CONTENTSIntercooperation Social Development India 2

CEO’s Message 3

Areas of Activities in 2013-14 4

Rural Economy 5

Climate Change and Environment 12

Governance and Social Development 19

Meetings / Trainings / Workshops attended 22

Financial Statements 25

Credibility Alliance Norms Compliance 31

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INTERCOOPERATION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT INDIA

We, at Intercooperation, a non-governmental not for profit organization, try to empower andenable the disadvantaged by enhancing their livelihood opportunities keeping environment,climate and governance in mind. We link them through knowledge and skills acquired fromacross the globe. In short, we connect the global and the local.

Our strengths are our strong sense of commitment, our unparalleled expertise and action-orientedoutputs. We consciously challenge ourselves to give our partners the best and are alwaysready to explore hitherto uncharted terrains on their behalf.

We have three thematic domains

RURAL ECONOMYWe focus on agriculture value chain development, livestock and dairy,organic farming and fair trade through:

� Assessing value chains

� Developing approaches forvalue chain development

� Collectivizing farmers to formproducer organizations

� Ensuring linkage to markets andimplementing projects

GOVERNANCE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTTogether with communities, local governments and other tiers of agencies,governments:

� To strengthen localgovernance, ensuring waterand sanitation and naturalresource management

� To ensure better service deliverymechanisms, good governancepractices, gender sensitive approachesand participatory planning

CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTWe work on adaptation, disaster risk reduction and mitigation:

� By linking issues at local levelwith national & international policydialogues on climate change

� Through assessing vulnerabi-lities, formulating adaptationstrategies

� Adopting renewable and cleanenergy technologies

� Climate smart disaster riskreduction approaches

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Message from Chief Executive Officer

Dear Well wishers,

Another year of new activities, enthusiasm and promise. New projects, assignments

and new members to the team.

This year the team revisited our organizational strategy which was updated. Thematic

domains were renamed - Rural economy, Climate change and environment and

Governance and social development. Dr. Sumana Bhattacharya as Head of Climate

Change and Environment, Mr. Mustak Khan as Head of Rural Economy and Ms.

Mariamma Sanu George as Co-Head of Governance and Social Development lead

these thematic domains.

We were selected to implement one of the projects of Maharashtra Agricultural

Competitiveness Project (MACP) in Maharashtra. We also initiated the project on

Developing Low Carbon Pathways for Bihar, and also did the Social and Technical Audit

for the Impact Evaluation of the Jalanidhi project in Kerala. This Annual Report also

gives information on various other activities we had done during the year.

Financially too we have been moving forward.

Your support, guidance and encouragement were the sources of motivation and thanks

to all of you.

We are looking forward to a meaningful year ahead where we contribute to the sustainable

development of the country and upliftment of the poor and the marginalized.

With regards

Joy ElamonChief Executive Officer

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AREAS OF ACTIVITIES IN 2013-14

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RURAL ECONOMY

Market Access for Indian Organic Value ChainGoa and Maharashtra

The international market for organic products has been growing significantly at a rate ofaround 10% in the recent years and it is now widely recognized that this market presentsan opportunity for poor farmers to accomplish equitable and sustainable development.To carry forward the agenda of organic farming,Intercooperation Social DevelopmentIndia (ICSD) submitted a proposal to State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) toimprove market access ofIndian organic crops, especially cashew and based on thiscontext, the SECO decided to support a project in India through FIBL (Research Instituteof Organic Agriculture) and HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation (HSIC). ICSD workedas the project partner who identified the cashew value chain actors and area ofoperation.The project was launched in Goa and Maharashtra in 2010 with AjantaIndustries(AI) as processing partner with more than 3000 farmers involved in the chain

The project focused on propagating organic cashew cultivation and orienting farmersand producers’ company on Fair Trade, capacity building of farmers and producercompany members through trainings, workshops, seminars and exhibitions. Inorder toaddress the bottle neck of organic cashew cultivation, the project focused at mobilizationof farmers and formation of clusters leading to the formation of producer companiesand finally linking them to national and international markets. To address the issues andfor the proper implementation of project activities, a ‘Steering Committee’ was formedwhich was entitled to approve annual plan, provide guidance and review project outcomesand lessons.

Duration: December 2009 to December 2013Total outlay: Rs. 75.97 lakhsSupported by: SECO

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Sustainable Production of Organic and Fair Trade Basmati Rice in India

The project on Sustainable Production of Organic and Fair trade Basmati Rice in Indiaand Thailand was launched on 14 July 2011 in Ramnagar of Nainital district ofUttarakhand. Supported by COOP, the project has HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation,Nature Bio Foods, G B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology as partners. Theoverall goal of the project is to improve livelihoods of rice farmers, to improveenvironmental sustainability of rice production and to reach consumers with an attractiveproduct.

Basmati production and market scenario was excellent during the season. Continuousrainfall (good monsoon) coupled with high market price brought big smiles to farmers. Atotal of 335MT basmati paddy was procured from the fields. Farmers were offered priceof Rs 50/- per kg for Organic and Fair Trade Basmati paddy. After another successfulseason of Basmati, the project entered into next phase. Review cum action planningworkshop was organised in the month of January 2014 at Ramnagar. The target forbasmati paddy production for the year 2014 was set for 750 MT with 1800 registeredfarmers. It was also emphasised to bring multidimensional activities into the projectspecially focussing on climate change adaptations.

The year also was very active with preparations for kharif season with a target of producing750 MT organic and fair trade basmati rice by 1800 registered farmers as against thetargeted 2000 farmers, The project managed to register 2030 farmers and distributed102 quintal of basmati seed. The women farmers were trained in a phased manner andthe training was imparted on production of basmati and plant protection measures.

