Livelihood – Banwasi Vikas Ashram

Enhance household livelihood & nutrition security through sustainable integrated farming approach for healthy living.

On Going Programe

Enabling, Empowering and Enhancing Access to Entitlements, Sustainable Livelihood :

The project contributes to the promotion of sustainable agricultural practices and off-farm livelihoods- supported by the CWS, Sincundrabad.

We are implementing agricultural nature scientific method to make healthy profitable agro-products and engaging the farmers in their own process of making effective production. There is also awareness and skill building program for the farmers at the villages around the one blocks of Giridih Dstricts. This project is being sponsored by CWS Secundrabad.

Sustainable Livelihood Through Water harvesting and Soil conservation program:

(Mada/Non-Mada prototype Project): This program is undertaken in the 6 villages under Dewri Blocks of Giridih district, to ensure better agriculture production. Supported by Welfare Dept. Govt of Jharkhand through district-Giridih

Project Title

Enabling, Empowering and Enhancing Access to Entitlements, Sustainable Livelihood and Participatory Governance among the Marginalised Communities in the 8 village of Bagodar block under Giridih District of Jharkhand.

Program objective

The project contributes to the protection of human rights and empowerment of marginalised people (women, dalits, adivasis and minorities).
The project contributes to the promotion of sustainable agricultural practices and off-farm livelihoods. (applicable for Jharkhand)
The project contributes to increased participation of the Elected Representatives, Functional Committees and marginalised communities in their own governance and development.

Program indicators

5,000 farmers have adopted sustainable agricultural practices
4,000 (i.e. 75% of 20,000) farmers have increased their annual average income from Rs 24,000 to Rs 36,000 (average increase of 50%)
500 families are benefited through the adoption of non-farm activities.

Implented activities

BVA put forward the Pathways through which household agricultural activity have influences on child nutrition. 260 farmers were trained and made aware on the Issue of food and nutrition security, SIFS, Nutrition Gardening and production of bio compost and pesticides. The tracking of 200 households on the issue of Diet Diversity. 50% of children have reached to Normal grade from malnutrition from 150 numbers of families.
BVA facilitated its support to the Community was to aware about SIFS technology, nutrition security, and convergence approach and financial inclusion. Targeted population and project participants were trained on project interventions.
Project participants Increased the Consumption by household members of the produce agriculture produces. 85% of integrated farmers, out of 900, were to adopted at list 3-5 sub systems of the food diversity in their food habits
AT the Project intervention area 14 numbers of Farmer adopted SRI method the hand holding support from BVA provided to the farmers. The main components were FARMERS GROUP meeting, Technology presentation, process management. In put support also provided to them. The farmers introduced SRI method 1^st time and the results are good for crop paddy. Direct beneficiaries farmers action promoted a replication process to other farmers community.
In addition to it Jamuniya village there are 7women farmer are adopted the method i.e piyasi devi ,Fuliya devi Uama devi, Gunjri devi etc in crop approximately 5 ecr of land . This was also facilitated a value addition for the women for Livelihood promotion
Major thrust was SRI method role out, technical support on it. organic fertilizer preparation got larger attention during farmers meeting .MISHRIT KHETI,VERMI COMPOSIT,LEYER FARMING activity started up. AZOLA Compos concept put forward .10 farmers made a barming compost. 50 farmer made organic fertilizer kitnashak
Eight farmer also adopt Mishrit Kheti, and layer farming During PLA exercise BVA facilitator Encouraged trainees to think of themselves as facilitators of other people’s learning, particularly when they get to the village neighbourhood.
Brainstorm on participation. Discuss positive issues and ways to improve the approach shown. Participants were involved and Pro-active efforts made by them a, i.e. targeting those parts of the community that rarely participate in more conventional consultations.
Mapping of the services were done and priority were set for SIFS, Nutritional security, sanitation and GIRL Child enrolment at AWCS.. Participation during VHSND.The women headed farmers explained the SIFS methods and promotion nutritional garden, duckerey ,Diet diversity experience to other members.
A major break through with the project interventions focused on women in the agriculture sector, particularly Nutrition gardens, small animal promotion, and women’s employment generation. In The project intervention are 45 of NUTRITION GARDEN WERE ESTABLISHED.
PD hearth session increased nutrition seeking behaviors for the 38% of participants attended and taken services from AWCs/AWW/ANM for the Growth monitoring and health services
The BVA had facilitated Community Score Card exercises with a objective to brought together Farmers, women, Aganwadi worker and Shiya and local government to identify service utilization and reduction of Challenge to mutually create respond ; and to work in on-going partnership to implement and track the effectiveness of solutions identified.
Area of Points were focused on preliminary work and planning including identification and support, coordination, convergence and input support On going training with community, for the development of Nutrional garden, SIFS, sanitation, hygiene, and AWC services The accountability of service provider and service receiver decided by participants.
As part of supportive supervision Interaction with 15 ANM/Sahiya/ICDS Workers were undertaken by the BVA team. The main core area of focus were promotion of nutrition garden, PD hearth sessions gap reduction and PLA observation. The Health, Nutrition security, Livelihood, accesses to services points were detailed. Roles, task and responsibility were explained by participants. More coordination efforts needed and participants made decision that during VHSND Mother/women group meeting to be held on services. POSAN sakhi to be involved for more house hold level visit and Saiya will focus on left out and drop out population to ensure health services and health supply such as IFA-Medendazole, family planning items. In the group meeting COMPLEMENTERY feeding practices to be addressed and all women will be advised Nutrition garden at their house hold level.
Direct beneficiaries were linked with Bank account and Kishan Credit Card after the financial inclusion training program and Project follow ups.

