Annual Report

DHARTI SANSTHA

2015-16

From The Director’s

It is my privilege to present to you the annual report for the financial year 2015-2016. I would like to express my gratitude everyone associated with DHARTI in the journey. As a team work DHARTI took one-step forward towards achieving its mission of empowerment of the vulnerable in the under serviced area during year 2015-2016.

Our team of committed Professionals made focused efforts towards self sustainability of women and

strengthening their perspective towards importance of their empowerment and village development. We witnessed communities coming out from dependency syndrome and entering into the mode of decision making and independence.

We are committed to reaching out to the most weaker sections of the society through our quality programs that create a lasting change in the lives of number of deprived tribal families, women, Children, uncared disabled, socially backward castes and other minorities families in the districts of Morena, Bhind, Gwalior, Datiya, Sheopur & Chhatarpur of Madhya Pradesh State to lead a dignified life.

We are now looking forward to embark upon important issues concerning us such as education and health for children, SBM, effective Implementation of Flagships programs, MNREGA, Safe Energy, Ensuring food security and sustainable Livelihood, Ensuring implementation of PC-PNDT Act, safe girl child, improve quality of life of vulnerable families, Strengthening of Local Institution, Safe Water and Sanitation, Prevention & Control HIV/AIDS and tuberculoses. The organization has taken up mainly an integrated approach during implementing the programs.

I am very thankful to the Board Members of DHARTI who have played prime role in contributing their support in all its endeavours and providing strategic guidance over the course of last year. I also pay thanks to our donors and partners who walked with us in our journey during the year. I extend my congratulations to the team of DHARTI who are keenly engaged in reaching the mission of the organization; heartily thank them for their dedication.

We will continue our journey and shape our learning, both from our successes and challenges while ensuring that we reach out effectively to address critical issues affecting vulnerable communities including needy women and marginalized children of our human society. We are committed to pursuing mission of DHARTI with sincerity.

Our heartfelt thanks also go to all donor partners and government officials of all Working District and State of Madhya Pradesh.

All the best to all our friends,

Devendra Director Dharti Organization

Organizational Background

DHARTI Gramotthan Evam Shabhagi Gramin Vikas Samiti is a social non-profit voluntary organization which dynamically involves in developmental sector through programme implementation and various filed interventions activities.

The organisation is formed in the year 1996 by few qualified social work entrepreneurs who decided at a very initial stage of their career to contribute meaningfully into society through their knowledge and exposure in the developmental sector.

The Vision is “Creating the equal opportunities for poor, weaker and marginalize section of

the societies, their equal participation in the development process and establishment of a

society based on social values”.

The Mission is: Dharti is committed to integrate the marginalized and disadvantage section

of the society enhances their capacities which will be about a change in social system and attach people with the long-term development process, Resulting in enhancement in people has self-respect, Self-confidence, self-dependent and ability to take decisions.

DHARTI have chosen to work in rural areas of Madhya Pradesh covering Morena, Bhind, Gwalior, Datiya, Sheopur and Chhatarpur districts primarily.

The DHARTI continued by undertaken quality interventions that address critical and established gaps within health, Livelihood, Sanitation, gender justice and other development areas.

The thrust is on undertaking projects that address issues of quality of life through partnership with the community and developing focused initiatives to address weak areas in this field. It also provides insights in systemic reform with the potential to inform policy and action on a larger scale. To achieve this vision Dharti has actively taken up a lot of activities in various fields.

Organization Structure

Governing Board

Chief Functionary

Research and resource

mobilization unit

Research Assistant

Program Unit Training Capacity building and Monitoring Unit

Training Officer M&E Officer

Account Unit

Accountant

Assistant

Accountant

Small Project

CC- Save the Children-1 PM BRLF Team-1 In charge NRC-2

Account Unit

Accountant

Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant

PM WaterAid-1 PM ASHA Training-1

Divisional

Coordinator

-BBBP

Small Project Manager

DHARTI AT A GLANCE

DHARTI is a not for profit, secular voluntary organization. It is registered under Madhya Pradesh Society Registration Act 1973. Organization has adopted policy which entails that “It will serve to any class of society without discrimination of caste, creed and religion.

DHARTI works on right based approach for health and nutrition, education, women empowerment, Livelihood and Declining Child Sex Ratio. It has a dedicated board who meets on periodic basis to take strategic planning and decisions, review and guide for future roadmap.

Legal Status and Financial Management:

DHARTI is a not for profit, secular Non Political and None profit making organization under society’s registration Act 1973. The organization has also registration under section 12-A, 80–G of Income Tax Act, TDS and Foreign Contribution Regulation Act. TDS and Professional Tax Deducted as per the Income Tax Rules. Income Tax return is filed every year. FC-3 return is submitted to the Home Ministry every year. Audited Utilization Certificate is sent to donors as par their requirement.

Infrastructure:

The main office of DHARTI is located at Morena; however, a branch office is at Gwalior. And the project offices are in project areas, where needed. Main offices are well equipped with basic amenities, which are required to run an office in a professional manner with training and conference facilities.

