GPSVS An endeavor for social change & development…………

Ghoghardiha Prakhand Swarajya Vikas Sangh At. & P.O. Jagatpur, Via- Ghoghardiha, Dist.: Madhubani- 847402 () Phone: 9431025373, 9955494453 TELEFAX: 0612 -6420495 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.gpsvs.org

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General Information:

Organization name Ghoghardiha Prakhand Swarajya Vikas Sangh

Short name or acronym GPSVS Postal Address (HO) Village & P.O.-Jagatpur, Via- Ghoghardiha District- Madhubani, Bihar, Pin- 847 402 (INDIA) State Coordination Office State Coordination Office (SCO-GPSVS) Srikrishnapuram- Lane-21 West, Nayatola (Near Pump house) P.O- Danapur, – Pin-801503 Telephone/Mobile Fax No: 0612-6420495 M- 9431025373, 9955494453 E-mail [email protected] Website www.gpsvs.org. Contact Person & Designation Ramesh Kumar, Chairman & CEO Name & Designation of other Mr. Basudeo Mandal -Secretary, office bearers Mrs. Renu, Coordinator

Statutory Information:

Registration Authority Registration Number Date of Registration/Year Societies Registration Act 1860 (XXI) 78 11th July 1978 Foreign Contribution Regulation Act- 1976 031290001 1984-85 12 A Registration of Income Tax Act 1398-400/1993-94 1993-94 80G Exemption Under IT Act 14/2012-13 Renewal from 2012-13 Permanent Account Number (PAN) AAATG3111E 1994-95 TAN PTNG04928A 2013-14 Bihar Professional Tax Registration No. 99100315578 2019 EPF –Establishment ID BRPAT2016674000 2019 Niti Aayog- NGO Darpan Registration No. BR/2017/0166324 2017 Core Values:

v Non-discrimination & non-violence v Transparency & accountability v Good governance & democracy v Women empowerment & gender equality v Peace, tranquility and humanity v Respect to all kinds of culture, values and heritages v Voluntarism/ Sacrificing spirit etc. Geographical areas of operation Core concentrated area in Madhubani, , , Purnea,Saran Districts and working in , , , Bhojpur & other districts of Bihar. Philosophy of the Organization GPSVS has been inspired by the philosophy of Gandhi, Vinoba and Jayprakash Narayan. The values of total revolution (Sangthan (Organization), Shikshan (Education), Rachana (Development) & Satyagrah (Non violent struggle) are at the ethos of the organization. The organization believes in the society in which moral revolution constitutes a significant part. Establishment GPSVS was structured in the year 1977 in a meeting of Gandhian social workers and was formally registered under Societies Registration Act- 1860 (XXI) on 11th July 1978 bearing No.78. The organization started with the organization of Gram Swarajya Sabhas (Village Councils) and Mahila Mandals (Women’s group) with representation of every section of society in it. It had separate wings such as youth, Women, Bhoodan Farmers etc. to address their appropriate needs. After the formation phase 2 the organization carried a massive Programme of awareness generation, which was followed by other pro-poor development activities with the support of local communities and some support agencies. Vision The organization has vision of Gram Swarajya (Village Sovereignty) based on the Gandhian Principle of Equity, Justice, tolerance and Ahimsa (Non -Violence). GPSVS mission is to develop people's conscience to live in harmony with nature and Mission high moral values, tolerance to all faiths, compassion and non-exploitation of the fellow beings and achieve dignity, self-reliance, equity and above all people's sovereignty. Aims & Objectives Key Objectives of the organization: Formation of People’s organization (for women and youths) and strengthen the capacity of marginalized community for sustainable development To organize campaign for right based and people’s centered advocacy To develop the socio-economic condition of the poorest of the poor (Antyodayee) Suatainable Agriculture & Rural Livelihood promotion To enable and ensure the basic rights of marginalized community & Person with Disability. To provide Quality Elementary Educational and vocational training facilities for the children, adolescents & Women. To preserve the cultural heritage and indigenous skill of the area. To ensure gender equity To provide Reproductive & Community Health care services including HIV/AIDS & Eye care To promote Traditional /Alternative health care systems. To develop community based Disaster Mitigation/Risk Reduction & climate resilience actions in Hazard prone areas of Bihar To work on School Safety Programs for Integrated DRR actions To improve Ecological balance to protect environment To re-establish village self-reliance Financial Turnover FINANCIAL YEAR AMOUNT IN INR 2018-19 2,00,29,875.27 2017-18 2,19,34,626.00 2016-17 2,03,93,339.00

