What We Do
Our Goals
We believe in a holistic approach to development and work in the areas of Education, Healthcare, Livelihood creation, Watershed Development and Governance in the Konkan and Nashik Divisions of Maharashtra.
Our community development work follows a framework that focuses on first understanding the concerns of the community and then empowering these locals to lead the projects they want to see. Because each communities' challenges and aspirations are different, the framework acts as a guide that can be tailored to fit the goals of each community.
We partner communities and leaders to best address real concerns and improve the lives of the people who live in the neighbourhood. With local people leading development efforts, DSF's implementing solutions are unique to the community we serve - a rainwater harvesting dam in one village, vegetable farming in other, maternal health campaigns, school supplies distribution is yet another way to create self-sufficient and self-reliant communities
Our Strategy
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Livelihood
DSF seeks to empower smallholder farms in most marginalized areas of Maharashtra.
Education
The programme aims at ensuring quality education to all students through which they can turn into alert and aware citizens.
Technology
Using technology as an important catalyst to achieve progress in all the thematic areas
Health
The focus is to create access to the existing health system and develop health-seeking behaviour among vulnerable sections of society
Water and Enviroment
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems and sustainably manage forests
Way Ahead
We envisage 'self-reliant villages / urban communities (agglomeration) - as described in the 73rd and 74th Amendment to the Constitution of India. In order to reach this goal, design of solution should be need -specific of the communities. For the communities to be self-reliant requires a set of skills. We endeavour to create those skills through our interventions, which shall stay with the communities.
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While achieving these targets we also align ourselves with the Sustainable Development Goals and participate in the 'glo-cal' movement.
No Poverty
Outreach: 500 villages
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Target: 50% of the families will receive a gross income of Rs. 1 lakh by 2030
Good Health and well-being
Outreach:100 villages
Target - Ensure improved Antenatal care and Postnatal care facilities in the villages
Quality Education
Outreach: 100 schools
Target: Ensure better infrastructure and child-centric pedagogy in schools
Clean water and sanitation
Outreach: 500 villages
Target: Ensure safe access to pure drinking water for 100% of the population
Affordable and clean energy
Outreach: 500 villages
Target: Ensure access to renewable energy sources for electricity, access to drinking water and irrigation
Life on Land
Outreach: 500 villages
Target: 10000 acres to be brought under tree cover 1000 crore litres of Rainwater harvesting
Decent work and economic growth
Outreach: 100 villages
Target: Skill up-gradation and income-generating opportunities to 50% households
Supporters and Partners
Knowledge Partners
Technical Partners
NGO Partners