Management:

The organization is governed by a 11 member’s team, elected by the general house, known as the Governing Board of the organization. The Governing Board is assisted by two committees i.e. Program and Finance Committees. The Governing Board of DHARTI meets from time to time, to review, suggest new changes, steer the activities and to take policy decisions, in order to achieve the desired goal of the organization.

Dharti Team:

DHARTI’s team includes wide range of professionals, such as Social worker, Trainers, Managers, Accountants and Support Staff, The organization has multicultural setting, in which staff members belonging to various field and expertise are rendering their services (full as well as part time) to achieve the desired goals of the organization.

Areas of Expertise:

Training and Capacity Building

Liaising and Networking

Advocacy and Campaign on Important Issues

Community Mobilization

Information Dissemination

Implementation of Innovative idea and practises

Presence in Important Committees:

District Health Society-NHM Govt. of MP, Morena

District PC-PNDT Advisory Committee, Morena

Regional Bio-Diversity Conservation Technical Support Group, Gwalior

District Bio-Diversity Conservation Technical Support Group, Morena

District Task force Bati Bachao-Beti padao (BBBP) Morena and Gwalior District

District janabhiyan parishad Management Committee, Morena

District Disaster Management Committee, Morena

District Child Protection Committee, Morena

District Doordarshan Chanel Monitoring Committee, Morena

District School Environment Implement & Monitoring Committee, Morena

District Advisory Committee of NYK, Morena

District Transportation Committee Morena

OPERATIONAL AREA OF DHARTI AT A GLANCE

State District Tahsil/Block No. Of Village Madhya Pradesh

Morena Morena, Ambah, Porsa, Joura, Kalaras, Sabalgar, Pahadgad

165

Bhind Bhind, Gohad, Meghaon, Ater, Lahar, Mihona, Ron

105

Datiya Datia, Bhander, Sheouda 100

Gwalior Morar, Ghatigaon, Bhitarwar 100

Sheopur Vijaypur 43

Total 05-District 21-Block 513

PROGRAM UNDER TAKEN IN 2015-16:

Wash Program: Ratri Choupals : 14 Ratri Choupals were conducted in convergence with Dharti sanstha with Government department (SBM) and Janpad and Gram Panchayat at following panchayats i.e. Mehdora, Tarsama, Dondri, barwai, Bajpura, Bodhara (Porsa block), Tutwas, Bareh, Goat, Dimni, Purawas kala, Rithora ka pura, chandpur, Bihararua (Amba Block)Bisnori, Pajokhara (Pahadgarh Block). 868 participants from the community participated in the program.

Planning and review meeting with District and block level officials (SBM, Education and PHED)

• Plan was prepared for the follow up of the activities conducted. • Progress of the project was shared with PHED, and SBM. • Further engagement was planned with other departments. • WASH Plan was prepared for smart panchayats. • Ensuring the Water Quality testing in all the 13 smart schools identified as smart schools. • Sharing the current situation of Smart schools

ODF Panchayat Celebration: Celebration of ODF gram Panchayat Goath (Ambah Block), Bhajpura (Porsa block) and jalalpur (Pahadgarh block) on registration as ODF panchayat with the support and efforts of Dharti sanstha and SBM. The occasion was

District

District

Supported By Program

Morena Sheopur Bhind Datia Gwalior

Water Aid India Water, Sanitation and Hygiene program Imorena222222222222222District BRLF (Bharat Rural

Livelihood Foundation)

Effective Implementation of Flagship Programs among Tribal in Gwalior Chambal Region for securing their food and livelihood.

UNICEF & Health Department Morena

Nutritional Rehabilitation Centres (NRC) Established and Running in Morena & Jaura Hospital.

Health Department Morena

ASHA Training Program on NRHM currently module 6 and 7.

AASS Network AASS is a network to work against declining sex ratio in 16 Districts of MP, Dharti is steering committee member in the network and also it is leading the issue in Gwalior Chambal region.

Save the Children Shubhaarambh Program, A Community initiative to improve health and Nutrition in Malanpur industrial area of Bhind District

UNFPA Declining Child sex ratio- Covering whole Chambal Region including Morena, Gwalior, Bhind and Datia District.

ASER Facilitation of Survey on Education status in Morena district.

VHAI- New Delhi Axshaya Project: TB control and care

UNDP Securing and Enhancing Land and Livelihood Opportunities among Saharia Tribe of Chambal

celebrated as a function involving Local community representatives, community members, District collector Mr. Vinod Sharma and Jila panchayat CEO Mr. Anurag Verma, SBM District Coordinator Mr. Kamal Yadav, Janpad panchayat CEO, SBM Block Coordinator, SDM, CDPO-WCD, President Janpad panchayat

Conducted Swachhta Utsav (ODF Ceremony) at bhonpura village. Approximately 600 people received the message of cleanliness and Hygiene. The objective of the activity was to declare the Panchayat as ODF and to maintain the status through promotion of hygiene message in the village

Goath panchayat village got registered as ODF panchayat with the support and efforts of Dharti sanstha and government department SBM. There are 150 Households with 100% toilet construction in the panchayat. The occasion was celebrated as a function involving Local community representatives, community members.

