TAMILNADU AFFORESTRATION PROGRAMME (TAP)
In order to counter the forest degradation, Joint Forest Management (JFM) was introduced in planning, conservation, afforestration and benefit sharing. Tamilnadu Afforestration Project Phase-I (TAP-I) was implemented at a cost of Rs.688 crores over 8 years from 1997-98 to 2004-05 with a soft loan from Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC). SEEDS Trust assigned […]
INTEGRATED TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (ITDP)
Tribals are the integral part of the forest eco-system and their economy depends on the forest resources. Tribal villages are mostly enclosures located within the forest area. In order to improve the productivity of the forests close to the tribal settlements, afforestration works over an extent of 15,000 ha was undertaken to plant useful tree […]
EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN THROUGH COMPOSTING
SEEDS Trust, with the help of experts, trained and constructed compost units (vermi-composting) for 60 poor women. All units were functioning well and that the enriched compost was being sold to local farmers. SEEDS Trust was of the view that to increase compost output, beneficiaries needed to be provided with milk cow, meat goat, poultry […]
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PROJECT (SAP)
The Cauvery River is the lifeblood of Tamil Nadu’s agriculture and flows in a south-easterly direction for 475 miles (765 km) through Karnataka then Tamil Nadu. One of SEEDS major programmes in Tamil Nadu is to transform 750 acres of semi-desert wasteland into a sustainable area capable of providing farming communities with a level of […]
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY NURSERY DEVELOPMENT (SCND)
The purpose of developing sustained community nursery by ensuring farmer and youth participation in promoting tree planting in agricultural and public lands along the foothill villages of Northern slop of Palni Hills of Western Ghats through agro-forestry and afforestration development activities. The reserve forests in northern slope of Palni hills of Western Ghats in Dindigul […]
WATER AND SANITATION AWARENESS CULTURAL PROGRAMMES
As part of the Awareness component, Street Meetings Cum Cultural Programmes were conducted by our staffs and cultural team members in 68 villages spread over 12 civil districts. The themes dealt were water and sanitation and Rain water harvesting . A total of 21,000 people benefitted from this programme. Awareness in schools Awareness on […]
STREET AND WORKING CHILDREN SUPPORT PROGRAMME
SEEDS Trust is rights based organization working for disadvantaged and vulnerable children in target areas within Dindigul District of Tamilnadu, India. SEEDS Trust’s working areas are Dindigul district, Palani town and foot hill villages of Kodaikanal. SEEDS Trust has made remarkable changes by identifying 582 vulnerable children and supporting 164 children in the shelters of […]
WATER RIGHTS IN TANNERY POLLUTED AREA AT DINDIGUL
The Kudaganaru River which passes through 15 villages in Tamil Nadu is polluted due to the effluents discharged by 17 tanneries in Dindigul. The objective of the project is to raise awareness about tannery pollution and thereby create a pressure point for local bodies to provide safe drinking water. SEEDS Trust conducted a scientific […]
HIV/AIDS AWARENESS. CARE AND SUPPORT
HIV/AIDS Awareness programme In Ayyalur forest region, SEEDS has conducted HIV/AIDS awareness programmein 30 tribal villages through Cultural programmes, skits, street theatre, awareness songs. IEC materials containing messages on mode of transmission, prevention and care were distributed to tribal men and women who were all migrant labourers and high risk groups. Promoting sustainable livelihood […]
SEEDS THEATRE GROUP (STG)
Seeds Theatre Group (STG) has the motive of safe guarding traditional arts of Tamil Nadu by performing different forms of it to create awareness on various development issues, problems and provide solutions. Seeds Theatre Group has talented artists who perform singing, mono acting, mimicry, folk arts, stage theatre and street theatre. The main purpose of […]