Shanti Sahyog Annual Report

1 April 2014 - 31 March 2015 1656 A/1, Gali No. 15, Govindpuri, New Delhi-110019

www.shantisahyog.org

Shanti Sahyog is registered under the Indian Societies Act XXI of 1860. Registration No: S-

23424 of 1992.PAN Card No: AAFTS9467C. We have 80G and FCRA Certificates & Audited

Accounts of the last nine financial years. We are empanelled with the National CSR Hub,

TISS, Mumbai bearing Hub Code: A/1/12/08/060; Recipient of International Women Excellence

Award 2013 & 2014, Professional Citizen Karmaveer Puruskaar 2013, Rajiv Gandhi Global

Vision Award 2012 Dear Members

Welcome to our 22nd

AGM. Some Major Highlights:

Nursing Assistants Training for Invalids/Elderly

In December 2014, we received a Direct Aid Program (DAP) Grant for the second year running from the

Australian High Commission, New Delhi, to train 120 underprivileged young girls/women as Nursing Assistants for Invalids/ Elderly in one year. After receiving the DAP Grant, the Training Program started on 4 December 2014 with the 1

st batch of 30 underprivileged women,

enrolled from the 17 slums we work in –

Kalkaji/Govindpuri area. Two qualified and

experienced doctors, namely, Dr. Harveen Das &

Dr. Amita Sharma from St. Stephen’s Hospital,

Delhi, coached the trainees in medical theory

twice a week - every Wednesday & Friday from

10 am to 5 pm.

After completing their theory classes, the trainees

were sent to the following hospitals in East of

Kailash, New Delhi, for their practical training: National Heart Institute

Eden Hospital

We are happy to report that one trainee – Ritu Kumari – is now employed in Eden Hospital - where she did her practical training.

Ritu Kumari Dr. Harveen Das Dr. Amita Sharma As of March end 2015, the 1

st Batch has completed their theoretical and practical training; the 2

nd batch of 23 students has started their theory classes. 120 slum women attain sustainable livelihoods leading to their economic empowerment.

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This training, ending in December 2015, will help

Beauty Culture Training

24 girls received diplomas in Beauty Culture

this year. Their six months training syllabus comprises of threading, bleaching, waxing, facials, manicure, pedicure, head & body massage, bridal make-up, hair cutting/styling and henna application. There continues to be great enthusiasm for this course. The women and their families benefit from their acquired skills besides providing them with an earning from their door to door beauty parlor services.

Jyoti Instructor Beauty Culture Course students

Mehndi Application Course

We also ran a three month Mehndi Application Course which too was very popular. 20 very keen to learn underprivileged girls completed this course. They enjoyed learning the art of applying Mehndi and it also became a mode of generating employment for them during festivals where they were in great demand.

Computer Centre

Our Computer Centre at Govindpuri continues to function despite shortage of resources and second hand computers which often break down and need constant repair. Therefore only the Basic Computer Course can be taught. The course duration is 6 months. 30 students were enrolled this year out of which 16 students successfully completed their course, passed their exams and were given diplomas by the Govt. testing agency – Jan Shiksha Sansthan. We plan to apply for a DAP Grant from the Australian High Commission in the next F/Y for computer infrastructure, in order to meet our target of making at least 200 slum dwellers computer literate annually.

Health Center, Kalkaji Successful Trainees with their Instructor Alok

We are very fortunate that Dr. P C Khanduja, who was formerly a pediatrician with Moolchand Hospital and also experienced in working with JJ colonies continues to look after our Health Centre. He completes seven years with our NGO seeing and treating patients from the slums Monday through Saturday - from 9 am to 12 noon. This year he treated 2867 patients as tabulated below: Medicines are provided free.

Time Period Old Patients New Patients Total

1/4/2014

to 31/03/2015 433 2434 2867

Activities at the Health Centre: Morning consultation and treatment;

Special care of women’s health;

Counseling and awareness about health issues.

