Hand in Hand Final Report by Partex Marking Systems UK

October 2014 Partex Marking, 547 22, Gullspång Sweden

Dear Sirs,

Greetings from Hand in Hand India! Thank you very much for your kind support of Panapuram panchayat for the past 24 months. The project has now come to a close. Please find attached the final report outlining our achievements. Hand in Hand India will continue to monitor the village through the Village Development Committee to ensure that the community has been able to take ownership of the development work and that the VDC is active and sustainable Thank you once more. We look forward to your continued support. Best regards,

Kalpana Sankar Chairman and Managing Trustee

Address: Hand in Hand India, SEED Trust Training Centre, Nasarathpet Village, Opp Pachayappa’s Men’s College, Little Kancheepuram, Kancheepuram District 631 503, Tamil Nadu, India Phone: +91-44-420 293 60 • Fax: +91-44-272 693 01 E-mail: info@hihseed.org • Web: www.hihindia.org

Village Uplift Programme Panapuram, Tamil Nadu, India FINAL 24-Month Report

Submitted to: Partex Marking 547 22, Gullspång Sweden

THIRUKANDALAM

By: Hand in Hand India October2014

Donation Summary Donor Project Period Village Name

Partex Marking October 2012-September 2014 Panapuram

Village Uplift Programme Hand in Hand India has implemented the Village Uplift Programme, which conducts activities from all five of its pillars in one panchayat. Major activities conducted under this programme include child labour elimination, school strengthening project, socio-economic development of women, microfinance, enterprise development, basic health and personal hygiene, computer literacy, good governance and environmental protection. The programme lasts for 24 months.

TARGETS vs ACHIEVEMENTS Microfinance and Job Creation Activities Number of Self Help Groups(SHGs) functioning

Target

Achieved 15-20

Number of women in SHGs Number of SHG members who attended basic training Number of SHG members who attended vocational training Number of SHG members who attended Enterprise Development Programme training Total number of family-based enterprises Family-based enterprises supported through HiH loan

Family-based enterprises supported through Bank Loan

Number of toilet loans

Number of veterinary camps

15 188

100% of SHG women

1 training as needed 1 training with selected members 112 (60% SHG women) 112 (60% of SHG women)

Based on the need and bank service

38 (20% of SHG women)

Number of water connection loans Number of women trained in women literacy centre

Remarks

188 Tailoring (26), Saree printing(27), Pickle making (24) and Papad 94 making (17) 53 204 INR 17,76,000/158 INR 15,55,000/-. INR 2,21,000/-

46 Govt. has come up with a policy to support individual toilet construction. Hence, No loans availed. However, we motivated 27 women - to construct toilets -

75 (40% of SHG women) 4

This is been addressed by District level Govt. - program 2184 animals treated 4

Child Labor Elimination Program Activities Declared as Child Friendly Panchayat

Number of children enrolled in schools Number of awareness programmes on child labour

Target Try & declare within 2 years

Achieved

Remarks

Yes Apart from children joined in Private school, 51 eligible children enrolled in the Govt. 51 School

All eligible children As needed

56 757 attended

Number of children rallies conducted

3 153 attended

Number of Children Learning Centre

2 42 Children attending

Citizens’ Centre Enterprise Activities

Target

Citizens' Centre promoted Number of persons made aware of computers Number of people who underwent computer courses Right to Information Act /Grama Sabha awareness programme

Achieved

Remarks

500

525

142 16 1141 attended

Services like browsing, email, Exam Results checking etc., Internet services received 24

Health Address: Hand in Hand India, SEED Trust Training Centre, Nasarathpet Village, Opp Pachayappa’s Men’s College, Little Kancheepuram, Kancheepuram District 631 503, Tamil Nadu, India Phone: +91-44-420 293 60 • Fax: +91-44-272 693 01 E-mail: info@hihseed.org • Web: www.hihindia.org

Activities Number of Health Mass Awareness Camps Number of group awareness meetings

Target

Achieved

Remarks

3 303 attended

45 1454 attended

Number of Medical Camps (General )

5 798 benefited

Number of Medical Camps (Special) Number of Anganwadi Centres (daycare centres) renovated and supplied with cooking vessels and play materials

Based on the need

Number of toilets constructed

2 (Based on the need) Provide awareness & motivate villagers

Number of SHG members who attended health training modules (personal hygiene, water & sanitation, maternity & child health, anaemia, nutrition and community health)

100% of the HiH SHGs (188)

1 105 benefited (Pediatric) 3 anganwadi centres renovated and provided 3 with utility articles 27 Out of 188 SHG women, 56 attended all VI modules. Module wise SHG members attended (M I-60; M II-62;M III-56, M IV-65, M V-57, M VI56 73)

