About Us
Welcome to MYKAPS
MYKAPS (Myrada Kaveri Pradeshika Samsthe) is an organization promoted by MYRADA with a mandate to work in 10 districts of Southern and coastal Karnataka including Mysore, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Kodagu, Chickmagalore, Hassan, Shivamogga, Udupi, Dakshina Kannda and Utthara Kannada.
MYRADA and MYKAPS have been working in Undivided Mysore District for more than five decades.
OUR JOURNEY
History
Phase-I
When the main focus was on resettlement and rehabilitation of the Tibetan Refugees in Odeyarapalya, Gurupura, Bylakuppe and Mundgod. After completing the assignment of rehabilitation MYRADA rededicated itself to the development of local communities.
Phase-II
MYRADA worked in this area under a project namely; MYRADA/Plan H.D.Kote Project with major focus on achieving rights of children along with women empowerment and rural infrastructure development such as housing, classroom construction, establishing potable water systems, community centres etc. The thrust of the project was on child centered community development with majority of the beneficiaries consisting of women and children. In the year 2006-07, MYKAPS was
established as a MYRADA Promoted Institution (MPI) through a resolution of the MYRADA Board. Thereafter the MYKAPS journey as an entity began with focus on
community development activities.
Phase-III
MYKAPS was operationalised in January, 2008 and there was a shift in functioning of the project to livelihood centred family development which covered the farmers consisting of small, marginal and tribal families including women farmers. The
organization shifted its focus from Child Centered Community Development to Livelihood Centered Family Development.
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
What Make Us Different
- To build and strengthen livelihoods of farm and nonfarm rural households in such a way that all families are able to live in prosperity with dignity and harmony in the Cauvery Basin.
- To spread the adoption of ecologically better practices so that soil, water and air are protected from further deterioration and nurtured back to healthy and optimally productive levels.
- To promote the development of agriculture as an enterprise, balancing productivity with environmental concerns and securing appropriate credit and to facilitate value chain.
- To Enhance Livelihoods of youth and landless by enhancing their entrepreneurial skills in non-farm sector.
- To increase awareness and facilitate attitudinal and behavioural changes in the areas of health and sanitation by addressing sanitation and solid waste management so that health risks are reduced.
- To ensure that all the rights of children are respected at all times, and that children are groomed to contribute to the healthy growth of the community and the nation.
- To ensure that all the above are achieved with gender sensitivity and through building and strengthening local level people’s institutions, working with panchayats (local government), networking with other governmental and non governmental institutions and strategic partnerships with resource institutions.
Meet Our Governing Body
The governing body oversees the functioning, activities and strategies of MYKAPS and also provides guidance. It meets for a minimum of three times a year, apart from the AGM.
Mr.S.S.Meenakshisundaram
IAS (Retd)
Chairman MYRADA Bangalore
President
Ms.Vidya Ramachandran
Consultant
Vice President
Mr.Sunil Jadli
Chief Executive Officer Sanghamithra Rural Financial Services
Treasurer
Mr.S.A. Ashraful Hasan
Executive Director, MYRADA Kaveri Pradeshika Samsthe
Member Secretary
Mr. Padmashri.Aloysius P.Fernandez
Secretary MYRADA, Bangalore
Member
Mr.T.M.Vijay Bhaskar IAS (Retd.)
Former Chief Secretary Govt. of Karnataka
Member
Mr.Arvind G. Risbud (IAS Retd.)
Executive Director, MYRADA, Bangalore
Ex-Officio Member
Ms.Chandra Singh
Chief Finance Officer
Member
Mrs.M.Indira
Retd. Prof. in Economics, University of Mysore
Member
Mr.Rajachary
Consultant
Member
Dr.P. Alagesan
Program Manager Myrada Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Gobichettipalyam, Erode
Ex-Officio Member
Meet our Project Management Staffs
Each project of MYKAPS is managed by a Senior Staff of MYKAPS with expertise in the chosen field. The Project Leaders / Coordinators
Mr.Rajappa S
MSK Project Coordinator
Mr.Rajanna M
FPO Program Coordinator
Mysore District
Mr.H.S.Shankar
FGHR Program Coordinator
Mr.Radish Kumar
Sanitation Project Coordinator
Mr.Mahesh.M.D
FPO Program Coordinator Chamarajanagar District
Meet our Finance and Administration Staff
A well experienced and highly competent team manages the finance and administration of all the projects of MYKAPS at its central office in Mysore.
Mrs.Nagarathna B
Chief Administrative Officer
Mrs.Revathy B K
Chief Accounts Officer
Mrs.Kavyarani
Accounts Assistant 1
Ms.Swathi
Accounts Assistant 2
Focus & Strategies
Livelihood
Through promoting, nurturing and monitoring Livelihood based;
- Primary Level Institutions centered around thrift and credit (SHGs)
- Primary Level Participatory Farmer’s Groups
Promotion of organic farmers associations, organic farming, better cotton cultivation, livestock based farming etc., to ensure Sustainable Agriculture Practices
- Establishment of Representative Institutions such as Community Managed Resource Centres
- Establishment of Producer Groups and Companies
Enhancing income generating skills of youth through skills training initiatives
Creating livelihood opportunities for landless people in the watershed areas
Soil and Moisture Conservation
- Building and nurturing institutions related to soil and moisture conservation such as Watershed Development Associations, Village Watershed Committees, Tank User Groups and federation of TUGs
Carrying out tank rejuvenation activities such as tank deepening, treatment of upper catchment area, sluice repair and strengthening of tank bunds
Create awareness amongst members of self help groups about soil and moisture conservation and linking them with TUGs.
- Promotion of NADEP unit and compost pits as a moisture conservation measure in individual households
Take up watershed development activities such as Trench cum Bunds, Check dams, Drainage line treatment, development of gokuntas etc.,
Water & Sanitation
- Create awareness among women, children and the entire community about safe drinking water practices.
Construction of Individual Sanitary Latrines
Construction of protection walls around the school to improve the environment and sanitary conditions
Awareness to community about liquid and solid waste management
Organizing loans from MFIs to construct toilets and provide water filters
- Construction of Toilets in schools for boys and girls
Organizing awareness camps on sanitation to children by conducting drawing competitions, quiz etc.
Training of waterman and masons to build their capacities
Inculcate proper hand washing practices amongst school children
Construction of child friendly toilets in pre-schools / Anganwadis
Health and Education
- Organizing health camps and eye camps with support from Health care institutions
Motivation and Life Skills Training to children related to agriculture operations
Development health and education infrastructure in the project villages
Youth Development
- Involvement in project such as International Citizen Services with an objective of building cultural relationship between youth from north and south
Enhancing skills of youth by organizing various skill trainings
Project Management
- Each project of MYKAPS is managed by a Senior Staff of MYKAPS with expertise in the chosen field. The Project Leaders / Coordinators
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