Proposal on Livelihood Support Programme for Cyclone Victims in Ganjam District of Odisha

PROPOSAL ON LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT PROGRAMME FOR CYCLONE VICTIMS IN GANJAM DISTRICT OF ODISHA

Introduction: The Cyclone Phailin which hit Gopalpur on 12th of October evening left a trail of destruction along India's east coast. The very severe cyclonic storm, Phailin started with heavy rain and wind speed of 100-150. The people of Gopalpur could experience the landfall of cyclonic storm as the houses were shaken during landfall. The storm continuously hit Gopalpur and its suburbs from 11.00 PM-2.30AM causing huge devastation to electricity, communication, livelihood mainly of fisher folk communities and the environment. Majority of the people who were inside the Pucca (roofed) houses became sleepless out of trauma and fear. Phailin Cyclone hit and crossed through having velocity of 200 to 210 kmph. The situation was worst as the storm hit during the night. 873,000 people moved before the cyclone made landfall, while at least another 100,000 were evacuated further south in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Some 600,000 people were left homeless after the ferocious storm swept through 14,000 villages mainly in coastal districts especially Ganjam district in Odisha and Srikakulum district in Andhra Pradesh. Following the Phailin storm, incessant rain in the district due to low pressure in the Bay of Bengal made the situation more worse. All the major rivers were running above the danger level for three days and flood affected thousand and thousand acres of agricultural land which shattered the backbone of the farmers. In Ganjam district only, more than 200,000 houses and 200,000 hectares of agricultural was damaged, making it the state’s worst casualty of the storm.

A satellite image of cyclonic storm 'Phailin'. (The weather Channel)

Tracking of the Very Severe Cyclonic Storm “PHAILIN”

Date Time Watch Observation

08.10.2013 8.30 AM Tracking of PHALIN started: IMD indicated about depression, at 1450 km east-southeast of Paradip 08.10.2013 11.30 AM Depression, about 1350 km east-southeast of Paradip 08.10.2013 5.30 PM Depression, about 1250 km east-southeast of Paradip 09.10.2013 5.30 AM Depression, about 1100 km east-southeas 9.10.2013 5.30 AM Depression, about 1100 km east-southeast of Paradip 09.10.2013 5.30 PM Deep depression became cyclonic Storm ”PHAILIN, about 950 km south-east of Paradip 10.10.2013 8.30 AM Intensified into severe cyclonic storm ”PHAILIN - at 820 km south-east of Paradip coast 10.10.2013 11.30 AM 800KM south-east from Paradip coast 10.10.2013 8.30 PM Intensified into very severe cyclonic storm ”PHAILIN 650 km south-east of Paradip coast & 700 km from Gopalpur 11.10.2013 5.30 AM 520 km south south-east of Paradip coast & 530 km south-east of Gopalpur 11.10.2013 11.30 AM 500 km south south-east of Paradip coast & 490 km south-east of Gopalpur 11.10.2013 5.30pm 400 KM south south-east of Paradip coast & 400 km south-east of Gopalpur 11.10.2013 11.30PM 375 km south south-east of Paradip coast & 345 km south-east of Gopalpur 12.10.2013 2.30AM 355 km south south-east of Paradip coast & 320 km south-east of Gopalpur 12.10.2013 8.30 AM 200 km south-east of Gopalpur & 280 km from south south-east of Paradip coast 12.10.2013 11.30 AM 150 km south-east of Gopalpur & 260 km from south south-east of Paradip coast 12.10.2013 2.30PM 90 km south-east of Gopalpur 12.10.2013 8.30PM LANDFALL PROCESS STATRED 12.10.2013 8.30 PM to 9.30 PM LANDFALL NEAR GOPALPUR WITH WIND SPEED OF 200-220 KMPH

Source : IMO ,Bhubaneswar

Occurrence & Intensity

According to IMD’s classification, the cyclonic storm which crossed Odisha coast near Gopalpur in the evening of 12th October 2013 is a very severe cyclonic storm. The intensity of the cyclone can be better represented by the maximum sustained wind speed experienced due to the cyclone. The wind data (Speed) received from IMD during cyclone is mentioned below

The wind data (Speed) received from IMD during cyclone is mentioned below.

