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About
us
Vikram Sarabhai Centre for Development Interaction (VIKSAT)
is
a pioneering
institution, set up in the year 1977 as an activity
of the Nehru Foundation for Development (NFD) to
carry out environment improvement activities. VIKSAT
felt that lack of interactions is a major bottleneck
in involving individuals and organizations in
environment protection. Hence, VIKSAT articulates
its mission as promoting and strengthening people's
institutions through interactions, for an equitable,
gender sensitive, sustainable development and
management of natural resources. Activities are
guided by the Councils of Management consisting of
eminent people in the respective field from across
the country. Vikram Sarabhai Centre for Development
Interaction – NFD runs a number of educational
activities in the fields of science, mathematics,
environment, natural resource management, health and
nutrition. Its educational programme reflects the
development priorities of the country.
VIKSAT Head office is located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Over 32 years. Presently, VIKSAT has an outreach to
the project villages through its five field offices
located in four districts of Gujarat, namely,
Bhiloda Sabarkantha district (1985); Satlasana
taluka, Mehsana district (1985); Bhuj, Kachchh
district (2001); Santalpur taluka, Patan district
(2003); and Khedbrahma taluka, Sabarkantha district
(2006). VIKSAT has worked at grassroots level with
communities in their local regions and tried to
reach for the sustainability of natural resources.
VIKSAT has
been associated with government departments not only as an
implementing partner but also a responsible collaborator to
carry forward the development processes in the region.
Nehru
Foundation for Development
Nehru
Foundation for Development, a registered public charitable
trust, founded by the eminent scientist and the legendry
visionary, Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai, in the year 1966. NFD
promotes its aims, thoughts and objectives by way of planned
projects and programmes through its affiliated institutions,
VASCSC, VIKSAT, CHETNA, CEE and KHAMIR.
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