Caring For What Matters ANNUAL REPORT 2012 - 2013

SIR DORABJI TATA TRUST AND THE ALLIED TRUSTS 01 Chairman’s message

Nation building and welfare of people were the corner stones on which gave shape to his dreams. This was his legacy which has over the years inspired the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and the Allied Trusts to set up institutions of national importance and work towards improving the quality of life of the underserved. Over the years the Trusts have disbursed ` 24,112.10 million (US$ 446.52 million) towards these objectives.

Our country is on the threshold of joining the ranks of the developed economies of the world; but still a long way from providing a level playing field of opportunities for its people. A fair majority of our population continues to be denied access to basic health care, education and a source of livelihood. The hopes and ambitions of a young make a compelling argument to step up the process of social development.

Over the last year, the Trusts continued to realign their strategies by focusing on some of the more immediate development issues while implementing other ongoing programs. One of the important initiatives taken by the Trusts this year was towards addressing the problem of malnutrition among children under three years of age, by supporting crèches to provide nutritious food to children. Another new initiative was on adopting an “Integrated approach to technology in education” which focuses on the teachers integrating the use of technology by students into the study curriculum leading to enhanced levels of learning. The Trusts also promoted initiatives centred on plantation of bamboos in wastelands which favourably impacts not only the ecology 02

but also the economy of bamboo dependent communities. With a view to advancement of knowledge in science and technology and bringing it to bear on quality of life issues facing developing countries like India, the Trusts supported a joint post graduate research programme with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA in creating a Centre for Technology and Design.

The Trusts continued with their other ongoing programs relating to promotion of system of rice intensification, diversion based irrigation, services to seasonal migrants, women’s literacy and adolescent education. It is heartening to know that some of the pilot projects supported by the Trusts have become precursors to larger Government programs. The year 2012-2013 saw the Trusts making an aggregate disbursement of ` 2,847.03 million (US$ 52.72 million) to institutions, individuals and NGO partners.

As we go forward, the Trusts would like to further intensify their engagement on issues associated with nutrition for children and young mothers, provision of potable drinking water, building entrepreneurial skills of rural youth, rural education and low cost housing. Technology, we believe has the potential to offer innovative solutions to these issues.

I thank the team at Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and the Allied Trusts and the grantee partners for contributing towards our objective of constructive philanthropy.

Ratan N Tata Chairman 03

Behdeinkhlam festival in Meghalaya documented through the Tata Fellowship in Folklore - National Folklore Support Centre, in Tamil Nadu 04 Contents

About Us Institutions 06 Trustees 65 Institutions 07 Continuing the Legacy 09 The Team Individual Grants 69 Medical What We Do 71 Education and Travel 11 Year in Review 15 Snapshot of the Portfolios Financials 73 Financials - An Overview Portfolio Highlights 76 Funds Disbursed Since Inception 17 natural Resource Management and 77 Financial Statements for rural Livelihoods Sir Dorabji Tata Trust 27 Urban Poverty and Livelihoods 79 Consolidated Financial 35 Education Statements for Allied Trusts 43 Health 51 Civil Society, Human Rights and Governance 59 Media, Art and Culture 05

Learning through interactive methodologies - Samajik Parivartan Sansthan, Giridih in 06 Trustees of Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and The Allied Trusts

Sir Dorabji Tata Trust Allied Trusts RD Tata Trust Mr RN Tata, Chairman The JN Tata Endowment for the Mr RN Tata, Chairman Mr NA Soonawala Higher Education of Indians Mr NA Soonawala Prof SM Chitre Mr RK Krishna Kumar Dr (Ms) A Patel Mr SN Batliwalla Mr AN Singh Ms D Jejeebhoy Mr AN Singh Mr RK Krishna Kumar Tata Education Trust Mr RN Tata, Chairman Mr AN Singh, Advisor Lady Tata Memorial Trust Mr FK Kavarana, Chairman Mr RK Krishna Kumar Prof MS Valiathan Dr PB Desai Mr AN Singh Mr VR Mehta Mr SN Batliwalla Tata Social Welfare Trust Dr E Sreedharan Mr AN Singh Mr RN Tata, Chairman The JRD Tata Trust Mr RK Krishna Kumar Mr AN Singh Mr RN Tata, Chairman Mr NA Soonawala The JRD and Thelma J Tata Trust Mr AN Singh Mr RN Tata, Chairman Jamsetji Tata Trust Dr (Ms) S Chitnis Dr (Ms) A Desai Mr RN Tata, Chairman Mr AN Singh Mr NA Soonawala Mr FN Petit Mr RK Krishna Kumar Mr AN Singh 07 Continuing the Legacy

A Leader of many Parts Sir Dorabji Tata (1859 - 1932)

The Man The Son Born on 27th August 1859, Sir Dorabji Jamsetji Tata passed away in 1904 before matriculated from the Caius College at he could see the accomplishment of Cambridge and later graduated from the three cherished aims of the last Xavier’s College with a Bachelors degree years of his life. The Indian Institute of in Arts. At age 28, he became a Partner Science he had conceived of to nurture in Tata and Sons. He remained as Tata Indian talent in science and technology Group Chairman from 1904 to 1932. came up in 1911. The integrated steel plant which he envisioned would find India taking its place among the industrialised nations of the world went on line in 1912. The hydro electric project was commissioned in 1915. Sir Dorab saw his father’s pioneering efforts to completion. 08

The Husband The Sportsman The Philanthropist Sir Dorab married Meherbai Bhabha, As a student he distinguished himself On the passing of Lady Meherbai daughter of H J Bhabha, Inspector in sports like cricket, sprint events Tata, Sir Dorab set up a Trust bearing General of education of the erstwhile and soccer. He played tennis for his her name, for encouraging research Mysore State in 1898. She was fond college and was a good horseman. In on diseases of the blood with special of English literature and was an 1919 before India set up an Olympic reference to leukemia. Sometime before accomplished pianist. Sir Dorab and Committee, he selected and financed his own death, he bequeathed most of Meherbai shared their love for sport, six sportsmen to represent India at its his wealth aggregating to Rs one crore especially of tennis at which she won first excursion intoO lympics - the 1920 to the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust which was the triple crown in the Western India Antwerp games. He was appointed to be used without distinction of place, Tennis Tournament. He afforded her first President of the Indian Olympic nationality or creed for the specified the fullest opportunity for developing Association set up in 1927. charitable objects. her natural talents. Meherbai died of leukemia in 1931. 09 The Team

Secretary and Chief Accountant Program Director Ms Rukshana Savaksha Mr Sanjiv Phansalkar

Accounts, Individual Grants & Programme Team Admin Team Mr Abhay Gandhe Ms Kamal Titina Ms Amina Charania Ms Kashmira Meherji Mr Bhaskar Mittra (on deputation since Mr Kumar Chaitanya 30.09.2012) Ms Kumudini Todankar Mr Biswanath Sinha Ms Martha Ferrao Mr Govind Madhav Ms Perrcis Majoo Ms Jayeeta Chowdhury Mr Yezad Siganporia Ms Nayana Chowdhury* Ms Niyati Mehta Ms Poornima Dore Ms Ratna Mathur Ms Rukmini Datta Ms Tasneem Raja

The Programme Associates and Support Staff have also collectively contributed towards the Trust’s vision of constructive philanthrophy.

(*Have retired/resigned from the Trust during the course of the year.) 10

Advisor (JN Tata Endowment) Legal Advisors Dr Nawaz Mody Messrs Mulla & Mulla, Craigie Blunt & Caroe,

Secretary (Lady Tata Memorial Trust) Mr Fershoger Guard Statutory Auditors M/s Jayantilal Thakkar & Company, Chartered Accountants, Mumbai Registered Office , 24, Homi Mody Street, Fort, Mumbai 400 001 Internal Auditors M/s Aneja Associates, Bankers Chartered Accountants, Mumbai ICICI Bank Ltd., Mumbai Standard Chartered Bank, Mumbai Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Mumbai 11 Year in Review

Learning best practices of maize farming in Madhya Pradesh - National Institute of Women Child and Youth Development, in Maharashtra 12

The annual report presents the activities of the Sir Dorabji Tata During the year, grants disbursed to NGOs amounted to Trust and the Allied Trusts during the financial year 2012-2013. ` 1898.15 million as compared to ` 1869.78 million in the previous The Trusts collectively disbursed a sum of ` 2847.03 million in the year. This included a sum of ` 20 million towards relief for the year in review as compared to ` 2714.78 million in the previous people affected by natural calamities in and Uttarakhand. year. These grant disbursements were made to institutions, Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) and individuals. An internal review of grant making to the NGOs showed that during the five year period 2007-2012, the Trusts had sanctioned During the year, the Trusts met their grant commitment to 1400 projects worth ` 1244 crores. The spectrum of thematic areas Harvard Business School towards construction of the Tata Hall supported by grants narrowed significantly during this period. in the campus of the School, likely to be inaugurated in There was an increased focus on supporting projects in districts of December 2013. The year also saw the Trusts making a lower Human Development Index (HDI) in North, East and North donation to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA India. It may be mentioned here that the Trusts’ footprint through towards its activities relating to the establishment of a Centre NGO partners reaches 17 lakh households. for Technology and Design. Further, the endowment given to Institute for Chemical Technology, Mumbai in 1951 for the During the year, work on the six major programs of the Trusts position of a Sir Dorabji Tata Reader in Pharmaceutical continued. These include system of rice intensification, diversion Chemistry was enhanced to meet the costs of the Chair. The based irrigation, migration services to the seasonal migrants, projects of other Tata Trust promoted institutions such as the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and the National Institute for Advanced Studies also continued to receive financial support during the year.

During the year, Sir Dorabji Tata Trust extended financial assistance by way of of grants to individuals aggregating ` 34.35 million to partially support the cost of hospitalization and treatment. Financial assistance in the form of scholarships and means based grants was provided to students towards the cost of education by Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, JRD Tata Trust, Jamsetji Tata Trust, Lady Tata Memorial Trust and JN Tata Endowment for Higher Education of Indians. The total outlay in this regard was of ` 212.15 million. The JN Tata Endowment supported higher education of 121 students in 28 disciplines with loan scholarships for studies abroad. Other Trusts Digitally capturing an experiment on air pressure - Street Survivors India, awarded scholarships to Indian students to pursue their Murshidabad in studies in India. 13

students in middle school levels are encouraged to use the internet and standard computer platforms to enhance the learning from subjects as diverse as history and biology. Participants choose a project, use the net to gather information, use software to collate and process the information and then make a presentation to the class. This simple intervention when carried out in far flung and remote rural areas creates a positive teaching environment by generating interest among the students in learning and also builds confidence. The impact on school attendance is almost immediate. The Trust proposes to extend the coverage to more partners across several states of the country.

Application of mathematics in real life situations - Lokmitra, Chattrapati Sahuji The second initiative related to encouraging plantations of Maharaj Nagar in Uttar Pradesh appropriate varieties of bamboo which contribute towards binding soil and retarding erosion, in private as well as community owned wastelands. These attributes are of special importance adolescent education, women’s literacy and mobilizing user in hilly areas of the country. Bamboo cultivation is among the demand for making public systems more effective. The initiative best paying options for the wastelands. As huge tracts of land to address malnutrition among children under 3 years of age are getting allocated to communities as community forest areas took concrete shape during the year, with support to 121 creches under the Forest Rights Act (Scheduled Tribes and Traditional providing nutritious food to over 1800 children in three states. This Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006) promotion initiative is being expanded to include more NGO partners to reach of bamboo is expected to offer a means of putting such lands to out to a larger population of undernourished poor children and sustainable and productive use for the communities. As of now, a also to young mothers. The initiative launched during the earlier bulk of the bamboo produced in much of the forest land finds its year on extending mental health services through community use in pulp and paper or similar low yielding end uses. The efforts based workers started with three partners. In this program, of the Trusts will be to extend this work by introducing technology community health workers are trained to identify and motivate for processing bamboo so that higher values can be obtained by patients suffering from common mental disorders to seek expert the poor and local employment can be generated in processing. help and provide continuing follow up support. The Trusts propose to expand the scope of this program as the reach of mental health The Trusts have started working on the theme of skill development service providers in the country is woefully inadequate. of rural youth. The focus is on districts with low Human Development Index (HDI) since these are usually bereft of any During the year, two new Trusts led initiatives were launched. The industrial establishments. As such the challenge lies not only first pertained to integrating information technology in education, in attracting and retaining youth in the training programs but with the project starting its pilot phase with a school in West also in helping them cope with the need to relocate to remote Bengal. Under this program, the teachers and through them, the places where employment is available. As the Trusts increase 14

Apprentice of Young Professionals Company enacting ‘Dice and Disrobing’ from the Mahabharata - Kattaikkuttu Sangam, Punjarasantankal in Tamil Nadu

their presence in this field, the need to relocate will be sought management as well as in management of specific programs to be partially reduced by integrating skill building with training such as adolescent education etc. were part of the other capacity for entrepreneurship and self employment. During the year, six building initiatives supported by the Trust through in house as projects under this theme were sanctioned to reach out to over well as external resource persons. 20,000 persons. The process of an objective review of the success of ongoing A vibrant civil society plays a crucial role in addressing emerging programs and initiatives is a continuing one for the Trusts. Such challenges in the social sector, which is the reason the Trusts have evaluations are aimed at identifying strengths of the supported chosen to engage in the task of building capacity of civil society programs as well as highlighting specific points on which Trusts organizations, in particular NGOs. The Trusts supported civil need to be vigilant in future. An impact assessment exercise of society capacity building through an initiative jointly evolved by the work done by Pan Himalayan Grassroots, a long standing Dr. B R Ambedkar University and Professional Assistance for Uttarakhand based Trust partner, was completed during the year. Development Action. This involves mounting an innovative M. Phil. The Trusts also reviewed all of their projects in Bihar and in UP, two program in Development Practice. The program started in July States in which the Trusts engagement has shown rapid growth 2012 with support from the Trusts. Training programs in financial during the past five years. 1815 Snapshot of the Portfolios