Duration of the project: 2011 July to December 2014Total outlay: 243.94 lakhsSupported by: Coop Sustainability Fund

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Organic and Fair Trade Cashew Value Chain, Odisha

ICSD had been promoting and managing cashew value chain project in Goa andMaharashtra and a feasibility study was undertaken by ICSD during 2010 in four statesof country including Odisha. The farmers in Odisha are very poor and have a higherdependence on income from cashew nuts and there was a potential to intervene andimprove their incomes through value chain improvement. Therefore, the project wasdesigned for the southern district Khurda where a processor-cum exporter and a producerorganization having at least 1000 members would be certified as organic and fair trade.To address the bottle neck of organic cashew cultivation, the project focused atmobilization of farmers and formation of clusters leading to the formation of producercooperative and training for implementation of internal control systems for organicfarming. The local processor Maa Cashew Industries and local NGO were the drivingforce in the value chain supporting the newly established farmer organizations inorganizing production, quality management and bulking.

The project’s objective was to promote and strengthen Small Producers Organization(SPO), management of Internal Control System (ICS); facilitate market linkage andexport promotion; Communication and coordination among the producers and localpartners; Instituting mechanisms and systems to ensure sustainability; linking of 1000farmers from the project area with the project.

A Producer company has been formed and registered as Kalinga Jaibika Cashew ChhasiUnnayan Sangha. One of the important activities of the project has been enhancing theknowledge and skill of farmers on cashew production so that they augment theirproduction and increase income. Also a child care center was established at theprocessing unit itself so that the women workers can leave their children at the centerand their older children can go to school instead of taking care of the younger ones.

Duration: April 2012 to March 2014Total outlay: 20.00 lakhs RupeesSupported by: SECO

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Establishment and Strengthening of Dairy Value Chain Project, acrossJaunpur District in Eastern Uttar Pradesh

UNDP, under one of its women empowerment initiatives in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, hadlaunched Dairy Value Chain Project and selected ICSD as resource agency for trainingand capacity building of beneficiaries in August 2012. Feasibility studies had shownthat the dairy value chain has greater potential in this region and by involving women indairy, their income could be increased in a sustainable way. And ICSD’s role was toimprove the institutional and individual capacities in this process.

The main goal of this project was to improve household income by 30% of 12,000primary producers (women SHG members) in a period of 12 months by impartingorientation and training to women SHGs. It also aimed at creating an efficient valuechain in the liquid milk value chain.

Duration: August 2012 to July 2013Total outlay: Rs.106.39 lakhsSupported by: UNDP

Dairy Multistate Scoping Assessment Study

International Finance Corporation (IFC) South Asia advisory services and the GatesFoundation had sought assistance of a consulting firm to assess and analyse the variationin performance levels of dairy sector in two clusters with one cluster comprising threemilk deficit states and the other cluster comprising three milk surplus states. The focuswould be on identifying issues with respect to milk productivity levels, food safety andhygiene for clean milk production and environment impact with a view to identifyopportunities for on-ground implementation of pilot projects to address some of theseissues. Deloitte in association with Intercooperation and RDI had undertaken thisassignment during February to April, 2013.

ICSD as part of this assignment conducted a desk research, reviewed the relevantdocuments, interacted with stakeholders. ICSD team supported the Deloitte team inanalysis of value chain with focus on dairy farmers and their production practices andidentify issues related to productivity, food safety and environment. ICSD had shared adraft report to Deloitte on the detailed sector assessment in terms of cattle holding,demand and supply levels of input services viz., Veterinary and AI services, quality feedand fodder available etc. and issues for assessing water usage and GHG emissionmanagement practices in dairy farms.

Duration: April to July 2013Total outlay: Rs. 3.82 lakhsConsortium Lead: Deloitte Touche

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Increase incomes of poor dairy farmers sustainably throughimproved access to markets

BAIF Development Research Foundation initiated Godhan project in Maharashtra, Biharand Uttar Pradesh with an aim to increase incomes of 86,000 poor farmers upto $165per lactation through productivity enhancement. To sustain operations beyond projectperiod Godhan organized village institutions i.e. Dairy Interest Groups (DIG) which willfederate at district level. In this context BAIF invited Intercooperation Social DevelopmentIndia (ICSD) to conduct diagnostic exercises and propose suitable strategies to renderprogrammes sustainable. ICSD had visited project sites to collect views of farmers’from BAIF staff and farmers on scope for business development in Godhan programmeand submitted its observations to BAIF. Based on discussions BAIF decided to engageICSD for organizing three federations manage and handover the functional informalfederations to BAIF within a project period of 27 months.

Duration: Feb 2014 to May 2016Total outlay: Rs. 58.50 lakhsSupported by: BAIF Development Research Foundation

Value chain development activities and assessment of thecorresponding market environment for selected productsa Scoping study

HEKS (Hilfswerk der Evangelischen Kirchen Schweiz), has a goal of developing thelivelihoods of the indigenous farmers who are small and marginal farmers andsustainableagriculture development is one of the component of HEKS for contributing to thedevelopment of indigenous people. HEKS India with its rich experience in socialmobilization in the indigenous areas had intention to increase incomes of poor throughvalue chain development. In this backdrop, Intercooperation was mandated to conductsituation analysis and identify potential value chains which can increase the income ofthe poor. During the season HEKS partners and staff were given training on productionand processing technology of cashew nut.

