Family helper (welfare) project

Reduction in

-under five child mortality rates to level of 70 per 1000 live births
-maternal mortality rates to half of 1990 levels.
-severe to moderate malnutrition in children under five years by half of 1990 levels.

1. Family size & welfare.
2. Providing safe drinking water and sanitation.
3. Revolving fund for SHGs and village development committees.
4. Environmental regeneration, management of rural natural resources .
5. Sustainable agriculture.
6. Enhance participation of beneficiary parents and communities in decision making.
7. Micro enterprise development.
8. PRASHIKA (Primary Education Programme)

Development of tribal communites through women empowerment-

1. Income security to women
2. Effective participation of women in institution of local self governance .
3. Organqzation of women for mutual benefit.

Exploring I.T. & internet use by villagers at periodic market centers

1. Experiment on provision of information and communication sevices in tribal function communities using man + machine model.

Watershed management project

1. Comprehensive soil and water conservation project based on community participation

Integrated water, sanitation and hygiene promotion project

1. Promotion of safe water, hygiene and sanitation practices.
2. Creation and restoration of community water sources
3. Construction of sanitary and waste disposal facilities .
4. Formation and capacity building of community groups for sustainable management of water and sanitary facilities .

Swashakti Project

1. Empowerment of women adopting group approach.

Biodynamic agriculture

1. Experiments and field trials of green manuring, vermicompost and natural pesticides.
2. Promotion and use of traditional practices for sustainable agriculture and raising quantity and quality of agriproduces.
3. Restoration of traditona l minor millets.

Banphool project

1. Establishment of primary and mother nurseries on SIRDI land
2. Sub nurseries on small farmers land for economic benefit
3. Forest protection jointly with forest department
4. Tana Bana project-
5. Training of tribal women in handloom weaving for economic support to family.
6. Establishment of weaving center and formation of women primary handloom weaving cooperative for sustainable income generation for the beneficiaries

Defoland project

1. Re-establish vegetation cover on denuded forest land with SIRDI.
2. Help protect existing natural forests by joint action with forest authorities

Entrepreneurship development programme

1. Training of tribal women and youth in setting up small enterprises.

Organize training jointly with (EDI) Ahmedabad

1. Arrangement of backward and forward linkages .

Sirdi sahyog samitis

1. Participate in village level planning, implementation and monitoring
2. Creation and management of village level revolving fund.

Jago bai Abhiyan

1. Empowerment of women
2. Rights and duties; legal aid .
3. Economic independence and sustainability .
4. Campaigns and rallies by women against dowry ,tobacco, alcoholism and gambling.

Rural youth organization

• Yuva Shram Sadhak Samaj (18-35yrs)

-Sports,drama,rural folk, festivals etc.
-Speedy assistance to old and handicapped rural people
-Quick and disciplined efforts in disaster management.

• Tarunim dangthan for adolescent girls (12-17yeras)

-Adolescent health, hygiene and sanitation care.
-Awareness campaigns- rights and duties.
-Improvement in earning capabilities

•  Arunodaya Bal Sangthan(6-11 years )

-Organize children
-Health and nutrition
-Sanitation and hygiene education motivation
Training programmes economic development.

1. Hand-loom cloth and cotton carpet weaving.
2. Block printing, tie and dye
3. Herbal cosmetics.
4. Honey extraction (Rock-bee)
5. Food processing and preservation water- shed management
6. Self help promotion .

Social development

1. Health-care for children, adolescent and young women.
2. Family welfare.
3. Bio-gas plants and smokeless chullahs.
4. Youth, children  and women for sociocultural  debelopment..