Staff Strength: Organizational Infrastructure Sr. No Category Female Male Total Assets 1 Core Staff 07 15 22 2 Field Staff 48 47 95 3 Volunteers & community Workers 22 63 85 Total 77 125 202 Infrastructure & Facilities: Organization has its own three-storied office building with a constructed area of 10000 sq. feet at Jagatpur and Training cum Resource Centre at approx – 2200 Sq.ft. Well equipped office at & Supaul, Darbhanga, Gaighat-Muzaffarpur & Five acres of Land, 3 Jeep & 7 motor bikes 7 Computer PC and 7 laptop Well-equipped health clinic, Vision centre and Pathological laboratory. Furniture & Fixture and other necessary facilities for the organizational requirements and fieldwork.

3 Organogram of GPSVS

General Body Of GPSVS

Governing Body And Office Bearers

Project Planning, Development Financial Management Team Supportive Supervision and & Mgt. team (Headed by Secretary) Monitoring/Evaluation Team (Headed by CEO) (Headed by Coordinator)

Different Projects team Headed Accounts team of different Supervisors, Community by Program Manager & Prog. projects (Headed by Accounts Organizers, VHWs, FAs & Coordinators Officer) Animators Team

Village Councils, CBOs, Women’s Group Farmer’s group, VDCs (Kasturba Mahila Mandal) SHGs

Short description of major programmes undertaken in the past three years:

Programme Key activities Climate Change § Sensitization/awareness of the community on Climate Change Impact on life and Adaptation and livelihoods Through Training, Workshop and meetings. Resilience § Women’s group led activities on climate resilient farming § Climate Hazard Mapping of program coverage area Farmers Field School – Climate Smart Agriculture § Small and marginal families targeted as part of farmer’s field School through the project and 5 Farmer Field School structured § These farmers' field schools placed in a flood-prone area like Ghuskipatti, Jaynagar, Madhepur, Birpur, Basantpur of Madhubani, Darbhanga & Supaul district of Bihar. § Particularly on the aspects of climate-smart farming, a booklet developed on Climate Smart 4 Agriculture called “Kisan Nirdeshika” using farmer’s field school, mentioning various local traditional farming practices that make the farming climate-resilient. GPSVS also compiled community practices of farming “Kisan Nirdeshika” to benefit small and marginal farmers. Similarly, to support activities related to climate change-induced disasters and reducing community vulnerability. This booklet includes a majority of the practices that can help farmers to face extreme weather variability.

§ Under the program, traditional/indigenous vegetable seeds distributed to self-help group members of the area and training and orientation program on Climate Change & organic farming organized, which is a critical factor to climate-smart agriculture. The increased usage of vermicompost, natural pesticides, and organic fertilizers in the area is indicative of the impact of the program.

Herbal and Nutritional Garden § GPSVS recognizes that one of the significant reasons behind reducing food and health diversity of the region is the ready availability of material. Thus, it initiated the revival of Sabaji-Badi (kitchen gardens) and strengthening them with medicinal plants. Thus, evolving them as Health-Nutrition Garden (HNG). During the initial phase of the project team worked with the community and developed a list of plants that can provide nutrition, health, and income-generation, to finalize fifty plants that will be useful for revival. A mix of 25 plants, was promoted through members of women groups, school children, traditional health practisers, and religious leaders. The project helped small and marginal families to create 3010 HNG in 50 villages in the districts of Madhubani, Supoul, and Darbhanga. This HNG comprised 15-20 varieties of plants, herbs, shrubs, and trees which provide either nutrition, medicines, or both. The plants in this HNG are mostly sufficient to ensure prevention against common diseases like cough, fever, dysentery, gas, kidney-stone, hair-problem, skin, general-immunity, diabetes, nutrition, and anti-biotic. These gardens provided nutritionally and helped in the prevention of many diseases, and also found effective in treating prevalent common diseases. This initiative has significantly cut down the medical expenses of the most marginalized rural population. Comprehensive Eye § Regular & quality Eye care services Services § Organizing Screening camps for Refraction, Cataract, Gulcoma for referral services § Eye care Awareness camps at School and community level § Cataract surgery at MEH (Referral) § Community Based Rehabilitation and integrated education programmes for physically impaired people. § Focused activities for children and aged people

