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Annual report 2003 - 2004 KAIROS KANNUR ASSOCIATION FOR INTEGRATED RURAL ORGANIZATION AND SUPPORT Reg No. 737 / 99 Burnacherry P.O Kannur Dist Pin-670013 Kerala India 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