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About Sampark
M. Chidambaranathan
Sampark
April 19, 2023
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Location of Sampark
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Sampark’s Mission
Established in 1991, Sampark’s mission is to
help vulnerable and poor people, especially women, to gain direct control over and improve their lives. This is achieved through educational interventions primarily aimed at increasing people’s income earning ability.
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Sampark’s Vision and Activities
Koppal integrated rural development work using
the SHG/Clusters structure model
Bangalore construction workers crèches - development work with poor rural migrants in an unstable urban context
Development research and knowledge building work
Capacity Building of other NGOs/development agencies
Informing and Influencing Interventions
Practical Interventions
Creating and Sharing
Knowledge/Learning
Creating and Sharing
Knowledge/Learning
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Key Actions in Koppal
Financial Well-being
Building Literacy
Economic Well-being
Healthy Living
Practical Interventions
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Development Approach in Koppal
Sustainable Livelihood of Rural Poor in Semi-arid Region, Koppal
SNRM
Education
Credit and Enterprise Health
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SHGs, Micro Credit
Sources
Cumulative LoanDisbursed to
SHGs till January 2009
No. of Villages 33
No. of women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) 186
Total families covered 2864
Total savings of 168 groups (USD) 196,700
Total outstanding of loan (USD) 214,445
Facilitate SHGs on savings and credit activity
Build capacity of women on money management and development activities
Build capacity of book writers on book maintenance
Link SHGs with banks, govt. and pvt organisations
Organise SHGs into 10 clusters associations
Financial
Well
-being
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Development of Clusters
Strengthening the cluster structure
Registration of 6 clusters as mutual cooperatives
Building the capacity of cluster staff and cluster committees to run viable micro credit and development activities
Linking with banks, govt. and pvt. organizations
Establishing community based impact monitoring system
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Capacity Building Training
SHG concept Fund Management Communication and
leadership Cluster concept Book writing Business orientation Basic health
Legal rights Cluster committee’s roles
and responsibilities
Trainings Covered
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Education Support Programme
Sponsorship for 1400 school
going children
Special classes for children in
the evening times
Children’s camps
Outcomes:
Reduced dropout rates
Monitoring by women’s
committees
Building
Litera
cy
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Enterprise Support for Women and Youth
Enterprise awareness programme
Business idea generation workshops
Market support and facilitation
Outcomes: 1050 women started businesses
Economic
Well
-being
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Vocational Training to Women and Youth
Need and demand based vocational training to youth
Self-employment support
Placement service 310 youth and women
trained
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Vocational Trainings
Tailoring Embroidery Kasuthi craft Driving Dish scrubbers Mobile repairing Beautician Computer Bamboo Wood carving Candle making Detergent powder making
Skill Training
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Action Research – Mental Health
Coping Skills
Intervention for Rural
Women
Action research
Outcomes:
Reduced stress
SHGs continuing health
meetings (50%)
Health
y
Living
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Childcare Crèches for Urban Children in Bangalore
Children’s creches and non formal education centres
Placements for vocational trainings
Enterprise linkages Partnerships – private
sector Fund raising
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Research & Advisory Research and evaluations studies Strategy development Documentation and publications
Informing and Influencing Interventions
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Publication: VIEWS
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Partners
Pangea Foundation, Italy Volkart Foundation, Delhi Anuradha Foundation,
USA CIDA, Delhi NABARD, Bangalore CARE India, Delhi and AP ILO, Delhi and Geneva UNOPS, Bangkok FAO, Bangkok KSWDC, Bangalore CDE, Switzerland
Philips Pvt Ltd Sun City Builders ICICI – Give India Ramkumar Ramswamy Krystal Builders
Corporate Partnerships
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Thank You!
