Project period: 3 year (May.2015 to Apr.2018)
Supported by: SDTT(Supported by Tata Trust)- Mumbai

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Brief background of the project:

The proposed project aim to facilitate the farmers of Four flood affected villages namely Ramnagar Dhaurahra, Maholi Sibar and Hazipur Barsendi of Sohawal Block of Faizabad district especially farmers to improve the condition of agriculture based livelihood activities. Project also aims to promote the measures in area toward environment protection and energy saving practices.

District Faizabad is situated about 127 kms far in the east direction of Lucknow (the capital of Uttar Pradesh) and is surrounded by district Barabanki, Gonda, Basti, Ambedkernagar.
The selected village are comes under the catchments of river Saryu/Ghaghra. During the monsoon season flood is frequent, 5-10 feet water logged followed by heavy silt comes with water, and this totally damaged the kharif crop.

The improved and sustainable livelihood and food security of the marginal farmers is the goal of the project. The following are the key objectives.

• To improve the livelihood condition of 1500 farmers/households and ensuring the food security among them through introducing improved agriculture practices.
• To bring positive changes in farming practices towards the increase productivity and conservation of natural resources.
• To ensure the access of farmers over govt. livelihood programs/ schemes through their mobilization and capacity building and enhance their income 50000 thousand.

Proposed projects aim

• To promote and facilitate the farmers through organizing them in groups for their entitlement
• To improve the livelihood condition of 1500 families in four selected GPs.
• To ensure the food security and basic need of the families through introducing improved agriculture practices.
• To change the practices related cultivation towards ensuring the natural resource management.
• To ensure the access of community over govt. livelihood programs through promotion & capacity building of community based organizations
• To promote the integrated agro-based livelihood activities for farmers.
• To cope up with situation and minimize the losses due to flood.

Details of project team

S. No.	Name	Designation	Remark (Like any turnover or change in team)
1.	Mr. Mahendra pratap	Project Director	From 1st Apr 2015 to  till date
2.	Mr. Ramkumar	Project coordinator	From 1st Apr.2015 to till date
3.	Mr. Niraj kumar	Accountant /cum MIS	Form 1st  Apr 2015  to till date
4.	Mr. Mukut bihari	Field supervisor	Form 1st  Apr 2015  to till date
5.	Mr. Girjesh kumar	Field supervisor	From 16th June 2015 to till Date
6.	Mr. Dharamveer	Field supervisor	Form 1st Aug.2015 to till date