The presentation highlights the key aspects for partnerships and learnings to turn challenges into opportunities by working together to empower rural India.

1. Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD)
PARTNERSHIPS WITH CORPORATES
Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD)
(An initiative of the S.M. Sehgal Foundation)
Together, We Empower Rural India
Jane Schukoske
Lalit Mohan Sharma

2. Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD)
IRRAD’s Focus Areas
Water
Rural Governance
Provides water solutions
Ensures citizen participation
Builds capacity of village-level institutions
Agriculture
Enhances farmers’ income
Sanitation, Hygiene and Health
Promotes hygiene
Research:
evidence
-based
interventions
Research:
evidence
-based
interventions

3. Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD)
WATER AGRICULTURE CAPACITY BULDING RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Soil Health
Soil Mapping
Education
Water Resource Management
Watershed & Water
Conservation
Ministry of Women & Child
Development, Govt. of India
Research Study on Education
Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of
India
Community Radio
Partners
Livelihoods
development
Dept. of Science and Technology
(Roof Water Harvesting)
Agricultural Awareness
Effective village governance
NABARD
Lead crop productivity
Creating Fresh water aquifers
FROM THE PEOPLE OF JAPAN

4. Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD)
 Transparency and trust
 Partnering versus giving
 Partners bring
• Technical knowledge
• Inputs (in-kind)
• Resources (monetary)
 Turn challenges into opportunities: work to
• Build trust between community, NGO, donor
• Elicit community participation, despite vested interests
• Acknowledge/reward community efforts
Key Aspects of Partnership
Community discussing water project blueprint

5. Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD)
 Credibility, transparency and a systematic approach
 Each partner contributes its strengths, knowledge and resources
 Clarity about
• Objectives of community development
• Purpose of partnership
 Overcoming challenges
• Community participation
• Effective networking with
other stakeholders
Learnings

6. Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD)
Funding Partnership
Safe drinking water
Waste water disposal
Groundwater augmentation Water literacy campaign
Project Jal Dhara:
Building water sustainability:
• Groundwater augmentation
• Waste water disposal
• Water literacy campaign
Project JAL DHARA with Coca Cola

7. Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD)
Project Krishi Jyoti:
Enhancing farm productivity:
• Soil health management
• Efficient irrigation
• Capacity building
Funding + Knowledge + Inputs
Partnership
Project KRISHI JYOTI with Mosaic India

8. Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD)
Together, we empower rural India
www.irrad.org