We Work

GVT works with the poorest and most marginalized people of the country in eastern and western India. We work in:

  • Remote and unreachable villages where the rays of development have not reached.
  • Areas where the SC/ST population is more than 75%.
  • Ecologically poor rainfed areas of western and eastern India Areas that receive rainfall very erratically.
  • Areas where the topography is hilly and undulating.
  • Degraded forest areas.
  • Land ranging from low-land valley bottoms to sloping uplands.
  • GVT Area of Operation In India

    Ongoing Projects

    Projects in West
    Gujarat
    Rajasthan
    Madhya Pradesh
    Projects in East

    Gujarat

    Sl. No

    Name of Project

    Funding Agency

    From

    To

    1.

    Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP) WATERSHED  PROJECT

    District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) Dahod

    2003

    2008

    2.

    Rastriya Sam Vikas Yojna (RSVY) Project

    District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) Dahod

    2004

    2007

    3.

    Community Resource Centre (CRC) under RSVY - Bara village

    District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) Dahod

    2006

    2009

    4.

    Community Resource Centre (CRC) under RSVY - Valundi

    District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) Dahod

    2006

    2009

    5.

    Total Sanitation Campaign, Dahod Taluka

    DRDA Dahod

    2005

    2009

    6.

    Total Sanitation Campaign, Ghoghmba Taluka

    DRDA Panchmahal

    2005

    2008

    7.

    NABARD, Watershed Development Fund, Watershed project

    NABARD, Dahod

    2005

    2012

    8.

    National Child Labour Project ( Child Labour School)

    Labour Deptt., Dahod

    2006

    2008

    9.

    Indo-German Watershed Development Programme, (IGWDP) NABARD ( Capacity Building Phase)

    NABARD, Dahod

    2007

    2008

    10.

    Village Development Programme under Gram Utthan yojna of NABARD in PPID Block Garbada

    NABARD, Dahod

    2007

    2010

    11.

    Skill Development Project under RSVY

    DRDA Dahod

    2007

    2008

    12.

    HARIYALI PROJECT, Panchmahal, Training 9th to 12 Batches

    DRDA Panchmahal

    2006

    2010

    13.

    HARIYALI PROJECT, Dahod Training

    DRDA Dahod

    2005

    2008

    14.

    Project of "Enhancing Human Capital through Skill Up gradation of the Tribal Workers" in Dahod District

    Tribal Development Department, Gujarat

    2007

    2012

    15.

    Hariyali Project, MDT & WDT, Dahod

    DRDA Dahod

    2005

    2010

    16.

    Jetropha Nurseries Development in 5 Talukas of Panchmahal District.

    DRDA, Panchmahal

    2007

    2008

    17.

    National Agriculture Innovation Programme (NAIP)

    ICAR (Indian Council for Agriculture Research)

    2008

    2012

    GVT East

    Sr. No.

     Title of The Project

     Name Of Funding Organization

    Duration Of The Project (Date)

    From

    To

    1

    Development and Dissemination of Upland  paddy Variety

    Rockefeller, USA

    2004

    2009

    2

    Empowerment and Livelihood Improvement of the men and women in Jharkhand under Poorest Area Civil Society Programme.

    Development Alternatives, New Delhi.

    2006

    2008

    3

    Tara Akshar Programme

    Development Alternative , New Delhi 

    2006

    2008

    4

    Water Shed Development Programme 

    National Bank for Agriculture Development  ( NABARD).

    2005

    2010

    5

    Jharkhand Tribal Development Project 

    Jharkhand Tribal Development Society , Ministry of Welfare , Government Of Jharkhand

    2005

    2010

    6

    Lac Development Project

    Welfare Department , Government of Jharkhand.

    2006

    2010

    7

    Village Development Plan

    National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development(NABARD) , Jharkhand 

    2008

    2009

    8

    WADI Development

    National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development(NABARD) , Jharkhand 

    2008

    2015

    9

    Perspective Plan Development under National Rural Employment Gurantee Programme (NREGA)

    District Rural Development Agency (DRDA)

    2007

    2008

    10

    AIDS Control Project

    AIDS control Society , Government of Jharkhand

    2008

    2009

    11

    Sahiya Programme

    Health & Family Welfare Society , Government of Jharkhand

    2007

    2008

    12

    WADI Development 

    National Bank For Agricultural Development                ( NABARD) 

    2006

    2014

    13

    Watershed Development Project

    National Bank For Agricultural Development                ( NABARD)

    2007

    2010

    14

    Watershed Development Project

    National Bank For Agricultural Development                ( NABARD

    2007

    2010

    15

    Watershed Development Project

    National Bank For Agricultural Development                ( NABARD)

    2008

    2013

    16

    Orissa Tribal Empowerment & Livelihood Improvement Project

    Integrated Tribal Development Agency , Government Of Orissa

    2004

    2009

    17

    KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA ( KVK)

    Indian Council For Agricultural Research , Government of India.

