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This project contributed towards reducing poverty and improving the quality of life of poor and marginalized peoples through the provision of improved infrastructure services. This was achieved through building communities’ capacities, local government systems, non-state actors to mainstream the participation of poor and marginalized men, women, aged, children and disabled people inclusive of caste and creed in consultative and decision-making processes through developing, practicing and disseminating innovative mechanisms on community governance in planning, implementation and delivery of infrastructure services. This project was replicated through scaling-up good practices of past experiences in other places, so it is expected that there would be wider acceptance of this approach at national and regional level. Donor: European Commission in collaboration with Practical Action (previously ITDG).

IRMA-India has established community information centres as a pilot model in a cluster of rural villages of Khallikote Block in Ganjam district with support from Connected Nation and the STM Foundation.  Donor: Connected Nation - USA, STM Foundation – Switzerland, and Practical Action (previously ITDG).

The Green School project was implemented in Takera School (tribal residential school). Project aim was to use food waste for generating biogas for cooking, which leads to reduced firewood consumption, smoke-free kitchens as a healthier environment, and decreased financial burden from cooking fuel. Along with the bio-gas unit, solar powered water supply, kitchen gardening (using the slurry from the bio-gas unit), solar lights to classrooms and hostel rooms, training and orientation on bio-gas for creating a green movement among the children.

Youth empowerment is an attitudinal, structural, and cultural process whereby young people gain the ability, authority, and agency to make decisions and implement change in their own lives and the lives of other people, including youth and adults. OSVSWA has got enough experience in hosting and sending youth volunteers and implementing youth in action programs. Major youth in action programs in past recent and continuing are:

1. How to Decrease Climate Change: Building Strategies between Europe and Asian Youth. Supporter: European Commission Youth in Action in collaboration with Associação 5 Elemento, Portugal.
2. European Volunteers Humanitarian Aid Corps (EVHAC Project, now European Solidarity Corps - ESC). Supporter: European Union - DG ECHO in collaboration with ADICE, France.
3. Green Youth Citizens Project. Supporter: European Commission under 3.2 Youth in Action in collaboration with ATFTDR, Romania)
4. Sports for Tolerance (EVS Project). Supported by European Commission in collaboration in collaboration with Associatia Schola, Romania)
5. Youth in Support of the Roma Communities (EVS Project). Supporter: European Commission in collaboration with Asociatia Tinerilor Rroma Valcea, Romania.
6. Cultural Tourism for Youths (CulTY Project) in partnership with Restoring Ancient Stabiae Foundation and collaboration with Action Synergy. Supporter: European Commission under the Erasmus Plus.
7. Inclusive Adventures Education: From Theory to Practice in partnership with Sdruzhenie ObzorART. Supporter: European Commission under the Erasmus Plus.
8. Erasmus+ - KA2 Capacity Building:
   • Innovative Coaching makes the Difference project in partnership with European Cultural Epic Center, Bitola, Macedonia.
   • STePS for LEAD project in partnership with International Initiatives for Cooperation, Macedonia and Bulgaria.
   • GO_PRO! - Regional Programming Centers – ver 2.0
   • EVERGREEN: Finding the Environmental Value in Education Response: Global Responsibility & Eco Erasmus Navigator

1. Project PHASE (Platform on Humanitarian Aid for a Sustainable Empowerment) in collaboration with ADICE. Supporter: European Union (EU Aid Volunteers Initiative).
2. Project SUDHAV, SUDHAV2, SUDHAV3 (Sunstainable Development through Humanitarian Aid Volunteers) in Collaboration with ADICE and MONDO. Donors: EU AID Volunteers Initiative by the European Commission)

Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI) was launched to address the constraints limiting the productivity of rice based cropping systems in eastern India (Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Eastern Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal). Promotion of line transplanting/ line sowing of Khariff Paddy under the BGERI in Daspalla Block, Promotion of System of Rice Intensification – Training to lead farmers. Donor:Department of Agriculture (Govt of Odisha).

Action at the Frontline is a response to reality, designed to strengthen local capacities for learning and action in the face of everyday disasters; building community resilience. The program enables civil society organizations and communities to work and learn together; understanding shocks and stresses that impact their development, shape plans of action, identify partnerships and resources secured locally, take action based on local capacities and resources, learn from their actions in order to sustain progress and build resilience,  learn from and share with other participating communities to discover other innovative and relevant local level strategies and actions, create political space and influence through their partnerships, actions and learning to influence underlying causes at national and global level. Donor:GNDR, UK.

Limited access to safe, affordable, convenient and culturally appropriate methods for dealing with menstruation has far-reaching implications for the rights and physical, social, and mental wellbeing of many women and adolescent girls in Odisha state of India especially in rural areas. Lack of access to sanitary products confines some women and adolescent girls at home during their periods, restricting their mobility and undermining their participation in education, economic, social and cultural activities. Mahila Partnership along with OSVSWA working with women groups and individuals to establish sanitary napkins supply chain management for adolescent girls and women. Donor:Mahila Partnership, USA.

Mercury is a natural element and cannot be created or destroyed by humans. It naturally occurs in the Earth’s crust and is released through volcanic eruptions. However, most mercury in the environment enters as a result of human industrial activities including coal burning, artisan gold mining and the manufacture and disposal of consumer products containing mercury. Mercury pollution causes serious harm to human health and the environment. The goal of the project is to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic releases of mercury and mercury compounds and to make the Odisha a Model State on Mercury Free Dentistry by bringing favourable policy both at the state and federal level as well as to work with Dental Association of India to revision its existing curriculum. Donor:World Alliance For Mercury-Free Dentistry, Washington, USA.

The project focuses on city-wide sanitation through demonstration of appropriate and sustainable sanitation service delivery in Angul and Dhenkanal, Odisha. The main aim is to inform support frameworks at the state and national levels to enable replicability. The overall vision is to demonstrate sustainable sanitation service delivery for small towns, leading to increased coverage of households and institutions, through enabling institutional and financial arrangements and increased private sector participation. Donor:Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in collaboration with Practical Action, UK.

OSVSWA in collaboration with International Center for Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) is implementing the project ‘Variety, Technology and Seed System Development for Pulses in Odisha” in Keonjhar, Kandhamal and Khurdha districts.

OSVSWA in collaboration with International Center for Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) is currently implementing the project Spineless Cactus in Hilly/ Degraded lands, and Grasspea in Winter Crop, Fallows for Fodder, Food and Nutrition Security in Tribal Areas of Odisha in four districts.

OSVSWA in collaboration with International Center for Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) is implementing the Arhar Mini-kit program in eight districts, Kandhamal, Dhenkanal, Angul, Khurdha, Malkangiri, Koraput, and Gajapati.