Restoration Of Hand pumps: Restoration of 28 Hand Pump benefitting 3665 users over the period. Restoration was done with the support of PHED. Water Quality Testing of the sources was also ensured [

Construction of Toilets: Construction of 1675 toilets in Ambah, Morena, Porsa and Pahadgarh Block supporting 11317 people for ensuring access to safe sanitation facilities through government support.

Trainings for Swachhta DOOTs and volunteers : 3 training was conducted to train 92 members (89 village Volunteers and 3 staff) were trained on mobile based monitoring systemat PST College, Ambah, (Resource person- Mr. Chanchal and Mr. Vishal ji, Wateraid Bhopal and Mr. Devendra Bhadoria CF Dharti Sanstha)

Orientation program for NGO workers: 1 orientation program (3 Day) for 21 staff members of “Shubharambh“project, malanpur, Bhind district was conducted on WASH and safe sanitation behavior.

Meetings for Adolescent girls for improving MH behaviour and hygiene behaviour: 25 Meetings with 737 adolescent girls was conducted on MHM at Dohrota and Bhajpura villages of Porsa Block to explain them about personal hygiene especially at the time of mensus period.

Training for VHSNC members: 40 VHSNC at Porsa block was oriented for 553 VHSNC members to train them on WASH and safe sanitation behaviour, and were trained on WASH issues and guidelines of SBM and technology of toilet construction

Sessions on Hygiene behaviour: 27 Hygiene classes were conducted in Ambah and Porsa block to encourage boys and girls about health and hygiene. Total 1769 children participated in the classes.

School assessment survey: Involvement in assessment of at least 2 smart schools from each block of morena district i.e. 17 smart schools under Water aid India. 12 Schools were assessed as per the guideline of School sanitation Program and prepare individual reports of the school and share it to the district authorities for further action.

Empowerment of Communities–in terms of identifying & empowering the marginalised to access their WASH rights: 1 Community Mobilization program at gram panchayat Rajoda, Pahadgar was conducted for 50 Community members including village representatives to aware participants on the concept of ODF panchayat. Also taught them about formation and monitoring system of NIGRANI committee.

Dharti Community mobilization program conducted in 24 villages and cleanliness campaign was organized in the village with the support of community members & panchayat.

Celebration of Global Hand Washing Day: 435 Children and 28 teachers participated in the Hand Washing Day Celebration

Celebration of Toilet DAY: Conducted Toilet day celebration through Rally, signature campaign followed by a meeting at Ambah, morena, Porsa and Pahadgarh. About 750 peoples were participated in the program.

PRA and Village Sanitation assessment for Sanitation Report Card Formation: PRA process will further enabling Dharti to introduce community monitoring processes in the 15 village with a focus on Sanitation

Post construction follow up of sanitation facilities in Porsa Block of Morena district: Through the activity the actual status of toilets in the one block was found. Many of the toilets were found incomplete due to the lack of funds of TSC/SBM Survey report will share with the district and block level officials for releasing the fund to the eligible beneficiaries.

Celebration of World Water DAY:

Water day was celebrated by the organization as a week. During the week celebration different activities were planned to provide orientation on awareness about the importance of water and the celebration of water day.

Date: 20/3/16: One day Orientation of Asha Workers at Morena on importance of water, water issues and its crisis. How should we overcome with crisis. Total 34 participants were attended the program.

Date: 21/3/16: District level Seminar was conducted at Zanpad Panchayat, Morena where members were participated in the program. The program was aimed to sensitize peoples on water crisis and how we can overcome with such situation.

Date 22/3/16 : One day workshop for NGO Representatives based on the theme “Water and Employment” was organized for 30 participants

Orientation meeting for health services providers:

3 Orientation meetings of health services front-line workers (ASHA/ASHA Sahyogi) at Porsa, Morena and Pahadgarh block on menstrual Hygiene management issues, adolescent girls issues and personal Hygiene having 182 participants.

Training for Teachers: 3 Training was organized at Ambah, Morena and pahadgrah block to train teachers on WASH related issues and inclusion of WASH in their school curriculum.

Livelihood Program: Consortium Project

This project is being managed by parhit Samaj Sevi sansthan in partnership with kalptaru Vikas samiti, Niswarth Sarthak Prayas Evam Parivar Kalyan Samiti and Dharti Gramotthan Evam Shabhagi Gramin Vikas Samiti. Dharti have been working in Vijaypur block in sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh. This project focus on to empower Sahariya community through creation of sustainable livelihood options and alternatives (NTFP, Honey Sector; Land water and irrigation development; Agriculture and allied interventions)

Project Title: Ensuring food security & sustainable livelihood among sahariya tribes through effective implementation of flagship program.

Under this project Dharti working with 100% Sahariya community. The Sahariyas have been declared a special vulnerable tribe by the government due to their disappearing numbers in the wake of endemic malnutrition, poverty and exploitation by the dominant social groups in the state. The project has been designed to address some key issues faced by this community. The project plans to cover 5282 household in 52 villages of 21 gram panchayats.

The major objectives of the project are follows:

To empower sahariya community through creation of sustainable livelihood options and alternatives.

To sensitize sahariya women through formation of self Helf Groups, covering 60% women in targeted villages.

