Ekta Fortnight Newsletter ‘AMA KATHA’

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At: Rangabali Kumbha Road, New Janiguda, Po/Dist: Koraput, Telephone: 06852-250842 Email Id: ektan@rediffmail.com, Web: www.ekta.org.in

Issue-21, Volume-12, January-2017

Editorial Team

Amit Kumar Nayak, Sarita Dash,

Bharati Mahapatra & Avinash Sinha

AMA KATHA ----A FORTNIGHT NEWS LETTER OF Ekta---

2017

Ekta Fortnight Newsletter ‘AMA KATHA’

Visit to stakeholders to know implementation of

“Prevention of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006:

AESS, Koraput: The two days visit of Mr. Sasanka

Sekher Padhi (Consultant of Action aid, BBSR) for collecting

status on the PCMA, 2006 in Koraput district. During the

visit, he interacted with the stakeholders i.e. village level

Govt. Institutions and Dist. level Govt. Officials on 8th

January, 2017. He had visited Janiguda village of

Bhitargada GP (Laxmipur) and interacted with SMC, AWW,

PRIs representatives, Parents and Adolescent Girls

regarding Child Marriage Issue and implementation of

PCMA, 2006. In 2nd day of his visit he met and interacted

with District level officials like DSWO, CDPO and Project staffs of local NGOs (Ekta ). He wanted to

know the root causes of child marriage in the Adivasi areas of Koraput district. He discussed on the

questions about the status and situation of child marriage ratio in Koraput District and implementation

of the PCMA, 2006

PANCHAYAT ELECTION 2017: The Sangathan leaders of AES have filled nomination for Sarpanch

and Samiti Members in their respective Gram Panchayats in the Panchayat Election 2017. The details of

the candidates are as follows:

Sl.

No

Name of the

Leaders

Name of the

posts

Name of the Gram

Panchayats

Name of the

Blocks

Gender

1 Sridhar Jani Sarpanch Bhitargada Laxmipur Male

2 Jagu Kirsani Sarpanch Guneipada Lamtaput Male

3 Urdhaba Khada Sarpanch Kasandi Nandapur Male

4 Ananta Ganda Samiti Member Hardaguda Borigumma Male

5 Mohanty Harijan Samiti Member Hardaguda Borigumma Male

Formation of Village Level Single Headed Women

Group: AESS, Koraput: In AESS Project areas, 10 village

level single headed groups have been formed by the

Sangathan members. The main objective to form the

group is to know about the real problems of single

women regarding their life & livelihood, earnings, access

over govt. services and benefits etc. Every month, the

group members will sit together and discuss their

problems and prepare strategy to address the problems.

In the coming days, the GP and District level Groups also

will be formed to address the identified issues in the

district level forums.

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TRAINING ON DESIGN AND MANIFACTUREING OF CLEAN COOK STOVE:

ACCESS, Koraput: One day training program on

design and manufacturing of clean cook stove to

Sindura Self Help Group at Pottangi on 12th

January, 2017. In the training program, 10 members

of the Sindura Self Help Group trained on

designing and manufacturing of clean cook stove

(cement) by the ACCESS project staffs Ms. Sabita

Kuldeep and Mr. Prabhas Khora. After the training

program, the SHG members will manufacture the

cook stoves and will promote for it marketing.

COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION FOR CLEAN COOK STOVE: ACCESS, Koraput: Community

mobilization on clean cook stove has been organized at Kumbhar Limka village of Padmapur GP

of Koraput block on dated 22nd January, 2017. The project staffs motivated people by sharing the

benefits of the cook stove as compare to local and traditional cook stoves.

CCFD, Koraput: Two days training program on

Selection of Model village has been organized at

WORD office, Damanjodi from 10th and 11th

January, 2017. CCFD partners from 6

organizations were participated in the training

program. Mr. Ashok Kumar Mishra and

Ms. Sabita Kuldeep from Ekta were participated

in the training program.

