Annual Report 2014

SJKS Volunteers in a training programme

SHRISTI JAN KALYAN SAMITTI (Regd)

Meenu,President,SJKS with volunteers in Chandigarh

86 Krishna Colony, Yamuna Nagar,Haryana Email:shristi.ymn@gmail.com, PHONES: 09315342478

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TB awareness by staff of SJKS in a village in Ambala on TB Day

Dear Friends, It gives me immense pleasure in presenting our Annual report for 2014. The year was full of activities and our theme for the year was Health surveys and Vocational trainings for Sustainable Livelihoods. We continued to lay emphasis on transformation of Self Help Groups into Micro Enterprises.. SHRISTI JAN KALYAN SAMITTI is a social welfare, voluntary, non-profit, non-political, non-religious, non-government registered organization. SJKS was set up on 15th September, 2006 under Societies act to organize social development projects and to work to promote human rights - duties environment sanitation, health hygiene and social reforms through education training and awareness campaign. Thus, setting up a modern human social order bases on good will, peace, harmony, brotherhood and mutual co-operation. We are committed to the Socio-Economic development of the most disadvantaged-deprived-backward and neglected groups of the society. We aim to help the people to help themselves, as they know better their talents, problems and resources than outsiders to come out from apathy for their own development and for the benefit of the community at large. Community participation is ensured in all our development. This year we continued with our aim to mobilize and empower women economically so that their living standards are improved and they have a respectable place in the society. This year our main focus was on research surveys of people in rural and urban areas with special emphasis on young women. We aimed to give them self confidence by giving them vocational trainings like Retail management, Beauty culture and stitching so that they enhance their familys income. Our efforts were to increase Income generation ACTIVITY and finally transforming them as successful entrepreneurs and viable microenterprises.

VISION
A dynamic civil society influencing policies and actions at all levels to safeguard the environment sanitation and promotion of sustainable development for poor and women.
President in a meeting

MISSION
To promote a large number of sustainable livelihoods, BY FORMING SELF HELP GROUPS comprising of rural poor and women, through the provision of financial services and technical assistance in an integrated manner AND TO strive so as to be able to access mainstream capital and human resources on a continuous basis for Economic Empowerment of women

With DLHS IV volunteers in Haryana

Awareness programs in villages.

Shristi Jan Kalyan samitti volunteers in a meeting OBJECTIVES Shristi Jan Kalian Samittis main goals are to organize prepare and train poor and rural women for sustainable livelihoods and self employment. The poor and women obtain work security, income security, food security and social security (at least health care, child care and shelter). Shristi Jan Kalian Samitti organizes women to ensure that every family obtains sustainable livelihoods, upgrade living standards and achieve full employment. We aim to make women self-reliance, autonomous confident, individually and collectively, economically and in terms of their employment, family and decision-making ability. Objectives for 2014 is to enter social media for creating awareness and set up community radio and make social short film documentaries. SERVICES Supportive services like savings and credit, health care, child care, insurance, legal aid, capacity building and communication services are important needs of poor women. If women are to achieve their goals of full employment and self-reliance, these services are essential. We provide these services in a decentralized and affordable manner, at the doorsteps of poor and women. Further, supportive services can be and are themselves a source of self-employment. For example, midwives charge for their services and crche workers collect fees for taking care of young children. Also, women are ready to pay for the services and in fact, this results in the financial viability of the supportive services. They do not have to be totally dependent on subsidies and grants. Some supportive services like savings and credit, health and child care have formed their own co-operatives.

Shristi Jan Kalyan Samitti is committed to doing its part in contributing to achieve some of the
Millennium Development Goals. Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger: Formation and strengthening of Self Help Affinity Groups (SHGs/SAGs): Shristi Jan Kalyan Samitti strives to collaborate with other institutions like NABARD, the State and Central Governments in India, and Banks, etc., for formation, activation and nurturing the SHG concept that has been transformed into a national and regional movement. As a result of policy influencing, lending regulations have been modified to include priority sector loans directly to SHGs and without asking for beneficiary lists or pre-formulated loan utilization plans. Promotion of non-farm skills and enterprise development is an area that Shristi Jan Kalyan Samitti believes holds an answer to the threatened livelihoods of the rural poor in the current context of liberalization and globalization. The youth see a greater future in the manufacturing and services sectors when compared to agriculture. Shristi Jan Kalyan Samitti plans to train a number of young men and women as masons, electricians, plumbers, fitters, drivers, in the garment industry, as veterinary promoters, food product retailers, etc. The Samitti plans to set up a Technical Training Institute where boys and girls (including high school drop outs) can learn trades for employment in the industrial sector. Nevertheless, entrepreneurship development and training for employment in the non-farm sector remains an area in which Shristi Jan Kalyan Samitti has to expand its investments and efforts. Micro-finance activities: Shristi Jan Kalyan Samitti has always been clear that it should not compromise its development role with the role of a financier. On the other hand, besides continued and as yet unmet needs for credit by the poor, there is enormous space for innovation in the field of micro-finance that has not yet been tapped by mainline financial institutions. Hence, Shristi Jan Kalyan Samitti plans to promote a non-banking and not-for-profit micro-finance institution to be called Gramin Rin Sewayan Samitti (Rural Financial Services). It is now well-known in the field of micro-finance and has started to independently command the attention of others in the field, who visit to learn from its systems and field practices. Achieve Universal Primary Education Shristi Jan Kalyan Samitti has plans to enable support to children to complete 10 years of schooling. It is not that the children have been given substantial material inputs to stay in school, though that has also been done; it has been more of working with parents to convince them of the value of schooling, and working with the government and the school committees to build a better learning environment in schools. Regular summer camps are to be held for children in some of Shristi Jan Kalyan Samitti project locations with a mix of lessons and cultural activities. Close to examination times, special coaching classes would be conducted each year to enable children of non-literate parents to prepare better. As briefly mentioned Shristi Jan Kalyan Samitti plans to set up one vocational training institute that is independently registered. It plans to offer 3 to 6 month courses in a variety of vocational skills for both boys and girls. Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women As already mentioned, more than 95% of the membership in SHGs is of women. The important thing to note here is not only do they now have savings in their own name, access to credit, and have experienced a rise in status coming in the wake of this money power, every member of each SHG also undergoes

between 8 and 14 modules of training in a variety of topics that prepare them to face the challenges of integrating with the mainstream. To this end, Shristi Jan Kalyan Samitti plans to conduct more than 100 training programmes each year. Through Community Managed Resource Centers Shristi Jan Kalyan Samitti plans to establish legal help desks in more than 10 locations and in most locations the services are to be provided mainly to women. Shristi Jan Kalyan Samitti plans to organize SHGs of female sex workers. Though this was not originally planned (the plan was only to work on HIV-AIDS issues with high risk groups), the women showed interest in forming SHGs. These SHGs would receive institution-building training inputs, and some of them would also take membership in the Community Managed Resource Centers where they are well accepted by the others. Reduce Child Mortality and Improve Maternal Health Shristi Jan Kalyan Samitti strives for institutional Deliveries of pregnant women as per the Janani Suvida Yojana (JSY) programme as being implemented by national rural Health Mission. Combat HIV-AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria and other Killer Diseases Shristi Jan Kalyan Samitti has been extensively popularizing facts related to the Six Killer Diseases in Childhood (polio, whooping cough, tetanus, diphtheria, measles, and tuberculosis) and has worked with the government to promote full immunization of all children. In this context, it has also actively participated in the more recent Pulse Polio Campaign and has won prizes for enabling the most number of immunizations. Shristi Jan Kalyan Samitti plans to pioneer rural-focused HIV-AIDS awareness and prevention programme to cover an adult population using a multi-media approach, the programme adopted many of the strategies and activities that have since come into mainstream use in India. Shristi Jan Kalyan Samitti has also been taking up HIV-AIDS awareness as a credit-plus training activity for self help group members on almost all its project locations. In addition to HIV-AIDS and STIs, Shristi Jan Kalyan Samitti is also addressing problems like tuberculosis, leprosy, diabetes, diarrhea, etc. in needed locations through public and private collaborations. Since disease manifestations are closely linked with the status of water and sanitation, Shristi Jan Kalyan Samitti is also engaged in drinking water and sanitation programmes, both on its own and in collaboration with the Government. Ensure Environmental Sustainability Shristi Jan Kalyan Samittis commitment to work on environmental sustainability issues is most obviously manifested in its efforts to promote environmental sustainable development. Environmental protection and promotion are also encouraged through an increasing focus on technologies and a fuller utilization of agricultural and domestic wastes (through biogas, vermicomposting, eco -san toilets, indigenous growth promoters and pest repellents, rain water harvesting, tree planting on field bunds, etc.), all of which are being promoted.

Activities during the Year 2013-2014 Research and surveys in2013-14 1) Conducted DLHS-IV (District livelihoods health and facility Survey Part IV) a project of Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India ,in the districts of Yamuna Nagar, Ambala, Panchkulla, Kaithal and Jind of Haryana 2) Conducted Child rapid survey a project by UNICEF in all the districts of Himachal Pradesh. (a) Formation of SHGs NGO staff surveyed various villages and analyzed the economic conditions of the poor and rural women. The women of the area were mobilized and the importance of SHGs and its usefulness was mentioned. The local sarpanch, aganwadi workers and other peer persons of the village were taken into confidence and their assistance was taken to form the SHGs. President and cashier were elected and thereafter, their saving accounts in the banks were opened. Around 50 SHGs were formed during the year (b) Meetings of SHGs After the formation of SHGs, NGO staff conducting meeting in the areas where SHGs were formed wherein the group members were given proceeding registers, pass books and individual saving and loan register for maintenance of their records. Responsibility of members, regular savings and Inter loaning was taught for the smooth functioning of the SHGs. (c) Workshops Workshops were held during the year in various villages where the SHGs discussed their performances, record maintenance, group meeting and solution for problems arising within the groups. Their needs for funds and activity to be undertaken were discussed. (d) Training of SHG President Cashiers Trainings were arranged and conducted for the presidents and cashiers of SHGs so that they can run and manage SHGs successfully. Preparation for credit linking with banks was initiated by going through the process of (e) Vocational trainings NGO conducted training programmes in villages and at its Yamuna Nagar centre where classes for the following vocations were undertaken: (i) Beauty culture training

(ii) Stitching cutting (iii) Candle making (iv) Handicrafts (v) Detergent Soap making training (f) Observance of Women day & environment Day. To create awareness amongst women on their rights and duties the NGO celebrated International womens day on March 8th at village Jaroda in which around 200 SHG members participated. Shri Kataria, Chief Manager of SBI. Jagadhri was the Chief Guest. Cheques were distributed to SHGs and community Langar was organized. Similarly Environment day was celebrated in which SHG members participated and the importance of maintaining environmental balance was discussed. (g) Running JSY programme The NGO continued with its efforts Janani Suvida Yojana programme (Institutional Deliveries of Pregnant women) by creating awareness amongst married women and giving them support services and escorting them to Hospitals. (h) Micro finance Activities Micro finance activities were carried on by the NGO with support with All India Samaj Sewa Kendra, Yamuna Nagar by providing small loans to SHG members and teaching the members how to save money, how to earn money, how to invest money, how to create money and how to multiply money. Financial Intrusion and applying for pan card was also undertaken. (i) Insurance programmes The NGO continued with its efforts to teach SHG members to secure their lives by adopting various micro insurance schemes with the assistance of LIC, ICICI Lombard insurance companies. (j) Artisans Cards The NGO assisted SHG members in making their artisans card through Ministry of Textile, Govt. of India and adopting Rajiv Gandhi Hastshilpi bima Yojana. Around 230 members applied for their Health cards (k) Setting up Milk Collection centers The NGO with its own efforts set up Milk collection centers in villages wherein the SHG members would collect milk and supply at reasonable rates so that they are not exploited by milk agents. (l) Awareness programmes

The NGO with its own efforts continued to create awareness amongst the poor and women members in rural area on various issues like gender matters, dowry, forticede, and income generation, health of women and child and matters pertaining to them. (m)Participation in melas. The NGO participated in various melas held in the district by sending its SHG members to sell their products and learn the art of negotiations and marketing. (n) Surveys were undertaken Baseline economic survey was conducted in the slum areas of Yamuna Nagar and Jagadhri under the Rajiv Gandhi Avas yojna in which details of families was undertaken Trained Women convicts in Ambala and Yamuna Nagar Jails in carry bags

Other projects with the NGO

Sr.No Name of the project Agency Grant Sanction ed Self financed and own resources -doProject Area Status

Beautician Training

Shristi Jan Kalyan Samitti

Yamuna Nagar /Jagadhri

Running successfully

Handicraft Training

Shristi Jan Kalyan Samitti Shristi Jan Kalyan Samitti All India Samaj Sewa Kendra

Jaroda/

Running successfully

Cutting and tailoring

-do-

Yamuna nagar/ jagadhri

Running successfully

Micro Finance Activities

Works based on

Yamuna nagar/ jagadhri

Running successfully

Honourium s
-doYamuna nagar/ jagadhri Running successfully

Formation of SHG

Shristi Jan Kalyan Samitti

DLHS-IV

AMS, Lucknow

-Do-

Yamuna nagar, Project Ambala, Jind completed Panchkulla, Kaithal districts of Haryana In all districts of Himachal Pardesh In 3 districts of Punjab Project completed Project completed

Rapid child survey

UNICEF

-DO-

Rapid child survey

UNICEF

-DO-

Partners organization and activities under taken

Institutions Punjab National Bank State Bank Of India ALL INDIA SAMAJ SEWA KENDRA Health department Christian Hospital UNICEF Ministry of Health and family welfare Mamta Family Planning Association of India, YNR Activities Formation , nurturing and activation of Self Help Groups Formation ,nurturing and activation of Self Help Groups Micro Finance JSY Medical camps

Child Rapid survey DLHS-IV TB (Dots) Health care centre

The President of the Organisation has under gone the following trainings/ participation
Sr. No Name of the Training/ Participation Training/Participation conducted by Period

Body Mapping painting

Family Planning Association of India, YNR All India Samaj Sewa Kendra

10-6-1999

Intensive Pulse Polio immunization

1999-2000

Evaluation 3 4 WEB Tech School Sanitation

Yamuna Nagar WEB COM, New Delhi State Community Development training Centre, Nilokheri Faculty of Rural Health and Sanitation, Gandhigram, Tamil Naidu Haryana Institute of Rural Dev. M.C. Environmental Foundation, New Delhi Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Damla NABARD & HIRD, Nilokheri National Institute of Development, Hyderabad Gramin Udyami Mela, organized by NABARD at Kalagram, CHG. National Mushroom Research Center, Solan Bankers Institute of Rural Development, Lucknow BIRD, Lucknow Maharastra Govt. & NABARD Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie 6-2-2002 18-1-2003 17th- 21 DEC.04

Study cum Observation Tour on TSC

6 7

Course on TS Campaign
Use of Environmental Law & Policy for Environmental Protection & Sustainable Development

August 2004 27-30Oct, 2004 28-5-2004 30-31Aug.05 Mar7-12, 2005 4th-11 Oct.2005 13-19th June 2006 15-19th Oct. 2007 22-26th Oct. 07 2-1-2008 25-26th March, 2010

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Scientific Vermi Compost Making Course on SHG Women Development

11

Handicraft items, flower making

12

National Mushroom Manufacturers Training Planning, Managing and Guiding Small & Micro Enterprises Capacity Building of NGOs/MFIs Participation Mahalaksmi Saras Mela National Conference on Micro Finance, SHGs and Rural Development in India Haryana State Aids Control Society, Panchkulla SBI Training Centre, Panchkulla

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Undertook training in Target Intervention 4-6th April,2011 on HIV/AIDs project Participated along with NABARD,DRDA and SBI officers on a training session of SBI Branch members training 1st June2011

ACTIVITIES PICTURES

Discussing with a village Sarpanch in a village

Motivating on Dari making in Min. of Textile meeting

SHG members being motivated in a meeting

Self Help Group members in an Income generation activities

Women making handmade bags , embroidery work on bed sheets & working in agriculture fields.

Talking to Anganwadi workers

With PNB Officials in a Education Loan Centre

Commisioner Ambala & ADC Ynr.visiting Exhibition stall With Foreign students during field visits in a village

During a SBI Loan Awareness campaign for SHGs

TB AWARENESS PROGRAMME IN AMBALA DISTRICT

Awareness meetings in Brick kilns and in villages

Taking TB prevention, cure and treatment meeting with SHGs and general public

With CMO in Ambala Launching TB hut.

With District TB Office in Ynr in a meeting

Working on HIV AIDS Projects

In a Community event

Talking to AIDS Patient on World AIDS Day ( Ambala)

In a community event with HRGs

Condum Box to Depot Holder

With Staff and HRGs.

With HRG in a Drop in Centre

with Staff and HRG

In Blood Donation and Awareness camps

Participating in Blood donation camps and motivating blood donors

ADC

OTHER ACTIVITIES

District Livelihood Health and Facility Survey IV

ACTIVITIES

Blood test in a village by SJKS ANMs

SJKS Rapid Child survey in Shimla

Meenu, President ,Shristi Jan Kalyan Samitti, working in office with staff

SHG members in a meeting

President working in Himachal in a survey