Annual report 2003 - 2004

KAIROS

KANNUR ASSOCIATION FOR INTEGRATED RURAL ORGANIZATION AND SUPPORT

Reg No. 737 / 99

Burnacherry P.O Kannur Dist Pin-670013 Phone: 0497-712535, 703535 E-mail: [email protected] Introduction KAIROS, the Social development organ of the diocese of Kannur is in the 5 th year of operation. As an organisation committed to the cause of ushering in a just society based on true eternal values, we present herewith details of the organisation and some of the important programmes of KAIROS undertaken during 2003-2004. TARGET GROUP The Target Group comprises of small and marginal farmers, agricultural wage labourers, fishing community, Dalits, Women and Children, scheduled caste and scheduled tribe. VISION The vision of KAIROS is creation of a society of justice and peace based on true human values. MISSION The mission internalized by KAIROS is capacitation of the people in all aspects to generate and carryout development at their own level in a participatory and sustainable manner. APPROACH KAIROS is following a participatory Action-Reflection-Action approach in all our intervention areas in which all the actors of development have their own specific roles and responsibilities to perform.

STRUCTURE KAIROS has a decentralized structure where all the partners have their own freedom and flexibility to interact each other and to engage in development collaboration with other likeminded institutions with due emphasis on the vision and objectives realized by it. Generally the structure is as follows.

KAIROS

Regions

Village Development Councils

Self Help Groups

STAFF AND LEADERSHIP PATTERN

Director-1

General Co-ordiantor-1 Project Officer-1 Departmental/ Project coordinators-43

Regional Co-ordinators 7

Promotors-65 (volunatry Leaders Of Apex Committee Workers) 715

SHG leaders - 1925

PARTNERSHIP PROFILE AT A GLANCE

Regional Structures 6 Nos. Village Development Councils 65 Nos. Mahilasamajams 50 Nos. Schemes 35 Nos. SHGs of Women 490 Nos. SHGs of Men 60 Nos. Target Families 15400 Nos.

OBJECTIVES

• Promotion of sustainable people’s movement . People are the real creators and owners of development. They have the ability to wok for development. For this, they need to be organized, united together and capacitated with a common perspective as their own. This objective aims at promoting such a process in a sustainable manner. Ongoing collective search and role analysis by all the actors involved is the base of this objective.

• Strengthening decentralization and participatory process . Decentralised and participatory mode of intervention is identified, approved and internalized by KAIROS in all its intervention areas as the way for creating sustainable development. By decentralization, we mean to invert real power and right to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate the activities and programmes in the structures, where such roles have to be performed. Only through such a process, the actors involved can identify their specific roles and functions that are relevant to the situation at stake. Decentralization itself will give space for participation, which should go hand in hand.

• Promotion of eco friendly initiatives and health Today environment and health are major area of development concern. Non-polluted environment and holistic health are essential for the very existence of the human race. Any harm to the environment will be harm to the society also. With this understanding, we pursue the objective of protecting environment and promoting the health of the community .

• Generating gender perspective in development initiatives In the process of development, women and men have equal role to play and responsibility to undertake. In all the intervention areas, it is the need of the hour to have gender equity for the just sharing and owing up of the fruits of development initiatives. The main activity of KAIROS in the reporting period is furnished here below. 1. Micro Credit Programmes: Any community, which intends development, cannot do without micro credit programmes. The two pronged micro credit programmes of KAIROS have gone in with notable achievements. 71 SHG’s were formed during the period. About Rs. 2,37,150/- was mobilized as savings. About Rs. 3,54,300/- was given as loan. 23 SHG’s were linked to the Banks. It is heartening to see that the financial recovery of the loans of SHG’s is practically 100%. Apart from freezing the people from dependence on moneylenders, this has fostered the values of thrift and credit. KAIROS scheme has collected about Rs. 82,00,000/- as savings and given Rs. 63,00,000/- as loans. It has looked after medium range loan needs of people. It has also been instrumental in their creation of asset base in the community. 2. NABARD linked programmes a) Promotion grant: NABARD has recognized our work and has sanctioned Rs. 31,000/- on 24.7.2003 for the promotion and linking of SHG’s. They have asked as to submit further projects in this regarding. b) REDP grant of NABARD: Rs. 17,500/- was sanctioned on June 12, 2003 to give training to 20 women in welding works. This training was successfully completed with the help of Nirmala ITC Pariyaram. These women intend to begin a welding unit at Pariyaram in the near future. 3. Health and Hygiene programmes In the reporting period following programmes were undertaken Sl. Programme Number Coverage No. 1. General Medical camps 12 1040 people. 2. Eye disease camps 3 350 people 3. Training programme on health and hygiene 60 villages 6000 people 4. Distribution of herbal medicinal plants 30 villages 300 families 4. KVTI (Kairos sVocational Training Institute): In collaboration with FVTF (Functional Vocational Training Forum) - Bangalore, we have started non-formal Vocational Training Institute at Pariyaram. School dropouts are given training in automobile mechanic and Two & Three wheeler repair. 12 Students have completed the course for Two & Three wheeler repair and 20 students are carrying on the training of automobile mechanic. It will enable the dropouts to profitably employed. The second batch will begin on Jan 1 st 2004 with 18 students.

