Annual Report 2009-10 a ndi l I
ASSIST Building Ru ra Building S. Comm- Total Families Target Population Area Villages No. unities SC ST BC OC MIN Total Male Female Total SC ST BC OC MIN KRISHNA 1 Avanigadda 15 15 - 65 4,616 22 - 4,703 8,746 8,191 16,937 - 252 16,575 110 - Total: 15 15 - 65 4,616 22 - 4,703 8,746 8,191 16,937 - 252 16,575 110 - PRAKASAM 2 Ballikurava 25 30 2,348 57 841 298 5 4,149 7,842 7,530 15,373 8,816 2,383 3,056 1,092 25 3 Markapur 43 43 3,135 73 2,199 2,039 - 7,446 17,510 16,304 13,805 13,990 310 10,549 8,956 - 4 Kondepi 25 34 1,921 40 234 16 - 2,211 5,558 5,241 10,799 9,426 190 1,085 98 - 5 Ongole 38 41 3,049 283 3,422 2,254 - 9,008 17,394 17,228 34,622 10,781 894 11,523 11,424 - 6 Uppugunduru 21 23 283 360 2,296 744 - 3,683 6,825 6,436 13,261 1,091 1,153 8,429 2,768 - 7 Vetapalem 29 29 282 749 2,212 100 28 3,371 5,903 5,906 11,809 986 2,674 7,725 332 92
Total: 181 200 11,018 2,162 11,204 5,451 33 29,868 61,023 58,645 119,668 45,090 7,604 42,187 24,670 117 GUNTUR 8 Bollapalli 33 49 1,948 2,012 1,195 77 - 5,232 12,929 12,536 25,645 9,290 10,363 5,348 464 - 9 Chilakaluripet 15 15 909 538 499 382 311 2,639 5,449 5,233 10,682 3,789 2,162 1,912 1,584 1,235 10 Edlapadu 20 26 1,674 426 172 18 69 2,359 4,776 4,588 9,364 6,664 1,695 670 268 67 11 Gutlapalli 25 30 639 1,921 1,102 108 41 3,811 8,708 8,183 16,891 2,920 8,297 4,932 551 191 12 Piduguralla 17 28 2,072 628 1,579 344 317 4,940 10,629 10,225 20,854 8,782 2,473 6,944 1,335 1,320
Total: 110 148 7,242 5,525 4,547 929 738 18,981 42,491 40,765 83,256 31,445 24,990 19,806 4,202 2,813 RANGAREDDY 13 Pudur 44 44 2,856 382 3,902 819 1,037 8,996 22,125 21,941 44,066 13,677 2,329 18,512 4,025 5,523 Total: 44 44 2,856 382 3,902 819 1,037 8,996 22,125 21,941 44,066 13,677 2,329 18,512 4,025 5,523
Grand Total: 350 407 21,116 8,134 24,269 7,221 1,808 62,548 134,385 129,542263,927 90,212 35,175 97,080 33,007 8,453 Percentage: 33.76 13.00 38.80 11.54 2.89 50.92 49.08 34.18 13.33 36.78 12.51 3.20
SC - Scheduled Caste; ST - Scheduled Tribe; BC - Backward Caste; OC - Other Castes; MIN - Minorities Contents z FROM THE DIRECTORS 2 z Socio-Educational Development 4 Sensitisation 5 people’s Organisations 8 Women Empowerment 11 Child Development 14 Community Health 19 z INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 22 Social Housing 23 Water Provision 25 z ECONOMIC DEVELOPMEnt 27 z CAPACITY BUILDING 31 z paRTNERS IN PROGRESS 34 z AUDITOR’S REPORT 36 z YEAR AHEAD 42 z EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS 44 z TARGET VILLAGES 46
01 From the Directors
governmental organisations - and to individual migrants themselves. The 2009 Human Development Report fixes human development firmly on the agenda of policy makers who seek the best outcomes from increasingly complex patterns of human movement worldwide (Source: UN Human Development Report 2009).
Migration has become the main obstacle in following a systematic development process in the target communities of ASSIST as well in the recent years: it is not only limited to the urban areas and agglomerations but also to the most rural areas, too. This began having an influence on the comprehensive development initiatives in their respective communities, and giving youth especially a dream of becoming rich and more popular in a shorter span of time. On the other J. Ranga Rao Operational Director hand, it started disturbing the cultural values which used to be much stronger at the family and community level, and many of the elder people have felt the sting of neglect and lack of Our world is very unequal. For many people around the care as a result. Added to this, the farming community started world moving away from their home town or village can be suffering with fewer human resources and higher investment the best - sometimes the only - option open to improve their and losses in cultivation. Some of the highly cultivable lands life chances. Migration can be hugely effective in improving have been kept vacant of late as the farmers do not want to the income, education and participation of individuals and incur losses every year. families, and enhancing their children’s future prospects. But its value is more than that: being able to decide where to live While this is the general situation with regard to human is a key element of human freedom. Human mobility and resources and development, the operational areas of ASSIST development explores how better policies towards mobility went through a severe drought with the continuous summer can enhance human development. It first traces the contours spell during the year 2009-10. The area experienced a total of human movement - who moves where, when and why failure of monsoon rains yet severe flooding occurred in the - before analysing the wide-ranging impacts of movement Krishna River in the first week of October, not on account of on migrants and their families and on places of origin and heavy rains in the region but only with the abundant rains in designation. It lays out the case for Governments to reduce the catchment areas of Krishna River in the State of Maharashtra restrictions on movement within and across their borders, so as and Karnataka. The Krishna River, with tributaries Tungabhadra to expand human choices and freedoms. It argues for practical and Handri-Niva, is one of the two major perennial sources measures that can improve prospects on arrival, which in turn serving more than 60% of the irrigation necessities of Andhra will have large benefits both for destination communities and Pradesh State. This River had suddenly rose to its highest level for places of origin. The reforms speak not only to destination in 103 years, due to the cyclonic depression and continuous Governments but also to Governments of origin, to other downpour in the catchment areas, resulting in terrible floods key actors - in particular the private sector, unions and non- devastating hundreds of villages in five Districts of Andhra
02 2 From the Directors
Pradesh - Kurnool, Mahaboobnagar, Krishna, Guntur and organisations in Europe. This was a unique experience for the Nalgonda. ASSIST coordinators to share their methodology with similar partners in the rest of the World, and at the same time to gain ASSIST responded to the floods with relief and rehabilitation understanding and exposure to the global perspective. measures in Guntur and Krishna Districts, not only to the operational areas but also to the adjoining villages as well. Finally, ASSIST has entered its 25th year of existence and On the invitation of the District Administration, ASSIST has the time has come to consolidate its action in the field of ventured into the execution of flood housing in Krishna development with concrete examples to have a complete District with the provision of matching assistance to the reflection for the next phase of action. With the number of Government programme in order to enable the affected years adding one by one, ASSIST has to adapt its understanding families to make use of the programme and to have secured of the emerging needs of the society over a period of time, shelter. Visits and discussions have started taking place from as well as the higher expectations both from the public and the Mahindra Satyam Foundation to take up flood housing in the Government in playing a significant role in the field of Mahaboobnagar District. ASSIST has received good recognition development. Simultaneously, continuous efforts are needed both from the public and the Government for the flood relief to identify potential human resources with the professional and rehabilitation efforts, particularly in the island villages capability needed at this hour to constantly mobilise of Nagayalanka Mandal in Krishna District, which is the most partnerships both locally and internationally, and who have neglected and needy area subject to frequent disasters. the similar development approach thinking for the End of Poverty as ASSIST has learnt in practice over this period of time. Simultaneously, ASSIST was able to respond to the drought situation with the provision of water treatment plants based on real examples of public-private partnership. The villagers were mobilised to obtain the resources of room, water source, power supply and pipeline for safe disposal of the waste water either on their own or through the local Government. In return, ASSIST has started providing the water treatment plant with the reverse osmosis technique of required capacity based on the size of population with the provision of raw water and product water tanks. Either village panchayats (local self- governments) or Village Development Societies are sufficiently capacitated to manage these plants by collecting nominal charges to cover the maintenance cost including the cost of consumables and replaceable filters eventually.