Construction of water conservation structures in On the job training for marginalised youth - Aide et A remedial learning center in a madarasa - Azad India Bastar, Chhatisgarh - Professional Assistance for Action, Bolangir in Odisha Foundation, Kishanganj in Bihar Development Action in New Delhi

Natural Resource Urban Poverty Education Management and Livelihoods and Livelihoods

Signature programmes Signature programmes Signature programs System of Rice intensification (SRI) Migration Adolescent education Diversion based irrigation (DBI) Women’s literacy Pilot programs Pilot programs Informal sector livelihoods Pilot programs Co-funded livelihoods enhancement Integrating technology in education program with Mahila Krishi Sashaktikaran Pro-active area Pariyojana (MKSP) Employability and skill building Pro-active areas Bamboo plantation and downstream Improving access to and processing activities quality of school education Child protection Pro-active area Market led livelihoods programs 16

Promoting hygiene in creches - Ekjut, Khuntpani in Learning Karchob art as a means of earning The Peoples Linguistic Survey of India - Bhasha Jharkhand livelihood - Shaheen Women’s Resource and Welfare Research and Publication Centre, Vadodara in Association, Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh Gujarat

Health Civil Society, Human Rights and Media, Art and Culture Governance

Signature program Signature program Signature program Action against malnutrition Mobilizing user demand to make Conservation Community based control on malaria public systems more efficient Proactive Areas Pro-active area Pro-active areas Promoting development media Low cost health delivery through Reform in criminal justice institutions community health institutions Dalit rights Community based mental health service Violence against women Capacity building of NGOs 17 Natural Resource Management and Rural Livelihoods

Promoting the transplantation of Single Seedlings in SRI -Seven Sisters Development Assistance, Bongaigaon in Assam 18

Overview Efforts were also made to explore larger opportunities across different regions through initiatives. Information on the progress This portfolio works on four themes. The first deals with of some of these are listed under : food security at the household level. The second works an initiative was started last year to enhance bamboo towards promoting ecological security. The third is aimed at resource based livelihoods. Plantation of bamboo can strengthening market linked livelihoods. The fourth theme put wastelands to productive use, improve the ecology deals with promoting and strengthening institutions and of the landscapes and also contribute to improving organizations for the above three tasks. During the year, economy of Bamboo dependent communities. With this Trusts sanctioned a total of 62 new projects of a total grant in mind, the Trusts have started a Bamboo based Initiative value of ` 839.91 million. This portfolio also oversees in the states of Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and Uttar support to relief work for people affected by natural calamities. Pradesh. Seen as a sub-sector intervention, the initiative During the year, the Trusts supported relief work in flood hit would support improvement of entire bamboo value and land-slide areas in Assam and Uttarakhand respectively chains. The activities to be supported include introduction with a grant sanction of ` 20 million. and propagation of suitable bamboo varieties, promotion of bamboo based crafts and commercial applications of As in case of all portfolios, the Trusts mainly support interventions bamboo and capacity building of individuals and groups through non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and research of artisans. During last year an amount of ` 17.17 million was sanctioned under this pilot initiative. institutions in a partnership mode. In some cases the Trusts take proactive action in identifying an area of intervention Encouraging results were started to be shown by the initiative and design the contour of activities before partnering with on small ruminant based livelihood projects, addressing relevant agencies with a strategy to upscale the activities. issues of goat mortality and breed improvement. This These are called Program interventions and these are backed by initiative is currently spread across six states covering about a relevant management information system (MIS) to track the 12,000 households. progress of such programs. Two of such programs which matured The Bundelkhand Initiative which works in six districts of during the year were System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh and focuses on land and Diversion Based Irrigation (DBI). During the year under review, water conservation, livestock and institution building was the Program on System of Rice Intensification (SRI) could reach intiated during the year with 17 partner agencies and a total out to 167,000 small and marginal farm households in 9 states grant sanction of ` 47.89 million. with a focus on rainfed farms. A new phase of the Program Consolidation of various activities under the Sukhi Baliraja was sanctioned a grant of ` 441 million for next five years. Initiative took place during the year. This initiative is In the Diversion based irrigation program, till date, a total of supported jointly with Sir Trust and is aimed 634 villages with 61,000 households have been reached out to. at alleviating the distress of cotton farmers in Vidarbha. This has created additional irrigated area of 58,000 acres spread The Trusts have cumulatively reached out to about across 46 districts in 13 states. Seventy-one NGOs are partnering 17,000 farmers for soil and water conservation work, crop in the implementation of the program. productivity enhancement and crop diversification. 19

South Odisha Development Initiative (SODI) in which search, pilot and scale up such models of harnessing solar energy 7 like minded partner organizations were brought together as appear feasible. to initiate a large project with joint funding from Ministry of Rural Development and the Trust in three southern districts of Odisha, addressing livelihood enhancement of 13,200 small and marginal farmers. This Consortium Grameen Development Services has mobilized ` 185.56 million from the government’s (GDS) flagship Program National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM). Spread over two States of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, The Trusts have contributed ` 66.77 million to complement this the Bundelkhand region once known for its rich history, has now initiative. come to be noted for its drought and poverty. The communities northeast Development Consortium (NEDC), a forum of belonging to backward classes have been particularly hard hit. 6 NGOs promoted by the Trusts has leveraged and The Trusts have started an intensive engagement in this partnered with National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) and region through three interventions, viz. soil and water started a project to reach out to 14,000 poor women farmers conservation, improvement in agriculture and goat based with joint funding from Ministry of Rural Development and livelihoods. Grameen Development Services has implemented a the Trusts. Largely based on the work in Trusts supported goat based livelihood promotion project in Birdha block of projects, the partners of the Consortium have leveraged Lalitpur district reaching out to about 1000 households ` 143.93 million from the NRLM. from backward communities while working with women. This intervention has been significant for these particular During the last year, the Trusts have initiated work pertaining communities since a third of their annual income comes from to installation of solar lights for community use in all the 1,600 goat rearing. A three pronged strategy is adopted in the villages of East Singhbhum district in partnership with Tata intervention. GDS organises women engaged in goat rearing Steel Rural Development Society. The Trusts have committed into informal groups at village level. They develop a cadre of ` 42.48 million for this effort. The Trusts have also started veterinary nurses called pashu sakhi specialising in preventive intervening in installing solar lights and solar pumps in Koraput treatment of goat. Finally, genetic improvement of the local district of Odisha as a pilot project. It appears that rural areas in much of the Central and Eastern regions in the country will stock is attempted through promotion of use of good quality not receive the benefit of reliable and assured electricity supply breeding bucks. The goat rearers’ group at the village level acts in the foreseeable future. Hydrocarbon fuel prices are rising as a platform for knowledge sharing and dissemination. continuously while new developments in solar energy technology These groups also work as credit and savings groups thus are making it a more feasible alternative. As such, the endeavor enabling women members to buy goat. Pashu sakhis, are to harness solar energy for meeting the energy needs of the critical in providing timely preventive animal health care inputs rural poor whether for lighting, cooking or irrigation is becoming to the goat rearing women. Access to such services in their relevant especially in the absence of grid development. Hence in own village helps women substantially reduce goat mortality the years to come, the Trusts propose to reinforce their efforts to thereby enhancing incomes. Pashu sakhis have also been 20

Improved management of goats in Bundelkhand - Grameen Development Services, Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh

instrumental in disseminating knowledge through the goat the resilience of the poor and marginalized by building their rearing groups. Induction of elite males of local breed or livestock assets. In the process, the women have gained bucks from suitable improved breeds has been useful in economic independence since traditionally in Bundelkhand genetically improving the local stock. This manifests in better region, income from the sale of animals in the village goes growth of the goat. GDS has also tried to heighten awareness directly into the hands of the women. about the weight and marketable characteristics of the animals. In this manner, the intervention helps women to realise better prices for the animals. Central Himalayan

The project has reported an increase in average annual income Environment Association (CHEA) to the tune of ` 7000 for a household typically having an The Central Himalayan Environment Association, works average of 2 adult female goats. It has also strengthened towards its mission ‘environment and rural livelihoods in the 21

Himalayas’. CHEA works in Kumaon region of Uttarakhnad where 65% of geographical area is under forests and only 14% land is available for agriculture. CHEA has adopted initiatives and interventions with four themes, with a specific reference to Indian Himalayan Region. The themes are, climate change adaptation activities for mountain regions; rural livelihood initiatives through enterprise development for mitigating poverty; arts, culture and handicrafts promotion in mountains; and documentation of regional best practices in mountain regions in order to influence policy decisions. Trusts have partnered CHEA since 2006. They worked on strengthening Van Panchayats (state recognized village institutions charged with the task of managing forest resources) for enhancing rural livelihoods in Uttarakhand. CHEA has developed a model of community forestry through Van Panchayats. The long term objective Learning improved traditional skills of weaving Ringal Bamboo - Central Himalayan Environment Association (CHEA), Nainital in Uttarakhand is to scale-up lessons learnt and captured through Trusts supported projects. These projects have directly benefitted 15 Vanpanchayats for improved management involves close coordination with multiple stakeholders like of about 1,124 ha land benefiting 1,291 families. There are research institutions, government agencies and markets. 12,500 Van Panchayats in Uttarakhand and hence there is scope for scaling up or expansion of this intervention. CHEA is exploring the possibility of strengthening of governance and management of Van Panchayats through a state level Gramya Vikas Mancha (GVM), coordination committee of the Sarpanchs (Van Panchayat’s head). Assam Trusts have also leveraged on the excellent ground work done Gramya Vikas Mancha registered in 1999 at Nalbari in Assam by CHEA by partnering in the Bamboo based initiative. CHEA is a voluntary organization which inducts young men and actively works for improving the livelihood of traditional women through a defined selection process, in villages in bamboo weavers in 30 villages. The main objective of the Nalbari and Baksa districts. These volunteers help the villagers project is to improve supply of quality raw material of Ringal in making micro level plans. The operational area of GVM bamboo from cultivated plantations for traditional artisans. is affected by frequent and devastating floods from Pagladia This is expected to arrest the rapid overexploitation of natural and other tributaries of the Brahmaputra almost every year. Ringal stocks. Further, conflicts of the community with the The area also witnessed much violence during the height of conservation system of forest department will be avoided. insurgency in the State. In the initial years GVM started their The bamboo project which is now in the second year interventions by focusing mostly on rescue and rehabilitation 22 of the flood affected people. GVM was first supported by the Trusts support from the Trusts they have been able to bring 7,000 with a small grant of ` 500,000 for livelihood intervention in piggery hectares of additional land under irrigation which has resulted in 2006. In 2007 another small grant of ` 500,000 was sanctioned in economic benefit to about 18,000 households. Encouraged by to clean up a traditional water carrying system locally called Dong. the effectiveness of this program, the local government is also This resulted in reclaiming about 200 hectares of land which was extending support to wage work for clearing of canals under the used for agriculture subsequently. From 2009 onwards GVM has Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. been engaged in expanding the implementation of diversion GVM has a well-oiled network of volunteers with a presence in based irrigation work in Nalbari and Baksa districts of Assam about 200 villages. This has played a pivotal role in making the with the help of other local organizations. With the continued extension successful.