Environment Activities Number of awareness programmes on environment

Target

Achieved

Remarks

Number of dustbins set-up

10-15 sets

10 sets

Bio-gas plant constructed

As needed

Pond renovated

As needed

Number of avenue trees planted

As needed

All households

1210

Mass cleaning camps

Horticulture plants distributed

Additional need based activities: • • • • •

Two children enrolled in Transit school One children club formed to promote awareness on child rights among children Education kit- Medical books (covering 2-year syllabus)given to a poor student who has got admission for Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery Toilet kit supplied to 6 members Sixty-one kitchen garden units promoted

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Two water drums provided to Govt. Primary school, Sengattur hamlet village Eighty women undergone anemia test in which 17 women identified as anemic in the initial test. During the follow up test, 8 found as out of anemic Well renovation done along with installation of 2HP submersible water pump with one syntax tank ( 1000 lit) at Keelkoppam hamlet village serving 75 households A small shed, an Iron gate for the compound and cooking vessels provided to Govt. Primary School, Kuthiraikaranpudur One steel rack supplied to Veerapanur Anganwadi centre Two Mini RO installed in the school One syntex tank ( 1000 liter) installed in Veerapanur hamlet village serving 60 plus households Volley ball and net provided to youth group Partex team provided 300 plus teddy bears to all school children during their visit

Snap shots of Panapuram panchayat:

Women discussing about their plans during SHG meeting

Animals treated during the veterinary camp

Slow learners coached at Children Learning Centre Address: Hand in Hand India, SEED Trust Training Centre, Nasarathpet Village, Opp Pachayappa’s Men’s College, Little Kancheepuram, Kancheepuram District 631 503, Tamil Nadu, India Phone: +91-44-420 293 60 • Fax: +91-44-272 693 01 E-mail: info@hihseed.org • Web: www.hihindia.org

Children pose in front of the new school gate

Sudhakar, a poor student who has got admission in medical college is supported and encouraged by donor Ms. Sophie during her visit

Children try their hand at computer in the Citizens’ Centre

Villagers being examined during medical camp Address: Hand in Hand India, SEED Trust Training Centre, Nasarathpet Village, Opp Pachayappa’s Men’s College, Little Kancheepuram, Kancheepuram District 631 503, Tamil Nadu, India Phone: +91-44-420 293 60 • Fax: +91-44-272 693 01 E-mail: info@hihseed.org • Web: www.hihindia.org

Women attend anemia screening test

Renovated anganwadi centre(Children Day care Centre)

Beneficiary standing before the Bio-Toilet with awareness painting

Villagers learnt the habit source segregation and using dust bins

Well grown avenue trees planted by Partex team in the school premise

Beneficiary in her organic kitchen garden Address: Hand in Hand India, SEED Trust Training Centre, Nasarathpet Village, Opp Pachayappa’s Men’s College, Little Kancheepuram, Kancheepuram District 631 503, Tamil Nadu, India Phone: +91-44-420 293 60 • Fax: +91-44-272 693 01 E-mail: info@hihseed.org • Web: www.hihindia.org

External Social auditing team validates the interventions by interacting with the community

SOCIAL AUDIT After completion of two years, Hand in Hand India has handed over the task of sustaining the development of Panapuram panchayat to the Village Development Committee or VDC. For the first time under Hand in Hand India’s guidance the VDC conducted a social audit of the Village Uplift Programme. Approximately five members from the Panchayat conducted an audit for their village, in the presence of two external members who were students belonging to Department of Social Work from a reputed college. The community members completed a prescribed evaluation form, providing an overall picture of the efficacy and impact of the concerned project. The following information was captured through the questionnaire: •

Data (quantitative and qualitative) in each of the five key areas – Women’s Empowerment, Child Labour Elimination and Education, Health, Citizens’ Centres and Environment.

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Expectations of the village community

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Suggestions for the improvement of the programme.

The evaluator encouraged the stakeholders to narrate their own experiences and that of their friends and colleagues so as to capture the programme’s impact. The stakeholders were also asked to spell out the future directions that they would like Address: Hand in Hand India, SEED Trust Training Centre, Nasarathpet Village, Opp Pachayappa’s Men’s College, Little Kancheepuram, Kancheepuram District 631 503, Tamil Nadu, India Phone: +91-44-420 293 60 • Fax: +91-44-272 693 01 E-mail: info@hihseed.org • Web: www.hihindia.org

the programme to take. Two members from Hand in Hand India assisted in mobilising the local community to do the audit and were available for any assistance. The findings of the social audit exercise for the village are given below.

