THE JOURNEY – MILESTONES
2005
Poor, Livelihoods & Market Workshop, Creation of the FORUM
2008
Initiation of Value Chain Development Activities
Formation of Program Coalitions for VCD Implementation
2009
Induction of 4 new partner members
10 Studies on Local Area Economy
2010
Vision & Strategy Development.
Started grooming local resource persons (LRPs)
2011
Started working with donors for resource mobilization
and coordinated program implementation
2012
Initiated supporting members in Institutional
Capacity Building
2014
Started working with the State on programs
like MKSP and MGNREGS-CFT
2016
Registration of VB Net Foundation under the Companies Act
Renewed Vision & Strategy under Plan 2022
2017
Induction of 6 new members
Development of communication strategy and collaterals
Initiation of Agricultural Entrepreneurship programme
Training capacity built for Value Chain Development
Initiation of collaboration with Revitalizing Rainfed Area Network (RRA N)
2018
12 A Registration of VB Net Foundation Induction of 18 AEs, association with SFI & TRIF Evaluation study of NRLM- MGNREGA – CFT Project
2019
Solar based Irrigation model have been installed in partner’s area Induction of Fishery Entrepreneur model with Entrepreneurs
2021
COVID 19 response work & seed Distribution in collaboration with trif Implementation of Regenerative Farming (RF) in 8 VBN Partners area
2022
- Successful Completion of project, “Creating awareness and access to socia
- Protection schemes with UNDP.
- Provide continuous secretariat support to SPDI and Jharkhand CSO Forum.
2023
VB Net Foundation signed an MoU with ISDM to act as the Organizational Development hub for 48 CSO partners in Jharkhand. It also entered a strategic MoU with the Department of Panchayati Raj to provide technical support for strengthening Panchayats across the state through partner collaboration.
2024
VBN undertook two key initiatives—one focused on enhancing tribal women’s connection to land as a means of livelihood and security. The other promotes gender-responsive irrigation planning through community participation, field-based insights, and engagement with stakeholders to improve access for small, marginal, and women farmers in Jharkhand.

