Annual Report 2009-2010
Contents From the President’s Desk
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Legal Status
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About AROH Genesis Vision Mission Objectives Approach
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Scope of AROH Foundation Our Geographical Area of Work Our Target Beneficiaries Our Interventions
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Our Key Areas of Work Education Livelihood Health Empowerment Environment
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A Rundown on Our Ventures, Goals and Accomplishments Hitherto AROH – Skill Training and Resource Centre (STRC) Padho aur Badho ONGC Udaan - Morna Twin e-Learning NABARD SHGs - Milkar Chalien SMILE ON WHEELS Buddy Bus Program Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna
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The AROH Family
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Partners in Progress
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List of activities from March 2009-March 2010
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From the President’s Desk AROH Foundation, a sweet abbreviation for a ray of hope, was founded to bring in hope for all those who have been left behind from the mainstream due to various economic and social barriers. We at AROH, strive for a ray of hope for a better and sustainable society to live in for all without the economic, social or physical barriers. AROH is ever ready to provide a helping hand to people and to stand by the communities in need. It was initiated as a ray of hope for the underprivileged women who have been deprived and oppressed, in order to empower them to face the challenges in life............ A ray of hope for the children who need care and facilities, to ensure a sustainable growth proving him to be nation’s prid ... A ray of hope for the poorest of the poor to enable them to live with dignity... A ray of hope for the physically challenged, HIV+, cured leprosy patients, etc, to provide them with livelihood support, economic support or just a caring word, when they need it We intervene in various sectors to create a model society in which equity and equality can be realised by everyone without any distinctions. The last financial year 2009-10 was very happening for the organisation with many new partners joining us in our way of creating a social safety network. With various projects initiating like GAIL-AROH Padho aur Badho initiative, AROH STRC project, STeP project shaping up, Joy of Giving becoming popular with the localites. With our commitment and dedication, AROH Foundation has achieved a few targets set for ourselves but that is not the aim, this is just a step towards what the organisation aim for. We will continue our efforts with devotion to the cause and bring about the difference to more and more lives in wider geographical areas. In this annual report, we bring you our achievements in each of our areas of work for the past year and also setting out our plans for the future. I hereby take this humble opportunity to extend my hearty gratitude to all those who have been associated with the organisation at different times and have extended their support which includes the government authorities, corporate partners, the AROH Family and also the community as a whole. I am happy to present the latest issue of the Annual Report of the AROH Foundation for the financial year 2009-10. I hope you find it inspiring reading it and we look forward to another year full of work, targets and achievements.
Dr. Neelam Gupta President
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Legal Status AROH Foundation is registered as a society under the societies Registration ACT XXI of 1860. (No.S -40061 dated August 02, 2001) AROH Foundation has been recognized under Section-60 (I) of the foreign contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India No. II/21022/83/2004FCRA-III dated Oct.15, 2004(Registration No.231660518), for receiving foreign contributions. It has been granted registration under the section -80 (G) (5)(vi) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 by the Directorate of Income Tax (Exemptions), New Delhi No. DIT (EXEMPT) 2008-2009/A1544/2000. AROH Foundation is registered under Section 35 AC of the Income Tax Act, 1961by the National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare (Department of Revenue), New Delhi No. S.O.2545 (E) dated Oct 6, 2009 for exempting 100% Income Tax. The office of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Computer Operations) has also been issued a Permanent Account Number ( PAN) AAATA7067P.
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About AROH Genesis AROH Foundation is a non-profit making, voluntary organisation registered under Section 2 of the Society Registration Act, 1860. It was founded by like-minded, qualified professionals to work for socio-economic, cultural and educational emancipation of the society and its people especially women and children. The Foundation has been actively involved in various social concerns and is assisting in several development programmes of the government of India. It has worked extensively in the field of education and handled many turnkey projects for various departments of the Ministry of Human Resource Development. AROH Foundation was founded in the year 2000 as an organisation with a focus on research on the socio-economic issues and challenges of the Indian Society. With its rich resource material, it has branched out into performing various developmental activities that include the provision of education, health, sanitation and largely livelihood empowerment programmes addressing rural and slum-based youth & women in marginalised socio-economic conditions. AROH, over the past 8 years, has demonstrated a replicable vocational and life skills training and economic empowerment model for adolescents and youth for livelihood promotion and empowerment through its various programs. The organisation has gained a wealth of knowledge and experience by way of working with the government, corporate and the civil society organizations to improve the lives and conditions of marginalised youth and women in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan.
Vision AROH seeks a world of where people live in dignity and security and there are equal opportunities for all.
Mission To provide effective assistance to the underprivileged, weak and poor people and communities, especially women, in rural and semi rural areas and slums by way of developing their life skills, economic –skills and sociocultural-skills and making them self-reliant. AROH’s overarching mission is to create an equitable society where all human beings co-exist with dignity.
Objectives Our major objective is to create a model society where each one of us would have equal opportunities irrespective of the social and economic barriers. This can be understood well with the following:
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Assist, organize and undertake programmes aimed toward economic development of the women thereby improving their quality of life.
Provide financial and technical assistant to the women to start new enterprise by forming co-operatives / self help groups for their benefit.
Undertaken activities to promote literacy in women and children.
Undertaken activities to promote educational, social, and cultural interest in the children, women and youth.
Provide scholarship/financial aid to the needy and meritorious students.
Create awareness among the people on social issues through cultural activities and stage shows.
Undertake the publication of printed and audio-visual material for children and social welfare activities.
Provide a basic forum for research and development activities on ecological and environmental issues.
Render counseling services on health an family welfare, education and on other social and cultural issues.
Arrange seminars and conferences services on social and current issues.
Start vocational and skill training centre for women and youth particularly of deprived section.
To collaborate with other like minded organization and institution.
Undertaken any other activities which would be necessary for achieving the aims and objectives of the organization.
Approach At AROH Foundation, we have a two pronged approach where Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation go hand in hand with Grassroots Intervention for Community Empowerment. We bring in support from Government Organisations, International Development Organisations and Multilaterals, Research Institutions to work with Corporates, PSUs, International Agencies, NGOs and Volunteers to work together in order to bring out what we strive for, a sustainable society.
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Scope of AROH Foundation
Our Geographical Area of Work AROH Foundation, operating from its Head Office in Sector 8, Noida, UP, currently through its programs reaches out to several districts in the vicinity including the likes of those in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and the entire National Capital Territory of Delhi. We are in the process of expanding our ongoing projects to the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and West Bengal. By the middle of the next financial year, which is by September 2010, we would be successful in setting up a State Office in each of the above mentioned States for the smooth functioning of the projects to be initiated therein. With this planned and meticulously executed out expansion in the Financial Year 2010-11, we would establish a nationwide presence and would try to reach out to our targeted beneficiaries in all the said states. Since we strive to extend our hand of support to everyone in need, we are not limited to only these states and are ready to undertake a process of spreading out to the every other state in the country as well. A political map of India to come along on the same page with the states we working in already coloured in one shade, the states which we plan to work to come in a different shade.
Our Target Beneficiaries Through our various programs initiated under our Building Blocks we aim at building a society where equal opportunities are provided for all. Thus our programs are focussed on those who are in need. Whether it be a youth who inhabits the urban slum, or a child who has been struck with poverty and is unable to dream of a childhood; whether be it a rural woman who has always been subject to atrocities or artisans whose rights are not realised in this modern day technological world. They all form part of our beneficiary group along with the ones specified herein under:
Youth inhabiting the rural areas and the urban slums
Children who have never realised a deserving childhood
Rural Women who have always been subject to exploitation
Needy of Medical Help
Artisans
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Beneficiaries of Padho aur Badho
Beneficiaries of AROH-SGSY
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Our Interventions AROH Foundation aims at establishing a model society in which each and every individual would hold his head high, live and earn with dignity with equal rights and freedoms and resources available equitably without any social and economic barriers. In order to mechanise our work, we incorporated 12 building blocks after immense research into the social service sector. We try to implement the process mechanised under these building blocks through various projects undertaken by the organisation. The building blocks are defined as under: 1.
