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CEE
Centre for Environment Education
SAMVARDHAN
Nurturing Nature and People
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Big Lottery Fund, U.K.
CEE
Centre for Environment Education
Samvardhan - Nurturing
Core philosophy
Sustainable management of natural resources by bringing
environmental understanding to the stakeholders
Focus
To nurture nature and people;
focus is on institutions, communities and natural resources
Implemented in two phases
Phase – I: August 1998 to July 2001
Phase – II: July 2003 to June 2007
CEE
Centre for Environment Education
Samvardhan - I
Rural Higher Educational Institutions (RHEIs)
Capacity building for sustainable livelihood through integration and
infusion of sustainable developmental (SD) perspective into RHEI
system.
Partners:
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Faculty
RHEIs
Students
Community groups
Centre for Environment Education (CEE), Ahmedabad
Field Studies Council (FSC), UK
National Lottery Charities Board (now Big Lottery Fund), UK
CEE
Centre for Environment Education
Samvardhan - I
Major activities
• Curriculum analysis and infusion
• Training, exposure tours, and visits for
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Faculty
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Students
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Community groups
• Educational material development
• Establishing and strengthening resource centres
• Implementation of micro projects in villages
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Centre for Environment Education
Samvardhan - I
Achievements
• 3 RHEIs, 40 faculties, 130 students, and 750 families from 15 villages
benefitted from the initiative.
• Supplementary materials developed for (3 exhibitions, 2 books, 2
manuals and 2 booklets) key stakeholders.
• Two universities integrated the inputs in Rural Development curriculum
Learnings
• Environment-development, lives-livelihood are inter-related and
degradation puts poor (bio-dependent) at high risk
• Need is to priorities and develop, demonstrate and disseminate the
operational models for Sustainable Development.
• Need based education and locale specific communication strategies are
critical in the process of sustaining developmental initiatives
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Centre for Environment Education
Building on phase - I
• Project area selection is based on the experiences from
Phase - I
• The Community Entrepreneurs (CEs) are graduates, we
have worked with in phase – I
• Samvardhan – II works to fulfill the phase – I commitment
of building a cadre for sustainable development.
• The advisory committee provided expert guidance in
formulation of phase – II.
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Centre for Environment Education
Samvardhan - II
Tribal communities of 24 villages in South Gujarat
• Enhancing and sustaining the quality of social, economic,
environmental and political conditions.
• Enhancing accessibility to drinking water, livelihood opportunities
and primary education
Stakeholders
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Villagers
Teachers
Students
Community Entrepreneurs (CEs)
CEE, Ahmedabad
FSC, UK
BLF, UK
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Centre for Environment Education
Anticipated outcomes
• Accessibility to safe drinking water for 2000 families
• Sanitation facility for 2000 families
• Access to safe drinking water for 30 primary schools
• Enhancement in farming income by 25% from the current
income of Rs. 10,000/- per annum.
• Enhancement in use of energy efficient devices to reduce
dependence on forest
• Adoption of better animal husbandry practices
• Reduction of dropout rate by 80%
• 100% enrolment of children in schools in all 24 villages
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Centre for Environment Education
Implementation strategy
• Creation of enterprise through micro projects
• Networking and collaboration
• Capacity building programmes
• Development of supplementary material
• Jalvahini
• Additional resource generation
• Samvardhan events
Samvardhan-II Approach
Community Entrepreneur (CEs)
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Centre for Environment Education
Concept
Identifying the
Knowledge, skills and
attitude from phase –
I graduates of RHEIs
Development
Designed & delivered
a 4 month exclusive
training programme
Community
Entrepreneurs
Community living
Support & guidance
A Team of 3 CEs in
each cluster
comprising 6
programme villages.
Facilitate creation of
new enterprises by
the stakeholders
Support Team
Ahmedabad & Bilpudi,
Support staff
1 Coordinator, 3 Project
Officers, 1 Account & 1
administration assistant
Community Entrepreneur
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Think globally act locally
Visionary, Thinker, Analytical,
Applier
Informed regarding policy, law,
rights and responsibility
Ready resource for village
Sensitive for Gender, Poor,
marginalized family
Glimpses of initiatives
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Centre for Environment Education
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Centre for Environment Education
Sustainability mechanism
Samvardhan - II
Community Entrepreneurs
• Creation of institution by
CEs
• Entreprise creation by CEs
• Linkage with Gujarat
Vidyapith
• Linkage with Govt. Depts.
