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JanvikasAnnual Report April 2013 – March 2014

CONTENTS

• Foreword

• AboutJanvikas

• OurConstituencies

• UDAAN–EducationResourceCentre

• ULive–EnhancingEmployabilityofthe

MarginalizedYouth

• YouthResourceCentre–PromotingLeadershipand

ActiveCitizenshipamongYouth

• EradicationofManualScavengingandCommunity

EmpowermentthroughStrengtheningCBOs

• EmpoweringtheInternallyDisplacedPersonsto

AccessSocio-EconomicRights.

• ParyavaranMitra

• HumanandInstitutionalDevelopmentResource

Centre(HIDRC)

• GovernanceandFinancialServicesUnit

• FinancialStatements

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AnnualReport2013-14|Janvikas

ItismypleasuretopresenttheannualreportofJanvikasfortheyear2013-14,highlightingthevariousinterventionsofJanvikasduringtheyear.OneofthekeyrolesofJanvikashasbeentoinitiategroundlevelprocessesasresponsetotheprevailingreality.Thesegroundlevelinterventionsinfuturecananddotakeshapeofanorganization.OnesuchinterventionofworkingwiththeInternallyDisplacedPersons(IDPs)duetoGujaratviolence2002istakingshapeofanorganizationcalled“Buniyaad”.AnotherunitcalledParyavaranMitra,whichhasbeenworkingasanautonomousentityisnowalsobecominglegallyindependent.Athree-yearroadmapofParyavaranMitrahasbeendevelopedanditisexpectedthatParyavaranMitrawillbecomeafullyindependentinstitutionbytheendofthreeyears.PrimaryroleofJanvikashasbeentosetupandbuildissue-basedinstitutions.However,suchinstitutionscanonlybebuiltaroundcompetent,committedandapassionateleadership.TheleadershipofParyavaranMitrahasstoodthetestonthesethreegroundsandisnowconfidentofleadingthejourneyindependently.WehavesimilarhopeswithBuniyaadwhichstillhastocoveralongjourneyfrombecominganorganizationtoanindependentinstitution.

ThefirstphaseofourworkoneradicationofmanualscavengingthroughCBOsin5states,whichwassupportedbySirDorabjiTataTrust,hascometoanend.Someofthekeyachievements/impactsandlearningsderivedfromtheprojectneedmention.

::TheapproachofstrengtheningCBOsandmakingthemtakeprimaryresponsibilityofworkingontheissuewiththeirowncommunityhasworkedwellintermsoferadicationofmanualscavenging,empoweringthecommunityanditsleadership,grassrootadvocacyandfacilitatingalternatelivelihood.• Communitybasedsustainablemodelslike

educationsupportcentres,monitoringsystemsofPHCs,useofsafetyequipmentsetc.,havebeenwellestablishedandareoperational.

• HumanandInstitutionalDevelopment(HID)supportprovidedbyJanvikasHIDRCthroughtrainingandhandholdingsupporthascontributedinstrengtheningtheCBOsandtheirleadership.

• SignificantachievementshavebeenmadewithasmallbudgetbetweenRs.2lakhand5lakhperannumofeachCBO.Toillustrate,all12CBOstogether.o liberated1300manualscavengers,o 2439scavengershavegotalternatelivelihoodwithguidanceandsupportofCBOs,

o 48communitybasededucationsupportcentresareoperationalwith1920children,

o 142governmentschoolsaremonitoredbyvoluntaryleaders,

o 3065childrenweresupportedtoaccessscholarships,

o 6183peopleweresupportedinaccessinggovernanceschemes,

o 3944sweepersareusingsafetyequipments,o 683peoplegothousingrights.

andmanymorequantitativeachievementsapartfromprocessrelatedachievements. JanvikasplanstoupscalethisprogrammewiththesameapproachandwantstoengagewithandstrengthenmanymoreCBOsontheissueofmanualscavenging.Raisingfinancialresourcesisstillachallengeforthisintervention.

Ourprogrammeon“EnhancingEmployabilityamongYouth”hadfocusedondevelopingvocationalskillsneededfortheservicesectorandfacilitatingjobplacementoftrainedyouth.Since2006,wehavetrained5437youthfrommarginalizedcommunitiesandfacilitatedplacementof3765youth.TheseplacementshavebeenlargelyinbigcitieslikeAhmedabadandVadodara.However,sincethelasttwoyears,whenwestartedenrollingruralandsmalltownyouth,werealizedthattheissueofplacementinbigcitiesisamajorchallenge.Wealsorealizedthat

FOREWORD

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Intheabovecontext,wedecidedtofocusonself-employmentfortheruralandsmalltownyouth.Wewillcontinuevocationaltrainingandplacementforyouthinbigcities.

OurworkonHIDsupporttoorganizationsandindividualscontinues;asmentionedinourearlierannualreports,wehavebeenfocusingonstrengtheninggrassrootsmallNGOs,CBOs/People’sOrganizationsandcommunityyouthleaders.WedosupportotherNGOsandissuebasednetworksbutitislargelydrivenbydemand.

WehavealsoundergoneODprocesswithinJanvikas(1)torevisitourvision,missionandstrategies,inthechangingsocio-eco-politicalandcivilsocietycontextand(2)todevelopandstrengthencollectiveleadershipofJanvikas.Wehavetakenconcretestepstostrengthenourleadershipbothattheprogrammeandatorganizationallevel. TheAnnualReportcoverstheactivities/effortstoEnableAccesstoQualityPrimaryEducationin

GovernmentSchools,EnhancingEmployabilityandLeadershipamongYouth,EradicationofManualScavenging,WorkwithInternallyDisplacedPersons(IDPs),StrengtheningEnvironmentalSustainability(ParyavaranMitra),HumanandInstitutionalDevelopmentResourceCentre(HIDRC),GovernanceandFinanceDepartment[whichisnowajointunitofJanvikasandCentreforSocialJusticeasGovernanceandFinanceServices(GFS).

Lastly,IthanktheBoardofTrusteesofJanvikaswhichhasplayedaverycriticalroleinstrengtheningJanvikas,itsinternalgovernanceandingivingfeedbackatappropriatetimestotheleadersofJanvikas.IalsothankourdonorsMISEREOR–Germany,SirRatanTataTrust–Mumbai,SirDorabjiTataTrust/JamshedjiTataTrust–Mumbai,ActionAidIndia,ChristianAidandOxfamIndia.Ialsothankallourindividualsupportersandorganizationswhohavebeenco-travelersinthejourneyofJanvikas. VijayParmar CEO,Janvikas

Rural/Urban self Employment Regular Employment Casual employment

Male Female Male Female Male Female

Rural 53.4% 55.8% 8.6% 4.2% 40% 40%

Urban 41.1% 41.3% 41.9% 39.1% 17% 19.6%

weneedtochangeourstrategyifwereallywanttoreachouttoyouthfromvillagesandsmalltowns.Wedidnotanddonotwanttoforceruralyoungpeopletomigratetocitiesandliveinsub-humanconditions.Theservicesector,whichisgrowingveryfastinthecities,doesnotpayfairsalaries/wages.Youthsettledinbigcitiescansomehowaffordtotakeupjobsinservicesector.TheNSSdataof2009-10ontheworkingagepopulationintheagegroupof15to59inruralareasshowthefollowingtrends:

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Janvikasstartedasatrainingandsupportorganizationin1987andistodayrecognizedasaleading‘OrganizationDevelopmentInstitute’,formingastrongcoalitionofvaluebasedorganizationsinthesocialdevelopmentfield.JanvikasisrecognizedasaNationalResourceandSupportOrganizationknownprimarilyforsettingup,supporting,incubatingandnurturingstrategicdevelopmentinterventionsinresponsetoemergingsocio-economic-politicalrealities.Overthelast27years,Janvikashasgrownintoawebof12decentralizedautonomousinstitutionswhichstartedasprogrammes/supporttoyoungprofessionalsand/orcommunityleadersofJanvikas.

TheoverallgoalofJanvikasis‘to contribute to building/strengthening a just, democratic and secular society and to bring about concrete and sustainable changes in the lives of the poor, marginalized and disadvantaged communities’.ThegoalofJanvikasisfulfilledthroughthefollowingstrategicroles:

• HumanandInstitutionalDevelopment(HID)supporttograssrootorganizations,individualsandissuebasednetworks.

• Settingupandspinningoffissue-basedinstitutionsledbycommittedyoungprofessionalsand/orcommunityleaderstoworkwiththemarginalized.

• Enhancingcapacitiesofdifferentlevelsofpersonnelindevelopmentorganizations

• Developingandcapacitatingleadershipincivilsocietyorganizations.

• Initiatingandstrengtheninggrassrootinterventionsinresponsetotheemergingreality.

• Institutionalresponsetonaturaldisastersandtostructuralviolentconflicts.

Janvikas’s direct interventions through different programs and units address the following issues:

• Castebaseddiscriminationwithspecificfocusonmanualscavengingacross5states.

• RightsofInternallyDisplacedPersonsduetocommunalviolenceof2002andjusticeforviolenceaffectedpeopleofGujarat.

• MonitoringandadvocacyforproperimplementationoftheRTEAct2009andimprovingthequalityofeducationinselectedgovernmentschools.

• Monitoringandadvocacyforproperimplementationofenvironmentallaws,advocacyfornewpoliciesandjusticeforaffectedpeopleduetoviolationsofenvironmentalandlandlawsbyindustries

• Conflicttransformationamongtheyouthofmarginalizedcommunitiesthroughyouthdevelopment,strengtheningtheirlivelihoodsecurityandbuildingacitizenshipperspective.

• Humanandinstitutionaldevelopmentofcivilsocietyorganizationstoimprovetheirinternalgovernance,todevelopleadershipatvariouslevels,tobemoreeffectiveandrelevant.

ABOUTJANVIKAS

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OURCONSTITUENCY (thegroupsweworkwith)

Janvikas in its direct interventions has always targeted populations of marginalized communities across all age groups – children, youth, adult men and women in productive phase of their lives. Thus, it works with:• Dalits: Thecommunitiestreated/considered

untouchablesinIndiancastesystemareknownasDalits.UndertheIndianConstitution,thesecommunitiesarelistedasScheduledCastes(SCs).TheSCpopulationinIndiais16.6%,whichdoesnotincludeDalitChristiansandDalitMuslims.SomeoftheDalitswhoconvertedtoChristianityandIslamarenotincludedinthelistofScheduledCastes.JanvikasworkswithallDalitswhohavebeenconsidereduntouchables.TheDalitsacrossIndiahavebeenfacinguntouchability,atrocities,noorlittleaccesstosocio-economicrights,andexclusionfromdevelopmentprocessatalllevels,separatehabitationandthemostinhumanpracticeofmanualscavenging.Withrapidurbanization,thepracticeofmanualscavengingcontinuestoexistandgrowacrossthecountryinspiteofthelawprohibitingsuchpractices.Workofsweepingandmanualscavengingisstillacaste-basedoccupation.

• Muslims: Post 2002,JanvikashasbeenworkingwithMuslimsinGujaratthroughdifferentgrassrootinterventions,HIDsupporttoindividualMuslimyoungleadersandCBOs.

• internally Displaced Persons (iDPs):Afterthecommunalviolencein2002asignificantnumberofpeoplewerecompelledtoleavetheirhomesandtheycontinuetoliveinresettlementcoloniesasInternallyDisplacedPersons.Severalrightsareviolatedconsequently–housing,livelihood,educationanddevelopment,accesstoservicesofhealth,sanitationetc.,becauseofthisforcedeviction.

• Children: FocusofJanvikas’directinterventionswithchildrenemergedfromthearticulationandvisibilisationofthechallengesfacedbychildrenfromthemarginalizedcommunitieslikeIDPs,ManualScavengers,Dalitsetc.inaccessingeducationservicesandfacilities.Thefocusofalldirectinterventionistoensurechildrightsofchildrenfromthemarginalizedcommunities.

• Youth: Theyouthformcloseto20%ofthecountry’spopulationaccordingtotheCensus2011.Howeverasacategoryofpopulation,thereislittleattentiontotheneedsofthisagecohortandthusthereareseveralunmetneeds(education,skillbuilding,livelihood,healthandreproductiveservicesetc.)andvulnerabilitiesthatneedtobeaddressed.Duringcommunalviolence2002,itwasobservedthatlargenumberofyouthbelongingtomarginalizedcommunitieswereinstrumentalizedandvictimized.JanvikashasinitiatedalongtermprogrammecalledYouthDevelopmentandConflictTransformationtoaddresstheissuesofmarginalizedyouth,todevelopperspectiveofsecularismandequality,andtodevelopleadershipamongtheyouth.

• Women: Asagroup,womenfacediscriminationandseverebroad-spectrumrightsviolationsinbothpublicandprivatespaces.Thewomenfromthemarginalizedgroupsfacetripledisadvantages–ofgender,ofcasteandofpovertyfurtherincreasingtheirvulnerabilities.Workingonissuesofwomenhasevolvedfromandmergedintoourotherprogrammes.

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Overtheyears,Janvikas’sinterventiononprimaryeducationhasshifteditsfocustoincreasingaccessandimprovingqualityofeducationingovernmentrunprimaryschoolstobenefitchildrenofmarginalizedcommunitieswhonormallyattendtheseschools.Theinterventionsandinitiativesunderthisprogrammeareorientedtomakethegovernmentschoolsfunctionalbymakingthemaccountable,interveninginthefunctioningofschoolstoimprovetheirquality,makingthecommunityawareandresponsivetowardsensuringthattheschoolsarefunctionalandensuringthatthechildrenfromthemarginalizedcommunitiesenjoyuninterruptedaccesstotheirrighttoeducation.Whilethefocusonrighttoeducationisaprogrammeinitself,educationalinterventionsarealsomainstreamedintootherprogrammesoftheorganization.

Duringthereportingperiod,anewinitiativeinAnjarblockofKutchwasstartedandUdaanMeghdhanushPrimarySchoolinPanchmahalshasstartedplanningformakingitasustainablemodelschoolthroughcommunitysupport.

Monitoring and advocacy for proper implementation of RTE to improve the functioning of the government schools through Jan Adhikar Manch: Janvikasinitiatedthe“Campaign on Right to Education” throughtheJan Adhikar Manch (JAM),acollectiveoforganizationsworkingontheissueofpeaceandcommunalharmony.Thefocusin2013-14wasonensuringeffectiveimplementationoftheRTEAct,advocacyforbasicfacilitiesinMuslimconcentratedareasandpeacebuilding.FollowingorganizationsareactivelyinvolvedinvariousinterventionsofJAM:

• Parwaaz • niswan• sahyog • Janvikas TheenactmentofRightofChildrentoFreeandCompulsoryEducationAct,2009(commonlyknownasRTEAct)waslandmarklegislationinIndia.HopeswerepinnedontheActasthestatusofprimaryeducationinIndiawasdeterioratingwithtime.TheActshowedrayofhopeforhundredsofthousandchildrenasthisActempoweredthecommunitytotakethereinsofthegovernmentrunprimaryschoolsintheirhandsandmakeitfunctionwell.Butevenafterthreeyears,theissuesofqualityofeducation,inadequateinfrastructure,skewedPupilTeacherRatio(PTR)andlethargyofadministrationindealingwiththeloopholesandproblemsofMid-DayMeal(MDM)etc.remainasmainchallenges.

Since2010,JanvikashasbeenactivelyinvolvedinmonitoringtheimplementationofRTEActbytakinginitiativestoincreasetheaccessandimprovethequalityofeducationformakinggovernmentprimaryschoolsaccountableandcreatingabetterlearningspaceforthemarginalizedchildren.TheconceptofyouthEdu-leaderswasinnovatedbyJanvikastostrengthenthemonitoringofimplementationofRTEAct.TheEdu-leaderisalocalvolunteerwhotakesresponsibilityofimprovingtheconditionoftheprimaryschoolinhis/herarea/villageandactsasacatalystforcommunityparticipation.In2013-14,302Edu-leadersweretrainedandareactivelyparticipatinginmonitoringandresolvingissuesintheschoolsintheirvillages/areaondailybasisandalsotakeupissuesrelatedtoschoolinfrastructure,regularlyinteractandbuildcapacityofSMCmembersandcreateawarenessamonglocalcommunityontheissueofeducation.

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HIGHLIGHTSOFTHEYEAR• Theyearstartedwithpublishingareport“Status

ofImplementationofRighttoEducationAct-2009inGujarat:AStudyof506Governmentprimaryschools”whichisanoutcomeofastudyconductedbyJanAdhikarManch(JAM)partners.ItreportsonthestatusofprimaryschoolsinGujaratonthefollowingvariables:

o Physicalinfrastructure(drinkingwater,sanitation,roomproportionatetostudents,computerfacilities,library,playground,compoundwall,MDMfacilities,)

o Personnel-Humanresources(adequacyofteachers,teachersformathematics,scienceandsocialscienceinhigherprimarylevel)

o Qualitativeaspects:qualityofMid-Day-Meal(MDM)anddiscrimination,regularityofteachers,teacherstrainings/capacities,etc.

• Fivenewschools(2eachinAhmedabadandKutchand1inMehsana)weresanctionedbytheGovernmentduetoconstantrepresentationandpersistenceofEdu-leadersandSMCmembersunderJanvikaseducationteam’sguidance.

• Around80schoolsinKhavdaandNakhatranaregionsofKutchhavestartedfunctioningwell.

• Infrastructuralissueslikedrinkingwater,toilets,MDMrelatedissues,regularityofteachersetc.weresolvedduetointerventionofEdu-leadersinabout200schools.

• InPanchmahal,33applicationsrelatedtoinfrastructuralproblems,humanresourceissues,schoolmanagementetc.weremadetodistrictandstateofficialsbyEdu-leaders.Janvikasteamisfollowinguponeachoftheapplicationtoresolvetheseissuesofschools.

InSumraporvillageinKutchaschoolbuildingwas in dire need of repairs. The SMC hadinformed the District Authority about thesame by sending a resolution passed inthe SMC meeting but due to negligence ofauthorities, nothing happened. Finally thepart of ceiling collapsed and two childrenwereseriouslywoundedintheaccident.JAMtookupthe issueandfinallyafter facilitatingNCPCRvisit,Governmentordereddemolitionof old building and new school building isunder construction. The two children whowere seriously injured in the accident werealsonotgivenpropermedicaltreatmentandcompensation, which was taken up by JAMwiththeAuthorityandfinallyboththechildrenhavebeengiven freemedical treatmentandcompensation.

• Duetoconstantrepresentation,teacherswerepostedorregularisedin20schoolsinKutchmakingtheschoolsfunctional.

• WecreatedawarenessforreconstitutionofSMCsinKutchandPanchmahalandinabout100schoolsthroughseriesofawarenessprogrammes,throughEdu-leadersandcommunityleaders,properprocesswasfollowedtoreconstitutetheSMCs.

• WeensuredthatMDMandtransportationfacility(wheretheschoolisawayfromvillage)isprovidedtothechildrenaspertheRTEnorm.DuetoconstantmonitoringandrepresentationsmadebytheEdu-leadersandSMCmembers,children’sattendancehasgoneup,SpecialTrainingProgramme(STP)classesforthosewhowerenotinschoolshavebeenstarted,andtransportfacilityhasbeenarrangedforthechildrentogotoschool.ThereisasignificantimprovementinfunctioningoftheschoolspostNCPCRvisitandconstantadvocacybyEdu-leaders.

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One of the partners of JAM, Sahyog filedPublic Interest Litigation (PIL) against thegovernment for not providing transport tothechildrenforgoingtogovernmentschoolsas per the RTE norms. The organization haswon the case, and the children in their areaaregoingtoschoolinvanprovidedbyschool.

• InSanklitnagarprimaryschoolinAhmedabadtherewasnoshedforcookingMid-DayMeal.AfterlotofeffortsbytheEdu-leader,itwasfinallysanctionedandwasconstructed.

• InBapunagarwardofAhmedabad,thebuildingofUrduschoolno.5and7wasdamagedduringearthquakein2001butthelocalofficialswereneglectingtheissue.Finally,duetointerventionofJAM,buildingrepairisbeingundertakenandchildrenhavebeentemporarilyshiftedtoschoolno.6tofacilitatethework.

• 83childrenofSTPclassinVishalaCircleareaofAhmedabadwereadmittedinBhataPrimarySchoolandtransportationfacilitywasprovidedbythegovernmentduetoconstanteffortsofJAMpartners.

• In2schoolsinAhmedabad,watertankswereconstructedafterprolongedfightbytheEdu-leaderswiththelocalmunicipalbody.SimilarlyinoneschoolinSabarkanthadistrict,watertankwasconstructedinschool.

• Rs.5.89croresweresanctionedfortotalreconstructionofGovernmentschoolatMehsana

• 17dropoutstudentsenrolledin10thclassinNationalInstituteofOpenSchooling(NIOS).

• 23childrenfromValmikicommunitywereenrolledingovernmentprimaryschoolinAhmedabad

• 6children(including2girls)enrolledinhostelinSanandandinGandhiAshram,Ahmedabad.

Improve the quality of education imparted in government schools:

FromMay2013,Janvikashasinitiatedaneducationqualityenhancementprogrammein18GovernmentPrimarySchoolswithsupportfromWelspunFoundationforHealthandKnowledge,theCSRarmofWelspunLtd.Thisprogrammecovers14villagesand18schoolsinAnjar,MundraandGandhidhamBlocksofKutchdistrict.Themaincomponentsoftheprogrammedealwithqualityenhancementthroughvariousextra-curricularandco-curricularactivitieswithchildren,strengtheningofSMCsandcommunityinvolvementinrunningofschoolsandTrainingofTeachers.Janvikashasidentifiedandtrained14Edu-leaders,whohavestartedmonitoringtheschoolintheirvillages.JanvikashasalsodevelopedspecialworkbooksonMathematics,Environment/SocialScienceandGujaratilanguageforclass1sttoclass5thstudents,whichweredisseminatedandusedwithallthechildren(about3,500)in18governmentschools.Apartfromthat,5one-dayChildren’sCampswereconductedwithvariousthemessuchassciencecorner,artandcraftcorner,activitycorneretc.Useofsubjectbasedfilmswasalsooneofthekeyfeaturesoftheinterventionlastyear.Inalltheschools,4-5filmswerescreenedforchildrenindifferentstandards.

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Udaan Meghdhanush Primary School, Kalol:UdaanMeghdhanushPrimarySchoolwasstartedin2006tocatertotheneedsofchildrenoffamiliesdisplacedduring2002riots.Sincethen,theschoolhasbeencateringtoabout200childreneveryyear.Intheacademicyear2013-14,atotalof193childrenpursuededucationinstandard1to5.Theschoolisopenandaccessibletoallchildrenwhowishtogetqualitylearningataffordablerates.Thehighlightsoftheschoolintheyear2013-14areasunder:

o AnadvisorycommitteeundertheChairmanshipofProf.J.S.Bandukwalahasbeenformedtoincreasecommunityparticipationinmanagementandfunctioningoftheschool.

o Ithasbeendecidedtoextendtheschooluptostandard8,makingitacompleteprimaryschool.Asafirststeptowardsthis,anapplicationtoaddStandard6fromacademicyear2014-15hasbeenmade.

o UdaanMeghdhanushPrimarySchoolmeetsallthestandardsasprescribedintheRTEAct2009.

o Communityhasbegunmakingdonationsincashandkindforthemaintenanceandupkeepoftheschoolaswellasprovidingforchildrenlikedonationoflunchboxes,ROplantfordrinkingwateretc.

o A5dayteacher’strainingon‘DiversityEducation’wasconductedatJanvikasTrainingCentreinAhmedabadduringDiwalivacation

o 139childrenstudyingintheMeghdhanushschoolreceivedpre-matricscholarshipofRs.1,000/-forchildrenofminoritiesunderthePrimeMinister’s15pointprogramme.

o Duringtheyear,childrencelebratedimportantfestivalswithgreatenthusiasm.Thisincluded,RakshaBandhan,Navratri,Diwali,Christmas,NewYearetc.alongwithIndependenceDay,Teacher’sDay,RepublicDayandAnnualDaycelebrations.

o Aninnovationbasedonobservationoftheteacherswaslaunchedin2013-14year.Itwasobservedthatchildrenspent5-10rupeesperdayonchocolates,biscuitsorwafers.Thispromptedteacherstothinkaboutstartinganinformalsavingsysteminschoolforthechildrentoinculcatevalueofsavingandencouragechildrentosavefromtheirpocketmoneywhichcouldbeusedforproductivepurposelateron.About150childrenregisteredandsavedmoneyinChildren’sBankwhichwaslateronusedbythemforpayingfees,picniccontributionandbuyingpen,pencilandnotebooks.

Promoting and strengthening community ownership in primary education.

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JivanTalimProgramme-EducationCentresinKutchDistrict:UndertheJivanTalimProgramme,Janvikashadestablishedcentresinvillages/areaswheretherewerenoprimaryschoolsorschoolswerenotfunctionalduetoabsenceofteachersorlackofinfrastructure.Thecentersalsoprovidedadditionalinputstochildrenstudyinginthegovernmentschools,helpedteachersinlearningnewmethodology,andovercomelanguagebarrierswiththehelpofEdu-leaders.TheconstantadvocacyandstrictmonitoringhaveyieldedexcellentresultsinKhavda(Bhuj)andNakhatranablocksofKutch.Outof17centresthatwerebeingrun,15werecloseddownin2013aschildrengotadmittedingovernmentprimaryschools.Thiswaspossiblebecauseteachersbecameregularandnewschools/STPclassesbeingstartedbygovernment.NowonlytwocentresarebeingrunbyJanvikas. TwoJivanTalimcentresarebeingcontinuedforthetimebeingbutassoonasthechildrensecureadmissioningovernmentschoolsnearby,thesewillbeclosed.InKutch,theJivanTalimstaffnowworksfortheeducationcampaignandtheyconductvariouschilddevelopmentactivitiesinschoolsalongsideregularrightsbasedwork.Overtheyears,theyhavedevelopedexcellentrapportwiththecommunityandalsotheschoolstaffandhaveaccesstoclassroomswheretheyusetheirskillsandknowledgeinimpartingvaluebasededucation.

The other achiements are:o 5dailyeducationsupportcentersfor

163childrenuptoageof15fromValmikicommunityweresetupbyoneofourpartnerorganizationManavGarimainareasofAhmedabadwithnominalcontributionfromthechildren.

o 2daystrainingforteachersofeducationsupportcentreswasconducted.

o AculturalprogramonRTEActandEducationwasorganisedbychildrenofthesecentres.

o Monthlymeetingsofparentswereheldregularly.

o Aprivateprimaryschoolproposedscholarshipforstudentsofmarginalizedcommunities.

o Awarenessraisinginthecommunityoneducationandhealththroughbooklets,posters,parentsmeetingsetc.wasdonethroughtheyear.

o 2childrencampsfor134childrenwereorganizedwiththeircontribution.

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videoshala Programme:

Overthelastfewmonths,Videoshalahaschangeditsfocusfromonlymakingeducationalfilms/clipstousingvideosforadvocacyandinformingpeopleabouttheRTEAct.Duringthelastyear,severalclippingsonSMC’srolesandresponsibilities,interviewsofClusterResourceCoordinators,Principalsandparentsofchildrenstudyingingovernmentprimaryschoolswereprepared.ThesepertainedtoissuesinschoolslikequalityofMidDayMeal,discriminationfacedbychildrenofdalitandadivasifamilies(servingthemseparately,makingthemwashtoiletsetc)lackofteachersandconditionoftoiletsetc.Thesevideoswereusedforcommunityawarenessandshowntothecommunitiessothattheyputpressureontheschoolsandgovernmenttoresolvetheseissues.

Visibilising and addressing the issues of exclusion and discrimination in government schools.

Educationalvideoswerescreenedin15schoolstoencourageteacherstousetechnologyinteachingatprimarylevel.About500childrensawthefilmonWatermadebyVideoshala,andtheteacherswereencouragedtobuyandusethesevideos.AmeetingwithblockanddistrictlevelofficialswasconductedtoencouragetheuseofsuchvideosineducationasaTeachingandLearningMaterialfortheteachers.

VideoshalamembershavealsobeenactivelyinvolvedinworkingwithyouthintheEdu-leaderprogrammeandencouragingandassistingthemintakingleadershipinthefieldofEducationintheirvillagesandresolvingissuesintheirschoolsbygivingthemtrainingonRTEActandroleandresponsibilityofSMCandthecommunityatlarge.

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YouthDevelopmentandConflictTransformation(YDCT)programmewasinitiatedinyear2006-07basedonourexperienceofengagingwithyouthpost2002.Theprogrammefocusesondevelopingperspectiveamongtheyouthaimedatbuildingtheirunderstandingontheissuesofcaste,gender,communalism,povertyandpromotingthevaluesofequality,diversityanddemocracy.Italsodevelopsskillsamongyouthtoaddresstheirissuesofemployment.Atthesametimetheprogrammecreatesspacesforyouthfortheirentertainment,recreation,sportsetc.Asaprocess,theprogrammebringstogetheryouthfromdiversecommunities,facilitatesintegrationofvaluesinthecourseofvariousactivitiesamongyouth,buildsunderstandingofvariousconflictsandtheirresolution.Itwasrealizedtwoyearsagothataddressingissueofemploymentamongyouththroughvocationalskilldevelopment,vocationalguidanceandfacilitatingjobplacementneedsaseparateteamandawelldesignedprogramme.Inthiscontext,interventiononenhancingemployabilityamongyouthisbeingseparatelymanaged. Thedesignoflivelihoodprogrammeisbasedonorganizationallearningthatemergedwhileworkingwithyouthfrommarginalizedcommunitiesonyouthdevelopmentactivities.Theobjectiveoftheprogramme,whichbeganfrom2011,istostrengthentheemployabilitythroughvocationaltrainings,guidanceandjobplacements.

The achievements at a Glance 2013-14

• Thetotalnumberofyouthgivenvocationaltrainingsis807.

• Thedroprateduringtrainingwasonly6%

• 47%(379)ofthetotaltraineesarewomen/girls.

• 87%ofthetotalenrolledtraineesarefrommarginalizedcommunities(SC,ST,OBCandMinority).

• 56% (449) of the total trainees were successfully placed in jobs.

• Main reason for seemingly low job placement is 10% of the trainees who completed the training, did not want to do a job. The other reasons were family problems, further studies or being underage etc.

• The main employers of our trainees have been call centers and hospitals. Around 27% of our trained youth got employed in call centers and 24% got employed in Hospitals.

• 58%oftheplacedyouthgotstartingsalaryintherangeofRs5000-7000/-permonth.

ULIVE– ENHANCINGEMPLOYABILITYOFTHEMARGINALIzEDYOUTH

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Effortsweremadetoexperimentwithothersectors,likeserviceindustry,constructionindustry,manufacturingsectoretc.tobroadenthescopeoftheprogramme.However,wesoonrealizedthattheentireindustryoperatesoncontractlabourandtherewasnospaceforthevocationalskilltrainers.WetriedwithanichecourselikeHotelManagementwhereinweaffiliatedwithTheGrandBhagwatitoprovidetrainingsandplacementstoouryouth.However,thecoursedidnotappealtotheyouthforvariousreasons(longduration,lackofglamourorprestige,etc). OurinterventioninconstructionindustryincollaborationwithLarsenandToubroalsodidnotserveourpurposeofempoweringyouthwithabetterstandardoflivingastheposttrainingplacementwasdoneacrossthecountryatdifferentsitesofL&T. FacultyDevelopment: Theroleofthefacultywasexpandedfrombeingonlytrainerstocentrecoordinators.Differenttrainingsessionswereorganizedwiththefacultyandsupervisorsonimprovingtheirefficiencyandqualityoftrainingsimpartedbythem.ThereweretwoToTsandaparticipatorytrainingonunderstandingtheenrolmentmethodsandtoolstobeusedforeffectiveenrolmenttrainingandplacementprocesses.

MISfortheProgramme: Aoneandhalfdaymeetingisorganisedinthefirstweekofeverymonthtoreviewtheprocessesandresultsachievedinthepreviousmonthandplanforthecomingmonth.Apartfromthese,othermonitoringsystemsareasfollows:

• Weeklycallstoeveryfacultymembertotakeweeklyupdates.

• Halfmonthlymeetingofprogrammemanagementteam.

• Monitoringvisitsbyprogrammeleader,placementofficers.

Observations, Learnings and Challenges:

Followingarekeylearningsfromvariousprocessesfollowedandexperiencesinvariousaspectsoftheprogramme.

• Enrolment:Astrategicchangethisyearledtoimprovementintheenrolmentsascomparedtolastyear.Thetrainerswereassignedtheresponsibilityofenrolmentandbuildingarapportwiththecommunitythisyearasagainstthepreviousyearwheretheyweregiventargetstoachieve.

• Placement:Ahugegapbetweenurbanyouth’sexpectationsfromajobandindustryofferingsofajobwasobserved.Theyouthareinsearchofquickmoneyanddonotconsiderthelong-termbenefitsorprospects.Secondly,theirexpectationsaretoohightoacceptentry-leveljobsandtheyarenotreadytostartsmall.Andironically,thoughtheyouthdesirebigsalariestheyarenotdedicatedtoworktowardsgettingit.

Againstthis,theruralyouthfacethechallengesarisingfrommigration.Thesalariesonentry-levelpositionsdonotaffordthemalifeofdignityandcomfort,ascomparedtotheirlivesinthevillages.

Anotherobservationwasthattheindustryoffersthesamesalarytotrainedyouthasitofferstoanyotherfresheroruntrainedyouth.Howeverwerealizedthatthevalueaddofourtrainingisthatthoughthetrainedanduntrainedyouthgetthesamelaunchpad,theirtrajectorydiffersvastlyandourtrainedyouthtendtohaveasteepergrowthpath,theuntrainedyouthgrewintheircareerataslowerrate.

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Training:ThetrainingmodulesweredetailedoutandvalueandperspectivebuildingwasbuiltintorunthroughthecourseinlinewithJanvikas’overallgoalsandvalues.Extensivetrainingoftrainersandmonthlymeetingswereconductedtoensureproperimplementationofthemodulesandevaluateandsolvetheproblemsthatcomeupintheactualimplementationofthecoursewithmutualsharingandlearning.Trainersalsolearntbyexperiencesharinginthesemeetings.

Toensureproperfunctioning,achecklistforassuringqualitywasdevelopedwhichwasrevisitedbywhoevermadeavisittothecenters.

Themajorchallengeintheprogrammewasthatthetrainersappointedweretooyoungandinexperiencedtotakeupsessionsoflifeskills.Lifeskills–whichwasthemostsignificantpartofourcourse,wassidelinedgraduallyandtheparticipantsgotonlythecontenttrainingsansanyvalueorperspectivegrowth.

However,wegrowonlybymakingmistakes,hencelearningfromourmistakeswehavedecidedtobuildaspecialin-houseteamthatwilltakelifeskillslecturesinallourcentres.Thisteamwillbespeciallytrainedinsuchactivitiesandmotivationbuilding.

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ThevocationalskilltrainingandjobplacementprogrammeofJanvikasisbeingimplementedsince2006inVadodaracityfortheyouthbelongingtodisadvantagedcommunities.Itwasupscaledto20smallandmediumsizetownsandtwobigcitiesacross7districtsofGujaratwithsupportfromSirRatanTataTrust.InthelasttwoyearsJanvikashastrained1003youthandplaced491youthinservicesectorjobs.Outoftotaltrainedyouth514belongtobigcitiesi.e.AhmedabadandVadodara;whereas438youthwerefromsmalltownsandvillagesaround.Theupscalingofthisprogrammewasfocusedonreachingouttodisadvantagedandemploymentseekingyouthlivinginsmallandmediumsizetownsandvillagesaroundthosetowns.

Ourexperiencehasledustorethinkourstrategiesofworkinginsmallandmediumsizetownsontheissueofstrengtheninglivelihoodsecurity.Werealizedthatvocationalskilltrainingsandjobplacementinsmalltownsisnotaviableoptionduetolackofindustriesandopportunitiesforemployment.Otherobservationsare:

• Theexpansionofservicesectorisconcentratedtobigcitiesonlyi.e.Ahmedabad,Vadodaraetc.Henceservicesectorjobsinsmallandmediumsizetownsareveryfewandarepoorlypaidcomparedtobigcities.

• Servicesectorfacilitieslikefinancialservices,insurance,healthservices,agro-servicesetc.reachingouttosmalltownsandvillageskeeptheirbaseinnearbybigcities.

• Youthinvillagesandsmalltownsarenotwillingtooptfortraditionallivelihoodoptionsastheiroccupationsduetovariousreasonsi.e.growingconsumerism,influenceofmediaandcommunicationmediums,andrejectionofhardphysicallabourworketc.

• Thereishugemismatchbetweengrowingaspirationsofyouthandtheavailabilityofjobopportunitiesinsuchplaces.

• Youthfromsmalltownsandvillagesfinditdifficulttomigratetobigcitiesasthesalariesinentryleveljobsareinadequatetosurviveinbigcities.

• Anotherreasonforresistancetomigrationisculturalshock.Ifcompelled,theyliketomigrateinagroupi.e.migrationofconstructionlabourers;andwouldprefertoliveinsameculturalgroups.

Basedontheseexperiencesandourmarketassessmentswere-strategizedtoconcentrateontrainingyouthtosetupmicro-unitsfor/ofself-employmentwhichwillensuretheirlivelihoodsecurity.Followingistherationalebehindthis:

o Janvikasdoesnotbelieveinpromotingdistressmigration.Hence,wedonotencourageyouthfromruralandsemi–urbanareastomigratetobiggercitieswheretheyenduplivinginacutesocialinsecurityandsubhumanlivingconditions.Webelieveinstrengthening/developinglocalandsustainablelivelihoodoptions.Preparingyouthforself-employmentisaninitiativeinsuchdirection.

o Increasingnumberofpeoplearereachingouttosmalltownsaspartoftheirservicesectorbusinessexpansionwhichisgeneratingopportunitiesforself-employedfoodjoints,teavendors,andlocaltransport,animalhusbandry,fisheries,agro-services,repairsandmaintenanceservicesetc.

o Manufacturingunitsaresetupinruralandsmalltownareasandthishascontributedincreatingopportunitiesformicroandsmallenterprisesinvarioustrades.

o Informalsectorhasbeengrowinginspiteofneweconomicpolicywhichfocusesonprivatization,liberalizationandglobalization.

o Informalsectorlargelyconsistofmicroandsmallenterprises.Governmentnowhasbeentakingstepsinstrengtheninginformalsector.

WayForward

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Proposed intervention Self-Employment and its key components: InJanvikaswewillensureourcoursecontent,methodologyoftrainingandfollow–upsupportthefollowingoutcomes.• Eachparticipantyouthdevelopsskillstosetup

micro–enterpriseandrunitsuccessfully.

• Aspartofthis,theydevelopskillstoidentifylocalbusinessopportunities,marketfeasibility,prepareabusinessplan,raiseresourcesandmanagetheenterprise.

• Eachparticipantyouthwillbemotivatedtodevelophighergoalofhis/herlifeanddevelopstrategytoachieveit.

• Eachparticipantyouthwilldeveloplifeskills.

• Eachparticipantyouthwillbemotivatedtobecomeanentrepreneursothatshe/hedevelopshis/herenterprisetosmallandmediumscaleenterprises.Weexpectintheinitialyearatleast10%oftrainedyouthwillmoveinthisdirection.

• Weareproposingtotrain1200youthinself-employmentinthesmalltownsandnearbyvillages.Atleast60%trainedyouthwillbeabletosetupandruntheirmicro–enterprise.

Ourfollowupsupportworkwillfocusonfacilitatinglinkagesoftheyouthwhohavesetupmicro-enterpriseswiththefinancialinstitutions.

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YOUTHRESOURCECENTRE–PROMOTINGLEADERSHIPAND ACTIVECITIzENSHIPAMONGYOUTH

ThestrategicapproachoftheinterventionaimsatengagingwithyoungpeoplebelongingtomarginalizedcommunitiessuchasDalit,Muslim,AdivasiandOBCs.Primarilythesecommunitiesareadverselyimpactedbythecommunalclashesof2002eitherbybecomingvictimsoftheviolentprotestsorbybecominginstrumentstoexecutesuchhatepropagandaandviolence.Hence,itisimportanttofacilitatethesecommunities’especiallyyoungergenerationstodevelopmutualunderstanding,respectfordifferencestheylivewithandresolveinternalcontradictionstheyhavebyvariousinnovativeandcreativemethodologiesandevents.Theinterventionalsoenvisagesthatinthelongtermsuchyouthlearnandpracticenon-violenceandcompassionasvaluesintheirdailylives.Wealsorealizedthattherearesomeyoungleaderswhowanttotakeleadershipnotjustforthemselvesbutalsoforsocietyatlarge.Withthis,wealsoinitiatedayoungcitizenleadershipdevelopmentprogramme,whichoffersvariousopportunitiestoyoungpeopletodeveloptheirleadershippotentialandpracticeactivecitizenshipbydirectlyengaginginlocalgovernanceandactinguponcivicissueslocally.

Janvikas’sengagementwithyoungpeopleremainedfocusedonfacilitatingtheirleadershipdevelopmenttoleadpositiveconflicttransformationprocesses.TheinterventionisbeingimplementedthroughyouthledspacescalledYouthDevelopmentCentreslocatedindifferentBlocks.Duringtheyear2013-14wehavefacilitatedrangeofeventsandcapacitybuildingprogrammesdirectlyengagingwithnearly3000youth.Followingarethedetailsofvariousprogrammesimplementedduringtheyear.

Youth led spaces:

• YouthDevelopmentCentres:TotalsixyouthspaceshavebeenestablishedthroughouttheyearinplacesnamelyKhambhat,Himmatnagar,Aamod,Jambughoda,PetladandMahemdavad.

Throughthesespacesyouthfacilitatorsaredirectlyengagedwithnearly450youthpercentrefromthesetownsandnearbyvillages.Youthfacilitatorsatthesespacesorganizemonthlyactivitiesonregularbasissuchascareerguidancecamps,picnics,sportsevents,skilltrainingsondifferentschemesetc.basedonthedemandfromtheassociatedyouth.

• Engagingyouthindifferentprograms:TheYouthDevelopmentCentresledtoyouthgettinginvolvedinprocessesandactivitiesatcommunitylevel.Youthstartedtakingleadershiponvariouscommunitylevelissues.Fore.g.,inKhambatandHimmatnagar,theyouthbecamepro-activeindisseminationofinformationofpre-matricscholarshipschemeimplementedinGujarat,aswellasinfillingtheforms.TheywerealsoactiveinorganizingtheHealthCamp.

Capacity building programmes with youth:

• Communitybasedworkshopwithyouth:Workshopswereconductedatregularintervalswithyouth.ThesefocusedonimpartingknowledgeanddevelopingskillsforinstanceknowledgeaboutIndiangovernancesystem,Constitutionalrights,basicunderstandingofvariouslawsandskillslikedraftingofapplications,usingrighttoinformationtoseekinformationfromgovernmentdepartments.(6workshopsatAnand,Himmatnagar,Panchmahal,Mehsana,Ahmedabad–259youthparticipatedintheworkshops)

• PerspectivebuildingworkshoponCasteism,CommunalismandGender: Youthweregiveninputsoncaste,gender,communalideologyanditsimpactonselfandsociety.TheywerealsogiveninputsonthepresentdaypoliticalcontextinwhichtheState

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machineryimposesmajoratarianismanddestroysthespiritofdiversity.Theseworkshopswereattendedby37youth(17girls,20boys)fromdifferentareasofAhmedabad.

• Aspartofthisinitiativewehaveidentifiedyoungleadersfromvariousdistrictsforthethreemoduletrainingsandactionprogrammesbytheseleadersduringthereportingperiod.WehaveconductedfourleadershipcampsforthefollowingmentionedyouthfromfourYouthDevelopmentCentres.

District Female Male Total

Vadodara 0 1 1

Bharuch 0 5 5

Anand 16 31 47

Kheda 13 25 38

Sevendistricts 40 72 112

Total 69 134 203

Thefirstcampfocusedonexploringandunderstandingselfandone’sownvalues,stereotypesandbeliefsetc.andfacilitatedtheirunderstandingonvaluesofequality,diversity,democracyinpracticeandhelpedthemtodesignandplanafewstepswhichtheywilltakeuptopracticesuchvaluesintheirdailylives.Thesecondcampfollowedthisupwithsharingtheirexperiencesandinitiativestakenupvisavistheirplanofpracticingthevalues.Throughtheseprocesseswehelpeddevelopunderstandingofconflictsinourlivesandsimilarlyvariousconflictsaroundusandhowwecandealwiththem.Likethefirstcampwehelpedeachparticipanttodeveloptheirplanofactionbyidentifyingonepersonalandonesocietalconflicttheywouldliketoactuponpositively.

Thesecondcampalsofocusedongivinginputongenderbaseddiscriminationandexploringtypesandscaleofdiscrimination,violencearoundus.Eachparticipantidentifiedoneortwotypesofbehaviourtheywillstartpracticingathomei.e.washingone’sownclothes,cleaningthehouseetc.

ThethirdcampfocusedonskillbuildingofyouthleadersonRighttoEducationandRighttoFood.AspartofthistrainingyouthleadersweregiveninputsonhowtomonitorvariousschemesundertheseActsandfacilitatebenefitsofsuchschemestotheneedyandpoorpeopleintheirvillagesandtowns. Thefourthcampwasorganizedforalltheyouthleaderswhoareactivelyassociatedwithyouthspacesandyouthactivities/events.Thiscampwasfocusedonmotivatingyouthleaderstotakeupleadershipatcommunitylevelandstrengthentheircollectiveleadershiptotakeuparealevelissues.

Asaninitiativethisstrategyhasworkedwellandanumberofyouthhavestartedtakingupleadershiplocallywhichresultedinfacilitatingbenefitstotheneedyandhasalsoinitiatedaprocessofcivicvigilanceatmicrolevels.

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Inclusion and empowerment of young girls and women:

Underthisprogrammewehaverecruited5youngwomenfellowsandconductedtheirorientationtraining.Throughtheeffortsoftheseyoungwomenfellowswehavebeenabletoenrollmanyyounggirlsinvariousvocationaltrainingprogrammes.Apartfromthis,theyhavebeeninvolvedinidentifyingyoungadolescentgirlsandyoungwomenforlifeskilltrain-ings.Duringtheyearwehavebeenabletoinitiatelifeskilltrainings.Total293girlshaveparticipatedinthelifeskillstrainingprogrammesheldinvariousdistricts:

name of the District no. of Participants %

Bharuch 56 19.1

Vadodara 55 18.8

Narmada 3 1.0

Kheda 46 15.7

Anand 93 31.7

Sabarkantha 40 13.7

Total 293 100.0

Area/State level events:

• Culturaleventoncelebrating‘diversity’: Aculturalevent“Sanskrutik Saanjh”wasorganisedon 30th-31stDecember2013atHimmatnagarwhere700peopleparticipated.TheobjectiveoftheeventwastoappreciatediversedanceandtheatreformsthatexistinGujarat.PeoplewereexposedtoAdivasi,Garba,Bhavai,Dayro,Qawwali,andBudhanformoftheatre.PeopleenjoyedthevariousculturalformsofGujarat;manypeopleexpressedthattheywereexposedtosuchculturalformsforthefirsttimeandenjoyedit.TheeventwashostedbytheHussainabadYouthCommitteeandthecommunity.

• Annualsportsevent:AnannualsportseventwasorganizedinthemonthofJanuary.Total28teamsofboysand11teamsofgirlsfromacross4districtsparticipatedintheevent.Localeventswereorganizedatblockanddistrictlevelsoutofwhichfourteamseachofboysandgirlscametocentralplaceforsemi-finalandfinalroundofthecompetition.Thethemeofthisyear’stournamentwas‘DemocracyandSocialJustice’.Asaceremonialritualbeforeeachmatch,adiscussiononthethemewasconductedwiththeparticipatingteamandanoathwastakenbyeachparticipatingteammembertocommitandcontributetheirvoluntarytimeandefforttostrengthendemocracyandsocialjusticeinwhateverwaytheycan.

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ERADICATIONOFMANUALSCAVENGING ANDCOMMUNITYEMPOWERMENTTHROUGHSTRENGTHENINGOFCBOs

TheprogramstartedinAugust2011with12CBOsacross5states.Janvikas’primaryroleinthisprogramhasbeenintherealmofhumanandinstitutionaldevelopment.Thewholeinterventioncanbelookedat2levels:

Harmony of both the actors has created incredibleimpacton the lifeof scavengingcommunity.PartnerCBOs are the operational arm of this program. Theyareledbycommunitybasedleadersandlargelyworkthroughvoluntaryleadersfromthecommunity.Theirachievementsintheyear2013-14arelistedbelow:• 527waterbasedtoiletsprivateandpublictoilets

wheremanualscavengingwashappening.• Constructed310personsquitmanualscavenging

completely.(Overthelast33months,710personshavegivenupthisinhumanoccupation).

• 3891sweepersreceivedsafetyequipmentsduringtheyearduetoeffortsofCBOs.Thisincludes2128setsprovidedbyJanvikas.

• 13manholeworkersweretrainedinusingtechnologyforcleaningundergrounddrainages.

• 10workerslefttheunsafeoccupationofundergrounddrainagecleaningandnowareoccupiedinalternatelivelihood.

• 44educationsupportcenterswererunbyCBOs,whichprovidedlearningopportunitiesto1319childrenfromthescavengingcommunity.

• 70governmentschools,socialwelfarehostelsweremonitoredforimplementationofRTEActandpropertreatmenttoscavengers’children.

• 486youthwereenrolledinvariousvocationalskilltrainings.

• 1150personsfromscavengingcommunitytookupalternateoccupation(thansweeping,manholecleaningormanualscavenging).Theystartedworkingasagriculturelaborer,NREGAworkers,hospitalhousekeepingstaff,etc.Around30%ofthemstartedselfemploymentasbarbers,tailors,foodstallowners,pettyshopowners,etc.

• 1-3dayslongBalmelaswereorganizedbypartners,inwhich1240childrenparticipated.

• 642childrenwereenrolledingovernmentprimaryandprivateschoolsandhostels.Around30ofthemwereenrolledinJavaharNavodayaKendriyaVidyalayorKasturbaGandhiBalikaVidyalaya,etc.whichfollowCBSEcurriculum.

• 527childrenweresupportedinavailingscholarship.

• 42healthcheckupcampswereorganizedwhichbenefited3192persons.

• 1800childrenbenefitedfromvaccination.• 5savingsandcreditorganizationsofthe

scavengingcommunityhavebeenpromotedbyCBOs,havingmembershipofmorethan1400womenandmen.

• 45PHCs,CHCs,UHCsweremonitoredbyCBOsandleaderscapacitatedbythem.

• 56casesofatrocities,deathsofmanholeworkers,etc.weretakenupbypartnerCBOs.46casesareundergoingtrailsinthecourts.

• 256voluntaryleadershavebeencapacitatedbypartnerCBOs,whoarenowtakingupissuesaffectingcommunity,alsoeducatingthecommunity.

• 384familiesavailedhousingschemes.• 1020familieswerecoveredundergovernment’s

subsidizedhealthinsuranceschemes.• 3706personsbenefitedfromgovernmentschemes

likepensions,selfemployment,institutionalchildbirthandotherhealthcareschemes,marriageassistance,etc.

• 356communitywelfare/developmentschemes

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wereaccessed,whichincludeschemesforbasicfacilities(water,drainage,concreteroads,streetlights,handpups,etc.)andforburialgrounds,libraries,publictoilets,etc.aswell.

• 62ICDScenterswerecloselymonitored.

Thus,thisprogramhasachievedwhatlargeinterventionscouldnotachieveinlongerperiodswithalotofmoney.Inourunderstanding,ithassucceededbecauseofownershipandleadershipofcommunitybasedleaders(whoarealsopromotersoftheseCBOs)andwewanttostrengthenitinfutureaswell.

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EMPOWERINGTHEINTERNALLYDISPLACEDPERSONSTOACCESS SOCIO-ECONOMICRIGHTS

JanvikasisworkingwithIDPsofGujaratineightdistrictssince2002.IDPsarepersonsdisplacedfromtheirhomesasanaftermathofcommunalviolenceof2002andcontinuetoresideinreliefcolonies,unabletoreturntotheirhomes.TheinitialphaseofworkingwithIDPswasfocusedonprovidingimmediatereliefmeasures,whichlatershiftedtofacilitatelongtermrehabilitationmeasures.Janvikas’sengagementwithIDPscontinuedsincethen,asthemarginalizationoftheIDPsbytheStateandmainstreamsocietybecamesystemicandcommunal.Janvikas‘sspecificinterventionsduringthisyearfocusedinfollowingfourthematicareas:

• Accesstobasicamenitiesandhousingrights,• Accesstosocio-economicrights,• Communityorganizationandleadership

promotionatcolonylevel• Addressingissuesofviolenceagainstwomenand

strengtheningtheirorganizationandleadership(MahilaSamajikNyayManch).

Access to basic amenities and housing rights:

Overtwolakhfamiliesweredisplacedinthe2002Gujaratcarnagewhichevenafter12yearsofGujaratviolence,morethan3000families(16087people)continuetostayin83coloniesasInternallyDisplacedPersons.Thesecolonies,designedastemporaryshelters,werebuiltbyMuslimreligioustrustsandNGOsinemergencysincethedisplacedpeopledidnothaveanyshelter.Allthesecolonieswerebuiltontheoutskirtsofthecitiesandremotevillageareaswithlackofbasicamenities.Sincethen,theIDP’s,arelivingwithbareminimumbasicfacilitiesandininhumanconditions.

TherehasbeenlotofcorrespondenceandpersuasionwiththeGovernmentforbasicamenitieslikedrinkingwater,sanitationfacilities,approachroad,internalroadetc.ItwasfeltthatGovernmentwouldinitiateproactivemeasurestorehabilitatedisplacedfamilies

bybuildingfull-fledgedshelterswithbasicamenities.Havingbuiltunderemergencycircumstance,noformalallotmentprocedureswerefollowedatthetimeofhouseallocation.

Ofthese83colonies,itwasfoundbyourstudy“status of internally Displaced Persons in Gujarat: Ten years Later”thatinmostcoloniesneitherhastheconstructionbeenregularizednortheownershipofhousebeentransferred.Thiscreatesinsecurityamongtheresidentsofcolony.

Thecolonieswhichweresupposedtobetemporarysheltersturnedintothepermanentshelterasgovernmentrefusedtoacceptthatthereareinternallydisplacedfamiliesduetoconflictinthestate;nordiditmakeanyefforttorehabilitatethedisplacedfamiliesbacktotheirnativevillages.Ontheotherhand,eventhecharitabletrustswhobuiltthecoloniesarenotshowinginterestinallocatingthehousesinthenameofbeneficiaries.Theyareoftheopinionthattheybuiltrelocationcampsandnotpermanentrehabilitationcenters.

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TheGroundReality:

• The‘InternallyDisplacedFamilies’grapplewithvariousinsecurities astheyhavelosttheirproperty,financesandthereforecannotbuildnewhousesmakingthemvulnerable.

• DifficultiesinaccessingGovernmentschemes:Houseownershiptitleactsasaguaranteeforaccessingcreditfromnationalizedbanks.However,creditisdeniedtoIDPsbecausetheydonothaveownershiptitle,cripplingtheirdevelopment.

• Threatsfromthe‘Trustees’iftheydemandbetterfacilitieslikeinternalroads,municipalwatersupply,streetlightsetc.orwanttodevelop/renovateandexpandtheirdwellingunits.Theseweredisallowed,ortheywerethreatenedwithevictionoraskedtovacatethehousesetc.

• DiscrepanciesinlegalcompliancebyGovernmentOfficials:likeproblemsintitleclearanceorlackofchangesinrevenuerecordswhenlandwasgrantedtoTrustsetc.

• Habitationwithoutproperfacilities: Thesecolonieswereconstructedinemergencysituationwithoutfollowingdueproceduresforlandallocationand/orbuyingandconstruction.Thereforethegovernmentauthoritiesneverrecognizedthecoloniesandthusmostofthecolonieslackbasicamenitieslikemunicipalwater,sanitation,streetlights,approachroadsandinternalroads.

JanvikasdecidedtointerveneinhousingrightsofIDP’sasthedemandfromthedisplacedfamiliesgrewstronger.Thisresultedinthreatsfromtrusteestotheresidentswheretheyreiteratedstronglythatthecoloniesaretobeusedstrictlyforresidentialpurposeonlyandnotforownership.

DifferentstrategieswereadoptedtofacilitatehousingownershiprighttotheIDPs.

• StatelevelMeeting:Affectedpeoplewereorganizedatstateleveltomakethemawareofthehousingrights,legalandsocialdiscrepanciesintheprocedureandcomplexityofeachdistrict.AStatelevelcommitteewasformedtogatherdocumentstotaketheprocessfurtherandorganizemeetingsatcolonylevel.

• Communitylevelmeeting:Communitylevelmeetingswereorganizedinallcoloniestobuildunderstandingregardingthehousingprocedures,newgovernmentresolutionsandnecessarystepstobetakentocompletethetransferofhousingtitles.Acommitteecomprisingbothmenandwomenwasformedinallcoloniestoexpeditethetransferprocess.

• Districtlevelmeetings:Districtlevelmeetingswereorganizedtwiceayeartounderstandthesituationandsharetheprocessacrossthecommunity.

Aroundthesametime,Governmentpassedthebillon“RegularizationofIrregularConstruction”whichpavedthewayforlegalizingillegalconstructionwithpaymentofimpactfee,determinedbylocationandcarpetareaoccupied.Theinhabitantshavetosubmitproofofresidence,PANcard,electricitybill/Municipaltaxpaymentreceiptetc.

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• MeetingswithGovernmentofficials:Janvikasalongwithcommunitycommitteewentthroughalltheproceduresfortransferofhousingtitles.Janvikasrepresentativesmetgovernmentofficialsatregularintervals;peopleweremobilizedandtakentomeettheseofficialstosolvetheirissuesineachdistrict.RepresentationsweremadetoChiefSecretary,GovernmentofGujarat,Collectors(District/AdditionalCollector/SDM/DisasterMamlatdar/BlockMamlatdar/Talati)etc.Thiscreatedpositiverelationshipwithgovernmentwhereinsomedistrictstheofficialswerereadytotransferthehousesinthenameofresident.However,theyneededthe‘NoObjectionCertificate’fromtheTrusteesorlandowners,toexpeditethetransferprocedure.

• MeetingwiththeTrustees:ItwasfeltthattrusteesneedtobetakenintoconfidenceandthereforeattemptsweremadetoforgeadialoguewithIslamicReliefCommitteeandGujaratSarvajanikReliefCommitteeandotherlocalTrusts.Howeverthisdidnotyieldmuchsuccess.TheyrefusedtogivetheN.O.Crequiredfortransferforhousingtitles.Theysaidthattheapplicationwouldbeprocessedoncolonytocolonybasis.

SomeChallenges/stepsforfurtheradvocacy:• GovernmenttakesthepresentIDPcolonies

underanyofthe‘AwasYojna’intheruralareasandHousingUrbanDevelopmentSchemeinurbanareasandtransfersitinthenameofIDPsbeneficiarieslivinginthedisplacedcolonies.

• Ifthiscannotbedoneintheexistingpolicyframework,thennecessaryamendmentsinthesameshouldbemadeasspecialcaseandprovidehousingownershiptothedisplacedpeople.

• CharitableTruststobemadeaccountabletotransfertheownershipinthenameofbeneficiaries.

• CharitableTrustsproactivelyproceedfurtherforregularizationandownershiptransferwork.

The status of housing titles in 44 IDP colonies is given below:

Paperworkinitiated/Compilingdocument

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All Procedurecompleted

1

Non-cooperation fromcommunity

6

Premiumletteryettoissue

3

Papercouldnotbetraced

1

Interventionofcollectorisawaited

10

sTaTUs OF HOUsinG RiGHTs

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Taluka(Block)/NagarPalika:Theyear2013-14witnessedcommunitybuildingpressureonBlock/NagarPalika(Municipality)officialsforaccessingbasicamenitieslikesewageandmunicipalwaterconnectionincertainareas.Womenleadersvisitedofficials,maderepresentationsandenquiredaboutthestatus.

Districtlevel: ThecommunitysteppeduptheirpressureandpresentedaMemorandumofDemandstohigherofficialslikeDistrictCollector,CEOofNagarPalikaaskingtheirreplywithinaspecificperiod.Thestatusofbasicamenitiesandtheinhumanconditionsinwhichthecommunitieswereforcedtolivesincethecolonywasbuiltwashighlightedinthemedia.Themediaalsohighlightedtheapathyofgovernmentdespitevariousdemocraticrepresentationsbycommunity.

Statelevel:ThecommunitywrotetothePrincipalSecretary,SocialJusticeandEmpowerment,andtheChiefMinisterofGujarathighlightingthestatusofbasicamenitiesininternallydisplacedcoloniesandcommunity’seffortstoaccessbasicamenities.Itrequestedthemtoexpeditetheprocessofimprovingbasicinfrastructureinthecolony.

Astudyon, ‘Basic Amenities in Muslim Concentrated areas of Gujarat” wasundertakenin63Muslimdominatedareasofthestate. Thestudyfocusedonbasicamenitieslikedrinkingwater,sanitationfacilities,roadconnectivity,availabilityofAnganwadiandschools,publichealthsystemandcreditfacilityfrombanksamongothers.

Adraftreportwasreleasedon18December2013,atAhmedabadwhichhighlightedthefollowingkeypoints:-

o Muslimareasinthecityandthestatethatboastsofvibrantdevelopmentlagbehindasfarasbasicamenitiesareconcerned.

o MuslimdominatedareasinAhmedabadandKutchhadtheleastdevelopedinternalandexternalroads.ForexampleJuhapurainAhmedabadhadapopulationoffourlakhMuslimsbutdoesnothaveoneinternalpuccaroad.

o AsfarasbankingandcreditisconcerneditfoundthatexceptforKutchandMehsanabankingfacilitieswerefairlyavailableinsurveyedareas.Butthepicturechangeddrasticallywhen accesstocreditwasanalyzed.TheStudyfoundthatMuslimsdonothaveaccesstocreditfrommainstreamfinancialbankstostartorexpandtheirbusinesses.

o FurtheritwasalsoseenthatlotofdiscriminationalsostemmedfromthepoorrepresentationofMuslimsintheassemblyandloweducationamongthem.

ACHIEVEMENTS: Theseeffortshaveledtomanyworkslikesanctioningandlayingofwaterpipeline,waterconnections,repairingofsewagegutters,newsewagelines,approachroadsandinternalroadsetc.beingundertakenbytherelevantauthoritiesindifferentareas.

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FacilitatingaccessandbenefitofvariousschemesunderPM’s15Pointprogramme:JanAdhikarManchhasbeeninstrumentalinspreadingawarenessregardingPrimeMinister’sNew15pointprogrammethroughbookletsandcommunitymeetings.SubsequentlyJAMhasbeensendingrepeatedapplicationsandRTIapplicationsindifferentdistrictslikeMehsana,Ahmedabad,AnandforimplementationofDistrictlevelMonitoringCommitteeunderthechairpersonshipofDistrictCollectorandappointmentofmembersfromnon-governmentsociety.TheapplicationalsorequestedimplementationofvariousschemesunderthePrimeMinister’s15pointprogramme.AstatelevelconventionwasalsoheldinthemonthofDecember2013toapprisethecommunityleadersregardingfollow-updonebyJanvikasregardingthequeriessenttodistrictandNationallevelforimplementationoftheprogramme.

Processsofar:o AwarenessmeetingaboutthePM’snew15point

programandschemesundertheprogram.

o FilingRTIandapplicationsfortheformationofmonitoringcommitteeatDistrictlevel.

o MonitoringandfacilitatingschemesofscholarshipthroughJAMpartners.

o ApplicationdemandingstatusinmonitoringcommitteefromAnand,HimmatnagarandMehsana.

ACHIEVEMENTS:o Awarenessgeneratedamongstmorethan1000

peopleaboutthedifferentschemesandprogramofPM’snew15pointprogram.

o GovernmentResolutiononannouncementofthescholarshipschemewassenttoschools;30YouthfromdifferentareascameforwardtosupportintheprocessofgettingPre-MatricScholarship.

o Around6000Pre-MatricScholarshipformsweredistributedtoschoolswhichwerefilledbyauthoritiesoftheschools.

o Facilitatedopeningofaround5000bankaccountsofthestudentsinDenaBankandSBI.

o Effortswereinitiatedin20schoolswithsupportfrom30youthfromdifferentareasbyeducationprogrammeteamandJAMpartnerstoinformandsupportstudentstoapplyforPre-MatricscholarshipunderthePM’s15PointProgramme.

o 251studentsbenefitedunderpost-matricscholarshipwithdirectintervention.

o 87studentsreceivedscholarshipunderMerit-cum-meansschemes.

o 164studentsbenefitedunderMaulanaAzadFoundationscholarshipschemes.

o 16624studentsgetbenefitsofPre-matricscholarshipwithdirectintervention.

o Pre-MatricscholarshipworthRS1,95,000to195studentswassanctionedafterRTIapplicationatKhambhat.

o Rs.5.89croreshasbeensanctionedfortotalreconstructionofGovernmentschoolatMehsana.

Access to socio-economic rights:

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Theyear2013-2014witnessedstrengtheningofcommunityorganizationofyouth,womenandcommunityleadersthatledtopowershiftwithinandoutsidethecommunity.Awarenessamongtheyouthregardingrighttoeducationandparticipationingovernanceincreasedandtheystartedparticipatinginpublicspheres.Youthhavestartedtakingupcommunityissueslikeeducation,scholarship,drinkingwater,approachroadandinternalroadstoappropriategovernmentforums.

Sustainedcommunityefforts,educatingcommunityregardingthenewlawsandnegotiationwithgovernmentofficialsforhousingtitleshavehelpedIDPscompiledocumentsandsubmitittotherelevantgovernmentdepartments.

ThemobilityofMuslimwomenhasincreasedasevidencedbytheirattendanceinmeetingsandtrainings.Womenhavestartedevolvingtheirownforumtoaddressissuesofdomesticviolencewhichwasunheardofbefore.Theyhavestartedchallengingthepatriarchalstructureandresortingtoconstitutionalmeansofjustice.

• Communitymeeting:Communitymeetinghasbeenanimportantfeatureofsupportingandstrengtheningtheprocessofcommunityorganization.Atpresentthereare20communitylevelcommitteesindifferentdistrictsconsistingof12membersofwhich50%arewomen.ThisCommitteemeetsonceintwomonthsandhasevolvedasaspaceforpeopletocometogethertoplanandsharetheirexperiencesregardingcommunityissues.Itisnoteworthythatwomentakegreatinterestinattendingthecommunitymeetings,planningandmakingdecisionsinthemeeting.

• StrengtheningCommunityLeadership:Seriesoftrainingprogramsandworkshopswereorganizedfor120communityleadersofdifferentareas.Thecommunityleadersweregiveninputsonworkingofthebureaucracyandwritingskills,usingRTItoseekinformationfromgovernmentdepartmentsandfollowup.Thishasempoweredthepeopleindemandingaccesstobasicamenities.AwarenesswasalsogeneratedaboutfunctioningandproceduresofMunicipalCorporationinurbanareasandaboutGramSabhainruralareas.

COMMUNITY ORGANIzATION AND LEADERShIP PROMOTION AT COLONY LEVEL:

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ADDRESSING ISSUES Of VIOLENCE AGAINST wOMEN AND STRENGThENING ThEIR ORGANIzATION AND LEADERShIP (MAhILA SAMAJIK NYAY MANCh):

Theyear2013-2014witnessedMuslimwomenleaderstakingleadershiponissueofsocialjustice.Inthepastoneyear,womenleadersofHimmatnagarandModasahavebeenworkingwithwomenfacingdomesticviolence.Theyrealizedthatvictimswhospeakabouttheviolencefacedwithinthefourwallsoftheirhomesneedlegalandpsycho-socialsupportandguidanceateverystep.Theyalsoexperiencedthatinsuchcircumstancesthevictim’sfamilyalsodoesnothelpherandoftenadvisehertogobacktoherhusband.Thismakesthevictimofgenderbasedviolenceveryvulnerable.

Intheabovecontext,womenleadersdecidedtoformamembership-basedwomen’sCBOandnamedit ‘MAHILA SAMAJIK NYAY MANCH’.Anywomanirrespectiveofherclass/religion/tribe/castecanbecomeamemberoftheorganizationbypayinglifetimemembershipfeeofRs.50/-.

The main activities of the Manch as decided by the women leaders are: • Takeupissuesofviolenceagainstwomenin

SabarkanthaandAravallidistrict

• Awarenessgenerationamongthecommunityregardinggenderdiscrimination

• Implementationofgovernmentschemesmeantforwomen

• Sensitizingmenandsocietyongenderissues

STRATEGY:• Identifying15womenleaderseachfrom

SabarkanthaandAravallidistrictswhowouldbetrainedasPara-legalworkerstotakeupcasesofdomesticviolence.

• Networkingwithpoliceofficials,ProtectionOfficerandadvocatesforimplementationoflawsprotectingwomen.

• Disseminationofinformationofthecentreanditsactivitiesthroughpamphletsandcampaigns.

Janvikas, has been involved with building perspective and capacities to fight gender discrimination. The major strategies are:

• Communitymeetings

• Trainingprogrammes

• Campaignsoncreatingawarenessamongstthecommunityregardinggenderdiscrimination

• Leadershipandperspectivedevelopmentontheimpactofgenderbiasanddiscriminationinanefforttocreateanenvironmentofequalityamongsexes

• NetworkingwithGovernmentstakeholderslikepoliceofficials,protectionofficerandlawyers

OUTPUTS:

• InSabarkanthaandModasa,womenhavestartedarticulatingissuesofdomesticviolenceathome.Womenleaders’helpissoughtinsolvingissuesofdomesticviolence.

• Womenleadershavebegunhandlingcasesofdomesticviolence.

• Theidentityofwomenleadershasbeenestablishedamongstpoliceofficersandlawyers

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ACHIEVEMENTS:• Creationofpublicargumentandsensitisationof

thecommunityontheissueofviolenceonwomenandgirlchildeducation.

• Reachedouttomorethan1000peoplewiththemessagetostopviolenceagainstwomenandpromotinggirlchildeducationthroughcampaigns.

• InitiationofMuslimwomenDistrictlevelforumatHimmatnagarandAnand.

• Twoadolescentgirlsgroupsof30girlsformedatAhmedabadandHimmatnagar.

• Morethan88womenweregivenleadershipcapacitybuildingtrainingandtheyhavebegunraisingcommunityissues.

• Mobilityofwomenandgirlsinworkingareashasincreased.

• Participationof320communitywomenandmeninOneBillionRisingmovementfrom5districts.

CHALLENGES:

• Thedemocraticspacesareshrinkingandthuspeople’svoicesandrepresentationsofissuesarenotheard.Inthecomingdays,marginalizedpeoplewillhavetofighthardertodemandtheirrightsandensuretheiraccesstobasicservices.

• TheIDPsinhabitingreliefcoloniesbuiltbycharitabletrustsandNGOsarelivingwithasenseofinsecurity.AlotofworkstillneedstobedonewithMuslimreligioustrustsfortransferofhousingtitlesinthenameofbeneficiarieswhoarelivingintheIDPcolonies.

• Thebasicamenitieslikeinternalroads,approachroads,sanitationarestillafarcryinsomeoftheinternallydisplacedcolonies.Despitevariousdemocraticrepresentations

togovernmentstructures,thesehavebeenhostileandpeoplehavebeenunsuccessfulinaccessingbasicamenities.Thereforeinthecomingyears,thecommunityorganizationshavetochangetheirstrategiesandstepuptheiradvocacyeffortsforaccessingbasicamenitiesintheircolonies.

• AlotofeffortstillneedstobemadeforeffectiveimplementationofRighttoEducationonmatterofinfrastructuredevelopmentandqualityofeducation.ThebiggestchallengeisthecapacityoftheSchoolManagementCommitteewhichisresponsibleforfunctioningandmanagementofschool.Theseneedtobestrengthenedandmadeinclusivebyimprovingtheparticipationofparentsespeciallywomenandmarginalizedintheschool.

• AdvocacyeffortsneedtobesteppedupforimplementationofPrimeMinister’sNew15pointprogrammeinGujaratbystrengtheningtheJanAdhikarManch.

• Effortshavebeenmadeforstrengtheningwomenleaderstoaddressissuesofdomesticviolenceundertheaegisofcommunitybasedwomen’sorganization.Thebiggestchallengeistoaddressissuesarisingfrompatriarchalstructure.Secondly,Muslimwomenhavetakeninitiativeincreatingaspacewherewomenofallreligion/caste/classcancometogethertoaddresstheissueofdomesticviolence.Inthecomingyears,thechallengewouldbetoevolveanorganizationofwomenwherebarriersareovercome.Third,thereisaneedtocreateconducivelinkagesbetweenwomen’sorganizationsandgovernmentagenciesworkingonprotectionofwomen’srights.

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PARYAVARANMITRA

Thegoalof ParyavaranMitra is to focusonecological/environmental imbalance indevelopmentprojects, socialinjustice, human rights violations and try to resolve these issues. It acts as a watchdog and pressure group inimplementationofenvironmentactsandrules.Webelieveinprecautionaryprincipleforenvironmentalissueswhichmeans–developmentactivitieswhichhavepotentialtopollutenaturalresourcesmusttakemeasurestoprotecttheenvironment,andfollowrulesandregulationsforourcommonassets.

1. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE (VIOLATION Of RIGhTS Of PEOPLE BY INDUSTRIES/ GOVT. PROJECTS) ThROUGh LEGAL AND POLITICAL ACTION. ADVOCACY: ParyavaranMitrahasusedtheRTI(RighttoInformation)Actasatoolforenvironmentalpreservationandtocontrolpollution.RTIapplicationsarefiledtogetinformationonenvironmentalconcernstomonitorandfollowupenvironmentallaws.Atotalof22RTIapplicationshavebeenfiledinthereportingperiod.ADVOCACYTHROUGHCOMMENTSONVARIOUSPROVISIONS

• CommentsonthedraftofMunicipalSolidWaste(Managementandhandling)Rules2013on 18/10/2013

• Commentsonthedraftrulefor“RighttofairCompensationandTransparencyinLandAcquisition,RehabilitationandResettlementAct,2013”on20/11/2013

INTERVENTIONTHROUGHNATIONALGREENTRIBUNAL(NGT)

a Bench Mark Judgement by national Green Tribunal on Municipal solid Waste Management:AcasewasfiledintheNGTbyParyavaranMitra,ShriShailendrasinhJadejaandotherresidentsofNakravadiagainstGPCB(GujaratPollutionControlBoard),CPCB(CentralPollutionControlBoard),RMC(RajkotMunicipalCorporation)andHanjerBiotechEnergiesPrivateLimited(HBEPL).Itclaimedthatduetomismanagementofthewasteatthemunicipalsolidwaste(MSW)landfillsite,

theruralpopulationofthesurroundingregionswasfacingproblemsofleachate-groundwaterproblem,adverseimpactonambientairquality,degradationofqualityofthefarmlandsandotheradverseimpactoftheill-treatedoruntreateddispersionoftheMSW.Alsomorelandwasallottedforthelandfillwhichwouldhaveaddedtoairandwaterdegradation.

TheNGTpassedajudgmentinfavouroftheapplicantandorderedRMCtocompensateaffectedvillagersatRs.20,000/-eachandRs.1,00,000/-altogethertoParyavaranMitra,ShailendrasinhJadejaandotherapplicants.ItdismissedthepleaofrestitutionoflandbutorderedRMCtoensurethatproperoperation,treatment,processingatthesiteincludingthegreenbeltandcompoundwall.ItalsoaskedGPCBtoconductairandwatermonitoringatthissite.GPCBhasbeenaskedtosubmitstatusreportofMSWfacilitiesinthestate,operatedbymunicipalcorporationandcouncilstoUrbanDevelopmentdepartment,GovernmentofGujarat.ItisfurtherdirectedthatbasedonthestatusreportbyGPCB,theseofficialsshouldinterveneandtakemeasuresforeffectiveimplementationofMSWrules.

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b Benchmark judgement by NGT Pipavav Port Ltd. Amreli: Theenvironmentclearance(EC)grantedtoGujaratPipavavPortLtdforexpansionofitsportinPipavavinAmreliwaschallengedbyParyavaranMitraonthegroundsthatEAChasassessedtheprojectinacasualandimpropermanner.Thepetitionhighlightedthatthecompanydidnotcomplywithclearanceconditionsaccordedtoitduringpreviousexpansions.

TheGujaratPipavavPortLtd.deniedanyviolationofconditionssetoutinearlierECs.

Hearingtheappeal,theNGTsaidthattheEC“does not reflect independent evaluation”bytheauthority.ThebenchremandedthemattertotheMoEFanditsExpertAppraisalCommittee(EAC)forreassessmentandreconsideration,whileorderingthattheECbekeptinabeyanceforsixmonths.

AdVocAcy through MediA

Variousrepresentationsandmemorandumsweresenttoprintmediawhichreceivedextensivecoverage.Closeto42newsitemswereprintedinthelocalnewspapersinAhmedabad.

AdVocAcy through correSpondence (letterS)

Severalletters,Memorandumsandrepresentationshavebeenmadetovariousauthoritiesresponsibleforensuringthatdevelopmentalprojectsposenoharmandthreattocommonpeoplewhoserighttocleanenvironmentwouldbeviolatedotherwise.ForinstanceMemorandumshavebeensenttoHon’bleGovernor,Gujarat,MinisterforEnvironmentandForests,ChiefMinister,StateGovernmentofGujarat,ConcernedDistrictCollectors,PollutionControlBoardsetc.

2. EMPOwERING COMMUNITIES TO RAISE ThEIR CONCERNS IN EPh AND ENSURE ThEIR CONCERNS ARE hEARD AND ADDRESSED IN ThE PLAN Of INDUSTRIAL UNITS. Environment Public Hearing (eph)isonesuchinstrument,whichgivesaffectedpeopleanopportunitytoraisetheirconcerns,andhelpsraiseawarenessaboutpossibleimpactsofthatproject.Itstrengthenspublicparticipationindecision-makingprocessalongwithlocalself-government.IntheyearApril2013-March2014,ParyavaranMitra:• Intervenedin83EPHsbysendingwritten

commentsasplausiblestakeholder;

• Organizedpre-meetingforEPHandencouragedpeopletoparticipateactivelyinEPH;

• Attendedandundertookfieldworkin32EPHs;• Informedlocalpeople/organizationsthrough

letters,e-mails,telephonictalkandsmallmeetingsandencouragedthemtoparticipate.

• EmpoweredpeoplebyprovidinginformationaboutprocedureofEPH,projectdetail,pointstorepresentduringEPHandalsohelpingthemtopreparewrittenpresentation.

CombatingClimateChange:InterventioninCleanDevelopmentMechanism(CDM)CDMprojectsareimplementedtoreducegreenhousegasesemissionandGlobalwarming.IndiaispreferreddestinationforCDMprojectduetodiversityinprojects,availabilityofskilledpeopleandeasypermissionfromauthority.TheIndiangovernmentactsasamerepromoterofCDMprojectsratherthanmonitoringandevaluatingtheseprojects.ParyavaranMitraiscloselyobservingtheCDMpolicyinIndiaandtheproposedandimplementedprojectsinGujarat.Itseesitsroleas:

• Studyingspecificprotocolsandtheirimplicationsonthepoorandmarginalizedandsimplifying

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andcommunicatingtheimplicationsaspartoftheEnvironmentalPublicHearingprocessforclearancesofIndustrialProjects.

• PromoteandmonitortheCDMprojectsinvariouswaysthatpromotecleandevelopmentwithpeople’sconsent.

CDM projects and Sustainable Development in India: Enabling People’s Voices in Policy Choices

AsastatepartnerofLaya,aVishakhapatnambasedNGO,AndhraPradesh,ParyavaranMitrahasidentified4CDM

projectsinGujarat-ofwhichtwoareoperational(firsttwo)andtwoareinthepipeline(invalidationprocess).

• Sintex7.5MWNaturalgasbasedpackagecogenerationproject,Gujarat.

• 51MWwindprojectofONGCatSurajbari,Gujarat(Large).

• SolarPowerPlantof15MWinGujaratbyPalaceSolarEnergyPrivateLimited.

• IntroductionofanewGasTurbinebasedCombinedHeatandPower(CHP)plantwithNaturalGasfuel,in

existingCHPfacilitieswithgridconnectivityatfertilizercomplexofKRIBHCOatHazira,Gujarat.

ParyavaranMitrastudiedanddocumentedpeoples’

perceptionsinrelationtopromisedsustainable

developmentobjectivesofthe2identifiedCDM

projectsinoperation.

• It visited the villages, met people and prepared

separatedetailforeachproject.

• TranslatedthemainpointsintoGujaratiandshared

withlocalpeople.

• Studiedtheprocessoflocalstakeholderconsulta-

tion foreachprojectand it foundfakepersons in

listofattendeesforONGCproject.

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3. CREATING AwARENESS Of ENVIRONMENTAL LAwS, hUMAN RIGhTS ISSUES DUE TO VIOLATION Of ENVIRONMENTAL LAwS AND ThE RIGhTS Of PEOPLE. Participation in Climate Change Conference, 11-22 November 2013, Warsaw: ArepresentativeofParyavaranMitraparticipatedinWarsawClimateChangeConferenceheldfrom11-22NovemberinPolandandspokeinasideeventorganizedon15November2013on“human rights: how lessons learnt from the cdM can inform the design of new market mechanism”

paryavaran Mitra - Bimonthly newsletter

ParyavaranMitranewsletterisabi-monthlypublication.Ithasalreadycompleted172issues.Itcontainsarticlesonpolicylevelchangesinenvironmentallegislationandotherburningenvironmentalissues.Sixissueswerepublishedinthereportingperiod(April2013toMarch2014).

environment paralegals : rural outreach

EnviroParalegalscampaignwasinitiatedbyParyavaranMitrain2005toendthelocalenvironmentalissuesandencouragepeopletoparticipateinEPH. ParyavaranMitra’sParalegalshavebeenactivein4blocks(Padra,Rajula,KhambhatandJhagadia)andtheyconstantlytrytobringanendtothelocalenvironmentalissuesandencouragepeopletoparticipateinEPH.Theyundertakeactivitieslikemeetingsanddiscussionswiththeruralcommunity,filingaswellashelpingcommunitymembersfileRTIsonenvironmentalconcerns,motivatingpeopletoparticipateinEPH,informingthemhowindustrializationandtheconsequentlandacquisitionisadverselyaffectingtheirlivelihood,environment,agriculture,groundwateretc.

other Awareness events

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY PROGRAMME AT HYPER-CITY (5th June 2013)Think.Eat.Save.isananti-foodwasteandfoodlosscampaignthatencouragesindividualstoreducetheirfoodprint.ParyavaranMitraincollaborationwithGujaratPollutionControlBoardorganizedWorldEnvironmentDayprogramatHypercityMall,Ahmedabad.TheaimofthisprogramwastogenerateawarenessonthethemeThink.Eat.Save.whichcommonpeoplecanrelatetointheirdailylives.Itincludedvariousactivitiesforchildrenlikeskit,drawingcompetition,elocutionetc.

wORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY PROGRAMME AT CADILA hEALThCARE LTD,CadilaHealthcareLtdinvitedParyavaranMitraforenvironmentalawarenessprogramonWorldEnvironmentDaywhereParyavaranMitramadeapresentationonCurrentscenarioofGujaratandWorldEnvironmentDayandsharedexperiencesofenvironmentalissueswiththeemployeesofthecompany.

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Awareness through Media

• PressConferencebyGujaratSocialWatchon “Gulf of khambhat Development Project (kalpasar) inAhmedabadonMay21,2013 tomakepeopleawareofthegroundrealityoftheKalpasarprojectandGujarat’sdemocracywithrespecttoenvironmentalprojects.

• PressConferenceorganizedbyParyavaranMitraon4June2013onthetheme“Think.Eat.Save.”tocommemoratetheWorldEnvironmentDay2013.Over25-30mediapersonsattendedthepressconferenceandwascoveredinmanyEnglishandGujaratinewspapers.

• PressconferencewasjointlyorganizedbyParyavaranMitra,ParyavaraniyaVikasKendraandMilletNetworkofIndiaonInternationalFamilyFarmingDayon22November2013withtheobjectivetosupportthedevelopmentofagricultural,environmentalandsocialpoliciesconducivetosustainablefamilyfarming;increaseinknowledge,communicationandpublicawareness;attainmentofbetterunderstandingoffamilyfarmingneeds,potentialandconstraintsandensuretechnicalsupport;andcreationofsynergiesforsustainability.

• PressconferencewasorganizedbyParyavaranMitraandParyavaranVikasKendra-RajkotafterthebenchmarkjudgementbyNGTonmunicipalsolidwastemanagement

• PressconferencewasorganizedbyGujaratSocialWatchandPUCLonfindingsofCAGreport2012ontheloopholesindemocracyinGujaratandtheneedforpublicauditbureau.

• RepresentativesofParyavaranMitraparticipatedin26differentprogrammesandeventsintheelectronicmedia.

4. STATE SECRETARIAT Of NATIONAL SOCIAL wATCh AND MILLET NETwORK.

• Paryavaran Mitra hasbeenanchoringGujarat social Watch (GSW)whichisaffiliatedwithNationalSocialWatch(NSW),andannuallypublishesitsresearchanalysison“State Assembly and its Functioning”.In2013GSWsignedanMOUwithNSWfor“Assessment of working of national green tribunal (western region)”.TheaimofthisstudywastounderstandtheorganizationalstructureoftheNGT,theimpactoftheNGTinensuringpeople’srighttocleanenvironment,andtocheckthelegalproceduretotransferthependingcasestotheNGTfromstatecourts.ThedraftreporthasbeensubmittedtoNSWinJanuary2014.

• InAugust2013,GSWmettheGujaratgovernorandsubmittedamemorandumaskingforurgentstepstoensurethatthestateassemblyinGujaratdoesnotmeetasamereformalitybutshouldbeavibrantdemocraticmechanism.Providingdatawhichshowsadeclineinworkingdaysofthestateassembly,therepresentationsaidtherefusaltodiscussvitalissuessuggeststhatdemocracyinthestateisbeingadverselyaffected.

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5. CAPACITY BUILDING Of GRASSROOT ORGANIzATIONS, COMMUNITY LEADERS ON ISSUES Of ENVIRONMENTAL LAwS AND VARIOUS MEChANISMS.

• Aregionalworkshopwasorganizedonthetheme “Best Practices and Success Stories in RTI”byYASHADA(Pune)inDecember2013.ParyavaranMitraparticipatedandpresentedasuccessstoryon “ConstructionofshoppingmallswithoutenvironmentalclearanceinurbanandruralAhmedabad”.Thestorywasnominatedandpresentedintheworkshop.

• ParyavaranMitraincollaborationwithGPCB,GandhinagarandCSE,Delhiorganizeda2-daytrainingprogramon“Role of social worker in environmental protection”forfacultymembersofMastersofSocialWorkcourse.Themainobjectiveofthetrainingprogramwasawarenessraisingonvariousaspectsofenvironmentandtheirroleinenvironmentprotectiontothefacultymembers.Atotalof22participantsfrom13collegeswerepresentinthetrainingprogram.ParticipantswerefacultymembersfromGujaratVidhyapith,HemchandracharyaNorthGujaratUniversity,SaurashtraUniversity,andBhavnagarUniversity.

• Aseminaron“Global warming 2014-COP19” wasorganizedatGujaratVidyapithbyParyavaranMitraincollaborationwithManviyaTechForum,andGujaratSarvodayMandal.Thishasbecomeanannualfeature.

• ParyavaranMitraco-organisedaNationalworkshopon“LandrightsandCarbonMarkets”heldatPunefrom20-22February2014.

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ParyavaranMitrawasstartedasanenviro-legalcellofCentreforSocialJustice(CSJ)intheyear1997onenvironmentalissuesthathaveanimpactonthehumanrightsofpeople,especiallymarginalizedcommunities.Towardsthis,ParyavaranMitra’sapproachhasbeentomonitorimplementationofenvironmentallawsmeantforindustriesandtakeupissuesofhumanrightsandinjusticecausedbyindustrialandgovernmentdevelopmentprojects,policyadvocacyandcreatingawarenessandbuildingcapacitiesoflocalorganizationsandcommunity-basedleaders.ParyavranMitraiswellknowninGujaratasanautonomousinstitution.TheleadershipofParyavaranMitraisconfidentofhivingofffromJanvikasandbuildingitasanindependentinstitution.AseriesofdiscussionswereheldintheboardmeetingsofJanvikasaswell

PARYAVARAN MITRA Towards becoming independent institution.

aswithinParyavaranMitratoworkoutroadmapofmakingitanindependentinstitution.AthreeyearroadmaphasbeenpreparedwhichincludesregistrationofParyavaranMitra,strengtheninggovernanceandfinancesystemsofParyavaranMitra,phasewisereductionoffinancialresourcesfromJanvikastoParyavaranMitra,fundraisingstrategiesforParyavaranMitraandformalizingrelationshipbetweenParyavaranMitraandJanvikas.Bytheendofthreeyears,ParyavaranMitrawillbefullyindependentintermsofhavingitsowngoverningboard,internalgovernanceandfinancesystems,itsownpolicies,etc.ParyavaranMitrawillcontinuetobeoneoftheinstitutionalfieldofJanvikas.DuringnextthreeyearsJanvikasHIDRCwillprovideHIDsupportasperexpectationsofParyavaranMitra.

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ThE hUMAN AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE CENTRE (hIDRC)

ThemandateoftheHumanandInstitutionalDevelopmentResourceCenter(HIDRC)istoprovideHIDsupporttoorganizationsandindividualstostrengthengrass-rootorganizations,issue-basednetworksandinitiativesandprogrammesofJanvikassothattheybecomeeffectiveandefficientinbringingaboutconcretechangesandrealizationofrightsinthelivesofthemarginalizedanddiscriminatedcommunitiesandtherebycontributeinbuildingajust,democraticandsecularsociety.HIDRC’sthematicareasofworkhavedeepenedovertheyearstofocusonthefollowing:

1. Strengthenorganizationsworkingonhumanrightsofmarginalizedcommunitiesanddevelopleadershipinmarginalizedcommunities.

2. Initiateanddevelopaprogrammeonaddressingissuesofurbanpoor.

3. Developsocialperspectiveandfacilitateintegratingtheperspectiveincivilsocietyorganizations.

4. HIDsupporttoprogrammesandinitiativesofJanvikassothattheseprogrammes/initiativesaredeveloped,strengthened,andbecomeautonomouswithstrongleadership.

5. Strengthengovernance,leadershipinCivilSocietyOrganizations.

6. ProvideHIDservicestoNGOs,issuebasednetworksetc.

STRENGThEN ORGANIzATIONS wORKING ON hUMAN RIGhTS Of MARGINALIzED COMMUNITIES AND DEVELOP LEADERShIP IN MARGINALIzED COMMUNITIES: SupportingEradicationofManualScavengingProgram: Thisprogramisbeingimplementedwith12CBOsacross5states(Gujarat,UP,AP,Karnataka,TamilNadu)sinceAugust2011.Asthecentralsupportandcoordinationhuboftheprogram,HIDRCprovideshandholdingsupporttothesegroups

throughtworegionalcoordinators.ManavGarima,Gujarat,acriticalpartnerintheprogram,isgivenconstanthandholdingandotherstrategicsupportbyamemberofJanvikas.These3youngprofessionalswerementoredbyseniormembersofJanvikastounderstandtheirrolebetterandplayiteffectively.

• ProgramcoordinatorvisitedpartnerCBOsandsupporteditsstaffinreviewingtheirwork,identifyinganddiscussingstrategicareasofintervention,etc.

• Janvikasinitiatedaninnovativedemonstrationprogramwherepartnersweresupportedtooffersafetyequipmentstosweepersandprovided2128setsofequipment.CBOsinitiatedcommunityeducationprocesstoencouragesweeperstousesafetyequipmentsandformedcommunitymonitoringgroupstoensurethatthosewhoreceivesafetyequipmentsusethemregularly.Thiscreatedanimpactongovernmentdepartmentsaswellassomeprivateemployerstoprovidesafetyequipmentstosweepers.

• AnotherinnovationbyJanvikaswastoprovidesmallrevolvingfundofRs.10,000/-toeachCBOtopromoteentrepreneurshipamongstindividualsfromscavengingcommunity.Twooccupationswereidentified–runningafoodstalltobreakcastemindsetandhousekeepingtomakethatworkmoreorganizedandrespectable.CBOstaffspenttimeintalkingtocommunityonboththeseideas,identifiedpersonswithpotentialandeagernesstostartbusiness.Motivators(staffofCBOs)aftergettingtrainingatJanvikasworkedwithentrepreneurs,helpedthemidentifyfooditemandplacetosell,educatedthemonsettingupneatandcleancart/stall,managebusinessprofessionally,preparebusinessplanandrepaymentschedule.Thus,wecouldpromote12entrepreneurswhoarerunningbusinessofcookingandsellingtea/idly/Chinese/chhole-bhature/eggdishes,earningbetweenRs.300toRs.1000aday,atmarketplaces,challengingcastemindsetandattractingdinerswiththeircleanlinessandqualityservice.

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•Socio-economic-politicalconditionofscavengingcommunityintimesofincreasing

urbanization.

•ProhibitionofEmploymentasManualScavengersandtheirRehabilitationAct,2013.

UnderstandingtheActandplanningstateandlocalleveladvocacy.

•Trainingofmotivatorsonselfemploymentinfoodmaking,sellingandhousekeeping.

•Preparingbusinessplanandsupportinganentrepreneurinrunningthebusiness.

•Strategiesofmotivatingcommunitytousesafetyequipmentsandenteralternate

employment.

•Developingconceptnoteandactionplanforfundraisingforenterprisedevelopment

•Reviewofprevioustwoyearsofworkandplanningnextyear’swork.

•Facilitatedexposurevisitto2partnerCBOs–READandCARDSinTamilNadu

•Occupationalhealthhazardsforsweepers,manholeworkersandmanualscavengers.

•Urbanslumissuesvis-à-visscavengingcommunityandeffectivestrategiestoaddressthem.

•Devadasiissue.

•Understandingtheirownorganizations–people,systems(planning,reviewing,monitoring,

MIS,etc.)andgovernancerelatedpractices.Planningstrategiestostrengthenareaswhichare

challenging.

•Sharingofexperiencesofentrepreneurshippromotionaswellasreviewingimpactofsafety

equipmentdistributioninitiative.

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august 2013

October 2013

January 2014

Janvikasalsofacilitatedthefollowinglearningeventsforpartners:

• Systemsofplanning,monitoring,review,datarecording,reporting,etc.weredevelopedandfollowedthroughtheyear.

• FundraisingeffortshavealsobeeninitiatedwithSDTTwhichhassupportedtheprograminfirstphase.Supportfromotherdonorsisalsobeingexplored.

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SupporttoDalitFoundation(DF): DFisaccessinglongtermHIDsupportfromHIDRCforitsstaffandpartners.Mr.VijayParmar–CEOofJanvikasisconductingseriesofcapacitybuilding,perspectivedevelopment,strategicplanning,reviewandteambuildingworkshopswithdifferentstakeholdersofDF.Duringthereportingperiod8suchprogrammeshavebeenfacilitated.

SupporttoNationalCampaignonDalitHumanRights(NCDHR):NCDHRisalsooneofthelong-termHIDservicerecipientsofHIDRCalongwithJanvikas.Mr.VijayParmar–CEOofJanvikasisofferinghisHIDservicestoNCDHRasaHIDresourcepersonaswellasleadingononethematicnationallevelcampaignofNCDHRonfacilitatingaccesstoeconomicrightstoDalitcommunity.AstheconvenerofthiscampaignhealsorepresentsNCDHRinmanynationalandinternationalforums.

ValmikiWomenSavingsandCreditCooperativeSociety:Asavingsandcreditcooperativesocietywasstartedintheyear2008toensureeasyaccessofcredittotheValmikicommunitytoendtheviciouscycleofdebtwithprivatemoneylenders.Thehighlightsoftheyearare:

• Auditedaccountsandstatementsfortheyear2012-13.

• AnnualGeneralBodyMeetingofcreditcooperativesocietywascalledinDecember2013.Itwasdecidedtomakesociety100%womenmembershipbasedandanewallwomenmanagementcommitteewaselected.BydoingsoavenuesforcreditfrommainstreamfinancialinstitutionslikeNABARD,FWWBopenup.

• Thereare514womenmembersinthesociety.

• Totalsavingsason31stMarch2014wasRs.5,99,123includingRs.1,20,000sharecapital.

• Handholdingsupporttonewmanagementcommitteeandstaffofcreditsociety.

• Monthlymeetingsofthemanagementcommitteehavebeenregularised.

• Collectionofsavingsandrecoveryofloan,enrolmentofnewmembers,writingandkeepingaccountsandotherregistersandoverallmanagementofthesocietywasdone.

PanchmahalMahilaVikasSangathan(PMVS):PanchmahalMahilaVikasSangathanhasbeeninitiatedbyHIDRCwithfellowshipstotwoyoungwomenwhowantedtoworkwithlocalwomenontheirdevelopmentalissues.Aspartofthisfellowshiptheyinitiatedsavingsgroupsoflocaladivasi,dalit,muslimandotherpoorwomen.Aftersixmonths,HIDRCstartedfacilitatingtheirworkandhelpedthemtoregisterasaving’sandcreditcooperative.

Theyear2013-2014witnessedtheformationandregistrationofawomen’sorganizationinPanchmahals,namedMahila vikas Mandalwith1572members.ItwasregisteredbothasaTrustandaSocietyinMarch 2014.TheMahilaVikasMandalwasoperationalininformalmannerforthepastthreeyears,howevertheneedtoinstitutionalizewasexpressedbywomenastheirsavingsandcreditgrewinscale.Theregistrationoftheorganizationhasbeenasteptoformalizeitsmissionanditsobjectives.

MahilaVikasMandalisanorganizationofMuslim,Dalit,OBCandtribalwomen.Thisorganizationhasbecomeaspaceforwomenofdifferentcommunitiestocometogetherandaddressissuesofpracticalandstrategicinterests.

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ThemajoractivitiesofMahilaVikasMandal:

• To mobilizesavingsandprovidecreditservicestomembersatnominalrateofinterest.

• DisseminationofGovernmentschemesthroughquarterlyinformationleafletandimplementationofthesame.

• Campaignongirlchildeducationandlinkingwithgovernmentforenrolmentofgirlchildanddropoutchildren.

• Campaignonreducingchildmarriage.

• Healthcampsfocusingonwomen’shealth.

• BuildingcapacitiesofwomenleadersforrepresentationinPanchayatsandNagarpalikas.

• Workingtowardsassetsbuildinginthenameofwomen.

• Todevelopentrepreneurskillsamongwomen.

Currently 1572 women have registered as members of the cooperative from 72 villages. Total savings are INR 9,14,724.00 on 31st March 2014.

MahilaSamajikNyayManch:JanvikasstartedworkinginSabarkanthadistrict,Gujarat,addressingissuesofdomesticviolencewithInternallyDisplacedwomenintheyear2013.Inthepastoneyear,womenleadersofHimmatnagarandModasahavebeenworkingwithwomenfacingdomesticviolence.Theyrealizedthatvictimswhospeakregardingviolencefacedwithinthefourwallsoftheirhomesneedlegalsupport,socialsupportandaccompanimentateachandeverystepandareveryvulnerable.ThedecisionofworkingondomesticviolenceissueswastakenbythewomenleadersofSabarkanthadistrictascasesofdomesticviolenceusedtocomeupfordiscussioninthecommunitymeetings.

TheformationofMahilaSamajikNyayManchistheresultofwomen’sdemandtofightagainstdomesticviolence,tochallengeandchangepatriarchalideology.Theobjectiveoftheforumwastoaddressissuesofdomesticviolenceintheirareas.AprocesswasfacilitatedtohelptheManchdecideonitsformat,modeofoperation,membershipbaseetc.

SpecialtrainingswereorganizedbyHIDRCforthewomenonlegalknowledgelikeProtectionofWomenagainstDomesticViolenceAct-2005,IPCS.498A;Cr.PC.S.125,FilingofF.I.R,Understandingproceduresofcourtetc.

JanvikasrepresentativeinSabarkanthasupportedwomenleadersindealingwithcases,filingFIRs,filingDIRsunderthePWDVA-2005.JanvikasalsofacilitatedameetingwithdifferentofficialstoinstitutionalizetherelationsbetweenleadersofMahilaSamajikNyayManchandtheStatemechanismprotectingthelegalrightsofwomenviz.lawyers,ProtectionOfficerandPoliceOfficers.

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ThecapacitydevelopmentofwomenleaderswouldbeundertakenbyJanvikas,CentreforSocialJusticeandlocallawyers.Janvikaswouldalsohelpinsettingofficeforlegalcounselinginfourblocks.

Someotheractivitiersundertakenwere:

• Conducted2-dayworkshopforMuslimwomenleadersofParwaaz–Awomen’sorganizationondevelopingcollectiveunderstandingandstrategyplanningtowardsresolvingwomen’sissuesinJuhapuraarea.

• Facilitatedreviewprocessof twograssrootorganisationsinnorthGujaratworkingonentitlementsandmonitoringproperimplementationoftheRighttoFoodschemes.

• Capacitybuildinginitiativesfor:

o ThegrassrootworkersofPrayas,alocalNGOworkingwithMigrantlabourers.

o TwocapacitybuildingprogrammesforShakti–LAHRC.OnewasfortheirteammembersandanotherforthelocalleadersassociatedwiththesevenPeople’sOrganisationspromotedbyShakti–LAHRC.

o CapacitybuildingofSangathteamthroughperspectiveandskillbuildingworkshops.

o AcapacitybuildingwiththelocalteamofSanchetanaonstrengtheningPOs.

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2. INITIATE AND DEVELOP A PROGRAMME ON ADDRESSING ISSUES Of URBAN POOR

WorkshoponUrbanPoverty: AworkshopwasorganizedincollaborationwiththeHousingandLandRightsNetwork(HLRN),NewDelhi.DifferentstakeholdersworkingontheissueofurbanpovertyandgovernanceinfromAhmedabad,VadodaraandSuratcitiesparticipatedintheworkshop.Theobjectiveoftheworkshopwastobuildcommonunderstandingonvariousissues/problemsfacedbyurbanpoorpeopleandcollectivelyevolveholisticapproachofwork.ItalsohelpedJanvikasinstrategizingitsworkontheissueofurbanpovertyandgovernance.Someactivitiesundertakenare:

• Translation,printinganddisseminationofbookletsonactionstepsintheeventofforcedevictions.

• StrengtheningManavGarimatoworkonissuesofhousingrights,manualscavengingandsolidwastemanagement.

• CompilingdataandinformationofurbanizationandtownplanninginAhmedabad.

• AworkshoponUrbanGovernancewasfacilitatedwiththestaffmembersofSaath–anNGOworkingontheurbanpovertyandgovernanceinAhmedabadcity.

3. hID SUPPORT TO PROGRAMMES AND INITIATIVES Of JANVIKAS SO ThAT ThESE PROGRAMMES/INITIATIVES ARE DEVELOPED, STRENGThENED, AND BECOME AUTONOMOUS wITh STRONG LEADERShIP.

• ODExerciseofJanvikas: DuringthereportingperiodJanvikasunderwentanODexercisefacilitatedbyexternalODexpertMs.SrilathaBatliwala.TheODexerciseaimedatreflectingonchangingsocio-ecoandpoliticalsituationinthecountryandgloballyandaligningJanvikas’sstrategicroleandinterventionswithrespecttosuchchangingscenario.

• AnnualreviewandplanningofJanvikas:HIDRCfacilitateda3-dayreviewandplanningmeetingofallstaffmembersofJanvikasatPastoralCentre,Nadiadbetween21-24April2014.

• UsingcomicsforGrassrootsAwareness,CampaignsandAdvocacy: Organizationsinthedevelopmentsectorcommunicatewiththeirstakeholdersinvariouswaysandmeans.Theeffortisalwaystomakethecommunicationassimple,creativeandinterestingaspossible.Comicsareamediumofexpressionwhichusesimages,oftenwithtextorotherformsofvisualinformation,tocommunicateideas.Comicsareknowntobeoneofthemostpowerfulcommunicationtools,andareauniquewaytocommunicate—usingbothimageandtexttoeffectivelydemonstratetime,function,andemotion.JanvikasinassociationwithWorldComicsandDrishtiorganizeda4-dayworkshopinAhmedabadfrom10-13June2013forgrassrootslevelorganizations.

• 22participantsfrom7organizationsparticipatedintheworkshopandtowardstheendoftheworkshop,eachparticipantproducedcomicpostersdisplayedasanexhibitionandforfeedbackfromthepublic.

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• IncubatingULive,ayouthemployabilitycell:RealizingtheneedforhousingaprofessionalteaminJanvikastoaddresslivelihoodrelatedissuesofyouthinJanvikas’ownprograms,theULiveinitiativewassetupinJune2011withHIDRCsupport.Basedonseveralyearsofexperiencewithvariouscollaborations,bothgovernmentandprivateinsemiurbanandruralareastheULiveCellwasformedtotakeupthetaskofyouthemployabilityasaspecializedrole.U-LIVEhas4fulltimeyoungprofessionalsandaparttimeconsultantascoordinationteam,whilethefacultyrunsprogramsatthecentrelevel.

4. STRENGThEN GOVERNANCE, LEADERShIP IN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIzATIONS:

FollowingprogrammesandprocesseswerefacilitatedbyHIDRCtostrengthengovernanceincivilsocietyorganizationsacrossthecountryduringthereportingperiod.

• AtrainingprogrammeofDalitorganisationsinMadhyaPradeshwasorganisedbyHIDF,BangaloreandSamarthan,Bhopalwithafocusonunderstandingissuesanddevelopingeffectivestrategiestoworkonthem.

• SupporttoKutchMahilaVikasSangathanforstrengtheningtheirgovernanceandfinancesystems.

• Facilitatedaworkshopofaround80communityleadersof‘AdhikarAwasJumbish’tostrengthentheircurrentorganization,howtostrategize.

• AworkshoponsocialsecurityofthemarginalizedandlocalgovernancewasfacilitatedbyHIDRCfortheGIzpartners.

• Mr.GaganSethiparticipatedinaneventorganizedbyUNinUSAontheMDG-Post2015focusedondevelopingprioritiesandstrategies.

• AspartofhandholdingprocessHIDRChelpeddevelopasimpleassessmenttoolfortheDonBoscoInstituteanditspartnerorganizationssupportedbytheDKA,Austria.ThepurposeoftheassessmenttoolwastounderstandthecapacitybuildingneedonHumanandInstitutionalDevelopmentsupportofthepartnersworkingin4differentstatesoftheNorthEastonhealth,ruraldevelopment,youthemployment,etc.

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• Janvikas-HIDRCdeliveredatwodaytrainingmoduleonGovernancefortwoCommunityRadiogroupsrespectivelyinShivpuri,MadhyaPradeshandLalitpur,UttarPradesh.BoththesegroupsarebeingsupportedbyUNICEFwithcapacitybuildingsupportprovidedbyDrishtioverthelast2years.HIDRCalsohelpeddesignandfacilitateasimpleyetparticipatoryperformanceappraisalprocessforitsstaff.

• TheSchoolDropoutPilotPreventionproject-aprojectofQuestAlliance-requestedJanvikastohelpfacilitateareviewandplanningworkshopfortheprojectteamandhelpstreamlinethemanagementprocessesfortheprogrammewhichhasbeenunderimplementationoverthelast2yearsandhasreceivedanextensionforanother2years.TheSDPPinSamastipurDistrictisalargeprojectwitharelativelynewofficewitha40memberfieldteamand226CommunityChampionsatSamastipur,Bihar.Theworkshopwasheldfrom1st to 3rdApril2013atSamastipur.ThisalsoresultedintheformationofaStrategicLeadershipBodythatwillmonitorandguidetheimplementationoftheproject.

• TheFriendsofWomen’sWorldBanking(FWWB)requestedJanvikastocarryoutaGovernanceCapacitybuildingprogrammefortwoofitspartnersinMadhyaPradesh.Janvikasprepareda7-monthscapacitybuildingprogrammecomprisingthreetrainingmodulesandhandholdingsupportinBoardmeetingstobuildcapacitiesofBoardmembersandCEOoftheorganizations.

TowardstheendofthecapacitybuildingexerciseafterthethirdmoduletheCEOsoftherespectivegroupsexpressedthatthereismarkedimprovementinthefunctioningandtheoverallperformanceoftheproducergroups.Moreimportantly,itwasagreedthattheBoardMembersandtheCEOunderstandtheirroleandtheirresponsibilitiesandthatthereisaboundarybetweenthegovernanceroleandthemanagementrolethatisunderstoodwellandmanagingthatboundarywelliskeytothesuccessoftheorganization.

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5. PROVIDE hID SERVICES TO NGOs, ISSUE BASED NETwORKS ETC.

Apartfromongoingandlong-termsupportwork,HIDRCalsosupportsvariousorganizationsthroughrangeofcapacitybuildingprogrammes,ODworkshops,reviewandevaluationoftheirprojectsandprogrammes,planningfacilitation,perspectivedevelopmentprogrammesetc.FollowingorganizationshavebeensupportedthroughsuchprogrammesbyHIDRCduringthereportingperiod.

• Swati–OD

• Antra–Evaluation

• Equation–Evaluation

• Eknath–OD

• QuestAlliance–Leadershipworkshop

• Equation-OD

• RainfedRuralAgricultureNetwork-Strengtheninginternalgovernance.

• PartnersinLawandDevelopment–OD

• ChristianAidpartners–Mainstreaminggenderperspectiveintheirwork.

• Sahjeevan–StrategicPlanning

• SouthAsiaWomen’sNetwork-Strategicplanning.

• IRMA-CSRworkshop.

• Quest–ODWorkshop.

• Eklavya–ODWorkshop.

• LeadershipAcademy–Aoneandhalfyearlongsecondlineleadershipdevelopmentprogramme–4thbatchaccomplishedinthemonthofFebruary.

Innovations/Initiativesincollaborationwithlike–mindedOrganization

• VocationalskilltraininginretailsalesthroughBlendedLearninginpartnershipwithQuestAlliance.

• SettingupConflictorium–aparticipatorymuseumbyInstituteforStudiesandtransformation(IST)incollaborationwithIDEAL–CSJandNavsarjan.

• DevelopingaTrainingCentreincollaborationwithIDEAL–CSJ.

• SettingupcommunityownedandruneducationsupportcentresinpartnershipwithManavGarima.

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GOVERNANCEANDFINANCEDEPARTMENT

TheGovernanceandFinanceDepartmentofJanvikasisrunbyaunitcalledGovernanceandFinancialServices(GFS).Thisisanautonomousunit,whichprovidesarangeofGovernanceandFinancerelatedservicestoJanvikasaswellasotherorganizations.

Duringtheyear2013-14,GFSorganizedtwomeetingsoftheJanvikasBoardofTrusteesandtwomeetingsofitsFinanceandMonitoringCommittee.Thefollowinglegalcomplianceswerefulfilled:-

1. ChangeReportinrespectofonenewlyappointedTrusteewasfiledwiththeofficeofTheDy.CharityCommissioner,Ahmedabadanddulyapproved;

2. ApplicationshavebeenmadetotheOfficeoftheCharityCommissioner,seekingpermissionforsaleofthreepropertieswhicharenotinuse.TheplanistoinvestinanewTrainingCentrefromtheproceedsoftheirsale;

3. InternalandStatutoryAuditswerecompletedontimeandallqueriesansweredtothesatisfactionoftheAuditors;

4. IncomeTaxandFCRAReturnsforthepreviousFinancialYearwerefiledonorbeforetheduedates;

5. ProvidentFundContributionsweredepositedwiththeOfficeoftheRegionalProvidentFundCommissionerandallnecessaryReturnsfiledbeforeduedates;

6. IncomeTax(TDS)andProfessionalTaxwasdeducted,asperrules,anddepositedwiththerespectiveauthorities;

7. StaffMediclaimandPersonalAccidentInsurancePolicieswererenewedandupdatedfromtimetotime,asrequired;

8. EmployeesGroupGratuitySchemewasrenewed.

GFSalsooverseesthefunctioningoftheJanvikasTrainingCentre(JTC)andtheJanvikasCredit Co-operative,knownasJCCStaffCreditandSupplyCo-operativeSocietyLtd(JCC).

Janvikas training centre

TheJanvikasTrainingCentre(JTC)wascreatedtoconductTrainingSessions,Workshops,Meetings,etc.forJanvikasaswellasotherorganizations.ThefacilitiesofferedbyJTCinclude:-

(a) NineACRooms,threeofwhicharetwin-sharingdeluxeroomswithTVsandtheremainingsixroomswhichcanaccommodatethreepersonseach;

(b) ADormitorywithsevenBeds;(c) TwoTrainingHalls;(d) ARecreation-cum-DiningHalland;(e) Afull-fledgedKitchen.

TheoccupancyratioofJTCfortheyear2013-14was37%forAccommodationand38%fortheTrainingHalls.JTCalsoprovidesLunchforstaffmembersofJanvikasanditssisterorganizations,atasubsidizedcost.

JTCalsomanagesaWomen’sHostelforwomenstaffmembersofJanvikasanditssisterorganizationsandaCrècheforthechildrenofallitsstaffmembers(maleandfemale).Anaverageof6womenstaffmembersand5childrenbenefitfromtheWomen’sHostelandCrèchefacilities,respectively.

JTCearnedrevenueofRs23,49,031.41andincurredanexpenditureofRs.23,83,820.35,resultinginadeficitofRs.34,789.06duringtheyearended31stMarch,2014.

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JCC Staff Credit and Supply Co-operative Society

TheJCCStaffCreditandSupplyCo-operativeSociety(JCC)providesameansofsmallsavings(minimumRs.200/[email protected]%painterest)andalsogivesfinancialassistanceintheformofsmallLoans(maximumRs.75,000/-)atanaffordablerateofinterest(11%pa)toJanvikasandCSJstaffmembers.

JCC has 80 members. The financial details as on 31st March, 2014 are as follows:-

- Savingsinmembers’contributionaccounts Rs.8,21,036.59

- Outstandinginmembers’loanaccounts Rs.12,52,348.95

- Interestpaidtomembersontheirsavings Rs.55,324.25

- Interestchargedfrommembersonloans Rs.1,29,249.17

- Unauditedsurplusgeneratedduringtheyear Rs.35,214.92

- Accumulatedprofits Rs.1,52,659.14

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Diversity profile of staff as on 31st March, 2014:

social Group Male staff Female staff Total staff

General 13 13 26

ReligiousMinorities 15 19 34

OBCs 5 3 8

SC 12 3 15

ST

Total 45 38 83

List of Trustees as on 31st March, 2014:

TherehasbeennochangeintheBoardofTrusteesduringtheyear2013-14. ThelistofTrusteesremainsasunder: name Designation / Position

Mr.GaganSethi Chairperson

Dr.(Ms)SyedaHameed Trustee

Mr.MartinMacwan Trustee

Mr.TusharDayal Trustee

Mr.SrinivasaRajagopal Trustee

Dr.(Ms)KalpanaShah Trustee

Mr.PGJNampoothiri Trustee

Ms.FarahNaqvi Trustee

Mr.VijayParmar Trustee/CEO

Distribution of staff according to salary levels and gender break-up as on 31st March, 2014:

Male staff Female staff Total staff

Lessthan5,000/- 5 9 14

5,000/-to10,000/- 21 21 42

10,000/-to25,000/- 13 6 19

25,000/-to50,000/- 5 2 7

50,000/-to1,00,000/- 1 1

Greaterthan1,00,000/-

Total 45 38 83

slab of gross salary per month (in Rs.) plus benefits paid to staff (including consultants)

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Total cost of international travel of all personnel, including volunteers and board members, for the year 2013-14:

Name Mr.VijayParmar

Designation CEO

Destination Germany

Purpose Fundraising

Gross Expense (Rs) Rs.91,812/-

Sponsored by Janvikas

Total cost of travel by board members / staff / volunteers on behalf of organization for the year 2013-14 ...Rs.26,81,460/-

staff Remuneration (Gross yearly income + benefits) for the year 2013-14 in Rupees:

HeadofOrganization(includingHonorarium) Rs.8,88,224/-

Highestpaidfulltimeregularstaff Rs.8,88,224/-

Lowestpaidfulltimeregularstaff Rs.38,400/-

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REPORTONTHEFINANCIALSTATEMENTS:Wehaveauditedtheaccompanyingfinancialstatementsof Janvikas Trust havingregistrationNumber:E/19527/AhMEDABAD,whichcomprisethebalancesheetasat31March2014,theincomeandExpenditureAccountfortheyearended,andasummaryofsignificantaccountingpoliciesandotherexplanatoryinformation.

MANAGEMENT’SRESPONSIBILITY:Management of the trust is responsible for keeping regular accounts that facilitate preparation of the financialstatementsthatgiveatrueaccountofthefinancialpositionandfinancialperformanceoftheTrustinaccordancewiththerequirementsoftheBombaypublicTrustAct.1950(asapplicabletoGujaratState)(“theAct”).Thisresponsibilityincludesthedesign,implementationandmaintenanceofinternalcontrolrelevanttothekeepingoftheaccountsthatgiveatrueaccountandarefreefrommaterialmisstatement,whetherduetofraudorerror.

AUDITORS’RESPONSIBILITY:Ourresponsibilityaspersection34(1)oftheActistopreparethesefinancialstatementsandtoexpressanopinionon thesefinancial statementsbasedonouraudit.Weconductedouraudit inaccordancewith the standardsonAuditing issuedby the instituteofcharteredaccountantsof India.ThoseStandards require thatwecomplywithethicalrequirementsandplanandperformtheaudittoobtainreasonableassuranceaboutwhetherthefinancialstatementsarefreefrommaterialmisstatement.

Anauditinvolvesperformingprocedurestoobtainauditevidenceabouttheamountsanddisclosuresinthefinancialstatements.Theproceduresselecteddependontheauditor’s judgment, includingtheassessmentof therisksofmaterialmisstatementofthefinancialstatements,whetherduetofraudorerrorinmakingthoseriskassessments,the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Trust’s preparation and fair presentation of the financialstatements inordertodesignauditproceduresthatareappropriate inthecircumstances.Anauditalso includesevaluating theappropriatenessofaccountingpoliciesusedand the reasonablenessof theaccountingestimatesmadebymanagement,aswellasevaluatingtheoverallpresentationofthefinancialstatements.

Webelievethattheauditevidencewehaveobtainedissufficientandappropriatetoprovideabasisforourauditopinion.

OPINION:Inouropinionandtothebestofourinformationandaccordingtotheexplanationsgiventous,thebalancesheetoftheTrustfortheyearendedMarch31,2014andIncomeandExpenditureAccountfortheyearendingonthatdateareprepared,inallmaterialrespects,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheAct.

FINANCIALSTATEMENTSAUDITOR’S REPORT

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REPORTONOTHERLEGALANDREGULATORYREQUIREMENTS:Asrequiredbyrule19oftheRulesframedundertheAct,wereportthat:

1. TheaccountsaremaintainedregularlyandinaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheActandtheRules.2. Receiptsanddisbursementsareproperlyandcorrectlyshownintheaccounts.3. TheCashBalanceandVouchersintheCustodyoftheManageronthedateofauditareinagreementwith

accounts.4. Books,Deeds,Accounts,Vouchersandotherdocumentsandrecordsrequiredbyuswereproducedbefore

us.5. Aninventory,certifiedbythetrustees,ofthemovablespropertiesoftheTrusthasbeenmaintained.6. TheManager/Trusteeappearedbeforeusandfurnishedthenecessaryinformationrequiredbyus.7. NopropertyoffundsoftheTrustwasappliedforanyobjectorpurposeotherthantheobjectsorpurposes

oftheTrust.8. TheamountoutstandingformorethanoneyearisRs.NILandtheamountwrittenoffisRs.NIL.9. Tenderswere invitedfor buildingrepairs andconstructionastheexpenditure involvedismorethanRs.

5,000/-10. NomoneyofthepublicTrusthasbeeninvestedcontrarytotheprovisionsofsection35.11. Noalienationofimmovablepropertyhasbeenmadecontrarytotheprovisionsofsection36oftheAct.

PLACE: MISTRYCHAMBERS, KHANPURROAD, AHMEDABAD-380001 DATE:30thJune,2014

FORH.RUSTOM&CO. CHARTEREDACCOUNTANTS

PROPRIETOR

MEMBERSHIPNO.31368 FIRMREGN.NO.108908W

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PARTICULARS 31.03.2014 31.03.2013 FUNDSANDLIABILITIES

TRUSTFUNDS 45,480,067.00 14,382,943

GENERALFUNDS 47,705,918.00 47,577,471

INCOMEANDEXPENDITUREACCOUNT 4,087,925.00 3,543,901

UNUTILIzEDGRANTS/DONATIONS 8,843,060.00 12,849,957

106,116,970 78,354,272 ASSETSANDPROPERTIES

NETBLOCKOFFIXEDASSETS 8,351,602.00 9,241,663

INVESTMENTS 66,819,120.00 38,524,684

CURRENTASSETS,LOANSandADVANCES 30,946,248.00 30,587,925

106,116,970 78,354,272 noteS ForMing pArt oF AccountS

BALANCE ShEET AS AT 31ST MARCh 2014

FORH.RUSTOM&CO. CHARTEREDACCOUNTANTS FIRMREGN.NO.108908W

(HRDDALAL)PROPRIETOR MEMBERSHIPNO.31368 PLACE:AHMEDABAD DATE:30thJune,2014

FORJANVIKAS

(VIJAYPARMAR) CHIEFEXECUTIVEOFFICER PLACE:AHMEDABAD DATE:30thJune,2014

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(in Rupees)PaRTiCULaRs 31.03.2014 31.03.2013 inCOME GRANTS,DONATIONSANDCONTRIBUTIONS 68,970,978 35,105,780 INTERESTINCOME 5,781,637 5,842,811 OTHERINCOME 874,711 1,683,198 75,627,326 42,631,789 EXPEnDiTURE EXPENDITUREONOBJECTSOFTHETRUST 38,813,928 62,532,229 ESTABLISHMENTEXPENSES 2,385,388 2,116,348 AUDITFEES 144,562 126,967 LOSS/(PROFIT)ONSALEOFASSETS 142,810 166,371 CHARITYCOMMISSIONERCONTRIBUTION 50,000 50,000 REMUNERATIONTOMANAGINGTRUSTEE 888,224 754,301 DEPRECIATION 1,432,820 1,491,712 TRANSFERFROMSPECIFICFUNDS 31,225,570 (24,776,529) EXCESSOFINCOMEOVEREXPENDITURE 544,024 170,391 75,627,326 42,631,789 noteS ForMing pArt oF AccountS

**TheTrustfollowstheCashbasisofAccounting.However,theTrusthasadoptedthefollowingpolicyregardingIncomeRecognition.Donations/Grants/Contributioninrespectofwhichnorestrictionsareplacedregardingutilization,arerecognizedasIncomeonReceipt.RestrictedDonation/Grants/ContributionsarerecognizedasIncomeonlytotheextentthattheconditionshavebeenmetandutilized.Expenditurearerecordedwhentherelatedpaymentstakeplace

INCOME ExPENDITURE ACCOUNT

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CONSOLIDATED RECEIPT AND PAYMENT STATEMENTfOR ThE PERIOD 1ST APRIL 2013 – 31ST MARCh 2014

Payment amount Receipt amount Expenditure towards objects of the Trust

38,813,928 OpeningBalance 70,234,109

ProgrammeCost 21,577,888

ProgrammeStaffCost 11,992,740

ProgrammeAdminCost 5,243,300 Grant 64,964,081

EstablishmentExpenses 2,385,388 InterestonInvestment

5,781,637

CapitalExpenses 1,117,568 IncomeFromOtherSources

874,711

RemunerationtoManagingTrustee

888,224 SaleofVehicles 432,000

AuditFees 144,562

CharityCommissionercontribution

50,000

Total Expenditure 43,399,670

ColsoingBalance 98,886,868

Grand Total 142,286,538 Grand Total 142,286,538



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GRanT Receipt

Year amount

1.4.13to31.03.14 30,435,112

1.4.12to31.03.13 29,515,103

1.4.11to31.03.12 28,445,153

1.4.10to31.03.11 23,282,313

1.4.09to31.03.10 32,920,477

Expenditure towards object of the Trust

Year amount

1.4.13to31.03.14 38,815,374

1.4.12to31.03.13 29,737,652

1.4.11to31.03.12 25,999,425

1.4.10to31.03.11 23,002,518

1.4.09to31.03.10 29,123,637

fINANCIAL DATA ANALYSIS

fOR ThE PERIOD 1ST APRIL 2013 – 31ST MARCh 2014

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Establishment Expenses

Year amount

1.4.13to31.03.14 2,385,388

1.4.12to31.03.13 2,116,348

1.4.11to31.03.12 2,333,612

1.4.10to31.03.11 1,768,595

1.4.09to31.03.10 2,497,090

General Funds

Year amount

Ason31.03.2014 47,705,918

Ason31.03.2013 47,577,471

Ason31.03.2012 48,207,243

Ason31.03.2011 45,644,980

Ason31.03.2010 41,238,549

Janvikas C/105-106,RoyalChinmay,Off.JudgesBungalowRoad,Bodakdev,Vastrapur,Ahmedabad–380054Gujarat–India

Phone:079-26856685,Fax:079-26857443

E-mail:[email protected] [email protected]

Documents

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