VISIT  TO HARIT PRAYAS PROJECT BY MOST Rev.BISHOP OF SATNA DIOCESE

On 9^th of October, 2012 the Most Rev. Bishop of Satna Diocese along with Director (SSSS) Fr. Joseph, Fr. Celebestian visited one of the project villages of Harit Prayas, Majotta. The purpose of the visit was to perceive the changes took place in the project area of Harit Prayas.

The community members of Majotta villages welcome their visitors with Harit Prayas theme song. The women of SHG group welcome with folk song. In the Majotta village Organic farming has been adopted by a number of farmers. It has helped the community members in increasing their livelihood means. The household income has increased (report on this has been shared earlier) and the farmers have organised themselves in form of farmers’ club. The visitors interacted with the farmers. Farmers shared that Harit Prayas has brought a big change in their life. Promotion of organic farming, conducting several village levels training programmes for farmers and induction of traditional wisdom on sustainable agricultural practices have brought a revolution at village level. They took the team members to their agricultural plot and showed them groundnut organic crops. They also differentiated the organic crops with inorganic one and explain it in details. Two members of farmers’ club Mr. Haridin Patel and Uddipal also showed other Rabi crops, based on organic farming.

Later, the visiting members interacted with SHG members who are going to  involve in Income Generation Activities (IGA). The level of confidence among the community members has risen. Now the women from poor and marginalised community, who have organised themselves into a women’s club (SHG) have access to Government schemes. This has been possible due to training provided to them at village level workshop, under Harit Prayas project.