Sl Places Date Velocity of wind in kmph 1 Gopalpur 12.10.2013 214 kmph 2 Puri 12.10.2013 223 kmph 3 Paradeep 12.10.2013 121 kmph 4 Bhubaneswa 12.10.2013 112 kmph 5 Chandbali 12.10.2013 112 kmph 6 Balasore 12.10.2013 84 kmph

Rainfall

Due to the effect of cyclonic storm the State faced torrential rainfall from 9 th to 14 th October 2013. The Cumulative amount of rain fall during this spell was as high as 241.1 mm in Ganjam district.

In order to understand the severity of cyclone situation, status of the people as well as the response from the Government and other agencies, CoSA commissioned a Phailin impact study on 13th of October 2013 and the study team members were sent to different coastal villages of Odisha. An impact study format was immediately developed to map the damages caused by the Phailin and Flood. Village youth and volunteers were engaged to collect information. The team members visited 248 villages (123 phailin affected and 125 flood affected villages), discussed with the community members, PRI representatives, government official, civil society groups, PO,WO etc about the Phailin impact and the response from the Government. Visit Period : 13th October to 16th October, 2013 and 25th October,2013

Date Block Villages 13-10-2013 Rangaillunda Gopalpur, Indrakhi, Tulu,Keluapalli, Aryapalli 14-10-2013 Rangailunda Bauxipalli, Digipur,Venketraipur, Newbauxipalli, Gopalpur NAC 15-10-2013 Chhatrpur/Ganjam Kalipalli, Bandar, Katur, Haripur, Sanaaryapalli. Podampetta 16-10-2013 Chikiti Katur, Rameyapatna, Sunapur, Dankur village under Icchapur block in Srikakulum district 25-10-2013 Chikiti Rameyapatna,sonapur Rangailunda Indrakhi,Tulu,Keluapalli Chhatrapur Bauxipalli

The team met and discussed with the affected community members, PRI representatives, village leaders, Youth groups, children, Women groups, Government officials, school teachers, MNGO representatives and member of Traditional marine and river fisherfolk etc. The team also met the members of Indian Red Cross at Haripur in Chatrapur Block and discussed about the situation in the affected villages. During the field visit interaction was made with the following people to understand situation During the field visit interaction was made with the following people to understand situation

Sl Name of the person Place and Date 1 K.Jayaraju Venkairao New Bauxipalli, 13-10-13 2 D.Padmanavam, Sarapanch, Bauxiplli GP in Rangailunda New Bauxipalli, 13-10-13 Block 3 E Sudarshan Vanketraipur-13-10-13 4 Mr.Jayasen Sahu-PS member New Bauxipalli, 13-10-13 5 Mr.Hari Krushna Choudhury- Teacher, Primary School Digeipur, 14-10-13 6 A Satyam, Village President, Deigipur Deigipur-14-1013 7 Mr.Ali Patnaik, Presdent,CPI state unit Berhampur -14-10-13 8 P.Krishna –NSS Volunteer Gopalpur-14-10-13 9 Er.Ramchandra Mishra NAC office, Gopalpur,15-10-13 Executive Officer, Gopalpur NAC 10 Ch.Babaji, President,Upakula Surakhya Samiti Podampetta,15-10-13 11 P.Bhogiraju,J. Secretary-Odisha Traditional Marine Rameya Patna-16-10-13 Fisherfolk Trade Union 12 Mr.Anam Nayak,School Techer, RAMEYAPATNA Rameyapatna School-16-1013 13 Rangelunda Block Chairperson Keluapalli Panchyat Office,25-10-13 14 Rajarao,Rameyapatna Remeyapatna village 25-10-2013 15 District Collector office, met with officials engaged in 25-10-2013 the relief coordination work

Major Observation during 13th -16th of October,2013

- Road Communication has been cut off to some places and trees are uprooted on the roads due to incessant rain followed by phailin - People have started moving from cyclone shelters to their homes - Government relief had not reached as of 16th September 2013 - Very old and big trees and the trees which was providing livelihood support to thousand of people in the coastal areas were uprooted. Maximum tree damage was noticed in Rangailunda block and in Chikiti - Thatched houses in coastal villages are being badly damaged. In some asbestos houses, the roof is damaged - The belongings of the people like coking materials, sleeping materials, clothes, etc have been lost in the cyclone - Electricity has been out of order and people are in dark as kerosene or candle are not available in the village - Some People are staying in the relatives house as the houses are completely damaged - The children study materials have been destroyed in the cyclone - Safe drinking water is not available in the villages - 12 houses have been submerged in the sea in Podampeta village and 140 fisherfolk were affected. 150 nets were lost and 50 boats have been damaged - Lot of horticulture crops like coconut, kewda, cashew etc have been destroyed in Chhatrapur and Rangailunda Block. - Agriculture is also affected in the villages we visited and though no boat was found missing ,but it has been broken and all the nets are damaged - Due to lack of light and books children have stopped study and are psychologically depressed - The livestock in the village are also affected Observation on 25th October,2013

