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ANNUAL REPORT 2006-07

Quilon Social Service Society47thYear of Service

MARCH OF THE MARG INAL ISED FOR A NEW WORLD

Estd 1960


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A chirp into the year

New office Building

Jagat Jyothi Mandir

Diocesan Perspective Plan Exercise

Women in transformation for Development

Alternative livelihood training

Elder care

Housing and Infrastructure

Natural Resource Management

Community Based Disaster Preparedness Project

Child Care

Suraksha Anti Human Trafficking Project

Emergency Assistance

Response to disasters

Family sponsorshipSAFP

SPED Educational support

Research and Documentation

Social security

Fishermen sangams

Other Programmes


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Most Rev. Dr. Stanley Roman

Bishop of QuilonPresident


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From the Directors Desk

The challenge faced by the nation as well as every

o r g a n i z a t i o n c o m m i t t e d t o c o n t r i b u t e t o w a r d s

nation al growth is to reach th e global vision to change

the face of the world so as to introduce a system

ent i re ly d i s t inc t f rom tha t which now preva i l s ,

w here th e desire and the m otive for large and m ight y

e m p i r e s a n d g i g a n t i c a r m i e s a n d g r e a tnovices..will die away .where man becomes

one family an d freely exchanges th e fruit s of his labour

with his man (Richard Cobden ManChester

Laberal ). In a world domin ated by th e m arket

dynam ics we are trying with sim ilar organizations to

create an alternate econom y and social system that

will place the comm on m an, nay the m arginalized to

th e centre of the global search for a new w orld.

Tsunami has exposed the vulnerability of both our

operational area as well as our focus group. We have

been forced to reorient ou r priorities and rework our

strategies. Th e struggle to advocate for a growt h

process th at is m ore socially inclusive and regionally

balanced has s trengthened our resolve to combat

domineering forces and to renew our comm itm ent t o

voice the concerns of the displaced, dispossessed,

disadvantaged and those with l i t t le access to the

avenues of growth .

This report is the story of the sm all steps we took to

walk with our stakeholders, our humble efforts to

un fold their aspirations and t o pray for th e bright dawnof a new heaven and a new earth wh ere there will be

no m ore pain or tears (Rev 21.4)

To be with the lost th e least and t he last

Fr. Rom ance Anton y

Director


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Revamping QSSSNew wine in new vine skin

Inauguration of O ffice

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anuary 15, 2007 was a crowning m omen t in the forty

seven years of the jour ney of QSSS in th e service of

the people, when Most.Rev.Dr.Stanley Roman the

Bishop of Quilon ushered in the Society to its new

Office complex. Way back in 1960 we began our m arch

from a simple office in the Bishops House till we

m oved to own office in 1980. We did not hesitat e to

transfer our office facilities for the noble cause of

training teachers in 2003. Foundation for the new

Office cum Capacitation Center was laid on 21-5-

2003. Th e new cent re, with a plint h area of 1086 m 2

provides space both for conducive office facilities and

for a capacitation centre and m ore professionalism to

respond to emerging concerns of the people that hasdawned on us.

JAGAT JYOTHI MANDIRCen tre for religious h arm ony

In a country battered by religious and communal

divisions it is th e mission of volun tary organisations

Jagat Jyoth i Mand ir, Social A m ity Cent er on t he eve of inau guration


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Villagers of Neendakara preparing the Resource

Map as a part of D PP

We earn 1000 Rupees per month

Proud Voice of the members of Samrudhi SHG

N o 22 rocks us. Ten Coastal wom en from weaker

econom ic background cam e to form a Self Help

G r o u p u n d e r t h e b a n n e r o f Q S S S i n

T h i r u m u l l a v a r a m . C o m m u n i t y o r g a n i s e r

facilitated th em t o start a cut piece selling unit.

Mobilising Rs 2000 each they started the unit

with an initial investment of Rs 20,000. They

approached the peoples bank of QSSS for al o a n a n d w e d e l i v e r e d t h e m R s 2 0 , 0 0 0 .

Improvement s in th e sale were noticed and th ey

approached a lead bank in Kol lam and got

Rs.30, 000 as loan. With in on e year they repaid

th e loan from QSSS and lead bank and n ow t hey

are getting Rs 1100 each as profit. Innovative

ideas put by QSSS team helped them to start a

shop in Thirum ullavaram. Wom en are planning

to open a chain of cloth cut piece cum tailoring

shops in neighbouring villages.

t o c h a m p i o n t h e c a u s e o f h a r m o n y , a m i t y a n d

dialogue. Th e Developmen t Education C ent er of QSSS

received a new im petus on Janu ary 26, wh en a very

un ique Mandir christened as Jagat Jyothi Mandir

was consecrated by the Bishop of Qu ilon Th e Mandir

is designed t o function as a centre for inter religious

dialogue. We are offering the facilities for promoting

d i s c u s s i o n s b y p e o p l e o f v a r i o u s r e l i g i o n s o n

contem porary issues of social relevance and to st rivefor common approach on social transformation.

DIOCESAN PERSPECTIVE PLANLeading the D iocese to a new Phase

QSSS has set in motion a process of PERSPECTIVE

PLANING AND STRATEGY DESIGNING so as to

keep pace with emerging trends in the Development

sector and to respond to the issues of the poor and

marginalised in our time. Caritas India and Kerala

S o c i a l S e r v i c e F o r u m p r o v i d e d t h e n e c e s s a r y

guidelines in this process of meeting the challengesand chalkin g out a new identit y for the organisation.

We have been able to put in place a database about

our reference groups and to compile their concerns.

We resorted to Participat ory tools to identify problem s

and t o fix the objectives.

Following process has been completed in the above

line

Socio economic survey and interpretation of the

above

PLA exercise in 66 Parishes/ u nit s Analysis and int erpretat ion of Resource Map, Venn

diagram, Seasonality calendar prepared at parish/

unit level.

Problem Analysis {Mat rix Rank ing }

SWOT Analysis of the DSSS

Preparation and rank ing of th e objectives churn ed

from PLA.

