1. PROJECT NAME: Monitoring and Evaluation of Kolkata Greening Works- 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09
An informal study by the Forest Department two years ago showed that only about 10% of Kolkata was green and a recent survey found that it has dropped further to 8% which environmentalist said could eventually lead to an ecological disaster and subsequent rise in pollution level if the fall in greenery is not contained with haste. It is not surprising to see that the greenery level has dropped as one can witness cutting down of trees in several areas.
The situation calls for drastic measures and need a formal survey to identify the exact green cover and then steps have to be taken to expand it. In an attempt to increase the spread of the Kolkata's green belt,” Greening Kolkata” Project was initiated in the year 2006 – 07. From last three years 2006-07, 2007-08& 2008-09 Kolkata greening has been executed by the urban and recreational forestry division of the Forest Directorate Government of West Bengal.
The proposed work program shall have attributes to evaluate the success of the project in terms of establishment and survival in case of plantation, Kolkata greening, landscaping projects and its impact on environment, wherever feasible and awareness generation amongst local population etc.
IBRAD has been assigned for “Monitoring and Evaluation of trees planted during Kolkata Greening Programme – 2006-07, 2007-08 & 2008-09”.
The objectives of the study:
- To evaluate the scheme with respect of achievement of specified targets, survival.
- Percentage and its impact on environment aesthetics.
- Suggestion, if any, for improvement of projects undertaken and modalities for implementation of program in future.
- Assessment of problems in implementation and maintenance of the project. Strength and weakness of implementing agency in implementing the said project, if any.
- Review and analyze of current monitoring systems identifying gaps, suggestion on improvements in the present system, and suggested system-monitoring indicates, including record keeping, checks and balances applied.
Duration of the project:
September, 2009 to December, 2009 (Four months)
The final report of the consultancy will be submitted before 30th December, 2009
Expected Outcomes of the assignment:
- Performance of tree species under Greening Kolkata Project is evaluated
- Range wise suitability of tree species is documented and their comparative performance is recorded.
- % survival and its different reasons have come out and on the basis of the same further work plan will be developed.
- Report will indicate how Kolkata greening Project is contributing towards the cleanliness of the particulate air pollutants in urban environment and help to make Kolkata with more agreeable places to dwell upon.
- It will also include how Kolkata’s rich biodiversity of both indigenous and exotic tree species for a wide range of choice is restored.
2. PROJECT NAME: KSFMBC
PLACE OF WORK: KARNATAKA
OBJECTIVE:
a) 1 Co-ordinator & 12 Facilitator is working in 6 districts & 1 urban area.
b) Selection of village and organization of meeting.
c) Formation of SICO group.
d) Preparation of BPL list
e) VFC registration under Forest Act.
f) Capacity building for fund managing.
g) Assessment of forest resources.
h) Micro plan preparation.
i) Transact walk.
j) Know about the source of income of the villagers.
k) Follow up of VFC activities.
CASE STUDY:
ILLEGAL STONE QUARRYING STOPPED BY VFC MEMBERS & VILLAGERS:
Yalaknur is a small village consisting of about 150 families. Agriculture is the main occupation of the villagers. They grow Paddy, Maize, Ginger, Tobacco, Coffee & Pepper and Vegetables. Tribal people gather NTFPs like honey, soap nut, tree mass from the forest for their livelihood. The villagers depend upon the forests for their fuel wood needs, dry leaves, small timber for agriculture needs and grasslands. Animal tending is another subsidiary income generation occupation of the villagers. It has a dairy unit (milk collecting centre). Annually about 12 thousand liters of milk is procured from the village. About 30 families are utilizing cow-dung for bio-gas. The village consists of Yalaknur main, sub villages called Old Madlapura, Hosally and Katikoppalu.
During 2007-08, the village was selected for VFC formation. It was registered on 1.10.2007 by DCF- Madikeri. A total of 68 villagers became members of the VFC. These members were given in-situ and ex-situ training on JFPM and SHGs.