Udaan- Developing Vocational Skills Udaan is an intervention targeted specifically towards the empowerment of underprivileged women and the youth population through Vocational Training – that it gives them equal opportunities to pick up and learn a new skill, supplemented further by counselling and guidance services hereby ensuring sustainable growth of the beneficiaries. Life Skills training is an important component of the program. The Project envisages setting up Centres for Vocational and Life Skills Training in various locations depending upon the local industry requirements.
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Khilta Bachpan- Promising Futures Being one of the core areas of the organisation, this aims at providing every child with a holistic growth and a sustainable future so that there is nothing left for him to envy in terms of social and economic faculties. Our beneficiaries within this intervention are the kids from the underprivileged background who are so deprived and impoverished, that they do not have provision of basic faculties available to them and their childhood is not realised under the strain of economic instability of the family. Under this, we organise excursion trips to different places of interest like zoos, museums etc. We also organise painting and drawing competitions within this so as to give them a free hand to express their creativity on paper. In addition to this, various cultural celebrations like celebrating National Festivals and other festivities with the kids are also included herein.
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Saksham Nari- Empowering Women Women, especially of marginalized sections, have not been able to actively participate in their own emancipation due to their lack of economic independence and rampant illiteracy. AROH Foundation addresses this important issue of women’s empowerment by raising their status through economic empowerment and increasing awareness levels among them through education under this intervention. The activities included under this intervention are such as to train them and hone their skills in areas which they have natural abilities and have an understanding for like farming, cattle rearing, sewing and tailoring, embroidery and handicraft-making etc. Other activities 13
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include creation of financial assets through savings and thrift societies, access to information and markets. We ultimately wish to empower them to levels that they can be independent and can develop as entrepreneurs and have their own stand and say in the society. 4.
Padho aur Badho- Literacy & Equality The said intervention is also one of the flagship projects of the organisation. It aims to bring out of school youth into the fold of education by providing them non-formal education and equivalency certificates. It also aims at brining out the kids from homes who have not been enrolled in formal education due to economic constraints. Elementary Education, Adult Literacy, Remedial Courses, Inclusive Education, Bridge Courses are all part of this building block or intervention. This aims at realising the Right to education to one and all.
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Sabke Liye Kaam- Sustainable Livelihoods The intervention visualizes socio-economic transformation of the youth belonging to the downtrodden society from the status of unemployment and vulnerability to a product of employability in the market. The AROH Foundation’s Skill Training Resource Centres (STRCs) Programme for livelihood opportunities and job-placement for BPL rural youth and women under the special project of the Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) through PublicPrivate Partnership Approach attempts to bridge the ever-widening divide between those who have access to opportunities and those who are increasingly being marginalized from the new jobs in the new economy.
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Surakshit Sab- Securing Lives in Distress Our modus operandi in this field entails this is targeted at all those who form part of the vulnerable fraction of society. This includes the female employees, child labour, and daily wage labourers. Due to their social and economic instability the poor have been subject to various kinds of exploitation, thus leading to distress of all kinds. It provides help to women and children vulnerable to trafficking and abuse, victims of domestic violence, socially oppressed persons, juvenile victims etc. It aims to make provisions where such problems are inexistent and they can live in dignity with no fear.
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Sabka Swasthya- Community Health Even after 60 years of independence, Indian economy has not been able to support the fundamental directive principles of making basic health care accessible to one and all. Our health intervention “Smile on Wheels” in collaboration with Smile Foundation, has been launched with an objective of providing comprehensive mobile health care services to under-privileged community in outreach, remote rural areas and in the urban slums. The underlying motive is to provide comprehensive health care services (including 15
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preventive and protective health care) to under-privileged community in the needy areas, with a special focus on health needs of children and women. ‘Smile on Wheels’ (SoW) seeks to address problems of Mobility, accessibility and availability of primary health care services to under-privileged population living in urban slums and remote rural areas of the country. 8.
Shilp aur Shilpkar- Craft and Artisans With the modern art coming into fashion and becoming a part of each household, the indigenous art forms and crafts of India are getting trampled beneath the stampede of people rushing towards modern art exhibitions and galleries. The masterpieces created by artisans are not in demand anymore pushing them into the dark confines of poverty. Thus this intervention was adopted by the organisation to provide a platform to all such artisans to exhibit their art forms and thus reviving interest of the society in it ensuring its sustainable growth. In absence of such intervention, such national assets would become part of some unvisited museums and with extinction of their creators; the art forms would fade out as well.
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Kuch Alag Taqneek This intervention was aimed at devising innovative use of non-conventional energy to meet the shortage of fuel and electricity. The society as a whole needs to understand that the unwarranted exploitation of the fossil fuels and natural resources is going to be very harmful for the human kind and is adverse to the sustainable growth of the society. Foreseeing this Herculean problem, the organisation came up with this intervention of finding out innovative ways to use non-conventional or renewable sources of energy. We ensure community participation in doing so, thus making them a major stakeholder in the same.
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Saaf aur Hara Bhara- Clean and Green Environment Environmental degradation is becoming a major concern globally today...thus one of our major intervention strategies is aimed at removing this very problem and helping in the creation of a model society. This intervention ensures cleanliness, hygiene, sanitation and pollution control within the communities. It promotes tree plantations and nature walks amongst the children. This is an immortal ingredient of all our programs as we aim at creating a sustainable environment as the future generation or the young generation of today is the major stakeholder in the environmental sweepstakes.
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Milkar Chalein – Self Help Groups As the name suggests, it was to bring the downtrodden together and empower them to work with each other and help each other when in need. It was to create self help groups amongst the women in the community from the poor strata and help them develop in a way where they work with each other for the welfare of the whole community.
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The target group primarily consists of the women, the small and marginal farmers, the grass-root level entrepreneurs, the slum dwellers, the dejected and distressed. Their formation being for the socio-economic development of these persons the primary concern is normally to make finance available to them in a commercially viable but not exploitive in nature, so that they could optimally utilize the available resources with them both human and natural. 12.
Karvaan- Tapping Volunteer Resources We recognize that contributions of time and talent are just as important as financial contributions. We, thus, encourage people, especially young boys and girls to contribute their time by making a conscious effort in participating in our programmes to accelerate the social and economic change in our country.
We have programmes for both national and international volunteers. This intervention tries to involve civil society and create social responsibility for voluntary help for the welfare of the underprivileged. We motivate all sections of people, both in India and abroad for voluntary help for our projects.
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Our Key Areas of Work Education Article 21A added to the Indian Constitution with the 93rd amendment ensures free and compulsory education for all in the age group of 6-14 under the head of Right to Education following Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. With 35% of India’s population still illiterate and only 15% of the students reaching high school, we are still a shame in the name of education, in the name of literacy and knowledge. As of 2008, India’s post-secondary high schools offer only enough seats for 7% of India’s college-age population, 25% of teaching positions nationwide are vacant, and 57% of college professors lack either a master’s or PhD degree. Secondary education covers children of 1418 years of age which covers 88.5 million children according to the Census, 2001. However, enrolment figures show that only 31 million of these children were attending schools in 200102, which means that two-third of the population remained out of school. Thus education still is a distant dream for majority of Indian population and hence to reduce this gap in whatever way possible, AROH Foundation picked up the task of making education accessible and interesting as one of the core areas to be worked upon. The objective herein is to reach out to every child in the age of 6-18 and motivate him to be a part of the Education System in order to ensure his sustainable growth and bright future. We have initiated various programs in the past to achieve the set targets and reach out to the slum dwelling and rural population who have been deprived of education due to various social and economic hurdles. The interventions through which we attempt to work towards the set objectives are as follows:
Khilta Bachpan
Padho aur Badho
The education system or the Non-Formal Education Centres which are a tool of intervention into the underprivileged society have been designed in a manner so as to create an interest among the beneficiaries in order to make education a choice for them rather being a compulsion. The projects initiated under this core area are as follows:
Padho aur Badho: This being one of the projects of the AROH has intervened through over 50 centres all around the National Capital Territory, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Buddy Bus: Initiated in association with Nirula’s make the visitors learning the manufacturing of ice creams an experience for the underprivileged slum dwelling children who in a group of 30 make a visit to their Ice Cream Factory periodically.
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Excursion Trip
Celebrations
thus excursion trips to places like zoo, museum, monuments etc. are a regular feature at the centres set up for carrying on the activities.
Celebrations: Cultural Development is also a part of the holistic development of the beneficiaries and thus involving them in various festivities celebrating the same with them is another feature of the AROH Programs initiated with the slum dwelling kids who form the major beneficiary group of the core area.
Livelihood Right to Livelihood has been enshrined under Article 21 that is Right to Life of the Indian Constitution pursuing Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This was elucidated by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Olga Tellis v. Union of India. Wealth distribution in India is fairly uneven, with the top 10% of income groups earning 33% of the income. Despite significant economic progress, a quarter of the nation’s population earns less than the government-specified poverty threshold of $ 0.40/day. 27.5% of the population was living below the poverty line in 2004–2005. 20
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Even after various efforts initiated by the government, a lot needs to be done for the underprivileged and thus AROH Foundation initiated various programs aimed at realising this right of the people who have been less fortunate economically and socially. The objective here is to reach out to all such people who have been deprived of livelihood due to the economic conditions. We aim to empowering them to make themselves self sufficient and self dependent in order to ensure sustainable living. The interventions through which we attempt to work towards the set objectives are as follows:
Udaan
Sabke Liye Kaam
Surakshit Sab
Shilp aur Shilpkar
Our major focus is for making better provision of earning a better livelihood and having a sustainable growth so to support the society and their family in the future. Various programs initiated by AROH Foundation which entered into their lives as a ray of hope but is now realising dreams for them are as follows:
AROH STRC: The program was initiated by AROH Foundation with an aim to generate and promote the livelihood programs for the marginalised section of the society. The main focus of the program is to train the beneficiaries with some vocational skills in order to make their lives sustainable by empowering them to earn a reasonable level of income for a satisfying and healthy life.
ONGC Udaan: The Project envisages to setup Centres for Vocational and Life Skills Training in various locations depending upon the local industry requirements. It is targeted specifically towards the underprivileged women and youth population through Vocational Training – that is giving them equal opportunities to pick up and learn a new skill, supplemented further by counselling and guidance
Twin e-learning: The aim of the program is to create a pool of employable youth from amongst the underprivileged section of the society to cater to the market requirements through their skill enhancement.
Health Right to Health has also been recognised as one of the fundamental rights under Article 21 itself in a plethora of cases by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. It has been established that health facilities have to be available to all the citizens of the country within 2 km of his house and it should be available at affordable rates to all. Health care facilities and personnel increased substantially between the early 1950s and early 2000s, but because of fast population growth, the number of licensed medical practitioners had fallen by the 2006 to three per 10,000. In 1991 there were approximately ten hospital beds per 10,000 individuals. 21
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In addition to this, the ever increasing cost of the healthcare facilities have made it less accessible to the poor. Thus AROH Foundation took the responsibility of making provisions of affordable and accessible healthcare to all in need. The objective of the programs undertaken are to make the healthcare accessible to one and all without any social and economic barriers. The intervention through which the organisation wishes to fulfil the said objective is Sabka Swasthya. The Projects undertaken by AROH Foundation to realise its responsibility taken up by adopting Health as one of the core areas of functioning of the organisation are as follows:
Free Medical Camps: AROH Foundation
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conducting various free health camps in the marginalised localities. These camps focus not only on checking the patients, diagnosing them and giving them medicines but majorly look out for informing them and making them aware on the basic issues of health and hygiene.
Helath Camp
Smile on Wheels: Our health intervention
“Smile
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initiated with an objective of providing comprehensive mobile health care services to under-privileged community in outreach, remote rural areas and in the urban slums. The underlying theme is to provide comprehensive health care
Smile on Wheels
services (including preventive and promotive health care) to under-privileged community in the needy areas, with a special focus on health needs of children and women. ‘Smile on Wheels’ (SoW) seeks to address problems of Mobility, accessibility and availability of primary health care services to under-privileged population living in urban slums and remote rural areas of the country.
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Empowerment Over 20% of the Indian Population still lives below the poverty line even after 60 years of Independence. Most of the government policies aimed at emancipation of the underprivileged could not be implemented properly and thus the desired results are never received. Majority of the population living in villages and urban slum has been deprived of development due to their ignorance and this is the very reason why they have also been subjected to exploitation, thus leading to an endless vicious cycle where the poor get poorer and the rich get richer. The list of sufferers also includes the females deprived of education and a just status has been oppressed since ages. Thus AROH Foundation took up the onus of empowering all such oppressed class of the society and to make provision for their empowerment in a manner so as to ensure their sustainable growth. The interventions through which the set targets were to be achieved are as follows:
Udaan
Saksham Naari
Surakshit Sab
Milkar Chalein
Karvaan
Most of the projects covered under the core area of Livelihood are also covered here as any program ensuring sustainable livelihood has to happen through empowering them. AROH Foundation has undertaken various projects in order to realise the dreams enlightened by the organisation for the oppressed class. The projects are enumerated as under:
Milkar Chalein: Formation of SHGs- it was to bring the downtrodden together and empower them to work with each other and help each other when in need. It was to create self help groups amongst the women in the community from the poor strata and help them develop in a way where they work with each other for the welfare of the whole community.
HCL Strength: The HCL employees conducts workshops for the beneficiaries enrolled with the SGSY Project initiated by the organisation. This was to make them aware of the job opportunities and also about the personality development.
Environment Environment is an issue which can’t be untouched by any. All of us are dependent on the environment and are responsible for it as well. None of us can disassociate him from the environment. 1998 was the hottest year in the hottest decade in the hottest century known to the human mankind. This is one of the most evident impacts of Global Warming which even we have been contributing towards by simple acts and conscience which we have developed today. We need to change our habits and aptitude towards the environment. 23
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Beneficiaries planting a sapling
Realising this, AROH Foundation involved the aspect of environment in each of their programs. Environmental education is a part of the programs which are meant to teach the kids or the adults or the youth. Thus, imbibing all of them, the motivation to take positive actions in protecting our degrading environment. The intervention through which the set targets in this core area are to be achieved is Saaf aur Hara Bhara.
