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A centre for promoting and
capacitating different partnerships to
experiment, innovate and establish processes
that strengthen the natural resources
management practices and related livelihoods |
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Support Services |
Network Approach |
This approach
was conceptualized to scale up the support services and to have a
larger impact. The idea was to build upon the healthy competitive
and innovative spirit among the network partners strengthening
the effective field level processes. This approach provided the
basis for cross learnings among the network partners.
Partnership
with Deccan Development NGOs’ Network:
(October 2001 to March 2003)
This was first initiated for the capacity
building phase with Deccan Development NGOs’ Network (DDNN)
implementing 14 IWDP watershed
projects in Nalgonda district.
Systems of planning, pooling
competencies, capacity building were developed at the network
level. Field level processes, particularly the federation (of SHGs
and User groups) approach to committee formation, formation of
labour groups, user group based natural resource planning were
experimented. This laid a strong foundation for advocacy process
and several of these experiences were taken into the Process
Guidelines. The partnership concluded with the completion of the
capacity building phase.
The experiences, process documentation,
resource material and capacity building modules were compiled in a browsable CD-ROM,
‘Processes in Watershed Program - Experiences
of Probationary period in DDNN and WASSAN partnership’.
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Partnership with NABARD:
Indo-German Watershed Development Program - A.P (IGWDP):
This is a bilateral program funded by KfW, Germany and is
implemented by the regional office of NABARD. WASSAN has
partnership agreement with NABARD to provide services in
conceptual framework, capacity building including support
services and process documentation. Under this programme
there are 9 watersheds implemented by NGOs in three
districts. Several innovative approaches are being tried,
such as methodology of land-use planning, thrift based
user-groups, role for organized labour groups and a
federation approach to watershed committee formation. A
major attempt in this program is to focus on productivity
enhancement and cost-reduction to build upon the resource
conservation investments.
Watershed Development Fund
(NABARD):
NABARD sanctioned two watershed development projects under
the grant component - one in Nalgonda district to be
facilitated by Pilupu and the other in Mushrifa village to
be facilitated by the Kosgi MMS. The Pilupu watershed
program aims to build on the platform of convergence
between the Gram Panchayat and the CBOs, while Mushrifa
watershed will build upon the CBO platform. Both these
watersheds are expected to achieve major breakthrough in
resource management (ground water regulation, Common
Property Resource management etc.) and productivity
enhancement. WASSAN is providing hand holding support to
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Partnership with Spoorthy Network
(2003)
A network of 8 NGOs
implementing 46 watershed development projects in Nalgonda
district was initiated in 2003 as part of A.P. Rural Livelihoods
Program. The district administration was also on board in this
initiative. Network systems were further fine-tuned in this
partnership spanning about 2 years. Network based capacity
building and support services systems were evolved with the
District Capacity Building Centre, Nalgonda, on a Project
Management Cycle approach.
The experience brings about the need for reforming the system of
fund-flows to the implementing agencies and watershed committees,
approval of action plans, monitoring, check measurement and other
administration systems. Mismatch between field level capacity
building processes and project administration systems would work
towards cross-purposes.
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