Disha Social Organization

Report of the Internal Impact Assessment

September 2004

Carried Out By:

Maitrey Environment Education & Research Association

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Contents

Introduction..........................................................................................................................3
1. Project Background..........................................................................................................4
2. Need for Review and Methodology.................................................................................7
3. Major Observations..........................................................................................................9
4. Recommendations and Learnings..................................................................................17
Enclosure 1: List of Cases Tackled...................................................................................19
Enclosure 2: List of Education Centres.............................................................................20
Enclosure 3: List of Federations and SHGs......................................................................21
Enclosure 4: List of Morcha Committees.........................................................................22
Enclosure 5: List of Performances by Communication Team..........................................23
Enclosure 6: Activities Done by Research Information and Training Team....................24
Enclosure 7: List of Documents Provided.........................................................................25
Enclosure 8: List of Staff with the Project........................................................................26

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Introduction

Disha Social Organization based in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh in India is

implementing a project titled Empowerment of Women and Poor in Rural Areas of
Saharanpur and Neighbouring Districts with joint support of Cordaid, the Netherlands,
and Misereor, Germany. This project commenced in April 2003 and is slated to end in
March 2006.

The donors and Disha decided to carry out an internal review of the project as a
continuing process of learning, particularly in the light of the external review carried out in
December 2002. We have based the review on the observations of the review of
December 2003 and letter of the donors sent to Disha Social Organization in June 2005.
The review was undertaken in September 2005 following participatory practices and
included discussions with the team involved with the project and with the stakeholders in
the field. Many recommendations of December 2003 review have already been
implemented by the organisation and the rest are through the process of implementation.

We hope that Disha and its donors will take this report positively. We also hope that
many of the recommendations presented in this report will help both of these
stakeholders in formulating strategies for further action in the field.

It was a great learning opportunity for us. We take this opportunity to thank Director of
Disha Social Organization and his team for their continued support during the review
process. During the discussions, they faced our queries, which might have been often
uncomfortable for them. We also thank the stakeholders in the field, who interacted with
us leaving aside their work.

Sunita Siddharth Shankar

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1. Project Background

Disha’s association with Misereor began in 1992 and with Cordaid in

1997. Since activities in both the projects were of almost similar
nature, but were being implemented in different yet adjoining areas,
both the donors decided in 2003 to jointly fund the organisation.
Accordingly, a project titled Empowerment of Women and Poor in Rural
Areas of Saharanpur and Neighbouring Districts was formulated and
submitted to them. The two donors sanctioned the project from April
2003 with Cordaid contributing 60 per cent of sanctioned funds and
Misereor 40 per cent.

The present project is a continuation of the earlier projects. The earlier

Integrated Rural Development Programme around Sarsawa and Sadholi
Qadim Blocks of Saharanpur District supported by Misereor had three
components: Formation and strengthening of self help groups (SHGs);
education for adolescent girls and folk media communication. On the
other hand the project Socio-Economic Empowerment of People with
Special Emphasis on Women in Saharanpur District and Adjoining
Areas supported by Cordaid also had three components: Advocacy;
training, research and documentation; and field programmes. Both the
donors supported parts of core cost of the organisation. The present
project combines all these components and takes into account
recommendations of the external review conducted in December 2002.

Objectives of the present project are:

1. To empower women by advocating for their rights and arranging
education for adolescent Muslim girls
2. To combat violence against women by providing legal aid,
rehabilitating the victims and creating awareness about violence
against women
3. To form association and federation of existing SHGs and build their
capacity in such a way that they can get their due form the society
4. To further enhance capacity of the communication team and
voluntary organisations working at the grassroots so development
messages could be carried to the people

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5. To build capacity of grassroots institutions, including panchayats
and CBOs, so they can address problems of people and promote
harmony among them

To accomplish the above mentioned objectives, the following activities

were proposed:

1. Advocacy for Women’s Rights

This included training of women groups in women’s rights and means

to combat violence against women; taking out yatras (journey) and
holding of melas (fairs) on issues related to women; holding of
discussion and debate on the issue among students; celebration of
International Women’s Day; and sensitisation of people in legal
profession and administration on the issue.

2. Combating Violence against Women

This included providing solutions and relief to women who became

victims of violence of any kind. This also included training on pre-
determined topic Violence and Discrimination against Women and Best
Practices to Combat Violence against Women for women and other like
minded voluntary organisations.

