ANNUAL REPORT

Solidarity For Developing Communities (SFDC)Hillpatna, Berhampur

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Passed out 12th batch Human Harmonisers

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ANNUAL REPORT

2015-2016

Solidarity For Developing Communities (SFDC)Hillpatna, Berhampur-5, District-Ganjam, Odisha

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sfdcbam@gmail.com, Website: www.sfdc-org.in

Human Harmonisers’ Day Celebration Human Harmoniser receiving prize

batch Human Harmonisers Passed out 12th batch Human Harmonisers

Children taking Midday Meal in Schools School Children Playing Play for Peace

Solidarity For Developing Communities (SFDC)

Human Harmoniser receiving prize

batch Human Harmonisers

School Children Playing Play for Peace

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SOLIDARITY FOR DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES (SFDC) ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR – 2015-2016

Introduction:

Solidarity For Developing Communities (SFDC) have been working very intensively for the

development of the poor, marginalized and deprived Adivasi, Dalit and OBC communities belonging

to most remote and mountainous districts i.e. Kandhamal, Gajapati, Ganjam and Rayagada of

Southern Odisha. The focus was to strengthen the socio-economic condition of these communities

by providing them with quality education starting from pre-school level to higher education level

and further leading them to come out as professionals to contribute towards their families and

community as Human Harmonisers. This will result in actualizing the Vision and Mission of the

organization. During the past years the organizations has never hesitated to deal with much difficult

situations and have overcome it by developing new strategic plans. Despite the difficulties, it has

moved forward to achieve the objectives and goals of the programme with a slogan “A Journey of

Education for Peace and Spirituality”.

Our Vision

We want a peaceful and progressive society to evolve where there is solidarity for all human beings

and there is ecological balance that ensures Physical, Mental and Spiritual Growth of everybody by

sharing the Earth equally now and keeping it sustained for eternity.

Our Mission

Solidarity for Developing Communities endeavours to build peace, communal harmony and

spirituality among the men and women of Adivasi, Dalit and other communities through a process of

development intervention and non-violent conflict transformation within a broad framework of

sustainable community development approach.

Our Belief

We strongly believe that Peace and Development are closely interlinked and cannot exist without

each other. We need lasting Peace for which one needs Sustainable Development with Justice. We

know that if development fails conflict happens where poor and marginalized communities

especially from Adivasis and Dalit communities suffer most. We also believe that Spirituality

generates virtues to lessen sufferings which help bring Peace and Development.

Our Core Values

• Spirituality

• Active non-violence

• Integrity cum Authenticity

• Honesty & Truthfulness

• Commitment

• Solidarity

• Participation

• Inclusiveness

• Partnership

• Transparency

• Accountability

• Professionalism

• Volunteerism

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Our Governance Body:

The Management Board of SFDC has played an active role in reviewing the achievement of the

vision, mission and goal of the organization; makes new strategies and policies for the smooth

functioning of the organization and has provided moral support and guidance to the staffs and

beneficiaries of the organization.

In this financial year, there was no change in the governance structure of the organization. The

organization’s General Body consisted of 19 members and 11 Management Board members. The list

of General Body and Management Board members are as below:

General Body Members Management Board Members

1. Dr. Mrs Manorama Devi

2. Dr. M.K.Nanda

3. Mr. Bijayananda Singh

4. Mr. Sadananda Uthansingh

5. Dr. Sarat Chandra Nayak

6. Mr. Livinous Kindo

7. Mr. Isaac Behera

8. Mr. Suresh Chandra Bisoyi

9. Mr. Bal Krushna Rajguru

10. Mr. Mohammad Abdul Sattar Tayub

11. Dr. Sukriya Nayak

12. Mrs. Nibeditta Pattnaik

13. Dr. Chittaranjan Pattnaik

14. Prof. Ms. Ratna Sahu, Executive Member

15. Dr. B. Rajendra Murty, Executive Member

16. Dr. Mrs. Rasmita Mishra, Executive Member

17. Mr. Rajkishore Singh

18. Ven Kempo Pema (Invitee Member)

19. Mr. Param Kumar Singh

1. Dr. Mrs Manorama Dev, President

2. Dr. M.K.Nanda, Vice-President

3. Mr. Bijayananda Singh, Secretary

4. Mr. Sadananda Uthansingh, Treasurer

5. Dr. Sarat Chandra Nayak, Executive Member

6. Mr. Rajkishore Singh, Executive Member

7. Mr. Mohammad Abdul SattarTayub, Exe.Member

8. Dr. Prof. Sukriya Nayak, Executive Member

9. Prof. Ms. Ratna Sahu, Executive Member

10. Dr. B. Rajendra Murty, Executive Member

11. Dr. Mrs. Rasmita Mishra, Executive Member

Target Group

The focus groups are the inhabitants especially belonging to Adivasi, Dalit and OBC communities of 4

