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Annual Progress Report
April,2015 To March,2016
HUMAN WELFARE ASSOCIATION
VARANASI
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
HWA is one of the premier organizations of the Eastern U.P which is engaged in different
activities for upliftment of poor and marginalized communities for their socio economic and
political environment. It involve in the implementation of various programs through community
participation and organized several training programmes, on the issue of Child Rights, quality
education in the schools, school sanitation hygiene education, education to sustainability, child
labor and trafficking issues, IPR- GI registration of handloom products, Gender issues,
Communal harmony involved in the advocacy on the child rights, basic educations, handloom,
handicraft, weavers, artisans, women empowerment and future energy.
HWA has vast experience with national and international donor agencies like NOVIB- the
Netherlands, Tdh Germany, IGSSS New Delhi, CRS-USCC-USA, DFID- Find Your Feet-U.K;
SIFPSA- USAID, UNCTAD, UNICEF, Global Fund For Children-USA, Rajeev Gandhi
Foundation- New Delhi, Sir Dorab Ji TATA Trust- Mumbai and Govt. of India- Rasthriya
Mahila Kosh, Ministry of HRD, Ministry of Textile for AHVY project (livelihood promotion of
handicraft Artisan), ministry of commerce through Textile committee etc.
The Human welfare Association is working for the upliftment of the handloom weavers,
artisans, since last 23 years in the Varanasi and allied districts of Eastern U.P. Human welfare
association is not only indulged itself for development of marginalized community through
various initiatives but also took a strong step towards saving the ancient handicraft & culture by
becoming the Registered Proprietor of GI – IPR registered Banaras sarees and brocades , the
organization has also facilitated for the GI registration of Handmade carpet of Bhadohi, Metal
Repouse craft, Gulabi Meenakari, Wooden Lackerwear, of Varanasi, Black Pottery of
Nizamabad (Azamgarh district), Mirzapuri Handmade Dari and all has granted IPR status, and
due to this now Varanasi is a hub of IPR products and nearly 15 lakhs artisans and weavers are
associated in various handicraft and handloom clusters in the 9 district of Eastern U.P.
HWA has become instrumental in the field of, women empowerment through SHGs, weavers
upliftment thorough promotion of handloom products. Recently the current projects which are
functioning in the project area focusing the above the issues has bring the significant changes in
the field area for example the community development project supported by DS group
implemented at Sajoi village targeting Dalit and Muslim community of weavers has brought
positive results a lot of girls have been trained under vocational training center through which 28
girls has been passed and started working at their homes. Information and computer center
running under the community development project is providing the technical education and
priceless information regarding the Government schemes and jobs to the students. The village
sajoi is facing the acute water scarcity to curb this total of 10 hand pump is installed for the
village to provide safe drinking water.
With the support of GFC, the Human Welfare Association has worked hard for underserved
community of Varanasi and Bhadohi district under the banner of GFC. Since July, 2010 with the
support of GFC, HWA is achieving the goal for child labor free zone and for child friendly
community in a very systematic manner with special emphasis to minimizing child labor in
intervening villages and its surroundings. HWA efforts have created a positive learning
environment towards child education for 4-18 years. HWA has taken several initiatives like
awareness meeting in the community, meeting with govt. officials, rallies and wall writings in
the project area for spreading the messages among the community to uplift the moral of the
community do that they can fight for their rights and they will get the benefits of various govt.
schemes.
With the support of GFC, HWA project’s core staffs are working hard with full dedication and
transparency to educate the children between the age group of 4 to 18 years and mainstreaming
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most of the children of the project area in Govt. schools or recognized private schools with full
community participation. HWA took initiative to trained 90 young women/girls in batches at
Bhatpurva, Changwar and Arjunpur for Tufted and Knotted carpet weaving with the support of
master trainers. 50% of trained girls and women are linked with the traders and now they have
regular orders for carpet weaving and they are increasing their economic and social condition
through this livelihood opportunity and utilizing the surplus savings for children education and
nutrition.
The going green project is focusing the upliftment and development of marginalized weaver and
artisans are running as per the parameters of the project. Majorly, two blocks, Kashi Vidyapeeth
(Lohta, Kotwa, Mangalpur clusters) and Arjailine (Sajoi) is being covered through the project. a
lot of activities from baseline survey to capacity building trainings are organized total Number
of 6267 participants (Male-1710 and Female-4557) in 463 awareness meetings was organized in
the various sub villages of Lohta, Kotwa, Mangalpur and Sajoi involving the SHGs members
and community members. A total number of 68 women were mobilized successfully to be
formed in collectives called SHGs. The project has been involved to create a specific platform
for GI initiatives. due to continuous advocacy with stakeholders and the government officials a
lot of Gov scheme for weavers welfare like swasthya bima yojna, bank account openings etc
have been turn out positively in project area benefitting majority of targeted peoples. The project
played a very vital role in launching of USTAD schemes from Varanasi involving 300 women
weaver from the field of GG project.
The global literacy project focusing the elementary education through technological intervention
This is the first innovative project of this nature, in the country on improving educational
inspiration through the tablets at international level for the marginalized community children has
first time initiative by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge USA in India in
Sarnath, Varanasi. this type of technological innovation with the online uploaded content
through the use of WiFi in the slums as well as in the rural area behind Sarnath is unbelievable
for this community, the children are much enjoying who has never see a even good quality of
cell phone. The parents are much enthusiastic with the children. The project has supported by
Prajnopaya Foundation Charitable Society (“Prajnopaya”) with SDTT, Mumbai and technical
support from The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at MIT,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA with SDTT, Mumbai to the children of
Varanasi mainly in one rural area center, village Bhasouri and one in urban slum Mawaiya, both
area is near to holiest Buddhist place Sarnath.
Youth library and computer center has been set up due to support from Rajeev Gandhi
Foundation, New Delhi, implemented by HWA Varanasi in Shivdasa village at Chiraigaon
block. The library and computer center has become boon for the remote village because the
youths and students have to go 15 k.m in town to get any information and learn computer but
due to support from RGF the students of Shivdasa village are getting the benefits in their own
village. The 60 -70 students are coming on daily basis to learn the computer and they equally get
benefit of library, the important books and information the students are getting on a single
platform, today where job is become more crucial the computer center is providing the job
details and online form filling facilities through which not only targeted villages are getting
benefitted but it also benefitting the students of other villages.
The project “Sustainable Development through Women and Youth Organizations in the state of
Uttar Pradesh” is supported by TDH-DACHSER and implemented by HWA in 10 villages of
Chiraigaon block in Varanasi. Through women SHGs and youth of project area youth group has
been formed through which awareness program me on health and hygiene, environment has
been done. All the selected primary, junior high schools have been contacted and youth group
has been formed at school level to make awareness program me successful and effective.
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1. Above all we can say that HWA is continuously engaged in the activities for upliftment of
marginalized weavers community who have not lost only tradition but also their livelihood,
HWA has done a lot for not only promoting their livelihood but also protection of social and
economical rights of the community. Through women SHGs HWA not only promoted
women empowerment but also ensures their rights by mainstreaming them with society.
HWA has done a lot of advocacy at regional, national and international level for protecting
the rights of weavers, child rights, women empowerment etc. Total 7 important handicraft
products has registered under GI and now developmental agency like AIACA, VSO,
NABARD & Ministry of Commerce, Textile are supporting for post GI initiatives through
the Authorize User Registration, exhibitions, product catalogue, website and social media
support and through the producers group formation initiative and sending the GI registered
artisans to the various important events including the market and credit linkage initiatives.
2. It is a matter of recognition and grass-root level work with the community, at the time of
visit to Jayapur village(the village is
adopted by Hon’ble Prime Minister of
India in the Araziline block of
Varanasi district as a Member of
Parliament under Adarsh Sansad Gram
Yojana), the NABARD has invited Dr.
Rajanikant to welcome the Union
Cabinet Minister Ms. Harshimrat Kaur
Badal and Union Cabinet Minister Shri
Choudhuri Virendra Singh on
13.07.2015, the organization has taking
this as a opportunity for advocacy.
3. It is really a pride movement to the artisans of Varanasi and across the country that they have
invited by the International Bureau of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO-one
of the specialized agencies in United Nation) in Geneva, Switzerland on the occasion of 55th
General Assembly, in “Make in India- Geographical Indication of India” event from 5th to
10th October,2015. This event is supported
by Ministry of Commerce & Industry,
Govt. of India in collaboration with
WIPO. This event will create a huge
opportunity to the GI Registered products
of the country; mainly the hand-woven
and handicrafts products will get
maximum benefit to show-case at Geneva
where nearly 170 countries will represent
in this international event. Rajani Kant,
Kunj Bihari Singh from Varanasi and
Sohit Kumar Prajapati from Nizambad.
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4. Under advocacy HWA has approached multidisciplinary and promoted handloom and
handicraft at every level such as Memorandum to Hon’ble Governor of Goa, Dr. Mridula
Sinha Ji regarding the handloom
weavers marketing support and
exhibitions at Goa. Interaction with
Union Cabinet Minister of Tourism, Dr. Mahesh Sharma regarding the
procurement of handloom products from
Varanasi to the various Tourism
Department and Govt. hotels and linkage
with tourism and handloom –handicraft
development and promotion of Tourist
Walk in various handloom – handicraft
clusters to show the process of
production and direct market promotion.
5. Interaction with the Union Textile Minister Shri Santosh Gangwar Ji on 14th August at
P.M. Parliamentary office at Varanasi and to
congratulate them for the celebration of
National Handloom Day after 68 years of
Independence Day and requested them about
the equal opportunity to the handicraft
artisans and various type of facilities to the
artisans like weavers and to organize a
national level event at Varanasi. At this
moment the Director-HWA has submitted a
Memorandum to the Union Textile Minister.
6. A major outcome has come after a long advocacy on the issue of starting CFC in the rural
area, weavers cluster (the Human Welfare Association and SAREL NETWORK was
demanding the issue of CFC in rural area since last 2 years and a number of memorandum
has given to textile ministers and concern officers), this new Govt. has accepted the things
and with the initiation of Textile Secretary, the Union Textile Minister and Hon’ble Shri
Ram Naik, Governor of U.P.has inaugurated 7Common Facility Centers-CFC on 13th
May,2015 at 11:30 am at Karghana village of Araziline block of district Varanasi for
different 7 weavers cluster. At the time of inauguration a small exhibitions has also
organized with the GIR handicraft and handloom product of Varanasi (facilitated by HWA)
and the Textile Minister has announced for new CFC for handicraft artisans also. With the
support of these 7 CFCs in the rural area thousands of the handloom weavers will be directly
benefited and the will get more livelihood opportunities in this sector.
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7. The hand woven Kabir Doha stole weaved by Mr. Bachche Lal Maurya, a another SME of
the Going Green project has presented to Hon’ble P.M. of India including all dignitaries
who was present on the dais on 7th August, National Handloom Day and all the
newspaper has covered this story.
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Project Title: Sustainable Options for Uplifting Livelihood (SOUL II)
Project Area : Silk, Dari and Carpet Weavers in Varanasi district (10 villages in Araziline,
Sewapuri & Bhadohi block).
Details of Project Area and Beneficiary
Nos of Villages
Covered
Nos of Families
Covered
Total Population Covered Detail of Target Group
Male Female ST SC Others
10 1268 5632 4720 18% SC & OBC 82% Muslim
For upliftment of silk dari and carpet weavers in 10 villages of Araziline Sewapuri &
Bhadohi block of Varanasi a profound base line survey has been done of 1268 families
under which 10352 persons has been targeted. Under project supported by IGSSS a lot of
activities has been done for capacity
building to awareness program for
economical and social change among
weavers community. Skill development
training to weavers from SHGs for
mainstreaming them with market has
been done 7 selected youth volunteers
training is underway at Indian Institute of
Carpet Technology at Bhadohi. This is a
renowned institute for promotion of
production, training, marketing and
technological development. Training for
knotted and tufted carpet weaving organized
at 4 places – Benipur, Kapsethi(Chaukia),
Lohradin and Arjunpu has been done 36 young girls trained for knotted carpet weaving a rare
skill of traditional carpet weaving and 24 girls trained for tufted carpet weaving. The income
generation through carpet weaving will not only enrich them economically but it will also be
instrumental for women empowerment. One
meeting of formed federation was organized
for awaring it with their rights and duties.
This federation meeting provides a platform
to weavers for their rights for their
comprehensive and systematic development.
The federation is directly involved with
advocacy and lobbying. The federation is
gathering information regarding various
Govt. schemes related to weaver’s
community and raising its voices for their
rights.
Due to this a lot of government convergence has been done such as 43 SHG weavers has been
registered under Aadhar scheme. 263 members has been benefitted under Jan dhan, health card
artisan card etc. under Mudra scheme 137 persons get benefitted. A total of Handloom Mark
granted to -61 weavers Applied for Artisan card - 417 weavers Adhar card - 329 weavers
PMJY - 372 weavers. Under innovation a lot of new designs has been developed for tufted and
hand knotted carpets under the project.
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A regional level workshop for advocating the needs and rights of the carpet weavers was
organized at hotel Varanasi Palace at
Varanasi. The weaving community SHG and
youth volunteers participated in this
workshop and they were very excited with the
initiative taken by HWA along with Padma
Shree Mr. Sribhas Chandra Supkar a leading
designer; Mr. Nitesh Dhawan, Dy. Director
Handloom; Mr. Vijay Shankar Singh, Director
Handicraft and Mr. S. Bandopadhyay, Dy.
Director Bunkar Sewa Kendra shared their
views and thoughts at this workshop. All of
them accepted that the Central Govt. is firm
for the overall development of weavers and to
this direction Trade Facilitation Centre is being set here apart from 9 Sanjha Suvidha Kendras.
Attempts are being made to organize international exhibitions and seek support from designers.
Padmshree Mr. Sribhas Chandra Supkar said that with the growth of handloom and handicraft
industry a large number of jobs would be created and the country will earn handsome foreign
currencies. He further said that handloom
provides the maximum self-employment in
the region and the country but stressed the
need for linking the same with the
modernization
A conference on draft report for marketing
of GI certified goods was organized by the
Centre of WTO Studies, Institute of
Foreign Trade, New Delhi in association
with the Human Welfare Association The
National Consultation on Post GI initiative
organized by Centre for WTO Studies –
IIFT, Indo Global Social Service Society
and HWA on 26.09.2015 in Hotel Clark, Varanasi.
The Chief guest Mr. Sudhanshu Pandey, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India
has said the above words. He said that there is a urgent need for wider awareness, publicity at
important places and resource center for GI products.
Post Handloom Day initiative - The
organization has organized a State Level
workshop for the strategic intervention for
promotion and awareness about India
Handloom Brand, sharing the experiences
of 11 National Awardees about this issue,
and sharing the other experiences with
implementation of various Govt. schemes at
grass-root level with the presence of various
Govt. officers, stakeholders and master
weavers, artisans on 26th August at
Varanasi. Nearly 10 newspapers has
covered this state workshop including 7
electronic media.
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Community Development Project
Supported by : D.S. GROUP
Project Location : Village-Sajoi, Block-Arajiline, District-Varanasi
Background:
Under the CSR with the partnership with D.S Group an successful year come to an end. The
“community Development Project” implemented at sajoi village has achieved all set targets
approximately facing all the challenges and odd.
All events and programmes have shown full
positive impact on community and environment.
The Sajoi village intervened by the HWA with
the support of D.S. Group Noida(UP) is approx
22 Kms west from district headquarter Varanasi.
It is a remote village of Araziline block. A
densely populated and weavers dominated area.
Hindu and Muslim community lives here with
great communal harmony. Dalit, OBC, Rat-
eaters and Muslims are main inhabitants in the
village. Farming and weaving are the main
source of income generation in the village.
The main resources of village are -
1-Primary School, 5-Anganbadi Centres, 2-Mini Anganwadi Centres, 1-Panchayat Bhawan And
2 Primary Schools.
Achievement: The community development program has significant impact on Sajoi village
here we present glimpses of achievement during last year total number of students enrolled in
computer course is 65 under which 35 students completed training. In stiching and tailoring
section 64 girls enrolled in which 28 has been passed out. under the SHGs a total of 14 SHGs
(166 members) has been formed in which total saving is 83,375 and revolving fund of 96,250.a
total of 3 bal adhikar manch has been formed under the project area, total 15 consumer
awareness meeting has been done under which 503 information has been gathered by
community.
Activities under taken during last one year:
“The kind of world and society, we live in tomorrow
will be determined greatly by the type of education
and training we give to our young generation today”
We all know that it is the youth on whose shoulders
rest the destiny of the nation. They are the
transmitters of change as much as bearers of
continuity of present civilization. Youth must not be
merely work for but should work with walk with and
show the vivid path to reach their destination.
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1. FGD for area and Resource Mapping:
The team looks initiative in various
settlements for area mapping. This initiative
undertaken for preparing resource map of the
intervened village. Mapping of village
resources and area sets up a benchmark for
intervention in the village. The project core
staffs organized community meeting and
share the concept of the FGD with the
community. Then after the project team with
the support of the community and physical
verification of the village prepare map of the
village and pointed various internal resources
of the village like hand pumps, wells, Govt. and private schools, Anganwadi centers and
workers, Panchayat Bhavan, Ponds, Tubewel, Temples, Mosques, Madarsas, Drainage, Streets
and Roads.
2. Vocational Training Centre:
A vocational cum resources centre started at Sajoi village. The centre is linked to road and it is
peaceful, safe well planned and discipline for children especially for girls. Now centre is
running with good systematic manner, the interested and needy community girls and women
came here for skill through this tailoring class we provide a opportunity to whom who are not
able to go outside of the village for skill.
The vocational training/resources centre is multi dimensional but its main activity is:-
(1) Tailoring and stitching training to young girls: The tailoring centre is running smoothly
with all kind of tailoring facilities like cutting, and sewing various designs. The features of
tailoring centres are – Total No. of girls enrolled for tailoring-64, No. of girls completed
courses-28 and No. of girls are in learning process-36
(2) Information Centre: Total 503 peoples have been benefitted from various government
scheme through information center.
(3) Computer Classes: One computer learning / training centre is also running at D.S. Group
resource centre, young girls and boys above the age of 14 are highly interested for computer
learning and in future this centre will be an assets regarding computer literacy to the
community. Total 65 students has been enrolled.
Meeting and Capacity Building of Anganwadi: Meeting and capacity building of Anganwadi
worker regarding child development is a routine process under the project “Community
development program”. The CDPO Mrs. Sushma Singh herself taken steps and interest for
smooth functioning of Anganwadi centre at Sajoi village. The project organized a capacity
building training program for Anganwadi worker. The main objective of the training is to ensure
health services and coordination between Anganwadi and ASHA worker. During the training the
discussed issues are –
Immunization and safe delivery
Promoting institutional delivery
Meeting with ASHA: Project core staff is in regular basis meeting cum orientation program for
ASHA Worker regarding immunization, institutional delivery, lactating women in their village
area. There are 07 ASHA workers are in the village and she is working with project team
established with good rapport.
Formation of Adolescent Group: The project team organized meeting with adolescent girls at
resource centre. The team oriented the girls about physical and social challenges and problems
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during this age. The team award the role and responsibility of adolescent girls for the
development of the family and the society. After the meeting girls become agree for form the
adolescent group. Most of the member of this group is enrolled in computer and tailoring
centre.
3. Formation of Self Help Groups (SHG): With great rapport with community, the HWA
project team conducted several round of meetings with the community in all settlements of the
village and formed 14 SHGs consisting 166 women members. The project team oriented the
group about credit and debit. Now all SHGs are functional and they are the backbone of the
community development programs.
4. Meeting with Govt. and Private Schools Staffs:
The project team continuously holding meetings with govt. and private schools regarding joyful
learning, qualitative education and infrastructure development and providing quality MDM.
Now the impact of the program is visible at all Govt. and private schools of the Sajoi village.
Community Awareness Meeting: The project core team organized community awareness
meeting at various settlements. The project team facilitates the meetings and finds out the basic
problem, needs and challenges of different settlements.
5. Hand Pumps: Due to drinking water shortage a major problem in Sajoi village a total of 10
hand pumps has been digged in separate places in the Sajoi village communities. For spreading
the message of D.S. Group support the Logo of D.S. Group are painted on hand-pumps.
6. Hand Pumps Operational and Maintenance Committee:
For caring and maintenance of the hand-pumps, the operational committees are functioning at
Sajoi village. The committee is taking collective responsibility of all hand-pumps for operation
and maintenance. The committee is regularly monitoring, proper disposal of water and
cleanliness around installation area of the hand-pumps and to prevent water born diseases like
Malaria, Dengue, Diarrhea.
7. Child Right Forum: To protect and promote child rights, three Child Right Forum were
constituted in Sajoi Govt. and private schools. The basic of this is to motivate children for active
participation in school and community development.
8. Community based Teachers: To protect has provided 2 community based tuition centers. A
male and a female teacher were selected for running 2 community centers to provide education
classes to those students either girls or boys who cannot go other places for coaching because of
financial or security reasons. The result of the tuition classes are 100% in school exams.
9. Awareness Rally on health and sanitation: Project staff organized a health and sanitation
awareness rally with children of the local school. Rally surrounded 02 KM. 200 children
participated in rally. The girls of the adolescent group also participated in the rally.
10. Organized Adhar Card Camp: Project organized a camp for Adhar Card at Vocational
training centre cum community resource centre, Sajoi.
11. Organized Eye Camp: To curb the eye problem which is prone in village Sajoi the project
organized an EYE camp at vocational training center cum community resource center.
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“Global Fund for Children” GFC-USA
Child Friendly Community Project: With the support of GFC, the Human Welfare
Association has worked hard for underserved community of Varanasi and Bhadohi district under
the banner of GFC. Since July,2010 with the support of GFC, HWA is achieving the goal for
child labor free zone and for child friendly community in a very systematic manner with special
emphasis to minimizing child labor in intervening villages and its surroundings. HWA efforts
have created a positive learning environment towards child education for 4-18 years. HWA has
taken several initiatives like awareness meeting in the community, meeting with govt. officials,
rallies and wall writings in the project area for spreading the messages among the community to
uplift the moral of the community sdo that they can fight for their rights and they will get the
benefits of various govt. schemes.
With the support of GFC, HWA project’s core staffs are working hard with full dedication and
transparency to educate the children between the age group of 4 to 18 years and mainstreaming
most of the children of the project area in Govt. schools or recognized private schools with full
community participation. HWA took initiative to trained 90 young women/girls in batches at
Bhatpurva, Changwar and Arjunpur for Tufted and Knotted carpet weaving with the support of
master trainers. 50% of trained girls and women are linked with the traders and now they have
regular orders for carpet weaving and they are increasing their economic and social condition
through this livelihood opportunity and utilizing the surplus savings for children education and
nutrition.
Formation of SHG: 12 SHG(Self Help Group) formed in the project area to strengthen the
weaving community. There SHGs are not only protecting their livelihood interests but also
protecting their family primarily children’s interest. HWA has organized a group of 12 women
who are fighting against social evils like dowry, trafficking, money landing, child marriage and
child education. Now these groups are the backbone of the program.
Five Motivational Learning Centers (MLC): With community participation and good
coordination among various stakeholder regarding child education, the enrollment rate has
increased upto 92% in the project area and dropout ratio has decreased. Through better
orientation and mobilization, the Child Friendly Community is actively involved in the basic
facilities including schools management committee meetings, monitoring, mid-day-meal,
attitude of Govt. teachers and behavior of their children. Now the Govt. teachers and private
school teachers are visiting regularly in the community with project team and they appreciate the
efforts of GFC for elementary education.
With the support of this project and enrollment campaign in a systematic manner 403 children
has enrolled at 5 MLC within this Boys-196, Girl-207 and in a systematic convincing manner
to the parents and children about the capacity of their children, total 119 children has
mainstreamed from MLC to the formal schools and with the effect of enrollment and awareness
campaign in the project area villages 342 children has directly go to the formal government and
private schools and within this 59 was dropouts who again enrolled in formal schools.
No. of children enrolled at 5 MLC - Total=403 , Boys-196, Girl-207
No. of Children education mainstreamed in the formal school from project MLC – Total 119,
Boy-43, Girl-76
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Project : Going Green
Supported by : AIACA-SWITCH ASIA, New Delhi
PROJECT SUMMARY:
The Project focusing the upliftment and development of marginalized weaver and artisans are
running as per the parameters of the project. Majorly, two blocks, Kashi Vidyapeeth (Lohta,
Kotwa, Mangalpur clusters) and Arjailine (Sajoi) is being covered through the project. a lot of
activities from baseline survey to capacity building trainings are organized total Number of 6267
participants (Male-1710 and Female-4557) in 463 awareness meetings was organized in the
various sub villages of Lohta, Kotwa, Mangalpur and Sajoi involving the SHGs members and
community members. A total number of 68 women were mobilized successfully to be formed in
collectives called SHGs. The project has been involved to create a specific platform for GI
initiatives. due to continuous advocacy with stakeholders and the government officials a lot of
Gov scheme for weavers welfare like swasthya bima yojna, bank account openings etc have
been turn out positively in project area benefitting majority of targeted peoples. The project
played a very vital role in launching of USTAD schemes from Varanasi involving 300 women
weaver from the field of GG project.
ACTIVITIES: from base line survey of 125 families to monthly meetings of SHGs, Social
Entitlements and village level camps all were organized in scheduled time in proper way
creating awareness and sensitization of members. The project team also guided the handloom
department to conduct their baseline survey for identifying the real handloom weavers as per
instruction of central government. Project team also gives assistance in verification of 33
applicants for getting handloom mark. Due to impact of the project a lot of women contestants
from SHGs has become victorious in panchayat elections recently held named Smt. Baby Devi,
Sadhana Devi, Chand Devi and Geeta Devi has elected as a new BDC member from Chiraigaon
block. They are involved in SHG - Agricultural field income generation activities.
Outcomes and results:
Under the section availing government schemes for weavers welfare and IGAS a total number of
1689 beneficiaries (1008 men + 681 women) are there who availed benefits of bank account,
electricity subsidy, weaver Id application, weaver credit card, ration card applications, handloom
mark health card, mudra bank beneficiaries, aadhar card, artisan card etc. a total number of 6267
beneficiaries are there who get benefited from organized awareness meetings.
Outreach efforts of the project:
1. EU visit: -On 15.05.2015, Mrs. Sarojini, representative, European Union, Mr. Mukesh, Tx
and AIACA team visited the village Muslimpura in Kotwa cluster and interacted with the
project beneficiaries’ who benefited from the initiatives of the project. They interacted how
the project is playing its role to access the various schemes of the government to the
community.
2. PACS team and DFID Visit: On 5th May 2015 PACS team and Mrs. Radhika, DFID visited
village Muslimpura, Kotwa and interacted with the individual beneficiary and community
who received social entitlement benefits from the government. She appreciated the efforts of
the project and the team for doing well.
3. Participation and Interaction at BFU with various master craft person and master weavers for
the orientation about policy round table which will be held on 13th May at hotel RAMADA.
4. Jivan Suraksha Yojana, Jivan Jyoti Yojana related to Life Insurance and Atal Pension
Yojana has launched at Varanasi by Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu- Union parliamentary affairs
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Minister of Govt. of India with CMD of Union Bank of India at Kabirchaura, Varanasi on
9th May,2015, the program was organized by Union Bank of India and invited several
stakeholders, they also invited Human welfare Association as a key participants because
nearly 2500 people has provided insurance facility by the organization from weavers,
artisans and other marginalized community. On this occasion the Director of Human Welfare
Association has honored to Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu- Union parliamentary affairs Minister
with the Stole woven by handloom weaver with the poetry of Kabir (a fine example of
calligraphy in Banaras Handloom weaving, the stole was made by GI Authorize User – Mr.
Bachche Lal Maurya of Chhahi village)
5. Policy round Meeting on 14th May, 2015 at hotel Ramada, Varanasi with nearly 70
participants including media person and the nearly 18 newspaper has covered this policy
round table event in a systematic way. This was first policy table on the issue of weavers and
artisans of this quality in which a number of national level experts has participated with
grass-root level master weavers and artisans. This initiative was taken by AIACA with
ACCESS Development services New Delhi and HWA Varanasi.
6. USTTAD national launching event organized by Ministry of Minority Affairs with the
facilitation of ACCESS, AIACA and HWA on 14h May,2015 at Sanskritik Sankul,
Varanasi. The impact of Human welfare Association and State Alliance - SAREL Network-
UP is now recognizing and the new schemes from central Govt. are coming at ground level.
The Govt. of India has started new scheme of Ministry of Minority Affairs, for the Minority
WEAVERS AND ARTISANS IN THE NAME OF USTTAD. The national launching was
from Varanasi on 14th May 2015 with 2 cabinets Ministers Dr. Nazama Heptulla and Mr.
Mukhtar Abbass Nakavi with Secretary, Minority Affairs- Dr.Arvind Mayaram. In this
National event, the ministry has given all launching responsibility including total 1000
participants from minority, in the event (70% women) and exhibition of handicraft products,
media management to HWA.
7. GI Certificate Press Conference :- A press conference was organized by Dr. Rajnikant
involving 19 various electronic and print media in the context of getting GI to three products
Pink enameling, wooden toy and panjadari to make aware the people regarding this.
8. Access visit: -A team of Access Development Services, New Delhi, interacted with
DrRajnikant in the context of launching USTAD from Varansi on 14th May 2015 involving
the 700 various craftsmen and weavers of Varanasi.
9. Interaction with Govt. officials (Weaver Service Center for the starting the Tool Kit
support) :- Dr. Rajnikant used to involve of doing advocacy for reopening the closed
schemes of central government which was related to the distribution of handloom parts to
the weavers on subsidy.
10. Interaction with MLC- Sri Laxamn Acharya and MLA Sri Ravindra Jaiswal regarding
the restarting the tool kit support to weaver)
11. AIACA, PACS team visit - He interact with Mrs. Vidushi on the issue of availing and
ensuring the social security and entitlements of the weavers and artisan with the joint efforts
of PACS and Going Green Project.
12. Dr. Rajnikant has been the major part of the symposium related with handloom policy at
Azamgarh on 25th April 2015 and interacted with Principal Secretary/Director (Udyog) -
Mr. Vinkata Sarlu and Commissioner (4 commissioning covered 12 districts) for the new
handicraft promotion Policy-2014 with Artisan & Weaver.
13. Textile Minister, D.C. Handloom and Designer meeting at Varanasi 9.6.2015 at Hotel
Surya and submitted a memorandum to the Minister of Textile and D.C. Handloom related
to the Handloom – Handicraft products and mobilized various designers regarding the
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purchasing of Banaras Handloom products to see the GI Logo and Handloom mark and also
purchase from GI Authorize users and promote in the Indian and international market, the
original hand woven products as eco-friendly product and green products.
14. Interaction with VSO International team and visit in Kotwa village to see the Going
Green intervention and they was interested know about the basic problems of the handloom
weavers and this sector and role of Going Green project and how it will be linked with
various ICT tools including social media for the wider publicity of this exclusives product
for protection and promotion. Mr. Praveen Kumar who is the senior Manager of VSO
International has assured us that in near future, a high profile technical team will come to
Varanasi to see the issues of handloom and artisans and will support them.
15. Post GI initiative at Lucknow was
organized with the support of Centre
for WTO Studies and with nearly 70
participants from Uttar Pradesh related
to GIR products and a proper strategy
has emerged for the future action plan
for proper post GI Interventions. The
CWTO has promised to take this
initiative in future at national level and
will try to create a proper environment
for the benefits of GIR products and
related producer groups.
16. A senior team of CWTO, senior
officials of NABARD, AIACA representative and AIACA partners from Lucknow and
Varanasi has also participated in this state level workshop. In this workshop the HWA was
co organizer and shared the project achievement of Going Green including the submission of
Authorized user application to the GI office, Chennai and CWTO has much appreciated this
initiative. The issue of carbon credit to the handloom weavers and inclusion of handloom
and handicrafts under MNREGA has also raised in a much prominent way by the artisans
and weavers.
17. Interaction with Cabinet Minister of Railway, Shri Suresh Prabhu and State Minister Shri
Manoj Sinha on the issue of Purchasing of
Handloom Products in the railway with
handloom mark. Both the ministers has
promised that they will provide all the
facilities to the handloom products in the
railway and other benefits also like
exhibition and stall supports to the various
important stations and cities.
18. Interaction with the Cabinet
Minister of Energy Mr. Piyush Goyal regarding the recognition of handloom
products as eco friendly product and energy
saver products and provide carbon credit
facilities to the handloom weavers by the
Ministry of Energy – 8th June,2015. He
assured that he will talk to the Ministry of Renewable Energy, GOI related to this aspect
because it is a very important issue and the GOI and our ministry is focusing on the issue of
saving energy and handloom-handicrafts are already saving much energy in their production
process.
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19. Mr. Rameshwar Singh, member of SAREL Network on 04.07.2015 has interacted with Dr.
Mahesh Sharma, Minister of Tourism, Govt. of India on the issue of linkages of tourism with
handloom, handicraft products and promotion of handmade products with a brand at
international level and issues related to natural die, tourist walk facilities in the handloom,
handicraft clusters at Varanasi.
20. Interaction with the A.D. Handloom regarding the proper survey of real handloom weaver in
the Varanasi district because the HWA team and their volunteers has informed that in the
several villages, the AD handloom office representative has not visited and not done the
survey, so it is a matter of serious concern that
each individual weaver must cover under this
survey. After that a circular has reached to the
Directorate of Handloom U.P. and to AD
Handloom office, Varanasi and a separate
Budget has also allocated for this purpose,
there was a lot of delay and after continuous
pressure by the HWA, then the AD Handloom
office has started survey of handloom weavers
in Varanasi district.
21. NABARD has provided an opportunity to the
HWA for display the GI Registered products at
NABARD Regional office on the occasion of
NABARD Foundation Day event on 10 July'15.
Dr.Rajanikant interacting with on GIR products
with Hon'ble Governor of UP Shri Ram Naik JI and
sharing the concern of weavers and artisans. On this
occasion, after the exhibition a major interactive
session was organized at conference hall of
NABARD where a number of senior representatives
from various banks, RBI, PHD, Chamber of
Commerce, CII-U.P., and related stakeholders have
participated. In this program Dr. Rajanikant has
raised the issue of credit facility to the weavers and
artisans, rate of interest and support under corporate
social responsibility. He also shared that how the
eco-friendly product is developing in the Going
Green project at Varanasi and marketing support for
Green products – Handloom products through the
various offices of the Govt., Banks, including the Governer’s house. It was a great privilege
that in the program, the CGM-NABARD has invited Dr.Rajanikant to welcome the Hon’ble
Governor by the Kabir Doha stole on behalf of weavers’ community of Varanasi. The
Hon’ble Governor has much appreciated this product and said that this type of
innovation will provide more opportunities to the handloom weavers in future.
22. On this occasion Dr. Rajanikant has raised the issue of inclusion of handloom and handicraft
under MNREGA and requested the both the ministers that this sector is facing crisis across
the country so you both can also said to the Hon’ble Prime Minister for providing minimum
100 days employment guarantee to the handloom weavers and artisans and provide
aggressive market linkage initiative.
23. Sharing the issues related to the National Handloom Day, Mr. Tapan Sharma,Director-WSC,
Govt. of India has invited Dr.Rajanikant for the detailed interaction for the celebration of
National Handloom Day at Varanasi when the Ministry of Textile will organized a National
level event at Chennai. Regarding the participants, way of presentation and invitation of
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related stakeholders, the department has discussed several things and provide a lead role to
the HWA for this event.
24. Sharing the experiences of Going Green project with the 3 important developmental
agencies like – CAF-India, R.B. and Make in
India representative at Varanasi on 1st
August,2015 and sensitize them on the issue
of weaves and artisans development, in this
meeting Dr. Rajani Kant has interacted with
the originator of e-Mail – Mr. Shiva
Annadurai and discuss with them that how we
are working on the issue of green concept
linked with hand-woven fabrics with the
support of EU, Trade Craft-UK & AIACA
and he was very much impressed to know
about this project and approach.
25. The impact of advocacy in a systematic manner is reflecting and accepting at National level.
The Times of India has published the related
news and this will be also available on google
related to the effort. Our demand has accepted
by the Minister of Textile Shri Santosh
Gangwar, Textile Ministry, GOI and now the
Ministry has organized a grand event at
Chennai on 7th August,2015 at 11AM where
the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India has
declared National Handloom Day and India
Handloom as a Brand.
26. 11 Master Weavers has participated from Varanasi to Chennai for participation in this
National event including Mr. Ramjan Ali, (a importance SMEs of Going Green project) who
has received First certificate of India Handloom Brand by the hand of Hon’ble Prime
Minister of India on 7th August,2015 at Chennai and the total expenditure of Mr. Ramjani
Ali has beared by the Textile Committee, Mumbai. The most important thing noted here that
Mr. Ramjani Ali is not a state or national awardee weaver, but he invited for this national
level event, this is a example of advocacy and lobbying. The HWA project team with Going
Green cluster Coordinators was a part of event at Varanasi with the 40
weavers’ representatives from Going Green project area at Weaver Service Center. The hand
woven Kabir Doha stole weaved by Mr. Bachche Lal Maurya, a another SME of the Going
Green project has presented to Hon’ble P.M. of India including all dignitaries who was
present on the dais on 7th August, National Handloom Day and all the newspaper has
covered this story.
27. Interaction with Mr. Nirmal Sinha, CMD-The Handicrafts & Handlooms Exports
Corporation of India Ltd., New Delhi regarding providing opportunities to the SMEs from
Going Green in the national and international exhibitions with handloom mark and GI Logo
and awareness about the India Handloom Brand.
28. Interaction with the Union Textile Minister Shri Santosh Gangwar Ji on 14th August at P.M.
Parliamentary office at Varanasi and to congratulate them for the celebration of National
Handloom Day after 68 years of Independence Day and requested them about the equal
opportunity to the handicraft artisans and various type of facilities to the artisans like
weavers and to organize a national level event at Varanasi. At this moment the Director-
HWA has submitted a Memorandum to the Union Textile Minister.
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29. Post Handloom Day initiative - The
organization has organized a State Level
workshop for the strategic intervention for
promotion and awareness about India
Handloom Brand, sharing the experiences
of 11 National Awardees about this issue,
and sharing the other experiences with
implementation of various Govt. schemes
at grass-root level with the presence of
various Govt. officers, stakeholders and
master weavers, artisans on 26th August at
Varanasi. Nearly 10 newspaper has
covered this state workshop including 7
electronic media. We all are grateful to
the AIACA for their continuous support
and encouraging us to do things in a
systematic manner.
30. We are happy to organized a cluster
level post GI workshop for regional GI
Registered products who has get the
status of IPR of the country held on 3rd
September,2015 at Varanasi with the
support of AIACA, New Delhi with the
facilitation of Human Welfare
Association Varanasi.
In this post GI workshop the Varanasi
region will represent their with 5 GI
registered Banaras Brocades and
Sarees,Banaras Gulabi Meenakari,
Varanasi Wooden Lacquerware and Toys,
Mirzapur Handmade Dari, Hand made
carpet of Bhadohi and 2 potential GI like
Banaras Metal Repousse craft, Nizamabad
black pottery, with best quality products
with the 60 GI Registered.
The organization believe that with the
support of AIACA under Going Green
project, after this workshop the GI
registered product will get the new height
and will support to improve the livelihood opportunities of weavers, artisans and farmers in
the state as well as in the country and will move much faster in the abroad. It is noted that
the Varanasi region is carrying 5 GI registered products with nearly 7500 crore with 1.5
million weavers and artisans in the 9 GI Registered district of eastern U.P. and is a hub of GI
products in the country.
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31. The National Consultation on Post GI
initiative organized by Centre for WTO
Studies – IIFT, Indo Global Social Service
Society and HWA on 26.09.2015 in Hotel
Clark, Varanasi. The Chief guest Mr.
Sudhanshu Pandey, Joint Secretary, Ministry
of Commerce, Govt. of India has said the
above words. He said that there is a urgent
need for wider awareness, publicity at
important places and resource center for GI
products.
32. The Human Welfare Association has
facilitated for National launching of
USTTAD scheme on 14th May, 2015 at
Varanasi, where nearly 400 participants has come from Going Green project area, after
follow up initiative- the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt. of India has invited HWA to
participate in a National level exhibition on
for 2 days at Constitution Club of India at
New Delhi. HWA has sent 9 artisans and
weavers from Varanasi, mainly from Going
Green project area.
33. Cabinet Minister Ms.Nazma
Heptullah is looking GI Logo at Banaras
Handlom product - artisans and weavers
participated in USTTAD,National exhibtion
at New Delhi on 5-6 Oct ,2015.
34. Advocacy & Market promotion of GI Products - Two Banaras Artisans exhibited GI
Registered products to Switzerland “Make in India – Geographical Indication of
India” event at Geneva - A new recognition of GI product in International Market
It is really a pride movement to the artisans of
Varanasi and across the country that they have
invited by the International Bureau of World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO-one of
the specialized agencies in United Nation) in
Geneva, Switzerland on the occasion of 55th
General Assembly, in “Make in India-
Geographical Indication of India” event from 5th
to 10th October,2015. This event is supported by
Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of
India in collaboration with WIPO. This event
will create a huge opportunity to the GI
Registered products of the country, mainly the hand-woven and handicrafts products will get
maximum benefit to show-case at Geneva where nearly 170 country will represent in this
international event. Rajani Kant, Kunj Bihari Singh from Varanasi and Sohit Kumar
Prajapati from Nizambad,Azamgarh district is going to participate with all GI registered
products from eastern U.P. and they will exhibit there products and new thing will be there
that the artisans will perform as live demonstration of Gulabi Meenakari and Black Pottery
in the front of International Audience.
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35. Sven important handicraft products has registered
under GI and now developmental agency like AIACA,
VSO, NABARD & Ministry of Commerce, Textile are
supporting for post GI initiatives through the Authorize
User Registration, exhibitions, product catalogue,
website and social media support and through the
producers group formation initiative and sending the GI
registered artisans to the various important events
including the market and credit linkage initiatives. The
Secretary General of WIPO and Ambassador of India in
Geneva, Comptroller General of GI-IPR has
appreciated the initiative of developmental agencies for
the legal protection and promotion of traditional art and
craft for the livelihood promotion of artisans and
weavers. Dr. Rajani Kant show the Banaras Craft to
UN representative at Geneva.
Guest visit:-On 13th Dec 2015,Silvia Sartori,
Communication and Networking Expert, Switch
Asia network facility and Pragya, Tx visited the
village Kotwa, Dihwa and interacted with the women of various three SHGs. A healthy
interaction and discussion was being held between them to make understand about the
project activities and challenges. Along with this, she interacted with the various
beneficiaries of social entitlement like weaver identity card, handloom mark, GI
authorized users, banking and financial benefits.
Policy level Consultation: - On 15th Dec 2015 a Consultation was being held jointly by
AIACA, and HWA in Varanasi aims to brainstorm on recommendations on the way
forward to fulfill the objectives of the Policy through a multi-stakeholder approach
comprising of government officials, weavers, banks and financial institutions and non-
government organizations.
36. On 25th February, 2016, Dr. Rajanikant is interacted with Development Commission-
Handicraft, Dr.K.Gopal at New Delhi head office on the issue of zari – zardozi artisans
who are not getting benefits in any Govt. schemes at Varanasi and also shared the
presence of Going Green project at Varanasi in various dimensions including Green
product initiative.
37. Closed discussion with Assistant Director of Minority Affairs, Ministry of Minority
Affairs at Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO complex, New Delhi on 26th February,2016
regarding the benefits of Going Green project area weavers and artisans under USTTAD
program, which was launched at Varanasi on 14th May,2015. A detailed discussion has
initiated, point by point on the related issues and he appreciated the initiative of Going
Green project and AIACA regarding it and assured that soon they will visit the Varanasi
project area and will designed with supports to the Minority community, weavers and
artisans especially the women. He was happy to know that Going Green is working in a
very systematic manner in Muslim weavers.
38. Padmshree Mr. Sribhas Chandra Supkar said that with the growth of handloom and
handicraft industry a large number of jobs would be created and the country will earn
handsome foreign currencies. He further said that handloom provides the maximum self-
employment in the region and the country but stressed the need for linking the same with
the modernization.
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CHAI Project
Supported By - William J. Clinton Foundation
Project Title:- Promoting awareness and use of oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT)
and Zinc as treatment of Childhood Diarrhea among Public Health
Providers in Uttar Pradesh.
Interaction and Participation of DC & BC with various service providers meetings
at PHC / CHC level in all the 8 blocks of Varanasi district. ==========================================================================
PROJECT OVERVIEW AND GOALS
CHAI, through the Foundation in India, and HWA will collaborate to ensure long-term
sustainability of ORS and zinc treatment by creating an integrated program with the health
department of Uttar Pradesh. CHAI’s Essential Medicine program in India is designed to engage
with the health department and other departments such as the Department of Women and Child
by building capacities of various public health/workers in the chain to dispense/prescribe ORS
and zinc treatment for diarrheal episodes.
Project activities are to be carried out in Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh, comprised of 8
blocks. Together CHAI, through the Foundation in India.
Specifically, HWA shall be responsible for the following:
1. Session-based and on-the-job training of FLWs such as ASHA, AWW, ANM, LHVs (Lady
Health Visitor) etc., by District Coordinators (DCs) and Block Coordinators (BCs) through
targeting sector meetings as potential platform for capacity building.
2. Sample monitoring of RI (Routine Immunization Day) and visits to Sub Health Centers (SHC),
and Primary Health Center (PHC) to monitor and provide handholding support. PC and DCs
would be responsible for monitoring above mentioned activities.
3. Participation and presentations in important forums such as block and district level meetings.
4. Strengthening MIS developed by the government so that correct data is fed and supply chain is
maintained. Maintenance of data and reporting would be done by District Coordinator (DC).
5. Documentation of success stories / case studies, etc. by DC.
Conduction of two hour orientation programs on “Diarrhoea Management” for all FLWs
at sector / PHC level meetings:
In the continuation of organizing two hour
orientation programs on “Diarrhoea Management”
for all FLWs at sector/ PHC level meetings BCs
has been indulging for it. During this one year 110 no.of
batches training were organized and 4949 ASHAs
were oriented and trained on the issue like how to report .
DC & BCs
Trained FLWs and also Provide them IEC materials such
as Diarrhoea Card, Doses Sticker’s & Pamphlets.
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Mandated daily visits of BCs to FLWs to review refresh and reinforce the key messages on
diarrhoea management with Zinc + ORS; discuss and solve bottlenecks, if any.
The BCs used to visit the field as well as FLWs to review refresh and reinforce the key messages on
diarrhoea management with Zinc + ORS. During this year 5905 ASHAs has been visited as daily visits
by BCs. Each BC’s has to visit minimum 10 ASHA Per day and 5 Beneficiery Visit Each day
BLO & APHCMO Orientation :
We had also organizing two hour orientation
programs on “Diarrhoea Management” at
CHC’s/ BPHC’s Last Year. Our team has
Conducted 3 BLO’s/ 20 MO’s oriented 10
Pharmacist’s & 16 staff other than Mo’s /
Pharmacist during Six Months.
We have also oriented community people’s &
Med. Officer’s of PHC/CHC/APHC (Block) on
“Diarrhoea Management” and make sure that they
tell the guardians / Parents about the Dosage &
Preparation method of ORS / ZINC during their Consultancy / Prescription & Household visits
of Under Five Children’s and during RI / VHND session’s .
Participation of DCs & BCs in sector/ PHC level meetings of FLWs for message
reinforcement, performance review, logging issues related to supply and sharing of success
stories/ good practices of diarrhoea management to motivate the PHC team:
The project team is visiting and participating PHC
& Block level meetings with the service providers
and interacting with them about the Project. Total
100 meetings in sector/PHC level meetings of FLWs
have been organized by the project covering 4782
ASHAs of 8 blocks. They also participated in no of 76
block level meetings covering 3457 participants during
it.
Participation of BCs in community forums / events such as Asha Sammelan , Gram
Sabhas, RI days and VHSC meetings or trainings:
Till date BCs participated in ASHA Sammelan and
all meetings of VHND covering maximum people
in 8 blocks of the project area disseminating key
message on diarrhoea to more people.
To Facilitate and Supervise Workshops /
interactions between public health workers and the
community on topics related to Diarrhoea treatment
with the objective of improving treatment seeking
and uptake of appropriate Diarrhoea treatment.
Now we train / orient FLW’s to switch over from
Telling method to Asking method during the
VHND session’s or when they visit to the home to
meet the Parents / Caregivers of Under Five Children’s. In our VHND visit we are also
Orient Caregiver’s regarding Sanitation & Nutritional part for under five Children.
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District level advocacy for message reinforcement, performance review, logging issues related
to supply and sharing issues & Problems of diarrhoea management also to Organise DLO:
The project team has interacted and participated in
the District Level Meetings and sharing about the
project and their activities. The team has also
Participated in DLO of Rural Medical Providers
with Private Sector Team at CMO office Meeting
Hall , Varanasi in the month of June ( dt. 30th
June 2015 ) & also Participated in APHCMO’s
Orientation. District Coordinator used to visit
CMO office for sharing and discussing his team
work regarding the issue of “Diarrhoea
Management”. DC has interacted
withDr.M.P.Chaurasiya/ Dr.R.R.Rai, CMO,
Varanasi and received his consent letter for expanding the work in entire blocks of the district. Also
shared the issues & reports regarding IDCF 2015. Reminding them to issue the Tender Process of
“Wall Painting”.
Weekly staff meeting:
Almost in Every Month staff meetings on the weekend has been organized with the project team
under the supervision of the project director discussing and sharing the issues raised during the
implementation of the field activities.
Deliverables/Reporting:
DC and All BCs Reporting Online & offline both on Daily Basis about their Visits/ Activities of
the day. DC as to send/ mail Monthly Progress Report & ORS-ZINC Status Report on
Monthly basis, along with these Hard Copies of Quarterly Progress Report, Financial Report
& Deliverables has to be submitted by DC on behalf of HWA to CHAI office on end of every
Quarter.
Personal Iniciative on Wall Painting in SWP by HWA Team : In the project HWA team
taken personal iniciative on Wall Painting Showing Massages and Doses at Sewapuri Block
since District Authorities are not Showinng intrest on wall Painting Tender Process.
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TARGET vs ACHIEVEMENT Sheet , HWA , VARANASI
Month
FLW Visit Training VHND Block/Sector
Meeting Diarrhoeal Case
Reported Target
Achievement Target
Achievement Target
Achievement Target
Achievement
Apr-15 880 511 416 313 24 22 16 17 66
May-15 880 657 417 452 24 23 16 15 60
Jun-15 760 577 417 561 24 24 16 10 9
Qtr. Total 2520 1745 1250 1326 72 69 48 42 135
Jul-15 600 552 416 108 24 22 16 12 125
Aug-15 600 551 417 202 24 23 16 11 165
Sep-15 600 472 417 820 24 14 16 5 103
Qtr. Total 1800 1575 1250 1130 72 59 48 28 393
Oct-15 600 346 416 156 24 21 16 11 845
Nov-15 600 402 417 519 24 19 16 8 933
Dec-15 600 431 417 605 24 26 16 11 436
Qtr. Total 1800 1179 1250 1280 72 66 48 30 2214
Jan-16 540 454 400 401 24 21 16 10 254
Feb-16 540 511 400 362 24 2 16 1 186
Mar-16 540 441 400 450 3 1 0 0 321
Qtr. Total 1620 1406 1200 1213 51 24 32 11 761
Grand Total 7740 5905 4950 4949 267 218 176 111 3503
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The Global Literacy Project
Supported by- THE PRAJNOPAYA FOUNDATION CHARITABLE SOCIETY and Sir
Dorab Ji Tata Trust, Mumbai
Technical Support - The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at MIT
77 Massachusetts Avenue | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (W11-063) | Cambridge, MA
02139 | USA
Through – Implemented by –Human Welfare Association(HWA) , AT 2 SITES-Mawaiya-Urban
slum and Bhaisori village (behind Sarnath)
Project has started from October,2014 – Baseline Survey of the children completed, content of
uploading completed, then started in the field from June,2015 at both site with 115 children.
The project has supported by Prajnopaya Foundation Charitable Society (“Prajnopaya”) with
SDTT, Mumbai and technical support from The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and
Transformative Values at MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA with
SDTT, Mumbai to the children of Varanasi mainly in one rural area center, village Bhasouri and
one in urban slum Mawaiya, both area is near to holiest Buddhist place Sarnath.
Total number of children at both sites - 115
(64-Male, 51-Female)
This is the first innovative project of this nature,
in the country on improving educational
inspiration through the tablets at international
level for the marginalized community children
has first time initiative by the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cambridge USA in India
in Sarnath, Varanasi. this type of technological
innovation with the online uploaded content
through the use of WiFi in the slums as well as in
the rural area behind Sarnath is unbelievable for
this community, the children are much enjoying
who has never see a even good quality of cell
phone. The parents are much enthusiastic with the children.
The program has started by the baseline survey of the related community and after a lot of
difficulties in technical aspects as well as security measures of the tablets finally the children of
Mawaiya slum and Bhaisori village has get it
and start their own classes with the 2
education facilitators Ms.Sheela Devi (in
Mawaiya slum - received certificate of
appreciation in H.T Women Award-2013)
and Ms. Santara Patel ( village Bhaisori,
this is the village from where Smt.
Ramman Devi was winner of H.T.Women
Speical Award—2012, a women dedicated
for women literacy and women economic
empowerment program since last 10 years,
she is also good friend of Ms. Madhuri
Singh – winner of H.T.Women Award-2015). Initially the center was started in Mawaiya (Urban
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slum) in the house of one local resident, but due to the negative pressure by the other family
members, the center has shifted in one community place under the tree and one room is there.
Now the activities is going well and the children are happy.
The children are very happy and much enjoying to open and operating the tablets with
wonderful contents and really it is beyond the
imagination to work with this type of innovation
with the marginalized community children in the
slum and rural area, in spite of facing a number of
difficulties on the both sides through few technical
and electrical reasons, the children are really
enthusiastic and within a short span of time they are
learning in a much faster way.
After getting the information about this project, the
press reporter
of Times of
India, a
leading English newspaper of the country, has reached the
center at Mawaiya, site, near Sarnath and was surprised to
see the children who were sitting under the tree on the
mats and only involved in their tablets, not showing the
interest that who has reached there, the reporter has
observed and then closely interacted with the children,
teacher. Next day, a big story has come in the Times of
India, with photographs, after this a number of Electronic
and Print media have reached the center for the coverage
this project. 8 Electronic media and 3 Newspaper has
published this project innovation. The Hindustan Times,
one of the leading newspaper in the country has cover this
project on their first page, as First News with photo. (the
newspaper clippings enclosed)
Both the center is running well and the children
are enjoying and learning according to their
interest. The children of Mawaiya center are
doing much better in comparision to the Bhaisori
center, because the children in Bhaisori center are
from rural
background.
The tablet has
distributed in
the hand of
children on 8th
June,2015 and
the first test according to the content uploaded in the tab and
the test format has already given in the tab has completed on
25th July,2015, then the teacher has compiled the Test Report
with the help of project Manager. The project team is visiting
at both sites on the regular basis.
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The project has visited by Shri Tenzin, Head, Prajnopaya Foundation Charitable Society
(“Prajnopaya”) and The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at MIT, Mr. S.P.Rai from PRAYOG, Bihar with their good suggestions.
Recently Ms. Jenifer Clark, Associate Professor, College of Texas has visited Varanasi to see
the various activities of Human Welfare Association and then she visited at both sites and
surprised to see this innovation and said that first time we are looking this type of project in the
slum and rural area with most marginalized children. This is really a great project and we
congratulate to the donors of this project for this type of innovation.
Global Literacy Project
Description of the Communities
We are targeting two communities in Uttar Pradesh: (1) a rural area in Sarnath (near to
Varanasi), and (2) an urban slum in Varanasi. The children participating in the program will be
mixed gender (approximately 1:1 girls to boys) and will be between ages 3 and 8 years old. Each
site will have approximately 50-60 students. The participants have not yet been selected, so
exact numbers are not yet available.
A. Sarnath - Rural Area - village Bhaisori
The area (site) has identified, village Bhaisori is situated in Chiraigaon block of Varanasi
district, 3.5 Kms away from Sarnath is consisting with other backward community(OBC)
Rajbhar-50 family and dalit community like Mushar-14 family, Nut-4 family, Harijan-15
family, the total population of these families is nearly 515 person including children. The
community is facing a lot of crisis due to the ignorance, lack of awareness, orientation and
knowledge and confidence to excess to Govt. schemes, 70% population is landless and working
as wage laborers in the nearby area, the male is working as laborer in the city area.
The houses of Mushar’s and Nut’s are with a Mud house, few of them are using Plastic in their
huts, maximum women are jobless and men are working as laborers in unskilled work. In the
Rajbhar community, they are comparatively better than Mushar & Nuts, but are deprived and
marginalized in comparison to the other backward community because 70% are landless and
also working as wage laborers.
Varanasi – Mawaiaya Urban Slum
In the Varanasi slums area the site has identified as Mawaiya (Urban Slum) is closed to
Sarnath, nearly 2.5 Kms away from Sarnath and behind Central Tibbetan Institute. The
most important thing is in this slum that the people are aware about the Buddhist culture
and at the time of discourse of His Highness Honorable Sri Dalai Lama Ji, hundreds of
Buddhist pilgrimage stay in this slum for 10 – 15 days and few of them more days . The
slum Mawaiya is consisting with mix population of Muslim, Rajbhar, Maurya (OBC) and Dalit,
maximum people from marginalized community are engaged as wage laborers and nearly 50%
women are working as domestic worker in the nearby houses. The whole slum has spread in
between 2 major roads and facing lack of facilities like sanitation, drinking water, drainage. The
population of this slum is nearly 2500 without any govt. school.
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Youth library and computer center
Supported by: Rajeev Gandhi Foundation.
Youth library and computer center has been set up by HWA with the support from Rajeev
Gandhi Foundation, New Delhi. RGF has
provide us the opportunity to facilitate one youth
resource center/ library at village Shivdasa and 2
youth library for the high school in Jalhupur and
Amauli villages of the Chiraigaon block of
Varanasi district for the comprehensive
development and providing more livelihood
opportunity of youths (Boys & Gilrs) in
surroundings.
The library and computer center has become boon for the remote village because the youths and
students have to go 15 kms in town to get any
information and learning computer but due to
support from RGF the students of shivdasan
village are getting the benefits in their own
village. 60 -70 students are coming on daily
basis to learn the computer and they equally get
benefit of library, the important books and
information the students are getting on a single
platform, today where job is become more
crucial the computer center is
providing the job details and online
form filling facilities through
which not only targeted villages are
getting benefitted but it also
benefitting the students of other
villages.
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Project : From Education to Sustainability.
Project Supported by :TDH/DACHSER
Implementing Partner: Human Welfare Association, Varanasi
Project Coverage : 45 villages of three blocks of Varanasi District
Introduction: The project “Education to Sustainability” is going on well with the completion of its goal and
objectives imparting qualitative education to the children and livelihood opportunities to the
community of 45 villages of three blocks of Varanasi district through HWA with the support of
DACSHER and Terre des homes, Germany. This report is the overall reflection of the three
months of the project period from July, 2015 to September, 2015.
Objectives:
Overall Goal of the Project
15 rural communities in Varanasi districts of Uttar Pradesh reach improved educational status,
skills and sustainability.
Specific objective in the Second Phase of the Project
1. 1500 children receive educational assistance and continue schooling.
2. 1500 young people receive technical and employment skills.
3. 30 rural communities become active on promotion of social forestry.
4. Social forestry developed in 10 villages.
5. 2000 rural population linked to employment schemes.
Planned Measures / activities:
1) Education centre’s:
In the month of April, the annual exam has
conducted and all 1142 student children’s from
class 1 to 5 class has passed with good marks, and
in new session from July to Sep,15 321 new
children enrolled and 314 children mainstreamed
in other formal school, now 1149 student are still
studying in school
In the project area 10 education centre is
functioning well, the children who never go to
school and children who break their education in various reasons. The main objective to this
center is giving a better opportunity to the children in education and this shows the quality of
education center supported in this project and after that the enrolment initiative for new session
has started through Door to Door mobilization, sensitization and awareness amongst the parents
including the non-school going children in a systematic manner. The project team and community
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volunteers are working hard for the mainstreaming of children from project education centers to
the mainstream schools.
2) Support education centre:
There were 231 students enrolled in last
session and In July to Sep 136 new student
enrolled and 59 student main streamed in
various normal schools. Now total 308 students
are enrolled in school. These session 17
students are enrolled in high school and 13
student enrolled in intermediate final year
student.
05 support centres is successfully functioning
in 05 villages. On this centre student from class
6 to 12 enrolled and they get education as a
coaching centre theme. The student especially
girls who are not interested to join a coaching/
tuition is outside of the village, centre help to girls to get a support class in her village.
Case late: Support Centre, Amauli:-
Ms. Deepa Yadav D/O Shri Vasant Raj Yadav is a student of class-08 has get the direct benefit of
the support center. She live at Kukuda village. She has 01 more sister and one brother. Her mother
and father is a small farmer. She was the student of class 8th in this session. She was the student of
primary school, but her family was not satisfy to her education and they break their education due
to proper knowledge. after few days her parents enrolled in Shree Ram Janaki Shiksha Niketan
coaching centre who is facilitated by this project. Now her family happy to support centre role in
education. Family of the student are happy to see the progress in quality education and supportive
atmosphere of the coaching centre.
Additional activities:
Awareness and mobilization campaign: There has been effective impact of the various activities carried out under enrolment campaign in
the project intervened area which are given below.
Mobilization through rally: In the month of July,15, we are mobilize to community
regarding enrolment of the children in school. Bringing a positive change in the behaviour
of the community regarding the children’s education. Project team is organizing rally in all
concern village for enrolment of the children in centre and other government school.
Door to door visit: education centre teacher and other project staff going to door to door
for mobilize the family and children for enrolment in school. During the visit we identify
the out of school children and never school going children.
Support by SHG : SHG member support in identification of non going school and drop
out children. In SHG meeting they discussed regarding importance of enrolment of these
children.
Community meeting: In the month of July project staff and facilitators conducted
community meeting in concern village. We aware and motivate to community regarding
enrolled in school all children, specialty who drop out and never school going children.
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3) Functioning of Bio Gas Plants:
According the project target Total 44 bio gas plant installation is completed against the project
target. Till date all install bio gas plant is functioning. The farmer we install the bio plant are
happy and every month they saving the fuel money expenses in LPG, Kerosene, coal, wood etc.
4) Functioning of Wormy Compost: There are 48 wormy pit installation is target in project. Project has achieved the target with good
rapport with community and completed 48 pit against the project target and all farmer taking
benefit from wormy compost. The farmer use the wormy compost in their nursery and trees
planted in their farm. The farmer who farming the vegetable is very much benefitted to use the
wormy compost. Now it becomes a practice to use the wormy compost in their farming.
5) NRM Activity:
Capacity building cum training of the women SHG Members:
Project organized a capacity building training program at 03rd Sep.15 for the SHGs members,
who is also a farmer at Chhahi village of
Chiraigaon block. 72 participants are in
this training program. The theme of the
training was natural resource farming,
solar panel, health & hygiene and
floriculture. They are farming and
growing a various type of crops. The
main objective to training is to give the
technical input to farmer then gets more
income through their farming. We are
giving training on advanced floriculture
and vegetable. Through this training their
knowledge increased and this is helpful to increase their income and women empowerment
ahead in few steps.
Economic empowerment:
For economic empowerment shg member taking loan from bank for increased their income
through farming. Mina W/o Raju of Tulsi
SHGs village Chiraigaon mobilized and
taken loan 1,00000/ for Floriculture
farming, Robin S/o Meva Lal of Pooja
shg village Prahladpur taken loan from
SHG 1,00,000/ for agriculture, Urmila w/o
shyam bali Tara SHG residence of
prahladpur village taken loan 50000/ for
floriculture, Kisun dei of Chandni SHG
residence of prahladpur has taken loan
60000/ for farming, Gulab of Chanda SHG
kamauli talen loan 75000/ for agriculture
purpose.
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18 Women taken for farming, 02 women for dairy, 1 for shop, 1 male for auto, 1 male for shop.
SHG women benefited in two first in
individual level and second in SHGs loan
by with Union Bank of India through
credit support.
In last three month from July, 2015 to Sep,
2015 Union Bank of India provide loan to
individually member and SHGs for
income generation activity. There were
distributed the credit card of worth Rs
25000/ to 50,000/ 60 individual women
and 06 of SHGs of the project area for
their financial strengthening and livelihood practices enhancement.
7 member taken loan in 2nd time, and 03 women of SHGs take loan in third time. All the women
who take loan in before they deposited the loan in timely and on good track record bank sanction
in again in again loan to SHGs women.
6) Social Forestry:
The project staff aware and motivate to community and the
farmers for social forestry. As we know that time
urbanization work on progress and construction of malls,
multi story housing building, commercial complex on full
swing in out of main city. Trees are demolished on daily.
For promoting of social forestry project distributed the trees
plant time to time. This rainy season project distributed to
plant in various villages. As we know that in the month of
July to September is rainy season and this is suitable for
plantation.
Project distributed 4961 various type like
Mango,Guava,Awla, Anar, Amrak, Karauda,
Kadam,Rose, Tengri, Bela, Gudhal, Lime, Papaya
etc plant to plantation at Chirai gaon, Chhahi,
Hridaypur, Shankarpur, Sion, Kamauli, prahladpur,
Gopalapur and ghughuri village to SHG member
for plantation.
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7) Vocational training centre:
Vocational training centre is running
successful at Bhagtuwa place.VTC is
famous for empowering centre in this area.
In the centre nearby girls came this centre
for enrollment with a big dream. The VTC
centre started in rent office in initial stage
after some year ground floor construction
work completed. The student and
community also demand for more activity in
this centre. So, the support of community
and other agency 1st floor construction has
completed . Centre started with a formal
inauguration ceremony at 22nd July, 2015 .
SL TRADE No. of enrolled student
1 Tailoring 86
2 Beautician 12
3 Computer 06
4 Painting 02
Total ( Current) 106
8) Community Organizations/SHG: Now SHG has become a movement in the project area.
Large no. of women form a SHG and they motivate to other for SHGs formation. Seeing meeting
other women become mobilized and they met the SHGs member for open a new SHG.
Total SHG - 187
Female SHG - 131
Male SHG - 17
Mix SHG - 39
Total saving - 7,24,3,085.00
Total loan -2,89,64,253.00
Total Recovery, loan- 2,65,77,963.00
Details of Loans by Banks in this 6 month period:
Sl. No. No. of Loan (Individual) Amount
1. 162 members 25,000/
2. 13 members 50,000/
Inter loaning by SHGs
Sl. No. No. of Loan (From SHGs inter loan) Amount
1. 22 person 50,000/ to 1,00,00/each
2. 08 person Less than 50,000/each
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Capacity building Training Details:
Date Type of training Place No. of
Participants
18/09/15 20/09/15 Floriculture, dairy Shankarpur 35
21/09/15 23/09/15 Floriculture, vegetable Chiraigao 35
29/09/15 29/09/15 Floriculture, vegetable prahladpur 65
9) Linkages with the Government:
6 Information centre is running successfully in three blocks of the project area accessing the
government’s various schemes and plans to the community. Within this 6 month period of the
project various schemes and plans of the government has been mobilized for the community
through information centre which are given below...
06 widows have derived benefit from widow pension scheme,
39 hand pumps have been rebored in 15 villages by the government,
10 New hand pumps have been installed in 6 villages by the government
18 people have benefited through Indira Awaas Yojana,
12 weavers have received handloom weaving card. This card would assist them to acquire
power connection easily by the government. They also received health insurance of
Rs.15000/- and accidental insurance of Rs. 80000/-,
03 farmers have received Farmer credit card by the regional banks.
18 target groups of the project area have received assistance of constructing toilets under
the government scheme.
36 rural people got solar lighting set up through the government.
10 people got bank linkages
70 people got Cash Credit Limit from the Bank.
117 people got Samajwadi Pension
223 people insured under Pradhan Manti Bima Yojana.
Participation Review Meeting / PPM:
Project organizeda review cum project parner
meeting at HWA office Varanasi 04 to 05
July, 2o15. Mr. Simon visited the field and
office for review of the project. In the meeting
all the project partner participated and
discussed about planning of the project, model
of development in current economic, political
and social context and status of
implementationof child protection policy.
During the meeting session devided and
cunducted group discussion, open discussion,
presentation etc.
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Project related News coverage by various print media
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PROJECT : “Sustainable Development through Women and Youth
Organizations in the State of Uttar Pradesh”
Supported By : TDH-DACHSER
Organized By : PACE
Implemented By: Human Welfare Association, Varanasi
The project “Sustainable Development through Women and Youth Organizations in the state of
Uttar Pradesh” is implemented in 10 villages of Chiraigaon block in Varanasi. Through women
SHGs and youth of project area youth group has been formed through which awareness program
on health and hygiene, environment has been done. All the selected primary, junior high schools
have been contacted and youth group has been formed at school level to make awareness
program me successful and effective.
Core activities
1 Orientation and Formation of groups - Field level activities -
Awareness Walks - Bio Diversity Register 10 villages Model Village -10 villages
Plantation drive - 10 villages
2 Capacity building training - Orientation of selected youth network volunteers at Varanasi level on the
relevance of this project and effective implementation of the initiatives at village as well as school level.
3 Theatre group at Central level: Theatre groups formation - 20youth
4 Orientation meetings in schools - Sports and Games
5 Development of IEC material - 1st yr onlyQuarterly news letter of youth Network (Rs 2000 x 1)
6 Local level interface or tournament (t shirt cost,prize amount*1 partners)
7 Local level dialogue with various government department for advocacy
8 State level activities - Network meetings at state level ( 50 participants per year for One day
9 Training at state level -2 training with 50 participants
10 Awareness campaign at State level and press meet 2 days with 100 participants
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Achievement:
(1) Formation of youth group:
Youth volunteers have formed youth groups at selected 10 villages. The main focus of
formation of youth group is to run awareness program me to sensitize on the different
issues through rally, social interactions meetings etc with community. In 2016 youth
volunteers have selected plastic free village campaign to make environment clean and
healthy.
The real achievement of the this campaign was that the community itself started
cooperating and come forward to make the program me successful and participated in all
basic activities of promotion.
(2) Environmental protection program me: In selected 5 villages volunteers of youth
group has organized the environmental protection program me has been organized with
aim on organic farming, a forestation, cleanness, plastic free environment. The 10
schools have been selected from project villages to support this campaign.
(3) Model village: Total 10 villages have been selected for making modal village. The
cleanliness program me has been going on continuous basic for sensitizing the
communities.
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Sustainable Livelihood of Artisans & Weavers through GI
Registration – IPR with the support of NABARD
And
Women Empowerment Initiatives through Formation of Women SHG
The Human welfare Association is working for the upliftment of the handloom weavers,
artisans, since last 23 years in the Varanasi and allied districts of Eastern U.P. Human welfare
association is not only indulged itself for development of marginalized community through
various initiatives but also took a strong step towards saving the ancient handicraft & culture by
becoming the Registered Proprietor of GI – IPR registered Banaras sarees and brocades , the
organization has also
facilitated for the GI
registration of
Handmade carpet of
Bhadohi, Metal
Repouse craft, Gulabi
Meenakari, Wooden
Lackerwear, of
Varanasi, Black Pottery
of Nizamabad
(Azamgarh district),
Mirzapuri Handmade
Dari and all has granted
IPR status, and due to
this now Varanasi is a hub of IPR products and nearly 15 lakhs artisans and weavers are
associated in various handicraft and handloom clusters in the 9 district of Eastern U.P., this
initiative has supported by NABARD,Lucknow. After that the organization are also involved for
the GI registration of Chunar Sand stone, Soft stone undercut of Varanasi and Jute wall
hanging craft of Ghazipur and this effort will provide the livelihood opportunities to the
artisans of the Handicrafts in this region with the brand and will transform this eastern UP
region in one of the profitable Handicraft sector of India. On the 4th April,2016, Principal
Secretary MSME Dr. Rajnish Dubey and Commissioner, Varanasi Shri Nitin Ramesh Gokaran
has interacted with the artisans and related stakeholders and see a presentation, presented by the
Dr. Rajani Kant, GI expert on the issue of GI and status of handicraft product of Eastern U.P.
and he elaborated about the importance and role of NABARD and Central and State Govt.
Empowering through SHGs: A large number
of women SHG has become a movement in the
project area. form a SHG and they motivate to
other for SHGs formation. Seeing meeting other
women become mobilized and they met the
SHGs member for open a new SHG. Total SHG
-187, Female SHG-131, Male SHG -17
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VSO-IBM CSC India
The partner will ensure that the VSO brand is appropriately represented and prominently
displayed on all publications, reports,
sign boards and promotional materials.
The Volunteers covered under this
project will be known as VSO
Volunteers and the Partner will support
and facilitate this identification and
visibility throughout the project. On the
advice of VSO, the partner will also
adhere to the branding and visibility
requirements stipulated by any external
donor agencies that has financial or
other interests in the project. IBM
Corporate Service Corps (CSC) India
team visited and consistence by 3
members for the following initiatives
and Leverage the VSO-supplied videos, brochures, catalogs and SHG case studies to be used as
part of the marketing efforts.
Comprehensive Marketing and Branding Strategy for the artisan products
Provide basic training, guidelines, standards and templates for their websites and social
media accounts (twitter, facebook, instagram and youtube) to allow their staff to utilize
these resources more effectively.
Recommendation for changes to the financial management system for the Women’s Self
Help Groups.
Research findings on market awareness of Registered products in local markets.
The organization is working on the issue of livelihood focusing on Handloom weavers,
Handicraft artisans on the issue of Intellectual Property Right through Geographical Indication
Registration for the legal protection of traditional Handloom and Handicraft products of Banaras
region. HWA works with 187 SHG groups
which have 2464 members (2195 women
and 269 male). There are several gaps and
area of improvement and expansion of
livelihood opportunity for artisans and
handloom weavers through developing a
long term business plan, marketing and
branding strategy. The subsidiary project for
IBMer is to work on SHG programme of
HWA and produce financial management
system/tool to strengthen management of
SHG operational activities.
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ACCESS Development Services
USTTAD launch event of Ministry of Minority Affairs,
USTTAD national launching event organized by Ministry of Minority Affairs with the
facilitation of ACCESS, AIACA and HWA on 14h May,2015 at Sanskritik Sankul, Varanasi.
The impact of Human welfare
Association and State Alliance -
SAREL Network-UP is now
recognizing and the new
schemes from central Govt. are
coming at ground level. The
Govt. of India has started new
scheme of Ministry of Minority
Affairs, for the Minority
WEAVERS AND ARTISANS
IN THE NAME OF USTTAD.
The national launching was
from Varanasi on 14th
May,with 2 cabinet Ministers Dr. Nazama Heptulla and Mr.Mukhtar Abbass Nakavi with
Secretary, Minority Affairs- Dr.Arvind Mayaram. In this National event, the ministery has given
all launching responsibility including total 1000 participants from minority,in the event(70%
women) and exhibition of
handicraft products,media
management to HWA. On
this occasion the organizers
has also given welcome
responsibility to Director-
HWA to all 3 main guest by
the Stole woven by
handloom weaver with with
the poetry of Kabir (a fine
example of calligraphy in
Banaras Handloom weaving,
the stole was made by GI
Authorize User – Mr.
Bachche Lal Maurya of Chhahi village). Nearly 22 newspapers and 15 electronic channel has
given proper coverage of this national events and the most important thing is that the weavers
and artisans was very happy and a number of master craftsman and master weavers has also
interacted with Hon’ble Union Ministers after completion of the event. The G.M. NABARD has
also participated in this event and he assured us for the future supports in this sector.
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CARE India (UHI project)
Urban Health Initiative client outreach & Community Mobilization Activities in U.P.
Background:
Varanasi is one of the oldest cities in continuous habitation in the world, with a history dating
back to more than 3000 years. It is a
major religious, cultural and educational
centre of India. Varanasi is also famous
for its handicrafts and silk Weaving
industry. Varanasi town lies between the
25o 15’N to 25o 22’ N Latitudes and 82o
57’E to 83o 01’E longitudes. The river
Ganga only here flows in a south-to-
north direction, having the world
famous Ghats on the left bank of the
river. Varanasi is well connected by
road, rail and air with other parts of the
country. The climate of the city, as of
Northern India on the whole, is of
tropical nature with extremes of
temperature, varying from a minimum of 5°C in winter to a maximum of 45°C in summer.
ISSUES:
India launched the National Family Welfare Program in 1952 with the objective of reducing the
birth rate to the extent necessary to stabilize the population, consistent with the requirements of
the national economy.
Geographical Area:
Varanasi Urban Slums (76 Slums area with nearly 160000 population of Varanasi city mainly
from Rajghat to Shivpur & whole trans Varuna area
Introduction of UHI:
The Urban Health Initiative (UHI) is part of a five-year, four country initiative supported by the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in
Nigeria, Kenya, Senegal, and India. UHI
India is a consortium of international,
national, nongovernmental, and
community-based organizations working
together to improve the health of the
urban poor, especially in the state of
Uttar Pradesh. UHI is designed to be
complementary to national and state
health sector plans and goals. The
initiative supports the implementation
and scale-up of effective evidence-based
strategies, as well as the testing of
promising innovations.
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Objectives:
To develop organizational/staff capacity through policies, trainings and workshops.
To provide Family Planning services to all eligible clients including their partners in different
slums of given area
To bring about Behavioural Change by switching from un-modern methods to modern
methods of family planning
To increase the CPR in targeted clients & spouses
To empower & mobilize the community for ensured project sustainability.
To document & disseminate best practices so as to ensure memory & continuity of the project
To increase male participation in the programme
Interventions:
Baseline survey,
Identification of MCH & RCH families,
Providing IEC materials,
Providing services to the related clients through the various Govt. and private sector health
support systems.
Follow-up of cases,
Reaching towards marginalized & poor community who are not getting benefits of the various
health schemes.
Vision & Goal:-
Urban Health Initiative (UHI) is implemented by a consortium of international, national, and
community based organizations, all focused on improving urban health, especially urban
reproductive health and family planning. The initiative responds to rapid urbanization and poor
health indicators among the urban poor in Uttar Pradesh. The initiative is designed to be
complementary and supportive of the national and state urban mission and health sector plans
and goals. The initiative prioritizes the implementation and scale-up of effective evidence-based
strategies which are aligned with government plans and schemes, as well as innovations that can
be piloted and tested.
Vision: Empowered women and men choose the timing and number of pregnancies, using
providers and methods of their choice.
Goals: Increase contraceptive use as a key intervention to reduce maternal and infant mortality.
Implement evidence-based strategies which are aligned with Government schemes and programs
so that they are more likely to be replicated and scaled up to benefit greater numbers of people
Outcomes
Increased contraceptive prevalence or use, especially among urban poor.
Increased quality of reproductive health and family planning services at targeted sites.
Increased access to a broad range of contraceptive services, supplies, and counseling.
Sustained demand for quality contraceptive services and supplies.
76 Pear Educator cover 61 urban slums of Varanasi Disst. It covers 172527 Population,
28958 Household and 29990 MWRA, 7 Out Reach Worker (ORW) cover all 76 Pear
Educator, and 1 FMDC compile all reports and monitors the ORW. 1 Part Time Accountant,
1 Office Boy, and 1 Project Coordinator is engage in this project.
MWRA Meeting:
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We organize MWRA Meeting in urban slum for clients, who want to adopt the service but some
reason she hesitate. In MWRA meeting with the help of PE and ORW we counsel the
beneficiary about all family planning method with counseling kit, total 306 MWRA Meeting
held in each slum and 3836 Participants, participate in MWRA Meeting.
Chauraha Stall:
We organize Chauraha Stall every morning at different
labour Chauraha from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM. In Chauraha
meeting we counsel to the male clients for Male Sterilization
with the help of Flash Card. Till October 13 to September
2014 total 298 Chauraha meeting held at Chauraha stall.
2675 male counsels at Chauraha stall. Total 100 NSV done
from Chauraha stall.
World Population Day:
During World Population Day, we have done 37 NSV,
78 FST, 273 IUCD and 28 DMPA. During WPD we
focus upon PAFP and PPFP. 8 PP FST and 14 PP IUD
have done during WPD. 1 PA FST and 1 PA IUD have
done.
Community Health day:
Time to time we organize CHD (Community Health
Day) in Slum area with the help of JANANI. Total 9
CHD held in different slum. 159 women counseled about DMPA and 140 beneficiaries adopt
DMPA injection during CHD.
Fix Service Delivery Day:
With the help of JANANI, Pariwar Sewa Kendra and
District Women Hospital, we organized FSDD for
MWRA (Marriage Women Reproductive Age) of slum.
total 6 FSDD held with our partners. In FSDD 87 clients’
registered and 73 fst and 8 nsv done during FSDD. We
cover 3 Rural Block (Cholapur, Chiraigaon and
Sewapuri) for scale up. 25 Fix Service Day (FSD) held in
different rural block. 417 clients counseling by our NGO
team, 393 clients adopt the service (Fst).
IUCD DAY:
With the help of Janani we organize IUCD day at every
Thursday of weak. In IUCD day PE and ORW play a lead role.
In slum PE counseling the clients with the help of ORW. Who
clients become counsel for IUCD then she takes away her
clients for Service Delivery Point (SDP). Total 41 IUCD days
held at Janani 442 clients Counseled by the counselor and 363
clients adopts the IUCD during IUCD day.