“Kherla – eco-friendly village” / Aravis Vikas
The purpose of the project is to implement an “eco-friendly” rural development programme, based on the rational management of natural resources, in and around a village. To render the village autonomous from an environmental point of view, action will be taken along four main lines:- Management of water resources (collection of rainwater, conservation, fair distribution, economical consumption);- Waste management (separation of biodegradable from other waste, setting up of vermicompost units, etc.);- Education and training, particularly for women, to allow them to be involved at the centre of the development of the village and the protection of the environment;- Food safety, through the implementation of manufacturing and preservation procedures (honey, squash, etc.) and the planting of trees and medicinal plants.
You car read the definition of an eco-friendly village according to Aravis Vikas in the Newsletter No1 of the Fondation Ensemble.
- Country
- Inde
- Partner organisation
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Aravali Vikas Sangathan (ARAVIS)
http://www.aravisindia.org/
- Target population
- the 9,000 inhabitants of the village of Kherla
- Total budget
- 205 013 euros
- Grant awarded
- 121,211 euros (for two years)
- Main results
- The building of tanks and of 200 toilets is achieved.
1 Training and Development Center has been set up: trainings for embroidery and esthetic are proposed.
Several agricultural trainings took place and 9 500 trees have been planted.
Communication actions have been led.
Last update: January 2007