Duration: April – December 2013Total outlay: Rs. 4.92 lakhsSupported by: HEKS

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Preparing situational analysis report of the small holder dairy valuechains for India and for two Indian states (Bihar and Assam)

In view of the growing demand for milk which is one of the major protein sources in thehuman food basket, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has been promotingstudies to bring out strategic initiatives to add value to existing smallholder dairy valuechains in India. The Government of India (GoI) has launched an ambitious dairyingimprovement plan and this demanded identifying critical implementation gaps with regardto technological innovations and public private partnerships. It was in this context thatILRI commissioned a situational analysis of smallholder dairy value chains in India andtwo Indian States i.e. Bihar and Assam.

As part of the study the team collected data from the field and interacted with seniorofficials from animal husbandry department, milk federations, food safety department,research institutes, veterinary university and milk producers etc.The study was conductedusing a judicious mix of secondary data and review of information as well as field datacollected by using a set of checklists and data collection instruments. The study teamprepared checklists for interviews with officials and farmers through Focus GroupDiscussions (FGDs). Local NGOs were identified for interviewing primary value chainactors using the prepared instruments. All field investigators were oriented on valuechain concept and importance of each value chain actor in the study. After the orientationfield visit plans were finalized. In the field the investigating teams were provided follow-up support to conduct the interviews. The report has been submitted to ILRI.

Duration: 15th August to 30th November, 2013Total outlay: Rs. 23.43 lakhsSupported by: International Livestock Research Institute

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Formation of Farmers Groups for Crops and Livestock

Maharashtra Agricultural Competitiveness Project’s (MACP) Phase III focuses onformation commodity interest groups, farmer interest groups, producer interest groupsand livestock interest groups. The government of Maharashtra, through Government ofIndia, has received a credit from the International Development Association forimplementation of MACP. A part of the credit is intended to be applied to procure theservices of Services Provider for Formation of Common Interest Groups (CIGs) / FarmerInterest Groups (FIGs) / Producer Groups (PGs). ICSD has been selected as serviceprovider for implementing of this project.

The goal of this project is to form the common interest groups (CIGs) / PGs within theproject area producing similar commodities and build their capacities for quality production,aggregation, primary processing and marketing of their produce through various marketingchannels.

ICSD has proposed to cover all the catchment areas of Agricultural TechnologyManagement Agency (ATMA) in Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts.Apart from regular monitoring and supporting in decision making and group management,ICSD proposes to adopt market for poor (M4P) strategy for ensuring improved andinclusive approach to attain sustainability of groups, linking groups with service providersand government initiatives and finally assess the groups.

Duration: January 2014 to April, 2015Total outlay: Rs. 142.01 lakhsSupported by: MACP

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CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENT

Tamil Nadu State Action Plan on Climate Change (TNSAPCC)

GIZ has contracted ICSD to support the Government of Tamil Nadu in the preparationof its State Action Plan on Climate Change. The State of Tamil Nadu recognized that itneeds to meet the developmental aspiration of its people through an inclusivedevelopmental approach. However, it also recognized that it has several existingvulnerabilities (ecological, economic, social and cultural), and that climate change islikely to exacerbate these further if not addressed adequately and holistically. Thereforethe State had prepared a climate response strategy, the key elements of this being asaccelerating inclusive economic growth, promoting sustainable development, securingand diversifying livelihoods, and safeguarding ecosystems. In view of the fact that localvulnerabilities due to climate change can be addressed more adequately at local levelitself, the State of Tamil Nadu has prepared its State Action Plan on Climate Change(TNSAPCC).

The process of preparation of Tamil Nadu State Action Plan on Climate Change(TNSAPCC) started first in July 2010 with the formulation of a steering committee,headed by the Chief secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu and members drawn fromdifferent line departments. The focus areas identified were Water Resources; CoastalArea Management; Sustainable Agriculture (and allied sectors); Forest & Bio-Diversity;Sustainable Habitats, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy; and Strategic KnowledgeManagement. The working groups drafted the background papers for each of the focusarea. A number of working group meetings were organised to review progress betweenMarch 2012 and July 2013. After the approval of each sectoral paper by the respectiveworking group chair, they were synthesised together to formulate the draft State ActionPlan document.

Duration: April 2012 to December 2013Total outlay:Rs. 27.75 lakhsSupported by: GIZ India

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Documentation of Sikkim State Action Plan on Climate Change

ICSD had facilitated the preparation of the Sikkim SAPCC. The SAPCC of Sikkim hasbeen approved by the Ministry of Environment and Forests and endorsed by theGovernment of Sikkim. Additionally the work for editing and designing of the SikkimSAPCC has also been awarded to ICSD by GIZ. The objective is to disseminate thisinformation to all stakeholders as a first step towards optimal implementation of thestrategies formulated in the document. Therefore the main objective was to generatedifferent levels of information for diverse stakeholders including decision makers foreasy understanding of the SAPCC.

To complete this assignment ICSD team had worked closely with Department of Scienceand Technology and Climate Change, Government of Sikkim, other line departmentsand GIZ. The complete Sikkim SAPCC report with photographs and illustrations hasbeen prepared. An abstract with an edited 20 page ‘easy reader’ and a folded flyer/pamphlet ‘easy-easy reader’ with one mission per fold have been brought out and hasbeen approved by GIZ.

Duration: November 2012 to March 2013Total outlay: Rs. 3.65 lakhsSupported by: GIZ India

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Undertaking Training Needs Assessment for Capacity BuildingProgramme for State Level Stakeholders in Himachal Pradesh forClimate Change Adaptation

This assignment is supported by Indian Himalayas Climate Change Adaptation Programme(IHCAP) of the Climate Change and Development (CCD) Programme Division, Embassyof Switzerland in partnership with Department of Science and Technology and Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India. The scope of the work is tocontribute to the IHCAP (outcome 1 i.e. establishing operational cooperation amongstakeholders for climate adaptation planning and implementation) by building capacitiesat State level in adaptation planning and implementation at different level viz., state/district/block/panchayats. In this regard IHCAP has commissioned to map the Training NeedsAssessment at the state level.