To strengthen and facilitate the PRIs and CBOs for extending the benefits of Govt. programmes and welfare schemes.

Activities and outreach in FY 2015-16

Since the project area was new one, the organizations were involved in rapport building and extensive planning exercise with the community in this year. The organization leveraged INR 23,060,110 (Two Crore Thirty Lakh Sixty thousand one Hundred Ten). The total members covered is 164 and a savings of 50030/- The total CBOs formed 46 such SHGs, Farmer clubs, Kisan Majdoor sangh and minor forest produce groups have also been promoted. These CBOs have 100% ST population as members. 795 PRI members have been trained on guidelines of various government schemes and programmes.

Nutritional Rehabilitation Centres (NRC)

Dharti, 2-Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre have been implemented (the first 20 bedded NRC in District Hospital Morena and the Second NRC 10 bedded in Community Health Centre Joura), since July 2008 and are designed to reach malnutrition children between the ages 6 month to 5 years. The centre aim to encourage the malnourished child’s parent’s for the malnourished child’s attend and admit the NRC.

Key Component of the program:

Early Identification of moderate malnutrition

Early identification and admission severe malnutrition in NRC.

Meeting with malnourished child’s parent’s at difficult area

Nutritional advise to malnourished child’s parent’s

Promotion of infant and young child feeding

Promotion of safe water, hygiene and sanitation

Counselling for Mother, Father, Mother in Law

Formation of a Club of malnourished child’s mother at all AWCs

Summary of treated Children is given below:

NRC- District Hospital Morena

SN. Total No. of batch

Total No. of Admit Children

No. of OBC

Children

No. of. SC

Children

No. of Gen.

Children

Urban Children

Rural Children

M

F

T 1 32 138 227 365 148 164 53 168 197

NRC- Community Health Centre Joura

SN. Total No. of batch

Total No. of Admit Children

No. of OBC

Children

No. of. SC

Children

No. of Gen.

Children

Urban Children

Rural Children

M

F

T 1 15 56 90 146 97 42 03 13 133

Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) Training Program:

Dharti has been selected as the District Training Site for conducting the ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) training on 6-7 module in morena and has planned training program of 1st, 2nd, 3rd round and Refresher batches was organized in FY 15-16. One of the key components of the National Rural Health Mission is to provide every village in the country with a trained female community health activist ASHA.

ASHA is selected from the village itself and is trained to work as an interface between the community and the public health system. Through the support of Dharti, ASHA creates awareness on health and mobilizes the community towards determinants of health such as Reproductive Child Health, nutrition, basic sanitation & Hygiene, information on existing health services and the need for timely utilization of health and family welfare services. Their tasks include motivating women to give birth in hospitals, bringing children to immunization clinics, Encouraging family planning (e.g. surgical sterilization).

They must primarily be female residents of the village that they have been selected to serve, who are likely to remain in that village for the foreseeable future. Married, widowed or

divorced women are preferred over women who are yet to marry since Indian cultural norms dictate that upon marriage a woman leaves her village and migrates to that of her husband. They must have class eight educations or higher, preferably be between the ages of 25 and 45, and are selected by and accountable to the gram Panchayat (local government). If there is no suitable literate candidate, a semi-literate woman with a formal education lower than eighth standard, may be selected. The working area is Morena district & we have selected Asha's from Porsa, Ambah, Morena, Joura, Kailaras, Pahadgar and Sabalgar. In F.Y. we have conducted 02 trainings for 6-7 module, 1st round, 03 trainings for 6-7 module 2nd round, 05 trainings for 6-7 module 3rd round and 14 trainings for refresher.

Shubhaarambh Pro.-A Community initiative to improve health and Nutrition:

GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF PROJECT

Malanpur is a Village in Gohad Tehsil in Bhind District of Madhya Pradesh State, India. It Comes in Chambal Division. It is located 64 KM towards west from District head quarters Bhind. 18 KM from Block Gohad. 416 KM from State capital Bhopal.

Environmental pollution is a burning problem faced by Malanpur Villagers. It is mainly of three types i.e., air, water and soil and of all these three, Water and soil pollution in Malanpur industrial areas are a major problem. All above three resources were contaminated in Malanpur. Water is a vital natural component essential for the existence of life. Availability of fresh water is decreasing day by day, because of increasing demand of fresh water for growing population, industries, Soil is major component of environment and its health is greatly related to the agriculture, health and economy of especially Villagers.

Working Area under Shubhaarambh project:

There are 5 villages under 2 panchayats of Bhind District under shubharaambh project.

State District Block No. Of Panchayat No. of Villages Madhya Pradesh

Bhind Gohad Maalanpur Maalanpur

Hariramkapura

Gurikha Khumankapura

Latkankapura

Gurikh

ABOUT Shubhaarambh

Mondelez International as part of its CSR initiatives (Financial support) has launched a project ‘Shubh aarambh’ in partnership with Dharti as part of Implementing agency, Save the Children and Magic Bus Foundation as part of Technical support. The project focuses on improving nutritional status, health seeking behaviour and development status of children aged 0-18years both in school and community/out of school children.

Vision:

Strengthen future resiliency of targeted population by improving health, nutrition and development status of children in project locations.

