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(Network for Enterprise Enhancement and Development Support)

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I am pleased to present the activity report card of the financial year 2014-15 for your information.

This is 17th annual report of NEEDS and this journey of 17 years took us to review our accomplishments and plan for next level of our positioning.

At this point of time I must acknowledge the contribution of all of the stakeholders and specifically to mention the board of trustees for their contributions in the growth of NEEDS, Team NEEDS for their tireless work for the mission and active participation of the community in the change making process.

Drivers of our change making are women in the community

02 and our team continuously worked and explored strategies to position women at the helm of transformation and change.

We are looking forward to expand our development clusters Chotanagpur region in the following year and strengthen our positioning further in Santhalpargana region with integrated approach.

We will be happy to get your feedback on our activity report and seek your continuous support to help us take our mission further.

You can visit us in www.needsngo.in to know more about us.

Thank you and regards

Murari M Choudhury Secretary About us in a nutshell Established in late 1998 as trust, NEEDS [Network for Enterprise Enhancement and Development Support] have started intervention in selected poverty stricken pockets of Bihar and Jharkhand and brought about a significant change in the life of women and children in terms of food security, livelihood, Reproductive health and hygiene and child development and protection outcome beside constitution and strengthening various institutional arrangements for sustainability.

One of our important focuses is institutional arrangements in self-help collectives and their skill building while creating a shared vision for change. While creating shared vision, community shares a holistic approach towards development that includes improved health service access by women and children in particular, child protection and rights that includes girls child education and early child marriage issues, financial inclusion has been ensured of families through mainstream financial institutions as an graduation criteria for withdrawal by NEEDS.

NEEDS has been awarded India NGO award 2009 and India NGO award 2013 by resource alliance and Rockfield Foundation/UK for transparency, good Governance and impact of its work on community.

NEEDS have also had been finalist South Asia mBillionth Award 2011 for its use and innovations of mobile technology in health sector.

Mission and Vision Vision statement: Create Value based communities of dignified and informed citizens comprising the erstwhile marginalized and the oppressed from the perennially underserved regions in place with pride. 03

Mission statement: Secure sustainable livelihood & wellbeing of households living under poverty and “graduate them to next level of development paradigm” while ensuring an enabling environment for sustained growth, gender justice and human rights. 04 NEEDS-2014-15 SNAPSHOT OUTREACH Individuals reachedthrough Children andAdolescents Sanitation andHygiene 61054 33793 reached Individuals reachedthrough 23165 Food Security Individuals reachedthrough Individuals reachedthrough Advocacy andGovernance Maternal Health 13958 710 Individuals reached through Number of families benefitted Sexual & Reproductive Health 89837 53154 05

Individuals reached through Individuals reached through Literacy Livelihood & Agriculture 33267 35165

Stakeholders reached for Women reached through collaboration (Govt., SMCs, VOs) SHG groups 3729 6600 06 poverty, whileincreasing participationofwomeninimportantdecisionmaking People livinginpovertydevelopthenecessaryhuman,social,andeconomiccapitalto exit extreme Mission Statement Livelihood/Food andNutritionSecurity Funding partner: Project Area: Project Period: India Initiative–Phase-II district throughcomprehensivefarmand nonfarminterventionsunderCentral Livelihood Promotionof4,633Tribal FamiliesinPalajoriblockofDeoghar to impactonpoverty. initiatives, marketexposures,andthenthey are able take upimprovedpracticeornewlivelihood i.e. to gets enhanced to access resources skills, theirability new of acquiring including are enhanced, If families living in poverty are mobilized in collectives and their knowledge/information access and skills Theory ofChange Deoghar, Jharkhand April 2012-June2016 CInI (CollectivesforIntegrated LivelihoodInitiative)

Target participants:SelfHelpGroupby Tribal Women Reporting Period: April 2014-March2015 Model andStrategy livelihood creditfor4000familiesfrom330SHGs. 2015 whichincludes2133oldfamiliesandnew700ensuresimprovedaccessto affordable by households 3000 for opportunities livelihood / income sustainable enhances project This practices. cropping improved through level food security household achieve would families new 2500 security and by 2015 among which 2133 families of first phase would have established and sustained household food activities centered water and land through block Palajori of families marginalized 4633 of security food decision makingandeffective in localgovernance. participation This alsoaimsfor improved household their capacityininstitutional and enhances levels clusters andblock at village, collectives 160 selfhelp existing capacitates SHGs and new strengthen 170 is toformand ofthisproject objective The main Main Objective crops arethetwoveryimportantcomponentsofthisprogram. throughintroductionof new varietyof institution baseandagricultureinnovation the in strengthening the of improvement knowhow,technology of thecrops.IntroductionVO increases the productivityandproduction which by summer / Rabi / Kharif – Cultivation Crop Development: Agriculture to given be would attention Special Linkages. Bank required and formation SHG Meetings, VO regularized be families byMarch2016(relocated). adopted forattainingthedesiredoutputwould The methodology for 4633 secure livelihood food securityof4633families,theprojectwould household achieving while families marginalized 4633 of security food ensure to options livelihood improved to leads project The Overview oftheproject with mainstreambanks. MNREGAPRI andConverge The projectwouldengage recoursesandfacilitateforcredit linkages of projects. CInI and NEEDS would work collaboratively in the project with defined roles for future engagement adopted forthisprogram. System Production Agriculture and stabilization system as key activity besides developing land extension type based cropping system are the strategies establishing management, Knowledge after and villages saturation movingontothenewervillages. existing the in SHGs of more creating first by collectives SHG Strengthening harvest rainwaterforlongtermsustainableintervention withtechnicalcollaborationinit. The major programstrategy securing irrigationfacilitiesand includes leadcropsaugmentation,

07 08 Project Period: (IWMP) Integrated Watershed management Programme cultivation of crops by technical support and field level demonstration along with continuous monitoring. too.InthewholeprocessLocalResourcepersonfromNEEDShadassistedherin but vegetables paddy only not with crops Kharif better even for plan her made had independent financially be to zeal she cultivated1.5acreof her land.QuitesurprisinglysheearnedaboutRs. 40000 to Rs. 50000. The oflandwithmustard,potato,ridgegourd,bitterbottlegourdandduringthesummer 1.5 bigha SHG groupforquitealongtimenow.Gogo Dharoj the Rabiseason2014-15, shehascultivated During an activememberofthe Shehasbeen Panchayat. of Sagrajor village Soren livesinBhowradhi Anjali From MarginalizationtoSustainability improves leadingtoreduction inpoverty-inducedmigration. food supply,augmenting production agricultural fodder, fuel and,timber. Thus standardofliving ofresourceswillleadtoabetterandincreasedresistancedrought andincreased and availability viz land, water and vegetation available within that particular watershed. This equilibrium between need management of needs of the humancommunityinsuchaway that their demandsmatchtheresources Watershedtherefore, involvesnotonlyregenerationoftheenvironment,butalso development, rural tourbanareasinsearchoflivelihood. from of labor to migration leading in povertyandeventually levels ofthecommunityresulting income the in decline such in results problems this and environmental lowered is to yield scarcity. Agricultural water or lead floods erosion, turn soil as in These hazards. natural various to earth the exposing cover tree and plant of destruction the to lead use land faulty and over-grazing livestock techniques, are alltoowellknown.Deforestation,wrongfarming degradation of environmental The consequences Overview oftheproject Funding partner: Project Area: The StoryofanSHGwoman Deoghar, Jharkhand July 2014–June2019 CInI

Target participants:SelfHelpGroupby Tribal Women Reporting Period: April 2014-March2015 Households Total outreachto4633 has beencreated. Organizations Voluntary 44 formed. 330 Self Help Groupswere project period Major outputsinthis

