Avaclim agroecology project
January 2020 was a historical moment in India wherein Gram Bharati Samiti under the aegis of CARI, France led the project on agro ecology with the support of likeminded civil society organizations.
Health care services
Health care project supported by HSHR and The Runnebaum Foundation, Germany was obstructed this year after April onward because of lockdown announced by the Government of India due to Covid 19. No one could go out even for buying anything of his/her essential need including food and water.
Distribution of essential commodities
There are two types of people who badly affected with lockdown announced by the Government on March 24, 2020:
Women’s entrepreneurial activities
As happened to other small scale business sectors, entrepreneurial activities of the rural women GBS working with i.e. weaving durry (cotton mats) and embroidery was entirely turned off due to lockdown.
CSOs’ preparatory workshop in COP 14, UNCCD
14th Conference of Parties (COP 14) of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) was organized in New Delhi on September 02-13, 2019.
Women's entrepreneurship
A Project ‘Improvement of the quality of life of rural women through entrepreneurship development’ was implemented in village Koliyon ki dhaani in Block Jamwaramgarh of district Jaipur in collaboration with Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe in Rajasthan e. V. (HSHR), Germany with support from Foundation of Development Cooperation of the Federal State of Baden-Wuerttemberg (SEZ).
Environment
Supported by the Mitsui & Co. Following are the key activities of the project to be implemented during a 3 years period (2 years activities have already been accomplished successfully).
Night classes
It was being felt for a long time that though the women artisans of village Koliyon ki Dhaani have started earn their livelihood sustainably, but moist of them are illiterate, so they should be taught read and write.
FK Exchange/NOREC
GBS successfully completed the first round of Exchange of volunteers to promote women’s handicrafts in India and Nepal with support from NOREC (Norway) during April – September 2019.
Skill development among adolescent girls
The project for providing the adolescent girls of backward castes with non-formal education, awareness on their rights and training on entrepreneurial activities implemented during the year with support of the Global Fund for Children (GFC), U.S.A. with following activities:
Mobile health care
A project for mobile health care for the rural women and children was started on January 15, 2015 with support from Runnebaum Foundation, Germany and in spiritual collaboration with and encouragement of Dr. Monika Boehm- Tettelbach of HSHR, Germany.
Women’s empowerment
GBS has been implementing number of activities for empowering the rural women of backward castes and classes with focus on awareness and education, protection of human rights, prevention of violence against women and girls and making them economically self reliance etc.
Children's Development
GBS initiated a project with support from the Global Fund for Children to make a breakthrough in this context which brought a drastic change in the situation in the target area. Project was implemented in 4 most backward villages - Gaonli, Kolyana, Ghoreth and Jogiyon ki dhaani in the remote of block Jamwaramgarh in district Jaipur.
Prevention of HIV/ AIDS
Supported by the Mercury Phoenix Trust, U.K. A project is being implemented to prevent infection from HIV/AIDS and STDs among the migrant populations of rural areas in district Jaipur with support from the Mercury Phoenix Trust, UK.