ASSIST has successfully completed the documentation of the methodology that has emerged over time which uses a systematised development process to achieve its objective of “making the community a viable unit for its own development”. It was blessed with an opportunity extended by “End of Poverty” group from The Netherlands to make it possible, and may be a bible for ASSIST field workers and other development enthusiasts alike. This documentation enabled all the ASSIST coordinators to participate in a workshop followed by the Congress organised by “End of Poverty” in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, with the involvement of their K.S.R. MURTHY partners across the Globe and the sponsors and other funding Executive Director
03 3 Socio-Educational Development
04 Sensitisation
05 Sensitisation
Sensitisation campaign through various components such as Melukolupu follows a specific and unique process when cultural camps, audio-visual aids, rallies, house visits, group undertaking sensitisation activities in a village. First, the team meetings and mass meetings continues to be the prioritised goes to a village in the daytime with sufficient feedback given by the respective field staff and Coordinator about the issues programme under the Socio-Educational Phase in the integrated in that particular village where the programme is planned. The development process. It has been proven that the sustenance of team also circulates around the area to gain from observation and any programme depends on the awareness generated among insight, and to interact with some of the villagers to understand the target population. Accordingly, we have concrete examples their pulse and level of thinking. Based on these observations where the community is able to sustain a particular programme and interactions, the team tries to develop the components to after the end of a project with an effective sensitisation campaign, be tackled in that particular village, to draw their attention and to promote a reflection process in their minds. Accordingly, a and similarly where the community is not able to sustain the cultural programme with songs, dances, skits and play-lets is programme due to an ineffective or insufficient sensitisation performed for 2 to 3 hours in the late evening once the people campaign. have finished their daily work. Field workers try to make use of this programme by conducting follow-up visits in the following Cultural Camps: days in order to change any negative mindsets that are holding Over the years, ASSIST has developed a full-time cultural team back development of the target population. of 15 people under the caption "Melukolupu" (Awakening), and their performances - songs, dances, skits, play-lets - have brought 60 substantial results in various programmes, much more so than the mere delivery of speeches for hours on end. This has been a 50 valuable and successful tool for effective community organisa- 40 tion. The participants of this team have become professionalised, and the team has received considerable recognition from all the 30 stakeholders. During the reporting period, the team gave 292 performances in the target communities of ASSIST on various 20 subjects as mentioned in the given table: 10
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CULTURAL CAMPS ◗ Education and its Importance ◗ S. Total Child Labour Subjects ◗ No. Camps Girl Child Education ◗ Mutually Aided Cooperative Thrift Society 1. Education and its importance 27 ◗ Woman, Child Protection and Family Welfare 2. Child Labour 51 ◗ Water and Sanitation ◗ Water Conservation, Usage and Management 3. Girl Child Education 19 ◗ People’s Organisations 4. Mutually Aided Cooperative Thrift Society 11 ◗ Disaster Prepardness ◗ HIV / AIDS 5. Woman, Child Protection and Family Welfare 19 ◗ Watershed Management 6. Water and Sanitation 21 7. Water Conservation, Usage and Management 32 Rallies: 8. People's Organisations 42 Another activity undertaken as a part of the sensitisation 9. Disaster Preparedness 26 campaign is organising mass rallies in public with the 10. HIV/AIDS 21 involvement of children, youth, women and leaders in society to 11. Watershed Management 23 draw the attention of the target population, and to create a sense of reflection in their minds on the problems prevailing in their Total: 292 respective communities. During the year under review, 178 rallies on various problematic issues were organised in the operational areas of ASSIST, as shown in the adjacent table:
06 Sensitisation
RALLIES Wall Paintings: In order to draw the attention of children, youth and the literate Number Area Issue of events population of a village, paintings are exhibited in the target organised communities on various problematic issues prevailing in that Avanigadda Importance of Child Education 1 particular community. In the past reporting period, 171 wall paintings have been exhibited in the target communities, as Badi Bata (Way to School) 3 specified in the following table: Child Labour Rehabilitation 1 Importance of Girl Child Education 4 WALL PAINTINGS Markapur International Children’s Day 3 Number Badi Bata (Way to School) 35 Area Issue of wall paintings Ongole Disaster Preparedness 4 exhibited Piduguralla International Children’s Day 1 Avanigadda Comprehensive Community Badi Bata (Way to School) 5 Development 1 Pudur Importance of Child Education 39 Markapur Water Usage & Management 12 Badi Bata (Way to School) 39 Ongole Child Awareness 15 Swine Flu Disease 35 Animal Immunisation Schedule 24 Gutlapalli Importance of Child Education 4 Pudur Importance of Child Education 44 Watershed Management 4 Gutlapalli Importance of Child Education 75 Total: 178 Total: 171
07 People’s Organisations
08 People’s Organisations
The overall status of Village Development Societies representing Once the target population is sensitised on the problems all 350 villages in ASSIST operational areas as on 31st March 2010 prevailing in their respective communities, the next step is to can be visualised as follows: inculcate a belief among the people that they have to come together and strive for their own development rather than wait village development societies indefinitely for someone else to solve their problems for them. Area Formation Stage Formed Registered It is an understatement to say that this has been a Herculean task for the field workers of ASSIST; achieving cohesiveness Avanigadda – 14 1 in communities that are unfortunately divided socially, Ballikurava 3 1 21 economically, politically or culturally (or maybe elements of all Markapur 35 8 – divisions) has been a challenge to overcome, but noticeable Kondepi 4 3 18 progress has been made nevertheless. Ongole – 38 – Formation of Village Development Societies : Uppugunduru 5 3 13 Considerable invisible spadework is done in the target Vetapalem 3 2 24 communities to organise them as a cohesive group, to mitigate Bollapalli – – 33 the problems their community is going through, and to lead Chilakaluripet 1 9 5 their community towards sustainable development. It has been Edlapadu – – 20 realised over the past 24 years that a water problem can be solved Gutlapalli – 14 11 in a community within a few days by hiring a contractor to drill Piduguralla 2 4 11 a bore well or fix a hand pump. However, it might take several Pudur – 31 13 months to enable the community to perform the same activity Total: 53 127 170 through their own organisation. Though more time is taken in the second scenario, it is a much more sustainable model as it serves Leadership Training Camps : to develop a feeling among the community that "we have done Mere formation of Village Development Societies is not enough to this ourselves"; there is a sense of ownership and belongingness, ensure their sustenance forever. Hence, it is necessary to enhance while in the first case the community feels that the work has been the capacities and capabilities of the leaders to manage these provided by a contractor or ASSIST. Accordingly, greater emphasis societies effectively on their own without constantly depending is placed on the promotion of a Village Development Society that on ASSIST field workers. is democratically elected by the community, represents the needs of the families, and can effectively lead village-level development. Accordingly, during the year under review, 91 training camps The establishment of a Village Development Society that can were organised in all of ASSIST's operational areas, on various strive for its own development takes precedence before any topics based on the emerging needs of the communities and specific activity is executed by ASSIST. people's organisations. Details are given in the table below:
leadership training camps Number of Area Training Topics Training Camps
Avanigadda Leadership Trainings 4 Village Education Committee Leaders Trainings 2 Markapur Sustainable Farming Training 1 Ongole Community Based Monitoring System 4 Animal Rearing & Feeding Skills 20 Green Fodder Development 20 Disaster Preparedness 15 Role & Responsibilities of PRIS 1 Piduguralla Role & Responsibilities of EC Members 1 Pudur Leadership Qualities among VDS Members 2 Importance of Child Education 9 Gutlapalli Role & Responsibilities of VDS Members 3 Leaders Qualities 8 Uppugunduru Role & Responsibilities of Community Leaders 1 Total: 91
09 People’s Organisations
In the following table, developmental activities executed by should also be noted that substantial local resources have been the respective Village Development Societies during the year mobilised for the execution of these activities. The increasing under review are shown. It is evident from the table that a wide percentage of local resources give ASSIST field workers greater range of interventions was executed by these societies based courage and confidence for future interventions, even while on the local felt needs. Accordingly, ASSIST can claim that it external resources are declining either due to recession or past does not have any pre-conceived programmes of its own, and urbanised growth undermining the under-developed areas in all the programmes emerging in the development process from countries such as India. the communities happen to be the programmes of ASSIST. It
Developmental Activities Carried out by Village Development Societies
No. of Communities
Appr. Local S. No. Activity Value Resources INR INR Total Ongole Edlapadu Bollapalli Gutlapalli Markapur Vetapalem Ballikurava Piduguralla Avanigadda Uppugunduru Chilakaluripet
1 School Infrastructure 1 - - - - 11 - - - 1 1 14 630,000 126,000
2 New Wells - 1 - 2 2 - - - 6 8 19 525,000 105,000
3 Housing with Sanitation 2 1 1 2 - - - 3 3 12 34,350,000 6,870,000
4 Individual Latrines ------2 - - 1 3 6 640,000 128,000
5 Community Dustbins 1 ------1 13,900 -
6 Cement Roads 1 ------1 300,000 60,000
7 Gravel Roads 1 ------1 948,848 -
8 Formation of Earthen Bund for Right Bank Canal 1 ------1 268,000 -
9 Irrigation Tank Improvement & Lift Irrigation 1 ------1 3,481,334 334,000
10 Reverse Osmosis Plants - - 1 - 2 - 4 - 2 - - 9 2,700,000 540,000
11 Strengthening of Tank Bund 1 ------1 994,125 74,000
12 Watershed Development - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 600,000 120,000
13 Strengthening of Causeway Bridge ------1 - 1 150,000 15,000
14 Garbage Fit ------1 - 1 50,000 5,000
15 Land Leveling - 1 ------1 100,000 10,000
16 Renovation of Panchayat Building 1 ------1 70,446 15,089
17 Renovation of Disaster Resource Centres ------3 - - - 3 150,000 15,000
Total: 10 3 1 2 5 15 6 3 2 13 15 75 45,971,653 8,417,089
10 Women Empowerment
11 Women Empowerment
Once the people are sensitised and prepared to work together Accordingly, 143 training camps were organised during the as a cohesive group to solve the problems on their own, ASSIST reporting period to strengthen the functioning of these groups tries to focus on ensuring a gender balance in all its efforts. along with the leaders of the new groups. Particulars are given This is achieved through the supply of needed interventions in the table below: to empower the women in a particular community to strive for shg training camps equal status, not merely through participation but from their Area Number of Camps Participants involvement in decision-making processes as well. Accordingly, activities implemented during the reporting period under this Avanigadda 2 98 Ongole 130 2,254 component are as follows: Uppugunduru 1 20 Formation of Self-Help Groups : Gutlapalli 1 35 With substantial population growth especially among the poorer Piduguralla 1 44 Pudur 8 423 sections of the population, there is the continuous need for the Total: 143 2,874 formation of new women self-help groups. During the report-
ing period 2,096 SHGs have been formed with 22,245 members With all these efforts, the status of women Self-Help Groups in in all the operational areas of ASSIST, as can be seen from the the operational areas of ASSIST can be summarised as follows: table below. ◗ 2,096 Self-Help Groups with 22,245 women members are continuing their savings, internal lending and developmental Strengthening of Self-Help Groups : activities. With the ups and downs of the women SHG movement in the State of Andhra Pradesh, majority of the groups and federations ◗ among these 2,096 Self-Help Groups, 1,989 have been doing regular savings and their savings during the reporting period have become either defunct or inactive, whereas some of the has been to the tune of INR 58,375,501. With this, the total groups could develop considerably by availing the opportuni- savings of all the 2,096 SHGs was INR 60,818,631 as on 31st ties extended to them. In this sphere, ASSIST has been doing a March 2010. great deal of groundwork to strengthen these defunct or inactive ◗ In the previous reporting period, 1,429 SHGs practiced internal groups wherever possible, instead of promoting new groups. lending to the tune of INR 22,311,068. During this reporting period, a total of INR 39,731,658 was lent internally among the members as on 31st March 2010.
Groups Internal 39,731,658 40,000,000 Lending 2,500 2,096
2,000 30,000,000
22,311,068 1,500 1,429 20,000,000
1,000 Members Savings 70,000,000 10,000,000 500 60,818,631 25,000 22,245 60,000,000
0 As on 31st As on 31st 0 As on 31st As on 31st March ‘09 March ‘10 20,000 50,000,000 March ‘09 March ‘10
40,000,000 15,000 13,864 36,650,678
30,000,000 10,00 20,000,000
5,000 10,000,000
0 As on 31st As on 31st 0 As on 31st As on 31st March ‘09 March ‘10 March ‘09 March ‘10
12 Women Empowerment (INR) Internal Lending 2,603,340 1,889,360 3,425,000 6,415,000 12,826,658 39,731,658 1,745,465 1,829,360 4,474,760 2,301,965 2,220,750 (INR) Savings 6,154,426 7,910,721 1,219,500 1,223,630 4,430,355 5,214,550 4,031,400 2,376,840 17,353,187 10,904,022 60,818,631 530 840 3,162 Members 1,280 1,025 517 22,245 7,528 2,630 2,888 1,845 Details of S.H.G.’s as on 31st March 2010 as on 31st March Details of S.H.G.’s Groups 53 54 76 257 296 316 584 158 160 142 2,096 (INR) Internal Lending 203,000 100,000 279,000 407,340 699,992 200,000 400,000 2,144,600 3,425,000 12,826,658 20,685,590 ear 2010 march (INR) st Savings 200,000 30,240 199,950 340,200 1,642,774 1,061,300 1,327,400 5,214,550 1,338,150 17,353,187 28,707,751 Additions this Y Additions - Members 7,528 580 88 70 15 - 20 9,661 1,280 80 - 8 8 584 - Groups 160 - - 58 17 835 - - (INR) Internal Lending on 31 of shgs as particulars 2,324,340 1,482,020 1,729,360 4,270,400 1,542,465 3,774,768 1,820,750 5,366,965 22,311,068 - (INR) Savings - 9,261,248 6,849,421 1,023,630 4,827,026 1,019,550 3,092,205 2,036,640 8,540,958 36,650,678 - Members - 2,800 1,830 517 2,560 530 13,864 2,582 945 2,100 - - Details of S.H.G.’s as on 31st March 2009 as on 31st March Details of S.H.G.’s Groups 54 53 68 279 168 249 258 300 1,429 Area addanapudi Pudur Uppugunduru Vetapalem Total: Piduguralla Martur Markapur Gutlapalli Ballikurava Bollapalli 7 8 9 6 5 4 3 1 2 S. 10 y No.
