Sumati Foundation

Sumati Foundation offers comprehensive beekeeping training, engaging participants from diverse sectors in UP, HP, UK, and J&K. The 7-day programme, led by qualified staff, covers theoretical and practical aspects, including bee types, life cycles, breeding, honey quality, and marketing. Secretary Dr. S.S. Saini contributes to national meetings, supporting beekeepers from weaker sections. As a Nodal Agency, the NGO successfully implements beekeeping programmes in Uttarakhand and neighbouring states, setting quality standards, providing technical support, and disseminating apiculture technology to those in need.

Sumati Foundation, focusing on food processing, organised numerous training camps led by experienced specialists. The training encompassed crucial topics such as raw material availability, procurement, grading, washing, sorting, peeling, blanching, costing, marketing, and equipment use. The organisation holds a license for a "Food Processing & Training Centre," backed by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, GOI. This institute offers diploma and certificate courses, lasting one year or six months, with a priority for SC, ST, OBC, PwD, women, and minorities, demonstrating its commitment to inclusive education in the field of food processing.

Sumati Foundation has innovatively designed an eco-friendly and highly productive poultry cum fishery system, utilizing kitchen and household wastes for nourishment. The organisation observed the synergies between fishery and poultry farming, where kitchen and bathroom wastes are used in the fishery tank, and poultry waste serves as fish feed. This approach not only promotes sustainability but also achieves significant cost savings, up to 70% on fish feed. The success of this initiative has garnered interest from various communities, empowering them to enhance their economic prospects. Additionally, the sewage overflow from the tank finds purpose in supporting kitchen gardening, showcasing the organisation's holistic and resourceful approach to community development.

Sumati Foundation, in its vegetable production endeavours, conducted training camps in Garhwal's Bhabhar and hilly areas under the Horticulture Technology Mission. Trainees gained expertise in hybrid seed technology, agronomic practices, and plant protection. Acknowledged by SFAC, GOI, as a resource institution for Uttarakhand, it spearheads the "National Vegetable Initiative" Project, forming three cooperative societies for collective selling. The organisation hosts awareness camps, emphasizing technology transfer, and provides diverse training, from vegetable cultivation to plant protection, showcasing its commitment to empowering farmers in varied agricultural practices.

Sumati Foundation has actively conducted training camps on drinking water supply, sanitation, and hygiene, targeting Self Help Groups (SHGs), villagers, and volunteers. The organisation, as part of the SWAP scheme, detailed methods of house hygiene and technically constructed toilets in 35 villages within the Pauri district. In a significant move, a benchmark survey assessed the feasibility and led to the formation of the Uttarakhand Water Supply and Sanitation Campaign (UWSSC). The NGO emphasized the importance of compiling information and data recording to the participants, and the gathered data was submitted to the relevant department for necessary action. Securing financial sanction in this scheme, the organisation provided successive training to committee members and villagers, ensuring the full utilization of funds and proper execution of the initiative.