Charitable Dental Centre, Govindpuri

As reported last year, we have maintained very nominal charges for dental treatment and a meager consultancy fees of Rs 10. By 31 March 2015, our dentist – Dr Anuj Khanna - had seen 323 patients. As required by the Australian High Commission, The Final Report of the DAP Grant for Dental Infrastructure was submitted to the DAP Committee on 30 April 2014.

Dr. Khanduja examining a patient

The pictures below show the quality of treatment given in our Dental Centre.

Before After

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Play/Pre School, Kalkaji

We started a crèche with 20 children in 2007 which gradually grew into a regular Pre/Play School, with the number of children swelling to about 100 this year. Several factors have contributed to this: The School’s proximity to Sudhar Camp Slum which is home to most of the children and the quality of education imparted. The children are admitted to our Play School when they are 3 years old and after spending 4 years with us, they get admission into regular schools. This year 31

students scored Grade A and 7 got admission in regular schools. We are proud of their good performance. We celebrate religious festivals like Diwali, Eid, Gurupurab X’Mas, in the school every year by organising activities and cultural functions on these occasions. The children look forward to this. At the same time we explain to them the importance of diverse cultures and beliefs. National Days are also observed to help children learn about their national history. Picnics and extracurricular activities are also organized.

Play School, Govindpuri

Our Play School at our new Centre in Govindpuri, which caters to 16 slums in and around Govindpuri, enrolled 40 students this year. A big plus point is that the kids can walk down to the School. They enjoy coming here as the School is pleasantly decorated with Chhota Bhim, Jaggu, Choti, etc. They have fun learning through blocks and charts and have lots of toys to play with. Picnics and outings are organized for them.

Primary & Secondary Education

The number of urban slum children sponsored for Primary & Secondary Classes has gone up to 142. Most of the children go to Deepalaya School. Others go to Sanatam Dharam Vidhya Bhavan, Gyan Mandir Public School, Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya and Radico Welfare School in Kalkaji; Sant Nirankari Public School in Govindpuri; Shyama Prasad Mukherjee in C R Park; DTEA in Lodi Road; Aman Bharti Modern School, ST. Soldier Public School and Indraprastha Modern Public School in New Ashok Nagar; Le Apex Model School in Kondli. PSUs like ONGC, PDIL & EIL, State Bank of India, Corporates like IREO and G & D Incorporation and Individuals - Indian Nationals, NRI’s & Foreigners are sponsoring their education. Like preceding years, our students studying in Deepalaya School, Sanatan Dharam Vidhya Bhawan and other schools have done very well in this School Year 2014-15 too. The results of children who have scored high marks are as under:

S No Marks Number of Students

1 Above 90% 2

2 Above 80% 6

3 Above 70% 18

4 Above 60% 9

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Proud Moment for Shanti Sahyog

Our 1st

Batch of sponsored students took Class X Board Exams this year. Congratulations to Sudhir Verma, Anjali Biswas & Jayant Kumar Jha for passing Class X Board Exams with good marks. We are proud of them and wish them good luck for their higher secondary studies.

SudhirVerma 74% Anjali Biswas 72% Jayant Kumar Jha 58%

Shanti Sahyog Tuition Classes

Tuition classes for our sponsored students are held in our Play/Pre School premises from 3 pm to 5 pm daily where they are helped with their homework and prepared for class tests. This is of immense help to the students as their parents being illiterate, they do not get proper guidance at home. Apart from our regular Staff, National Social Service - NSS volunteers from Lady Shree Ram College also help with the tuition classes. We are trying hard to enforce discipline and instill responsibility in our children.