The objective of this assignment was to establish operational cooperation amongstakeholders for climate adaptation planning and implementation, by building thecapacities at State level in adaptation planning and implementation at different levelsviz. state/ district/ block/ panchayat.

The project reviewed literature to understand the vulnerability of Himachal Pradesh dueto observed changes in climate and the likely changes due to projected climate change.IC team had conducted various meetings/discussions with the officials of the Departmentof Science & Technology to identify the sectors that require priority action and training.The sectors identified were agriculture, horticulture, water sector and forests & biodiversityand human habitats & human health. Also mapped the departments and their counterpartsat state, district and panchayat level that manage energy – hydropower. The team reviewedthe training material, formulated targeted questions, interviewed selected personnelrepresenting various levels of governance and undertook survey to assess the gaps.

Duration: March 2013 – August 2013Total outlay: Rs. 8.94 lakhsSupported by: Indian Himalayas Climate Change Adaptation Programme (IHCAP) ofthe Climate Change & Development (CCD) Programme Division, Embassy of Switzerland

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Develop Mitigation Abatement Packages towardspursuance of a Low Carbon Pathway in the state of Bihar

In recent years, Bihar has been one of the fastest growing economies in the country, itgrew at the rate of 14.48% in 2012-13, which is way above the national average. It ismoving away from agriculture and is investing more in industry and infrastructure andpromoting the service sector, with the aim to have a sustainable inclusive development.Such a developmental paradigm is likely to be emission intensive. However, a low carbondevelopment without compromising on the State’s inclusive developmental aspirationsis possible, if right technologies are chosen and implemented in an enabling environment.The Department of Environment and Forest, Government of Bihar, which is preparingthe Bihar SAPCC, had expressed interest in understanding the pros and cons ofalternative pathways through which a low carbon inclusive growth can be planned andsustained in the future in the state. The proposed study is, therefore, aimed towardsevolving policy packages that can also be integrated in the SAPCC of Bihar and, thus,facilitate formulating a roadmap for a low carbon inclusive development in the state.

ICSD has received a contract from Climate Works Foundation for ‘Developing a lowcarbon development pathway for the state of Bihar’.

The study envisages to suggest packages of measures/actions that enables the stateof Bihar to pursue a low C path while it aggressively pursues its growth and developmentagenda. The packages in general will map implementable cost effective and feasiblealternative low C technologies for different sectors along with policy options and assessother requirements including capacity development for creation of an enablingenvironment for pursuing a low C developmental path.

This project is being carried out with the team members from Jadavpur University, Institutefor Social Change, Global Change Research, and Indian Institute of Sciences.

Duration: Sept 2013 to April, 2015Total outlay: Rs. 80.15Supported by: ClimateWorks Foundation in collaboration with Shakti SustainableEnergy Foundation

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Project Review/Fact Finding of Climate Change Adaptation -North Eastern Region (CCA-NER)

GIZ had contracted ICSD to be part of the project progress review mission that willevaluate (OECD-DAC criteria and GIZ, capacity WORKS’ success factors) the statuesof impact achievements of the current Technical Cooperation Programme CCA in theNER till date and formulate recommendations for its continuation.

The purpose of the assignment was to evaluate the current programme and prepare aconcept for a new programme GIZ’s CCA-NER. Evaluate the programme impacts till date,outline thematic complexity and focus areas of the new programme, account for the nexusapproach of the GIZ and the Indian national/state action plans on climate change etc.,

The ICSD team worked in close coordination with the GIZ Programme Director and theCountry Manager, participated in the pre-evaluation mission, visited the North EastIndia (Nagaland, Meghalaya and Sikkim) along with GIZ team, consultations were heldon implementation of climate change action plans and adaptation to climate change inthe focus areas water, forest, agriculture and livelihood based on pre-evaluation results.

Duration: January 2014Total outlay: Rs. 3.77 lakhsSupported by: GIZ India

Preparation of National Inventory of GHG Emissions from IndustrialProcess & Product Use (IPPU) Sector

The decision at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the Parties (Decision 2/CP.17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)contains details of non Annex-I reporting and verification under the Ad Hoc WorkingGroup on Long-Term Cooperative Action. Therefore India as a non-Annexure party needsto submit 1st Biennial Update Report (BUR) to the UNFCCC. The inventory analysis forpreparing BUR envisages lay greater stress on reliability and precision of GHG emissioninventory data, and hence reducing uncertainties therein. As IPPU being a major sourceof GHG emissions in the Initial National Communication GHG emission estimates werecarried out using the IPCC 1996 methodology for the base year 1994. Since then themethodology has been revised .The current activity adopts IPCC 2006 guidelines.

The goal of the assignment was to “Prepare national Inventory of GHG emissions fromIndustrial Process & Product use for the period 2008-2010 at National Level”.

Duration: February to June, 2014Total outlay: Rs. 9.13 lakhsSupported by: Confederation of Indian Industry-ITC Centre of Excellence for SustainableDevelopment

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Analysis of Socio-economic Impacts of the Program on ClimateChange Adaptation in North Eastern Region (CCA-NER)

The Indo-German Development Program for Climate Change Adaptation in the NorthEastern Region (NER) is implemented in the states of Meghalaya, Sikkim and Nagaland.It focuses on (a) supporting the implementation of the State Action Plans for ClimateChange; (b) greening of value chains; and (c) capacity development. As the Program isbeing implemented, it requires information on the socio-economic and environmentalimpacts of the activities undertaken so far so that midterm corrections and future courseof action can be designed. The assignment is envisaged to do a detailed evaluationbeing planned, but it requires a pre-evaluation compilation of information and data whichwould be useful for the evaluation.The goal of this programme is to develop strategies,actions plans, policies, and instruments for enabling the capacities of Governments andkey partner institutions in the North Eastern Region in India to address climate changeconcerns in the states and assist rural communities in enhancing resilience to adapt toclimate variability and change in the long term.