Villagers cleaning an irrigation canal - Gramya Vikash Manch, Nalbari in Assam 23

Partner Organisations A C G Adarsh Shiksha Samiti, Rajasthan Central Himalayan Environment Gandhi Manav Kalyan Society, Rajasthan Abhiyan, Uttar Pradesh Action for Association (CHEA), Uttarakhand Ghoghardiha Prakhand Swarajya Vikas Social Advancement, Madhya Pradesh Centre for Action and Rural Sangh, (GPSVS), Bihar Gorakhpur Aga Khan Foundation, New Delhi Reconstruction, Odisha Centre for Environment Action Group, Uttar Aga Khan Rural Support Program Development of Advanced Computing Pradesh Gram Unmesh Sansthan, (India), Gujarat Akhil Bhartiya Samaj - C-DAC, West Bengal Centre for Uttar Pradesh Gram Utthan, Odisha Sewa Sansthan, Uttar Pradesh An People’s Forestry, Andhra Pradesh Grameen Development Services, Association for Development, Harmony Centre for World Solidarity, Andhra Uttar Pradesh Grameen Evam and Action Research, Uttarakhand Pradesh Collectives for Integrated Samajik Vikas Sanstha, Rajasthan Appropriate Technology India, Livelihood Initiatives, Jharkhand Grameen Parampara Vikas Sansthan, New Delhi Arunoday Sansthan, Uttar Pradesh Grameen Sahara, Uttar Pradesh Ashoka Trust Assam Gramin Mahila Vikas Sansthan, for Research in Ecology and the Rajasthan Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti Environment, Karnataka Association D (GRAVIS), Rajasthan Gramonnati for Development & Research Socio Darshana Mahila Kalyan Samiti, Madhya Sansthan, Uttar Pradesh Gramya Economic Activities, Odisha Pradesh Dhan Foundation, Tamil Vikash Mancha, Assam Association for Rural Advancement Nadu DILASA Sanstha, Maharashtra through Voluntary Action and Local Involvement (ARAVALI), Rajasthan H E Hanuman Van Vikas Samiti, Rajasthan EDA Rural Artha Vikas, Haryana Haritika, Uttar Pradesh Harsha Trust, B Odisha Himalaya Consortium for BAIF Development Research Himalayan Conservation (HIMCON), Foundation, Maharashtra Baradrone New Delhi Social Welfare Institutions, West F Bengal Bidhan Chandra Krishi Foundation for Ecological Security, Viswavidyalay, West Bengal Bruksha Gujarat O Jeevar Bandhu Parishad, Odisha Bundalkhand Sewa Sansthan, Uttar Pradesh 24

I L P Ibtada, Rajasthan Indian Grameen Ladakh Ecological Development Pan Himalayan Grassroots Development Services, Bihar Indira Social Welfare Group, Jammu & Kashmir Ladakh Foundation, Uttarakhand Panchsheel Organisation, Odisha Institute of Environment and Health Organisation Development Trust, Uttar Pradesh Social Development, Uttar Pradesh - LEHO, Jammu & Kashmir League Participatory Rural Development International Crops Research Institute for Education and Development, Tamil Foundation (PRDF), Uttar Pradesh for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Nadu Leh Nutrition Project, Jammu & Pashupati Kalyan Parishad, Rajasthan Andhra Pradesh International Kashmir Lok Jagriti Kendra, Jharkhand Peoples Action for National Integration, Development Enterprises - India, Uttar Pradesh People’s Awareness New Delhi & Hilly Area Development, Odisha Peoples’ Science Institute, Uttarakhand M Pragati, Odisha Professional Madhyam Foundation, Odisha Mahan Assistance for Development Action J Seva Sansthan, Rajasthan Maharashtra (PRADAN), New Delhi Professional Jamgoria Sevabrata, West Bengal Institute of Technology Transfer for Rural Assistance for Voluntary Action (PRAVA), Jan Shiksha Evam Vikas Sangathan, Areas (MITTRA), Maharashtra Mahila Odisha Rajasthan Joint Endeavour for Abhivruddhi Society, Andhra Pradesh Emancipation Training and Action for Margshree Charitable Trust, Uttar Women, Odisha Jubayer Masud Pradesh Educational & Charitable Trust, Assam R Rajarhat Prasari, West Bengal Rajasthan Mahila Kalyan Mandal, N Rajasthan Rashtriya Gramin Vikas K N. M. Sadguru Water and Development Nidhi, Assam Regional Centre for Kalanjiam Foundation, Tamil Nadu Foundation, Gujarat Naina Sanskritik Development Cooperation, Odisha Kovel Foundation, Andhra Pradesh Vikas Evam Prashikshan Sansthan, Uttar Rongmei Baptist Association, Nagaland Kriti Shodh Sansthan, Uttar Pradesh Pradesh North East Social Trust (NEST), Rongmei Naga Baptist Association, Assam Manipur Rural Communes, Maharashtra Rural Development Association, West Bengal O Orissa Professional Development Service Consultant, Odisha 25

Partner Organisations S T W Saheli Samiti, Rajasthan Saijyoti Rural Development Watershed organization Trust (WOTR), Gramodhyog Samaj Seva Samiti, Uttar Society, Jharkhand The Goat Trust, Maharashtra Wildlife Trust of India, Pradesh Sakhi, Bihar Samhit Uttar Pradesh The Pride India, Uttar Pradesh Women Organisation Vikas Samaj Sevi Sansthan, Madhya Maharashtra The Timbaktu Collective, for Rural Development, Odisha Pradesh Sampoorna Bamboo Kendra, Andhra Pradesh Trust Community World Wildlife Fund for Nature - India Maharashtra Samuha Vikas, Odisha Livelihoods, Uttar Pradesh Secretariat, New Delhi Sanchit Vikas Sansthan (SVS), Uttar Pradesh Sarvodaya Sewa Ashram, Uttar Pradesh Sasakawa India Leprosy Foundation, New Delhi Self Reliant U Y Initiative through Joint Action (SRIJAN), United Artists Association, Odisha Youth Volunteers Union, Manipur New Delhi Shramjivi Janata Sahayak Uttarpath Sewa Sanstha, Uttarakhand Yuva Chetna Kendra, Uttar Pradesh Mandal, Maharashtra Shristi, Odisha UTTHAN, Deoria, Uttar Pradesh Sir Syed Trust (SST), Rajasthan Sneh Samruddhi Mandal, Maharashtra Social Action for Community Alternative Learning, Odisha Social Welfare V Agency and Training Institute, Odisha Social Work and Environment for Rural Vidya Dham Samiti, Uttar Pradesh Advancement, Rajasthan Society Vikas Udyog Samiti, Uttar Pradesh for Pragati Bharat, Uttar Pradesh Vishwas Sansthan, Uttar Pradesh Society for Promotion of Wastelands Visionary of Creative Action for Development, New Delhi Society for Liberation and Progress, Odisha Rural & Urban Joint Activities (SRUJAN), Maharashtra Student’s Relief Society, (SRS), Rajasthan Sustainable Human Development Association, Uttar Pradesh 26

Mr Nandram sharing his traditional skills of ringal bamboo weaving with assistance from Central Himalayan Environment Association, Nainital in Uttarakhand 27 Urban Poverty and Livelihoods

Creating awareness on migration resource centers - Grameen Evam Samajik Vikas Sanstha, Ajmer in Rajasthan 28

Overview This portfolio seeks to address the complex problems of poverty which arise out of unplanned urbanization and require nuanced solutions. It encompasses the themes of skill building and employability, seasonal migration, informal sector livelihoods and pro-poor urban management. During the year under review, 27 grants were sanctioned in the portfolio with a total value of ` 284.6 million.

Migration The Trusts have developed partnerships with 33 organisations under the Trust Support Program for Migrant populations. This program aims to set up resource centres which provide support Registered migrants with identity cards - Paryavaran Evam Prodyogiki Utthan to migrants both at source and destinations, addressing issues Samiti, Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh of identity, legal awareness, training, social security and other ` linkages. With an approved budget of 204.54 million so far, 31 to link field and secondary data and observations with policy source centres and 19 destination centres are operational and and help to inform the discourse on urbanisation and labour are expected to reach out to 340,720 migrants over a period of 3 movement. A web based portal has been set up to generate and years. The program has been expanded to the major destination disseminate information on the theme. centres of Hyderabad, , Jaipur and Gurgaon. At present the program presence is in 10 states of India. A technical resource unit called the Centre for Migration and Labour Solutions (CMLS) has been set up in partnership with Aajeevika Bureau (AB) which Informal Sector Livelihoods aims to provide technical support to implementing partners as Trusts engagements include interventions with specific vulnerable also work on knowledge development from the field. To address groups in the informal sector. Projects relating to waste pickers the absence of data on migration demanded by policy makers, the and to conservancy workers are essentially driven by a spirit of Trusts have spearheaded a pioneering research initiative through compassion towards these neglected and oppressed workers who a research project named SHRAMIC - Strengthen and Harmonise keep our cities clean. The projects dealing with domestic workers Research and Action on Migration in the Indian Context. This are aimed at alleviating personal distress to this neglected category is a collaborative project anchored by Indira Gandhi Institute of of workers and also to improve their skill base in the art of home Development Research (IGIDR), National Institute of Urban Affairs management. The projects with construction workers are aimed at (NIUA), Centre for Policy Research (CPR) and Iris Knowledge helping improve their negotiation skills with the employers and in Foundation (IRIS KF). They work with the implementing partners linking them with Construction Welfare Boards. 29

Urban Planning and Governance skilled, coupled with a predicted shift in employment pattern from agriculture towards manufacturing and services; the situation is in Pro-poor Urban Management is a new introduction to the portfolio a flux. For India to reap the benefits of this demographic dividend, and takes the place of the earlier theme of Urban Planning and a strategic thrust on skilling this manpower is extremely important Governance. Promising outcomes from the earlier set of grants has to enhance productivity. paved the way for a solution oriented approach. Wage employment Employability During the year under review, the Trusts have supported Skills and enterprise development is an important initiative of 15 skill training centres across the country providing training the Trusts and the portfolio is charged with the responsibility and placement to youth across trades and locations that have of anchoring the projects in this field under the theme of high absorption capacity like masonry, welding, driving, Employability. Employability is the set of attributes that enable a plumbing, desktop publishing, retailing and bedsides person for sustainable employment. About 12 million persons join nursing to name some. These projects are in the states the workforce every year in India. Thus, a favorable demographic of Odisha, Assam, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, position coupled with design and execution of innovative skill Tamilnadu and Karnataka and aim to train 22,060 people development models can pave a path of prosperity to those people. on various skill development activities. During the year, However, the reality is that 25% of the youth population is jobless. six projects were supported with an aggregate sanction of With increasing mechanization leading to the labour market ` 81.33 million. transforming from one for the unskilled, to one for the highly The centres are based on a needs assessment and employment potential mapping carried out locally. Multiple entry level trades have been identified for underpriviliged youth from marginalized backgrounds. The average education level of trainees ranges from 5th to 12th standard pass. The key challenges experienced so far include mobilization and retention of the trainees and monitoring post placement retention and gains. There is a definite need to scale this up, especially in industrial clusters and interior locations to connect youth with skills required in a changing economy.

The Trusts have also been the first private donors to support innovative models on loan - based skill development by Learning precision skills - Aide et Action, Bolangir in Odisha PAN-IIT Reach for India (PARFI). They have also supported implementation of impact assessment tools of introducing 30 skill modules in high school by Lend a Hand India (LAHI). Such pilots have now caught the attention of policy makers and the Government is actively seeking to connect with such initiatives. PARFI has now set up a centre with the Jharkhand government in Gumla, and has been approached to support similar centres in Chattisgarh. LAHIs model has been adopted by other private donors. The Trusts have been in active contact with other stake holders in the public and private sector to build up a range of interventions in skill building and employability.

Enterprise Development The Trusts look at enterprise as a tool to generate gainful Exposure of trainees to industrial units - Aide et Action, Bolangir in Odisha employment while also creating social and economic value. Self employment trainings are also being conducted with the idea of creating a pool of trainers who can guide youth to set up concentrated outreach, while also engaging in knowledge their own business. Trusts have supported a few such efforts development and awareness generation. The work on neglected in Ahmedabad, Pune, and Delhi; covering locally appropriate informal sector workers will continue with construction and activities as sorting of waste, vending, supplying clean domestic workers, waste pickers and street vendors as key drinking water and diverse home based crafts. Several segments. The earlier focus on urban governance has made of these enterprises are on the way to achieving break way for pro-poor urban management, which will seek new- even and the Trusts funding has played a marked age answers for complex urban problems through a solution role in helping to pilot the model, develop management oriented approach using Global Imaging Systems (GIS), and other systems, create access to finance and build market technology advancements. linkages.

The Trusts’ experiences have underscored the need for enabling Grameen Evam Samajik Vikas wage as well as self employment, backed up by access to finance through revolving funds as well as access to mentorship. Sanstha (GESVS), Ajmer The coming year is expected to see greater focus on Grameen Evam Samajik Vikas Sanstha aims to educate, organise employability and enterprise creation with specific focus and empower the rural poor to promote development as a on institution and ecosystem development in this space. liberating force towards social justice, economic growth, and self- There will also be deepening of the work on migration to aim reliance. With a grant sanction of ` 6.73 million, GESVS is a partner towards enhancing centre level effectiveness and more under the Migration Program in Rajasthan. 31

In the pilot phase of the support, GESVS had established one Centre for Civil Society (CCS) resource centre for migrants, Shramik Sahayata Evam Sandharvh Kendra (SSSK), at Masuda and undertaken a baseline survey Centre for Civil society is a public policy think tank which works of 32 Gram Panchayats in Masuda and Jawaja block. It went on research, advocacy and outreach. The Trusts supported on to register 3048 migrants, and delivered health, legal, CCS with a grant of ` 12.88 million towards their initiative skill development services to several of them. The successful to achieve legal recognition for informal sector entrepreneurs, implementation of the pilot phase led to the expansion of work with specific focus on street vendors, to prevent them from to the Jawaja block of Rajasthan in 2011. undue harassment and humiliation at the hands of public authorities and land mafia. In the current phase, GESVS is targeting to reach out to a total of 20,000 migrants in the 66 Gram Panchayats of The project intervention has reached out to 25,000 informal Masuda and Jawaja blocks of Ajmer district and at the sector workers in Jaipur and Patna. They were encouraged to destination point of Bhilwara. Along with the registration form associations which would represent them and articulate of migrants, legal support at the centres has facilitated the their needs and collectivised them with association. Workshops payment of wages to migrants. The team is adopting innovative have been organised at regular intervals to convince the media, awareness generation measures and making every effort to politicians, and government officials on the need for space for make the centre a dependable source of social security linkages street vendors. Further to the advocacy, 11 good quality research for the migrants. studies have been conducted. The evidence based research

A legal clinic for migrants- Grameen Evam Samajik Vikas Sanstha, A post card campaign for policy advocacy for street vendors - Centre for Civil Masuda in Rajasthan Society, Jaipur in Rajasthan 32 and continuous engagement of CCS with various stakeholders has ensured the passing of Urban Street Vendor Bills 2011 by the Rajasthan government. The Bill aims to ensure regulatory conditions to protect the livelihoods of over one million street vendors who live under the constant threat of losing their means of earning.