Model andstrategies energy management,agriculturaldevelopmentandlivestockmanagement. rural encourages also program This program. this of objectives major the are development (Fodder) to conserveuseofsoil,landandwatermanagement,promoteafforestation anddevelopPastureland Watershedstrategies (communitydevelopment); developmentinvolvesHumanresource Major Objectives and DetailedProjectReport(DPR)preparation. Initiated the House holdsurveyandNet planning withPRA activity for Entry point Action (EPA) with WDT andWatershed committee management the watershed on orientation and for awareness meeting level the primary Conducted Nodal Agency (SNLA)organised Training programs. Attending thetrainingbyWatershed Development Team (WDT) members to State Level orientation trainingprogram. with done been have surveyors the of identification the and Printing Format Survey Household Preparation oftheEPA ProjectProposaldoneduringthis period. Identification ofthe Villages andMicrowatershedintheProjectareaconducted. Collection ofCadastralRevenueVillage MapsunderIWMP Project Area. Major Outputinthisprojectperiod To adoptParticipatoryRural Appraisal (PRA)activityforLivelihoodplanning. for NetPlanning. Usage of Geographic Information System ( GIS) map (Proposed Action Plan Map) as a reference Innovative ideaofMicrolevelNetPlanningforNaturalResourcemanagement. Wall Writing intheMicroWatersheds aboutIWMP Watershed Themes. Community mobilization and awareness in 12 micro watershed areas for ownership of the program. Collection oftheSecondarydatabaseaboutIWMP Projectarea.(Physiography, Mapsetc.). area. Point Entry watershed Micro 12 the all in sites proposed the of identification and Survey – Activity

09 10 ecology. Toin the area throughvarious opportunities reducethemigrationbycreating employment of theprogram. objective main the improve and degradation tends tocurbenvironmental This project and productivityisthe production along withagricultural erosion andincreaseinarea underirrigation Tosoil for reducing treatment measures of suitable development water through and conservesoil Major Objectives watershed areaandhenceincreasethelivelihoodoptionsforcommunity. the in conservation water and soil through the biodiversity is todevelop The ideaofthewatershed Watershed ofLowerGangaBasin. of lands from 12 villages. The watershed isa partof Sheela Nadicatchment,atributaryof Ajay River sheet no. 72 L/16 in 1: 50000 scale. The project watershed extends to an area of 943.75 ha comprising topo- of India in the Survey falling longitude to 87°00'E 86°55’E latitude and by 24°10'Nto24°15'N Block ofDeoghardistrict. watershed liesinPalojori Shekhar Nawadih The mainwatershedisbounded Overview oftheproject Funding partner: Project Period: Development Project SHEKHAR NAWADIH WATERSHED The detailsofgeographicalareathewatershedareasunder Project Area: Total Treatable Area underFullImplementationPhase Treatable areunder CBP Submergence Area dueto Tanks/Ponds/Drains Land occupiedbyhousehold Revenue/Panchayat Land Area underforest Deoghar, Jharkhand 2012-2017 NABARD

Target participants:Communitymembers Reporting Period: 943.75 ha 798.12 ha 116.20 ha 17.18 ha 10.62 ha 1.63 ha 0.00 ha April 2014-March2015 reaches itsgoals. community onceit site. Hencewehavehigh hopes that this programmewilllead ontoasustainable model is transformed intoawatershed done activity hasbeen the watershed all Naktiwhere The village all beenmajorcomponentsthatwehavestartedworking oninthisproject. Tank, of Deepening Aahar,of Pond, Constructionofnewpond,ConcreteCheckDamhave Deepening Bund, Gabion Structure, Earthen GullyPlug, LooseBoulderStructure, Composite GabionStructure, Seepage Nala Concrete dam, Check Earthen of Renovation dam, Check Earthen plantations, Forestry plantations, Horticulture Grass seeding, Bunding, for theprogram. of success indicator to abig leading The percentage of the top soil erosion from the area has been checked and the area has been stabilized Step towardsanInnovation Strategy and Model etc. Education & Hygiene, Health about awareness of lifethrough to improvequality development a holistic for.the programisaiming activities isanotherobjective agricultural The programtendstoworktowards by different GovernmentalandNon-GovernmentalInstitutions/organizations. Tosupported programmes various implementing of capable organization an as VWC the develop with different financialinstitutions. them linkage and VWC and JLGs club, Farmers SHGs, like institutions develop and Toimprove To enhancethecapacityofwatershedcommunitiesthroughtrainingsanddemonstrations. Goatry, Poultry, , andotherIGactivitiesespeciallyforlandlesswomen. vermicomposting production, Fish like activities different through income augment To To augmentincomethroughdevelopmentoffruitproduction. To improvethegroundwaterthroughconstructionofstoragestructures. Following Watershed activitieshasbeencompleted: suitability. as perland owners per thediscussionswithland proposed intheareaas Several treatmentsarebeing and waterconservation. scope fordifferentto soil related treatmentmeasures Detailed landsurveywascarriedoutto identify the Major outputsinthisprojectperiod: 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1.

SHG formationandawareness Loose BoulderCheck:3 New EarthenCheckDam:3 Renovation ofEarthenCheckDam:3 Seepage Tank :1 New Pond:4 Aahar Renovation:2 Horticulture Plantation:18.14Ha. Plantation: 31Ha. Field Bunding–5.30Ha.

11 12 maternal andinfantmortalitymorbiditybecauseofbetteraccessqualityservices. and alsoimpacton choices of informed risk because to reduce then contribute services, thiswould of for quality demand they would If theymakebetterchoice, for themselves, better choice making them in lead it would information, related haveaccesstotimelyandtargetedhealth If youngpeople Theory ofchange Improving accesstoinformationandservicesimpactingqualityofSRHservices. Mission Statement Sexual ReproductiveHealthandRights Abortion andmenstrualhealth practices. gender equality,practices of family planning, couple communication,sex and sexuality, Safe and Legal for theyear2014-15. programme Safe and MenEngage Through activity weareensuring Abortion activity,MenEngage Safe of the Abortion activityandCaseManagementDiarywerethehighlights safer throughcommunityactionbyimprovingaccess andpractices. Health Right Alliance. The maingoalof the programmeisto reduce maternaldeathbymakingpregnancy MNH project is a five years project supported by SIMAVI, Netherlands under Sexual and Reproductive Overview oftheproject Funding partner: man (Age18to35years) Target women,LactatingmothersandNeo-natal’s; participants:Pregnant Adolescent girls;Married Project Area: Project Period: Maternal andNewbornHealthsystemstrengthening[MNH] Deoghar, PakurandSahibganj;Jharkhand January 2010-June2015 Simavi, Netherlands

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April 2014-March2015 Model andstrategy the programme. practice coverageisanotherobjectiveof of familieswithPWDinsafesanitation&hygiene inclusion natal mortalityby 25% by 2015. Improvedwaterandsanitary practice by participating familiesand the year 2015. It also works towards reductioninmaternalmortalityby 25% anddecreaseinneo- The major objectiveof the programme is to improve access & quality of MNH servicesin9 PHCs by Main Objective pregnancy tillcrucialperiodafterchildbirth. towomenrightfrom ensuring properservicedelivery critical cases forreferraland in identifying helps which visits, home during (Asha/Sahiyya) providers by thehealthcare lactating motherandneo-natals cases of pregnant woman, and trackingindividual isasystem ofdocumenting Case management Sahiya Case Management:TheDiaryofa lastly onHIV/AIDS. session on health and Anatomy andReproductive methods ofcontraception. The modulealsoincludes choices’ wheremenareinformedabouteightdifferent of ‘basket the includes Planning Family on sessions important aspectinreducingdomesticviolence. The sessions onSexandSexualitywhichprovedto be an includes making. Italso activity ondecision play Couple communication,whichhasa story and role with Genderandgenderdifferences andshiftsto years. 18-35 between of age starts The module men methods withmarried learning participatory which usesavarietyof is basedon6modules justice. our strategytowardsgender This activity has beenaveryimportantpartof MenEngage MenEngage forGenderJustice working towardsgenderequality. Toand Safe projectsnamedMenEngage runtwoinnovative Abortion undertheMNHprogramme pregnant, lactatingandneo-natalsreferthemtothehospital. Introducing innovativetoolslikeCaseManagementDiary for Sahiyas to track critical casesof Community BasedMonitoringtoensuretheparticipationofcommunityforadvocacy. Conducting socialauditsandstrengtheningofVHSNCforavailableservices. available andaccessibletothecommunity. advocates withGovernmenttoensurequalitymaternalhealthservicesuniversally The programme for theirentitlements When thecommunityspeaks services inVHNDs. MO has been actively ensuringthe the the communitybasedmonitoring by thedistrict.With machine weighing supply of major actiononincreased hearing,therewasa After thepublic discussed. next stepswere and was held Manager up meetingwith the District Program the event. After theevent,afollow community peoplewerepresentduring of Pakur, the including ANMs, Sahiyas stake holders likehealthdepartment members ontheVHNDservices. All the from the reports prepared bytheVHSNC were findings The shared. were level VHND at officials government of of servicesandthereluctance quality the on findings the where Pakur in level hearings werethenconductedat district were notedduringtheVHNDs.Public officials other and MO of visits no and machines inthePakurdistrict weighing There wasamajorproblemof less

