Gram Chetna Kendra

GCK undertakes the digging of tube wells, installation of hand pumps, provisioning of tankers, construction of tanks and reservoirs and building of rain harvesting systems to enable access to safe drinking water for the villagers.

It involves Village Development Committees(VDC) to direct hygienic behaviour and modify it towards the proper use of sanitation facilities.

Its education programme seeks to empower children with an education which can enable the transformation of families and fuel future development. It trains Balwadi teachers empowering them to improve their delivery of education to preschool children.

It partners with the education department of the State of Rajasthan and the Women and Child Development Agency to facilitate the implementation of initiatives like the ‘District Primary Education Programme’ and the ‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’ in the villages.

To introduce children to technology, it has set up computer centres which impart computer training programmes to children enabling them to be ready for future advancements in technology.

GCK benefits small landholder farmers by bringing them together to achieve economies of scale. It assists in the formation of farmer associations, women self-help groups, livestock herders and farmer producer organizations.

It strives to increase productivity by integrating agriculture, dairy, water management, agricultural technology, farmer organizations and market innovations.

This programme aims to address the overall health needs of women and children, implementation needs of health workers and cater to the condition-based requirements of local populations. It works to assess the needs of the community and tries to fulfil them.

Its activities include effective maternal & child health care, increased access to contraceptive care, nutritional services to vulnerable groups, prevention and treatment of RTI/STI, reproductive health services for adolescents, prevention and treatment of gynaecological problems, providing iron and folic acid supplements and ensuring exclusive breastfeeding for six months.

To ensure that every child gets care and a hospitable environment for proper growth and development, GCK strives to create awareness and bring together children and educators to encourage the development of essential social and mental faculties.

Its nutrition programme provides supplementary nutrition to all children attending Balwadi centres besides promoting kitchen gardens in families and information on best diets. Severe cases of malnutrition are treated urgently by caregivers in addition to counselling, training and monitoring.

The project will take place in 15 villages and 7 Gram Panchayats of Sambhar Block, Jaipur District, Rajasthan. As per 2011 census data, the total population in the 15 villages is of 23802 people, including 12221 men and 11581 women, for 3816 households. An important share of the households belong to the BPL category. The inhabitants of the specific project area belong in majority to poor and marginalized communities: nomadic people, SC and ST. The families are dependent on agriculture, animal husbandry and daily labor. Most of the agriculture is rainfed, irrigation facilities are very limited and thus entire families migrate during the lean period. Gender-based discrimination is very prominent in the community, as girls and women still face numerous violations of their rights and have little access to economic and cultural capital. Indeed, according to census data, in 2011, in the rural parts of Sambhar block, 58,71% of the total population was literate, and there was a high difference between male and female populations: if 70,75% of men were literate, only 45,75% of women were.

The project strategy relies on improving the access to financial resources (loans from banks and from Self-Help Groups), skills, Government Schemes and collective systems of organization for the development of animal husbandry and dairy. Our aim is to make animal husbandry a profitable activity for women so that they can enhance their income in a sustainable way and thus face the economic effects of the sanitary crisis through resilience and local solutions. In order to do so, we will facilitate the access to trainings and skills enhancement of women on animal husbandry and milk production, ensure access to Government Schemes and loans to buy cattle, create better linkages with dairies for the selling and marketing of milk, ensure access to quality cattle feed at the home level and promote the collective organization of women. We will also build the capacities of the Self-Help Groups and Women Federation to promote best practices in animal husbandry and mobilize local resources to fund animal husbandry development at the local level. The capacities of the women will be built to manage general diseases in animals and ensure good milk production. We will also facilitate the access to vaccination campaigns through collaboration with the Government Departments.

The project will take place in 15 villages and 7 Gram Panchayats of Sambhar Block, Jaipur District, Rajasthan. As per 2011 census data, the total population in the 15 villages is of 23802 people, including 12221 men and 11581 women, for 3816 households. An important share of the households belong to the BPL category. The inhabitants of the specific project area belong in majority to poor and marginalized communities: nomadic people, SC and ST. The families are dependent on agriculture, animal husbandry and daily labor. Most of the agriculture is rainfed, irrigation facilities are very limited and thus entire families migrate during the lean period. Gender-based discrimination is very prominent in the community, as girls and women still face numerous violations of their rights and have little access to economic and cultural capital. Indeed, according to census data, in 2011, in the rural parts of Sambhar block, 58,71% of the total population was literate, and there was a high difference between male and female populations: if 70,75% of men were literate, only 45,75% of women were.

The project strategy relies on improving the access to financial resources (loans from banks and from Self-Help Groups), skills, Government Schemes and collective systems of organization for the development of animal husbandry and dairy. Our aim is to make animal husbandry a profitable activity for women so that they can enhance their income in a sustainable way and thus face the economic effects of the sanitary crisis through resilience and local solutions. In order to do so, we will facilitate the access to trainings and skills enhancement of women on animal husbandry and milk production, ensure access to Government Schemes and loans to buy cattle, create better linkages with dairies for the selling and marketing of milk, ensure access to quality cattle feed at the home level and promote the collective organization of women. We will also build the capacities of the Self-Help Groups and Women Federation to promote best practices in animal husbandry and mobilize local resources to fund animal husbandry development at the local level. The capacities of the women will be built to manage general diseases in animals and ensure good milk production. We will also facilitate the access to vaccination campaigns through collaboration with the Government Departments.