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Sambandh
is a registered non-governmental Organization. Way back in 1992, a group
of neo-creative thinking professionals responded to the socio- economic
problems and an effort was made to search for an alternative development
strategy through promotion of participatory approach.
Legal status
Registered under Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860.
Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) of 1976.
Registered under section 12(A) and 80G of Income Tax Act1961.
Human Resorces of SAMBANDH
Alltogether 45 staff members work in this organization. The specialized
staff members are from agricultural science, ayurvedic medicine, Civil
engineering, Ethno-Botany, sociology, psychology, journalism and accounts
background. Two of the staff members are gender specialists, one as
local self governance specialists, and two as natural management specialists.
A panel of experts working as advisors in governance of the programs
is from various sectors such as Watershed development, soil conservation,
bio-diversity conservation, agricultural development, horticulture,
medicinal plants etc.
Governance within
General body of 11members from various specialized fields elects the
executive committee members of 7 persons for the governance of the organization
every year. Executive committee, apart from policy making, does the
regular program and finance audit based on the report of the program
advisors and internal auditor.
Program Interventions and Operational Area
| Our Outreach |
Levels of Intervention |
| International (Asia, Africa and Europe) |
Information dissemination on Indigenous Knowledge and technology with web based network and linkage building with participating civil society organizations |
| National (Throughout
India) |
Alliance building with Resource
Agencies & individuals · Information dissemination on Indigenous Knowledge and technology especially on local health traditions · Advocacy and lobbying for effective legislation for protecting the ownership of indigenous knowledge · Technical support service
on Indigenous Health care |
| State (Throughout
Orissa) |
Alliance building with Resource
Agencies & traditional folk practitioners for health and livelihood
security at resource poor household level. · Technical Support service to Govt. & NGOs on Integrated watershed management, Micro-finance, Indigenous Health care, documentation and assessment of local health traditions · Strengthening the local governments for decentralized governance · Linkage with various resource agencies with people’s institutions. · Advocacy and lobbying
for the recognition of indigenous health practitioners, protection
of traditional knowledge through community knowledge registers
and inclusion of indigenous knowledge in school curriculum. |
| Operational Districts in Orissa
(Kalahandi, Rayagada,
Kondhmal, Ganjam, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Cuttack, Puri) |
Revival & Promotion of Indigenous
Health care · Conservation of Medicinal Plants insitu & Ex situ · Livelihood promotion through local & natural resource management · Addressing increased production impact through micro-watershed management programs like soil preservation, water management, reforestation, and sustainable agriculture. · Enhancing employment impact mainly from non-farm activities through self-help approaches. · Sensitizing the children
on eco-friendly local traditions for sustainable conservation
of bio-diversity especially on the medicinal plants and local
health care practices. |
