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Annual Report 2015-16 2 Board members SOCIAL INCUBATION President N Samson , GRAM, 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, − Mahiti, an internet resource group Context India, for NGOs www.mahiti.org Bangalore Member HR Prakash , ARTIC, − Suvidya , an educational resource Srikakulum group Tel: +91.80.26691495 Member Dr Gurveen Kaur , Centre For Learning, − Jana Sahayog , an organization of Hyderabad People Living in Slums Tel: Member Raja Menon , Jeevike, +91.80.22128565 Kolkatta 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, Bengaluru sexual health and HIV. Tel: Secretary T Pradeep, +91.80.26604563 SAMUHA, iSquareD, www.samraksha.org aKasmika, Bengaluru − iSquareD , an organisation focusing Auditors Rajagopal and Badri Narayanan , Bengaluru on social enterprise. iSquareD or i2D takes its name from the 3 words Ofc of the Director − Director Narayanswamy M ““Innovation, Internet and − Director, Social YJ Rajendra Development.” Tel: Justice +91.80.26489307 www.chulika.co.in − Director, HIV/AIDS Sanghamitra Gender, Learning Iyengar − Samarthya, an organisation working − Asst Director, SS Ghanti with People with Disabilities. Raichur Samarthya takes its name from − Asst Director, MB Kukanoor ‘Potential’. Tel: +91 8539 234449 Koppal − Asst Director, D Saravanan − aKasmika , a privately held IT Sustainable resource group, focuses on building Agriculture GIS/MIS Data Backbones to bring − Asst Director, B Hampanna primary data centre-stage in Disabilities decision-making Institutional Advisors − Micro Credit RL Acharya Manohar MR − Mental Health − Compliance Nithya Dorairaj Annual Report 2015-16 2 NS Hema SAMUHA acknowledges and is thankful NS Hema died on 8 Apr 2016 after a for the support it received from the brief illness. SAMUHA owes its following organisations and individuals understanding of the innate sense of during the year. dignity, self-confidence and competence Partners that drives vulnerable people through its working relationship with Hema as • Samuha Overseas Development Board member, supporter and friend Association since its inception in 1986. • Deaf Child Worldwide Hema was wheelchair-bound from a • Give India Foundation young age. And while she was disabled, • Hindustan Unilever Foundation she never let this handicap stop her • National Mission for Women's from travelling, from building institutions, Empowerment from making friends across barriers of • Indian Council of Agriculture Research geography and culture. She fought for • TATA Education Trust the rights of the disabled. And she • Carers Worldwide fought even more ferociously so that the • SCI Germany disabled received their rights with • Yale School of Forestry and dignity. Environmental studies Despite her wheelchair, she understood • Stockholm Environment Institute the concept and practice of ‘standing on • Pragathi Krishna Gramin Bank your own feet’ better than most able- • Infosys Limited bodied people. She fought for Rights, • GiftAbled Foundation but she epitomised Responsibility. • Soroptimist International of Victoria And till her last, she continued to give Westshore more than she received. • India Cares Her life lives on, in the work that Friends SAMARTHYA does with children and • Olive Travers adults with disabilities, and that • Eoin Travers SAMUHA does with vulnerable people • Dr Aswath Kumar and communities in the Raichur and Koppal districts of North Karnataka. • Vasanthi • Bharath Balakrishna • B V Venkatesh SAMUHA is especially appreciative of • Hemalatha Sanjay the consistent support it has received • Madhura over the years from: • Amod Paranjape • MS Rajagopal of M/S Rajagopal and Badri Narayanan, Chartered Accountants, who continues to provide on-going institutional advice over and above the call of audit • SCI Germany volunteers who continue to provide cross-cultural learning and valuable field support Annual Report 2015-16 2 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 2016 Name Position on Board No. of Remuneration meetings and attended reimbursements in Rs. N Samson President 3 0 G Nagarajan Vice President 3 0 Pradeep Esteves Treasurer 2 0 H R Prakash Member 0 0 Dr Gurveen Kaur Member 0 0 Raja Menon Member 1 0 Dr Suman Balan Member 1 0 Ram Prasad Member 1 0 T Pradeep Secretary 3 0 * Rs.8,37,591 was paid to T Pradeep towards consultancy & professional charges towards establishing a GIS/MIS Data Backbone for the HUF-SAMUHA Partnership in