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Supporting livelihood of single women in Covid-19:
Aim of this programme (supported by American Jewish World Service (AJWS)) was to provide support to for livelihood to rural women during pandemic. Support was provided to 500 women to establish kitchen gardens. Support was also extended to a group of women for fishery. An exploratory study about livelihood opportunities for young women in rural Maharashtra was also done as part of this project.
Building leadership of women farmers:
This project - supported by Association for India's Development - focused on building capacities of grassroots women leaders through a extensive training and capacity building activities.
Women and land rights programme:
In this project supported by SwissAid India, the focus was on capacity building followed by an action programme. SOPPECOM in collaboration with Women's Studies Centre, ILS Law College provided training and support to organisations working in Marathwada, working on issues of land rights of women from suicide affected households.
Climate change from rural women's perspective:
With a focus on understanding climate change and its impact from rural women, especially women from vulnerable groups, this project included a consultation in Vidarbha region and field level study in Marathwada and Konkan.
Impact of Covid-19 on samllholder farmers:
The aim of this project was to understand how the pandemic had affected small and marginal farmers and labourers. The study was done in three countries - India, Morocco and Algeria
Transformations to Groundwater Sustainability (T2GS):
T2GS was part of 'Transformations to Sustainability' (T2S) research programme developed by the NORFACE and Belmont Forum. (https://t2sresearch.org/) T2GS project focused on studying how people organise around groundwater in places where pressures on the resource are particularly acute. Focusing on groundwater practices - of knowing, accessing and sharing - this research combined qualitative ethnographic methods with hydrogeological and engineering insights to explore the knowledges, technologies and institutions that characterised these initiatives. The study was done in 7 locations: Morocco, Algeria, Tanzania, Chile, Peru, USA, and India.
Hydropower Development in the context of Climate Change (NWO-CCMC Project) Exploring conflicts and fostering cooperation across scales and boundaries in the Eastern Himalayas.
Impact of sanitation intervention of women’s health:
A quasi-experimental study in Bihar.
Study of women farmers’ collectives.
Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India.
Women and land rights in Maharashtra: towards evolving an agenda for research and action.
Developing an agro-eco region based approach for characterization of wastelands and their potential for enhancing livelihoods of marginalized rural population in the ongoing land based developmental programs in the region.
Action Research on Multilayer Planning and Management of Water Resources in Bharar River Sub-basin, Chhattarpur District, Madhya Pradesh.
Sanitation vulnerability: women’s stress and struggles for violence-free sanitation, Phase II
Sanitation vulnerability: women’s stress and struggles for violence-free sanitation, Phase I
Forum was involved in ‘Preparing for a Right to Water and Sanitation Campaign in India’ in collaboration with WaterAid, India. The aim of the project was to establish Right to water and sanitation as a legally enforceable and justiciable right in India. The project period was 2012-2015.
“Moving from Understanding Conflicts to Resolving Conflicts” – this is the second phase of the Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts (Forum to be brief) which began from May 2008 and is supported by Arghyam, Bangalore.
Water for growing cities: understanding informal water distribution systems in an urban slum of Pune (2011-12)
Decentralized Water Governance and Women's Empowerment: Building capacities of women water leaders in the irrigation sector in Maharashtra (2009-2011)
Gender Equity Gauge: Mapping social and gender inequities in the water sector in South Asia: Phase 1.(2009-2010)
LiveDiverse: Sustainable Livelihoods and Biodiversity in Developing Countries, a collaborative, European Union supported project. For details see: www.livediverse.eu
Comprehensive study of 'Impacts of investments in watershed projects' supported by National Institute of rural development (NIRD) is in progress . The study covers 65 micro watersheds implemented under desert development programme (DDP) from the state of karnataka sanctioned during 2002-2005.
Report on State of Panchayat Raj in Goa and Maharashtra in collaboration with NR Management Consultants India Pvt.Ltd, New delhi
Watershed Research and Policy dialogue in Collaboration with Gujarat Institute of Development Studies (GIDR), Ahmedabad and Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Environment and Development (CISED), Bangalore supported by WaterAid India and Ford Foundation.
Water, poverty and gender: understanding the interface and drawing policy implications (2008 )
Situational analysis of women water professionals in South Asia (2009)
Livelihood Project supported by JRD Tata and Thelma Tata Trust.
Social movements around water in India: Study hosted by SOPPECOM with support from IWMI-Tata Water Policy Programme. This study focuses on the social context of water issues like collective action response to managing demand for water, promoting water saving technologies. It is a compilation of seven case studies from all over India on social movements around water. The study aims to look at the political opportunities which facilitate and constrain the collective action. For proceedings of the inception workshop of the project click here.