The Bihar government is also drafting a bill and implementing rules for the street vendors. Further, the project intervention has convinced the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation to introduce a Central Act on street vending.

Sanchal Foundation The Sanchal foundation was established in 1982 as a society. Since its establishment, the organisation has been assisting several initiatives in different cities by the community groups. The current project in partnership with the Trusts has been developed with the idea of piloting the concept of community kitchens for the urban poor. This was in response to the specific recommendation of the National Advisory Committee on the National Food Security Bill, which suggested that if the success of such pilots could be demonstrated, the government would be willing to scale it up. Delivering nutritious food at affordable price to the daily wage workers - Sanchal Foundation in Delhi

The Trusts have supported Sanchal Foundation with a grant of ` 2.70 million to build up the capacity of grassroots The capacity building assistance to Sanchal Foundation level organisations to set up community kitchens in West- has mobilised two community based organisations, which central Delhi, East-central Delhi, and the landfills of Delhi. established 6 community kitchens catering food to over These community kitchens are targeted to provide nutritious 500 urban poor. Furthermore, Sanchal Foundation is putting and good quality food to urban poor households at an every effort to make the community kitchens economically affordable price of` 25 per meal. The project also aims to sustainable. So far, advocacy has been initiated to access provide free health services to the homeless and vulnerable subsidised LPG and to avail licenses from the government to run people. mobile catering services. 33

Partner Organisations A I P Aajeevika Bureau Trust, Rajasthan Aga I Create India, Karnataka Indira Gandhi Parda, Odisha Parichiti - A Society for Khan Foundation, New Delhi Agrasar, Institute of Development Research, Empowerment of Women, West Bengal Haryana Animal Help Foundation, Maharashtra Paryavaran Evam Prodyogiki Utthan Gujarat Association for Prevention Samiti (PEPUS), Uttar Pradesh Peoples and Control of Rabies in India, Karnataka Action for National Integration (PANI), J Uttar Pradesh Prayas, Rajasthan Jai Bhim Vikas Shikshan Sansthan, C Rajasthan Janvikas, Gujarat Jatan Centre for Civil Society, New Delhi Sansthan, Rajasthan R Centre for Urban and Regional Reach for India Foundation, Maharashtra Excellence, New Delhi K Kalahandi Organisation for Agriculture S D & Rural marketing Initiative, Odisha Saath, Gujarat Sahbhagi Shikshan Darbar Sahitya Sansad, Odisha Kherwadi Social Welfare Association, Kendra, Uttar Pradesh SAMARTHAN Debadatta Club, Odisha Disha Maharashtra Kotra Adivasi Sansthan, Centre for Development Support, Foundation, Maharashtra Durbar Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Sampark, Karnataka Mahila Samanwaya Committee, West Sanchal Foundation, New Delhi Shelter Bengal Associates, Maharashtra Shiv Shiksha Samiti, Rajasthan SNDT Women’s L University, Maharashtra G Lok Kalyan Sansthan, Rajasthan Ghoghardiha Prakhand Swarajya Vikas Sangh (GPSVS), Bihar Gram U Utthan, Odisha Gram Vikas Parishad M Urmul Khejari Sansthan, Rajasthan (GVP), Bihar Grameen Development Mehnatkash Kalyan Evam Sandarbh Services, Uttar Pradesh Grameen Kendra Sansthan, Rajasthan Mumbai Evam Samajik Vikas Sanstha, Rajasthan Mobile Creches, Maharashtra Y Youth Council for Development Alternatives (YCDA), Odisha Youth for Voluntary Action (YUVA), Maharashtrra Yugantar, Andhra Pradesh 34

Preparing tiffin at a community kitchen for daily wage workers - Sanchal Foundation in Delhi 35 Education

Enjoying the learning experience - Samajik Parivartan Sansthan, Giridih in Jharkhand 36

Overview marriage for girl children and in proactive responsible citizenship demonstrated by the alumni. During the year under review, The Education portfolio of the Trusts has four focus areas: 4 projects were sanctioned in adolescent education expected Elementary education, Adolescent education, Women’s literacy to reach out to 210,000 adolescents. and Child Protection. Trusts had started the initiative on “Literacy for Women in Self- In the area of elementary education, projects focus on children Help Groups and Sangathans on a pilot basis in April 2009. This from 6 to 14 years of age, primarily in districts with low Human was aimed at imparting basic competencies, including fluency in Development Index (HDI) status in the country. The projects reading, writing and numeracy, for improving livelihood options are designed to bring out of school children within the formal and the quality of women’s lives. system of schooling and provide supplementary education to help them stay and succeed in schooling. They are also aimed It has evolved as a program for women associated with SHGs, at improving the learning levels of children who do not have sangathans and community based organizations. A new access to functioning or quality schooling, undertaking system generation of literacy methodology devised for the Program by strengthening efforts through improving quality of education Nirantar Trust, is adopted by the partners. A Coordination Unit in schools and training of teachers and education professionals. housed by Nirantar became operational in May 2012 and started During the year under review, 16 projects were sanctioned in this systematic efforts to streamline the program, compile and analyse category taking the outreach to 500,000 children in tribal, Muslim baseline data, develop training manuals and conduct trainings. and Dalit communities. The curriculum has been standardised to help the women to access education at their doorstep and in their own language. The adolescent education category focuses on adolescents who Nirantar and other resource organizations conducted drop out of school at an early age and work or do domestic chores 11 capacity building trainings and on-site support for all 14 to support their families. These projects follow a framework of partners implementing this program. Some of the most significant the Doosra Dashak program of Foundation for Education and achievements observed relate to women being able to operate Development (FED) and are rural based. This area addresses their bank accounts, become more organized in livelihood basic education for never been to school or school drop-out activities, confidently participate in government schemes and adolescents from deprived communities, focusing on their actively support the education of their own children. With one overall personalities, social environment and aspirations for project being added last year, the total of 14 women’s literacy development. The main program activities are residential camps, projects are expected to reach out to 46,500 women. bridge and continuing education centers, adolescent and women’s forums, life skills and newly introduced computer education and Under the child protection category, projects are primarily vocational training. FED and other resource organizations have designed to support children without adult protection, children conducted 4 capacity building trainings for 108 master trainers from 23 partners implementing this program. The achievements of adolescent education program are seen in a higher proportion of the adolescents continuing with schooling, in the delayed age of 37

A secondary education center - Asha Kiran Society, Koraput in Odisha

and adolescents on the streets and to strengthen the legal and During the year, the Trusts launched the initiative on social environment for child protection. The different interventions “Integrated approach to Technology in Education (ITE)”. and platforms supported are: drop-in centres and shelter homes Unlike other computer centered or assisted learning for education and recreation, counselling, health, repatriation and approaches, this approach positions use of technology in rehabilitation, legal aid and skill development. Efforts have been an integrated fashion in the classroom. The teachers make initiated at improving the quality of shelter homes through training lesson plans on topics in textbooks and integrate technology of frontline workers and government officials and participation applications where relevant. Accordingly, the students create in influencing child protection policy and laws. During the year learning projects with the use of technology. The use of 3 projects were sanctioned in this category, taking the current technology by the students authenticates learning, makes number of child protection grants to 11, expected to reach out to school subjects relevant to their lives, connects them to the 14,052 children. world outside their limited environment and prepares them as digital citizens. 38

The ITE pilot completed one year of implementation in May 2013. Many student-made projects were collated which demonstrated a good level of student interest in the learning content, compilation skills, creativity and technology skills. Some of the examples of the student created projects were multi-media projects on Rabindranath Tagore, major rivers in the world and the solar system; spreadsheet projects on population and density in different states of India, average production of goods and agriculture products in different parts of the country and weather charts. Compared to rote learning as a usual practice adopted by teachers before the project started in the year 2010, these artefacts created by children indicated a major shift in the teaching and learning process. The teachers were further instructed to challenge and encourage students to produce content in their own words. One of the Learning activity at supplementary education center - , Murshidabad in West Bengal recent additions was of children adding subtitles in English in their own words to cartoon movies using the Windows Movie Maker Software. This was aimed at improving their English grammatical skills. It was also noted that subject teachers now Child In Need India, Murshidabad rely on children to teach them some features of spreadsheet Child in Need India, with the Trusts’ support, has been running and multi-media software. This is an indicator of a gradual of 12 bridge course centres in Suti block of Murshidabad, West acceptance of the changing role of the teacher from knowledge Bengal since 2011. These bridge course centres mainly provided giver to one who facilitates learning. education and Community based protection mechanisms to children engaged in bidi rolling in Suti-II and Kasimnagar towns By design this approach will be disseminated to mostly the Trusts’ of Murshidabad district. These bridge course centers bridged the current partners who have experience working with student gap of learning for these children and prepared them for formal centered pedagogy in elementary education. Master trainers schools. The total dropout rate of children in the district at the will be trained by the Trusts. These master trainers after primary and upper primary school level was very high. About successful implementation of the ITE approach will disseminate 324 children out of total 514 children in 10 Gram Panchayat areas to other education partners and government schools with of Suti - II block were mainstreamed to formal schools. Eighty whom they are working. Three of the ongoing Trusts funded children who were engaged in bidi rolling have been linked with projects use ITE and 5 propose to use ITE next year. Two the National Child Labour Project. This brings them the benefits hands on trainings for teachers were conducted by the Trusts of a monthly stipend, a mid-day meal, enrollment and teaching last year for the teachers who hold the pilot ITE project. Besides, two trainings were conducted for current grantees for orientation in ITE. 39

in a non-formal education project and subsequent enrollment for vocational training. The strategies used were mainly of improving the learning levels and motivating child-friendly clubs and child friendly Panchayats and schools. Eighty-six children from the preparatory centres have been linked with ITE approach in Suti - II. After they were mainstreamed to schools these bridge course centers were converted into seven supplementary centers running inside the government schools to retain these children in schools. These children now attend schools regularly. In a recent sample analysis of the learning levels as per National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005 standards by the program personnel at the Trusts, it was found that almost 83% of the children have achieved the learning levels according to their age and class. Besides, the

child clubs and other community activities facilitated by the Girls in middle school - Samajik Parivartan Sansthan, Giridih in Jharkhand organization, are reported to have led to preventing 45 cases of child marriages in these two blocks.

children’s participation in education. It has developed a team of local youth volunteers who use street plays and other related Samajik Parivartan Sansthan (SPS) methods to communicate the importance of education. SPS Samajik Parivartan Sansthan has been a partner of the Trusts since mainstreamed 2128 out- of-school children into formal schools 2008. SPS works with the poor and marginalized communities and provided continuing education support at primary and upper in and around Giridih district, Jharkhand. The organization was primary school level to 21479 children in 85 government schools. founded by a group of young social activists who had been Remedial classes for 3544 children enhanced their learning competencies and ensured that they were retained in schools. The involved with education initiatives and social development technique focuses on strengthening comprehension, writing skills activities in erstwhile Bihar. The organization focuses on the areas and mathematical acumen. The centres conduct base line test of primary education for at-risk children, urban governance and of children enrolled and constantly monitor the progress of the slum area development, disability and women’s empowerment. children in a multi-grade teaching environment based on learning The project Strengthening Education Mainstream (SEM) has been ladders. An assessment exercise was carried out in 20 schools by operational in Sadar block of Giridih which is an area characterised the Trust’s consultant in March 2013 in which grade appropriate by illegal mica mines in which a large number of children work tests in Hindi and English were administered. In the assessment, along with their families. Female literacy rate in the block is 39.8% 46% and 43% students achieved more than 70% marks in Hindi and the average age of marriage of women is 15.8 years. SPS and Maths respectively. During the project, 18 non-residential has been working intensively with the community to improve bridge camps and 72 remedial camps were organised by SPS. SPS worked on community mobilization and capacity building 40 of School Management Committees on quality education, a capacity building support and trainings for government structured training program for teachers of government schools officials at various levels, including members of Child Welfare and development of appropriate teaching-learning material to Committee and Juvenile Justice Board in Bangalore. It provided improve the pace of learning. SPS developed learner tracking research and advisory support to Government of India and tools for out of school children mainstreamed to formal schooling. national bodies, through invited engagement and contribution SPS’s core strength is its team of young and committed members. on the Sexual Offences against Children Bill as well as the Bonding, transparency and sharing of field information among the Draft of the National Policy for Children. Under its direct team is striking. intervention program, 11 children in conflict with law and their family members were provided legal aid, health, counseling, investigation reports and support services on a long term basis. The Centre for CCL also organized and participated in national workshops on amendments to the JJ Act, child rights and child marriage. Through Child and the Law (CCL) these forums, CCL has successfully influenced policy level changes The Centre for Child and the Law is a specialized research centre proposed in the JJ Act. on child rights and law working within the National Law School of India University (NLSIU). The Centre contributes to ensuring The Education team also works in a praxis mode, with a direct rights of children through quality grounded research, field field engagement program in Banikuppe Panchayat in Bengaluru action and teaching in child rights, with two major programs on impacting its research and policy efforts. Through capacity Education and Juvenile Justice (JJ). The JJ centre has provided building support for School Development and Monitoring Committees (SDMCs), door to door campaigns and activism, more than 700 children have been enrolled in schools. Learning centres started in 11 villages have reached out to 254 students creating supportive learning environment for children. SDMCs across villages and panchayats working through a federated forum have become an active and involved parents’ body which has been hailed as a model in the state. CCL’s Education team also developed series of training modules for SDMC trainings both at Primary and Secondary schools level, and conducted training programs covering more than 2000 SDMC members, 200 teachers and 100 government officials. Through their various activities of capacity building, networking and advocacy, CCL played a decisive role in initiating a larger and democratic debate on the Right of Children

