The emancipation of poverty through education and child rights for children of marginalized communities. Also reaching out to every child of Meerut district and other areas through a 24 hour free telephone helpline, a project by the Government of India.
Sustainable use of natural resources, to ensure that our environment does not pose a risk to human health, and can sustain an appropriate and diverse wildlife.
Empowerment of marginalized communities to improve their own environment and safeguarding their human rights.
Water quality protection and provision of safe drinking water, water Resource Conservation and provision of safe, sufficient and sustainable water resources for all
Restored and protected agricultural land, providing nutritious and healthy food sustainably, for current and future generations.
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Seeds of change - A study report on the trend of seeds employed by the farming community in Western U.P.Janhit Foundation Meerut conducted a seed information study so as to evaluate the range of seeds employed and the status of farming community of Meerut and adjacent districts. 200 farmers from different villages of Meerut, Ghaziabad and Muzaffarnagar districts of Western U.P were questioned to obtain general information from the farmer including types of crop grown, size of the farm and annual income from the farm. Farmers were asked about the amount / type of seeds of the various varities of paddy, wheat, pulses, oilseeds, vegetables, maize and fodder. Results showed a dominance of sugarcane, wheat and rice with no pulses being grown and few varieties used. Farmers also buy expensive hybrid-imported seeds from the sales depots while not exchanging seeds from the fellow farmers. These seeds are for one time sowing only and cannot be saved for another year. The private multinational companies are the biggest gainer in this case. Most farmers informed that they are not able to save anything from previous year's yield lately. The state of entire farming community of western Uttar Pradesh a matter of serious concern. By interviewing 200 farmers a very dismal picture of the entire region appeared. The farmers did not received any information on how to improve productivity from the university or government officials when it comes to their queries related to the seeds. Most farmers consider yield and disease resistance as the most important criterion. There is lack of awareness amongst the farmers regarding new developments in the field of agricultural advancement. Therefore it was obvious that no farmer has ever heard of any laws related to the seeds' protection. There were sufficient suggestions being given by the farmers as their feedbacks. Most of them indicated that the seeds that are provided to them should have higher yield. Many of them indicated that the farmers must be informed about the new advancement in seed technology. The seeds that demanded lesser irrigation input were also asked for by most of the farmers. The results of this study have been made available to the Parliamentary Committee within the Government of India for consideration and inclusion within their 2005 draft Seeds Bill which will regulate import, export, sale and registration of seeds within India.
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