3. Education for Adolescent Muslim Girls

Under this activity, 10 education centres are being run in as many

villages. Education equivalent to 5th standard is provided in three
years and each centre caters to 25 girls. These girls are those who
have never been to a school.

4. Formation of Association of SHGs and Federation of Associations

This activity covered only those SHGs which were formed with support
form Cordaid and Misereor. It entailed formation of 12 associations of
SHGs and an overarching federation. It also entailed capacity building
of the associations and federation in topics like management of SHGs
including monitoring, income generation and marketing, conflict
resolution and problem solving, health, gender and local self-
governance. The project had target to achieve 100 per cent linkage of
SHGs with banks for cash credit limit/loans. The central idea of all these

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was to enable the SHGs to manage their affairs on their own at the end
of the project period.

5. Local Self Governance

Under local self governance, gram sabhas were to be strengthened in

collaboration with community based organisations (CBOs)/morchas. It
also involved intervention in panchayats elections and training of
elected panchayats representatives.

6. CBOs/Morchas

A governance structure for the two CBOs – Mahila Mazdoor Evam

Laghu Kisan Morcha (MMELKM) and Ghad Kshettra Mazdoor Morcha
(GKMM) – was proposed to be developed during this project period by
forming a Village Level Morcha Committees (VLCs), Area Level Morcha
Committees (ALMCs) and Steering Committee. Some of the activities
like promotion of social harmony were also to be transferred to the
CBOs to decentralise them.

7. Capacity Building of Communication/Folk Media Team

Two themes of plays and an equal number of themes for puppet shows
were to be developed each year.

8. Research Information Training and Documentation

This involved research on topics of concurrent interest and their

dissemination; preparation of activity reports and other reports; and
capacity building of the project staff through in-house and out-house
training. This also involved regular upgrade of the organisation’s
website.

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2. Need for Review and Methodology

The present project Empowerment of Women and Poor in Rural Areas

of Saharanpur and Neighbouring Districts period is scheduled to end in
March 2006. A need was felt both by Disha and the donors Misereor
and Cordaid to:
1. Study the programme and processes adopted for implementation
and the results thereafter with special emphasis on
• Concepts of sustainability and consolidation with regards to SHGs
• Organisational structure and internal management of the
organisation
• Gender aspects, etc
2. To analyse the present programme and recommend on
programmatic and management aspects for future

Methodology

The methodology used participatory approach involving the staff of the

organisation engaged in the project funded by Misereor and Cordaid,
community and beneficiaries of the project. It was a mix of focused
group discussion where exchange of learning and experiences were
done. It was followed by field visits to observe activities, meetings,
etc., for gaining first hand experience of the impact of the project in
the area and on the stakeholders. It aimed at critical evaluation of the
achievements and gaps keeping in view the goal of the project.

Discussions and meetings with the following personnel were

undertaken during the course of the study:

• Disha staff

• SHG members

• Morcha members

• Victims of violence

• Federation members

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• Education centre teacher and students

The following documents formed an important part of the study:

• December 2002 evaluation report

• Sanctioned project proposal

• Progress reports sent to the donors

• Annual reports of the organisation for the years 2003 and 2004

• Brochure of the organisation

• Legal aid reports

• SHGs records

• Video recording

• Documents on workshops, melas, yatras and other activities

The evaluation was concluded with a debriefing session for all staff and
management. The strengths, concerns and probable future path were
openly discussed. The reactions and comments of the staff were duly
noted by the evaluation team.

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3. Major Observations

3.1. Advocacy for Women's Rights

During the project period Disha proposed to organise training of

women groups, yatras, melas, discussion and debate among students
of schools/colleges, celebration of International Women's Day and
sensitisation workshops for people in legal profession and
administration on women's rights and violence against women.

Disha during its present project period accomplished all the proposed
activities involving the village community specially women in yatras
and melas. The student community was also sensitised which actively
participated in debates and discussions on the issue of women’s rights
and violence against women. Sensitisation workshops for people of
legal profession and administration could not be organised. However,
they were invited as special guests during such programmes held for
various other groups and were, therefore, indirectly sensitised on the
issue.

As the programmes organised under this included grassroots masses of

the project area hence it was more of peoples programme than Disha
oriented. It may be said that inception of idea was the only role of
Disha while every step taken towards the event was that of the people.
The women no longer wait for Disha representative for solutions to
their problems (atrocities on them) and try to get remedy themselves.
They are moving in the direction of taking their own decisions.

