Annual Report 2015-2016 TRIVANDRUM SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY Trivandrum Social Service Society Annual Report 2015-2016 CONTENTS A Message from President - 3 Secretary Speaks - 4 Organizational Chart - 5 Area Map of TSSS - 6 Self Help Group - 7 Women Empowerment Programme - 16 Fish Vending Forum - 20 Child Parliament - 23 Child line - 24 Save A Family - 31 Infrastructure - 39 Health Department - 40 Supplementary Education - 44 Kerala Labour Movement - 49 Capacity Building - 57 Institutions of TSSS - 62 Board Members - 65 Trivandrum Social Service Society A Message From Annual Report 2015-2016 President ope Francis declared the ‘Extraordinary Jubilee Year of P Mercy’ covering the period Dec. 8, 2015, to Nov. 20, 2016. The current annual report describes more than twenty programms directly responds to the exhortation of Pope, undertaken by the organization during the initial period up to April 2016 and it is laudable. It is seen also that under TSSS many training programmes are conducted for the benefit of the stakeholders in different sectors. The women empowerment programme and the special focus on Fish vending women and their related issues are very vivid in the year under reference. The Self Help Groups have managed to obtain bank loans making an all time record of more than 7.8 million rupees. It is also well used and the repayment is monitored. All the actives of Save a Family plan, the Child line activates and Agricultural based activities also mark clear progress during the current year. Worth mention is the “House a Gift” programme by which the basic need of a house of all the homeless families is addressed. The first handing over of keys of 13 houses was the first fruit of this great work. The Captain of the team, Fr. Lenin Raj is to be applauded and the Archdiocese acknowledges his service. I also add a word of thanks to all the collaborators both of the country and abroad, of this great movement in the way of attaining the vision of the Society. Msgr. Eugine H. Pereira, President Trivandrum Social Service Society Secretary Annual Report 2015-2016 Speaks… God is love and love is service! With immense pleasure I am presenting the Annual Report of Trivandrum Social Service Society for the year 2015 -2016, which is the 4th report during my tenure. It is a church based Ministry of Social Action on the one hand and at the same time a NGO doing social services to the society devoid of religious discrimination. Fisheries and other Laboures, Women & Children and other downtrodden people are the focus groups of TSSS. An integral development of the focus people in participatory Professional education, players of all the activities and methods is the object of this rehabilitation of isolated and those who took pain to give shape organization. During the year neglected people etc. to this Annual Report. I express we could address the major With the grace of God, and my sincere thanks to all of them. issues like housing, Health issues enduring support and co-operation like cancer, life style diseases etc. of our Archbishop, His Grace waste management, women Most. Rev. Dr. Soosapakiam, who empowerment, leadership is also the patron of this among women, prevention of organization, I could sail this ship Fr. Lenin Raj T alcoholism and other substance in calm on all circumstances. I Secretary abuse, protection of physical, remember with gratitude Rt. Rev. mental and sexual abuse of Dr. Christudas, the Auxiliary children, promotion of organic Bishop and Rev. Msgr. Eugine H. farming and terrace cultivation, Pereira, who is also the president necessity for energy of this organization, for the conservation, protection of guidance and advices given to me human rights, micro financing to on times. SHG’s for their economic My message will be growth; promotion of nursery incomplete if I forget and supplementary education Mr.Berchmans, the Administrative child parliament, promotion of officer and our colleagues in this organization who are the key Trivandrum Social Service Society Annual Report 2015-2016 Organizational chart ARCHBISHOP (Trustee) GENERAL GOVERNING SOCIAL ACTION REGIONAL CO- BODY BODY BOARD ORDINATORS PRESIDENT DIRECTOR &SECRETARY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OFFICE/ DEPARTMENT PROJECT HEADS SECTION HEADS ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF HEADS (C0- (CO-ORDINATORS) (CO-ORDINATORS) REGIONAL ANIMATOR FIELD STAFF Rev.Fr. Shajin Jose Rev. Fr. Pratheep Joseph Rev.Fr. Dony D Paul Mr. Berchmans Executive Secretary, Institution in charge Assistant Director Administrative Officer CFS TSSS Anti-Alcoholic, TSSS TSSS Trivandrum Social Service Society Area map of TSSS Annual Report 2015-2016 Vision Mission Empowering the Marginalize A just society based on communities towards active participation in love, peace, truth and justice the sustainable development processes. Objectives Community Capacity building organization, for sustainable formation and strengthening of livelihood leadership Promotion of Facilitate creative Promotion of non- community health participation of formal and to improve the women and men in vocational education health status of the socio-economic, and to the drop outs and poor. political processes. illiterate Trivandrum Social Service Society Annual Report 2015-2016 “You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women” - Jawaharlal Nehru. Real development cannot take place if it bypasses women. The economic empowerment of the rural poor, especially women in the rural areas is possible only through Self Help Groups (SHGs). Empowerment of women aims at awareness of their rights, improved standard of living, participation in decision making process, increased participation in economic, social, educational and commercial sectors through achieving self confidence and thereby standing in their own feet’s. (“Where women are honored, divinity blossoms there” (Manusmrithi)) Now there are 1851 SHGs, each consisting 15 to 20 members, out of which 49 are newly formed in the year 2015-2016. Number of SHG’s at the Regional level. Sl. Number of Name of Region No. SHG’s 1 Anjengo 83 2 Kovalam 375 3 Pulluvila 787 4 Palayam 23 5 Pettah 20 6 Puthukurichy 250 7 Thoothoor 49 8 Valiyathura 264 Total 1851 Trivandrum Social Service Society Annual Report 2015-2016 SHG organizers come together on every first Tuesday of the month in the presence of Administrative officer and SHG co-ordinator to present the reports on their visits to the SHGs and this reports are evaluated and suggestions given for the improvement of SHGs. Central level meetings of SHG Animators are conducted on every first Friday of the month. The Animators present the report of each region for evaluation. The activities for the succeeding month are also discussed and planed in their meeting. Apart from this meetings are held at the village and regional level. General body meetings at central level are conducted on half yearly basis when reports from all the eight regions are presented and evaluated. Given To create social awareness among the SHG members, a printed study material named ‘UNARVU’ was distributed through SHG organizers every month. The following were the topics given in Unarvu during the year 2015-2016 Month Subject April Government schemes, subsidies and development programs May Subsidy schemes of government June Importance of environment day July Costal regulation zone August Independence day September Malaria October Gandhi Jayanthy & personal hygiene November Nehru - Indian statesman and national builder December Importance of charity. January The importance of family in the modern era February The functioning of local self governments March Women and social Security. Trivandrum Social Service Society Annual Report 2015-2016 Awareness programme conducted at regional level For SHG federation members 2 awareness classes were conducted in eight regions. These awareness classes were on the following subjects which helped the members to build up leadership quality and self esteem. • The excellence of family relation • Women & law • The disadvantages of medias • Different schemes and activities of Kudumbasree Self employment training In order to improve and strengthen the living standard of the SHG members job trainings for self employment were given at the Forane and Parish level. Details of EDP training Name of Name of Name of Number of Date Region village training participants 3/11/15 to Puthukurichy Puthukurichy Tailoring 16 4/12/15 30/9/15 to Anjengo Mungode Tailoring 20 28/10/15 22/9/15 to Pettah Kumarapuram Tailoring 15 28/10/15 School bag, 28/10/15 to ladies bag Pulluvila Karumkulam 13 28/11/15 umbrella making Trivandrum Social Service Society Annual Report 2015-2016 Details of one day training No. Name of Village Date Subject participants Umbrella 1 Manakadu 9/4/2015 11 making 2 Kulashekharam 15/8/2015 Candle making 13 3 Neerody, 23/9/2015 Ornaments 12 Marthandanthura making Through the training programmes SHG members were enabled to engage themselves in different types of employment ventures individually and in groups. Details of Performance Improvement Programme (PIP) Training No. of Name of No. of Date activity Subject Region participants group Management skill, marketing, Anjengo 10-7-15 9 group building and group 45 dynamic. Puthukurichy 27-6-15 10 50 ’’ Valiyathura 18-8-15 7 ’’ 39 Pettah 12-6-15 4 ’’ 20 Palayam 20-6-15 5 ’’ 20 Kovalam 18-6-15 8 ’’ 37 Pulluvila 30-8-15 23 ’’ 61 Thoothoor 22-6-15 6 ’’ 25 Trivandrum Social Service Society Annual Report 2015-2016 Registration under Food Safety and Standard Act (FSSA) 13 activity