Karuna-Shechen Second quaterly report of 2014

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SECOND QUARTERLY REPORT

APRIL-JUNE, 2014

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CONTENTS PAGE NUMBER

Main Activities and Achievements 3

Introduction 4

Health An Overview of Medical Activities 5 Access to Primary Healthcare in Urban Area: Shechen Medical

Centre in Bodhgaya, Bihar 8

Mobile Clinics 11

Health Education Program (HEP) 14

Education Early Childcare and Development 17

Non-Formal Education (NFE) 18

Social

Kitchen Garden

20 Vocational Training 23

small money Big Change 23

Environment

Bodhgaya Clean Environment, Hygiene and Sanitation Program

24 Rainwater Harvesting 25

Solar Electricity

25 Other Important Information

Activity progress in Jharkhand 26

Field work and Project study by Magadh University Students 27 Finances 28 Upcoming Activities 28

Annex

Success Story 29

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MAIN ACTIVITIES & ACHIEVEMENTS

Health

17,296 Patients availed the healthcare services of our OPD (Outreach Patients Department)

and Mobile Clinic.

2068 medical tests were conducted in our pathology laboratory.

1093 Sanitary napkins were distributed

A Menstrual Health and Hygiene Educational session was conducted at Project Kanya school in Bodhgaya.

Education

We started our own informal schools for young children at Dema and Masuribar

We have started providing newspapers to NFE centres to update the student son important

news events. The papers are later used by the students to make paper bags.

Social

Under the ‘small money Big Change’ program we are digging ponds in the villages of

Bhupnagar and Dema

1695 households and 657 OPD patients have received vegetable seeds for their Kitchen

Gardens

We have made a Kitchen Garden Demonstration Field cum Nursery on an unused and

uncultivated land near Bodhgaya town

We have also started plant nurseries in 11 villages where 11 people, chosen from the village

communities for the purpose, are undertaking the responsibility of looking after the

nurseries.

Environment

We have planted 100 trees along the road in front of our OPD

We are in the process of giving out 100 food boxes made of steel and glass to interested food

vendors and shop-owners in the towns of Bodhgaya and Gaya

We have installed Rainwater Harvesting system in 5 households in Banahi, 13 in Dema along

with schools at Dema, Gopalkhera and Lohjhara

60 contained solar sets were installed in the villages of Bhupnagar, Dema, Mansidih,

Lohjhara and Karhara.

Other Events and Activities

We have signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with two local organisations in

Jharkhand; Cause for Change and Dhad Disham Vikas Sangha (DDVS)

We will start our Mobile Clinic activities in Jharkhand from August/September

13 final year post-graduate students of Rural Management and Development department,

Magadh University conducted field work in our operational villages, taking as case study,

one of our programs for their Masters Project work

A socio-economic survey was conducted in all our 18 villages.

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In the second quarter of 2014 we have embarked on a number of initiatives to reach out to a

greater number of under-served populations through our existing and new project

interventions. In a bid to provide affordable primary healthcare to the neighbouring districts of

Aurangabad, Jehanabad and Nawada we have launched a third Mobile Clinic, which extends our

outreach services to 4 villages namely, Salaiya (in Aurangabad), Makpa (Jehanabad), Bardaha

(Nawada) and Sitamari (Nawada). Under the Bodhgaya Clean Environment, Hygiene and

Sanitation Program we have been in the process of distributing covered food boxes amongst

interested vendors and shop owners in and around Bodhgaya. Besides, we have planted 100

trees along the road in front of our office to encourage environment-friendly beautification of

the town.

As an important move towards our forthcoming Jharkhand activities we have signed

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with our local partners, Cause for Change and Dhar

Disham Vikas Sangha (DDVS) and have booked our Jharkhand office at Hata, a strategic location

around 18 kms from Jamshedpur proper.

A unique initiative under our successful Kitchen Garden program has been the distribution of

vegetable seeds to 657 interested OPD patients. Besides, we have started a Kitchen Garden

demonstration field cum nursery near Bodhgaya with the intention of encouraging and reviving

the usage of traditional seeds.

A big initiative was taken under ‘Early Childcare and Education’ with the inauguration of

informal schools at Dema and Masuribar for young children who neither go to Anganwadi

centres nor to primary schools. Our objective in setting up such educational institutions is all

round development of children through educational instruction and co-curricular activities.

We have conducted socio-economic survey in all 18 operational villages with the assistance of

some students from Magadh University who were chosen by our organisation to take, as case

study, one of our programs for their Masters Project work.

