Summer Sketches Thaddesa Mithram Kerala Local Government Service Delivery Project Project Management Unit Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala 4th Floor, Trans Towers, Vazhuthacaud, Thiruvananthapuram 695014 Success Stories 0471 2333011, 2333015 [email protected] www.klgsdp.org www.facebook.com/KLGSDP Summer Sketches Success Stories 2 Summer Sketches – Documenting Success Stories Summer Sketches THADDESA MITHRAM– Success Stories – Series No. 4, May 2016 Editor: H Shaji Inputs by District Coordinators THADDESA MITHRAM Kerala Local Government Service Delivery Project Project Management Unit Local Self Government Department Government of Kerala 4th Floor, Trans Towers, Vazhuthacaud Thiruvananthapuram – 695014 0471 2333011, 2333015 [email protected] www.klgsdp.org www.facebook.com/KLGSDP Thaddesa Mithram 3 Kannur Municipality, Kannur: Additional works to Women’s Hostel effectively and the hostel has been functioning smoothly. It has been functioning since June 2014 in the heart of the town. The hostel is run by a prominent NGO working for the empowerment of women. The hostel is located 300m away from the new bus terminal of Kannur Municipality and about 500m away from the Kannur District Hospital. A Primary Health Centre has been functioning adjacent to the hostel building. A single room in the hostel accommodates three persons. Apart from safe lodging, food is also provided to the residents at a reasonable rate. One of the major projects implemented by the Kannur The primary intention of the project is to provide safe and Municipality utilising the Performance Grant involves the secure accommodation for women employees and students in a additional construction works in the Working Women’s Hostel. healthy and hygienic environment at an affordable price. The The total cost of the project is Rs 18,60,000 of which the project has been supportive of employment for women and Performance Grant share is Rs 18,00,000. promoting education of women indirectly. The project has The beneficiaries are 42 hostel inmates. The hostel staff created additional employment opportunity for women who are consists of a hostel warden, a cook and a cleaning staff. engaged in the upkeep of the project as hostel warden, cook and The project work includes construction of a protection wall, cleaner. The provisions for the hostel are procured from women flooring with tiles and fixing the gate. The funds are utilised entrepreneurs in the city, which in turn promotes the cause. 4 Summer Sketches – Documenting Success Stories Koottikkal GP, Kottayam: Public toilet construction The Koottikkal Grama Panchayat in Kottayam district has constructed a public toilet in a waiting shed. The project implemented in the crowded area of Koottikkal Grama Panchayat has turned out to be useful for the public. The waiting shed is often frequented by a large number of people. Access to toilets in public places is a serious issue faced by women. This project has made a significant contribution to that gender aspect. The toilets have been built separately for men and women. There are employees who have been specifically assigned for cleaning the toilets. Their work has been monitored regularly by the Grama Panchayat officials. The project has been benefitting about 80 persons on a daily basis. The total project cost is Rs 1,51,647. Pallikkara GP, Kasargod: Family Welfare Centre Bekal, in Pallikkara Grama Panchayat, is a historically important tourist site of the Kasargod district. The decision of the Grama Panchayat to construct a new Family Welfare Centre is necessitated by the social backwardness of the area. The inhabitants in the area are in need of a place that can provide services related to awareness of immunisation and other communicable diseases. The Grama Panchayat has spent the Performance Grant share of Rs 15,00,000 during 2013-14 to construct a Family Welfare Centre on its own land. The centre provides services to pregnant and lactating mothers, new-born children and other people. The number of beneficiaries comes to about 2000. Thaddesa Mithram 5 Koyilandi Municipality, Kozhikode: Children’s Park been constructed. The total project cost of Rs 18,88,000 is met from Performance Grant share. The park is used not only by the children in the Municipality but by those in the adjacent villages of Chengottukavu, Moodadi, and Arikkulam. Even children from Vatakara can visit the park since it is located near the National Highway. The park can accommodate around 300 children at a time. The number goes up on Saturdays and Sundays. The Panchayat is planning to install more outdoor playing equipment so that more kids will be attracted to the park. The women who accompany the children can relax in the park. The Koyilandi Municipality in Kozhikode district has constructed a Children’s Park on the main road of Kannur highway on the 20 cents of land owned by the Municipality. Concrete models of dinosaurs and elephants, three resting