Annual Report For The Year 2007-2008 OF Gayatri Rural Educational Society
Annual Report For The Year 2007-2008 OF Gayatri Rural Educational Society
Annual Report For The Year 2007-2008 OF Gayatri Rural Educational Society
OF
GAYATRI RURAL EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY
[Bharati Sri Ramulu Nivas, D.NO: 02, Opp: Sri Chaitanya Boys College, Bankers
Colony, Srikakulam, Srikakulam District Andhra Pradesh State India PIN:532 001]
I am, on behalf of GRES, pleased to present the annual report of our organization
for the year 2007-2008. First of all the organization sincerely extends its gratitude
to all the donors, Central Government, State Government, Departments, Private
Agencies ,Industrialists and well wishers for rendering various kinds of selfless
support in pursuance of our activities. The following are the mile stones of our
activities.
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B. Seminar on Mass Environmental Awareness
Our organisation has conducted district level Seminar / workshop with a main
objective to provide a forum to professionals, scientists, environmentalists, other
groups of the society to share knowledge and experience on various aspects of
environment and for creation of mass environmental awareness. and nearly 300
members have participated in this workshop/seminar.
B. Prevention of HIV/AIDS
NGOs play a pivotal role in the prevention of HIV/AIDS as they work closely with
people who engage in high-risk behaviour. Gayatri Rural Educational Society
(GRES) has tied up with 125 small NGOs from coastal districts of srikakulam
,vijayanagaram and visakhapantam and is striving to create an effective network
to enhance awareness and achieve behavior change.
The aim of NGO collaboration is to educate the vulnerable groups engaging in high
risk behaviour and to promote safe sex. GRES encourages area and population-
specific intervention programmes by grassroots-level NGOs.GRES supports and
links up with many NGOs to create awareness, provide proper counseling,
promote safe sex, care and treatment-seeking for HIV/AIDS cases.
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Through NGOs, GRES provides support for the following activities:
VI..SUSTAINABLE FARMINGPROGRAM(SFP)
SFP develops farmer-initiated, location specific and
sustainable farming technologies in partnership with
community organizations to promote appropriate
alternatives to mainstream agricultural processes that
have been responsible for losses in farm productivity
and income, biodiversity, indigenous knowledge
systems, and community control over genetic
resources.230 women were benefited from this
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programme
A. Independent Mahila Rytu Mitra Groups
1489 Mahila Rytu Mitra Groups (each group
consisting of 15 members are formed and functioning
in various villages in our area of operation i.e District..
They are saving regularly in the bank accounts opened
in the jurisdiction. They are making on lending within
the groups. Regular weekly meetings are conducted by
our field staff. Trainings on income generation
activities were conducted for them. Bank linkages were made between the
groups and the banks. They have availed loans and generate income for their
livelihood
VII. RURAL LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (RLDP)
RLDP contributes to the development of sustainable livelihood systems and the
promotion of greater equity in rural areas by
increasing incomes of rural households, both from
farm and off-farm sources. GRES has provide Health
Care to the women and children with main focus of
control the diseases duly , conducting regular surveys
and organized Health camps to educate public and
treatment, awareness about Polio, Small box, T.B.
Jaunties, Malaria, Typhoid, Aids, Leprosy etcThe
program's key strategies revolve around facilitating the poor's access to credit and
market and developing economically viable and sustainable enterprises where the
beneficiaries effectively exercise management and control over these activities and
receive equitable benefits from the same and 1145 families benefited through
these programs.
A. Rural Livelihood Program For Women Through Vegetable Cultivation In
Santabommali Mandal
GRES has provided - training, seed distribution, land
preparation and marketing efforts with the support of
agriculture department authorities. With a new
components like . vermiculture, literacy and health
.Till now, 10 groups were formed and 2,00,000
plants developed and distributed among the
members of the groups. Thirty acres of land is being
cultivated for vegetables. 500 quintals of vegetables were grown, including
capsicum, cabbage, cauliflower, tomato and brinjals. Out of this, 120 quintals
was sold and the income of approximately Rs. 1,16,000 was generated for the
federation of 150 women.
All the participants in the project have grown vegetables at least five times more
than before. A plant that gave 1 kg tomatoes now gives 5 kg. Each woman earned
Rs. 500 to 600 per month on an average. SHGs have been formed in 10 villages
and their total saving is approximately Rs. 53,000, which helps them to take loans
for various other income-generating activities.
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VIII. WOMEN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM(WEP)
Women empowerment programmes through skill and vocational trainings for
sustainable livelihood. Forming women former groups, SHG groups, Micro Finance
for sustainable livelihood.
Number of Units 2 3 5
Number of Members 840 4,305 8,820
Number of Groups 56 269 588
Number of Active Clients 399 1,660 2,092
Number of Active Loans 381 1,598 1,991
Total Number of Loans 399 2,059 21,371
Value of loans (Rs) 3,99,603 20,60,241 41,52,591
Gross Loan Outstanding(Rs) 3,45,000 17,91,241 35,64,591
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B. Skill development Training Programme
Gres has identified Some entrepreneurial skills and
provideds trainigs in the following trades and 250
(each trade consisting of 50 women )women in the age
groups of 20 to 35 benefited identified Now they are
able to work and earn money independently to stand
on their own legs.
