About Gunavathy

Name and title of primary contact: Mrs.M.KALYANI

Executive Trustee/Project Director



3. Legal name of organization and address: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL PROJECTS

FOR RURAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST(ESPRIT)
No:99,Mettu street, Nallavanpalayam village & Post

Tiruvannamalai Taluk & District,

Tamilnadu state,Pincode 606603, India

Email address: esprit03@rediffmail.com





Project summary/abstract.

The need of Indian herbals (medicinal plants) having highest value in worldwide and in the medical field which are supportive for research and cure of several unknown diseases. But they are not easily available and can be found in forests and mountains, farmers and agriculturists arte not cultivating them in their lands. To disseminate and demonstrate the method of cultivation of these medicinal plants which can also provide additional income to agricultural women laborers ,small farmers and dry landholders and will lead to formation of medicinal plants’(Herbal Garden), this project is suggested for environmental bidoological diversioty and protection with the participation and involvement of agricultural women labourers, small farmers and dryland holders. Major, unintended changes are occurring in the atmosphere, in soils, waters, plants and animals due to major usage of chemical fertilizers and pesticides for cultivation and irrigation in lands. Hence organic farming and sustainable agriculture should be established in the project area. It is most essential to grow more trees and plants in the project area with highest possible percentage so that human, animal, birds and reptiles could live supportively each other. Totally agro –forestry system should be established in the project area which could pave way for good food production and provide better living condition to the people. More over equilibrium and ecological balance of the earth could be maintained. Hence, I request your goodself to support us by contribution or donation or project for this project

Objectives of the Project

i) To support and protect the eco-potentiality and mobility in the niche and earth

ii) To initiate and guide local organizations (Women SHGs and small farmers’ Associations) Pertaining to natural resource management

iii) To protect natural sustainability in earth and lift the environmental conditions and make the living places as clean and green.

iv) To train, teach, guide, integrate and support to create forests and agro –forestry and encourage rural women and small farmers into afforestation activities and sustainable agriculture by organic farming.

v) To change the dry lands and barren lands into fertile and wet lands.

vi) To provide employment opportunity for agri-labour women during unseasons and monsoon failures.

vii) To initiate and encourage rural public women, farmers and local authorities into plants growing and tree plantation activities by collective and participatory action.

viii) To lift up the rural economy by increasing percentage of forest produces, and food production. 1

ix) To establish model farms, research and study centres in organic farming and environmental protection.

x) To formulate and organize Tree Growers Associations and Co-operatives and Marketing centres for forest and agricultural produces

xi) To implement projects on nature conservation to other NGOs and Government as model and example.

Key Activities

i) Planning and soil Testing and water arrangements

ii) Conducting seeds campaign, starting seeds development and bank

iii) Plants Mother bed/land preparation for starting Nursery Raising Units

iv) Training on Preparation of Organic Manure and Natural pesticides and demonstrating to the beneficiaries

v) Mixing and pocketing in poly bags, manuring and safeguarding

vi) Fencing and watering the seedlings

vii) Arrange for Tree Plantation Programmes through Tree Growers’ Association t o be formulated through this project

RELEVANCE OF THE PROJECT

i) Protection of natural resources can be achieved form the irrational pressures of development in villages. ii) environmentally sound planning can be built around concepts of equitable and sustainable development. With environmental consciousness growing, the growth equity and sustainability of natural resources can be achieved. iii)Once ‘eco vision’ is clear among rural masses, plans can be formulated for the public works programmers .iv)Once a decentralized eco-development plan is available for a particular ecological region, massive employment can be created through activities aimed at the restoration of the ecological infrastructure and ecological regeneration can be attributed. v) For enrichment of a village ecosystem, we can plan for the entire private and common lands in fuel, food, fodder, and other basic biomass ds can be met on a priority basis. vi)Planning of ecological security, basic survival needs and income generation by reversing lands. vii) Multipurpose trees are brows able and like the fields of wheat and rice can be protected. viii) Multipurpose trees can be planted which can hold the soil and water and yield fuel, fodder and food and secure natural and social entities. ix) When multipurpose indigenous trees are grown on common lands, social and political conditions can be created so that people can again develop a special relationship with these trees. x) The remote people can be educated on nature conservation starting with the habit of nursery raising of plants and tree plantation programmer. xi)Hence this project will be an entry and turning point among rural masses to establish substantial and long standing contribution to nature conservations

List the project's specific target population, constituents, and geographic communities: Women SHG members women agri –labourers form each village. Atleast 2 SHGs organized by consisting of 15 members in one SHG Totally 100 self-help group members from 5 villages .20 small farmers association members from each village Totally 100 small farmer’s Association members from 5 villages.These target group people has been selected according to their living condition and below poverty line in economically.

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Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. M. Kalyani
Executive Trustee
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL PROJECTS FOR RURAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST(ESPRIT) No:99,Mettu street, Nallavanpalayam village & Post ,Tiruvannamalai Taluk & District,
Tamilnadu State, Pincode : 606603,India