SOCIAL AUDIT REPORT Panchayat Name: Panapuram Overall Panchayat Rating: 88% /A (Green) Individual Pillar-wise Performance: Pillar Total Score Highlights (out of 20) SHG members received Self-Help 18 skills training in order to Group & earn more. Microfinance Child Labour The number of school Elimination 18 going children has Programme increased. Elimination of child labour.

Health

Citizens’ Centre

Environment

Wish list After skill training, support of linkage with company/Govt is required Children Learning centres to be continued. There is a behavior change among CLC children (good manners)

Enhancement in academic performance. The people are aware More number of camps are about the preventive required. measures and early diagnosis of diseases. Decreased communicable diseases in the community. Computer education has Supports to get Govt. been given to many Welfare programs students. Increased usage of computers among school children. Littering in public has been reduced by the provision of dustbins. More awareness on environment protection

More trees to be planted in the village. Seeds for kitchen garden is required

The villagers were expected and encouraged to fill in the gaps expressed through the audit. Hand in Hand India will continue to provide handholding support to the village, especially with regard to microfinance and educational activities.

PROGRAMME OUTCOME •

Savings habit has been inculcated among SHG members. As a result, families’ dependency on money lenders during emergencies has reduced.

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Women empowerment has led to promotion of gender equity. Women have more say in family decisions now.

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Usage of banking services and accessing government offices have increased in the village.

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Family-based enterprises have resulted in improvement in income levels.

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Slow learners have shown improvement in subjects they found tough through the Children Learning Centre

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Panchayat is child labor-free. All children in the 6 to 14 age group are enrolled in school.

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Awareness programme on education and counseling meetings have enabled children perform well in their examinations. The School Management Committee (SMC) has been functioning efficiently; through continuous meetings and trainings, the SMC has also been monitoring the school functions.

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There is an increased awareness on computer (IT related), rights and government schemes.

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There has been increased awareness among women in safe drinking water, personal hygiene, maternity & child health, nutrition, anaemia and community health.

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Through the medical camps, people who have been affected by eye ailments, stomach ache and respiratory problems have been identified and counseled for further treatment in Government Hospitals. They have undergone further treatment and have been cured.

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There is an improvement in health and hygiene conditions of the villagers.

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Cleaner and greener village has been created.

PROGRAMME IMPACT •

Fifteen Self Help Groups formed

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Nine women who attended tailoring training have bought sewing machines started their own enterprise

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Through the support of community and Village Development Committee members, Children’s Day was celebrated; competitions were held and prizes were awarded to the winners.

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A summer camp has been conducted. Village children attended and spent their vacation in a meaningful manner. Arts, handicrafts, singing, dancing and basic computers were taught in the camps. It was a great chance for the children to identify and exhibit their hidden talents.

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The periodical veterinary camps were helpful in controlling seasonal diseases like foot-and-mouth in cows & buffalos and worms in goats & sheep.

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Community sensitized on sanitation and environmental cleanliness.

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Refurbishing the Anganwadis (day-care centres) and making it child friendly has made learning more fun filled for the tiny tots.

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Through the anemia control programme, those who have a count of less than 11 HB were treated and given counseling, provided FST tablets led them brought out of anemia and healthy living and using sanitary napkins among adolescent girls has been improved and keep them more hygienic

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The improved economic conditions have made families self-sustainable and helped them lead a better lifestyle in terms of education and other aspects of life.

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The level of awareness of education has increased. All children in the village are expected to pursue education, which will increase employment opportunities in the future.

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Villagers are beginning to use the knowledge gained through health awareness programmes for a healthier lifestyle.

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There have been some attempts to bridge the digital divide between urban – rural India. The level of awareness of computer and Government welfare schemes has increased among the villagers.

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The village youth have got an opportunity to learn computer courses and they have gained an additional skill. It is easier for them to get jobs in the nearby towns.

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School going children have received computer application knowledge.

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There has been an increase in the awareness of Right to Information Act (RTI) and Right to Education Act (RTE). Villagers are equipped to get their rights from the Government.

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A better living environment (clean and green) has been created and a movement towards efficient management of natural resources has been created as well.

CHALLENGES •

Due to urbanization, youths are moving to nearby towns for livelihood. It is a big threat to agriculture

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Open defecation leads to diseases and the habit must be changed by motivating them to construct and use toilets

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It is a huge challenge to get the community to take ownership of the project in order to ensure long-term sustainability. The attempt has been to bring in an attitudinal change in the community to attain sustainability.

FUTURE PLANS Hand in Hand India continues to engage with the community of Panapuram with various ongoing activities, such as microfinance loans and monitoring of child labour through Village Development Committee & Parents Teachers Association. Hand in Hand India will also work with the community members through the Village Development Committee (VDC) to ensure the sustainability of the various programmes.