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Harsha Trust has been working with the poor communities
of Surada block of Ganjam district since October 2003.
The intervention in this area was initiated with a detailed
participatory need assessment in 10 villages with support
from Lutheran World Relief (LWR). The assessment
indicated problems associated with undulating
topography, poor soil quality, lack of irrigation
infrastructure, low/sub-optimal utilization of land and
water resources, primitive agricultural practices, shifting
cultivation, poor health seeking behaviour, distress
migration and very poor literacy rate. Based on the study,
LWR agreed to provide support for a long term project
on livelihood enhancement of the poor communities,
specifically the Saura tribe, through natural resource
management. |
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