o Some NGOs have started distributing tarpaulin in the affected areas. We also noticed duplicity in the distribution of relief in villages under Rangailunda Block. o Government has provided food relief and tarpaulin to the victims- 50 kg rice Rs.500 and 4 liter kerosene o Children are the worst sufferers in this disaster and their clothes and study materials have been badly destroyed. o The livelihood of nearly 80 percent of the people in the villages we visited destroyed. Those dependent on agriculture and kewda cultivation, horticulture etc are depressed a lot as they do not understand what they will do next. o Continuous rain has made the situation worse.

Details of the damage assessment survey conducted by CoSA is as follows

Sl Details Total

1 No of Blocks 4 2 No of GPs 13 3 No of Villages 43 4 No of Families Affected 12154 5 No of Children Affected 9023 6 No of Children Books Lost 8565 7 No of Children Garments Lost 8043 8 Houses Fully Damaged 4157 9 No of Houses Partly Damaged 5218 10 Adult clothing Materials Lost 3850 11 Lighting Materials Lost 8679 12 Sleeping Materials Lost 1603 13 Utensils lost 1883 14 Fishing Net Lost 3451 15 Boats Damaged 594 16 Agriculture/Horticulture 5687 17 Agriculture Implements Lost 4047

Loss in Ganjam due to Phailin and Flood as assessed by the Government

 35 lakh people affected and 17 people died in the Phailin and flood  4000 cattle have been lost  3.43 lakh houses damaged  3.55 lakh hectrares of crop has been lost  12830 fisherfolk families have been badly affected- 6798 boats have been damaged and 10202 nets are lost  21000 water bodies have been badly affected

Source : media reports- The Prameya dated 29th October,2013

Relief Assistance announced by the State Government:

The state government had demanded a central assistance of Rs 4,242.41 crore towards the damage caused by cyclone Phailin and resultant floods between October 12 and October 16.The demand for Rs.1590 crore for relief and restoration works and additional assistance for the 13 flood hit districts was made in a supplementary memorandum submitted to a visiting inter- ministerial team. Chief Minister has announced a special package for farmers, fishermen, weavers and students affected by cyclone 'Phailin' and the resultant floods.

 A farmer in the calamity-hit area will get at least Rs. 2,000 as compensation while Rs. 16,500 would be given for loss of milch cow or buffalo.  Affected fishermen would be given Rs. 3,000 for repair of partially damaged boats and Rs. 1,500 for repairing damaged nets. Rs. 7,000 would be paid for replacement of fully- damaged boats while Rs. 1,850 is to be given for replacing fishing nets  The students till Std 10 would be given two sets of uniforms and textbooks, besides exemption of tuition and examination fees, a government release said.  The state government has announced an agriculture input subsidy of Rs. 4,500 per hectare for rain-fed areas and Rs. 9,000 per hectare in assured irrigated areas.  12,000 per hectare has been earmarked for all types of perennial crops restricted to sown areas. Perennial crops include mango, cashew, coconut, Kewra and betel vines, the release stated.  Crop loans during Rabi season would be made available for affected farmers at the rate of 5 per cent interest with the same to be reduced to 2 per cent in case of timely repayment.  Farmers will not be treated as defaulters for non-repayment of existing loans and short- term crop loans advanced during Kharif season would be converted to medium-term loans repayable over a three-year period.

CoSA participation in the Inter Agency Coordination Group:

To undertake relief, rehabilitation and restoration work in the coastal areas of Ganjam in the aftermath of PHAILIN cyclone and coordinate the efforts of various civil society organizations working in the district, the Inter Agency Coordination Group has been constituted at the Ganjam collectorate and the first meeting of the group was organised on 19th October,2013 at the Collectorate, Chhatrapur. The RDC, district collector, PD, DRDA, Sub-collector and members of civil society organistion attended the meeting. The NGOs attended the programme included CARE,PLAN,ADHUNIK GROUP-CSR, UNICEF, HELPAGE,CRY, Save the children Fund, Gram Vikas, PREM, AINA, IRDWSI, ODAF, CoSA, ISRD, YSD, UAA, Centurion University, CRS, World Vision etc. Sharing the information about the relief and rehabilitation, the district collector requested the NGOs to extend their help in the following areas 1- Arrangement of Volunteers- he suggested to arrange 200 volunteers immediately 2- Livelihood support to the fisher folk community- boat or nets 3- Organizing psychosis programme for the people, especially the children 4- Undertake water and sanitation activities in the affected areas NGOs shared their relief activities. It was decided to form a committee consisting of PD,DRDA, PD,DSMS,PMRDF etc at the district level for coordination. CoSA also participated in the district level NGO coordination meeting at Berhampur on 26th October and state level meeting organized by the Government at OSDMA office on 27th of October2013 at Bhubaneswar.