Drafting of policy and sector wise int ervention s.

Ident ification of strat egies.

A diocesan level perspective plan w ork shop w as held

on M ay 29-30, 2006 for wider discussion an d analysis

Quilon Social Service Society I Annual Report 2006-07 II 5 I

of the ground rea l i t ies as a lso to search viable

development a l te rna t ives . The f ina l draf t of the

Diocesan Perspective Plan w ill shortly be presented.


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Women in

Transformation for

DevelopmentLine up to shower prosperity to million families

Em p o w e r i n g w o m e n i s a ni n d i s p e n s a b l e t o o l f o rdevelopment and reducing poverty.

Th ree decades back we em barked on

a s c h e m e t o e l i m i n a t e g e n d e r

disparity and to place women in t he

vanguard of th e developmen t m arch.

Pro-active role to organise wom en for

s e l f - d e p e n d e n t g r o w t h , c r e d i tm o b i l i s a t i o n , b e s t o w i n g t h e m

nego t ia t ing power , p romot ion o f

income generating programmes etc

has no doubt set in m otion a silent

revolution. In the reporting year we

have clubbed all our initiatives in

w o m e n d e v e l o p m e n t u n d e r o n e

u m b r e l l a c a l l e d W o m e n i n

Transformation for Development.

T h e n e w d e p a r t m e n t s t r i v e s t o

combat gender disparity and place

w o m e n i n t h e v a n g u a r d o f t h e

struggle for development. We are

a l s o e x p l o r i n g n e w v i s t a s f o r

e m p o w e r i n g w o m e n t h r o u g h

en t reupreunra l deve lopment and

c r e a t i v e i n t e r v e n t i o n s i n s o c i a l

re-construction.

Coir Makin g Unit

SAMRUDHI

Savings and credi t ne tworks tha t

were set in m otion a quarter centu ry

back a re sus ta ined th rough new

logistics. The pool of Savings and

easy access to credit at affordable

terms is a powerful weapon in the

hands of the u nderprivileged in th eir

tryst with destiny. 34,241 women

have l ined up to create models of

development.


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ANWESHA Federation of SHGs

A sense of coordination has been attained to

the SHGs after the launching of Anwesha. In

the field level the women have got a platform

for deve lopmenta l ac t iv i t i e s . E lec t ion o f

representatives was done in all zones and the

central federation leaders were selected for

smooth running of this Social Accounting and

N etworking Platform .

Self Help Groups

Developing count ies have found in Self Help groups

an easy route to poverty eradica t ion and socia l

transformat ion. Democracy has found n ew u tterance

and developm ent h as been placed in t he han ds of th e

marginal ised .The combined power of the smal l

groups has to be harnessed to be an altern ative to th e

cultu re of hegemon y preached by th e new im perialism

of globalisation.

The grouping of women into Self Help Groups has

been hastened and new ground has been explored in

t h e r e p o r t i n g y e a r . 2 2 , 7 7 6 w o m e n h a v e b e e n

networked into 1,449 Self Help Groups for shared

growt h. Women SHGs have become a force to reckon

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Economic empowerment may be considered theentry point to a sustained process of eman cipation.Members of our Women Network are taking keen

interest in setting up income generating ventures.

Incom Generation Programmes

Trade Groups Individuals

Grossary 49 20

Dry fish Unit s 51 25

Tailoring 32 22

Anim al Husbandry 0 13

Others 23 42

Total 155 122

Prachodini (DEPARTMENT TO PROMOTE ENTREPRENURAL DEVELOPMENTS)The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Does even more...

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Group initiatives by Self Help Groups are positive

signs of the collective march of the marginalised to

attain sustainable development. Reporting year has

seen a surge towards economic activities that will

empower wom en, which in turn will result in Gender

Equality.

Entrepreneurship Development Programmes

Trade Program m e

File and Folder Making 24

Book Binding 36

Coir Making 64

Rabbit Rearing 24

Garment Making & Embro idery 62

Jute Bag Making 20

Total 230


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The project aims at creating alternative employm ent

o p p o r t u n i t i e s h a v i n g s p e c i f i c o b j e c t i v e s o f

diversification of coastal economy throu gh alternativeemployment opportunities; expansion of hum an and

social capital for employabili ty and inclusion of

vulnerable groups such as wom en headed households,

physically and m entally challenged persons belonging

to the underprivileged sections of the society and

improve the skills, competencies of existing human

resources to get high reward in terms of money,

efficiency and ut ility.

Alternative Income

Generation ProjectThe new road map to development

Employment crea t ion must be an expl ic i t andcentra l objec t ive of a l l economic and socia lreconstru ction efforts. Realising th at un em ploymen tis the core issue behind under development we have

framed many projects for youth in association with

ILO, FVTF, CHAI and ILead.

TRAINING FOR ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODIn association w ith U nited N ations team for Tsunam i

response and Support {UN TRS } and Intern ational

Labour Organisat ion , QSSS has launch ed a project

to genera te new and a l te rna t ive employment by

improving skills, imparting new skills and creating

an em ployable arm y of youth ready to fight poverty.

Training on t hree wh eeler driving A lternative In com e Generation Project



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Nursing our m am a, FVT F trainee caring at an old age hom e


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Livelihood Training Provided

Partners Trade Trained Placem ents

M F

DT P 13 17

Mushroom 0 32

Cultivation

Building 0 30

materials

Three Wheeler 21 6

Plywood Boat 11 10

Making

Out Board 22 0 20

Engine Repair

Masonry 0 45 37

Hom e N ursing 0 20 15

Coir Making 0 96 90

Coir Handicrafts 0 33 29

Garm ent Making 0 66 57

Fish Products 0 60 53

Autom obile 7 0 7

BPSA 0 5 3

IT ES 2 6 6

CRS 0 2 2

16 Trades 76 418 329

ILO-ALP-

UNTRS

FVTF

CHAI

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Thejus a sheer m odel of self Help foreconom ic reconstruction

Womenfolk in palakadavu spent m uch of

their time in unproductive purposes till

Q S S S v e n t u r e d i n t o t h e f i e l d . E i g h t

members f rom the loca l i ty formed the

group and they were given t ra in ing in

Mushroom cultivation. Group members

shares that t hey never thought t hey wouldbe able to cultivate a product which is so

deman ded in their locality and could earn

a decent l ive l ihood. Motiva ted by the

trainin g program m e th ey mobilised Rs.17,

0 0 0 i n t e r n a l l y a n d m a d e u s e o f a n

abandoned shed for mu shroom cult ivation.

