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Annual Report 2016-2017 PEOPLE’S DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES (PDI) ANNUAL REPORT 2016 - 2017 No.26, D/16, Rajarajan Nagar, Krishnamurthy Nagar North Extension, Tiruchirapalli - 620 021. Ph: 0431-2352059 E-mail : [email protected] Web: www.pditn.org People’s Development Initiatives (PDI) Annual Report 2016-2017 PEOPLE’S DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES [PDI] DATE OF REGISTRATION : 23.06.1998 SOCIETY REGISTRATION NO & YEAR : 133/1998 1. People’s Development Initiatives [PDI] [Registered Office] No.32, Kajiyar Street, Beemanagar, Tiruchy – 620001 Website: www.pditn.org 2. People’s Development Initiatives [WEP & PPTCT] No.26, D/16, Rajarajan Nagar, Krishnamurthy Nagar North Extension, K.K.Nagar, Tiruchy-620 021 Ph: 0431 – 2352059 E-mail : [email protected] 3. People’s Development Initiatives [TI] No.2016, Palaniyappa Nagar, Bikshandar Kovil, Manachanallur (Tk) Trichy – 621 216 Ph: 0431 – 2592115 E-mail : [email protected] 4. People’s Development Initiatives [TI & FIPP] 49/8 - A, Opp. Ramakrishna Park, Ramakrishna Road, Salem - 636 007 Ph: 0427-2310464 E-mail: pditisalem @ gmail.com 5. People’s Development Initiatives(PDI) No.24, First Floor, 5th Cross, LIC Colony, Medical College Road, Thanjavur-613 002 E-mail: [email protected] 6. People’s Development Initiatives(PDI) No: 14, St. Francis Xavier Street, Near Govt. Hospital Karaikal – 609602 Ph: 04368 – 228074 People’s Development Initiatives (PDI) Annual Report 2016-2017 People’s Development Initiatives is an ‘Organization with Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council since 2013’ BANKERS Indian Overseas Bank Ltd, Cantonment Branch Trichy Indian Overseas Bank Ltd, District Court Branch, Thanjavur Indian Overseas Bank Ltd, Suramangalam Branch, Salem AUDITOR Mr. Roy John Thomas Chartered Accountant, Trichy – 620 001 Donations to PDI are exempted U/s 80 G (5) (vi) of the Income Tax Vide CIT Notifications C.No.6162 (E) 81/cit – 2007 – 2008/Try.Dt.02.08.2008 People’s Development Initiatives (PDI) Annual Report 2016-2017 CONTENTS S.No. Particulars Page No. 1. Women Empowerment Programme – II - Tiruchirapalli 1 2. Women Support Centre 9 3. Female Infanticide Prevention Programme 12 4. Targeted Intervention Programme (TI) - Salem 20 5. Targeted Intervention Programme among MSMS/ Transgender, Thanjavur 28 6. Targeted Intervention Programme (TI) - Tiruchirapalli 34 7. CHAI Axshaya - Salem District 41 People’s Development Initiatives (PDI) Annual Report 2016-2017 PEOPLE’S DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES (PDI) THE MISSION: To recognize the inherent capacities existing among the marginalized and supporting and building on them to herald the beginning of a new life where people can make their own choices. THE VISION: To overcome economic, legal, social and gender inequalities and facilitate the process of “People Gaining Control over their Lives”. MAIN OBJECTIVES: To uplift the weaker-sections of the society in rural and urban areas, through comprehensive Community Development programmes. To enhance the literacy status of the women through the functional literacy programmes and also to undertake programmes to improve the school To develop and implement the community based health care programmes for women, supported by a referral service and to provide medical relief to the poor, distressed, mentally and physically challenged persons. To undertake basic Research programmes on problems related to the development of the downtrodden of the society. To enhance income levels of women and unemployed youths through income generation programme. To encourage the youth groups to take initiatives on their own for the development of their community. To create environmental awareness to protect, preserve and promote Eco- environment balance for harmonious living with nature. People’s Development Initiatives (PDI) Annual Report 2016-2017 Dear Friends / Well Wishers At the outset, I would like to express my sincere thanks to all the readers who have spared their time to read and send feed-back to our Annual Report 2015-2016. Your comments contributed us positively to strengthen our activities and interaction with our target community. It is my pleasure to present the Annual Progress Report and the Audited Statement for your information and feedback. During the reporting period, all our team members worked hard who deserve much appreciation and gratitude. On behalf of the Executive Committee, I thank and appreciate my team members for the wonderful work they have done. The report briefs the activities carried under each project during the period April 2016 to March 2017. Your valuable comments on the report would be positively appreciated to strengthen to work still efficiently to ‘reach the unreached’. Looking forward