As per the Study the following is the requirement and due to to lack of resources we have planned relief activities on priority basis which is attached in the next table:

Sl Immediate Response Needed Villages Families 1 Temporary Shelter 43 5600 2 Food Supply for 10 days 32 3000 3 Children Clothes 43 5634 4 Children Study materials 43 3800 5 Adults Clothing 30 2678 6 Sleeping Materials 27 1432 7 Utensils Kit 32 1324 8 Medical Assistance 12 666 9 Nutrition Supply 12 2131 10 Agricultural Seeds 34 3234 11 Agriculture Assistance 34 3211 12 Fishing Nets 24 2722 13 Fishing Boats 10 626 14 Lighting Requirements 43 6674 15 Drinking Water Supply Chlorination 12 71 16 Plantations 43 5441 17 House Construction Assistance 12 191

Understanding the huge gap even after 14 days of the cyclone, between the need of the people and response from the Government and other agencies to address the issue including providing emergency short term relief to reconstruction and rehabilitation activities in the affected areas, d CoSA decided to undertake measures to help the people in their efforts to restore the livelihood sources so that they can able to maintain a normal and dignified life. On the basis of intensity of damage as assessed by CoSA and the Government, the organisation has decided to work in 10 villages in two panchyats ( Kattur in chikiti and Indrakhi in Rangailunda The proposed project would mainly focus on capacity building for empowerment, skill development on agriculture, vegetable and alternative livelihood options, capital and tools support, creating community assets, networking and building community based institutions

The activities proposed

The major focus of the programme on increased access to Government livelihood entitlements and micro credit from financial institutions.The team members discussed with the community leaders and fisherfolk community, farmers, women group and the PRI members about the strategie the livelihood support programme in the villages. The activities to be initiated with the participation of community members are as follows

1. Baseline Survey : A baseline survey will be organized to know the status of the vulnerable families identified and the indicators used can be employed later to measure the impact of the programme 2. Sleeping Materials : The survey conducted by the Council of Social Action highlights the damage and as per the survey report people have lost the sleeping materials like bedsheets, and blankets. Sleeping materials are not included in Government relief pogramme. So the most vulnerable families need to be provided one set of sleeping material containing bed sheets and a blanket. 3. Children Educational Materials : Cyclone has damaged the study materials of the children. It has been highlighted in the survey that 3800 children in 43 villages have lost the study materials and the government has announced to provide text boks and school uniforms to the children in the affected areas. Though books are provided by the Government, there is a need for supplying school bag,note books, pens and pencils. It is planned to provide 1000 sets of study materials in the 15 villages 4. Advocacy on government livelihood entitlements for victims: Support to livelihood restoration of farmers/fishing communities: Under this project it is proposed to link the community with the Government schemes announced in post cyclone period. The entitlement rights of the community needs to be ensured through this initiative. Appropriate lobby and advocacy work will be organized under this programme head to ensure that all the victims received the government rehabilitation assistance. 5. Training on SRI/Organic Farming: The farmers in the area will be provided orientation on SRI model of rice cultivation and low carbon farming. 6. Disaster preparedness Training: It is proposed to orient 300 community leaders on disaster preparedness. Experts will be hired to train the people on coping up mechanism to meet the disasters 7. Village level disaster response Team: In each village a disaster mitigation team will be constituted. The youth, school children, women representative , PRI members will form the team at the village level.

Budget :

Relief and livelihood assistance proposed by CoSA for 1000 selected vulnerable families in two GPs.