13 Child Development
14 Child Development
ASSIST has further intensified child development activities dur- ing the reporting period not only by strengthening ongoing programmes, but by also spreading its interventions to greater areas as well. In particular, Gutlapalli (part of Bollapalli Mandal in Guntur District) is a new target area for comprehensive child labour eradication programme being initiated with the support of The Kadoorie Charitable Foundation, Hong Kong. Similarly, Mani Tese, Italy, has ventured into a partnership with Intervita, Italy, in taking up a more comprehensive child labour eradication programme in Piduguralla Region of Guntur District. AIB, Italy, is continuing the Distance Adoption Programme in the areas of Vetapalem, Markapur and Bollapalli, where great efforts are being made to combat the problem of child labour. These efforts are paying off, as the last year under review reports an increase of nearly 2% in school-going children, and a decrease in working or idle children.
Child Care Centres : Child development is another vital element under the Socio- In areas that are vulnerable to child labour, it is particularly im- Educational Development Phase of the ASSIST development portant to promote children's education at a young age, and to process. ASSIST strongly believes that if India had a strong demonstrate its importance among parents. Child care centres political and bureaucratic will to follow compulsory education are established as a means of providing a safe environment for for children in the age group of 5-14 as soon as the Country had children in the 3-5 year age group to play and learn. Using this attained independence, the entire present population would as an entry point, ASSIST works with parents to promote further have been literate by this time. In the absence of these efforts, admittance of their children into government schools once they there is a need to give greater attention to the development of come of age. Currently, 7 centres exist in Piduguralla and Pudur. our children to make them into vibrant citizens capable of leading the Country with strong cultural and moral values.
child development
Admitted from Admitted New Area Centres Strength Child Care Centre Directly into Admissions to Govt. Schools Govt. Schools
Piduguralla 4 149 39 26 473 Pudur 3 66 43 12 1,117
Total 7 215 82 38 1,590
Transitional Education Centres : Unfortunately, we are not yet at a stage in India where we can claim that all of our children are receiving continuous education; due to migration, labour or other family problems, many children in the target areas are not accustomed to the practice of regular school going. To attend to this problem, ASSIST has set up a number of Transitional Education Centres (TECs) in areas where Government schools are either lacking, or where children are attending school infrequently. TECs allow these young people to habituate themselves to the practice of going to school, and to develop sufficient knowledge that would allow them to mainstream into Government schools without any worries of them not being able to keep up. When compared to the last reporting period, the number of TECs increased from 22 to 29 and the strength of children attending improved from 756 to 992.
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PARTICULARS OF TRANSITIONAL EDUCATION CENTRES Residential Study Complexes: In certain areas where poverty and migration are par- Non-School Admitted No. of Admitted Strength going to from TEC to ticularly acute problems, it is not sufficient to promote Area TECs Directly to TECs Mainstream Mainstream education through the creation of TECs alone, because Avanigadda 4 59 50 43 the risk of children being taken out of school is too Ballikurava 3 102 23 18 24 great. In this situation, ASSIST has found that the only Bollapalli 1 51 12 8 55 way to guarantee uninterrupted education for vulner- Edlapadu - - - - - 43 able children is through the establishment of residential Gutlapalli 6 205 205 - 63 centres. In this environment, young people are not only Markapur - - - - - 65 able to undertake their studies and develop their minds, Ongole - - - - 65 but they also receive the benefit of having good health, Piduguralla 7 362 84 91 81 hygiene and nutrition inculcated into their daily habits. Pudur 3 61 21 23 314 Uppugunduru 1 31 6 5 35 Vetapalem 4 121 20 24 51 Total: 29 992 371 219 839
Vocational Training Centres: While ASSIST promotes education from a very early age, and provides significant support for primary and secondary education, the reality is that many children beyond the age of secondary schooling may not have adequate options for education. In this situation, ASSIST looks to provide vocational training to older children in skills that will help them get jobs and sustain their livelihoods, despite limited schooling. By learning trades such as Motor Winding, Tailoring and Embroidery, Corporate Employability and Medical & Lab Technology, young people are given a real chance at earning a decent living with their newfound or upgraded skills. One notable example in the past year has been in the Computer Training that was given to young women; of 40 trained in the Girl Child Project, 23 have already found employment in various towns and cities, including Vijayawada and Hyderabad. The following table gives information on the numbers of vocational centres, and the strength of those trained:
particulars of residential study complexes vocational training centres
Admitted Area Centres Strength from No. of New Area Strength Residential Avanigadda 3 45 Centres Admissions Schools to Ballikurava 1 61 Mainstream Chilakaluripet 1 50 Bollapalli 1 202 18 23 Markapur 1 46 Chilakaluripet 1 75 - 75 Markapur 1 216 13 12 Piduguralla 1 55 Piduguralla 1 260 123 63 Pudur 5 99 Total: 4 753 154 173 Total: 12 356
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st march 2009
Schoolstatus going of childrenWorking (5-14) as on 31 Idle at home Total Area Children No. % No. % No. %
Avanigadda 3,067 92.30 140 4.21 116 3.49 3,323 Ballikurava 2,927 90.14 172 5.30 148 4.56 3,247 Bollapalli 5,402 81.17 1,007 15.13 246 3.70 6,655 Chilakaluripet 2,107 92.21 114 4.99 64 2.80 2,285 Edlapadu 2,312 90.99 136 5.35 93 3.66 2,541 Gutlapalli 4,060 80.86 534 10.64 427 8.50 5,021 Markapur 6,105 95.60 231 3.62 50 0.78 6,386 Kondepi 2,439 88.05 195 7.04 136 4.91 2,770 Piduguralla 4,494 90.30 254 5.10 229 4.60 4,977 Ongole 4,174 92.71 205 4.55 123 2.73 4,502 Pudur 7,614 94.28 316 3.91 146 1.81 8,076 Uppugunduru 2,739 93.01 121 4.11 85 2.89 2,945 Vetapalem 2,206 91.12 103 4.25 112 4.63 2,421 Total: 49,646 90.02 3,528 6.40 1,975 3.58 55,149
st march 2010
Schoolstatus going of childrenWorking (5-14) as on 31 Idle at home Total Area Children No. % No. % No. %
Avanigadda 3,207 94.88 92 2.72 81 2.40 3,380 Ballikurava 2,797 88.37 298 9.42 70 2.21 3,165 Bollapalli 6,216 87.59 782 11.02 99 1.39 7,097 Chilakaluripet 2,210 92.66 108 4.53 67 2.81 2,385 Edlapadu 2,032 96.08 76 3.59 7 0.33 2,115 Gutlapalli 4,761 88.04 390 7.21 257 4.75 5,408 Markapur 7,764 96.23 264 3.27 40 0.50 8,068 Kondepi 1,519 91.45 124 7.47 18 1.08 1,661 Piduguralla 4,694 92.42 208 4.10 177 3.48 5,079 Ongole 3,129 90.70 199 5.77 122 3.54 3,450 Pudur 8,173 96.20 266 3.13 57 0.67 8,496 Uppugunduru 2,145 83.33 216 8.39 213 8.28 2,574 Vetapalem 2,320 87.55 157 5.92 173 6.53 2,650 Total: 50,967 91.79 3,180 5.73 1,381 2.49 55,528
17 Child Development
School Infrastructure: ASSIST has found that one of the problems hindering student enrolment is a lack of quality facilities provided at Government schools. With infrastructure desperately in need of repair and additional materials and facilities required, ASSIST looks to ameliorate the school environment, making them more child and parent-friendly, to encourage student enrolment and prevent drop-outs. In the year under review, the following improvements to school infrastructure were carried out:
school infrastructure
Area Village School Additions
Avanigadda Elachetladibba Anganwadi Centre Renovation of School Building
Gutlapalli Gati Thanda MP.Ele. School Kitchen Room Construction, Renovation of Sanitation
Somalavagu Thanda MP.Ele. School Kitchen Room Construction, Renovation of Sanitation, Bore Well Repair
Bridge Thanda MP.Ele. School Kitchen Room Construction, Renovation of Sanitation
Muduthumula Thanda MP.Ele. School Kitchen Room Construction, Renovation of Sanitation, Bore Well Repair
Palukuru Thanda MP.Ele. School Kitchen Room Construction, Renovation of Sanitation
Kanumalacheruvu MP.Ele. School Renovation of Sanitation
Ramapuram MP.Ele. School Kitchen Room Construction, Renovation of Sanitation, Bore Well Repair
Gandhi Nagar MP.Ele. School Kitchen Room Construction, Renovation of Sanitation
Ravulapuram MPUP School Kitchen Room Construction, Renovation of Sanitation
Yarravenichenchu Colony MP.Ele. School Kitchen Room Construction, Renovation of Sanitation
Gangupalli Thanda MP.Ele. School Renovation of Bore Well
Case Study: Naidu Mariamma is the daughter of Venkateswara Rao (late) benefits of computer training. Both the mother and Mariamma and Srikrishnamma belonging to Sangameswaram Village, a were convinced that this training could give her a new life. coastal, Tsunami-affected community of Krishna District. She is Accordingly, they sent her to Computer Training in Avanigadda. the youngest daughter among five siblings of the family. After Mariamma is now working as a Computer Teacher in Sri Chaitanya the demise of Venkateswara Rao, two of their sons and one College, Vijayawada. She feels extremely grateful to ASSIST as the daughter got married. The third son studied until Intermediate organisation has given her a bright future. Now, she is confident and now he is going for agriculture work supporting his mother. and courageous to go further in her life. Mariamma being the youngest one in the family was educated until graduation. But with the meager earnings of her mother and brother, which is hardly sufficient to maintain the family, they could not educate Mariamma for higher studies. Due to her interest in professional courses and higher studies, Mariamma had also taken a basic computer course during her degree by going to the Computer Institute. However, she could not continue further due to financial constraints.
