OUR PRESENCE PUNJAB

Our main focus is on some critical issues like soil health management, crop production, crop diversification, and fruit and vegetable cultivation. Crop residue management is a crucial area where we provide awareness, training and demonstrations to encourage reduced tillage, use of super seeder machinery and overall reduction in residue burning. We also promote the supply of residue as biomass as an alternate fuel, providing additional income source to farmers. Sustainable rice is promoted via Direct Seeding Rice (DSR) approach and FPOs are promoted for collective input supply and marketing.

The women empowerment program aims to improve the social economic status of women through capacity building of SHG groups, formation of new SHC groups, credit linkages, development of market linkages and helping women identify income generation activities.

ACF’s health program provides both preventive and promote aspects of healthcare, with a strong focus on women, children and adolescents - implemented in the villages in collaboration with the local health and sanitation department, Panchayati Raj Institute (PRI), ASHA, AWW and youth clubs of villages. 20 ODF villages have been created and ACF also supports sanitation issues like underground drainage systems in villages. Working with local Anganwadi centres, we are improving the nutritional and health status of children. In Bathinda, with the support of Harvard University, a research program is being conducted on the behaviour change of high risk group patients in relation to diet control and physical activities.

SEDI Bathinda is providing skill training and career opportunities to youth from landless and schedule caste backgrounds – uplifting them and their families out of poverty. Graduate trainees are placed with a minimum salary of Rs. 9000-10,000, whilst some SEDI graduates from Assistant Electrician course have become Entrepreneurs, earning Rs. 25,000 in the peak season, locally. 186 trainees have been placed in reputed companies like TVS, Micortek, and Abbott Healthcare, providing an additional source of income to households.

Ambuja Manovikas Kendra School for children with intellectual disabilities in Ropar, improves the quality of life of special children and teaches them skills so they can be independent in their day to day activities. AMK provides a better learning environment for children and ensures they reach their full potential in life via education, therapy and extracurricular activities. Ambuja Manovikas Kendra also trains AMK graduates in income generation activities such as jewellery making, pottery and baking.