ANNUAL REPORT

Solidarity For Developing Communities (SFDC)Hillpatna, Berhampur

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ANNUAL REPORT

2014-2015

Solidarity For Developing Communities (SFDC)Hillpatna, Berhampur-5, District-Ganjam, Odisha

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Solidarity For Developing Communities (SFDC)

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SOLIDARITY FOR DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES (SFDC) ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR – 2014-2015

Introduction:

Solidarity For Developing Communities (SFDC) have been working very intensively for the

development of the poor, marginalized and deprived Adivasi, Dalit and OBC communities belonging

to most remote and mountainous districts i.e. Kandhamal, Gajapati, Ganjam and Rayagada of

Southern Odisha. The focus was to strengthen the socio-economic condition of these communities

by providing them with quality education starting from pre-school level to higher education level

and further leading them to come out as professionals to contribute towards their families and

community as Human Harmonisers. This will result in actualizing the Vision and Mission of the

organization. During the past years the organizations has never hesitated to deal with much difficult

situations and have overcome it by developing new strategic plans. Despite the difficulties, it has

moved forward to achieve the objectives and goals of the programme with a slogan “A Journey of

Education for Peace and Spirituality”.

Our Vision

We want a peaceful and progressive society to evolve where there is solidarity for all human beings

and there is ecological balance that ensures Physical, Mental and Spiritual Growth of everybody by

sharing the Earth equally now and keeping it sustained for eternity.

Our Mission

Solidarity for Developing Communities endeavours to build peace, communal harmony and

spirituality among the men and women of Adivasi, Dalit and other communities through a process of

development intervention and non-violent conflict transformation within a broad framework of

sustainable community development approach.

Our Belief

We strongly believe that Peace and Development are closely interlinked and cannot exist without

each other. We need lasting Peace for which one needs Sustainable Development with Justice. We

know that if development fails conflict happens where poor and marginalized communities

especially from Adivasis and Dalit communities suffer most. We also believe that Spirituality

generates virtues to lessen sufferings which help bring Peace and Development.

Our Core Values

• Spirituality • Active non-violence • Integrity cum Authenticity • Honesty & Truthfulness • Commitment • Solidarity • Participation • Inclusiveness • Partnership • Transparency • Accountability • Professionalism • Volunteerism

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Our Governance Body:

The Management Board of SFDC has played an active role in reviewing the achievement of the

vision, mission and goal of the organization; makes new strategies and policies for the smooth

functioning of the organization and has provided moral support and guidance to the staffs and

beneficiaries of the organization.

In this financial year, there was no change in the governance structure of the organization. The

organization’s General Body consisted of 19 members and 11 Management Board members. The list

of General Body and Management Board members are as below:

General Body Members Management Board Members

1. Dr. Mrs Manorama Devi

2. Dr. Sarat Chandra Nayak

3. Mr. Livinous Kindo

4. Mr. Isaac Behera

5. Mr. Suresh Chandra Bisoyi

6. Dr. M.K.Nanda

7. Mr. Bal Krushna Rajguru

8. Mr. Mohammad Abdul Sattar Tayub

9. Dr. Sukriya Nayak

10. Mr. Bijayananda Singh

11. Mr. Sadananda Uthansingh

12. Mrs. Nibeditta Pattnaik

13. Dr. Chittaranjan Pattnaik

14. Mrs. Sumati PataMajhi

15. Mrs. BhagyaLaxmi Kandha

16. Mr. Rajkishore Singh

17. Ven Kempo Pema (Invitee Member)

18. Mrs. Hazara Ahad

19. Mr. Param Kumar Singh

1. Dr. Mrs Manorama Dev, President

2. Dr. M.K.Nanda, Vice-President

3. Mr. Bijayananda Singh, Secretary

4. Mr. Sadananda Uthansingh, Treasurer

5. Dr. Sarat Chandra Nayak, Executive Member

6. Mr. Bal Krushna Rajguru, Executive Member

7. Mr. Livinous Kindo, Executive Member

8. Mr. Isaac Behera, Executive Member

9. Mr. Mohammad Abdul SattarTayub, Exe.Member

10. Dr. Sukriya Nayak, Executive Member

11. Mrs. Nibeditta Pattnaik, Executive Member

Target Group

The focus groups are the inhabitants especially belonging to Adivasi, Dalit and OBC communities of 4

districts of Southern Odisha i.e. Gajapati, Kandhamal, Rayagada and Ganjam. Among these

communities the poorest of the poor are given much priority. The poor but bright students, their

parents and the CBOs headed by people belonging to these communities are given more

importance.

Programme coverage area

SFDC is presently working in 55 Gram Panchayats in 15 Blocks of Kandhamal, Gajapati, Rayagada and

Ganjam districts of Southern Orissa.

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Institution Based Programme reached 43 Panchayats of 13 blocks from 4 Southern District- Ganjam,

Gajapati, Kandhamal and Rayagada)

Community Based Programme reached 220 villages of 12 Panchayats of 2 blocks (Mohana, Soroda

and Daringbadi) from 3 districts of Southern Odisha- Gajapati, Ganjam and Kandhamal respectively.

Staffs of SFDC

Total full time staff – 64 persons

Total Male staffs – 29 persons

Total Female staffs – 35 persons

Major Donors

International/National Donors

• Misereor/KZE, Germany

• NEG-FIRE, New Delhi

• ILO/SEWA, Ahmedabad

• SWAD, Rayagada

• AFI, Belgium

• Hope is Life, Switzerland

Individual Donor

• Dr. Soma Vaidya, Australia

• An Myungja, South Korea

• Isabella Oehler Michel, Switzerland

MAJOR PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES

SFDC has divided its programme intervention into two categories i.e. Institution Based Programme

and Community Based Programme.

Institution Based Programme:

The developmental intervention made through the institution based programme is mentioned as

below:

Project Name – Higher Education For Adivasi and Dalit Students in Orissa (HEADSO)

Project Supported By – KZE/Misereor, Germany (321-914-1069 ZG)

Overall Objectives – To provide quality higher education for gainful employment, with professional

skills and compassionate attitudes, to poor but bright students in residential and non-residential

settings belonging to Adivasi, Dalit and OBC communities from mountainous areas of four Southern

Districts of Orissa.

Specific Objectives –

• To provide and prepare for higher education in professional courses, that will lead to

obtaining employment, to 120 Human Harmonisers every year in a residential setting

belonging to Adivasi, Dalit and OBC communities within next 3 years.

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• To provide trainings to the 120 Human Harmonisers every year to build their confidence and

skills for getting professional jobs and to increase social commitments.

• To raise funds for Human Harmoniser Programme by the Human Harmonisers through their

own association.

The major activities and the achievements of major Institution Based Programmes is mentioned as

below:

• Every year more than 200 Human Harmonisers gets an opportunity to pursue higher

education in Science. In this year (2014-2015) 205 students pursued higher education in

Science in residential community.

• For the 5th consecutive year the Human Harmonisers pursuing +2 science have obtained

100% results. Successively we have noticed that students are performing better and the

numbers of 1st divisions are increasing.

• Like every year this year also we received more than 200 applications for enrolling in 64

seats in KSRC.

• Presently, a total of 138 HH have emerged as professionals out of which 16 are MBBS, 22

Engineers (B.Tech.),16 Pharmacist, 19 B.Sc. Nursing, 9 Auxiliary courses , 2 M.Sc. Etc, 5 IT

Engineers, 47 Teachers, 1 in Management and 1 in Veterinary Science. This is a small

achievement but we expect this number will go up in future rapidly because we have revived

our own coaching centre.

• For the year, 2014-2015 total 63 HH are preparing in KSCC to appear different professional

examinations to appear in the entrance examinations to be held in the academic year 2015-

2016

• The KarunaShanti Residential College (KSRC) was able to publish and inaugurate its College

magazine (1st

issue) by Prof. Deepak Kumar Behera, Vice-Chancellor of Berhampur University

in the presence of the dignitaries Rt. Rev. Bishop Dr. Sarat Chandra Nayak, Mrs. Dr.

Monorama Devi, Dr. M.K. Nanda, Mr. Livinous Kindo, Mr. N. Udaya Kumar, Mr. L.K. Tripathy,

Mr. Suryanarayan Sahu, Mr. Bijayananda Singh, Mr. Sadananda Uthansingh and Mr. Sanjay

Kumar Behera.

• A Human Harmoniser Trust (HHT) is registered but a vibrant team of HH is yet to evolve to

strengthen the Trust.

• Employed professional students are contributing towards the Human Harmoniser Trust for

the education of similarly poor but bright students. Some more students have also started

supporting the HHT but not so regularly.

• Three individual sponsors have contributed for the education of the Human Harmonisers

during the period and some more have committed to contribute in the coming years.

• An average of 35% students every year reported to have initiated micro social development

activities in their own villages.

• More than 65 students every year have received training on Non-violent communication;

Public Speaking, Self-management leadership and Meditation are practicing in their day-to-

day life.

• A new dormitory for the residential purpose of boys’ Human Harmonisers was constructed.

Rt. Rev. Bishop Dr. Sarat Chandra Nayak and Rt. Rev. Bishop Niranjan Swalsingh inaugurated

the dormitory in the presence of the Human Harmonisers, staffs and the Board members.

• More intensive and rigorous professional coaching classes have helped the entrance batch

students to appear and come out successful in their professional entrance examinations.

• The two evaluators Mr. Manas Bhattacharya and Ms. Sayani Basu from ASK, New Delhi,

could visit the houses of the poor but bright Human Harmonisers located in very remote

villages along with the guidance of the two internal evaluators Mr. Samanta Chandra Nayak

and Ms. Milli Nayak. During the evaluation process of HH programme they were able to

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successfully conduct the evaluation, despite the programme area is a conflict sensitive and

Maoist prone area.

• Like every year this year also the Human Harmonisers have celebrated important days and

festivals within themselves with a feeling of oneness and have reflected a peaceful and

discriminations free inclusive culture and environment among them.

• Non-violence communication has become a way of living for all the Human Harmonisers. All

the HH practice Non-violence communication as they grow in the ashram. This has helped

them to communicate politely and have good relationships with their friends, teachers and

outsiders and also has taught them to be humble in life.

• A total of 24 girls HHs from 11th batch have participated in the “Adolescent Health Training”

and have learned handling their health and hygienic issues by themselves confidently.

• More than 85% Human Harmonisers participate during the Meditation, 74% Human

Harmonisers write gratitude journals, more than 30% students are able to speak confidently

in English and 72% Human Harmonisers practice Non-violent Communication.

• Total 55% students have already decided regarding their career plans and the rest were in

the process of deciding by the end of last academic year.

• A total of 44 Human Harmonisers from 11th batch were given training on “Personality

Development” and have learned different methods and techniques of personality

development and have started implementing the same in their lives.

• A total of 65 Human Harmonisers from +2 Science 1st year were able to undertake Public

Speaking training in two batches and have learned the method of communication and could

communicate well with each other and most of them have delivered speeches on different

occasions and celebrations with much confidence.

• The Human Harmonisers and the Formators have good clarity on the importance of the

Human Harmoniser programme after the orientation programme. All of them have gained

knowledge regarding the virtues and learning standard of the Human Harmonisers and the

Formators.

• This year too all the Human Harmonisers participate in the Peace and Non-violence Day

celebration and participate in different competitions to spread the message of peace and

non-violence and create discrimination free environment among them and create a culture

of inclusiveness.

• More than 200 Human Harmonisers from the junior, senior and professional batches had

organized and participated along with the Guests, Board Members and staffs during the

celebration of 7th

Annual Day and 12th

Human Harmonisers’ Day conducted in the

KarunaShanti Ashram on 29th

October 2014 to create a feeling of peace and solidarity with

each other.

Community Based Programme:

The developmental interventions through the major community based programmes are as below:

Project Name: Promoting a Culture of Peace by Ensuring Discrimination Free Quality Education for

Children Aged 3-18 in Pindiki Cluster.

Project No: NEG-FIRE/OR/45

Project supported by: NEG-FIRE, New Delhi.

Overall Objective

To promote a culture of peace by ensuring discrimination free quality education in 26 preschools

and 18 primary schools of Mohona block of Gajapati district of Odisha.

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Specific Objectives

1. To ensure discrimination free access to quality education for children in age groups 3-18 years.

2. To empower the statutory committees of 26 preschools and 18 primary schools by mobilizing the

edu-leaders and statutory committee members who are able to influence the AWC and primary

schools to function according to ICDS & RTE norms and expectations.

The major activities and the achievements of Community Based Programmes are as below:

• About 80% of the Anganwadi Centre (AWC) i.e. 22 centres have become functional out of 26 preschools

• Out of 26 AWCs, 22 centres are opening and closing in time and are conducting classes for 4 ½ hours for 6 days in a week which was not happening before the intervention of the

project.

• The Preschool workers are using 50 joyful teaching and learning skills with varieties of TLM. Earlier the preschools were simply a centre of food distribution.

• The parents have realized that the preschool is very much essential for early childhood development. They send their children to the village preschools. The AWCs remains opened

for 26 days in a month.

• 52 edu-leaders started working in the project, helped in opening the preschool in the village. They took training on joyful education and taught the village children. In the long-run they

got motivated to work as volunteers. The edu-leaders who are elected PRI leaders

successfully handled the volunteering the education program. Presently 32 edu-leaders are

working for the project.

• SFDC prepared a team of local girls and trained them as trainers for preschool teachers. This team emerged as a successful trainer’s teams who have conducted onsite training for joyful

education for AWW and AWF.

• All 18 schools in the program area have become functional. 15 schools are closing and opening almost regularly but 3 need improvement.

• In the beginning of the project there were 110 dropouts out of which 40 were girls. Now the students drop out rate has come down to zero.

• The entitlement for the students in the school is available to the students but in many schools infrastructure still remains a problem.

• The schools are doing the activity based teaching. The discriminatory practices prevalent in the schools have been addressed and the students have been involved in activities like peace

and non violence day celebration, Swacha Bharat Abhiyan, Plantation, quiz on peace and

non-violence, debate etc.

• An attempt has been made to prepare peace curriculum in a modular form. It is in the initial stage. The effort is to create a culture of peace by addressing overt, structural and cultural

violence in the schools and in the community.

• Child clubs have started Functioning in all 18 schools. Child Club members have met the district collector and have drawn her notice on school infrastructure development. Now

child clubs are getting stronger to spread peace education in the program area.

• The 18 School Management Committees (SMC), 26 Janch Committee (JC) and 26 Matru Committee (MC) have become active which were dormant.

• All the SMCs are reformed on a democratic process. The committees has shown remarkable steps taken to improve school functioning. From time to time, the committees have

approached the government authorities and have established a linkage to bring changes to

the schools.

• The SMC are successful in providing the entitlement to the school children.

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• The PRI leaders are overseeing the school and Anganwadi activities. The nodal meetings of the Panchayat keep mandatory agenda for discussions on village education.

Project Name: Preventing trafficking of women and girls in India through empowerment and

organisation of domestic workers.

Project supported by: SEWA, Bhadra, Ahmedabad.

Overall Objective:

Preventing trafficking of women and girls in India through empowerment and organisation of

domestic workers

The major activities and the achievements are as below:

� Awareness campaigns conducted in 70 villages on Safe Migration.

� In Dengambo and Bhaliasahi village advocacy was done to rescue the victims.

� Media and government officials were brought to notice on the local issues.

� System were developed in local panchayats for recording details of women safe migration

(Maintaining registers and informing the local block authorities)

� Interface discussions among migrants, government district and block officials and activists

has been conducted.

� Intensive intervention was made in 3 G.Ps of Mohona Block in Gajapati District mainly

Pindiki, Merapalli and Kattama covering a total population of 12647 out of which 6616 (52%)

are female.

� In 70 villages, 110 awareness meetings conducted.

� Total 510 domestic workers identified.

� Total 472 migrant workers indentified.

� Total three groups of 100 domestic migrants formed in Kattama Panchayat.

� Safe Migration day celebrated at Mohona.

� Total 12 Case studies were prepared

Project Name: A peace building and conflict transformation initiative in Ganjam and Gajapati

districts of Odisha in India

Project supported by: SWAD, Rayagada

Overall Objective:

Communities in two districts of South Odisha establish sustainable peaceful coexistence through

vibrant Civil Society Organizations.

The major activities and the achievements are as below:

• Training on leadership for Village Peace and Development Committees (VPDC) and

Panchayat Peace and Development Committees (PPDC) members conducted.

• Peace messages displayed on walls and public places.

• Play for peace conducted for Peace campaign in the schools.

• Peace day celebration held in 8 schools and 9 Anganwadis.

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• Peace Talent search program for all school and Anganwadi children were done.

• About 170 children rewarded for their talent in Drawing, Song, debate etc.

• Peace network of Regional peace committee formed.

• Identity, resource and gender based conflicts identified and were solved by VPDC and

PPDC.

• Community resource mobilisation done for collective livelihoods.

Major interventions in Goudagotha village:

• The inter community issue of cutting the forest were solved by the PPDC. • The family dispute between Mr. Arakhi and his son Dillip was solved by peace committee.

Arakhi sometime drink liquor and fight with his son for not having any children. Always

accused Dillip and his wife as infertile. As a result for last two year father and son stayed in

two different houses with hostile relation for each other. Now the peace committee and

SFDC worker has been successful to bring them together solving their personal problem.

• Community fund constituted in Jaypur street of Goudagotha between 27 Hindu and 7 Christian families. It has raised the issue of communal harmony in the street for the minority

class.

• The Peace day was celebrated by PPDC in Goudagotha Rajiv Gandhi hall. About 100 people attended the meeting. It has contributed towards better understanding on need of peace

amongst the villagers.

Major interventions in Tala Patuma village:

• The peace committee in the village has taken initiative to supply drinking water to the village for this they have raised funds from every family to facilitate the work.

• The key driving persons of the community ( Kora Raju and Narayana Patro and and Laxmi Sobhasunder) now have taken responsibility to bring amicable understanding on the issue of

community land tittles issue.

• The conflict between Jaya Nayak and Durga Prasad was resolved by the peace committee. The dispute had started relating to food distribution by the Dalit Christian Anganwadi

helper (Jaya’s wife) who touched the child of (Durga) who is a Hindu.

• A family dispute between Bhaja and Kampa was solved by the peace committee. Kampa abduct the daughter of Bhaja to some unknown place. The peace committee took proactive

steps and stopped violence between two families solved the problem.

Major interventions in Balipadar village:

• Land dispute between Denga Rabi of Gaudagotha and Simanchals family of Balipadar was solved by the peace committee. Rabi refrained Simanchal to cultivating his land by using

force. Rabi claimed that the land belongs to him. This was resolved.

• The two Christian families were denied to use water from the tube well in Balipadar village. They were using river water as drink water fetching from 1 Km distance. The peace

committee and SFDC staff hold meeting in the village and resolved the conflict.

• The teacher appointed in Balipadar village was never coming to the school. He had appointed a volunteer for small salary in turn he runs the school as he wish. The peace

committee intervened and could convince teacher to come to school regularly.

• The peace committee has also helped the community to get work under MGNREGA scheme. Road work from B Nuasahi to Balipadar village has been sanctioned.

Major interventions in GojiaKhamana Village:

• Sahadeba Dakua is a worker from Farmers association was creating groups in the village on the basis of religion. As a precaution, the peace committee conducted a meeting and

convinced Sahdeba to refrain from such activities.

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• The village peace committee with the help of the PPDC could get work under MGNREGA scheme. The Road work from village to River for Rs. 1 lakh was sanctioned. The work was

done by Gojia Khamana villagers both by Hindu and Christian family

Project Name: Joyful learning for preschool children

Project supported by: AFI, Brussels

Overall Objective: To provide joyful learning to 533 children of 26 pre-schools in 3 districts of

Odisha.

The major activities and the achievements are as below:

• The programme coverage area has increased to 3 districts covering 65 centres which was

earlier 2 districts (Ganjam and Gajapati) covering 45 centres

• More volunteers were inducted in the training course who has expressed their intention to

work in Kandhamal District.

• The project has developed a 10 member successful Project Resource Team (Trainers of

Preschool Skills) and 3 orientation and refresher training were provided by An Myongja.

• 135 nos of Anganwadi Workers (50 AWW, 40 AWH and 40 Edu-leaders) are able to know 50

nos of joyful education skills and paper craft for children from 3 to 6 years.

• 32 nos of follow up onsite training conducted by the Project Resource Team (PRT) for the

Anganwadi Workers.

• 50 preschool centres are functional which has registered substantial increased in student’s

attendance because of the attraction of joyful learning activities.

• More than 700 nos. of children from 50 preschools are able to develop their cognitive and

gross and fine motor skills.

• Songs involving body movement were practice in the schools and creative joyful learning

materials were provided to learn cooperation and sharing.

• The PRT demonstrated the joyful learning skills and paper craft making to the CDPO (Child

Development Programme Officer) and the Supervisors of the government project (ICDS).The

onsite training to the Anganwadi teachers has encouraged the grassroot level workers to

continue the preschool activities.

• The PRT are able to motivate the government authorities at Block level to cooperate for the

Capacity Building of ICDS staffs. The CDPO and the Supervisors in Mohona block have

instructed to the Anganwadi Workers to closely work with SFDC’s PRT.

Project Name: Empowering Women and Girls in Communities to End Domestic Violence in

Kattama and Bamunigam G.Ps of Gajapati and Kandhamal Districts of Odisha, India

Project supported by: Hope is Life, Switzerland

Overall Objective:

To improve the quality of life of women and girls in 2 Gram Panchayats of Gajapati and Kandhamal

Districts, Odisha, by enabling the communities to end domestic violence against women and girls

starting very early in their life.

Specific Objectives:

• To help 250 families of 5 villages of 2 Gram Panchayats take preventive and post violent

healing measures on domestic violence against women and girls with the psychological

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support, technical skills, life skills, and formal education starting from pre-school level

towards a safe, peaceful, dignified, and productive life by the girls and women.

• To form Empathy Circles of the parents of all students of 5 pre-schools to integrate NVC

in their lives and especially providing empathy towards the women and girls subjected to

physical, mental and systemic violence.

• To establish two cooperatives for higher education by the parents of the children in two

pre-schools of two villages.

The major activities and the achievements are as below:

• Trainings conducted for 10 staffs on Non-violence communication.

• Empathy circles formed in 5 villages.

• Conflict resolution of domestic violence were done by the empathy circle group

• Monitoring of pre-school classes and tracking of child dropouts in the schools.

• Counseling provided to mothers for savings and planning for higher education of their

children.

Other Developments:

• SFDC carried out a strategic planning for 2014-2019 facilitated by ASK-New Delhi to

implement the evaluation recommendations.

• SFDC’s major donor Misereor has appointed an Accompanier Ms. Marita Ishwaran to

build the organizational and programmatic capacity. She has visited two times within a

span of 4 months. She will conduct an OD process in course of time.

• SFDC has sent out two new proposals to Missio and Kindermissionwerk. Decisions are

awaited.

• SFDC has applied for the increase of seats from 64 to 96 in +2 Science and establishment

of a +3 Science college with Honours. The decisions are yet to be taken. This will be a

new challenge to provide accommodation and other supports to the students and the

faculty in the coming year.

Conclusion: Like previous years the year 2014-2015 was also an eventful year for SFDC. SFDC went

through strategic planning for 5 years after the evaluation of its flagship programme – Human

Harmoniser Programme. Based on these strategic planning and evaluation findings a new proposal

was sent for 3 years and has been approved by Misereor/KZE. The implementation has started from

November 2014 onwards and the achievements will be reported in the next General Body Meeting.

The two noteworthy developments of this year has been that SFDC has developed a pre-school

resource team which is successfully taking over the joyful pre-school education in more than 100

pre-schools. Another achievement worth reporting is development of a modular peace curriculum

for the children of standard 3 to 8. This will be piloted in the coming years for wide replication

through government programmes if government recognizes the relevance of such a curriculum.

SFDC staff members and beneficiaries express their gratitude to the General Body members, Board

members and donors for their sustained encouragement and guidance. We anticipate the same for

the coming years.