabi Crop Abhiyan of Agriculture Department

On 11, 12, 18 and 19 October 2012 Agriculture department of Kushalgarh have organised the Rabi Abhiya program for Rabi season serial wise in Kalingra, Potaliya, Mundari, Jhiklee and Timeda Bada Panchayat in which the effort of LFE team 122 farmers had benefited from LIFE targeted village. Sarpanch, Secretary, Agriculture officers and Dr. of vet nary department was the resource person of these Abhiyan.  The Sarpunch and secretary told to farmers about the MGNREGA and other government schemes. The agriculture officers told to farmers in detailed about the Modern agriculture techniques, how do to prepared land for Rabi season. He had also told to farmers about the free demonstration plot, 50 % subsidy in purchasing agriculture equipment and Pipe etc. The Dr. of vetnary department told to farmers about the disease of animal and its treatment and motivates to farmers for Livestock management and improve economic condition through earning more money. He had also told about the free Medical facility of Government schemes for the animals.

Source: Monthly report of LIFE project by SJVS-Banswara team 

Impact of LIFE project on making partners professionally strong!

Dear all,

Greetings!

I am just sharing one of the biggest impacts of LIFE project at partner level professional growth. In last two years how with implementation of LIFE project slowly-slowly SJVS-Banswara has become professionally  strong and received 2^nd best prize for sustainable agriculture for LIFE project field and now after 30 months of implementation the organisation has reached a higher level PROFESSIONAL GROWTH some examples are here:

• Now SJVS-Banswara has its own website and is in process of updating it on almost weekly basis http://sjvsbanswara.in/. It was in process from 2011 with LIFE project. 
• In last one month (only in Oct 2012)  all the result of LIFE project has covered by 5 leading News papers of Rajasthan.
• NABARD has come foreword to support the LIFE project field through supporting farmers club and other capacity building programme.
• The quality of reporting from SJVS-Banswara is highly appreciable
• Field animators of LIFE project of SJVS Banswara team take sessions for the other partner organisation field staff ( recently Ms. Lata-a LIFE project field animator was at JEEVIKA project launching )
• After Grameen Vikas Trust, SJVS-Banswara is 2^nd best organisation in implementation of sustainable agriculture concept amongst tribal farmers
• Now SJVS-Basnwara has a unique system of recruitment and is based on the recruitment process of LIFE project which includes-advertisement, short listing, written exam, group discussion and interview and they also prefer that the concerned donor agency would be the part of it.

I really thank Fr. Marcus for his sound leadership and taking the project in a professional way to make organisation a highly professional organisation.

I also suggest our team members to have an exposure visit to learn the process of change at partner organisation level through a project.

I hope soon this organisation would be a model partner organisation for many donor agencies and agencies would happy to work with SJVS-Banswara.

For more on LIFE project log on to www.liferajasthan.blogspot.com or follow it on http://www.facebook.com/lifecaritas.india

Regards

Vinod Pandey