Child Vigilance Committee members at school level consultation - Centre for Child to Free and Compulsory Education Act. and Law, Bangalore in Karnataka 41

Partner Organisations A C G ABHAS- Action Beyond Help and Centre for Child and the Law, National Gohaldiha Jati Upajati Blue Bird Women’s Support, New Delhi Abhivyakti Law School of India, Karnataka Centre Welfare Centre, West Bengal Gram Foundation, Jharkhand Adharshila for Equity Study, New Delhi Charkha, Vikas Sewa Sansthan, Uttar Pradesh Shiksha Samiti, New Delhi Ajmer Haryana Child in Need Institute (CINI), Gramya Vikash Mancha, Assam Gunjan Adult Education Association (AAEA), West Bengal Foundation, New Delhi Rajasthan Al Fazal Educational and (CRY), New Delhi Christian Hospital, Charitable Trust, Gujarat Alwar Odisha Mewat Institute of Education and Development, Rajasthan Asha H Kiran Society, Odisha Avehi Public Hijli Inspiration, West Bengal Human Charitable (Educational) Trust, D Welfare Association, Uttar Pradesh Maharashtra Azad India Foundation, Don Bosco Vyawasaik Prashikshan Bihar Azad Shiksha Kendra, Uttar Kendra, Maharashtra Pradesh I E IIMPACT, Haryana Indian Council for B Child Welfare, Assam Indian National Eklavya, Madhya Pradesh Trust for Arts & Cultural Heritage (INTACH), BETI Foundation, Uttar Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Chapter Institute of Bhagwan Manav Kalyan Samiti, Uttar Chemical Technology, Maharashtra Pradesh Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti, New Delhi Bharatiya Samaj Seva F Kendra, Maharashtra Bharatiya Vidya Fellowship with Mentally Retarded Bhavan, Maharashtra Bhartiya Jan J Sewa Ashram, Uttar Pradesh Bihar - Asha Niketan, West Bengal Bal Bhawan Kilkari, Bihar Bikaner Foundation for Awareness, Counselling Jago Foundation, Jharkhand Jan Vikas, Adult Education Association, Rajasthan and Education, Jharkhand Foundation Bihar Jana Sanskriti Centre for Theatre Brothers of St. Gabriel Education for Education and Development, of the Oppressed, West Bengal Jatan Society, Andhra Pradesh Rajasthan Sansthan, Rajasthan 42

K P T Kalpataru Vikas Samiti, Madhya Pradesh Pararth Samiti, Madhya Pradesh Teach to Lead, Maharashtra Kalyani Institute for Community Paridhi, Bihar Parivartan Kendra, Bihar Technology Resource Communication Development, Madhya Pradesh Paryavaran Chetna Kendra, Jharkhand and Service Centre (TRCSC), Jharkhand Kathalaya Trust, Karnataka Patang, Odisha Prabala Samaj Sevi The Aeronautical Society of India, Sansthan, Jharkhand Pragat Shikshan Maharashtra The Society for Education Sanstha, Maharashtra Pragati Luyadih, Improvement & Innovation (Centre for Jharkhand Prayas Vocational Institute Learning Resources [CLR] ), Maharashtra L for Mentally Handicapped, Rajasthan Tomorrow’s Foundation, West Bengal Lok Mitra, Uttar Pradesh Prayatna Foundation, Uttar Pradesh Torpa Rural Development Society for Professional Assistance for Development Women, Jharkhand Action (PRADAN), New Delhi M U M. Venkatarangaiya Foundation, Andhra Pradesh Mahila Haat, New R Umri Christian Hospital, Maharashtra Delhi Mahita, Andhra Pradesh Regional Resource Centre for Urmul Khejri Sansthan, Rajasthan Matsya-Mewat Shiksha Evam Vikas Elementary Education, New Delhi Uttarakhand Seva Nidhi Paryavaran Sansthan, Rajasthan Meher Bhargava Shiksha Sansthan, Uttarakhand Foundation, Uttar Pradesh Moving Academy of Medicine and Biomedicine, Maharashtra S Samantar Sansthan, Rajasthan V SAMAVESH - Society for Development Vanangana, Uttar Pradesh Vidya and Governance, Madhya Pradesh Bhawan Society, Rajasthan Vidya N SATHI - Society for Assistance to Roshan Charitable Trust, Haryana Nalanda, Uttar Pradesh Nav Srishti, Children in Difficult Situation, Karnataka Vikasganga Samajsevi Sanstha, New Delhi Nayantara Memorial Shikshasandhan, Odisha Social Maharashtra Vikramshila Education Charitable Trust, West Bengal Action for Knowledge Building and Resource Society, West Bengal Nirantar, New Delhi Awareness Raising, Uttar Pradesh Voluntary Health Association of Tripura, Socio Economic and Education Tripura Development Society, Jharkhand Street Survivors India, New Delhi O Suchana The Uttor Chandipur Organisation for Awareness of Community Society, West Bengal Integrated Social Security, Madhya Pradesh Organisation for Early Literacy Promotion (OELP), New Delhi 43 Health

Enjoying nutritious food at a creche - Ekjut, Khuntpani in Jharkhand 44

Overview in Mayurbhanj district in Odisha. The core actions in the initiative are: The portfolio works on the themes of: community health i. Crèches are run for children between the age of 6 months and including community based control and management of 3 years by crèche workers chosen by the community. The Malaria, community based management of malnutrition, women are trained in scheduled feeding of children, growth reproductive and Child Health, Non-Communicable Diseases monitoring, ensuring regular health check up and managing including Disability and Mental Health, Indian System of risks. The crèches are linked with anganwadis and to the local Medicine and violence against women as a public health aSHA worker. concern. The highlights of the year included the launch of the community based management of malnutrition programme ii. Community mobilisation is done around the issue of in Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh, emergence of a malnutrition among children. A participative learning and strong partnership in a pilot on community based mental action process is followed for information and knowledge health services and a community based malaria control sharing among mothers and other women. programme in Odisha. Presence in the field of reproductive iii. System strengthening of Anganwadi centres is attempted by health was strengthened in Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, activating Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Committees, Nagaland, backward areas of Maharashtra and Gujarat. energising Village Health and Nutrition Days, referral services The Trusts continued their support to cleft lip and cleft and community based monitoring. palate surgeries during the year. A significant grant support towards use of Ayurved in treating Cancer was extended iv. Initiating Research and documentation for creating an during the year. During the year 34 grants were made with a evidence base for demonstrating that crèches do help in total sanction value of ` 600.16 million. addressing the malnutrition issue.

Till the end of the year under review, total number of crèches covered across various locations amounted to 121

Malnutrition and the number of children enrolled were 1804. Of these, 61 The Trusts, have supported a set of four organisations, Public creches catering to 910 children run in 3 blocks of Jharkhand; Health Resource Society, Child In Need Institute, Ekjut and 25 creches catering to 360 children run in one block of Chaupal which have launched an initiative named “Action Chhattisgarh and 35 creches catering to 534 children run in against Malnutrition”. The basic aim is to reduce malnutrition two blocks of Odisha. It is expected that that the initiative will among children in the age group of 6 months to 3 years enable programmatic gap filling for child care and community through community mobilization and community based based management of malnutrition, strengthen Integrated management of malnutrition. The implementation sites are Child Development Scheme and most importantly develop a Lakhanpur block of Sarguja district, Chhattisgarh; Khuntpani scalable model. In the period under review, it has been observed block in West Singhbhum district, Gola block in Ramgarh district, Nagri block in Ranchi district - all in Jharkhand and Saharpada block in Kenduajhargarh and Thakurmunda 45

capacity building components. The Trusts will add implementing partners across the country as the program gathers momentum on the ground.

In line with the overall strategy of the Trusts for the years ahead, the health portfolio envisages a significant expansion of work in the low Human Development Index (HDI) districts largely in the eastern and central tribal parts of the country. The portfolio envisages a continued engagement on community health focusing on reproductive and child health, malnutrition and malaria control. The Trusts’ work in Non Communicable Diseases (NCD) will remain largely focused on cancer. Other focus areas of NCD include mental health, wherein the Trusts have an initiative based response in the form of community mental health. The program seeks to address

ORS administered by a health worker at a creche - Public Health Resource Society, the treatment gap for five priority mental health conditions Ranchi in Jharkhand through layering a robust program on primary care and has just begun to roll out. The Trusts will continue their engagement in eye care provision based on community health paradigm focusing on that this initiative has been able to complement the efforts of state advanced eye problems hitherto unaddressed. The Trusts work governments without duplicating any of its services. Trusts intend on disability is limited to programs on early intervention and on to expand the scope of this intervention to bring in the expectant skill building and employability and they will increasingly seek to and new mothers of the children in these creaches under its ambit. engage with partners in geographies of priority. While work on human resource in health has been a part of the portfolio in the The community mental health initiative of the Trusts is aimed at form of support to Nursing Schools, Auxiliary Nursing and Midwife significantly extending the limited reach of public mental health /General Nursing and Midwife courses and also grants to Society facilities by integrating services at the primary care level. It is for Community Health Awareness Research & Action (SOCHARA), designed to address five of the conditions listed by the WHO as the portfolio aims to build a systematic response to the human being priority conditions; psychoses, depression, convulsive resource crunch in the health sector. epilepsy, alcohol use disorders and suicide. The initiative adopts the approach of training a front line team in identification and provision of comprehensive care as per the needs of the person Ramakrishna Mission and the family. The packages of care are being designed through a collaborative process by experts. The initiative at present has three Home of Service implementing partners and a secretariat that holds the design and Varanasi is a branch centre of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, established by the illustrious Swami Vivekananda. It is a hospital centre which has completed hundred 46

A health education session in progress - Ramakrishna Mission Home of Service, Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh

years of service and is the oldest and most well-known hospital villages have a Sub-Centre and less than 7 percent villages in the entire region. Started on the ghats of the Ganges in the have Primary Health Care Canters (PHCs). In an area which is holy city of Varanasi in the year 1900, today the institution runs deeply afflicted with caste dynamics, service reach to the a 230-bedded General Hospital offering basic as well as highly most vulnerable has a long way to go. The programme is specialised care. The hospital is accessed by patients from designed to reach a very vulnerable and marginalised group eastern UP, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh on a regular basis. On of people with basic health care services. The model involves an average, around 525 patients attend the outdoors per day community mobilisation and empowerment, activating and in-patient occupancy is 139 with about 8000 patients government mechanisms and providing direct services. admitted during the year. The range of services spans the health care continuum and includes preventive, promotive and curative health care. Trusts have supported the organization to run a community The curative health service component is rendered through health program in the Mirzapur district of Eastern Uttar an efficient mobile clinic backed by the organisations’ Pradesh. Mirzapur has some of the poorest health indicators in 230 bedded multi-speciality hospital. The programme the state. Only 16 percent of women receive ante natal care, 23 covers 8 village clusters involving a total population of percent deliveries are institutional and only about 22 percent 53,679 villagers. children receive complete immunisation. As far as the health infrastructure is concerned, in Mirzapur less than 19 percent 47

A mobile health camp - Ramakrishna Mission Home of Service, Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh

School of Nursing, providing quality nursing and midwifery education specifically to women from the poor tribal and Dalit families. Christian Hospital Bissamcuttack The School is recognised by the Indian Nursing Council. It Human resource constraint is a frequently discussed offered 2 courses till 2012: the one and a half year ANM issue in the health sector. Trusts have been working on programme and the three and a half year GNM (General Nursing developing a strategy towards alleviating at least a part of and Midwifery) programme. In 2012 the SON received support the constraint. While the strategy is in its development stage, from the Trusts for supporting a programme called Roshni. few steps have been taken to support and build a strong cadre Under this programme, adolescent girls and young women from for community health workers which is expected to serve the villages are offered exposure and training in maternal and community to the best of its capacity. The School of Nursing child health in a one week orientation and exposure programme (SON), Christian Hospital Bissamcuttack, Odisha was started (level 1); and a two month hands-on training programme (level 2). in 1978 with the Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) programme These girls offer a ray of hope to the villages by identifying the aiming to address the shortage of human resources in risk factors in their villages, especially for young mothers and health and has grown over the last three decades. Today, children and thus save lives. Nursing Education Resource this is the only nursing school in the South Odisha region, Unit (NERU) of SON which is about improving nursing education by integrating in innovative pedagogy and experience with nursing tutors and staff of different schools and colleges 48

and internationally. The World Health Organisation, the United Nation’s Development Program, and the International Federation of Health and Human Rights Organisations have identified it as good model. The core objective of this project is to sensitize the health sector professionals to their legal, ethical and therapeutic role in responding to gender based violence and caring for survivors through provision of health care and psychosocial services. Dilaasa has supported more than 3000 survivors since 2001.

