About NGO:

Tropical Research and Development Centre(TRDC) is an NGO founded in 1994 by few individuals from different walks of life. TRDC directly works with local communities in Karnataka, with clear focus on universal quality education for children and conservation of natural resources to enhance quality habitat both for human and wildlife.

In area of child education, TRDC has mainstreamed more than 10000 working children and school dropouts with formal education through its ASHAKIRAN project. Currently ASHAKIRAN project supported by Axis Bank Foundation and Giveindia, Mumbai which support 2500 children with learning difficulties and school dropouts with bridge / remedial education, child rights propagation among school administrators and community leaders.

TRDC-PARYAVARN focusing on conservation of natural resources; rainwater harvesting, rejuvenation of lakes, wild tropical fruit and medicinal plants and also wildlife in Western Ghats through involvement of local communities. These activities are currently supported by Wildlife Conservation Society New York and Giveindia Mumbai.

Fund Usage:

Tropical Research and Development Centre is an NGO working in Western Ghats regions of Karnataka in the district of Uttara Kannada & Mysore with an objective to conserve biodiversity, rejuvenate village tanks, promotion of fuel efficient chulas and creation of new wetlands in western Ghats region which will have direct positive impact on climate change and long term solution to water scarcity as well as managing flooding and drought mitigation.

As part of TRDC-PARYAVARAN project, Tropical Research and Development Centre (TRDC) plans to engage local communities in rainwater harvesting, enrichment planting of wild tropical fruit trees and creating ecological awareness among school children and rejuvenation of wetlands/ lakes in western Ghats Karnataka, India. TRDC's focus is to create an ecosystem which is good both of human and wildlife on this planet. TRDC's effort is also aimed at promoting climate change mitigation and adaptation at grassroots level so that local communities do not migrate because of climate change or becoming victims of climate change. TRDC's focus is to create an ecosystem which is good both of human and wildlife on this planet both in rural and urban areas. We are in the process of replicating our efforts in other parts of India. So we expect to considerable part of our annual budget for natural resources conservation in Western Ghats, India

Impact:

Conserve Lakes and Wetlands, Rejuvenate Yourself

Small wetland/ lake near Kokalli village was silted up without storage capacity thus resulting in acute shortage of drinking water resource around the village. Depletion and degradation of water resources in the village had gone virtually unnoticed.

TRDC-PARYAVARAN project helped few poor families who were doing farming nearby motivating them to take up the cause of water conservation and promoted a wetland with their participation. They actively participated in rejuvenating the pond with the contribution from individual donations made via Giveindia website at a cost of Rs.28600

Now the village wetland / pond regularly fills up during monsoon season, recharges groundwater system, provides drinking water for cattle and wildlife population and also irrigation water for near by paddy fields. It fills almost 9-10 times during monsoon and water gets percolated to the ground and enhance the village ecosystem. These families are also happy this year that they got good crops because of water storage in the pond during monsoon and cropping season.

Note: We are participating for the first time in SCMM. We participated in Bangalore Marathon this year and raised Rs.1.5 lakh and HSBC supported our cause.

Page Url :
http://www.unitedwaymumbai.org/ngo172_trdcindia.htm

Founded Year: 1994

Cause category: Education