A Humanitarian Organization for Integrated Development &

PARIVAR VIKAS

CHANDRASKEKHAR NAGAR

A Humanitarian Organization for Integrated Development &

Service to the needy rural people

Annual Report: 2013-2014

Address:

Chandrashekhar Nagar, Guguldih,

Block-Barhat, Dist-Jamui, Bihar

Email:

Website:

Contact No. 08002028002

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Our organization ahs completed another one financial year 2013-14. On behalf of our organization, I am happy to present our Annual Report for the year 2013-14. This year, PARIVAR VIKAS CHANDRASEKARNAGAR completed more than 26 years with its mission for the empowerment of rural needy people to participate in the development process.

Parivar Vikas is a registered organization that is constantly working towards empowerment of the needy, poor and people below poverty line families through various child development, women empowerment and community mobilization activities. Empowerment of young children, adolescents and underprivileged people has been a priority of our organization.

We believes that, Poverty eradication and development in rural areas is possible only when people come together actively and decide to work together. The environment provides the frameworks as well as the agenda, which draws people together lead them to work together and awakens their creative potentials for own development. Participatory development activates can leads an improvement in the economic condition of the people and also creates an environment which catalyses people into acommunityfoster improved quality of life gradually.

In the year 2013-14, we have faced numerous challenges in rollout the initiatives that did not deter us from our commitments towards the development of the vulnerable community comprising of children, women and poverty stricken people of the area.

Our methodology strongly focus on people’s participation, group promotion, participatory learning and action is the core strategy for capacity building of the target people to carry out the planned activities with their active participation. PVC collaborates with Gram Panchayats, ICDS, Health and other local services providers for the benefit of targeted people of the area.

On behalf of our organization, we would take this opportunity to express our gratitude and acknowledgement for the communities who have shown immense trust on us in supporting our cause.

I hereby acknowledge our supporting agencies specially the ChildFund India, our staff, volunteers and well wisherswho have continuously support us actively participated in all planned activities for the benefit of the target area people.

Bhawanand

Chief Functionary

Contents

Sl. No. / Subject / Page No.
1. / PVC at a Glance / 4
2. / Organogram / 6
3. / Introduction / 7
4. / Safe Motherhood and Infants / 7
5. / Educated and Capacitated Children / 10
6. / Involved Youth in Community Development Process / 12
7. / Activities Related To Sponsor Relations / 14
8. / Case Study / 16
9. / Infrastructure of the Organization / 17
10. / Human Resources / 17
11. / Future Focus / 17
12. / Acknowledgement / 17
13. / Appeal / 18

PVC at a Glance

Genesis:

Parivar Vikas came into existence in the year 1988 under the leadership of a social activist Mr. Bhawanand and other few likeminded people to serve for the people for the all round growth and development with the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi, Sri Jay Prakash Narayan and Binovaji. A rural working office started in village Chandrashekar Nagar, near Guguldi of Gidhor block of Jamui district in the same year to work for the rural people. The organization ‘PARIVAR VIKASH’ has been registered under society registration act on 2.12.1988. This was the formal journey of the organization about 26 years ago. The idea was to translate the dreams of Gandhian Thought of Rural development later flourish by Sri Jay Prakash Narayan and Sri Binovaji.

There is a history of establishment of the organization in Chandrashekar Nagar. Once Chandrashekar Nagar and its surrounding villages were mere barren land without any facilities where people can’t imagine for leaving and settling. In the year 1984 the then Revenue Minister Mr. Chandrasekhar Singh rehabilitated 84 schedule caste families in Govt. land in Chandrashekar Nagar as part of Govt. rehabilitation process of landless families. But due to lack of civic facilities, barren and unproductive land, lack of water resources and irrigation facilities the families started migrating to other place. Then the PARIVAR VIKAS group decided to take the challenge to bring visible changes in the life of those people and stared various development activities.

Then the need was to find out external assistance to accelerate the growth of the needy people. In the year 1991 the organization applied for FCRA registration, and got the registration under Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India for receiving grants oversees for implementation of various programs. Gradually the contacted several agencies and got support from CCF-India (presently ChildFund India), GTZ, CFLI, EXE, DFID, LWR, GPC, IGSSS, SSI etc. The support also provided from Govt. Departments out of which especially SSA to start educational programs for the children.

Vision:

Make an egalitarian society where everyone can live a dignified and respectable life.

Mission:

Develop a healthy society, where everyone will be literate, healthy and self independent in all aspects so that they can provide better quality of life to their children.

