RFP - Impact Assessment of various CSR Projects

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About the Organization

The DS Group (Dharampal Satyapal Group) is a Multi-Business Corporation and one of the leading FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) conglomerates with a strong Indian and International presence. Founded in the year 1929, it is an inspiring and successful business story that blends a remarkable history and legacy with visionary growth. Guided by a clear set of values and built on a strong foundation of collective good, Corporate Social Responsibility is an integral part of the Group’s business objectives. The Group works on projects across the country to achieve this objective with a focus on critical areas such as Water, Livelihood, and Education. These initiatives have a transformational impact on communities. Active participation from stakeholders is sought while creating awareness and during the implementation to ensure the long-term sustainability of the projects. Future-focused, the Group has been steadily expanding its ‘green’ initiatives, including Energy and Water Conservation, to reflect its response to what the world needs and its own role as a committed corporate citizen.

About the Proposal

The group endeavours for the sustainable well-being of the stakeholder communities by addressing economic, environmental, and social issues and challenges. The Group works on projects across the country to achieve the aforesaid objective with a focus on critical areas such as Water Conservation, Livelihood Enhancement, and Education that helps the communities and has a long-term impact. Corporate Social Responsibility projects of the Group are designed on the principles that “indigenous knowledge and skills of the local community are important towards sustainable development”. From creating awareness to implementation and ensuring sustainability, the projects encourage proactive participation from stakeholders, local bodies, and recognized NGOs.

Water Conservation Initiatives

 DS Group aims to ensure long term availability of water through geography specific conservation measures and promoting its judicious utilization to improve the livelihood of the marginalised farmers in the water stressed regions of India. In the reporting period, DS has taken following interventions:

• Creation of Water Economic Zones through Integrated Watershed Development Kurabad Watershed Kurabad Block, Udaipur (Rajasthan) aims to improve the quality of life of tribal and rural community of 14 villages of Kurabad block of Udaipur District by sustainable livelihood enhancement through Natural Resource Management. The project is titled as “Creation of Water Economic Zones through Integrated Watershed Development” is planned around the most important component i.e. water, with specific importance given to maximize conservation and harvesting through various interventions so as to improve production in agriculture and allied activities, which can yield increased productivity and help these families sustain their livelihood. The major aim of the programme is to improve natural resource management particularly water and soil to increased productivity of land. The project is aiming for a prosperous Life and livelihood enhancement through Water Conservation and Management.
• The project “Restoring livelihood through Rain Water Harvesting and recharging Structures and water productivity enhancement in Daang Region” was aimed for sustainable improvement in the quality of lives and livelihood of deprived rural families of the Daang region through rainwater harvesting/recharging and soil conservation structures, water productivity enhancement and better livestock management. The major objectives of the project are mobilizing and strengthen the rural people into village institution for their empowerment in long run, implement decentralized costeffective rainwater harvesting structure in 5 project villages to improve the irrigation potential in agriculture and reduce erosion, Strengthening livelihoods through the utilization of irrigation and in agriculture and to increase productivity in the farming sector, Enhance the water use efficiency or water productivity for judicious use of water, Reduce the demand of the water for irrigation by promoting SRI (System of Rice Intensification) and SWI (System of wheat Intensification), ensure sustainable livelihood from livestock by better livestock management and improve better health and hygiene, Ensure sustainable livelihood to the weaker and most marginalized farmer i.e., landless, widow, etc., Build the capacity of the farmers for better manage their assets i.e., water, soil, livestock, etc.
• In alignment with its core objective, DS Group has taken the intervention “Recharging springs for Water security” to revive springs in Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. Springs are the major source for drinking as well as for irrigation in agriculture for the region. As per 2018 NITI Aayog Report details the precipitous decline in Himalayan spring water availability and quality. Anthropogenic factors (land use change, urbanization/tourism, fuel wood/fodder demands, and spring shed bacterial/chemical contamination) and environmental factors (climate change, increased variability in seasonal and geographic precipitation and temperatures) contribute to springs decline. To address the above mentioned problem and ensure good quality of water to Himalayan community, a project “Recharging springs for water security” has been designed to enhance the discharge of water from sources by recharging of spring through spring-shed management based on hydrogeology of the area. They will recharge or rejuvenate 65 springs which will benefit the 5200 inhabitants of the 40 villages of Dhari Block.
• The Project ‘Conservation of rainwater by constructing RRWHSs and reviving water bodies in Khadir cluster (Dholavira and its surrounding villages) and collaborating with the government flagship programmes of Bhachau block of Kutch District’. This intervention was designed to create and revive the traditional water conservation techniques/system for water availability for drinking and domestic use of 913 families and irrigation for 343 families and provide access to drinking water sources throughout the year along with the reduction in migration. The goal of the project is to reduce migration for the marginalized communities by constructing/facilitating water structures, leveraging government funds for reviving the water-based assets, and creating water security and safety for the villages. In the western part of the country, DS Group has implemented a project to ensure the conservation of rainwater through various structures to address the issue of water scarcity. In Kutch, the water salinity is the major problem and conservation of Rains is extremely critical and important for the community for its survival.

Revitalizing Rural Economy as a response of COVID 19 Pandemic In partnership with PRDAN, the company has started an intervention to improve the livelihood marginalized farmer’s communities through the formation of Farmer’s Producer Organizations and Convergence/ Leverage of Government Schemes in 140 villages of Jharkhand. This project enables communities to leverage the benefits of MGNREGA for boosting the agricultural economy. Key developmental interventions like FPO promotion, incubating Agrientrepreneurs, and Integrated Natural Resource Management are part of this project.

Community Development Project The company has started an intervention for the Integrated Development in Barota village near to Karnal. The project aims to holistic development of area ranging from Healthcare facility improvement, School Infrastructure revamp, elementary education support, Solid & Liquid waste management, Sports development etc.

Scope of Work

The objective of the Impact Assessment is to evaluate the outcomes and measure the impact of these projects undertaken by DS Group (DSL) between 2020-21 to 2022 -23. The study should follow the following analytical framework in principle (minor changes to be done as per the nature of the project).

• Delivery of services in terms of quality and quantity
• Satisfaction level of project stakeholders
• Impact of the project in alignment with its objectives
• Learning and Challenges (limitations/ areas of improvement)

Eligibility

The agencies submitting proposals need to ensure the following;

• The agencies should submit separate technical and financial proposals. The technical proposal should include detailed workflow, processes, specifications proposing how the agency intends to address the scope of work, and a timeline.
• The agency will submit the financial proposal detailing the total cost, including all applicable taxes with specific details.
• The agency can propose for all or any number of projects for evaluation.
• The details of the proposed team members for this assignment should be shared in tabular form, with names, brief bios, and the work they would do in this assignment.
• The applying agency would need to share the details of the key contact person for this project who will coordinate from the agency side with Email.

How to Apply

Email Id to submit the proposal: csr@dsgroup.com Subject Line – Impact Assessment of CSR Projects

Last date of Submission of Proposal 3 th December 2024

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