13 14 Menstrual healthandhygiene,Conceptionpregnancy, SafeandLegal Abortion. on topicsuchasPubertyand trainings them modular anatomy,Reproductive Adolescence, years andimparts 15-25 girlsbetween and married unmarried adolescent This programengages Trending towardsBodyRights:SafeandLegal Abortion Samiti. Mata and PRIs, VHSNC the CBM processwiththehelp through monitored VHNDs havebeen 183 Monitoring duringVHNDs. Community Based district isdoneforconducting 31 meetingswithPRImembersofDeoghar District PakurforconductingpublichearingonstatussharingofVHND. Advocacy withMOIC, and Devipur) BDO, DPRO, CDPOinBlock(Deoghar:Sarwan,Palojori VHSNC andPRImemberswereconducted. Meeting at district level withCS, DPM & of DPC for VHND reportcardthroughthe implementation event. participants including district level officials, PRI members and community people participated in this 150 district where in Deoghar conducted have been symposium In January2015MenEngage conducted. practices was menstrual and abortion on Safeandlegal program females awareness With 2017 sexuality wasconducted. and sex contraceptive,gender programonfamilyplanning, With 3000malesawareness Major outputsinthisprojectperiod: Model andStrategy Health atthecommunitylevel. document effectiveand Child the continuumofcareforMaternalNewborn to strengthening approaches and evidence build demonstrate, would program this Finally program. the for objective another also is in thecommunity health the newborn in ordertoimprove Committees (VHSNCs) Nutrition and Sanitation of health servicesat newborn all level. To strengthen theVillagecommunity groups,including Health utilization and to access increased towards aims also It members. community and mothers amongst The majorobjectiveof this programisto improve maternalandnewborn health andnutritionalpractices Major Objectives 2015. by Jharkhand Year)2011(Base in over 2/3rds by rates Mortality Neonatal of reduction in aims which and onthejobsupport health workersthroughacompletepackageoftraining,supervision of frontline Jamtara andDumkaDistrictsofJharkhand. The mainapproachoftheprojectistobuildcapacity in and nutrition health and neonatal maternal care forimproved community practicesandhomebased by SavetheChildren. is supported The project the to strengthen aims atcontributing The project Tobellsin NalablockofJamtaradistrictandSaraiyahatDumkadistrict. projectisbeingimplemented Overview oftheproject Funding partner: AWWS, VHSNCs,MataSamiti,PRIs Target< 5yearsSahiyaas, mothers, children and Lactating women participants:Pregnant ANMs, Project Area: Project Period: in twodistrictsofJharkhand(Tobbells) Helping toSavetheLivesofNewborns To maintainCohortRegisterasadocumentaryevidenceforthepaymentofSahiyaincentive. Tohealth records. rolloutHBNCCohortRegisterforSahiyaatrackingofpregnantandnewborn Training of ANMs, AWWs, VHSNCsmembers,MataSamitiandPRIs. To providetrainingtoSahiyaaonHomeBasedNewbornCare(HBNC) Jamtara andDumka,Jharkhand April 2012-March2015 Save theChildren

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April 2014-March2015

15 16 for anymishap”. lives. If I would not have donethat, I would have blamed myself otherwise. Mystruggleandhelpof me tosaveboth Allah enabled not havesurvived baby who could mother andthepremature saved livesofboth at thehospital Ganesh exclaimed,“Delivery period. Ganesh andhiswifealotoverthis supported ANMs attheCHC baby girlthe a premature she delivered transport, where a local wife had labor painandherushedher to the hospital by calling at anystageofthepregnancy.of the 7thmonth,his Inthemiddle that saved Rs.5000.00,consideringanemergencycan happen and money fromthethirdmonthofpregnancy started saving the required energyto his wife and ensurethe healthy baby. He wife’sto provide pregnancy milk andfruit)during diet(including he increasedhis Sahiya onnutritionandbirthpreparedness bytheprojectstaffOn receiving regularcounseling and the visited hiswifefrequentlytokeeptrackonherdevelopments. this time. of miscarriage The projectstaffwith Sahiya along pregnancy, the of month fifth chances the avoid to wanted he as hand tohiswifefromthe He andhismotherextendedahelping the mother.and for bothbaby sign a danger bleeding considering month ofpregnancy.for acheckup, Nala HetookhertotheCHC the last miscarriage in view. His wife had bleeding during the fifth two-TTups and as hedidn'twanttotakeanyriskkeeping vaccinations, check- antenatal five received wife Mondal's Ganesh responsible andalerttowardshiswife’s secondpregnancy. Post themiscarriageregularfollowupsmadeGaneshmore had amiscarriageandthesecondchildwasprematurechild. pregnancy,difficult a had wife His she pregnancy first the during isatractordriver;fatherofaneleven-month-old. Ganesh Mondal The DiaryofafamilyfromthePotchalivillage used MamtaVahan 67 %of pregnant women birth. at weighted 83 %newborn 76 %institutionaldelivery 3 ANCs received women 67 %delivered women infirsttrimester 66% registrationofpregnant in thecohortregister beneficiaries by the Sahiyaa Record keepingof the Reformation ofVHSNCs under JSSKentitlements Mamta Vahan forreferrals Increase intheusageof HBNC incentives toSahiya of Regularization newborn HBNC visitsof Sahiya for scheduled of regularization Initialization project period Major Outputinthis and indicators (asperLifeCycle Approach) aresharedwithgovernmentofficialsonaregularbasis. on 16 and Dashboard) Survival (as perChild reporton31indicators Dash-board and aperiodical database master the with merged is data verified the Supervisors Field the by verified is data the After surveillance, and work flow interventions. MfM is easily customizable for widely different environments. GPRS technology,improvement, health team forprogram by NEEDSmonitoring whichismaintained new-born babies. MfM captures datafrom each homevisitandsendsthedatato our centralcloudusing prompts.MfMhelpsmanageenrollment,supportandtrackingof all pregnantwomen& and educational sign monitoring, forms, checklists, danger based softwarethatcontainsregistration open sourcemobile our freeand running phone featuremobile with aJavabased is equipped Sahiya In thisproject,each Model andstrategy aims inensuringreal-timemonitoringofhomevisitsdonebytheSahiyasduring ANC &PNC. woman homedeliveryandtimelyaccesstocareforsicknewborns.MfMalso pregnant andmonitorthecasesofunreached is alsototrackdown objective and infantmortalityratesworkingasacheck-pointfor the deathcases. The morbidity bybringingchangesinpractices reducing maternalmortalityrates The big goal of this programisreductioninmaternal& neonatal mortalityand Main objective death casesaswelltheabortioncases. Maternal &Neo-Natal Natal Care;thistoolwillalsohelptotrackindividual complete maternalhealthcarepackagewhichincludes ANC, INC,PNC& New 441 Sahiyas. includes which Jharkhand contains based application The mobile outcomes. to cover ablockinDeoghardistrictof This apphasbeendesigned Workershealth & neo-natal maternal in Jharkhand,improving (Sahiyas) management solutionforvillagelevelserviceproviders’ i.e. to support ASHA toolasacase phone-based for Mother(MfM)isaninteractivemobile Mobile Overview oftheProgram Target participants:Pregnantwoman,lactatingmothers&new-bornbabiestill28days. Project Area: Project Period: Mobile forMother the mobilehasitall” Weand empowered. we needtocollect… don’thavetoaskthedoctorsornursesforinformation nowwedon’tmissoutsingleinformation. to collect…so The mobilehasmadeusknowledgeable also missedpointsto cover for information butthemobilehasanautomatedvoicewithexactdetails at timeswe the mobile us closer…Without it brings with mobile; together talk sitting when we now that athomenow…Before,therewassomedistancebut asks questionandweexplain (mobile) we makethemunderstand. simultaneously meetings butnowmobilespeaksandbyexplaining That "Women got a chance to learn lots of things by mobile. Before for teaching them we had to organize communicating withwomenandalsofor herself A Sahiyaspeaking onthechangesshehasobservedbothin Deoghar June 2012-December2015

