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2019 has been the evidence of yet another reason to celebrate for DSC! One being the obvious, the silver jubilee year of the organization and another for winning an awe-inspiring spectrum of awards, ÃÃ... read more
DSC Foundation
DSC Foundation was established by Development Support Centre in year 2012 under section 25 of Companies Act, 1956 with an objective of providing guidance and necessary assistance in the field of Participatory Natural Resource Management and Livelihoods to the Government Department, Funding Agencies, NGOs, Community Based Organizations and Corporate... read more
Governing Board Members
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Donors
DSC receives financial support from variety of sources. During its inception phase, the most encouraging and confidence building financial support came from the Ford Foundation, New Delhi, Housing Development Finance Corporation, Mumbai and SPWD, Delhi in the form of endowment grants. It was followed by other encouraging corporate grants from frien... read more
Networking
DSC has been the mainspring of Sajjata Sangh, a network of NGOs implementing participatory NRM programmes in Gujarat. Its aim is to create a platform for the NGOs for mutual learning, strengthening capacity building efforts and enhancing access to external sources of knowledge. The sangh also makes collective effort to create a favourable environme... read more
Participatory Irrigation Management
The DSC since it's beginning in 1994, has been striving for the spread and success of Participatory Irrigation Management in Gujarat state. At the initiative of its Chairman, Shri Anil Shah, a high level working group for PIM chaired by Chief Secretary of GoG was set up in March 1994, which constituted the working group to review and take operation... read more
Policy Initiative in the field of Watershed development
The watershed development programme of the Ministry of Rural Development advocated creating a maintenance fund through the contribution of the community. The first and second batches of the programme have completed implementation. During the programme, each village has an accumulated maintenance fund of about Rs 1.0 to Rs.1.5 lakhs. However the Gov... read more
DSC's Approach to Policy Influencing
DSC had conducted a study titled ¡®Convergence of watershed development programme and NREGA to ensure drinking water security ¨C where do we stand? based on which a workshop was organized jointly with WASMO and the Rural Development department.... read more
Communication
DSC has initiated quarterly news-letter named DIVADANDI with a view to empowering farmers and CBOs involved with agriculture and natural resources management activities. From the very first issue DIVADANDI has received very positive responses from farmers, field workers, government officials and agriculture experts. Looking to its popularity and ac... read more
Research
Research is one of the most important and critical component of DSC's activities. It is playing the pivotal role for increasing the knowledge base of the organization and supporting its other activities such as field implementation, training and policy advocacy. DSC is having full fledged research unit having two full time research professionals co... read more
Training & Capacity Building
Training & Capacity Building
One of the first activities that DSC started was training of NGO members, Government functionaries and villagers. So far DSC has conducted numerous training programmes, workshops and exposure visits mainly in the field of participatory irrigation management, watershed development and agricultural productivity enhanceme... read more
Field Implementation in Rainfed Areas
Drinking Water security
Since the last three years, DSC is working to provide drinking water security in 28 villages of Dhari block, Amreli district. For this purpose, Paani Samitis have been formed in these villages, which in turn have drawn up a plan for the various activities needed to develop their local water source as well as the distributio... read more
Water for Drinking and Domestic use
DSC will be adopting a multi-pronged strategy for ensuring drinking water security in the state. As has been the philosophy of the organization, DSC will itself implement the programme in about 30 villages in Dhari, one of the most difficult areas in Saurashtra. It is expected that this implementation will provide valuable learning for the organiza... read more
Joint Forest Management
Programme of Government of India goes back to early Nineties when DSC's Chairman Mr. Anil C. Shah, the then Chief Executive of Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India) went to the Central Government to obtain permission to develop and protect forest land through forest communities for their benefit. After persistent efforts for three years, for per... read more
Agricultural Productivity Enhancement
After augmenting natural resource management through watershed and PIM programmes, DSC initiated agriculture based livelihood enhancement programme in six field units in Gujarat in 2007 in order to further enhance agricultural income.... read more
Watershed projects
DSC is facilitating two Indo German Watershed Development (IGWDP) projects namely Gayvachharda Watershed Project (IGWDP-1) of 1429 ha. and Zarda Watershed Project (IGWDP-2) of 900 ha. in Meghraj. In IGWDP-1, 104 hectares were treated earlier under soil and water conservation works such as bunding, nallaplugs etc. Sixty six households benefitted fro... read more
Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM)
An estimated 70% of agricultural production of India comes from irrigated land. As such, the role of irrigation in strengthening and sustaining the agricultural economy is crucial. Unfortunately, the state of irrigation infrastructure across the country is very poor. Design flaws, poor upkeep of physical system, unviable water pricing and bad irrig... read more
About Us
Development Support Center (DSC) is a resource organization that provides knowledge based support to Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), government agencies and other stakeholders in the field of natural resource management. The organization was established by Mr. Anil C. Shah in 1994, in response to demand from various segments concerned with rur... read more
Contact Us
DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT CENTRE
HEAD OFFICE: GUJARAT
DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT CENTRE
NEAR GOVERNMENT TUBEWELL
BOPAL, AHMEDABAD- 380058
TEL: (02717) 235994/5 FAX: 235997
EMAIL: dsc@dscindia.org, dscbopal@gmail.com... read more
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