The objective was to assess how the adaptive capacities of the communities are beingstrengthened through the CCA-NER programme that is addressing the impacts of thechanging climate on water, forests and livelihood.

Based on the CCA-NER program components, all projects were screened and assessed,to understand how each project/intervention has been contributing towards buildingclimate resilience within governance and that of the communities. A framework wasdeveloped for assessment in line with the expectations viz., mapping the stakeholdersof the projects in each state, the CCA-NER programme officials in the state, the officialsin the concerned focal departments and associated institutions, and with village levelstakeholders where actually the project implementation took place.

Duration: December 2013Total outlay: Rs. 13.16 lakhsSupported by: GIZ India

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GHG Emissions and Devising Mitigation Pathways in Paddy Fields

ICSD in collaboration with HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation is implementing theSustainable Production of Organic and Fair Trade Basmati Rice Project in India. In thesecond phase of the project, GHG mitigation in paddy has emerged as an importantelement. GHG Assessment from organic paddy fields are being carried out along withBiogas based GHG mitigation intervention in the project area that has emerged as one ofthe most important element. The area of operation is Rice fields in Haldwani district,Uttarakhand.

The goal of this project is to reduce, offset and mitigate GHG emissions from ricecultivation. The project carried out GHG emission measurement from organic rice farmingusing closed static chambers and GHGs samples have been collected from thesechambers. The samples were analysed using Gas Chromatograph (GC) Technique.During the year about 300 samples out of the received samples have been analyzed atNational Physical Laboratory. For mitigation purpose, the option of using Biogas (withavailable dung) was also considered. Survey has been carried out at household level inthe project area to assess quantity of dung available. The biogas technology has beenascertained for the area and implementation of the process for the family size biogasplants has started at the farmer households.

Duration: April 2012 - Dec 2014Total outlay: This is one of the components of the Rice Value Chain project supportedby COOP, Switzerland.Supported by: Coop Sustainability Fund

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GOVERNANCE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Impact and Baseline Assessment for the Livelihoods Programme,North East India and Myanmar

Caritas Denmark has been implementing its programme “Improved Rural Livelihoodsthrough Empowerment of Civil Society in Rural Myanmar and Northeast India” with fourpartner organisations in North East India and one national organization in Myanmar. The programme is focusing on organisational development of civil society organisations,agricultural development and income generating activities to improve livelihood situationor benefits of the rural poor households in these areas. Intercooperation SocialDevelopment India in partnership with HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Myanmarhas been selected by Caritas Denmark to undertake an Impact and Baseline Assessmentof the programme.

The objectives of the assignment was to evaluate the programme, analyse benchmarksboth quantitative and qualitative and assess the achievement of the programme outcomesas expressed in the NEI and Myanmar country strategy documents. The field assessmentwas conducted at partner organisations, applying both research and participatoryassessment tools and techniques by choosing the reasonable sample size representationat project locations in NEI and Myanmar. This assignment had impact and baselineassessments at the same time and have both backward and forward looking orientation.

Duration: February 2014 to June 2014Total outlay: 36.17 lakhsSupported by: Caritas Denmark

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Rapid Review of the Prime Minister’sRural Development Fellow Scheme (PMRDF)

Dr. Joy Elamon and Ms. Mariamma Sanu George were included in the expert team toundertake the rapid review of the PMRDF. The purpose of this task supported by UNICEFis to undertake a rapid assessment of PMRDF scheme with a view to understand itspresent scope in providing support to the district administration and the poor in thebackward districts to improve programme delivery and for accessing entitlements. Therapid review also looks at the process of professional growth of Fellows to motivatethem in to rural development facilitators. It will also look into the measures to beundertaken to improve the performance of the scheme and make a set ofrecommendations to the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of IndiaDuration: December 2013 – March 2014Total outlay: Rs. 2.7 lakhsSupported by: PMRDF / UNICEF

Training Needs Assessment for the Young Professional Programmeas part of the Maharashtra State Rural Livelihood Mission (MSRLM)

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) contracted ICSD to undertake a TrainingNeeds Assessment for the training, support and mentoring of Young ProfessionalProgramme (YPP) undertaken by TISS for MSRLM. The YP programme aimsdevelopment of 20 young people to serve MSRLM and see a career in NRLM,through learning and performance. It was also envisaged that they undergo a threemonth long training cum induction program. It is in this context that a TrainingNeeds Assessment was carried out.

Duration: November – December 2013Total outlay: Rs. 1.6 lakhsSupported by: TISS

Partnership Assessment of HWTS projects

Eawag has been coordinating HWTS projects in India for the last ten years, funded bySolaqua Foundation and implemented by local partners (including LEAD andDevelopment Alternatives). Intercooperation received a mandate from Eawag forconducting the evaluation of the Solaqua funded HWTS projects (household watertreatment and safe storage) in India being coordinated by Eawag. The objective of theevaluation was to assess the ongoing projects in terms of the relevance of the HWTSapproach, general viability of intervention approaches and project output and outcomesin relation to the logframe planning.