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A Rundown on Our Ventures, Goals and Accomplishments Hitherto The year 2009-2010 was a benchmark year for AROH in terms of its accomplishments, ventures, activities and interventions registered under the organisation. The chapter gives the reader a clear idea of the various projects, their activities, target beneficiaries and the methodologies adopted by the organisation in successful implementation of the projects. It is the year when public sector stepped forward under their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to handhold AROH in its various projects and target mission. Below is the abridgement of the projects presently undertaken by the organisation:-
AROH – Skill Training and Resource Centre (STRC) Launched on: Feb 2010 Duration: 2 years Beneficiaries: 7000 adults and women from the age group of 18-30 from the Rural Families living below poverty line Geographical Spread: UP, Rajasthan and Haryana Supported by: Ministry of Rural Development Affairs, Govt. Of India The AROH Foundation’s Skill Training Resource Centres (STRCs) Programme for livelihood opportunities and job-placement for BPL rural men and women under the special project of the Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) through Public-Private Partnership Approach attempts to bridge the ever-widening divide between those who have access to opportunities and those who are increasingly being marginalized from the new jobs in the new economy. The program was initiated in February 2010 and AROH Foundation was able to initiate the program by opening 7 centers with 6 of them in UP and 1 in Rajasthan before the end of the Financial Year 2009-10. As we know that India on one hand has a meagre 35% illiteracy rate and on the other, the number of unemployed youths is rising at an alarming rate. It is primarily due to the reason that in India we have a very limited number of technical, occupational, Income and EmploymentGenerating Vocational Training Programs to equip the youth for the massive economic opportunities that are opening up in the country. Thus, looking at both the situations we can come to the conclusion that we need a education system which gives job placement guarantee and makes them self dependent and employable. With a view to ensure inclusion of the rural poor in the growth process, the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India had formulated several schemes specifically targeted at rural BPL. Among these, the SGSY aims to bring the assisted poor families (Swarozgaries) above the Poverty Line by ensuring appreciable sustained level of income over a period of time. 25
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After the completion of specified course, a significant number of youth & women will become trained in proposed trades. Training will include field exposure in trade related outlets, customer relation and quality-centric approach. Setting up various small enterprises and job placement will make the youth & women independent and will channelize their energy into a gainful activity. Successful persons will be awarded certificates issued by AROH Foundation. AROH-STRC Programme exemplifies the best of corporate-government-citizen participation. AROH enjoys a unique position of partnerships with leading corporates like Govt. Undertaking Companies, Hotels, Super Markets, Hospitals, BPOs, Call Centres, Banks, etc. Many of these esteemed organizations have been supporting us by offering placement support to our beneficiaries like HSBC, Punjab National Bank, Cyberart Informations Pvt. Ltd., Vishal Mega Mart, Ajanta Soya Ltd., KFC Serge Enterprise Pvt. Ltd., Computer Software Services Pvt. Ltd., Orbit Peripherals Pvt. Ltd., Thermal Papers Pvt. Ltd., NEOLITE ZKW Lightings Pvt. Ltd., Kailash Health Care Ltd., Sunworld Infrastructure Ltd., Rana Motors Pvt. Ltd., Rakesh Press, Parsnath Developers Ltd., Delhi Print–O-Pac, Parsnath Developers Ltd. ESPN Star Sports, Rotary Club, Noida, ONGC, Tech Mahindra, Sharda Hospital etc. They bring innovative ideas, co-funding, training support, and infrastructure and job opportunities for significant impact on creation of employment opportunities for the disadvantaged youth. AROH is thus using its inbuilt and developed technical and networking support of the corporate sector to strengthen the implementation and scaling up of the projects.
Year in Retrospect Since the project was initiated in February 2010, thus the major activities undertaken within this project including identifying the best suited location and then setting up of the centres. The centres have been successfully set up at 7 locations and student beneficiaries as per the target group have been enrolled with the centres. The project team is also working on establishing contacts with the probable employers of the beneficiaries in order to provide them job opportunities immediately after the end of their training with the STRCs. The list of the centres established by the organisation is as follows: S.No.
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AROH-STRC Dadri centre
2nd February, Gautam Budh Nagar, UP
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AROH-STRC Noida centre
10th March, Gautam Budh Nagar, UP
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AROH-STRC Khoda centre
8th March, Khoda Colony, Ghaziabad, UP
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AROH-STRC Dibiyapur centre
4th March, Auraiya, UP
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AROH-STRC Konchosi centre
5th March, Kanpur Dehat, UP
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AROH-STRC Unnao centre
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Beneficiaries of AROH STRC
On 20th March 2010, a Training Program was organised for the trainers in order to equip them with the objective of the project and also to train them on various methods to be adopted in the actual implementation of the said project. Then an orientation programme for the mobilizers and project in-charge was organized thereby guiding them to improve their knowledge to impart soft-skills training and capacity building in order to carry out this ambitious project. The program was organised at the Head Office of the AROH Foundation and was attended by all the Project In-Charges appointed to take care of different districts in different states. It was well conducted by the Project Officer of SGSY along with the Senior Manager of AROH. The motivating speech by the President Dr. Neelam Gupta filled the attendance with immense enthusiasm.
Targets Achieved The targets set for the project to be achieved during the Financial Year have all been done much before the Financial Year ended. The project could make its presence in 6 cities in 2 different states. The student beneficiaries for the centres set up have also been identified and enrolled in the program. The orientation program ensured the smooth and successful implementation of the project.
What do we further envisage? As per the implementation plan of the project, we would be moving ahead in establishing many centres in the three states benefiting a total of 7000 members of the youth population who have been underprivileged due to lack of skills and those belonging to the families living Below Poverty Line. 27
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Padho aur Badho Launched on: 1st February 2010 Duration: 12 months Beneficiaries: 1500 out-of-school children Geographical Spread: NOIDA, East Delhi Supported by: GAIL AROH Foundation believes that as education contributes directly to the objective of human development by preparing the individual to access information, ‘economic opportunity’, employment and income, hence, it is socially and developmentally non negotiable. Restoring the childhood of millions of neglected and marginalized children and ensuring the provision of their rights comprises the primary mission of AROH. AROH believes that the rights and needs of children are synonymous. For the same reason, all children deserve the basics of education, food, clothing, recreation and medical care. Taking this into consideration, AROH Foundation initiated an innovative project in the name of Padho aur Badho which is to provide education in an interesting way to children who have fallen out of the mainstream education due to various barriers they have been facing. The
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List of Centres after the GAIL Project started S.No.
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Noida Sector - 9, Bans balli H/o Surjeet Choudhary, Morna Village, Sec-35 Sector - 11, Jhundpura Sec-8, Noida D-224, Sec-8, Noida Kondli Village Archana Enclave, Khora Colony J Block, East Vinod Nagar Indira Camp B-28-29 E-77, Nehru Camp Del-92 Block No-12, Kalyanpuri Sanjay Camp, E-37, A-224 Dhobhi Ghat - 13 Block Kalyanpuri H/O Dharmender Choudhary, Dallopura Village H.no-27, chilla gaon C-22, Sec-8, near dharam kanta, Noida E-87/139, Block NO-19, Kalyanpuri Kalyanpuri Block 11 Noida, B-86, Sec-8 Block No-8, Kchripur H.NO-68, Mahatma Gandhi camp, shashi garden E/36, A-82,Block No-32, Trilokpuri 18/290. Kalyanpuri Kalyanpuri 18 BLK-III 18/277, kalyanpuri Kalyanpuri 18 BLK-I 17/395 J.J camp Kalyan puri H/o Babloo Choudhary, Village Aghapur H/O Sripal Choudhary, Ashok Nagar M.kno-A/216, Rajbir Colony H/O Prem Chand Choudhary, Village Dallopura Nehru Camp, Patparganj 11/466, Kalyanpuri C-160, Galli No-5, Mulla Colony, Gharolli F-52, Sec-8, Noida RC-920, Saraswati Complex, Khora Colony Saraswati Complex, Khora Colony H.no-118, Jawahar Mohalla, Shashi Garden Block No-29/583, Trilokpuri Dharam Kanta, Purani Kondli, H.no-49 Block No-28, Trilokpuri E-37/A-205, Block No-27, Trilokpuri B-72, Sec-10, Noida Block No-7, Kchripur Block No-5, Kchripur Block No-6, Kchripur R/J-74, East Vinod Nagar Block No-2, Trilokpuri A4/77, Rajbir Colony
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objective of the program is to ensure quality learning opportunities through Non-Formal Education program for the children between the ages of 06 - 14 years. We aim to have a provision of holistic and integrated child development activities through a comprehensive programme catering to the nutritional, emotional and health needs of the children. The ultimate aim is to prepare them for enrolment in formal schools and to facilitate mainstreaming by supporting the parents. AROH Foundation started with the project in 2009 by setting up 20 centres all around the National Capital Territory. We enrol 30 students with one centre and bring about a holistic development of the beneficiaries. Impressed with the methodology adopted by the AROH Foundation, GAIL extended its support for the expansion of the Padho aur Badho Project by setting up 50 more centres to cater to the needs of all the children in need in National Capital Region in February 2010.
Year in Retrospect The Padho aur Badho venture has been the highlight of the last Financial Year 2009-10 at AROH Foundation. The project grew from being a fledgling idea to approximately 60 centres by the end of the financial year. The NFE Centres which the organisation has set up on its own are as follows:
Let’s have a look at the major activities undertaken herein: 1.
Painting Competition, 3rd August 2009 Aiming at the season and trying to pull out the creativity of the students in an innovative fashion, the Painting Competition was organised by AROH Foundation at all its NFE Centres on 3 rd August 2009. The required stationery was provided by the
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Health Camp, 20th October 2009 The camp was organized at the office of AROH Foundation India at Sector-8, Noida on 20th October 2009, and more than 150 patients of the poor families inhabiting around the sector involved in Various labouring works participated with their families. The Health Camp awareness was created through our NFE Centres and thus majority of the participants were the families of the students enrolled. The Doctors present were eye specialist Dr. P.S. Chanhan, Dental specialist, Dr. Amrita Roy & Dr. Richa child specialist, Dr. Sarla Verma, Gynecologist, Dr. Shweta Mathur & General Physician, Dr. Ajay Sharma. In addition to the Medical Advice on General Hygiene and Cleanliness, free medicines were also distributed to the patients.
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The Airtel Half Marathon, 1st November 2009 The Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2009 was organized on 1st November 2009 with an aim to bring together the great spirit of love, fun and oneness. The Marathon has been associated with big names and all sorts of associations from corporate to social with itself since the past. AROH Foundation participated in the marathon for its cause with the corporate teams of 60 employees of HSBC and 10 Non-Formal Education Students to raise awareness among general masses for the cause. The committed efforts of AROH Foundation, transparency in the fund utilization and the noble cause of sustainable development of children from marginalised communities could proudly attract funds through individual donations after the run. It’s a pleasure to announce that the sum raised through this was close to Rupees Four Lakh, Forty Thousand.
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Excursion Trip- 23rd November 2009 An excursion trip for the kids enrolled with the NFE Centres was organised to the Delhi Zoo on 23rd November 2009. The idea behind such a trip is not only having fun but also learn while having fun. It was a different experience for the kids as they could actually see animals in reality which had just been pictures in the books until then. The children also had fun taking a joy ride in the toy train inside the Zoo. After returning back to their centres, the students shared their experience about the trip and expressed a wish to go there again. 31
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Republic Day Celebration, 26th January 2010 With the Padho aur Badho Project, AROH Foundation have been striving for the overall development of the beneficiaries of the project and thus the cultural celebrations have become a part of the project. On 26th January 2010 marking Republic Day Celebrations the 60th Republic Day of India, a celebration was organised at each of the centre of Non-Formal Education. It was strategized to start with hoisting of the national flag, telling them about the importance of the day and followed by dance and patriotic songs presented by the students. The students enjoyed the celebration and also learnt about the National Festival. The laddoos distributed at the end of the ceremony was the star attraction of the day for the kids.
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Blood Donation Camp, 29th January 2010 The students enrolled with the Padho aur Badho Centres are projected to learn all aspects of life and this is the reason for organising the Blood Donation Camp to be organised. It was organised at the centre and the people from the locality participated in full enthusiasm. The Blood Donation Camp was organised in association with and its a pleasure to announce that over people donated their blood. The doctors involved in the event made the people aware of the importance of donating blood and its utility to someone in need. The people came forward enthusiastically to donate the blood.
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Workshop for Educators, 8th March 2010 A Workshop on ‘Strategies for High Quality, Effective educational efforts’ was organised by the AROH Foundation for the Educators at the NFE Centres. The workshop was aimed at empowerment of the educators as well who would
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be better equipped after attending such workshops when it comes to taking care of their centres. The workshop was hosted at the Head Office of AROH and educators of 30 centres participated in the same. The workshop was more of a platform for the teachers to exchange their issues and challenges they had been facing while working at the centre. The solutions exchanged would certainly be helpful for the growth of the centres. Ms. Shilpa and Ms. Ambika discussed on the strategies of the project. They informed the educators about the importance of having chart papers in their classrooms, ameliorating the look of the room and putting AROH sign boards outside their centres. The educators were told to teach their students to exercise, do prayers and maintain their personal hygiene apart from the regular studies. They were also asked to conduct counselling sessions with the parents every Saturday or so. One of the strategies was dividing the students in different levels according to their intelligence so the lower level students could seek help of the higher level students. The educators were also told to motivate the students at their centers in every way possible and to prepare their students for competitions like painting, storytelling, poem recitation etc. that AROH foundation conducts from time to time. The workshop was highly beneficial for the educators and would certainly be helpful in better implementation of the project. 8.
Buddy Bus Program The Buddy Bus program has been initiated by AROH Foundation in association with the Nirula’s who would facilitate a visit to their Ice Cream Factory by the students enrolled with one of the NFE Centres every fortnight. This would be discussed in great details in the following pages as a separate project undertaken by AROH Foundation.
Targets Achieved The targets set by the organisation to set up 50 NFE Centres under the GAIL AROH Initiative is being done at a fast pace with 40 centres set up only in the initial 2 months of the 1 year long project. 33
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The project was well implemented by identifying the apt places for the expansion of the project. With 60 centres now in function, we have over 1800 students(this is including the NFE Centres other than established by GAIL project. We decided na that 20 centres were before and 40 centres were established under the GAIL project by March 2010) registered with all the NFE Centres. The instructors appointed are from the local community, the project is working for the empowerment of these instructors as well. With their committed efforts the students are developing well.
What do we further envisage? The children belonging to the marginalised communities, who are a major target here, are bound in the shackles of Child Labour and this is one of the reasons why the parents take them as an extra earning hand in the family rather than make them realise their childhood and convene the basic rights like that of education and proper health facilities. Thus a major part of the strategy for the future of AROH Foundation involves an intervention at that stage and to rescue all such children from the tangles of Child Labour. We plan to implement a process under which the child enrolled with us shall not go back to child labour but shall work on his skill development which could be useful to him in the future for his sustainable development. Serious steps would be taken by AROH Foundation in this regard in the coming Financial Year and we aim to rid the Indian Society of the menace of Child Labour. 34
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ONGC Udaan- Morna Launched on: February 2010 Duration: 2 years Beneficiaries: 40 women of marginalised community Geographical Spread: Village Morna, NOIDA Supported by: ONGC, India Udaan, one of our flagship Target Interventions has undertaken projects under which we ensure sustainable development of the women from marginalised community, recently expanded with the support of ONGC in the form of one more centre at Village Morna located in Sector 39 of NOIDA. With Udaan, AROH Foundation in collaboration with ONGC, towards the end of the year started an aim to bring about a change in the life of the females who are employed as domestic helps or vegetable vendors etc. These females try hard to support their families but due to their meagre income and burgeoning prices, it’s growing ever difficult for them to sustain. The women selected for the project are either single earning members or victims of difficult circumstances and had no opportunity in sight to improve their plight. Thus Udaan Centre in their own village brought a ray of hope in the form of enrolment in a course of garment making, on completion of which they would be employed in nearby garment and apparel industries.
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The project thus aims at sustainable livelihood for the women beneficiaries. The training includes intensive exercise for 6 months to one year which includes working on advanced models of machines and learning allied activities such as making button holes, hemming, embroidery, etc. An on-job training or field exposure is also a part of curriculum. AROH is affiliated with NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling). These women will be awarded NIOS certificates after evaluation and examination. On completition of the course, the women would be employed and earn a decent amount to support their households in a better and sustainable manner.
Targets Achieved By the end of the February 2010, the infrastructure to support the centre has been developed. The identification of the 40 women on the basis of their income and family condition was also done simultaneously and was over by the end of February 2010 itself. The classes were started for the beneficiaries from March 2010 and the women would be ready to be employed by the garment and apparel industry with the NIOS Certificate provided to them at the end of the course.
What do we further envisage? The city of NOIDA is populated with a healthy fraction of migratory labour who have been working hard to support their families. Most of them are unskilled labourers and the income generated is mostly meagre and the economic condition of the house fetters them not to make provision of education for their children or alike. Thus AROH Foundation wishes to reach out to all such needy families and empowering the women in such families towards a sustainable livelihood. The model project would be ready by July- August 2010 and then we envisage replicating the project in other parts of the city and country. The courses to be initiated would be according to the local industry need making it easier for the women skilled to be consumed therein.
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Twin e-Learning Launched on: April 2009 Duration: 5 Years Beneficiaries: 1,000 youth & Women in the age group of 18-30 years with special emphasis on inclusion of SC/ST and OBC population Geographical Spread: NOIDA Supported by: SAMSUNG and SMILE Foundation Twin e-Learning Program initiated by AROH Foundation in Sec 8, NOIDA last year was initiated with an aim of creating a pool of employable youth from amongst the underprivileged section of the society to cater to the market requirements through their skill enhancement and over all development of the personality. The program strives at helping the youth (adolescents) inhabiting the urban slums and alike localities. They are taught special skills in English Proficiency, Basic Computer Education and Soft Skills making provision of a better life for the beneficiaries by creating for them job opportunities in fast expanding sectors of retail, hospitality, BPO and ITES. The centers established under this program aim at an overall development of the personalities of the
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beneficiaries and thus along with the above mentioned course curriculum, sessions are also arranged where practising professionals from within the industry are invited to interact and impart the required knowledge. Soft Skills development sessions are also organized on a regular basis where interactive sessions are held focusing specially on this. All students undergo internship training to equip them with practical experience so as to help them connect theory to practice. The beneficiaries of this program mainly consist of children who have passed their Class XII and hail to the family still living below the poverty line; children of single parents, commercial sex workers etc. They form the most unfortunate group of the society but have been striving for a better living. The program initiated by AROH is a step in the same direction which is making provision for a sustainable and better living for the beneficiaries. A Certificate titled as “Microsoft Unlimited Potential Programme� of Microsoft Corporation will be issued at the time of completion of the course to each of the beneficiary. The program is not only to bring hope to the lives of the beneficiaries but to make those hopes come true. We ensure this by the kind of course and curriculum designed by us and also by forming linkages with the local employers/ industry. It has been a pleasure to have big corporate houses like Westside, NOKIA, HDFC Bank, Fun Cinema, Croma, Cafe Coffee Day, Big Bazaar, to name a few, be associated with the program by recruiting students. Presently two centers are running under the aegis of AROH Foundation, one in Sec 8, NOIDA and other one being inaugurated in Village KHora, NOIDA.
Year in Retrospect Since the initiation of this project, the organization has been involved in various kinds of activities all around the year for an overall development of the beneficiaries. The same is discussed herein in details. 1.
Alumni Meet, 15th September 2009 AROH Foundation participated with its students of the Sector 8 Centre in the Alumni Meet organized by the Smile Foundation on 15th September 2009 at the Safdarjung Club, Delhi. The meet was to recognize and felicitate the beneficiaries of various STeP Centers who have been a part of the program and are now successfully employed by one or the other corporate house. The Alumni meet was not only a get together for all the partners of SMILE, but was also to strategise and develop the relationship with them in the following years. SMILE suggested some value added offerings to the alumnus which are likely to be introduced during the programme. Our 10 students with their instructors Shilpa and Rahul participated in the program on behalf of the AROH Foundation. The program was a motivation for the participating student with an interesting Career Counselling Session part of the programs. 39
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English Teachers’ Training Program- 5th- 8th October 2009 Smile Foundation in association with Tech Mahindra organized a Teachers’ Training program for the English Instructors in all the Delhi Centers with an objective to introduce them to the upgraded curriculum of English in the STeP Centers. Training experts from Centre for Learning Resources, Pune conducted the workshop as they were the pioneers who developed the modules for the same. The workshop was held from October 5th to 8th 2009 at the India Social Institute, Lodhi Road. Mr. Rahul participated in the workshop on behalf of AROH Foundation. He was highly benefitted by the same and received a certificate in the same regards. He also received the study material to be used in the centre from thereafter.
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Barclay’s Employee Engagement Program- 11th December 2009 AROH Foundation provided a platform for 10 employees of Barclays Bank and 70 students of STeP Centre to come together and shed off their inhibitions to interact with each other. Initiated with a chit-chat session and followed by a debate competition with the students forming teams with the employees who made them understand the topics and help them express their views correctly in English. Another activity which became very popular was Dumb Charades where the employees enacted the advertisement and the students were asked to guess the products. There were some other activities like pronunciation competition wherein students contested with each other. Barclays’ representatives were the judge in the competition and they also gave away prizes to the winners. The students were highly benefitted as they were given an exposure to interact with the working community and also hone their skills like public speaking and alike.
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Inauguration of the 2nd STeP Centre at Village Khora, NOIDA- 23rd December 2009 SAMSUNG under its Social Responsibility project called Hope, pleased with the development at the first centre came forward to provide support to AROH Foundation for the 2nd Center of STeP in NOIDA in association with SMILE Foundation. It was after due diligence and the demographic research, that the Village Khora was selected as the apt location for the said centre with a major fraction of population comprising of the migratory population. With it being active in last 3 months, with 60 students enrolled with the centre, it has brought in a lot of hope for the young unemployed and underprivileged youth of the Village Khora. The facilities at the Khora Centre would be expanded for more children who would now be enroll with the centre and realize their dream of having a better and sustainable life.
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Exposure Visit to the Nirula’s Ice Cream FactoryFebruary 5, 2010 15 students from the Sec 8 Centre of STeP along with their centre’s English instructor Mr. Rahul Kumar Dubey and Project Coordinator Ms. Shilpa Jain visited the Ice Cream Factory of Nirula’s in NOIDA. As a part of the curriculum under Twin e-Learning Programme, the Visit to Nirula’s ice cream factory visit is initiated to provide a better understanding of working environment to the students. They visited the museum and the whole factory getting the feel of the process of ice cream production. Through such visits, the Young students of STeP can also explore new job opportunities in Hospitality Sector and get to know about the managerial operations in retail sector. Students had fun while learning and gaining knowledge from the exposure visit.
Targets Achieved By the end of March 2010, AROH Foundation had been responsible for two centres of STeP in NOIDA. It is a pleasure to announce that one batch of 20 students passing out from our Sec 8 Centre have all been placed with the companies in the alike of Coffee day Xpress, Idea Call Centre, MacDonald’s, Pizza Hut, ABC Technologies, Westside, Nirulas, & KFC. The second batch is undergoing training at the Sector 8 centre and with the project team active in the market, we have been able to create links in order to get their placement rolling as well. In addition to this, the fairly new centre at Village Khora has enrolled 45 students who are committed to the objective of the program and soon we would have their placements organised as well.
What do we further envisage? The National Capital Region for obvious reasons has been growing in all directions but this brings a lot of migration happening into the city from the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Orissa, of people belonging to the marginalised communities in a hope to find a job and lead a better life. Most of the times they are disappointed as they being unskilled find it difficult to cope up and are pushed into the corners of poverty. The AROH Foundation with the successful implementation of the program with 2 centres in NOIDA envisages to grow to more and more geographical scope in the areas around where a need of such a centre is realised depending upon the demography of the region. 41
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NABARD SHGs- Milkar Chalien Launched on: July 2009 Duration: 2 years Beneficiaries: Geographical Spread: NOIDA Supported by: NABARD The NABARD SHG Program under the name of Milkar Chalein is a program initiated by the AROH Foundation to bring a ray of hope in the lives of the underprivileged. As the name suggests, it was to bring the downtrodden together and empower them to work with each other and help each other when in need. It was to create self help groups amongst the women in the community from the poor strata and help them develop in a way where they work with each other for the welfare of the whole community. The project aims at bringing sustainability to the lives of the downtrodden and underprivileged women in the society. Self-Help Group (SHGs) is a channel through which micro finance is routed to the poor in the belief that it will prove catalytic in helping them to pull out of poverty.
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Under this project, AROH with the support of NABARD aims to form 50 SHGs in the villages in Greater Noida & Noida of Gautam Budh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh. The groups thus formed would have specific number of members like 15 to 20. In such a group the poorest women would come together for emergency, disaster, social reasons, economic support to each other have ease of conversation, social interaction and economic interactions. The poor women come together with the intention of saving and rotating loans amongst the members. Once these groups stabilize, they are accorded formal support from the banking system so as to widen their lending capacities The target group primarily consists of the women, the small and marginal farmers, the grassroot level entrepreneurs, the slum dwellers, the dejected and distressed. Their formation being for the socio-economic development of these persons the primary concern is normally to make finance available to them in a commercially viable but not exploitive in nature, so that they could optimally utilize the available resources with them both human and natural.
Year in Retrospect The project aimed at reaching out to more and more women from the needy community in order to enhance their economic and social standards of living. The project in the past has been able to score good on the report cards with the following villages witnessing the formation of SHGs in their village.
Targets Achieved The project was initiated in July 2009 and aimed at forming ____ SHGs by the end of the financial year 2009-10. We have been able to achieve our targets. The women of these villages have realised a difference in their living standards and also are successfully independent today. They have been able to support their families in a better way and in case of need they can always rely on the SHG to help them.
What do we further envisage? The project has already reached a target of ____ women beneficiaries. It is envisaged that by the end of the project that is in July 2011, we would be able to create all the 50 SHGs in different villages reaching out to ____ women in total. The project is designed in a manner so as to have an overall development of the women beneficiaries and thus affecting their families ensuring them a sustainable future. We are also designing new methods of motivating the women and also to introduce methods for the women to make more money for the SHG and also for their families.
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SMILE ON WHEELS Launched on: March 2010 Duration: Beneficiaries: Marginalised Communities Geographical Spread: NOIDA Supported by: SMILE Foundation AROH Foundation has always been active towards achieving a society which ensures sustainable and healthy growth of all individuals without the barriers of social or economic obstacles. It is such a pity that even after 60 years of independence, Indian economy is not able to support the fundamental directive principles one of which is basic health care to one and all at accessible limits. Our health intervention “Smile on Wheels” in collaboration with Smile Foundation, with an objective of providing comprehensive mobile health care services to under-privileged community in outreach, remote rural areas and in the urban slums. The underlying theme is to provide comprehensive health care services (including preventive and promotive health care) to underprivileged community in the needy areas, with a special focus on health needs of children and women. ‘Smile on Wheels’ (SoW) seeks to address problems of Mobility, accessibility and availability of primary health care services to under-privileged population living in urban slums and remote rural areas of the country.
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The joint venture of AROH and SMILE – AROH-Smile on Wheels offers a window to widen the access to healthcare for the poor families in the slums of East Delhi & Noida. This intervention would bring affordable, integrated and clinically advanced, quality healthcare services within the reach of poor and marginalized people of these slums. The facilities would enable prevention, diagnosis as well as treatment in an environment of love and compassion. The impact of this programme will be visible in the lives of more than 10 lakh people who would be touched through this programme. ‘Smile on Wheels’, the mobile hospital will have a competent team of doctors and para-medical staff to look into the specific health care needs of each patient. At AROH, we believe in offering a holistic development model to our poor and unreached communities. So far, we had been catering to these communities through our education and livelihood projects. Adding the healthcare services would enable us to forge a complete package of welfare interventions for these poor communities.
Year in Retrospect The project was initiated with a survey and study done by the organisation which suggests that there is a lack of basic healthcare services in the target areas. A survey conducted in Gautum Buddha Nagar district showed that majority of the population is suffering from skin diseases, stomach ailments, throat cancer, etc. The root cause for all such ailments seems to be highly polluted and toxic industrial affluent prevalent in the locality. ‘Smile on Wheels’ plans to take measures for treating such diseases apart from day to day healthcare needs of the population. Dallupura, Kalyanpuri, Khicharipur, Sector -8 Masjid Area, Morna and Jhundpur have been identified as localities where there is an immediate need for quality health care services to improve the standard of life.
Targets Achieved The project was initiated towards the end of the financial year 2009-10 and the targets said for the said project in the year was not much. Though we have been able to conduct a survey in the slum localities of the NOIDA and East Delhi and have been able to demarcate the affected and needy areas. We were also able to procure the van which is equipped with the modern medical equipments and all medicines required to be given to the beneficiaries. A doctor and a medical para professional were also appointed to execute the project on ground.
What do we further envisage? As targeted, we envisage to make an outreach to over 1 lakh people by the end of the year. We planned the implementation in a manner so as to get the van on a move 5 times in a week and thus getting o outreach 5 different localities. At any such camp organised, we envisage to cover a minimum of 100 beneficiaries.
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Buddy Bus Program Launched on: 14th August, 2009 Beneficiaries: Geographical Spread: Supported by: Nirula’s AROH Foundation has initiated various programs striving to create a provision for the nonformal education for the poor and underprivileged kids of the society. We aim at an over-all development of these kids who are enrolled with us. Thus along with basic education, efforts have been made to make them learn through different activities which could be interesting for them. On the same lines, the organisation have been able to seek support towards this noble cause from the major eating chain Nirula’s in the form of BUDDY BUS Program, where every fortnight a bus from Nirula’s comes to one of the centers of the NFE Program and take the children to their ice cream production unit in Sector 1, NOIDA. The kids are first oriented about the same and then they get to visit the whole unit and gather information on the production system. The trip is meant to be a fun cum learning excursion.
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At the end of the trip, the children are offered with Buddy meals, which the students tend to enjoy the most. The students are asked to discuss about the visit when they are back in the center. This tends to give them a learning experience in a very different way.
Year in Retrospect The pact between AROH Foundation and Nirula’s allow us to organise a trip for a number of children every fortnight. Thus the children from 2 different centres are made to visit the Nirula’s factory in a month covering approximately 60 children in a month. Started on 14th August 2009, we have been having regular trips to the Nirula’s factory and giving nice experience and exposure to the beneficiaries of the Non Formal Education Centres. The trips are well defined in the following statistics: S.No.
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Sector-8, NOIDA
14th August 2009
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Trilokpuri Centre
11th September 2009
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Chilla Centre
25th September 2009
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Aghapur
2nd October 2009
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Morna Centre
23rd October 2009
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Gharoli Centre
6th November 2009
28
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Dallopura Centre
20th November 2009
29
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Jhundpura Centre
4th December 2009
27
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Kondli centre
18th December 2009
28
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Shashi Garden Centre 1st January 2010
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East Vinod Nagar
22nd January 2010
31
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Kalyanpuri Centre
19th February 2010
30
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Khichripur Centre
12th March 2010
23
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Khora Colony
26th March 2010
25
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Targets Achieved The program was designed in a manner so as to provide an exposure to the children belonging to the marginalised community and also learn how the ice creams are actually manufactured. As designed we have been able to organise a bi-monthly trip for the children of one or the other centre. It has been a wonderful experience for the kids visiting the centres.
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Kids enjoying on swings
What do we further envisage? The program of Buddy Bus initiated by AROH Foundation was an initiative added by AROH Foundation to the Padho aur Badho project and as we grow with more and more centres for the Padho aur Badho, we would be able to make an outreach to a bigger number and we would be able to benefit more and more kids from the marginalised community from this association between AROH Foundation and Nirula’s.
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Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna Launched on: 1st January 2010 Duration: 2 years Beneficiaries: 7000 BPL youth and women Geographical Spread: UP, Haryana and Rajasthan Supported by: Government of India, GAIL AROH SGSY, a project implemented under the Swarnjayanti Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY) scheme of the GoI with additional support from GAIL, is a comprehensive program with the objective to bridge the gap between accessibility and non- accessibility in regard to the employment opportunities. The AROH-SGSY Project is a project with holistic approach that aims to benefit an enormous number of 7000 beneficiaries under its fold of Skill Training and Resource Programmes, and thereby adding to the nation’s new economy boom through gap filling between those well placed in jobs and that Below Poverty Line (BPL).
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As India is designated to list in the panel of Developed Countries by 2020, the employment divide occurring due to the rising numbers of unemployed youth can’t be overlooked. India with 35% literacy rate and a populace of 500 million people under the age of 25 together indicates “demographic dividend” which represents a tremendous challenge for the India’s economic growth. The whole fact points towards the need of education system that responds to the adequate need of economy, henceforth, a need of system that trains people in a distinct market driven skills. With a view to ensure the inclusion of rural poor in the process of growth, the Ministry of Rural Development, the GoI has implemented several specifically targeted at Rural BPL. Among these, the SGSY Project aims to bring the assisted poor families above the BPL by ensuring appreciable sustained income over a period of time. Thus, the AROH SGSY Program is designed to cater to the poor people and those belonging from Below Poverty Line through providing skill resource training in market driven trade sectors such as Computer Training, Retail, Hospitality and BPO. The AROH Foundation has set up centre on the periphery of small towns like Behroad, Rampur, Alwar, Kanchousi etc. to provide training to BPL Youth (18-30 yrs) in the surrounding village areas for vocations suitable for entry-level jobs in the new economy job sectors. The AROH SGSY Programme covers three states namely UP, Rajasthan and Haryana, impacting the lives of 7000 beneficiaries falling under the age group of 18-30 years who have passed their matriculations or senior secondary. Under the special SGSY scheme, the beneficiaries are trained in various courses such as Computer Basic+English+Personality Development+ Grooming+Work readiness over 3 months duration with 100% job placements in industries like BPO, Retail Management or Hospitality. 51
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Shilp Aur Shilpkaar Shilp Aur Shilpkaar is the project designed to revive and restore the dying arts and crafts and to rehabilitate the artisans. Artisan ID Card AROH Foundation has identify 100 artisans in and around East Delhi and submitted the profile to the Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textile, Govt. of India for issuing them a photo identity card,in order to provide identity to handicrafts artisans.
Advantages
Provides an unique identity number to the artisans.
Facilitates in improving the penetration of the Governmental Scheme in remote artisanal areas.
Availability of information related to profile of artisan which facilitates customize planning foe execution of schemes.
Required for participation in different developmental programmes operated by Government of India,Ministry of Textiles, Office of the Development Commissioner(Handicrafts)
Required for participation in different marketing events in Dilli Haat, Gandhi Shilp Bazar etc.
Acts as identification documents for availing credit from Banks.
Facilitate identification of the artisans for different welfare schemes like Bima Yojana, Health Insurance etc.
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The AROH Family Managers
Jyoti Srivastava, Sr. Project Manager, Padho Aur Badho. Sandeep Dubey Sr. Project Manager SGSY
Programme Officer
Raj Kumar Jha
Project Coordinators
Shilpa Jain Ratika Bedi Pratima Singh
Computer Operator
Sonam Mehta
Supervisors
Deepak Kumar Kamla Joshi
Educators Padho aur Badho
Soni Laxmi Reena Reena Gulnaz Khatoon Anita Ragini Srivastava Maya Parwana Rama Renu Choudhary Shabana Aarti Hemlata Rakhi Sharma Rajni Rentu Mehto Gayatri
Nisha Tomar
Sugandaha Meena Arya Sonia Komal Daya Shankar Naseema Khan Shahzareen Seema Zeenat Veera Madhu Shalu Gagan Sunita Kaur Anita Naina Sabiya Mona Manju Singh Hemlata Shahnaz Rajni Renu Naina Kavita Sonam Jyoti
Priya Nisha
Diya
Soniya
Centre Incharge AROH STRC
Manjeet
Vineet
Narendra
Arif
Ramkesh
Pankaj
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Partners in Progress National Institute of Rural Development
Ministry of Rural Development
Gas Authority of India Ltd
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
HSBC
SMILE Foundation
I-GATE
TATA POWER
ROTARY CLUB
NIRULAS
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List of activities from March 2009-March 2010 Month
Event
Date
August 2009 3rd August
Painting competition, HSBC Buddy Bus
14th August
Buddy Bus
11th September
Almuni meet, STeP
15th September
Buddy Bus
25th September
September 2009
October 2009
Health Camp
1st October
Buddy Bus
2nd October
Training for English educators, STeP
5th – 8th October
Buddy Bus
23rd October
November 2009 The Airtel Delhi Half Marathon
1st November
Buddy Bus
6th October
Buddy Bus
20th October
Excursion Trip
23rd October
December 2009 Buddy Bus
4th Dec
Employement Engagement Programme with Barclays
11th Dec
Buddy Bus
18th Dec
Inaugration of Khora STeP Centre
23rd Dec
January 2010 Buddy Bus
1st Jan
Buddy Bus
22nd Jan
Republic Day Celebration
26th Jan
Blood Donation Camp
29th Jan
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Feburary 2010
AROH GAIL Initiative
1st Feb
Exposure visit of STeP students to Nirula’s
5th Feb
Buddy Bus
19th Feb
Counseling session - HCL
20th Feb
Volunteer Support, Pragya Sinha from HSBC “Joy of Giving”
20th Feb
Launch of first AROH STRC centre at Dadri
23rd Feb
Workshop :Training Teachers for promoting Sustainable Development through Education” workshop took place at Amity Institute of Education, Saket sponsored by the Ministry of Human Resource Development under a UNESCO project
24th Feb
March 2010
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AROH STRC Dibiyapur centre, Auraiya, UP
4th March
AROH STRC Konchosi Kanpur Dehat Centre, UP
5th March
Educators workshop
8th March
Buddy Bus
12th March
AROH STRC Unnao centre, UP
16th March
SOW Launch at Constitutional Club
18th March
Orientation AROH STRC (TOT)
20th March
AROH STRC Mundawar centre, Alwar Rajasthan
25th March
Buddy Bus
26th March