Samaj Parivartana Samudaya (SPS) Dharwad, Karnataka Sustainable Programme on Management Of Natural Resources and Advocacy for Empowerment of Rural Poor with Focus on Human Development Project Committee Karthik, Mal, Navitha, Sailesh, Sathya

Contacts and Credentials Shri S.P. Hiremath - Founder of IDS, Executive Director of SPS SPS Won Priyadarshini Puraskar, highest award for work in Environment in India Organized Several movements against polluting Industries in the River banks of Tunghabhadra. Brought Legislation changes in Karnataka and India Responsible for Policy Changes in National Forest Policy

Objective of SPS Proper Utilization of Natural Resources by people centered policies Prevent Exploitation of Natural Resources by a Few (Industries, Government, Rich Farmers) Empowerment of the Poor to Organize and Struggle towards proper utilization of Common property lands Organization Centric than Family Centric programs Strengthening groups such as Women Self-help Group, Village Forest Committee, Gram Panchayats Improving the livelihood of landless, marginal and small farmers

Target Area and Population Five Year Plan Targeting 3841 target families Persons below poverty line 26 villages in 3 taluks of 2 Districts District: Davangere Taluk: Harapanahalli District: Haveri Taluk: Hanagal, Hirekerur AID Cincinnati Will Focus on Hanagal Taluk DistrictTalukaVillageTotal Families PopulationTG* families TG Population HaveriHanagal1. Byatnal Hulugaddi Dasharathakoppa Shivapura Kamanahalli Total

Activities Byatanal Village 1.To federate Women Self-help Groups for marketing of vegetables and food grains directly eliminating middle men/agent. 2.Organizing Kammatar Sangha (engaged in growing vegetables) for direct marketing and Talavara Sangha (landless labourers) to involve them in fish rearing in village tank. 3.To develop Dairy for 15 families through linkage with Malaprabha Grameena Bank, Kusanur. 4.To provide training to women; for making broomstick, basket and bowl with toddy leaves and growing toddy trees in 10 acre land (a part of acre common land) for Koragas. 5.Developing Vermi Compost and encourage the families to grow Madivala Hagalakai, a medicinal plants, as vegetable in small and marginal farm lands. 6.Organize landless women to grow vegetable on “Lavani land” (Khori) to check migration of families: to coffee estates in Chikkamagalur).

Budget for the year Samaj Parivartana Samudaya (SPS) 1 Non-Recurring Expenses. 1.1Office Equipment and Furniture 20, Recurring Expenses 2.01Salary and Honorarium 82, Staff, Voluntary and resource person Travel Expenses 25, Workshops, Training Exposure, and Seminar 20, Vehicle Maintenance 7, Documentation, with market Research. 10, Rent for Field Staff & Office maintenance 10, Staff development Programme 3, Miscellaneous 10, Office Operation 20, Total of 2 187, Grand Total (1+2) 207,800.00

Questions Raised in Last CSH 1.Is this budget for One Village for One Year of Hanagal Taluk? Answer: This budget is to support SPS activities at the macro level, such as organizing volunteers at different village and Taluk level. This budget is also for the activities in Hanagal Taluk which comes under their macro and micro level activities. 2. Cost Remains Constant, whereas number of Families are increased? Answer: This five year proposal is an experimental project. The progress is slow initially. The progress accelerates as the program matures. 3. What Happens to the First Set of Families supported? Answer: Organizational approach of this project takes care of sustaining the families benefited with minimal intervention by SPS.

More Questions Answered 1.How much Focus is on Education and Health Care? Answer: Currently, the main Focus is on Livelihood. Yet to make full effort towards education and Health care. However, A) linked health workers with Local panchayat in some villages. B) Improved working of the schools in terms of teachers, attendance through Gram Sabha in some villages. With their current experience of building gram sabhas and other organizations has shown success in Health and Education. How much to Fund? $2700-$3000 ?