Annual Report 2013-14 1 MISSION OFFICE NEEDS, CIRCULAR ROAD, DEOGHAR, Area JHARKHAND-814112 PHONE: +916432-235277 of Intervention FAX: +916432-230775
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ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 NEEDS Annual Report 2013-14 1 MISSION OFFICE NEEDS, CIRCULAR ROAD, DEOGHAR, Area JHARKHAND-814112 PHONE: +916432-235277 of Intervention FAX: +916432-230775 TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL SAHIBGANJ A RURAL TECHNOLOGY PARK (RTP), MADHUADIH, GODD BLOCK-SARWAN, PAKUR KODERMA DISTRICT- DEOGHAR, JHARKHAND GIRIDIH DEOGHAR DUMKA PALAMU CHATRA GARHWA DISTRICT OFFICE, SAHEBGANJ HAZARIBAG JAMTARA NEEDS, LATEHAR DHANBAD BOKARO C/O- ASHOK THAKUR, RAMGARH LOHARDAGA JHARKHAND SAKROGADH, OLD S.P. KOTHI, SAHEBGANJ, RANCHI JHARKHAND-816109 GUMLA KHUNTI DISTRICT OFFICE, PAKUR SARAIKELA KHARSAWAN NEEDS, SIMDEGA EAST SINGHBHUM MISSION SCHOOL ROAD, WEST SINGHBHUM NEAR QUARRY ASSOCIATION, SNDHIPADA, PAKUR, JHARKHAND-816107 DISTRICT OFFICE, JAMTARA NEEDS, C/O, MR. DIPAKGHOSH, KUMIRDAHA, NEAR SARSWATISISHUMANDIR, NALA, Pashchim JAMTARA. Champaran JHARKHAND-815355 Purba Champaran Sitamarh DISTRICT OFFICE, GODDA Gopalganj Sheohar Mudhubani Kishanganj NEEDS, Siwan Supaul Araria Muzzaffarpur Darbhanga Saran C/O, MR. DIPAK KR. BHAGAT Madhepura Saharsa Vaishali Purnia GODDA-MAHAGAMA ROAD Samastipur Bhojpur Buxar BIHAR Khagaria MOHANPUR, MAHAGAMA, Patna Begusarai Katihar GODDA, JHARKHAND Nalanda Lakhisarai Bhagalpur Kaimur Jehanabad DISTRICT OFFICE, KHUNTI (Bhabua) Rohtas Sheikhpura Jamui Aurangabad Nawada Banka NEEDS, Gaya GIRGATOLI, VIMLANIWAS KHUNTI, JHARKHAND PIN-835210 2 NEEDS Annual Report 2013-14 The Content From The Board Room- 4 About NEEDS –What We Are 5 Making Credibility a Reality - 6 Reproductive Health - 7 Child Protection - 27 Livelihood – 34 Volunteering - 47 Transparency Profile - 50 Organogram- 59 NEEDS Annual Report 2013-14 3 From The Board Room From the Desk of Secretary: term endeavors of 5 years is one of our most valued I am pleased to present the 15th annual report of partnership as the same gives us ample opportunity NEEDS of the period 2013-14. This activity report to bring changes in the life of people living in ex- provides you information about another memorable treme poverty in Pakur district through innovative journey of NEEDS in the change maker’s domain. solutions. The aspiration of Team NEEDS is always larger Government of Jharkhand and Bihar also extended than the resource it has, that is what probably de- their collaborative hands in the sector of Sanita- rives us crazy to sustain our team energy at its pic tion and child education deserves mention. We are at any point of time. looking forward for further cooperation to scale up outreach for larger cause and change outcome. I appreciate all of our sectoral team leaders and ground force who helped NEEDS’ to reach out We appeal the reader of this annual activity report community those deserve our support and accom- to please be with us and support us to help continue paniment. our good work reaching out to people needs it. More importantly, we would like to express our Thank you and warm regards heartfelt gratitude to Dr. [Ms] Loan Lime, the Pro- Sincerely; gram Manager of SIMAVI/ Netherlands for her Murari M Choudhury constant encouragement in bringing innovations Secretary and Executive Director in our endeavors in reproductive health domain at the same time I must recognize the courageous supports extended to us by all of our donors as a partner in the mission across the sector. During the year WHH/ Germany partnered with us with EC funding for Governance project on a long 4 NEEDS Annual Report 2013-14 What we are….. Vision Established in late 1998 as trust, NEEDS [Network for Enterprise Enhancement and Development Support] have started intervention in selected poverty stricken Theory of Change life of women and children in terms of food security, sustainable livelihood and overallpockets empowermentof Bihar and Jharkhand of the participating and brought community. about a significant Micro enterprises change in likethe creating irrigated cropping round the year, developing maize, beans clusters, poultry clusters, vermi compost producer villages, establishing multi tire that are visible. cropping systems, enhancing rice productivity by 4 fold are significant changes Inclusion strategies are put in forefront, gender issues are incorporated and digital divide has been addressed as empowerment indicators in the program of NEEDS. The technology modulation center established in one of the block is to conduct R&D in technical and social enterprising is contributing largely to our program success. We are conducting volunteering and leadership programs among young youths known as master trainers and service providers and engaging them with community is a successful model of NEEDS in supporting community particularly of tribal