Awareness Rally of Swachcha Bharat Abhiyan Block_Level_Workshop_of_MAHIMA DPO meeting at GP Level Farmer with his Mango Plant in WADI area Health Checkup camp for eilders Inaguration of workshop by B.D.O. under CFT Program Foreword or Lohardaga Gram Swarajya Sansthan (LGSS), 2014-15 has marked a very significant increase in impact and Fvisibility in Jharkhand. Ever since its inception in the year 1985, LGSS is striding at a great pace in order to fulfill its multi-direction objectives. In continuation to the previous year, the LGSS team has adopted integrated and sustainable approach to work in the field of Community Health, Child Education, Capacity Building, Natural Resource Management, Agriculture and Research and Survey etc. LGSS has initiated various activities in the financial year 2014-15 to expand its portfolio and enhance the services to the society. LGSS’s contribution in the socioeconomic development, Natural Resource Management and societal value creation has been acknowledged several times. As LGSS approaches 30-year milestone, it’s a proud privilege for me to present the Annual Report which provides a summary of major activities implemented by LGSS for the period of financial year 2014- 15. LGSS is very happy for its performance and is very hopeful to continue with the same spirit for the generations to come. I feel extremely honored to convey my heartiest gratitude to all of them who showed their faith in our efforts society and environment, especially to the district administrations, Government agencies, donors and partner agencies, CBOs, our team of most sincere workers, all villagers and well wishers. Achievements, developments and activities highlighted in this report would have been impossible without synergized efforts and contributions by these people. C. P. Yadav 1 ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15 C O N T E N T S Page Nos. Our Organization 3 Organizational Profile 4 The Genesis 4 Our Vision 4 Our Mission 4 Our Objectives 4 Our Operational Area 6 The Beneficiaries 6 The Team 6 Executive Committee 7 A Glimpse of Our Major Activities 8 Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) 8 Care for Senior Citizens (ASTITVA) 8 Child Marriage Program India 9 MHM Program (MAHIMA) 10 Leprosy Eradication Program 11 Sanitation Program 11 India Literacy Project 11 Survey on Education 12 Livelihood Promotion 12 Development of Micro Entrepreneurship 13 Natural Resource Management 13 WADI Program 13 Seed production Program 13 Promotion of Vegetable Cultivation 14 NRLM - MGNREGS Convergence 14 Promotion of Women SHG 15 Community Radio for Financial Inclusion 15 Our Association & Partner Agencies 16 ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15 2 OUR ORGANIZATION Lohardaga Gram Swarajya Sansthan (LGSS) Near Block Office, Main Road, Lohardaga, Jharkhand – 835302, India TeleFax: +91 6526 224895 / 222386, Cell No.: +91 9431118156 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Website: www.lgssngo.org Registered under Indian Trust Act, 1882 (No.IV15/1031) Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act 1976 (No. 337770004) Registered under Income Tax Act 12A/VIII 15/98-99/2328-30 Registered under Income Tax Act. 80G 23/80(G)/2010-11/1752-54 Executive Committee President Mr. Nemchand Bhagat Secretary Mr. C.P. Yadav Treasurer Mr. Sheikh Yasin Members Mr. Wazir Ahmad Mr. Sachidanand Mr. Dasai Oraon Prof. Malti Verma Chief Functionary Mr. C. P. Yadav, Secretary Bankers United Bank of India, Lohardaga, Jharkhand Auditors HABIBULLAH & CO. 35, Co-operative Shopping Complex, Road No-02, Ashok Nagar, Ranchi-834002 (Jharkhand) 3 ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15 Operational Area of LGSS of Area Operational ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15 4 Organizational Profile THE GENESIS The English interpretation of the name Lohardaga Gram Swarajya Sansthan is Lohardaga Village Self-rule Institution. Commited to this philosophy of transferring the ownership of all its efforts to the community who are the ultimate beneficiaries, in the year 1985, few people from different section of the society inspired by the Gandhian philosophy and the noble idea of self-rule founded Lohardaga Gram Swarajya Sansthan as a Trust. The founders were also influenced by the philosophy of Vinoba’ji and Jayprakash’ji. They had a deep concern about the contemporary condition of Lohardaga, which had a long history of negligence from all sectors of the society and witnessed abject poverty in spite of having abundance of resources. Later this organization became registered under the Indian Trust Act, 1882 and Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 1976. With a commitment to bring in socio- economic changes among the most downtrodden people of the area, especially among the women and children of the tribal population and establish a responsive environment for their needs and to