ANNUAL REPORT SAMBALPUR SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY PROFILE OF THE ORGANISATION Sambalpur Social Service Society (SSSS), the compassionate face of the catholic Diocese of Sambalpur, engaged in various socio-developmental works in Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Angul, Balangir, Sonepur and Bargarh districts of Odisha with a focus on overall rural development. Focus areas: - child development, education-formal and non formal, - women empowerment, - care and support of the handicapped and leprosy patients, - sustainable agriculture, - Holistic Health - HIV/AIDS- prevention, malaria eradication/control, TB Eradication - networking and advocacy, - Empowering Animation (Formation of self help group, strengthening of CBOs) - Migration and trafficking, - Peace building and harmony etc. 1. Vision : SSSS Visualises “Just and self-reliant society based on human values” 2. Mission:“Restoration of human dignity of the Tribals, Dalits, and other backward communities through socio-economic, political, cultural and spiritual empowerment” 3. Strategies of SSSS Thematic Interventions: SSSS addresses issues affecting life and needs a change like livelihood, health, climate, agriculture etc. Un-reached and un-served areas: organization selects unreached and unserved areas where government/NGO services are weak to create clear visible change. Cluster Approach: SSSS will design and implement its projects in geographically compact location i.e. choosing cluster of Panchayat and blocks for the implementation and not spreading without covering the villages or blocks in the same cluster. Impact oriented: SSSS creates durable and visible impacts through its long term activities. Partnership with Government and other agencies in the region: In order to enhance the reach out and value addition, SSSS would also like partner with government, NGOs, Church and non church bodies. Empowering Animation and Capacity Building: SSSS adopts empowering animation and Capacity building as the core strategies as it empowers the community to access its rights and entitlements and makes the stakeholders responsible towards the community ensuring developments. Legal Status SSSS - Founded on : 1978 - Registration No: SBI No 2761-361 of 1990-1991 - FCRA No. : 105060036 - Registered as : Sambalpur Social Service Society, registered under the Societies Registration Act (No. XXI of 1860). - Address: Sambalpur Social Service Society, Cox Colony, P.O. Industrial Estate, Dt. Jharsuguda, Pin: 768203, Odisha. - Website: sssssambalpur.org - Emails: [email protected], [email protected] 1. Project: Exploring People Led Development Process to ensure Nutrition and Food Sovereignty (PLDP Project) Project duration: 1 year (2018-20190 Project Location: Sambalpur district: Naktideol, Jamankira, Jujumura&Bamra Blocks Jharsuguda district: Kirmira Block Deogarh district: Tileinbani Block Sonepur district: BirMaharajpur&Ulunda Block Population: No of Household: 2575 Total population: 12049 Project Objective: A strategy has been developed for the implementation of the upcoming project phase with regard to the PLD approach Major activities: 1. Action-Reflection-Action by using learning spiral of living practices on food culture and traditional farming practices of the LPOs for prospective building and future plan and to prepare vision document. 2. LPOs and NGO personnel’s Exposure visit to PLD Odisha partners to deepen the understanding of people led development process Achievements Staff level: a) Project staff and partners have understood the concept of the PLDP that is “for the people, of the people and by the people”. b) Have understood Action-Reflection-Action and how to facilitate it in the communities. c) As the project is focusing on food sovereignty, the staff have understood that it can be established though revival of traditional seeds, composts and indigenous knowledge on pest and disease managements in crops. d) Have gained knowledge on FRA and know the process of recognizing and vesting forest rights Community level in general a) Awareness generated on the value of traditional farming and evils of modern faring practices. b) Farmers have started reviving traditional seeds and production and application f pest repellents. c) Realized the goodness in past food and poison in present food. d) Communities have better awareness on FRA. e) Communities conducted meeting on FRA and how to file petition of against the decision and f) FRC committees are being strengthened or reformed. g) Communities have applied for electricity connection, road construction and drinking construction, housing schemes and homestead land h) Communities understood the value of organizing seed fair and two villages tangarguda Specific achievements No. of HHs No. of HHs No of IFR Filed IFR No of No. villages got Caste prepared cultivated rejected petition HHs Electricity certificate Pest Mandia(Ragi) cultivated connection received repellents Local (Sonepur) paddy variety 91 45 92 84 113 3 27 2. Project: JEEVANIKA Project duration: 1 year (2018-2019) Project area : GPs-Kadopada, Jharakandhal, & Kelda, Block : Barkote, Dist-deogarh, Odisha state. Project Objectives: Outcome 1: Enhanced assertion of 580 households of 17 villages for their inclusion rights and dignity by 2019. Outcome 2: 580 marginalized households of 17 villages accessed Govt. schemes which are related to food and nutrition by 2019. Outcome 3: increase sensibility in 40 CSOs and villages on inclusion, disability and disaster preparedness by 2019. Achievement: No. of SHGs strengthened to assert community rights 72 No. of Task Force Groups formed address issue on 12 inclusion, disability and disaster preparedness PDS- 17women of Khunbahal, Kulundikudar&Masinta PDS received-17 discussed with PDS issue with BDO Electrification-Khuntbahal , Kendunali , Kulundipani Connection given - and Ravankucha had applied for electricity connection Khuntbahal, Ravankucha&Kendunali Playground-Khuntbahal has applied for Playground The work in progress Drinking water supply-Kantapal, Dhatikipali&Nursingh, Villagers were supplied Munda applied for drinking water supply in the summer tank water Homestead land-113 person of Masinta, Khuntbahal, It is in the process Thakurpali, Kendunali, Singuri&Kantapal had applied for homestead land Disaster preparedness- Ravankucha, Hariharpur and Collected lights and Mahupal were prepared to prevent crop from elephant crackers from forest attack department Applications on Govt. schemes-944 applications submitted Sanctioned-556 Schemes availed Ration card Un married Widow Ujala scheme ADHAR Birth pension pension linkage certificate (girls) 64 4 7 23 40 24 3. Project: Sustainable Livelihood Enhancement Project duration: April 2018-March 2010 Project location: Dist-Bargarh, BlockPaikmal, GP-Vengrajpur, No. of villages: 10 Project objectives: Objective 1: Increase income by marginal farming through improved on and off farm farming practices Objective 2: Increased and active decision taken by marginalized section in various platforms. Objective 3: Increased access by marginalized families various Govt. schemes in the targeted villages Major activities: a) Orientation cum training on package of practices (seed treatment, soil test, nutrient management) b) Providing seeds/saplings to 100 farmers c) On sight training on transplantation and post harvesting (line transplanting & line sowing) d) Formation and strengthening of Farmers Clubs e) Training to 50 farmers on livestock, raring and management ( mainly goat raring) f) Liaising with agriculture department for seeds for nutritional garden to 200 women farmers g) Training of Gram Sabha to villagers h) Interface meeting with Govt. departments Achievement: a) Farmers are conducting soil test & seed treatment b) Taking care for production of compost c) All the 10 villages have farmers clubs d) Farmers clubs are tapping Govt. schemes e) Farmers have done line sowing and line transplanting (paddy) f) Participation in Palli Sabha and Gram Sabha has increased and raising their voice g) Access to various Govt. schemes has increased by villagers .