Srijan is a non-profit organization working in rural India with a vision of empowering citizens and reducing poverty. Its mission is to reduce poverty for 100,000 rural families by 2020 through empowering them and increasing their annual income by Rs. 25,000. Srijan focuses on developing sustainable livelihood models through women-led community institutions. It promotes agriculture, livestock, watershed management, and horticulture activities. Srijan facilitates several community institutions and works to build technical and leadership skills through its professionals.
2. VISION
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A rural society where
there is dignity for all
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and
citizens are empowered
to fight for their rights and entitlements .
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3. MISSION
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To reduce poverty of 100,000 rural poor families by
2020,
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through empowering them through a process driven
member centric approach;
enhancing their annual income by Rs.25,000; and
by building replicable and scalable women led
community institutions.
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5. • April, 1997: Initiated First • Focus on women led
by few PRADAN Generation institutions working on
sustainable livelihood
colleagues
models
• Nov 2000: First • Focused on NRM: started
• Build technical skills in
project in Sagar with Watershed
Development Watershed
District in MP funded , agriculture, dairy, livestock
• Developed own framework
through DPIP of community institution
, community
institutions, horticulture
formation
• Started intervention on
livelihood
Second
Genesis Generation
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To develop scalable market led livelihood models.
To create self sustaining women led institutions.
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To create pool of skillful professionals in rural
development sector.
To create two-tier leadership through local resource
persons
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7. SRIJAN Field and HR Locations
Head Office
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Grassroots Action Projects
8. LIVELIHOOD ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY
SRIJAN
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Agriculture based
Soybean
Ragi
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Rice
Maize
Livestock based
Dairy
Small scale goat
farming
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9. LIVELIHOOD ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY
SRIJAN
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Watershed
Community tank management &
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revival
PIM
Community structures
Individual structures
Promotion of water saving
devices in agriculture
Horticulture based
Organic horticulture
Nano-orchards
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11. FEW COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS FACILITATED
BY SRIJAN
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1. Maitree Mahila Mandal
2. Maitree Mahila Dairy
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3. Mahabodhi Mahila Sangh
4. Samriddhi Mahila Sangh
5. Samriddhi Mahila Crop Producer Company
6. Sagare Shree Mahila Mandal
7. Sagar Shree Mahila Producer Company
8. Jeevika, Jatara
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12. ROLE OF PROFESSIONALS IN SRIJAN
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Strategic planning
Social entrepreneurship
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Community mobilization
Field implementation
Internal project monitoring & evaluation
Budgeting and proposal writing
Financial management
Interaction with funding partners
Team management
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