Twenty five mushroom bags earned them

a profit of Rs. 150 daily. They planned for

door to door selling and distribut ion to near

by shops but surprisingly all th e stock was

sold in no time. The group is planning to

expand the enterprise with facilities likem o r e s p a c i o u s a n d s e m i p e r m a n e n t

building. Mrs. Sulochan a t he group leader

says we need to increase the number of

bags to 100 at a t ime an d will link ou r group

with credit facil i t ies . Thejus group has

inspired other wom en in t he area and th ey

have moved forward for setting up such

units .

Project area

Project is being implemented in five wards ofAlappad and ent ire 22 wards of Ch avara Grama

Panchayath.

PROCESS 2 6 A L P a w a r e n e s s p r o g r a m m e s w e r e

organised.

25 Rapid Comm unit y assessmen ts were done

in t he project area.

225 youth from SHGs are to be selected and

t r a i n e d i n t w o y e a r s t i m e u n d e r s e v e n

distinctive trades.

Post trainin g services throu gh placem ent, bank lin kages

for self em ploymen t

FUNCTIONAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING FORUM OFINDIADrop out s from coastal areas of Kollam are selected for the

a l te rna t ive income genera t ion t ra in ings conducted in

association wit h FVTF. 98 trainees were tak en for this project

and were given trainin g.

CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF INDIAKeeping the idea of reduction of unemployment in the

coastal areas of Kollam QSSS in association w ith CH AI is

offering training on four trades to 251 peoples from Kollam

and Aleppey.

Institute for Livelihood Education and DevelopmentFindings of the Suraksha project brought to lime light that

drop outs and discont inu ed youth in Kollam are increasing.

In order to create employment opportu nities we sent selecteddrop out s and discontin ued youth to Institu te for livelihood

education and developmen t at Trivandrum . Th is project was

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T sunam i brought elders to the frontline not onlyfor relief and rehabilitation but also to provideavenues for meaningful presence in society. In this

we were for tunate to f ind a sui table a l ly in

He lpAge In te rna t iona l an agency work ing

exclusively for the cause and care of older

persons worldwide.

Our partnership began with relief to elder

persons and we have catered the needs of

elders. We moved t o livelihood restoration

and 791 were assisted to set up income

generating projects.

Formation of Elders Self Help Groupsand FederationThe innovative venture for sustainable

development of elders was launched with

th e format ion of Elder Self Help Groups in

twe lve v i l l ages a new in i t i a t ive to

i n c r e a s e t h e s o c i a l , e c o n o m i c a n dpsychological well bein g of th e elderly. We

are proud to present 98 ESHGs th e first of

its kind in Kerala development scenario. A

tota l number of 1185 e lders have jo ined

together for shared growth .

PUNARJANI- The federation of ESHGsElder Self Help Groups Have been federated at

the village level and at the district level .As we

cover two districts we have formed a state level

federation called Kerala PUNARJANI VayojanaSamit hi (Reg. N o Q-444/07).

ECONOMIC SECURITY OF ELDERSSEEDCAPITAL TO ESHGsSeed capital grant to the tune of Rs 14, 65,000 was

disbursed to the graded SHG for s tart ing income

generatin g activities.

VILLAGE ELDER CARE COMMITTEE FORMATIONSocial Protection of destitu te elders is ensured th rough

VECC s. I t i s a com m un ity based approach for

Elder Care Departm entCaring the aged with love and dignity

Ad opted Granny in Az heek al


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I am self sufficient now

Debacles always followed Mable

A m e l i a n t h r o u g h o u t h e r l i f e .

After t went y five years of m arried

l i f e h e r h u s b a n d c o m m i t t e dsuicide leaving Mable and her four

un m arried daughters and a m entally challenged

son. She however managed to send a l l her

daughters in marriage. By that time Tsunami

washed away her sm all hut and utensils used

for fish ven ding and sh e was in despair. She was

in relief camp and retu rned hom e after th e camp

was closed. Initially she started h er occupation

by taking loan from money lenders but soon

found it as a trap. By this time the elder care

department of QSSS moved to field for the

form ation of Elder Self Help G roups an d she got

fish vending ut ensils and capital grant t hrough

livelihood restoration of HelpAge India and

QSSS. She joined the group and she got seed

money for fish vending also. Savings habit

learned from the group helped her to avoid

m oney lenders and she could have a sound sleep.

At t he age of 67 she is earning for the family of

a widowed daughter, two grand children and a

mentally challenged son.

Floral tribut e to deceased

Tsunam i com m em oration at Eravipuram

destitute elder care. The committee provides food

grains and m edical requirem ents w orth Rs.400 to 121

destitute elders.

Grain BankingWe have set up grain banks in 8 villages with a view

to ensu re sustainability to t he care of destitu te elders.

Concept is to trade with grain and provisions and

pum p th e profit for ensurin g food security of elders.

Capital grant to t he t one of Rs 6,98,197 was transferred

to t he VECC s for conductin g grain banks.

Mobile Medical UnitThe mobile medical unit covers 18 villages. In the

reporting year 6000 elders were catered to through

th is service. 12 Super speciality cam ps were arrangedfor elders. 767 elders benefited from th e cam ps.

Other significant programmes Sem inar on building coastal M FI

Elders week celebration

Advocacy for elders right s and en tit lem ents

Interface with Press

Tsunami commeration

Sem inar on disaster management

Workshop on social Protection of elders

Exposure visits for elders to Tam ilnadu

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Tsunami Rehabilitation HousingBringing hope to shattered lives

Fr.Vargheese Matt am ana han din g over the k eys to H on. Chief Min ister. Mr. V.S. A chut anand an.

M emories of the great disaster l inger but theresponse to t he greatest disaster of our tim e wasapt and stands out as the single largest hum anitarian

intervention of the organisation. In partnership with

int ernat ional aid agencies, QSSS was in th e front line

of RELIEF, REH ABILITATION AN D

RE CONST RUCT ION in Kol lam and Alappuzha

districts.

The reporting year witnessed many a colourful and

consoling functions where houses were handed over

to a tot al num ber of 639 fam ilies .Of th ese 171 fam ilies

from Alappad and 39 families from Sakthikulangara

were relocated. It w as a proud m om ent in deed when

Mr.V.S.Achuthanandan the Hon. Chief Minister of

Kerala handed over h ouses to 300 fam ilies at Alappad.

Sponsors No of Houses

CARITAS IN DIA 445

CRS 83

OXFAM GB 41

KOTTAYAM DIOCES 38

SVD FATHERS, 19

HOLY SPIRIT SISTERS - Pune 12

MAN IMOOLI Parish , Mananthavady 1



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COMMUNITY MOBILISATION ALONG WITHSHELTER PROGRAMME

Our shelter programme found a new dimension by

introducing comm unity m obilisation as an inherent

com ponent aspects of wh ich are detailed below:

Consultation about the design of the h ouse

Formation of beneficiary committees

Discuss ion and search for income genera t ingprogrammes and occupational sustainability

Classes on health practices , waste management

and education of children

Formation of Self Help Groups for sustainable

development

Additional amenities provided in disasterhousing CYCLES FOR RELOCATED FAMILIES - A cycle

each was provided for relocated families for easy

commutation to work place

INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR SHELTERS - We

have insured a l l the houses provided agains t

natural calamities

NEW SCHOOL AND NEW DREAMSR.C. Em m anuel Lower primary School Azheekal w as

destroyed by tsunami. Having provided temporary

arrangem ents for twent y m onths, QSSS rebuilt t he

Townships

T o w n s h i p s f o r t h e r e s e t t l e d . I t s o u n d s

confusin g. Is not it ? But it is a realit y QSSS has

constru cted 12 town ships. Social engineeringwas a k ey aspect of th e hou ses QSSS built after

the Tsunami disas ter . Not only in d isas ter

resettlem ent but also in development induced

resettlement also we have followed the same.

Our social engineering starts wit h the form ation

of Pro jec t Management Commi t tee o f the

beneficiaries in w hich t hey are the m onitoring

agent s of th e construct ion. They dem anded for

open spaces, parks, com m on well, Occupations

and form ation of Self Help Groups. Most of

our beneficiaries are fisher folk and the PMC

dem anded for facilities like Anganwady and w e

were able to build Anganwadys near to the

townships. Self Help Groups are in the full

swing and the income generation programmes

have been triggered off. Th e Post Habitat ion

Maintenance committee the successor of the

PMC looks after the H abitat and m aintains it.

Some townships have been also registered in

th e same form at of Residents association.

Two Storeyed Disaster Resisitant House at

Arattupuzha


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Minister for Wat er resources Mr.M.K.Prem achand ran in auguratin g the R W H tan k s

Road to Eravipuram

being w ashed away by

high tides

School with the support of the C ity of Oelde Germ any,

D e e n a S e v a S i s t e r s P a t t u v a m & M a l t e s e r

International. The School founded in 1895 and the

alm a m ater for m any a citizen of the disaster ravaged

village now enjoys all the modern amenities needed

for m odern education. On August 28 th 2006 th e Bishop

of Quilon dedicated the school to Alappad Gram

Panchayath.

DEVIKULANGARA HOUSING PROJECTWith t he support of CRS and th e Govt. of Kerala We

have launched a housing programme for 29 families

in D evikulangara. Project proposes to provide habitat

to fishermen families living in isolated cluster of

islands in Kayamk ulam Lake. Early completion of the

project is awaited.

REHABILITATION HOUSING SCHEME FOREVICTEES FROM GOVT. LAND

Twelve fam ilies evicted from Govt . land for roadwidening in 2004 were settled as a joint venture of

state govt, Kollam C orporation and Q SSS. N ew habit at

at Punt halathazham w as handed over on 6 th October

2006.

KOVILTHOTTAM REHABILITATIONFive families who were displaced in sea erosion in

2003, found new lease of life wh en t hey w ere ushered

into new h ouses on 3 rd Jan 2007

HOUSE MAINTENANCEIn the reporting year 119 families were assisted for

house maintenance.

ERAVIPURAM SEA EROSION-REHABILITATIONPROGRAMMEF a m i l i e s w h o h a d t o s u f f e r t h e b u r d e n o f t h e

catastrophic sea erosion in 2005 will soon move to

the new township. Constructions of the 99 houses

a r e i n t h e f i n a l s t a g e s . H a b i t a t M a n a g e m e n t

committees are in place and close monitoring of theconstru ction of hou ses are going on.

NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENTStream s of w ater in tsun am i ravaged village

RAIN WATER HARVESTING TANKAlappad had always faced shortage of safe drinking

water. We had t he prou d privilege of present ing Rain

Water Harvesting Tanks to 100 families in the very

tsunami ravaged village. On October 6 th 2006 the

bishop of Quilon presented the new facil i ty and

Mr .M.K.Premachandran the min i s t e r fo r wa te r

resources com m issioned the project..


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Community Based Disaster

Preparedness ProjectBuilding resilient communities in the coastal belt of Kollam


H istory of the world is the story of mans trystwith disasters. Survival of the fittest is toonave a way of depicting the story of disasters and

how humanity has survived the disasters. Tsunami

has revealed to us th e volatile shade of our existence.

As the natural sequence of relief and reconstruction

we ventured into a programme to build resil ient

c o m m u n i t i e s . C o m m u n i t y B a s e d D i s a s t e r

P r e p a r e d n e s s P r o j e c t i s t h e e x p r e s s i o n o f t h e

commitment of QSSS to the coastal community to

effectively manage disaster

Programme envisages that vulnerable communities

in the coastal area of Kerala affected by Tsunami

disaster are self determ ining, self reliant an d resilient

acting in solidarity by th e year 2010

Expected OutcomeThe substantial reduction of disaster losses, in lives

and in the social, economic and environm ental assets

of comm unities and countries.

