capacity building

Capacity building is an important aspect in every watershed. MYRADA trains its community, staff and institutions to become self reliant and technically sound so that they can maintain the productivity of the watershed.

MYRADA has different levels to its capacity building such as:

Capacity Building to VDS/GC/VWMC and Farmers
The main focus areas for training are:

Watershed Rehabilitation: Priority for capacity building under this focus area is given to

• local resource person, VWMC, VDS members,
• women,
• resource person and animators.

Training in Agriculture Production is given to the resource persons, animators, farmers and farmwomen of the project. This will impart traditional knowledge in agriculture, and encourage decision making by farmers through the Farmers Field School (FFS). There will be increased food production, fodder production and multiplication of local seeds.

Capacity Building for Livelihood Promotion focuses on women and marketing facilities. The project will identify the beneficiaries for livelihood options with priority given to the landless, poor women and marginalised people.

Expected results:

• Potentials and beneficiaries identified
• Entrepreneurial skills developed
• Linkages with different institutions established
• Marketing support facilitated

Capacity Building for Resource persons
Watershed Rehabilitation training will provide the resource persons with skills in watershed planning, implementation and maintenance of watershed project, and bookkeeping.

Agriculture production will provide resource persons with knowledge in traditional agriculture and promote the concept of decision making by farmers through the FFS.

Capacity Building for Livestock Management will help identify the potentials for promoting livestock and develop awareness through training and workshops.

For the year 2002 to 2005, training will be given to 25 resource persons from three villages and three tandas.

Capacity Building for NGO staff
The priority setting for this level of capacity building will be the NGO staff and village level animators.

Capacity building for Watershed Rehabilitation will provide the project with:

• Knowledge, skills and attitude developed in WSR
• Planning and implementation of the watershed activity as per the guidelines
• By the end of the year 2005, the ITK method will be used

Agriculture Production
Expected results are:

• Acquired skills and knowledge in various aspects of agricultural production systems
• Approaches and methods developed for gender integration and food security concerns

Training in Livelihood Promotion will help the NGO staff and animators acquire special skills and approaches for promoting livelihood in the project area.

Livestock Management
The expected results are:

• Identification of potentials and promotion of livestock
• Knowledge acquired through trainings and workshops

NGO staff and the animators will be trained to adequately document project events. They will also be equipped to develop and document case studies from the project. These skills will be provided through training in Documentation.