In a nutshell, in the second quarter we have undertaken several important initiatives and

achievements.

INTRODUCTION

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AN OVERVIEW OF MEDICAL ACTIVITIES

In the second quarter of 2014, 17,296 Patients availed the healthcare services of our OPD

(Outreach Patients Department) and Mobile Clinic, which is 1.44 % higher than the number

registered in the first quarter (17,051). This quarter saw a 9.13% increase in the total number

of New Patients (6356 as against 5824 in Q1) at OPD and Mobile Clinics.

Table 1: Total Number of Patients at OPD and Mobile Clinics

OPD Mobile Clinic Total

April 2474 2545 5019

May 2573 2649 5222

June 2966 4089 7055

Total 8013 9283 17,296

In the months of April and May there was not much difference (a difference of less than 100 patients ) between number of individuals approaching OPD and the Mobile Clinics. In June Mobile Clinic registered a sharp rise in the total number of patients due to the introduction of our Third Mobile Clinic that month.

The number of patients refered to PHC & Government Hospitals was 43 (0.25 % of

total patients treated).

HEALTH

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The total patients who were treated “Free of Cost” (Pregnant women, children and aged people above 60 years) was 8897 (51.44 % of total patients).

Table 2: Total Number of Patients Referred to PHC and Government Hospitals

Month OPD Mobile Clinic

Total

April 3 1 4

May 3 1 4

June 17 18 35

Total 23 20 43

Direct Observed Therapy (DOT)

Out of 2068 medical tests conducted in our pathology laboratory 140 were Sputum tests (for

Tuberculosis). Out of these the number of people who were diagnosed with TB was 5. Currently,

the total number of TB patients undergoing treatment is 103.

Table 3: Details of DOT Program

April May June Total

Number of TB patients started medicine 5 3 4 12

Number of sputum tests conducted 56 46 38 140

Sputum Positive 0 2 3 5

Refer TB Patients 2 3 3 8

Completed TB Medicine 2 1 4 7

Total Number of TB Patients currently undergoing treatment (OPD and Mobile) 33 35 35 103

Types of Diseases observed among Patients in OPD and Mobile Clinics

The following table gives us information about the various types of diseases observed among

the patients in our OPD and Mobile clinics.

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Table 4: Types of Diseases

Types of Diseases Total

Diarrohea/children 79 Diarrhoea / dysentery adults 351 Amoebiasis 532 Typhoid 4 TB 169 Gynecological patient 683 Bone & joints patients 4553 Burn patient 53 Worm manifestation 18 Skin diseases of all kinds 1664 Ophthalmologic infections 2 Number of identified malnourished children 1 Cardiac Infection 2 HTN 852 Diabetes 137 Asthma & COPD 322 Cough & Cold 2549 Epilepsy 70 ENT patient 366 Lymphadenopathy 12 I&D Dressing 102 Other Patients 4775

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The table and graph show that the most common health problems observed among our patients

were Bone and Joint Pain, Cough and Cold, Skin diseases and HTN.

ACCESS TO PRIMARY HEALTHCARE IN URBAN AREA: SHECHEN MEDICAL

CENTRE IN BODHGAYA, BIHAR

The total number of patients at our Medical centre in Bodhgaya in this quarter was 8013, 4.54%

higher than that registered in Q1 (7665), of which 3218 (representing 40.16 % of total patients

at OPD) were new.

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Table 5: Details of Patients in OPD


Total Patients 2474 2573 2966 8013

New Patients 968 1039 1211 3218

Men 679 650 684 2013

Women

1224 1313 1442 3979 Children

571 610 840 2021

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We observe that June registered a considerably more number of patients than April and May,

which can be attributed to the commencement of monsoons when people become susceptible to

water-borne diseases and various infections.

The above graphs show that majority of the patients at our OPD are women and children (75%).

Pathology Laboratory

Total number of patients who came in the second quarter of 2014 for different medical tests

was 814 and total analysis done was 2068. The number of patients and tests are different

because one patient may go for several tests.

Table 6: Types of Medical Tests conducted in our Laboratory

Types of Medical Tests Conducted

Total Number of Tests

TC/DC 295

ESR 272

HB% 283

Malaria 80

Uric Acid 75

Blood Sugar 242

Serum Blirubin 37

AFB (Sputum test) 140

ECG 20

Urine routine examination 81

Urine culture sensitivity test 43

Other Tests 500

Total 2068

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From the above table and graph we see that the highest number of medical tests conducted are

TC/DC, ESR, Blood Sugar, HB% and AFB (Sputum Test).