districts of Southern Odisha i.e. Gajapati, Kandhamal, Rayagada and Ganjam. Among these

communities the poorest of the poor are given much priority. The poor but bright students, their

parents and the CBOs headed by people belonging to these communities are given more

importance.

Programme coverage area

SFDC is presently working in 55 Gram Panchayats in 15 Blocks of Kandhamal, Gajapati, Rayagada and

Ganjam districts of Southern Orissa.

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Institution Based Programme reached 43 Panchayats of 13 blocks from 4 Southern District- Ganjam,

Gajapati, Kandhamal and Rayagada)

Community Based Programme reached 220 villages of 12 Panchayats of 2 blocks (Mohana, Soroda

and Daringbadi) from 3 districts of Southern Odisha- Gajapati, Ganjam and Kandhamal respectively.

Staffs of SFDC

Total full time staff – 65 persons

Total Male staffs – 35 persons

Total Female staffs – 30 persons

Major Donors

International/National Donors

• Misereor/KZE, Germany

• NEG-FIRE, New Delhi

• Kindermissionwerk, Germany

• ILO/SEWA, Ahmedabad

• SWAD, Rayagada

• AFI, Belgium

• Hope is Life, Switzerland

Individual Donor

• Dr. Soma Vaidya, Australia

• An Myungja, South Korea

MAJOR PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES

SFDC has divided its programme intervention into two categories i.e. Institution Based Programme

and Community Based Programme.

Institution Based Programme:

The developmental intervention made through the institution based programme is mentioned as

below:

Project Name – Higher Education For Adivasi and Dalit Students in Orissa (HEADSO)

Project Supported By – KZE/Misereor, Germany (321-914-1089 ZG)

Overall Objectives – To provide young and bright members from marginalized groups (Adivasis,

Dalits and members of OBC communities) with higher education to enable them to gain skilled

employment (for example as a doctor, engineer, pharmacist, lawyer, manager or teacher), thus

contributing towards the development of the region through their engagement as leaders for social

concerns and interests of their communities.

Specific Objectives –

• 1000 poor but bright students have received and completed higher academic education in

science at undergraduate and graduate level or have completed vocational training during

the funding period.

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• 1000 students have received personality development and peace & compassion education

and are active as Human Harmonisers in their home villages promoting inclusion and

respect for marginalized groups.

• 150 students from Adivasi and Dalit communities are prepared for professional courses

through coaching.

• 150 graduates directly or indirectly apply their qualifications as Human Harmonisers in the

service of Adivasi, Dalit or OBC communities in the south of Orissa.

• The Human Harmoniser Trust is able to raise funds or other support for social programmes.

The major activities and the achievements of major Institution Based Programmes is mentioned as

below:

• Every year more than 300 Human Harmonisers from remote and mountainous areas

especially belonging to Adivasi, Dalit and OBC communities got an opportunity to pursue

higher education in +2 and +3 Science.

• The KarunaShanti +2 and +3 Science Residential College (KSRC) received more than 280

applications for enrolling into +2 Science 1st

year with 128 seats in KSRC.

• For the year 2015-2016, 218 HH (127 in +2 Sc 1st year, 64 in +2 Sc. 2nd year and 27 HH in +3

Sc. 1st

year) joined KSRC to pursue higher education in Science in residential community.

• The Karunashanti +2 Science Residential College (KSRC) run by SFDC, got permission from

the Department of Higher Education, Government of Odisha, to increase the seat from 64 to

128 in +2 Science from the session 2015-16.

• Total 127 new students got an opportunity to pursue higher education in Intermediate

Science, through this HEADSO/Human Harmoniser Programme (HHP), supported by

Misereor, Germany, for the session (2015-17) to study science in a residential college

despite the poor socio-economic condition of their parents.

