About Karma Consultants formed by Ashok Kumar Sinha

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About Karma Consultants

Karma was initiated by group of professionals with a vision of making

difference in the lives of people. It has started its operation from

January 2007 onwards. It is registered under partnership deed in Patna,

Bihar as well as registered under Indian Trust Act in Delhi. Karma is

aiming for the growth of development sector with balance approach

of rights mode and service mode of work, so that community groups

can exercise their rights & entitlements with dignity & self-respect.

Karma firmly believes that community members are not just

beneficiaries of programs but agents of social change as well. Karma

also advocate for proper coordination and liasioining between

professional & non-professional approach of intervention for

empowerment of socially & economically underprivileged community

groups.

Key Strategies

Organizing & Mobilizing Taking sides of the poorest

community groups

Linking the local issues withGlobal Context

Promotion of GO NGOspartnership as well as Public

Private Partnership Promotion of Transparency

Exercises

Promotion of InstitutionalLinkage

Policy & Media Advocacy Promotion of Networks &

Alliances

Gender & InclusionMainstreaming

Strengthening Capacity Demonstrate innovative

model that are scalable

Core Competencies

Promotion of Food andLivelihood Rights - SHGs /

NREGA / Vocational

Training / rural jobs

Protection of Child Rightswith focus on dalits,

minorities & girls child

Addressing EducationRights

Addressing Health Rights Reproductive & Child

Health / HIV & AIDS

Promotion of WomenEmpowerment & Gender

Development

Climate Change &Sustainable Rural Energy

Disaster Risk Reduction Participatory Action

Research

Participatory Reflection &Review Exercise

Geographical Coverage - Currently, Karma is directly working in the

state of Bihar, where as it is providing consultancy services in the state

of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Delhi to diversified stakeholders. In

Bihar, Karma has its direct presence in the district of Muzaffarpur and

through networks it has reached in 15 poorest districts of Bihar Gaya,

Nawada, Nalanda, Jamui, Jahanabad, Bhojpur, Vaishali, Saran, Muzaffarpur,Samastipur, Sitamarhi, East Champaran, West Champaran, Khagaria, Katihar.


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Recent Engagement & Services of Karma Consultants to NGOs, INGOs,

corporate bodies and government department

Inputs provided to diverse ranges of clients starting from NGOs, INGOs,

Corporate Bodies, Government, to Civil Society and Community Based

Organization - Partner NGOs of Geneva Blobal, USA, WaterAid, UK.

Oxfam India, Misereror, Germany, SKN, Netherland, DKa, Austria SDTT,

Mumbai

Task Completed for the clients

Facilitated Project Partnership Management with NGOs, CSOs andCBOs - have strong network of 90 NGOs in Bihar and 55 NGOs in

Bundelkhand and Poorvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh

Facilitated Job Employability & Self Employability for the members ofSHGs / Federation by developing scope for Income GeneratingActivities and Micro Enterprise Development

Provided training to youth / adolescents in collaboration with localNGOs, Women Based Organization and liked them with self-

employability Pump set training, Para Vet Training, Tailoring &

Stitching & Embroidery, Beautician, Lac Bangle Making, goat

rearing training, etc

Provided Technical Consultancy to different clients on programmeplanning, implementation, strategy development, campaigning &

policy advocacy planning, process documentation and project

monitoring & evaluation exercise Conducted Livelihood Mapping, Business Planning for CSOs partner

organization

Designed, Facilitated & Conducted Participatory Training, TrainingNeed Assessment, Course Curriculum and manual development on

different issues including vocational skill training courses - Rights

Based Frame Work Training to partner organization of Water Aid,

Right To Information Training to NASVI groups of NIDAN

Facilitated Participatory Bottom up Planning Livelihood SecurityPlan, Health Security Plan, Education Security plan, Drought Risk

Reduction Plan, etc For Oxfam, Water Aid, SDTT supported projectin the state of Bihar & Uttar Pradesh

Project Monitoring & Evaluation Exercise for MISEREROR SupportedProject on Child Labour Issues in Shikohabad district of Uttar Pradesh

and Health Project in Gaya & Jehanabad district of Bihar in 2007

Project Proposal developed for NGOs for different donors andgovernment programme like for NABARD, Ministry of Rural

Development Special SGSY project

Assisted NGOs groups for developing programme designing &planning on Education, Livelihood, Disaster Risk Reduction agenda

in the Drought Affected and Flood Prone Areas of Bihar & UttarPradesh with focus on dalits, adivasi, women and Children


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Facilitated in conducting social audit exercise under NREGA Supported and provided inputs in Policy Advocacy work of Ahar

Pyne Bachao Abhiyaan and Barh Mukti Aandolan in the state of

Bihar and Aapda Nivarak Manaj and Mahila Ekta Sangh in the

Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh

Promoted the agenda of Climate Change and Disaster RiskReduction in the drought and flood through workshop, meeting and

training in presence of experts, community leader, political and

administrative functionaries

Recent Institutional Engagement and Task Completion statement of

Karma Consultants...

S. No Roles of Karma Consultants Task Completed

1. Inputs support and preparation of

Water Security Plan in closecoordination with government

service providers, gram sabha and

community members in July 2009

for partner organization of Water

Aid SATHEE, Godda, Jharkhand

Provided training to teammembers of NGOs andcommunity leaders on

preparation of water security

plan

Developed Water Security Planfor partner organization of

WaterAid and facilitated the

groups for ensuring

implementation of the plan

under government schemes /programme in coordination with

local panchayat such as NREGA

2. Conducting the process of end

line exercise and conduct

monitoring & evaluation exercise in

March 2009 & July 2009 for

PARMARTH, Orai, Jalaun supported

by Water Aid, and IDF,

Muzaffarpur, Bihar, Supported by

Oxfam, Hongkong

Conducted End Line and ProjectImpact Assessment Exercise for

the partner organization of Water

Aid and Oxfam Hongkong in the

state of Bijhar, Jharkhand and

Uttar Pradesh

3. Played roles as Technical Service

Providers to Small & marginal

Farmers and poorest landless &

marginalized community groups in

Muzaffarpur & Samastipur district

of Bihar from October 2008

March 2009 and April 2009 July

2009 for partner organization of

CARE India

Provided Technical Support inLivelihood Security Programme

(Rehabilitation) to CARE, PATNA

and it partner NGOs

Facilitated Institutional linkagesprocesses with RAU, Pusa and

District Administration Authority,

Samastipur

Provided Technical knowhow insetting up the two - AgricultureService Station


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Note - Involved Agriculture Experts

in the project

Provided technical inputs,information and knowledge to

flood affected small & marginal

farmers for demonstration of

improved & scientific techniques

in farming Linked the programme with

income generating activities

through training inputs PARA

VET Training, Goat Rearing

Training, Business Development

Training, Collective marketing

promotional training, etc

Process Documentation &Reporting of the Project

Provided advisory services todevelop IEC and training module

Instrumental in Convergence &Promotion of Institutional

Linkages under the leadership of

women based institutions &

community based organization

4. Played role of Coordinating

Resource Organization in the State

of Bihar supported by Poorest

Areas Civil Society (PACS) InterimPhase programme of DFID, UK.

Facilitated NREGA Campaign in

Gaya & Tirhut cluster areas (12

districts) from June 2008

December 2008 for DFID, UK

through Management Consultants

Development Alternative (DA) &

PWc, Delhi

Note Involved 2 professional in

the programme

Conducted 4 Cluster Workshopfor CSO and developed cluster

specific plan

Facilitated Village awarenesscampaign for Ensuring

engagement of Stake holders in

creating awareness and ensuring

action in context of the poorest

of the poor as non negotiable

Facilitated Village meetings andensured Documented cases of

discriminatory / good practice in

NREGA implementation

Defined clear processes forconducting of village meetings

and for the documentation of

cases as well as processes to

representatives of partner CSOs

Enabled District AdvocacyMeetings and Workshops for

influencing District authorities and

engaging them in the process

Conducted and Facilitated theState Level Policy Workshop.


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Analyzed the Documented casesand shared with government

functionaries for making

recommendations to the state

Government

Prepared the state report insupport with other coordinating

groups

Partnership with Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS)

and Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India as Training

Partner - Karma Consultants has implemented the Public Private

Partnership programme supported by the Ministry of Rural

Development in the capacity as training partner to IL&FS CDI Ltd. The

Ministry of Rural Development has given a mandate to IL&FS Cluster

Development Initiative Limited the task of setting up 100 training centeracross the country to train women and youth from BPL families and also

have to get employment in Apparel Industry. Karma has supplemented

the efforts of IL&FS for giving better opportunities to socially &

economically underprivileged groups (Below Poverty Line) in all levels

of employment, including self-employment in the capacity of Training

Partner.

Duration of Partnership October 2007 to March 2009 (pilot project).

Karma Consultants has started it training Centre in Khudhani block of

Muzaffarpur District and conducted the training programme incoordination with district administration and local CSOs groups. Karma

Consultants was also responsible for placement of the trainees in the

industry.

Roles of Karma Consultants as Training partner

Creating Awareness for the Programme among the targetpopulation

Engaging and deploying qualified trainers for conducting thespecified training programs as per the requirements of IL&FS CDI

Identification of Trainees as per norms, criteria and proceduredetermined by IL&FS CDI in line with the guidelines / requirements of

Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, in consultations

with DRDAs & IL&FS

Conducting training programs as per the methodology andschedule finalized by IL&FS

Ensuring high quality and timely delivery of training as perspecifications determined by IL&FS

Documentation of enrolment, trainee profiles, trainee feedback,data on achievement of deliverables of the training program andsubmission of monthly progress reports and such other reports


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Taking necessary steps to ensure the participation and attendanceof the selected trainees for training

Providing requisite venue along with suitable infrastructure Providing necessary assistance to the trained persons for obtaining

jobs in apparel industry

Programme Management Structure

Karma Consultants has involved team 10 members for successful

implementation of the training programme as per the prescribed

mandates. Project Director, Programme Manager, Centre in charge, 3-

trainers (1 female & 2 male), 2 Community Mobilizers, 1 - Placement

Support Person at work site and Guard.

Programme Support Cost

Support Received @ Rs 1000 per candidates - Initially it was Rs 1500,

but further reduce to Rs 1000 per candidates cost for boarding,

lodging, and transportation for the trainees

Support Received @ Rs 1500 per candidates - for cost of training

partner consumables, rent, electricity, water, watch & ward and other

administrative costs

Programme Achievements

Karma has identified 896 candidates, trained 849 and placed 552 BPL

youth and women of different locations of Bihar & Uttar Pradesh as per

the defined set of training manual. We have placed the candidates

through placement linked efforts of IL&FS CDI Ltd in M/s Zeus Clothing,

M/s Melange Clothing, Hyderabad, Banswara Syntex Ltd, Surat,

Textrade, Surat, Prathibha Syntex, Indore, Yashodhan Garments, Veeta

and Vastraa Overseas, Banglore.

Played role of Support Supervision as Resource Organization in theState of Bihar supported by Poorest Areas Civil Society (PACS)

programme of DFID, UK

The UK Department for International Development (DFID) through its

India office has established the PACS programme which aims at

helping civil society organizations (CSOs) to assist people in the poorest

and the most backward districts of India to realize their entitlements

more effectively and in sustainable ways. The programme is

concentrating on clusters of the 108 poorest districts with cross state

boundaries, but which are located in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh,Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh and Maharastra.


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The Government of India has identified the districts within the focus

areas. The project is addressing the thematic areas related to Local Self

Governance, womens empowerment, policy advocacy, Self Help and

Social Cohesion.

Karmas roles as Resource organizationTo assist the Management

Consultants (MC) in

Provided supportive supervision of the sanctioned projects underDFID PACS to ensure that the implementation and management of

the project design as per required outputs and outcomes and is

progressing as per required outputs and outcomes and is

progressing as per the work plan to achieve the project objectives

and goals

Assisted Civil Society Organization (CSOs) in identifying livelihoodintervention at the community level so as to demonstrate impactsthereof in measurable terms at the community level

Coordinated the peer review workshop and Regional Workshopsand consolidation of learning for programme level aggregation by

the MC

Assisted CSOs in compiling success stories, lesson learnt andpreparing documents for uploading them on Desktop Interactive

Information System (DIIS), developed for Monitoring Evaluation And

Learning (MEAL)

Assisted CSOs in re-aligning activities and budget as per approvedProject Implementation Plan so as to formulate a common strategyfor demonstrating impact on the ground

Performed Project closure Visits Facilitated MEAL and State Core Group MeetingResults Created momentum among CSOs about the programme,

which has contributed in maximizing the impacts of the programme in

favour of poorest & marginalized community groups in the operational

areas.

Note - Involved 4 full time professional for accomplishment of the taskas per the agreement

Other Task Completed

Prepared Report of the Urban Poverty Reduction Strategy, Indore,Madhya Pradesh supported by NIUA, Delhi

Conducted Report Titled - Assessment of the Baseline Conditions ofthe Urban Poor in Delhi for Water Aid India Supported Urban Project

on Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Issues


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Association as Consultant Organization in designing, strategizingand facilitating in implementation exercise of the Education

Campaign of CADAM in the state of Haryana

Conducted Action Research study for policy advocacy Contribution of SHGs movement towards attainment of MDGs

Provided support in Designing and implementing issues specificCampaigns such as Right to Food Campaign, Right To education

Campaign, MDGs Campaign, Right to Information Campaign etc

Conducted Participatory Reflection & Review Process / AnnualReflection & Review Process for the project by engaging all

stakeholders

Participated in State & National Level Policy Advocacy Process ondifferent issues such as Education Right, Food & Livelihood Rights,

Governance, Dalits rights etc

Contributed and provided inputs in Network / Alliance activities ofother groups and facilitated platform politics in favour of the

poorest & marginalized community groups

Publication

Assessment of the Baseline Conditions of the Urban Poor in Delhi March 2008 Swatch Delhi Swasth Delhi for WaterAid, India

A Journey of Securing Water, Sanitation & Hygiene for poor &marginalized community November 2008 for Water Aid, India

Correspondence Address:

Ashok Kumar Sinha

Karma ConsultantsH. No - C 284

Minto Road Complex

New Delhi 110002

Email - [email protected]

Ph no - +919968590875

Prem Kumar

Karma ConsultantsH. No LIG 3/ 53 - Block 1

Bahadurpur Housing Colony

Bhootnath Road

Patna 26

Ph No - +919835452877

Email [email protected]

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