At that point, ASSIST had started working on the Girl Child Project in Sangameswaram and surrounding three more villages. They were inspired with the news of computer training at no cost. In the meantime, the field workers of ASSIST also explained the
18 Community Health
19 Community Health
Community health continues to be the most vital element to to be followed by the individuals both in their respective homes attain sustainable development in the target communities of and in the community as well. ASSIST due to the prevailing insufficient, improper and lack of health, hygiene and sanitary facilities. Water-borne diseases, Primary Health Education: seasonal viral fevers, diarrhoeal diseases, and pre and post Major thrust of ASSIST efforts during the reporting period has natal complications among women are quite common in these been in following up sensitisation campaigns given by the cul- communities. Improper safe water and drainage facilities cause tural team with continuous health education by all field workers, water contamination, bad environmental sanitary conditions irrespective of their responsibility as a teacher or health worker, and open-air defecation practices due to ignorance and lack of community organiser or cluster in-charge. These field workers household sanitary installations. ASSIST has thus mainly concen- have struggled to sensitise the target population through innu- trated on preventive health aspects, in addition to the provision merable house visits, group meetings and mass meetings in order of needed medical care facilities and referral services; ASSIST to inculcate a culture of following preventive health measures in strongly believes that sensitisation is the most needed activity their daily way of life. Particulars of efforts made in this activity in the field of community health, as preventive measures have are given in the following graph:
2,468
HEALTH CAMPS
320 210 128
General TB & Diabetes HIV / AIDS Animal Health Medical Camps
20 Community Health
Special Medical Camps : Supplementary Nutritious Diet for While ASSIST tries to strengthen the existing government HIV/AIDS Affected Persons : resources to serve as referral centres for the people, during the With the support of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), a supplementary reporting period special medical camps of different categories nutritious diet has been provided to 600 HIV/AIDS affected were organised in order to avail the required medical services to persons in five of ASSIST's operational areas. With a monthly the distressed and deserving poor at their doorsteps. Accordingly, provision of 4.5kgs bulgar and 500 ml oil each, this programme a number of medical camps were organised in this year as stated has helped those living with HIV/AIDS have sufficient and regular in the adjoining table: intake of nutritious foods to maintain strong immunities. The particulars are provided in the table below: HEALTH ACTIVITIES No. of Patients People living with HIV/aids Category Venue Camps Attended under crs food provisions General Medical Camps 7 Ongole 453 Area <14 14-18 18-35 >35 Total General Medical Camps 38 Bollapalli 1,815 General Medical Camps 3 Pudur 200 Bollapalli 1 - 45 25 71 Total: 48 - 2,468 Chilakaluripet 22 1 175 66 264 TB & Diabetes Camps 2 Pudur 320 Markapur 4 - 69 30 103 Total: 2 - 320 Piduguralla 2 - 77 21 100 HIV/AIDS Camps 2 Chilakaluripet 160 Vetapalem 5 - 48 9 62 HIV/AIDS Camps 1 Vetapalem 50 Total : 34 1 414 151 600 Total: 3 - 210 Animal Health Camps 4 Ongole 128 Total: 4 - 128 Grand Total: 57 - 3,126
Care for Chronic Patients : In addition to the provision of medical services through referral services and the special medical camps, health workers in a number of communities were able to extend their continual assistance and care to 33 people suffering with chronic diseases during the reporting period, as specified in the table below:
care for chronic patients No. of Area Nature of Disease Patients Avanigadda Heart Operations 3 Neurology 4 Appendicitis 2 Cancer 5 Bone Cancer 2 Hysterectomy 13 Epilepsy 1 Ballikurava Bone Fracture 1 Piduguralla Bone TB 1 Uppugunduru TB 1 Total : 33
21 Infrastructure Development
22 Social Housing & Sanitation
With the successful execution of the Socio-Educational Phase 9 either completely or partially, ASSIST ventures into the next 29 phase of Infrastructural Development in the target communities. Interventions under the second phase are initiated as and when the community proves its preparedness to launch these specific 144 activities. Social housing happens to be most vital and important element under the Infrastructure Development Phase as a substantial number of target families live in improper shelters with lack of basic amenities. Though the Government has 118 launched a massive housing programme for the benefit of the poor, the programme cost provided is insufficient to construct the designed house along with sanitary installation, thus the 25 45 real poor are not able to make use of the programme without 24 some form of matching assistance from one of the voluntary organisations or the donors. n Avanigadda Secured Shelter : n Ballikurava In the target communities of ASSIST, 394 target families were able n Chilakaluripet to acquire adequate shelter (which is disaster proof with all the n Edlapadu basic facilities in the plinth area of over 250 sq. ft.) on their own with the programme support extended by the local Government n Gutlapalli and the matching assistance given by various donors through n Uppugunduru ASSIST. All these target families strived hard in the construction of n Vetapalem their own houses by extending their hard labour for a significant amount of days, and now have a sense of feeling that they have Sanitary Installations : fulfilled their dream with the support of the local Government In addition to the sanitary installations provided along with and ASSIST, and not vice versa. All these families have not only the housing programme, 64 families in three communities established sanitary installations but they are widely being used expressing a demand for improved sanitation were provided with as well. Below is a breakdown of the housing in target areas: household sanitary installations during the reporting period, as shown below: social housing No. of Area No. of Families Villages Avanigadda 2 144 sanitary latrines Benefited Ballikurava 1 45 Area No. of Latrines Chilakaluripet 1 24 Edlapadu 1 25 Markapur 16 Gutlapalli 2 118 Uppugunduru 4 Uppugunduru 3 29 Vetapalem 54 Vetapalem 3 9 Total : 13 394 Total : 74
23 WORKSHOP & CONGRESS ON END OF POVERTY, THE NETHERLANDS
22 WORKSHOP & CONGRESS ON END OF POVERTY, THE NETHERLANDS
23 Social Housing & Sanitation
Case Study : Kundurru Venketeswarlu belongs to the Scheduled Tribe caste, Centres (TEC). Additionally, he went to the Government Mandal and is a resident of Kishore Nagar colony of Martur mandal Revenue Office, along withV illage Development Society (VDS) in Prakasam District. Venketeswarlu and his wife Nagendram members to get a housing sanction. He received the housing site used to live a nomadic lifestyle, roaming from village to village after some time, and began constructing his house. However, with their children and parents. They were known as a “Mirasi” due to a lack of finance, he could not complete the house family, due to their migratory ways – spending no more than without further support. At that point, he approached ASSIST two months in any one village – and their dependence on the through the VDS and received help from the organisation to goodwill of certain communities to eat and survive. The entire complete his home. family, including six children, were illiterate. Today, K. Venketeswarlu and his family reside in a secure slab After a long period of time living like nomads, K Venketeswarlu house, and feel very happy. His children are attending TEC and and his family decided to remain in one village only. They took Government schools regularly. He and his family convey their up residence in Kishore Nagar colony and began stitching sincere thanks to ASSIST and the Government for helping them mattresses out of old cloth. Venketeswarlu would collect old attain better living conditions. cloth from various villages, and his wife would stitch them into mattresses for selling. At the same time, ASSIST started working in Kishore Nagar colony, organising cultural programmes, mass meetings, and group meetings on topics such as the importance of education, health, and secure shelters.
Thanks to ASSIST’s extensive sensitisation efforts, K. Venketeswarlu enrolled three of his children in to Government schools, and two children in to ASSIST’s Transitional Education
26 ◗ Site and building either in the name of the respective Village Panchayat or Village Development Society (and not owned Water Provision by an individual) for the purpose of installing water treatment plant. This could be either with their own funds or local donor funds or government funds as well. ◗ Water source - preferably a bore well - to feed the raw water for the plant, with provision of motor and pump set to lift the water from the bore well to the raw water storage tank. The failure of monsoon rains for a whole summer in mid-2009 ◗ Wastewater disposal pipeline from the plant to a faraway followed by the severe floods in Krishna and Tungabhadra Rivers distance to avoid any contamination of water in the main in the beginning of October 2009 have wreaked havoc in the source for the plant. target communities due to lack of safe drinking water. Increased ◗ power connection, to be obtained locally with the support of demand for safe water from the nuke and corner villages and Village Pancahayat. urban agglomerations due to heightened awareness of the causes for water-borne diseases has forced ASSIST to develop ◗ Willingness of the local community to manage the water a strategy with public-private partnership to overcome this treatment plant effectively and efficiently by collecting the problem. A number of solutions have been taken up by the user charges from the respective users either through the local organisation to address water quality (particularly high levels of Panchayat or the Village Development Society. fluoride), insufficient access to water, and water conservation for On fulfilment of all these stipulations, ASSIST has installed the agricultural and consumption purposes. required water treatment plant of various capacities - 500 litres Water Treatment Plants : per hour for a community of less than 1,000 people, 1,000 litres ASSIST has started making use of the increasing demand of per hour for a community in between 1,000 and 2,000 people the target communities for safe water in its target villages by and 2,000 litres per hour for a community with a population over mobilising the following local resources for the establishment 2,000 till 5,000. Accordingly, the following villages have been of water treatment plants with the Reverse Osmosis Technique: provided with the installation of water treatment plants during the year under review:
water plants
Local Resources External Resources Area Village Population Capacity Provided by Provided by
Bollapalli Sarikondapalem 744 500 LPH Villagers & Government HERRADOR - RRDF
Edlapadu Jangalapalli 410 500 LPH Villagers & RCM Church DESWOS Gopalapuram 570 500 LPH Villagers AIB
Markapur Chinthaguntla 708 1000 LPH Villagers & Government HERRADOR - PSBR Ambapuram 864 500 LPH Villagers & Governament UMMI Manginapudi 505 1000 LPH Villagers & Governament DESWOS Indlacheruvu 1,655 1000 LPH Villagers & Governament DESWOS
Piduguralla PathaGanesunipadu 830 500 LPH Villagers HERRADOR - PSBR Thummalacheruvu 5,000 2000 LPH Villagers HERRADOR - PSBR
Total: 11,286
Bore Wells : drought-prone communities, bore wells are the only viable With the steady increase in population especially among the source for drinking water. As such, 20 new bore wells were poorer sections, there is a constant demand for the provision of provided in different areas as can be seen from the table below, bore wells to meet the water consumption needs. While ASSIST while 3 existing bore wells were restored and brought to use in prefers to provide support for water conservation measures, as the last year. well as efforts to renovate or repair existing facilities, in certain
27 Water Provision
Unseasonable rains and unfavourable conditions have caused a particulars of new bore wells great deal of problems for villagers in this area who are entirely Area No. of Wells dependant on agriculture to sustain their livelihoods. For these
Ballikurava 1 reasons, Gutlapalli was identified for the UMMI-supported watershed development programme. As always, ASSIST looks Chilakaluripet 2 to people's organisations and committees to lead watershed Edlapadu 2 development activities. Through the establishment of watershed Uppugunduru 6 committees and user groups, the work is planned and labour Vetapalem 9 is divided around four key areas: land resource development, Total : 20 water resource development, vegetation development and livelihood promotion. The latter activity is particularly important Water for Irrigation in Elachetladibba : for supporting an integrated and comprehensive approach that The island community of Elachetladibba has continued to prosper benefits all families in the area, not just those who own land. under the RRDF-supported Comprehensive Development Thus, livelihood promotion is taken up mostly for the landless Programme, with people's organisations getting increasingly families to help improve their economic standing as well. involved in development works of various kinds. During the year Finally, substantial sensitisation accompanies all activities so in review, irrigation tanks have been maintained by the people as to raise awareness about the general concepts of watershed themselves, including the clearing and removing of weeds in the development, and the importance of groundwater conservation. irrigation tanks and thorny bushes on the tank bunds. With the damages taken place due to severe floods in the beginning of In the reporting period ending in March 31st 2010, the following October 2009, the efforts have been made to restore the tanks progress has been made in Gutlapalli according to the four and to ensure the assured water supply by attending to the aforementioned areas: repairs of motors and pump sets, power supply and provision of ◗ 100 acres of wasteland converted into cultivable land field channels. These works, combined with activities to ensure ◗ 930 running metres of stone checks in approximately 250 that tanks are filled with sufficient water have ensured that there acres land directly benefiting 36 families were no water shortages for the crops this past summer. ◗ 1 percolation tank restored and 2 farm ponds constructed
Gutlapalli Watershed : ◗ 40 acres converted into horticulture plantation Gutlapalli is a village located in Bollapalli mandal of Guntur ◗ 11 families identified for livelihood promotion assistance to District, and is occupied by a high percentage of tribal people. set up milch animals and petty shop businesses
28 Economic Development
Livelihood Promotion : ASSIST supports livelihood promotion activities through The third and final phase of the systematic development process the operation of Mutually Aided Credit and Thrift Societies prescribed by ASSIST is Economic Development. Over the years, (MACTS). Furthermore, in order to strengthen the capacities and it has been found that the economic phase is an indispensable capabilities of these societies, regular trainings occur on topics complement to sensitisation and infrastructure activities; in such as entrepreneurship development, being an effective CEO, fact, cyclical poverty caused by unsustainable livelihoods is an forming and running micro-enterprises, and effective marketing inescapable reality that must be addressed at the end of the day. of products. Because ownership is a big part of ASSIST's philosophy, a number of village and area-level credit systems have been promoted to In this given reporting period, there were 17 MACTS covering a engrain the habit of savings and responsible spending among total of 7,787 families. The total savings as of 31st March 2010 was the people. In addition to the Revolving, Common and Corpus INR 3,421,014. Internal lending was INR 76,987,572. All 17 MACTS funds that encourage community investment based on family are registered under the Andhra Pradesh State Government contributions and matching assistance from the organisation, Cooperative Act.