• Cadre development for ESD
Village Community
• Consolidation of local level
institutions i.e. V.C. and
SHGs
• Sustainable enterprises
created
• Institutional linkage
• Financial support
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Some Achievements End of 3rd yr
Centre for Environment Education
Stakeholders in Drinking Water
Families
using
energy
efficient
devices
Adoption
of
better
husbandry
practices
Increase
inanimal
farming
income
S chools
Reported
80%
stay
on rate
35
60
600
60 30
50
500
No. of families
Percentage
No. of families
58
No. of schools
40
56
400
25
31
To be benefited
in year 4
20%
52
15
20
200
50Benefited in
10
48
10 year 3
100
46 13%
0 5
0
59
25
18
54 20
30
300
57057
51
40
2004-05
Accessed at the
start of the
project
51%
2005-06
Families adopting better animal husbandry Families adopting better animal husbandry
Families
using energy efficient devices in Families using energy efficient devices in
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practices in year - 2
practices in year - 3
Year
year - 2
year – 3
otal Schools
T
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number
of
T otal number of
BenefitedT in
Indicators
Indicators
schools
reported 80% schools reported 80%
year 2
stay on rate in year - stay on rate in year - 3
Families shown16%
25% increment in income
2
Indicators
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Centre for Environment Education
Set-up
• Big Lottery Fund, UK – Funder of the programme
• Field Studies Council (FSC), UK – Overseas partner
• Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad –Implementing
agency
• Project Support Unit (PSU), Bilpudi – Support system for the
programme and to stakeholders
• Community Entrepreneurs (CE) – Cornerstones of the
programme; Cadre of Samvardhan phase 1
• Village Committees – Village decision making body and
implementers
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Centre for Environment Education
Thanks
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Centre for Environment Education
Project area Phase I
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Centre for Environment Education
Rural Higher Education Institutions
• 70% of students from economically disadvantaged
families
• Prepare sperhead team for rural development
• Co-education facility reflects gender sensitivity
• Provides compulsory residential facility to encourage
community living
• Encourages dignity of labour
• Relies on and teaches multiple use of resources
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Centre for Environment Education
Project area phase II
Tribal villages
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Centre for Environment Education
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Centre for Environment Education
Area profile
Total no of villages
24
Total no. of blocks
4
Number of districts covered
3
Total no. of households
4900
Total stakeholders
4141 (85%)
Total population
26364
Total no. of children
5147
Schedule tribe population
25244 (96%)
Total area
4577 Sq. Km
Total forest cover
71%
Major livelihood options
Agriculture, wage labour
Total no. of farmers
1897
Average land holding
3 to 5 acers
Area Profile contd…
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Centre for Environment Education
Area profile
Total no. of primary schools
30
Total no. of literate people
7811(29%)
Average family size
6 members
Avg. distance from water source
800 mtrs in elevation
Total no of wells
192
No. of defunct wells
75
Total no. of hand pumps
382
Total no. of defunct hand pumps
175 (46%)
Total no of primary health centres
22 in 4 blocks
Nearby health facility
10 kms
Reduction in cultivators
13% (Dangs)
Rate of migration (Subir region)
63.1% (for 6 to 9 months)
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Centre for Environment Education
Training of CEs
Content
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Personality development and
Value education
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Natural Resources with an
emphasis on water
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Mode of dissemination
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Interactive sessions with
prominent individuals,
practitioners, researchers,
academics, Gandhians etc
Rural Development
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Debate and review mechanisms
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Institutional building at village
level
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Games
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Broad basing financial support
for developmental programme in
villages
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Demonstrations
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Theoretical inputs through
analysis
Indian Administrative systems
and developmental schemes of
the Government
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Exposure visits
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Book reading and review
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Communication and Training
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Centre for Environment Education
Enterprise creation model
Need Identification
(Stakeholders)
Flow of financial
support and further
information
Authentication
(Village Committee )
Appraisal of feasibility and
benefits
(Community Entrepreneurs)
Flow of demand from
stakeholders
Feasibility and
support
(CEE/Government/
Other agencies)
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Centre for Environment Education
Enterprise profile
Drinking Water
Livelihood
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RRWHS
Open Wells
Hand Pumps
De-centralized
water supply
system
Education
• Learning corners
• Drinking water
points
• Teachers training
• Study materials
Vermi compost
Vermi wash
Model farming
Nursery making
Vegetable plot
Animal Husbandry
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Centre for Environment Education
Co-financing
Year
No. of micro projects to
be implemented per
village (water and
livelihood) for hardware
Cost of
each
project
(INR)
Co financing
From
Project
From other
sources
2003-04
02
5000
02
0
2004-05
15
5000
13
02
2005-06
15
5000
9
6
2006-07
15
5000
5
10
If the cost of the micro project is more than 5000 INR then either more than
one project is clubbed or additional amount is generated from other
sources
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Centre for Environment Education
Co-financing
Year
No. of micro projects to
be implemented per
village (Education) for
software
Cost of
each
project
(GBP)
Co financing
From
Project
From other
sources
2003-04
02
15
02
0
2004-05
10
15
10
0
2005-06
10
15
10
0
2006-07
10
15
5
5
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Resource generated
Centre for Environment Education
Contribution in drinking water intervention
70.00
66.12
60.92
Percentage
60.00
50.00
40.00
38.55 39.55
33.88
30.00
21.91
20.00
19.52 19.56
10.00
0.00
2003-04
Samvardhan
Community
2004-05
Others
Year
2005-06
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Centre for Environment Education
Material developed
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Centre for Environment Education
Jalvahini –
A Mobile Multiple Media Exhibition
Package
• Software support to the initiative
• Thematic presentation done to
villagers and children
• Themes decided by the
stakeholders and CEs as per the
need
• Platform for sharing issues and
success by the stakeholders
• Promote environmental sustainable
options
• Platform for Interaction among
stakeholders
• Use of multiple media for effective
communication
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Centre for Environment Education
Networking and collaboration
Project Outcome – Drinking Water
Agencies
Activities
Current
status
Jasoda Narrotam Public
Charity Trust
Open wells
Completed
Gujarat Water Supply &
Sewerage Board, Dang
Pipe line connection in Singana village
Completed
Water and Sanitation for
Health (WASH)
RRWHS in schools and Teacher’s Manual
for child centered activities
On going
Water and Sanitation
Management Organisation
Financial support for hardware in 24
villages
On going
Total Sanitation Campaign
(TSC)
Financial support for construction of
toilets for BPL families
On going
ARCH, Dharampur
Training of village youth as health
workers (22 youths) in 3 phases
Completed
Networking and Collaboration contd…….
Networking and Collaboration
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Centre for Environment Education
Project Outcome – Livelihood
Agencies
Activities
Current status
Krushi Vigyan
Kendra, Ambethi
Training programme for Women
SHGs
Completed
Vedchhi Pradesh
Seva Samiti
Support for vegetable cultivation
Discussion Going on
Suruchi Vasahat,
Bardoli
Training and Material support of
agricultural implements
Completed
Anarde
Foundation
Distribution of Machines for Making
leaf plates
Completed ( 2 machines
given to each group in
Kaparada
Project Outcome – Education
Agencies
Activities
Current
status
Director of Primary Education
Programme, Dang
Wire fencing in 2 schools at
Kawadwari and Jharan
Completed
Gujarat Council for Educational
Research and Training (GCERT)
VASCSC
Letter issued to all the primary
schools regarding training
Development of Learning
corner kit for primary schools
NSS camps for sanitation drive
in villages
Completed
UNICEF
Completed
Sanctioned
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Capacity building activities
Year
Programme
Total
Participants
Supporting
agency/s
Centre for Environment Education
Stakeholder
covered
2004
Leadership training
40
Village Leaders
2004
Workshop for education
for sustainability
12
Field Studies
Council, UK
Community
Entrepreneurs (CEs)
2005
Exposure visit on
sustainable practices
55
Sadguru
foundation
Community
members & CEs
2005
Exposure visit
34
Sundarvan
Primary school
teachers & Staff
2005
Training on health and
sanitation in 2 phases
22
ARCH,
Dharampur
Village Youth
2006
Training on SHG and
leadership in 2 phases
14
AAKAR,
Ahmedabad
Community
Entrepreneurs (CEs)
2006
Training on animal
husbandry
4
SUMUL dairy,
Surat
Village youth
2006
Exposure visit on
institution building
18
WOTR, AAFARM,
ARTI, Gomukh
CEs and support
staff members
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Samvardhan events
Year
Name of the
event
Centre for Environment Education
Total
participants
Villages
covered
Stakeholders
from project
villages
2000
24
35 farmers
3000 persons
24 villages
168 persons
2003
Beej Mela (seed
fair)
2004
Samvaad
2005
Kasadwari
residential school
231
1
15 students
2005
Residential school
at Dabkhal
156
6
24 students
2005
World Environment
Day at Dabkhal
250
12
250
2005
Balmela (Children
fair)
2720
18
2250 students
2005
Farmers Interaction
regarding paddy
250
12
221 farmers
2005
Sanitation drive,
Hindla
520 persons
6
200 families
2005
School enrollment
drive
24
738 students