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Quarterly Project Progress Report January 2014 to March 2014

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1st

January to 31st

March 2014

General details

State UP

District Agra

Name of the NGO with Address Urban Health Resource Centre

136, Humanyunpur,, Humayunpur, Safdarjung Enclave, New

Delhi, 110029

Name of the project Mission Poorna Shakti, Ministry of Women and Child

Development (WCD)

Name of Executive Director (UHRC) Dr. Siddharth Agarwal (Urban Health Resource Centre)

Guidelines for Submitting Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) for Process Documentation

QUATERLY PROJECTS PROGRESS REPORT


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1. Brief description of activities carried out during the quarter

UHRC program empowers the community-based organizations to submit collective community

requests, reminders to government officials to demand basic services like enrolment of adolescent,

ANCs, motivating houses for constructing toilets, IEC at AWC and infrastructural improvements i.e.

improvement of the physical environment (roads, cleaning of drains and garbage lifting, electricity,

water supply, sewage). These issues affect health and well-being more broadly in their neighbor hoods.

Training workshops build the confidence and capacity of group members to submit applications and

petitions to authorities for slum improvements. Most petitions are followed by many reminders to urge

civic authorities for doing the needful.

2. Number of women resource centers created, if any

Urban Health Resource Centre have one Suvidha Kendra

Increasing awareness of women and families about government schemes, submission of applications

• awareness and facilitating applications and access to - of government schemes, Sabla, enrollment in

ICDS of children, pregnant and lactating women, ration card, widow pension,

• awareness in applications and facilitating access to for photo ID and proof of address, which is a big

confidence boosters for vulnerable families and is an important document applying for various other

schemes and services

• Awareness about obtaining and facilitating access to documents important for applying for welfare

schemes: birth certificate, caste certificate, income certificate.

3. Include information pertaining to element of inclusiveness; number of women reached out,

vulnerable and marginalised women brought into the ambit of the project etc.

The program is very inclusiveness because the Woman groups and Kishor Kisori Samooh have all social,

cast, religious included in all activities.

4. Describe the element of innovativeness brought in the project –how it is different from other similar

projects.

The Program is very innovative because the Woman federation is running the group’s activities for

sustainability of woman and empower of groups and beneficiaries. UHRC is facilitated federation for

activities and socially empowerment and capacity.

5. Convergence efforts initiated-convergence with line departments, convergence with other agencies

including networking with other NGOs in the area, with State Resource Centre for Women (SRCW),

academic institutes etc. Women groups have convergence with line departments, NGOs, health for

running the activities with their help.


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6. Capacity building

a) Of the stake holders:

• Federations of Woman Group

• Women’s groups - volunteers

• Kishori – Kishor Samooh

b) Line departments:- ICDS –AWW, Supervisers, sahyogini, SABLA, enrolment , health – ANC,

registration of pregnant women, child immunization,

c) Community members – capacity building of community women by women’s groups

d) Training materials:

Hand-washing poster and banner, hygiene poster, woman girl related scheme, booklet.

e) Training strategies adopted –

a. One to one interaction and suggestions to AWW, ICDS supervisor, ANM, LHV

b. Community meetings to build knowledge and capacity about ICDS schemes and health

department services for women and children

c. Live group songs on women’s empowerment by woman group.

d. Live nukkad demonstration of hand-washing

f) Tools developed including communication tools – poster and banner on hand-washing, hygiene

a. Rallies by members of women’s groups on i) stopping girl child feticide, ii) against

alcoholism and gambling,

b. Nari ki chaupal – for sensitization on women’s empowerment issues, girl child education-

28-1-2014- Song competition on women’s empowerment, Shanti Vihar

18-2-2014- Schemes promotion, discussion on community problems, Naraich

19-3-2014- Vishal Federation, Training on writing petitions, Ramnagar

7 .IEC material developed

•••• Awareness generation programmes organized – compilation of scheme leaf-lets (from schemes

guide)- SABLA, JSY, widow pension, Girl child education (kanya vidyadhan) scheme, anemia

pamphlet,

(Sharing of soft and hard copies of IEC material with NMEW and SRCW is encouraged and

recommended.


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•••• Activities carried out in Nari ki Chaupal

1) 25-1-2014- Song competition on women empowerment, Shanti Vihar

2) 12-2-2014- Songs on women empowerment, equality in treatment of girl and boy child, Ramnagar

3) 08-3-2014- Women’s day celebrated, discussion and rally arranged on women’s issues, Ramnagar

4)19-3-2014- Group discussions on health and female foeticide, gender equality, Gadhi Chandni

•••• Number of women participated and number of issues discussed: 30-35 women participated in each

meeting; Issues like promoting girl child education, equality in treatment of girl and boy child,

women empowerment, community problems are discussed in detail in all meetings

8. Outcomes

• UHRC Programme in Agra Bastis covers a total population of 108,164 persons in 15741 households

under its two federations namely Vishal (Shahganj area) and Parivartan (Gadhi Chandni, Gautam Nagar).

• Total number of group members in the two groups is 431.

S. No. Activity Outcome Remarks

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Two Suvidha Kendra

within 5 months from

start

1 Suvidha Kendra

established

One more center should

be established

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Increased enrollment for

ICDS

187

enrollments(pregnant

women, lactating

mothers, children up to 6

years, SABLA) facilitated

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3 Pregnant women for ANC 40 Progress should be

enhanced

4 SABLA enrollments 69 -

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• Picture ID/ Proof of

address

• ICDS

• Ration Card

• Widow Pension

• 2572 IDs (Adhar, Voter

ID, Domicile) applied

• Covered under point 2

• 383

• 51

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6 25 Kishori-Kishore

samooh in one year

8 groups formed in Jan-

Mar quarter

More focus required to

encourage children

7 42 women’s groups

functional in 9 months

38 groups formed More are under process


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8 All Groups have elected

office bearers

All groups (38) have

elected office bearers -

9 All Groups have written

records

34 groups have Some weaker groups are

being trained

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All Groups have collective

savings and disburse

loans

34 groups have savings

and disburse loans

All groups should

generate collective funds

and disburse loans

Petitions filed by members of the bastis –

• Proof of Address and Picture ID: a)Unique ID/ Aadhar Cards: Application of 376 new documents have

been facilitated by Vishal and 426 by Parivartan group making total of 802 new Aadhar cards applied for

during the Jan-Mar 2014 quarter

• b)Voter ID: 1613 voter IDs have been facilitated during the quarter of which 761 are done by Vishal and

832 by Parivartan group

• c)Domicile Certificate: Vishal group got 63 and Parivartan 94 making a total of 157 Domicile Certificates

applied for during the first quarter

• Birth Certificate: 219 certificates are applied through Vishal group facilitation and 123 through

Parivartan group; total 342 Birth Certificates applications in the Jan-Mar quarter, 2014

• Income certificate: Vishal group facilitated application of 44 certificates and Parivartan of 122 Income

certificates made; total 166 Income certificates received during the period

• Ration Cards: 201 ration cards applied through Vishal group and 180 by Parivartan, total 383 Ration

cards facilitated between Jan and Mar 2014

• Bank Accounts: 288 new accounts are opened under Vishal group’s facilitation and 587 by Parivartan,

total 919 new bank accounts opened in the quarter

• PAN Card: Vishal group facilitated application of 65 and Parivartan group of 92 PAN cards during the

period making a total of 157 PAN cards made

• Widow pension: 10 widows are facilitated to avail the entitlement by Vishal group and 41 are facilitated

by Parivartan; total 51 applications

• Old-age pension: 5 elderly are facilitated by Vishal group and 27 by Parivartan in applying for Old-age

pension in the Jan-Mar 2014 quarter’ total 32 applications are made

Health/ Healthcare related achievements during Jan and Mar 2014

• Complete immunization of Infants by ANM: 70 complete immunization are facilitated by ANMs in the