Strategic goals The integration of disaster risk reduction into

sustainable development policies and planning

D e v e l op a n d s t r e n gt h e n i n g o f i n s t i t u t i o n s ,

mechanisms and capacities to build resilience to

hazards.

The systematic incorporation of risk reduction

approaches into t he im plem entation of em ergency

preparedness, response an d recovery program m es.

Rescue training by fire b rigade


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Focus areas Promoting and strengthening community based

peoples organisation at different levels.

Capacity developmen t of organisation, leaders and

com mu nity mem bers.

Ensuring community involvement in situational

analysis and needs assessment.

Facilitating communities get prepared to prevent

and mitigate disasters,

E s t a b l i s h i n g n e t w o r k s w i t h c i v i l s o c i e t y

organisations and PRIs

Experimen tin g pilot projects

Formation of Emergency Response Teams (ERT)

as follows :

Early Warn ing Team

Search and Rescue Team

Medical and First Aid team

Relief and Rehabilitat ion Team

Damage Assessment Team Co-ordination Team

Rapport building with various govt.departmentsOur CBDP department has established rapport with

Govt .departments and loca l adminis t ra t ion. The

p r o g r a m m e i s n o w s u p p o r t e d b y D i s t r i c t

admin i s t ra t ion and L SGs . We a re a l so ge t t ing

assistan ce for train ing of our t ask forces from agencies

like fire force, police, coast guard, health dept. etc.

Chickungunya responseAwareness classes were arranged at various centers

along with fogging, medical cam ps. Em phasis was t o

impart education to prevent the spread of disease.

Waste d isposa l programmes were a lso arranged

periodically.

Disaster prone area surveyWe have carried out a survey of the fam ilies living in

disaster prone areas in th e ent ire coastal belt. Findings

of the survey are being published separately.

Earthquake preparednessAlong with high t ide ear thquakes are becoming

common in the reference area. We arranged classes

on preparedness in the wake of earthquake.

Community Mobilisation for bridgesconnecting Alappad with the mainlandQSSS was selected by th e Govt as facilitatin g agency

for comm unity m obilisation for the construction of

two bridges connecting Alappad with the mainland.

Our task includes negotiation with landowners for

purchase of land.

Legal literacy programmeMinim um awareness on right s is essential for citizens

for early redressal of grievances and access to ben efits.

Legal awareness classes were arranged at different

centers.

CBDP Review


Flood Management by EmergencyResponse Teams

The t orrential rain in th e last w eek of October

06 resulted in flash floods in coastal wards of

Kollam Corporation. Our ERT lost no t ime to

respond.

A quick overview of the response

Scan of affected areas and assessment of damage

Liasoned with revenue officials and PRI for

imm ediate relief

Arranged local Schools as relief centers and

facilitated food supply from Govt and set

comm unity kitchens

Escorted th e affected people to Cam ps

Special attention to the aged

Brough t in d i s t r i c t med ica l cen te r s fo r

medical assistance and to prevent spread of

diseases.

Arranged special care of children in the camps

Took u p the m anagement of Cam ps

Prepared the list of dam age and subm itt ed to

Government.


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Child CareWe care for the children

Prath yasha Kutt ik ootam are creating m odels in villages

Keeping in line with our objective of providingc o n d u c i v e a t m o s p h e r e f o r i n t e g r a t e ddevelopment of children, QSSS has ventured into a

novel scheme to cater to integral development of

ch ildren below th ree. We are specially targeting children

of fish vending women who go unattended. Six Kids

Centres called Kids Gardens have been set up as a pilot

project offering a package of child development.

CHILDRENS GROUPS WAY TO FUTUREWe have been able to line up 1683 children in seven

v i l l ages in to 84 g roups ca l l ed PRAT HYASHA

KUTTIKOOTAMS. Provision has been made for

enhancing intellectual formation and to instil life

skills .Facilities for gam es and stress m anagement are

also provided. Efforts are on to form Child Parliamen t.

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SurakshaEnsuring protection to women and children

Focus Group Discussion of Anganwady Workers as a part of Situational Analysis


House hold survey Questionnaire was prepared

to collect the data.

Unorganised sector survey Respondents were

from Prawn peeling sheds, sales girls,cashewnut

processing factories, Coir making units,dryfish

un its, fish vendors.

F o c u s G r o u p s d i s c u s s i o n s P R I m e m b e r s ,

Teachers, ICD S staffs SHG Leaders.

Interviews with eminent personalities

Village matrix Peeped into the vulnerabilities

existing in ou r reference area.

Polling booth - Instrument used to recognise the

attitu de of comm on people.

G

ods own cou nt ry is not spared from occurrences

of abuse to women and children. Globalisation

and m igration have furth er intensified the th reat to

sanity in social life. It is in t his cont ext th at we h ave

set out to make strategic interventions to combat

human trafficking. Vernacular dailies are reporting

of increase in incidence of trafficking in Kollam.

Catholic Relief Services and DOS-Tip is funding for

th is three year project.

In the first phase of the project a Situation Analysis

w a s u n d e r t a k e n i n t h e c o a s t a l b e l t o f K o l l a m

Corporation making use of the tools like:


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My life is safe now and ienjoy my schooling here

Aswat hy daught er of a separated

c o u p l e w a s s t a y in g w i t h h e r

grand mother . A money lender

near her house came to knowabout her vulnerabi l i ty and

approached her offering bett er

educa t ion and s t ay . Money

Lender was successful in brain

washing her grand mother who was ready to

send her wit h h im for bett er schooling. Self Help

Group of QSSS was working near h er house an d

the m embers came to kn ow about t his incident

and after discreet enquiry understood that the

m oney lender would take t he girl to a h ouse in

Trivandru m . Motivated by the Suraksha project

the members identified the motive of money

lender who was a known trafficker in the area

and they acted promptly. They informed the

animator of the Suraksha project and the ward

m ember. Animator along with the m embers of

th e Self Help Group visited h er fam ily briefed

th e grand m oth er of wh at was going to happen.