places, fountain with a pond, lawn and walking place laid with tiles have been constructed. Besides, three toilets with water and drinking water facility with a tank, and compound wall with name board have 6 Summer Sketches – Documenting Success Stories Chengottukavu GP, Kozhikode: PHC sub-centre The Chengottukavu Grama Panchayat in Kozhikode district constructed a new sub-centre to the Public Health Centre. Earlier, the people of the locality had to travel far to go to the PHC. The sub-centre has three rooms, kitchen, and toilet. About 500 persons are benefitted by the project. Junior Public Health Nurse (JPHN) stays at the sub-centre. Daily Out Patient wing and weekly Adolescent Club meetings are also on the anvil. The total project cost of Rs 10,90,000 is met by the Performance Grant share. getting vaccination. Since the JPHN is staying at the sub-centre, Hundreds of women are coming to the OP section. The women can go to the sub-centre for first aid during nights as well. immunisation camps, held twice or thrice a month, are attended Women can also get application forms for welfare schemes of the by doctors. The number of children attending the camps for government through the sub-centre. The meeting of adolescent getting immunization against DTP, Measles, DT and TT is in the girls conducted on two Fridays of a month is attended by 30 range of 15 to 20. Now mothers are spared of the long travel for adolescent girls. Enadimangalam GP, Pathanamthitta: Building for Homoeo Dispensary The Homoeo dispensary in Enadimangalam Grama Panchayat was functioning in a rented building. Hence, the Panchayat set apart an amount of Rs 10, 50,000 under Thaddesa Mithram for constructing a building for the homoeo dispensary in ward No. 3 during 2012-13. The building construction was completed in the same year. During 2013-14, an amount of Rs 13 Lakh was allocated under the Plan fund for completion of remaining work like the Thaddesa Mithram 7 compound wall, laying of tiles, painting and construction of well. building during 2015-16. On an average, about 50 patients have The building construction is over and the installation of electric been availing the services of the hospital per day. The building is connection is progressing. located on the land owned by the Grama Panchayat. More than The Homoeo hospital has started functioning in the new 70 per cent of the patients is women and children. Kuruva GP, Malappuram: Women’s Canteen Renovation The Vanitha (women’s) Canteen in the Kuruva Grama Panchayat of Malappuram district is run by Kudumbashree with the support of the Panchayat. The Panchayat has renovated the canteen with the Performance Grant share of Rs 2,30,000. The project work involves tiling of the canteen hall, construction of new kitchen with a smokeless stove and provision for water facility through borewell. The Panchayat has taken the initiative to ensure the quality of water by the authority concerned and ensured smokeless atmosphere in the kitchen using ceramic tiles, which are eco-friendly. This project is one of the women empowerment projects under Thaddesa Mithram in Malappuram district. Six women of the Kudumbashree units who are running the canteen have been earning Rs 500 each a day. Thus the project helps them reduce poverty and strengthens women empowerment. 8 Summer Sketches – Documenting Success Stories Karimba GP, Palakkad: LP School Building and 40 children in lower primary section which include 13 Scheduled Tribe (ST) students and 8 Scheduled Caste (SC) students. Four teachers have been looking after the educational and physical needs of the children. All the 53 schoolchildren are being provided with lunch on working days, besides uniforms, note books, books and pencils. The new school environment has helped the all round development of the children and in reducing the school dropout rate. It also results in better curricular and non -curricular performance. Majority of the beneficiaries belong to SC/ST population. The total project cost of Rs 15,15,017 is met from the Performance Grant. The Karimba Grama Panchayat in Palakkad district has constructed a three-class room building for Government Lower Primary School, Maruthamkad, a remote and hilly area. The school is meant to meet the educational needs of the tribal and non-tribal families living in Maruthamkad village. The functioning of the school facilitates regular attendance of the children. At the start of the academic year, 13 children have enrolled in pre-primary section Thaddesa Mithram 9 9. Kulukkallur GP, Palakkad:Kulukkallur GP, Palakkad: Women Canteen Building Women's Canteen Building the key source of subsistence for a group of women who are the beneficiaries. About 200 customers utilise the canteen daily. The total project cost is Rs 8,89,956 of which the Performance Grant share is Rs 2,90,000. Kulukkallur Grama Panchayat in Palakkad district has started a Women’s Canteen in the Panchayat office premises on an experimental basis.