Shanti Sahyog Gender Resource Center - SSGRC, Kalkaji

(1) Health A major objective of SSGRC is to promote Good Health of women. Towards this end, GRC organizes Health Camps bimonthly on specific diseases like Diabetes, BP and Dental Health etc. to provide a free check-up to the slum dwellers we work with. A Gynecologist, Pediatrician and General Physician are regulars at every camp. Free medicines are given. Patients diagnosed with serious diseases like Cancer, TB and Dengue in our Health Camps are helped to get specialized medical care through referrals given by these doctors. This year a total of 1293 people have availed this facility and benefited from these Health Camps held mostly in Govindpuri as tabulated below:

S No Date Location No of Beneficiaries

1 31.05.2014 Bhumiheen Camp 212 2 18.07.2014 Sarvodaya Camp 206 3 28.10.2014 Navjeewan Camp, 232 4 29.11.2014 DDA Flats, Kalkaji 221 5 24.01.2015 Bhumiheen Camp 210

6 21.03.2015 Sudhar Camp 212 Total 1293

Regular OPDs are also held fortnightly on the first and third Monday of every month. This year the 1347 people benefited

as per break up given below:

S No Quarter No of OPD’s No of Beneficiaries 1 April 14 to June 14 6 324 2 July 14 to Sept 14 6 344

3 Oct 14 to Dec 14 6 339

4 Jan 15 to March 15 6 340 Total 1347

Nutrition Camps are organized monthly in the 16 slums we work in. The aim is to make adolescent girls, pregnant,

lactating mothers, and elderly women aware of their dietary requirements. Low cost nutritious recipes and nutritive cooking methods are taught by experts from the Food & Nutrition Board, Ministry of Women & Child Welfare, New Delhi.

Details of the 12 Nutrition Camps and 366 beneficiaries are given below:

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S No Quarter No. of Location No. of Camps Beneficiaries

1 April 14 to June 14 3 Tughlakabad Ext, DDA Flats, Sarvodaya Camp 90

2 July 14 to Sept 14 3 Govindpuri, Sarvodaya Camp, Tugalkabad Ext. 90

3 Oct 14 to Dec 14 3 Transit Camp, Bhumiheen Camp, SubhashKhand 92

4 Jan 15 to March 15 3 Kirotia Camp, Navjeevan Camp, Sarvodaya Camp 94

Total 366

Awareness Program on Water & Sanitation

Following our PM’s initiative of Swach Bharat, we, too, have created awareness among slum dwellers about

personal and community hygiene. They are taught the health benefits of sanitation, proper use of toilet, drainage,

personal hygiene and frequent washing of hands. This message is conveyed through various mediums – like

Nukked Nataks, drawing competitions and community meetings. 648 people participated in this program.

S No Quarter No of Camps No of Beneficiaries

1 April 14 to June 14 6 165 2 July 14 to Sept 14 6 164 3 Oct 14 to Dec 14 6 164 4 Jan 15 to March 15 6 155

Total 648

(2) Free Legal Aid Likewise Legal Awareness Camps are held to create awareness amongst the slum dwellers about their legal rights. 1274 people benefitted this year as given below:

S No Quarter No of Camps No of Beneficiaries 1 April 14 to June 14 6 (Advocacy) & 6 (PLT*) 314

2 July 14 to Sept 14 6 (Advocacy) & 6 (PLT) 319

3 Oct 14 to Dec 14 6 (Advocacy) & 6 (PLT) 321

4 Jan 15 to March 15 6 (Advocacy) & 6 (PLT) 320

Total 1274 *Para legal training

Legal Counselling is organised thrice a month. We are grateful to the Delhi Legal Service Authority for providing expert lawyers and counsellors for the counselling sessions. A total of 54 people were advised in 24 Sessions as given

below:

S No Quarter No of Sessions No of beneficiaries 1 April-June 6 13 2 July-Sept 6 16 3 Oct-Dec 6 12 4 Jan-April 6 13

Total 54

(3) Non Formal Education & Adult Literacy

Non Formal Education is an important component of our SSGRC for young school dropouts and girls who were

not able to continue their regular schooling. Remedial Classes are held for the students who are weak in studies.

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Adult Literacy Classes are held for two hours daily for women and girls above the age of 15. It is a big boon for

the slum women specially those who cannot even sign their names. They feel very happy when they begin to read and write. Most of the women enrolled in our SSGRC are now going to appear for their Class VIII exams.