5 Disaster Response & § Emergent Relief & Rehabilitation DRR § Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction actions § School Safety Program through SDMC (School Disaster Mitigation/Mgt. Committee) § Health (Human & Cattle) camps § Community Capacity Building activities through Traditional mechanism of coping with floods § Promotion of water friendly and sand based crops § Recovery & Rehabilitation Programme for flood victims § Development of IEC materials on Disaster Preparedness and Entitlement Benefits for the affected people § Women and Children focused activities pre, during & post disaster Education & § Non-Formal Education Centers for children & Adolescent girls Awareness § Mass Literacy campaign for the members of CBOs and Women’s group § Panchayat Raj Awareness programme § Social mobilization/awareness for National Programmes § Padyatra for community awareness on different social and right based issues § Bal Mela, Kishori Shiksha Pratiyogita, Physical and games on the eve of National days Formation & § Strengthening of 302 Kasturwa Mahila Mandal (Women’s Group) 152 SHGs, 119 CBOs Strengthening of (Aapda Sahjivan Samiti & Village Development Committee), 30 Farmer’s group, 10 CBOs/SHGs/SCGs & Adolescent’s girl groups, 66 Megh Pyne Abhiyan Samiti (Community level Water Saving & credit Management committee) & Bhoodan Kisan Sangthan cooperative § Village Peace Committee for maintaining Social cohesion § Saving and Credit practices among the groups for economic actions § Income Generation /livelihood Activities for women’s & farmers groups § Training, orientation & Study visits/exposures to enhance group’s capability § Efficient Saving & credit cooperative to sustain group activities Reproductive & § Functional RH education TOT for women leaders Child Health § Clinic cum outreach RH services through a Team of Doctors/ ANMs/ VHWs /CHPs Including HIV/AIDS § RCH awareness in the community through Health Camps and Health Fair. Organizing Programme Baby Shows, Healthy Mothers, Couple Communication and various health competition for better health practices, Family Planning means and consciousness § Regular ANC-PNC services § Adolescent’s girl health education through camps § Contraceptive Prevalence § Sterilization camps § Clinical services specially for Pregnant women’s care and Delivery services by Doctor, ANMs & trained clinic staffs § Other RH services including Ring pressures for uterus prolapsed, basic treatment & advice of STI, RTI, Contraceptive counseling services & referrals § Training/orientation for core & field staffs, ASHA, AWW, TBAs/SBAs on Safe Motherhood, Nutrition & Family Planning § Awareness among youths, adolescents, women and migrant labours about HIV/AIDS § Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS with development works through local CSOs § Promoting Access to care and Treatment through an established Community Care Centre for PLHIV in of Bihar. § Information, Resource and Advocacy Centre on RH, HIV/AIDS and Gender at Muzaffarfur for region.

6 WATSAN § Megh Pyne Abhiyan (Clouds Water Campaign) promoting for rain water Harvesting § Promotion of rain water as an alternative source of pure drinking water during flood and other months also. § Promoting for use of safe and pure drinking water § Water Testing and Water treatment & Water Quality § Multi stakeholders meeting/ workshop on WATER § Mass awareness about the imminent water- crisis at local and global level § Integrated water resource management at community level § Revival of old/traditional source of water like the dug well, hour and ponds § Promote water friendly crops § Promotion and construction of low cost Latrine/Faydemand Souchalaya (Ecosan) § Organizing awareness camps on ecological sanitation § Water Education/Training and mass awareness on Water issues § Promoting Sanitation and Hygiene practices at community level SARL Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Livelihood Programme has following major components:

§ Formation and strengthening farmers group § Promoting Organic Farming ( vermin composting, organic pest management) § Agro Forestry, social forestry § Sustainable livelihood programmes through Livestock Improvement and management § Horticulture and Soil conservation and Agri Water Mgt. § Crop intensification through System of Rice intensification specially for summer paddy (SRI) & System of Wheat intensification § Development of specific package of crops (Specially Water and Sand Based/friendly crops) Right Based § Legal & Social rights awareness camps for the Disabled, Dalits & women. Advocacy § Running of Migrant Information Centre for the rights and development of migrant labors § Awareness on Right to Information § Community Awareness and entitlement benefits to the labour under MGNREGA § People’s centered advocacy on Women, Children and Dalit rights along with other community development/social security programmes/schemes. § Development of IEC materials on Right/Entitlements.