Project Goal:

To improve feeding practices, health seeking behaviour, and community–based health, nutrition and childhood development services,

By achieving the following outcomes through activities across three pillars of the project:

Increased awareness, knowledge & practice within communities and children on healthy lifestyles & Nutrition.

Regular play/sports helping the children & youth to stay active and fit.

Increase in number of Households accessing fresh fruits / vegetables.

Project methodology

The project activities were designed in such a way that leads to the goal of the project and leads to sustainability. The stepwise process followed for the project is as below:

Generating awareness and facilitating practices within the communities through youths and CSOs

Strengthen the govt. interfaces and linkages for suitable quality services delivery through CSOs/Community,

Bridging supply and demand gaps through Partnerships

Evidence based advocacy on 3 pillars for sustainability.

Beneficiaries under the program

Panchayat Clusters No. of HHs Population 7-14 Yrs. Batches of

30 children

Gurikha 3 567 2833 543 18

Malanpur 2 1165 5825 1116 37

REGULAR ACTIVITIES:

There are various activities conducted in Shubharambh at regular basis. Shubharambh works on 3 main project pillars Health Nutrition and hygiene education, Active play, growing fresh foods etc. so we can say that it works together as a holistic approach. In Shubharambh we were working specially for the children so we divided children in three categories.

For 0-6 Year Children-Access to better health, nutrition services and practices village committees to grow healthy school going children.

For 7-14 Year children-Increased opportunity, participation & regularity in play and other activities.

For 15-18 Year Children–Trained to become peer leaders to build a sustainable, active and healthy.

Geography Targeted Population

to be covered

No. of HHs to

be covered

No. of HHs

covered As on date

7-14 Yrs.

Children to be

covered

7-14 Yrs. Children covered

As on date

No. of women group

formed

No. of Batches of children to be formed

No. of Batches

of children formed

Gurikha 2833 567 337 543 248 7 18 14

Malanpur 5825 1165 353 1116 675 5 37 19

There are various activities conducted in project on regular basis. The activities are –

Household visit Mother session Cooking demonstration Group formation Active play CYL Meeting School session Community session

Besides these Dharti Organization also conducted regular review meetings with Mondelez simultaneously with the regular activities.

Declining Child sex ratio:

Project background

The child sex ratio (CSR) in various part of the country is continuously declining, which shows discriminatory mindsets of community against girls and misuse of technology. It shows that current efforts made for addressing the decline in child sex ratio are not enough. CSR reflects both pre birth and post birth discrimination against girls. As per the census 2011, the CSR for India has decreased from 927 girls per 1000 boys to 919 girls per 1000 boys. In M.P. CSR is 918 as per the census 2011 that dropped down by 14 points between 2001 t o2011 and 16 districts in the state is below the state average of (918). Out of these 16 districts CSR has declined at alarming levels. These districts are Morena, Gwalior, Bhind and Datia. Here is a short review;

District Sex Ratio Sex ratio at

birth

Child Sex Ratio ( CSR)

Gwalior 864 804 840

Morena 840 855 829

Datia 873 841 856

Bhind 837 880 843

as per census 2011

Addressing declining CSR requires rigorous community and societal interventions with strengthened implementation and compliance of existing legal provisions such as the PC PNDT act, 1994, focusing on care and protection of the girls which create value for the girl child and address deeply entrenched gender discrimination more comprehensively. Longer term interventions includes girls education, nutrition, health, protection against violence and exploitation, female literacy, skill development, work participation, maternity protection, women security, empowerment and their participants in local governance.

UNFPA has been supporting interventions in the state for capacity building of various stakeholders with multi-pronged strategies for addressing sex selection issues and PC PNDT Act implementation. Strict action for ensuring implementation of the PC PNDT act is required and at the same time community mobilization for changing mind sets of community towards the girl child is needed. In order to complement government effort’s for addressing the gender based discrimination and declining CSR in the 4 districts launches BBBP Abhiyan.

BBBP Abhiyan is a flag ship program launched by government of India so as to make coordinated and convergent efforts for ensuring survival, protection and education of the girl child. It aims at addressing the gender based discrimination and declining CSR through a mass campaign across the country in 100 gender critical districts. The key focus of the BBBP abhiyan is improving CSR and ensuring girl education towards ensuring gender equality. The major strategies is focusing on implementation of the PC-PNDT

Act, strengthen community action, improve retention of girls in elementary and secondary schools, ensure the availability of functional toilets for girls, capacity building and sensitization of government officials and grass roots functionaries. Several community initiatives are also emerging including those involving panchayati raj institutions. UNFPA provides technical support at state level for planning and monitoring of the initiative and support complementary initiatives for strengthening of the planning and roll out of BBBP interventions in selected district of the state.

UNFPA proposes a comprehensive intervention from September 2015 to June 2017 for addressing the gender based discrimination and declining CSR in the 4 districts of M.P. namely Gwalior, Bhind, Morena and Datia. Dharti organization is authorized by UNFPA to implement the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Abhiyan in association with Ministry of Women and child Development Department and Women Empowerment department, Bhopal. The major objectives of the program are as follows:

Objectives

To mobilize community to address declining child sex ratio and gender based discrimination in 4 districts of Madhya Pradesh having the lowest CSR in the state.

