Sambandh

SAMBANDH has traversed through twenty-five meaningful years since its inception in 1992. The primary focus of SAMBANDH's programs has been on the Read more right based approach for being with the poor in their struggle to obtain a life of justice and dignity. SAMBANDH directed a good proportion of its resources and energy to the revival of traditional knowledge and culture, economic development for sustainable livelihood through natural resource management, biodiversity conservation with access and benefit-sharing, and empowerment of the village community. SAMBANDH mobilizes and directs its resources to the socio-economically disadvantaged groups, scheduled tribes including some primitive tribes such as Khadia, DongriaKondh, Kohls, Bhatudis, Mankidias, and other backward classes, women, and children. Our work profile includes: Micro-planning of the project villages in the participatory manner & implementation of the plans. Construction of low-cost Irrigation Structures & Land Development Training & Capacity Building of Tribal Farmers on Soil Nutrition & Moisture Management, Organic Cultivation Practices & Technologies Crop Demonstration & Seed Village Programme & Convergence from various schemes of Dept. of Horticulture and Agriculture Kitchen Gardens at Household Level for Nutritional Security Entrepreneurship development at SHG and Farmers’ Club level for their sustainability of livelihood Infrastructure support for Farmers’ Clubs for the processing of Agriculture and NTFP Produces Training, Capacity Building & Exposure to SHGs& VDCs on various on-farm and off-farm activities for their sustainability Development of Micro-Watersheds in 41watershed area Development of Horticulture Orchards(WADI) for livelihood sustainability & Intercropping of Vegetables for immediate financial gains by the communities Strengthening of SHGs & Landless for their sustainability through various Income Generating Units Establishment of Farmers’ Producer Companies for effective marketing of produces Creation of Organic Bazaar for the marketing of Organic Produces Formation of Social Watch Groups for ensuring proper implementation of Public Schemes and Services in the project area Entrepreneurship Development of Tribal Women through NTFP collection, sale and value addition Training & Capacity Building to ASHAs/ANMs/Anganwadi workers on New Borne care, Effective Breast Feeding Techniques, Post Natal Care for the Mother and babies, Nutritional Management for Mothers, Training to Adolescents & Women on the importance of RCH. Establishment of Rural Call Centers for minimizing the information gaps, Improving social accountability vis-à-vis governance for transparency, quality and effectiveness of public expenditure Dissemination of evolved social accountability tools and capacity building modules Training to elected representatives of PanchayatiRaj Institutions on better accountability and governance. Establishment of Community-Level Home Herbal Gardens Training to Traditional Healers on the value addition of medicinal herbs and entrepreneurship development. Training to younger generations on Indian Traditional Medical System  Documentation of Traditional Knowledge to prepare the Community Knowledge Registers  Distribution of Relief Kits to the flood victims Study on Value Chain of Medicinal Plant & Produces Research on Anti-Malaria Drug based on Medicinal Plants  Clinical Trial of the Drug Identification & Motivation of Pregnant Women for Institutional Delivery through providing Nutritional Food at the Maternity Waiting Homes for the Pregnant Women with ensured Healthcare Services.