Organizational objectives:

To improve the health status of the target community including women and children
To ensure education to all with special emphasize of education of girl of weaker section of the society
To ensure quality care and education to all U-5 years aged children of the community
To empower women through the promotion of SHG and their Federation
To promote children/youth forum for the development of the community and their active involvement in decision making and development process of the society
To build capacity and develop awareness for accessing the right and entitlement of community relating to livelihood, health and education
To strengthen the Panchayeti Raj Institution and mobilizing the Govt. and Non-Govt. resources for the betterment of the society
To promote the network and advocacy at district and state level on different development issues

Legal details:

Registered under Society Registration Act 21, 1860 No. 317/88-89, dated 02-12-1988
Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) No. 0311300018, dated 12-03-1991
Registered under IT Act, Section 12-A of Income Tax Act, 12A/99-2000/9120-22
Registered under IT Act, 80 G (V) / dated 08-03-2002
PAN and TAN completed as per IT Act

Target area:

2 Districts i.e. Jamui & Banka
8 Blocks of Jamui district
2 Blocks of Banka district
150 villages of Jamui district

Target communities:

Schedule tribe
Schedule caste (Dalit)
Extreme Schedule caste (Maha Dalit)
Obvious Backward caste (OBC)
Minority (Muslim)

Organogram:

Introduction:

Child Fund India is one of our major supporting agency, extending their support since its inception. It is continuously working with us since last 1991 onwards. Under this an integrated and comprehensive approach are taken to bring the all round development of children, adolescents, youths women and the poverty stricken and excluded communities like schedules case, schedule tribe and other backward caste and the physically challenged persons living below poverty line.

Now, the focus has been given on life cycle approach i.e. 0-5 years children, 6-14 years children and 14-24 years adolescents and youths. So under life cycle stage initiatives taken by the organization, its achievements and the challenges faced till date stated below.

Activities during the year 2013-14

Life Stage 1 : Safe Motherhood and Infants:

Activities:

Sensitization of pregnant women & community on need & importance of ANC/PNC.
Capacitating the care givers & mothers on importance of colostrums and breast feeding.
Observance of breast feeding week at Panchayat/Block level.
Community sensitization on need and importance of birth certificate and ways to access it.
Capacitating the care givers and pregnant women on importance of institutional deliveries.
Community sensitization on early detection of common childhood illness and its prevention.
Capacitating pregnant women through sensitization on Govt. health schemes/programs and ways to access it.
Orientation of health workers & other service providers like ICDS/ASHA/ANM towards their role and responsibilities on Panchayat level.
Sensitization of PRI members for regularizing and strengthening health services in the operation area.
Strengthening of village Health Sanitation & nutrition committee.
Sensitization of community on home based care of 0-3 years children.
Orientation of community member/mother/care givers on importance of early childhood care and development.
Interface meeting with Govt. Health officials, PRI and other stake holders for quality health services & regular availability of TT & IFA.
Capacitating the care givers on importance of ANC/PNC and Govt. Health schemes.
Counseling session with care givers on their role and responsibility towards pregnant/lactating women and children.
Support for critical/emergency cases.

Achievements:

36 sensitization meetings completed on ANC/PNC participated by 1190 community including 581 PLM.
36 capacity building meetings completed on colostrums and breast feeding participated by 1225 care givers & mothers. 573 newly born babies receiving exclusive breast feeding.
3 Panchayat/Block level activity completed participated by 283 participants.
36 sensitization meetings on birth registration and certificate participated by 949 community. 371 Out of 581 received birth certificate and remaining are in process.
23 sensitization meetings completed on institutional deliveries participated by 805 care givers and pregnant women. 62.05% delivery conducted institutionally.
22 community sensitization meetings completed on prevention on early childhood illness participated by 756 community members.
1127 community and pregnant members participated in 33 meetings.
24 orientation programs organized participated by 482 ICDS/ASHA/ANM on Panchayat level. Community members are receiving quality health care from them.
526 PRI members sensitized on health services in the community & they are providing quality health services.
824 members including V.H.S.N.C. ICDS/ASHA/ANM, PRI & others participated in 34 meetings. Now the Village health Sanitation Nutrition committee members became more active on its functioning,
37 sensitization meetings conducted regarding care of 0-3 years children participated by 710 community members. Now children are receiving quality care from the care givers.
11 orientation programs conducted with 315 community member/mother/care givers for preventing early childhood development resulting care givers providing necessary care to the children.
73 community members participated in the program. Now they are receiving quality health services like TT &IFA for the service providers.
630 care givers are capacitated Govt. health schemes. meetings
34 counseling session conducted with care givers on their role and responsibilities participated by 801 participants.
12 cases are supported due to critical/emergency cases in their family.

Major Challenges faced:

Institutional delivery has not been reached out to 100% so far. Last year 573 out of 581 deliveries conducted institutionally.
Community people face problem in birth registration and obtaining birth certificates.
47% pregnant women are anemic and malnourished.
Malnutrition is still a challenge to eradicate 24.10% under-5 children are normally nourished, mild, moderate and severe are 32.94%, 35% and 7.96% respectively.
1425 children belonging to 0-5 years are covered under quality ECD/ICDS services in the area out of 2377 such children.
The level of awareness among poor community is still less regarding nutrition, better child care practices and other health related issues.

