VARUN Voluntary Association For Rural Upliftment and Networking

VARUNVOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR RURAL UPLIFTMENT AND NETWORKING

Type: Non-Formal Educational CentersPrimary Focus: Remedial Education Region : Rural Areas

February 2014

Purpose And Goals1. To increase the level of literacy and

intellectual development of the children in the targeted area.

2. To give technical instruction to increase skill level

3. To provide technical tools so that the local population can join the main stream society

About VARUN Voluntary Association for Rural Upliftment & Networking (VARUN) is a self-

motivated, social and non-profit organization. Varun started it activities in 1999.

Outline: Schools in 5 villages Shahpur, Dobahi, Sukhdeopur, Jariyawan, Hadahi, Aurawatad. Self help group (women micro finance). - Introduce Organic Farming (Nursery, Seed

Bank) Library (in 5 villages) Permanent structures in Shahpur, Dobahi and Lerha. Govt schools established in Amritpur, Horila, Lerha, Shahpur, Jharia and Pathraur.

FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 1976) applied in February 2005, until then, donations go through Asha-Varanasi.

People: Dr.S.P.Singh (PhD, Agriculture), Mr. A.K.Singh (Journalist) and few teachers like Punnu Singh, Ramkrit, etc.

Current Status of teachers

Sl. No. Centre Teacher’s Name (updated)

1. Shahpur Mr. Ramkrit

Shahpur Mr. Vivek Kumar

2. Jhariyawan Mr. Gurbhari Singh

3. Dhobahi Mr. Bhawan Kumar

4. Aurawantand Mr. Vinod Kumar

5. Sukhdeopur Mr. Ravi Kumar

6. Hadahi Mr. Chandrasekhar

Timing of School : July to March : 09.30 to 3.30 P.M. April to June : 7.00 to 12.00 P. M.

Student count in each center

School Total

Shahpur 45

Dobahi 22

Sukhdeopur 35 (31 previously)

Hadahi 27

Jhariyawan 40

Aurawantand 40

Total 209 (205 previously)

MNREGA People who worked in scheme do not get

payment on time. Few don’t even get. Public made aware of applying for job

online. 15 days of time and later fall under

unemployment scheme.

Health department. Fake degree holders identified.

Public distribution System Lapse in ration distribution. This impacted positively in other areas.

Forest department Related to MNREGA where fake people are employed. Ones who did not vote for Panchayat head did not get job.

Block level Panchayat Money spent by 3 panchayat heads without any accountability.

Bank People are not being given any loans for seed money for SHG. Banks asking for commission.

RTIDate Department Result

8th Aug 2013 Bank Resolved

16th Aug 2013 Forest Resolved

24th Sept 2013 Panchayat Appeal

25th Sept 2013 PDS Resolved

5th Oct 2013 Bank Resolved

10th Oct 2013 Panchayat 2 appeals

11th Oct 2013 Panchayat 2 appeals

18th Oct Bank Resolved

18th Nov 2013 Health Appeal

3rd Dec 2013 Panchayat Re-apply at block level.

4th Dec 2013 Bank Resolved

Right to Education campsS. N. Name of

ProgrammeResource Person

Place Date Organisor Participate Total

Female Male

01 Meeting of Right to Education

Sri Ramkrit Dr. S.P.Singh

S.S.K. Hadahi 07.09.13 VARUN 06 14 20

02 Meeting of RTE Sri Ramkrit Dr. S.P.Singh

S.S.K. Aurawantand

07.09.13 VARUN 12 12 24


S.S.K. Jhariyawan

08.09.13 VARUN 05 12 17


S.S.K. Sukhdeopur

12.09.13 VARUN 08 17 25


Sukhdeopur 28.10.13 VARUN 10 14 24

06 Meeting of RTE Sri Ramkrit Dr.S.P.Singh

Shahpur 28.10.13 VARUN 14 12 26


Pathraur 29.10.13 VARUN 02 16 18

08 Meeting of RTE Dr. S.P.Singh Sri Ramkrit

Jamsot 29.10.13 VARUN 14 04 18


Jhariyawan 21.11.13 VARUN 08 16 24

10 Meeting of RTE Sri Ramkrit Dr.S.P.Singh

Aurawantand 22.11.13 VARUN 03 14 17

Total -- -- -- --- 82 131 213

S.N Program Place Period Female Male Total01 Staff Meeting VARUN Office

Naugarh05 Meeting -- 08 08

02 Teachers are visit to door to door for Education purpose

Villages of Students continues -- -- --

03 Monthly test Examination All Education Center Per Month All All

04 Half Yearly Examination All Education Center 21-27.12.2013 All All

05 Meeting of Village Education Committee

All Education Center Monthly Members of Commitee

06 Meeting of Library Committee Shahpur,Dhobahi Monthly Members of Commitee

07 Adult Literacy Programme All Education Center -- 25Ladies --- 25 Ladies

08 Program Implimentation Policy VARUN OfficeNGH 10-12.10.13 -- 04 04

Education Related Programme(2013-14)

Teacher training programS.N. Name of

ProgrammePlace Date Resourse

PersonParticipate Total

Female Male

01 Teachers Training

VARUN Office, Naugarh

28-30.12.2013

Sri Sachanu Ram Sri Virendra.Ram

--- 10 10

Job related training. Primary education. Child development education. Education through playing activities. Information on basic education.

Details of Agriculture Programme

S.N. Name of Programme Place Date Resourse Person Participate Total

Female Male

01 Meeting of Paddy Cultivation

Majhgawan 17.07.13, VARUN 29 20 49

02 Meeting of Organic Farming

Majhgawan 09.08.13 VARUN 26 04 30

03 Meeting of Paddy Cultivation


04 Meeting of Organic Farming

Parsiyan, Gangapur 14.09.13 VARUN 40 04 44

05 Meeting of Paddy Harvesting


06 Meeting of Wheat Cultivation



Parsiyan & Majhgawan 21.11.13 VARUN 10 10 20


Majhgawan & Parsiyan 31.12.13 VARUN 11 08 19

Seed Distribution S.N. Name of Crop Institution Help By No. of

VillagesSeed in Kg Land in

AcreNo. of Farmers

01 Paddy IAS,BHU,Varanasi VARUN 08 30.00 7.00 09

02 Wheat IAS,BHU,Varanasi VARUN 02 100.00. 2.50 10

03 Maize IAS,BHU,Varanasi VARUN 09 05.00 2.00 12

04 Pumpkin(Kohara) IAS,BHU,Varanasi VARUN 03 0.250 1.50 09

05 Bottle Gourd (Lauki) IAS,BHU,Varanasi VARUN 03 0.250 1.00 11

06 Chillies(Mircha) VARUN VARUN 02 0.500 3.50 13

07 Tomato VARUN VARUN 02 0.500 4.00 14

Distribution of quality seeds along with information about modern farming techniques.

Farming done by members of farming club. Working with farmers on livestock and Education through playing activities. Information on basic education.

Few Photographs

Case studies Names: Poonam Suneeta Kumari, Vijendra Kumar

and Sanjay Kumar Age: 13yrs; Place: Auratawand; Caste: Kharwar Total income: 24000/year. Reason for not attending school.

Nearest school far away, forest area. Financial constraints. Livestock. Taking care of young siblings. Not much interest in education.

Today, people are willing to send kids to Naugarh Parent lost a child due to illness and realized

importance of education.

Budget for 2013-2014A. Honorarium

Project Coordinator 7000.00 x 12 84,000.00Community mobilizer 5000.00 x 12 60,000.00

Junior High School-Teachers-2 No. 3000.00 x 12 72,000.00

PrimarySchool-Dhobahi-Teach.-1No. 2200.00 x 12 26,400.00

PrimarySchool-Sukhdeopur-Teach,-1No. 2000.00 x 12 24,000,00

PrimarySchool-Jhariyawan-Teach-1No. 2000.00 x 12 24,000.00Primary School-Hadahi-Teach.-1No. 2000.00 x 12 24,000.00Primary School-Aurawatad- Teach-1No. 2000.00 x 12 24,000.00Salary to accountant 1500.00 x 12 18,000.00Sub-Total 3,56,400.00

B. Study Materials

Study Materials for 205 Students @350/Head -- 71,750.00Cultural Program 6 Nos.@1000/ -- 6,000.00Repairing of Centres 4 Nos.@1500/ -- 6,000.00Repairing of Shahpur Centre -- 5,000.00Teachers Training 1No. -- 3,000.00Tatt Patti 200ft.@26/feet -- 5,200.00Monthly Meeting 250.00 3,000.00Games Materials 6 Centres @1000/ -- 6,000.00Stationary for Centres 400.00 4,800.00

Budget contd.Communication 800.00 9,600.00Postage & Xerox 400.00 4,800.00

Travel & Convenience 800.00 9,600.00

Bike Maintenance 500.00 6,000.00

Newspaper and magazines 150x3 450.00 5,400.00Sub-Total 1,46,150.00Grand Total (A+B) 502550Field office expenses (missed component) 2000.00 24,000.00

Conceptual Idea Proposal Experiment

Pilot program with 6 panchayats, 15 villages and 1000 families involved.

AIM: Empower women and the community for self-independence by educating them about their rights.

WHY: Masses continue to live in dark and past few generations post-independence there has been little or no progress with regards to overall human living conditions in this area.

Intended plan Create federations of women. Develop leadership qualities in them to

lead. Creating awareness about their social

rights and how to utilize various schemes Govt offers to empower themselves to earn their living.

Motivate people to take up responsibilities and drive various issues.

Case Study- Dobahi (in 2012)

Villagers took the initiative to make this road. 3 sides with water (dam), 1 side with hill.

Walk for 4 km to reach the village. Meetings were held and the project was

coordinated and executed by 4.7km Bhuvan Kumar (teacher) Women from SHG, Women federation, Mr.Pyarelal from farmer’s club ….21 more names mentioned

Budget Proposal for new experimentSl. No

Head Year-1Unit Time Unit cost ASHA

1. Personnel Cost Salary to Project Coordinator 01 12 7000.00 84,000.00 Salary to Documentation & Monitoring Officer 01 12 4500.00 54,000.00 Salary to Field Worker 03 12 3000.00 1,08,000.00 Salary to Part time Accountant 01 12 2000.00 24,000.00 Total Salary Cost 2,70,000.002. Program Cost Survey expenditure

Performa printing 1000 01 4000.00 4,000.00

Exposure visit of Project team and CBO leadersTransport (to and fro)TentLunch & Dinner

16 011616

01 0102 days03 times

4000.00350.00

2400.00

4000.00350.00

2,400.00 S S K establishment 03 01 3000.00 9,000.00 Interface workshop of Nari Shakti at GP with PRI &

Other Govt. functionaries06 01 1000.00 6,000.00

One day Mega event/Interface workshop of Nari Shakti at block level officials & Media (60+10+10+05 persons)

01 01

Venue and sitting arrangementSound systemRefreshment for participants Stationary & Banner

018515

010101

1500.001000.001000.00

1,000.001,500.001,000.001,000.00

Total 31,250.00Items in Red have been partially covered in the 2013-2014 budget

3. Training Cost Capacity building of Nari Shakti Leaders

(selected 5 leaders from each GP)

Right to Work (NREGA) & Right to Food (PDS) 2 days duration (24+6)

Venue sitting arrangement Non-Budet Fooding & Tea for participants-30 Nos. for 3

days @30 02 900.00 1,800.00

Stationary & Banner 01 01 500.00 500.00 Hon. & T.A. to Resource Person 01 03 1000.00 3,000.00 Training on Human Rights 30 01 2,400.00 2,400.00 Training on Maternal & Child Health – 2 days 30 01 2,400.00 4,800.00

Training on Gender and Domestic Violence Act -2 days for 30 participants

60 01 4,800.00 4,800.00

Training on Right to Education – 2 days 30 02 2,400.00 4,800.00

Training on Open Gram – PRI2 days duration

30 02 2,400.00 4,800.00

Total 26,900.004. Over Head Cost Office Rent & Electricity 01 12 2,000.00 24,000.00 Travel & Fuel to Project Team 01 12 1,500.00 18,000.00 Stationary 01 12 500.00 6,000.00 Phone, Fax, E-mail and Postage 01 12 800.00 9,600.00 Audit fee 01 01 2,000.00 2,000.00 Hospitality (staff meeting with visitors) 01 12 300.00 3,600.00

One digital Camera 01 01 8,000.00 8,000.00 Total 71,200.00 Grand Total (1+2+3+4) 3,99,350.00

Budget Proposal contd…

Documents

VARUN Voluntary Association For Rural Upliftment and Networking