Alaknanda Ghaati Shilpi Federation (AAGAAS Federation) 5 Nov.2012 Registered Under Societies Registration Act-XXI, 1860 . Affiliated to Earth Charter International Costa Rica. Registered under Sec 12-A of Income Tax Act 1961. Affiliated to SAYEN & National Adventure Foundation. Recognition Award 2005 given by World Bank at Washington DC. Winner of Sita Ram Rao Case study National Competition 2012.

VISION & MISSION Vision Mision To be a leading NGO, spearheading activities for the holistic and sustainable development of the Rural communities of Uttarakhand by promoting the rich heritage of the Himalayas, while at the same time protecting the fragile ecosystem. Mision To contribute to the economic development of the people of Uttarakhand, through various employment generation initiatives which optimizes the available natural resources and skills, keeping in mind the environment sustainability of the Central Himalayan region.

Core Activities of the Organisation Promotion of Ecotourism based Livelihood options and Non- conventional Energy Sources. Sensitization of Local Vaidhyas/Traditional Healers and Documentation of TEK. Formation of 78 SHGs and Fiber User groups and 2 Self reliant cooperatives. Skill upgradation of SHGs working for Natural Fiber (Himalayan Nettle), Dairy, organic pulses and Hill Bamboo/ Ringaal along with the conservation thought. Conservation of Biodiversity, Cultural Heritage and Ecoculture Environment Education and Paryavaran Mitra Program in 800 schools of 4 districts of Uttarakhand. Establishment of Ecotourism Training Center .

Few More….. Activities related Ecotourism by Organisation. Ecotourism Based Trainings fro the Local youths. Registration of Traditional Healers/Vaidhyas and formation CBR & CKR (Community Biodiversity Register/Community Knowledge Register) of 32 village panchayat. Documentation and survey of Fiber Yielding plants in Chamoli Garhwal- SRTT/UBFDB. Paryavaran Mitra Program & Common Wealth Plantation program in 800 Schools. (On-going.) COP Biodiversity Pledge Program - UNDP/CEE- AAGAAS. Establishment of Mother Herbal Garden for the Conservation of Low Altitude Medicinal Plant- UNDP/SGP/GEF/CEE (On-going). Formation and Establishment of Local Traditional Seed Bank . Establishment of Ringaal and Bamboosetum in – AAJIVIKA VATIKA.

Service delivery Advocacy Nature of engagement Intervention Support Nature of engagement, intervention, support and strategies of the implementing agency for reaching out to the poorest of the poor Nature of engagement Intervention Support Service delivery Agri-based Forest based Tourism based Provision of raw material Marketing outlet Skill development Advocacy Community Mobilization Channel Partners Coordinating with external agencies Organizing events Creating SHG Strategies for Reaching out to Poorest of Poor Organizing Women and Artisan Groups Creating Marketing Linkages Continuous Communication Engagement with All Stakeholders

Proposed Project under Navaachar Integrated Project for Promotion of Ecotourism based livelihood and Nonconventional Energy Sources. Duration – 3 Years. Total budget- 26.95 Lakh. AAGAAS Contribution- 3.30 Lakh. Navaachar Contribution- 23.65 Lakh.

Proposed Activity For NAVAACHAR Initiative (Community in Harmony with Nature) Strengthening of Biotourism Park- Low Cost Kitchen and Dinning. Construction of Ecotourism home stay and Huts facility in 2 Villages. Natural Fiber and Hill Bamboo based craft enterprise development in 3 villages – 60 Families. Less Energy Consumption for Cooking Food- Distribution of water heating Hamams and Pressure cooker- for 200 Families. Modernization and Development of Houses for Home Stay- 2 Villages. Introduction of Solar System Demo. And Central Water heating System in BTP for Light and Heating. Strengthening of SHGs through Enterprise marketing and Skill building. Conservation and cultivation of Hill Bamboo/Ringaal and Medicinal plant.