womensegments and to bring about knowledge/ skill sustenance at community level. One of our important focuses is institutional arrangements in self-help format and their skill building while creating a shared vision for change. While creating shared vision, community shares a holistic approach towards development that includes improved health and education access by women and children in Our values particular. Financial inclusion has been ensured of ultra-poor families through NEEDS banks and micro finance institutions as graduation criteria for withdrawal by Our Board Our boards are the ultimate authority of our organization and are predominantly served by volunteers- people who give of their skills and time. Mission of our Board Bring NEEDS as most credible, responsive to the need of the community in concern, democratic, transparent in its functioning and accountable of all concerned. NEEDS Annual Report 2013-14 5 Making Credibility a Reality All of us, including our staff members have equal Networking and collaborations are key program strategy contribution in making NEEDS a credible organization. All of NEEDS for outreach and advocacy. small and big interventions, our collective and individual behavior, ¬our gesture and body language, discipline, Our ICT segment works on optimizing knowledge sharing, honesty, trust and respect that we dispose- together knowledge management and skill training options by makes us credible. Credibility does not alone equate with evolving local contents and developing IEC appropriate for illiterate or neo literate. performance towards mission [ability in making changes infinancial the life transparency of our program but partners]. much more on and about our Our Program Participants NEEDS projects are designed in to 3 major program Tribal, women, children and adolescent are our primary categories i.e. Livelihood, Reproductive Health and Child program participants. By enhancing opportunities for Protection. These are designed based on poverty indices these communities we help bringing changes in their life. and issues of poor families. The RH program includes They actively participate in planning & monitor process Maternal Health, Child Health, HIV/AIDS, and Adolescent of programs of their own groups, hence own the change RH. that they bring of the community and their own life Livelihood program focuses on intervening on Household Food Security issues, enhancing livelihood options and Our team stabilizing potential sustainable livelihood, most of We are committed to professional and technical them are land and water based activities, small livestock competency and trust that our team is our key asset interventions etc. for effective existence. We have 23 professionals from Child protection sector intervenes about mainstreaming technical institutions and a team of over 100 volunteers out of school children through remedial education and of various categories who brings strength to our program. helping them enrolling and retaining in Govt. Schools. Beside, NEEDS relates with over 1400 community based volunteers who are key to change making process. These Beside we focus on inclusion of excluded in our programs are also become the local knowledge and skill workers as most marginalized community i.e. disable and positive which they sustain at their community level. people by its policy and have becoming an inclusive organization by its strategy. NEEDS also engages international volunteers in its program. VSO/India supports NEEDS in identifying such Our Rural Technology Park [RTP] is constantly working volunteers as required by us and engages them in NEEDS on modulating Livelihood Technologies, accessing best practice models, developing prototypes, scaling by making changes in its performance effectiveness. replicating. for specific purpose. This is a great value for NEEDS in 6 NEEDS Annual Report 2013-14 Reproductive Health NEEDS Annual Report 2013-14 7 Reproductive Health Sector ‘All individuals have the ability to live a healthy life in an enabling Society’ is the Health Vision of NEEDS. To realize this vision, health projects aims to reduce maternal and child mortality, improve on nutritional status of mother and child, reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS and improve water and sanitation practices by all through community led actions. To make health system responsive to people’s need influencing systemic change is what the organization strives for in the long run. Project Title: Maternal & Neo-Natal integral part of wider health system and Government replicates best practice model of water centric basic Health [MNH] sanitary system. Support organization:-.SRHR Alliance The program is being implemented in three districts of Santhalpargana- Deoghar District (Sarwan, Palajori, Period of the Project:January 2011 – December 2015 Devipur block), Pakur District (Hiranpur, Maheshpur, Budget Available during 2013-14: