Thematic Areas

Livelihoods

Trust Community Livelihoods is dedicated to improving the livelihoods of women farmers in eastern Uttar Pradesh, near the Nepal border. Our focus is on promoting sustainable agriculture practices that not only increase income but also benefit the environment. We aim to create lasting economic and social improvements for families in the region through agriculture and allied activities.

To achieve this, we employ a strategy that involves training local women to serve as catalysts for change. These women, who are deeply embedded in the community, become leaders and agents of transformation. They play a crucial role in implementing our programs, which are designed to empower women and make them self-sustaining.

As these women take charge, they gradually become self-reliant and continue to provide valuable services to their community. This approach ensures the sustainability of our efforts and a brighter future for the women and families we serve.

Outreach and Strategies

District

Blocks

Farmers

24244

Goat Farmers

2500

Key Indicators

High Value Crops (HVC) : The intervention area is endowed with Agro-climatic condition ideal for cultivation of high value crops like vegetables, groundnut, cucurbits etc. These crops provide higher net returns per unit area to the farmer than traditional crops. Emphasis is on promoting high value vegetable crops to increase net returns from agriculture and create sustainable source of income for the farmers. Major crops promoted were chilli, potato, onion, okra, cole crops and cucurbits. HVC especially vegetables enable farmers to grow multiple crops on the same piece of land, as the duration of these crops is comparatively less as compared to stable crops also these crops it can be grown as as inter crops along with staple crops.

Staple crops Including Pulses : Improvement in productivity of staple food crops and pulses. During the reporting period key crops under pulses and staple crops were maize, black gram, pigeon pea, lentil, wheat, and paddy. Over the period we have seen a significant growth in the number of farmers and area under new package of practices introduced by us. The purpose of this intervention to increase the productivity. It will be helpful to food and income security for marginal farmers.

Soil Health : Soil health is key for sustainable agriculture and plays a vital role to enhance crop productivity and production. The soil health deteriorating everyday due to indiscriminate use of chemicals. It is reaching alarming situation needing policy intervention. To improve the soil health, we covered 11576 acres area under pulses, organic manure, and bio composting/waste decomposer.

Promotion of Green Energy Based Irrigation : The farmers were made aware about the demerits of flood irrigation and excess use of water. Ridge and furrow method of cultivation along with raised bed cultivation was prompted to conserve water. TCL has also mobilised the farmers for sprinklers as government is providing subsidy up to 90 per cent to small and marginal farmers. TCL has facilitated installation of 100 solar irrigation pumps in the year and 190 till now for reducing cost of irrigation, improving viability of cultivation and creating opportunities for having additional high-value crop during the summer season.

Community Institution Building

TCL, since inception has been working with marginalized, underprivileged and weaker section of the society. It believes that communities even most underprivileged have the potentials to work for their own social, economic and political development. Our stakeholders are women farmers, rural youth, children and migrants. We are working with this segment to make them change agent so that they can positively influence the society. These people can be helped to feel their power to take decision about themselves using community organization as their collective strength.

TCL forms community organizations, builds their capacity, so that the stakeholders take over from TCL Our key stakeholders are women farmers, rural youth, children and migrants. We are working with this segment to make them change agent so that they can positively influence the society.

TCL is creating a three-tier structure of the community. It is forming Producer Groups (PG) at the village level. Member of PG have contiguous patch of land so that they can adopt similar crops cycle, support each other and work together for procurement of inputs, ward and watch the crops, and even aggregate to sell collectively. This would increase production, enhance quality and ensure better price realization. PG women are becoming members of Udyami Mahila Producer Company Ltd. which provides quality inputs and technical support, reinforcing community empowerment. Other tiers are in the making.

Primary Education

Education plays a pivotal role in a society's socio-economic development, unlocking human potential and fostering a just and equitable society. The United Nations' 2030 sustainable development agenda emphasizes inclusive, high-quality education for all. While India has made strides in expanding educational access through policies like the Right to Education Act and the National Early Childhood Care and Education Policy, it faces challenges in improving education quality.

Uttar Pradesh (UP), for instance, grapples with low parental support for home-based learning, contributing to its 73% literacy rate, below the national average, with gender disparities. Trust Community Livelihoods Education Programme in Eastern UP, initiated in 2016, is addressing these issues. Its third phase in Bahraich district targets underdeveloped areas based on poor human development indicators, including low literacy, income, health, and high child marriage rates.

Education program intervention is implemented in 200 Government Primary Schools in two blocks of the Bahraich district. The strategy to implement the project consists of two approaches, intensive (40%) and extensive (60%). Intensive involves direct implementation while extensive approach is achieved by training teachers to undertake necessary activities.

Key Activities:

2302 Classroom Demonstration on Language, Mathematics, EVS, Library.
Capacity Building of Team: The focus of the program is to build capacity of its team on various aspects. in the year 2022-23 the team undergone training on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy, Physical Literacy, Children Library Course, Theater workshop, Training on Mathematics etc.
21 Teachers Collective Meetings with participation of 943 teachers
5 Summer Camps
4 Winter Camps
7 Book Fairs
100 schools with print rich class rooms

Enterprise Development

Supporting Women in Agriculture: In the farming world, women have faced unfair treatment for a long time, which has made it hard for them to start their own businesses. This has led to very few women becoming entrepreneurs. But when women start their own businesses, it gives them recognition, confidence, and self- esteem. They also learn valuable business skills. Agri-Entrepreneurs (AEs) are really important for the success of Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs). They work in villages and handle most of the sales. Sixty-four women received online training from the Syngenta Foundation to become AEs, learning about agri-business economics. They are now connected to the FPC at the local level and have set up supply outlets in each village, providing farming materials to women farmers. They will also help in buying crops like wheat and maize to sell at a profit.

Polyhouse Farming: Seven AEs set up polyhouses at reduced prices. These polyhouses are used to grow high-quality vegetable plants early in the season. Farmers get their seedlings from these polyhouse entrepreneurs and can then sell their produce earlier in the market for better prices. AEs set up four polyhouses at reduced prices. These polyhouses are used to grow high-quality vegetable plants early in the season. Farmers get their seedlings from these polyhouse entrepreneurs and can then sell their produce earlier in the market for better prices.