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IX.. WOMEN AND CHILDREN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (WCDP)
GRES has taken up the following programmes for women and child welfare
A. Family Counseling Centre :
GRES run the Family Counseling centers for salvation of women family problems
in the district with the financial support from Central Social Welfare Board, New
Delhi to provide preventive and rehabilitative services to women and children who
are victims of atrocities and family maladjustments.
The Central Social Welfare Board, New Delhi has
given a permission to our organization to run the
Family Counseling Centre (FCC) duly providing the
grants.
196 women were given counseling sofar since 3 years
and provided Rehabilitation 21 women by GRES. The
performance report for current is as follows:
SL.NO Reasons conflict according to Clients No of families
benefited
01 Mental Harassment cases 09
02 Maladjustment Cases
a.Personal Differences 08
b.Interference of Parents 05
c.Extra Marital relations 18
d.Economic Crisis 02
e. Alcohol addiction 28
f.Marital maladjustment 05
03 Dowry Harassment cases 11
04 Referred for police assistance 02
05 Vocational Trainings provided 02
No of Family cases settled 90
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concerned parents/guardians participated these programmes and got benefited in
the aspect of prevention, treatment and placements for the trained disabled.
No. of Boys Girls Total 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH class
children class class class class
admitted
88 43 45 88 19 16 17 18 26
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48 22 26 88 9 6 7 8 18
Similar workshops in remaining 37 mandal for the peiod from January 2007 to
narch 2008 were organized and nealy 1200 children in the age group of 13-18
participated in the workshop
D. Women and sanitation
Sanitation is a much-needed area of intervention to reduce the enormous disease
burden in the country. Even today, almost 700 million people have no access to
toilets, which is a major cause for many of our
distressing health indicators. Due
to this reason a one day Workshop on Women and
Sanitation was conducted with the participant ants
from NGOs, Sanitation department and provided
awareness to enable them to implement in their
concerned areas.
Also free medical camps were conducted and possible treatments were given to the
disabled. Referral services were given to them so that they can contact the
particular department or organizations for further possible assistance. Walking
sticks, shoes and tricycles were provided to the deserving disabled according to
their needs.
E. International Women’s Day Programmes
With the collaboration and support from District
Youth welfare Department and I.C.D.S, our
organisation has celebrated the International
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Women’s Day Programme at district level with the
women participants of nearly 800 and
Sri.Dharmana Prasada Rao Minister for Revenue
and District Collector along with all the district
officers have participated in a BIG RALLY flagged
by Minister for Revenue.
F.WOMEN NETWORK
As GRES is running Family Counseling Centre with the support from Central
Social Welfare Board, New Delhi, a Women Net Work has been established in the
district with the name of SRIKAKULAM WOMEN
DEVELOPMENT NETWORK with the participation
of nealy 3500 women members for campaign to end
violence against women :
Goals and Achievements:
• Strengthen the movement and transform the
lives of women in the District : 650 families
benefited
Change values, attitudes and behaviours that discriminate against women and
girls and encourage violence against them
*Demand action by governments, communities and individuals to end all violence
against women E-Mail : sdwdnw@yahoo.com
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and 600 families benefited.
· provided a maternity and child care system in
eachVillage.
·Collaborated with govt. to avail primary health
services
· Strengthened community role in preventive health practices.
C. Training Programmes conducted
The following training programmes were conducted for women from fishermen
communities in the following activities and 300 women benefited:
1. Post harvest technologies - drying fish in drying racks
2. Bio-intensive gardening technology
3. Pest control and organic farming
FUTURE PLANS
GRES has a strong faith that little intervention in need makes big difference, thus
the success as mentioned above has encouraged GRES with following future
programme:
• To organize water resource management programs
• Establishment of Rehabilitation and Care Center for Women in distress
• Establishment of four Water Harvesting Structures to provide irrigation
facility to 2000 Hectares of land.
• Plantation of 120 acres of Medicinal plantations
• Establishment of a Rural Hospital
• Establishment of a Common Facility Center for providing training and skill
• Establishment of an Artisan guild for jute product /craft workers.
• Creation of Employment opportunity for 5000Men/Women by Dec’2008.
• Establishment of an Old Age Home for Poor Old Aged People.
• Establishment of a Crèche for care of orphans, kids and adoption.
• Organize Seminars at district level on Environment, women empowerment
And child rights
• Prevention of Trafficking and Rescue, Rehabilitation and Re- integration of
Victims of Trafficking for Commercial Sexual Exploitation
• Training programs to the fishermen community
• To implement a programme on “Reproductive & Child Health Care
(i) List of projects implemented in the last 3 years (April 2005 to March 2008)
Name of the project Funding agency Duration TotalAmt
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8 Sustainable Farming Programs riculture & public 10months 1,39,492
9 Awareness Generation Programs CSWB New Delhi 6 months 1,58,522
10 Seminars& Workshops onEnvironmen CSWB New Delhi Ongoing 78,226
12 Condensed Course Program CSWB New Delhi 4 months 1,71,850
13 Advocacy & Campaigns Public 30,492
TOTAL 73,28,457
2.Central Social Welfare Board, Women and Child Department, New Delhi
3.A.P State Social Welfare Board, Women and Child Department, Hyderabad
9.Community Leaders
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