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1 TARGET FAMILIES & POPULATION

S. Comm- Total Families Target Population Area Villages No. unities SC ST BC OC MIN Total Male Female Total SC ST BC OC MIN KRISHNA

1 Avanigadda 12 12 - 34 4,163 25 - 4,222 7,653 7,284 14,937 - 146 14,665 126 -

Total 12 12 - 34 4,163 25 - 4,222 7,653 7,284 14,937 - 46 14,665 126 - PRAKASAM

2 Ballikurava 12 14 1,154 467 269 99 - 1,989 3,762 3,581 7,343 4,350 1,724 911 358 -

3 Markapur 25 25 2,121 63 2,759 1,705 108 6,756 14,941 14,313 29,254 9,260 290 12,377 6,820 507

4 Ongole 53 53 4,691 812 2,520 2,118 70 10,211 20,504 20,082 40,586 19,417 2,905 9,408 8,126 730

5 Pullalacheruvu 48 48 3,688 1,987 4,296 2,408 983 13,362 28,278 27,017 55,295 15,261 8,222 17,777 9,965 4,070

6 Vetapalem 27 28 206 984 1,180 271 13 2,654 4,576 4,359 8,935 722 3,221 3,992 963 37

Total 165 168 11,860 4,313 11,024 6,601 1,174 34,972 72,061 69,352 141,413 49,010 16,362 44,465 26,232 5,344 GUNTUR

7 Bollapalli 33 49 1,982 2,178 1,232 90 - 5,482 13,446 12,981 26,427 9,316 10,977 5,625 509 -

8 Chilakaluirpet 10 10 730 283 463 75 180 1,731 3,139 3,238 6,377 2,676 1,107 1,754 242 598

9 Edlapadu 11 15 906 380 66 3 3 1,358 2,800 2,704 5,504 3,278 1,942 259 13 12

10 Gutlapalli 26 31 707 2,043 1,216 66 42 4,074 9,214 8,709 17,923 3,219 8,740 5,401 368 195

11 Piduguralla 17 31 2,111 703 2,206 549 463 6,032 12,394 11,947 24,341 8,739 2,822 8,930 2,078 1,772

Total 97 136 6,436 5,587 5,183 783 688 18,677 40,993 39,579 80,572 27,228 25,588 21,969 3,210 2,577 RANGAREDDY

12 Pudur 44 44 2,964 388 4,078 843 1,172 9,445 22,971 22,894 45,865 14,022 2,492 19,152 4,122 6,077

Total 44 44 2,964 388 4,078 843 1,172 9,445 22,971 22,894 45,865 14,022 2,492 19,152 4,122 6,077

Grand Total 318 360 21,260 10,322 24,448 8,252 3,034 67,316 143,678 139,109 282,78790,260 44,588 100,251 33,690 13,998

Percentage 31.58 15.33 36.32 12.26 4.51 50.81 49.19 31.92 15.77 35.4511.91 4.95

SC - Scheduled Caste; ST - Scheduled Tribe; BC - Backward Caste; OC - Other Castes; MIN - Minorities Contents

l FROM THE DIRECTORS ... 2 l SOCIO-EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ... 4 Sensitisation ... 5 People’s Organisations ... 7 Women Empowerment ... 10 Child Development ... 12 Community Health ... 18 l INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ... 20 Habitation Development ... 22 Safe Water & Water Resources Management ... 28 l ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ... 32 l CAPACITY BUILDING ... 36 l PARTNERS IN PROGRESS ... 38 l AUDITOR’S REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ... 40 l Future Thrust ... 46 l Organogram ... 47 l EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ... 48 l TARGET VILLAGES ... 50

1 From the Directors

Another year has passed with the continuous commitment of all the stakeholders to take the development process further in all our target communities. This particular year has proved that any political disturbance in the State starts affecting the development process initiated at the grass-root level. It is significantly visible, whatever the amount of empowerment programmes. Political disturbance in the State has put halt not only to the industrial growth but also created a state one could achieve at the community level, its sustenance is linked with the government policies, strategies and welfare of confusion among all the sections of people in the society. Though the existence of State Government has become a question mark, the people could survive with the continuous welfare measures combined with Employment Guarantee Scheme spread over the year almost. As a consequence, the development process preaching the target families to strive Increasing migration trend from the rural areas to towns and cities for for their own development with self-dignity, respect and pride is becoming less significant among the target population. want of employment and aspiring bright future in urban environment is also hitting the development process at the grass-root level. It is

rural areas. It is quite visible in many of the villages that only old people gradually becoming difficult to get the required labour force in the are remaining as care takers of the houses and structures while the

agro-based economy is effecting very badly and fertile lands are being majority of youth are employed out in the towns and cities. As a result, kept idle either for want of labour or due to increasing resources to

cultivate them. On the other hand, in the urban areas, agglomerations conditions. It is herculean task for any Government to take care of this are multiplying day by day with ill health, unhygienic and insanitary creating Special Economic Zones by taking away the fertile agriculture abnormal urban growth. In the name of reforms, Government policy of lands is also added factor for this situation.

Interim review of 11th Financial Five Year Plan (2007-2012) states broadly that the socio-economic trends in Andhra Pradesh in the past few years have delineated a distinct dynamic and expansionist phase since 2004-05 spanning the Tenth and the Eleventh Five Year Plan

periods covering all the sectors of the State economy. In fact, a period of with negligible growth in agriculture bringing down the overall growth consolidation followed from 2008-09, spurred by the global slowdown rate for the year to 6.88% from an overwhelming 12.02% in the previous year. With 11th Five Year Plan nearing completion and 12th Five Year

entire 2007-08 to 2011-12 will throw light on the development that Plan on the anvil, a review of the performance of the economy for the took place across sectors during the 5-year period. One perceptible improvement is in the standards of living of the people in the State in

the recent past, attributable to a number of strategic initiatives put in still has expanded the gap between the rich and poor and hitting badly place by the Government over the years. However, this improvement J. Ranga Rao at the Gini Coefficient Operational Director between urban and rural as landless population in the Country over . At the same time, the percentages differ in the decades are still landless in spite of the land distribution schemes for the betterment of poor.

2 From the Directors

Assessing the situation as a whole, one can come to the conclusion that everyone started looking at the short-term gains resources including human resources in the long-term perspective. It is heartening to hear the people as everyone tries for their personal benefit or survival rather than looking at the sustainable development with optimum utilisation of to throw the blame on someone else: political parties want to complete their term of existence keeping intact their vote bank with more and more promises to come back to the power; bureaucrats want to complete their period of service with many compromises; common people are getting adjusted merely with the welfare measures surrendering their self-respect, pride and dignity. more on keeping the community-based organisations as cohesive as possible and not to disturb the development process In this scenario, ASSIST has completed one more year of its service to the society continuing its efforts having concentrated as follows: initiated in its target communities. At this juncture, ASSIST would like to highlight the specific interventions of the year ●

Entry into Pullalacheruvu Mandal of Prakasam District, which is the most backward, neglected and underdeveloped in Agriculture sector with the support of Plan India is the most mandal of the District, to combat the problem of Girl Child Labour challenging task taken by up by ASSIST during this year. This mandal being the 6th lowest one in the entire State and 1st lowest in the

● SensitisationDistrict in literacy continued rate, it to is play really a major a gigantic role task.not only in developing the positive mind set about the sustainable development of their communities including themselves but also in enabling them to

for their betterment in an organised way by acquiring the necessary reflect on their present status in the society and to promote them

● skills,Community knowledge based and organisations talents. have been moulded to take up the developmental initiatives on their own in their respective communities by pooling the possible resources locally and by tapping the resources from the Government and Non-Government sources.

● Combating the problem of child labour in all the operational areas of ASSIST through the rehabilitation of working children in

going children to the local schools by extending the supportive Transitional Education Centres, mainstreaming the non-school assistance and strengthening the school infrastructure to make the school environment child-friendly and parent friendly. Enlightening the target population including the children on Right to Education Act and strengthening the school management committees are the focussed areas of the year.

● Provision of safe water and the development of the land and water resources through watershed development programmes were also highlights of this year while community health and economic development interventions continued to be intervened wherever necessary. making this possible while thanking the target population having made ASSIST is finally grateful to the Providence and to all the supporters for use of our services for their development and bright future. K.S.R. MURTHY Executive Director

3 Socio-Educational Development

4 Sensitisation

ASSIST has also seen the need and necessity to enable the people to understand the changing development While sensitising the target population on various vital issues for their development is a continuous process, trends to lead a respectable life in the Society. Though the people started understanding the importance of responsibility among the target population for their development and not to be wrecked under the dependency health, education and livelihood promotion interventions, ASSIST concentrated its efforts to create a sense of syndrome merely through the welfare and subsidised schemes. Thus, the target population of ASSIST are geared up, through the sensitisation programmes, to follow self-help process for their sustainable development.

Accordingly,● the sensitisation programmes executed during the year under review happen to be: to 3 hours in the late evenings by the professional teams after having studied the problems prevailing in Cultural camps are organised in the problematic communities with skits, play-lets, songs and dances for 2

that particular community. In between and at the end of the performance, the field workers of ASSIST try to give explanation on that particular performance and try to motivate the people to reflect and question their mind set among the target population. attitude for their sustainable development. Accordingly, the cultural camps acted as a tool to promote positive ● Rallies are organised in the villages and also in the mandal headquarters on various occasions to draw the attention of public on vital problematic issues. These rallies promote the dialogue and discussion among the target population so that they are used to bring the people to establish positive mind set for their development.

dowry system are focussed in these rallies. Burning issues in the society such as child labour, girl child and woman discrimination, child marriages and ● Wall paintings with captions and pictures are exhibited in the centre of the villages to draw the attention of

the people, especially the literate, on the burning issues as described above. Use and importance of education, to lead them towards sustainable development are also highlighted in these paintings. communal harmony, united leadership in the community, community-based organisation and its necessity

5 Sensitisation

Cultural Camps: Rallies: 187 cultural camps were organised during this year in the target areas of ASSIST on various issues as shown in the Along with cultural camps, mass rallies are organised in the below given graph. Though particular issue is highlighted and local leaders including the elected representatives to drawtarget thevillages attention with ofthe public mobilisation on various of children, burning womenissues. other vital issues as well in 2 to 3 hours performance. in that particular camp, it implies that the team has touched It is done by the well-trained professional team of days along with the local Government and on the occasions Such rallies are organised mostly on the various notified “MELUKOLUPU” consisting of 12 artists having their own of Government issued notifications to sensitise the public go from one village to another on their own. They are duly were organised in our target areas on different issues vehicle with all the equipment, mike set and generator to basedon such on issues. the problems In the year prevailing under inreview, that particular93 such rallies area. and they make use of these camps to successfully sensitise assisted by the field staff of ASSIST in the respective villages the target population eventually. Camps performed to the In all the rallies, there has been active participation of highest number happens to be on water harvesting and children, women and local leaders along with the elected management with the increasing concern for water in the representativesS. and local Government officials.No. of Events No. Area Issue organised to highlight the importance of safe water to arrest the 1 Bollapalli Awareness on Child Rights 1 entire area, next issue dealt has been water and sanitation 2 Gutlapalli Importance of Education 8 3 Ongole Child Trafficking 15 and sanitary conditions in the target communities. These 4 Piduguralla International Women’s day 1 water-borne diseases and to improve health, hygiene International Child Labour day 1 Importance of Child Rights 2 are followed by combating the problem of child labour, National Anti Child Labour day 1 women, child protection and family welfare, promotion Awareness on Diabetic 2 enlightening the target population on education and its 5 Pudur Awareness on HIV/AIDS 2 and strengthening of community-based organisations, importance and community health. Importance of Education 33 6 Vetapalem Importance of Adolescents Girls precautionary measures 1 Social Awareness Breast feeding week 13 Child Enrolment and back to school 13 60 57 Total 93 Wall Paintings: 50 In order to give greater emphasis on sensitising the target 40 39

onpopulation, the walls whichin the centrehappens of theto betarget the villages primary to taskenable of 30 voluntary organisation, wall paintings were also exhibited 24 the target population to think critically and to develop 20 20 positive mind set for the sustainable development of their 20 18 these wall paintings acted as a tool through the literate 9 10 populationcommunities. in theAdded community to the cultural to spread camps the message and rallies, and to promote thinking capacity among them. 24 such wall 0 paintings were exhibited during the year under review in various target areas of ASSIST on different subjects as

People’s Organisations Child Labour specified below: No. of wall paintings Area Issue exhibited Education and its importance Avanigadda Water and Sanitation 4 Woman, Child protection and Family Welfare Ongole Disaster Mitigation 1 Water and Sanitation Child Trafficking 15 Watershed Management Pudur Water and Sanitation 4 Health Total 24

6 People’s Organisations

7 People’s Organisation

The most vital follow-up of the successful sensitisation based organisations or Village Development Societies programme is the promotion or strengthening of a formally. ASSIST has concentrated its efforts in 318 villages comprising of 360 communities. While one village might be controlled by the respective target population. ASSIST having one or more people’s organisations depending on community-based organisation owned, managed and realised over the decades that it is only the solution for the geographical location and socio-cultural background of sustainable development of any community. The only caution taken care in this aspect is: it should be open to might be the possibility of having one people’s organisation the respective communities in that particular village, there all the families living in that particular community. In the number of Village Development Societies might vary from covering one or more communities. Accordingly, the across the groups divided in a community either socially the number of villages or communities. In all the 318 target process of sensitising the target population, ASSIST comes or culturally or economically or politically – this problem happens to be the root-cause for the backwardness of Development Societies during this year and at the end of the villages, ASSIST has promoted and strengthened 318 Village greater concentration on the formation and strengthening that particular community. Hence, ASSIST has given yearS.No. under Area review, theirFormation status canFormed be described Registered as follows:Total of people’s organisations through the organisation Stage of leadership training camps and exposure visits and 1. Aavanigadda - 11 1 12 2. Ballikurava - - 12 12 eventually enabling them to take up the development 3. Bollapalli - - 33 33 initiatives in their respective communities to begin 4. Chilakaluripet - 5 5 10 with small ones in the beginning by mobilising the local 5. Edlapadu - - 11 11 resources and tapping the possible local government 6. Gutlapalli 1 14 11 26 resources. 7. Markapur 11 13 1 25 8. Ongole - 53 - 53 Village Development Societies: 9. Piduguralla 2 1 14 17 10. Pudur - 31 13 44 11. Pullalacheruvu 48 - - 48 importance for the promotion and strengthening of people’s In this scenario, next to the sensitisation ASSIST gives due 12. Vetapalem 1 2 24 27 Total 63 130 125 318 organisations, which might be termed as community- Leadership Training Camps: While the formation of Village Development Societies S. No. Area Training Topics No. of camps the respective board members and potential leaders is the might be little easier, promoting leadership skills among 1 Avanigadda Roles and Responsibilities of VDS members 1 capacities and capabilities of the local leaders to manage Leadership qualities 1 most difficult task. ASSIST concentrates on enhancing the their own society and not to depend on external support 2 Ballikurava Leadership qualities, Roles and Responsibilities of VDS members 1 for ever. This is done through a series of activities – periodic 3 Gutlapalli Roles and Responsibilities of VDS members 2 visits. Though the inputs are extended in the periodic Leadership qualities 2 meetings, leadership training camps and the exposure Importance of Child Labour Eradication 1 the leadership training camps are organised to imbibe the meetings by the field workers and the coordinating staff, Watershed Development 1 4 Ongole Child Trafficking & Women Rights 6 way. Senior Coordinators of ASSIST along with the leadership skills, knowledge and techniques in a functional 5 Piduguralla Importance of VDS, Corpus Fund, Maintenance of Records Government officials acted as resource persons for these and Govt. Programmes 6 camps have been organised in the various operational areas camps. During the year under review, 21 leadership training Total 21 of ASSIST as can be seen in the table.

8 People’s Organisation

Developmental Activities carried by Village Development Societies (VDS): the local Government for possible support under any with the possible local resources, they started approaching programme. Once the VDS is clear what is possible within

In order to attain the courage and confidence among the take up the development initiatives in their respective then they started looking for the external support like Village Development Societies, they were motivated to the community and what is possible from the Government, communities based on their need and urgency. The ASSIST or a donor in their neighbourhood to overcome normal thinking among these poor communities has been that particular problem. This is done in a transparent so discouraging for self-help approach with their strong way disseminating the developments from time to time to the entire population in that community in the periodic notion that they are poor, incapable and can’t do it. ASSIST the respective Village Development Societies through the and given them a lot of push to make a trial through the public meetings. Similarly, the works are also executed by tried to give sufficient encouragement for these societies shared responsibilities of various members as per their small initiatives initially. In this process, these societies community by pooling all the resources both individually the details of accounts are disseminated to the public by have learnt to reflect and realise what is possible within the talents and capabilities. On the completion of these works, and as a whole to solve that particular problem before the Village Development Societies. seeking external support. Once the society is determined

Developmental activities carried out by Village Development Societies No. of Communities

S. Appr. Local l No. Activity le Value Resources ta

udur INR INR llapalli To P arkapur Ong o etapalem o utlapalli M iduguralla V B G avanigadda Ballikurava P pullalaceruvu 1 School Infrastructure 10 1 1 - - 7 19 4 2 3 47 14,500,000 2,900,000 2 Bore wells 1 - 3 - - - 2 - 3 8 17 1,035,000 517,500 3 Housing 2 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 5 21,975,000 4,395,000 4 Individual Latrines - - 2 - 2 - - - - - 4 3,585,000 717,000 5 Cement Roads 1 ------1 250,000 50,000 6 Improvement of Water Storage Tanks 1 ------1 300,000 60,000 7 Reverse Osmosis Plants 3 1 2 1 1 1 4 3 - - 16 4,800,000 2,400,000 8 Watershed Development - - - 4 ------4 2,000,000 400,000 9 De-silting and strengthening of Reservoir Bunds 1 ------1 300,000 60,000 10 Filling of low-lying areas in the habitation 1 ------1 450,000 90,000 11 Land Reclamation 1 ------1 625,000 125,000 12 Land Levelling - 1 ------1 2,205,000 441,000 13 Solar Lights with panels - - - 1 ------1 228,000 45,600 14 Construction of Retaining wall 1 ------1 300,000 60,000 15 Restoration of motors and pump sets for lifting water on Rajukaluva 1 ------1 250,000 50,000 16 Renovation of Cyclone shelter ------1 1 75,000 15,000 17 New lift Irrigation 1 ------1 400,000 80,000 18 Repainting of Steel Barge and Tractor 1 ------1 55,000 11,000 Total 25 4 8 6 3 8 26 7 5 13 105 53,333,000 12,417,100

9 Women Empowerment

10 Women Empowerment

Women bear the entire responsibility for meeting basic women started playing active role in earnings through would have been much worse. Through this movement, needs of the family: yet, they are systematically denied and promoting savings and freely expressing their voice the resources, information and freedom of action required various livelihood ventures, minimising the expenditure population of India (around 48%) are discriminated in to fulfil this responsibility. Women who form half of the every sphere of life. In spite of six and half decades of still a long way to be part in decision making process both in decision-making issues at the family level. Yet, there is Independence and the introduction of many women welfare gained the economic freedom as they are involved in the at the family and community level. However, the women earnings of the family and they could use their earnings for programmes with the provision of specific reservations, and culturally continue to be in a disadvantageous position. women in India are still socially, economically, politically be the great achievement compared to the earlier situation the benefit of the family on their own. This is considered to still in the grip of traditional roles and have not freed wherein they had to depend on men even for a Rupee. Though women are recognised as equal to men, they are themselves from the domination of men. Efforts made for strengthening the movement of Self-Help Groups in the operational areas of ASSIST during the year has been on the following aspects: In this general scenario, status of women is still worse in Rural India. Comparatively, ASSIST operational areas being ● Making the defunct or inactive groups as active ones; conditions of women are more precarious as they still do interior and backward in the State of Andhra Pradesh, the not have voice in decision making process in spite of the ● Regularising the documentation process among the provision of rights and reservations in the system. Girl groups; child is considered as a burden in the family and as such the female sex ratio in all the operational areas of ASSIST ● Inculcating the habit of regular savings and internal is less than the national female sex ratio of 940. This is a lending in the groups; major threat for the Country as a whole with the declining ● female population and it is an alarming situation. ASSIST institutions; continued its efforts at the community level to overcome Establishing linkage of the groups with the financial these problems in the course of the year. ● Preparing the groups to obtain the possible support from the local Government; Self-Help Groups (SHG): ● Organising training camps to the group leaders to Movement of Self-Help Groups in the State of Andhra enhance their capacities and capabilities for the effective management of the group; Pradesh has really brought a significant change among the women folk, without which the status of women in the State

Particulars of Training Camps Organised for SHG leaders

S.No. Area No. of Camps Participants 1 Avanigadda 2 69 2 Ballikurava 1 20 3 Gutlapalli 1 156 4 Pudur 1 80 5 Piduguralla 6 170 6 Vetapalem 2 44 Total 13 539

11 Child Development

12 Child Development

As India is heading towards achieving superpower status the decades that the problem of child labour should be combated at the community-level in an organised way by imbibing a sense of feeling among the target population in the World, its children are still far behind in terms of to have a better and bright future at least for the next healthcare, education and other basic minimal facilities. generation by educating all the school-age children in the Children, especially girls, are facing with lack of educational marriages. India would have almost one-fourth of the community. All the existing acts along with the recent Right opportunities, malnourishment, infant mortality and early world’s child labour and one-third of the Asia. Children to Education Act can only be useful provided the community are employed both in the organised and unorganised is geared up to make use of them and convinced that they sectors in rural and urban economies. The bulk of child can bring change in their lives. ASSIST plays vital role to make the target population conscious of these acts and how percent is estimated to be in rural areas where they are they can make use of them for their betterment. labour is, however, in the unorganised sector of which 90 mostly engaged in agricultural and allied activities. Girl children constitute higher in the bulk of child labour due through the variety of interventions for the prevention Hence, ASSIST made significant progress in this sector double disadvantages because of gender discrimination at to systematic discrimination. Especially, the girl-child faces the household and community level. of child labour, rehabilitation of working children, mainstreaming the irregular children, strengthening the committees and training the teachers. It is not necessary school infrastructure, capacitating the school management that all these interventions are implemented in all the Amongst the States in India, Andhra Pradesh stands as operational areas as ASSIST played a role of identifying and the second largest in the number of child labourers, after Uttar Pradesh. As per the last census data of 2001, there percent of the child labour in the country representing 4.8 in the school age group of 5-14 are going to the school are 1.36 million child labourers in the State, or 10.76 filling the gaps to ultimately ensure that all the children percent of the total labour force and 6.2 percent of the total regularly enjoying their childhood freely and joyfully. child population in the State. As a percentage of the child Child Care Centres: twice the national average of 3.6 percent. Poverty could Child Care Centres are most crucial for the age group of population, the figure for Andhra Pradesh represents nearly no doubt be a cause for the large extent of child labour in 3-5 years to prevent children getting into track of child labour force. Government Anganwadi Centres (Play school also for child labour in the State. Andhra Pradesh, but there are other non-economic causes are lacking in a community where around 25-30 children Though the Government of Andhra Pradesh has responded like) play this role generally. But, wherever these centres local community to run a Child Care Centre by providing a of this age group are present, ASSIST tries to support the teacher and basic needs for the children to play and learn to the child labour problem in many different ways, of these programmes are however modest in comparison at that age. Six centres functioned during the year covering introducing many programmes, the reach and coverage to the extent of the problem. Also these programmes only 199 children. 52 children having completed the age of 5 or who have already dropped out of schools. There is little Government Schools during the year under review through target children who are already working as child labourers, years were sufficiently geared up and admitted into the these centres. These centres provided an opportunity for into work situations. their parents to go for work without any problem and not focus yet on preventing children going, in the first place, to take them along. All the operational areas of ASSIST fall predominantly in the child labour prevalent regions. ASSIST has learnt over

S. No Area Centres Strength New Admitted from Balwadi to Admitted directly Admissions Govt. Schools into Govt. Schools 1 Piduguralla 4 149 29 36 274 2 Pudur 2 50 10 16 79 Total 6 199 39 52 353

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Transitional Education Centres: children were admitted in these 20 centres during the year while 406 children were enrolled in the Government

As and when the non-school going children are identified, the root causes for their situation. They start debating with Schools from these centres. In addition to these numbers, ASSIST field workers start counselling them and identify mainstreamed to the Government Schools in the course the parents and analyse their conditions. After identifying 2,215 non-school going children have been directly of the year. and importance of education. Based on the conditions of the root causes, they start sensitising them on the need Residential Study Complex: ASSIST also runs Residential Study Complexes for the are executed: that particular child and family, the following interventions problematic non-school going children to act as bridge

● centre for little longer duration. Mostly these children are never enrolled and now rehabilitated to these study If the child is never enrolled in any school, that particular complexes after convincing the parents. Children are is the bridge centre to mould the child to mainstream child is enrolled in Transitional Education Centre, which to a Government school based on their age eventually. towards education and its need and importance for their sufficiently moulded in the residential study complex development. Children are provided all the basic needs such children in this centre to upgrade them to the eligible As such, the extra care and attention is taken to the standard according to their age and maturity. and recreation. Children talented in cultural activities are as clothing, food and accommodation apart from education extended training in these complexes by the professional ● enrolled back into the Government School provided If the child is a drop-out, that particular child is plays in skits and play-lets. As and when the teachers feel there is guarantee that the child does not drop out cultural teams. They are taught singing, dancing, roles

moulded in the Transitional Education Centre before confident that the particular child will continue education again. In case of this danger, that particular child is also even after mainstreaming, then that child is admitted into mainstreaming to a Government School. Residential Study Complexes functioned with the strength the Government School. During the year under review, 3 of 647 children. While 162 children were newly admitted ● family is also studied and if needed either alternate or Simultaneously, the economic status of that particular mainstreamed to the Government Schools. They are additional income generation opportunity is extended into these complexes during the year, 102 children were constantly monitored by the monitoring staff and their through the micro credit scheme of that particular area. progress is disseminated to their parents and respective Apart from enrolling and mainstreaming the non-school Village Development Societies.

S. Place No. of Strength New Mainstreamed to Education Centres functioned during the year with No Centres Admissions Govt. Schools going children to the Government Schools, 20 Transitional the strength of 766 children in various areas as can be 1 Bollapalli 1 175 9 9 seen below. These centres are running in the respective 2 Markapur 1 210 37 37 3 Piduguralla 1 262 116 56 communities, where child labour is more prevalent, with be seen from the below table that 432 non-school going Total 3 647 162 102 mid-day meal, clothing and teaching facilities. It can also

S. No Area No.of Strength Non-School going Mainstreamed from TECs to Admitted directly TECs to TECs Govt. Schools into Govt. Schools 1 Ballikurava 2 65 10 52 114 2 Bollapalli 1 53 11 12 179 3 Gutlapalli 3 107 52 102 568 4 Piduguralla 7 349 264 116 63 5 Pudur 4 75 75 114 1,187 6 Vetapalem 3 117 20 10 104 Total 20 766 432 406 2,215

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Vocational Training: children is providing the appropriate livelihood promotion One of the problems identified in rehabilitating the working activities for these children once they stop education. While little percentage of children continue their education after high school, once they attain the age of adolescents and youth they find difficult to get adjusted to the working they tend to opt for better positions as they have been environment like their parents. With the basic education, moulded accordingly in the rehabilitation process. ASSIST felt extending vocational training opportunities for these adolescents and youth is the appropriate solution basing on the local needs and demands. Once they become and respectable position in the society. professional in the respective skills, they can attain better training centres in various areas based on the need and Accordingly, ASSIST has established several vocational demand and a well-designed and equipped Vocational Training Centre has been established in Piduguralla Area during this year, which is one of the great achievements with the assured recurring expenses by Mani Tese and and gift to the people of Piduguralla by ADMCF, Hong Kong Intervita of Italy.

Centres functioned during the year under review while 4 In six operational areas of ASSIST, 15 Vocational Training are Residential and 2 are Non-Residential with the total strength of 648 adolescents/youth. Courses normally are of six-month duration either residential or non-residential, however, the duration depends on the specific trade. Various skills learnt by these 648 adolescents/youth during the year under review can be seen as follows:

S. Area No. of Category Strength S. Skill / Trade Male Female Total No Centres No

1 Ballikurava 2 Residential 110 1 Tailoring, Embroidery,

2 Chilakaluripet 1 Residential 102 Maggam and Painting 27 453 480

3 Markapur 1 Residential 47 2 Medical & Lab Technology 23 19 42

4 Piduguralla 2 Residential 193 3 Motor Rewinding 66 0 66

5 Pudur 7 Non-Residential 146 4 Computer Applications 20 12 32

6 Vetapalem 2 Non-Residential 50 5 Radio & TV Mechanism 13 15 28

Total 15 648 Total 149 499 648

15 Child Development - - - - 2,432 1,556 7,430 1,229 5,551 5,457 8,260 5,369 8,998 1,235 12,890 60,407 Total Total Children ------% 4.43 2.13 0.57 4.12 3.87 0.41 4.17 2.53 12.06 ------69 31 37 158 340 208 537 149 March 12 1,529 st Idle at home at Idle 31 - 80 63 73 10 27 15 39 20 105 108 307 120 194 164 March 11 1,325 st 2012 31 - - - - - arch % m 5.08 3.12 1.22 0.72 3.17 3.73 1.07 4.70

7.15 st 11.73 19.06 - - - - - 79 15 40 96 58 232 173 969 200 2,457 March 12 4,319 st Working 31 - 85 61 49 272 526 114 392 232 118 308 355 227 205 142 March 11 3,086 st 31 - - - - % 90.49 94.75 98.78 99.28 96.26 84.15 92.40 98.52 76.77 83.24 90.32 100.00 STATUS OF CHILDREN (5-14) AS ON 31 STATUS - - - - 2,432 1,408 7,040 1,214 5,511 5,253 6,951 4,961 8,865 9,896 1,028 March 12 st 54,559 31 School going - 425 March 11 3,221 2,860 6,579 2,231 2,093 5,051 7,845 1,563 4,886 3,144 8,276 2,191 2,348 st 52,713 31 Area Avanigadda Ballikurava Bollapalli Chilakaluripet Edlapadu Gutlapalli Markapur Kondepi Ongole Piduguralla Pudur Pullalacheruvu Uppugundur Vetapalem Weepanagandla Total

S. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 Child Development

17 Community Health

18 Community Health

India Country Report 2009 of Government of India reviewing the Millennium Development Goals States that it is unlikely In this overall scenario, ASSIST continued its efforts to improve to reach the MDG targets by 2015 in the areas of health and through the community health programme giving greater the health, hygiene and sanitary conditions in the communities attention to preventive aspects and to promote referral shown the slowest progress on these related indicators out of services by extending basic medical care and attention. nutrition. In particular, the State of Andhra Pradesh (AP) has all the States in Southern India. The following presents data

areas are involved in promoting positive health aspects to the operational areas of ASSIST. While all the field workers of ASSIST in the operational about the goals that are off-track, in order of priority in relation Goal 1 – Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger [Target 1c through the house visits, cultural camps, group discussions – Reduce by half the proportion of people who suffer from and mass meetings, the regular visits of Government health workers including medical officers are made use to extend malnutrition to 40% - far from the national target of 28.6%. In hunger]: By 2015, India projects an outcome of reducing child the medical assistance to the target population. However, in certain communities, where Government medical support is AP, there was only a 0.3% improvement in nutrition between still lacking, ASSIST tries to organise the qualified health staff 36% of babies were born with low birth weight in 2011 and assistance locally but also provides necessary guidance and 1999 and 2006 (from 40.7% to 40.4%). In the target areas, in these communities, who not only extends needed medical 53% of children less than 5 years are underweight. assistance to refer them to the specialised medical services based on the particular case. Goal 5 – Improve Maternal Health [Target 5a – reduce by ¾ the maternal mortality ratio]: The national target for Maternal The following special medical camps were also organised during the year under review in various operational areas of ASSIST: Mortality Rate (MMR) is 109 per 100,000 live births (or 0.1%) 0.42% in 2011. Universal coverage for institutional deliveries S. Area Category No. Patients while MMR in ASSIST operational areas was far higher, at No attended deliveries is 64.4% in AP and only 47% in the target areas. 1. Avanigadda General Medical Camp 1 336 is gravely off track, as the rate of women having institutional 2 Ballikurava General Medical Camp 1 84 weight and 63% from anaemia in 2011. 3 Markapur General Medical Camps 3 265 Additionally, 31.7% of pregnant women suffered from low 4 Piduguralla General Medical Camps 3 339 India is off-track with regards to infant mortality rate (IMR) 5 Vetapalem General Medical Camps 3 604 Total 11 1,628 1. Markapur Eye Camp 1 210 by about 20 points, while the gap in rural areas is even larger. 2. Piduguralla Eye Camp 1 695 In the target areas, the IMR in the past year was 3.1%, which Total 2 905 is higher than the national MDG target of 2.7%. The under-five 1. Vetapalem TB Camp 1 43 Total 1 43 mortality rate (U5MR) in 2011 is 1.7%, which is lower than 43 the 4.2% national target, but AP has by far the highest U5MR births (next closest is Karnataka with 54.7). AP also has the in all of Southern India, with 63.2 deaths for every 1,000 live General Medical Camps lowest coverage in measles immunisation across Southern 905 Eye Camps TB Camps children were not immunised against basic illnesses in 2011. 1,628 India, at 69.4%, and Mandal-wise data indicates that 11% of Supplementary Nutritious Diet for HIV/AIDS Affected People: diet for HIV/AIDS affected people in the various operational areas of ASSIST as can be seen below: With the extended support of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), ASSIST was able to provide the supplementary nutritious S. No Area <14 14-18 18-35 >35 Male Female Total 1 Bollapalli - 1 50 49 52 48 100 2 Chilakaluripet 20 2 141 67 67 163 230 3 Piduguralla 1 1 85 33 51 69 120 4 Markapur 2 8 74 66 59 91 150 5 Vetapalem 2 3 53 92 42 108 150 Total 25 15 403 307 271 479 750

