Jane Schukoske, IRRAD

Institute of Rural Research and DevelopmentIRRAD

An initiative of the S.M. Sehgal Foundation

Together, we empower rural India

WELCOME TO IRRAD!FINDING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR POVERTY ERADICATION IN INDIA

Jane Schukoske, CEO, IRRADJanuary 10, 2014

Together, We Empower Rural India

Institute of Rural Research and DevelopmentIRRAD

An initiative of the S.M. Sehgal Foundation

Together, we empower rural India

MISSIONOur mission is to strengthen community-led development initiatives to achieve positive social, economic and environmental change across rural India.

VISIONWe envision every person across rural India empowered to lead a more secure and prosperous life.

APPROACH• Community participation in integrated village development• Scale tested, replicable models

- good governance through pachayat raj institutions and citizen participation- water management- agricultural income enhancement

• Knowledge institute

S.M. Sehgal Foundation, registered as a trust in India since 1999

ABOUT IRRAD

Together, We Empower Rural India

Institute of Rural Research and DevelopmentIRRAD

An initiative of the S.M. Sehgal Foundation

Together, we empower rural IndiaIRRAD’S FOCUS AREAS

Water

Rural Governance

Provides water solutions

Ensures citizen participationBuilds capacity of village-level institutions

Agriculture

Enhances farmers’ income

Sanitation, Hygiene and Health

Promotes hygiene

Research: evidence-based

interventions

Research: evidence-based

interventions

Together, We Empower Rural India

Institute of Rural Research and DevelopmentIRRAD

An initiative of the S.M. Sehgal Foundation

Together, we empower rural IndiaInitial Outreach Area:

District Mewat, Haryana

431 villages, 1.1 million people, limited access to media

• Low literacy rate: 56.1% , Female Literacy: 37.6%• Patriarchic and conservative community• Water scarcity; 14% villages have sweet water, rest are saline• Dependence on agriculture and allied activities: 78%• Poor health indicators:

Institutional deliveries: 14.8% Maternal Mortality Rate: 275 per 100,000 live births Access to toilet facilities: 16.2%• Family Size: 7; Girls married before 18 years: 43.2%• Fading local culture• Low awareness about government programs

Sources: Census 2011; District Level Household and Facility Survey-III, 2010; Sample Registration Survey 2011

Together, We Empower Rural India

Institute of Rural Research and DevelopmentIRRAD

An initiative of the S.M. Sehgal Foundation

Together, we empower rural IndiaIRRAD’S WORK

IN MEWAT DISTRICT, HARYANA

Together, We Empower Rural India

Institute of Rural Research and DevelopmentIRRAD

An initiative of the S.M. Sehgal Foundation

Together, we empower rural IndiaVillage

-level institutions are capable of supplying

public

goods

and services

Citizen

s demand accountable, transparent village governanc

e

Good Village Governance

Supply-side interventions

Build capacities of village-level institutions

Demand-side interventions

Raise villagers’ awareness of their

rights and entitlements

VILLAGE GOVERNANCE

Together, We Empower Rural India

Institute of Rural Research and DevelopmentIRRAD

An initiative of the S.M. Sehgal Foundation

Together, we empower rural India

High value in small radius where little access to mainstream media

• Community run: rural voices

• Strengthens community communications

• Serves as a bridge between the village-level institutions and villagers

• Brings relevant knowledge and culture

• Enables other community media (e.g., audio sms)

COMMUNITY RADIO

Together, We Empower Rural India

Institute of Rural Research and DevelopmentIRRAD

An initiative of the S.M. Sehgal Foundation

Together, we empower rural India

• Good rural governance program: 76,000 citizens engaged

• Capacity building of 1,400 community leaders (trainers of trainees) in

Mewat District

• Harvesting water in villages: 271 dry villages served; check dams, culverts, loose stone

structures built

• Adoption of modern agricultural practices: 4567 field demonstrations

• Alfaz-e-Mewat FM 107.8 broadcasts 12 hours daily and reaches 183 villages

• Scientific analysis: study of ground realities, village needs, implementation of

government schemes and NGO interventions

IRRAD’S IMPACT

Together, We Empower Rural India

Institute of Rural Research and DevelopmentIRRAD

An initiative of the S.M. Sehgal Foundation

Together, we empower rural IndiaBEST PRACTICES IN DEVELOPMENT

• Community ownership: villagers share their views and knowledge in defining village problems, develop local solutions and participate as decision makers

• Access to information: publications, meetings, wall paintings, community radio and mobile phone technology

• Local Institution building: through strengthening capacities of panchayat raj, citizen involvement, and effective communication with block, district and state government officials

• Scientific approach in implementation: baseline, monitoring and evaluation, and impact assessment of projects

• Replication of tested apt solutions and leverage of government schemes

Together, We Empower Rural India

Institute of Rural Research and DevelopmentIRRAD

An initiative of the S.M. Sehgal Foundation

Together, we empower rural India

Reach us at:[email protected] / www.irrad.org

Institute of Rural Research and Development(an initiative of S.M. Sehgal Foundation)Plot No. 34, Sector 44, Institutional Area

Gurgaon 122003, Haryana, India