Main Issues

• The low nutrition status of children below age 5yrs.

• There were no Anganawadis in 6 villages, and around 70% of the children did not attend Anganawadis in the project villages.

• 90% of the people were dependent on irregular and insecure wage labor.

• Most agricultural lands were considered illegal by the forest department as they had not received land ownership documents (7/12 Patta document).

• No agricultural loans, crop insurance, etc., were available to farmers because of landlessness. 22% of the families had kutcha houses, 48% had semi pucca houses, and only 30% had pucca houses.

• Only one crop could be grown in the area due to water shortage.

Changes Brought

• 100% of school enrollment ensured up to 8th grade in all project villages.

• Anganwadis were functioning effectively in all 23 villages.

• Income Generation Activities (IGA) was motivated, seed banks established, income increased by 45% through on-farm and off-farm livelihood activities.

• 30% of marginal farmers covered through watershed activity were able to grow the second crop.

• 800 tribal and poor families from the project area received the 7/12 land document, which is a legal document for land ownership.

• With the introduction of watershed activity, 30% of marginal farmers covered through watershed activity were able to grow the second crop.