his capacity as Proprietor, aKasmika, an IT resource group. The data backbone is being designed to host 100,000 farmers at the household and plot levels and will provide 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 2016 Slab of gross salary (in Rs) plus Male staff Female Total staff benefits paid to staff (per month) staff Less than 5000 0 6 6 5,000 – 10,000 60 17 77 10,000 – 25,000 49 4 53 25,000 – 50,000 4 0 4 50,000 – 1,00,000 2 0 2 Greater than 1,00,000 0 0 0 Annual Report 2015-16 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 Director 11,99,850 organisation: (including M honorarium): Highest paid person in the D Saravanan Assistant 9,49,522 organisation (staff or consultant): Director, Agriculture Lowest paid person in the Basavva Community 54,000 organisation (staff or consultant): Facilitator Annual Report 2015-16 5 PUBLIC MONEY - BALANCE SHEET AS OF MARCH 31 st , 2016 Annual Report 2015-16 6 -INCOME and EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT AS OF MARCH 31 st , 2016 Annual Report 2015-16 7 - RECEIPTS and PAYMENT ACCOUNT AS OF MARCH 31 st , 2016 Annual Report 2015-16 8 Disabilities Coverage: 376 villages across Koppal and Raichur districts of Karnataka, providing Services to over 2806 people with disabilities (PWDs). THERAPEUTIC SERVICES Disability assessments/ follow up clinics were attended by 511 children. Monthly outreach clinics at public health centers (PHCs) in Kinnal, Hittnal and Hiresindhogi were held. 8386 children were screened across 42 villages. 182 children with disabilities were enrolled in the early intervention centre. Early Intervention Centers at Koppal and Devadurga have provided therapeutic Services to 201 children aged 0-6 years and 155 children aged 7-18 years. NIRAYAMA health insurance was accessed by 530 PWDs. 150 applicants have benefitted from this to-date. Home-based services were provided to 1340 PWDs: − 195 with Locomotor disabilities − 120 with cerebral palsy − 83 with mental retardation − 53 with visual impairment − 131 with spinal injuries − 670 with deafness − 46 with mental disabilities, and − 42 with mental illness. 6 Medical Camps were conducted at Deodurg and Koppal for 380 children with disabilities aged 0-6 with early intervention services and 156 people with disabilities for medical and follow-up support. Camps were organized with the support from Dr Radha Kulakarni, Dr Rudraxi, Dr Usha, Dr Sreenivas Koppal, MR Manohar, Dr Deepak and Dr Devidas. 41 short-stay camps of six days each were conducted covering topics on special education, sign language, therapy, etc. with parents of children with disabilities. The camps supported 402 people with hearing impairment, 22 with spinal cord injuries, 25 mentally challenged persons and 50 with visual impairment. Aids and Appliances were accessed by 654 people for mobility aids and appliances. Another 470 persons were assisted with repair and maintenance aids and appliances. 8 children with disabilities were fitted with aids and appliances, post-surgery. Deaf Children and Young People Programmes reached out to over 300 deaf children and 370 deaf youth. Functional adaptation helped 16 PWDs to make their homes more disabled-friendly. Annual Report 2015-16 9 Spinal Injury Rehabilitation was organized for 35 people with spinal cord injuries. The three-month programme covered physiotherapy, medical assistance, life skills, mobility training and counseling for depression. The objective was to help these persons to live productive lives independently. Their carers were also provided with counseling and support during the period. Capacity building for Caregivers reached out to 200 Carers in Koppal district with the support of Carers Worldwide. Support services such as vocational training and counseling were provided to help Carers cope with the pressures of caring for a person with disability. PWDs and their families received counseling on health, marriage and family. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS 4750 people from NGOs, government departments and other community members received guidance and exposure on disability issues at the Community Resource Centre for the Disadvantaged in Koppal. ANMs, ASHA workers, ICDS teachers and NGOs received training in early Identification and screening. Disability awareness: Posters and pamphlets on disability issues and sign language charts were printed and distributed to various networks. This led to more people walking in to take copies of these