Duration: March to June 2014Total outlay: 9.31 lakhsSupported by: EAWAG-SANDEC, Switzerland

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Social and Technical Audits for the Impact Evaluation of the KeralaRural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (Jalanidhi I)

Government of Kerala launched rural water reforms as per Government of Indiaguidelines by carrying out the World Bank-financed Jalanidhi-I project between 2000and 2008. One of the objectives of Jalanidhi-I was to demonstrate the viability of cost-recovery and institutional reforms by developing, testing and implementing a bottom-upservice delivery model on a pilot basis. Jalanidhi-I covered 112 (11 percent) of thestate’s Gram Panchayats (GP) spanned across 13 districts (out of 14) and implemented3694 small water supply schemes (mostly groundwater based) and 16 large surfacewater based schemes. The project followed a demand responsive approach (DRA)encompassing beneficiary participation, capital cost contributions from beneficiaries andthe GPs, universal household connection provision, full operation and maintenance(O&M) cost recovery from user fees, and an integrated strategy in water, sanitation,environment and health sectors. It is in this context that the Social and Technical Auditsfor the Impact Evaluation of the Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project(Jalanidhi-I) are being launched.

The objective of this assignment was to carry out comprehensive social and technicalaudits in rural water schemes in Kerala, India. These audits have to assess the performanceof rural water supply and sanitation interventions by various providers including KeralaWater Authority (KWA) and Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (KRWSA).Technical Audits were conducted under the leadership of experts in the team. Protocolsand guidelines for the technical audit were prepared as per the guidance from ImpactEvaluation team of The World Bank. Case studies have also been prepared. The draftimpact evaluation report has been submitted to World Bank.

Duration: August 2013 to June 2014Total outlay: 59.98 lakhsSupported by: The World Bank

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Meetings / Trainings / Workshops attended

1. Dr. Indrani Phukan, Programme Coordinator – Climate Change and Environmentparticipated as resource person for an NIDM led training workshop in New Delhi on10th April 2013 – Presentation on ‘Tools for Climate Smart Disaster Risk Management’.

2. Dr. Sumana Bhattacharya, Head – Climate Change and Environment participated inthe DRM Learning and Innovation Hub Asia Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Managementinto Climate Compatible Development at Bangkok, Thailand during 19th – 21st June,2013 as part of the CDKN-START programme. In this programme, Dr. Bhattacharyapresented on the paper ‘Getting Climate Smart - Integrating CC Adaptation in DRM’.

3. Dr. Joy Elamon, CEO participated in the First General Assembly of LOGIN – LocalGovernance Network initiated by SDC. This was held from 3rd to 5th December 2013in New Delhi.

4. Mr. Nakul Sharma, Project Associate – Climate Change and Enviornment had attendeda training programme at Steinbeis Centre for Technology Transfer India (SCTI) isorganizing on Solar PV – System Design, Sales & Marketing in Hyderabad duringAugust, 2013.

5. Dr. Joy Elamon, Mr. Mustak Khan and Mr. Ashish Srivastava participated in theInternational Fair on Organic Farming, BIOFACH-India at Bangalore on 15-17November 2013.

6. Mr. Ashish Srivastava participated in a workshop organized by FLO-EV. The workshopfocused on challenges in transition of producers group from CP (Contract Production)to SPO (Small Producers Organization)

7. The final meeting for finalizing TNSAPCC was held at Chennai in July 2013. Dr. SumanaBhattacharya (ICSD) made a presentation on the content of TNSAPCC, including itsprocess of preparation and monitoring and evaluation of the same.

8. Mr. Abhijeet Dabhole, Project Coordinator – Rural Economy had attended a two dayskill enhancement program for practicing mangers in the agribusiness and primarysectors to gain a value chain approach towards profitability and sustainability in themarket place organized by Alliance for Advanced Research and Development Initiatives(AARDI) in Chennai during January, 2014.

9. Dr. Joy Elamon and Ms. Mariamma Sanu George had attended a PMRDF (PrimeMinister’s Rural Development Fellow Scheme) review workshop that was held inJanuary, 2014 in Delhi.

10.Dr. Sumana Bhattacharya had been to Nepal for a Multi-Regional –Multi-Network Face-to- Face meeting held on the topics of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and ClimateChange Adaptation – Let’s face Climate Change and Disaster Risks together”! held inKathmandu during January, 2014. It was organised by SDC’s Climate Change andEnvironment (CCE) Network.

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Workshops organised

1. ICSD organised a National Round Table on ‘Two Decades of Panchayati Raj – TheSearch for Support’ on 19 April 2013, in New Delhi with support from LoGIN.

2. Dr. Sumana Bhattacharya, Mr. Nakul Sharma and Ms. Shazneen C Gazdar facilitatedthe FORIN and M&E CSDRM Training Workshop on 8-9th May 2013 in Bhubaneswar,Odisha as part of the CDKN – START programme.

3. Aspiring Entrepreneurs Workshop, Sawantawadi: A four day training cum workshopwas organised by ICSD with the support from I-create for the Cashew and Mangoproducers of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

4. Dr. Sumana Bhattacharya (ICSD) facilitated a workshop in Jadavpur University,Kolkata on low carbon sustainable transport on 13 and 14th of November 2013.

5. Intercooperation India hosted and organised the internal Face to Face workshop ofteam members of Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation working on Climate Change. Itwas held in May 2013 in New Delhi.

6. Knowledge sharing event on Rice Production Technologies and SRI (System of RiceIntensification) was organized on 27-28 November 2013 at GBPUAT.

7. Getting Climate Smart for Disasters, concluding workshop was organised by ICSDon 10th December, 2013.

Visitors to ICSD

� A delegation from Vietnam (Friesland Campina supported by Royal NetherlandsEmbassy) had visited India for a study tour on Dairy sector in India. They visitedNDDB, Karnal Dairy, Ludhiana Milk Association, MANAGE and SMILDA. Dr. Raoand Dr. Raja Rathinam facilitated the study tour in December 2013.