     An on going programme of GVT started in the year 2005.

    Madhya Pradesh Jhabua

    Sr. No.

     Title of The Project

     Name Of Funding Organization

    Duration Of The Project (Date)

    From

    To

    1

    Male and female child labour special school at Umarali and Sondwa, Sondwa block of Jhabua District

    District Labour Department

    2006

    2009

    2

    Watershed projects in Jhabua District under NREGS

    Zilla Panchayat, Jhabua

    2006

    2010

    3

    Watershed projects in Barwani District under NREGS

    Zilla Panchayat, Barwani

    2006

    2010

    4

    Watershed projects in Barwani District under NREGS Pati

    Zilla Panchayat, Barwani

    2006

    2010

    5

    Sustainable Rainfed Agriculture and Livelihoods Improvement of Tribal Farmers in Marginal Areas of Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh

    CInI & (Sri Ratan Tata Trust)

    2007

    2011

    6

    WADI Development in Tribal Block Jhabua

    NABARD, Bhopal

    2007

    2014

    7

    Identification of revenue wasteland in four blocks of Jhabua for Jatropha plantation

    IOCL, New Delhi

    2008

    2008

    8

    NABARD BHOPAL (Village Development Plan)

    NABARD, Bhopal

    2008

    2008

    Madhya Pradesh Ratlam

    Sr. No.

     Title of The Project

     

     Name Of Funding Organization

    Duration Of The Project (Date)

    From

    To

    1

    Project on Road Construction Migrant labourers

    Asian Development Bank

    2007

    2008

    2

     ICT Promotion Project

    Smile Foundation

    2007

    2008

    3

    Lead NGO for Rajiv Gandhi Water Shed Mission for Mandsaur and Ratlem

    Rajiv Gandhi Water Shed Mission

    2007

    2008

    Rajasthan

    Sr. No.

     

    Title Of The Project

     

    Name Of Funding Organization

    Duration Of The Project (Date)

    From

    To

    1

    Skill up gradation & EDP training for  Handicraft promotion

    RUDA, State Govt. Rajasthan

    2004

    2008

    2

    TRAININGS OF FARMERS in Banswara district

    Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA)-Deputy Director Agriculture Banswara

    2007

    2009

    3

    Training on Health and reproductive child [ASHA]

    Department of Women and Child Development ,Banswara

    2007

    2009

    4

    Design  Development Project on Bamboo and Archery project in Basnwara district

    Indian Institute of Craft and Design, Govt of India ,Jaipur Rajasthan

    2007

    2008

    5

    Design  Development Project on Bamboo and Archery project in Basnwara district

    Indian Institute of Craft and Design, Govt of India ,Jaipur Rajasthan

    2007

    2008

    6

    Sustainable livelihood through Wadi Development Programme in Talwara Block of Banswara district

    NABARD , Regional Office ,Jaipur

    2007

    2014

    7

    RMol Sponsored  Vocational Skill Training Project in Talwara project

    Entrepreneurship Management Institute, Jaipur

    2007

    2009

    8

    Collaborative Projects on Screening and training of 80  selected Rural youth as Insurance Advisor in ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Scheme in 4 Districts of Rajasthan

    ICICI  Prudential Life Insurance Ltd ,Jaipur

    2008

    2008

    9

    Capacity Building programme in Puniyakundi Micro Watershed of Kushalgarh block under IGWDP         [KFW scheme]

    NABARD , Regional Office ,Jaipur

    Jan 2008

    Jun 2008

    10

    Sahariya Innovative Scheme under Sahariya Development Project in Kishaganj Block of Baran district

    Additional Collector, Shahabad Block Baran

    2008

    2011

    11

    Project on Toilet construction for improving sanitation and hygiene among rural community of Kishanganj block of Baran district

    Total Sanitation Campaign Programme, CEO, Zila Parishad, Baran

    2008

    2009

    12

    District Poverty Initiative Project
    [ DPIP]   Baran

    DPMU,State Govt. Rajasthan

    2005

    2007

    13

    District Poverty Initiative Project
    [ DPIP] Jhalarapatan  Jhalawar

    DPMU,State Govt. Rajasthan

    2004

    2008

    14

    District Poverty Initiative Project
    [ DPIP]   Bakhani Block Jhalawar

    DPMU,State Govt. Rajasthan

    2004

    2008

    15

    Social mobilization around Natural resources [UNDP]

    Ministry of Rural Development, GoI, New Delhi

    2004

    2007

    16

    Rastriya Sam Vikas Yojana [RSVY]

    Zila Parishad , Jhalawar

    2005

    2008

    The Eastern India Rainfed Farming Project (EIRFP)

    EIRFP: Project Context, Strategy & Objectives

    EIRFP: Project Context, Strategy & Objectives

    The Eastern India Rainfed Farming Project (EIRFP) is located in eastern plateau region of India , which covers a part of nine districts of three states; Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal.