Women are important part of these campaigns and they have been
actively participating in these.

3.2. Combating Violence against Women

The task force for Prevention of Violence against Women maintains

close contact with the organisation's staff looking after all other
activities. Nari Adalats (Women's Courts) are being organised every
month as a part of the activity.

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Evaluation study by Dr. Jaishree Mukerji and Mr. Sarjeet Singh found
that, “this strategy did not have its roots at the community level. There
is every need to direct this strategy to be embedded in the community
at panchayat levels”.

There is an active task force of committed workers for the cause who
take all the precautions during fact finding to do justice. However as
rightly said in earlier evaluation it does not have roots at the
community level, i.e., there are no such cell at village level. India is a
patriarchal system and the project area where Disha has its
programme is a Muslim dominated area which is closed society
compared to other groups. Our contention of giving this background is
to reflect on how far our panchayat system can give justice to these
women facing violence in the society as these are male dominated
organisations where women do have 33 per cent reserved candidature
but no participation. It is happening and would happen, but through a
gradual and slow process. A project period is not enough to bring about
this behavioural and social change.

There is widespread popularity of Disha in this field and victims from all
parts of Saharanpur and adjacent districts reach Disha’s office. We had
a first hand experience of a meeting a women in the field during
evaluation whose daughter (Afsana from Village Mirzapur) was a victim
of her in-laws and husband. She got to know about this facility through
word of mouth and contacted a supervisor of Disha who informed that
the team from headquarters would be visiting Jattowala on the
specified date (September 22, 2005) where her case could be heard
and registration could be done for further investigations. When the
team reached, the victim’s mother was already there, waiting. Such is
the faith and popularity of Disha which should be applauded.

Since these cases are very sensitive hence they should not be thought
of given in the hands of people who don't have the background of
dealing with such cases. The places where SHGs/federations/morchas
are present it becomes much easier for solving these cases and at
times if not these institutions then the Disha employees’ incharge of
these institutions solve these cases.

The data is maintained in a methodical and systematic manner. A

thorough fact finding of the cases is undertaken involving the civil
societies like the police, district authorities, print and electronic media
and lawyers.

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The cases solved at Nari Adalat save people from long and
cumbersome processes of the court. The parties accept and sincerely
follow the verdict given by the Nari Adalat. The legitimacy of these Nari
Adalats can be judged by the increasing number of cases being solved
at these Adalats.

3.3. Education for Adolescent Muslim Girls

Ten education centres to be operational in the project area that would

cater to 25 students each and provide education equivalent to 5th
standard in three years time, with vale addition like family life
education.

"We cannot even think of going 300 metres from our house. Therefore,
a school at a distance of 1 km is out of question", are words of Shehnaz
a 21-year-old student of the education centre.

These education centres are doing commendable work and fulfilling the
desires of so many young girls. Education would have remained a
dream for these girls had these centres not been conceptualised.

There is a great demand from girls to upgrade the centres to class VIII
which the organisation may propose to the donors in their next
proposal. The other thing which can be done if upgradation is not
possible is opening of Library at the existing schools which would help
girls keep in touch with reading and writing on their own with some
guidance provided occasionally.

3.4. Formation of Association of SHGs and Federation of

Associations

A host of activities, including economic activities, are being performed

by SHGs (see table). Association of SHGs were to be formed with an
average of 20 SHGs as member of one association. These would be
trained in the area of management of SHGs including monitoring,
income generation and marketing, conflict resolution and problem
solving, health, gender and local self governance.

Table: Economic activities by SHGs

Sl. No. Activity Name No. of Groups Involved

with Activity
1. Incense stick making 2

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2. Goat rearing 5
3. Baan (rope) making 33
4. Horticulture 6
5. Agriculture 78
6. Poultry 1
7. Mining 5
8. Cattle rearing for milk production 47
9. Vegetable cultivation 13
10. Building construction material business 1
11. Shop keeping 18
12. Vending 10
13. Edible items production 5
14. Pickle production 3
15. Tailoring 3
16. Others 15
17. Meeting household necessities 30
Total 275
Note: Total number of groups exceeds the total number of groups reported at the end of
the last project period because new groups have been formed during this period.

Carrying forward from the last evaluation, the SHGs have taken over
the responsibility of all the transactions at bank and other places. It has
developed to tackle any injustices meted out to them. Economic
independence and acknowledgement of their decisions in the family
have given a boost to their confidence. Other than loaning and inter-
loaning they have started thinking beyond it by starting their own small
enterprises. These enterprises though need a strong support for
product design, development and market support.

