Aranyika

June 12, 2010

Updates

• Promoting Youth Association Activities– Eight Youth Associations

• Providing Legal Assistance with counseling to tackle women issues under DARI (Women’s Desk)

Youth Associations• Tabelugummi Youth Association

– Corruption & RTI• 2008 Floods resulted in damaged houses• ITDA approved construction of 8 new houses at Rs 36,000

each• RTI Enquiry by Youth Association revealed 4 owners getting

Rs 10,000• Youth Association managed to get the officials return 70% of

the money they initially pocketed

– Managed to get 50 job cards for 50 BPL families– Helped court in distributing court summons to remote

areas

Youth Association• Singavarm Youth Association

– Godugumamidi villagers received government sanction for Indiramma housing

– Village Organization withdrew 19 lakhs of the sanctioned money but only 8 lakhs were distributed

– Youth Association filed for RTI and found all money got released

– Further investigation showed that housing board officials, ward members, sarpanch and local contractors siphoned it from the VO

– A special officer from Hyderabad validated the Youth Association findings

– A police complaint with the above information resulted in 8 lakhs returned within 2-3 days. Following up on the remaining amount

Other Updates• Streamlined old age pension issues resulting

in addressing misuse of Rs 1,50,000

• Held 15 training workshops

• Held awareness campaigns at Panchayat level on Health and NREGS

• Rejuvenated drinking water source in a village

Legal Assistance and Counseling• Handling 18 cases

– 13 new cases, 5 old cases

• Anjali – Tribal women with two children– Counseling and legal case helped the abusive

husband to mend hisways

• Alima – Killed by husband and mother-in-law. Police tried to remove the names of the accused from the chargesheet but Aranyika fought to restore their names

Legal Assistance and Counseling• Appalamma

– A tribal women exploited by a non tribal– Forced her to have an abortion– Aranyika persisted in its case against the accused and

had him in police custody for one month. Local TV and newspapers covered

• Jeevam – Old case– Raj Kumar was issued a NBW based on a false case

filed several years ago– Raj Kumar attended the court voluntarily– The high court issued a stay order and dispensed the

demand for appearance

Other Activities• Capacity Building to the volunteers

– Two day workshop for 40 volunteers

• Van Campaign – 25 volunteers visited 10 mandals meeting

mandal officers, holding public meetings

• Awareness in Education Institutions

• Wall writings with slogans and messages

• Women’s Day Celebrations

Budget 2009Core SupportDirector                            5000X12                            = 60,000-00MKYS coordinator 3000X12                            = 36,000-00Women desk coordinator                                          3000X12                            = 36,000-00Volunteers for women desk                                          1500X2X12                            = 36,000-00Legal advisor              6000X12                            = 72,000-00

Office MaintenanceElectricity                                                        = 12,000-00Telephone/email                                          =   6,000-00Stationery                                                        =   6,000-00Travel                                                                      = 12,000-00Hospitality                                                        =   5,000-00Travel for Malini.M                                          = 24,000-00Trainings/ReviewsMonthly reviews of MKYS[12]              =    6000-00Trainings for MKYS and Women              [8 trainingsX5000]                                          = 40,000-00                                           MKYS supportSupport to youth activities                            = 25,000-00Legal DeskCourt processing expenses/Medical expenses for victims              = 15,000-00Posters/booklets printing                            = 10,000-00Contingencies                                           = 10,000-00                                                                                    -----------------TOTAL                                                                      = 4,11,000-00 + 85,000 (Overdraft)                                                                                    ------------------

Director 6000X12 72.000.00Coordinator MKYS 3000X12 36.000.00Coordinator Women Desk 3000X12 36.000.00Volunteers Women Desk 1500X2X12 36.000.00Volunteers at youth Assn 1000X4X12 48.000.00Accountant/documentationConsultant 4000X12 48.000.00Legal Consultant 6000X12 60.000.00Travel expenditure 2500X12 30.000.00Stationery 1200X12 14.400.00Electricity 1200X12 14.400.00Office rent 1500X12 18.000.00Malini travel 2500X12 30.000.00Audit fees 05.000.00Two wheeler 50.000.00Contingencies 10.000.00 MKYSCollege events 50.000.00[Resource person &Materials]Legal Trainings[5] 6000X5 30.000.00Campaigns[2] 10000X2 20.000.00Revolving fund for MKYS 50.000.00Women deskLegal expenditure 1600X12 19.200.00Women’s Day 25.000.00Enrolling new members 10.000.00 Total 712.000.00

Requested Budget

Proposed Budget

Director 6000X12 72.000.00Coordinator MKYS 3000X12 36.000.00Coordinator Women Desk 3000X12 36.000.00Volunteers Women Desk 1500X2X12 36.000.00Volunteers at Youth Association 1000X2X12 24,000.00Core Support sub total 2,04,000Accountant/documentationConsultant 4000X12 48.000.00Legal Consultant 6000X12 72.000.00Legal and Accounting Support 1,12,000Travel expenditure 2500X12 30.000.00Malini Travel 2500X12 30,000.00Travel Expenses 60,000Stationery 1200X12 14.400.00Electricity 1200X12 14.400.00Office rent 1500X12 18.000.00Office Expenses 46,800.00Legal Trainings[5] 6000X5 30.000.00Campaigns[2] 10000X2 20.000.00Women deskLegal expenditure 1600X12 19.200.00Campaigns etc. 69,200.00

Total 492.000.00