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Reporting Period: Simavi, Netherlands June 2014-March2015

17 18 complications duringpregnancy hasincreasedfrom33%to75%. on differentduring pregnancyincreased from20%to67%amongthepregnantwomen,knowledge RTI/STI of symptoms several on knowledge 66%, to 30% from increased also pregnancy IFAduring tablets taking of purpose on knowledge similarly injection, TT taking of purpose on correctly of taking TT 63%pregnantwomenanswered while afterinteractingwithMfM injection application, on purpose womenhadknowledge Baseline,only37% pregnant maternal healthissues.During The MfM among the also showsa pregnant womenonseveral positive impact inknowledge 27% to97%andColostrumsFeedingincreasedfrom 21%to97%. from 1 Hourof Delivery within in Breastfeeding Delivery from42%to80%,increase Institutional Takingof increase 70%, IFAto increased 54% 87%, from Tablets to trimester 26% 1st from within of an increase showed from theM4Mdata base the information 14-15 the year Registration ANC Aand in twocontrolareas2012.Currently,in theareaofintervention baselinewasconducted in The numberscountingtowardshealthymotherhood complications duringpregnancyhasincreasedfrom33%to75%. on differentduring pregnancyincreasedfrom20%to67%amongthepregnantwomen,knowledge RTI/STI of symptoms several on knowledge 66%, to 30% from increased also pregnancy IFAduring tablets taking of purpose on knowledge similarly injection, TT taking of purpose on correctly of taking TT 63% pregnantwomenanswered while afterinteractingwithMfM injection application, on purpose womenhadknowledge Baseline,only37%pregnant maternal healthissues.During The MfM among the also showsa pregnant womenonseveral positive impactinknowledge 27% to97%andColostrumsFeedingincreasedfrom21%97%. from 1 HourofDelivery within in Breastfeeding Delivery from42%to80%,increase Institutional Takingof increase 70%, IFAto increased 54% 87%, from Tablets to trimester 26% 1st from within of an increase showed from theM4Mdatabase the information 14-15 the year Registration ANC Aand intwocontrolareas2012.Currently,in theareaofintervention baselinewasconducted in The numberscountingtowardshealthymotherhood Sahiya InteractswithPregnantwomanbyusingMobileFor Mother Application

base practices. for betterhome by theSahiyas counseled also were members family & their women The pregnant done duringPNC,etc.and ANMs andsahiyasweremadetofollowup. IFA tablets received or intake, complicated cases during ANC / PNC, home delivery, home visits not Identification of critical cases, like not registered in VHND, less than 4 ANC, Zero TT injection, zero women, completedduringreportingperiod Distribution of 376 MfM enabled mobilephonesto the Sahiyas, for pregnant tracking of individual period Trainingreporting during completed was application based of mobile handling on Sahiyas of 376 Installation &configurationofmobileapplicationintoallnewphones Developing websitewww.mobileformother.in fordataaccessing&downloading with 16indicatorsforMfMapplication Dashboard Cycle Life & indicators 31 with Dashboard Survival Child per as content of Finalization Major Outputinthisprojectperiod

19 20 Netherlands. of and information young peoplefor their informedchoice. This isapilotprojectsupportedbySimavi, to enhance theknowledge,skill in apositivewaybymakingeducativevideoclippings this vulnerability of sexandsexuality.and understanding making, earlymarriage decision NEEDS,intendstoaddress related topuberty,misconceptions discrimination, gender life skills, like pressure, rights, peer body their most vulnerable point of time i.e. between ages 13 to 19 with informed choices on identified areas at people is aventuretoreachouttheyoung and tablets.Mobisodes screens, picoprojectors mobile private in technology through generation to theyoung clippings video informative or small episodes like in ourteam. “Stories ofLife”iscommonlyknownasMobisodes a similarconcept The ideaistointroduce with lifeskillissuesisanecessarystep. adolescents (havingpoorornoinformationaccess) outto the vulnerable sexual issues.Hencereaching essential regarding discussions and of information at communityrejectsavailability ideology dominant interplay betweenmigrationandchildmarriageyieldsa number of drop outs hence noeducation. The 2011).age kidsare forcedintomigration. from averyyoung Withpovertyratioof39.10%, The constant of India, (Census nationally it standsat67.63% %, while the stateis56.21 rate in literacy The female of India,2011).(Census their 18thbirthday before completing are married 35.9% ofgirls In Jharkhand, the hourforanenlightenedlife. puberty, attraction,bodychangeetc. Access tocorrectinformationandproperservicesistheneedof Adolescence istheperiodwhenmanyyoungmindsbegintoexploreconceptsonsexuality, gender, Overview oftheProgram Funding partner: Project Period: Stories ofLife adolescents. communication andmucheffectiveprivate screenisalmostlike aninterpersonal while workingwith of Use health. their and sexuality,rights and sex to related questions unasked their answers to them can refer to this practical sourceof information inaprivate screen of their mobile handsetswhichhelp that are tailor to their needsandrelevant to improve their SRHR skillsandpractices. Young people and sexuality. “Stories of life” aimedto adolescents SRHRinformationthroughshortinformativevideos on sex of ruralIndiawithinformedknowledge in anewgeneration The ideaofthisprogramistobuild Main objectives Project Area: Deoghar June 2014-December2015 Simavi,Netherlands

years ofage Target participants: Reporting Period: June 2014-March2015 Adolescents between13-19 interventions involves: and development as atoolincommunication Using small video clippings as “Stories of Life” Model andStrategy asked questionsdevelopedbasedongenderandsexuality. a setoffrequently having SD cardsand mobile through the videos This programalsoaimsincirculating me breakthisview.” of masculinities. hashelped This window football standsforagameandnotsign only was meant forboysfewmonthsback. Today which field same the in space as Basanti said“Weanybody haveourown from objection there wasno Surprisingly for leisure. to takeupfootball Girls decided in thisgroup. and femininitieshit the deep rootedvalues and masculinities on genderdiscrimination and domesticworkforyearsnow. Sessions fields in toiling been have they and village in Basanti’sa fewgirlshaveleftschool Quite knew existedinthisuniverse. never like awindowto her forsomanythingsshe been has narrates thatthisprogram who organization our in participant a is Basanti revolutionary... Playing Footballis Reproductive andSexualHealth(SRHR). as peerswiththeirteam,generatingneedbasedinformationonadolescentviews Adolescent working cum peerleaders workers intoyoungresearchers Investigators) andsocial Research Having trained ARI (Adolescent understanding ofsexandsexuality. on everydaylivedexperiences workshops the mostandintensive and misconceptionsthat affect them myths and issues adolescent regarding with thequestions,anxieties, Dealing context videos thatarerelevanttoaparticular for lifeininterestingandconstructive facts in simple information supporting the messagesand Communicating boys andgirlsinthecommunity. for platform orteencirclesrespectively through formationofyoungpeople’s of adolescents to theconcerns Listening conducted withsocialworkers and ARIs. 1 intensetrainingongenderandsexuality 10 ARI selectedfortheprogram. Palajori block. 20 teen in 13villagesof groups developed program. 2 socialworkersselectedandtrainedforthe videos the with testing conducted Field the villages 6 In tablets todisseminateinthecommunity into transferred and identified videos existing 20 among targetaudience. which theprojectwantstodisseminate messages as key or themesdecided messages 6 broad sessions SRHR Procured 19tabletsforconducting Major outputsinthisprojectperiod:

21 22 Mission Statement Entitlements, SanitationandHygiene Target participants: Project Area: Project Period: To PromoteSustainable SanitationinRuralIndia of thehouseholds. enhancement deaths andalsoattributestoeconomic and maternal new boron reduces on malnutrition, sustainable hygieneinfrastructure,thenit change insanitationoutcomethat creates sustained impacts to access resourcesandtechnology, this createsscopefor improved accessto potable waterand behavior their change demands andimprovetheirability practice outcomethathelps generating on waterandhygiene to collective and individual helps this triggered and mobilized is community If Theory ofchange large. and communityhealthat maternal andchildhealthinparticular and alwaystoimpactofmalnutrition, Advocate andfacilitateaccesstoSafewater,in need,everywhere to everyone and Hygiene Sanitation Banka; Bihar July 2013-December2016 Rural Community

Funding partner: Reporting Period:

GlobalSanitationFund April 2014-March2015 Model andStrategy creation interventionsandthirdlytopromoteadoption ofimprovedhygienebehavior. promote and demand generation secondly tosupportcommunity-levelawareness open defecationfreevillages to first it, under designed objectives three mainly has programme GSF of project India The Main Objectives and learningevents. focus on effortsnetworking and advocacy for research, support through Jharkhand, and Assam, Bihar canvas, withaspecial on anational and learning engagement coalition (c) Promotemulti-stakeholder and thePrivatesectorforpromotingdeliveringsanitation; Departments Government various and Society Civil between partnerships of potential the Realize (b) development needs,andscale-upsuccessfulapproaches,State-wide; in and capacity to communication them tobetterrespond Assam BiharandJharkhandtoenable at theState,DistrictandSub-districtlevels and capacitybuilding strengthening (a) supportinstitutional sanitation marketingandeffective useofmedia.Inparallel,itwill: high emphasize that approaches quality awarenesscreation,demandgenerationandcapacityeffortsbuilding and integrateelementsof demand-driven through achieved be will This promotion. hygiene total sanitation- CLTS)access andeffective focusedto enabling led useof improved sanitationfacilitiesand (Community interventions community-level support will India in Fund Sanitation change. Global sustainable The long-term, influencing at aims and (GoI) India of Government the by espoused Sector,in theIndianRuralSanitation challenges fundamental isconsistentwiththecoreprinciples special focus in the states of with Assam and JharkhandBihar. India, The programme seeksto respond to rural in sanitation sustainable promoting at aimed has (GSF) Fund Sanitation Global The Overview oftheproject iacn truh S/B() eore aalbe s aia icnie ad s at f the with establishedcreditworthiness). of part as Groups Help Self and and Co-operatives of members to incentives on-lending inexpensive (for Fund capital Revolving as available resources TSC/SBM(G) through Financing chains withRSM/PC. supply existing on drawing and resources) TSC/SBM(G) available by complemented (potentially A range options toinformedchoices, trainingof of enable masons locally appropriatetechnological

23 24 practices theyhaveowned. keptcleansincethehealthy sanitation roads being fact backyards andvillage that there household the about flaunt and villagers, other and also visitors of front in village their in pride genuine take people toandworkmoredays.Peoplenow diseases have be moreproductive reduced, enabling before eating, before breast-feeding, cooking, and serving meals. People realized that water-borne and education. awareness and hygiene and with soapafterdefecation, washing hand This includes There is now a real senseof dignity amongst the villagers, as well as a big increaseinsanitation gram panchayat. free defecation open an have to mission a with etc. room of size pit, of depth like inputs technical with villagers the supported constantly facilitators The administration. district and volunteers GSF the PRImemberstofacilitatepeopleforsanitationwith (village sanitationcommittee)involving fund toconstructthetoilets.GraduallytheyformedaVSC amount fromgovernmentasrevolving after gettingincentive to investforthematerials the toiletsandagreed had startedconstructing chain as supply of Mukhiya the support with cost therefore for thetoilet to invest unable people Many sensitize thevillagersinorderfortodemandsanitationfacilitiesthemselves. villages. of The purposewasto the importanceof create anunderstanding water, sanitation and the in Sabha Gram community the with organized were meetings Gradually villagers. concerning with thevillagersshowedthat approx. 27%coveragesanitationandhealthwerethemajor issues by NEEDSfacilitators without toilets.Initialdiscussions have lived in thisarea most ofthefamilies generations, For area. this in 10000 GP,approx. the of in population households total 1886 a with of Banka. block Belhar (GP) in of theGramPanchayat is one Beldiha Suryakana are around There The talesofaproudvillage to connectwithgovernmentMISasbaseline,progress,improvemonitoringondailybasis. Digitalization by using tablet to aware community and get easy to expose of good outcomes, easy (G). Strengthening communities/PRI for seeking greater accountability in the working of the TSC/SBM arrangements madetosustainthestatus. and approaches participatory and led Community through Free Defecation Open villages Making of resourcesfromvariouspublicprogrammes. Coverage and use of improved sanitation facilities in Aanganwadi and schools through mobilization and nowhasstartedtheofficialcertificationbydistrictwatersanitationcommittee(DWSC). 2 gram Panchayats has managed their sustainability by Nigrani Samiti/village sanitation committee 79 village/habitationofBankadistricthasbeendeclaredODF the teamspeakingonODF in women of leadership the appreciated they where team Geneva GSF the of visit successful The School Awareness Programme, RalliesandCampaignsbeenorganized. from GoIDelhihasbeenconducted. ministers dept.headsandhon’ble visits bygovernment Interface withgovernmentandinspection Media campaign,Wall writingandPaintingsatstrategiclocationsinthevillage Celebration ofODFstatus,specialdayrelatedtowatersanitationandbetterhygienebehavior Household visitandInterPersonalCommunicationcampaignsconducted. Formation of a Village Sanitation Committee (VSC) and training & capacity building has been done. Gram Sabhameetingshasbeenconducted Major outputsinthisprojectperiod

25 26 Funding partner: Target participants:CommunityandServiceproviders Project Period: Jharkhand accountable governancesystemsin Initiative fortransparentand authorities andserviceproviders isoneofthemajorobjectivesprogramme. ensure a standardized system of service delivery demonstrated and replicated by state and district level to and employment rural and & nutrition health in education, services public regarding information public serviceprogrammesinJharkhand, India.Improvedquality,improved coverageandaccessto poverty through and reduced to socialinclusion The overallobjectiveoftheprogramistocontribute Main Objective to informationandservices. offour citizens 3.8million all districts, are who benefit from community improved capacities of civil society beneficiaries networks empowerment, and service final providers in relation building, The coordination. capacity sector multi by and works participation that system decentralized a developing by Jharkhand. and constraintsofthecommunity some ofthemostcritical needs The actionaddresses is and communityactionrelatedto food, income, nutrition andprimaryeducationinfourblocksof project The Jharkhand. of districts governance Khunti improving towards works project The Union. European of and Welthungerhilfe by supported block Torpa and Dumka of block Jama Sahibganj, in Littiparablockof Pakur,The GoodGovernanceprojectisbeingimplemented Barhait blockof Overview oftheproject Project Area: Pakur,Sahibganj, DumkaandKhunti;Jharkhand January 2014-December2018 Welthungerhilfe andEuropeanUnion,Germany

Reporting Period:

April 2014-March2015

Initialization of registration and ANC & PNC visits of Pregnant women by Sahiyaa through M application. Results Model andStrategy Preparation ofmicroplaninparticipatorymodethrough Yojna Banao Abhiyan underMGNREGA. Initiation ofSuvidhaKendrain5PragyaLittiparablock. Facility auditsofCHC,HSCsandVHNDsbyPRImembers. Reformation ofVHSNCs Monitoring ofSDPsbySMCmembersinschoolsinterventionblocks Preparation andSubmissionofSDPsinallschoolsInterventionblocks Training andawarenessprogramofRozgarSevakonRTI. Training VLEsof7PragyaKendra,trainingSMCmembersonSDP. health inthecommunity. Roll outamobilehealthprogrammenamedMobileforMotherinLittiparablockbettermaternal Training ofSahiyasonParticipatoryLearning Approach (PLA) Training of ANMs, AWWs, VHSNCsmembersandPRIs delivery, servicedelivery, serviceprovisionandempowermentofselfgovernancebodies. To thekeyconstraintsininformation processes&bestpracticesthataddresses useinnovative

27 28 standardized systemofdelivery. a establish with thesecenterstohelp closely Wedissemination. information tendtowork been established to increase theeffectiveness of has block Littipara of Kendras Pragya of suchservices.5 in absence resources seek services and on existing awareness a tooltodisseminateinformationandcreate as Plan, tousee-governance e-governance Center has beeninitiatedundertheNational Service Common or Kendra Pragya in onemoreblock. by HRHMforscaleup adopted This hasbeen health. to trackmotherandchild application based on Mobile workers aretobetrained block. 270 in Littipara programme ASHA & provide information launchedtheirmhealth help ASHA workers track mother & child health with NEEDSto collaborated application based services. Itisthenthat“CommCare”,amobile in motivatingthecommunitytoaccess remoteness oftheprojectareawasahurdle Poor infrastructure at Health centersandthe entitlements Communities towardsbetter MGNREGA. mode through YojnaBana under Abhiyan of microplaninparticipatory Preparation of Littiparablock. Initiation of Suvidha Kendra in 5 Pragya Kendra PRI members. by VHNDs and HSCs CHC, of audits Facility Reformation ofVHSNCs intervention blocks Committee (SMC)membersinschoolsof Monitoring of SDPs bySchoolManagement Intervention blocks Plans (SDP)inallschoolsof Development of School and Submission Preparation mobile application. PNC through women bySahiyaa visits ofpregnant & ANC and registration of Initialization Major Outputinthisprojectperiod Funding partner: Project Period: Go Girl marriage conditions. early and the cycleofilliteracy adults, breaking young empowered into economically as theygrow inputs, thentheywillbepositivelyimpacted withsomevocational with activecommunityengagement systems, be integratedinto the mainstreamformalschoolingIf they canbethusmainstreamedalong If out of school girls from marginalized communities are educated in a supportive environment, they can Theory ofchangeforGirlchildeducationandcampaignagainstearlymarriage for childrengetenhancedjoyfulliving. opportunities and reduce substantially would abuse form ofthreatand from any child of every protection rights andprotection,thescopefor about child and educated are engaged and schools If communities Theory ofChange free fromanyformofthreatandabuse. and environment learning joyful a in potential full their realize to develop & grow learn, will children All Mission Statement Child Protection Project Area: Deoghar, Jharkhand July 2014-June2017 DKA, Austria

age Target participants: Reporting Period: April 2014-March2015 Girls between10-18yearsof

29 30 Model andStrategy capacitated towardsRTE. and sensitized is community and PRIs the (SMC), Committee Management School (CPC), Committee at home,schoolandcommunitylevel,theChildProtection violence gender discrimination, theirrightsforlifeofdignity.life skillstoascertain acquire The projectalsoaimstowardsreduced RTE[beyond in school continue all girlsof10+andupto18yearswould frameworkofIndia]and where girls, all by realized (RTE) Education to Right ensure to is program the of objectives main The Main Objective girls oftheagebetween10-18yearsinschoolsothattheyatleastattain10education. GO GIRLnamed 2014 from theyear on aproject been working has all keeping to help a aim GOwith NEEDS choices. desired to exercise an opportunity and rationality her lifewith to mould for agirl identity state is56.21percentwhilethetotalliteracy67.63%(censusofIndia,2011). Educationisthesole it’sgender discrimination of herrighttoattendschool. agirlchildwhoisdenied The literacyrateinthe alone. them school to send feel unsecured parents and villages with poverty isintertwined when Again age. adolescent from their schools of high distance that includes out arevarious for drop The reason has outlinedthat over 60%girlsdropoutfrom school at the age between 10-13 yearswhentheyattain district isverypoor;researchandprogramsconducted in Deoghar The situationofgirlchildeducation Overview oftheproject education inputs in 36 months of intervention with special attainment among girls children to be attainment amonggirlschildren in 36monthsofinterventionwithspecial education inputs To ensurethat 276 governmentschoolswouldhaveimpact on9621childrenthroughqualitative Work with schoolimprovingthequalityofeducationtobemaintainedasperRTE. provided togirlsensuringholisticeducation. skills life and trainings Karate literacy, computer course, speaking English i.e. coaching Special All girlsinthetargetareagetsatleast10yearsofeducation. Tamanna soontoreachoutherdreams. Tamanna enoughthat we wouldhelp are determined and agreed centers. Wethe remedial started attending mother her Finally home visitstomouldherparents. regular conducting been have Kameshwar then Since got toknowaboutthissecretwishof Tamanna. however Kameshwar denied. mother her but proposed aboutherdreaminfront of her family that shehadtobeapartoftheclass.She however gotdeterminedslowlyandsteadily to thecentres. to go not allowed Tamanna she was task forsurvivalhence was acrucial chores andherprimeworkofbeedimaking centre. Tamanna hadalongtask list of daily to send not convinced were Tamannato the attended manysuchmeetings;howeverthey be throughtheparents. Tamanna’s parents would schools of girlsnotattending chain this the doortobreak as heknew parents teacher a started workingmorerigorouslywiththe as placed was who Kameshwar, where theremedialcentreisfunctional. areas the of one is Bahiyari Upar home. her at makesbeedi 7 siblings with hermotherand works as a labourwhereas Tamanna along smoke/ so dotheirfamily.and cigarette) (local Herfather beedis make to is community from girl dropout. is aschool of the The occupation old years 13 a Khatoon Tamanna Tamanna, theStoryofaDreamer!!! Ensure Male Involvement programmes in building environment to stop all form of gender violence. tostopallformofgender environment Ensure MaleInvolvementprogrammesinbuilding protest andsecureprotection,whilemakingeverygirlaccretive. To form strong CPC andSMC proactive inmonitoringanyform of abuse andviolationrecord enrolled inschool. centers inSonaraithari 4 and 6 centersatSarwan started in have classes Both computerandspokenEnglish Sarwan and Sonaraithadi in started centers Karate 6 and SMCmembersonRTE and ASER tools teachers PRIs, Officers, Level Block the with was conducted dissemination 1 Block Level through ameeting. with theparents results werethenshared Sonaraithari pretest was conductedandthe centersacrossSarwanand In 23remedial 14 blocks havestartedfrom the monthof August 28 remedialcenters and Sonaraithari in Sarwan for the ASER assessment block appeared students fromtheSonaraithari 254studentsfromtheSarwanblockand305 and dropoutgirls ofNBS number maximum the with identified and Sonaraithari in Sarwan 35 villages strategies toimplementRTE and the GOGirlGoteamonprogram with conducted workshop 2 dayorientation Major Outputinthisprojectperiod

31 32 Model andStrategy advocates servicesforchildrenthoseareinaccessibleornonexistent. source inneedisalsoanotherobjectiveofCHILDLINE. Indian childasareliable This programalso on 1098. to emergencies responding Toamongst every 1098 aboutCHILDLINE createawareness of CHILDLINEistoreachouteverychildinneedcareandprotectionby The majorobjective Major Objectives child-friendly nationthatguaranteestherightsandprotectionofallchildren. a CHILDLINE hasthevisiontobuild link themtoservicesfortheirlong-termcareandrehabilitation. in children for service need ofaidandassistance.CHILDLINEnotonlyrespondto the emergencyneedsof children butalso phone emergency free, 24-hour, first India's is CHILDLINE 2012. September since Deoghar in line Child with partnering them of partner one is 700 NEEDS over where India of across organizations network its through States/UTs 34 in 366cities/districts in operates and service in distress. children calls sinceinception havebeenservicedbyCHILDLINE As ofMarch2015,total36Million street for tele-helpline toll-free first country's the CHILDLINE, launched (CIF) Foundation 24 hoursoftheday,children 365daysoftheyearaphonecallaway. In1996,CHILDLINEIndia CHILDLINE standsfor a friendly'didi'orsympathetic'bhaiya'whoisalwaystherefor vulnerable Overview oftheproject Funding partner: Project Period: CHILDLINE Project Area: sector andconcernedindividuals. thecorporate institutions, academic organizations, profit of Telecommunications, street and communityyouth,non- GovernmentofIndia,Department Development, & Child Totogether theMinistryofWomen buildaplatformbringing addresses issuesrelatedtochildprotectionandensures thatchildren'svoicesareheard. Tomovement that in aglobal and participating contributeandworktowardsstrengthening and policyforchildren. framework national the within working organizations Government and NGOs of Tobody a create create childfriendlysystems. to the Community) and Political Media, Communication, Care, JuvenileJustice, Transport, Legal,Education, To work together with the Allied Systems (Police, Health in needofcareandprotection. of children the rehabilitation to supportsystemsthatfacilitates linkages and toprovide To provide a platform of networking amongst organizations care andprotection. in needof protectionservicestochildren child providing To be a nodal childprotectionagencyinthe country, Deoghar, Jharkhand September 2012-Continue Childline IndiaFoundation