To promote collective advocacy and action by different stakeholders to change discriminatory mindsets and demand side factors that fuels the gender based discrimination and sex selection.

To complement the efforts of government departments for effective planning, implementation and monitoring processes related to the PC-PNDT Act and BBBP scheme as well as to address social and structural determinants of gender based discrimination.

To strengthen the planning, implementation and monitoring processes related to the BBBP for effective roll out of the BBBP interventions in 4 districts of M.P.

Activity Undertaken

The activities planned to mobilize maximum number of community peoples against gender based discrimination and strengthen the capacities of the government system and civil society organization in districts to enhance the value of the girl child. In order to fulfil the goal following are the activities planned during the year (start from September 2015).

SN. Activity Deliverables No. of Activity 1. Two days TOT for pool or resource persons who

have not been trained earlier. A group of 30 master trainers will be targeted comprising of 5 peoples from NGOs, 10 Shaurya dal members, 5 media personnel, 10 from the department.

One TOT program in each district

4

2 Facilitating community mobilization through Shaurya dal to change discriminatory attitudes, beliefs and practices

One convention for shaurya dal members in each district

4

3 One day sensitization workshop of stakeholders at block level involving media personnel, public representatives(elected), chairman of swastha aur mahila bal vikas samiti (village, block and district level) and 20 representatives of the gram panchayats declared under VCFS.

One day program in each district

4

4 Community mobilization activities to be conducted at block level

Rath Yatra in all 4 districts goes parallels covering 100 villages with lowest CSR in one month

4

TWO DAYS TOT PROGRAM

Introduction

Two days training program for the resource person was organized in four districts. The training program was organized with an objective of preparing master trainers at district and block level under BBBP Scheme that will lead to addressing the issues related to gender based violence, discrimination and other social issues. These master trainers will provide trainings at various levels as per the need to sensitize the community for BBBP Abhiyan. These master trainers will work as our support staff under

BBBP abhiyan in association with Dharti Organization during the upcoming activities of next year.

The TOT Program scheduled at 4 districts;

District Date Venue Participants Gwalior 18/12/15 to 19/12/15 Hotel Tansen Regency, Gwalior 50

Morena 29/12/15 to30/12/15 Hotel Dharm Inn, Morena 68

Datia 21/12/15 to 22/12/15 Hotel Tanya Palace, Datia 72

Bhind 16/12/15 to 17/12/15 Hotel Madhuban, Bhind 50

240

The District wise breakup of the participants in the TOT program was as follows:

SN. Department/ Stakeholders

No. of participants in TOT

Gwalior Morena Datia Bhind 1 W C D Department 5 8 10 5

2 NGOs/Social Worker 18 19 12 13

3 Education Department 5 10 12 1

4 Health Department 3 5 7 4

Total 240 participants got trained as a master trainer during the TOT program under BBBP abhiyan.

ONE DAY SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP

Introduction

Dharti Organization conducted one day sensitization workshop for stakeholders and representatives from various departments that includes Janpad representatives, Janpad Members, Representatives from Swastha evam Mahila bal kalyan samiti, Representatives from Jila panchayat, village panchayat (Sarpanch, Secretary, Rozgar sahayak), Media representatives, Social Workers, Representatives from various department. The workshop was organized with an objective to sensitize stakeholders/ representatives under BBBP abhiyan at district and block level that will lead to addressing the issues related to gender based violence, discrimination and other social issues. As it is found that local community members or stakeholders will spread the message more efficiently and can able to sensitize them with an ease so the stakeholders involves representatives from community itself.

One day sensitization workshop scheduled at 4 districts;

District Date Venue Participants Gwalior 26/12/15 Satkar Guest House, Gwalior 35

Morena 14/12/15 Hotel Dharm Inn, Morena 52

Datia 23/12/15 Hotel Tanya Palace, Datia 58

Bhind 27/12/15 Dadda Guest House, Bhind 50

195

The District wise breakup of the participants in one day sensitization workshop was as follows:

SN. Department/ Stakeholders

No. of participants in workshop

Gwalior Morena Datia Bhind 1 Janpad Representatives 1 4 16 2

2 WCD department 4

3 NGOs 13 12 8 12

4 Education Department 1 4

5 WED Department 1

6 Health Department 8

7 Sarpanch 10 7 18

8 Jan Abhiyan Parishad 4 2

9 Aaganwadi Worker 7 5 9

10 Advocate 1 1 1

11 Media 2 4 2 1

12 Shaurya Dal members 4 9

13 Mahila Kalyan samiti 2

14 Parshad 2 2

15 Others 7 7 2

Total 35 52 58 50

Total 195 stakeholders got sensitize during one day sensitization program under BBBP abhiyan.

