MFI Report

January 1998 onwards, the organization started working for the poorest sections of the society mainly backward, schedule caste and schedule tribe families of Jhabua District (MP) and Dahod District (Gujarat). Initially, the organization worked on community based natural resource management through watershed management for livelihood upliftment of the tribal community. The gradually increased in its size and started operations in other parts of Gujarat as well. Prayas was actively involved in the relief work after the Bhuj earthquake. Thereon, the organisation has continued to carry out various activities in Gujarat. At present the organisation is working in Jhabua (MP), and in Dahod, Surendra Nagara, Rapar and Anjar in Gujarat. The main areas of interventions are community based natural resource management, capacity building of village communities (with the focus on women), savings and credit program, income generation activities of SHG members, strengthening local self-governance, taking up issues of basic rights and water and sanitation. After the Kutchh earthquake, PRAYAS has started participating in community based rehabilitation programs for 20 villages of Anjar Taluka since March 2001 with support from Action Aid India. Now Prayas is working for the vulnerable communities of 45 villages and 14 urban slums in Anjar Taluka and 40 villages and 8 slum areas in Rapar Taluka of Kutchh. In the Dahod unit, Prayas is working in about 20 villages of Garbada and Jesawada Taluka. In Jhabua (MP) unit, Prayas is working in 38 villages of Bhabra & Udaigarh Block of Jhabua District. In Surendranagar, Prayas is working in 15 villages of Vadhwan and Limdi Taluka. Hide