• Out of total 127 new students enrolled in +2 Intermediate Science 1st year in KarunaShanti

Residential College (KSRC), 49(39%) are girls and 78(61%) are boys and out of it 36(28%) are

Dalits, 26(20%) are Adivasi, 29(23%) are OBCs, 9(7%) are General and 27(21%) belongs to

Socially and Economically Backward Communities (SEBC) who are mostly Dalit Christians.

• In the Annual +2 Science 2nd yr Council of Higher Secondary Examination (CHSE) for the

academic year 2014-15, 62 students had appeared and 61 students passed out successfully

with good percentage of marks, out of which 27 got 1st division, 25 got 2

nd division and 9 got

3rd

division of which 47 are boys and 14 are girls.

• The KSRC College got permission from the Department of Higher Education, Government of

Odisha, for opening a +3 Science degree college from the academic session 2015-16.

• SFDC has inaugurated and commenced +3 Science Degree College on 14.9.2015 within the

premises of KarunaShanti Ashram for giving higher education opportunity to the passed out

+2 Science students of our college and a few from the other colleges who had no possibility

of pursuing higher education.

• In the academic year 2015-2016, 27 students from poor and backward Adivasi, Dalit and OBC

communities got a chance and have joined in +3 degree Science stream to become Human

Harmonisers.

• In the academic year 2015-16, 14 HH (12 boys and 2 girls) of 10th

batch (2012-2014 sessions)

were gifted laptops by Biju Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana (Youth Empowerment Program of the

government) for their meritorious performance in their final +2 Science examination.

• All the 191 (127+ 64) Human Harmonisers were provided career counselling by their

Principals, Teachers and Formation coordinators on a regular basis as they continue to study

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within the college campus. This has helped them to select their choicest career paths after

their final exams.

• All the 64 Human Harmonisers of +2 Science 2nd

year participated and implement the Village

Development Initiative programmes with a meager amount during their vacation in their

own villages and have developed leadership skills and attitude towards social development

work.

• All 127 students from 1st

year and 64 students from 2nd

year took orientation on the Human

Harmoniser Programme, understood, and internalized the concept and relevance of this

programme.

• All 127 students of +2 Science 1st year participated and were trained on a 3-day Public

Speaking training courses in 3 batches which helped them to gain knowledge, leadership

skill, shed the fear and inhibitions and build positive attitude adding values to their

personality growth.

• All 191 students of +2 1st

year (127), 2nd

year (64) along with staffs participated in the Peace

Walk and Talent search programme conducted on the International Day of Peace i.e. 21st

September 2015. This has helped them to develop an attitude towards peaceful co-

existence among themselves and to create an atmosphere of peace, tolerance, unity and

inclusiveness among all to reduce discrimination and division.

• All the 127 student of +2 Science 1st year, 64 students of 2

nd year and 27 students from +3

Science 1st year participated in most of the religious festivals and events and developed an

attitude of spirituality, tolerance, inclusiveness among each other and respect towards other

religion for peaceful co-existence.

• This year all the Human Harmonisers have celebrated important days and festivals within

themselves with a feeling of oneness and have reflected a peaceful and discriminations free

inclusive culture and environment among them.

• Non-violence communication has become a way of living for all the Human Harmonisers. All

the HH practice Non-violence communication as they grow in the ashram. This has helped

them to communicate politely and have good relationships with their friends, teachers and

outsiders and also has taught them to be humble in life.

• Every day 127 student of +2 Science 1st

and 64 students of 2nd

year and 27 students from +3

Sc 1st year practice Meditation and discuss on spiritual based topics that has helped them to

grow physically, mentally and spiritually strong and stable. All the Human Harmonisers are

inclining more towards spiritual practices like reflecting on Sacred Space, Reading Speaking

Tree Columns while respecting and marinating different religious faith and believes.

• The Human Harmonisers of +2 Sc. 1st

year (127) and 2nd

year (64) participated in the

personality development activities conducted for them; such as cleaning of the ashram

surrounding, plantation of trees, participation in different events, sports and games etc,

have provided them an opportunity to break all sorts of prejudices, discriminations, and

barriers prevailed in them.

• More intensive and rigorous professional coaching classes have helped the entrance batch

students to appear and come out successful in their professional entrance examinations.

• For the year, 2015-2016 total 61 HH prepared in KSCC and appeared different professional

examinations to appear in the entrance examinations to be held in the academic year 2015-

2016

• Total 152 HH have emerged as professionals out of which 19 are MBBS, 28 Engineers

(B.Tech.),17 Pharmacist, 23 B.Sc. & GNM Nurses, 9 Auxiliary courses , 2 M.Sc. Etc, 5 IT

Engineers, 47 Teachers, 1 in Management and 1 in Veterinary Science. This is a small

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achievement but we expect this number will go up in future rapidly because we have revived

our own coaching centre.

• The Human Harmoniser Trust (HHT) is functional with a motivated and vibrant team of HH.

• Employed professional students are contributing towards the Human Harmoniser Trust for

the education of similarly poor but bright students. Some more students have also started

supporting the HHT but not so regularly.

• The Management Board of Human Harmoniser Trust (HHT) conducted regular meetings and

took decisions to develop new strategies for strengthening the functioning of HHT and to

mobilize resources from the professional Human Harmonisers.

• Total 49 girls HHs from 13th

batch have participated in the “Adolescent Health Training” and

have learned to handle their health and hygienic issues by themselves confidently.

• More than 95% Human Harmonisers participate during the Meditation, 90% Human

Harmonisers write gratitude journals, more than 40% students are able to speak confidently

in English and 85% Human Harmonisers practice Non-violent Communication.

• Total 55% students have already decided regarding their career plans and the rest were in

the process of deciding by the end of last academic year.

• Total 98% students from +2 Sc 1st (127) and 2

nd (64) year have written their envisioning plan

for 1, 2, 5, 10 years and 20 years.

• A total of 127 Human Harmonisers from 13th

batch were given training on “Personality

Development” and have learned different methods and techniques of personality

development and have started implementing the same in their lives.

• A total of 127 Human Harmonisers from +2 Science 1st

year were able to undertake Public

Speaking training in three batches and have learned the method of communication and

could communicate well with each other and most of them have delivered speeches on

different occasions and celebrations with much confidence.

• The Human Harmonisers and the Formators have good clarity on the importance of the

Human Harmoniser programme after the orientation programme. All of them have gained

knowledge regarding the virtues and learning standard of the Human Harmonisers and the

Formators.

• This year too all the Human Harmonisers from +2 Sc 1st year and 2

nd year participated in the

Peace and Non-violence Day celebration and participate in different competitions to spread

the message of peace and non-violence and create discrimination free environment among

them and create a culture of inclusiveness.

• More than 300 Human Harmonisers from the junior, senior and professional batches had

organized and participated along with the Guests, Board Members and staffs during the

celebration of Annual Day cum Human Harmonisers’ Day conducted in the KarunaShanti

Ashram to create a feeling of peace and solidarity with each other.

• The intervention, cooperation, valuable suggestions and guidance of Ms. Marita Ishwaran,

Consultant for Misereor, has energized the teams to work in a more strategic and systematic

manner for strengthening the programme.

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Community Based Programme:

The developmental interventions through the major community based programmes are as below:

Project Name: Promoting MLE based qualitative, inclusive and equitable education for children of

deprived communities of 2 remote educational clusters of Gajapati district.

Project No: NEG-FIRE/OR/48

Project supported by: NEG-FIRE, New Delhi.

Overall Objective

To promote and ensure discrimination free quality education by protecting the rights of the pre and

primary school children in the age group of 3–14 years in 2 educational clusters of Mohona Block of

Gajapati district, Odisha.

Specific Objectives

1. To ensure use of 50 joyful learning skills in each of 15 Anganwadi centres by developing and

piloting pedagogies using governmental and non-governmental materials for better school

preparedness of children.

2. To promote quality education by developing mother tongue base pedagogy aligned with state

curriculum for improving learning abilities of the children of 1 to 3 classes in 15 selected schools.

3. To strengthen school cabinets to inculcate values of inclusiveness, non-discrimination and equality

among the children of 1 to 8 standards in 15 schools.

4. To strengthen Statutory Committees (SMCs, JC and MC) for ensuring discrimination free access to

rights and entitlements of children under the provisions of ICDS, RTE and the Supreme Court

directives.

The major activities and the achievements of Community Based Programmes are as below:

• Onsite training to 15 Anganwadi workers were imparted by Project Resource Team (PRT) of

SFDC.

• Total 50 different types of Teaching and Learning Materials (TLM) were developed by the project

frontline staff and were used by the primary schools and Anganwadi centres.

• Parent’s awareness on ECCD were conducted in 15 villages.

• Education for peace pedagogy module was developed and published.

• Classroom integration of the pedagogy module was implemented in 15 primary school.

• The school cabinets implemented the Education for peace Pedagogy module.

• Extracurricular activities were organised by school cabinet to demonstrate the education for

peace pedagogy module.

• The activities implemented were Peace Album, Leaf Zoo, Column Matching, Silence Keeping,

expressing gratitude to the teachers and parents, friends writing letter on peace keeping.

• School Management Committees (SMCs) were empowered on building discrimination free

schools

• 15 SMC are able to ensure entitlement of school children under RTE. (Text book , Uniforms

MDM, Drinking water and Toilets in the schools.

• Bimonthly meetings in 15 communities were regularly conducted.

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• Interface meeting between PRI members, SMC, Teachers and schools cabinets were facilitated

to resolve the village school issues like drinking water, functional toilets, school boundary etc.

• Awareness building were conducted on Toll free students helpline phone number amongst the

SMC Members, Parents, PRI leaders, Teachers and Students in 15 schools of the program area.

• Peace and non-violence day was celebrated in program village schools and Anganwadi centres.

• Staff training on project roll out was conducted to understand the importance and relevance of

the project.

Project Name: Promoting a Culture of Peace by Ensuring Discrimination Free Quality Education for

Children aged 3-18 years

Project No: D15 0317 087/1

Project supported by: Kindermissionwerk, Germany.

Overall Objective:

To promote a culture of peace by ensuring discrimination free quality education in 41 preschools

and 34 primary schools of Daringbadi and Soroda block of Kandhamal and Ganjam district of Odisha.

Specific Objectives

• To ensure discrimination free access to quality education.

• To empower the statutory committees of 41 preschools and 34 primary schools (including 10

UPS) by mobilizing the edu-leaders and statutory committee members who are able to

influence the preschools and primary schools to function according to ICDS & RTE norms and

expectations.

The major activities and the achievements are as below:

• 30 Eduleaders identified and inducted in the villages who volunteers the village education

work.

• Community meetings were conducted for awareness building on village education.

• JC ,MC and SMC meetings were conducted in 43 villages for empowering the statutory

committees.

• Training and orientation were conducted on RTE and ICDS for the statutory committee

members

• Play for peace introduced in the school to lessen the gap between students on the ground of

caste, religion and gender.

• TOT conducted for volunteers on play for peace to be be continued in schools and

communities.

• Anganwadi Trainings conducted for 120 members on joyful education in 41 preschools

• Baseline survey conducted in 47 village by using different type of 12 nos data tools

• 6 Centre of supplementary education were started where 200 children read in Math, science

and English classes of 9th

and 10th

standard.

• Rapport building with community leaders and Government officials are in place.

• Peace and nonviolence day celebrated in program village schools and Anganwadi centres.

• Staff training on project roll out has been conducted.

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Project Name: Preventing trafficking of women and girls in India through empowerment and

organisation of domestic workers.

Project supported by: SEWA, Bhadra, Ahmedabad.

Overall Objective:

Preventing trafficking of women and girls in India through empowerment and organisation of

domestic workers

The major activities and the achievements are as below:

• 1000 domestic workers members were associated with SEWA union.

• Survey made on Migrant worker status in Mohana block and results were shared with

stakeholders in international migration day celebration meeting at Mohana.

• Interface between victim families and Govt. Employees were facilitated in different meetings

held at Mohana.

• Meeting at Bhubaneswar were conducted by SEWA and members from Mohana attended

the meeting and shared their difficulties in the greater form.

• Members were given training on livelihood and facilitated the entrepreneurship

development for them.

• The women joining the SEWA union have now confidence in putting forth problems before

the public authorities.

• The union members of Mohana block have developed good relation with the Govt officials.

Project Name: Peace Building initiative in Berhampur Diocese/Peace Building & Conflict

Transformation initiative Gajapati district.

Project No: 321-091-1143 ZG (Misereor), 1550/8296213 (CRS), 2016/093/181 (Caritas India)

Project supported by: SWAD, Rayagada

Overall Objective:

Communities in two districts of South Odisha establish sustainable peaceful coexistence through

vibrant Civil Society Organizations.

