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Excavating the lake to rejuvenate its future and that of our community

Ganapati Bhat, Managing Trustee,

MANUVIKASA says, ‘MANUVIKASA

distinguishes itself through a meticulous

and community-centric approach to its

interventions. Before engaging in community

initiatives, it conducts a thorough needs

analysis. Following this, it undertakes

capacity-building programs to enhance

community knowledge on pertinent issues.

Actively involved in implementation, the

organization collaborates with communities,

sharing costs. An integral aspect is the

unique exit strategy, ensuring the transfer

of ownership to the community and

Gram Panchayat for long-term viability.

Additionally, MANUVIKASA supports

communities by establishing networks

to leverage government schemes in any

development projects.’

MANUVIKASA works to ensure that the

most deserving and neglected communities

benefit from its efforts, including tribals,

fisherwomen, and agricultural labourers, by

using a vulnerability index setting. A cost-

sharing model ensures financial sustainability

of projects and promoting the formation of

Farmers Producer Organizations and SHG’s

carries its work that much further, as these

groups, made of former beneficiaries, have

now themselves taken over the running of

programmes for financial inclusion, women’s

capacity building, water conservation, and

agricultural land fertility enhancement!

HCLTech Grant Project Title:

Water

Conservation

Beneficiaries:

20,200 farmers, 133 lakes,

480 women, 1000 acres of commons land

Location:

300 villages in Karnataka