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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Mount Valley Development Association has recently partnered with the LIC HFL CSR  to work in the field of holistic rural development. Where organization is aiming to work with 4000 right holders in 5 Gram Pancyat of Bhilangna district, TehriGarhwal, Uttarakhand.

The proposed villages require to have a dual approach including infrastructural development along with the behavioral change. There is a lack of basic infrastructure like toilets. Nearly, 20 percent households practice open defecation as they are financially incapable to construct it causing number health issues. On one hand where the communities need to be aware about the issues like quality education, WaSH, menstruation hygiene management, open defecation, climatic change on the other hand there is a need of infrastructural development as well like fencing walls to protect and promote agriculture, irrigation facilities, fodder development etc. Similarly, the schools of the proposed area have no accessibility to computer education. Also, there is an unavailability of quality education restricting the learning opportunities and basic knowledge of students

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Perspective Development Training

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Key objectives of the programme:

• To promote a holistic development of the area in terms of livelihood enhancement, education, community health, infrastructure development, water sanitation and hygiene and Natural Resource Management.
• To prevent distress migration from rural to urban areas by establishing agriculture as a sustainable livelihood alternative.
• To enhance income of farmers by 30% through conservation and encouragement of spice, millet, vegetables cultivation.
• To contribute towards social empowerment by engaging all sections of the community in the task of village development
• To improve the social status of women by their economic and political development

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The project will be working on the following aspects to address the identified problems and reach the intervention objectives.

•  Increase economic Independence and its sustainability
• Increase access to government schemes
• Gender Equity
• Women and Health
• Building resilience against Climate Change
• Awareness and accessibility to clean drinking water and sanitation
• Improving quality of education
• Building infrastructure to combat Human-Wildlife challenge

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Animal Health Camp

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Bal Panchayat

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Training on WASH

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Training with PRI Members

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Training with SMC Members