29 Econimic Development - 569,000 578,000 981,000 357,750 515,000 Internal 7,423,270 4,056,482 3,602,300 8,872,000 1,054,929 6,045,200 3,404,114 3,379,500 4,595,500 77,296,072 19,553,527 12,308,500 Lending INR - 8,400 60,000 43,000 202,720 149,740 119,325 116,090 188,000 101,800 464,200 196,330 197,893 112,625 490,590 396,229 552,352 3,399,294 Savings INR Savings As on 31st March 2010 As on 31st March 362 144 219 331 220 646 479 385 391 581 437 327 253 427 406 490 7,787 1,689 Members ------90,500 80,000 13,000 15,000 569,000 415,000 625,000 268,500 986,000 100,000 Internal 4,564,500 1,402,500 ear Lending INR - - 5,060 3,600 3,290 1,350 5,000 1,190 60,000 37,600 30,670 57,300 56,030 11,385 94,750 684,945 202,720 115,000 Savings INR Savings Additions during the Y Additions ------37 33 26 31 35 306 144 Members - - of macts details 712,500 487,500 515,000 357,750 974,929 Internal 4,056,482 3,602,300 6,798,270 7,886,000 3,404,114 6,032,200 3,279,500 4,580,500 72,731,572 19,138,527 10,906,000 Lending INR - - - 5,400 4,800 73,000 44,500 142,265 252,360 495,670 603,070 242,315 247,851 431,975 648,490 547,650 668,245 4,407,591 Savings INR Savings As on 31st March 2009 As on 31st March - 325 331 242 633 374 473 315 376 606 449 262 329 560 413 496 7,873 1,689 Members
Name of the MACTS Total : Total Adarsha (Elachetladibba) Adarsha (KK Palem) Ankamma Maa Cheyutha Maa Cheyutha (Dasireddypalem) Prsanti (Maruthi Nagar) Mahila Dairy (Martur) (Kondepi) Mithra (Mallavolu) Chaitanya (Janapadu)Pragathi Ushodaya (Vinayakapuram) Padu) (P.G. Novodaya Adarsha (Nadendla) Adarsha Cheyutha (Santhamagulru) (Tarakaramanagar) Pragathi (Komatinenivaripalem) Maa Pragathi Maa Pragathi (Edlapadu) Prathibha (Chirala) Prathyusha (Ballikurava) Naveena
9 7 4 3 2 1 S. 16 17 10 11 15 12 14 13 No.
8
6
5
30 Economic Development
Case Study : 5,000,000 Savings 4,407,591 Adusumalli Siva Kumari is a 42 year old woman from K-Rajupalem, Prakasam District. Her husband Samba Siva Rao passed away 4 4,000,000 years back due to a heart attack. They have three children: two 3,399,294 daughters and one son. The eldest daughter studied up to 10th 3,000,000 class and got married. The second daughter was studying 10th standard. Her son is the youngest one, studying 7th class. Siva 2,000,000 Kumari was the only bread earner for the family after the death of her husband. She used to go into the agricultural fields for 1,000,000 labour work along with her eldest daughter. They used to earn INR 100/- each per day. She faced great difficulty in running the
As on As on family with such a meager income. 31st March 2009 31st March 2010 As a part of ASSIST developmental activities, the organisation had initiated a self help group (SHG) in the village. Siva Kumari 84,000,000 Internal Lending 82,000,000 was inspired and joined as an SHG member. She actively 80,000,000 participated in village development activities supported by 77,296,072 78,000,000 ASSIST, and started to pay INR 30/- towards her monthly savings 76,000,000 in the SHG. From here, she received the idea of starting a micro 74,000,000 72,731,572 enterprise to help increase her income and lift her family out of 72,000,000 critical poverty. Accordingly, she did some studies and noticed 70,000,000 that the village was lacking a canteen, where snacks and tea are 68,000,000 generally served. The idea was sparked in Siva Kumari’s mind, 66,000,000 and she started planning a small canteen in the village. In due time, she approached the field staff of ASSIST to seek assistance As on As on in realising her vision. 31st March 2009 31st March 2010 In 2009, Siva Kumari took a loan of INR 5,000/- from ASSIST Concerning livelihood promotion, once again the target through the MACTS and started a small canteen on the premises populations showed their capacities for innovation, taking of her house. The canteen has become a tremendous success; out loans for a variety of entrepreneurial activities. Far from because of her soft nature and efficiency, the people of the being strictly agriculture-based investments, more and more families are pursuing non-farm enterprises, thereby suggesting village have become regular customers as they feel the quality growing confidence and diversified skill sets within the rural of food is excellent and conveniently available in the village. Her communities. business has flourished; morning time breakfast and snacks are In the year under review, the following micro-enterprises were available in the canteen throughout the day. During peak hours, promoted: her children also help her mother in carrying out the activities, ◗ 119 petty shops ◗ 6 mobile ironing businesses before and after school time. The daily earnings are around ◗ 6 TV repair shops ◗ 4 soda businesses INR 200/-. With this income, she has been successfully repaying ◗ 69 hotel businesses ◗ 2 coal vendors the loan taken from the MACTS, and some of the earnings have ◗ 102 cloth businesses ◗ 21 beedi businesses been saved through her SHG. ◗ 20 cashew nut ◗ 20 rice sellers With growing confidence and interest, Siva Kumari wants to collecting & selling ◗ 35 handlooms weaving extend her business in the near future by preparing more ◗ ◗ 8 milk businesses 32 sewing machines items, and also by expanding the present canteen into a big ◗ 9 wet grinding machines hotel, giving employment to the needy. With tears in her eyes, ◗ 4 cement mould businesses she expresses her heartfelt thanks to ASSIST for the timely ◗ 12 cycle rickshaws for mobile vending assistance provided and the change reflected in her life. ◗ 122 sheep and goat for rearing ◗ 81 fruit vending and 89 vegetable vending
31 Economic Development ------10,000 2009-10 280,000 140,000 370,000 150,000 300,000 2,400,00 3,650,000 1,250,000 2,400,000 ------Amount INR 83,00 6,000 81,000 20,000 16,000 36,955 295,132 835,500 332,087 2008-09 . . . 282,500 . 1,000 . . . . . ------1 Agriculture 52 28 74 30 20 346,000 12 12 217 1,167,887 205 2009-10 ------10 47 57 No. Loans 224 167 4,00 3.00 1,00 16,00 57,00 17,00 69,00 2008-09
------45,000 13,000 35,000 15,000 415,000 145,000 220,000 275,000 168,000 240,000 591,000 500,000 2009-10 1,332,500 1,580,000 5,574,500 3,254,500 2,320,000 ------Amount INR 2,000 6,000 50,000 80,000 20,000 20,000 35,000 600,000 350,000 567,000 2008-09 4,895,998 1,478,000 3,417,998 - - - 110.866 - - - - 9 2 41 17 350,000 24 295,132 79 53 50 2,410,000 145 553 400 153 Animal Husbandry 2009-10
- - 26 - 44 - 55 ------4 5 4 3 1 7 10 70 16 24 50 64 70 No. Loans 120 681 241 295 386 2008-09 ------70,000 35,000 95,000 280,000 535,000 457,000 100,000 147,500 420,000 380,000 2009-10 1,035,000 1,675,000 3,200,000 1,630,000 4,282,000 5,777,500 10,059,500 ------Amount INR 4,000 6,000 41,000 36,000 13,000 600,000 170,000 221,731 393,510 378,000 2008-09 5,060,241 1,600,000 2,454,000 2,606,241 ------7 900,000 5 56 51 10 19 42 38 19 697,000 187 107 335 160 163 777 422 1,199 2009-10 Non-Farm Enterprises Non-Farm ------1 8 7 1 3 34 40 42 No. Loans 120 180 835 100 139 160 490 345 2008-09
------13,000 80,000 15,000 705,000 625,000 100,000 147,500 420,000 620,000 986,000 2009-10 1,220,000 1,125,000 2,100,000 1,402,500 4,780,000 2,400,000 2,130,000 8,786,500 415,000,00 ------7,000 Loan Given 50,000 81,000 72,000 18,000 13,000 35,000 Amount INR 333,300 369,552 983,774 945,000 6,356,326 10,497,500 11,124,126 19,284,000 2008-09 1,031,000 1,782,500 1,393,000 4,010,000 4,767,800
------2 3 41 10 68 11 42 19 62 12 92 224 134 225 420 152 239 213 587 1,969 1,382 2009-10 ------1 4 3 7 14 16 74 Covered 206 357 197 106 279 401 954 788 1,742 2008-09 No. of Families ------5 10 2 7 2 67 7 - 4 20 11 15 improvement in supporting of livelihood promotion (from 01.04.09 to 31.03.10) 01.04.09 to (from of livelihood promotion in supporting improvement 270 120 128 142 2008-09 - - 15 - 24 - 33 ------4 1 4 2 2 4 3 4 2 31 62 14 39 28 39 90 45 Covered 369 161 208 No. of SHGs 2008-09 Area/MACTS Total: Sub Pragathi AMMPMACS Novodaya Chaitanya Prasanthi Prathyusha Ushodaya Prathibha Cheyutha Maa Naveena Pragathi Mithra Maa Pragathi Cheyutha Total: Sub Total: Vetapalem Uppugunduru Piduguralla Pudur Bollapalli Adarsha Avanigadda Chilakaluripet Ongole Eddanapudi Martur 9 8 3 6 7 5 4 2 9 7 8 2 1 1 3 6 4 5 S. 14 15 13 12 11 10 10 No.