The capacity building activities show there effect on the groups as they
were aware of nutrition, health issues, sanitation and gender for self
but they do not term it as their responsibility for the masses.

Formation of associations was a premature step because most of the

SHGs have yet to attain the stage of maturity. Hence the difficulty that
the organisation faced in forming SHGs association was quite likely.
The associations are not clear about their role and are confused
between their role as SHG and morcha.

3.5. CBOs/Morchas and Local Self-Governance

The activities had to centre round strengthening gram sabhas in

collaboration with CBOs/morchas from time to time during the project
period. Decentralisation of morchas was proposed.

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The Mahila Mazdoor Evam Laghu Kisan Morcha (MMELKM) and Ghad
Kshetra Mazdoor Morcha (GKMM) has been fighting for the rights of
minimum wages for agriculture labourers and rights of procuring raw
material from the forest for livelihood respectively.

However, morcha should also intervene in the issues at village level

essential for the development of the village, for example, activating
the panchayat institutions, schools and education in villages, health
centres etc.

The capacity development programmes of morchas’ steering

committee in conflict and problem resolution and panchayati raj has
been accomplished. Decentralisation of the morchas has been carried
out as proposed. However it still has two persons in morcha steering
committee from the organisation so that these morchas which stand
united at all fronts don't fall prey to the game of small politics of the
villages who are always eyeing to lure large associations for votes.

3.6. Communication/ Folk Media Team

Folk media programmes were well spaced out during the project
period. Disha Social Organization has a competent Folk Media Team
which has the capability of capturing audience attention. The themes
were based on the requirement of the community like violence against
women, health, dowry, family planning, education, etc. The CBOs were
also given training to give such performances in their area.

3.7. Research Information Training and Documentation

Only one research has been done against three as proposed. On the
completion of 20 years of Disha, the team prepared a document titled
20 Years of Disha in English and Hindi. Work on this document
commenced in October 2003 and was completed in September 2004.
Thereafter the document was given for printing and was shared at a
seminar titled Role of Voluntary Organisations in Women
Empowerment held at Saharanpur in March 2005.

The unit has got a major success as it has got regular assignment of
imparting training to the NGO workers in micro savings and credit from
Uttaranchal and Uttar Pradesh. Every year six batches are imparted
training, each of five days duration. These training are sponsored by
the National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD),
Dehradun and Lucknow.

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Detailed documentation has been done of the activities carried out by
the organisation during the project span. The Programme Coordinators
and Associates were also given training in this regard.

As a part of information dissemination, the team prepared annual

reports of the organisation. Brochure of the organisation was re-done
to incorporate latest activities. Both of these were printed and
distributed among the organisation’s stakeholders.

During this period, the web site of the organisation (http://dishain.org)

was upgraded. The website is now expanded and more reader friendly.

3.8. Human Resource

The staff of Disha Social Organization has a background of movements,

most of which have been joint struggles resulting in close bonding
among the members. They are extremely committed and dedicated to
the cause of the organisation. They share good rapport with the
community as they stand for them, with them in all the struggles and
against all the sufferings.

Some of the staff does not have formal education but are proud owner
of rich experience in the field through which they expedite their work.

3.9. Organisational Structure and Internal Management

The governing board consists of seven members out of which five are
also paid staff of the organisation for the services provided by them. It
is mix of local representation for whom the organisation aims to work
(Mr. Rehtu Lal, Mr. Riyasat Ali and Ms. Rajjo Devi) and of professionals
like Mr. K.N. Tiwari, Mr. D.S. Rana, Ms. Poornima Jain and Mr. Rajeev
Jain.

The last evaluation showed concern over being part of the governing
board as they are also paid worker. Due to which they may not be able
to voice their concern over issues and may not be playing an active
role as board members. However meeting these members (paid) did
not show such signs although it did reflect that they have been born
through struggles and have always voiced their concerns against
wrong therefore being part of the governing body it is their duty to see
that all programmes and decisions are in the favour of the people.

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Transparency is maintained at all the levels of the organisation by
sharing all the information regarding a programme including budgetary
provisions. There is decentralisation of powers like all the programme
coordinators have complete discretionary powers with regards to the
activities relating to their programmes.

Assessment and evaluation of the staff is done during meetings and is

based on the achievement of the quantitative and qualitative targets
given to them.

