| Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) has taken up a | | | | state. Many of the interior villages lack basic |
| number of initiatives to strengthen the village | | | | fundamentals services like education and health. Due |
| institutions and thus, enhancing their capacities for | | | | to the lack of resources and scattered nature of |
| inclusive development in the respective regions. | | | | habitations the government service delivery is not |
| Institutional Capacity Building | | | | functioning in a proper way. Looking into the dire |
| Facilitating village institutions and developing their | | | | need RGF started health and education interventions |
| capacities on various aspects is the key | | | | in the selected villages. |
| implementation strategy. Capacity building is done at | | | | Help Line |
| two levels, first to develop the institutional base of | | | | One of the major problems faced by the community |
| the community in each village institutions in the form | | | | residing in the Dang area is lack of proper health |
| of Jal Samittee and Jal Sabha are developed and | | | | facility. The habitation here is scattered in small |
| they are capacitated to take appropriate measures | | | | hamlets and the terrain is very difficult, because of |
| for efficient use of their natural resources and | | | | these reasons institutionalization of any services is |
| develop democratic values at the community level. | | | | very difficult. The local community was suffering a lot |
| Secondly, technical capacities are developed in terms | | | | especially in case of pregnancy. Due to lack of any |
| of improved agriculture, efficient water and resource | | | | health facility in the nearby area the mother have to |
| utilization and participatory management. | | | | be carried long distances on cots by their men folk. |
| Livestock Development | | | | Many of the mothers died because of untimely |
| In order to assess the current status of livestock | | | | treatment and lack of proper care. Looking into the |
| and scope of potential development in the project | | | | magnitude of the problem RGF started a helpline |
| area, BAIF was commissioned to undertake a study. | | | | centre in our Chobeki Milan Kendra. One phone has |
| The study focused on improving basic veterinary | | | | been installed in the centre and number is given in all |
| services, augmenting the productivity of the | | | | targeted villages. All pregnant women from project |
| livestock, improving the livestock holding pattern and | | | | villages were registered in field office. |
| working on the fodder demand and supply gap. | | | | Watershed Development |
| RGF started working on breed improvement through | | | | RGF has initiated one mini watershed of 600 hectare |
| artificial insemination. In collaboration with BAIF five | | | | in Rahir village of Karoli district. A topographical survey |
| sub centres are established, which are working on | | | | of the entire area has been conducted, based on the |
| artificial insemination of cow and buffalo in the area. | | | | finding of the survey RGF is in the process of |
| These centres are catering to our project areas and | | | | conducting extensive participatory planning. The |
| villages coming in the vicinity of 20 km around the | | | | major focus would be on drainage line treatment, in |
| project villages. | | | | situ soil conservation, livestock development, |
| Integrated Development Programme | | | | productivity enhancement, efficient water usage and |
| Dang area of Karoli district is categorized as most | | | | other capacity building aspects. |
| deprived and resource poor area of the Rajasthan | | | | |