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CONTENTS
◆ Foreword ... 02
◆ Guntur District ... 04
◆ Prakasam District ... 07
◆ Krishna District ... 10
◆ Telangana ... 12
◆ Safe Drinking Water and Water Resources Management ... 14
◆ Vocational Training ... 15
◆ School Infrastructure ... 22
◆ Challenges Ahead ... 25
◆ Partners in Progress ... 26
◆ Executive Committee Members ... 27
◆ Auditor’s Report & Financial Statements ... 28
◆ Future Thrust ... 32
CONTENTS
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Annual Report 2013-14
ForewordThe Human Development Report 2013 released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says that, over the past three decades, India has made good progress on the human development index (HDI). With a HDI value of 0.554 and a rank of 136 among 187 countries, which it shares with Equatorial Guinea, India is placed in the “medium development” category. There has been steady improvement in its HDI value, which was 0.345 in 1980. HDI is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income indices used to rank countries in four tiers of human development. The country fails miserably on the front of gender equality. The index here marking the value of 0.610, places India as one of the worst country in the medium human development category.
However, a lot remains to be done for achieving all the economic, social, and environmental goals of the nation. Indian economy grew 4.7% in 2013-14, from 4.5% in 2012-13, confirming signs of a sticky slowdown. This is the first time in 26 years after 1987-88 that GDP has grown at sub-5% in two consecutive years. It clearly states that the Country needs to take urgent steps to halt the slipping of the economy.
The inequality index computed from the National Sample Survey on household consumption expenditure for 2011-12, is measured by the Gini coefficient, a measure of statistical dispersion. The coefficient ranges from zero to one, with zero representing perfect equality and one showing perfect inequality. Hence, the more the coefficient, the more the inequality. In rural areas, figures showed that the coefficient rose to 0.28 in 2011-12 from 0.26 in 2004-05 and to an all-time high of 0.37 from 0.35 in urban areas. The rise in the gap between rich and poor in rural areas has surprised many economists as the government has expanded welfare programmes in villages. According to Planning Commission data, the proportion of people below the poverty line in villages declined from 42 per cent in 2004-05 to 25.7 per cent in 2011-12 and from 25.5 per cent to 13.7 per cent in urban areas. (Source: Business Standard, New Delhi, 10 August 2013)
In this contradicting scenario, the voluntary sector is striving its efforts to bring a fundamental change in the lives of real poor both in rural and urban areas for their survival with the due respect in the society. While the social and cultural factors have always been the major obstacles or rather challenges, the economic and political factors only recently have become much more challenging obstacles to bring any change in a community. Even if one succeeds in this direction, it is not sustained for a long and one have to start again from the zero. Hence, the biggest challenge for the voluntary sector is to bring the necessary attitudinal change among the people in the community through constant sensitisation and making them realise that their cohesive community action is essential for their sustainable development. Cohesive community action should be of the nature that cannot be broken by any selfish mottos. It is our task…
JASHTI RANGA RAOOperational Director
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Foreword
In fact our country is in the early phases of CSR implementation. This is revealed in a survey conducted on top 100 earning companies in India, where only 16% of them had a CSR strategy in place with well-defined objectives and targets. In contrast 73% of Global 250 companies have CSR strategies with well-defined objectives. Strong economic growth puts the Indian economy at 9th largest in the world judged by nominal GDP, and 4th largest judged when adjusted with purchasing power parity. This growth is coupled with high levels of poverty in a country ranked 136 out of 187 countries on the United Nations’ Human Development Index. This contrast creates one India poised to be a super-power, whilst the ‘other struggles on the margins’. India’s growing disparity between rich and poor provides a context of paradoxes and a compelling case for inclusive growth and Corporate NGO collaboration.
Contrary to many developed countries, our Government is maintaining responsibility for a large portfolio of impact areas, such as public utilities, water and sanitation etc. At the same time, government has up to now proved unable to provide widespread access to these utilities to large numbers of the population. In the backdrop of corporate reluctance to work with Government due to the high incidence of corruption and systemic negligence, there remains a pressing need to work with reputed NGOs with good track record, to help strengthen government systems in social development.
It is clearly visible that the relations between NGOs and large corporates are warming in recent years in India. This is reflected in the increasing number of NGOs engaging in service delivery activities associated with corporate social responsibility (CSR). ASSIST, being one among them partnering with corporate for the past few years with its rich experience, is looking forward for valued cooperation to work in a big way towards sustainable development.
‘Access to Education’ is one of the core areas of importance in which ASSIST has been working with its corporate
K.S.R. MURTHYExecutive Director
partners. Innovative approaches have emerged through our corporate partnership where the Government schools have been transformed as sources of quality education. Inclusive development, multi stakeholder involvement, strengthening the service mechanism has contributed in creating replicable models. The partnership with Philip Morris International is in forefront working extensively in that direction. So far 25 schools in two states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have been set as examples for the qualitative development. The support from GE, Bank of America and many others through ITSAP and United Way Hyderabad, Godfrey Phillips India (GPI) and Coca-Cola and NDTV through CAF, have also contributed for transforming many other Government schools as quality education centres, paving the way for Zero school dropout state and for other relief, rehabilitation and developmental activities. ASSIST Corporate partnership is also facilitating Women empowerment, infrastructure development such as Housing for migrant Scheduled Tribe farm labourers, provision of safe drinking water, promotion of Sanitation & Hygiene and many other areas. ASSIST, with its proven successful working partnership with corporate, is committed to work with innovation for the development of the needy areas in the near future.
