ORIENTATION WORKSHOP AND GMW ON COORDINATED PROGRAMME

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ORIENTATION WORKSHOP AND GMW ON COORDINATED PROGRAMME
(Orientation Workshop and Group Monitoring Workshops (GMWs) on Coordinated Programme for Development of Angora Wool Sector in the State of Uttarakhand)

An orientation workshop on “Coordinated Programme for Development of Angora Wool Sector” was organized by HIFEED with the financial support of Department of Science & Technology (DST), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, to identify scope and opportunities and gaps in angora wool development programme for the mountain region of Uttarakhand and to finalize the projects of partner NGOs to be implemented on networking mode.

Technical experts from Central Sheep & Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, Rajasthan, G. B. pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pant Nagar, HESCO Dehradun and officials from DST attended the workshop. Representatives from partner NGOs who has submitted their projects to DST through HIFEED, made power point presentations on their project before the Expert Committee.

As a result of workshop, out of 16 projects, submitted to DST, 14 projects are sanctioned by DST for implementation in five districts of Uttarakhand. HIFEED has been provided responsibility to coordinate the project with the project partners and provide them trainings, technical and marketing support and to supervise and monitor the project.

The workshop was organized during the year 2008. To organize the workshop, a sum of Rs. 1,31,000.00 was provided by DST. To implement the Angora Wool Development Project in five Districts of Uttarakhand, a total amount of Rs. 2,19,55,500.00 was sanctioned by DST to 13 project partners and Coordinating agency HIFEED for three years.

Three Group Monitoring Workshops (GMW) for the Coordinated Project was also organized by HIFEED and DST in Auli, Ranichauri and Dehradun during the project period to review the progress of Partner NGOs through experts.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”1223,1224,1225,1226,1227,1228″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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