1995 – 2000 | Laying the foundation
• Integrated Wasteland Development Project (IWDP) – Project proposals prepared for four villages in Jambusar taluka; wasteland development through water and land improvement, forestry, horticulture and traditional brackish-water prawn cultivation; implemented through seven cooperative societies.
SAVE | Community Cooperatives
• Watershed & agriculture development on surplus land – Land redistributed to landless labourers under the Rural Land Ceiling Act; agriculture promotion and farmer support through Khedut Samrudhi Yojna.
Janta Jagran Abhiyan / VIKAS CFD / SAVE
• Freshwater & marine fisheries potential studies – Inland and marine resource assessment, planning and pilot implementation of freshwater fisheries projects.
VIKAS CFD & SAVE
• Drinking water project designs (7 villages) – Village-level rural water supply planning based on demands from VLOs under Stree Shakti Abhiyan; focus on marginalised households.
VIKAS CFD & SAVE
• Mangrove regeneration, conservation & salinity management – Initiation of mangrove restoration with community participation; salinity mitigation action plans in Hansot and Ankleshwar.
SAVE | Community Institutions
• Economic & livelihood programmes – Promotion of micro-enterprises for women and youth; Short-Term Economic Programmes (STEPs) in agriculture, fisheries, vegetables, seed species and organic fertilizer marketing.
VIKAS CFD & SAVE
• Economic development planning – Preparation of regional economic development plans for Okha and Jamnagar.
TCSRD & SAVE
• Development Information Systems & technical support – Information systems developed for 79 Village Level Organisations; technical assistance provided to 17 VLOs for agriculture and fisheries inputs.
SAVE