IRRAD is an initiative of the S M Sehgal Foundation, registered
as a Trust since 1999 to further the wellbeing of rural communities in India.
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Integrated Sustainable Village Development

IRRAD pursues a holistic approach called Integrated Sustainable Village Development (ISVD), tackling the interrelated constraints, needs and opportunities of poor villages in a holistic way. ISVD rests firmly on the belief that to be effective over the longer term, the women and village poor must be empowered to participate in advancing their own development. It begins by listening to villagers, encouraging them to take the initiative, and promote gender equality. Accordingly, Community Mobilization Program of IRRAD is an integral part of ISVD.
 
 

IRRAD’s village-based Project Implementation Teams work closely with both the communities and their Panchayats (village councils). Where Panchayats are inactive, IRRAD helps the community establish a Village Level Institution (VLI - Gram Vikas Sanstha in Hindi) to advance their initiatives.
Clusters of villages are supported by establishing Community Centers that provide facilities for training, demonstration, information, and services including a library, computer room, Life Skills Education (LSE) classroom, farmers’ information cell, and limited residential accommodation for volunteers.

Individuals showing natural leadership talent and initiative are trained to become Village Champions who spark the ISVD approach within their communities

IRRAD CENTERS

Four centers serve as resources of talent and infrastructure for the execution of IRRAD's programs supported by Communications, Resource Mobilization and Information Technology.
 

 
 

Capacity Building

    

Programs Implementation

    

Policy Advocacy

    

Rural Research

   
 

 

 

 

 
 

The Capacity Building Center aims to build human capacity by training people in rural development. It follows a two prong approach combining
1) classsroom instruction through development modules and 2) on-site, practical training in the field with the Programs Implementation Center.

    

The Programs Implementation Center addresses the fundamental need for villagers to have stronger capacities to catalyze, plan and manage their own agenda for change.

    

This Center creates awareness among rural communities on such policies that are meant to support people’s constitutional rights and promotes accountable, effective and responsive rural governance.

    

Analyzing socio-economic and demographic indicators that influence rural development and poverty, at both micro (household/village) and macro (state and national) levels.

 
 
 

Support Services

    
 
 

IRRAD’s Programs are supported by Communications, Resource Mobilization, and Information Technology. These Support services play a vital role in expansion of the ISVD model and enable IRRAD to actively forge partnerships with other organizations in order to create synergies and accelerate the development process.