5 Shaurya Dal 5 8 13 8

6 WED department 3 1 4 3

7 Media 7 3 4 5

8 Police 1 0 0 3

9 Advocate 0 1 3 0

10 Nagar palika Parishad 0 0 6 0

11 Jan Abhiyan Parishad 0 0 1 0

13 Others 3 13 0 8

Total 50 68 72 50

CONVENTION FOR SHAURYA DAL MEMBERS

Introduction

Dharti Organization conducted Convention program at district level for Shaurya dal members from villages of all blocks of the district. Convention program was also attended by participants from

WCD department, Women Empowerment department, Education department, Health department, NGOs representatives, Media and Police department. The Convention was organized with an objective that is to clear the roles and responsibilities of Shaurya Dal members in their villages towards women centric issues and addressing the issues related to gender based violence, discrimination and other social issues of the community.

The Convention Program scheduled at 3 districts; About 1100 participants having 987 shaurya dal members was attended the convention program conducted under BBBP abhiyan.

RATH YATRA

Rath yatra was planned with a thought that maximum number of peoples will be mobilized and would be sensitize more effectively at that own place. One Rath for one district i.e. 4 raths for 4 district was prepared that will move for 30 days simultaneously in all 4 districts. Route plan was made for 100 selected villages having the least CSR in the respective districts. Each Rath had a team of Street Play performers who performed in about 100 villages during the month at an average of 3 villages per day. During the play a pre and post questionnaire was filled by the target audience which helped understand the mentality of the community towards the girl child. The awareness program was also certified by the community representatives i.e. Sarpanch, Panch or local leaders.

Rath yatra welcomed and flagged off from Gwalior

Date 26th Nov 2015

Venue Flagged off from Galav Sabhagrah, Gwalior to cover villages in the district

Chief Guest Hon. Mrs. Maya Singh, Minister WCD Department, District Collector, State representative UNFPA and Mrs. Kausar Kidwai, State coordinator BBBP

After the convention program of 26/11/15 the Rath was flagged off to the 100 villages having lowest CSR in the Gwalior district.

Rath yatra welcomed at Morena and flagged off

Date 27th Nov 2015

Venue Flagged off from Gwalior and welcomed at Collectorate Morena and then flagged off to cover 100 villages in Morena District.

Chief Guest Urban development and State Minister, environment Shri Lal Singh ji, Shri. Anup Mishra (Saansad),Shri Vinod Sharma Collector Morena, Shri Ashish Gupta (CEO Morena), Smt. Geeta Harshana (President, Zila Panchayat Morena), Shri Ashok Argal (Mayer Morena), Shri Meherban Singh Rawat (Vidhayak, Sabalgarh) Shri Satyapal Singh, Shri Subedaar singh Rajoda, Shri Balveer Singh, Shri Shivmangal Singh

District Date Venue No. of Shaurya Dal members

Gwalior 26/11/15 Galab Sabha grah, Gwalior 351

Morena 14/12/15 Shri Jagdammba Palace, Morena 331

Datia 24/12/15 Gahoi Vatika, Datia 299

The Rath covered 87 villages in Morena district in 30 days spreading the message of “Beti Bachao, Beti Padao”. Parivartan group led by Mr. Ayaz responsibly carried out their role in order to create awareness.

Rath yatra welcomed at Datia and flagged off

Date 27th Nov 2015

Venue Flagged off from Gwalior and welcomed at Collectorate Datia and then flagged off to cover 100 villages in Datia District.

Chief Guest Special Guests during the ceremony. Shri Narrottam Mishra, State Minister, PHFW Department was the chief guest and he flagged off the Raths for covering 100 worst hit villages. Smt. Rajni Rawat (President, Zila Panchayat), Smt. Reeta Yadav (President Janpad), District Magistrate Shri Madan Kumar & Shri Irsad Vali, SP Datia and Shri Jeetu Kamaria were also present in the program.

The Rath covered 89 villages in Datia district in 30 days spreading the message of “Beti Bachao, Beti Padao”. Ramjicharan led responsibly carried out their role in order to create awareness.

Rath yatra welcomed at Bhind and flagged off

Date 27th Nov 2015

Venue Flagged off from Gwalior and welcomed at Collectorate Bhind and then flagged off to cover 100 villages in Bhind District.

Chief Guest Shri Narendra Singh Kushwah MLA-Bhind, District Magistrate Illaya Raja T, Shri Navneet Bhasin (SP Bhind) and Mrs. Kausar Kidwai, State coordinator BBBP

The Rath covered 122 villages in Bhind district in 30 days spreading the message of “Beti Bachao, Beti Padao”. Birla group led by Mr. Vinod Birla responsibly carried out their role in order to create awareness in the community.

Total 379 villages covered in one month Rath yatra along with a street play by a team in each village to sensitize the community for BBBP.

Facilitation of Survey on Education status in Morena district:

About ASER

The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) is a household survey program that provides an estimate of children’s schooling status and their ability to read simple text and do basic arithmetic. The survey reaches almost all rural villages of District Morena (MP) and covers the children of age group 3-16.

This survey facilitated by Pratham, ASER was carried out in Morena district by Dharti Organization with 35 volunteers working across the whole district. Dharti (ASER) has been conducted the survey every year since 2011.

Objectives of Survey

The primary objective of survey is to assess the educational structure and conditions in the district.

One objective of the survey is to assess the implementation of RTE guidelines in the district.