Guntur has become the central point of attention after the bifurcation of Telangana from the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh as it being the centrally located at equal distance from north to south of new State of Andhra Pradesh left with only 13 Revenue Districts. Though the District is considered as the most forward District in the Coastal Andhra Pradesh, it has several disparities - irrigated wet land on one side and abundant wasteland in the western parts of the District; high density of population along the coastal line and people migrating in search of work in the western parts; Guntur being the major hub for educational institutions in the former State with average literacy rate and comparatively low-literacy rate in the western parts especially among women; safe and secured place for living in general and active extremists and factionists in the west; and commonly well-known place for several communal riots and agitations. Apart from these disparities, the District is known for the high prevalence of child labour and child marriages, high number of positive cases of HIV/AIDS compared to other Districts, more number of female foeticide / infanticide and incidents of child and women trafficking under sex racket.
ASSIST has given greater attention to address the issue of child labour and promote education among children in the selected pockets of the District – Bollapalli, Edlapadu and Piduguralla Areas coupled with development process in the selected communities. In Edlapadu area, our concentration has been on strengthening the Village Development Societies (VDS) and Mutually Aided Cooperative Thrift and Credit Societies (MACTS) as part of Comprehensive Community Development Programme. However, in Bollapalli and Piduguralla, concentrated attention has been made to combat the problem of child labour and other community development interventions (in partnership with ManiTese/Intervita, Italy and ADMCF, Hong Kong in Piduguralla and in partnership with FAIB, Italy, The Kadoorie Charitable Foundation, Hong Kong and UMMI, Italy in Bollapalli along with the local Government support). Support is also received for child related interventions, restoring or providing sanitation facilities in the Government schools and provision of bore wells through the individual sponsorship programme from Give India.
The following table gives an idea of activities accomplished during the year 2013-14 and the achievements made :
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1. Sensitisation • Families realised the need and importance of education and sending their children to schools 52 1,857 1,649 1,874 5,432
• Children realised the Right to Education Act and their role in School Management Committees 21 - 421 - 442
• Parents realised the Right to Education Act and their role in School Management 9 - 746 - 755
2. People’s • Village Development Societies actively functioning
Organisations on their own 2 16 9 16 43
• Self-Help Groups newly promoted - 9 2 20 31
• Self-Help Groups actively functioning with regular savings and credit - 106 117 224 447
• MACTS functioning effectively on their own 1 - - 3 4
• Livelihood Promotion activities 44 188 70 1704 2,006
3. Combating the problem • Inculcating the school going habit for the children of
of child labour 3-5 age group 535 1,828 1,572 971 4,906
• Enrolment of children at the age of 5 years in schools 64 176 261 68 569
• Never enrolled and drop-out Children in the age group of 5-14 attending Bridge Schools - 215 25 562 802
• Children of 5-14 age group mainstreamed into Government schools after sufficient training - 41 1 184 226
• Dropout children enrolled directly in to Government School - 28 - 44 72
4. Strengthening • Ensuring proper maintenance of renovated or
Government Schools new structures/equipment 1 - 16 24 41
• School sanitation restored/provided 1 - - - 1
• Desk benches provided - - - 142 142
5. Vocational Training • Skill training extended to adolescents and youth 100 - - 235 335
• Youth assisted to establish self-managed units 20 - - 47 67
6. Community Health • Household toilets constructed and used 32 54 42 71 199
7. Water provision • Provision of bore wells 13 16 18 11 58
• Provision of water treatment plants for drinking water - 1 2 - 3
8. Watershed development • Wasteland developed (in Acres) - 35 174 - 209
• Check dams restored - - 1 - 1
• Percolation Tanks restored - - 3 - 3
• New check dams constructed - - 2 - 2
• Farm Ponds Developed - - 5 - 5
• Contour Bonding Executed (RMTS) - - 4,935 - 4,935
• Horticulture (Acres) - - 50 - 50
• Afforestation (Acres) - - 75 - 75
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• Income level of 1,005 families is increased from INR 40000 to INR 60,000 per annum.
• 5,432 families have realised the need of education for their children and readmitted their children back to school.
• 4,906 children of 3-5 age groups were enrolled in Government run Anganwadies or in Child Care centres of ASSIST.
• 176 non-school going children of 5-14 age group were admitted in the Schools and are continuing their studies. These children never went to school earlier.
• 72 drop-out children of 5-14 age group were admitted in the Schools and are continuing their studies.
• 310 women members are grouped into 31 SHGs to inculcate the savings habit and to have credit access for livelihood promotion interventions.
• 1,979 women were assisted with micro-credit and established their own work units or service centres.
• 1,010 people’s number of working days increased and their medical expenses reduced by 50% with the consumption of water from the Water Treatment Plants.
• 11,500 people have access to water for drinking and domestic needs with the provision of bore wells.
• 209 acres of wasteland converted into cultivable land and 131 families have enhanced their economic status and migration controlled.
• 254 acres of land is treated with soil conservation measures by making proper drainage treatment.
• Ground water table in two Panchayats of Bollapalli Mandal raised by 3.5 meters in post-monsoon period and 46 bore wells yield increased as a result of watershed interventions.
• Enrolment in the high schools of Brahmanapalli and Janapadu increased by 3.99% in the academic year 2013-14 is a sign of more number of children is continuing higher studies after primary school.
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GUNTUR
Prakasam has been the priority area of attention by ASSIST right from its inception and one of the major intervention started in 1988 with the support of the local Government under National Child Labour Programme in Markapur Area addressing the problem of child labour in slate industry. While this District has been the most backward one as the drought prone in south and central coast of Andhra Pradesh, this is also subject to series of disasters with the spread of 102 kms of coastal line. ASSIST has timely responded with its intervention either on its own or in partnership with the local Government in extending the relief measures immediately and in rehabilitating them with the secured housing and eventually educational and livelihood promotion interventions for their sustainable development. Accordingly, ASSIST has attained due recognition in the society having developed good rapport with all the stakeholders.