Vishal group area and 176 in Parivartan group area during the period; total 146 complete

immunizations done


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• Birth Spacing: a)Copper T: In Vishal group area (Shahganj) 37 new Copper Ts are implanted during the

quarter, while in Parivartan area (Gadhi Chandni) 71 new procedures are conducted; total 108 Copper T

procedures in the period

• b)Tubectomy: 7 procedures in the Vishal area and 64 in the Parivartan area, total 71 procedures

• c)Vasectomy: Vishal group facilitated 6 vasectomy procedures in the quarter while Parivartan group got

1 vasectomy done; total 7 procedures conducted in the period

• JSY Scheme: 34 members are benefitted under Vishal group’s facilitation and 64 women availed benefit

under Parivartan’s facilitation; total 110 beneficiaries

• 3 or More ANC: 141 women received 3 or more ANC done by ANMs in Shahganj and 258 availed service

in Gautam Nagar; total 399 beneficiaries in the quarter

Integrated Child Development Services

• Pregnant Women: 19 women are registered in Anganwadi registers in Shahganj area and 21 in Gautam

Nagar area; total 40 women registered through UHRC Federations’ facilitation

• Lactating Mothers: 5 women registered through Vishal group and 19 women facilitated by Parivartan

group; total 24 women are registered in the quarter

• 6 months to 3 years Children: 27 children (14 boys, 13 girls) are registered under Vishal group area, 5

children (1 boy and 4 girls) under Parivartan group; total 32 children registered in the quarter

• 4 years to 5 years children: 15 children (9 boys, 6 girls) are enrolled by Vishal group and 7 children (all 7

girls) are enrolled by Parivartan group; total 22 children of the age group enrolled in the quarter

• SABLA Scheme: In 11-14 years age group 21 girls have been enrolled by Vishal group and 7 by Parivartan

group. In 15-18 years age group 17 girls are facilitated by Vishal and 24 by Parivartan group. Total 69

girls are benefitted under the scheme through federations in the quarter

Social Welfare Loans from Collective Savings

• Mother and Child care: 8 loans (worth Rs 12000) are issued by Vishal federation and 19 loans (worth Rs

45600) are issued by Parivartan federation; total 27 loans equaling Rs 57600 are generated in the

quarter

• Education Loan: 7 loans (equal to Rs 19300) are issued by Vishal group and 13 loans (equal to Rs 29500)

are issued by Parivartan group in the quarter; total 20 loans worth Rs 47800

• Girl Marriage Loan: 1 loan of Rs 1000 was issued by Vishal Group while Parivartan group issued 6 loans

of a total worth Rs 19000 rupees; total 7 loans of Rs 20000 are issued for Girls’ marriages

• Self Employment: Rs 85000 worth loans equaling 27 persons grant are issued in Vishal group’s Shahganj

area and 45500 worth 16 loans are issued in Parivartan’s Gadhi Chandni, Gautam Nagar area. Total 43

loans worth Rs 130500 are distributed

• House Improvement/ Toilet Construction: 1 loan of a thousand rupees is issued by Vishal group and 4

loans of Rs 9100 are issued by Parivartan group making a total of 5 loans of Rs 10100 in total


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Training and Empowerment Activities

• Monthly meetings: Total 81 meetings are conducted under Vishal federation in three months, 82

meetings are conducted in Parivatan federation.

• Documentation of meetings: Vishal federation has documented all 81 of the meetings, Parivartan has

data of 42 meetings conducted in the quarter

• Collective savings: Vishal federation’s groups have together saved Rs 51300 during the first three

months of the year and Parivartan federation’s groups have together contributed Rs 42500 to the

savings account

Kishori-Kishore Groups:

• Number of groups: Vishal federation has 2 on-going groups and 2 groups which have been formed new

in the quarter. Parivartan federation has 3 on-going and 3 newly formed groups in the Jan-Mar 2014

quarter

Petitions to Civic Authorities:

• Roads: Both the federation facilitated repair/ reconstruction of 3 good quality roads in their respective

areas

• Access to Safe water: Vishal group facilitated application for 3 water points in the quarter

• Aanganwadi centers: 5 Anganwadi centres have been demanded by Vishal federation group in the bastis

and Parivartan has facilitated demand of 7 Aanganwadi

• Cleaning of Drains: Vishal group facilitated cleaning of drains 8 times in the quarter and Parivartan group

facilitated cleaning 2 times

9.Issues and challenges which emerged in convergence; issues emerged in the implementation of the project

• Incomplete information among AWWs regarding enrolment of adolescent girls under SABLA, pregnant

and lactating women of left-out areas

• Prevent school dropout fulfill other family requirements, focused effort to reduce girl child dropout (mention story from women’s group), women’s health needs, toilet construction

10. Local issues expressed by women

• alcoholism, gambling, domestic violence, regular garbage removal, water supply challenges, broken and

unpaved roads, many families not having proof of address

11.Describe the new strategies adopted by the project in convergence in capacity building and in resolving

issues –

• community groups focused on gender issues, kishor-kashori samooh,

• "UHRC believes in building capacity of children for sustainable growth and development. We facilitate

formation of children’s groups with the help of women’s groups in the communities. This encourages

equality in treatment of girl and boy child, provides them with platform for self expression, builds their


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confidence through various activities such as poetry recitation on Hausla and Himmat, Essay writings,

small Quiz games and such. This also develops qualities of Self confidence and Leadership which will

take care of a bright future; a new generation self dependent, culturally/ socially aware and highly

motivated front runners who will change the face and fate of their deprived and disadvantaged

communities.

12. Monitoring mechanism of the project-including review meetings held, maintaining database

Monthly Meeting of women’s groups, federation, data base format, Linkages with health dept, WCD, Nagar

Nigam, Parshad (elected members from the ward/ Counselor).

13. Highlight tangible output and outcomes of the project which may influence the policy and if so state which

policy.

• Social consciousness rallies, person to person counseling, use of collective pressure of women’s group

members against Alcoholism and Gambling. This is possible through UHRC’s efforts of progressively

help the women’s groups and federations feel and exercise their empowered status in the society.

Many applications were also given collectively by 10 women’s groups of Agra to Police Department to

close local alcohol shops and gambling joints in and near around the bastis this helps reduce associated

challenges faced by women and girls. In Agra, the Parivartan and Vishal federations have organized one

rally against the opening of new alcohol shops and gambling joints. Rally was conducted on 08-03-2014

Highlights

On the occasion of World Water Day March 22, 2014 Urban Health Resource Centre along with its federation of

women’s groups Parivartan, Agra organized school level events to sensitize children about significance of water.

Ways of conserving water, information about prevention of diseases related with use of unclean water was

shared with over 500 children at City Vocational Public School and K M Public School, Trans-Yamuna Agra.

Members of the women’s groups also spread awareness through exhibitory stalls and distribution of

information leaflets at Gulab Nagar.


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Poster competition was organized among the members of Kishori- Kishor (children’s) groups. Children made

thoughtful posters to show awareness messages on water.


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On International Women’s Day, March 9th

2014 UHRC mentored slum women's groups and Federations of

women’s groups in Agra carried the message of building self-esteem, confidence and courage, resilience, the

spirit to strive repeatedly among women in socially disadvantaged bastis (slums/informal settlements) to the

larger society of the city. Initiatives demonstrate the power of community-level women’s collectives as well as

local-area (or ward) level federations of women’s groups reflected in improved paved slum pathways, water

supply, access to maternal and child health care, proof of address and picture ID. Gentle assertion by women’s

group and federation members is also enabling uninterrupted education for children, especially girls whose

education was earlier discontinued after class VIII. 500 women and children participated in the Women’s Day

Naari Swashakti Utsav: On February 12, 2014, in Shahganj, Agra, UHRC along with 22 slum-based women's groups, which are networked into Vishal Federation and two children’s groups organised "Nari Swashakti Utsav" (Festival of Women's self-esteem and Strength). Over 300 basti women's and children's group members building across 40,000 slum population participated actively. Simple guidebooks providing information and application forms of social welfare schemes of different government departments, and a compilation of songs with social and health messages composed by women's groups around popular tunes were released.


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Dr. Siddharth Agarwal

Executive Director

(Urban Health Resource Centre)

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