Organizational Information
Organization Name
Technology Informatics Design Endeavour ( TIDE )
Created : Oct 18 2007 / Modified : Oct 22 2007
- Contry/Region
- India
- Contact
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Address: #19, 9th Cross, 6th Main, Malleswaram, Bangalore - 560 003 Tel: 91-80-23315656 Fax: 91-80-23344555 URL: http://www.tide-india.org Email: tide@vsnl.com
- Organization Structure
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- Date of Establishment:
- 1993
- Number of Staff:
- Sections:
- Members:
- Name of Director:
- Mrs. Svati Bhogle
- Activity Area
- Community Development / Energy / Network / Training / Waste Pollution / Women Gender
- Foundation (Budget)
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- Foundation
- 0 (0 US Dollar) (Fiscal Yr. )
- Annual Budget
- 10,000,000 INR (220,853 US Dollar) (Fiscal Yr. 2006)
- Account Settlement
- 12,200,000 INR (269,440 US Dollar) (Fiscal Yr. 2005)
- Main Resources
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- International and National funding agencies
- Central and State Government agencies
- Introduction of the Organization
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- Objective:
Technology Informatics Design Endeavour (TIDE), founded in 1993, works for development through the introduction of suitable and relevant technologies. TIDE believes that appropriate technologies and processes possess potential to accelerate equitable and sustainable development. TIDE believes that change, accompanied by suitable mechanisms that promote livelihoods is more desirable and sustainable.
TIDE has been conceived as a link organization between technology generating institutions and end users of technology who are most often the very disadvantaged sections of society. TIDE has adapted several products coming out of research institutions, demonstrated the same in rural areas and developed enterprise models for their dissemination. The focus of TIDE work has largely been rural industries that require energy for thermal applications.
The energy efficient biomass fuel utilization technologies that TIDE has disseminated through rural entrepreneurs are:
*Fuel efficient stoves for areca cooking, sericulture, herbal medicine preparation, rubber band making, large scale cooking, jaggery aking etc.
*Biomass dryers for drying areca, spices, coconuts, marine & horticultural products
*Kilns for lime burning, brick and pottery firing
TIDE has partnered with community-based organizations and self help groups (with a focus on womens' SHGs) to develop rural enterprises that generate income from
*Construction of household stoves,
*Charcoal making from waste biomass
*Various dryer based enterprises
*Cashew processing
TIDE is currently working with 14 rural entrepreneurs and 20 women's groups for dissemination of energy efficient technologies for biomass fuel utilization. Since 1999, about 6200 devices installed by the entrepreneurs have conserved about 1.1 lakh (0.11 million) tons of biomass fuels. This intervention by TIDE is one of the very few successes relating to dissemination of energy efficient stoves and dryers in an unsubsidized mode.
Realizing the critical role of water in influencing quality of life, TIDE has implemented projects to harvest rainwater in individual households, apartments, green fields and industrial units. Towards its commitment to environmental conservation, TIDE has promoted anaerobic digestion systems (bioreactors) for the treatment of high BOD organic effluents. A dedicated, inhouse technology support group delivers innovative technologies to meet the requirements of all project implementation teams.
TIDE has implemented projects supported by various multilateral funding agencies such as India Canada Environment Facility, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, UNDP-GEF and the British High Commission. TIDE is a recipient of the core support from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. TIDE has been awarded the energy conservation certificate of the Government of Kerala for the year 2002-03. TIDE has also been awarded the Citizen Base Investment by Ashoka for innovative resource mobilization strategies.
Since inception, TIDE has implemented about 80 projects with its current annual project expenditure being about Rs.1.1 crores. Most of TIDE's projects have been implemented in the states of Karnataka and Kerala. TIDE has also implemented project modules in Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Uttaranchal.
Objective:
TIDE is an organization devoted to promoting sustainable development through technological interventions. We share a concept of development that meets the needs of the neediest, is in harmony with the environment, permits grassroot participation, uses local resources and builds local capacity. We also believe that development could be promoted through the introduction of new, environmentally benign technologies.
- Regular Environmental Education / Education for Sustainable Development Programs
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Title Place Operational features Promoting Fish Drying using Efficient Biomass Fired Dryers The project aims at empowering a disadvantaged section of society in managing a common asset for their own welfare. It also aims to use an enviromentally benign technology for creation of enhanced incomes by reducing the processing time and effecting an improvement in the quality of the dried produce. The project also aims to demonstrate the acceptance of an appropriate technology by a gender sensitive dissemination strategy. The brief methodology for the project implementation would be as follows:
*Interaction with local fishing communities and local organizations and obtaining information on the current fish drying operation.
*Identification of local Non Government Organizations (NGOs), Community Based Organizations (CBOs) working with the fishing community, especially fisher women.
*Selection of women self help groups as partners / beneficiaries of the project.
*Installation and demonstration of a biomass fired dryer of the appropriate capacity.
*Training of the women in the use of the dryer and maintenance of the same.
*Development of plan for the commercial exploitation of the dryer during the non fishing months and therefore creating incomes during a financially stressful period.
*Assistance in the development of new marketing linkages if required by the women.
*Developing a mechanism of 'pay and use' for the dryer by members of the self help group or hiring of the dryer to non members.
*Formation of a local committee for managing the assets created by hiring of the dryer and decision making about the use of the assets for the benefit of the community.
*Organization of local meetings among the neighbouring fishing community for the promotion of the dryer and evolving a plan for its replication
*Phased withdrawal from the project by TIDE staff.
*Compilation of the project completion report with suggestions and recommendations for further work.
- Photos, maps, etc
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- Programs
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Name Field of activities Promoting Fish Drying using Efficient Biomass Fired Dryers Community Development / Energy / Network / Poverty Alleviation / Training / Waste Pollution / Women Gender
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