Centre for Charity Health Education and Social Service-CCHESS

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CCHESS is a Non Governmental organisation serving in Dindigul District of Tamil nadu,South India.It is a society registered under the Tamilnadu societies Registration Act 27 of 1975.Its registration number is 98/92. CCHESS has a decade of depth experience in addressing the livlihood issues of poor people of Dindigul District.Since its inception in 1992,it has been implementing number of innovative initiatives for empowering the farmers and farm labourers. At present CCHESS is implementing the National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas (NWDPRA)of Ministry of Agriculture,Government of India. The broad objectives of the NWDPRA are as follows: Conservation, development and sustainable management of natural resources including their use. Enhancement of agricultural productivity and production in a sustainable manner. Restoration of ecological balance in the degraded and fragile rainfed eco-systems by greening these areas through appropriate mix of trees, shrubs and grasses. Reduction in regional disparity between irrigated and rainfed areas. Creation of sustained employment opportunities for the rural community including the landless. GUIDING PRINCIPLES The main elements of the guiding principles are as follows: conservation of natural resources, integrated development of natural as well as social resources, in-situ moisture conservation, sustainable farming system, adoption of ridge to valley approach, due emphasis on production enhancement activities for land owners and livelihood support for landless families, democratic decentralization in decision making, transparency in transactions, mobilization of community at the village level, direct funding to the community, emphasis on "Government" participation in "Community’s" plans, contributory approach to empower the community, building upon indigenous innovations, initiatives and ideas; equity for resource-poor families and empowerment of women, moving away from subsidy oriented development to self-reliant development, convergence of activities / schemes of government and non-governmental organizations etc.