….. Making Efforts for Lasting Solutions….. Making Efforts for Lasting Solutions

State Institute for Rural Developmentwww.sirdodisha.org

Women in Panchayati Raj

Panchayati Raj is a noble experiment.It will eradicate poverty ,illiteracy and diseases. Reluctance to surrender power to them will be a

continuing challenge…..Biju Patnaik (1961)

You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women.

- Jawaharlal Nehru

THE VISION

Strengthening the Panchayati Raj System for delivery of improved Governance in Odisha through Capacity Building of Women elected representatives

Building the organizational capacity of PRIs and the professional capacities of elected representatives and official functionaries so that they can perform their mandated roles effectively

Specific Deliverables Achievement

4.1 Involvement of EWRs and women in GS, Ward Sabha and GP meetings will increase

A significant increase in the participation of women as evident from the Mahila Sabha/ Palli Sabha and Gram Sabha. The participation ratio varied between 50% to 80% as compared to that of male participation.

4.2 Issues that concern women most will be taken up in GS, Ward Sabha and Gram Panchayat

Issues namely availability of safe drinking water, health, sanitation, alcohol abuse, female feticide and trafficking etc. have been discussed and well appreciated by the EWRs as well as villagers .

4.3 At least 100 Gram Sabha/ Ward Sabha meetings will be attended by motivators

100 special gram Sabhas and 700 Palli Sabhas were organized last year in 2 districts.

Subsequently 238 Mahila Sabhas organized in 4 districts during the 1st quarter of 2013.

All these programs were motivators – driven

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4.4 Discussions will be encouraged on problems like trafficking of women & children, violence against women, special problems of women in GS/ WS and collective bargaining position will be used

Discussions in the respective meetings have been initiated.

EWRs have also been sensitized through training both at district and state level as well as through exposure visit .

Mahila Sabhas agendas have been framed to discuss and also been mainstreamed to PS and GS

4.5 There will be increase in participation of women in PR Institutions and reduction in proxy role

Preparation of data repository in this aspect is in process.

4.6 Project will move from pilot stage to universal stage by generating replicable models in coordination with states and district administration

Issue of promotion of leadership, prevention of human trafficking, addressing issues of declining CSR and Nutrition have been included and scaled up in further 10 districts of the state.

4.7 A base line survey will be carried out by ICRW. This report will be used for concurrent monitoring and evaluation

The report has been received.

Deliverables …Deliverables …

Activities accomplished at State levelActivities accomplished at State level

• The PCA signed with State Government in July 2011

• Organization of Gender Sensitization training programme for faculties and district level officials

• Workshop on Training Need Assessment of EWRs

• Two State Project Steering Committee meetings

•Organization of two Orientation Training Programmes of DPOs and Govt.officials of five

Implementing states

•Orientation Workshops for the district level Line Department Officials” of project districts

•Thematic support to NIRD for development of National Manual on Gender and Governance

•Field testing of national module for the EWR prepared by NIRD under UN WOMEN Project.

•Customization of National Training Manual in the context of Odisha

•Conduct of 2 Regional Training programmes for District Level Trainers (ToT-2)

•Behaviour Change Communication training to Motivators at SIRD level

Activities accomplished at State levelActivities accomplished at State level

• Organization of consultative workshop on development of training manual on livelihood

promotion

•Development of training module on livelihood

•Training of EWRS on leadership and issues affecting the women most.

•Process documentation of all the training programmes

•Web hosting of all training reports

•Facilitation of Mid Term Review conducted by the external consultants of UN Women in the state

•Convergence of Livelihood Mapping with CB and Social inclusion with reference to Trafficking and

declining CSR

ACTIVITIES AT DISTRICTS…

Sl.No. Activities Planned Accomplished

1 Selection of Motivators for Bhadrak and Sambalpur 50 & 36 (out of 50) respectively

2Training of Motivators of all 4 districts both at SIRD level and district level

242 motivators trained in 3 days each on Thematic domain at district level and Communication skill at SIRD.

3 Orientation of EWRs on Mahila Sabha 35 block level sensitization workshops have been organized wherein more than 1200 EWRs have participated

5Sensitisation of block level officials

4 programs – 214 officials

6Conduction of Mahila Sabha and preparation of resolutions

238 in 4 districts – average attendance 250 Dhenkanal-121. Gajapati – 55Bhadrak – 48, Sambalpur - 12

7 Preparation of data repository In process

ACTIVITIES CONTD…

Sl.No. Activities Planned Accomplished

8 Organization of exposure visit for the EWRsDhenkanal-45 membersGajapati – 21 membersSambalpur-25 members

9Orientation to the members of Standing Committees

Initiated

10Development and display of IEC activities for information dissemination

In process

11 Documentation of best practices Initated

Activities Accomplished…

Training Imparted…

ISSUES DISCUSSED IN MAHILA SABHA…District

No. Of Mahila Sabhas

Main issues related to women Action Taken

Dhenkanal 121 Maintenance of drinking water sources

Immunization and registration

Repair of platforms at the bore wells startedAnganwadi workers and ANMs have started making regular home visits

Gajapati 55 Social security schemes including Janani Surakshya Yojana, Mamata and Balika Samrudhhi Yojana

Immunization

Issues discussed and Resolutions made

Bhadrak 48 Declining Child Sex Ratio Trafficking Immunization Livelihood for women

Discussions were made in detail and resolutions made

Sambalpur 12 Livelihood for women Female feticide Trafficking Alcohol abuse

Issues discussedResolutions made

Project Fund Position

• Fund received – November 2011 - Rs. 80,45,040.00• Fund received – December 2012 - Rs. 53,63,360.00• Total Rs.1,34,08,400.00

• Interest accrued –on 30.06.2013 - Rs. 1,64,410.00• Approved 3rd Tranche (Sambalpur) Rs. 38,48,500.00 (yet to receive)*

• Total fund released to four Districts - Rs.1,23,57,854.00• Total Expenditure at four Districts - Rs. 64,95,278.00• Fund available with districts Rs. 58,62,576.00

• Total Expenditure at SIRD - Rs. 9,19,623.00• FACE submitted - Rs. 74,14,901.00• Fund available with SIRD Rs. 130923.00 (excluding

interest)

* As the tranche was delayed, the fund available with SIRD was released to 2 new districts Bhadrak and Sambalpur which were inducted in the second phase amounting to Rs.36,50,000.00.

Way Forward

Activities Planned

Programmes Fund available

Time Line of Completion

Remarks

Completion of all planned training programmes for EWR officials, Media persons, Line department officials

20 nos. of 3 days training programme in the project district

Fund to be released by UN Women against the fund transfer to Bhadrak and Sambalpur

May 2014 To be undertaken as per the practice by the DRDA of respective project districts under the banner of SIRD

Completion of Livelihood training module

Livelihood mapping study with special reference to women SHGs

-do- December 2013 Collaboration with OLM

Livelihood training to EWRs

Conduct of livelihood training in 4 project districts

-do- June 2014 SIRD and DRDAs

Way Forward

Activities Planned

Programmes Fund available

Time Line of Completion

Remarks

Development of case studies

Best practices in the project districts

District fund

June 2014 By district team

Developing IEC strategy –

Documentation, Posters, AV films, Radio & TV talks, Quiz,

Available fund of SIRD

December 2013

By thematic team

Completion of district unfinished activities

Training programs, media workshop, data repository, best practices, exposure visits etc.

District fund

June 2014 By district team

Human resource support

Positioning of dedicated HR at SIRD and districts

November 2013

The team may be recalled or as per UN Women mandate

Panorama…..