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Annex 3 165- community health- alternative energy- rural industries- rural sanitation- non-formal education- social forestry & forest protection groupsRegional coverage: Sarthi operates in 229 villages in Gujarat in thedistricts of Dahod, Panch Mahals, Sabarkhanta and Baroda.Field Offices: Sarthi runs several small field offices, which also serveas training centres for members of the target group.Staff: Total number of permanent staff: 61 (15 female; 46 male), 30 ofthem are working in the head office. In addition, Sarthi has a numberof volunteer field workers.Experience in watershed development: Until the year 2000, Sarthihas been involved in the implementation of 27 watershed developmentprojects in 4 districts of Gujarat.Capacity building for other NGOs: -Networking: Sarthi is a member of several NGO-networks.Overall characteristics and specifics: The initial objective of Sarthiwas to improve the drinking water situation in drought prone areas. Itthen shifted the focus to leadership development and the promotion oforganised action by groups of underprivileged sections of thecommunity, particularly women. The focus of the organisation lies onthe binding of local natural and human resources to the regionalcontext, which means the support of local crafts, the employment oflocal personnel as field workers, and the development of a functioningregional community.Its projects are promoted from the field centres, and are managed in adecentralised way, using participatory planning methods. Sarthi showsgood knowledge about social methods and tools such as participativeapproaches and strategies for conflict resolution. The organisationapplies a qualitative monitoring system. Comprehensive qualitativemonitoring is done by an interdisciplinary team on a regular basis.Proper training of the staff members is considered as crucial forsuccessful projects.