Parmarth’s Theory of Change
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Transcript of Parmarth’s Theory of Change
Parmarth’s Theory of Change
“If marginalized communities aresupported and equipped with skills and knowledge around public resources and their distribution, they will be able to constructively engage across all levels, this could give these communities an opportunity to change the status quo and bring in a ‘new normal,’
Parmarth theory of change is “Facilitate and Empower”.
Key Intervention Area:
Integrated Water Resource Management
Agriculture and Livelihood Promotion
Safe Drinking Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Natural resource management
Women Empowerment & Gender Development
Health & Nutrition Promotion
Organizational Strategy:
Formation/Strengthening of community based organisation for drought mitigation and community development.
Capacity building and awareness to cope-up with impacts of climate change
Community based Replicable Model Development and Implementation for soil & water conservation water livelihood linkages and Organic Farming,
Convergence and Multi-Sector Engagement.
People centric policy Advocacy
Parmarth’s Successful Models
Replicable Bore Well Recharge Model
Ring and Pit Model for Bore Well Recharge
A pond is constructed nearby the borewell site – in a position to gather the run off water from the monsoonal rains and a pit is dug around the actual borewell casing.
The bottom of this pit is lined with filtration material.
A second ‘false well’ constructed and a feeder pipe is fitted coming from the pond. This brings the water from the pond.
During rainy season the water flows from the pond into the first empty well where it percolates down through the filtration material and subsequently up into the second well around the borewell casing.
It then enters through the slits and filters down into the underlying aquifer where it is stored for the following dry season.
Continued…
Cost-effective:
The use of locally procured natural materials enables us todeliver the bore-well recharge service at an extremely low cost.
Sustainable:
Once recharged a bore-well never goes dry. Year afteryear, underground water-tables and aquifers arereplenished thus keeping your bore-well up and running.
Customizable:
It doesn’t matter if you’re a farmer with your bore-well on afarm-land or if your bore-well lies on the site of an industry /farm-house / educational institute or any other urban site. Ourtechnique can be customized to meet your needs.
Rejuvenation Model for Water Bodies
Key strategy and activities are
Mapping of Water Bodies and hydrological grouping of soil
Assessment of Storage and water level in reservoir and landscape evaluation
Participatory planning, design and construction
Repair of water inlet / outlet, Seepage treatment
Ensuring areas adequacy to drainage and drainage area protection
Field and orchard spraying
Rejuvenation of Reservoir (Chandela tank)
Previous Situation of checkdam
site at BarethiConstruction Work
Situation after construction workSpring after first rain
Check Dam Construction
Pond Rejuvenation
Jal Saheli and Pani Panchayat:
The concept of Jal Sahelis was first introducedduring the implementation of the European Unionand Welthungerhilfe supported Integrated WaterResource Management project in 2011 by ParmarthSamaj Sevi Sansthan.
The first Paani Panchayat (water resourcemanagement councils) was formed in 2011 inJalaun district.
Currently, about 100 such Panic Panchayat and 500Jal Saheli are trained and working in Bundelkhand
Principals of Pani Panchayat:
Pani Panchayat principle covers - equity, demand management,rights of landless, community participation and sustainability ofthe resource. Its structure comprised of -
Water user association (WUA) for each water body;
Decentralized decision making system with public participation;
Monthly meeting of the committee to review, plan work and resolve conflicts;
Ensuring equitable water distribution;
Ban on water intensive crops;
Comulspry contribution by community;
Sustainable plan for monitoring and maintenance of the water body.
Climate Smart Agricultural Practices
The Strategy Includes:
Assessment of physical and bio-logical properties of soil
Promoting multiple use of water and less water intensive
crop
Usage of micro irrigation system – drip/sprinkler irrigation,
Persian wheels (Rahat irrigation)
Usages of indigenous varieties and promotion of organic
farming
Reduced and Zero tillage
System of crop intensification - SWI / SVI / SRI
Usages of measures of improved agriculture practices –LEISA
WATER USE EFFECIENCY IN AG
RICULTURE
Promotion of Mixed CroppingPromotion of LISA
Promotion of Seed Bank Promotion of High Value Crop
Bio Fertilizer /NADEP/VERMI Composting/Green Manure
Pesticide Management through IPM Technique System of Vegetable Intensification (SVI)
Parmarth Samaj Sevi Sansthan
More than 4 billion litre water has been saved, throughwater use efficiency and extended water for irrigation tomore than 725 ha. farm land.
Total 10.121 billion litre water harvested due to variousproject intervention in Jalaun and Hamirpur districts.
2256.379 hectare of agriculture land has been treatedthrough construction & revival of water harvestingstructure.
Further, 3.288 billion litre water saved due to variousintervention adopted to change in cropping pattern. 0.385billion litre water also saved through demand sideinterventions.
Achievements through Water Use Efficiency
The central schemes such as Mahatma GandhiNational Rural Employment Guarantee Act(MGNREGA), Rural Water Supply scheme, PradhanMantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), Indira AwasYojana (IAY), Swacch Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) etc, haven’tbeen implemented to their full potential in the projectareas. Through a massive awareness campaigns,detailed planning process called WUMP (Water UserMaster Plan) and advocacy campaigns such as JalManthan Shivirs, Jal Jan Jodo Abhiyan, etc,Government interface was strengthened.
Water User Master Plan (WUMP)Resource mobilisation from Government Schemes
WUMP linkage in Gram Panchayat
WUMPs Preparation with community
WUMP Sharing in Gram Sabha Meeting
Various maps generated from WUMP
Parmarth Samaj Sevi SansthanMona House Churkhi RoadOrai Disrrict Jalaun (U.P.)
Phone: 05162-258412, Fax: 05162-254910Networking Office:
686, Shivaji Nagar, Jhansi, U.P.E-mail: [email protected]
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