MOBILE CLINIC

We extended our outreach services to the neighbouring districts of Nawada, Aurangabad and

Jehanabad with the launch of a third Mobile Clinic in May. It is providing healthcare services to

the disadvantaged communities in the villages of Bardaha and Sitamari in Nawada, Salaiya in

Aurangabad and Makpa in Jehanabad. In May the new mobile team registered 302 patients

which leapt to 1152 in the very next month. This sharp increase in patients within a month

shows that we have been successful in gaining the confidence of our new beneficiaries through

our dedicated services.

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9283 patients came for the consultations to our mobile clinics. We have closed our mobile clinic

services to Sripur and Karhara from June as these villages are not far from our OPD and the

villagers can easily come over for check-up, when required. This has led to a slight fall in the

total patient turnout in this quarter (by 1.11% from 9386 patients in last quarter). 33.80 % of

total patients at Mobile Clinics are new patients. The total patients who were treated Free of

Registration Charge (Pregnant women, children and aged people above 60 years) in the Mobile

Clinic was 5859 (63.12 % of the total patients at mobile clinics).

Table 7: Details of Mobile Clinic Patients


Total Patients 2545 2649 4089 9283

New Patients 653 898 1587 3138

Number of Patients from Satellite Villages

1852 1695 2539 6059

Men 757 741 1119 2617

Women 1257 1396 2101 4754

Children 531 512 869 1912

From the above table we see that 6059 patients (65.27 % of total patients at Mobile Clinics) in

the rural areas come from the 1862 satellite villages surrounding the one where our outreach

medical team pays regular visits. This is a big achievement for us as it shows the level of

satisfaction among the beneficiaries which results in spread of information about our healthcare

services by word of mouth and the eventual increase in the number of patients from nearby

villages.

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Here we see a trend similar to that of OPD where there has been a sharp rise in the number of

patients in June compared to April and May figures. This can be attributed to the onset of

monsoons when people are susceptible to water-bourne diseases and various infections.

The graphs clearly show that, like that in the OPD, here too women and children form majority

of the patients (72%).

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HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMME (HEP)

Educational Program on Menstrual Health and Hygiene at Project Kanya School

Our Health Education Programme continues to run successfully as can be seen from the

following tables:

Table 8: Some Details of HEP

Indicators

Total Households reached 1,285

Total Families reached 1,936

Total Number of Health Groups

77

Total Number of Members in Health Groups

332

Total Number of Home Visits by Village Coordinators

1,307

Total Number of Home Visits by Motivators

2,444

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Table 9: Reproductive and Child Health

Indicators

Total Number of Sanitary Napkins distributed 1903

Percentage of Pregnant Women Followed-up by Village Coordinators and

Motivators

90.76

Percentage of Pregnant Women sent for Immunization by Village Coordinators 17.59

Percentage of Pregnant women immunized with TT1& TT2 67.83

Percentage of Pregnant Women having Institutional Delivery 72.92

Percentage of new-born children immunized with BCG and 1st DPT 57.96

Percentage of Neo-natal deaths 0

From the above table we can see that 91% of pregnant women in our intervention areas have

been followed-up, 68% of them have been successfully immunized with required vaccinations

and an overwhelming 73% of childbirths have taken place in PHCs instead of the usual and

traditional home deliveries by semi/un-skilled mid-wives. A direct consequence of the rising

RCH awareness generated through our program and the subsequent preference for institutional

child deliveries is 0% neo-natal death in this quarter. These percentages thus reflect the

achievements made by our HEP program.

Table 11: Number of Sanitary Napkin Packets distributed

Month OPD Mobile Total

April 84 440 524

May 125 685 810

June 159 410 569

Total 368 1535 1903

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A total of 1903 napkin packs have been distributed amongst the patients at OPD and mobile

clinics. We observe from the graph that sanitary napkins reaching the target population have

been much higher for the villages than those distributed at our OPD in Bodhgaya. The primary

reason is that the motivators, who are members of the village communities themselves, sell the

napkins.

We have taken our Menstrual Hygiene and Sanitation project a step further with the

organisation of a day-long awareness session at one of the largest girls school in Bodhgaya,

Project Kanya. Girls from classes 9 to 12 were educated on various aspects of Menstrual Health

and Hygiene by our able staff members and queries from the audience regarding the same were

answered. The program was wrapped up with the distribution of free sanitary napkin packs and

Jute bags amongst the students and school faculty.

