Aajivika project - SBMA

The project named as Livelihood Improvement Project for the Himalayas is operational in the State of Uttaranchal from 1st April 2004 with the support of the International Fund for Agricultural Development(IFAD). IFAD is an International funding agency and providing a loan to Uttaranchal State Government through Uttaranchal Gramya Vikas Samiti(UGVS : a society register by the Govt. of Uttaranchal)for implementing developmental activities under the project. The project is also being implemented concurrently in the State of Meghalaya.

Walking on our footsteps of "Collective Thinking" and "Collective Action" the present "Livelihood Improvement Project" with the support of International Fund for Agricultural (IFAD) is being implemented by SBMA in the following district and development blocks of Devprayag(Tehri Dist) and Ghat (Chamoli Dist) of Uttranchal since March 2005. This project which is in the pilot phase aims to cover 40% of villages in each block, with a total no of households-42700.

In this project SBMA is playing the role of ANGO (Area NGO) and FNGO(Field NGO) in its intervention areas. On this front SBMA seeks to build the capacities of various institutions with the assistance and co-ordination of PMU (Project Management Unit).