SOCEITY FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT(SOSOD)

The beneficiaries are youths who are unable to continue their studies due to financial constraint. celphone repair and maintenance training which has lot of income generating potential. This project is aimed at improving the skill of the youths to get employment opportunities within project area, thus creating local employment. Training of 80 youths are completed and they are now employed and earned their livelihood. We have formed village committee to select the beneficiaries and trainees selection is done systematically. Since the training was completed arrangements were made to get the employment opportunities of the trained youths. We have given training through DIC to avail the loan from financial institutions, project preparation techniques, cost benefit analysis and to access the viability of the project. 50 youths are employed with the celphone service centers. The others are approaching financial institution to start their unit in the selected areas.

Objectives of the project:

1. Imparting training to 80 unemployed youths from Tirunelveli and kanyakumari District in celphone repair and maintenance
2. Conducting entrepreneur development and skill development program for the unemployed youths for creating employment opportunities.
3. To guide unemployed youths and train them to approach financial institution to install income generating units with the acquired skill.

Project Funded by: DST, SEED Division, Govt of India, New Delhi.

Objectives of the project:

The present project aims to the following objectives

1. To demonstrate the technology of the production of Azolla and organic manure and to demonstrate the application of Azolla and organic manure to rice and vegetable crops to the farmers from weaker sections and unemployed youths of Kanyakumari District at the model centre.
2. To create an awareness about the biofertilizer and organic manures and the cost benefit analysis of the sustainable agriculture
3. To train the 200 farmers and 20 unemployed youths in production and application of sustainable technologies (Azolla and vermicompost production) at their places as a self employment programme.

The technology of azolla cultivation is educated to the scheduled caste community through the dissemination process. The paddy growing area in this district is 400 sq.km and in 20sq.km area is grown with vegetables. The farmers are using chemical feritiliser for the paddy fields and the income from agricultural activity is low and our survey reveals that the farmers require alternate technology to increase their profitability. Due to this reason the paddy fields are converted into coconut and cash crops. To retain the paddy fields in this district alternate technology, this is environmentally sustainable is introduced. This project aims to introduce the biofertiliser and vericomposting to the farmers and the unemployed youths are pursued to take this as income generating activity so that the farmers will get continuous supply of manure and cost of production will be decreased and profit will be increased.

Their nitrogen-fixing capability of Azolla has led to it being widely used as a biofertiliser, especially in parts of Southeast Asia. Indeed, the plant has been used to bolster agricultural productivity in China for over a thousand years. When rice paddies are flooded in the spring, they can be inoculated with Azolla, which then quickly multiplies to cover the water, suppressing weeds. The rotting plant material releases nitrogen to the rice plants, providing up to nine tonnes of protein per hectare per year. Azolla are also serious weeds in many parts of the world, entirely covering some bodies of water. The myth that no mosquito can penetrate the coating of fern to lay its eggs in the water gives the plant its common name "mosquito fern".

Most of the species can produce large amounts of deoxyanthocyanins in response to various stresses, including bright sunlight and extremes of temperature, causing the water surface to appear to be covered with an intensely red carpet. Herbivore feeding induces accumulation of deoxyanthocyanins and leads to a reduction in the proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the fronds, thus lowering their palatability and nutritive value.

This project is planned for sustainable agriculture with reducing cost of production and planned for people participation. This project is planned for 2 years duration with the following action plan.

The farmers from weaker section and the unemployed youths were involved in the programme. During the first year 10 villages were selected based on the cultivation of paddy is maximum in the village from Thovalai region. In the 10 villages 100 farmers were selected. After selection, the 100 farmers were trained in the bio –manure preparation and application techniques. Those who have paddy field were given preference in selection for the training program. The difference in yield is tested and recorded. Another 10 youths were selected and trained for installation of production unit. Initially awareness camp is conducted in the 10 villages. Then demonstration of the technology were done at the model farm.

Bio fertilizers are new generation cost effective and renewable sources of plant nutrients to supplement chemical fertilizers. The role of bio fertilizer in agriculture production assumes special significance, particularly in the present context of very high cost of chemical fertilizer. Research finding have established that up to 800 gms of bio fertilizers applied to one acre will fix 10 kg of atmospheric nitrogen in the soil, which is equivalent to nitrogen available to crops through half a bag of Urea. In terms of cost per acre, bio fertilizers worth Rs.20/- applied to the crop reduced the requirement on urea worth Rs. 69/- even at the current highly subsidized price.

Training for Bio fertilizer production

Funded by NSTEDB, DST, Govt of India, New Delhi

a) STED: Science and Technology Entrepreneur Development : Tuticorin

This project was funded by DST, NSTEDB, Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi. This will be the phasing out of the program in Tuticorin District: After completion of the four year of the project, we have developed the strategy to phase out and the entrepreneurs are linked with financial institutions and the DIC for their continuous support. The details of the technical inputs are handed over to the committee and it will monitor the progress of the project.