protection Target participants: Reporting Period: April 2014-March2015 Children inneedof care and sessions tobecomedifferent karate education, digital and startedattending Now Tamannaa dream have her peers and them toretaininschoolanddowell out from school for long, thisfurther helped droped being week they were because girls to these coaching special some NEEDS gave making becomeproudstudentoftheschool in beedi engaged time allgirlsinthevillage motivate herpeersandgraduallyin15days to of herhelped this courage go toschool, parents andconvincedthem to allow herto Tamannawas abletonegotiatewithher weaving adreamagaintoattendschool. lead amongtheirpeersandhoweverstarted Tamanna becomeverymotivatedandtook in which conducted, of groupcounselling with communityandparentsseries village NEEDS Childlineteam intervened inthe baihari village. and foundmanychildlabourintheupper eventofchildren one oftheopenhouse during This beedi makingclusterhadbeenfound home. mother and7siblingsmakesbeediather a labour whereas Tamanna alongwith her so dotheirfamily.and Herfatherworksas cigarette) (local is tomakebeedis community from girl old dropout. is aschool of the The occupation years 13 a Khatoon Tamanna Tammana, theStoryofaDreamer Case Study various levels. in with stakeholders Rights conducted 4 workshopsonChildProtectionand 2 districtleveladvocacymeetingsconducted formed andcapacitated 48 VillageProtection Committee Child Level Child RightsandMarriageissues against 27 eventsconductedcampaigning of childmarriage 4 cases of successful protest and prohibition 11 childrenrescuedandrehabilitated 162 numberofschoolinterventionsdone through theprogram 18 yearsreached under children 12500 intervention through reached communities/villages 272 Sarwan, SonaraithadiandPalajori namely Intervention in3blocksofDeoghar period Major outputsinthisproject

33 34 Overview oftheproject Funding partner: Target participants:Children Project Period: Aflatoun Program and objects of personal value and learn how to spend responsibly. Aflatoun promotes a broad and broad a positive definitionofsavings. promotes Aflatoun responsibly. spend to how learn and value personal of objects and to savemoney it teacheschildren age from averyearly of children skills the entrepreneurial enhance their ownidentityfromaveryearlyage. them explore helping The majorobjectiveoftheprogramisto others. Throughthis Aflatoun program works theChild. towards increasing a child’s of confidence and personal understanding by Rights onthe oftheirownrights as wellthoseof and knowledge their understanding increase program children UNConvention the in is grounded programme Aflatoun’s Main Objective building onexperienceofchanginganddynamicneedsleadershipskillsamongchildren. changes bring to space gives it and innovative is concept The education. financial on other the skills, rights. Therefore, Aflatoun’s programme involves two key trajectories of learning; one focused on social these realize to need they tools financial the to access know,have also and should they Furthermore, believes that of children aroundthe world shouldhaveanunderstanding their rightsandresponsibilities. Aflatoun programme The Act’. and Investigate Think, ‘Explore, is program Aflatoun the of motto The Project Area: Banka andDeoghar, Jharkhand July2013–March2017 Meljol,Mumbai

Reporting Period:

April 2014-March2015 Model andStrategy among herpeers. Sanjana enjoysbeingthe new Changemaker etc. core sessionsonsavings,enterprising the from apart group to Aflateen documentary to showeducative several mobiletechnologies a master Trainer and hasbeentrainedwith then she Sanjana hasbeen capacitated as Since Trainer. master a to Aflateen an from performed extra ordinarily as bagged herway attend the Master Trainers trainingwhereshe by theNEEDSteam.Shewastheninvitedto and she wasspotted to thelimelight Sanjana to herpeersinthesession. learning This got adolescents, andalsodemonstratingher by bringing her intheprogram by engaging interest immense showed Sanjana village, their in later initiated program Aflateen When am differentability”. personwithbetterthinking Istarted I that realized and knowledge newer acquiring group, Aflateen of member the be of NEEDS came to my village andI got a chanceto team Aflateen “When illustrates things. Sheproudly new or toexplore activities from extracurricular to learn restricts girls that with thesamediscrimination of villages hardly hadanyscopeto travel andmoveout family and to a farmer’s Sanjana belongs the Aflateen program. is theMaster currently and program Trainerof the Aflateen of member the was she program; village, Palajori and is a prodigy to the Aflatoun is an18yearoldgirlfromChalbali Sanjana Change maker Sanjana: TheTheoryofbeinga and dance,games,savingsclubs,financialenterprisescommunityimprovementactivities. song, drama storytelling, include to theMethodsoflearning according They actinthesesituations given spaceto express themselves,to act on theirown,andto solve practicalproblemstogether. The teaching principle used in Aflatoun’s programme is called child-centered learning. Children are concrete stepstowardsagoalthattheyhavesetforthemselves. development. life skill,andisakeytoindividual to make how learn The strategyistoteachchildren a is planning and ahead thinking of concept The future. the for goals financial and personal both to set children allow andbudgeting collect thingsthattheythinkhavevalue.Planning Children are curriculums These been sharedandspokeninpeergroups. enterprise. and concepts, financial basic save, to how rights, children’s Aflatoun’s curriculum contains both social and financial themes. Children learn about themselves, Budgeting, SocialandFinancialEnterprise. issues skill life Understanding and Exploration, Rights and Responsibilities, address Savings and Spending, Planning and Personal programme are: Those curriculum. Aflatoun the throughout balanced current are that Elements’ the Core ‘Five through in included activities and books All behavior sessions andimprovedonhygiene education young girlsparticipatedinmenstrualhygiene in school,becomeregularto schools, 3459 enrolled they were despite Deoghar in Palajori, Over 982 girlswhowerenotattendingschool among thegirlparticipants the targetareabecauseofawareness in was prevented marriages child girl 3 early their savingsbankaccount. in Aflateen bank of which 4417 children opened in savingsinitiative participated 9056 children outreach togirlswithin13-19yearsage with 60% of 8to19yearsover80villages Deoghar in Palajori, ofagegroup reached outto18000+children intervention Aflateen participation inschoolcleanliness in schools, attendance rights andimproved of Hand washpractice,knowledgeinchild outcome in thebehavior changes behavior visible have shown children Over 17000 children startedsavingsin Aflatoun club and includingthesechildrentotal23000 bank account 8450 childrenopenedindividual children fromthetwoblocks The 270schoolscatertoaround38000 blocks ofBihar at120 schools implemented in Chandan and 150 schools in Katoria programme Aflatoun Major Outputinthisprojectperiod

35 36 NETWORK FORENTERPRISEENHANCEMENT noe Epniue A/c Expenditure Balance & Income and Advances Deposite noe Epniue A/c Expenditure Balance & Income Provisions and Current Liabilities Corpus /EndowmentFund Investments Loan /Borrowings Fixed Assets Particulars Liabilities Assets ABRIDGED BALANCESHEET AS ON31STMARCH2015 AND DEVELOPMENTSUPPORT Circular Road,Deoghar, Jharkhand-814112 Total Total Current Financial YearCurrent Amount 25,154,677.00 14,221,595.00 16,008,866.00 7,541,987.00 4,507,777.00 1,059,932.00 6,425,305.00 25154677.00 543,892.00 100.00 100.00 63.64 29.98 % 4.21 57 18 26 0 2 Previous Financial YearPrevious Amount 13,742,038.00 17,021,707.00 22,465,649.00 4,012,591.00 4,811,999.00 4,711,020.00 22465649.00 433,834.00 198,109.00 100.00 100.00 75.77 21.42 % 0.00 0.88 18 61 21 2 3% 48% 32% 4% Total GrantReceived Total Expenditure 65% 48% Management Public Education&Fundraising Programme Other Sources International Source Domestic Source