3.10. Constraints

SHGs have yet to become mature to form associations. Associations

formed have to be clear about their roles and responsibilities. At
present they get mixed between role of SHGs and Morcha.

The SHGs involved in enterprises need support in terms of product

design, development and market.

Morcha does not have any work plan concerning education, health,
sanitation etc. They need to have work plans to intervene in the local
self governance. These issues do not form part of their struggles.

Morcha has very limited funds which it collects through membership

fee. This is very less for its sustenance to meet it expenses during
struggles and campaigns.

Quantitative Analysis

Sl. No. Programme Proposed No. Achieved No.

1. Trainings of women groups in women's 2 2
rights and combating violence against
women
2. Yatras in the villages 10 10
3. Melas 10 10
4. Discussions and debates in 15 8*
schools/colleges
5. Celebration of International Women's 3 2*
Day
6. Sensitisation workshop at the district 1 0
level
7. Training on violence against women 1 1
and best practices to combat violence
against women

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8. Legal support to women 300 212*
9. Establishment of education centres 10 10
10. Capacity Building training of two days 15 15
duration each of associations,
federation and volunteers
11. Gram Sabha Strengthening Training 4 4
12. Training for interventions in panchayat 4 4
elections in the second year
13. Welcome of newly elected Panchayat 4 **
Member
14. Capacity Building training of panchayat 4 **
representatives
15. CB training of morcha members in 4 4
conflict and problem resolution
16. Steering committee office bearers 2 2
training in conflict and problem
resolution
17. Roza Iftar Events 12 8*
18. Id Milan at Central Level 3 2*
19. Area conventions on communal 4 4
harmony
20. Alliance Building Seminar 3 2*
21. Workshop for communication/folk 3 3
media themes development
22. Performances of communication 63 115
23. Research 3 1*
24. Capacity building of project staff 10

* Some activities remain to be done in the third year

** These activities are exclusively allocated for the third year

It can be concluded from the above table that almost all the activities
proposed during the project have been completed and the once that
remain would be completed by the end of the project.

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4. Recommendations and Learnings

• Women Cell may be strengthened with library containing books on

Law related with the kind of cases dealt by them.

• Women Cell may make a database of cases from which it can easily
tell about the status of the case, that is, whether the case was
solved by way of compromise between he parties or it is pending in
the court or at the police station etc.

• Deliberations with Women Cell revealed that during fact finding the
team takes support of pradhans for access into the house where the
victim is being kept or was living which is a good example of
involving local self governance body and should be continued. In
fact every progress of the case may be discussed with the pradhan
if he is of positive aptitude.

• There are certain cases where victims don't have support from their
families and the only shelter they find is in the homes of workers of
Disha. Therefore, it is suggested that for such cases short stay home
may be proposed and set up with the organisation.

• The task force may be strengthened with more capacity

development programmes as well as with more human power.

• Education being very effective component of the organisation for

the Muslim girls who have constraints of moving out of their house
should be carried on in the present locations as well as expanded to
other localities of the project area. The form of education system
may change to library for the existing schools so that the girls are in
regular touch with reading and writing and may continue higher
education whenever they get an opportunity.

• The education may be clubbed with extra curricula activities like

inter-centre competitions of debates, elocution, music, drama and
also taking them out for field trips.

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• The associations need to be strengthened and should perform the
following activities so that management can be given into the hands
of local leadership in the form of associations:
o Capacity building of SHGs
o Monitoring of SHGs
o Linkages with government and financial institutions
o Lobbying and advocacy

Disha may only be required to do monitoring from time to time of

SHGs

• For sustenance of morcha, the members should think on

strengthening it financially. There should be a mechanism for
identifying issues, and linking of micro issues with macro issues and
strategies to address the same through people's movement also
recommended in the last evaluation.

• Morcha members should divide responsibilities amongst themselves

to take up their struggles effectively. As suggested in earlier
evaluation following committees may be made and functions
executed:
o Education committee
o Health committee
o PRI committee, etc.

• In the present elections a few morcha supported candidates have

won. Therefore, they should make best use of this opportunity to
make gram sabha into a vibrant and dynamic people's forum.