Lessons learned:

Care givers are conscious about their role and responsibility regarding care of PLM.
Care givers and mothers are aware on the need and importance of colostrums’ and breast feeding & newly born children are colostrums fed properly.
Community members are aware on need and importance of birth certificate. They are getting birth registration & certificate of their children.
Communities are sensitized on early detection of common childhood illness and its prevention.
Communities are getting benefit from Govt. Health schemes and programs like JSY and others.

Life Stage 2 : Educated and Capacitated Children:

Activities:

Orientation/training of teachers on use of TLM & its development.
Capacitating teachers on Right to education.
Training of teachers on TLM development.
Reading skill improvement program.
Math/Science improvement program.
Orientation of school children on Health & Hygiene.
Community sensitization on Right to education.
Sensitization of parents/community/VEC on need and importance of participatory school governance.
Capacity building training of VEC/community on quality education and school management.
Capacitating child club members on club management.
Sensitization of child club members & Community on Child Protection.
Life skill training of children.
Sports and co-curricular activities for children.
Role play/ child led campaign on early marriage/CL & CT and Child Rights.
School Quality Improvement Program (SQIP)
Community Sensitization on enrollment and retention of children at school.

Achievements:

2 orientation/trainings conducted on use of TLM & its development participated by 45 teachers. Now they are using properly the TLM.
410 participants are capacitated on Right to Education in 52 meetings.
2 training programs conducted with teachers on TLM development participated by 35 teachers.
9 RIP center covering 235 children conducted during the year resulting their reading skills improved.
3 centers conducted covering 90 children for improving mathematics.
16 session conducted with school going children on health and hygiene participated by 561 participants. They are following the health and hygiene norms properly.
779 community members participated in project operational area. Now community members aware on various aspect of Right to Education.
24 meetings conducted on the issue participated by 637 parents/community/VEC.
The involvement of community people in school governance has been increased.
545 VEC/community members capacitated on quality education and school management. Now they involved properly.
534 child club members participated actively in child club management process.
18 sensitization meetings conducted with child club members & Community on Child Protection issues participated by 617 children.
21 training organized with 560 school going 6-14 year’s children. These children are adopting various life skills in their day to day life.
16 events organized in project operational areas participated on 567 children. Sense of competition among children increased.
In the project operational area 23 role play/child led campaign program organized on early marriage/CL & CT and child Rights issues participated by 713 participants including community members.
One school environment developed in the project operational area.
22 sensitization program organized in the community participated by 491 participants.

Major Challenges faced:

The teacher student ratio is still higher in spite of Govt. interventions. Currently it is 1:55.
Ensuring quality education is still a challenge in absence of adequate and subject wise teachers.
Village education committee is reconstituted recently by the Govt. who are not fully aware on the issues of participatory school governance and their roles and responsibilities. So they need proper training and orientation on their role and responsibilities & Right to Education Act.
Children and other stake holders are not fully aware on Right to Education.
The learning level of children is not as per their class and age.

Lessons learned:

Community member’s sensitized on need and importance of Education.
Reading skill of slow learner children has improved considerably.
Role of child club members in club development and social activities has improved.
Communities are becoming aware on the issues affecting children.
Level of awareness of child club members is improving.
Retention of children increased considerably.
Parent’s/Community members conscious about their girl’s education.

Life Stage 3 : Involved Youth in Community Development Process

Activities:

Sensitization of girls on importance of education.
Special support to 100 girl youths for attaining higher education.
Training of parents/community on modern agriculture practices.
Capacitating parents/communities on need and importance of girl education.
Counseling of parents/community for their girls education.
Formation and strengthening of youth club/forum.
Career counseling of youth.
Life skill training of youth.
Employable skill for youth.
Youth resource center.
Leadership training of youth.
Co-curricular activities.

Achievements:

48 sensitization meetings conducted with 749 youth girls. Now they are continue about their education and attained school regularly.
107 youth girls are supported for attending higher education.
4 trainings programs organized on modern agricultural practices participated by 181 parents/community. K.V.K scientists participated as an external resource person in the programs.
53 sessions conducted in till the month of April, 2014 & 1683 parents/community members capacitated on need and importance of girl’s education. Now they send their girls schools regularly.
58 counseling sessions conducted in till the month of April, 2014 where total 1671 parents/community member’s counseled on about girl’s education. They are practicing the same.
16 youth clubs members including 347 participants sensitized & they involved in the social developmental activities.
31 counseling session organized participated by 749 youth in which they are oriented to select their appropriate career.
37 life skill trainings participated by 1260 youth.
25 youth supported through computed training software course for their career development.
4 youth resource centers developed for appearing in various competitive exam.
11 leadership trainings organized in the project operational area participated by 396 youth.
13 sessions conducted in the operational area participated by 455 participants.

Major Challenges faced:

The adolescent friendly health services are lacking from service provider.
Lack of employable opportunity to youth.
Less acceptance of involvement of youth in community development programs by elders.
Inadequate knowledge regarding reproductive and adolescent health.
Hesitation of women in sharing their RTI/STI.

Lessons learned: