Aadhar Research Institute vk/kkj 'kks/k laLFkku annual report 11-12.pdfAadhar Research Institute vk/kkj 'kks/k laLFkku Project office AT/ Post- Radoli 303 908, Kotkhawda, Tech- Chaksu,

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Aadhar Research Institute vk/kkj 'kks/k laLFkku

Project office

AT/ Post- Radoli 303 908, Kotkhawda, Tech- Chaksu, Distt.- Jaipur,

Rajasthan

City Contact

B-40, Ist Floor, Model Town, Jagatpura Road, Malviya Nagar,

Jaipur - 302 017

Phone: - 0141-2750398,

E-mail:[email protected]

ANNUAL R

EPORT

2011-2012


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Preface

Dear Friends,

It is my pleasure to present the Annual Report of “Aadhar Research Institute” for

the year 2011 – 2012. Aadhar is inspired by its vision to make a meaningful

difference through its contribution to the rural community with their participation.

Although we were not having any project during this year but we have tried to do

some useful intervention to improve and develop the status of the rural population.

We hope that this report have been prepared carefully to present ourselves in

taking care of rural people in this difficult situation. We would emphasize the

various interventions in fulfilling the expectations and needs of the common people.

With the support of the people and team members, we have tried to reach our goal

in the field of community development.

I am thankful to my friends and colleagues who inspired us to make this happen.

Place: Radoli Satyajit Bhattacharya

Director


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Contents

1. Background 2-3

Project Area

Social Scenario

Objectives

Mission

2. Target Beneficiaries 3

3. Thrust Areas 3-4

4. Detail of infrastructure available in Project office 4

5. List of completed and ongoing Projects 5-7

6. Activity carried out in the year 2011-12 7-11

Follow up of Reproductive and Child Health Rights Project

Women Self help groups

Survey Work

Meetings with Tilonia partners

Capacity Building of personnel

Monitoring of activities of the Organization

8. Annexures 12-16

List of Governing Body Members

Balance Sheet


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Background

The misery of rural community of Chaksu block on the aftermath of 1981’s

devastating flood changed the mindset of Aadhar’s Founder Director, a geologist by

profession, to work in rural area for the cause of common people. He served rural

communities working with Social work & Research centre (also known as Barefoot

College), Tilonia for almost 7 years before the establishment of Aadhar.

Aadhar Shodh Sansthan (Aadhar Research Institute) a grass root level voluntary

organization was registered in late 1991 under Rajasthan Societies Registration Act

1958. Organization has started working with the support of local community to

promote all round development of rural society through an integrated development

approach.

Aadhar’s main working area is Chaksu and Dausa blocks of Jaipur and Dausa

districts respectively, the two neighbouring districts in the eastern part of

Rajasthan. Climate of these districts is subjected to extremeness of cold and hot

and except for the monsoon season weather is dry. Rainfall of the area is quite low

leading to severe scarcity of water thus affecting agricultural yield, poor availability

of fodder and drinking water. These factors force a large section of the society to

migrate to neighbouring cities and states for livelihood.

Objectives:

Being a grass root level NGO, “Aadhar” serves the underserved and unserved

sections of rural society with focus on the following major objectives:

To undertake all-round development of the socio-economically backward and

other deprived sections of the society

To provide formal and non-formal education through active participation of

various groups of the community


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To create awareness about water conservation and safe drinking water to the

local populace

To enhance the worth and dignity of every woman through empowerment as

well as to sensitize them on gender based issues, domestic violence,

women’s rights, etc

To capacity build various groups by organizing trainings, meetings,

workshops, camps etc

To cooperate and collaborate with like-minded organizations, groups and

institutes and assist in development of new groups

To create awareness of the utility of solar energy, natural compost in place of

fertilizers, rain water harvestings etc

Mission:

To mitigate the hardship of village community by undertaking integrated

development activities.

Target beneficiaries:

Focusing on low socio-economic status of rural community, Organization is working

with the masses, mainly women, girl children and weaker sections of rural society

through various development programmes.

Thrust Areas:

Education of girl children (both formal and non formal)

Reproductive and Child Health

Adolescent Reproductive Health

Women’s Empowerment

Gender based Issues

Water Conservation

Capacity building trainings, workshops. Orientations, etc.


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Details of infrastructure available in Project Office:

Project office of the Organization is situated in village Radoli in block Chaksu of

District Jaipur. It is around 55 Kms. from city Jaipur. Campus is developed in 0.5

hectare of land and is having following facilities.

Type of

Infrastructure

Description

Office Building Eight office rooms, One basement, Mess and dining hall, Five

Staff rooms, 3 rooms in Guest house, 1 living room, 1

dormitory, 6 lat – bathrooms, 2 Stores and Director's

residence – the rooms are solar energized

Training Hall One training hall size 25 x 30 ft

Electricity and drinking water is available. Campus has got ample space for games

and sports. Water harvesting structure and solar lighting is the necessity of the

area. Quite a good number of trees are planted in the campus.


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List of completed Projects:

Title of the Project Year of start and

completion

Name of sponsoring

Organization

Village unemployed Youth

Training under TRYSEM

scheme

(Hand Pump Repairing )

1988-1994

Completed

Government of Rajasthan

Shiksha Karmi Programme 1990 to 2003

Completed


Water Awareness Camp 1991 to 1993

Completed

CAPART (Govt. Of India)

Solar Energy Programme 1992 to 1994

Completed

Through SWRC, Tilonia

NAWDA Survey Documentation 1993 to 1994

Completed

SWRC, Tilonia

Income generation Project for

Women

1994 to 1996

Completed

NORAD through SWRC,

Tilonia

Innovative Education

Programme for Dropouts

1994 to 1999

Completed

MHRD, Government of India

Rainwater Harvesting Project 1995 to 1996

Completed



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Lok Jumbish Programme on

Education

1996 to 2002

Completed


Environment Awareness

Camps

1996 to 1997

Completed

Ministry of Environment &

Forest through SEWA Mandir,

Udaipur

Night Schools and Balwadis

Innovative Education, Maternal

& Child Health programme

1997 to 2007

Completed

Plan International, UK

Health Survey 2006 to 2007

Completed

EPOS-Health India

RCHR Programme 1998 to 2010

Completed

Sida, Embassy of Sweden

UNDP Programme for Rain

Water harvesting

2000 to 2001

Completed


Capacity building of SHG

members

2004 to 2005

Completed

IIHMR, Jaipur

Celebration of Safe

Motherhood Day

2004 to 2005

Completed

SUMA Network though

CHETNA, Gujarat

Early Child care & Primary

education

2006 - 2007

session

Completed

SWRC, Tilonia

Women’s Empowerment 2009 onwards.

This project has

Organization’s own


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through Microfinance been implemented

from June 2009 as

Research project

Contribution

Support to Rural Women

through Formation and Linkage

of SHGs

September 2009

onwards for 3

years

NABARD

National Environment

Awareness Campaign

2009 – 2010

Ministry of Environment and

Forests, through CUTS,

Jaipur

Activities carried out during the year-

1. Follow up of Reproductive and Child Health Rights Project:-

Organisation has carried out a project in 21 villages of Chaksu and Dausa block

during 2005 -2010. This project was based on accessibility of RCH services in

rural area. Reduction of Maternal and child mortality, adolescent health their

rights, HIV- AIDS and survival of girl child up to the age of 5 years were the

issues taken care during this period.


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A follow up was planned with trained Community Health Mobilizers (CHMs) in

most of the projected villages after completion of this project. Role of CHMs

were to regularly interact with newly married couples, pregnant women,

lactating mother and with Adolescent girls. Attend panchayat meetings and

raise issues related to RCH issues in the meetings. Issues on development and

child care especially on support to ANM and Aaganwadi worker during

immunization drive were also considered by CHMs.

2. Women Self help groups :-

50 Self Help Groups of Women were formed in Dausa block with the support

from NABARD. Total 517 women were the members of these groups. These

women have collected Rs. 9,95,379 and out of this Rs. 8,84,358 were

distributed among themselves as loan. Loan taken by members were used for

repairing their houses, purchasing of goats, buffaloes, purchase of grocery items

for their shop and for purchasing seeds and fertilizers. Women also discuss

issues related to their health, education, children’s health and gender etc. during

meeting of the groups. We have noticed great changes in their economic, social

and mental status.


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They conducted monthly meetings and organisation personnel participated in

those meetings. Organization has also tried to link up these groups with Banks

so they could get more loans from them. Office bearers of all the groups were

also trained by the organisation in book keeping, record maintenance and proper

discussion of the issues in the meetings. Group members have experienced

about benefits of small savings, formation of groups is beneficial in taking

collective decision. This shows unity to work and discuss issued together leading

towards group strength.

