Annual Report 2016-17 4 INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL No International Travel Was Undertaken by Any of the Personnel and Board Members in This Financial Year
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Board members President N Samson , GRAM, SOCIAL INCUBATION Nizamabad To-date, SAMUHA has incubated the Vice President G Nagarajan , IRDT, following independent entities that Dharmapuri continue to work in development. Treasurer Pradeep Esteves, Context India, − Mahiti, an internet resource group Bangalore for non-profits Tel: +91.80.49058333 Member HR Prakash , ARTIC, www.mahiti.org Srikakulum − Suvidya , an educational resource Member Dr Gurveen Kaur , group Tel: +91.9980131765 Centre For Learning, Hyderabad − Jana Sahayog , an organization of Member Raja Menon , Jeevike, People Living in Slums Kolkatta Tel: +91.80.22128565 Member Dr Suman Balan , − Samraksha , an organisation Bengaluru working in health and development Member Ram Prasad , Friends with special focus on reproductive of Lakes, Swachha, sexual health and HIV/AIDS Bengaluru Tel: +91.80.26604563 Secretary T Pradeep, www.samraksha.org SAMUHA, iSquareD, aKasmika, Bengaluru − iSquareD , an organisation focusing on social enterprise. iSquareD or i2D Auditors Rajagopal and Badri takes its name from the 3 words Narayanan , Bengaluru “Innovation, Internet and Development.” Ofc of the Director Tel: +91.80.23519569 Director Narayanswamy M − Samarthya, an organisation working Director, Social Justice YJ Rajendra with People with Disabilities. Samarthya takes its name from the Director, HIV/AIDS Sanghamitra Sanskrit for ‘Potential’. Gender, Learning Iyengar Tel: +91 8539 234449 Deputy Director, B Hampanna www.samarthya.org Disabilities Deputy Director, SS Ghanti − aKasmika , a privately held IT Operations resource group, focuses on building Deputy Director, D Saravanan GIS/MIS Data Backbones to bring Sustainable Agriculture primary data centre-stage in Asst Director, Koppal MB Kukanoor decision-making Tel: +91.80.23510327 Institutional Advisors www.akasmika.net Micro Credit RL Acharya Mental Health Manohar MR SAMUHA is especially appreciative of Friends the consistent support it has received over the years from: • NS Hema (family) • MS Rajagopal of M/S Rajagopal • Olive Travers andBadriNarayanan,Chartered • Florian Kaade Accountants, who continues to provide • Dr Ravindranath A Bhovi on-going institutional advice over and • Niranjan Khatri above the call of audit • Anupama Khatri • I Sambhav • SCI Germany volunteers who continue • RenukaAradya to provide cross-cultural learning and valuable field support SAMUHA acknowledges and is thankful for the support it received from the following organisationsand individuals during the year. Partners • Hindustan Unilever Foundation • Ford Foundation • Infosys Limited • FRLHT • Samuha Overseas Development Association, Canada • Deaf Child Worldwide • Give India Foundation • Carers Worldwide • SCI Germany • The Association of People with Disability • National Trust • GiftAbled Foundation • Zilla Panchayat, Raichur • Taluk Panchayat,Deodurg • Stockholm Environment Institute, USA • University of Colorado Denver • Pragathi Krishna Gramin Bank PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY The following disclosures are based on Credibility Alliance Norms and pertain to the last audited period. DETAILS OF BOARD MEMBERS AS OF 31 ST MARCH 2017 Name Position on Board No. of Remuneration meetings and attended reimbursements in Rs. N Samson President 1 0 G Nagarajan Vice President 3 0 Pradeep Esteves Treasurer 3 0 HR Prakash Member 3 0 Dr Gurveen Kaur Member 0 0 Raja Menon Member 3 0 Dr Suman Balan Member 3 0 Ram Prasad Member 3 0 T Pradeep Secretary 3 0 *Rs.10,81,366 was paid to T Pradeep towards consultancy & professional charges towards developing and maintaining a GIS/MIS Data Backbone for the HUF-SAMUHA Partnership in his capacity as Proprietor, aKasmika, an IT resource group. The data backbone has the capacity to host 100,000 farmers at the household and plot levels and provides aggregated reports at household, village, Gram Panchayat, taluk, district, state, India and partner levels. DISTRIBUTION OF STAFF ACCORDING TO SALARY LEVELS AS OF 31 ST MARCH 2017 Slab of gross salary (in Rs) plus Male staff Female Total staff benefits paid to staff (per month) staff Less than 5000 0 0 0 5,000 – 10,000 52 28 80 10,000 – 25,000 68 7 75 25,000 – 50,000 7 1 8 50,000 – 1,00,000 3 0 3 Greater than 1,00,000 0 0 0 Annual Report 2016-17 4 INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL No International Travel was undertaken by any of the Personnel and Board Members in this financial year. STAFF REMUNERATION [Gross yearly salary + benefits] IN RUPEES Name Designation Remuneration (in Rs.) [Gross yearly + benefits] Operational Head of the Narayanswamy M Director 10,46,676 organisation: (including honorarium): Highest paid person in the D Saravanan Deputy Director, 10,20,000 organisation (staff or consultant): Agriculture Lowest paid person in the Basavva Cook 67,568 organisation (staff or consultant): Annual Report 2016-17 5 PUBLIC MONEY - BALANCE SHEET AS OF MARCH 31 st , 2017 Annual Report 2016-17 6 -INCOME and EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT AS OF MARCH 31 st , 2017 Annual Report 2016-17 7 - RECEIPTS and PAYMENT ACCOUNT AS OF MARCH 31 st , 2017 Annual Report 2016-17 8 DIFABILITIES Coverage: 348 villages across Koppal and Raichur districts of Karnataka, providing Services to over 2816 people with difabilities {from the differently abled} (PWDs). Samarthya is a difability resource group. SAMUHA collaborates with Samarthya to run projects catering to a wide array of needs. DISHA Centre In Nov 2016, Samarthya started a DISHA centre supported by the National Trust in Koppal. The DISHA centre caters to children with difabilities and their families through day care and prepares children for school-readiness together with therapy support. Currently 18 children are enrolled in DISHA centre, Koppal. Early Intervention Centre The Centre continuously aims at addressing development delays in children as early as possible in order to prevent or minimise these. Samarthya works closely with ASHA workers, RBSKs, VRWs and MRWs for referrals and makes sure they are aware of issues through continuous engagement and training. Achievements: • 327 children received disability assessment-follow-up • 591 children received early intervention support • 5 children with clubfoot received plastering and correction • 2 children with cataract and one child with heart surgery received surgery through RBSK scheme • 1,072 RBSK, ANMs, ASHA workers, ICDS teachers, School teachers and NGO staff were provided early intervention training. Deaf children The major focus of this intervention is screening and identification of children with hearing problems as early as possible. After identification, staff provide regular communication therapy and home based support to the children and their families. Once children enter school, staff members offer special training, and support to teachers and peers.Samarthyaalso conducts short stay camps during the year for intensive support in sign language training and communication exercises for the children. As part of this programme 300 Deaf children (<14 years) were supported this year. Deaf youth In order to support deaf youth (14 to 24 years of age), Samarthya operates a community based intervention, and in addition conducts several short stay camps in a year. As part of its advocacy, Samarthya facilitated a meeting between deaf youth and their parents along with the Deputy Commissioner, Koppal in order to draw attention to the 3% reservation fund towards hearing aids, appointing of sign language teacher, issues related to pension and new employment opportunities for deaf youth. Annual Report 2016-17 9 Achievements: • 370 deaf youth and 300 deaf childrenwerecovered under the programme • 61 children were evaluated during the Audiogram and Early Intervention camp for deaf in partnership with Dr SR Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing, Bangalore (90% were identified with severe hearing loss) • 350 ICDS/school teachers/IERTs received training on inclusive education • 11 deaf youth participated in 10 th standard supplementary examination. Seven passed • 10 Deaf club members were invited by Utsav organizers to perform Bharatanatyam and Mime show • Deaf club members gave nine programmes in schools and communities through mime shows and action songs. • Starkey Foundation with Red Cross conducted camps in Deodurg, Koppal and Bangalore providing BT hearing aids to 83 Hearing Impaired children • GiftAbled India organized training for 48 deaf youth & parents on personal hygiene and health. • Dr Shantha Radhakrishna from Wagdevi Foundation, Bengaluru, trained staff on deaf education • The Deodurg Taluk Panchayat and Red Cross Koppal sponsored buses for HI children to go to Bangalore to get hearing aids. Functional Adaptation Functional Adaptation allows home-bound PWDs the freedom to move around in their own homes and surroundings. Homesareadaptedto meet the needs of individual PWDs, ramps are built, toilets made accessible or doors widened to allow wheelchairs. The project is now working to sensitise local governments more aware of the adaptations mandated under the law, and are now starting to include advocacy as its second responsibility. Achievements: • 22 functional adaptations for 12 PWDs completed • Improved accessibility provided in the Social Rehabilitation Centre(SRC) for People with Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI). Orthotic and Prosthetic workshops Samarthya’s Orthotic and Prosthetic workshops are located in Deodurg, Raichur and Koppal. Mobility is one of the most important factors that enrich quality of life of a PWD. In order to achieve the highest degree of mobility Samarthya supports people with disabilities