The key elements of the Dilaasa model are informed consent, gender sensitive protocol for forensic and medical evidence, treatment, psycho-social support and chain of custody. Through its intervention research, CEHAT was able to present this as an evidence based model that could be upscaled across the country. Training of ROSHNIs on maternal and child health care - Nursing Education Resource Unit of Christian Hospital, Bissamcuttack in Odisha This is in collaboration with the Municipal Corporation of Mumbai and is based on direct intervention in more than 150 cases of sexual assault and hands on training of over 200 doctors. The in Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, also received support key finding from CEHAT’s work is that there usually is a loss of from the Trusts. One unique feature of NERU is the Skill evidence of the criminal act of sexual assault. This loss is caused Development Lab which brought together principals, nursing by circumstances of abuse, nature of sexual assault, and health tutors and postgraduate students of different institutions from and social interventions post assault. One of the most critical these states to participate in workshops on “Teaching Community outcomes is the positive impact on healing and recovery through Health Nursing” and “Educational Planning and Management of the establishment of psycho-social support services for survivors Schools of Nursing” among others. and their families.

During the year under review, the evidence was presented to Anusandhan Trust key policy functionaries. The Planning Commission and National The Trusts have been supporting the Centre for Enquiry Mission for Empowerment of Women are looking to upscale the into Health and Allied Themes (CEHAT), research centre of CEHAT model to 100 sites and have already received budgetary Anusandhan Trust for setting up a comprehensive health allocation for the same. CEHAT is also assisting the central health sector response to sexual assault since 2008 at Dilaasa, a ministry in developing national protocols for forensic, medical and joint initiative of CEHAT and the Municipal Corporation of psychosocial support in case of sexual violence. Mumbai. Dilaasa is the first public hospital based crisis intervention centre in India. It has received significant recognition nationally 49

Partner Organisations A D I Aarohi, Uttaranchal Action for Deendayal Research Institute, New Delhi India Natural Resource Economics and Welfare Research and Development Deepam Educational Society for the Management Foundation, Gujarat Society, Madhya Pradesh Aga Khan Health, Tamil Nadu Divya Jyoti Trust, Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy, West Foundation, New Delhi Akshaya Gujarat Bengal Helping in H.E.L.P. Trust, Tamil Nadu All India Chess Federation for the Blind, Maharashtra Anusandhan Trust, Maharashtra Anweshi Women’s E J Counselling Centre, Kerala Ekjut, Jharkhand Elueutheros Jan Chetna Manch, Bokaro, Jharkhand Christian Society, Nagaland Enable Jan Shikshan Kendra, Uttar Pradesh India, Karnataka Jan Swasthya Sahyog, New Delhi Jana B Kalyan Pratisthan, Odisha Butterflies, New Delhi F Family Planning Association of India L (FPA India), Maharashtra Friends Society, Andhra Pradesh C Association for Rural Reconstruction Lokpriya Janhit Sewa Sansthan, Uttar Centre for Community Development (FARR), Odisha Pradesh -CCD, Odisha Chaupal Gramin Vikas Prashikshan Evam Shodh Sansthan, Chhattisgarh Child in Need Institute (CINI), Jharkhand Christian Hospital G M Bissamcuttack, Odisha Christian Gram Vikas Sewa Sansthan (GVSS), Uttar Mahila Gramodyog Seva Samiti, Uttar Institute of health Science and Research, Pradesh Grameen Vikas Sansthan Pradesh MYRADA, Karnataka Nagaland Citizens Association for (GVS), Uttar Pradesh Rural Development CARD, Orissa N National Institute of Applied Human Research and Development, Odisha 50

O S T Om Creation Trust, Maharashtra Sama - Resource Group for Women Tarapur Medical Research Charitable Trust, Operation Smiles India, Maharashtra and Health, New Delhi Samuha, Maharashtra The Association of People Optometric Education Society, Karnataka Sangath, A Society for Child with Disability (APD), Karnatana The Maharashtra Development and Family Guidance, Society for the Eradication of Leprosy, Goa Schizophrenia Research Maharashtra Foundation (SCRAF), Tamil Nadu Shanta Memorial Rehabilitation Centre, P Odisha Shri B D Tatti (A) Memorial Charitable Trust, Karnataka Sir Albert V Parivartan, Maharashtra Parkinsons Howard Memorial Trust, Madhya Disease and Movement Disorder Vikalp Foundation, Bihar Pradesh Smile Train India, New Society, Maharashtra People’s Action Delhi Social Action for Community for National Integration (PANI), Uttar Alternative learning - SACAL, Odisha Pradesh PRAKRITI, Maharashtra Social Welfare Agency & Training Programme for Rural Awareness and W Institute (SWATI), Odisha Society for Very Action, Odisha Public Health Watershed organization Trust (WOTR), Community Health Awareness Research Resource Society, New Delhi Maharashtra World Centre for Creative and Action - SOCHARA, Karnataka Learning Foundation, Maharashtra Society for Education Welfare and Action Rural (SEWA Rural), Gujarat Society R for Nutrition Education and Health Action, Maharashtra Spastics Society Raksha, Kerala Ramakrishna Math, of Karnataka, Karnataka Suraksha, Maharashtra Ramakrishna Mission Odisha Swami Vivekananda Medical Home of Service, Uttar Pradesh Mission, Maharashtra SWATI - Society Ramakrishna Sarada Sevashram, for Women’s Action and Training Chattisgarh Initiatives, Gujarat 51 Civil Society, Human Rights and Governance

Vocational training in progress - Shaheen Women’s Resource and Welfare Association, Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh 52

Overview from the local village and panchayat levels to block and district levels, the resistance reduces and instances of adherence to rule The Civil Society, Human Rights and Governance, portfolio, as of law tend to rise. The tipping point is when the adherence the name suggests, covers a wide span of development issues to rules is institutionalised across the board and becomes the relating to strengthening the civil society sector, ensuring critical norm rather than unique exceptions resulting from beneficiaries’ human rights entitlements to the disenfranchised and improving struggles. This is the level which the Civil Society, Human Rights accountability in governance. During the period under review, a and Governance (CSHRG) portfolio hopes its NGO partners will total of 21 grants of a sanction value of ` 132.70 million were made enable disenfranchised communities to reach. in the portfolio. CSHRG portfolio has supported a large number of NGOs in The basic premise of the portfolio is the belief in the scope for helping communities access constitutional entitlements related proactive change by civil society actors in ensuring that every to livelihoods and food ration, under the Mahatma Gandhi individual is ensured his / her rights as a human being and citizen National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Public of India. The Trusts support community-based and grassroot Distribution System, respectively. Caste-based atrocities have organisations to ensure that the human rights of marginalized been addressed by accessing provisions under the Scheduled communities are not violated and they enjoy access to public Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. entitlements. The Indian Constitution and its derivatives of laws The appalling decline in female sex ratio has been addressed and provisions are said to be some of the best in the world. with varying degree of success through monitoring sex- However, they fall woefully short in implementation, particularly selective abortions and by pressing for the implementation of for the socio-economically marginalized. There is thus a wide gap Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) at the point of conversion of Constitutional rights into entitlement Act. NGOs have been supported to strengthen gram sabhas, for marginalised populations. The work supported by the Trusts the basic unit and site of rural community empowerment and to in this portfolio aims to close the ‘entitlement loop’ comprising ensure their functioning according to prescribed norms of problem analysis, solution analysis, accessing information about participation and accountability. Civil society action to address provisions for solution, using prescribed processes and ensuring violence against women has continued to receive support entitlements. from the Trusts. They have also supported the effort for institutional strengthening and capacity building of civil society Over the years, it has become clear, that the need for maximum organisations. The ultimate goal is to impact the professional engagement is in addressing the information asymmetry strengthening of the sector for better delivery and impact of about provisions and entitlements. This is where civil society results for the marginalised. During the period under review, this organisations have to play a role. Intended beneficiaries need to area of support, broadly termed ‘Bridging institutional capacity be made aware of their entitlements and how they can access deficits in NGOs’ has been strategically enhanced. them. Thereafter, a wide-scale demand and wave of action can be generated among them within legal boundaries. The first One of the crucial and long-standing areas of support instance of expressing demand is expectedly met with resistance engagement of the Trusts is social work initiatives in by those who have power. Fortunately, as the demand transcends Criminal Justice. In India, there are only a handful of 53

NGOs working on litigation for under-trials and convicted Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar prisoners from marginalised communities, support to children and family of prisoners, and socio-eco-psycho rehabilitation Vishwavidyalaya, Delhi of ex-prisoners. The NGOs working in this sphere lie at the Housed jointly by the School of Development Studies and intersection of influence of multiple, reluctant and difficult School of Human Studies, and in close collaboration with stakeholders - prison authorities, policy makers, judiciary and, Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), ironically, the criminalised population itself. During the period Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar Vishwavidyalaya, New Delhi under review, 4 NGO partners supported by the Trusts have (or Ambedkar University) initiated an ‘M. Phil in Development worked in 11 districts and have reached out to at least Practice’ in 2012. 5,000 prisoners with direct support for litigation and counselling. Close to 650 children of prisoners were given The programme is premised on the supply side concern of shelter and education support and 250 released prisoners the deficit of human resources trained for large-scale were facilitated towards vocational training and employment. professional rural development work. The partnership between Awareness and sensitisation sessions have been conducted Ambedkar University and PRADAN synergises on their academic for the judiciary, lawyers, probation officers and legal strength and rural practice expertise. After four years and on aid staff. completion of three batches, a replicable model of education to enrich grassroots practice is expected to emerge. The Going forward, the Trusts propose to enhance their support end-objectives of the programme are to institutionalise in a to work on Criminal Justice initiatives, on violence against University setting, the teaching of rural development practice women and on addressing the declining female sex ratio. and to de-institutionalise the existing format of the University Institutional strengthening of NGOs is expected to receive (which is largely academic, urban and elite) through its major impetus pertaining to capacity building of development close interaction with grassroots level developmental work. practitioners, boosting the supply of trained human resource to the NGO sector and technological innovations for improved What distinguishes the programme from others is that it programme management. Work on Dalit rights will continue reverses the curriculum mix of other courses where the to be supported at current levels. An emerging area of classroom is the main site of learning and field-based work is an engagement will be ‘responsible citizenship’, taking it from a opportunity to apply what is learnt in theory. In this case, the level of conceptual discussion to one of an active support classroom is a place to synthesise what is learnt through praxis agenda. in the field and to locate it within development theory. Half the course duration of 84 weeks is based in field locations, making them the locus of reference. There is a strong mentorship component handholding the students through the learning process and through the challenges of working in rural areas. This is crucial especially for those who have lived and grown up in urban settings. 54

During the period under review 22 students were taken through citizenship rights. As many as 470 girls who had discontinued modules covering Philosophy of development practice; Gender schooling were motivated and enrolled in mainstream and development; Equality, marginalization and discrimination; schools. Around 1,000 families have been reached out to Understanding the rural; Qualitative research methodologies; through legal aid and counselling on issues of violence Listening learning and communicating; Reflective practice; against women. The illegal and oppressive practice Research writing; and Experiencing the self. Field immersion of ‘Sheikh marriages’ has emerged as a major area of work was carried out in Dindori, Dhamtari, Rayagada, Hazaribagh Shaheen’s engagement. Vocational skill training has been and Gumla. imparted to 600 women over the last 3 years. Overall, the feedback from women of the communities is that Shaheen’s work has helped women find a space to interact, Shaheen Women’s Resource and form associations and crucial support groups. Welfare Association, Andhra In the organisation’s analysis, what lies behind its achievements Pradesh so far is the close connection of its staff with individual women Set up in 2002 to work among rioting communities of of the community, the success in involving men in the effort to the old city area in Hyderabad, Shaheen Women’s Resource address violence against women, the relevance and efficiency and Welfare Association (or Shaheen) focuses on ground provided by the organisation’s community counselling and interventions for women and girls of isolated communities vocational support centres. of Muslims, Dalits and Other Backward Castes (OBC). The organisation is located at Sultan Shahi, at the junction of the residential areas dominated by these three communities. In a Dalit Foundation, New Delhi sense, this location epitomises its work. In Shaheen’s Dalit Foundation was founded in 2003, primarily to provide analysis, instead of opening up closed communities to other institutional support for grassroots level Dalit activists and small possibilities, forces of globalisation insulate and segregate organizations that have little direct access to funding their such fringe communities. programmes and activities. Through small grants and fellowships to individuals and organizations working among Dalits, the Shaheen works closely with women of the identified organisation aims to build the capacity for effective grassroots communities through individual-based legal counselling, interventions. education and vocational support as well as through community- based discussion forums and awareness meetings on various With support from the Trusts, Dalit Foundation has trained 249 facets of violence against women. leaders, nearly half of who are women, in Dalit ideology. Down the line, the leaders have ensured access to over 7,000 people With support from the Trusts, Shaheen has been able to to livelihood entitlement under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural motivate young girls to join peer groups for exchange, Employment Guarantee Act. Over 5,000 families benefitted from sharing and knowledge building on health, economic and the Public Distribution System, nearly 1000 cases of caste-based 55

Encouraging school dropouts to continue formal schooling - Dalit Foundation, Conducting class at a computer training center - Dalit Foundation, Sivagangai in Tamil Nadu Erode in Tamil Nadu

atrocity and 70 cases of domestic violence were registered. 2,000 people were assisted in getting land and houses registered in their names. Large numbers of marginalised people were facilitated to gain access to social security schemes of the government. Dalit Foundation has thus been able to support young Dalit leaders to work in rural and remote areas on manifestations of caste-based marginalisation. 56