Specific Objectives of the Project

• To create awareness among the entrepreneurs in need based s&T interventions and the benefits of sustainable enterprise.
• To create 200 enterprise with S&T interventions and for creating sustainable enterprise
• To identify prospective entrepreneurs and to implement the S&T skill intervention in technology selection based on resources, technology upgradation and information dissemination.
• To improve the skills of the existing enterprises based on the need assessment.
• To implement the S&T interventions in the enterprise in rural and urban areas which enhances the quality of material and income.

The following are the activities we involved during the last four year of the project.

1. Saree Painting
2. Napkins production
3. Wood carving
4. Match Box Inner Box Production
5. Alternate building Materials
6. Grills for the construction industry
7. Brick kiln design
8. Coir production

Funded by STED, DST Govt of India New Delhi

STED location: Krishnagiri District of Tamilnadu

Profile of the District

'Krishna' refers to 'black' and 'giri' refers to 'hill'. Thus, 'Krishnagiri' refers to 'Black Hill'. This district is gifted with black granite hillocks and named as 'Krishnagiri'. Krishnagiri district covers an area of 5143 km². Krishnagiri district is bound by Vellore and Thiruvannamalai districts to the East, State of Karnataka to the west, State of Andhra Pradesh to the North and Dharmapuri District to the south The historical importance and potential growth in education, economy and tourism of present Krishnagiri made it necessary to create a separate district. Krishnagiri was formed as 30th district by the Government of Tamil Nadu. Krishnagiri district was carved out of Dharmapuri district on 09th February 2004 with five taluks and ten blocks.

Selected Trades

Unit: Alternate building Material and fly ash bricks:

Introduction of low cost new machine with resource from DA for utilization of fly ash for bricks, paving blocks and interlock blocks. Introction of MCR tiles machines in the concrete blocks units.

Wood carving Units:

Introduction of New Design and tools for in wood carving with the help of experts

Silk production and sericulture:

Separate rearing room for silk worm, use of mulberry braches as feed to worm, 100% use of disinfectant and supply of chawki worms with the help of TNAU Introduction of low cost weaving machines and screen printing machines and training the entrepreneurs.

Coir Products;

Spinning on Motorised Traditional Ratt and Motorised Ratt for the production of 2 plyx3 ply coir yarn, Production of coir geotextiles, frame mats, matting, carpets etc. with the help of coir board

Mosaic tiles and precast products:

Introduction of machines in the existing unit and eliminating the hand press techniques in mosaic tiles. Moulds in precast products in concrete frames for doors and windows. Introduction of ferrocement technology.

Introduction of new designs and products in banana fibre extraction techniques.

Implementation plan:

Appointment of core team of the project and training of the core team staff in the STED guidelines was done initially. Sensitization and awareness meeting was conducted in the project area with the help of local CBOs and industrial associations for the entrepreneurs. Training: selection of the proposed entrepreneurs was done with the help of CBOs and training was arranged in the wood carving and coir products with the help of resource persons. After training the proposal was prepared with the help of resource persons and the entrepreneur. Project report and Cost benefit analysis was prepared and w submitted to DIC and banks for financial support. Documentation was done and report was prepared.

Wood carving Units:

Introduction of New Design and tools for in wood carving with the help of experts

Silk production and sericulture:

Separate rearing room for silk worm, use of mulberry braches as feed to worm, 100% use of disinfectant and supply of chawki worms with the help of TNAU Introduction of low cost weaving machines and screen printing machines and training the entrepreneurs.

Coir Products;

Spinning on Motorised Traditional Ratt and Motorised Ratt for the production of 2 plyx3 ply coir yarn, Production of coir geotextiles, frame mats, matting, carpets etc. with the help of coir board

Mosaic tiles and precast products:

Introduction of machines in the existing unit and eliminating the hand press techniques in mosaic tiles. Moulds in precast products in concrete frames for doors and windows. Introduction of ferrocement technology.

Sustainable livelihood of the poor unemployed women of Agastheeswaram block by incorporating the waste paper recycling technology :

The waste paper recycling project is developed which will benefit the poor women and to create awareness of how each individual can help save our environment. It is a simple technology, the women can earn this technology easily and after training they can develop the unit for their sustenance. The raw materials are locally available waste materials and eco friendly technology and it creates employment opportunities for the local people. Cutting of trees will be prevented indirectly so this technology has good impact in the adjoining areas of the society.

The women are the members of the self help groups. The vulnerable women in the self help group need income generating activities for their sustenance. The women are underemployed and they depends mostly on agricultural labour activities which are seasonal. The poor women need alternate employment opportunities which can be created with this proposed technology. This technology of waste paper recycling is locally specific and the women can get good income by involving with this trade. The marketing of the product is assured as the paper has good marketing potential as good number of educational institutions is available nearby.