"Because We Can Do More Together"
"Because We Can Do More Together"
SARATHI's ongoing program encompasses a multifaceted approach, focusing on education, seed conservation, capacity building for PESA and FRA, research on non-timber forest produce, business support, and women's empowerment. Through this comprehensive initiative, SARATHI aims to foster sustainable development and empowerment within communities.
Mission Education, the main initiative of SARATHI, aims to empower poor kids by offering them support with their education, nutrition, and wellness. The project is closely associated with both the SDG Goal 4 (Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for everyone) and the New Education Policy (2020). Children (3–18 years old) living in tough circumstances, children from low-income families, children with special needs, children living in tribal belts all served by Mission Education.
A seed bank stores seeds to preserve genetic diversity, so it is a kind of gene bank. There are many reasons to conserve seeds. One is to conserve genes needed by plant breeders to increase crop yield, disease resistance, drought tolerance, nutritional quality, taste, etc. Another is to avoid the loss of genetic diversity in rare or endangered plant species in an effort to conserve biodiversity.
Forest produce collection groups have been established in 21 villages of the project area and accounts of the group have been opened in the National Bank. Regarding the business development of the said group, they have been given training in forest produce business. 21 forest produce groups were trained on forest produce business. In this training, information was given about the value addition of forest produce such as honey, moha, bamboo etc.
To protect, conserve, and provide adequate guidance based on forest management, as well as to improve the standard of living through forest management and thoughtful preparation, it is necessary to provide training on the Pesa Act of 1996 and the Forest Rights Act of 2006, as well as to explain the Pesa and Forest Rights Act in the Gramsabha, as well as to explain the responsibility of the Gramsabha by explaining the Pesa and Forest Rights Act in the Gramsabha. Providing legal assistance and guidance for setting up businesses and turning an industry into a business, information about the market and attempting to find markets, as well as the careful planning of individual forest right holders, farmers, and community forest right holders are all included in this..
Under this section, information on Non Timber forest produce is collected and documented. This department conducts market research, discussion with tribal community, study of Non Timber forest produce, articles, books and other reports available in relation to NTFP (non timber forest produce). Preparation of inventory of various fish species of secondary forest produce keeping in mind time, timing and availability. Mapping of Non Timber forest produce and various fish species and studying its value addition. To record the traditional methods of collecting Non Timber forest produce and fish and to study the sustainability and duration of the methods currently used in situ. NTFP and exploring its potential to generate employment.
The most successful weapon for growth today in India is women's empowerment; nowadays, women all over the world are actively working as leaders and outperforming others in many facets of life. Women face discrimination in the majority of industries, including those related to education, economic opportunity, health, and medical aid, showing that there are significant gaps between policy developments and actual implementation at the local level.
We have already held various trainings for women in lace knitting, banjara bag manufacturing, computer courses, embroidery, in-house crop rearing, and beautician courses. Many women in our neighbourhood have benefited from these trainings by expanding their income opportunities.