Our Activities Annual Report
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
ACTIVITIES OF THE SOCIETY - 2016
We are happy to present our
Activity Report for the Year 2016. We are happy to see the development
of tribals, children, youth, women and men every year.
In Garratola regular coaching classes were conducted for childrenCultural competitions were organized at Festivals, Independence Day, Chidren’s Day and other notable days and festivals .
In Mangalagiri and Amaravathi in
Andhra Pradesh
In Mulakalapalli, Telengana
State
In Nagpur – Coaching Classes
conducted for the Slum Children, Capacity building and
personality development was conducted for young women and Domestic
Workers
Jan Shakti Sanchalan Garratola
has achieved its goal by its intervention in bringing about holistic
development in the lives of the Birsa Block Tribes.
The activities during the year
were:-
Education:- 543 Primary
school going children have been regularly attending the coaching centers
in 15 target villages. The weaker children were given special attention
to improve in their studies as well as participate in the
extracurricular activities.
This year the parents contributed in kind 2kgs of paddy which was
given to teachers as their monthly salary. 41% of children have received
distinction, 49% of the children have scored above 75%, 10% scored
second division.
250 Anganwadi children were
encouraged as they were given opportunities of explore their talents by
organizing sports and picnic.
Children’s Parliament:-
There are around 773 members in 26 clubs. Every group has 8 leaders to
lead the group and each leader understands his/her roles and
responsibility in fulfilling them systematically. The project created a
platform to discover oneself through sessions focusing on Personality
Development, Public Speaking, Capacity Building which encouraged
building confidence.
Grahini Tailoring
Centre for Girls:-
15 young girls have completed their Grahini Training and were given
Sewing Machines. Girls have begun earning Rs. 130 to 200 per day by
stitching clothes in their villages. Seven girls after the sewing course
were earning and learning and they completed their B.A. Different
trainings and sessions were organised from time to time to enhance their
talents and capacity. Training on housekeeping and cooking were also
conducted for the girls.
Community Based
Organisation:- There are 26 children’s
groups, 8 youth groups, 43 self help groups and 26 farmers groups in 16
target villages. Regular input sessions and trainings were conducted to
organize and strengthen the groups. The Village Development Committee
plays an important role in implementing the project activities. People’s
participation is given importance for planning and implementing of
income generating activities and they feel the need of their involvement
in the project. The CBOs of every village are preparing to take over the
role of the project to work towards community development.
Women’s
participation has increased and they are given more opportunities in the
decision making process. SHG federation has been formed with 21 members
to take over the project programmes, but they need regular guidance to
take up the responsibility.
Panchayati Raj Institution:-
The women’s participation in the
gramsabha has increased, during the year 119 women attended the meeting
and 56 women have availed of various government schemes.
Economic Programme:-
One of the main objectives is economic development of the Birsa Block
tribes. During the year 589 families have been supported through income
generating programmes. Their contribution to the activity has enhanced
the income of the family. The programmes were goat rearing, piggery,
cycle repair shop, crop varieties, group farming, kitchen garden,
fishery, poultry, vegetable vending, petty shop etc. During the year 25
women and 5 men were taken for exposure programme to another agency,
where they could interact with the women who are the members of SHG and
Federation.
Watershed Activities:- 58
farmers
covered the watershed activities in Land Levelling, Farm bunding and
repair of farm bunding in 76.3
hectares,
the
increase in the crops has been consumed by the family during the 12
months. 667 families are assured food security of having two full meals.
The farmers were given training on organic farming which led to a
decrease of 35% of the use of chemical pesticides and promote organic
farming.
Qualitative and quantitative changes that have taken
place since the inception of the Project:
a)
85% increase in income
and food security through farm and non-farm based livelihood from base
year.
b)
70% increase in income
for the households.
c)
90% increase in months
for which food security is ensured for the target households.
d)
88% households from
target group covered for soil and water conservation and managements
practices (687 families covered)
e)
507 farmers increased
water management practices in target villages.
f)
29% increase in
agricultural productivity (second crop) in target villages.
g)
70% households from
target groups covered for horticulture/plantation.
h)
44 % reduction in
seasonal migration against 50% in 2009.
ACHIEVEMENTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVITIES:-
Ø
70 houses who did not have electricity supply have been illuminated by
solar lanterns. Children were excited and are happy to complete their
school homework and mothers cooking in the evenings
Ø
The community believes in the green finger of the children in their
vicinity. According to the monitoring report 85% of the plants have been
well taken care of by the community.
Health
Programme: - With the help of the project
for health, we were able to help 2000 sick people. We were able refer
them to other hospitals as far as Nagpur for the further treatment.
Timely health Camps were
organized with the help of Doctors from Balaghat and Birsa and about a
1000 people were attended to.
Health Workers Training:
30 Health workers were trained during the year. They were given training
on Herbal medicines and how to make them., They were also taught how to
identify sickness and bring them to the Dispensary and were further
referred to the Hospital, if needed.
