Medhavi is a non-government organisation registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860 and the Bombay Public Charitable Trust Act 1950. Besides its own Board of Trustees, Medhavi is guided and supported by its Board of Advisors comprising eminent persons from various fields like watershed development, economics, industry, health, education and sports. Prior to the project, Medhavi was already active in the Bhavnagar district. Medhavi was responsible for 29 villages in Bhavnagar and Ghogha talukas.

Utthan is an NGO established in 1981. Its work has evolved over a period of 20 years and is spread across four districts in Gujarat covering 108 villages in the coastal and tribal areas of the state. Utthan’s activities are focused on the local environment and community needs and are consciously designed to encourage community participation. This principle ensures that equal opportunity is provided to marginalised sections, particularly women and vulnerable groups to participate in the decision making processes, ensuring their access to natural resources and empowering them through capacity building. When it joined the Ghogha project as an ISA, Utthan was already working in the area under its watershed programme. It was made responsible to provide support to 25 villages in Bhavnagar, Ghogha and Talaja talukas.