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Enclosure 1: List of Cases Tackled

Sl. No. Particulars Numbers

1. Total applications with the Women Cell 212
2. Concerning domestic violence 118
3. Concerning dowry 18
4. Rape 11
5. Land related 28
6. Quarrel 16
7. Concerning divorce 7
8. Concerning separation between husband and wife 5
9. Elopement 5
10. Wage related 3
11. Concerning theft 1

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Enclosure 2: List of Education Centres

Sl. No. Centre Location Teacher Name No. of Students

1. Malakpur Meraj 18
2. Manakmau Shaheen 28
3. Firozabad Karmawati 22
4. Alipura Meenakshi 25
5. Sikri Khurd Rukmani 23
6. Chilkana Suman I 20
7. Gazdipur Suman II 40
8. Sultanpur Satyawati 25
9. Gumti Poonam 32
10. Saleri Jaginder Kaur 25
Total 258

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Enclosure 3: List of Federations and SHGs

Centre Federation Name No. of SHGs in Federation

Jattowala 1. Prabhat 15
2. Ujala 13
3. Milan 16
4. Mahila Jagriti 17
Pather Centre 5. Himmat 20
6. Deepak 18
7. Naya Rasta 13
Suchela Deva Centre 8. Ekata 11
9. Chand Kiran 8
10. Mohini Sangh 16
11. Naya Savera 15
12. Sitara 15
Total 177

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Enclosure 4: List of Morcha Committees

Sl. No. Centre Village No. of Morcha Morcha convenor

No. members convenor (man) (woman)
1. Jattowala 28 1,760 Hukum Singh Raj Kumari
Vill. Jattowala Vill. Taharpur
2. Pather 22 1,365 Mange Ram Atar Kali
Vill. Todarpur Vill. Dhulani
3. Dasha Majara 26 1,557 Nathiram Babita
Vill. Badgaon Vill. Alipura
4. Suchela Deva 14 848 Kasooram Kunta
Vil. Manjera Vill. Patna
5. Disha – – Arun Kumar Rajjo
nominees Vill. Khera Sultanpur
Mewat
Total 90 5,530

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Enclosure 5: List of Performances by Communication
Team

Sl. No. Name of Show No. of Performances

1. Qaumi Ekta 36
2. Bin Baat KI Takrar 1
3. Teesari Jagah 59
4. Samajik Sauhardra 1
5. Panchayati Raj 8
6. Andher Nagari Chaupat Raja 1
7. Gumrah 2
8. Total 108

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Enclosure 6: Activities Done by Research Information
and Training Team

The research team has carried out the following activities since March 2003:

On the completion of 20 years of Disha, the team prepared a document titled 20 Years
of Disha in English and Hindi. Work on this document commenced in October 2003 and
was completed in September 2004. Thereafter the document was given for printing and
was shared at a seminar titled Role of Voluntary Organisations in Women Empowerment
held at Saharanpur in March 2005.

Under information dissemination, relations with local and national media were
strengthened. As a result, almost 100 news items concerning the organisation’s activities
were published in different newspapers. Two programmes based on the organisation’s
work were telecast on national news channels.

As a part of information dissemination, the team prepared annual reports of the

organisation. Brochure of the organisation was re-done to incorporate latest activities.
Both of these were printed and distributed among the organisation’s stakeholders.

During this period, the web site of the organisation (http://dishain.org) was upgraded.
The website is now expanded and more reader friendly.

The unit has got a major success as it has got regular assignment of imparting training to
the NGO workers in micro savings and credit from Uttaranchal and Uttar Pradesh. Every
year six batches are imparted training, each of five days duration. These training are
sponsored by the National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD),
Dehradun and Lucknow.

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Enclosure 7: List of Documents Provided

1. December 2002 evaluation report

2. Sanctioned project proposal

3. Progress reports sent to the donors

4. Annual Reports of the organisation for the years 2003 and 2004

5. Brochure of the organisation

6. Legal aid reports

7. SHGs records

8. Video recording

9. Documents on workshops
i. Report of the District Level Workshop on Women Empowerment
ii. Report of the seminar Role of Voluntary Organisations in Empowerment of
Women organised on the occasion of 20th anniversary of Disha

10. Reports of the events

1. Area Level Morcha Congregation on Social Harmony and Mutual Brotherhood
2. Mahila Mazdoor Evam Laghu Kisan Morcha Sammelan 2003
3. Mahila Mazdoor Evam Laghu Kisan Morcha Sammelan 2004
4. Mahila Mazdoor Evam Laghu Kisan Morcha Sammelan and Qaumi Ekta
Mushayara
5. Students Awareness Programme Organised in Schools for Preventing
Discrimination and Violence against Women

