Project Duration: June 2007 to May 2010.
Area of operation: Ariyalur, Andimadam and Jayankondam Unions.
Aim: Organize groups in the project area and encourage savings habit among them and find social, economical and political development through empowering and decision making capacity.
Objectives:
ï To plan, implement and evaluate project programmes with people’s participation.
ï To federate groups at union level and establish ‘people’s bank’.
ï To organize training programmes on vocational skills to the identified leaders and create sustainable livelihood.
ï To promote awareness on health, nutrition, hygiene, environment and HIV/AIDs.
ï To popularize organic farming practices among target people.
Groups formed during this year:
No. | Women groups | Men groups | Members | ||
Women | Men | ||||
1. | Jayankondam | 5 | 2 | 78 | 31 |
2. | Andimadam | 5 | 2 | 85 | 29 |
3. | Ariyalur | 3 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
Total | 13 | 4 | 206 | 60 |
People’s Savings:
No. | Women | Men | Total Rs. | |
1. | Jayankondam | 3,38,850 | 1,03,050 | 4,41,900 |
2. | Andimadam | 2,85,400 | 2,08,650 | 4,94,050 |
3. | Ariyalur | 81,400 | -- | 81,400 |
Total | 7,05,650 | 3,11,700 | 10,17,350 |
Empowering Meetings/Trainings:
In Jayankondam Union, Vizhapallam, Kuruvalapparkoil, Jayankondam, Kazhuvanthondi, Eravangudi, Chinnavalayam and Susaiapparpattinam village groups were trained on the topics of People’s Bank, Social Analysis, resource mobilization, record maintenance, organic farming, HIV/AIDS and Health. Totally 451 trainees participated in the trainings.
For Andimadam union villages, leader’s trainings were conducted for 145 persons on the above topics, covering villages of Koovathur, Varadarajanpettai, Anthoniyarpuram and Keezhaneduvai and in Ariyalur Union 20 persons were trained on social analysis.
Union Level Meetings:
Towards improving the knowledge and awareness of the union level leaders training meetings were conducted as given in the table:
No. | Date | Topic | No. of Persons | Resource Person | |
1. | Jayankondam | 07.04.2009 | People’s Bank | 30 | Chief Coordinator |
20.06.2009 | Income Generation Programme | 110 | ” | ||
05.08.2009 | Health | 53 | ” | ||
27.10.2009 | Gender equality | 40 | ” | ||
11.11.2009 | Resource Mobilization | 33 | Coordinator | ||
2. | Andimadam | 16.07.2009 | Records & Reports maintenance | 48 | ” |
18.08.2009 | Health & Welfare | 41 | ” | ||
11.10.2009 | Health, HIV/AIDs | 29 | ” | ||
14.12.2009 | Gender equality | 51 | ” | ||
3. | Ariyalur | 28.01.2010 | Gender equality | 61 | ” |
Other Activities:
In Chinnavalayam village, 2 groups jointly contributed their labour and deepened the lake.
With the efforts of the women group of Murukkankottai based on their demand the public Transport bus is plying 3 times a day.
Through Joint action of 5 groups of Kuruvalapparkoil village, they have got public approach road worth about Rs.1,40,000/-.
Two kilometer road facility worth of Rs.30,000/- arranged in Pottankulam village through the efforts of women group.
In Keezhaneduvai, the malpractices in weighing PDS materials was brought to the concerned authority by the group and new Salesman appointed.
In Melaneduvai new Ration Shop (PDS) was opened and Savadiyartheru 4 new persons obtained Family cards.
Line houses to 10 beneficiaries in Kuruvalapparkoil, Over head Tank for water in Keezhaneduvai, Evening Coaching Class for 50 children in Agneshpuram and Tree seedlings planting in Chinnavalayam, Tar road and drainage facilities were obtained in project area villages.
Resource development:
Received revolving fund for Income Generation by Groups of Jayankondam and Ariyalur Unions area to a tune of Rs.1,72,000/- and Rs.3,20,000/-.
Groups benefited by People’s Bank:
18 groups of Jayakondam Union received Rs.7,50,000/- for Milch Animals for 35 persons, Agriculture for 15 persons, Petty Shop for 10 persons and Education of their children for 45 of them.
In Andimadam Union 21 groups received Rs.14,00,000/- for Milch animals for 40 persons, Agriculture for 40 persons, Petty shop for 16 persons and Education of their children; 50 persons benefited.
Common Events:
On 29.09.2009 all the groups of Jayankondam, Andimadam and Ariyalur Unions jointly organized a rally, demanding basic needs to the target population and submitted Memoranda to the Government Officials.
Community Pongal:
Kuruvalapparkoil groups organized a grand community Pongal Vizha in which more than 200 persons participated and it was enchanting programme, getting people of village social groups together.