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FIELD VISIT BY CITY-INCHARGE, CHILDLINE INDIAN FOUNDATION: Childline,

Borigumma: Ms. Autoshi Dutta Dey, City In-Charge,

Childine Indian Foundation has visited childline

Koraput Ekta on 23rd January, 2017. The objective of

her field visit was to review the project activity,

process of its implementation, verify documents and

registers and provide necessary feedback and

suggestions for further improvement in the quality of

the project activity. On the 1st day of her field visit,

she interacted with the childline team members and

discussed on the challenges and difficulties during

implementation of project activities. She gave

feedbacks and suggestions to the team members

towards further improvement in the project level.

On 25th January, 2017, the Childline Directors

meeting have been organized at SOVA conference

hall at 5 pm. The objective of the meeting was to

share field level challenges and difficulties for

smooth operation of childline project activities. In

the meeting, childline Directors of Ekta, SOVA and

WORD along with the Team members and Project

Coordinators of Collab were participated in the

Director’s meet. Ms. Autoshi Dutta Dey facilitated

in the Directors’ meet.

OBERVATION OF 28TH ROAD SAFETY WEEK:

Ekta, Koraput: 28th Road Safety Week has been

observed in collaboration with Town Police, Koraput

and Childline Koraput Ekta and SOVA. To create

awareness on road safety and traffic rule was the

prime objective of this campaign. Bike rally and role

play on road safety has been organized by the local

youths, staff of Ekta, SOVA and Town Police.

CASE INTERVENTION: Childline, Borigumma:

In the reporting month, 7 cases were intervened by

the childline Koraput Ekta team members out of

which 4 cases were produced before Child Welfare

Committee (CWC) and 3 cases were informed to

the CWC. In the month, 440 hours of outreach

activity has been done (50 Individual, 186 Small

Group and 204 Group).

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MHU (Mobile Health Unit)

Mobile Health Unit (MHU) Pottangi has organized 44 health camps in the different 06 outreached

pockets Gram Panchayats of the block. In the health camps, 1555 patients were availed treatment and

medicine services from the MHU staffs. Around 79 ANC and 69 PNC cases were identified during the

health camp.

Mobile Health Unit (MHU) Ramgiri has organized 21 health camps at Ramgiri, Haldikund, Chipakur

and Dandabadi Gram Panchayats of Boipariguda block. In the health camps, 1493 patients were availed

treatment and medicine services from the MHU staffs.

OTHER ACTIVITIES AT Ekta:

Quarterly Project review of ACCESS project was conducted at Practical Action Office, Bhubaneswar.

Project level stalk taking review cum further planning was conducted at Ekta, Janiguda office where Mr. Ahyan Shandilya, Country Coordinator of Handicap International attended.

Dongar festival was organized at Tribal Museum, Koraput on 12th January, 2017 by INTACH, Koraput Chapter on the eve of National Youth Day.

Social Audit of AESS project was organized at Nilabadi Gram Panchayat under Bandhugaon block. The community people and Sangathen members were audited AESS project activities.

Centre for World Solidarity organized District Level Advocacy Workshop on issues/challenges of working in Conflict Zone at Skill Development, Koraput on 9th January, 2017. Mr. Jagannath Mishra invited as one of the Moderators.

Annual office picnic of Ekta has been organized at Machhakund where the AESS and Ekta project staff, Peer Educators and family members of staff were participated.

Monthly staff review meeting has been conducted at Ekta office Duruguda where the project staffs were reviewed, shared experience, leanings, best practices and coming month’s activity plans.

Different batches of ASHA refresher training was going on at Ekta, Duruguda conference hall

Training to the project staff of CCFD on electoral process was organized on 11th January, 2017 at WORD office, Damonjodi.

ARTC meeting was held on 11th January, 2017 where Ms. Bharati Mahapatra, Program Manager TI participated in the program.