S No Annual No of Students 1 Adult Literacy 35 2 Remedial 30 3 Non Formal 29

Total 79

(4) Vocational Training and Skill Development

Computer Training Program:

100 women/girls were taught Basic Computer Course and received their certificates after the successful completion of their training from Jan Shiksha Sansthan, Ministry of HRD. Cutting &Tailoring Course:

This is a very popular course for women as this helps them in saving money by stitching their own clothes and is a source of earning by tailoring clothes for others. This year we have trained 100 students who have received their certificates after clearing their final exams conducted by Jan Shikshan Sansthan, HRD Ministry.

Advanced Cutting & Tailoring Course

This year we trained 30 women in our Advanced Cutting & Tailoring Course, funded by NRI’s In Australia. They were all given sewing machines at the end of the course so that they are empowered towards economic independence.

Four Night Shelters (Begharon ka Apna Ghar) Shanti Sahyog continued to run 2 Night Shelters this year at Sant Nagar under the aegis of Delhi Urban Shelter

Improvement Board - DUSIB. In addition we ran 2 more Night Shelters in the winter months at Nehru Place. Each

shelter provides refuge to 50 homeless persons every night–but nearly 70 seek refuge! There are separate shelters

for men and women. The shelters are a great relief for the poor especially in the chilly winters and the monsoon

season. Blankets, mattresses, quilts, first-aid kits, drinking water and toilet facilities are provided.

Shanti Sahyog Stalls in the Festive Season

18 Oct 2014 6 Dec 2014 Diwali Mela at Lady Sri Ram College, New Delhi Oz Haat Mela at Australian High Commission, New Delhi

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Shanti Sahyog Participates in the Great Delhi Run

Team Shanti Sahyog: Dr SumanKhanna Aggarwal, Mr VM Kaul, RituSapra, Abhishek Kumar, Alok Niyogi, Dinesh Kumar Sahani,

Ravi Kumar Dubey, Kiran Sharma, Sneha, Manjinder Singh, Priyanka Sharma, Sarita, Kapil Dev & Heena Gupta On 23 November 2014, Team Shanti Sahyog ran to raise funds for Shanti Sahyog Education Project for Urban Slums.

Shanti Sahyog Sports Meet

20 March 2015 was a red letter day for Shanti Sahyog as we held our very first Sports Meet in Deepalaya School grounds. We were honoured to have as our Chief Guest – Kalkaji MLA Sardar Avtar Singh Kalka. Our Guests of Honour were Caitlin Laing, Direct Aid Program Administrator, Australian High Commission and Rajinder Khazanchi, Mountaineer. Our Special Invitees were Anita Sawhney Principal, Deepalaya School and Urmilaji, Councillor, Kalkaji. After the welcome address by our President, Dr. Suman Khanna Aggarwal, the Chief Guest declared the games open and took the salute at the March Past. This was followed by the Lemon, Frog, Banana, Three-legged, 100 Meter, 400 Meter and Relay Races, Boys & Girls Marathon and PT Drill. Students from Nirmal Sewa School also participated. The grand finale was the presentation of prizes by the Chief Guest and Guests of Honour followed by a Vote of Thanks by our Sr Vice President, Mrs N Rishi.

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Participation in Deepalaya Sports Day

The following Shanti Sahyog students won prizes: 6 Gold Medals:

Arvind, Std VI - 1st

in Relay Race; Rachna, Std IV - 1st

in 80 Mt Race; Komal, Std IV - 1st

in Obstacle Race;

Nikhil, Std III - 1st

in Relay Race. 4 Silver Medals:

Kamal, Std IV - 2nd

Relay Race; Sushma, Std II - 2nd

in Banana Race; Nikita, Std II - 2nd

in Lemon & Frog Races. 2 Bronze Medals:

Nikhil, Std III - 3rd

in 100 Mt Race; Deepak, Std III - 3rd

in Obstacle Race.

