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Looking beyond disabilities – Making the world more inclusive for all………………! Annual Report 2017 Disability Believability Possibility Employability DIGNITY Gramin Adivasi Samaj Vikas Sansthan [GASVS] At Vivekananda Colony, Post Jam Sawali Sausar Block, District Chhindwara State of Madhya Pradesh – 480 106 Email: [email protected] Contact: 07165 – 221319 Table of Contents ………………………………………… # Particulars Page Number 1 Abbreviations Used 03 2 From the Director’s desk 04 3 From the Founder’s desk 05 4 Organogram 06 5 Vision, Mission and Objectives 07 6 About GASVS 08 7 Geographic Coverage 09 8 Beneficiaries 09 9 Current Year’s Interventions 10 – 18 10 CBR – BDPO 10 – 11 11 CBR – Phasing Out 12 12 CBR – Pandhurna 13 – 14 13 Project Sanjeevani 15 – 16 14 DDRC at Sukma 17 – 18 15 Training attended 19 16 Visitors to GASVS 20 – 21 17 Credibility Alliance Norms Compliance Report 22 – 23 18 Our Networks 24 19 Recognitions 25 20 GASVS – Events in the media 26 21 Income & Expenditure Statement 27 – 29 22 Balance Sheet 30 – 31 23 Thanks 32 2 GASVS – Sausar| Annual Report| 2017 Abbreviations Used ………………………………………………………. ADL Activity of Daily Living BDPO Block Level Disabled Persons Organization BPA Blind Peoples Association CMHP Community Mental Health Program CAMP Community Action on Mental Health Program CEO Chief Executive Officer CWD Children with Disabilities CBRF Community Based Rehabilitation Forum CSR Corporate Social Responsibility CINI Child in Need Initiative DPO Disabled Persons Organization DMT District Management Team DDRC District Disability Rehabilitation Center FCRA Foreign Contribution Regulation Act GASVS Gramin Adivasi Samaj Seva Sansthan GSMT Gramin Samasya Mukti Trust HOD Head of Department IAS Indian Administrative Service NGO Non – Government Organization PWD Person with Disability PWMI Person with Mental Illness PWMR Person with Mental Retardation PWE Person with Epilepsy PC Project Coordinator PAN Permanent Account Number TISS Tata Institute of Social Sciences TAN Tax Deduction Account Number VDPO Village Disabled Persons Organization 3 GASVS – Sausar| Annual Report| 2017 From the Director ’s Desk……………………………………… … Dear Friends: We Dream – We Plan – We mainstream! Year 2016 was one of a lot of activities. We are happy that we could make a great impact on our beneficiaries and stakeholders. Working with both physical and mental disabilities is a great challenge. Undoubtedly, the pathway for the inclusion of people with disability is strewn with barriers and obstacles. But despite of all odds, we are continuously engaged in our efforts for mainstreaming persons with disabilities and our steps in this direction will minimize disability and make Sausar block a disability free zone in the near future. We see around the world that persons with disabilities have poorer health outcomes, lower education achievements, less economic participation, higher rates of poverty and many a time abandonment than other people. This is because the services of health, education, employment, opportunity, transport and their caring is not accessible to them. GASVS intervenes to bridge this gap with the help of our donors for an inclusive environment. They will be really empowered when these barriers are removed and their voices are heard. GASVS works for the empowerment, integration and rights of the disabled. Mainstreaming and inclusion is our constant theme. For this we have initiated innovative programs that aim for the total inclusion of people with physical and mental disabilities. For us, disability is an issue concerning the rights, privileges and dignity of people. We envision a society that recognizes the value of diversity. They should be accorded the same spaces and avenues for empowerment as everyone else. Our philosophy is of total inclusion. Our block level DPO is a cross-disability umbrella organization formed at Sausar block, which is run by disabled people for disabled people with our support. It promotes human rights of disabled persons through full participation, equalization of opportunity and development. Through our community mental health initiative, mental illness has improved and the stress among caregivers has reduced significantly. With the grace of God, devoted efforts from GASVS team, guidance from resource persons from our donor agencies, innovative inputs from our board, we have made our presence felt throughout Chhindwara district. We have been given the task of being the implementing agency of Sukma DDRC in Chhatisgarh, a great recognition and achievement for us. We wish to convey our sincere thanks to funding partners, government institutions, network partners and resource persons for their immense support in this endeavor. GASVS dreams of a bigger change in the lives