STRIVER Project: Strategy and methodology for improved IWRM - An integrated interdisciplinary assessment in four twinning river basins. (2006-2009) For details see
Water Rights as Women’s Rights? Assessing women’s empowerment through decentralized water governance in Maharashtra and Gujarat. A study done along with Utthan, Gujrat and TISS, Mumbai. (2006-2008)
Hindola: Assessing extent and nature of desertion in Daund taluka and Ghole road ward of Pune city. A study done along with the Women’s Studies Centre, University of Pune (2005-2008)
Women and land rights in Maharashtra: Exploring the facilitating and constraining factors in achieving resource rights. (2008)
Assessing empowerment: Documenting efforts of two organizations: Asha and Matruschaya (2008)
Action Research for Organising Educating and Training farmers for Participatory Irrigation Management Minor 7- Mula Irrigation Project, Chanda Village, Tal. Newasa, dist-Ahmednagar, Maharashtra – Ford Foundation
Scaling up farmer participation at higher distributary level forming 15 WUAs, federation and motivating them to take more responsibilities, equitable distribution of water women participation GOM, Ford Foundation
Technical Assistance to Samaj Parivartan Kendra, Nashik, in PIM in Ozar Village, Dist-Nashik on Waghad Irrigation Project, Nashik GOI/GOM, Ford Foundation
(1988-90)
Forming WUA on minor irrigation tank in Sangli Dist – Maharashtra, USAID ISPAN (1996)
Preparing Manual for Maharashtra State for PIM, GOM/ GOI (1997)
Suggesting Amendments in Irrigation/ CAD Acts of States in Indian for proving legal beck up for PIM in India, All states/ GOI (1998)
Biomass Assessment Study of Radhanagari (Kolhapur district), Miraj (Sangli district), Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (New Delhi) and MEDA, Pune (2000-01)
Energy Study of Ambegaon (Pune district) and Malshiras (Solapur district) IREP blocks, Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA), Pune (2000-01)
Study of the Status of Small Water Harvesting Structures in a Sub-Basin in Udaipur Region, Society for Promotion of Wasteland Development (SPWD), New Delhi (2000-01)
Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) (2001-2004)
Biomass Assessment Study of Murbad (Thane district) and Sangameshwar (Ratnagiri district) Tehsils Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (New Delhi) and MEDA, Pune (2001-02)
Co-management of Water and Energy: The case of the Tembhu Lift Irrigation Scheme (TLIS) in South Maharashtra and Co-management of Surface water and Groundwater: The case of the Ozar WUAs in Nashik district, supported by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Colombo Sri Lanka (2002)
A study on Tail-ender Deprivation In Irrigation Commands supported by the Planning Commission and the Wageningen University, the Netherlands (2002)
Gender Rights and Alternative Resource Use: supported by Winrock International, India (2002-03)
Making solar water heating systems mandatory: A phased programme, its impact and requisite changes in byelaws sponsored by Maharashtra Energy development Agency (MEDA), Pune.(2003)
Capacity Building and strengthening WUAs in Minor Irrigation Local Sector Indo-German Co-operative – Preparing training manual from Training, GOM/KfW,
(2003-04)
Water and Gender Thematic Activity - India Water Partnership, New Delhi, India (2003-04)
Study of Aga Khan Rural Support Programme(AKRSP(I)) supported PIM projects in South Gujarat, supported by AKRSP(I), Ahmedabad (2003-2004)
The study of socio-economic benefits, rural development and employment generation in the area of wind power projects in Satara and Sangli districts of Maharashtra sponsored by Maharashtra Energy development Agency (MEDA), Pune (2003-04)
Strengthening of WUAs- Preparation of Training Manual for supported by Minor Irrigation Programme, Maharashtra(2003-4)
Watershed Development in India: Network for Advocacy, Research and Capacity Building - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Anand, Gujarat (2004)
Mainstreaming Rights of Deserted Women - A livelihood study of deserted women from Sangli district, Maharashtra with Women’s Studies Unit, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and Stree Mukti Sangharsha Chalwal, Kasegaon, Maharashtra, India (2004-05)
Capacity Building of farmers, NGO and Irrigation officers in PIM, Volumetric Supply of better water management GOAP (2005)
Watershed Development and Dirnking Water: Foresterin and IWRM Prespective in Dryland Regions in India- Water Aid India, New Delhi (2005-06)
 
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