Grand mother realised the fact, but expressed

her inabili ty to maintain Aswathy with out

incom e. Members of th e group m et and decided

to send th e girl to a convent boarding. Anim ator

o f t h e S u r a k s h a p r o j e c t w i t h t h e h e l p o f n e i g h b o u r s m o v e d t h e g i r l t o a c o n v e n t

boarding. After two months animator visited

the girl and found her in very happy mood.

Aswathy said to the anim ator m y life is safe

now and I en joy schooling here.


Data analysis and interpretations were done in

Statistical Package for Social Sciences.

Th e research report was published in a meetin g by

th e Min ister for Labour an d Excise MR. P.K. Gur u

Dasan on 15 th January 2007.

Findings of the study Human trafficking exists in Kollam.

Gangs involved in trafficking are relatively few. Individual trafficking agents are m ore.

Gu lf traffickers exist in Kollam.

In a particular area children are used as carriers of

Drugs.

Sales girls in t he cit ies are prone to abu ses.

Parental abuses and domestic violence are in the

increase

For i l l ega l l iquor bus ines s women a re be ing

trafficked in som e pockets.

Middle class women in a particular area were

trafficked to make porn films.

Th ere are child abuses & t raffickin g in places near

Go downs, flourm ills, etc. where the att ention of

parents are minimu m .

Another important issue found was some auto

rickshaw drivers and school van drivers abuse

school children.

Th e MSMs trafficking is in th e increase.

There are cases reported of parents channelsing

daughters into sex rackets.

High r isk behaviour people are increas ing in

Kollam.

Vulnerabilities of women which m ay make t hema prey to t raffickers are also high in Kollam.

Cause an d effect of the issues at stake w as identified

and discussions were held with a cross section of

Society to evolve a suitable plan of action. Based on

the research report a vision draft was chalked out.

Our f ive years v is ion ta rge t a ims to reduce the

vulnerabilities and t o com bat t rafficking. Liaisoning

with th e district administrat ion is going on full swing.

L a b o u r d e p a r t m e n t , h e a l t h d e p a r t m e n t , p o l i c e

administration and the Kollam Network of peoples

l iv ing wi th HIV/AIDS are coopera t ing wi th the

project.

Th e second phase of the project m ainly aims t o create

awareness on the issue of trafficking in women and

ch i ld ren . Making use o f the Se l f He lp Groups ,

Kudum bashree, adolescent clubs, mot hers meet ing of

Anganwady, the campaign was initiated. Leaflets,

Brochures, posters and documentaries were made

available to public and the docum entary w as aired in

Local Channels.

Sensitization programme for journalists of Kerala

Union of working journalis t , Kollam chapter was

arranged to rope in the media for a larger campaign

for sanity in civil society.


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SREYAS-DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION CENTERProgram m es at a glance:

Career Development camps 8

Awareness Class and Sem inars 12

Blood Detection Cam ps 3

Health Cam ps 2

Agricultu ral Sem inar 4

Gram sabhas 5


O ne m onths ration distribut ion for the victim s of

Vaddy fire disaster

Wom ens Day Rally

Womens Day CommerationMarch 8 W om ens Day

Suraksha project observed th e wom ens day with

variety of programm es in joint participation w ith

Catholic Relief Services , Anwesha, a n d t h e

Federation of Self Help Groups in Kollam and

District Level Federation of Elders . Message for

the w omens day was in connection with the

situational analysis finding, Ending Impunity

for Violence against women and Girls . A rally

was held from t he St. Josephs School Grou nd t o

Mah a Jubilee Audit orium , Jerom e N agar, Kollam .

Thousand of women gathered in the school

ground in t he m orning of 8 th March 2007 for the

rally.Th e public meet ing started at 11.30 am. Bishop

of Quilon, Rt.Rev. Dr.Stanley Roman presided

over the meeting. In his presidential address

Bishop spoke to train our children so that the

new generation w ill always uphold the values of

women.

K e r a l a S t a t e H u m a n R i g h t s C o m m i s s i o n

Member Pro f : S Varghese inaugura ted the

function . In his inau gural address he quot ed that

while enforcing protection of women under the

Domestic Violence act, the basic human rights

o f o t h e r s s h a l l n o t b e v i o l a t e d . M r .

P e r u m b a d a v a m S r e e d h a r a n f a m o u s w r i t e r

delivered th e Key Not e address

ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES AFFECTED BYCYCLONESeveral houses in Mavelikara zone w ere affected by a

severe Cyclonic w ind on 29/03/06. We have been able

to provide assistance t o repair the h ouses to affected

families.

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCEWhile we clam our for and plan for structu ral change

and social engineering we cannot ignore the cry of

people for im m ediate needs. Our Relief fun d operation

has tried to m eet the challenge within the lim itations

we are placed with.

YET ANOTHER INFERNOFishing equipmen ts were provided to fisherm en wh o

lost craft and crew in a fire accident in Kollam coast


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H ands of friendship and kindness are stretchedfrom afar-from Can ada. Save A Family Plan hasover th e years become t he sin gle largest h arbinger for

families living in abject poverty. Many a destitute,

widow, deserted wom en, fam ily with sick people etc

has found solace in th is great plan of fam ily to family

sponsorship. In the reporting year 80 families have

been in ducted to t his stream of kindness.

Save a Family PlanOutstretched hands to the lost, the least, and the last

SA FP Beneficiary



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WATER SHED PROGRAMME{Sustainability th rough Participation, Empowerm ent

and Decentralisation}

This is a research-oriented programme assisted by

Canadian Int ernat ional Developmen t Agency. Project

focuses in creating interest and love in nature so as

to enable a com m unity deeply rooted in environm entfriendly aspirations. Project area is PARICHERRY, a

ward in East Kallada Panchayat. Th rough a variety of

intervent ions the project proposes to contribute t o the

reduction of poverty by ensuring the management of

na tura l resources , increased educat ional s ta tus ,

improved health and improved economic conditions.