The District comprises of two-thirds of western parts underdeveloped with low density of population, low literacy rate compared to the neighbouring districts, lack of irrigation facilities, huge quantum of uncultivated land, problems with the extremists, prevalence of child labour, high incidence of HIV/AIDS, child marriages and female foeticide and infanticide and child and women trafficking, especially through tobacco industry spread over the National Highway of Chennai to Kolkatta passing through the District.
In the year 2013-14, ASSIST interventions in the District can be broadly categorised as follows:
◆ Comprehensive Community Development Programme in Nehrunagar of Ballikurava Area and Combating the problem of child labour in Markapur and Vetapalem Areas through the Distance Adoption Programme of AIB, Italy;
◆ Comprehensive Community Development Programme in Kukkalavaripalem village of Vetapalem Area in partnership with FEMI, Holland;
◆ Revitalising traditional handloom weavers in Chirala Area in partnership with DKA, Austria;
◆ Skill promotion training in Fashion Designing and Motor Winding skills in Ballikurava, Markapur and Vetapalem Areas in partnership with the National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NI-MSME), Hyderabad, Government of India, ADMCF, Hong Kong, FEMI, Holland and AIB, Italy;
◆ Combating the problem of girl child in Pullalacheruvu Mandal in partnership with Plan India;
The following table gives an idea of activities accomplished during the year 2013-14 and the achievements made and impact realised.
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1. Sensitisation • Families realised the need and importance of education and sending their children to schools 25 3,850 1,765 2,102 358 8,100
• Children realised the Right to Education Act and their role in School Management Committees - 1,850 - 2,854 121 4,825
• Parents realised the Right to Education Act and their role in School Management - 2,235 - 5,463 - 7,698
2. People’s Organisations • Village Development Societies actively functioning on their own 5 14 22 31 5 77
• Self-Help Groups newly promoted 3 - - - - 3
• Self-Help Groups actively functioning with regular savings and credit 85 286 - - 132 503
• MACTS functioning effectively on their own - - - - 2 2
• Livelihood Promotion activities 148 233 - - 620 1,001
3. Combating the problem • Inculcating the school going habit among of child labour children of 3-5 age group 825 1,216 1,654 2,659 148 6,502
• Enrolment of children at the age of 5 years in schools 78 932 314 1,682 168 3,174
• Never enrolled and drop-out Children in the age group of 5-14 in Bridge Schools - 200 - - 77 277
• Children of 5-14 age group mainstreamed into Government schools after sufficient training - 42 - - 35 77
• Dropout children enrolled directly in to Government School - 57 - 420 24 501
4. Strengthening • Ensuring proper maintenance of renovated or Government Schools new structures/equipment - 4 3 2 3 12
• Efforts made to strengthen the School Management Committees 2 - - 31 - 33
• School sanitation restored/provided 1 2 3 2 5 13
• Desk benches provided - - 60 - - 60
5. Vocational Training • Skill training extended to adolescents and youth 50 55 - 15 75 195
• Youth assisted to establish self managed units 35 17 - 9 40 101
6. Community Health • Families established household toilets 34 295 56 45 83 513
7. Water provision • Provision of bore wells 13 22 - 19 9 63
• Provision of water treatment plants 1 2 4 - 1 8
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• Sufficient food grains are available for all the people in Nehru Nagar village of Santamaguluru Mandal as a result of 30 bags of paddy obtained per acre having converted the wasteland as cultivable land and grown paddy. In the current year, the number of milch animals has increased from 22 to 68 and milk collection centre established recently.
• Percentage of school-going girl children increased by 7%.
• Income level of 354 families is increased from INR 40,000 to INR 60,000 per annum.
• 8,100 families have understood the need of education for their children and readmitted their children back to school.
• 6,502 children of 3-5 age group were enrolled in Government run Anganwadies or in Child Care centres of ASSIST.
• 291 non-school going children never enrolled of 5-14 age group were admitted in the Schools and are continuing their studies.
• 737 drop-out children of 5-14 age group were admitted in the Schools and are continuing their studies.
• 30 women members newly stared savings having formed 3 SHGs to inculcate the savings habit and to have credit access for livelihood promotion interventions.
• 1,001 women were assisted with micro-credit and established their own work units or service centres.
• 2,841 people’s number of working days increased and their medical expenses reduced by 50% with the consumption of water from the Water Treatment Plants.
• 2,863 people have access to water for drinking and domestic needs with the provision of bore wells.
• Girl child attendance rate is increased from 87% to 92% in the year under review as a result of restored sanitation facilities in Government Schools.
• 101 number of adolescents and youth after successful vocational training has established work units or jobs and earning in the range of INR 4,000 to INR 5,000 per month.
• Migration of children is controlled by 34% and 139 children are continuing education even the parents have migrated to other areas in search of work.
• 42 child marriages were prevented in Pullalacheruvu Mandal during the year under review.
• Among 2,854 children participating in child forums and child protection committees promoted in Pullalacheruvu Mandal, 1,232 children have become active and they have raised their voices in the meetings and taking their problems to the respective authorities.
• In 27 schools, children have adequate water facility and food provision as a result of bore wells and kitchen rooms established by the respective School Management Committees.
PRAKASAM
The Tsunami disaster of 2004 has given a chance for ASSIST to start working in Krishna District by taking this crisis as an opportune moment for development. The primary focus is to convert aqua farms influenced wastelands into cultivable lands once again. The great achievement of over 3,000 acres having brought under paddy cultivation once again gave greater confidence for ASSIST while raised the expectations of the people in the region to the much greater initiatives. This entry point activity has forced ASSIST to concentrate its efforts for the long-term development of communities located on the island of Edurumondi in the midst of the branches of Krishna River and Bay of Bengal located in Nagayalanka Mandal of Krishna District.
In the process, the comprehensive community development programme taken up in Elachetladibba at the edge of Edurumondi island but on the independent island has been a concrete model for the sustainable development. Final phase of interventions are going on while the Mutually Aided Cooperative Thrift and Credit Society with the capital of over 3.6 Million Rupees is functioning on their own. We are extremely grateful to RRDF, The Netherlands, who have been the partners in this massive programme over 5 years. Massive support of the local Government is also
praiseworthy, which has enabled the programme to be a great success.
In the year 2013-14, ASSIST interventions in the District can be broadly categorised as follows:
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1. Strengthening • Capacities of the farmers 143 Nos. Village Development enhanced on farming and soil Society (VDS) in conservation methods Elachetladibba
• Two field channels restored 7 kms
• Uncultivated land brought under 115 Acres cultivation
• Enhanced the capacities of 183 Nos community leaders in managing MACTS
• Loans extended for livelihood 81 Nos. promotion activities
2. Habitat Development • Supported in establishing 60 Nos. secured shelter along with household sanitation
3. Promoting Education • Sanitation facility restored in 4 Nos. Government Schools
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• 490 acres of abandoned land in Elachetladibba village brought under cultivation and on an average 30 bags of paddy obtained as yield per acre in the recent crop.
• Land value in Elachetladibba island has increased from INR 100,000- in 2012-13 to INR 250,000- in 2013-14.
• The people in Elachetladibba are able to attract marriage alliance from the main land now a days.
• 700 meters of Cement Concrete road sanctioned by the local Government at the edge of Elachetladibba and work is in progress.
• Seasonal hostels were sanctioned by the local Government for 270 children in the academic year 2013-14 covering three Upper Primary Schools and one Primary School, where sanitary facilities are renovated.
• School teachers, health workers, medical officers and other officials are coming regularly to Elachetladibba having developed all the facilities.
• The villagers of Elachetladibba are able to get the market price for their produce with the available transport facilities.
• 60 families in Elachetladibba have acquired secured shelter with household sanitation.
KRISHNA
ASSIST started its involvement in Pudur Mandal of Ranga Reddy District at the request of ILO having identified the prevalence of bonded labour cases in this Mandal. But, later due to the non-acceptance of the problem of bonded labour by the Government of India, ILO had to withdraw but ASSIST continued its efforts to combat the problem of child labour in this Mandal. ASSIST also felt the need to take up the comprehensive community development programme in all the 44 habitations of this Mandal in a phased manner having realised the need and necessity for the external support to bring them at par with other areas. Sonnenhaus, Germany has been kind to extend its support for all the programmes in this area so far.
At this juncture, 27 years of its experience in the development sector has enabled ASSIST to look back on its work not only critically but also scientifically. This long journey has helped ASSIST to experiment in various fields of interventions as entry point activities, to build up a good rapport with the people - particularly the poor and marginalised sections of society - and the different departments of the government and NGOs who are initiating development programmes in the State of Andhra Pradesh and even in South India. Accordingly, ASSIST has become known for its concern for the poor throughout this region. For the last decade, ASSIST
has taken up interventions such as child labour, social housing, rural sanitation, savings and credit, etc. as issues for promoting the people’s movements.
With the significant progress made visible in the Mandal, ASSIST has been under severe pressure from the people as they have been anxiously hoping for comprehensive community development interventions in their respective villages. The interventions of ASSIST so far in this Mandal have not only activated the people in the area to follow the same process for the development of their respective villages but also created good rapport with the various Government Departments and encouraged them to extend their financial support for various interventions by allocating significant amounts as the progress is clearly visible. Hence, it has become easier for ASSIST to take up community organisation activity in the target villages and to mobilise the local resources both from the Government and the local communities.
In the organisational scenario, having come up with a systematic development process document released on the occasion of its Silver Jubilee for communities to attain and self-sustain their own development ultimately, ASSIST would like to concentrate more on creating replicable models for sustainable development in its operational areas. Accordingly, based on the several requests coming from the people, there is need to follow a systematic development process through a comprehensive community development programme spread over a period of five years.
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Impact made:
• Percentage of school going girl children increased by 3.79%.
• Income level of 136 families is increased from INR 40,000 to INR 60,000 per annum.
• 1,252 children of 3-5 age groups were enrolled in Government run Anganwadies or in Child Care centres of ASSIST.
• 12 communities are become child labour free
• 18 Village Development Societies are come forward to take the responsibility of their village development
• 50 women were assisted with micro-credit and established their own work units or service centres.
1. People’s Organisations • Village Development Societies actively functioning on their own 25 - - 25
• VDS members realised the roles & responsibilities and the process of identifying the problems & solutions 396 - - 396
• Livelihood Promotion activities 50 - - 50
• Old age home Accommodation renovation and New Sanitary Blocks constructed - 1 - 1
2. Combating the problem • Inculcating the school going habit for the children of
of child labour 3-5 age group 1,252 - - 1,252
• Enrolment of children at the age of 5-7 years in schools 682 - - 682
• Never enrolled and dropout Children in the age group of 5-14 in Bridge Schools 1,074 - - 1,074
• Children of 5-14 age group mainstreamed into Government schools after sufficient training 1,025 - - 1,025
• CLP members are realised on ‘achieving Full School Enrolment’ (FSE) and Zero Dropout State (ZDS) 168 - - 168
• Teachers realised with the identification of Early Warning Signals among the children for arresting the school dropouts 88 - - 88
3. Strengthening • Ensuring proper maintenance of renovated or
Government Schools new structures/equipment 4 8 1 13
• School Building, sanitation restored/provided and Provision of drinking water 4 8 1 13
4. Vocational Training • Skill training extended to adolescents and youth 109 - - 109
• Youth assisted to establish self-managed units 34 - - 34
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1 Bollapalli 16 3,780 1 3,342
2 Edlapadu 13 2,916 - -
3 Gutlapalli 18 4,216 2 2,773
4 Piduguralla 11 2,453 - -
5 Ballikurava 13 2,832 1 476
6 Markapur 22 4,950 2 3,370
7 Ongole - - 4 935
8 Pullalacheruvu 19 4,312 - -
9 Vetapalem 9 2,100 1 945
Total 121 27,559 11 11,841
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Computer Hardware & Network
Mobile Repair
MS Office and Internet
Garments Making
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Tailoring
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Total Trained
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5. Ongole
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S. No. Village School Additions
GUNTUR DISTRICT :
1. Dinthenapadu Primary School Renovation of School Sanitation
2. Lenin Nagar Upper Primary School Provision of Desk Benches
3. Brahmanapalli High School Provision of Desk Benches
4. Janapadu High School Provision of Desk Benches
5. Morjampadu High School Provision of Desk Benches
6. Pillutla G.V.G.K.R.O High School Provision of Desk Benches
Kasthuriba Vidhyalam Provision of Desk Benches
7. Kanamarlapudi High School Renovation of Class Rooms, Renovation of Toilets, Provision of Desk Benches, Land Scape and Tree Plantation
PRAKASAM DISTRICT:
8. Vellalacheruru High School Renovation of School Sanitation
9. Rayavaram High School Renovation of School Sanitation
10. Kocharlakota Upper Primary School Renovation of School Sanitation
11. Endluru Anganwadi School Renovation of School Sanitation and Playing Material
12. Edugundlapadu Anganwadi School Renovation of School Sanitation and Playing Material
13. Mukthinuthalapadu Anganwadi School Renovation of School Sanitation and Playing Material
14. Adaveedhipalem Upper Primary School Renovation of School Sanitation
Anganwadi School Renovation of School Sanitation
15. Kadavakuduru High School Renovation of School Sanitation
16. Kanaparthi High School Renovation of School Sanitation
17. Avuladoddi Gollapalem Upper Primary School Renovation of School Sanitation
18. Beerinenipalli Primary School Renovation of School Sanitation
19. Isuka Tripuravaram Primary School Renovation of School Sanitation
KRISHNA DISTRICT:
20. Edurumondi Upper Primary School Renovation of School Sanitation
21. Pedapalem Upper Primary School Renovation of School Sanitation
22. Nagayalanka Upper Primary School Renovation of School Sanitation
23. Nali Upper Primary School Renovation of School Sanitation
RANGA REDDY DISTRICT:
24. Manchanpalli High School Renovation of School Building Roof
25. Cheelapur Primary School Renovation of School Sanitation
26. Quthbullapur High School Renovation of School Building Roof
27. Somangurthi Primary School Renovation of Open Auditorium, Tree Plantation and Play Ground developed
NALGONDA DISTRICT:
28. Redlarepaka High School R.O Plant, Water Harvesting structure, Provision of two Computers & Internet facility and New Kitchen room construction
HYDERABAD DISTRICT:
29. Bag Lingampalli Primary School Provision Drinking water, Renovation of Toilets and Urinals, Electrical work, Plumbing work, and Building renovation
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30. Meclodguda Primary School Provision Drinking water, Renovation of Toilets and Urinals, Electrical work, Plumbing work, and Building renovation
31. Raniganj Primary School Provision Drinking water, Renovation of Toilets and Urinals, Electrical work, Plumbing work, and Building renovation
32. Muggu Bhasthi Primary School Provision Drinking water, Renovation of Toilets and Urinals, Electrical work, Plumbing work, and Building renovation
33. Morambanda Primary School Provision Drinking water, Renovation of Toilets and Urinals, Electrical work, Plumbing work, and Building renovation
34. C.B.N Nagar Primary School Provision Drinking water, Renovation of Toilets and Urinals, Electrical work, Plumbing work, and Building renovation
35. Chikkadapalli High School Provision Drinking water, Renovation of Toilets and Urinals, Electrical work, Plumbing work, and Building renovation
36. Nallakunta Primary School Provision Drinking water, Renovation of Toilets and Urinals, Electrical work, Plumbing work, and Building renovation
EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT:
37. Satellite City High School Provision of Water facility, Construction of Toilets & Urinals, Landscape, Play ground developed and Sports Material
38. Gadala High School R.O Plant, Water Harvesting structure, Construction of Toilets & Urinals, Landscape, Play ground developed and Sports Material
39. Vedanthapuram High School Construction of New Kitchen Room and Dining hall, Construction of New Toilet Urinals, Landscape, Tree Plantation and Play Ground developed
40. Bayyannagudem High School Renovation of Class Rooms, provision of Aqua Guard water supply system, Construction of New Toilet Urinals, Landscape, Tree Plantation and Play Ground developed
41. Ramannapalem High School Renovation of Class Rooms, Auditorium, R.O. Plant, Construction of New Toilet Urinals and Sports Material
NELLORE DISTRICT:
42. Nekunampeta High School Renovation of Class Rooms, Construction of New Toilet Urinals and Provision of Desk Benches
KURNOOL DISTRICT:
43. Tanguturu High School Provision Drinking water, Sanitation, Building renovation, Dais construction, Landscape, Tree Plantation and Sports & Games materials
KARNATAKA:
44. Katemalalvadi High School Construction of New Class Rooms and Construction of New Toilet Urinals
45. Uddur High School Construction of New Class Room and Compound wall and Construction of New Toilet Urinals
46. Kademanuganahalli High School Construction of New Class Room, Provision of safe drinking water and Renovation of Toilets
47. Lakkur High School Construction of New Class Room and Renovation of Toilets
48. Annur High School Renovation of Class Rooms and Construction of New Toilet Urinals
49. Panchavalli High School Renovation of Class Rooms and Construction of New Toilet Urinals
50. Harilapura High School Construction of New Class Room, provision of Aqua Guard water supply system and Renovation of Toilets
51. Lakshmipura High School Construction of New Class Room and Renovation of Toilets
52. Sunduvalu High School Construction of New Class Room, Renovation of Toilets and Provision of Desk Benches
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Economic Development
S. No Area SHG’s MACTS Micro Total Credit
1 Sheep & Goat 175 65 2 242 2 Milk Business 99 23 1 123 3 Mutton & Fish Business 31 70 2 103 4 Fruits Business 29 54 4 87 5 Vegetable vending 45 54 8 107 6 Canteen 21 37 10 68 7 Patty Shop 51 83 16 150 8 Cloth Business 71 39 12 122 9 Sewing Machines 62 40 31 133 10 Eggs Business 12 15 4 31 11 Rice Business 26 - 2 28 12 Vessels Business 15 - 3 18 13 Auto Repairs - 20 - 20 14 Fancy Goods 24 - 22 46 15 Basket Making 18 8 12 38 16 Maggam work 28 5 7 40 17 Plastic Flowers Business 15 7 8 30 18 Quarry Business 2 4 6 12 19 Iron Scrap Business - 12 2 14 20 Lime Business 6 25 1 32 21 Ice Business 18 15 1 34 22 Cycles 6 15 - 21 23 House Construction 32 24 1 57 24 Grinder Business 18 15 3 36 25 Cashew Nuts Business 16 7 8 31 26 Electrical shop 17 4 9 30 27 House Repairs 41 50 - 91 28 Milch Animals 483 294 81 858 29 Agriculture 568 338 5 911 Total 1,929 1,323 261 3,513
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Challenges Ahead
◆ Major challenge is to enhance the quality of education in the Government schools by promoting child-friendly and parent-friendly atmosphere with all the required infrastructure and amenities and effective school management committees;
◆ Another challenge is to address the problem of child labour and children at risk, especially the girls, in cotton, tobacco, chilli, lime, slate, brick, automobile and hotel industries and in agriculture fields.
◆ Necessity to convert all the wasteland as cultivable and to make farming a viable proposition in the rural areas to control migration and increasing water and sanitary problems in the urban agglomerations;
◆ Ensuring the poor with positive attitude through secured shelter, household toilet and livelihood for their betterment at least for the younger generation;
◆ Provision of safe and potable water and sanitation in the problematic communities, especially the excess fluoride zone of Prakasam and western Guntur Districts, to control the water-borne diseases and to improve the environmental sanitary conditions both in rural and urban areas.
◆ Promoting water harvesting and conservation measures along with soil conservation techniques by optimum utilisation of natural resources to achieve sustainable farming practices with crop rotation, organic farming and pest control.
◆ Combating the problem of HIV/AIDS which is still more prevalent in Guntur District.
◆ Reduced female population off late, especially in the urban and developed pockets, is an alarming factor to be addressed immediately by arresting female foeticide and infanticide.
◆ The study conducted by the experts on the status of traditional handloom weavers in Chirala Area of Prakasam District reveals the per capita income of these people is hardly INR 28 per day, which is hardly sufficient for their survival not to speak of their health and education related expenses forgetting about savings. There is need to address this multidimensional problem with all possible avenues to improve their living conditions by respecting the ancient tradition of handloom weaving with high value.
◆ Another challenge visible in the society is neglecting the socio-cultural value system used to be strong especially among youth as the money value is overriding each and everything over the years.
◆ To strive for sustainable disaster mitigation and prevention measures in the coastal communities of Prakasam, Guntur and Krishna Districts and to prepare the communities sufficiently with the task force to face any disasters eventually.
◆ Replicate the comprehensive model of Elachetladibba in Edurumondi Island of Krishna District, especially the Agriculture Development initiative, in partnership with the local Government and Donors by developing micro-level water storage tanks to have assured paddy cultivation in the region.
◆ To search avenues in order to develop partnerships with the Government, Corporates and the Communities to work for the development of the communities in the region.
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No. AGENCY PROGRAMME
1 CAF INDIA, NEW DELHI • Support My School Project
2 DESWOS, GERMANY • Child Sponsorship Programme
3 DISTRICT MEDICAL & HEALTH OFFICER, GUNTUR • Urban Health Centre, Purushottapatnam
4 DISTRICT COLLECTOR, GUNTUR DISTRICT • Balahitha Special Schools, Guntur District
5 DKA, AUSTRIA • Revitalising Traditional Handloom Weavers in Chirala Region
6 ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS, USA • Water Treatment Plants
7 FEMI, THE NETHERLANDS • Comprehensive Community Development Programme, Kukkalavaripalem
• Community Organisation Project, Markapur
8 FONDAZIONE AIUTARE I BAMBIBI, ITALY • Distance Adoption Programme, Katarivaripalem-Vetapalem, Markapur, Bollapalli, Nehrunagar and Dande colony
• Water and Sanitation Programme, Markapur
• Bore Wells Programme
9 GE VOLUNTEERS, ITALY • School Renovation, Hafeezpet
10 GIVE INDIA, MUMBAI • Child Sponsorship Programme • Provision of Safe Drinking Water
• Sanitary Installation in a school
• General Fund
11 GE Volunteers, Hyderabad • Old Age Home, Nizampet
12 GLOBAL GIVING FOUNDATION, USA • Flood Housing
13 GODFREY PHILLIPS INDIA LIMITED, NEW DELHI • Improving the quality of life of women leaf graders
14 INSIEME SI PUO, ITALY • Child Sponsorship Programme
15 INTERVITA, ITALY • Combating the problem of child labour and promoting education in Piduguralla Region of Guntur District
16 KFB, AUSTRIA • Protecting Women and Girl Children from Trafficking in 30 villages of the Tobacco Industry in Tangutur, Jarugumalli and Kondepi Mandals
• Protecting Women and Girl Children from Trafficking in 15 villages of the Tobacco Industry in Tangutur Mandal
17 MAHITA, HYDERABAD • Child Rights, District Level Meeting
18 MANITESE, ITALY • Combating the problem of child labour and promoting education in Piduguralla Region of Guntur District
19 MORE, THE NETHERLANDS • Bore Wells Programme
20 NI-MSME, HYDERABAD • Vocational Training Programmes
• Training of Trainers
21 PHILIP MORRIS, SWITZERLAND • Child Labour Prevention and Rural Development in Tobacco Growing Communities
• Assistances to Tribal Families for construction of Houses
22 PLAN INTERNATIONAL (INDIA CHAPTER), NEW DELHI • Combating Child Labour in Andhra Pradesh
• Empowerment of Children through Sports
• School Wash Project
23 ROTARY CLUB OF CONEGLIANO, ITALY • Bore Wells Programme
24 RRDF, THE NETHERLANDS • Comprehensive Community Development Programme in Elachetladibba of Krishna District
25 SONNENHAUS, GERMANY • Community Based Innovations to Reduce Child Labour through Education, Puduru Mandal of Ranga Reddy District
26 SOTTO L’ALBERO ONLUS, ITALY • Child Sponsorship Programme
27 THE ADM CAPITAL FOUNDATION, HONG KONG • Piduguralla Vocational Training Centre
28 THE KADOORIE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, HONG KONG • Promoting Child Rights to Education and Capacity Building
29 UMMI, ITALY • Watershed Projects, Ravulapuram and Gandiganumala • Treatment of Water Plants
30 U.W.LINSI STIFTUNG, SWITZERLAND • Community Based Innovations to Reduce Child Labour through Education, Puduru Mandal of Ranga Reddy District
31 UNITED WAY OF HYDERABAD • Phailin Cyclone Disaster Response Programme
32 ZERO KAP, THE NETHERLANDS • Micro Credit
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Partners in Progress
S.No. Name Age Gender Position Occupation Meetings on Board Attended
1 Dr. Ravi Vadlamani 58 M President Chartered 6/6 Accountant
2 Fr. A. Santiago 67 M Vice-President Social Worker 6/6
3 Fr. N. Bala Showraiah 66 M Executive Parish Priest 6/6 Secretary RCM Church
4 Mr. N.V. Subbaiah Chowdary 62 M Joint Advocate 4/6 Secretary
5 Dr. T. Naga Harshitha 35 F Treasurer Doctor 5/6
6 Mrs. G. Sarojini 61 F Member Social Worker 5/6
7 Mr. K. Anji Babu 57 M Member Social Worker 6/6
8 Mr.T. Venkata Rayalu 76 M Member Academician 6/6
9 Mrs Ginjupalli Suseela 62 F Member Social Worker 4/6
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We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of ASSIST as at 31st March, 2014, Income and Expenditure Account and also Receipts and Payments Account for the year 2013-14. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Society’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in India. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Financial Statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the Financial Statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by the management, as well as evaluating the overall Financial Statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion the financial statements give a true and fair view of the assets and liabilities arising from cash transactions of ASSIST at 31.03.2014 and of the revenue collected and expenses paid during the year then ended on the cash receipts and disbursements basis as described in Note 1 of the Schedule - VI”
(1) We have obtained all the information and explanations, which, to the best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purpose of our audit.
(2) In our opinion, proper books of accounts as required by law have been kept by the Society so far as appears from our examination of those books.
(3) The Balance Sheet and Income and Expenditure Account dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of accounts.
(4) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said accounts read together with the Significant Accounting Policies and Notes give the information required by the Indian Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:
a) In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the State of affairs of the Society as at 31st March, 2014, and
b) In the case of the Income and Expenditure Account, of the excess of Expenditure over Income of the Society for the year ended on that date.
REPORT OF THE AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS
PLACE : CHILAKALURIPET
DATE : 21.08.2014
For JAWAHAR AND ASSOCIATES CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
REG.No. 001281S
Sd/-(K. PRABHAKAR)
PARTNERMEM.NO 26041
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LIABILITIES
Capital Fund 3,04,27,984 3,08,70,588
Donor Agencies Account 98,98,631 39,19,009
Loan Funds 9,99,992 18,76,060
TOTAL 4,13,26,607 3,66,65,657
ASSETS
Fixed Assets 1,60,03,452 1,71,73,201
Current Assets, Loans & Advances 2,53,23,155 1,94,92,456
TOTAL 4,13,26,607 3,66,65,657
BALANCE SHEET AS ON
31st March 2014 31st March 2013 INR INR
INCOME
Donations and Grants 61,19,525 25,60,057
Interest and other Income 11,23,595 13,90,842
Profit on Sale of Assets - 44,376
Excess of Expenditure over Income 4,79,035 38,72,586
TOTAL 77,22,155 78,67,861
EXPENDITURE
Projects 57,18,139 27,32,535
Interest and Administration 7,97,836 9,41,314
Depreciation 12,06,180 41,94,012
TOTAL 77,22,155 78,67,861
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT 31st March 2014 31st March 2013 FOR THE YEAR ENDED INR INR
Accounting Policies and Notes to Accounts form part of accounts
PLACE : CHILAKALURIPET
DATE : 21.08.2014
For JAWAHAR AND ASSOCIATES CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
REG.No. 001281S
Sd/-(K. PRABHAKAR)
PARTNERMEM.NO 26041
Sd/-DIRECTOR
Sd/-PRESIDENT
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RECEIPTS
Opening balances 1,32,67,138 1,42,33,084
Donations and Grants 8,83,26,529 5,43,76,955
Interest and other Income 17,98,716 33,87,769
Loans and Advances Received & Recovered 5,65,468 35,37,015
TOTAL 10,39,57,851 7,55,34,823
PAYMENTS
Projects 8,27,75,825 5,62,51,093
Interest and Administration 7,97,836 9,41,314
Loans and Advances Given & Refunded 17,45,836 26,39,467
Fixed Assets 36,430 24,35,811
Closing balances 1,86,01,924 1,32,67,138
TOTAL 10,39,57,851 7,55,34,823
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT 31st March 2014 31st March 2013 FOR THE YEAR ENDED INR INR
I. DISCLOSURE OF SINGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES : 1. Revenue Recognition : The Society follows cash basis of accounting for all financial transactions and therefore income is
recognized as and when the contributions are received. The society may need not to refund the contributions received form certain agencies , if the same is not utilized for the sanctioned purpose as per the agreement.