Proposed activities……contd…… Hands on/ in field training of New prototype development of Bamboo and Natural fiber in 3 village panchayat. Establishment of 2 Marketing outlet cum sale point for Farmers and artisans- will run through the Self Reliant Cooperatives. Marketing and popularization of 4 Major trekking routes around Pipalkoti. Establishment of a Nodal Food Processing facility – For Rhododendron and Seabuckthorn and local fruit and vegetable processing and Nursery for conservation.

Socio-Economic Conditions of the Beneficiaries Socio-economic conditions and needs of the beneficiaries Socio-Economic Conditions of the Beneficiaries Monetary Assets -Small Landholding)(.95 ha vs 1.32 ha for India Income (Seasonal and low-paying) Social security (4450/32,384 BPL households ) Occupation (Subsistence agriculture) Non-Monetary Caste (1662/9034 SC/ST BPL) Literacy (F- 53 % & M- 75 %) Skill Training (8 ITI & 1 Polytechnic) Political representation (3 Assembly seats for 8000 sq km) Livelihoods Needs of Beneficiaries Revival of traditional occupations Migration Prevention

Methodology with in the village or Cluster Identification of Key person. Meeting with Villagers- Farmers, Artisans, Vaidhyas, VP/GP Representatives, women SHGs, Local School/College and local NGO/VO. Detail Microplanning and PRA Compilation of Data, data analysis and review. Data Entry ,analysis and projection at Nodal Point.

Service delivery Advocacy Nature of engagement Intervention Support Nature of engagement, intervention, support and strategies of the implementing agency for reaching out to the poorest of the poor Nature of engagement Intervention Support Service delivery Agri-based Forest based Tourism based Provision of raw material Marketing outlet Skill development Advocacy Community Mobilization Channel Partners Coordinating with external agencies Organizing events Creating SHG Strategies for Reaching out to Poorest of Poor Organizing Women and Artisan Groups Creating Marketing Linkages Continuous Communication Engagement with All Stakeholders

Budget for the Activities S.no Head/Activities Budget ( In Rs.) 1 Strengthening of Biotourism Park- Low Cost Kitchen and Dinning. 5,85,000 2 Construction of Ecotourism home stay and Huts facility in 2 Villages. 1,75,000 3 Natural Fiber and Hill Bamboo craft enterprise development in 3 villages . 50,000 4 Installation of Solar Devices in BTP 2,25,000 5 Conservation and cultivation of Hill Bamboo/Ringaal and Medicinal plant. 1,00,000 6 Hands on/ in field training of New prototype development of Bamboo and Natural fiber 1,20,000 7 Establishment of 2 Marketing outlet will run through the Self Reliant Cooperatives. 2,20,000 8 Marketing and popularization of 4 Major trekking routes around Pipalkoti. 80,000

Budget contd…… S.No. Head/Activities Budget ( In Rs.) 9 Establishment of a Nodal Food Processing facility 2,40,000 10 Manpower /Staff 5,20,000 11 Travel** 50,000 12 Consultancy** 60,000 13 Communication and Administrative Exp.** 14 Monitoring and Evaluation** 20,000 15 Documentation & Reporting** 40,000 16 Office machineries** 1,10,00 17 Contigencies Total 26,95,000 Budget required from Navaachar 23,65,000 AAGAAS CONTRIBUTION 3,30,000

Expected Business in 3 Years through the Project S.No Source of Revenue 1st year 2nd Year 3rd Year 1 Trekking groups of School and Colleges-Ecotourism activities- 6 Groups@ 1,26,00= 7,56,000 8Groups@1,80,000=14,40,000 10 Groups@2,20,00= 24,00,000 2 Craft Enterprise- Sale of Products 1,20,000 2,20,000 3,20,000 3 Nodal Processing center -Sale and Training Income 4,80,000 Total 9,96,000 19,80,000 32,00,000

THANK YOU !... AAGAAS FEDERATION Vill./P.O. - PIPALKOTI, Distt.- CHAMOLI, 246 472 UTTARAKHAND E-mail- aagaasfederation@gmail.com, website- www.aagaas.org TeleFax- 01372-266588