Summary of the ASER Survey Process:

ASER survey requires 2 days to complete the survey in one village. The first day of the survey is planned on a school working day (preferably Saturday) and the second day is planned on a holiday ((preferably Sunday). A step-wise overview of the entire process of the survey in a village is given below:

1. A team of two surveyors goes to the village assigned to them by the ASER Master Trainer. They take the village pack (survey kit) that was provided them at the time of training.

2. The surveyors meet the sarpanch/village representative and perform following activities:

Clearly explain what ASER is and why it is important.

Convince the Sarpanch and get permission letter from them in written for conducting survey in the village.

3. The surveyors along with few village representatives of village wander in the entire village and perform following activities;

Make a rough map of the village, marking the important landmarks. Once the surveyors have walked around the entire village, then they have a final map in the survey booklet with them.

Fill up the village information sheet, based on their observation during the visit in the village.

4. The Surveyors then reaches the government school of that village having classes from I to Vll

/VIII and following activities were performed at school level

Meet The Head Master/ Senior Most Teacher and explain them about the concept of ASER and its Importance

Collecting information from the school after taking the permission of School authorities.

Collect Information about the School and record it in the school observation sheet.

5. Next day the Surveyors are ready to conduct the household survey for completing following activities :

Divide the village map into 4 equal sections or select 4 hamlets, depending on how the village is organized.

Randomly select 5 households from each hamlet/section using the rule of “every 5th household rule”.

Completing the survey of 20 households from the 4 selected sections/hamlets.

6. In each sampled household the surveyors conduct following activities :

Record information of the children between the age group of 3-16 years.

Use the testing tools to assess the basic reading, arithmetic and English levels of children in the age group of 5-26 years. Test is conducted only at the household.

Record basic information about the households, such as household assets, basic facilities and family income and interest.

7. After completing a survey of 20 households, the surveyors immediately submit the survey booklet to the Master Trainers at ASER Morena district.

Axshaya Project: GFATM Round-9 (TB Care and Control)

Objective of the Project: Improve the reach, visibility and effectiveness of RNTCP through civil Society support; engage communities and community-based care providers to improve TB care and control, especially for marginalized and vulnerable populations (Shariya Tribes) including TB-HIV patients in Pahadgad Block in Morena District.

Activities: Organizing Gaon kalian Samiti-GKS meeting to ensure that village is taking active lead towards TB care. Also to develop ownership and decision making towards successful outcome perceived under RNTCP programme.

To increase visibility and effectiveness of the RNTCP programme wall painting and wall writing to be done so that more no. of people would know about the disease its symptoms, check-up points and its treatment.

Observation of days like World TB Day, Women’s day and other events to be organized in the local area to increase coverage and reach out vulnerable population.

Details of activities completed in the reporting period:

SN Month Name of Activities

No. of Activities

Remarks

1 April -15 to March -16

GKS Meeting

24 Meeting with Member’s of Gram Sabha Swasth Gram Tadarth Samiti (GSSGTS)

2 April -15 to March -16

School Activities.

06 Health Teaching on TB and RNTCP for Government and Private Higher Secondary Schools of Pahadgad Block.

3 April -15 to March -16

World TB Day

04 Human chain in District Hospital in Morena & CHC-Pahadgad. Rally in Morena Urban Area Awareness Porgramme With ASHA Worker At ASHA Training Centre Morena. Signature Campaign & Street Plays in Morena.

4 April -15 to March -16

Sputum Collection & Transport

176 April 2015 to 30th September 2015 our focus the Marginalized & Vulnerable Populations of Pahadgad Block of Morena District under VHAI AXSHYA Project.

5 April -15 to March -16

Community Awareness Activities

02 Community Awareness Activities organised in Pahadgad Block morena District

Land and Livelihood Opportunities among Saharia Tribe of Chambal

Project Title: Securing and Enhancing Land and Livelihood opportunities among Saharia tribes of Sheopur District in Chambal Region in.

Location of Project: Vijaypur Block of Sheopur District (MP)

Coverage Area: We select the villages from whole Vijaypur area. We select 05 villages as Intensive and 12 villages as non-intensive. These all villages face a lot of problem of Migration although migration is a very serious problem in this community

but these villages are suffering from this issue a lot. In first phase of village selection we met with PRI of these villages and orient them about the programme. We narrate them all the detail and after this we started our activity and other things, but in first we get Approval certificate from all the Gram panchayat by Panchayat and secretary. Many of these villages became draught prone village.

Progress as on date:

Staff members have been trained on project strategy and project principles.

Baseline survey had been completed in 5 villages.

PRA Exercise done in whole 15 villages.

Developing Micro livelihood plan in 05 Villages.

Lobbying and engagement with line department both at block level and district level.

Conduct monthly meeting of village institution like – MKS, FC, SHGs and MFP

We get basic detail of available MFP products in our jurisdiction area.

Workshop of Staff on Project Community cadre

Construction of Smokeless choolha In all Target Village and community

Construction of Smokeless choolha

Dharti Head Office at Morena

Presented By:

Dharti Sanstha Morena M-625, New Housing Board Colony Morena (MP) Mail : dhartisanstha@rediffmail.com Mobile No. 9425115714