improve their quality of life LGSS has walked a long way of thirty years.. OUR VISION Lohardaga Gram Swarajya Sansthan has a vision to have a Rural Self-reliant Society i.e. Sampoorna Gram Swaraj. OUR MISSION To empower rural poor and disadvantaged community in such a way, so that they can identify, utilize their Potential and resources for their overall development in a sustainable manner. OUR OBJECTIVES ¾¾To improve the present condition of rural people by reducing poverty, unemployment, illiteracy and problems regarding health. ¾¾To organize rural women for socio-economic development through income generation activities and skill development training. ¾¾To create equal opportunity of education for the children of disadvantaged section of the society. 5 ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15 ¾¾To promote livelihood opportunities through proper management of natural resources and agriculture practices. ¾¾To organize rural people and women for leadership development and development of people’s pressure and vigilance committee. ¾¾To develop appropriate rural technology and promote non-conventional energy sources. ¾¾To collaborate with the government departments and other development agencies to make convergence of all development programmes in an integrated manner for all-out development. OUR OPERATIONAL AREA LGSS is presently working in seven districts of Jharkhand and based in the small town of Lohardaga. The operational area covers Lohardaga, Gumla, Simdega, Ranchi, Khunti, Palamu and Latehar. THE BENEFICIARIES The vulnerable tribal population forms the core of LGSS’s target and its major beneficiaries. In its all endeavour, special emphasis has been given on the women and children of the rural tribal population. ¾¾Women & Children at Risk ¾¾Adolescents ¾¾Marginalized Farmers ¾¾Senior Citizens ¾¾Physically & Psychologically Challenged Persons THE TEAM LGSS comprises of a very good team of highly motivated professionals, workers and supervisory staffs with varied skills and experience in their field of expertise. It comprises of over hundred dedicated workers, thirty-five supervisory staffs and twelve professionals working at the project management level. The team is being assisted by highly efficient office/administrative staffs and the secretary. LGSS also gets the invaluable services of highly qualified professionals like doctors, engineers, social scientists, management experts and legal advisors. ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15 6 Executive Committee Secretary cum Executive Director Programme Administration Finance Programme Manager Office Assitants Accountants, Programme Ordinator MIS Assitants Cashier Supervisors & Sub-staffs Animators LGSS provides training to the staff members in order to improve their skills. Some staff had also been sent to attend issue based training courses, organized by other development agencies. 7 ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15 A Glimpses of Our Major Activities During the financial year 2014-15, LGSS has remained active in implementation of different projects in various areas of social development. These include Community Health & Sanitation, Education, Natural Resource Management, and Livelihood Promotion. Following is a glimpse of various activities done in the abovementioned sectors. Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) for the differently-abled people is an integrated program being implemented by LGSS in association with CBR Forum, Bengaluru under the name ‘Promoting the Rights of PWDs through advocacy Initiatives’. It focuses on enhancing the quality of life for people with disabilities and their families. It is a multi-sectorial strategy program that empowers persons with disabilities to access and benefit from education, employment and health. The program with two years duration was started on 1st April 2014 in Lohardaga district. It covers 353 villages in 66 Gram Panchayats in all 7 blocks of Lohardaga district. In the financial year 2014-15, 7 BDPOs (Block Level Disabled Persons’ Organizations), 19 GPDPOs (Gram Panchayat Level Disabled Persons’ Organizations) and 84 VDPOs (Village Level Disabled Persons’ Organizations) were formed and 1097 new members joined in this fiscal year. At district level, a district level, a federation of these Disabled Persons’ Organization – Swawalambi Viklang Mahasangh remained active in Lohardaga district. Care for Senior Citizens (ASTITVA) With the aim of fostering the welfare of the disadvantaged and poor older people, LGSS started a program named ‘Project ASTITVA’ in the year 1997 with the support from HelpAge India. In the current fiscal year, this project has supported 850 people (450 men and 400 women) in Kairo block. During this year, 6 health check- up camps were organized in which 340 older people were benefitted with free medical services and free medicine. Cataract operation