POLICY • General and governing bodies are constitutionally authorized for policy level decisions. • GPSVS has formed following committees for smooth and transparent functions: • Advisory committee • Procurement committee • Financial management team • Project planning & implementation committee • Monitoring and Evaluation team

SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES • Thematic orientation of program personnel • Participatory strategies planning • Community based need assessment • Action plan with concern staff, chief functionary and participants • Monthly and quarterly meetings of the program implementation workers and beneficiaries • Regular monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEAL Exercise)

Governance: Name of General body and number of members: General Committee, 300 Members (Female -265 & Male-35) Executive Committee: 13 members ( Female-5 Male-8)

E. List of Approved Organizational Policies: 7 SL Name of the Polices Year of Enforcement

1. Human Resource/Admin Policy 2009/2013-14

2. Finance Policy 2009/2019

3. Procurement & Purchase Policy 2009/2019

4. Gender Policy 2009/2012

5. Fixed Asset Management Policy 2009/12

6. Child Protection Policy 2009/2018-19

7. Monitoring Guideline 2010-2019

F. Major areas of activities:

The major areas/sectors the organization covers are as follows.

§ Strengthening § Environment & Climate § Human rights, CBOs/SHGs Change Adaptation- Resilience § Disaster Response & § Education & Training CBDRR § Agriculture & Rural § Community & livelihood § Information, Reproductive Health Communication and § WASH Publication etc. § Disability § Gender Equity & Justice G. Target Audience:

§ Hard core poor (male & female)

§ Small & marginal farmers women / men

§ Disadvantaged children & adolescents/girls

§ People with Disability

§ People with HIV/ AIDS

FUTURE PLANS

• Adolescent’s Education, RH & DRR • Child Protection: Education and development programmes for children • Community Based Disaster Mitigation/Risk Reduction • Comprehensive Eye Care services • Formation and strengthening women’s group for accelerating holistic development program • Integrated Water resource Managements • People are centered & Right Based Advocacy for entitlement benefits to the community. • Promotion for Ecological Sanitation/WASH • Promotion for Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Livelihood for socio economic development of the marginalized groups • RCH including Family planning & HIV/AIDS counseling and delivering services through the clinics and field service points • Skill development of Community leaders, staff ‘n’ volunteers 8

Key Projects during last 3 years: NAME OF THE PROJECT: Major Activities SUPPORT AGENCY COVERAGE AREA

Community Managed Drinking Water Supply System Welthungerhilfe Madhubani • Water Users Group • Training on Home based Water Treatment • Awareness and prevention on Water Borne Diseases Advocacy, Communication & Accountability- Increasing L.Packard Darbhanga Access and demand for Quality Family Planning Services Foundation- PFI ASHA Training Project Bihar State/District Madhubani Health Society Bihar Integrated Rural Development Program (BIRDP) World Neighbors Madhubani Climate Change Proofing Traditional Health Cultures in MISEREOR Madhubani, Bihar State, India Supaul & § Climate Resilient agriculture Darbhanga § Farmer Field School § Health & Nutrition Garden § Social & Agro forestry § Women led Nursery Raising Community Based Monitoring of Health Services-ACA L.Packard Darbhanga § Jan Samvad Foundation - PFI § Quality Services – Advocacy § Coordination with local Health Dept. § Quality FP services to outreach community Resilience Building of Women for climate Change SSP-Misereor Supaul § Group of Women farmers § Collective Farming for resilience § Training on climate friendly cropping pattern § Women empowerment on CCA Comprehensive School Safety Program World Vision Muzaffarpur & § Formation of School Disaster Management Bhojpur (Ara) Committee § Hazard Hunt Exercise § Evacuation Plan of Schools § Mock Drill on Flood, Fire & Earthquake safety § Follow up actions on school safety plans by SSA