11. Reports of melas and yatras

12. Other Activities

i. Report of the Training of Group Representatives for the Formation of Self Help
Group Federation
ii. Report of the Training of Morcha Representatives for the Formation of Morcha
Clusters
iii. Report of the Roza Iftari for Social Harmony and Mutual Brotherhood
iv. Report of Saharanpur Mahotsav

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Enclosure 8: List of Staff with the Project

Sl. No. Name Sex Designation

1. KN Tiwari Male Director
2. Riyasat Ali Male Programme Coordinator
3. Raj Kumar Male Programme Coordinator
4. Paltu Ram Male Assistant Coordinator
5. Shaheen Female Assistant Coordinator
6. Sanjay Rana Male Assistant Coordinator
7. Nirmala Rani Female Assistant Coordinator
8. Mira Rani Female Assistant Coordinator
9. Neelam Female Assistant Coordinator
10. Richa Rastogi Female Programme Associate
11. Mange Ram Male Programme Associate
12. Roshan Devi Female Programme Associate
13. Mukesh Rani Female Programme Associate
14. Arun Kumar Male Programme Associate
15. Suresho Female Programme Associate
16. Prem Lata Female Programme Associate
17. Hari Chand Male Programme Associate
18. Gunjan Garg Male Accounts Consultant
19. DS Rana Male Accounts Manager
20. Anit Kumar Male Accountant
21. Rahtu Lal Male Training Centre Manager
22. Yad Ram Male Training Centre Helper
23. Aijaj Ahmad Male Driver
24. Babu Ram Male Driver
25. Naseema Female Task Force Volunteer
26. Rajjo Female Task Force Volunteer
27. Ram Rati Female Task Force Volunteer
28. Som Datt Male Folk Media Team Member
29. Shahnaz Female Folk Media Team Member
30. Babu Ram (G) Male Folk Media Team Member
31. Umawati Female Support Staff
32. Ghulam Sabir Male Support Staff
33. Chander Male Support Staff
34. Bijender Male Support Staff

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Enclosure 9: ToR of Review

MISEREOR/KZE project no. 321-061-1006 ZG

Empowerment of Women and Poor in Rural Areas of Saharanpur and Neighbouring
Districts

Cordaid project no. 317/4942B

Empowerment of Women in Saharanpur

We (the donors Cordaid and Misereor) would suggest to Disha to have an internal review
of the impact and results form the present project period with regard to the observations
and recommendations from the evaluation report (carried out by Dr Jaishree Mukerje
and Mr Sarjeet Singh in December 2002).

Reading the evaluation report, we would be curious to learn about Disha’s reflections on
a number of issues like:
• Concepts of sustainability and consolidation, in particular with regard to the SHGs in
Saharanpur district;
• Organisational structure and internal management of the organisation;
• Gender aspects; etc.

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In the light of the above communication Disha prepared the following ToR for the
consultants it involved with the internal review:

Disha Social Organization, Saharanpur, is implementing the above mentioned project

funded jointly by Cordaid, The Netherlands, and Misereor, Germany. The project is
slated to end in March 2006.

1. Review Requirements

The donors require an internal review of the project to be done with regard to the
observations and recommendations from the evaluation, carried out by Dr Jaishree
Mukherjee and Mr Sarjeet Singh in December 2002. Letter of donor in this regard and
December 2002 evaluation report will be made available.

The donors are curious to learn about Disha's reflections on a number of issues like:
concepts of sustainability and consolidation, in particular with regard to the SHGs in
Saharanpur district; organisational structure and internal management of the
organisation; gender aspects; etc.

Apart from addressing donors' concerns, Disha is also interested that the internal review
also gives broad hints on programmatic and management aspects in future.

2. Review Outputs

At the end of the internal review, Disha expects you to provide a report to be prepared
jointly with other consultants engaged for the exercise. The organisation will have rights
over all the field notes, drafts and final report. It is expressly understood that you will not
reveal the information collected during the review directly or indirectly to any party.

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3. Background Material

For carrying out the internal review, Disha will make the following documents to you:
– Donors' letter to the organisation regarding the internal review
– December 2002 evaluation report
– Sanctioned project proposal
– Progress reports sent to the donors
– Annual reports of the organisation for the years 2003 and 2004
– Brochure of the organisation

4. Schedule
The Impact Assessment will begin on September 21, 2005, and end on September 27,
2005 (total seven days).

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