SAMPARC SOCIAL ACTION FOR MANPOWER CREATION Village-Bhaje, Near Malavli Rly. St., Tal- Maval, Dist.-Pune- 410405, Tel - (02114)286307. Email – [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Website: www.samparc-india.org ANNUAL REPORT SAMPARC RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2009- 2010 WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM: Today, the Women’s Empowerment Program has helped around 3500 women to have their own savings groups and Mahila organization, which enables them to make them confident and self-reliant. At present there are 196 micro-credit groups from 42 different villages in Maval and Mulshi Talukas of Pune district. Today the women take all financial decisions and do not hesitate to air their views. They look after their family needs and go hand-in-hand with the male folk to participate in Panchayat activities. There are various programs which have been undertaken by SAMPARC to improve the social, economical and political conditions of these women. This year has been a significant one since SAMPARC has now been selected to conduct all training courses at Maval under the aegis of D.R.D.A. (District Rural Development Agency) and Women Child Development, Zilla Parishad, Pune. This year we have given more emphasis on agriculture, animal husbandry and employment generating programs like beauty parlour, tailoring, masala making and dairy training in Kusgaon, Walvan, Sadumbre, Kanhe, Somatne phata, Bhaje, etc. The womens group also visited Baramati, Pune, Raigad, Mumbai, and Bhimthadi yatra i.e. self-help women’s group exhibition. The purpose of the visit was to visit dairy project, agriculture project, different types of business run by women and to learn from different exhibitions and also to participate with their own products. We are thankful to the Project Director, DRDA, Pune and Project Officer, and taluka level officers. SAMPARC Page 1 SAMPARC Page 2 COMMUNITY INTERACTION AND DEVELOPMENT: Under the rural development program, more than 3500 women have been dedicatedly involved. The women representatives are also maintaining good relations with the respective bodies and villagers. More than 250 families have been provided with essential commodities. 75 gram panchayat and panchayat samiti, zilla parishad, NABARD, MAVIM, Khadi Gramudyog, and other agencies have been contacting and are in the process of developing projects with the women’s group. This year it is targeted with CAPART to be involved with the women’s group. This year it has also helped in establishing good relations with LIC and banks like State Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra, Syndicate Bank, IOB etc to create support program for the various womens group. Many bachat gats have linked with PDCC Bank, and established good community interaction thereby targeting the rural women and their development. On account of International Womens Day on 8th March 2010, SAMPARC inaugurated 3 shops near Valvan dam (on Expressway) to the women of Self Help Groups. These shops were given to SAMPARC by District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), Pune under Savitri Programme. On 10th March SAMPARC had conducted a Mahila Melawa in which more than 600 women participated. Various resource personnel from NABARD, WCD Dept, Pune, SBI, LIC, and representatives from resource organisation named Chaitanya, Rajgurunagar guided the women. LIC JEEVAN MADHUR YOJANA: SAMPARC has initiated a partnership programme with LIC to promote insurance habit among the Woman SHG members. Through this, SAMPARC has taken a new diversified step to create awareness among the village woman about insurance. In this year, there was a SAMPARC Page 3 good response from the rural community and in all 329 women took Jeevan Madhur LIC Policy. WOMEN’S COUNSELING CENTER: The women’s counseling centre has been working very hard to resolve and make the women aware of their basic rights. At the SAMPARC Counseling centre cases mainly related to dowry, torture due to alcoholism, by in-laws, property disputes and physical & psychological harassment or abuse, by husband & relatives of husband. The counseling centre aims to counsel and try to solve the problems of the village women. Many times the women keep on suffering with no one to hear their plight. This year a total 67 cases were registered under the counseling centre, of which 40 cases have been solved successfully while 22 cases are in the process and 5 cases are registered in the court in Wadgaon. SAMPARC Counseling centre conducted an awareness program on domestic violence, role of counseling centre program in Pimploli, Boraj, Patan, housing society, Bhaje and Karla in which around 460 women were present. Adv. Smt Ranjana Bhosale, Adv. Pushpa Singhvi, Dr. Manda Soman and Dr Satish Patil are the advisors and consultants for the centre. The BDO of Maval Taluka is also involved with SAMPARC in the Lok Adalat. SAMPARC SELF HELP GROUP – WOMEN’S ABHINAV SAHAKARI PATSANSTHA MARYADIT, BHAJE. SAMPARC Self Help Group – Women’s Abhinav Sahakari Patsanstha Maryadit, Bhaje is the only Patsanstha in Maval Taluka. This is run by the women under the support of SAMPARC organization. This society is having 580 SAMPARC Page 4 shareholders from 40 villages of Maval Taluka. Every 3 years, Board of Directors is being elected and they run the Patsanstha as per the rules of Astt. Registrar Co-operative. SAMPARC SHALLOW WELL PROJECT AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR MARGINAL FARMERS The Shallow Well Project supported by CAPART under which 5 wells have been constructed turned out to be a boon to 17 farmers in Gutka Village who can now cultivate 2 crops in a year which has not only increased their income but has also stopped migration of the farmers. The various agricultural training development programs conducted by SAMPARC at Bhambarde, Gutkha, Adgaon Barpe, Tiskari Barpe, Saltar, and Tailbail villages for these small marginal farmers which has benefitted them and has increased their income too. This year the farmers have cultivated onion, tomatoes and wheat. It has really improved their economy and generated employment in these villages of Mulshi taluka, district Pune. The project is linked with our agricultural training centre of Bhambarde where 2 BSc (Agri) graduates support the farmers. Under the basic agriculture training program 23 students were enrolled and the subjects were land development, optimum use of seeds and pesticides, dairy and horticulture development, etc. Among these, 4 students are working in Sahara Amby valley horticulture project while the rest are working in their fields. SAMPARC Page 5 SAMPARC ABHINAV HOUSING PROJECT This year Rs. 10 lacs have been recovered from the house owners, and 50% installments are to be regularised, and SAMPARC staff are working hard to regularise the installments. The problem with the housing project is that the beneficiaries are not satisfied because there is no permanent water supply for the household of the society. But one of the good projects started is the school for the community children in English medium. The students have achieved 100% result for the academic year 2009-10. From the current academic year 2nd std class has also started. At present 92 students are enrolled in the school. Indoor games and computer training is made available to the students. The teachers and parents committee has been formed which is trying their best for the progress of the school. NANHI KALI Nanhi Kali project for girl children from poor families of rural area has really brought a big change in the lives of the girls in Maval and Mulshi taluka of district Pune. 200 girls from 32 villages are given educational support. The economic support is one of the biggest hurdle for the growth of the girl child in rural area, therefore they cannot go for high school education. Parents were also reluctant because of their old mindset and unwillingness to send the girls to school. SAMPARC with its hard efforts, constant persuasion and counseling made it successful and possible. As a result more than 150 girl children have completed their 10th std because of SAMPARC’s intervention. Since last 10 years SAMPARC is running education support for girl child under Nanhi Kali with the help of K.C.Mahindra Education Trust, Mumbai. SAMPARC Page 6 This educational support has improved female literacy rate drastically. Child marriages have totally stopped in these areas and today people are more aware of the importance of education especially for the female child. The girls are no longer the neglected lot and they themselves have also gained voice to express their opinions. About 2000 girls have been benefited by this project. This year the girls actively participated in 2 camps organised by SAMPARC in Maval and Mulshi taluka, various program such as drawing, rangoli, craft, and sports competitions were conducted in the camp. The girls attended a seminar which was organized by SAMPARC and which was conducted by Dr. Yuvraj Kadam on the topic ‘Success in your Hands’. The children are provided with all the educational material like school uniform, note books, exam pads, lunch box, school shoes, pen, pencil, sharpener, eraser, color pencils, etc. Thanking You, With Regards, Amitkumar Banerjee Founder Director / Secretary- SAMPARC SAMPARC Page 7.