MACTS : MACTS AREAS :
32 Capacity Building
33 Capacity Building
The continuous development and improvement of any organisation depends on constantly looking for opportunities internal training for growth. ASSIST places significant emphasis on staff No. of training to ensure that constant learning takes place, and that Subject Memeber regular interactions and exchange of ideas occur with other Trained development partners. Workshop on Development Process Among the notable events, in the summer of 2009 ASSIST Document 23 coordinators were very fortunate to be invited to the Netherlands
by Dutch partners RRDF and HERRADOR for a conference on
Integrated & Sustainable Community Development organised • assist Strategy by End of Poverty (EoP), The Netherlands. The staff took • assist Vision, Mission, Goal advantage of this opportunity to gain different perspectives on Training on Project Objectives 15 development issues from its European colleagues, in what was • assist Activities a highly fruitful exchange of ideas and experiences.
This has been a unique exposure for the coordinators, who • project Orientation had an opportunity to share their integrated development • child Labour Problems process with their colleagues from the rest of the world and Training• how tofor deal New with Staff villagers 33 to hear their experiences as well in the workshop prior to the
congress, organised by EoP with all the stakeholders. One of the
new things learned by ASSIST coordinators during this time has • assist Origin been understanding the concept and necessity of SROI (Social • areas of Operation Return on Investment) Analysis in the various projects in order to motivate donors to continue their support for development • significance of Documentation work. This has been a new subject introduced in the project Training• communication on Prevention Skills of Diseases 12 supported by RRDF, The Netherlands, on which SROI analysis was presented during the congress and which was the highlight Community Animator of the event. • roles & Responsibilities of In sum, during the given reporting period, the following Training on Child Rights 4 trainings occurred: • prevention of Seasonal Diseases
• child Labour Problems EXTERNAL TRAININGS / EXPOSURE VISITS / WORKSHOPS / SEMINARS • child Rights Training on Business No. of Name of the • difference between GO & NGO Subject Members Organising Development Plan & Accounting 15 Trained Institute Workshop & Congress on Integrated & • maintain of Accounts & Vouchers Sustainable Community • how to make a Business Plan Development 21 RRDF - Netherlands Training• how toon approach Swine Flu Bankers 7 Workshop on Accounting & Business Development Plan 2 CARE - Chennai • importance of Cleanliness Workshop on Agro based Entrepreneurship Total:• how to Converge with GO 109 Development Programme 1 VYK - Delhi
Workshop on Fundraising 1 VYK - Delhi
TOT on Entrepreneur Skill Development & Entrepreneur 2 NIMSME - Development Programme Hyderabad
Workshop on Consultation of 1 PLAN & HELP - Children Issues Vijayawada
Total: 28
34 Organogram
General Body
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
operational director executive director
associate director associate director associate director personnel projects finance
Personnel & documentation project micro finance & training & monitoring support unit finance Accounts
area co-ordinator
programme in-charge
cluster in-charge / supportive teacher community organiser staff
village development society
ASSIST operational areas RANGA REDDY
pudur NALGONDA
KRISHNA
piduguralla MAHABOOB NAGAR GUNTUR BOLLAPALLI
Ballikurava edlapadu
gutlapalli Bollapalli pullalacheruvu CHILAKALURIPET
avanigadda Chilakaluripet BALLIKURAVA
Vetapalem VETAPALEM
Edlapadu markapur UPPUGUNDUR Gutlapalli
Kondepi ongole PRAKASAM kondepi Markapur Avanigadda BAY OF BENGAL Ongole Piduguralla Pudur Uppugunduru
35 Partners in Progress
Agency programme
• RRDF, THE NETHERLANDS • Comprehensive Community Development Programme in Elachetladibba of Krishna District and Kukkalavaripalem of Prakasam District • Water Treatment Plants • AIUTARE I BAMBINI, ITALY • Distance Adoption Programme, Katarivaripalem-Vetapalem, Markapur and Bollapalli • Strengthening Infrastructure of Residential Study Complexes, Makapur and Bollapalli • Water and Sanitation Programme • Water Treatment Plant, Gopalapuram • UMMI, ITALY • Social Housing Programme • Women-owned Milk Chilling Plant • Watershed Projects, Gutlapalli & Gangupalli • Promoting Child Labour Free Communities, Ballikurava • HERRADOR, THE NETHERLANDS • Project Coordination and Supportive Costs including Technical Services • Corpus Fund • Support to the Cultural Team • MANI TESE / INTERVITA, ITALY • Comprehensive Community Development Programme to Combat the Problem of Child Labour and to Promote the Education and Vocational Training of Youth, Piduguralla • LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF, USA • Economic Empowerment of Fisher Folk, Dalit and Tribal Women in Prakasam District • SONNENHAUS, GERMANY • Community Based Innovations to Reduce Child Labour through Education, Pudur Mandal of Ranga Reddy • Flood Relief • THE KADOORIE CHARITABLE • Comprehensive Child Labour Eradication FOUNDATION, HONG KONG programme, Gutlapalli • ADMCF, HONG KONG • Vocational Training Centre, Piduguralla • DESWOS, GERMANY • Child Sponsorship Programme • Water Treatment Plants • Flood Relief • CAF INDIA, NEW DELHI / • Girl Child Project, Krishna District GIVE2ASIA/AVON FOUNDATION USA • Supporting Education and Vocational Training of Adolescent Girls, Krishna District • DISTRICT MEDICAL & HEALTH OFFICER, • Urban Health Centre, Purushottapatnam GUNTUR DISTRICT • Mobile Medical Unit, Vinukonda
36 Partners in Progress
Agency programme
• INSIEME SI PUO, Italy • Child Sponsorship Programme • CARE INDIA, CHENNAI • Community Micro Projects for Livelihood Stabilisation and Micro Credit Staff Training • AGA KHAN FOUNDATION, NEW DELHI • Sustainable Community-Based Approaches to Livelihoods Enhancement • ROTARY INTERNATIONAL, AUSTRALIA • Housing Programme (THROUGH ASSIST, AUSTRALIA) • ANNA FISCALE & FRIENDS • Child Sponsorship Programme • BEATO TOVINI FOUNDATION, ITALY • Micro Credit Programme • ROTARY CLUB OF MESSINA, ITALY • Water Treatment Plants • THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PRAKASAM DISTRICT • Tsunami Housing Programme • ROSELLA FAMILY & FRIENDS, ITALY • Child Sponsorship Programme • RAJA RAMAN, USA • General Fund • PETER TETTEROO MEDIA, THE NETHERLANDS • Kukkalavaripalem Comprehensive Community Development Project • THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, GUNTUR DISTRICT • Balahita Special Schools (NCLP) • Residential Bridge Centre • LETIZIA FAMILY & FRIENDS, ITALY • Child Sponsorship Programme • CLARINDA FAMILY & FRIENDS, UK • Child Sponsorship Programme • ROTARY CLUB OF BASSANO CASTELLI, ITALY • Bore Wells • GIVE INDIA • Social Housing Programme • Provision of Safe Drinking Water • Sanitation Programme • Child Sponsorship Programme • ROTARY CLUB OF ESSEN BALDENEY, GERMANY • Support for AIDS Affected Persons • VEDA EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, INDIA • Professional Training • ALVISE FARINA, ITALY • Bore Wells • Child Sponsorship Programme • SALVATORE ABBRUSCATO, ITALY • Flood Relief • ROTARY CLUB OF VICENZA, italy • Bore Well • PAUL HELLER, GERMANY • Child Sponsorship Programme • RUDGER KEMP, THE NETHERLANDS • General Fund • CHRISTEL HENSELER, USA • Child Sponsorship Programme • NICOLE ISABEL, GERMANY • Child Sponsorship Programme • Erach and Roshan Sadri • Imparting Vocational Training to Adolescents Foundation, UK • mario piazzola, Italy • Mannepalli Thanda Housing Programme • CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES, USA • Food for HIV / AIDS Affected Persons
37 Auditor’s Report
REPORT OF THE AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of ASSIST as at 31st (1) We have obtained all the information and explanations, March, 2010, Income and Expenditure Account and also Receipts which, to the best of our knowledge and belief, were and Payments Account for the year 2009-10. These financial necessary for the purpose of our audit. statements are the responsibility of the Society's management. (2) In our opinion, proper books of accounts as required by Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial law have been kept by the Society so far as appears from statements based on our audit. our examination of those books. We conducted our audit in accordance with the auditing (3) The Balance Sheet and Income and Expenditure Account standards generally accepted in India. Those standards require dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable of accounts. assurance about whether the Financial Statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test (4) In our opinion and to the best of our information and basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in according to the explanations given to us, the said the Financial Statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounts read together with the Significant Accounting accounting principles used and significant estimates made by Policies and Notes give the information required by the the management, as well as evaluating the overall Financial Indian Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 in the manner Statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with reasonable basis for our opinion. the accounting principles generally accepted in India:
"It is the policy of the enterprise to prepare its financial statements a) In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the State of affairs on the cash receipts and disbursements basis. On this basis of the Society as at 31st March, 2010. revenue and the related assets are recognised when received rather than when earned, and expenses are recognised when b) In the case of the Income and Expenditure Account, of paid rather than when the obligation is incurred. the excess of Income over Expenditure of the Society for the year ended on that date. In our opinion the financial statements give a true and fair view of the assets and liabilities arising from cash transactions of ASSIST at 31.03.2010 and of the revenue collected and expenses paid during the year then ended on the cash receipts and disbursements basis as described in Note 1 of the Schedule - VII"
for JAWAHAR AND ASSOCIATES CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Reg. No. 001281S
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31st March 2010 31st March 2009 BALANCE SHEET AS ON INR INR
LIABILITIES
Capital Fund 16,213,439- 16,240,753-
Corpus Fund 11,675,097- 6,211,097-
Donor Agencies Account 9,547,493- 5,767,054-
Loan Funds 1,504,410- 3,422,780-
TOTAL: 38,940,439- 31,641,684-
ASSETS
Fixed Assets 15,048,981- 16,428,851-
Current Assets, Loans & Advances 23,891,458- 15,212,833-
TOTAL: 38,940,439- 31,641,684-
Accounting Policies and Notes to Accounts form part of accounts
PLACE : CHILAKALURIEPT for JAWAHAR AND ASSOCIATES DATE : 16.08.2010 CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Reg. No. 001281S
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31st March 2010 31st March 2009 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED INR INR
INCOME
Donations and Grants 1,660,235- 5,129,258-
Interest and other Income 825,417- 1,656,722-
TOTAL: 2,485,652- 6,785,980-
EXPENDITURE
Projects 779,078- 3,603,937-
Interest and Administration 354,017- 264,518-
Depreciation 1,240,684- 2,005,595-
Excess of Income over Expenditure 111,873- 911,930-
TOTAL: 2,485,652- 6,785,980-
Accounting Policies and Notes to Accounts form part of accounts
PLACE : CHILAKALURIEPT for JAWAHAR AND ASSOCIATES DATE : 16.08.2010 CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Reg. No. 001281S
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31st March 2010 31st March 2009 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED INR INR
RECEIPTS Opening Balances 11,978,151- 21,409,659- Donations and Grants 82,096,832- 84,088,591- Interest and other Income 1,198,941- 2,983,305- Loans and Advances Received & Recovered 2,688,515- 10,340,407-
TOTAL: 97,962,439- 118,821,962-
PAYMENTS Projects 72,344,760- 93,019,060- Interest and Administration 354,017- 264,518- Loans and Advances Given & Refunded 3,999,571- 9,841,876- Assets Purchased - 3,718,357- Closing Balances 21,264,091- 11,978,151-
TOTAL: 97,962,439- 118,821,962-
Accounting Policies and Notes to Accounts form part of accounts
PLACE : CHILAKALURIEPT for JAWAHAR AND ASSOCIATES DATE : 16.08.2010 CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Reg. No. 001281S
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Notes Forming Part of AccountS
I. Disclosure of Significant Accounting Policies :
1. Revenue Recognition: The Society follows cash basis of accounting for all financial transactions and therefore income is recognised as and when the contributions are received. The society may need to refund the contributions received from certain agencies, if the same is not utilized for the sanctioned purposes as per the agreement. 2. Fixed Assets and Depreciation : a) Fixed Assets are accounted at cost including freight, installation charges, duties, taxes, insurance and other charges thereon. b) Depreciation on Fixed Assets is charged at the rates prescribed by the cash basis. 3. Retirement benefits : provident Fund : Society’s contribution to Provident Fund is recognised on cash basis. 4. Government grants : The grants in aid and the expenditure on projects are shown in the Receipts and Payments Account. Unexpended grants in aid at the end of the year are shown as Liability. 5. Materials issued to the villagers for various construction purposes are treated as materials consumed during the year. 6. There are no contingent liabilities. 7. accounting for taxes on income : accounting standard 22 on accounting for taxes on income is not applicable to this Society as this society’s income is exempt under the Income Tax Act 1961.