We envisage installing Sanitary napkin vending machines and incinerators at girls schools and

colleges in towns of Gaya and Bodhgaya in an effort to reach a greater number of menstruating

population. We are in the process of holding talks with various companies selling the above-

mentioned machines and will soon proceed towards the implementation of our plan.

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EARLY CHILDCARE AND DEVELOPMENT

Elementary education in Bihar presents a bleak picture. Majority of the schools (94.8%) in the State imparting elementary education are located in the rural areas (DISE). Apart from poor infrastructure like high student-classroom ratio of 91 (against the all India figure of 36) and dearth of functioning toilets, the schools are characterised by lack of quality education. Bihar performs miserably in terms of grades obtained by students in elementary classes. According to a study conducted by DISE only 37 % of students at primary and 22% at upper primary levels passed with more than 60% grades. Teacher absenteeism in the State is as high as 38% at government-run primary schools (World Bank Report). These factors not only dissuade a large number of rural children from enrolling in schools but also increase the dropout rates.

With the intention of providing quality primary education new initiative has been undertaken for Early Childcare and Development with the opening of schools at Bhawahi hamlet of Masuribar and Pathra hamlet of Dema. In these schools young children who neither go to Anganwadi centres nor attend primary schools will be taught free educational and co-curricular activities like Yoga for their all round development.

EDUCATION

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Our new program, ‘Role of play in the life of a child: A way to contribute to children well-being and healthy development’ which we had launched at the start of this year in collaboration with Inter’Lude, France is running successfully in all 4 villages (Gopalkhera, Chando, Banahi and Dema).

Our village coordinators conduct regular visits to monitor and supervise the program. Games, toys and other materials required for its smooth running are provided to the Anganwadi centres from time to time according as per the need and requests of the Sevikas.

NON-FORMAL EDUCATION (NFE)

Our NFE programme continues to run in the villages. In order to make the classes more interesting and interactive we have introduced sessions where the NFE instructor reads out important events happening around Bihar and the nation at large. This is followed by

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discussions among the students on the news events they find particularly intriguing. Such sessions are instrumental in raising awareness and knowledge about various issues among the rural disadvantaged women. The newspapers that are used for the purpose are being made into paper bags by NFE students at Banahi, where they have been given training for the vocation. Women at our other NFE centres will be imparted the same training in the next quarter. This vocation will help them improve their livelihood opportunities as well as promote the use of environment-friendly alternatives to plastic bags.

Table 11: NFE Attendance details

We observe that the average attendance has improved from 43% in the last quarter to the present 50.3%. NFE classes at Bandha, Nawatari and Kadal have been temporarily dissolved due to poor and irregular attendance.

Name of Villages Number of Students enrolled in NFE

Average Attendance in NFE classes

Banahi 30 15 Dema 30 25 Gopalkhera 30 11 Lohjara 30 14 Mansidih 31 12 Sripur 30 12 Mastibar 25 10 J.P.Nagar 28 10 Kharati 18 16 Karhara 60 30 Trilokapur 21 10 Bhupnagar 25 15

Total 358 180

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KITCHEN GARDEN

Vegetable seedlings and fruit plants continue to be distributed among villagers growing Kitchen Gardens under the sustained guidance and monitoring of our organisation. In addition to the 277 households that were given seasonal seeds and plants in the previous quarter 1695 households approached us for the same in the past three months. This shows a surging interest generated among the villagers witnessing the benefits received by their community members who have been undertaking kitchen gardening with our support. Another important reason is the commencement of the rainy season in this quarter which is quintessential for growing fruits and vegetables. Apart from households we will be starting kitchen garden at Kadal school for which we have undertaken land levelling on the school ground.

SOCIAL

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Table 12: Number of Households receiving seeds for their Kitchen Gardens

In this quarter we have launched a Village Nursery initiative as an essential part of our Kitchen Garden program.

We have made a Kitchen Garden Demonstration Field cum Nursery on an unused and uncultivated land acquired at a place called Amba, near Bodhgaya town. Here, after undertaking the task of land levelling and making the necessary preparations, we have planted brinjal and green chillies in the nursery and will be growing tomato and papaya plants in the next month. In the kitchen garden section of the land we have already planted saplings of bitter gourd, pumpkin, ladies finger, and other seasonal vegetables. Besides, we have also started plant nurseries in 11 villages where 11 people, chosen from the village communities for the purpose, are undertaking the responsibility of looking after the nurseries.