4. KILIKKOODU (Project for Street Children and children’s from broken families) In association with SKN we have started to work with street children and children from broken families. The project intends to bring them together for value education, for Life Guidance and for Vocational Training. Six Street children in Taliparamba are followed up on a constant basis for settlement. 92 Children from broken families are gathered together in several places during weekends and they are given classes and training .

Place : No. of Children in programme Mudikkanam 15 Poovam 36 Kunhimangalam 35 Taliparamba 6

5. SAFP Programme : It has two programmes. a) SPED (Sustainability through Participation Empowerment and Decentralization): It is a package, which will ensure decentralization, Participation and Sustainability in development. The programme not only intends to execute certain projects, but it also gives emphasis to development education. Contents of SPED a) Housing b) Environmental programme – Watershed, Vermi Culture c) Gender Development Programme. Action research programme on housing KAIROS implemented the housing programme under sped in and action research manner taking 6 months. Six beneficiaries were selected for the research programme. It was implemented with the participation of people and other institutions. The final report of the same is prepared. b) Regular Beneficiary Programme : In the reporting period the number of beneficiaries in RB programme has gone up to 188. These families are gradually and systematically assisted to be self-reliant. RB programme is decentralized and region wise meeting was organized in all the regions. 6. IGSSS (Loan Scholarship Programme): This year we have received Rs. 2,02,500/- from IGSSS and we have also got Rs. 27,900/- as repayment. Rs. 1100/- is based as local contribution and Rs. 1,12,000/- is awarded from Bodhana via Bishop’s House. Thus we were able to assist 126 students with Rs. 3,43,500/- during this academic year to carrying on their studies.

7. Integrated Watershed Development Programme : One of our important step in this phase of report has been our association with the government as the programme-implementing agency (PIA) of the Government. In Kannur and Kasargode Districts we have been selected as the only NGO to do the Watershed Programme of the Government. The following are the watershed in which we work and the finance we have had as PIA account. Sl. No Watershed Extend of the Area Total Amount PIA Amount 1. Orkkayam 1050 Ha 98,43,750/- 7,38,281/- 2. Vellarivayal 875 Ha 82,03,125/- 6,15,234/- 3. Thayyeni 625 Ha 49,21,875/- 3,69,140/- 4. Yennappara 575 Ha 58,59,375/- 4,39,453/-