37 38 NETWORK FORENTERPRISEENHANCEMENT Others Management Indian Source Self GeneratedIncome Public Education&Fundraising Programme International Source ABRIDGED INCOME&EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FORTHE YEAR ENDING Deficit /Surplus Expenditure Particulars Income AND DEVELOPMENTSUPPORT Circular Road,Deoghar, Jharkhand-814112 Total Total Current Financial YearCurrent 31ST MARCH2015 Amount 28,488,012.00 2,466,363.00 59299928.00 19191622.00 38402881.00 29,039,705 1612147.00 59,994,080 93278.00 694,152 100.00 100.00 32.36 64.76 48.40 47.48 % 0.16 2.72 4.11 Previous Financial YearPrevious Amount 16,345,373.00 28,370,823.00 2,472,102.00 15076398.00 46797471.00 29317460.00 47188298.00 2303463.00 390827.00 100150.00 100.00 100.00 32.22 62.65 34.64 60.12 % 0.21 5.24 4.92 39 40 GOVERNANCE –DETAILS OFBOARDMEMBERS(asatMarch31, 2015) ADDRESS: 7,RoundBuilding,3 NAME: P. M.Bavishi&Co.,Chartered Accountant AUDITIORS 1. MAIN BANKERS registered under Indian trust act 1882 vide trust registration number SL#3017 D#IV175 Network for dated Enterprise Enhancement and development 07/11/1998Support [NEEDS] is a not for profit organization IDENTITY Sarkar Krishnendu Ms ChitraPal Sarkar Dr. ChandiChran Nag Dr. Abani Kumar Chatterjee Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhury Murari Mohan Bose Ms. SmritiKana Mukhopadhaya Ms. Dhruva

NAME: BRANCH: Deoghar PAN: AAATN3482B # 1976 Act, (Regulation) Contribution (FCRA Reg.No.337680017). Foreign the of (b) 4(1) section under registered is NEEDS NEEDS isregisteredu/s12A oftheIncome Tax Act, 1961, Name Axis BankLtd. Age 44 48 44 79 53 58 67 52 TRANSPARENT PROFILE

Male Male Female Male Male Female Female Male

and TAN #RCHN00143D Sex rd Floor, R.S.SapreMarg,Kalbadevi,Mumbai-400002 Secretary Member Member Vice President Member Member Member President Position on Board Business School Management in Director ofKnowledge M. Comandprofessor horticulture/ GoB former director Processing consultant, Horticulture andFood Centre” inKolkata International Health “Vivekanand & Directorof Medical Practitioner Social Work unit of PRADAN,Deoghar Social Worker, Director Deoghar Retd. CivilSurgeon, NEEDS Executive Directorof 2.

Occupation BARNCH: Deoghar NAME: IndianBank Engineering &IT Electrical Accountant Chartered Food processing Horticulture/ HIV Expert in AIDS/ Management TeamLivelihood, Medical management resource security/ Natural nutrition Food and Graduate in Arts Graduate Competency Area of Meetings attended 2 2 2 0 2 2 1 2 ACCOUNTABILITYTRANSPARENCY AND No otherreimbursementshavebeenmadetoanyBoard member, trusteeorshareholder. Riti Kumari Sudeep Das Ms. Abha Kumari Lowest Paid:96,996 Highest Paid:4,51,496 Head oftheOrganisation:14,58,447 Others Entertainment Expenses Local Conveyance Domestic Travel TravelInternational NO. 10 11 1 2 4 3 9 8 7 6 5 Highest paidSalaryandlowestsalaryintheorganization: Amount Reimbursedto ALL BoardMembers: against thesamementionremunerationifanyorZEROascasemaybe.) (in case of no remuneration please write “ZERO”). Please fill in name of each Board Member and Body bythisorganisation paid tomembersofyourStatutoryGoverning Gross Remuneration Annual The Boardensurestheorganization’s compliancewithlawsandregulations. The Board approves programmes, budgets, annual activity reports and audited financial statements. A BoardRotationPolicyexistsandispracticed. Board of Minutes 12/01/15. & 3/08/14 on 2014-15 FY meetings aredocumentedandcirculated. the in times 2 met Board NEEDS The Name Sudeep Das Ms. Abha Kumari Ms. SmritiKanaBose Krishnendu Sarkar Ms ChitraPal Ms. DhruvaMukhopadhaya Dr. ChandiChranSarkar Dr. Abani KumarNag Dr. Ashok KumarChatterjee Murari MohanChoudhury Riti Kumar Age 38 43 36 NAME Male Female Female Sex Member Member Member Position on Board Gross Remuneration PER ANNUM (Rs.) PER ANNUM Social Work Social Work Social Worker 1,60386 14,58,447 51,548 71,991 Zero Zero Occupation Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero Science P.G. inPol. Sociology P.G. in & Sanitation Training, Water Mobilisation & Community Competency Area of Meetings attended 2 0 2

41 42 TOTAL 1,00,000 > 50,001 –1,00,000 25,000 –50,000 10,001 –25,000 5,000 –10,000 < 5,000 organisation by external Sponsored (Rs) Gross Expense Purpose Places ofvisit Designation Name Female Male Gender DURING THE YEAR: 0 TOTAL COST OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS/ STAFFS/ DURING THE VOLUNTEERS YEAR :6,65,025 VOLUNTEERS STAFFS/ MEMBERS/ BOARD ALL BY TRAVEL NATIONAL OF COST TOTAL DISTRIBUTION OFSTAFF ACCORDING TO SALARY LEVELS(asMarch31,2015) STAFF DETAILS: (asatMarch31,2015) Slab ofgrosssalary(inRs.) Plus benefitspaidtostaff Paid fulltime Yes, bySIMAVI, Netherland 1,60,386 Workshop USA Washington Executive Director Murari MohanChoudhury 02 18 Paid parttime

60 97 Paid Consultants Male 115 01 11 01 06 20 63 25 0 Female Unpaid Volunteers 62 00 03 07 40 12 0 800+ 500+ Total 177 103 01 09 27 37 0 Sahebganj

Pakur

Deoghar

Jamtada

Ranchi

Banka

Bihar Jharkhand

Details of Head Office and Regional office address of NEEDS

Contact Person name Sl. Location of Office Address and Contact No.

NEEDS OFFICE DEOGHAR HOUSE PLOT# 275, NEAR CHARKI PAHARI 1. Miss. Anju Kumari HEAD OFFICE (TAPOVAN ROAD), P.O: ASHRAM KARNIBAD, Mob: 9204060496 DEOGHAR-814143

NEEDS REGIONAL OFFICE ADDRESS

NEEDS - GREEN COLLEGE, 2. SARWAN VILL-MADHUADIH, BLOCK-SARWAN, Mr.Pratius Kumar Bhagat DISTRICT-DEOGHAR, JHARKHAND - 814150 Mob: 7033098274

NEEDS OFFICE Mr. Pradeep Jha 3. SAHIBGANJ AT-SAMBLAPUR, LAL KOTHI(BEHIND DISTRICT Mob: 9771405869 JAIL) SAHIBGANJ - 816109

NEEDS OFFICE MISSION SCHOOL ROAD, NEAR QUARRY 4. JAMTARA ASSOCIATION, SNDHIPADA, PAKUR, Mr. Balram Behera JHARKHAND - 816107 DISTRICT OFFICE, Mob: 7781002447 JAMTARA

NEEDS OFFICE VIJAY NAGAR CHOWK, CIRCUIT HOUSE ROAD (IN 5. BANKA (BIHAR) Miss. Renuka Patel FRONT OF MAHINDRA SHOWROOM). Mob: 7541810035 POST-BANKA, BIHAR - 813101

NEEDS OFFICE 6. PAKUR TRIUNFO FLOOR, HOTEL SAKSHAM PALACE, Mr. Rohit Singh Deo WARD NO- 9, TANTIPARA - PAKUR - 816107 Mob: 9771422477

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