Major activities of the project are given below:

Form ation of a watershed com m ittee, training

and m onitoring their activities

Form ation of 5 Natu re Clubs in St. Francis

U.P.School, Koduvila

Prom otion of vegetable garden by the n atu re club

Construction w aste dumping pit

Repair of h ou ses - 4

Sanitary toilets - 5

Renovation of wells - 8

Prom otion of Kitchen garden th rough SHGs of

wom en - 20

Promotion of organic farm through SHGs of men - 25

Preparing & D istribut ion of IEC m aterials

Total fam ilies on rolls now stand at 443.

A s u m o f R s 3 6 , 0 3 , 2 1 5 w a s m o b i l i s e d b y t h e

beneficiary families through various agencies for

productive purpose with the help of Animators.

Som e of th e other in tervent ions of SAFP

89 families started IGPs

86 families could construct/repair their houses.

18 fam ilies could send t heir children in m arriage

81 fam ilies benefited for treatm ent

99 families benefited for education .

63 fam ilies could repay th eir loans.

7 families used assistance for other purpose

PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODINITIATIVES 136 units of income generation programme

were initiated under the project.

Training programmes in EDP were imparted

to 184 persons

Resource teams were formed and trained in

G e n d e r M a i n s t r e am i n g a n d E n v i ro n m e n t

Consciousn ess Building.

Rural wom en w atering the saplings under SPED project


Lalitha the bread

win ner of a fam ily

of three girls and a

s i c k h u s b a n dshares her s tory .

Lalitha became a

bene f ic ia ry o f

SAFP in a c r is is

stricken situation

when her husband

fell ill and was looking for help. Being a SAFP

sponsored family they slowly came back to

normal life. With SAFP sponsorship and loan

taken from th e local bank she started a coir yarn

u n i t h e r s e l f . E c o n o m i c s t a t u s i m p r o v e d

gradually and she started saving for future. Adecent house was her dream and she approached

the local bank again. Being creditworthy the

bank along with the SAFP housing assistance

helped her to cherish h er dreams. She was able

to give her husband better treatment and his

health st atu s improved a lot and he also started

helping Lalitha in Coir yarn. Lalitha is now

looking forward to get her daughters married.

From ground zero she made this much. Is this

real empowerment?

I can treat my husband now


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Education Assistance

stu dents in M avelikara zone are supported to upgrade

educational stan dards including coaching for entrance

tests.

SUPPORT TO STUDENTS FROM TSUNAMI AREASixty seven students from tsunami affected area

stu dying in Vimala Hridya School Clappana are given

educational assistan ce. Scholarships for professional

courses lik e, N ursin g, P.H.D, Healt h Inspect or, MBBS,

Masters Cou rses, BDS, Dental techn icians and MCA

were given.

LOAN FOR PROFESSIONAL COURSESLoans were made available to 13 General Nursing

students and seven Bsc Nursing students from Lead

Banks in Kollam.

Career enhancem ent t raining to Prathibodhay am student s

JOY SOWERSProject was started in 1986 by those who wished to

place a smile in the faces of shattered children. We

are continuing our support to 22 children in various

streams like Nursing, Science courses, Computer

trainin g, High school and h igher secondary school.

PRATHIBODAYAMThis is an in i t ia t ive of the Diocese to boos t the

standard of education of the diocesan community.

Selected s tudents are supported for education in

pres t ig ious s choo l s . P re sen t ly 37 s tuden t s a re

supported

PROJECT EXCELLENCEAiming the career development of the children in

Mavelikara region t his project w as initiated in 2003.

54 students were given free tuition. Eleven selected


F

orming a new generation means equipping young

generation to take up positions in society. With

th is broad perspective QSSS has su pported education

programmes.


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JANA SREE BIMA YOJANAWe could reach a milestone by bringing ten t hou sand

families under Insurance coverage. The imaginative

project of Life Insurance Corporation of India has

brough t a new d imens ion fo r our Deve lopment

package by assuring lives. An appended benefit of th e

project is t hat 4475 student s have becom e eligible for

education scholarship.

Social SecurityBringing smile to battered lives

Branch Manager, LIC P&GS unit distributing the

claim s of Janasree Bhim a Yojana.

MAHILA INSURANCE8514 women a re members o f th i s Cen t ra l Gov t

Insurance Scheme. 30 nom inees got claim amoun t in

th e report year.

NON-FORMAL EDUCATION FOR ENHANCINGHAPPINESS IN LIFEThe cont inuing educat ion Centre a t Padapakara

contin ued to serve th e village wit h fresh vigour. The

centre is work ing as Library, Inform ation U nit . They

are organising Medical Camps, Eye Surgery camps,

Blood Group detection camps, Preventive Medicine

Distribution etc

MEN SELF HELP GROUPSWe have been able to m ake progress in formin g men

Self Help Groups. 488 inland fisherm en w ere grouped

under 40 SHGs for occupational empowerment and


Mrs. Lekha Raju, wife of deceased Mr.Raju

Vazhakootil receiving the claim amount

from Fr.Romance An ton y Director. Mr. Raja

Das President of Alappad Panch ayath is also

seen in th e pictu re. Mr. Raju m et wit h a road

accident on the way to Karunagapally. He

was a beneficiary of Tsunami Housing and

as add i t iona l fac i l i t i e s h i s fami ly was

included in the Mahila Insurance Scheme.

T h e c l a i m a m o u n t w a s d e l i v e r e d i n a

shortest tim e of fifteen days.


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An inland fisherm en in

Oyster Cultivation

s tab i l i s a t ion o f t rad i t iona l in land f i she rmen o f

Karthikapally .Mavelikara. Chengannur Taluks of

A l a p p u z h a d i s t r i c t . S a v i n g s i n t h e g r o u p s a r e

encouraging and efforts are on to m ake facilities for

credit linkages to free fisherm en from m oney lenders

and provide viable alternatives.

