Haritika

Strives to uplift lives of the rural poor and make them self-reliant by working on multiple initiatives focused on natural resources management and other infrastructure facilities

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  • FCRA
  • 80G
  • 12A
  • CSR-1
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About

  • Headquarters

    Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh

  • Since

    1995

Haritika is a non-governmental organisation working in the region of Bundelkhand to uplift the lives of the rural poor by implementing multiple initia Read moretives. The organization is actively involved in the space of natural resources management, water and sanitation, health and generating livelihood opportunities. It also acts to bring together various stakeholders in the local ecosystem to work together to improve the standard of living of the socially underprivileged.

Vision & Mission

A just, enlightened, healthy and democratic Bundelkhand free from hunger, poverty, environmental degradation and all forms of exploitation based on age, sex, religion and ethnicity

Donor History

VnV Advisory, Bajaj Finserv, Coca-Cola India Foundation, LTIMindtree, PRIF; Pernord Ricard India Foundation

Programs

  • Operation and Maintenance

    The organisation assists in the operation and maintenance of water pumps considering that access to water is determined largely due to this factor. The villages do not have facilities to address sudden breakdowns and access to skilled mechanics is limited. Haritika, partnering with Just a Drop has made alternative arrangements for the supply of drinking water through the use of solar energy, also imparting the required skills to maintain such structures to villagers.

  • Natural Resources Management

    Haritika is working on programmes to encourage the use of renewable energy, especially off-grid solar power plants. In partnership with Azure, it is working on a project to electrify villages with solar power. It is also working on watershed development projects assisting the Madhya Pradesh Government in the construction of stop dams, check dams, tube wells and dug wells.

  • Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

    Since the Bundelkhand region is facing water scarcity, the organisation works on initiatives like installing handpumps, developing a water supply system partnering with Just a Drop, Coca-Cola India Foundation, Water-Aid, KTCT, MRDF, St. Lazarus Charitable Trust etc. and also installing RO plants with assistance from Aqua-Tech in various villages of the region.

  • Integrated Water Resources Management

    To address the irrigation concerns of farmers the organisation has undertaken construction of check-dams and dug wells. Rain gauges have been installed and villagers are being trained to collect and read relevant rainfall data in addition to digging observation wells. Data pertaining to the location of wells, geological strata, pumping machine used, type of irrigation and area irrigated is being collected to record changes in water levels and help to manage water resources better.

  • Agriculture/Crop Management

    Haritika runs a participatory crop management programme to sow and experiment with varieties of wheat and chilli crops with active participation from local farmers. High-yielding strains of wheat and chilli have been identified and are being promoted among poor farmers to help them economically.

  • Watershed Programme

    District

    Watershed Project is an initiative of HARITIKA for ensuring integrated development through Water Conservation & Security and Watershed Management.

  • Climate Smart Agriculture (Biwal Programme)

    District

    Revival of agriculture in Bundelkhand through climate smart agriculture.

Impact Metrics

  • Storage Created in Cubic Metric

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 180000
    • 2020-21 100000
    • 2021-22 120000
  • Increase in Ground Water Level in Meter

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 1
    • 2020-21 1
    • 2021-22 3
  • %Age Increase in Rabi Cropping

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 30
    • 2020-21 50
    • 2021-22 70
  • No. of Farmers Adopting Natural Farming

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 500
    • 2020-21 1000
    • 2021-22 2000
  • %Ge Increase in Income of Beneficiaries

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 500
    • 2020-21 1000
    • 2021-22 3000
  • Area Increase Using Natural Farming in Acres

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 300
    • 2020-21 700
    • 2021-22 1000

Theory of Change

HARITIKA firmly believes and is actively involved in promoting dignity and gender equity through poor people's social, economic, political and human capacity building. The emphasis of Haritika's work is at the individual level and village level sustaining the work of the organization depends on an environment that permits the poor to break out of the cycle of poverty. HARITIKA is committed to making its program socially, financially and environmentally sustainable.

Milestones & Track Record

With more than 150 structures total storage capacity of 6450 million litres covering 17,000 hectare area of MP, UP & Maharashtra.
With the support of NABARD UP & MP, in total 44 villages, wadi has been developed in 2200 acres, benefitting 6229 population of UP & MP. - HARITIKA has developed 3 producer companies in Madhya-Pradesh benefitting 2800 farmer share-holders. Due to which income of approximately 1000 tribal farmers have been increased 40,000 INR- 1,50,000 INR.
Crop diversification has increased approximately 30% of cultivation area and enhanced agriculture production by 20 %situated at the bank of Banne River basin have been benefitted by river basin approach of Integrated Water resource Management.
Restoration of soil and moisture and rise in the general water table of the surroundings to recharge the wells and reservoirs, improve food and fodder yield by enriching soil and ultimately improving the general economy of the surrounding people. Through the activities on water and soil management, ground water level has been increased by 1-3 meters, as per the recharge potential of area.
Change in cropping pattern from food crop to cash crop is increased. These also include diversification into vegetable cultivation, horticulture, seed production, etc. Thus overall it has increased approximately 30% of cultivation area and enhanced agriculture production by 20 %. .Due to increased income and availability of water in rabi season too, reduction in the migration rate in the project area has also been observed.

Leadership Team

  • Rambhuj Yadav

    President

  • Nageshwar Rav

    Vice-President

  • Avani Mohan Singh

    Executive Director

  • Angita Raghuwanshi

    Project Director

  • Gautam Choudhary

    Senior Programme Manager

  • Manoj Nayak

    Programme Manager

  • Amit Khare

    Programme Manager

Demographics & Structure

  • No. of Employees

    51-100

  • Strength of Governing Body

    9

  • Diversity Metrics

    40% women

M&E

  • Internal, External Assessors

    Yes

Policies

  • Ethics and Transparency Policies

    Yes

  • Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy

    No

Political & Religious Declarations

  • On Affiliation if any

    No

  • On Deployment Bias if any

    No

Organisation Structure

Organisation Structure

Yes

Awards & Recognitions

ISTF Land Scape Restoration Award, UNWTO best Tourism Village Award, ICRT Tourism Award

Registration Details

  • PAN Card

    AAAAH1190F

  • Registration ID

    J 7752

  • VO ID / Darpan ID

    UP/2016/0103701

  • 12A

    AAAAH1190FE19949

  • 80G

    AAAAH1190FF20135

  • FCRA

    136520021

  • CSR Registration Number

    CSR00000516

Location

Other Details

  • Type & Sub Type

    Non-profit
    Society

Financial Details

 Income / Expenses
  • 2019-20

    Income
    Rs.46,514,088
    Expenses
    Rs.30,954,906
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.4,333,686
    Program Expenses
    Rs.26,621,220
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  • 2020-21

    Income
    Rs.81,206,467
    Expenses
    Rs.69,403,121
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.9,716,437
    Program Expenses
    Rs.59,686,684
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  • 2021-22

    Income
    Rs.80,078,841
    Expenses
    Rs.78,888,831
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.11,833,324
    Program Expenses
    Rs.67,055,507
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Government Partnerships

MP Government