The major activities and the achievements are as below:

• 10 were VPDCs formed in Luhagudi Panchayat.

• 1 PPDC was formed in the Panchayat Lavel.

• 30 communities meetings in 10 villages were conducted for orientation to villagers on

VPDC and PPDC functions

• The process for 10 CSDP has started in 10 villages.

• The frontline staff facilitate the Palli Sabha in 10 villages by ensuring 100 % participation

by villagers

• Five VPDC are able to resolve village issues like Pond work, Village road, Drinking water

and village school problems.

• The villagers are able to mobilize fund for village infrastructure by MGNREGA work

process.

• Baseline survey on violence and livelihood has been conducted in 10 villages.

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• Community members attended Peace and nonviolence day celebration held at

Bhubaneswar conducted by SWAD.

• Staff empowerment trainings and orientation provided to project staff. (Project rollout)

Project Name: Joyful learning for preschool children

Project supported by: AFI, Brussels

Overall Objective: To provide joyful learning to 533 children of 26 pre-schools in 3 districts of

Odisha.

The major activities and the achievements are as below:

• The programme coverage area has increased to 3 districts covering 65 centres which was

earlier 2 districts (Ganjam and Gajapati) covering 45 centres

• More volunteers were inducted in the training course who has expressed their intention to

work in Kandhamal District.

• The project has developed a 10 member successful Project Resource Team (Trainers of

Preschool Skills) out of it 5 are absorbed as staff in the education project newly implemented

in Daringbadi and Soroda block.

• 150 nos of Anganwadi Workers (50 AWW, 40 AWH and 60 Edu-leaders) are able to know 50

nos of joyful education skills and paper craft for children from 3 to 6 years.

• 17 nos of follow up onsite training conducted by the Project Resource Team (PRT) for the

Anganwadi Workers.

• 50 preschool centres are functional which has registered substantial increased in student’s

attendance because of the attraction of joyful learning activities.

• More than 700 nos. of children from 50 preschools are able to develop their cognitive and

gross and fine motor skills.

• Songs involving body movement were practice in the schools and creative joyful learning

materials were provided to learn cooperation and sharing.

• The PRT demonstrated the joyful learning skills and paper craft making to the CDPO (Child

Development Programme Officer) and the Supervisors of the government project (ICDS).The

onsite training to the Anganwadi teachers has encouraged the grassroot level workers to

continue the preschool activities.

• The PRT are able to motivate the government authorities at Block level to cooperate for the

Capacity Building of ICDS staffs. The CDPO and the Supervisors in Mohona block have

instructed to the Anganwadi Workers to closely work with SFDC’s PRT.

• The selected PRTs have successfully handled formal trainings to government AWWs in 3

blocks of Kandhamal, Ganjam and Gajapati districts.

Project Name: Empowering Women and Girls in Communities to End Domestic Violence in

Kattama and Bamunigam G.Ps of Gajapati and Kandhamal Districts of Odisha, India

Project supported by: Hope is Life, Switzerland

Overall Objective:

To improve the quality of life of women and girls in 2 Gram Panchayats of Gajapati and Kandhamal

Districts, Odisha, by enabling the communities to end domestic violence against women and girls

starting very early in their life.

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Specific Objectives:

• To help 250 families of 5 villages of 2 Gram Panchayats take preventive and post violent

healing measures on domestic violence against women and girls with the psychological

support, technical skills, life skills, and formal education starting from pre-school level

towards a safe, peaceful, dignified, and productive life by the girls and women.

• To form Empathy Circles of the parents of all students of 5 pre-schools to integrate NVC

in their lives and especially providing empathy towards the women and girls subjected to

physical, mental and systemic violence.

• To establish two cooperatives for higher education by the parents of the children in two

pre-schools of two villages.

The major activities and the achievements are as below:

• Trainings conducted for 10 staffs on Non-violence communication.

• Empathy circles formed in 5 villages.

• Conflict resolution of domestic violence were done by the empathy circle group

• Monitoring of pre-school classes and tracking of child dropouts in the schools.

• Counseling provided to mothers for savings and planning for higher education of their

children.

Conclusion:

SFDC staff members and beneficiaries express their gratitude to the General Body members, Board

members and donors for their sustained encouragement and guidance. We anticipate the same for

the coming years.