Krishi Samvad Sahayak (Agri Community Resource Person)
Taking the lead in any crisis situation is second nature for Santoshi Survase. She is a Krishi Samvad Sahayak (Agri Community Resource Person) for the last two years. She was one of the first women in her village to adopt the “Women-led Food Secure Agriculture Model” & had motivated 60 women farmers in her village to also adopt the model.
Even before COVID-19 became the crisis that it is today, Santoshi Survase had started awareness and behaviour change campaigns in her village.
She is an active member of the village level Corona Monitoring Committee. She has done house-to-house visits for over 250 families where she conducted sessions on how to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. She also identified 35 highly vulnerable families in her village and supported them to get ration kits. With the help of her group members, she collected 500 kg grains and pulses worth Rs. 20,000/- and distributed 50 kgs of vegetables free of cost to villagers. She says “Swayam Shikshan Prayog encouraged me to become a farmer, an entrepreneur and most important… a leader”.