Biodiversity Convention: Seed, Soil & Millets

Organization Development

In the context of COVID-related distress, the Organization Development fund will be used to support Organization Building Needs, Important Functions and Future Readiness.

In the context of COVID-related distress, the Organization Development fund will be used to support Organization Building Needs, Important Functions and Future Readiness.
It includes challenges to overcome external and internal communication, technological improvement, fundraising for NGO and administrative sustainability.

Health Kit

To catalyze the challenge of improving the quality of health facilities in mountain villages i.e Primary Health Center and Community Health Center. Accessibility to quality health care, besides shortage of doctors and paramedical staff are the main problems that rural people confront in the Uttarakhand state. MVDA helps community with support of its partner agencies to carry out different trainings for first aid at individual level for local communities for i.e. snake rescue, accidental primary care, bandaging, stitching etc.

GROW FUND anchored by EdelGiveFoundation

Brief about the GROW Fund

The Grassroots Resilience Ownership and Wellness (GROW) Fund is a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at building the capabilities, resilience and future readiness of grassroots organizations, in turn facilitating organizations efforts to effect change for disadvantages communities at the grassroots. Anchored by EdelGive Foundation along with a collective of reputed funders, the GROW Fund aims to strengthen 100 high impact grassroots organizations over 24 months, through capacity building and support of key organizational functions.

MVDA has been selected in top 100 Changeakers in India by GROW Fund for or sustainability and resilience.


The key objective of this support are mentioned bellow:

  • To have leadership, direction and guidance for MVDA to acquire more partnerships and strengthen management skills
  • To create core funding while using the support to generate revolving funds for sustainability
  • To retain, capacitate and develop the personnel of MVDA
  • To outline the projects based on fact findings and field surveys to be able to read the trends and prepare the project proposals accordingly
  • To strengthening of Public relation to make our market base strong and create visibility for marketing, to attract more partnerships and resource mobilization for MVDA
  • To develop and implementation technology and robust internal control system

Improving Living Standards of Mountain Community through Integrated Community Approach

Mount Valley Development Association has recently partnered with the IM Swedish Development Partner to work in the field of livelihood enhancement of mountain community. The aim of the project is to introduce organic farming as a livelihood option and improved status of women by their socio- economic and political upliftment. In the upcoming years, the project will go in sustainable mode and its impact will be:

  • Improved standard of living with enhanced income in agriculture.
  • Commercialize farming and Semi- Processing Mobile Van for collection, processing and marketing.
  • Promotion of organic farming practices by continuing IPM / IPNM practices.
  • Establishment of Community Seed Bank with the special focus on traditional seeds.
  • Emergence of VLSPs (Village Level Service Providers) as a potential leader for their income generation.
  • Environmentally aware members of Village Climate Risk Management Committees (VCRMC), following climate favourable practices.


Cadre development of youth:

Develop a cadre of youth through mentoring and training to raise awareness on issues of gender equality, health & hygiene, community leadership, power & dynamics based on caste, creed, religion etc., which may also further help them to work in development sector.


Raise awareness about climate change through VCRMC

With the continuation of VCRMC, people will be aware and responsible to identify the issues related with climate, conduct regarding meeting and have discussion to plan for the solution through campaign or by convergence & tie up with government department.


Establishment of a link between UmangSwayatSahakarita and an existing community seed bank

The community seed bank will not only help to conserve traditional seeds, but will also provide a physical space for their sale and purchase. Existing Farmers Field Schools (FFS) and project farmers will also assist in Umang’s upgrade by intensifying the process with large-scale production. Similarly, Umang will provide farmers with seeds for the following season. Likewise, Umang and the Community Seed Bank will work in coordination.


Scale- up the Productivity & Marketing to Decrease the Operational Cost

In the phase out mode, as more emphasis will be placed on higher productivity through FFS and other project farmer which will further help them in increased market alignment with vendors providing the best suitable price for the produce, and secondly, the cooperative will also receive a large production for sale and scope manage operational costs for the direct farmer’s benefit.

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