Sl Immediate Relief Assistance Units Qty. unit cost Amount I Non -Food Assistance Sleeping Materials ( 2 Beds sheets/1 1 blankets ) Kits 1000 600 600000 Children Educational Materials ( an educational kit containing school bag, note 2 books, pen, pencils, eraser, cutter etc) Children 1000 500 500000 3 Baseline Survey of Vulnerable families 50000 Sub-Total 1150000 II Livelihood Support 4 Fisherfolk/Farmers etc Family 1000 500 500000 Sub-Total 500000 III Capacity Building Programme Training on Community based Disaster 5 Management ( 300 community leaders) Person 300 1000 300000 Development and strengthening village level 6 disaster response team (10 villages) Village 10 10000 100000 Sub-Total 400000 IV Coordination Expenses Two village level volunteers @ Rs 5000 per 7 month per persons for 12 months Person 24 5000 120000 One Programme coordinator @ Rs 15000 8 per month for 12 months Person 12 15000 180000 Travel/Transport/ Baseline/ Documentation/and other admin cost @ 9 Rs.15000 per month for 24 months 12 15000 180000 Sub-Total 4,80,000 Grand Total 25,30,000

Implementation Plan: The proposed relief activities will be carried out in consultation with the community members and to avoid duplicate of efforts, the planned activities and the areas where interventions are to be made shall be intimated to the government. Besides, the volunteers of the NGOs, efforts will be made to give priority for engaging the village youth/women groups which will help the NGO to successfully phase out. There will be central coordination relief unit in Berhampur and the central office will make necessary link with the filed level volunteers.

One Coordinators, two volunteers will be deployed for a period of 24 months for the rehabilitation work. Advocacy work on relief activities will be another area that to be covered under this appeal. About the Applicant Organisation – Council of Social Action

Council of Social Action (CoSA) is a Non-Governmental, Secular and Non-Profit Organisation formed in 2006 to improve the quality of life of the of the poor and marginalized communities. vision: An equitable and self reliant society where women and men can freely realize their full potential, fulfill their rights and responsibilities and lead their life with dignity and self- respect, safeguard the environment and promote sustainable development. mission: To empower the people, especially the tribals and dalits, marginalized and weaker sections and strengthen their livelihood potential and capabilities through training, exposure, model demonstration, information dissemination & networking services to make them self- reliant and address environmental issues through interactive participatory decision-making processes.

Programmes:

 Conduct and facilitate socio-economic, environmental, livelihoods and developmental research studies and training

 Evolve and implement livelihood and empowerment programmes to bring qualitative changes in life of the marginalised

 Campaign/network with different groups on various issues.

Legal Status: The organisation is registered under the Society Registered Act of 1860 and Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) and U/s 12 A of Income Tax.

Address for Communication : Satosh Kumar Patnaik Secretary, Council of Social Action G4/32, Godavarish Nagar, Berhampur-760 001, Ganjam, Odisha Telephone-08763442483/08018161851 email:[email protected] web: www.cosaindia.org

Restoring Community Livelihood Approach

Agriculture and Fishing are major sources of livelihood of the affected people in Ganjam. Heavy rainfall and strong winds completely damaged the standing crops and agricultural land. The paddy fields were submerged, vegetable cultivation, nursery and horticulture, banana and coconut and kewara plantation had been destroyed. Fishing boats and net were also damaged. Under the proposed livelihood restoration programme, efforts would be made by the Organisation to help the 1000 vulnerable households. A bench mark survey will be conducted in the villages involving the community to identify the vulnerability of households. People identified to be covered under the proposed intervention shall be communicated to the Government and others for ensuring transparency and avoiding duplicity.

The selected families in two panchyats (Kattur and Indrakhi in Chikiti and Rangailunda Block respectively) will be facilitated for procuring seeds for Rabi crops and plants to revive their traditional/existing occupation. Similarly the fisherfolk community will be assisted in linking with government and financial institutions for availing government livelihood entitlements and micro credit from financial institutions. Efforts will be made to ensure that the small and marginal farmers are covered under different Government livelihood restoration assistance. Both agriculture and horticulture experts from the government would be invited to orient the farmers in the target areas.