Herbal Medicines/Herbal Garden:
With the help of the health workers Herbal medicines were made for cold
and cough, malaria, scabies, massage oil for pain, balm, Iron Tonics,
cough syrup, Tonic for TB.
Also a small
Herbal garden is made with
about 50 plants which are taken care of and we have made medicine from
them.
Ante natal and post natal camps were organized twice during the year and iron supplements and vitamins were distributed to 500 mothers. Some of them, 50 mothers, had to be referred to hospital as their cases were special.
Milk Co-operative in
Mangalagiri and Amaravathi – Andhra Pradesh
100 families - 50
families each in Mangalagiri and Amaravathi - owning milch buffaloes
were identified by the staff. Each of these families receives fodder for
livestock. Before supplying this awareness programmes were conducted on
Capacity Building, life skills, group dynamics and functioning of Self
Help Groups, initiative and strengthening of co-operative structure and
initiation and strengthening of men’s support groups. Exposure visits
were organized to existing dairy co-operatives to learn about dairy
farming and co-operative structures.
Cultivation of Cotton
50 selected
farmers were given support to buy cotton seeds and were given training
of like skills, capacity building, health, agronomy process exposure
visit to a model agricultural farm, initiating and strengthening SHGs
and men’s support group. These 50 farmers will in turn help another 50
farmers in the coming year.
Prison
Ministry
Being the second capital of the
state of Maharashtra Nagpur houses a Central Jail with an accommodation
of about 2000 inmates. Hardcore criminals are assigned to this jail for
incarceration. Our ministry is initiated to extend to the inmates of
this prison to both women and men by visiting the prison once a month.
We are planning to offer skill training, value education, counselling,
motivational talks and health programmes.We conducted dental check up
for the Women prisoners on 25th September 2016. Dr. Nithin
gave a short talk on health and Hygine.
Empowerment of Women
Domestic Workers
We have registered about 1500
women with the Government and are helping many more to understand the
need for registering themselves in order to get the benefits due to them
from the Government. They are also able to voice the injustice done to
them by their employers and can solve their own problems as a group.
They have become aware of the need of educating their children and some
have even sent them for higher education. Their children are poly
technicians, teachers, health workers, computer educated and doing well
for themselves, which has given them dignity.
We are grateful to all our benefactors who generously contributed to in our efforts to reach out to the people and make them worthy citizens of our country.
Sr. Cecilia Goveas
Secretary
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ACTIVITIES
OF THE SOCIETY FROM 1st APRIL, 2014 to 31st March,
2015
In Nagpur and Balaghat about 100
children were helped to complete another year of studies. Regular
coaching classes were conducted for the children
Cultural competitions were
organized at Festivals, Independence Day
Capacity building and
personality development was conducted for Domestic Workers
Education: - 543
Primary school going children have been regularly attending the coaching
centers in 15 target villages. Every child has been given special
attention to improve their studies
and extra-curricular
activities. 27% of children have received distinction, 59% of the
children have scored above 75%, 13% scored second division. Parents feel
good about the performance of the children.
Grihini Tailoring
Centre for Girls:-
18 young girls have completed their Grihini Training and were given
Sewing Machines. Two girls are already settled in married life just
after completing Grihini course and other girls are earning about Rs.
130/- to 200/- per day. Seven girls after completing the course are
continuing B.A. studies while stitching clothes at home. Different
training programmes and sessions are organised from time to time to
enhance their talents and capacity. Training on Housekeeping and cooking
also was conducted for the girls.
Health Programme: - The
people are well aware of the services of Primary Health Centres and are
able to avail the service through Village Health Workers and ‘Asha’ the
midwife.
Women’s
participation has increased and they are given more opportunities in the
decision making process. The women who are in the local government are
raising their voice for equality and justice. Women have been prepared
to form a Cooperative Society.
Panchayati Raj Institution:-
Session on PRI was conducted at village level. There
were about 85 participants and 89% of the people attended Gram Sabha
this year. Awareness on the importance of attending Gram Sabha has
spread.
Economic Programme: -
One of the main objectives is economic development of the Birsa Block
tribes. Every group has benefitted out of income generating programmes
such as goat rearing, piggery, cycle repair shop, mushroom cultivation,
crop varieties, group farming, pump sets for irrigation, kitchen garden,
fishery etc. Micro enterprise activity has made our youth, women and men
to take up activities like poultry, vegetable vending, petty shop etc.
During the year 45 women have been taken for exposure programme where
they could interact with the women who are the members of Cooperative
society.
Besides these farmers, 587 families have benefitted by the income
generating (on farm and off farm) activities this year.
The rural marginal farmers are
the most vulnerable to the impact of Climate Change as they fully depend
on the rain water which affects their health and livelihood. The
vulnerability will create low standard of living where women and
children are deprived of their rights. They are not able to either
address or cope with the impact of the changing climate. To some extent
the people are adapting to mitigation actions such as forest protection
in every village, Watershed Activities and Plantation Programme with the
help of CFCD and Panchayat.