Partner Organisations A D J Adhar, Odisha Association for Dalit Foundation, Delhi Development Jan Gramin Vikas Sansthan, Uttar Voluntary Agencies for Rural Initiative, Odisha Pradesh Jan Sahas, Madhya Pradesh Development, Delhi Association of Jan Shikshan Kendra, Uttar Pradesh Democratic Reforms, Delhi Astha Janvikas Samajik Sansthan, Maharashtra Sansthan, Rajasthan E B Equity Foundation, Bihar K Kamyab Yuva Sanskar Samiti, Madhya Badlao Foundation, Jharkhand Baihar Pradesh Keonjhar Integrated Rural Nari Utthan Sewa Mahila Mandal, G Development & Training Institute, Madhya Pradesh Bhagwan Manav Gram Niyojan Kendra, Uttar Pradesh Odisha Kriti Sansthan, Rajasthan Kalyan Samiti, Uttar Pradeesh Bharat Gram Vikas Sewa Sansthan, Uttar Ratna Dr. B R Ambedkar University, New Pradesh Grama Vikas, Karnataka Delhi Bhartiya Mahila Federation Grameen Punarnirman Sansthan, Uttar (Thane Samiti), Maharashtra Pradesh Grameen Vikas Sansthan, L Breakthrough Trust, New Delhi Uttar Pradesh Gramin Vikas Sansthan, Lok Jagriti Sansthan, Uttar Pradesh Lok Rajasthan Panchayat, Maharashtra Lokpriya Janhit C Sewa Sansthan, Uttar Pradesh Centre for Advocacy and Research, New I Delhi Choupal Grameen Vikas Evam In Defence of Animals, Maharashtra M Shodh Sansthan, Chatisgarh Indian School of Business, Andhra Mahila Gramodyog Sewa Samiti, Pradesh India’s New Group for Raichur Uttar Pradesh Mahila Swarojgar Integrated Development, Karnataka Samiti, Uttar Pradesh Majlis Manch, Maharashtra Mumbai City Sainik Welfare Office, Maharashtra 57

N S T National Institute of Women, Child & Sadbhawana Gramin Vikas Sansthan, Tarashi - Women’s Research & Training Youth Development, Maharashtra Nav Uttar Pradesh Sahayog Trust, Organisation, Madhya Pradesh Tarun Nirman Sansthan, Rajasthan Navachar Maharashtra Sakhi Trust, Karnataka Chetna, Uttar Pradesh The Action Sansthan, Rajasthan Navnirman Trust, Samagra Jagriti Evam Vikash North East Trust, Assam Karnataka Navsarjan, Gujarat New sansthan, Rajasthan Sambhav Social Entity for Social Action, Karnataka Service Organisation, Madhya Pradesh Samuha, Karnataka Sankalp Sansthan, Rajasthan Shaheen V Women’s Resource and Welfare Vidya Bhawan Society, Rajasthan P Association, Andhra Pradesh Society Vikalp Samaj Sevi Sansthan, Madhya Parhit Samaj Sevi Sansthan, Madhya for Citizens’ Vigilance Initiative, New Pradesh Vikalp Samajik Sangathan, Pradesh People’s Action for National Delhi Society for Research and Uttar Pradesh Voluntary Action Integration (PANI), Uttar Pradesh Rudimentary Education on Social and for Rehabilitation and Development, Health Issues (SRREOSHI), West Bengal Pragati Abhiyan, Maharashtra Prakriti, Maharashtra Spandan Samaj Seva Samiti, Madhya Maharashtra , Karnataka Pradesh Spandhana, Karnataka Srishti Seva Sansthan, Uttar Pradesh Sudhar Samiti, Madhya Pradesh X R Supporting Association for Thematic and Holistic Initiatives (SATHI), Uttar Xavier’s Institute of Management, Rural Communes, Maharashtra Pradesh Odisha 58

Theyyam worship of Kerala documented through the Tata Fellowship in Folklore - National Folklore Support Centre, Chennai in Tamil Nadu 59 Media, Art and Culture

Restoration work on Nila Gumbad in Delhi - Aga Khan Trust for Culture, New Delhi 60

Overview India is as old as the Indus Valley civilization and yet how many of our heritage monuments have a conservation management plan? We have over seven hundred languages and yet how much of our folklore have we preserved? We have a culture that is vibrant and dynamic, and yet do we truly appreciate its intrinsic value? The Media, Art and Culture portfolio has more than twenty five projects across India that focus on protecting and conserving cultural heritage, promoting art scholarships and building archival facilities and supporting community media projects. Over the last few years, it has played a pioneering role in the field of conservation related to monuments, museums, and folklore. Each of these projects, in turn, are the first of their kind in the country and their unique impact includes transferring data for the National Policy on Conservation as Students from the School for Media and Culture Studies at the Tata Institute of well as highlights that we can make the difference in the Social Sciences - Mumbai in Maharashtra conservation of our tangible and intangible cultural heritage. Seven new grants during the year with a sanction value of ` 195.10 million were initiated by the portfolio. Conservation Resurgence Project at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) in Mumbai. Through Conservation is an emerging field in India and much needs the project, CSMVs has formed national and international to be done if we are to preserve, restore, and conserve our collaborations to research and document the best practices cultural heritage. Although a large part of our tangible heritage in India for these materials. Both these projects in tangible is with the Government, due to the need of the sector, the heritage are the first of their kind in India and with the support Trusts are working to catalyse change within civil society and of the Trusts strengthen conservation in India as well as through public private partnerships to develop better models provide livelihoods. for conservation in India. This support has strengthened the balance between traditional and moderns methods of Folklore, a part of our intangible heritage, is disappearing conservation expertise as well as increased tourism. rapidly with urbanisation and migration. The Tata Fellowships in Folklore has been supported through the National Folklore Conservation of Nila Gumbad, one of the oldest monuments in Support Centre (NFSC) to facilitate M. Phil level students and Delhi as well as dissemination of information on conservation scholars to collaboratively work with a community elder to has been undertaken by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), study and document folklore over a period of one year. During an agency of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF). Understanding the year in review, twenty two fellowships in collaboration with conservation restoration of ten kinds of materials and fifteen Universities across India were awarded. Scholars at the undertaking five research projects are a part of the Art 61

University of London, University of Oslo and the University of its documentary films at national and international film festivals. California, Berkeley have shown a great interest in this model and have approached NFSC to send their research scholars to the Conservation of our cultural heritage enables us to not only sites of fellowships to explain the success of these fellowships. protect economically valuable assets but also preserve its The outcome of this fellowship has been encouraging as practices and history alongside a sense of continuity and identity. documentation of folklore in the form of photographs, audio If we are to conserve our cultural heritage, we will need to and video has been undertaken to disseminate on a website and create awareness of the importance of conservation, build through a documentary film at a national level. different public private partnership models, strengthen training and capacity building, develop best practice conservation and Conservation of intangible heritage also includes languages. management plans, create awareness of the importance of The Peoples Linguistic Survey of India (PSLI) that is led by Bhasha conservation and appreciate the expressions of the ways of Research and Publication Centre and supported by the Trust living that make us unique. aims at creating the first Linguistic Survey of India after George Grierson’s Linguistic Survey of India in 1923. The comprehensive survey is in process and has revealed that India has presently over 780 languages as 220 languages in the last fifty years Conservation of Monuments: have been lost. The nation wide survey was conducted with Aga Khan Foundation the support of over 3,000 PSLI volunteers who collaborated with communities, writers, cultural activists, scholars of intangible The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) through the Aga Khan Trust heritage, practitioners of oral arts and traditions, citizens, for Culture (AKTC) has been supported by the Trusts in its scholars and linguists to document various languages and the work on conservation of historical monuments. Located history of their speakers. in Nizamuddin East, the Humayun’s Tomb complex and its surrounding areas cover almost 60 acres of land and include The portfolio also focuses on Community Media. With the several significant monuments such as Isa Khan’s tomb support of the Trust, the Centre for Media and Culture Studies enclosure, Arab Serai, Bu Halima’s Tomb and several monumental has now become a School for Media and Culture Studies at the gateways. The project has done exceedingly well and created Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai. A unique feature a meaningful impact including 100,000 man-days of work by of the School is the close linkage between its technical and 500 craftsmen and labourers prompted the Government of academic work that is informed by a keen sense of connection India to include conservation works under NREGA, revival with local subaltern cultures of resistance and invention. of several craft skills (tile making, ornamental plaster work, Through a wide range of programmes, the Centre for Media sandstone carving, stone masonry, and carpentry), provide a Praxis, Centre for the Study of Contemporary Culture and Media platform for conservation training to 160 Archaeological Survey Archive and Resource centre have become anchors to facilitate of India (ASI) officials and establish a Committee to redefine networking and dialogue on themes relating to media and National Policy on Conservation. cultural studies at TISS. The School has also won 35 awards for After the project on Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi, the Trust is now supporting the conservation of the Nila Gumbad. The monument 62

Conservation work at Quli Qutb Shahi Tomb complex, Hyderabad - Aga Khan Trust for Culture, New Delhi

named after its blue dome, is one of the earliest in the Mughal Phase One has begun to conserve 10 major monuments in the era and through conservation will enable the monument to be Quli Qutb Shahi Tomb Complex. re-linked to Humayun’s Tomb and be visited by over one million visitors annually. The conservation of Humayun’s Tomb complex is unique as it is the first of its kind and scale to shift from the Conservation in Museums: established conservation policy of ‘preserve as found’ and aims towards ‘restoration of architectural character’ and ‘long Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vaastu term sustainability’. Wide dissemination of the learning from Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) the Humayun’s Tomb and Nila Gumbad projects are crucial to developing conservation models and dialogues between The ‘Art conservation Resurgence Project’ is a pioneering project conservationists, educational entities, policy makers, and donors. with a nationwide impact that aims to create and freely share reference documents for establishing standards and protocols for The Trust is also supporting the conservation of the Quli art conservation in the Indian context. Supported by the Trusts and Qutb Shahi necropolis in Hyderabad. Due to its scale, the ten implemented by the CSMVS Museum Art Conservation Centre, year project period is divided into two five year phases. Of this three year project is the first of its kind in Asia and has multiple the seventy structures, twenty of these monuments rival the collaborations in India and abroad with custodians of heritage, greatest Mughal structures in scale and represent almost art conservators, fine art practitioners, scholars, and members two centuries of funeral architecture in our country’s history. 63

Conservation of Buddhist manuscripts in Ladakh - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai in Maharastra

of the public. The Getty Conservation Institute, Courtauld five research projects in the fields of protection of art objects Institute, Australian National Maritime Museum, International from bio-deterioration, creation of a database of pigments used Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of in Indian art, monitoring of the effect of atmospheric pollutants Cultural Property (ICCOM), Australia-India Council (AIC), on historical objects and artworks and identification of Rathgen Research Laboratory and L’Università Internazionale appropriate solvents to dissolve and remove discoloured dell’Arte have also shown a keen interest in contributing varnishes from ancient Indian artefacts. towards the project. The project is creating a strong ripple effect of conservation The project has documented more than 4500 damages awareness and action in the field. Platforms for sharing are documented in more than 1400 object types including materials developing, conservation centres are being established across such as oil paintings, miniatures, manuscripts, sculptures in different parts of the country as a result of the workshops stone, wood and metal, ceramic, glass, terracotta, textiles and and trainings held through the project and a syllabus for others. These are being catalogued into an online directory conservation studies at a Master’s level and PG Diploma are that will be available for access. The project has also undertaken being developed for Universities. The latter will greatly help to create an awareness and build technical expertise to strengthen the conservation field in India. 64

Partner Organisations A D T Aga Khan Foundation, New Delhi Dalit Foundation, New Delhi Dhrupad The Aseema Trust, Tamil Nadu The Sansthan, Madhya Pradesh First Dastoor Meherjirana Library, Gujarat The Orient Foundation, Uttar B Pradesh Bhasha Research and Publication K Centre, Gujarat Kattaikkuttu Sangam, Tamil Nadu V C N Vikas Samvad Samiti, Madhya Pradesh Centre for Science and Environment, National Folklore Support Centre, New Delhi Chhatrapati Shivaji Tamil Nadu Navras School of W Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Performing Arts, Bihar NINASAM (Sri Women Weave Charitable Trust, Maharashtra Nilakanteshwara Natyaseva Sangh), Maharashtra Shimoga, Karnataka 65 Institutions

A state of the art laboratory at the Tata Medical Centre Hospital - , West Bengal 66

A Tata Fellow researching water pressure in domestic water supply systems A Tata Fellow researching environment friendly recycling of plastic waste

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) founded in 1861 For example, technology can address the problem faced by is the world’s leading research University whose mission is to most Indian homes of maintaining the water pressure. MIT advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology research has shown that a robust mechanical device can be and other areas of scholarship. It works on the core principle that built which can create adequate water pressure without having research and education should be relevant to social challenges to siphon water from the mains. Similarly, waste plastic which and needs. is mixed in with recycled magazines, books, and cartons can be recycled to convert it into fuel oil thereby reducing In addition to its various ongoing programs and initiatives, MIT has environmental pollution. been keen to create a centre for technology and design dedicated to addressing quality of life issues in a resource constrained Viewing this as an opportunity to benefit from research country like India. The activities of this Centre would focus on which makes available affordable technologies adapted to suit building a cadre of engineering professionals geared to apply the needs of a country like ours, during the year, the Trust their knowledge to address such issues and conducting research extended donation support to MIT towards the programs of projects focused on finding affordable technology solutions for the Centre. the same. 67

The bustling front office at the Tata Medical Centre Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal

The Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata, which was formally inaugurated social workers, psychiatrists, rehabilitation services, stoma care in May 2011 is focussed on providing care to cancer patients and prosthetics. NGOs and other voluntary organisations provide especially from the North and North Eastern regions of India as support by way of counselling and financial aid. well as neighbouring countries like Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. This 167 bed facility provides a wide spectrum of services ranging Being the only dedicated Oncology centre in the region, the from diagnosis, therapy to rehabilitation and palliative support in hospital today serves as many as 450 to 600 outpatients, 70-75 the treatment of cancer. day care patients and 100 -105 inpatients every day. On account of the overwhelming patient response, the hospital is in the process A multi disciplinary disease management team is complemented of finalising expansion plans for upgrading it to a 257 bed facility by state of the art equipment and support services of medical with added services. 68

Partner Organisations H Harvard Business School, USA I Institute of Chemical Technology, Maharashtra M Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA N National Institute of Advanced Studies, Karnataka

Day Care Ward at the Tata Medical Centre Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal T Many patients and their families who travel great distances to Tata Medical Centre Trust, West Bengal avail of treatment at the hospital are faced with the problem Tata Institute of Social Sciences, of accommodation. To address this need, a facility named the Maharashtra “Premashraya” which can house 250-300 patients and their families, is under construction and expected to be ready by 2014.

