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Global Grant Proposal Form for Project G-2905 Last updated by Ashok Agarwal <rccmashokagarwal@gmail.com> on 7-Apr-22 Project Title Preserving Mangroves through A Type of Project [X] Humanitarian [ ] VTT [ ] Scholarship Primary Host Partner Information
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Grant Host Committee
Grant International Committee
Do any of these committee members have potential conflict of interest? If so, please briefly explain. No there is no conflict of interest Tell us a little about your project. What are the main objectives of the project, and who will benefit from it? The project envisages preserving mangroves through alternative livelihoods, thereby reducing pressure on the mangrove forests in the Canning Sub division of 24 Parganas (South) District in West Bengal, India. Here, in the Basanti Block of Canning Sub Division, we are looking at providing Alternative Livelihood Programs in the Gram Panchayats (local governance unit) Jharkali and Nafarganj, which are adjacent to each other. The project will address : Community Social and Economic Issues: Climate migration: Young people leave the villages and women are left with the burden of trying to make a living in a harsh landscape. Right now women try getting daily wage jobs or try fishing in ponds, which is not sustainable. Embankment protection: the cyclones of late have shown the importance of maintaining embankments. The women in some villages have taken it up to plant coconuts for embankment support and as a source of income. We plan to help them add mangrove species Nypa fruticans (Nipa Palm) and Phoenix paludosa (Mangrove date palms) to this planting to increase the embankment protection. Phoenix paludosa is near threatened in the IUCN Red List. Though Nipa is of least concern, it has been completely removed in this region. Employment and employability: Finding and being skilled for jobs is a challenge here and the community resorts to fishing or prawn cultivating as income generation. These are unreliable sources of income and prawn fisheries require embankment breaching and leaving areas with excess salinity. By offering two modes of upskilling - Apiaries and Plastic Repurposing for Decor- we give through this project the women an opportunity to an alternate livelihood. Environmental Issues Embankment cutting: Prevention of Embankment cutting by providing a steady income stream. Loss of biodiversity in mangrove species- Nipa and mangrove date palms which are locally absent now will be brought back in the area. They provide a good source of pollen and nectar for the bees besides providing strength to embankments. The ability of the Nipa to spread also acts as a deterrent to embankment cutting. Plastic Pollution-Plastic pollution inside the mangroves coming from upstream sources are repurposed to higher value decor items which when sold help sustain these projects after rotary clubs involvement. The value addition and the marketing of these products is planned through Public Image projects for Rotary Clubs as well as sale on the web portals. Branding of these products is envisaged to promote Rotary’s commitment to the environment and Mangroves. Using non traditional approaches to Honey collection: Apiaries provide constant employment as well as hives can be expanded. The existing supply chain and marketing schemes will help make this a thriving cottage industry. Traditional practices involved men getting honey. Women will now be empowered with rearing, collection and marketing thus making them entrepreneurs. Which area of focus will this project support?
Which goals of this area of focus will your project support? - How will you measure your project impact?
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Humanitarian Project The project will begin Jun15 2022 in Sundarbans, West Bengal, India
Cooperating Organization (Optional)
Why did you choose to partner with this organization and what will its role be? The role of the Forest Department will be to provide access to the regions where we plan to have embankment support The Forest department cooperative will work with us for the apiaries We will be working with Ecoeclectic for plastic repurposing Partners (Optional) List any other partner that will participate in this project. RCC will be formed with our community action group leaders Volunteer Travelers (Optional) Provide name, email of traveler(s). Meenakshi Venkataraman, training for imapct and monitoring Describe this person's role in the project. TRF Cadre in Environment and Advisor Rotarian Participants Describe the role that host Rotarians will have in this project. Host Rotarians will monitor the progress of the project and make sure project deadlines and targets are met Describe the role that international Rotarians will have in this project. International Partners are funding partners What is the budget for this grant?
Tell us about the funding you have secured for your project.
Humanitarian Projects - Project Planning Describe the community needs that your project will address. The community needs identifies where How did your project team identify these needs. - How were members of the benefiting community involved in finding solutions. - How were community members involved in planning the project. - Humanitarian Projects - Project Implementation Summarize each step of your project's implementation.
Will you work in coordination with any related initiative in the community? If yes, briefly describe the other initiatives and how they relate to this project. If no, please explain. Are local initiatives not addressing these needs? Or, if they are, why did you decide not to work with them? - Please describe the training, community outreach, or educational programs this project will include. - How were these needs identified? - What incentives (for example, monetary compensation, awards, certification, or publicity), will you use, if any, to encourage community members to participate in the project? - List any community members or community groups that will oversee the continuation of the project after grant-funded activities conclude. - Budget Will you purchase budget items from local vendors? Explain the process you used to select vendors. - Did you use competitive bidding to select vendors? If no, please explain. - Please provide an operating and maintenance plan for the equipment or materials you purchased for this project. This plan should include who will operate and maintain the equipment and how they will be trained. - Describe how community members will maintain the equipment after grant-funded activities conclude. Will replacement parts be available? - If the grant will be used to purchase any equipment, will the equipment be culturally appropriate and conform to the community's technology standards? If yes, please explain. If no, describe how the project team will help community members adopt the technology. - After the project is completed, who will own the items purchased by grant funds? No items may be owned by a Rotary district, club, or member. - Funding Have you found a local funding source to sustain project outcomes for the long term? If yes, please describe this funding source. - Will any part of the project generate income for ongoing project funding? If yes, please explain. - Is your economic and community development activity a microcredit project? If yes, upload your microcredit supplement file. - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||