The document describes a student project to implement vegetable gardens using gunny bags in slum areas. The team considered several project ideas but chose vegetable gardens as it was sustainable, provided income, and used cheap and available materials. The team met with a self-help group, demonstrated how to plant vegetables in gunny bags, and provided seeds, compost, and knowledge. They followed up weekly and celebrated successes. The project aimed to improve nutrition and provide an income source for the landless poor living in slums.

1. PROJECT
SRIJAN

2. INITIAL
BRAINSTROMING
•Distribution of free medicine and dewormers to the
poor
Constraints
Medicines were not available in governmental
hospitals.
Hospitals did not show their interest.
ANM were already doing this.
•Providing light through bottle light effect in slum
houses
Constraints
Nearby slum houses have electricity supply.

3. •Tree plantation along roadside
Constraints
It requires legal permission which takes 3-4
months.
•UID awareness campaign
Constraints
 Companies are involved in this campaign.
• To provide pre and post pregnancy health
care tips to woman
Constraints
 It requires professional health advisors or
doctors.

4. OTHER IDEAS
•Formation of SHG for handicrafts.
•Free distribution of vitamin –A does.
•Teaching slum people.
•Health check –up awareness campaign.
•Awareness regarding uses of water purifier.
•Creating library in slum areas.
•Organizing blood donation campaign.
•Plantation of vegetables in gunny bags for landless poors in slum areas.

5. FINAL PROJECT
PLANTATION OF VEGETABLE IN GUNNY BAGS
WHY THIS?
Sustainability .
 Small yet regular source of income.
Cheap and easily available raw materials.
Advantage of having four Agri-graduates in the
group.

6. LANDLESS GARDENS
 The Concept:
… By Aga Khan
Development Network
… Area of implementation
 Procedure:
… Plantation method
 Its uses:
… Increase in nutrient
value
… Income source
 Future prospects

7. FEW IMAGES

8. WHAT WE DID
 Talked to Prof. Ramana for advice.
 Decided to implement a kitchen
garden
 Met with leader of self help group of
Jhur kuti basti.
 arranged a small gathering for the
interested people and demonstrated
the concept and its uses
 asked interested people to arrange the
inputs- gunny bags, soil media and
bio-compost

9. CONTINUED…….
 We provided them seeds, vermicompost and
technical Know how
 First hand demonstration at 8 houses
 Birthday celebration with kids
 Weekly follow up and data collection
 Discussed group learnings among ourselves
 Celebrated our success at X-cafe

10. SUSTAINABILITY

11. QUESTIONS….

12. TEAM MEMBERS
 BORRA SRINIVAS
 DEEPAK KUMAR
 DIKSHA
 DRASHTI PATEL
 MITHILESH
 OMPRAKASH SINGH
 SHIKHA RASTOGI
 SWATI ANOOP

13. THANK YOU……