ANKUR WELFARE ASSOCITION- GAGRET

Report 2012-13

1. Organization Growth.

“Ankur” is a welfare organization registered under Societies Act-

1860 in the year 1994 and since its inception it has under taken various

works for the development of Women and Child. Basically it is an

implementing agency providing services to the various stake holders but

is also working for the legal and reproductive right for the women.

During the year 2012-13, the organization has made tremendous growth

in the term of work and finance. During this period it has not only able to

continue its good progress in the existing projects but has added more

program. The approval to the Orchard Development program under

Tribal Development Fund by the NABARD & Program on Declining Sex

Ratio by the Population Foundation of India has added new dimension in

the community base activities of the organization. During the year the

NABARD awarded “Ankur” as best NGO working in the field.

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1. Single Women Right 1. Decline in Sex Ratio 1. Watershed

2. Orchard Development.

3. Lead Crop Production.

4. Self Help Groups.

5. Urban Health Services

6. Farmers Club & VDP

7.Enterprenuership Development

The progress made in the existing program.

1. Watershed Development Program-Sidhchaler, Amb block of District

Una, is a big program covering 1138 hectare of land of around 1200

families of 3 revenue Panchyat.

(Treatment under watershed Program)

During the year we are not only able to cover the preliminary phase

of 56 hectare but able to complete interim phase of 108 hectare of

land sanctioned for the year 12-13. The proposal for final phase is

under approval and will start soon after completion of the interim

phase. This is a community lead program supported by Watershed

Development committee in the concern villages. The farmers clubs

and PRI are also helping in net planning process hope fully, final

phase covering around 500 hectare of land will soon takes a takeoff.

(Farm Bunding is in progress in the Khariyali Village)

2. Enhancement in productivity in lead crops in Deoli Cluster.

This was started in the month of October 2011 and has successfully

completed its one and half period. The aim of the program is to

increase the production and reduce the cost by using sustainable

measurers. The proper use of Pest, Nutrient and soil management

can make this happen and this was the sole purpose under this

program. The target to cover 27 hectare of land under seed

production has been achieved and it has reached 57 hectare during

the last season. The number of soil samples has reached 700 and

coverage of farmers is increasing day by day. All the land under seed

production is covered by

(SWI Field Deoli)

Seed certification and also benefitted under Food Grantee Program.

All the farmers covered under this program are given free seed,

pesticides, fertilizers and training.

The production in the cluster has also increased and introduction of

System of Wheat intensification method has shown its results. Now

the emphasis is make farmers self sustained and continue this good

work after the completion of the program. In the absence of

irrigation facilities all the program are based on rains hence making

things more difficult.

(Seed field under SWI ready for harvesting)

3. Orchard development program under Tribal Development Fund.

The wadi development program for the tribal people was a

innovative and pilot project under taken by the organization for the first

time in Himachal Pradesh. It took one year to prepare Detail Project

Report and get it finalized by the NABARD. But this program covering 220

tribal families got approval during the year 12-13. Under this program 150

tribal families shall be provided with developed wadi of 1 acre and other

70 families shall be given financial help to develop dairy.

This program eith a total outlay of 92.68 lakh support the villagers for 5

years through this organization and health, training are other key factor

that would also be covered under this program. During the last year 125

families under wadi and 64 families cove under Dairy has been covered

and next year all the families would be covered under this program. Total

grant by the NABARD per families is Rs. 26100/- per families and subsidy

under DDS is 33% and only Rs. 7800/- out of Rs. 58000/- is being paid by

the families for getting two animals. All the other families are also getting

Rs. 26100/- grant for developing wadies in their land and for five years

technical support from the Program Implementing Agencies (Ankur) shall

be provided through the TDF by the NABARD.

4. Self Help Group

The self help groups program was launched with 50 SHG in the year 2010-

11 and at present it has 630 members with a cumulative saving of Rs.

259685/-. Out of 50 SHG 24 are linked with the bank for credit linkage and

at present their total 207000/- and their internal lending has crossed an

amount equal to 459685/-. Regular training on bank linkage, account

maintenance, and self reliance is being given to the members and one

group is engaged in soap making is doing a good business in the local

areas.

(Soap manufacturing training for the SHG member)

One training in Kashmiri Embroidery one training in skin care was

also provided to the members of the SHGs. Regular visit by the motivators

also the members in keeping their accounts up dates. Project Monitoring

and Implementing committee constituting members from the NABARD,

Banks & organization monitor the progress and give their valuable

suggestions to the members.

5. Farmers Club & Village Development Plan Program

Financial grant of Rs 10000/- per year is being given to the each

farmers to peruse their common cause related to the farmers. It is a

NABARD sponsored scheme and available in each village. The

organization has targeted to organize 110 farmers club in the

Himachal Pradesh. Out of which 50 in the Tissa block of Chamba

district and 60 in the Una District. The organization has able launch

87 farmers in the last years and other are working efficiently.

Exposure visit to nearby area of interest are being undertaken for the

members of the farmers clubs. All the farmers are also engaged in

other work under taken by the organization in their areas. They are

part of the planning process.

(Banking mela for the farmers in Haroli block)

6. Reproductive Child Health (RCH) Program for urban Migrant.

The Department of family Welfare and Health, HP under NRHM has

sanctioned two RCH units for the organization at Tahliwal and

Gagret.

(Health awareness camp for women)

Under this program two ANM has been appointed and trained

to provide Mother and Child Health services to the targeted urban

migrant population. The ANM is responsible to provide

immunization, sterilization, MTP, other services as available in the

health faculties. At present there are around 1200 families are being

benefitted and regular IEC camps and other facilities is provided at

the door step of the migrant population on their convenience.

7. Arresting declining sex ration & Reproductive Right of Women.

This program is running 30 Panchyat and have more than 300

members from the community and 100 members from PRI. In each

village Kanya Bachao Samiti (KBS) has been formed which includes all

the members from each stake holders, like Anganwari Workers,

Health Functionaries, Mahila Mandal, Ward members. Each KBS is

being given technical training on all aspect of PNDT Act, Domestic

Violence And Reproductive Right. In addition to this they regularly

assemble and take stock of the position regarding sex ratio and un

law full termination of pregnancies.

(PNDT workshop for the KBS members)

8. Program on the Legal Right of the Single Women.

The help desk program to help the single women in getting their due

right is a one program that gives the women to get their due that she

is being denied due to her help lessness. Under this program all the

single women, whatever may be reason of her single are given a legal

and other help so that she may not feel alone. She is helped to get

the government benefit she deserves; also she is protected from

domestic violence. At Present there are more than 1000 single

women are member of the Ekal Nari Sanghthan, Gagret.

(Single women protesting against Local Administration)