Disaster Response: Humanitarian support: Welthungerhilfe, Madhubani, § Temp.Shelter World Neighbors, Darbhanga, § WASH-Hygiene Kit Care India, Supaul, Araria § Food Materials Americares, IGSSS- § Utensils LICHLF § T/L materials for Children § Health & Hygiene camps: Human and Animal § Hand pumps repairing, raising and New Installation § Reconstruction of Damaged Schools Community Resilience Building on DRR & CCA UNICEF Supaul & Purnia § DRR Mainstreamed in All the GP level plan § School Safety Program § Improved Access to Child Protection Services § Capacitated Adolescents and Youths Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation § VDMC strengthening § Interface meeting with key stakeholders on DRR & Climate Change adaptation & Mitigation 9 Improving the Quality of Life of Marginalised Communities WATER AID Madhubani in District Madhubani, Bihar § Accessibility, Quality and Behavior Change communication on WATER issues Integrate Water Resource Management (IWRM) Welthungerhilfe Madhubani & § Water Use Efficiency Management Plan Supaul § WUE crops: SRI, SWI, SVI and climate resilient farming § Water Testing and Matka Filter § Rain Water Harvesting (Temporary and Permanent) Participatory Ground Water Management Program MPA-Arghyam Trust Madhubani § Ground Water profiling of Bhutahi Balan River area of Phulparas § Cadre Development of Jal Doot (Water Volunteers) § Training, exposure on PGWM of team members and Jal Doots § Mass Awareness on Water Issues- Conservation and Quality § Eco-san (Phydemand Shouchalaya & Soak Pit) Promoting Socio-Economic Transformation of Marginalized Heifer Madhubani communities in Madhubani International § Women’s SHG § Small Ruminants: livestock management among marginalized HHs-Dalits, EBC & Minorities § Training on SHG Mgt, Gender & Justice, Environment, Nutrition, Leadership, Improved animal Management, Sustainability Reproductive Health (RH) service, Saheli Network Women World Neighbors Madhubani Empowerment Program § Cadre of SAHELI Network: Area Representatives & Mobile Health Service Providers § CRH awareness § ANC-PNC Services § WASH-MHM § Women Leadership & small scale IGP § Resource Group of Women leaders-Federation - KMS Technical Assistance to District Administration in the UNICEF Supual & Purnia context of DRR Road Map- 2015-30 (RVP-MSSP) § Risk Informing Development Plans § Resilient Village Program § Scale Up of Chief Minister School Safety Program § Reduction of out-of school Children § Develop Capacity to Adolescents, Youth and DRR catalysts Trans Boundary Flood Resilience Project Welthungerhilfe Madhubani (India) § Community Disaster Management Committee Sirha/Dhanusha (CDMC) () § Trans boundary Citizen forum for Early Warning System (Indo-Nepal in Kamla River) VIHAAN- India HIV/AIDS Alliance Program CBCI,Plan India, Saran § Awareness on HIV/AIDS: Stigma & Alliance India- Discrimination Global Fund for § Care and services/support to HIV positive HIV/AIDS § Link with Govt. programs Vision Centre Sightsaver’s & Muzaffarpur & 10 § Eye Care Services GPSVS Madhubani § Free Eye screening camps in schools § Optical Services Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) World Neighbors & Madhubani & § Formation and strengthening of WASH Welhtungerhilfe Supaul committee § Promotion of Matka Filter (Earthen Pot) § Ecosan Toilet § Soak Pit § MHM (Menstruation Hygiene Management)

PARTNERSHIP WITH- o AMERICARES INDIA o GLOBAL FUND FOR o TATA TRUSTS FOUNDATION HIV/AIDS o UNDP o ARGHYAM o GLOBAL HEALTH o UNICEF o BIHAR STATE HEALTH STRATETIES o WATER AID SOCIETY o GOVT. OF INDIA- MHRD o WELTHUNGERHILFE o CARE INDIA o HEIFER INTERNATIONAL o WORLD NEIGHBORS o CONCERN WORLDWIDE o L.PACKARD o DFID-PACS FOUNDATION-PFI o EZE o MISEREOR

NETWORKING WITH:

§ ACT § CAMPAIGN AGAISNT § MISSION DRR § ADPC CHILD LABOUR § NADI BACHAO ABHIYAN § ADRI, Patna § GANDHI PEACE § RRA NETWORK § AVARD FOUNDATION § RTF CAMPAIGN BIHAR § BACHPAN BACHAO § JAL AJIVIKA MANCH § SAKSHAM SAMAJ PAHAL ABHIYAN § JAL BIRADARI § UNDRR § BIAG § JAL JAN JODO ABHIYAN § VANI § BSDMA § JAL JANMAT § CIVIL SOCIETY ACADEMY § SPHERE INDIA § MEGH PYNE ABHIYAN

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