ADB - JFPR

Background

The earthquake of January 2001 wreaked extensive damage in the social infrastructure of the villages, affecting adversely the drinking water needs, health and education facilities. The Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) Project was consequently prepared by the Asian Development Bank at the request of the Government of India and the Gujarat Government to address the grave situation in the rural regions. As a result, the ADB-JFPR Project has been envisaged as one that will address the poverty reduction needs of the rural communities. The Project commenced in January 2004 and will be completed in three years.

The ADB-JFPR Project will address the drinking water needs and the non-traditional income generation approaches for the rural poor. For the preparation of the Project, there has been intensive consultation with the state government, various non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, the poor, particularly women, and other critical stakeholders.

Project Objectives

• Provide innovative alternative drinking water sources in drought prone areas of rural Gujarat and enhance water conservation;
• Pilot new approaches for sustaining income generation of the poor under leasing arrangements;
• Address specific needs of the rural poor and tribal families, with a focus on women;
• Use the results of the pilot projects as pilots for ADB’s and Government of Gujarat’s growing poverty agenda.

Special Features of the Project

• Will serve as a model project for Government – NGO Cooperation
• Will support new initiatives and ideas for improving the livelihood and income generating activities of the poor
• Will be implemented in the earthquake affected districts as well as the tribal districts for maximum benefit of the project
• Successful sub projects would be upscaled in terms of geographical coverage and the number of participants
• Financial contribution will be made by the state government, participating communities and civil society
• There will be strong concurrent monitoring mechanism by an external agency for the output and outcome of the subprojects

ONGOING PROJECTS :

• Kitchen Garden in the Schools having Mid Day Meal Program
• Establishment of a Cheese Manufacturing Plant
• Supporting Women Groups to Manage Drinking Water Distribution by Water Tanker during Drought
• Organic Vegetable and Fodder production with Micro Irrigation
• Imparting Training & Establishing Business Units in different allied areas of Transport Vehicles for the Rural Youth
• Biogas Generation from Cow Dung - SELF RELIANCE THROUGH PUBLIC COOPERATION
• Agrowaste Bio Conversion into Bio Manure
• Improving Socio Economic Condition of Poor Tribal families of Poshina Area of Sabarkantha District
• Increasing Income of the Poorest Farmers by Integrating Irrigated Agriculture, Drip Based Fruit and Vegetable Cultivation & Animal Husbandry
• Enhancing Livelihoods of the poorest tribal farmers through the use of Agriculture Equipments under Leasing Agreements
• Sustainable Livelihood Options ‘Vikalp’
• Increasing Income of the Drought Prone Farmers of Surendranagar through a Drip Based Integrated Organic Horticulture Development Programme
• Piloting innovative and sustainable income generation approaches for tribal women, marginal farmers of Vadodara district through skill upgradation, self-help and micro enterprise
• Development of local Bhungroo system as a solution to environment-friendly on-farm livelihood options to the marginal farmers in Sami taluka of Patan district
• Tribal women managed horticulture programme for the Sustainable Income among Tribal in the tribal district of Dahod
• Establishing a Vocational Training Centre for providing Livelihood to People with Disability
• Leasing Agricultural Lands for sustainable Livelihood for BPL tribal women in Tilakwada, Narmada district
• Empowering rural poor women through Establishing Tools Centers & Grain Banks

Contact Information : Deputy Project Director (In Charge) ADB-JFPR Project CRD, Gandhinagar - 382010 Phone : 079-23256755, 23236195 (F)

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