for your constructive comments and guidance. With regards Ila. Ambalavanan Chief Functionary, PDI. People’s Development Initiatives (PDI) Annual Report 2016-2017 WOMEN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME – II APRIL 2016 TO MARCH 2017 Programme Context PDI has implemented a Women Empowerment Programme in selected five villages of Tiruchirapalli District and in selected five slums in the city corporation of Tiruchirapalli (Tiruchy), during Aug. 2008 to Dec. 2014. Earlier, it also implemented an Urban Development Programme in selected ten slums of Tiruchy City during Aug. 2003 to July 2008. Both the projects aimed at empowerment of women in Tiruchirapalli District of Tamil Nadu with emphasis on the interactions between rural and urban poverty and also on the need to overcome gender discrimination as the first step towards development. PDI with the support of IMPLICADAS had implemented In order to serve the needy with gender based development approach and to replicate the successful initiatives taken in Tiruchy Slums, PDI had proposed to implement the programme in new target villages/slums of Tiruchy. The staff team facilitated the Participatory Rapid Appraisal in the identified new villages and slums and developed a proposal for the implementation of a project, namely, Women Empowerment Programme (WEP). This project has been planned ford a five-year period from Jan. 2014 to Dec. 2018, in the following five slums and five villages in Tiruchy District with a total population of 16514 inhabitants (8150 men & 8364 women). The slums identified are: 1. Mudukkupatty 2. Andakondan People’s Development Initiatives (PDI) 1 Annual Report 2016-2017 3. Samathuvanagar 4. Ramachandranagar 5. Kuppankulam The Villages identified are: 1. Karaipatty 2. Karumalai 3. Ammachatrapudur 4. Aalampatty 5. Adaikampatty EDUCATION Supplementary Education During the reporting period 263 Children (Boys: 111 Girls: 152) attended the supplementary classes in both the urban slums (Boys: 53 Girls: 68) and rural villages (Boys: 59 Girls: 83). Supplementary Education Class at Parent – Teachers Meeting Andakondan During the reporting period, 410 Parents-Teachers Meeting were organized in the field for the supplementary children in all the areas, both rural and urban. In total, 405 (75 men & 330 women) Urban 176 (1 man; 175 women); Rural 229 (74 men: 155 women) attended the meeting and the progress of the children was shared with their parents. The parents were motivated to send their children to the supplementary classes regularly and all parents were requested to attend the meeting to know their progress. People’s Development Initiatives (PDI) 2 Annual Report 2016-2017 Non-Formal Education Programme During the year 24 adults (3 men; 21 women) got educated under this programme. The non- formal beneficiaries were given education to write their names and their family member’s names, to read simple words; they were taught with help of the books. Summer Camp 2016 During the reporting period a three-day residential summer camp programme was organized to the supplementary children from our slums and villages at Periyar Memorial Girls Higher Secondary School, Children Displaying their creating at the Tiruchy. 87 children from slums and villages summer cam participated in the summer camp. The following classes were conducted to the children in the summer camp - yoga, drawing, hand work, greeting card making, key chain in fur cloth, handicraft class, hand writing class, menstrual hygienic training and gender sensitization programme to Adolescents. The summer camp was Drawing Class in Progress at Summer Camp inaugurated by Ms. Usha, District Social Welfare Officer; Mr.Mangaleswaran, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchy was the special invitee of the programme. The highest scorers in the 12th standard board exams were honoured. The list of Resource persons for the summer camp: Yoga – Ms. Sindhuja Hand Writing – Ms. Kavitha Drawing – Ms. Sumathi & Mr. Bharathi Greeting Card & Key Chain – Ms. Archana Menstrual hygienic - Ms.Jeyalakshmi People’s Development Initiatives (PDI) 3 Annual Report 2016-2017 Observance of Yoga Day The International Yoga day was observed by PDI on 21st June 2016 at Kallakampatty Higher Secondary School, Kallakampatty. 317 students participated in the yoga programme. Mr. Kanagu, Yoga Master, delivered the special address and explained the importance of yoga, Aasanas and Meditation. Community Programme During the reporting period, one community development programme to the supplementary students was organized by the students of Holy Cross College, Tiruchy. Totally 38 women from Samathuvanagar participated in the awareness programme on “ De-addiction”; Mr. Muthukumar, Counsellor in SOC-SEAD facilitated the programme. II. HEALTH INITIATIVES ANC & PNC Care Initiatives During the