Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) Revenue and Competitors

We grew out of the highly acclaimed Indo-German Watershed Development Project (IGWDP) that was started in 1989 by Father Hermann Bacher who is known as the Father of Watershed Development movement in Maharashtra, India. Father Hermann Bacher and Crispino Lobo founded Watershed Organisation Trust on 20th December 1993 with a vision of supporting and motivating individuals and communities to undertake integrated ecosystems development for enhanced well-being in India. Headquartered in Pune, we currently work in over 3,939 villages from across 7 states of India (Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Telangana). Over the years, we have diversified our thematic from Watershed Development to Sustainable Agriculture, Integrated Water Resource Management, Sustainable Livelihoods, Gender Mainstreaming and Women Empowerment, Health and Nutrition, Capacity Building and Skill Acquisition, Alternative Energy and Knowledge Management. The WOTR Group consists of four institutions the Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR); the Sampada Trust (ST) for women's empowerment and micro-finance; Sanjeevani Institute for Empowerment and Development (SIED) which is the implementation wing of WOTR; and Sampada Entrepreneurship and Livelihoods Foundation (SELF) that has been set up to promote social enterprises and livelihoods. For the purpose of conducting rigorous trans-disciplinary and applied research WOTR has also established the WOTR Centre for Resilience Studies (W-CReS). The raison detre of the W-CReS is to bridge the gaps between science, policy and practice, and promote multi-stakeholder collaboration at all levels. In our 23 years since inception, we have successfully facilitated 230 NGOs and government Project Implementation Agencies (PIAs) and provided handholding support to international projects in Somaliland, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi. We have been involved in 2617 watershed development, natural resource management, and climate change adaptation projects. Our involvement in over 11,801 women's Self Help Groups (SHGs), micro-finance, training and other initiatives has benefitted over 149,453 women. Over 276,170 people from 27 states in India and 63 countries have participated in our training and capacity building programs.