of the physically and mentally disabled individuals by providing them support through early intervention, inclusive education, skill development, linkages to employment and rehabilitation at a single platform. We call for your active support and participation in this initiative! Thank you! Ajaykumar Dhawle 4 GASVS – Sausar| Annual Report| 2017 From the Founder’s Desk ………………………………………………… I am immensely pleased to present the 26 th Annual performance report for the financial year 2016 – 17. This was a year of intense activity, learning, consolidating and planning for the inclusion of our physically and mentally challenged brothers and sisters. Several new concepts have been introduced and old ones were improvised upon. Processes, collaborations and operational areas have been strengthened. We have invested in dedicated resources, enhanced our network and relationships, strengthened partnership with our block level DPO and government and non – government institutions. Team GASVS has worked together with the support of our kind donors, caregivers of PWDs, network partners, government agencies and DPO members to make value-add and a positive difference in the lives of the physically and mentally disabled. For the mentally ill we are extending a supportive environment of quality care and treatment and reducing stress among families, caregivers and the general community. This year, GASVS was invited by the district administration of Sukma – Chhatisgarh to be the implementing agency under DMT and DDRC of the district. The credit goes to Ms. Sreelata Juha, HOD-disability section, TISS-Mumbai, who as member-advisor to the planning committee recommended our organization to the District Collector, Shri. Dr. Neerajkumar Bansod (IAS) to be the implementing agency under DDRC. This center located in Sukma district provides comprehensive services to PWDs. Our Sausar block level DPO advocates with different government and private institutions to ensure the rights of both physically and mentally disabled persons for their inclusion and rehabilitation. The DPO incorporates all people coming under this cross-disability umbrella and works as a unified force. GASVS is committed to the issue of both physical and mental health, children and adults with disabilities in general. I extend my heartfelt thanks to our donor agencies, resource persons, and board of directors, staff, stakeholders, network partners and community for their relentless support in taking us ahead. We look forward for such cooperation from all of you in the future in our journey forward. You have all provided us with the tremendous opportunity to secure the future of the disabled and are helping us in advancing our mission to make Sausar block a disability free zone. Thank you! Shyamrao Dhawle 5 GASVS – Sausar| Annual Report| 2017 The General Body is the apex policy making committee of GASVS. It meets 1 time in a year. ORGANOGRAM The Executive Body is elected by the General Body for a period of three years. The executive body consists of 08 members. It holds Community its meetings four times in a year. Monthly review meetings are held at the organization headquarters with the project General Body staff, Director, secretary and treasurer. The Management is completely participatory and the level of decision-making is Management Committee decentralized. Director Sanjeevani – Mental Health Community Based Rehabilitation Campaigns DDRC - Sukma #Environment CMHP CAMP #Old-age persons BDPO Phasing Out Pandhurna Project C.E.O MIS Advocacy Coordinator Officer Project NGO Project Coordinator Coordinator Counselor Consultant Accountant Project Coordinator (Part Time) Field Workers - 04 CBR Workers - 02 Field Field Admin - Officer Workers – 03 Accountant Workers – 03 (Part-Time) Field Surveyors – 03 Accountant Peon 6 GASVS – Sausar| Annual Report| 2017 VISION A society where marginalized, vulnerable people and those with different types of disabilities have equal rights, a supportive environment to grow and fulfill their needs, potentials and dreams MISION • To create meaningful opportunities for marginalized and vulnerable communities for their social and economic development so that they gain dignity, equity and self- confidence in life. • To promote equal opportunities for PWDs (persons with disabilities) enabling to integrate by maximizing their latent talents and skills. • To bring attitudinal changes in society towards physically and mentally challenged and change the public’s stereotyped perceptions. • Influence and develop systems and processes to ensure inclusion of all marginalized, vulnerable and PWDs in mainstream society at the levels of policy and its implementation within those communities. Objectives • To conserve, protect, promote and develop the culture of the tribal and other backward