Year: 2010 – 11
Program: LEAP
Supporting partner: Alert – India
LEAP is a strategic programme with defined intervention to ensure the rights of people affected by leprosy through sustained leprosy control measures and enhanced quality care within public health care system. ALERT INDIA with 35 partners covering Maharashtra and Chhatisgarh states of India with the involvement of the national health care system and the local communities is enabling local communities to promote voluntary reporting of new cases and referring them to adequate services, through four components:-
- Special selective drives
- Leprosy referral centers
- Continual medical education
- EME
DREAM implemented this project in 03 PHC of Dharni block, covering 68 villages. 17 patients were identified and provided access to medication and adherence. Door-to-door visits, slide shows, information dissemination through IEC with the support of village health committees formed the part of activities.
Year: 2010 – 11
Program: MCCLFZ
Supporting partner: HIVOS through AHS
The organization is partnering with 27 other NGOs in Vidarbha region in building processes for the creation of child labor free zones in the region’s villages. The action is supported by HIVOS – Bangaluru through AHS, Gurukunj – Mozari (Amravati). This is a continuation of our previous intervention entitled ‘Bright future’ but with focus on quality education, school infrastructure development and strict observation of rules.
Year: 2010 – 11
Program: VESP
Supporting partner: GoI (MNRE) through READ
MNRE has evolved an energy security program entitled ‘VESP’ which addresses not only electricity demand but also requirements like cooking energy, allied energy such as biogas in a nut shell in rural remote villages without electricity but with abundance of biomass resources. The organization is implementing such a program in Boritakheda village located in Melghat Tiger reserve area of Amravati district and in Chikhaldara block. 143 households have been electrified and provided ‘smokeless chula’. Through this a flour-mill has been established in the village and drinking water facility is been set up. In two villages, bio-gas plants have been built.
Year: 2009 – 10
Program: Vidarbha Panlot Mission
Supporting partner: GoM
This intervention was implemented in Ashti block of Wardha district. The following watershed activities were conducted:
- Gabion structures
- Cement plug
- Stone bunds
- Earthen structures
- Water tank
- Rain water harvesting structures
Year: 2009 – 10
Program: Bright Future
Supporting partner: HIVOS through AHS
This is a project to provide meaningful education to children for their bright future and free villages from child labor in 15 villages of Morshi block of Amravati district. Dropout children are re-admitted to schools through bridge-course training of three months. Regular monitoring is done to check and prevent dropouts. CRPCs are established in every village and through these ‘SMCs’ are also being established. Both these committees are motivated and mobilized to check children from dropping out of school and lead the path to ensure their rights.
Year: 2009 – 10
Program: Vocational Training
Supporting partner: GoM
The VT is conducted by the organization through its own contribution. Regular trainings are provided in dress-design, beautician and ‘Mehendi’ to girls from economical and social weaker backgrounds. The duration of each training is six months and after completion of the same, the students are provided with a certificate.
Year: 2009 – 10
Program: Social Audit
Supporting partner: GoM
This intervention was supported by the GoM through Z.P., Amravati. Social audit was undertaken of the MREGA being implemented in 23 villages of Teosa Panchayat Samiti. This activity was done for a period of 05 days in each village with active participation of the community members. Audit was done to check if the local people have benefitted from the said scheme and the findings were then presented at the Gram Sabha.
Year: 2007 – 08
Program: Right to Education – Campaign
Supporting Partner: Action – Aid through AHS
‘The Right to Education Campaign’ was organized for the second time as a follow up measure in the blocks of Ashti and karanja. Street theatre served as a medium to get across a large number of people. Village education committees have been formed and are functioning as watchdogs to prevent any child from dropping out-of-school. This program was supported by our network partner, AHS.
Year: 2007 – 08
Program: Health and Sanitation
Supporting Partner: 06 Gram Panchayat
This program was organized especially for women from Self-help groups. 300 women representing 35 SHGs spread in Ahsti and Karanja blocks of Wardha district participated in this health and sanitation workshop. It was observed that women are great role players and they influence change to a great level. This program was supported by AHS.
Year: 2007 – 08
Program: Organic Farm Development Program
Technical Support: Center for Science for Village, Dattapur, Wardha
This program was organized for a period of 10 days each in three months in 5 villages Ashti block, 6 villages of karanja block [Wardha district] and 5 villages of Teosa block [Amravati district]. 45 farmers from each block were selected and provided training in organic farming. They have since put the learning into practice. Resource persons from Centre for Science, Dattapur imparted training to the farmers.
Year: 2006 – 07
Program: Hygiene and Sanitation
Supporting partner: 06 Gram Panchayat
Initially the hygienic conditions in the villages of Ashti and karanja blocks were bad. Open defecation was the practice. A cleanliness drive helped to motivate and mobilize people to construct latrines. 200 latrines have been constructed in 11 villages of the two blocks. Cleanliness committed formed looks after the maintenance and regularization of the program. Children have been imparted education in keeping their own and school environment clean.
Year: 2006 – 07
Program: Education
Supporting partner: Action – Aid through AHS
Child labor in any form is not accepted by the organization. There are a significant number of child labourers in Ashti and karanja blocks of Wardha district. A ‘Right to Education Campaign’ was conducted in 11 villages of the two blocks to create awareness among children, families and community about the importance of education and the evils of child labor. 20 out-of-school children were retained in schools.
Year: 2006 – 07
Program: Organic Farm development program
Supporting partner: GoM
The villages surrounding the blocks of Ashti and Karanja blocks of Wardha district are inhabited by tribal people. Illiteracy and backwardness have kept these tribals from the mainstream society. Using of fertilizers and insecticides from the market has degraded the quality of soil leading to low output due to higher input costs. This has put them in the vicious cycle of indebtedness as they borrow money for harvesting from money-lenders who use exploitative terms for recovering the loans. The organization responded to this distress situation of the tribal people by first generating awareness of adopting organic farming and later invited technical persons from ‘Gramopayogi Vidgyan Kendra’, Dattapur to impart training in organic farming. 200 tribal from 6 villages of Ashti block and 5 villages of Karanja block participated. They learnt to prepare insecticides, earthworm beds and organic medicines. Since then they have adopted these techniques in their fields.
Year: 2005 – 06
Program: SuSankar Workshop
Supporting partner: Art of Living
Pan shops have mushroomed in the villages of Maharashtra. Tobacco comes in through attractive packaging. School going children, especially boys are easy targets and are addicted to consume tobacco from these packets. 200 children participated in the SuSankar workshop held in Jawara and Fattepur villages of Teosa block. Activities such as meditation, prayers, physical exercises and recounting stories of famous stalwarts helped children to understand the ill-effects of vices on their individual lives and in the family and community. The workshop ended in the formation of child groups in the villages so that they meet at least two times a month and strengthen their capacities and ultimately give up vices.
Year: 2005 – 06
Program: De-addiction Camp
Supporting partner: AHS
The organization organized a de-addiction camp in Teosa block of Amravati district through the support of AHS. Dr Madhukar N Gumble, Director of AHS facilitated the camp and helped those addicted to understand their individual problems and explained that no vice can help reduce problems but self-confidence building measures can be of help. A centre for counseling of addicts was declared open by Dr Gumble for follow up activities.
