Jana Jagruti

Jana Jagruti is a non-profit organisation working with rural communities since 1986 based at Tanakallu Mandal, Sri Satya Sai district, Andhra Pradesh, India and making efforts to improve their income and livelihood security through a natural farming system approach. We aim to protect and restore various ecosystems by empowering rural communities with a sustainable integrated natural farming system approach and improving their livelihoods by addressing gaps in the value chain. This will enable them to be more resilient to climate change. The organisation works in 18 mandals, 270 villages, and more than 5400 families. We organised the disadvantaged community sections into several community-based organisations that actively manage natural resources such as land, water, and vegetation. We have established CBOs such as Common Land Protection Groups, Water Management Institutions, Food Policy Organizations, Watershed Management Committees etc. We implemented more than 20+ projects related to watershed management, natural farming, groundwater management, institutional strengthening, livelihoods, seed systems, Women empowerment, Farmer Producer Organizations, HIV AIDS Prevention, Common land development etc. The projects have improved water security, strengthened local institutions, and provided livelihood security for communities. We accomplished this with the help of international donors, NABARD, CSR partnerships, the Government of India and Andhra Pradesh etc.