19 Infrastructure Development

India’s rise in recent years is a most prominent development in the world economy. India has

re-emerged as one of the fastest growing economies in the world. India’s growth, particularly in manufacturing and services, has boosted the sentiments, both within country and abroad. With an upsurge in investment and robust macroeconomic fundamentals, the future outlook for India is distinctly upbeat. According to many commentators, India could unleash its full potentials, provided it of the economy. Failing to improve the country’s infrastructure will slow down India’s growth process. improves the infrastructure facilities, which are at present not sufficient to meet the growing demand

Therefore, Indian government’s first priority is rising to the challenge of maintaining and managing high growth through investment in infrastructure sector, among others.

The provision of quality and efficient infrastructure services is essential to realise the full potential of the growth impulses surging through the economy. India, while stepping up public investment in demand for infrastructure investment during the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-2011) has been estimated infrastructure, has been actively engaged in involving private sector to meet the growing demand. The

India has planned to raise the investment in infrastructure from the present 4.7 per cent of GDP to to be US$ 492.5 billion (Planning Commission, 2007). To meet this growing demand, Government of

development is continued to focus on the key areas of physical and social infrastructure. around 7.5 to 8 per cent of GDP in the 11th Five Year Plan. In general, efforts towards infrastructure

decent living for a large number of people residing in rural areas. Despite many large scale rural On the other hand, five decades of development planning in India has been unable to ensure a

development schemes, the absolute number of people in poverty has not declined substantially; abject poverty still remains ubiquitous in rural regions. Lack of or inadequate basic infrastructure, both social and physical, continues to remain a major constraint to progress in numerous villages dismal State of rural infrastructure has hardly improved. The natural reluctance of private investors and their habitations. Even during the last decade of economic reform process, started in 1991, the in rural infrastructure projects has been based on not only no or low returns to their capital but also uncertainties and delays involved in realising anticipated revenue from the poverty-stricken users.

This shying away syndrome of private capital from rural ‘unprofitable’ projects has been observed for such critical sectors as sanitation, drinking water, roads and housing. Whereas the role of the State remains crucial in promoting these sectors, an aspect which has been seriously neglected concerns land reforms. The significance of land as a key endowment in rural areas needs to be reconsidered as an important option, which will go a long way in creating effective demand for rural infrastructure and its efficient utilisation can be ensured at the grass root level. or disaster-prone or poverty-stricken rural areas still lacking basic infrastructure facilities. It is While this is the situation in general, the specific operational areas of ASSIST which are either isolate unbelievable to see some of the communities even without power supply or land titles or proper

access not to speak of secured shelter, water, sanitation and primary education facilities.

20 Infrastructure Development

21 Habitation Development

ASSIST tries to sensitise the target population to make Household Sanitation: use of the Government programmes for their habitation the household toilets as part of the housing programme ASSIST field workers do sufficient motivation to promote infrastructure development schemes. ASSIST has learnt to improve the personal hygiene and environmental development through the housing, sanitation and other over the years that secured shelter with sanitation sanitary conditions in the community. Matching assistance facility and water provision brought not only socio- for housing is always extended combining the household cultural development in the community but also acted sanitary facilities as well. While the household sanitation as impetus for their economic development with drastic changes in health and education sector. The families in the household toilets are also promoted for the families these communities started living with pride and dignity is part of the secured shelter programme mentioned above, and attained demanding power for better wages and 239 families were promoted to have household toilets by lacking these facilities for existing houses. Accordingly, other provisions from their employers in return of their extending the matching assistance. Details are given in the hard labour work. Migration has been arrested and the table below: people started searching and settling in various livelihood promotion opportunities within the area. Having developed S.No Area No. of Villages positive mind set about their future, the target families 1 Bollapalli 169 started sending their children to school, taking preventive 2 Markapur 70 measures for improved health, hygiene and sanitary initiatives in the community. Total 239 conditions, and getting actively involved in the development Secured Shelter:

70 assistance to the deserving families in the target Bollapalli Accordingly, ASSIST continued by extending matching 169 Markapur with the Government sanctioned amount. 293 families communities, who could not complete the houses merely have attained secured shelter during the year and details are given in the following table: School Infrastructure: S.No Area No. of Villages Families benefited Another intervention executed by ASSIST during the 1 Avanigadda 2 119 year has been strengthening the Government school 2 Ballikurava 1 5 infrastructure in the target areas. This came as a felt-need 3 Piduguralla 1 69 of the target communities to combat the problem of child 4 Vetapalem 1 100 labour in the operational areas of ASSIST. In order to Total 5 293 convince the target families to ensure that their children

140 119 Government schools with the basic amenities has become go to school, child and parent friendly atmosphere in the 120 the prerequisite in our sensitisation campaign. While 100 100 mainstreaming the non-school going children through the

Avanigadda 80 69 used to drop-out lack of basic infrastructure facilities in Ballikurava long motivation and sensitisation exercises, the children 60 Piduguralla intervention of strengthening Government Schools and 40 the Government Schools. Hence, ASSIST has started the Vetapalem making them as child friendly and parent friendly so 20 5 that the enrolment rate is enhanced and drop-out rate is reduced. Efforts made during the year in 58 Government 0 As on 31st As on 31st March ‘11 March ‘12 schools is described below:

22 Habitation Development

S. No. Area Village School Additions 1. Avanigadda 1. Pedapalem Upper Primary School Water provision and School Sanitation 2. Parachivara Upper Primary School Water provision and School Sanitation 3. Nali Upper Primary School Water provision and School Sanitation 4. Gullalamoda Upper Primary School Water provision, School Sanitation and Kitchen Room 5. Edurumondi Upper Primary School Water provision, School Sanitation and Kitchen Room 6. Nachugunta Upper Primary School Water provision, School Sanitation and Kitchen Room repair 7. Atmakur High School Rain Water harvesting Structure, Renovation of School Sanitation, Sports Material, Plantation & Land scapping, Library material, Inverter, Computer with Internet 8. Poranki High School Rain Water harvesting Structure, Renovation of School Sanitation, Sports Material, Plantation & Land scapping, Library material, Inverter, Computer with Internet 9. Kanuru High School Rain Water harvesting Structure, Renovation of School Sanitation, Sports Material, Plantation& Land scapping, Library material, Inverter, Computer with Internet 10. Tadigadapa High School Rain Water harvesting Structure, Renovation of School Sanitation, Sports Material, Plantation & Land scapping, Library material, Inverter, Computer with Internet 2. Ballikurava 11. Ballikurava Upper Primary School Renovation of School Sanitation 3. Bollapalli 12. Remidicherla Upper Primary School Renovation of Kitchen Room 4. Ongole 13. Vennuru High School Distribution of Desk Benches 14. Thatakulapalem Upper Primary School Renovation of School Sanitation, provision of safe Drinking water, Desk benches, Painting, windows and Electrical material 15. Kondepi High School Renovation of School Sanitation, Class Rooms, provision of safe Drinking Water, Painting, Doors and Windows 16. Kindra Primary School Renovation of School Sanitation, Class Rooms, provision of safe Drinking water, Painting, Electrical material, Compound wall with fencing and Kitchen room construction 17. Lagarai High School Renovation of School Sanitation, Class Rooms, provision of safe Drinking water, Painting, Compound wall and Kitchen room construction 18. Nadigadda High School Renovation of School Sanitation, Class Rooms, provision of safe Drinking water, Desk Benches and painting 19. Borehasahalli Govt. Higher Renovation of School Sanitation, Class Rooms Primary School construction, provision of safe Drinking water, Desk Benches 5. Piduguralla 20. Maruthi Nagar Primary School Distribution of Floor Benches, Kitchen room 21. Lenin Nagar Primary School Distribution of Floor Benches, Kitchen room 22. Upper Primary School Flooring repair, Roof repair, Windows and doors repair 23. Konanki Primary School Distribution of Floor Benches, Kitchen room 24. Kananki BC Anganwadi School Doors and Windows repair, Flooring repair and Sanitation repair 25. Konanki ST Anganwadi School Doors and Windows repair, Flooring repair and Sanitation repair 26. Primary School Flooring repair, Roof repair, Windows and doors repair 27. Chandrapalem Primary School Distribution of Floor Benches, Flooring repair, Roof repair, Windows and doors repair, Kitchen room 28. Sanjeevareddy Primary School Distribution of Floor Benches, Flooring repair, Nagar Roof repair, Windows and doors repair

23 Habitation Development

29. Kondamodu Primary School Distribution of Floor Benches, Flooring repair, Roof repair, Windows and doors repair, Kitchen room 30. Anganwadi Doors and Windows repair, School Flooring repair and Sanitation repair 31. Pillutla Primary School Distribution of Floor Benches, Flooring repair, Roof repair, Windows and doors repair, Kitchen room 32. High School Flooring repair, Roof repair, Windows and doors repair 33. Mallavolu Primary School Distribution of Floor Benches, Flooring repair, Roof repair, Windows and doors repair 34. Morjampadu Primary School Distribution of Floor Benches, Bore well, Kitchen room 35. Upper Primary School Kitchen Room 36. Kotha Primary School Distribution of Floor Benches, Flooring repair, Ganesunipadu Roof repair, Windows and doors repair 37. SreeRukminipuram Primary School Distribution of Floor Benches, Kitchen room 38. Upper Primary School Kitchen Room 39. Anganwadi School Doors and Windows repair, Flooring repair and Sanitation repair 40. Patha Primary School Distribution of Floor Benches, Bore well Ganesunipadu 41. Janapadu Primary School Distribution of Floor Benches, Flooring repair, Roof repair, Windows and doors repair 42. Upper Primary School Kitchen Room 43. High School Flooring repair, Roof repair, Windows and doors repair 44. Janapadu SC Praimary School Flooring repair, Roof repair, Windows and doors repair 45. Janapadu ST Anganwadi School Doors and Windows repair, Flooring repair and Sanitation repair 46. Gandhi Nagar Primary School Distribution of Floor Benches, Flooring repair, Roof repair, Windows and doors repair 47. Brahmanapalli Primary School Distribution of Floor Benches, Flooring repair, Roof repair, Windows and doors repair 48. Upper Primary School Kitchen Room 49. High School Flooring repair, Roof repair, Windows and doors repair 6. Pudur 50. Manneguda High School Rain Water harvesting Structure, Renovation of School Sanitation, Sports Material, Plantation & Land scapping, Library material, Inverter, Computer with Internet 51. Kankal High School Rain Water harvesting Structure, Renovation of School Sanitation, Sports Material, Plantation & Land scapping, Library material, Inverter, Computer with Internet 52. Somangurthy High School Rain Water harvesting Structure, Renovation of School Sanitation, Sports Material, Plantation & Land scapping, Library material, Inverter, Computer with Internet 53. Changomul High School Rain Water harvesting Structure, Renovation of School Sanitation, Sports Material, Plantation & Land scapping, Library material, Inverter, Computer with Internet 7. Pullalacheruvu 54. Mutukula Upper Primary School Renovation of School Sanitation 55. Marrivemula Primary School Renovation of School Sanitation 8. Vetapalem 56. Ramannapet Primary School(Urdu) Renovation of School Sanitation 57. Jandrapet High School(Girls) Renovation of School Sanitation 58.Vinodarayunipalem High School Renovation of School Sanitation

24 Habitation Development

25 ASSIST

26 ASSIST

27 Water

28 Water

SAFE WATER AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Water is a precious commodity. Most of the earth water is sea water. About 2.5% of the water is of that is frozen in ice caps and glaciers. In total only 0.01% of the total water of the planet is fresh water that does not contain significant levels of dissolved minerals or salt and two third than one in six people still lack reliable access to this precious resource in developing world. accessible for consumption. Clean drinking water is a basic human need. Unfortunately, more India accounts for 2.45% of land area and 4% of water resources of the world but represents

16% of the world population. With the present population growth-rate (1.9 per cent per year), Government of India has estimated the water demand increase from 710 BCM (Billion Cubic the population is expected to cross the 1.5 billion mark by 2050. The Planning Commission, Meters) in 2010 to almost 1180 BCM in 2050 with domestic and industrial water consumption expected to increase almost 2.5 times. The trend of urbanisation in India is exerting stress on civic authorities to provide basic requirement such as safe drinking water, sanitation and infrastructure. The rapid growth of population has exerted the portable water demand, which requires exploration of raw water sources, developing treatment and distribution systems.

The raw water quality available in India varies significantly, resulting in modifications to the conventional water treatment scheme consisting of aeration, chemical coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration and disinfection. The backwash water and sludge generation from water treatment plants are of environment concern in terms of disposal. Therefore, optimisation of plants. Also there is a need to study the water treatment plants for their operational status and chemical dosing and filter runs carries importance to reduce the rejects from the water treatment to explore the best feasible mechanism to ensure proper drinking water production with least possible rejects and its management.

Depleting ground water table and deteriorating ground water quality are threatening the sustainability of both urban and rural water supply in many parts of India. Over exploitation structures and water resource management systems in place are the major concerns. With of ground water resources, abnormal water wastage in all the sectors, lack of water storage water scarcity is creating disharmony and unhealthy atmosphere between the farmers at the the increasing population demands, need of water is substantially increasing year by year and community-level and in between the Regions and States at the higher level. On the other side, there is drastic change in the rain-fall all over the Country with the clear disparities of floods in a lot with these set-backs and agriculture has become a gamble forcing the small and marginal one State and drought in another State. India, being basically the agro-based economy, suffers farmers leaving the farming to join the labour force. While this is the general scenario in the rural areas, the Government is trying to give greater importance to the industrial growth and water consumption by this sector is tremendously increasing. Reduced forests, cutting down of disturbing the ecology and alarming the whole universe. trees, increased industrial pollution and chemical waste released out from the industries are

29 Water

Drinking Water: have been provided in the problematic communities In order to provide safe water, water purification plants need of basic water provision is continuously becoming With the multiplication of families and new settlements, These plants with Reverse Osmosis Technique are installed wherever there is excess fluoride and other chemicals. a community comprising of 250 people lacking water only in exceptional cases as it takes a lot of ground water. the prerequisite for their survival. As a matter of policy, provision within their habitation is provided with a bore well by ASSIST. This is done to a depth of 100 to 150 feet waste water to the ground at deeper level by connecting In view of this, efforts are made to take back the entire based on the water availability and hand pump is installed it to the defunct bore or other water source. During the

extended to the target communities (11 in High Schools for their consumption. While this being the ground water, it year under review, 16 Water Treatment Plants have been chemicals might exist from area to area. In the absence of and 5 in Communities) and the particulars are given in is free from bacterial contamination but fluoride and other they use basically for domestic consumption. During the managed and controlled by the respective community the below table. All the water treatment plants are owned, purified water, the people use it for drinking as well while based organisations.

S. Area Village Population Capacity year under review, 24 bore wells have been provided. No S.No Area No. of Villages 1. Avanigadda 1. Atmakuru 250 250 LPH 2. Kanuru 504 250 LPH 1 Avanigadda 4 3. Tadigadapa 340 250 LPH 2 Bollapalli 3 2. Ballikurava 4. Adijambavanagar 1,246 500 LPH 3 Piduguralla 2 3. Bollapalli 5. Bollapalli 400 250 LPH 4 Pullalacheruvu 5 6. Gummanampadu 1,428 2,000 LPH 5 Vetapalem 10 4. Gutlapalli 7. Kanumalacheruvu 1,432 500 LPH Total 24 5. Markapur 8. Marripalem 318 500 LPH 6. Ongole 9. Chakicharla 4,500 2,000 LPH PARTICULARS OF 10 Peda Pattapupalem NEW bore WELLS 7. Piduguralla 10. Janapadu 530 250 LPH 11. Brahmanapalli 594 250 LPH 5 4 12. Morjampadu 507 250 LPH 3 2 13. Sree Rukminipuram 130 250 LPH 8. Pudur 14. Manneguda 370 250 LPH 15. Kankal 765 250 LPH Avanigadda Bollapalli Piduguralla Pullalacheruvu Vetapalem 16. Changomul 400 250 LPH Total 13,714

30 Water

Watershed Development:

environment. Watershed controls the climate, rainfall, soil Watershed refers to a common area, which drains the stream course branching from a tributary or river. It is a condition, eco system and environment. surface flows of the rainwater. It is a small catchment of pear shaped area bounded by high topographical divides the execution of two watershed development interventions carved out by rainfall. It is a converging mechanism in throughDuring the the year respective under review, community-based ASSIST has been organisations. involved in which the minor streamlets or rivulets developed into The activities executed by the respective organisations are given below: and rivers. It naturally forms to dispose the runoff as progressively major, larger or wider and low level streams Activity Ravulapuram Gangupalli structure and other works. Watershed refers to the divide • VDS / Watershed Committees formed 1 - areaefficiently separating as possible one drainage depending system upon from the the geology, other. • PRA exercise conducted 1 1 • Exposure visit to other watersheds 1 - • Land Developed 94 acres 85 acres divides of a minor stream. It is a micro basin not exceeding “Watershed” is an area encompassed by surface water, • Stone checks constructed 736 mtrs 490 mtrs • Form Ponds developed 3 3 • Percolation Tanks Improved 1 - special2,000 sq. reference kms. of to catchment. socio–economic Watershed aspects ofmanagement watershed. • Contour bunding executed 14,574 mtrs - involves the management of land, water and greenery with • Income Generation extended 5 families 14 families

It restores rainfall, revives greenery and regenerates a rich

31 Economic Development

Though Economic Development is considered as third ● Third one is the extension of micro credit for the deserving families through the community-based community-based organisations are promoted and organisation in a community directly from the Federation phase, its interventions are extended as and when the strengthened to carry on the development initiatives in of MACTS at the central level. This facility is extended only to the communities where MACTS is not yet formed. Table 3 gives these particulars as well. their communities. However, as ASSIST strongly feels development interventions are also undertaken in the side by side with socio-cultural development, economic respective communities with the detailed analysis of livelihood promotion opportunities feasible in that During this reporting year, 2,340 families secured loans to particular community and even to a particular family the tune of 18,669,792 INR to pursue initiatives in animal based on the skills and talents and the market needs and husbandry (554), agriculture (442), household needs (222) demands in the area. and non-farm enterprises (1,122). were promoted: Pertaining to the non-farm enterprises, the following units interventions in the following aspects: ● 185 Sheep and Goat Rearing In the course of the year, ASSIST has made several ● 102 Milk business ● Promotion and strengthening of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) ● 62 Meat shop and developing linkages with the local banks while ● 85 Fruit business drawing the possible support from the local Government. ● 129 Vegetable vending Table 1 gives the particulars of SHGs and their members ● 65 Hotel business ● 187 Petty shop availed from the local banks till 31st March 2012. with the amount of savings, internal lending and loans ● 115 Cloth business ● Second one is the promotion and strengthening of ● 69 Sewing machine Mutually Aided Cooperative Thrift and Credit Societies ● 15 Rickshaw (MACTS). Some of these MACTS are promoted exclusively ● 63 Fancy shop among the women members from SHGs while of the ● 25 Weaving business recent they are promoted with the families as units. Table ● 20 Fishing net 2 gives the particulars of these MACTS and their members with their savings and loan portfolios.

32 Economic Development

PARTICULARS of self-help groups as on 31st march 2012 (Table-1)

Details of SHGs as on 31st March 2011 Additions this Year Details of SHGs as on 31st March 2012 S. No. Area Groups Members Savings loans Groups Members Savings loans Groups Members Savings loans INR INR INR INR INR INR 1 Ballikurava 82 1,085 2,767,440 2,820,750 7 70 651,000 700,000 89 1,155 3,418,440 3,520,750 2 Bollapalli 161 1,030 4,402,200 2,901,955 5 50 648,000 943,000 166 1,080 5,050,200 3,844,955 3 Gutlapalli 175 1,430 5,729,350 4,225,000 2 383 987,800 525,200 177 1,813 3,539,288 4,750,200 4 Markapur 377 3,772 6,637,495 4,974,760 64 642 1,763,500 700,000 313 3,130 6,063,986 5,674,760 5 Martur 53 530 1,219,500 1,745,465 ------6 Piduguralla 263 2,690 7,401,776 7,015,000 15 251 1,378,300 850,500 278 2,941 8,780,076 7,865,500 7 Pudur 636 8,175 20,604,620 14,026,658 35 419 9,782,626 1,249,992 671 8,594 30,387,246 15,276,650 8 Uppugunduru 298 2,910 12,632,542 3,103,340 ------9 Vetapalem 158 1,845 9,019,581 2,189,360 - - 1,108,800 450,000 158 1,845 10,128,381 2,639,360 10 Yaddanapudi 54 517 1,223,630 1,829,360 ------Total 2,257 23,984 71,638,134 44,831,648 128 1,815 16,320,026 5,418,692 1,852 20,558 67,367,617 43,572,175

Groups Members

23,984 2,500 2,257 24,000

23,000 2,000 1,852 22,000

20,558 1,500 21,000

20,000 1,000 19,000

18,000 500

0 As on 31st As on 31st 0 As on 31st As on 31st March ‘11 March ‘12 March ‘11 March ‘12

Savings Internal Lending

71,638,134 44,831,648 72,000,000 45,000,000

71,000,000 45,500,000 70,000,000 44,000,000 43,572,175 69,000,000 43,500,000 68,000,000 67,367,617 43,000,000 67,000,000

66,000,000 43,500,000

65,000,000 42,500,000

0 As on 31st As on 31st 0 As on 31st As on 31st March ‘11 March ‘12 March ‘11 March ‘12

33 Economic Development - oans 425,250 INR L 3,404,114 7,968,270 1,066,929 3,841,000 3,705,000 3,679,500 9,425,500 4,595,500 3,602,300 7,406,000 6,045,200 4,056,482 3,644,000 19,553,527 13,891,500 - 72,215 15,800 60,000 INR 119,325 100,150 197,893 174,625 619,630 545,412 267,880 367,664 142,400 140,080 470,300 262,200 464,400 Savings 4,019,974 96,310,072 As March-2012 on 31st 210 182 576 327 331 144 659 393 229 391 358 495 382 362 380 490 1,689 7,598 Members ------80,500 oans INR 612,000 130,000 165,000 860,000 L 1,813,000 3,710,000 1,810,000 9,180,500 ------7,950 7,800 3,630 11,780 INR 93,335 89,000 54,000 155,000 Savings 422,495 ------6 1 Additions During the year 11 11 12 41 Members - -2) oans 425,250 INR a b le L 3,404,114 7,803,270 1,066,929 1,895,000 3,549,500 3,602,300 2,784,000 9,345,000 4,056,482 (T 87,129,572 - 19,553,527 ACTS ACTS 15,800 60,000 88,400 2,028,000 INR 119,325 100,150 6,045,200197,893 161,960 13,279,500 537,965 4,595,500545,412 182,700 109,355 173,200 267,880 458,920 378,584 309,400 3,696,000 Savings 3,706,944 As on Ist April-2011 210 327 331 144 577 393 240 254 385 385 362 389 490 380 483 648 1,689 DETAILS OF M DETAILS 7,687 Members Place Kukkalavaripalem Tarakaramnagar Vetapalem Desaipet Dasireddypalem Kattavaripalem Edlapadu Komatinenivaripalem Nadendla Janapadu Mallavolu Maruthinagar Patha Ganesunipadu Martur Ballikurava Santhamagulur Elachetladibba MACTS Name of the Ankamma Maapragathi Ushodaya Prathyusha Mitra Total Maacheyutha Prathibha Pragathi Adarsha Pragathi Chaitanya Prasanthi Navodaya AMMPMACTS Naveena Cheyutha Adarsha Area Vetapalem Kodepi Edlapadu Piduguralla Ballikurava Avanigadda 6 S.No.

4

3

5

2 1

34 Economic Development ------90000 170000 910000 490000 280000 1170000 2011-12 3,110,000 1,430,000 1,680,000

------Amount INR Amount 7500 75000 317000 315000 135000 455000 435000 185000 2010-11 455,000 1,469,500

------9 Agriculture 17 91 98 40 117 143 1,924,500 372 229 oans 2011-12

------1 8 7 21 87 63 29 66 66 No. ofNo. L 216 282 3) 2010-11

------30500 b le ( ta 170000 162000 190000 295000 490000 250000 560000 500000 400000 2011-12 1,537,500 3,047,500 1,510,000

------Amount INR Amount oan 45000 80000 170000 273000 495000 285000 220000 500000 409000 1200000 2010-11 3,677,000 2,307,000 1,370,000

------Types of L - - - - 8 3 Animal HusbandryAnimal 17 19 16 59 70 50 56 25 80 199 403 204 oans 2011-12

------6 7 17 32 67 27 57 25 44 120 137 265 402 No. ofNo. L 2010-11

------50000 165000 130000 620600 450000 230000 280000 860000 1025000 1043000 2240000 2011-12 1,130,600 7,093,600 5,963,000

------Amount INR Amount 15000 12000 10000 170000 159000 125000 420000 725000 856000 200000 300000 2115000 1580000 630,000 2010-11 6,057,000 6,687,000

------5 13 15 55 43 45 28 23 149 173 351 106 794 900 Non-Farm Enterprises Non-Farm oans 2011-12

------1 2 2 13 14 42 79 22 25 25 68 145 128 423 921 853 No. ofNo. L 2010-11

------80500 612000 165000 130000 790600 250000 560000 860000 400000 400000 1813000 1810000 3710000 1670000 2011-12 9,180,500 4,070,600 13,251,100 INR

------67500 12000 10000 170000 971000 455000 370000 473000 420000 380000 oan Given Amount Given oan 2715000 2215000 1450000 1380000 1200000 L 2010-11 9,833,500 2,455,000 12,288,500

13 15 61 43 56 80 25 80 40 167 330 259 448 1,675 1,227 2011-12

- - - 1 9 - 2 - Covered 32 42 - 42 67 22 66 - 48 8 111 276 120 224 498 543 271 No. of Families of No. 1,334 1,605 2010-11

5 6 8 2 21 82 38 26 20 34 143 154 171 775 604 2011-12 1.04.2011 TO 31.03.2012 TO M 1.04.2011 (FRO M OTION M ENT IN SUPPORTIN G OF LIVELIHOOD PRO I M PROVE

Covered ------1 3 - 5 7 2 - 8 4 No. ofNo. SHGs - 15 - 10 232 33 10 10 20 25 60 93 116 209 2010-11 S

vg) A AREAS MACTS / apragathi itra acheyutha avodaya aveena ppugunduru shodaya utlapalli nkamma ragathi rasanthi iduguralla udur etapalem athyusha

rathibha ragathi haitanya heyutha Total Sub Total Sub Total Bollapalli Ongole Ballikurava p 7 U 1 8 M 7 M darsha 4 A 2 C 3 N 6 P 1 a darsha ( 11 p AMMPMACT 17 P 12 A 13 M 14 N 10 Sl. No.

15 p 3 g 8 v 16 u

2 4 5

AREAS : 6 p 9 c

5 p

MACTS :

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internal trainings Capacity building is an on-going process through which S.No. Subject No. of Members Trained their ability to identify and meet development challenges. 1 Training for Teachers 23 individuals, groups, organisations and societies enhance • Teaching Methodology The Capacity Building is focused on improving the • Maintenance of Records and Registers • Importance of Girl Child Education and technology to take the development process deeper in 2 Training on Right to Education act 14 performance of the staff by increasing the knowledge, skills the communities to attain sustainable development at the • Importance of Education community level. This exercise will not only capacitate the • Rehabilitation Child Labour • Right to Education act 3 Workshop on Code of Conduct 25 on the strategies being followed by them in order to derive • Introduction to Service rules on Presence staff but also provides an opportunity to analyse and reflect at appropriate strategies at present. • Service rules on Character • Service rules on Behavioural practices A number of training camps have been organised internally 4 Workshop on Code of Ethics 25 to capacitate the staff on various aspects as mentioned • Assessment of functioning structures • Organisation standards • Self-reflection on organisation been sent for external training to various institutions in below during the course of the year. Similarly, 74 staff have performance management the course of the year to expose them to outside and to 5 Orientation to Staff 120 provide them an opportunity to interact with other active • Code of Conduct • Code of Ethics 6 Training to Field Staff 20 players in the field. • ASSIST Origin • Areas of Operation and Reporting system • Communication Skills 7 Training to Vocational Teachers 6 • Training on Candle making • Training on Surf making and Painting making Total 233

EXTERNAL TRAININGS / EXPOSURE VISITS / WORKSHOPS / SEMINARS S.No Subject No. of Members Name of the Organising Institution 1 Workshop on War for Water challenges 1 NGRI - Hyderabad 2 Workshop on Child Rights 12 AP Alliance for Child Rights - Hyderabad 3 Rajiv Udyogamitra Yojana 1 NI-MSME - Hyderabad 4 NGO Finance Management 1 Balavikas - Warangal 5 Training on Strengthening to the School Management Committee 1 RVM - Bapatla 6 Training on Cyclone Mitigation Plan 1 District Collector - Ongole 7 Training on Protection of Children 1 Child Line India Foundation - Ongole 8 Training on Child Rights 1 YMCA - Visakhapatnam 9 Workshop on Role of Media and Child Rights 1 CRAF - Vijayawada 10 State Level Workshop on Child Rights 2 AP Alliance for Child Rights - Hyderabad 11 Training on maintenance of Records and Registers and Teaching Methodology 23 NCLP - Guntur 12 Training on Vocational Skills 8 RVM - Guntur 13 Training on Child Rights Policy 19 Plan India - Hyderabad 14 Orientation on Project Finance Management 2 Plan India - Hyderabad Total 74

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37 Partners in Progress

S.No. AGENCY PROGRAMME

1. MANI TESE/INTERVITA, ITALY ● Comprehensive Community Development Programme to Combat the Problem of Child Labour, Piduguralla

2. AIUTARE I BAMBINI, ITALY ● Distance Adoption Programme, Katarivaripalem, Vetapalem, Markapur, Bollapalli and Nehrunagar ● Water and Sanitation Programme

3. RRDF, THE NETHERLANDS ● Comprehensive Community Development Programme in Elachtladibba of Krishna District and Kukkalavaripalem of Prakasam District ● Piduguralla Housing ● Vocational Training

4. THE KADOORIE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, ● Comprehensive Child Labour Eradication Programme, HONG KONG Gutlapalli

5. SONNENHAUS, GERMANY ● Community Based Innovations to Reduce Child Labour through Education, Pudur mandal of Ranga Reddy District

6. PHILIP MORRIS, USA ● Child Labour Elimination in Tobacco Industry in 4 Pilot Villages

7. CAF INDIA, NEW DELHI ● Support My School Project

8. THE ADM CAPITAL FOUNDATION, HONG KONG ● Piduguralla Vocational Training Centre

9. UMMI, ITALY ● Watershed Projects, Gangupalli & Ravulapuram ● Promoting Child Labour Free Communities, Ballikurava ● Water Treatment Plants, Adijambava Nagar

10. ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS, USA ● Water Treatment Plant

11. EOP FOUNDATION, THE NETHERLANDS ● Community Development Works

12. INSIEME SI PUO, ITALY ● Child Sponsorship Programme

13. DKA, AUSTRIA ● Protecting Women and Girl Children

14. RAJANNA TRUST, chittoor District ● Improvement of Environmental Sanitation, Tippanagunta village

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S.No. AGENCY PROGRAMME

15. TANA FOUNDATION, USA ● School Building, Jammulapalem

16. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, GUNTUR ● Balahita Special Schools ● Rajiv Vidya Mission

17. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KRISHNA ● Community Development Works (Pantu)

18. NI-MSME, HYDERABAD ● Vocational Training Programmes

19. DISTRICT MEDICAL & HEALTH OFFICER, GUNTUR DISTRICT ● Urban Health Centre, Purushottapatnam

20. UNDER THE TREE, ITALY ● Child Sponsorship Programme

21. GIVE INDIA, MUMBAI ● Child Sponsorship Programme

● Provision of Bore Wells

● Sanitation Programme

● General Fund

22. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PRAKASAM ● Social Housing

23. ALVISE FARINA, ITALY ● Child Sponsorship Programme

24. ROTARY CLUB OF SAN JOSE, USA ● Bore wells

25. GE Volunteers, Hyderabad Council Through United way ● Strengthening School Infrastructure

26. CLARINDA STILL, UK ● Child Sponsorship Programme

27. PLAN INDIA, NEW DELHI ● Combating Child Labour in Andhra Pradesh

28. ROGER FONTS BEUTER, ITALY ● Solar Lights,

29. ROSELLA FAMILY & FRIENDS, ITALY ● Child Sponsorship Programme

30. YASWANTH RANGINENI, USA ● Water Treatment Plant, Bollapalli

31. GLOBAL GIVING FOUNDATION, USA ● Flood Housing

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REPORT OF THE AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS

We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of ASSIST as at 31st March, 2012, Income and Expenditure Account and also Receipts and Payments Account for the year 2011-12. These financial statements are the responsibility of the WeSociety’s conducted management. our audit Our in responsibilityaccordance with is to the express auditing an opinionstandards on thesegenerally financial accepted statements in India. based Those on standardsour audit. require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Financial Statements

and disclosures in the Financial Statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. significant estimates made by the management, as well as evaluating the overall Financial Statement presentation.

“It is the policy of the society to prepare its financial statements on the cash receipts and disbursements basis. On recognised when paid rather than when the obligation is incurred. this basis revenue and the related assets are recognised when received rather than when earned, and expenses are

transactions of ASSIST at 31.03.2012 and of the revenue collected and expenses paid during the year then ended In our opinion the financial statements give a true and fair view of the assets and liabilities arising from cash on the cash receipts and disbursements basis as described in Note 1 of the Schedule - VI”

necessary for the purpose of our audit. (1) We have obtained all the information and explanations, which, to the best of our knowledge and belief, were

from our examination of those books. (2) In our opinion, proper books of accounts as required by law have been kept by the Society so far as appears (3) The Balance Sheet and Income and Expenditure Account dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of accounts.

(4) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said accounts Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity read together with the Significant Accounting Policies and Notes give the information required by the Indian with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:

a) In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the State of affairs of the Society as at 31st March, 2012, and the year ended on that date. b) In the case of the Income and Expenditure Account, of the excess of Income over Expenditure of the Society for

For JAWAHAR AND ASSOCIATES CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS REG.No. 001281S

Sd/- PLACE : CHILAKALURIPET (K. PRABHAKAR) PARTNER DATE : 18-08-2012 MEM.NO 26041

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BALANCE SHEET AS ON 31st March 2012 31st March 2011 INR INR LIABILITIES

Capital Fund 34,684,663 32,280,366

Donor Agencies Account 3,237,337 1,307,964

Loan Funds 1,327,720 377,869

TOTAL 39,249,720 33,966,199

ASSETS

Fixed Assets 17,342,916 13,328,427

Current Assets, Loans & Advances 21,906,804 20,637,772

TOTAL 39,249,720 33,966,199

Accounting Policies and Notes to Accounts form part of accounts

PLACE : CHILAKALURIPET For JAWAHAR AND ASSOCIATES CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS DATE : 18-08-2012 REG.No. 001281S

Sd/- (K. PRABHAKAR) Sd/- Sd/- PARTNER President operational director MEM.NO 26041

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INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT 31st March 2012 31st March 2011 FOR THE YEAR ENDED INR INR INCOME

Donations and Grants 5,414,196 2,050,744

Interest and other Income 452,734 1,886,467

Profit on Sale of Assets 2,070,658 2,341,375

TOTAL 7,937,588 6,278,586

expenditure

Projects 4,770,873 435,473

Interest and Administration 665,710 616,524

Depreciation 2,354,772 841,928

Excess of Income over Expenditure 146,233 4,384,661

TOTAL 7,937,588 6,278,586

Accounting Policies and Notes to Accounts form part of accounts

PLACE : CHILAKALURIPET For JAWAHAR AND ASSOCIATES CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS DATE : 18-08-2012 REG.No. 001281S

Sd/- (K. PRABHAKAR) Sd/- Sd/- PARTNER President operational director MEM.NO 26041

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RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT 31st March 2012 31st March 2011 FOR THE YEAR ENDED INR INR RECEIPTS Opening balances 15,569,597 21,264,091 Donations and Grants 72,148,182 78,469,920 Interest and other Income 4,066,112 5,603,171 Loans and Advances Received & Recovered 3,293,800 3,302,668 TOTAL 95,077,691 108,639,850 PAYMENTS Projects 70,665,426 85,583,712 Interest and Administration 665,709 616,524 Loans and Advances Given & Refunded 3,427,749 6,670,017 Fixed Assets 6,085,723 200,000 Closing balances 14,233,084 15,569,597

TOTAL 95,077,691 108,639,850 Accounting Policies and Notes to Accounts form part of accounts

PLACE : CHILAKALURIPET For JAWAHAR AND ASSOCIATES CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS DATE : 18-08-2012 REG.No. 001281S

Sd/- (K. PRABHAKAR) Sd/- Sd/- PARTNER President operational director MEM.NO 26041

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NOTES FORMING PART OF ACCOUNT

I. DISCLOSURE OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

1. Revenue Recognition: The Society follows cash basis of accounting for all financial transactions and therefore income is recognized as and when the contributions are received. The society may need not to refund the contributions received form certain agencies, if the same is not utilized for the sanctioned purpose as per the agreement.

2. FIXED ASSETS AND DEPRECIATION: a) Fixed Assets are accounted at cost including freight, installation charges, duties, taxes, insurance and other incidental charges thereon. b) Depreciation on fixed assets is charged at the rates prescribed by the Income Tax Act on written down value method.

3. Retirement Benefits : Provident Fund: Society’s contribution to Provident Fund is recognised on cash basis.

4. GOVERNMENT GRANTS The grants in aid and the expenditure on projects are shown in the Receipts and Payments Account. Unexpended grants in aid at the end of the year are shown as Liability.

5. Materials issued to the villagers for various construction purposes are treated as materials consumed during the year

8. There are no contingent liabilities.

9. ACCOUNTING FOR TAXES ON INCOME: Accounting standard 22 on accounting for taxes on income is not applicable to this Society, as this Society’s income is exempt under the Income Tax Act 1961.

II. 1. Interest Received under Receipts and Payments account includes interest received on staff Loans.

2. Previous year figures are re-grouped wherever necessary.

PLACE : CHILAKALURIPET For JAWAHAR AND ASSOCIATES CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS DATE : 18-08-2012 REG.No. 001281S

Sd/- (K. PRABHAKAR) Sd/- Sd/- PARTNER President operational director MEM.NO 26041

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1. Salary and benefits of the Head of the NGO : NAME BENEFITS AMOUNT. INR Mr. JASHTI RANGA RAO Basic 15,000.00 D.A. 12,000.00 H.R.A. 3,000.00 F.T.A. 5,000.00 SPECIAL 5,000.00 TOTAL 40,000.00

2. Staff Remuneration (Gross annual salary + benefits) in Rupees : INR Highest Salary Paid (Mr. J. Ranga Rao, Director) 480,000.00 per annum Lowest Salary Paid (Mrs. K.Siyonu Kumari, Balwadi Teacher) 42,000.00 per annum

3. All remuneration and reimbursements to Board member : NiL

4. Distribution of staff according to salary levels : Slab of gross salary per month (in Rs.) Male staff Female staff Total staff plus benefits paid to staff Less than 5,000 22 29 51 5,000 - 10,000 25 48 73 10,000 - 25,000 12 3 15 Above 25,000 3 - 3 Total 62 80 142

5. Total cost of international travel by all personnel : (including volunteers)

Name & Designation Destination Purpose Gross Sponsored by Expenses INR external organisation 1. Mr. J. Ranga Rao Italy Partners Meeting 42,400 General Funds Operati onal Director 2. Mr. K.S.R. Murthy Italy Partners Meeting 42,400 General Funds Executive Director 3. Ms. Vianney Katakam Italy Partners Meeting 42,400 General Funds Associate Director

6. Total cost of National travel by all personnel : (including volunteers) 36,096

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such as Gender and Child protection policies to further streamline the process.

The present status as well described in the foreword calls for a different intervention of the voluntary sector. Resources in the name of Development Aid are increasing day by day and the signals show there is going to be a major

vital is to ensure that all this allocated money goes down increase in the 12th Five Year Plan. But, what becomes more to the real poor. There is mushroom growth of voluntary organisations including civil society organisations and community-based organisations. They have to be federated

prestige to make sure that all the allotted money reaches for the common good keeping aside their status, ego and the real target group. All have to work out a system and

community level are accountable to the target population mechanism where ultimately the officials involved at the irrespective of socio-cultural and political disparities through the social audit.

sensitise all the stakeholders in the system for the In order to make it possible, our role is to sufficiently betterment of the society and to impart the required

skills, knowledge and talents to capacitate them. Once the Any voluntary organisation has to redefine its vision, tune with the changing development trends in the society. systems are in place at the community level, it will yield mission, strategy and objectives over a period of time in monitoring mechanisms as well to give them necessary better results. Simultaneously, there is need to build up root level involving all the stakeholders is a vital process Periodic review with an in-depth reflection at the grass- Onceinput these from community-basedtime to time, especially systems in theand initial mechanisms years. are to bring significant impact for re-visioning exercise in to be cautious about the normal change taking place in as and when needed. any organisation. While doing these exercises, one has the society and among the individuals irrespective of the in place, the role of voluntary sector is only to fill the gaps intervention executed on that particular individual or Let us hope and pray that we go in this direction by creating the community. This has to be taken into account while demonstrative developmental models through the self-help initiatives by pooling all the available resources.