Name of Villages Number of Households

receiving seeds

Banahi 81 Dema 403 Gopalkhera 195 Lohjara 75 Bandha 77 Nawatari 65 Mansidih 96 Sripur 40 Mastibar 140 J.P.Nagar 61 Kharati 52 Karhara 97 Trilokapur 28 Bhupnagar 42 Kadal 35 Chando 126 Barsuddi 22 Simariya 62 Total 1695

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Table 13: List of Villages where Nursery is being prepared

Our objective of introducing plant Nurseries at Ambwa and in the outreach areas has emanated

from recognising their imperative role in producing vigorous and healthy seedlings/saplings,

which in turn are key to the production of healthy plants and successful Kitchen Gardens. The

nursery at Ambwa will also serve the purpose of preparing traditional seeds, with the aim of

reviving their losing popularity and increasing their usage among agriculturalists and village

communities.

In order to reach out to the maximum possible underserved population through this program

we have started distributing free seedlings to interested patients visiting our OPD. 657 OPD

patients have thus received vegetable seeds for growing Kitchen Garden in their backyards.

Land levelling for kitchen garden at Chando school Distribution of vegetable seeds

Serial Number

Name of Villages

1 Karhara

2 Simariya

3 Bhupnagar

4 Kadal

5 Masuribar

6 Chando

7 J.P.Nagar

8 Banahi

9 Dema

10 Lohjhara

11 Gopalkhera

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VOCATIONAL TRAINING

Our second session of free computer courses that begun in March this year continues to run

successfully with the students attending classes actively and on a regularly basis.

We are preparing the ground for conducting vocational training workshops similar to the ones

organised last year. One of the vocations that will be taught is Mushroom Cultivation, training

for which will be given by one of our local partners at Jharkhand, Dhar Disham Vikas Sangha

(DDVS).

SMALL MONEY BIG CHANGE

Under our Community Planned-Community Managed program, small money Big Change we are

digging ponds in the villages of Bhupnagar and Dema, both of which face serious dearth of water

facilities, especially during the scorching summers when the few ponds and wells dry up.

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BODHGAYA CLEAN ENVIRONMENT, HYGIENE AND SANITATION PROGRAM

We have taken a major initiative towards environment-friendly beautification of Bodhgaya town with the planting of 100 tree saplings along both sides of the road in front of our office/OPD. With the bid to sensitize the locals about green and clean surroundings and to improve the town’s image as a favoured tourist destination we will be planting around 300-400 trees in feasible locations during the initial phase of this activity. Having distributed food covers among vendors at Gaya railway station in the first quarter of 2014 we are now in the process of giving out 100 food boxes made of steel and glass to interested food vendors and shop-owners in the towns of Bodhgaya and Gaya. These boxes, that we have purchased at whole price of INR 7,000 each and whose market value is much higher at INR 11,000 per box, will be distributed at 50% subsidised rates to the target beneficiaries.

Apart from our patients we are distributing Jute bags amongst school children in the villages to promote environment-friendly alternatives to plastic bags. We have given away 120 bags at Chando school, 78 at Kadal, 56 at Barsuddi, 60 at Bhupnagar school, 148 at Gopalkhera, 225 at Dema government school, and 80 jute bags at our informal school opened at Pathra, Dema.

ENVIRONMENT

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RAINWATER HARVESTING

We continue to install Rainwater Harvesting systems at interested schools and households. In

this quarter 5 households in Banahi, 13 in Dema along with schools at Dema , Gopalkhera and

Lohjhara have made the necessary arrangements and tank installation for Rainwater

Harvesting.

SOLAR ELECTRICITY

In addition to the 31 households at Bhupnagar which were given solar sets early this year, in

this quarter we have been installing 29 LED solar home light systems in interested households

across our operational villages- 2 additional sets in Bhupnagar , 13 in Dema, 2 Bhupnagar, 11

Mansidih, 2 in Lohjhara and 1 in Karhara.

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ACTIVITY PROGRESS IN JHARKHAND

With the objective of expansion of our humanitarian services beyond Bihar to the neighbouring

State of Jharkhand we made visits to Jamshedpur in East Singhbhum as our areas of

intervention would be the villages surrounding the Steel City. In early June we made a visit to

Jamshedpur and held meetings with some local NGOs and CBOs to finalise who, amongst them

would be our local partners. Based on the extensive discussions and the follow-up telephonic

and skype meetings in last week of June we signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOU)

with two local organisations; Cause for Change and Dhad Disham Vikas Sangha (DDVS). Our

collaborative ventures with them will begin in July.