3. Survey Work :-

Aadhar has carried out survey in 10 villages (Dehlala, Nandkishorepura,

Kolya, Jagrampura, Theekria Meenan, Theekria Gujran, Nainupura,

Bhagwatsar Kankaria and Sawai Jaisinghpura) of Chaksu block where

non-school going or drop out Adolescent girls of age between 11 to 19

years has been surveyed. Total 45 Adolescent girls were selected for this

Camp. The basic reason for this survey was to conduct a residential 6

months Educational Camp cum Vocational training for girls. This Camp will

be useful for those girls who are illiterate and want to earn for her and for

the family.

Chaksu block is suffering from acute shortage of drinking water for a long

time. This is due to insufficient rainfall and proper conservation of rain

water. Looking towards regular demand from the community Organization

has decided to carry out survey in water scarce villages of Chaksu block

to find out the real situation of water. 2 villages (Rupahedi Kallan and

Kupa ka Bas) were selected for water conservation activities; this was

planned through construction of Anicut and development of catchment

area of that particular village. Number of meetings with Panchayats and

the communities were carried out to specify activities Chaksu block where

people are either not having electricity or available electricity is

insufficient. Due to lack of electricity in villages/ Hamlets, people are

facing problem with Education, health and in-house self employment.

Some 10 Women were selected for training, fabrication, installation,

repair and maintenance of Solar lighting system. This will further develop

confidence among them and generate income.

A survey of was carried out for physically challenged women in 7 villages

of Chaksu block to identify real need and eagerness to learn cutting and

stitching of Mosquito nets. 20 Women were selected who were from

Scheduled caste and tribes community and are physically challenged.


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4. Meetings with Tilonia partners :-

Five partners associated with Barefoot College Tilonia have decided to form an

informal group to conduct regular meetings, interact with each other, support

and work together. This interaction is also useful to learn from each other and

share learning and lessons from the field.

5. Capacity Building of personnel :-

Hands on training for personnel have been carried out in various fields which

are as follows-

Under Watershed development programme various activities which

were carried out by TSVS and Prayatna Sansthan have been observed

and learned number of techniques applied in construction of Anicuts,

developing of catchment area etc.

For enhancing knowledge on developing village ponds, personnel from

the organisation has visited field area of Manthan Sansthan, learned

the technique of allotting work to poor villagers, taking measurement

of work already being carried out and community motivation activities.

Personnel visited the workshop of SARA Sansthan to acquaint

themselves about different parts of solar system, its manufacturing

and repair and maintenance of different solar systems.


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For strengthening of SHGs, Organizational personnel visited Humana

People to people India (HPPI) and Saheli Sansthan and also interacted

with various stakeholders for better understanding of the project.

6. Monitoring of activities of the Organization :-

People from different Organizations have paid their visit to see and monitor the

activities of the Organization:-

People from Barefoot College, Tilonia, Shodh Sansthan (TSVS) and

Programme Manager of Coca Cola India foundation have visited the

Organization. They have been to the field interacted with the community

and organisation personnel and given their suggestion.

District Development Manager (DDM) of NABARD and Manager of Bank of

Baroda has visited and interacted with women SHG members suggested

about getting loan for livelihood and develop as a team to sort out various

problems related to women and children.


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Annexures-1

List of Governing Body Members

Name of

member /

Trustee

Address Occupation Educational

qualifications and

experience

Dr. Awadh Prasad

(Chairman)

B-190, University Marg,

Bapu Nagar, Jaipur

Economist and

Social activist

MA, PhD

Ms. Anita Bhanawat

(Vice Chairperson))

I/5 Soumya

Marg,Gandhi Nagar,

Jaipur

Educationist MA, M. Phil

Shri Satyajit

Bhattacharya

(Director)

B-40, Model Town,

Jagatpura Road, Jaipur

Geologist,

Community

Development

worker

M.Sc (Geology)

Ms Aparna Sahay

(Member)

C-351, Pradhan Marg,

Malviya Nagar, Jaipur

Rajasthan

Accounts

Services

(Government

Service)

M.A, MBA

Dr. Kumkum

Srivastava

(Member)

Plot No. 242, Vinoba

Bihar, Malviya Nagar,

Jaipur

Consultant

Pediatrician,

Social activist

MBBS, D.Ped.

Smt. Kamini Shukla

(Member)

133, Vishveshariya

Nagar, Gopalpura By-

pass, Jaipur

Social activist MA (Eco)

Dr. Meeta Singh

(Member)

E-24, Durga Marg, Bani

Park, Jaipur

General

Physician, Social

activist

MBBS, MD


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Annexures-II


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Documents

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