� Mr. Karl Haf, CEO of RiesemuhleBrunnen and Mr. Tapan Ray CEO and ManagingDirector of Nature Bio Foods visited the organic basmati rice project area in Uttarakhand.Mr. Haf spread the message of being Fair and Good and bringing fairness and goodnessfor all through the project intervention. Mr. Markus Kohler from COOP, Zurich visitedthe project to learn more about the Organic Basmati Rice project.

Human Resource

1. Mr. Monojit Chakraborty joined as Project Associate – Climate Change andSustainability from 1st August, 2013.

2. Ms. Manjari Aishwarya joined as Research Associate – Climate Change andSustainability from 15th October 2013.

3. Ms. Manisha Mukherjee joined as Senior Subject Matter Specialist – Climate Changeand Environment in February 2014.

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Our Partners

� BAIF (BAIF Development Research Foundation)

� Caritas Denmark

� Confederation of Indian Industry-ITC Centre of Excellence for SustainableDevelopment

� Climate Development Knowledge Network (CDKN)

� COOP Sustainability Fund

� Eawag

� GIZ India

� HEKS

� HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation (HSIC)

� International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

� Maharashtra Agriculture Competitiveness Project (MACP)

� Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

� State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

� Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation

� The World Bank

� Tata Institute of Social Sciences

� United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

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Audited Financial Statements

Report on the Financial StatementsWe have audited the accompanying financial statements of M/s Intercooperation SocialDevelopment India, Hyderabad, a Company Registered U/s.25 of the Companies Act,1956, (“the Company”) which comprise the Balance sheet as at 31st March, 2014, thestatement of Income and Expenditure Account for the year then ended and a summaryof significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial StatementsManagement is responsible for the preparation of these financial statements that give atrue and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of theCompany in accordance with the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C)of section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956 (“the Act”) read with the General Circular 15/2013 dated 13th September, 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in respect ofSection 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 This responsibility includes the design,implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation andpresentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s ResponsibilityOur responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on ouraudit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing issued bythe Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we complywith ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assuranceabout whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amountsand disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on theauditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement ofthe financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments,the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Company’s preparation and fairpresentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that areappropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriatenessof accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates madeby management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate toprovide a basis for our audit opinion.

OpinionIn our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations givento us, the financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner sorequired and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generallyaccepted in India:

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(i) In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at31.03.2014;

(ii) In the case of the Income and Expenditure Account of the Company of theExcess of Income over Expenditure for the period ended on that date.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory RequirementsThis report does not contain a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and5 of the Companies (Auditor’s Report Order, 2003 as amended by the Companies(Auditor’s Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004 issued by the Central Government of Indiain terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of ‘The Companies Act, 1956’ of India (the‘Act’) since in our opinion and according to the information and explanation given to us,the said Order is not applicable to the Company.2. As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:

a. we have obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of ourknowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;

b. in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept bythe Company so far as appears from our examination of those books;

c. The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Income and Expenditure dealt with bythis report are in agreement with the books of account;

d. In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Income and Expenditure Accountcomply with the Accounting Standards referred to in sub section 3(c ) of section211 of the Act; read with the General Circular 15/2013 dated 13th September,2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in respect of Section 133 of theCompanies Act, 2013

e. On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on31.03.2014 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors isdisqualified as on 31st March, 2014 from being appointed as director in terms ofclause (g) of sub section (1) of section 274 of the Act.

for Mahesh, Virender & SriramChartered Accountants(Firm’s Registration No.001939S)

(B.R.Mahesh)Partner

M.No.18628Place : HyderabadDate : 11.06.2014.

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CREDIBILITY ALLIANCE NORMS COMPLIANCE

As a member of Creditability Alliance and having Accreditation Certificate fromCreditability Alliance, we have to furnish information under minimum norms whichare furnished here under:

TRANSPARENCY DISCLOSUREOrganisation informationName: Intercooperation Social Development IndiaEstablished (year): 2006Registration Details: (Act 01-49902, Section 25 of Indian Companies Act, 1956and Registration number) / Section 8 of Companies Act, 2013Date of Registration: 18-04-2006Type of Organisation: Social

Contact InformationRegistered Address: Intercooperation Social Development India, 153/A/4,

Sappers Lane, Balamrai, Secunderabad 500003 IndiaOffice Telephone: 040 27906952 / 6991Fax: 040 27906954Email: info@intercooperation.org.inWebsite: www.intercooperation.org.in

Statutory DetailsDate of establishment of Incorporated on 18-04-2006 as Section 25the Agency Not for Profit Company, No. 01-49902Registration Authority/Act Registrar of Companies, Hyderabad Under Section 25-1956FCRA Registration No. 012030859Service Tax Registration No. AABCI5517LST001Type of the AgencyNGO/Company/Institute CompanyPAN No. AABCI5517LTAN No. HYDI01726E

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Accounts and Transparency

Details of international travel of the staff undertaken during the financial year 2013-14

1. Dr. Sumana and Dr. Joy Elamon travelled to Nairobi from 5th - 10th August, 2013 inconnection with developing of a joint proposal with International Institute forSustainable Development (IISD), CARE Canada and the Global Dry lands Initiativeof the International on the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Kenya.

2. Dr. Elamon had been to Bangladesh in November 2013 for an assignment fromHELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation to study the power relations and context analysisof local governance in Bangladesh.