Some farmers will be provided seeds support for Rabi crops and developing kitchen garden. Farmers will be motivated to adopt low external input sustainable agriculture practices which are ecological sound, cost effective and culturally acceptable. Further there will be efforts for increased access to Government livelihood entitlements and micro credit from financial institutions by the fisherfolk. The project will use baseline and PRA information to identify the existing alternate livelihood opportunities as well as vocational skill building requirements. Besides, there will be capacity building programmes on SRI and organic farming to enable

The note is prepared by Council of Social Action for the proposed rehabilitation restoration programme for the Phailin affected people in Ganjam - 31st October,2013

PROFILE OF COUNCIL OF SOCIAL ACTION

 Conduct and facilitate socio-economic, environmental, livelihoods and developmental research studies and training

 Evolve and implement livelihood and empowerment programmes to bring qualitative changes in life of the marginalised

 Campaign/network with different groups on various issues. Research, Training and Documentation CoSA has successfully completed various social research projects covering education, health, livelihood and poverty alleviation and the key competency lies in handling very large scale data, from selection of sample to analysis including high end analysis like correlation, regression, significance test, normality test etc., in presentation of findings. Socio-Economic Study on Kewada: Kewda, Pandanus fascicularis Lam, an economically important aromatic shrub and 90 percent of total kewda is found in coastal ganjam in Odisha. Realizing the unlimited potential of kewda sector for growth and with the objective of understanding the contribution of kewda to growth of local economy, as a major source of employment opportunity for the locals, a socio-economic study on kewda was conducted by CoSA. Baseline Study for Early Childhood Care and Education: The programme on Early childhood care and education (ECCE),especially the mother tongue based multilingual early child hood education is implemented to prepare the child mentally, physically and socially for many years of education to be pursued ahead. To assess the early childhood education status of the young children, a baseline study was conducted in tribal areas of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. Study on the Status of Land in Tribal Areas: Since independence a plethora of land reform measures have been taken up by the government to bring equity in the land distribution. But despite all these measures, land alienation in the tribal areas has become a major concern. In this back drop and to ascertain the extent of land alienated in the tribal areas of Odisha, a study on the status of tribal land in Odisha was organized . Study on Indian’s Right to Information Act-A chance for (increasing) citizens participation in Planning Process: CoSA participated in the research project on the impact of RTI carried out at the institute of economic and cultural geography, Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany. Impact of Climate Change on Coastal Fisher folk: The climate is changing and this has emerged as one of greatest threats facing the planet. The issue of climate change has become a global issue of concern and for understanding the local communities perceptions on climate change impact on livelihood, a study was conducted in coastal villages in Ganjam. Study on Mother Tongue based Pre-School Education of Juang Community in Keonjhar: A study on the need for mother tongue based multi lingual education organized among the Juang communities in Keonjhar. The 450 No of sampled households in 35 villages under the Juang Development Agency were covered under this study. Empowerment

Awareness on HIV/AIDS: Ganjam is one of the HIV/AIDS prone districts in the country. Nearly 47 percent of the total HIV/AIDS cases in the state are reported from Ganjam. CoSA is involved in organizing competitions, seminars, rallies on the prevention of HIV/AIDS in different areas. Sensitization on Global Warming: Global warming is global warning and to educate the children, youth and the community on the impact of climate change, various competitions and campaigns are being organized at the school and college level. Forest Protection: Realizing the importance of forest in the conservation of bio diversity and promote the livelihood of the people, CoSA has taken up activities for sensitizing on forest protection, bio diversity conservation and facilitated in formation of village forest protection committees. Promotion of Women Rights: Division of Audio Visual Publicity (DAVP), Ministry of Information and Communication, Govt of India organised sensitisation programmes on women rights in partnership with CoSA in Dharakote Block. Livelihood Promotion

 Organising farmers and fisherfolk to strengthen their livelihood  Facilitates the micro-entrepreneurs, links them with training institutes for skill enhancement, market linkage, etc.  Vocational trainings to youth to enable them self-employed and avail better employment opportunities. Campaigns- India Beyond Coal: CoSA organized the campaign on the promotion of renewable energy as state level activity in association with the India Beyond Coal Campaign in Berhampur. A cycle rally on renewable energy was organized.

Publication: Besides various social-study Reports, the Organisation has collated, documented and published primers on Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, MGNREGA, RTI, Forest Rights Act. Training & Consultancy: CoSA is also having a pool of experienced trainers and professionals who provide training and consultancy in preparation of feasibility studies, base line and impact assessment studies, trainings, etc Board of Management: The Organisation is managed by a Board of Management which meet as frequently as necessary to take decisions on important matters. The members of the management committee are elected by the General Body of the Organisation.

Legal Status: The organisation is registered under the Society Registered Act of 1860 and Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) and U/s 12 A of Income Tax.

Address for Communication

Council of Social Action G4/32, Godavarish Nagar, Berhampur-760 001, Ganjam, Odisha Telephone-08763442483/08018161851 email:[email protected] web: http://www.cosaindia.org