Participation in SAIL Independence Day Celebration On 15

th August, our Deepalaya school going students were invited by Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) to

participate in their independence Day celebrations, at Ispat Bhawan, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. SAIL Chairman Mr C S Verma hoisted the tricolor. His address was followed by a Cultural Program in which our slum children performed very well. They recited Yeh Mandiro ka desh hai with great gusto and then sang and danced to the popular song Chak de India with patriotic fervour. Both their items got a resounding applause. All the students were given gifts from SAIL & treated to a feast

Cancer Camps in collaboration with Roko Cancer Charitable Trust

Dr Sakshi Sharma, Medical Officer & Project Manager, Roko Cancer, congratulated Shanti Sahyog for successfully organizing both camps. These Camps were held for awareness and early detection of oral, breast and cervical

cancers. The 1st

Camp had a footfall of 133 people while the 2nd

Camp of 104 persons. Dr Sakshi Sharma

examined 64 persons in the 1st

Camp and 59 in the 2nd Camp for oral cancer and counseled them on the harmful results of cigarette/ smoking and tobacco consumption. 69 women were examined for breast cancer by Dr Mahak

Varma in the 1st

Camp and 45 in the 2nd

Camp, followed by a Mammography test where required. PAP Smear Test for cervical cancer was done in high risk group females. Cancer Camps: Mammography/Cervical/Oral: 17 Dec 14 at Shanti Sahyog Health Centre, Kalkaji, New Delhi 22 Dec 14 at Multi-Functional Centre, Govindpuri, New Delhi

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Public Meeting under SSGRC Awaz Uthao Project

On 24 February 2015 afternoon, a public meeting was organized by SSGRC under Awaz Uthao Project, at Hungama Park, Navjeewan Camp, Govindpuri, Kalkaji, New Delhi. The Chief Guest was Rashmi Singh, Executive Director, Ministry of Child and Women Development. The Guests of Honor were Judge Lovelin of Saket Court, and from Mission Convergence - Pradeep Kumar, Nodal Officer and Nisha Katheria, Project Manager. The pandal was full with about 400 men, women and children which included Collective Members, Stake Holders Committee and Beneficiaries from our catchment areas. Dr Suman Khanna Aggarwal, President, Shanti Sahyog, welcomed the guests and asked the GRC Staff to present bouquets to them. Mrs Kamlesh Prasad, GRC Project Co-ordinator anchored the program. Addressing the gathering, Mrs Rashmi Singh encouraged the women to rise above their myriad daily challenges and work collectively towards providing a safe environment for themselves and other women. Giving the slogan: “Awaz Uthao Hum Ek Hain”, she concluded by saying that the time had come for women to make their voices heard - not individually but in unison because in UNITY is strength. Violence against women is a great challenge today and we have to fight it together. She also assured all help from her South Dist. Dept. in this regard. Judge Lovelin, reminded the women of the laws and mechanisms to deal with women safety. He alerted them that until and unless they come together to address this issue and openly discussed their troubles and shared their experiences, they will not be able to stand up against being exploited. Pradeep Kumar, and Nisha Katheria explained how women should identify men, and youth who can be part of

the collective, conducting safety audits with community members and relevant authorities like the police and transport authorities. Training of both male and female representatives is necessary to monitor the community for cases of violence. The Objective of this Meeting was to reinforce the aim of the Awaz Uthao Project: A purely community led initiative, focusing on attitudinal and behavioral change towards gender issues through community participation, community contribution and community responsiveness. The attempt was to raise awareness

about women rights against violence and women safety through songs like Saath Chahiye and Chain Gharon Ki Duniya Me Milta Nahi and skits by the Collective Group Members. In the end of the session appreciation from the honourable dignitaries boosted the morale of the Shanti Sahyog GRC team. After the meeting, the participants took out a rally starting from Navjeewan Camp, through Bhumiheen Camp, Nehru Camp towards DDA Flats for putla dehan or burning an effigy symbolising violence against women.

Finally we would like to thank our Supporters: Corporates, PSU’s, Govt. Bodies &

Individuals – Indian Nationals, NRI’s & Foreigners

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