Empowering Rural
India Since 1974
We aim to empower rural communities
by restoring, developing, and expanding
natural
resources.
Dahod Gujarat, India
Water Resources
Dahod Gujarat, India
Water Resources
We aim to empower rural communities
by restoring, developing, and expanding
natural
resources.
The training transformed my farming into a business. Now, I grow quality produce, sell at the market.
Access to clean water changed everything. Our crops are healthier, our livestock thrives, and our community no longer struggles.
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Every step we take in rural India contributes to a larger global vision,
aligning with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
Agriculture
Horticulture
Water Resources
Training & Education
Dairy Farming
Agriculture
Horticulture
Water Resources
Women Leadership
Women SHGs
CBOs
Training & Education
Drinking Water
Community building
Water Resources
Training & Education
Solar Irrigation
System
Lighting System
Biogas
Solar Irrigation
Watershed
Agriculture
Tree Plantation
Agriculture
Tree Plantation
Water Resources
Biogas
Agriculture
Horticulture
Water Resources
Training & Education
Dairy Farming
Agriculture
Horticulture
Water Resources
Women Leadership
Women SHGs
CBOs
Training & Education
Drinking Water
Community building
Water Resources
Training & Education
Solar Irrigation
System
Lighting System
Biogas
Solar Irrigation
Watershed
Agriculture
Tree Plantation
Agriculture
Tree Plantation
Water Resources
Biogas
Our work reflects not in numbers, but in greener fields, fuller plates, and
children staying home for school - not migration.
Institutions
Acres of land are treated
Trellis System
Farmers Trained
Everything, Literally everything you can have a company to share can be
found here, about
NM Sadguru
Every partner listed here stood with us, shoulder to shoulder - in building a
future where communities lead their own change.
We don’t deliver aid—we co-create change with the people who live the story every day.
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Step 1
We study the region’s challenges, resources, and community needs to create a plan that maximizes resources, strengthens water security, and supports
Six RKVY lift irrigation schemes irrigate 650 acres for 571 households in Rajasthan, enabling record mustard, wheat, and gram yields.
Radhiben turned 0.5 acres into a steady income of ₹1.27 lakhs per year through vegetable farming, inspiring 25 other village families.
Women in Barwani, Madhya Pradesh, are steering change through the Livelihood Entrepreneurship Development Program, turning ideas into income.
Farmers from multiple villages attended a Field School in Jamadra to learn advanced drip irrigation, mulching, crop spacing, and improved vegetable cultivation.
Irrigation Boosts
Crop Yields
With support of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), total six lift irrigation schemes were completed during the reporting year bringing 650 acres of land of 571 households under irrigation in Banswara and Jhalawar districts of Rajasthan. Farmers are happy to take bumper production of mustard, wheat and gram with irrigation support for the first time. Total grant utilised for this six lift irrigation schemes is `435 lakhs.
Radhiben’s Farming
Breakthrough
Radhiben of village Rohaniya Mehji of Sajjangarh has ive members in her family and possess 2 acres of land. The traditional agriculture in absence of proper guidance was not suficient to meet the livelihood of her family and the entire family used to migrate to the cities every year. She got the training on high value crops under the support of HDFC Parivartan project and her family started cultivation of vegetables in 0.5 acre of land in three seasons in a year and her annual earning now is `1.27 lakhs as detailed below; The success of Radhiben became a source of inspiration for other families of the village and so 25 other families got motivated to adopt similar intervention bringing a positive shift towards selfsuficiency and economic stability. The story of Radhiben exempliies the potential for positive change when individuals are provided with the right guidance and empowered to harness their innate abilities.
Women Lead
Entrepreneurship
Women taking lead in our Livelihood Entrepreneurship Development Program (LEDP) launched with support of NABARD in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh
Farmers Learn
Advanced Techniques
Farmer Field School organised at Jamadra village for a group of farmers from many project villages to learn the hi-tech drip irrigation, mulching, spacing of crop and improved variety of vegetable cultivation
Annual
Report 2024
Highlights
Two new Community Lift Irrigation Schemes and 25 Solar Mini Lift Irrigation Schemes have been installed, enhancing irrigation potential across 437 acres and benefiting 547 households.
23 new check dams have been built, expanding irrigation capacity to 1,325 acres and supporting 456 households, with 5 more check dams currently underway.
53 new village institutions were established.
In the Rabi season of 2023-24, various irrigation methods were utilized to irrigate 2,05,000 acres, benefiting 2,56,250 households.
During the reporting year, a total of 5,022 acres of watershed area were treated across three states—Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh.
A total of 903 trellis systems were installed.
898 new plots were developed.
A total of 8,439 participants attended 213 training programmes focused on Natural Resource Management (NRM).
The seeds produced during Rabi 2023-24 will serve as high-quality seeds for approximately 53,000 acres in the Kharif and Rabi seasons of 2024.
During the reporting year, a total of 54,220 farmers engaged in seasonal vegetable cultivation.
2,52,250 seedlings were planted during the year.
94 units were established.
During the reporting year, 5,30,019 households were covered across various programmes, with some overlap. Data captured in a newly developed MIS system indicates a net outreach of approximately 50,800 unique households.
Annual
Report 2025
Highlights
84 solar-powered lift irrigation schemes installed, irrigating 750 acres for 670 households. 6 lift irrigation and 7 drinking water schemes currently under construction. 16 new check dams built, irrigating 424 acres for 354 households; 1 dam under construction. 13 small check dams under watershed development irrigating 239 acres for 216 households. 824 wells constructed or rejuvenated (deepening, recharging, new open dug/bore wells).
2,67,327 acres irrigated by 2,24,847 households in Rabi 2024–25 through various methods.
6,464 acres of watershed area treated across Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh.
Seeds from Rabi 2024–25 will support cultivation across 60,000 acres in Kharif and Rabi 2025.
62,372 farmers adopted seasonal vegetable cultivation.
6,895 trellis systems installed.
1,031 new horticulture plots developed.
1,058 new permanent floriculture plots established.
277 programmes conducted, reaching 10,151 participants across Natural Resource Management (NRM).
636 compost units developed.
2,86,453 seedlings planted during the year.
200 biogas units installed.
Total reach across programmes: 4,64,409 households
Net unique households: 65,700
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A regional footprint analysis of Sadguru's work in Dahod. This document analyzes the hydrologic and economic impacts of Sadguru Foundation's interventions in Dahod, Gujarat.
Born from personal loss and deep commitment, Sharmistha Jagawat’s
journey has always been about restoring dignity to rural lives - one dam,
one field, one village at a time.
Inspired by the late Shri Arvindbhai Mafatlal, my journey in social work began alongside my late husband, Shri Harnath Jagawat. Rural communities faced severe hardship—lack of irrigation led to migration, poverty, and hunger. To change this, we introduced lift irrigation, plantations, and check dams, transforming lives and ensuring food security. Today, the impact is visible across villages, including Dahod, which became a “Smart City” in 2017
Founder Director
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