In the guise of development, some land lords saw the rich deposits of stone that could be extracted and marketed from these hills. During 2005-06 these outside people obtained the licenses from the Tahashil office and started quarrying the stone without taking into confidence of the villagers. In the beginning the activity was limited to manual extraction only. Later they began to blast the stones and extract the stones. Thus without proper permission of the concerned people and the departments, blasting and quarrying went on violating the following:
| SL. No. |
Violations |
| 1. |
No permission was obtained from forest department. Contractors took their transport vehicles from the middle of the reserve forest to reach the stone quarrying spot. They also obstructed the department not to dig the EPT till the end of the forest boundary. |
| 2. |
Without the permission of the forest department, trees were felled and cleared for stone quarrying. It is alleged that number of trees were also smuggled along with stone. |
| 3. |
Stone quarrying requires conversion of land into non-agriculture purpose. This was not adhered by any of these contractors. |
| 4. |
No permission was obtained from Water Pollution Board. |
| 5. |
Contractors extended stone quarrying area more than what was licensed for. |
| 6. |
Without any permission from industries department, stone crushers were installed in the area. |
| 7. |
No local labors were employed. Stone cutters were brought from far away places. |
 After many hearings, the Honorable High Court in its judgment ordered to cancellation of licenses; seize all the vehicles and crushers. The honorable deputy commissioner of Kodagu took swift & serious action according to the court order. Ultimately people won the case. They rejoiced by breathing fresh air. On Mahashivratri day, people offered worship at the cave temple and performed other religious ceremonies.
Under JFPM, Village Forest Committee is a better forum to establish a rapport among people and the departments. The committee is endowed with rights and responsibilities over forests and natural resources to protect, conserve and for sustainable development. Meaningful participation and involvement of people and the department is needed for the conservation of bio- diversity.
STATUS:
| Follow up with VFCS (perusing). |
| No of VFCS |
58 |
| No of villages identified |
58 |
| Baseline survey completed |
58 |
| VFC registered with DCF |
58 |
| MC formed |
58 |
| No of SHG identified |
141 |
| SHG formed |
248 |
| No of VFC where Microplan completed |
52 |
| Progress |
6 |
| MOU is completed |
10 |
| In SITU, training organized: |
C1 = 52
C2 = 45
C3 = 45 |
3. PROJECT NAME: ACCELERATED DEVELOPMENT OF MINOR IRRIGATION (ADMI)
OBJECTIVES:
Keeping the above in mind IBRAD has been assigned to take up a pilot study with interventions to facilitate the process of Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) in selected River Lifting Irrigation (RLIs)/ Deep Tube well Irrigation (DTWs) in North 24 Parganas district preferably in Barasat 1 Block with the following objectives:
1) How to identify the marginalized or the land less people through a participatory process
2) Identify Defunct or less effective RLIs/DTWs
3) How to sensitize the community to identify their own problems related to water conservation vis a vis livelihood
4) How to build small social groups, with gender, ethnic and economic equity if it is not existing or strengthen the groups which is already existing but not functioning as per GO
5) How through SWOT analysis related to minor irrigation structures community prepare plan of actions. Understanding the processes of constraints and challenges which has blocked the process of development
6) How the community will develop the competency as partner and not mere beneficiaries to solve the problems in collaboration with existing line departments officials as integrated program where WIDD will act as nodal department
Current status of ADMI, July 2009:
Activity: Training of villagers on Institution building & Conflict resolution
Outcome:
- At the end of the training program approximately all the female trainees show their interest on group formation. Four female members took initiative to form a group by taking some collective plan of actions on agriculture related activities and also motivate other local women for raising interest among them for involving in the group.
- On the other hand five male farmers interested for taking the role of members in the earlier formed SICO group "Kapasiya Krishi Unnyan Samity" and work with the common plan of action based on agricultural activities.
Plan of actions: Trainees took some collective plan of action for the next one week after the training program which is represented as follows:
- Formation of six pits of (2x 2 x 1) ft. in measurement.
- Shading of the pits.
- Deposition of kitchen vegetable wastes except ginger, chilly and onion.
- Deposition of tea litters.
Activity: Formation of female SICO
 Outcome:
- SICO groups have started a monthly subscription system with Rs. 50/- per month per head
- Maintained well register for their contributions
- Arranged weekly meetings
- Taking plan of collective actions for agricultural developmental activities such as formation of pit of organic manures.
- Interested for opening a bank account as early as possible.
Plan of actions: SICO took some collective plan of action for the next one week after the formation of SICO group. This plan of action mainly deals with the formation of organic manure pit which is represented as follows:
- Formation of six pits of (2x 2 x 1) ft. in measurement.
- Shading of the pits.
- Deposition of kitchen vegetable wastes except ginger, chilly and onion.
- Deposition of tea litters.
- Watering on the deposition based on condition
- Application of cow dung and cattle wastes for two to three times based on the maturity of the pits at regular intervals.
Activity: Vermiculturing
Outcome: 2 pits are in application of cowdung slurry stage, 3 pits are in application of water sprinkling stage, 3 pits are in deposition stage
Plan of actions: As per the guidelines of vermiculture processing
4. Project Title: Tripura Forest Environment Improvement and Poverty Alleviation
Project (TFIPAP)
Project Area: Tripura
MOU with Tripura Forest Environment Improvement and Poverty Alleviation Society & IBRAD
Activities performed: Organized Training of Livelihood Coordinator
Number of persons trained: 38 Livelihood Coordinators from all parts of Tripura
Funding Agency: JICA
a) Training Duration :
1) 1st phase : 3rd March – 6th March
2) 2nd phase : 25th March – 31st March
6th – 9th April
3)
3rd phase : 25th – 28th April
b) Objectives
To Develop knowledge and Skill of the Livelihood Coordinator as facilitator to take a lead role in carrying out the pivotal activities of preparation of Micro plan
Activities performed
Training Programme Topic covered
1) Village Entry
2) Rapport Building
3) Participatory Assessment tools
3) Micro-Plan formulation
1st phase training; topics covered
Concept of JFMC, Steps of JFMC formation and activities, Tripura Government Resolution, Importance of group work, formation of JFMC, values of institution
Communication and motivational skills based on TA, Strokes and tools of motivation
Steps of sensitization Gender equity, Activities for forest management and Development under JICA Project components, responsibility of IGA Support team, Linkages with line department and with different programmes linkages with NREGS and Plan of action,
Field work : Rapport building and village entry
Social system sequence
Field work : JFMC group management and responsibility of JFMC
2nd phase training: topic covered
Concept of micro planning and importance and objectives; Scope of micro planning in TFIPAP , roles of ISAST in micro planning, Participatory approaches – Facilitation skills, approaches and tools, Field work was done on Village map, Transect walk, seasonal calendar, Resource map, Venn diagram, Social Map
3rd phase training: topic covered
Wealth ranking, Field work: Social map, resource map, seasonal calendar, Stake holder analysis, Visioning and goal setting, Field work: stake holder analysis, visioning
Resource Development Livelihood development planning capacity building planning
Liaison with other agencies / line department and Model micro plan preparation
Current Status:
Activities performed: Organized Training Need Assessment workshops at Project Management Unit ( PMU) , Division Management Unit ( DMU), Range Management Unit ( RMU)
Objective of the TNA :
- Identification of the gap between the actual and expected out comes of different official
- Root cause analysis of the gap
- Preparation of the list of the requirements of training for the successful implementation of JICA funded TFIPAP
Activity Schedule:
- Wok shop at PMU and DMU: 7th July 2009
- Workshop at Teliamura and Sadar Division: 8th July – 11th July
- Work shop at Udaypur, Bagafa, Trishna Wild Life Sanctuary , Gomati divisions: 28th July – 10th August
Workshop at PMU level:
Work Shop at DMU level
DMU level meeting was conducted in the second half with the range officer, DFO, ADFO of respective ranges and divisions. After introductory discussion of requirement of TNA and the questionnaire, the participants filled up the questionnaire and submitted.
Workshops at Different division:
Separate workshop was organized at Sadar , Teliamura, Udaypur, Bagafa, Trishna Wild Life Sanctuary , Gomati divisions to get feedback from the officials and community members on their requirements for successful implementation of TFIPAP. The range officers, livelihood coordinators, field facilitator, Livelihood coordinators, Executive Committee members of the JFMC of respective ranges under the project area and IBRAD representatives attended the workshop. After brainstorming session feed back from the participants were collected with the help of FGD and one to one interview in a structured questionnaire format.
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Workshop at RMU level |
FGD among the JFMC president |
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One to one interview |
5. Project name: Integrated Co-operative Development Project (ICDP) Howrah, West Bengal [Sponsored / Assisted by NCDC, New Delhi].
Place of work – Howrah district
Introduction:
Aiming at development of vertical and horizontal functional linkage among Co-operatives of district Howrah according to the need of local communities in effective manner, ICDP will be launched in Howrah.. The main emphasis of this project is to strengthen the Co-operatives of district Howrah and turning them into multipurpose entities. Under this scheme a detailed project report (DPR) will be prepared by IBRAD with effect from June 2009 to 31st August 2009 taking an integrated area based approach with the following objectives.
Objective:
To prepare on- farm and off- farm based commercial business plan for the cooperative society of the Howrah district.
To allocate fund to the Cooperative societies including P.A.C.S (Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies), P.AM.S (Primary Agricultural Marketing Societies), Cold storage, Handloom Societies, Dairy Societies, Fishery Societies and Consumer Cooperatives.
Expected outcome:
1. Economic viability of various types of cooperative societies of the district at the grass root level for acting as commercial centres covering mainly agricultural , fisheries, handlooms and handicrafts
2. Identification of block level problem, local demand, opportunity of works under P.A.C.S, potentiality of women operated SHG (P.A.C.S affiliated), subsidy provision.
Time frame: June 2009 to 31st August 2009 ( 3 months)
Methodology:
Sampling Technique:
Stratified random sampling technique will be followed to have a minimum sampling bias as well as getting a broader perspective regarding functioning of Co-operatives in the study area i.e. District Howrah. Afterwards purposive sampling technique will be used to get the views of different social groups and occupational groups.
Selection of Blocks:
Out of total 14 blocks of district Howrah 10 blocks will be selected purposively as the sample blocks namely Amta I, Amta II, Shampur I, Shampur II, Bagnan I, Bagnan II, Uluberia I, Uluberia II, Udaynarayanpur and Jagatballavpur. These blocks are the main agricultural blocks in the district and hence selected as the sample blocks which is the focus of ICDP Howrah (as per discussion with ARCS and DCCB office of Howrah).
Selection of PACS:
Out of total 178 PACS in the district 165 PACS are found to be active. Out of the active PACS 25 per cent of the PACS will be selected according to probability proportional to number. In this way 31 PACS will be selected.
Selection of PAM:
Out of 4 PAMs at Howrah district at block Amta-I, Amta-II, Shyampur-II and Udaynarayanpur all of these PAMs will be selected to collect data regarding their existing infrastructure, commercial activities, requirement of working capital and need for improvement.
Collection of Data- tools and approaches:
Secondary data of the Co-operative societies and block levels in district Howrah.
Questionnaire survey- Survey of P.A.C.S in Block Shampur I and II , Bagnan I and II, Amta I and II, Udainarayanpur and Jagatballavpur with main emphasis on finding of local demand of the P.A.C.S through previous record regarding previous activities, disbursement of short term agricultural loan opinion of the society staffs and manager will be culled to assess the need with the help of an well structured and pre-tested questionnaire.
For collection of data from P.A.C.S, a checklist has been prepared (Annexure I) with main emphasis on finding of local demand of the P.A.C.S through previous record regarding previous activities, disbursement of short term agricultural loan opinion of the society staffs and manager will be culled to assess the need.
Focus group discussion – FGD will be conducted with the elected chairman and members of selected PACS, SHGs and panchayat functionaries on the dependence of farmers and small agri-allied entrepreneurs on PACS, challenges faced, issues emerged and suggestive measures for income augmentation.
Participatory Assessment technique will be used to have a common understanding of problems, issues and opportunities regarding functioning of PACS and their respective improvement. Transect method will be applied to understand different agricultural and allied practices, challenges faced and to identify the untapped opportunities.
Situation analysis.
Visioning workshop with officials of DCCB and ARCS.
Visioning workshop with selected representatives of functionaries of PACS.
Discussion with officials of state, district, block level regarding the scope of work.
Discussion with executive body.
Data compilation and analysis:
Merging of quantitative data with qualitative data – After judgment of validity the quantitative and qualitative data will be compiled and tabulated by merging them to reveal proper justification of fact.
Various tabular and descriptive methods will be used to fulfill the various objectives. Statistical tools will be applied as per necessity.
Status:
Inception meeting at Writer’s building on 4th June 2009.
Formal discussion with executives of Co-operation departments regarding
structure, role and expectation of clients at DCCB-Howrah branch and
taking plan of action on 10th June 2009.
Status report of ICDP as on (12.08.2009):
- Secondary data of the Co-operative societies and block levels in district Howrah has been collected.
- Branch level meeting in each blocks of Howrah district involving Supervisors, C.I., Branch Managers and P.A.C.S. managers.
- Questionnaire Survey of individual P.A.C.S in Block Uluberia I and II, Bagnan I and II, Amta I and II, Udaynarayanpur, Shyampur-I and II, Panchla, Jagatballavpur, Sankrail and Domjur has been already conducted with main emphasis on finding local demand of the P.A.C.S through previous record regarding previous activities, disbursement of short term agricultural loan option of the society staffs and manager has been culled to assess the need with the help of an well structured and pre-tested questionnaire.
- Focus group discussion – FGD has been conducted with the elected chairman and members of selected PACS, SHGs and panchayat functionaries of the above mentioned blocks on the dependence of farmers and small agri-allied entrepreneurs on PACS, challenges faced, issues emerged and suggestive measures for income augmentation.
- Participatory Assessment technique was used to have a common understanding of problems, issues and opportunities regarding functioning of PACS and their respective improvement.
- Interim report submitted on 31st day of July to Ministry of Co-Operation, WB and accepted.
6. PROJECT NAME: COMMUNITY MANAGED HEALTH SYSTEM
PLACE OF WORK: BARASAT, BLOCK – 1
INTRODUCTION:
To concentrate ‘Knowledge-Attitude-practice’ of research oriented activities, Indian Institute of Bio-Social Research & Development (IBRAD) offers the opportunity to be a part of an innovative programme, called ‘Community Managed Health System’ (CMHS). It is a newly introduced approach in India which gives a scope to understand the ground reality. Besides, this approach helps in interpreting the real situation in terms of a model. IBRAD has been running a pilot project for last 1 year to test the capacity of the model in overcoming health related challenges by the power of the community itself. The strategy involved is formation of voluntary Self Initiated Community Organizer (SICO) groups, trained them on different issues of R.C.H & M.C.H and also, to mobilize those groups to create awareness among the society members to adopt positive health seeking behaviors. To equip the SICO members with more bargaining power so that their demand can be convincingly brought forward for consideration by key Govt. functionaries is another strategy. Training-workshops and feedback meeting are organized on routine basis. As a collective action, IBRAD is entrusted with the responsibility to further this participatory research by delivering successfully the following activities to develop a mechanism for social monitoring for sustaining the change, to act for turning individual action into community action, enhancing the scientific basis for public health practice by promoting and supporting evidence-based practice, to work for inter-sector and intra-departmental integration and eventually playing a decisive role in developing an innovative system of training, reporting & monitoring.
GOAL:
To improve health and well being through community participation and optimum utilization of government health delivery system.
ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT:
a) Inception workshop at the district level with DM, ADM, CMOH, Dy. CMOH and ACMOH to sensitize them about the goal and objective of the project.
b) Baseline Data collection from the Sub Centres, sub-divisional hospitals, BPHC and the key community informers followed by rapid data analysis and assessment.
c) Workshop at the BPHC level with MO, Health Assistants and Panchayat functionaries
d) At least one Sensitization workshop in each sub-center and identification of SICOs from these workshop
e) Conducting training of SICO volunteers.
f) 2 days Residential Training of Trainers (TOT). Total 3 TOT each comprising of selective representatives from 27 groups.
g) Trainings for SICO and Panchayat functionaries on safe motherhood and child survival
h) Regular monitoring and follow-up of the SICO Volunteers.
i) Capacity building training of the health care providers on enhancing the skills of safe motherhood and child survival and to motivate them towards result based outputs
j) Awareness programme on Health, Sanitation, Livelihood, Education, etc. in different sub-center areas.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT:
Outreach Programme-
IBRAD conducted 10 outreach health camps throughout the project tenure. IBRAD provided with free medicines, support of physicians and other assistance. The respective SICO groups organized the whole camp, communicated to the villagers and invited the other key persons of the locality to make it successful. The organizers took Rs. 10/- (Rupees ten only) from each patient and the amount ultimately kept in to the store of respective SICO group’s fund for carrying out different developmental activities. The SICO members spent the amount for the village development purpose (like, distributing copies, pencils; helping any aged men etc.).
