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JEEVAN BIKAS SAMAJ
Biratnagar-10, Milanchowk
(MORANG)
Organization ProfileAshar End 2068
(16th
July 2011)
Phone : 977-21621792
Fax : 977-21440050
Email : [email protected]
Website : jeevanbikas.org.np
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JEEVAN BIKAS SAMAJ, MORANG (JBS)
1. Organization Profile
Contact Name : Yogendra Mandal
Jeevan Bikas Samaj,
Biratnagar- 10,
E-mail : [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] : www.jeevanbikas.org.np
1.1 Introduction
Jeevan Bikas Samaj (JBS) is a national level NGO established in 21 September 1997 in order
to improve the socio-economic and cultural circumstances of marginalized people. It is a non-
partisan, non-political, non-profitable and non-religious organization serving the back
warded, disadvantaged and resource poor community. JBS is initiating awareness through
advocacy and strengthening the leadership capability of the hitherto excluded and
disadvantaged groups.
Since last one decade, JBS has been fighting against poverty and unconsciousness. Now it
has been providing financial, social, political, educational, health and other various services
in seven districts of southern-east Nepal. Its major services have been focusing onmarginalized people and hard-core poor people, till the period (16th July 2011) 81310
deprived families are taking microfinance services from 40 different branch office of theorganization.
To improve livelihood conditions of landless, marginalized, and back warded people, JBS is
providing microfinance services to the targeted poor people. It has achieved significant
outcomes in microfinance service, income generation, women empowerment, community
development, human resource development, education, awareness, health, and sanitation. JBS
is fighting against rural poverty to fulfill its goal to make healthy rural civilization over the
period of 14 years since its establishment.
1.2 Vision, Mission, Goal & Objectives
1.2.1
VisionThe vision of JBS is "Poverty free Nepal".
1.2.2 Mission
The mission of JBS is to enhance quality of life of poor people by increasing their access tothe resources.
1.2.3 Goal
The goal of JBS is to assist landless, marginalized and back warded people specially women
in order to improve their livelihood conditions by providing microfinance service and by
implementing community development works.
1.2.4 Objectives
The objectives of JBS are to disburse loan at the grassroots level in order to conduct income-
generating activities and to execute education, health and nutrition, sanitation, environmentconservation and advocacy programs.
1.3 Legal Status and Registered AddressJBS is registered by District Administration Office Morang (Registration No 732/2054), by
Social Welfare Council (Affiliation No. 7841) and by Inland Revenue Office Morang (PANNo. 301645869/2061). Similarly, it has been permitted by Nepal Rastra Bank (Central Bank
of Nepal) to conduct microfinance services among poor and marginalized households in the
society (Permission No. 19/058/2059).
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1.4 Governance
The supreme authority of JBS is the General body composes of 38 general members. A
Governing Body consisting of nine members is elected from the General Body of the
organization. The Governing Body is responsible for the formulation of plan and budget for
the programs and projects to be implemented by the organization. The Governing Body
evaluates and monitors the implementation of the policies through various monitoring tools
and visits to the project area.
1.4.1 General Body
A General Body of 38 members governs JBS. It is the highest policy making authority.
1.4.2 Board of Directors
The Executive Board consists of 9 members in which the members are elected from theGeneral Body. The Executive Body is responsible for program planning and budget
preparation and guides the Executive Director for the implementation of the policies. TheChairperson elected by the General Body heads both the General Body and the Executive
Committee. A team of dedicated and selfless volunteers governs JBS.
Executive Committee Officials:
S. N. Name Assignment Address1 Yogendra Mandal Chairperson Amahibariyati -3
2 Ramesh Ray Vice Chairperson Amahibariyati-3
3 Prem Kumar Mandal Secretary Amahibariyati-3
4 Bisholal Mandal Vice Secretary Amahibariyati-4
5 Sanjay Kumar Mandal Treasurer Kadmaha – 8
6 Anita Gachhadar Member Bardanga -3
7 Ribol Devi Mandal Member Pokhariya-5
8 Bishandev Mandal Member Amahibariyati-4
9 Jagdish Rishidev Member Amahibariyati—3
1.5 Partner Organization
Rural Microfinance Development Center Ltd (RMDC) World Bank Asian Development Bank
Nabil Bank NIC Bank
Citizen Bank Alternative Energy Promotion Center
Habitat for Humanity Nepal Samjhauta Nepal
USAID/Chemonics International
JFPR Nepal Rastra Bank/UNDP/UNCDF
1.6 Reward
With the view of recognizing better performing microfinance
institutions in Nepal, JBS has awarded by RMDC for its betterperformance "Exemplary Performance Award" for FY 2008-09.
This is the same award, which JBS has won for FY 2004-2005 andfor FY 2006-07 from RMDC. On the otherhand, JBS has won a competitive grant award
from the World Bank in 2005, under the scheme " Launa Aba ta kehi garaun" for
implementing a special microfinance program targeting the marginalized and back warded
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people. Similarly, Microfinance Information Exchange has ranked JBS in top 29
microfinance institution all over the world on its MIX Global 100 Composite Ranking
Report 2009 on the basis of outreach, efficeincy and trancsparency. In the similar report of
the year 2008, JBS was inlisted in sixth position.
1.7 Working Area of JBS
JBS is currently operating in Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, Dhankuta Ilam, Udaypur and Shindhuli
districts of Nepal. Presently, it is providing its microfinance service and other community
development works (Social awareness, health, environment conservation, conflict diminution
etc) in 202 VDC and 7 municipalities in these 7 districts. It started the journey with micro-
finance in line with Grameen model in five VDCs i.e. Amahi Bariyati, Sorabhag, Nocha,
Kadmaha and Pokhariya of Morang district on January 26, 2003 with a small capital. Now, it
has been providing its service to more than 81,310 poor families and disadvantage
households through its microfinance program.
2. JBS Major Program
2.1 Microfinance
JBS has been operating its microfinance program since its establishment. Many of JBS
clients who started as ultra poor gradually graduated to micro-entrepreneurs, which is agreat achievement of its microfinance program. JBS started microfinance encompassing
five southern VDC of Morang district since September 1998 with the credit support fromGramin Swabalamban Kosh. Further, the organization was registered in Nepal Rastra
Bank under Financial Intermediary Act 2055 in 18 June 2002 (2059-03-04). It has beenworking Jeevan Bikas Banking Program as "Grameen Bank" methodology with the
credit and technical support from Rural Microfinance Development Center Ltd. Habitatfor Humanity is also supporting to construct model and cost effective community house
for ultra poor families.
2.1.1 Feature of Microfinance
JBS has been implementing its microfinance service replicating GrameenMethodology. In this program all the activities will be happened on women's group
meeting. Women are exclusive members of this program.Basic characteristics of JBS program are:
1. Targeted to the poor and poverty reduction.2. Identification of target households through PWR method.
3. Effective pre group training.4. Hundred percent women member.
5. Saving, credit, micro insurance and money transfer services.
6. Simple procedures of operation.
7. No tangible collateral.
8. Five members group approach under a single umbrella of 15-50 women in a center.
9. Transparent.
2.1.2 Service of MicrofinanceMicrofinance has been playing vital role in the field of poverty reduction, therefore,JBS has been implementing the program in seven southern east district of Nepal. The
program has covered 202 VDCs and 7 municipalities of 7 districts. The major productand services which are providing by the organization are as follows:
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A. Micro Loan
To improve the competency and socio economic condition of poor community,
JBS is providing different loans in diverse categories without any collateral in
simple modus operandi. These loans are:
1. General Loan:
2. Special Loan3. Domestic Loan4. Project Loan
5. Community Housing Loan6. Bio-Gas Loan
B. Micro SavingJBS has design different types of saving account for the member of microfinance.
JBS always motivate its member to take benefits from saving. JBS has beenproviding 8 to 12% interest in different saving accounts to encourage and develop
saving behavior for better and safe life. The names of these saving products are
listed below:
1. Compulsory Saving2. Voluntary Saving
3. Center Fund Saving
4. Pension Saving
5. Fixed Saving
6. Welfare Fund Saving
C. Micro Insurance
JBS has been providing various incentives for its members of microfinance group.
In this plan, JBS has been offering choice of support at the time of
incident/trouble in the member house and family.
a. Life and Residential Insurance:
JBS has been providing its micro-insurance service for member physical
operation, for expired case, for husbands expired case and for natural disaster.
i) Member Death
ii) Husband Death
iii) Critical Operation
iv) Natural Disaster
b. Endowment Policy
Jeevan Bikas Samaj recently introduces an endowment life insurance policy for its
client and their guardian. In this policy, the member of JBS can paid the premium of
their policy with a very small amount and they can pay the installment in the center
meeting. JBS has started this product coordinating with Life Insurance Corporation(Nepal) Ltd. This product provides family protection for marginalized poor people of rural area at an affordable rate of premium.
c. Livestock Insurance:
Member of JBS do not have to worry about losses of their cattle as they are
covered by insurance. JBS has launched a cattle insurance program in the entire
program to protect owners of domestic animals from diseases and accidents and
provide compensation to the owners. In this insurance policy, if insured cattle die
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within a year, after a thorough evaluation JBS will provide compensation of up to
80 percent. Farmers who earlier suffered tremendous losses following the deaths
of their cattle say the insurance program has come as a big relief for them.
D. Money Transfer: JBS has been providing Money Transfer services from its all branches. Local
people can collect their remittance from nearby branch office of Jeevan BikasSamaj. JBS has been providing various modes of money transfer servicecoordinating with different banks i.e. Kumari Bank, Nabil Bank and Laxmi Bank.
2.2 Community DevelopmentJeevan Bikas Samaj is implementing various development programs beside its microfinance
program. Although microfinance program is the backbone of the organization, JBS is operating
plus program in the society for community development. To develop back warded village as a
healthy village, JBS has been performing its community development activities in various areaslike environment conservation, health, education, peace and democracy, advocacy, gender,
sanitation, agriculture, biodiversity conservation and many more.
A. Park ProgramJBS is manufacturing a community park covering an area of 10.76 hectare at Kadmaha VDC of
Morang district. Establishment of multipurpose nursery and plantation of agro-forestry blocks,organic farming practice, fishpond, and training center are major activities under it. JBS has beenestablishing a bamboo nursery, bamboo treatment center in the park with the financial and
technical support of Habitat for Humanity Nepal.
JBS has established and providing services of nursery at different part of Morang district. In this
nursery, more than 20,000 plants are available in different categories such as fruits plants,flowering and non-flowering plants, indigenous plants, indoor and outdoor plants, highly
endangered plants, medically demanded plants and so on. JBS has been planning to recognizeMorang district as a green zone, therefore it has been planting different kind of plants onroadside, school and on public places. JBS has been providing the produced plants in nominal
price from its nursery.
B. Livelihood Development Program:
JBS has been implementing a livelihood support program in Babiyabirta and Sorabhag VDCs of Morang District. The project aim to bring benefits for weaker groups such as marginal farmers,
the landless, dalits and ethnic. The project to bridge and expose the target groups with CADP,
CAA and other service providers.
The objectives of the project are to improve the livelihoods of the rural poor in the agriculture
sector, to increase their participation in the development process, to increase their incomes, and
to enhance skills for effective participation in development efforts.
JBS has formulated 23 self-help groups and mobilized them. The program benefits 600
HHs from the project area. Especially, JBS identified the women who have not been able
to attend schools and an illiterate and provided them non-formal education. JBS assists
the target beneficiaries of the project VDCs in social mobilization, adult literacy class,
income generation, and marketing, and in agriculture development activities.C. Natural Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Program
To sensitize rural backward people about the distress of flood and fire is the core objective of the program. This is being implementing in Katahari and Thalaha VDCs of Morang district,
situated on the Basin of Lohandra River. In Every monsoon, the river is changed itself as aviolent nature and will affect the residences and other physical infrastructures. The program aimsto diminish the affect of natural disaster (i.e. flooding in summer and fire in dry season) in the
project area.
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To implement the program local people has formed a nine member's Coordination Committeethat is actively performing its assignment to complete the program. They had also formed somesupporting committees for efficient work such as Embankment Construction Committee,
Bamboo Plantation Committee; Conflict Resolution Committee etc. Local people are involving
to make embankment on the river.
D. Health Program:
JBS is providing ambulance services to the rural area which is granted by Embassy of India in2003 June 4. It is providing emergency services for the southeast part of the Morang district from
the Karshiya branch. The organization has been conducting health awareness campaigns, onHIV/AIDS, polio eradication and reproductive and maternal health as per need of community.
E. Jeevan Bikas Public School: Quality Education in Rural AreaJBS has established a school named Jeevan Bikas Public School on its own Park situated atKadmaha V.D.C. Presently the school is running classes from Pre-Nursery to Grade 8. Theschool has its own computer lab, two buses, and well-furnished classrooms for quality of
education and student carrier service. To assist the parentless, downtrodden, ethnic group and
handicapped students, it has been providing 100 percent scholarship program for poor anddisable student. The school has been implementing Montessori Teaching Technique for quality
education and planning to develop the school as a modern and technical based education up to
the higher level with well- managed hostel.
F. Enhancing Access to Financial Service ProjectNepal Rastra Bank, UNDP and UNCDF are supporting in increasing access to financial services
in the remote and un-served areas of Nepal. The Project intends to enhance access to financialservices and the use of formal financial services particularly by poor youth and excluded groupsin a sustainable manner.
JBS has been implementing the project collaborating with Nepal Rastra Bank, UNDP andUNCDF to increase outreach in its working area. To execute, the project objectives JBS hasspread its program in hill districts i.e. Ilam, Dhankuta, Udayapur and Sindhuli districts. JBS will
extend its services in the area and will try to provide the services in excluded poor households
will not benefited by the services.
3. JBS Overall Activities and Program
S.N.
Program Supported By Date of Start
PresentSituation
Activities
1. Women Empowerment Program Pact NepalJanuary
2000
Phase out in
2002
1. Women Literacy
2. Saving and Credit3. Right Advocacy
2. Tarai Sachetana Program DDC, Morang 2000 20011. Income Generation2. Health Awareness
3. Education Awareness
3. 24 Hour Health Program Plan Nepal 2001 20051. Health Service2. Medicine with Discount
5. Health Insurance Program BPKIHS,2001
20021. Family Insurance Service for
rural People
6. Microfinance RMDC January2003 Running
1. Micro Credit2. Micro Saving
3. Insurance4. Money Transfer Service
5. Community Housing
7. Ambulance Service Indian EmbassyJune,2003
Running1. Service for rural People
8.STD HIV/AIDS Prevention
ProgramPlan Nepal 2003 2004
1. Training, Awareness,
Counseling
9. Fire Awareness Program Action Aid 2004 2005 1. Aware local people in about fire
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10. Park
Communitydevelopment
fund of JBS,PLAN Nepal
2004 Running
1. School2. Training Center
3. Floriculture4. Agro Forestry
11.Environment Conservation
ProgramPlan Nepal 2004 2005
1. Environment AwarenessProgram
2. Bio Fencing
3.
School Gardening
12. Launa Aba Ta kehi Garau World Bank 2005 Running
1. Financial services for Poor Dalit
2. Support to Conflict Affected
People
13.Enhancing Poverty ReductionImpact of Road Project
ADBMay,2006
August,2007
1. Skill Development Training2. Involve local People in Income
Generating Activities
14.Vulture Conservation AwarenessProgram
BirdConservation
Nepal
March2007
Phase Out inJuly, 2007
1. Local Level Workshop
2. Simal Plantation3. Establishment of Vulture
Restaurant
15
Closing the Gap! Women
Microfinance Groups Pressure thePoliticians
USAID/
ChemonicsInternational
July,
2007
Phase Out
in November2007
1. Local level workshop
2. More than 24,000 local people
participated
3. VDC level leader / publiccoordination meeting
4. Pamphlet in about“ Asal Neta Kenanke Chhanbe”
16
Empowering Communities
Activating Madhesi Youth andWomen in the East
USAID/
ChemonicsInternational
February2008
Phase out in
September2008
1. Participatory communitydevelopment activities
2. VDC level coordination meeting3. Pamphlet about in about
“ Asal Neta Kenanke Chhanbe”
17
Awareness raising andsensitization for conserving the
Ganges River Dolphin in Eastern
Nepal
WWF
1stAugust
2008
Phase out inFebruary
2009
1. Awareness meetings, trainingsfor conserving the Ganges River
Dolphin
18
Improving the livelihoods of poor
farmers and disadvantaged groupsin the eastern development region
JFPR\ADB
15 April
2009 Running
1. Agriculture Development and
income generation
19Enhancing Access of FinancialSupport Project
UNDP/UNCDF
/ NRB
1st
February2010
Running
1. To enhance the access of
financial service in deprivedsectors
20
Disaster preparedness and
mitigation projectHabitat for
Humanity Nepal
1st April
2010Running
1. To aware local people about
fire
2. To plant trees and bamboos onthe river bank