II. 1. Interest Received under Receipts and Payments account includes interest received on Staff Loans. 2. previous year figures are re-grouped wherever necessary.
Accounting Policies and Notes to Accounts form part of accounts
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1. Salary and Benefits of the Head of the NGO: 3. All remuneration and reimbursements to Board members : Name Amount INR Nil Mr. Jashti Ranga Rao BenefitsBasic 13,500- D.A. 10,500- H.R.A. 2,700- 4. Distribution of Staff according to salary levels : P.F. 780- Special 8,420- Slab of gross salary Total 35,900- Male Female per month (in INR) Total Staff Staff Staff 2. Staff Remuneration (Gross annual salary + benefits) in Rupees: Lessplus than benefits 5,000 paid to staff 68 71 139
Amount 5,000-10,000 25 10 35 Name Duration INR 10,000 - 25,000 17 2 19 Highest Salary Paid (Mr. J. Ranga Rao, Director) 430,800- Per annum Above 25,000 2 - 2 Lowest Salary Paid Total: 112 83 195 (K. Annamma, Child Care Centre Teacher) 27,600- Per annum
5. Total cost of international travel by all personnel (including volunteers):
Gross S. Sponsored by Name & Designation of the Person Destination Purpose Expenses No. External Organisation INR 1. Mr. J. Ranga Rao, Operational Director The Netherlands Workshop & Congress on End of Poverty 30.756.00 Herrador, The Netherlands 2. Mr. K. S.R. Murthy, Executive Director The Netherlands Workshop & Congress on End of Poverty 30.756.00 Herrador, The Netherlands 3. Mr. B.P. Singh, Associate Director The Netherlands Workshop & Congress on End of Poverty 30.756.00 Herrador, The Netherlands 4. Mr. Y. Murali Krishna, Associate Director The Netherlands Workshop & Congress on End of Poverty 30.756.00 Herrador, The Netherlands 5. Mrs. Vianney Katakam, Associate Director The Netherlands Workshop & Congress on End of Poverty 30.756.00 Herrador, The Netherlands 6. Mr. G. Suryanarayana, Coordinator The Netherlands Workshop & Congress on End of Poverty 30.756.00 Herrador, The Netherlands 7. Mr. V. Narayana Reddy, Coordinator The Netherlands Workshop & Congress on End of Poverty 30.756.00 Herrador, The Netherlands 8. Mr. J.V. Subba Reddy, Coordinator The Netherlands Workshop & Congress on End of Poverty 30.756.00 Herrador, The Netherlands 9. Mrs. V.V. Sujatha, Coordinator The Netherlands Workshop & Congress on End of Poverty 30.756.00 Herrador, The Netherlands 10. Mrs. J. Durga Rani, Coordinator The Netherlands Workshop & Congress on End of Poverty 30.756.00 Herrador, The Netherlands 11. Mr. M.V. Rama Rao, Coordinator The Netherlands Workshop & Congress on End of Poverty 30.756.00 Herrador, The Netherlands 12. Mr. R. Suresh, Coordinator The Netherlands Workshop & Congress on End of Poverty 30.756.00 Herrador, The Netherlands 13. Mr. SK. Khasim Khan, Coordinator The Netherlands Workshop & Congress on End of Poverty 30.756.00 Herrador, The Netherlands 14. Mr. K. Daveedu, Coordinator The Netherlands Workshop & Congress on End of Poverty 30.756.00 Herrador, The Netherlands 15. Mr. M.S.R.C. Murthy, Coordinator The Netherlands Workshop & Congress on End of Poverty 30.756.00 Herrador, The Netherlands 16. Mr. T. Rama Rao, Coordinator The Netherlands Workshop & Congress on End of Poverty 30.756.00 Herrador, The Netherlands 17. Mr. G. Aseervadam, Coordinator The Netherlands Workshop & Congress on End of Poverty 30.756.00 Herrador, The Netherlands 18. Mr. Ch. Seetharamaiah, Coordinator The Netherlands Workshop & Congress on End of Poverty 30.756.00 Herrador, The Netherlands 19. Mr. Ch. Srinivasa Rao, Coordinator The Netherlands Workshop & Congress on End of Poverty 30.756.00 Herrador, The Netherlands 20. Mr. P. Ravi Babu, Coordinator The Netherlands Workshop & Congress on End of Poverty 30.756.00 Herrador, The Netherlands 21. Mr. A. Srinivasa Rao, Coordinator The Netherlands Workshop & Congress on End of Poverty 30.756.00 Herrador, The Netherlands 22. Mr. S. Brahmaiah, Coordinator The Netherlands Workshop & Congress on End of Poverty 30.756.00 Herrador, The Netherlands 23. Mr. M. Srinivasa Rao, Coordinator The Netherlands Workshop & Congress on End of Poverty 30.756.00 Herrador, The Netherlands
6. Total cost of National travel by all personnel (including volunteers) : INR 40,442/-
43 Year Ahead
Looking Back and Moving Forward...
Dr. RAVI VADLAMANI Executive Secretary
There is an unspoken truth in India that very few non-profit, ◗ amassing a growing number of supporters who believe voluntary service organisations survive to celebrate their 15 or in the work that ASSIST does, and places their trust in the 20-year anniversaries, let alone their Silver Jubilees. Despite the organisation to implement highly effective and sustainable global economic crisis of the past few years, and many shifts rural development programming; and along the way, ASSIST has surmounted great obstacles to reach ◗ Being blessed with a relentlessly dedicated staff that shares a 25 years of service to humanity. common vision of people’s empowerment, and is committed
The world has changed considerably in the last quarter century, to seeing its realisation; and as a result, the organisation has had to keep apace with the For all those who have been involved in the growth of this increasingly apparent effects of global warming, changing donor organisation, your tremendous support and partnership - priorities, growing migration and urbanisation, and enormous whether individually or through your respective organisations leaps in science and technology. Despite the many challenges, - has been vital in helping ASSIST achieve its goals, and in gaining ASSIST has been able to maintain its grounding, and continue its valuable recognition from all sections of the society. We thank mission for the rural poor due to three main factors: you for your belief in us, and hope that we can continue serving
◗ aSSIST founders making an expressed commitment to communities with ever-increasing success in the years to come. pursue sustainable development based on a well-reflected, Speaking of the road that lies ahead, I am afraid to say that the systematic development process in tune with the pulse of the work will not become any easier for the organisation. Having people, at a time when many NGOs are making short-term, done an in-depth reflection of its work and impact over the last sporadic efforts in the name of ‘development’;
44 Year Ahead
25 years, ASSIST strongly feels that a long-term comprehensive or vocational training. If sufficient attention is not placed on community development approach is the most vital and effective the child right from birth up to his/her full development, the means of ensuring that sustainable development is accomplished danger for this young person to slip back into child labour in any given community. remains. We must keep our commitment to protect the youth in our target communities by extending our services even However, in specific, there are three issues that cannot be further to the older children. overlooked in the coming years, and that will require immediate ◗ Flooding, cyclones and fire accidents are endemic problems and focused attention to safeguard the well-being of the rural in the disaster-prone areas where ASSIST works. The immense people in our target communities: flooding of the Krishna and Tungabhadra Rivers in late 2009 ◗ Water - its access, use and preservation - presents one of caused severe damage to people’s housing, water supply and the greatest challenges facing not only India, but the entire livelihoods. With the knowledge that this kind of catastrophe global community in the 21st century. Despite ongoing is bound to recur in the future, a greater commitment is efforts by the government and development sectors, millions required to ensure that families are equipped with the of rural people in Andhra Pradesh still lack access to safe necessary flood-resistant infrastructures and emergency drinking water, while the continued exploitation of resources preparedness knowledge to limit the destruction of such only worsens the predicament. Poor water quality, over- events. exploitation and a lack of awareness about water conservation These three priorities, along with the rest of our programming is placing the health and livelihoods of rural families at great will require concentrated and sustained efforts from all of our risk, and threatning to feed vicious cycles of poverty in our partners. But while the future may look daunting to some, ASSIST target areas. Thus, ASSIST will continue its efforts to support is ready to meet the year ahead with a renewed enthusiasm, people with clean drinking water, and to promote ecologically beginning with the Silver Jubilee celebrations that will take place sound solutions such as watershed development and roof on the 11th and 12th of January 2011 at the ASSIST Campus. This rainwater harvesting practices that will preserve this precious will be a time to express gratitude to all of our stakeholders, and resource for generations to come. to reflect on the organisation’s work with the release of a book ◗ It is clear that the future of the country’s development detailing the “ASSIST Development Process” which has emerged depends on the quality of care and attention that we place from over 25 years of experience in the field. on today’s children. Up until now, ASSIST has waged war against child labour, striving to get children from marginalised On behalf of ASSIST, its General body and Executive Committee, communities into schools and out of the workplaces. While staff and villagers, we cordially invite you to partake in this historic notable successes have taken place over the years to reduce Silver Jubilee festival, and to continue walking the path of growth the child labour phenomenon, the organisation is now and learning with us. recognizing that children who are beyond the age of 14 must also be supported with opportunities for education