2. FIXED ASSETS AND DEPRECIATION :
a) Fixed Assets are accounted at cost including freight, installation charges, duties, taxes, insurance and other incidental charges thereon.
b) Depreciation on fixed assets is charged at the rates prescribed by the Income Tax Act on written down value method.
3. RETIREMENT BENEFITS :
Provident Fund : Society’s contribution to Provident Fund is recognised on cash basis.
4. GOVERNMENT GRANTS : The grants in aid and the expenditure on projects are shown in the Receipts and Payments Account. Unexpended grants in aid at the end of the year are shown as Liability.
5. Materials issued to the villagers for various construction purposes are treated as materials consumed during the year.
6. There are no contingent liabilities.
7. ACCOUNTING FOR TAXES ON INCOME : Accounting standard 22 on accounting for taxes on income is not applicable to this Society as this society’s income is exempt under the Income Tax Act 1961.
II. 1. Interest Received under Receipts and Payments account includes interest received on staff Loans.
2. Previous year figures are re-grouped wherever necessary.
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PLACE : CHILAKALURIPET
DATE : 21.08.2014
For JAWAHAR AND ASSOCIATES CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
REG.No. 001281S
Sd/-(K. PRABHAKAR)
PARTNERMEM.NO 26041
Sd/-DIRECTOR
Sd/-PRESIDENT
1. Salary and benefits of the Head of the NGO :
NAME BENEFITS AMOUNT. INR
Mr. JASHTI RANGA RAO Basic 15,000.00
D.A. 12,000.00
H.R.A. 3,000.00
F.T.A. 5,000.00
SPECIAL 5,000.00
TOTAL 40,000.00
2. Staff Remuneration (Gross annual salary + benefits) in Rupees : INR
Highest Salary Paid (Mr. J. Ranga Rao, Director) 480,000.00 per annum
Lowest Salary Paid (Mrs. M. Sundaramma, Balwadi Teacher) 42,000.00 per annum
3. All remuneration and reimbursements to Board member : NiL
4. Distribution of staff according to salary levels :
Slab of gross salary per month (in Rs.) Male staff Female staff Total staffplus benefits paid to staff
Less than 5,000 18 13 31
5,000 - 10,000 48 35 83
10,000 - 25,000 15 4 19
Above 25,000 4 - 4
Total 85 52 137
5. Total cost of international travel by all personnel : (including volunteers)
Name & Designation Destination Purpose Gross Sponsored by Expenses INR external organisation
__ __ __ __ __
6. Total cost of National travel by all personnel : (including volunteers) INR 69,824/-
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The MDGs, derived from the UN Millennium Declaration, have dominated the global development discourse since its inception in 2003. The framework of eight goals and associated targets has contributed significantly to shaping the policy and programme initiatives at the national and regional levels. It has also played a crucial role in putting the agenda of poverty at the heart of the development discourse in the last decade. On the other hand, analysts have also pointed to the disadvantages that the target-oriented framework has reinforced. The apparent failure of the MDGs to address the structural causes of poverty and inequality has been a cause for serious concern, particularly in the aftermath of the financial crisis and of the resultant economic and political upheavals that we have seen around the world in the last five-six years.
India has, at the policy level, wholeheartedly embraced the MDG framework in the past decade. In this period, India has been credited with several contributions to the achievement of the MDGs, including the fulfilment of MDG 1 — the aim of halving the number of people living in extreme poverty and hunger. India has also been noted for taking initiatives such as the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) and the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), which are among the most wide-reaching and ambitious social programs that the world has seen in this period. Yet, India, too, has struggled to deal with more complex issues of inequality and gender equity. Clearly, the challenge of poverty has not been mitigated and we are facing, instead, with a crisis of rising inequity that calls for a plan of action, which addresses fundamental challenges related to the governance, growth and social protection.
In this scenario, the voluntary sector has to play a vital role in sensitising the poor much deeper to imbibe the positive attitudinal change to strive for their betterment on their own, tapping all the possible resources both local and external. This is the most important task to be performed by the voluntary sector in order to ensure that
the poor get organised as cohesive groups and work for their development in a more systematic way through the organised structures. They have to be capacitated sufficiently not only to understand the root-causes but also to realise the development process they have to go through to lead a respectable life in the society with a greater pride and dignity. Process permitted with the mobilisation of resources and schemes available from the Government and the voluntary organisations.
ASSIST has to act as a facilitator in the process by extending all the needed guidance and assistance to make them as a real task force for the development of their respective community and by filling the gaps needed after having tapped the available government welfare and development resources. Simultaneously, ASSIST has to extend all the needed support to address the needs and priorities of the communities related to their socio-educational, infrastructure, economic and environmental development for their sustainability eventually. Through all these acts, the ultimate result should be that the community is able to fulfil their needs on their own through their people’s organisation and has the respectable corpus fund to have access to credit at their doorsteps for their livelihood promotion and to maintain the community resources.
Future Thrust
RAVI VADLAMANIHon. President
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Head Office :
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