Vermicompost fertilizer production-
The application of vermicomposts in the field have come with better result and healthy crop rich in nutrients and vitamins and that would definitely reflected in the improved health condition of the villagers. Vermicompost produce in surplus would provide the villagers a supplementary source of livelihood earning as the manure is marketable and is of high demand. The pits have formed with the strong prticipance of SICOs, bellow the table shows the detail of the pits-
| Place |
SICO groups involved |
No. of Pits |
No. of person served |
| Panshila |
3 |
6 |
20 |
| Kanthalia |
4 |
4 |
17 |
| Debipur |
2 |
2 |
10 |
| Borodigha |
4 |
4 |
24 |
Nutrition Kitchen Garden-
20 kitchen gardens were established in three villages namely, Panshila, Kanthalia and Borodigha. In those Kitchen Gardens selected vegetables were produced in organic method. The objectives were to produce vegetables rich in nutrients which would provide better health care for the mothers and children in the respective villages. It is our another achievement that all the women & their family member also involve in maintaining the gardens & they have understood that all every drop of water, every inch of land, each unit green mass is our resource. Thus the kitchen gardens were named “Health Kitchen Garden.” The detailed report follows below:
| Place |
No. Kitchen Garden |
Variety of Crops |
No. of person served |
| Panshila |
6 |
Winter season: Chilly, Papaya, Carrot, Beet, Brinjal, Bitter gourd.
Summer season: Chilly, Papaya, Bottle gourd. |
33 |
| Kanthalia |
10 |
Winter season: Chilly, Papaya, Carrot, Beet, Brinjal, Bitter gourd.
Summer season: Chilly, Papaya, Bottle gourd. |
56 |
| Borodigha |
4 |
Winter season: Chilly, Papaya, Carrot, Beet, Brinjal, Bitter gourd.
Summer season: Chilly, Papaya, Bottle gourd, ladies finger. |
18 |
CASE STUDIES:
The project successfully addressed many health related loopholes and developed a mechanism to solve it. Few memorable incidents were identified among the community, like:
Mortaza Gaji gets back his happy moments.Mortaza Gaji, the class 3 boy is very popular in the locality for his childhood activities. The 7 years old boy resides at Khilkapur-north village of Purba Khilkapur G.P. A few months back some black spots were observed on his body. Parents, relatives, even school teachers did not too much bother about it. One day, few members of local SICO group (Ganga) came across Mortaza with the spots. After sharing the primary information with Mortza and his family, they took him up to the nearest sub-centre (Purba Khilkapur S.C).
Mortaza was identified as Leprosy case. Suddenly life changed for Mortaza. He was not allowed to play with other boys & girls, the door became close for him to the neighbors and even to the relatives also. People looked him in a different angle; he became a loner at the age of 7. Mortaza’s family is not also economically well off, and therefore, they could not avail Hospitalization neither could take rehabilitation treatment in a private set-up. Indeed, it was a horrible experience for Mortaza and his family. Then the members of Ganga SICO group with the association of IBRAD CMHS project team came forward and took the responsibility of re-insurgence of Mortaza in the society. They counseled Mortaza and his family also. With the help of local Sub-center’s Health assistant and Mortaza’s school teachers (Jafrabad High School), Ganga SICO group arranged an awareness camp and small meetings on Leprosy, i.e., it is not a touchable disease. At last, villagers, Mortaza’s friend came forward and they boosted him up. Now, Mortaza is under treatment and his scars are slowly removing. He goes to school everyday, playing football with friends and doing all the odds what a child should do.
STATUS: Complete.
7. PROJECT NAME: CAPACITY BUILDING OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONSERVANCY SERVICES OF THE BALLY MUNICIPALITY.
PLACE OF WORK: 4 wards in BALLY MUNICIPALITY.
INTRODUCTION:
Conservancy worker or Safai Karamcharis and their dependants are the most down trodden section of our society. They have been traditionally performing scavenging and sweeping work for generations, which is normally not performed by other sections of the society. The involvement of a majority of adult population in scavenging and sweeping has given them a negative social image and status and such jobs are termed as their traditional occupation.
As a result, majority of the youths from this community have not been able to break away from their traditional occupation which, besides being obnoxious, has limited income-earning potentials and hence they generally live in abject poverty.
IBRAD has been assigned the task by Kolkata Urban Services for the Poor (KUSP) of Capacity Building of Quality Improvement of the Conservancy services of the Municipality. Bally Municipality has been chosen as the pilot municipality for this task.
OBJECTIVE:
a) To increase capacity to improve the job performance with a focus on quality improvement of the services
b) To bring well being of the meth/sweeper keeping in perspective their socio economic condition by change in their attitude and behavior for their ownself and family
Activities:
a) One day Visioning Workshop for the BOC members, councilors supervisory staff ward supervisors/ward mates for the sweepers
b) Workshop for the Standing Committees (solid waste and sanitation)
c) Meeting with the trade union leaders
d) Questionnaire preparation
e) Situation Analysis through FGD and Semi structured interview with the conservancy staffs of various designation
f) Evaluation of social , economic, health , educational status of the conservancy staff and their families
g) Self Initiated Community Organization (SICO ) formation
h) SICO members took the decision to organize a meeting every 10 day of a month .they started to clear their own place at a particular date.
i) SICO members of Girish Ghosh Rd decided that each member would save Rs.100 on every month.
j) Workshop at 5 different administrative wards about their jobs specification and what type of problems they are facing and also what are the suggestions to overcome the problems.
k) Sensitization meetings with the sweepers and their family, facilitating the process of BCC, initiating new behaviors in terms of health, education and livelihood and follow up
l) A night School has been running for women at Girish Ghosh Road. Eight women are studying their.
Training of SICO members (38) on the following topics:
a) social skills
b) team building
c) conflict resolution
d) participatory monitoring
Awareness Camp with the SICO members -
Subject of Awareness camp:
a) Solid waste management
b) Need for savings and poverty eradication
c) Age of marriage and family planning
d) Various communicable and non communicable diseases
e) Alcoholism and gambling
f) Need of education
--- 1) Six sensitization meetings at the ward level involving different stakeholders (in three wards on pilot basis) to ensure quality of services
--- 2) Micro planning at the ward level (3 wards) and developing methods and indicators for participatory monitoring
--- 3) SWOT analysis, identification of CIGs and potential CBOs, developing criteria and indicators of monitoring by involving the stakeholders, data analysis and preparation of the document
Case Studies:
Barandeo, a night soil collector, came from Giridi with his uncle 26 years ago and involved in this job. His wife and two sons are in Giridi. He has been suffering from TB for the last two years and under treatment for last eight months. He has to go to Hospital twice a month and his monthly expense is about eight hundred to thousand. He was without pay for last eight months. Due to the huge burden of loan, maximum of his salary diminished as interest of loan. Hence again he has to take loan from mahajan and others.
 A woman named Atre Balmiki, aged around 70, who is one of the ex employee of the municipality was participating in the meeting very actively. She wished us by saying “good afternoon”, “good by”. She told us with great pride that the women have to take lead for education of the children. She is called as the “Prime Minister” of the slum according to her neighbors. She expressed that as education is very important same way it is equally important to teach good manners to the future generation.
In Khamarpara also, it was found that in most of the cases, husbands are retired and the family is being run by the women. The young boys are showing respect to their mothers that they are the bread earners of the family.
STATUS: SICO group formation was 7, FGD-8, Baseline survey -12, Sensitization meeting -5, Follow up meeting -40, Training- 16, Awareness camp- 20, Open adult school – 1, Savings money group- 2.PRA – 6
Micro planning – 2 wards, SWOT – 5 administrative wads. Citizen’s Feedback – 50 samples
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