ACTIONconducting – REFLECTION any review or – reflection. ACTION is the review process followed by ASSIST over the years either in redefining assessment or in evaluating a project or in setting up vision, mission and strategy or in conducting an impact Dr. Ravi Vadlamani priorities of interventions. While ASSIST has made use of President the Silver Jubilee as an occasion to go through the vision, mission, strategy and human resource policy framework for to streamline this process by developing other policies the organisation including code of conduct, there is need

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General Body

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

operational director executive director

associate director associate director associate director associate director personnel projects finance administration

Personnel & documentation project micro finance & general training & monitoring support unit finance Accounts administration

area co-ordinator

programme in-charge

cluster in-charge / supportive teacher community organiser staff

village development society

47 Executive Committee Members 2011-2012

S. Name & Address Sex Qualifiction Occupation Position No. in the Board

1 Dr. Ravi Vadlamani Male F.C.A. Chartered President Chartered Accountant Accountant M/s. Umamaheswara Rao & Co. Main Road, Brodipet Guntur - 522 002 Mobile : 9848132565

2 Fr. A. Santiago Male B.Sc., B.Ed. Social Worker Vice-President VRO Pedakakani - 522 509, Guntur Dist.

3 Fr. N. Bala Showraiah Male B.A. Parish Priest Executive Bishop House, RCM Church Secretary Ring Road, Guntur-522 007. Mobile : 99597 66334

4 Mr. N.V. Subbaiah Chowdary Male M.A., B.L. Advocate Joint Advocate Secretary 8/56, Lawyerpet Extension Ongole - 523 001 Ph. 08592 - 234297 / 224297 Mobile : 94400 75174

5 Mrs. T. Naga Harshitha Female M.B.B.S., D.G.O. Doctor Treasurer W/o Dr. Satyam Babu Near Bhaskar Theatre, Chilakaluripet- 522 616 Guntur Dist. Mobile : 99599 53655

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S. Name & Address Sex Qualifiction Occupation Position No. in the Board

6 Mrs. G. Sarojini Female Intermediate Social Worker Member Manju Nursing Home Chilakaluripet - 522 616 Guntur Distirct Mobile : 98498 28731

7 Mr. K. Anji Babu Male B.A. Social Worker Member Pandaripuram Chilakaluripet - 522 616 Guntur Distirct Mobile : 98496 38244

8 Mr. T. Venkata Rayalu Male M.A. (Litt) Rtd. Principal Member Retired Principal Pandaripuram Chilakaluripet - 522 616 Guntur District Ph. 08647 - 253420

9 Mrs. G. Suseela Female B.L.Sc. Rtd. Librarian Member #23-2-13, Sai Towers 9th Lane, Pandaripuram, Chilakaluripet - 522 616. Guntur Dist. Mobile : 90100 93797

49 Target Villages

Area : 1. Avanigadda 50 Perurupadu 99 Ramapuram 1 Patha Upakali 51 Kesavanipeta Thanda 100 Palukuru 2 Sangameswaram 52 Naidupalem 101 Palukuru Thanda 3 Nali 53 Sangineedupalem 102 New Palukuru Colony 4 Etimoga 54 Vaddemkunta 103 Somalavagu Thanda 5 Gullalamoda 55 Sarikondapalem 104 Enimeeda Thanda 6 Edurumondi 56 Sarikondapalem Thanda Area: 7. Markapur 7 Nachugunta 57 Seetharampuram Thanda 105 Ramapuram 8 Elachetladibba 106 Kocherlakota 9 Zinkapalem Area: 4. Chilakaluripet 107 Pullayapalli 10 Gollamanda 58 Sanjeeva Nagar 108 Kattakindapalli 11 Lankevanidibba 59 Adi Andhra Colony 109 Basireddypalli 12 Lakshmipuram 60 Santhi Nagar 110 Narapareddypalli 61 Mother Theresa Colony 111 Indlacheruvu Area : 2. Ballikurava 62 Y S R Colony 112 Manginapudi 13 Ballikurava 63 Jiddupalem 113 Ananthavaram 14 Konedana 64 N T R Colony 114 Vagumadugu 15 Vemavaram 65 Maruthi Nagar 115 Regadapalli 16 Vellalacheruvu 66 Sreenivasa Nagar 116 Bodapadu 17 Nehru Nagar 67 Rachamallu Nagar 117 Ambhapuram 18 Santhamagulur 118 Vaddimadugu Area: 5. Edlapadu 19 Pathamagulur 119 Marripalem 68 Edlapadu 20 Kishore Nagar 120 Gurralamadugu 69 Gopalpuram 21 Rajupalem 121 Chowtapalli 70 Dinthenapadu 22 Adijambavanagar 122 Thuvvapadu 71 Nadendla 23 Vijayanagar Colony 123 Thurpupalli 72 Tubadu 24 Adarsa Nagar 124 Munagapadu 73 Chirumamilla 125 Basavapuram Area : 3. Bollapalli 74 Jangalapalli 126 Nagarajukunta 25 Hanumapuram 75 Appapuram 127 Chinthaguntla 26 Papayapalem 76 Endugumpalem 128 Konakanamitla 27 Marripalem 77 Gangannapalem 129 Rayavaram 28 Chekrayapalem 78 Komatinenivaripalem 29 Rajanaik Thanda Area: 8. Ongole Area: 6. Gutlapalli 30 Lalipuram 130 Boddulurivaripalem 79 Gutlapalli 31 Veerappakunta Thanda 131 Pathapadu 80 Kandrika 32 Reddy Palem 132 Chinthayagaripalem 81 Gangupalli 33 Gummanampadu 133 Kesupalem 82 Gangupalli Thanda 34 Lingamgunta Thanda 134 Thallapalem 83 Ravulapuram 35 Chenchugunta Thanda 135 Mallavarappadu 84 Solayapalem 36 Garikapadu 136 Karumanchi 85 Bodipalem Thanda 37 Pamidipadu 137 Jayavaram 86 Garladenne 38 Mellavagu 138 Kakuturivaripalem 87 Mannepalli Thanda 38 Jayanthi Ramapuram 139 Surareddypalem 88 Gandiganumala 40 Venkatareddypuram 140 Velagapudi 89 Domalagundam 41 Mekaladinne 141 Jammulapalem 90 Domalagundam Thanda 42 N.S.K. Thanda 142 Valluru 91 Gandiganumala K. Thanda 43 Ayyanna Palem 143 Kanduluru 92 Kanumalacheruvu 44 Bollapalli 144 Marlapadu 93 Bridge Thanda 45 Remidicherla 145 Alakurapadu 94 Gandhi Nagar 46 Bandlamotu 146 Gundamala 95 Gati Thanda 47 Malapadu 147 Motumala 96 Mooduthumulu Thanda 48 Mugachinthala Palem 148 Ibbandipuram 97 Nehrunagar Thanda 49 Vellaturu 149 Kothapatnam 98 Yerraveni Chenchu Colony

50 Target Villages

150 Krupanagar 205 Nizampet 262 Narava Thanda 151 Chenchupapaya Papalem 206 Thurkeyekepalli 263 Murikimallapenta 152 Tetupuram 207 Somangurthi 264 Yandrapalli 153 Madanuru Pedapattapupalem 208 Devanenigudem 265 Patha Cheruvu Thanda 154 Bandeladoddi Colony 209 Keravelli 266 Pitchi Raju Cheruvu Thanda 155 Thotagunta 210 Sirigaipalli 267 Mallapalem 156 Malleladibba 211 Thirumalapur Thanda 268 Narajamula 157 Namburi Yanadi Colony 212 Pudur 269 China Pitchiraju Cheruvu Thanda 158 Venkateswara Colony 213 Maisammagadda Thanda 270 Rachakonda 159 Sanjeevaiah Colony 214 Chinabanda Thanda 271 Suddakurava Thanda 160 Kanaparthi Pallepalem 215 Khadmur 272 Mutukula 161 Kanaparthy Rajiv Colony 216 Mittakankal 273 Singupalli 162 Vinodarayunipalem 217 Kankal 274 Tellagatla 163 Kondepi 218 Peddaumenthal 275 Beerinenipalli 164 Desireddy Palem 219 Rakamcherla 276 Marrivemula 165 Mukkuvanipalem 220 Pudugurthi 277 Gajulapalem 166 Mittapalem 221 Chinthalapalli 278 M. Yarrapalem 167 Muppavaram 222 Chengomul 279 Sathakodu 168 Polireddy Palem 223 Barlapalli 280 Akkapalem 169 Chinakallagunta 224 Thimmapur 281 Manepalli 170 Thatakulapalem 225 Bakapur 282 Ayyaganipalli 171 Petluru 226 Medipallikalan 283 Lenin Nagar 172 Chavatapalem 227 Medikonda 284 Isuka Tripuravaram 173 Dadanaidupalem 228 Regadimamidipalli 285 Sidanapalem 174 Nennurupadu 229 Angadichittempalli 286 Rentapalli 175 Gurrapadia 230 Pothireddyguda 287 Rantapali Thanda 176 Mupparajupalem 231 Quthbullapur 288 Konda Reddy Colony 177 Koruppalapadu 232 Kandlapalli 289 Gandibavigudem 178 Saduvaripalem 233 Meerjapur 290 Chowtapatcharla 179 Paletipadu 234 Seriguda 291 Niluvuralla Colony 180 Tumadu 235 Manneguda 181 Vaviletipadu 236 Manneguda Thanda Area: 12. Vetapalem 182 Bitragunta 237 Gongupalli 292 Venkata Subbaiah Palem 238 Gongupalli Thanda 293 Tankayachetlapalem Area: 9. Piduguralla 239 Yenkepalli 294 Utukuri Subbaiah Palem 183 Maruthi Nagar 240 Chenchupalli 295 Jagannadhapuram 184 Swarnapitchiah Colony 241 Cheelapur 296 Ramannapet 185 Chandrapalem 242 Kothapalli 297 Thirupathamma Colony 186 Balajikata 243 Dandugadda 298 Vinayakapuram 187 Lenin Nagar 299 Lepracy Colony 188 Sanjeevareddy Nagar Area: 11. Pullalacheruvu 300 Gaddalagunta 189 Brahmanapalli 244 Pullalacheruvu 301 Desaipet 190 Janapadu 245 Gangavaram 302 Lohiyapuram 191 Gandhi Nagar 246 Garapenta 303 Jeedichetlapalem 192 Patha Ganesunipadu 247 Chennapalem 304 Rudramambapuram 193 Konanki 248 R. Ummadivaram 305 Seetharampuram 194 Kotha Ganesunipadu 249 Venkata Reddy Palli 306 Rajubangarupalem 195 Pillutla 250 Chapalamadugu 307 Rajamatha Colony 196 Mallavolu 251 Kothuru 308 Ameen Nagar 197 Morjampadu 252 Naidupalem 309 Pedaganjam 198 Sri Rukminipuram 253 Chennampalli 310 Etimoga Pattapupalem 199 Kondamodu 254 C. Errabalem 311 Koduruvaripalem 255 Pidikitivaripalli 312 Katamvaripalem Area: 10. Pudur 256 C. Kottapalli 313 Chandramouly Nagar 200 Manchanapalli 257 Kavalakuntla 314 Dande Colony 201 Matugudem 258 Rangannapalem 315 Jandrapet 202 Mariyapur 259 Kundampalli 316 Weavers Colony 203 Gattupalli 260 Komarol 317 Chinnammagari Pattapupalem 204 Nizampet Medipalli 261 Mulamadugu Thanda 318 Kukkalavaripalem

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m etapale v GUNTUR d u e d lapa CHILAKALURIPET A V BALLIKURA o ng ole pi d u g uralla BOLLAPALLI g utlapalli pullala cheru v u m arkapur NALGONDA PRAKASAM pu d ur MAHABOOB NAGARMAHABOOB RANGA RED DY Avanigadda Ballikurava Bollapalli Chilakaluripet Edlapadu Gutlapalli Markapur Ongole Piduguralla Pudur Pullalacheruvu Vetapalem

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ASSIST Building Rural India

Head Office :

Chilakaluripet - 522 616, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India Tel : + 91 8647 253971, 254934 Fax : + 91 8647 254815 E-mails : [email protected]; [email protected]

Liaison Offices :

6th Line, Ramnagar, 321, Mayuri Apartments, Ongole - 523 001. Prakasam Dist. 6/15 Brodipet, Guntur - 522 002. Andhra Pradesh, India Guntur Dist. Andhra Pradesh, India. Tel : +91 8592 233776 Tel : +91 863 2252153 E-mail : [email protected] [email protected]

Web : www.assist.org.in

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