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KARTVA - Sustainable Livelihood Model

Developing Rural and Tribal Areas Across India

KARTVA is a non political, secular and professionally managed non-profit organization dedicated to the holistic and sustainable development of rural and tribal communities in Maharashtra, India. Inspired by the vision of Mahatma Gandhi and founded by the visionary Shankarkumar Leharuram Choudhary, KARTVA is committed to uplifting poor and needy families through valuable contributions to the country's rural areas. We promote sustainable practices like organic farming, tree-based systems, floriculture, and watershed management, alongside introducing high-value crops such as strawberry cultivation and new fodder varieties to ensure increased yields and long-term community prosperity.

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To promote sustainable development while preserving all ethical values in order to uplift the standard of living and provide sustainable employment to people in rural and tribal areas. While implementing various development initiatives, the organization ensures a balanced and sustainable approach that maintains both environmental and social health. The organization is committed to continuously and positively working to bring all underprivileged and development-deprived sections of society into the mainstream. All initiatives are conducted in a non-political, caste-free, religion-neutral, and unbiased manner, focusing solely on public welfare and social work.
To achieve sustainable development in rural and tribal areas while preserving local ethical values and principles. To make special efforts to bring people from underdeveloped and backward regions into the mainstream of development, and to continuously work towards improving their standard of living while safeguarding natural values and principles. The organization’s core vision and mission are centred around continuous development based on the five key elements: people, forests, land, water, and biodiversity. It is also a primary objective of the organization to consistently work towards integrating marginalized sections of society into the mainstream of development and to create sustainable employment opportunities for them at the local level. The organization strives to build a healthy and empowered society rooted in strong ethical values. It aims to improve the quality of life in backward areas by creating sustainable livelihood opportunities. Ensuring that poor families have access to livelihood sources at the local level without causing harm to nature remains a central and ongoing goal of the organization.

What We Do?

Empowering Rural & Poor Communities with Sustainable Livelihood Models

agriculture

Agriculture Development

Focusing sustainable agriculture through promotion of tree-based farming and climate smart agriculture. Crops diversification, Soil health improvement organic and residue free farming models. Conservation of crop based indigenous seeds diversity.

Water Conservation

Natural Resource Management

Effective management of natural resources through active community participation. Conservation of natural resources with environmental based development. Development of green patches with conservation of native species

Women Empowerment

Women’s empowerment

Focusing women’s development through promotion of self-employment with the help of effective management of people’s organization and self-help groups. Strengthening the women’s self-confidence through digital, financial and socio-economic development.

Livestock Development

Live Stock development

Creating sustainable livelihood through effective management of livestock, promotion of dairy farming, goat and poultry farming with needy and economically poor families’ level. Focusing best management practices in the livestock development component..

Community Health development

Various community-based activities are implemented to maintain and promote sound and robust community health. These include public sanitation; kitchen garden cultivation to ensure access to balanced and nutritious food; provision of clean drinking water; construction of low-cost sanitation facilities; development of clean and beautiful water bodies; maternal and child care; reduction of malnutrition and anemia; and other related measures. These initiatives are effectively organized and implemented at the community level.

Education Development

To improve the quality of education, along with regular academic learning, various activities based on life skills and livelihood skills are effectively carried out for children. These include nature-based learning, the “school without walls” initiative, green school programs, and the organise educational tours , e-learning and digital education . Such activities are implemented effectively in collaboration with both students and teachers.

empowerment

Program for Landless Communities

Effective efforts are made under these initiatives to provide various employment opportunities for landless families. At the local level, unemployed youth are trained by enhancing their skills related to different employment-generation sectors, enabling them to become self-reliant and secure sustainable livelihoods.

Research

Research and Documentation

For the development of rural and tribal areas, emphasis is placed on continuous research and its effective application for development. To address employment-related challenges faced by people in rural areas, research-based solutions are developed to resolve their problems. Special focus is given to research as well as awareness-building and dissemination of information.

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States

50

Districts

500

Villages

1000

Households

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Your dedication as a volunteer can transform the lives of needy families and help build more prosperous and self-reliant communities. Join KARTVA to help drive sustainable development in Maharashtra's rural and tribal areas by supporting our programs in agriculture, education, and women's empowerment.

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