The hospital is also working towards developing a solid platform for clinical, laboratory and translational research in oncology and proposes to set up a translational research centre in the near future. 69 Individual Grants - Medical

A child being cared for at the Shree Krishna Hospital, Karmasad in Gujarat 70

A patient undergoing advanced radiotherapy at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai in Maharashtra.

Financial assistance is extended by the Trust to meet the cost of The Trust continued its revolving fund arrangement with medical treatment, both directly as well as through a network of Tata Memorial Hospital by supporting start up treatment medical social workers attached to hospitals. While a wide range costs of pediatric cancer patients, with 130 of them being of illnesses come within the support coverage of the Trust, as in covered by this fund during the year. The Shree Krishna Hospital the previous year, 50 % of the total grant outlay of ` 34.35 million (managed by Charutar Arogya Mandal) a rural hospital based related to treatment costs of cancer, cardiac and kidney patients. in Karmasad, Gujarat, was also extended revolving fund During the year, the Trust stepped up support for cochlear implant support during the year, to meet part of the treatment surgeries which are expensive and need to be carried out at a costs of pediatric cardiac and cancer patients from the poor young age for the same to be most effective. This accounted for socio economic background. As at the year end, the fund was 28% of the total outlay. The year also saw the Trust formally linking utilized to assist 12 children. with Christian Medical College, Vellore to support the treatment costs of trauma patients and with the National Burns Centre, Airoli, for support to burns cases. 71 Individual Grants - Education and Travel

J N Tata Scholar Ms Ria Sen at her Graduation Ceremony - London School of Economics and Political Sciences, U.K 72

The financial assistance extended by Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and the Travel Grants - Allied Trusts can be broadly categorised under the heads: Travel Grants are mainly given for pursuing studies abroad and for Merit Scholarships (including loan scholarships) participation in advanced training programmes and workshops. Means Based Grants During the year ` 5.39 million was given by way of travel grants. Travel Grants

Merit Scholarships (including loan scholarships) - Scholarships are given for graduation and post graduation studies in India subject to the eligibility criteria based on merit. Scholarships are also given for supporting research in leukaemia and blood related diseases and towards the alleviation of human suffering from other diseases. Loan scholarships are given to pursue post graduate studies abroad and these scholars also have an opportunity of availing a gift award and a travel grant for their studies abroad.

During the year scholarships amounting to ` 201.50 million were awarded; of which ` 41.17 million were in the nature of loan scholarships.

Ms Sujata Nair pursuing her Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy - State University of Means Based Grants - New York, Buffalo, U.S.A The Trust also extends financial assistance by way of Means Based Grants which take into account the economic background of the applicant. Grants aggregating to ` 5.26 million were given under this program during the year.

73 Financials

Overview The Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and Allied Trusts disbursed a total of ` 2,847.03 million in 2012-2013, an increase of 5% over the disbursement of ` 2,714.78 million in the previous year.

` in million TRUSTS 2011-2012 2012-2013 INDIVIDUAL INST./NGOS TOTAL INDIVIDUAL INST./NGOs TOTAL

Sir Dorabji Tata Trust 60.16 656.40 56.72 768.86 The JRD Tata Trust 65.90 64.38 72.57 57.32 Jamsetji Tata Trust 31.98 1,455.14 40.28 1,444.94 RD Tata Trust - 62.14 - 69.71 Tata Education Trust - 117.78 - 121.48 Tata Social Welfare Trust - 118.65 - 127.45 The JRD & Thelma J Tata Trust - 5.21 - 1.45 The J. N. Tata Endowment 34.75 - 41.17 - Lady Tata Memorial Trust 32.61 9.68 35.76 9.32 Total 225.40 2,489.38 2,714.78 246.50 2,600.53 2,847.03 US $ in million 4.42 48.81 53.23 4.56 48.16 52.72 (1 US $ = ` 51) (1 US $ = ` 54) 74

Total Grant Allocations 2011-2012* Total Grant Allocations 2012-2013* The Trusts support a large number of ` 2,714.78 million (US $ 53.23 million) ` 2,847.03 million (US $ 52.72 million) NGOs working in the six thematic areas for which the Trusts extend financial assistance, namely Natural Resource Management and Rural Livelihoods 31% 26% (includes Relief); Urban Poverty and Livelihoods; Education; Health; Civil 9% 61% 65% Society, Human Rights and Governance 8% and Media, Art and Culture. The total grant outlay ` 1,898.15 million was 2% higher than the previous year.

Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) Individuals Institutions

The distribution of the grants over these thematic areas is given below: Allocation to the NGO Sector 2011-2012 46% ` 1,869.78 million (US $ 36.66 million) 40% Allocation to the NGO Sector 2012-2013 ` 1,898.15 million (US $ 35.15 million)

20% 19% 18% 16% 12% 8% 9% 5% 3% 3% 1% 0%

Natural Resource Urban Poverty Education Health Civil Society, Media, Art Relief Management and and Livelihoods Human Rights and Culture Rural Livelihoods and Governance

Institutions include both Tata Trust Promoted Institutions (those that have been given seed support by the Trusts and on which the Trusts have a representative on the Institution’s board/governing council) and those that have been established with multiple donor support. Also covered are scientific institutions in India which are given grants to encourage original research in diseases of the blood and other diseases to alleviate human suffering.

The grants disbursed to Institutions in 2012 - 2013 amounted to ` 754.10 million as compared to ` 856.09 million in 2011-2012.

* In cases where the percentage is below 1% the relevant sector has not been represented in the above charts. 75

Disbursement of Individual Education Disbursement of Individual Education Financial assistance is extended to and Medical Grants and Medical Grants deserving individuals for education, ` 225.40 million (US$ 4.42 million) ` 246.50 million (US$ 4.56 million) travel and medical treatment. In 2011-2012 2012-2013 education, assistance takes the form of loan scholarship for studies abroad, scholarships for studies in India 12% 14% including research studies for specific purposes and educational grants. Travel grants are given for studies abroad, as well as for specialized advanced training and workshops. Medical grants are 88% 86% given to individuals to meet the cost of hospitalization, surgery and follow-up treatment. In 2012-2013, the individual Medical Education grants totaled ` 246.50 million, an increase of 9% over the previous year’s ` 225.40 million.

Disbursements over 5 years (` in million)

2,080.76 2,009.01 1,998.22 2,021.45 SDTT

1,711.55 Allied Trusts

1,289.38

878.87 849.09 825.58 716.56

2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 76

Funds Disbursed since Inception

Since the inception of the Trusts, the disbursements towards the objects of the Trusts, as laid out in the Trust Deeds, have steadily increased.

` in million Decades Spanning the financial years SDTT AT Total From To

1 1891-92 1900-01 - 0.25 0.25 2 1901-02 1910-11 - 0.29 0.29 3 1911-12 1920-21 - 0.19 0.19 4 1921-22 1930-31 - 0.40 0.40 5 1931-32 1940-41 5.34 0.51 5.85 6 1941-42 1950-51 11.75 1.68 13.43 7 1951-52 1960-61 17.75 2.86 20.61 8 1961-62 1970-71 21.84 6.71 28.55 9 1971-72 1980-81 40.40 15.77 56.17 10 1981-82 1990-91 86.96 37.69 124.65 11 1991-92 2000-01 1,041.35 458.84 1,500.19 12 2001-02 2010-11 7,271.48 9,528.23 16,799.71 13 2011-12 2012-13 1,542.14 4,019.67 5,561.81 Total 10,039.01 14,073.09 24,112.10 77

Financial Statements for Sir Dorabji Tata Trust

Sources of Funds

As at 31.3.2012 As at 31.3.2013 ` in US $ in % Particulars ` in US $ in % million million million million

1,250.00 24.51 36.21 Trust Fund 1,250.00 23.15 26.71 2,192.10 42.98 63.50 Reserves and other Funds 3,416.17 63.26 73.00 10.13 0.20 0.29 Sundry Liabilities and Provisions 13.29 0.25 0.29 3,452.23 67.69 100.00 4,679.46 86.66 100.00

Application of Funds

As at 31.3.2012 As at 31.3.2013 ` in US $ in % Particulars ` in US $ in % million million million million

40.83 0.80 1.18 Fixed Assets 63.05 1.17 1.35 2,858.98 56.06 82.82 Investments 4,168.00 77.19 89.07 552.42 10.83 16.00 Other Assets 448.41 8.30 9.58 3,452.23 67.69 100.00 4,679.46 86.66 100.00 78

Income

For the year ended 31.3.2012 For the year ended 31.3.2013 ` in US $ in % Particulars ` in US $ in % million million million million

989.24 19.40 75.77 Dividend 1,044.50 19.34 77.16 316.20 6.20 24.22 Interest 308.32 5.71 22.77 0.02 - - Donations / grants - - - 0.11 - 0.01 Sundries 0.89 0.02 0.07 1,305.57 25.60 100.00 1,353.71 25.07 100.00

Expenditure

For the year ended 31.3.2012 For the year ended 31.3.2013 ` in US $ in % Particulars ` in US $ in % million million million million

727.79 14.27 55.75 Expenditure on Objects of the Trust 841.05 15.58 62.13 (including grant related expenses) 53.97 1.06 4.13 Administration expenses 67.55 1.25 4.99 523.81 10.27 40.12 Surplus for the year transferred to the 445.11 8.24 32.88 Balance Sheet 1,305.57 25.60 100.00 1,353.71 25.07 100.00

(1 US $ = ` 51 as on 31st March 2012) (1 US $ = ` 54 as on 31st March 2013) 79

Consolidated Financial Statements for Allied Trusts

Sources of Funds

As at 31.3.2012 As at 31.3.2013 ` in US $ in % Particulars ` in US $ in % million million million million

18,235.01 357.55 58.26 Trust Fund and Endowment Fund 18,305.16 338.98 56.68 13,063.47 256.15 41.73 Reserves and Other Funds 13,987.99 259.04 43.31 2.68 0.05 0.01 Sundry Liabilities and Provisions 3.24 0.06 0.01 31,301.16 613.75 100.00 32,296.39 598.08 100.00

Application of Funds

As at 31.3.2012 As at 31.3.2013 ` in US $ in % Particulars ` in US $ in % million million million million

0.70 0.01 - Fixed Assets 0.57 0.01 - 28,843.70 565.56 92.15 Investments 30,524.30 565.26 94.51 2,456.76 48.18 7.85 Current Assets, Loans and Advances 1,771.52 32.81 5.49 31,301.16 613.75 100.00 32,296.39 598.08 100.00 80

Income

For the year ended 31.3.2012 For the year ended 31.3.2013 ` in US $ in % Particulars ` in US $ in % million million million million

2,503.21 49.08 79.57 Dividend 2,514.19 46.56 81.66 564.43 11.07 17.94 Interest 543.47 10.06 17.66 4.46 0.09 0.14 Sundries 1.96 0.04 0.06 15.73 0.31 0.50 Repayments from Scholars 19.07 0.35 0.62 58.14 1.14 1.85 Tax Refunds - - - 3,145.97 61.69 100.00 3,078.69 57.01 100.00

Expenditure

For the year ended 31.3.2012 For the year ended 31.3.2013 ` in US $ in % Particulars ` in US $ in % million million million million

2,010.22 39.42 63.90 Expenditure on Objects of the Trust 2,034.67 37.68 66.09 (including grant related expenses) 64.49 1.26 2.05 Administration expenses 71.59 1.32 2.32 1,071.26 21.01 34.05 Surplus for the year transferred to the 972.43 18.01 31.59 Balance Sheet 3,145.97 61.69 100.00 3,078.69 57.01 100.00

(1 US $ = ` 51 as on 31st March 2012) (1 US $ = ` 54 as on 31st March 2013) 81 Acknowledgements

The Trusts are grateful to: Our grantees for the project photographs used in the Annual report and to external consultants who have conducted reviews and assessments. Tata Central Archives, Pune Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

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