On the basis of our village scan process we have selected Rajnagar Block in Seraikela-

Kharsawan District as our initial area of intervention where we will be working in Baner

Panchayat, Gangaruli Panchayat, Kendmundi and Bankhabani Panchayats. Our plan is to start

Mobile Clinic services in our chosen operational areas by August-September.

Prior to the commencement of our Jharkhand programs we will be conducting a Baseline Survey

in the villages falling under the jurisdiction of the above-mentioned Panchayats. The survey will

be the first element in our monitoring and evaluation activities, which by gathering key

information about the current village developmental scenario will enable us to make later

judgements about the quality and development achievements of our programs.

We have hired four efficient and enthusiastic women from tribal communities as our village

motivators who will be conducting Baseline survey through the month of July. Thereafter, we

plan to start our Mobile Clinic initiative from August-September. We will be recruiting Block

Coordinators and Project in-charge for overseeing our Jharkhand programs.

Orientation on baseline survey with Motivators at Jharkhand

OTHER INFORMATION

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We will organise a Mushroom training workshop with DDVS tentatively on 6th July for 30 tribal

people, especially women participants. At the end of the training we will provide each

participant with 2 packets of mushroom seeds.

We have booked our Office space at Hata, an important junction located 20km from

Jamshedpur. Hata was chosen for its strategic location; our areas of intervention covering the

districts of East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsewa fall within 50 km radius

of our Hata office. Moreover, Hata lies close to the border of the neighbouring State of Orissa.

Hata Junction: Tata is the name of Jamshedpur, Chaibasa is in West Singhbhum district Musaboni block is in

East Singhbhum district and Tiring is in neighbouring state of Orissa. Rajnagar Block in Seraikela-Kharsawan

District is 3 Km from Hata towards Chaibasa.

Meeting with DDVS members and Tribal communities at Netra, Musaboni Block, East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.

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FIELD WORK AND PROJECT STUDY BY MAGADH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

We selected 13 bright final year post-graduate students of Rural Management and Development

program, Magadh university to conduct field work for their projects at our operational villages,

taking as case study one of our ongoing programs. As part of their project work they conducted

socio-economic survey in all 18 operational villages under the guidance and supervision of our

able staff members. The students have been issued certificates by our organisation for their

participation.

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FINANCES

The expenses incurred in the second quarter of 2014 are presented below:

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

Programs in Jharkhand including a Mushroom training for tribal communities in July and Mobile Clinics in select villages in East Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan District from August-September.

Baseline Survey in the chosen operational areas in Jharkhand. Vocational training for women from disadvantaged communities in Bihar including

Mushroom cultivation, Rakhi making and paper bag making. Yoga training for interested youths in July. Installation of Sanitary napkin vending machines and Incinerators in schools and

colleges in Gaya district. Electric Auto rickshaws will be driven by female drivers from our clinic to the main

road. This initiative aims at women empowerment, environment-friendly communication and promotion of social awareness-related programs.

Rain water harvesting in household and in schools.

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Panma Devi- the woman who got good livelihood opportunities due to

her literacy and numeracy skills acquired through her NFE lessons

Panma devi, a 32 year old woman hailing from JP Nagar was illiterate when she joined our NFE program that was started in her village in 2011. As the only earning member she used to work as a wage labourer, slogging all day long to support her family of 6 and provide treatment to her husband, a Tuberculosis patient.

According to the NFE instructor at JP Nagar, ‘Panma was a very sincere student, always eager to learn new things’. Despite her hectic life she would attend classes regularly. Gradually, she learnt the basic literacy and numeracy skills. In her own words, ‘I thoroughly enjoyed my lessons and looked forward to them’.

Making proper use of her newly acquired skills Panma devi started looking for better livelihood opportunities and in no time she got a job at the nearby Ramanandi Automobile, with a monthly salary of INR 3,500. This has been extremely helpful in providing financial support to her family. After having worked with the company for a considerable time Panma Devi had to discontinue with her job due to personal issues. However, she is confident that our NFE program has ‘equipped me well enough to get good job opportunities in the future’.

Panma Devi thanks Karuna-Shechen for giving her a new identity and reviving her self-confidence.

ANNEX-SUCCESS STORY

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