    It conceived in 1994-95 with the support of KRIBHCO, Government of India and Department for International Development (DFID), U.K. and is now managed by Gramin Vikas Trust.

    Map_EIRFP

    The operational area of the project in Ranchi, Hazaribagh & Palamau of Jharkhand, Purulia, Birbhum & Midnapure districts of west Bengal, Keonjhar and Dhenkenal districts of Orissa.

    In 1998, Birbhum (W.B.) has been dropped and Mayurbhangh (Orissa) & Singhbum (Jharkhand) districts has been added in project area. These districts are amongst the poorest districts in these states and are managed at state level with its state office at Ranchi, Baripada and Purulia for Jharkhand, Orissa & West Bengal respectively.

    The Project Management Unit situated at Ranchi (Jharkhand) is managing the project in all the three states. The project received relatively intensive support from a team of consultant from U.K and from DFID. The project management unit is headed by a Project Manager and have a team of technical & Social Science specialist to support the community organizers, placed at field for the facilitation & execution of works at village / cluster level.

    The project is working in 252 core villages grouped in 60 clusters. The Community organizers basically one from technical - Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock, Aquaculture etc and one from Social Science Background - Mostly with post graduation in Rural Development from Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi & Biswa Bharati (W.B.) are posted in one cluster out of which 40% are women.

    The EIRFP is oriented towards its goal of improving the livelihoods of poor men and women of eastern plateau, using participatory approaches. It envisaged on participation, poverty and gender issue for the sustainable improvement of livelihoods in these area.

    GVT At Jharkhand

    GVT At Orissa

    Map Orrissa

    GVT at Ranchi

     

    Map Jhar Khand

    GVT at West Bangal

    Map WB

    The Western India Rainfed Farming Project (WIRFP)

    Map WIRFPWIRFP was initiated in 1993 with the overall goal of reducing poverty in rainfed areas of India. The purpose of the project is to enhance the livelihoods of poor people in selected areas of Western India through appropriate technologies and approaches. It is anticipated that the programme would impact on the lives of roughly 675,000 people (logframe appended). The project is supported by the UK Department for International Development - India (DFIDI).

    The first phase (Phase I) of the project was implemented by KRIBHCO from 1993 to 1999, in three districts of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Rajasthan. Phase I focused on learning from interventions in natural resources and livelihoods of poor people. The lessons learned were used in scaling up of the project in Phase II, with an emphasis on the promotion of sustainable livelihoods and farming systems development;Enhancing dissemination through partnership and Participatory Technology Development.

    Under Phase I, 75 villages were covered and these are known as the Core Villages (see table 1). In Phase II, 1237 villages are being covered, in seven Districts of Madhya Pradesh (Jhabua, Dhar & Ratlam) Gujarat (Dahod & Panchmahal), Rajasthan (Banswara & Dungarpur). Out of these 202 Core villages are receiving financial support from the project. A further 535 villages are being scaled up to becoming Dissemination Villages with community resources.

    Project components and approaches:

    The main components of the project are:

    Component A: Farming System Development – Expanding Project interventions, activities to 202 core project villages (where these activities will be concentrated) and 500 proximal villages (where dissemination shall take place), thus bringing substantial livelihood benefits to about 5,60,000 rural poor.

    Component B: Promoting Dissemination through Partnership – Project technologies to another 500 villages via GOs, NGOs, PRIs and CBOs in the region (thus benefiting at least another 4,10,000 rural poor) and to selected organizations within the country.

    Component C: Participatory Technology Development – by facilitating links between government research institutes and project communities, especially poor.

    Project area

    Rajasthan

    Gujarat

    Madhya Pradesh

    Total

    Ratlam

    Jhabua

    District covered 2 2 1 2 7
    Cluster undertaken 24 8 14 19 65
    No. Of Core villages currently working 60 20 50 72 202
    No. Of dissemination villages 175 75 105 180 535
    No. Of dissemination villages in which project is working 144 75 105 142 466

    The project works in the areas of soil and water conservation, crop, tree and livestock development, micro-enterprise and social development with local government and self help groups.

    In addition, two new programmes, the Challenge Fund and the Migrant Labour Support Programme have been launched .

    GVT At Bhopal

    Sl No Project Funding Agency
    1 DLM of TSC & Swajal MoRD
    2 GOI-Rural Development SGSY- Uttaranchal
    3 SQM of RGM RGWDM
    4 DLM of all schemes MoRD
    5 NGP verification MoRD

    Operational Area Bhopal

    GVT At Dahod

    Map Gujarat

    GVT At Jhabua

    Map of MP

    GVT at Rajasthan

    GVT at Ratlam

    Sl Project Funding Agency
    1 TSC PHE, Ratlam
    2 Five Year Perspective Plan of Ratlam Zilla Panchayat, Ratlam
    3 MPRLP Trainings  
    4 National Child Labour  
    5 Technical Consultancy World Vision, Ratlam
    6 Five Year Perspective Plan of Shajapur Zilla Panchayat, Shajapur

    M.P.