3. Dr. Sumana Bhattacharya had been to Nepal for a Multi-Regional-Multi-NetworkFace-to-Face Meeting held on the topics of DRR and CC Adaptation- ‘Let’s faceClimate Change and Disaster Risks together!’ held in Kathmandu during January,2014. It was organized by SDC’s Climate Change and Environment (CCE) Network.

4. Mr. Mustak Khan had been to Bangladesh to attend a Regional Training Course onPolicy Dialogue and Advocacy workshop in Bangladesh during August 2013.

5. Mr. Mustak Khan had been to Vietnam during September 2013 to attend a RegionalWorkshop Value Chain / Market Systems Development.

Details of number of staff and their range of salary during the year 2013-14Gross Monthly Designationremuneration

Highest paid employee Rs. 2,00,000 Head – Climate Changeand Environment

Second highest paid employee Rs. 1,61,030 Chief Executive OfficerThird highest paid employee Rs. 1,07,699 Head – Rural Economy

Gross Monthly Designationremuneration

Lowest paid Employee Rs.8,500 Field Project StaffSecond Lowest Paid Employee Rs. 10,000 Office Assistant

Slab of gross monthly salary Male Staff Female Staff Total Staff (in Rs.) plus benefits paid to staff < 2500 < 7000 < 15000 35 3 38 < 30000 15 4 19 < 50000 4 2 6 >/ 50000 4 4 8

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GovernanceDetails of board members related to each other by blood or marriage- None of the board members are related to each other and they do not have any

blood relation.Number of Board Meetings held during the year- The Board Members met four times in the FY-2013-14 on the following dates for

the Board Meeting:• 26thMeeting of Board of Directors of ICSD on 24th May, 2013• 27thMeetingof Board Of Directors Meeting on 14th September, 2013• 28thMeetingof Board Of Directors Meeting on 10th January, 2014• 29thMeetingof Board of Directors Meeting on 21st February, 2014

- Rotation of board members exists and is practiced- No remuneration, sitting fees or any other form of compensation have been paid

since inception of Intercooperation Social Development India to any board members.

Details of Board MembersName Age/Gender PositionG. Sreekumaran Nair 72, Male Director

Ph.: 94472762; geyesnair@gmail.comNandita Ray 71, Female Director

Ph.: +91 40 23003524; nanditaray@yahoo.comRupa Mukerji 48, Female Director

Ph.: +41 44 368 65 84; Rupa.Mukerji@helvetas .orgSreeram Koottala 44, Male Director

Ph.: +41 31 385 10 10; Sreeram.Koottala@helvetas.orgV. Padma Kumar 51, Male Director

Mobile: 09701220443; V.Padmakumar@cgiar.orgGeeta Unnikrishnan 55, Female Director

Mobile: +9787742537; unnikrishnani@hotmail.com

Names and address of AuditorsM/s. Mahesh, Virender and Sriram Chartered Accountants,3rd Floor, “Aparna Crest”, Road No.2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 34. Tel.: 23551738

Names of BankersUntil November 2014- Standard Chartered Bank, Raj Bhavan Road, Somajiguda, HyderabadFrom December 2014 onwards- ING VYSYA Bank Limited, S.P. Road Branch, Secunderabad

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� G. Sreekuamaran Nair

� Nandita Ray

� Rupa Mukerji

� K V Sreeram

� Padma Kumar

� Geeta Unnikrishnan

Our Team

� Dr. Joy Elamon – Chief Executive Officer

� Dr. Sumana Bhattacharya, Head – Climate Change and Environment

� Dr. C K Rao – Senior Advisor

� Mustak Khan, Head – Rural Economy

� Mariamma Sanu George (Nirmala), Co-Head – Governance and Social Development

� Ashish Srivastava, Programme Coordinator - Rural Economy

� Abhijeet Dabhole, Project Coordinator – Rural Economy

� Nakul Sharma, Project Coordinator – Rural Economy

� Nihar Kanti Priyadarshi, Project Coordinator – Rural Economy

� R. Sreelatha, Senior Executive - Administration

� S. Madhuri, Accounts Officer

� Monojit Chakraborty, Project Coordinator – Climate Change and Environment

� Manjari Aishwarya – Project Associate – Climate Change and Environment

� Shoba – Office Assistant

� Venkatamma – Housekeeping and Office Assistant

Board of Directors

Honorary Advisor

� Felix von Sury

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Registered OfficeIntercooperation Social Development India153/A/4, Sappers Lane, Balamrai,Secunderbad - 500 003Tel: 040 27906952 /6954, Fax: 040 27906991Email: info@intercooperation.org.inWebsite: www.intercooperation.org.in

Regional OfficeIntercooperation Social Development IndiaISS Buildings, 8, Nelson Mandela Road,Vasant Kunj, New Delhi - 110 070.Tel: 011 43158815

Project Offices

UttarakhandC/o Mr. Ashish Srivastava, Project CoordinatorJail Road (Opposite to Suruchi Masale)Near Panccha Ki Hira Nagar,Haldwani 263139, Nanital District

MaharashtraFlat No-202,Tisha Plaza,Near Nab Eye HospitalKaviltali, Taluka-Chiplun,District-Ratnagiri – 415605

KeralaProject Office: TC 3/ 2676-1, KRA 95Soorya Nagar, Pattom, Trivandrum 695004Kerala, India

RaigadPrafulla Dinakar Bhopale,C/o Sagar Shantaram Patil,Pratishtha newas, Sagar Society Chinchapada,Pen, District Raigad - 402 107

ThaneFlat No.101, Dattatreya Niwas,Behind TJSB Bank,Kudus,Taluka -Wada,Dist. - Thane - 421 312

SindhudurgFlat No.306, Rameswar Plaza,Orosbudruk, Taluka - Kudal,Dist. - Sindhudurg - 416812.

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