This Integrated Watershed development programme involves following activities a). Natural Resource Management • Contour Bunds • Bench Terracing • Crescent Bunding • Yard Water collection pits • Renovation of ponds • New farm ponds • Minor Irrigation activities applying gravity force • Water percolation pits • Trenching • Protection of the banks of the streams using suitable plans • Live fencing • Rain Water Harvesting tanks • Loose Boulder Check dams • VCBs • Retaining wall construction b). Production System Management • Fodder grass cultivation • Herbal Medicinal plant cultivation • Agricultural Nurseries • Distribution of fruit bearing trees and agricultural seedlings • Vegetable cultivation • Banana Cultivation • Organic fertiliser distibution • Vermi compost tank construction • Azolla promotion • Bio gas plants c). Lively hood Support System Various kinds of micro enterprises/ IGPs are promoted. d). Management Components • Awareness training programme and community organisation • Participatory Rural Appraisal • Micro level planning programme and perspective building • Documentation of entire activities in still and video form. 8. DPSC Projects: As usual Caritas India has sanctioned us the DPSC projects and it has been boost to our centers. Details Project Place Amt. Status Sanctioned Construction of community centre Kurumathur 1,00,000/- Completed Construction of a ferro Cement Tank Wayad 50,000/- Completed Income Generation programme Pariyaram 50,000/- Completed Capacity Building programme Pallikkara 50,000/- Completed Developing a Documentation Unit Kairos 50,000/- Completed 9. Jalanidhi Project: Government of Kerala has taken up the World Bank Project in certain panchayat’s of Kerala, and we are selected support organisation of Kayakody Panchayat in Calicut district. The programme not only gives us some Revenue and experience in government projects, but also strengthens our claims for Government programmes in future. Altogether 23 staff are working for the programme. 10. Research and Documentation setup: We have inaugurated such a wing on the occasion of the 4 th Anniversary of KAIROS. It will make us systematic and scientific in our approaches. 11. MISEREOR supported Community Development Programme This community development programme is planned to implement in 50 villages of Kannur and Kasargod Districts. The project was officially inaugurated by the President, Azhikode Grama Panchayat on 1.3.04. The PRA based participatory study and perspective plan building programme as part of this project is started in 50 villages. 12. Women Empowerment Project A three years long women empowerment project supported by Caritas India is now in the implementation stage. The project was officially inaugurated by the regional officer, Caritas India in the presence of Sri M. Kumaran M.L.A. Hosdurg on 8.3.04 in a function organised at . 13. Women’s day celebration Women’s day was celebrated on 8.3.04 at Municipal Town Hall, Kanhangad. 500 selected from Self Help Group have participated in the programme. Sri. M. Kumaran M.L.A. Hosdurg inaugurated the function. Two papers on women development were presented in the function. As part women’s day celebration and launching of women empowerment project, KAIROS conducted inter district essay competition for the women in Self Help Groups and Kudumbasrees on “Women Empowerment through women groups”. Three essays was selected for awards. 14. PMRY Training Directorate of Industries and Commerce, Government of Kerala has selected KAIROS to conduct Training for the PMRY beneficiaries. 120 beneficiaries were trained so far in two batches. 15. Land Use Board initiated Environment awareness programme KAIROS has participated in the Land Use Board initiated environment awareness programme conducted during January and February 2004. The KAIROS Kalasangham have performed in 160 stages as part of this. KAIROS also hosted the programme in Kannur district. Exposure visit to a watershed in which KAIROS is the PIA and debate with the farmers on environment protection and a public gathering in which 1000 people were participated were the highlights of the KAIROS programme in Kannur district. 16. Model Rain Water Harvesting Project As directed by the district authority, Kannur KAIROS has prepared a model Rain Water Harvesting project and submitted to the district collector to be implemented in 50 villages of Kannur district.

17. Watershed Based Master Plan preparation of Iritty Block Panchayat On demand of Irirry block panchayat to prepare watershed based masrerplan preparation for 61 watersheds, KAIROS has prepared the project and submitted to the authority for approval. 18. Inter district level Watershed Seminar On behalf of Western Ghat Development Programme KAIROS organised one day watershed seminar for the officials, panchayat personnel’s, Watershed committee members of Kannur and kasargod districts at Chamber of Commernce Hall, Kannur on 27.06. 03.

19. Swajaldhara Programme KAIROS is associated with “Cheruthazham Grama Panchayath” in Kannur District in implementing the ‘Swajaldhara’ (Drinking water scheme) programme 20 . Watershed based master plan preparation of Iritty Block Panchayath. KAIROS is associated with Iritty Block Panchayath in preparation of watershed based Development management programme of 61 watersheds coming under this by conducting detailed study. We have submitted the project report for the same on request of the block panchayath.

21 Watershed based developmental plan preparation of Madikkai Grama Panchayat in Kasargod District. KAIROS is authorised to prepare watershed based developmental perspective for Madikkai Grama Panchayat in Kasargod District by covering 18 watersheds in the panchayat. Preparatory work for the same is over.

22. KAIROS day celeberation On November 4 KAIROS day was celebrated at Kannur. 23. Rain water harvesting training programme With the support of State Science and Technology department, under National Environmental Awareness Campaign Programme KAIROS has conducted training programme on rain water harvesting in 5 villages.

24. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation process As part of Result Based Management programme all the structures of KAIROS like SHG, Vikasana samithi, Regions and Central office are conducting monthly monitoring meetings and quarterly evaluation programmes employing participatory monitoring and evaluation framework.

25. Training for Staff: A series of training programmes and consultation opportunities were given to staff to capacitate them to be professional and efficient. The following are the details.

Trainings, meetings attended and visits Date Programme Place

22.5.2003 Western Ghat Meeting Planning office, Kannur

24.5.2003 DLCC meeting Kannur Collectorate 11.6.2003 ” Kasargode Collectorate 12.6.2003 FHAC Programme Kattampally

24.6.2003 Watershed meeting Aralam

24.6.2003 SPED meeting SAFP

26.6.2003 District Level Review Committee meeting Collectorate, Kannur 27.6.2003 WGDP training (Watershed) Kannur 25.6.2003 KSSF General Body Kottayam 7.7.2003 Grama Sabha All the WGDP Watershed 28.8.2003 DLCC meeting (Watershed) Kannur 22.9.03 - 3.10.03 PRA programme, Thayyeni watershed Thayyeni 25.9.03 ADWANA - Norma study team visit KAIROS Office 3.10.03 KRWSA Evaluation KAIROS 6.10.03 Thayyeni Watershed T.S committee meeting BDO Office at Neeleswaram 8.10.03 KSSF documentation training Trivandrum 9.10.03 KRWSA Meeting KAIROS Office, Kannur 10.10.03 T.S. committee meeting, Thayyeni Watershed BDO office, Neeleswaram 14.10.03 Planning meeting, Thayyeni watershed Thayyeni Land Use Board Environmental programme 16.10.03 Trivandrum Planning meeting 17.10.03 Unit level IGP planning Kanjangad Kodom Beloor Panchayat visit for watershed 18.10.03 Panchayat office programme 20.10.03 Watershed evaluation programme Naduvil 21.10.03 Kudumbasree Project planning meeting Aralam ” Planning of developmental projects for Tribal North Malabar Chamber of folk - organised by district Panchayat, Commerce Kannur. 22.10.03 Thayyeni watershed household survey Theyyeni 23.10.03 SPED project planning meeting KAIROS office Yennappara watershed Grama sabha & field 28.10.03 Kodombeloor – Yennappara visit 2.11.03 SPED meeting of SAFP SAFP Ernakulam 11.11.03 KAIROS Day Celebration Burnacherry Land Use Board initiated environmental 13.11.03 Collectorate, Kannur programme meeting Yennappara watershed T.S. committee 14.11.03 BDO Office, Kanjangad meeting 15.11.03 Balolsavam – KILIKKOODU, SKN Project Thaliparamba 16.11.03 North Malabar NGO Network Meeting Calicut 17.11.03 Yennappara watershed committee meeting Kodombeloor, Yennappara Roof Top Rain Water Harvesting tank 18.11.03 Naduvil Inauguration (Naduvil Watershed) Edakome, Kurumathoor & 19.11.03 SPED site visit (New house) Bakkalam ” PMRY Trainers Training Eranakulam 26.11.03 SPED action research meeting Poovam, Mangara 26.11.03 – SKN project visit, Mr Varghese Poovam 27.11.03 30.11.03 – CAPART - Decentralised Rural Technology Eranakulam 1.12.03 Workshop 1.12.03 SPED meeting SAFP, Eranakulam 3.12.03 Vanitha Welding Works Meeting Madai Orkkayam watershed Documentation 4.12.03 Naduvil Programme 5.12.03 SPED planning Taliparamba 9.12.03 Watershed training Yennappara 30.12.03 Land Use Board meeting Jubilee memorial hall, Trivandrum 6.1.04 Western Ghat watershed meeting Trivandrum Training programme on CAPART related 7.1.04 – 8.1.04 programmes. Visit by District Collector, Kannur to 8.1.04 Vellarivayal Vellarivayal Watershed Kalajadha programme on environment in 14 districts of Kerala in collaboration with Land 10.1.04 – 26.1.04 Kasargod to Trivandrum Use Board initiated environment awareness programme (Swadheshiyathra) 15.1.04 Watershed evaluation meeting Pilathara 21.1.04 SPED coordinators meeting SAFP Handloom based micro enterprises 22.1.04 BDO office, Taliparamba programme under SGSY 22.1.04 Annual consultation meeting Eranakulam 29.1.04 - 31.1.04 National Science Congress CWRDM Kunnamagalam, Calicut 3.2.04 SPED coordinators meeting SAFP National level conference on Vocational 5.2.04 ISI Bangalore training 9.2.04 CBR meeting Kottayam 9.2.04 LFA follow up training Neyyattinkara 9.2.04 – 12.2.04 Training programme on Good governance KSSF, Kottayam 12.2.04 Housing beneficiary meeting Taliparamba 15.2.04 CARITAS India consultation meeting KSSF, Kottayam Training programme on Organic farming 10.2.04 – 15.2.04 PDS, Idukky (Indocert initiated training) 25.2.04 – 6.3.04 PMRY training Burnacherry, Kannur Consultation meeting on decentralised 26.2.04 KILA - Thrichur planning 5.3.04 SPED coordinators meeting Eranakulam 15.3.04 – 31.3.04 PMRY training Burnacherry – Kannur. Goal oriented project planning training Kasargod organised by NABARD Accounts Training Bangalore Training programme on micro finance Luckmow Apart from these the KAIROS staff is invited to participate various state level programmes organized by land use board, Western ghat cell, State Planning Board, Kudumbasree etc.