45 EC 2009-2010
executive committee members 2009-2010
S. Position
No. Name & Address Gender Qualifiction Occupation in the Board
1 Fr. T. Innaiah Male M.A. Rector and Superior president Rector L loyola Public School loyola Public School Nallapadu Guntur Distirct Mobile : 9393998893
2 Fr. N. Bala Showraiah Male B.A. parish President vice-President St. Ann's Church RCM Church abbinagunta Palem, prattipadu (M) Guntur District ph. 0863 - 2294225
3 Dr. Ravi Vadlamani Male F.C.A. Chartered Executive Chartered Accountant A accountant Secretary M/s. Umamaheswara Rao & Co. Main Road, Brodipet Guntur - 522 002 Mobile : 9848132565
4 Mr. T. Venkata Rayalu Male M.A. (Litt) Social Worker Joint Secretary Retired Principal Pandaripuram Chilakaluripet - 522 616 Guntur District ph. 08647 - 253420
5 Mrs. P. Usha Female M.A. Social Worker Treasurer 3rd Lane, Vidya Nagar Guntur ph. 0863 - 2350544
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executive committee members 2009-2010
S. Position
No. Name & Address Gender Qualifiction Occupation in the Board
6 Mrs. G. Sarojini Female Intermediate Social Worker Member Manju Nursing Home Chilakaluripet - 522 616 Guntur Distirct ph. 08647 - 254333
7 Mr. K. Anji Babu Male B.A. Social Worker Member Pandaripuram Chilakaluripet - 522 616 Guntur Distirct ph. 08647 - 254778 Mobile : 9849638244
8 Mr. N.V. Subbaiah Chowdary Male M.A., B.L. advocate Member Advocate 8/56, Lawyerpet Extension Ongole - 523 001 ph. 08592 - 234297 / 224297 Mobile : 94400 75174
9 Dr. G. Prabhavathi Female M.A., M.Ed. principal Member Swamiji Apartment ph.D., R.V.R. B.Ed. College anjanadri Block plot No. 1 6/2, Chandramouli Nagar Guntur - 522 007 ph. 0863 - 2231876 Mobile : 99851 31035
47 Area 1 : Avanigadda 1. palakaya Tippa 2. Ullipalem 3. Basavanipalem Target Villages 4. venu Gopalapuram 5. patha Upakali 6. Sangameswaram 7. Nali 62. papaya Palem 8. Etimoga 63. veerappakunta Thanda 9. Gullalamoda 64. Mekaladinne 10. Edurumondi 65. vellaturu 115. nehrunagar Thanda 11. nachugunta 66. perurupadu 116. Bridge Thanda 12. Elachetladibba 67. Kesavanipeta Thanda 117. Gandhi Nagar 13. Zinkapalem 68. Seetharampuram Thanda 118. Moodutumula Thanda 14. lankavanidibba 69. naidupalem 119. Gandiganumala 15. lakshmipuram 70. Sangineedupalem 120. Domalagundam Area 2 : Ballikurava 71. Sarikondapalem 121. Domalagundam Thanda 16. Ballikurava 72. Sarikondapalem Thanda 122. Gandiganumala K. Thanda 17. Kondayapalem 73. vaddemkunta 123. Solayapalem 18. Busavaripalem Area 4 : Chilakaluripet 124. Ravulapuram 19. Mukteswaram 74. adi Andhra Colony 125. Bodipalem Thanda 20. Chavitipalem 75. Jiddupalem 126. Garladinne 21. nehru Nagar 76. Maruthi Nagar 127. Ramapuram 22. ambatipudi 77. Mother Theressa Colony 128. Palukuru 23. Kishore Nagar 78. nehru Nagar 129. palukuru Thanda 24. Kamepalli 79. polireddy Palem 130. new Palukuru Colony 25. Degaramudi 80. Rachamallu Nagar 131. Somalavagu Thanda 26. Rajupalem ST 81. Ragannapalem 132. Gati Thanda 27. Elchuru 82. Rehmath Nagar 133. Yerraveni Chenchu Colony 28. Kundurru 83. Sanjeev Nagar Area 7 : Kondepi 29. vellalacheruvu 84. Santhi Nagar 134. Dasireddy Palem 30. vemavaram 85. Srinivasa Nagar 135. Mukkuvani Palem 31. nagarajupalli 86. Sugali Colony 136. Maddulur 32. Chennupalli 87. Thurpumalapalli Extn. 137. Machavaram 33. Guntupalli 88. vaddera Colony 138. Kondepi 34. Konidena Area 5 : Edlapadu 139. Kattavari Palem 35. Somavarappadu 89. Edlapadu 140. nethivari Palem 36. vijayanagara Colony 90. vankayalapadu 141. Jallapalem 37. Santhamaguluru 91. upparapalem 142. Pedakandlagunta 38. Minnekallu 92. Gopalapuram 143. Mitta Palem 39. pathamaguluru 93. Dintenapadu 144. Chowdavaram 40. Sajjapuram 94. nadendla 145. Muppavaram Area 3 : Bollapalli 95. Tubadu 146. Vennuru 41. Bollapalli 96. Chirumamilla 147. Petluru 42. Mugachinthala Palem 97. Jangalapalli 148. Koyavari Palem 43. Malapadu 98. Ganapavaram 149. Chavata Palem 44. Bandlamotu 99. Chandavaram 150. Dadanaidu Palem 45. Remidicherla 100. Irlapadu 151. Tatakula Palem 46. Gummanampadu 101. Gangannapalem 152. Chinakandlagunta 47. Chenchugunta Thanda 102. Komatinenivaripalem 153. polireddy Palem 48. lingamgunta Thanda 103. Appapuram 154. Nennurupadu 49. n.S.K Thanda 104. Mynampadu 155. Gurrapadia 50. Garikapadu 105. Kanaparru 156. Mugachinthala 51. Mellavagu 106. Bukkapuram 157. Mupparaju Palem 52. pamidipadu 107. Rajugaripalem 158. Anakarlapudi 53. Jayanthi Ramapuram 108. Endugumpalem Area 8 : Markapur 54. venkatareddypuram Area 6 : Gutlapalli 159. Battepadu 55. Reddy Palem 109. Gutlapalli 160. Chandavaram 56. Hanumapuram 110. Kandrika 161. Desireddypalli 57. Chekrayapalem 111. Gangupalli 162. p.Lakshmi Puram 58. Rajanaik Thanda 112. Gangupalli Thanda 163. Ramapuram 59. lalipuram 113. Mannepalli Thanda 164. Rudrasamudram 60. Marripalem 114. Kanumalacheruvu 165. Mallampeta 61. ayyanna Palem
48 Target Villages
228. Karumanchi 290. Mittakankal 166. Vallabhunenipalli 229. Mallavarapadu 291. Kankal 167. Kocherlakota 230. Surareddy Palem 292. Pedaumenthyal 168. Pullayapalli 231. Vallur 293. Rakamcherla 169. Kattakindipalli 232. Marlapadu 294. Pudugurthi 170. Basireddypalli 233. Kanduluru 295. Chinthalapalli 171. Narapureddypalli 234. Devarampadu Palle Palem 296. Chengomul 172. Ananthavaram 235. Ibbandipuram 297. Barlapalli 173. Manginapudi 236. Krupa Nagar 298. Regadimamidipalli 174. Bhumanapalli 237. Chenchu Papaiahpalem 299. Medipallikalan 175. Indlacheruvu 238. Thalla Palem 300. Medikonda 176. P.Venkatapuram 239. Kesu Palem Area 12 : Uppugunduru 177. Ganivanipadu Area 10 : Piduguralla 301. Bapaiah Nagar 178. Vagumadugu 240. Balajikata 302. Thurpupallepalem 179. Regadipalli 241. Brahmanapalli 303. Padamati Pallepalem 180. Ummayapalem 242. Chandrapalem 304. Chinaganjam Pedapallepalem 181. Basavapuram 243. Gandhi Nagar 305. Ramachandra Nagar 182. Munagapadu 244. Janapadu 306. Bhagya Nagar 183. Mangapuram 245. Konanki 307. Rajubangarupalem 184. Ummadi Veligandla 246. Kondamodu 308. Kukkalavari Palem 185. Nagarajukunta 247. Kotha Ganesunipadu 309. Rajamatha Colony 186. Chinthaguntla 248. Lenin Nagar 310. Munnavari Palem 187. Buradapalem 249. Mallavolu 311. Ameen Nagar 188. Ambhapuram 250. Maruthi Nagar 312. Pedaganjam Pallepalem 189. Regumanupalli 251. Morjampadu 313. Pedaganjam 190. Gurralamadugu 252. Patha Ganesunipadu 314. Etimoga Pattapu Palem 191. Marripalem 253. Pillutla 315. Neelaya Palem 192. Vaddimadugu 254. Sanjeevareddy Nagar 316. Kanaparthi Pallepalem 193. Bodapadu 255. Sri Rukminipuram 317. Kanaparthi 194. Edururallapadu 256. Swarnapitchaiah Colony 318. Katamvari Palem 195. Kothapalli 319. Mekalasomaiah Pattapupalem 196. Konakanamitla Area 11 : Pudur 257. Manchanapalli 320. Govindarao Pattapupalem 197. Puttuvaripalli 321. Chinnammagari Pattapupalem 198. Tuvvapadu 258. Matugudem 199. Chowtapalli 259. Mariyapur Area 13 : Vetapalem 200. Mittapalli 260. Ghatpalli 322. Jeedichetlapalem 201. Thurpupalli 261. Nizampet Medipalli 323. Katama Lingaiah Palem 262. Nizampet 324. Katarivari Palem Area 9 : Ongole 263. Thurkenkepalli 325. Kunkuduchetla palem 202. Gundaya Palem 264. Somangurthi 326. Nireekshanagiri 203. Pathapadu 265. Devineniguda 327. Potti Subbaiah Palem 204. Chinthayagari Palem 266. Keravelli 328. Ramachandrapuram 205. Devarampadu Harijanawada 267. Sirigaipalli 329. Ramapuram 206. Devarampadu Hindu 268. Thirumalapur Thanda 330. Rudramambapuram 207. Boddulurivari Palem 269. Quthbullapur 331. Seetharamapuram 208. Kotha Patnam Palle Palem 270. Pothireddyguda 332. Tenkayachetlapalem 209. Kotha Patnam 271. Angadichittempalli 333. Utukuri Subbaiah Palem 210. Aluru 272. Thimmapur 334. Amodagiripatnam 211. Gade Palem 273. Kothapalli 335. Ayodhyanagar 212. Gundamala 274. Dandugadda 336. Chandramoulinagar 213. Motumala 275. Bakapur 337. Dande Colony 214. Rangaya Palem 276. Kandlapalli 338. Desaipet 215. Ethamukkala 277. Meerjapur 339. Jagannadhapuram 216. Madanur 278. Seriguda 340. Jandrapet 217. Tetupuram 279. Chenchupalli 341. Lohiyapuram 218. Ananthavaram 280. Yenkepalli 342. Paletinagar 219. Velagapudi 281. Gongupalli 343. Pratibha Bharathi Nagar 220. Alakurapadu 282. Gongupalli Thanda 344. Rosaiahnagar 221. Rayavari Palem 283. Manneguda 345. Rangaraopet 222. Kanaparthi 284. Manneguda Thanda 346. Ramannapet 223. Vinodarayuni Palem 285. Cheelapur 347. Thirupath amma Colony 224. Chavata Palem 286. Pudur 348. Weavers Colony 225. Jayavaram 287. Maisammagadda thanda 349. Veeraiah Nagar 226. Kakuturivari Palem 288. Chinabanda Thanda 350. Vinayakapuram 227. Jammula Palem 289. Kadmur ASSIST Building Rural India
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