The main thrust behind undertaking this project was to create a responsive leadership, initiative, common sharing within multiple stakeholders and varied thematic areas of GEF-SGF, inspiring and enhancing skills and confidence of people, and effective management of resources for sustainable development. It was also undertaken with a view to create and imbibe an environment of trust, faith, good rapport and mutual support between partners.

The project aimed to nurture and improve the performance of GEF ? SGP in India through effective management and implementation of projects by partners and local groups. They proposed to do this by exploring and enhancing multi-disciplinary skills and confidence and capacity building of the regional teams of the National Host Institution (NHI). The project hoped to bring about a new professionalism in SGP. The of the project was on cross-learning, sharing ideas and sensitizing both the grantees and the NHI to maintain value-driven approaches while handling projects that would lead to change in policies. This project focused on creating innovative systems and procedures for stakeholders working together. It also ensured effective ways for analysis of the proposals, providing guidance to the grantees, documentation of the lessons learnt, adopting best practices and challenges. It enhanced a ?Strategic Vision? within grantees to promote better sustainability of programmes, reaching out to a wider audience and also leveraging better co-financing. One of the major outputs envisaged by the NGO apart from the empowerment of communities and creation of links/ networks, was the development of a pool of like-minded bridge builders-Consultants.