Consultation Programmes Afro Network meeting Sreyas Sasi Kumar Insaf Water Policy Seminar Trichur Fr. Clarence Paliath ADWANA meeting Sasi Kumar KSSF, Kottayam SHG Programme Elsy Lesly

Jalanidhi Meeting Trivandrum Sasi Kumar, Vinod FVTF Meeting Pariyaram Sunny, Sasi, Anish Fr. Clarence Paliath, Lead Bank PIMC meeting on NABARD REDP KAIROS Manager & Sasikumar RBM Programme SAFP, Ernakulam P. Jesudas & Sr. Daisy Jalanidhi Programme (Drinking water Pariyaram Staff members and total sanitation) Functional Vocational Programmes KKID, Coimbatore Anish & Gopa Kumar PRA programme Pariyaram Jalanidhi Staff Documentation Programme KSSF K.F. Thomas Environmenatal conscious building Trivandrum Sasi Kumar Action research SAFP, Ernakulam Sasikumar & P. Jesudas Logical framework analysis Trivandrum Gopakumar & Jose Sasi Kumar & Alen Clarence PMRY programme Ernakulam Edward Natural Resource Management council Trivandrum Sasikumar. C.

Trainings Conducted by KAIROS Programme Venue Training programme on project planning for the MSW students Bathery of Calicut University. Legal Awareness Programme (Jananeethi) Kanakappally, Trikkaripur Scheme Leaders Training Iritty and Pilathara Naduvil, Mattul South and Rainwater Harvesting Training Mariyapuram Volunteers Training (Kilikkoodu) Burnacherry Environment Policy making Pariyaram Career guidance training Burnacherry RBM training for SHG leaders Pariyaram Promoters traning Kannur (REDP) PRA training Thayyeni watershed team PRA Training Jalanidhi staff members Advanced training for DSSS sisters (2 batches of 1 month Pilathara and Mananthavady duration)

As the Director of KAIROS I thank all the institutions/ agencies supporting KAIROS for realising its objectives in the villages. I also thank all the peoples organisations and the members in it and all other well-wishers of KAIROS for the help they are rendering.

Funding / Support Institutions

Government (Western Ghat cell, Science and technology department etc.) NABARD Panchayat Raj Institution CIDA (Through SAFP) SAFP – Canada & India CARITAS India Miserior, Germany. Indo German Social Service Society, New Delhi Banks