MEN SHGS IN KARIKUZY34 Fishermen in Karikuzhi were grouped into two

S H G s . S a t i s f i e d w i t h t h e i n t e r n a l r e s o u r c em obilisation of the groups we h ave provided m atching

grant to the groups for internal loaning

SAGARATHE FISHERMEN SANGAMWe are m aking a re-entry int o the tum ultuou s coastal

belt of Kollam by setting up a registered society for

fishermen groups with the objective of ensuring the

rights of fishermen on the fish produce, enhancing

collective bargaining and cont rol on m arket. Sangam s

acted as a Liaisoning unit for the registration of

f i s h e r m e n w i t h t h e f i s h e r i e s d e p a r t m e n t . T h efederation is giving assistance to fishing nets and

repair of fishing boats.

RESEARCHES AND DOCUMENTATIONFour researches were initiated in the reporting year.

The reports are on the anvil.

1. Disaster Prone Area Survey

2. Diocesan Perspective Plan

3. Situ a t ional Analys is of Hu m an Trafficking in

Kollam

4. Diocesan Survey

Several IEC materials were published Leaflets on anti human trafficking, community

based d i s a s te r p repa rednes s , womens day

commemoration, Chickungunya

Brochures on disaster preparedness, alternative

livelihood project

Booklets on rights of wom en and children and t he

vulnerabilities leading to trafficking, watershed

program m e, disaster preparedness Posters on ant i

hum an t rafficking

Docum entary on rights of wom en and Ch ildren.

Samru dhi quarterly bulletins

Annual reports



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MOMENTS OF RECOGNITIONF r . R o m a n c e A n t o n y , t h e D i r e c t o r r e c e i v e d

recognition from many associations and foundationsfor His con tribut ion t o social cause especially for his

leadership in tsu nam i relief and reconstruction. Worth

mentioning is the award bestowed by Thikurussy

Foundation award for Excellence in Social Work in

2006 . T he award was p re sen ted by Honourab le

M i n i s t e r f o r H e a l t h M r s . Sr e e m a t h i . A n o t h e r

cherishing mom ent w as the Rotary Excellence award

for social work in Kollam city by the Rotary club

Kollam on th e 17th November 2006.

IT EDUDATIONComputer sets were donated for three schools . Acom put er was donated to Vaddy Coastal Public library.

LAND FOR HOMOEO HOSPITALLand w as donated in Alappad Panchayat for building

Homoeo Hospital.

YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMMES250 Youth participated in camps in nine villages.

Leadership developments , d isas ter management ,

response to social evils were th e subjects dealt w ith .

BLOCK PLACEMENT & internships FOR MSWSTUDENTSIn the reporting year 18 MSW students from all the

universities in Kerala and Bangalore University did

th eir field level stu dy in Q SSS

COMMUNITY HEALTH TRAINING FOR NURSINGSTUDENTS

N ursing students from perumbuzha M ar EvaniousSchool of N ursing, Arinallor Loka Rak sha School of

Nursing did their training in community health in

QSSS.

INLAND FISHERMEN DEVELOPMENT CENTERPreliminary work is under way to set up an Inland

Fishermen Development Center at Karikuzhi. Land

has been pu rchased for th e purpose.

COMMUNITY DRINKING WATER PROJECTA c o m m u n i t y d r i n k i n g w a t e r p r o j e c t w a s

commissioned at Kanjiramcodu 3 rd October 2007.

Project provides safe drink ing wat er to 47 families.

ASSISTANCE FOR ANGANWADYTwo Anganwadys were rebuilt in the Corporation

area. Land w as donated for an An ganw ady in Kun dara

Panchayat.

Minister for Health , Mrs.Sreem ath y present ing the

aw ard to Fr.Rom ance An ton y.

Other Programmes


Newly constructed Anganwady


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Partners in Development

Caritas India

Catholic Relief Services

HelpAge India

Oxfam GB

Manos Unidas Spain

Andheri Hilfe

Italian Bishops conference, Italy

Malteser International, Germany

Raskob Foundation, USA

Indo Global Social Service Society

OPAM, Italy

Kindermission Werk, Germany

Misereor, Germany

Catholic Health Association of India

American Indian Foundation

United Nations Development Programme

International Labour Organisation

Joy Sowers Belgium

Andheri Hilfe, Germany

SELAVIP Japan

CAPART

City of Olde, Germany

Functional Vocational Training Forum, Bangalore.

Kerala Social Service Forum

Kottayam Social Service Society

Govt of Kerala

Corporation of Quilon

Life Insurance Corporation of India

The New India Assurance Company

Capacity Building

Program m e for ESHG

Assistance to Nursing

Students

Cleaning Program m e

Cycle Distribution

Eravipu ram grain

Bank Inauguration

Street Play on

Hum an Traffick ing

Grain Bank

Fogging in coastal

areas

Wom en Masons in

Action

Com m unity Based

Rehabilitaion


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Quilon Social Service Society is the officialorganisation of the Catholic Diocese ofQuilon for social concern and developmentof the people. It enjoys legal status havingbeen registered under Travancore CochinLiterary Scientific and charitable SocietiesRegistration Act of 1957 (Q-137/60)

Quilon Social Service SocietyReg: No- Q 137/60

Fatima Road Kollam 691 013

Thematic Areas

Organisation of wom en in to a creative force for

sustainable development

Promot ion of peoples bank for micro finance

Ski l l deve lopment for a l t e rn a te l ive l ihood

initiatives

M a i n s t r e a m i n g e n t r e pr e n e u r d e ve l o pm e n t

ventures with credit and m arket linkages

Leading the destitute to planned development

th rough a package of sponsorship Providing conducive atm osphere for int egrated

development of children.

Support for excellence in education and career

orientation

Shelter programmes to ensure decent habitat.

Regenerative m anagem ent of natu ral resources.

Response t o Disaster and D isaster preparedness

programme

Combat trafficking and ensuring protection to

women and children from trafficking

Social protection and sustainable developmentof elder people.

Prom otion of Com m unit y Health init iatives

Estd 1960

PublishedbyFr.RomanceAntony,Director

QSSS Annual Report 06-07

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