47 numbers of Children were enrolled to AWCS for ICDS services and Malnutrition reduction.

15 farmers were linked with ,MGNREGA , 110 with food security and 54 with social security have improved their living slandered as their income had grown up by 20 %.

Out –come

A against our target of 900 farmers to be brought under this programme, we have linked 800 farmers with this progrmme. And they have adopted more than 4 sub systems of the food diversity in their daily life.
3 farmers built the model of SIFS and 28 others farmers developed kitchen garden.
More them 110 farmers have been made aware and they have adopted to subsystems of SIFS.
More than 150 farmers were enthusiastically became ready to install nutrition garden, after their orientation.
About 30 % of farmers adopted the SIFS and this has helped them cut their expenditure, quality of the farming was improved and production was hiked thus farmers earned more.
About 30 % of farmers adopted the SIFS and this has helped them cut their expenditure, quality of the farming was improved and production was hiked thus farmers earned more.
With the improvement in village level govt. schemes and linkages of the farmers with them has earned them about 20% more.
With the improvement in village level govt. schemes and linkages of the farmers with them has earned them about 20% more.

Any Social, Political Change

Women had started a campaign on liquor ban in the project area and they are gaining success too.
Awareness among the people has been improved against blind faith and certain social evil.
Initially, women were not willing to take part in the training session as well as in meeting but now things have been changing.
Earlier, some reputed people were the decision maker for the development of their village but now backward class, tribal people especially women play important role in it.
Role of the community is improving on the proper functioning and running of the ongoing government services and projects.
With the intervention of the community there has been lot of improvement in the quality of government services and projects.
Now community people is understanding their responsibility to take care of the government built infrastructural structure such as school building, ICDS centre, toilet, etc. A recent example has been found on Lukiya village where community people had stepped up for the repairing of the damaged toilet in the ICDS centre.
Every Sunday, meetings were arranged in the Addwara panchayat on which all the villagers discuss on how to solve all the minor and major problems of the villages. They also try to end their personal issues and rivalries as well as they do planning on what to do for the development of agriculture on these meeting.
Peace has been established at the society level among all class. No incident of religious dispute in school, public places as well as on social issues has been found.
Views of the community people are changing in matters of girls. Discrimination is reduced and now numbers of guardian willing to send their daughter to school is rising.

Every village of Addwara panchayat is situated on the innermost secton of forest. At one time management of the natual resources of this panchayat, planning of the development, future of the people, education and health lies on hands of the outer leader of any hard core organization. But now situation have changed as people of the villages are deciding their destiny. In every village people themself form a organization whose purpose is development of the village by the mutual understanding in a democratic manner to built a better future. Community members are from different political parties and have different opinion but they stand united in the matters of development of their villages. Everyone participated on the election based on the panchayati raj system. For the betterment of gram sabha, village committee commonly known as forest protection committee, village protection committee are playing an important role.Because of the political awareness and public advocay this year electricity has been provided to the villages.After construction planning program 20 small pond have been constructed in this panchayat which is far more than any other panchayat. Along with this fencing work of panchayat secretariat has also been done.1 unit shop were sanctioned of public distribution system.

Past accomplishment:

Jharkhand Watershed Development Program:-

The CWS supported project has specific focus on promoting sustainable agriculture activities and micro watershed concept in 8 villages of Bagodar block in Giridih district.

Construction of Community pond/tanks
Construction of well/repairing of well
Provision of crop input
Capacity building training for farmers
Live-stock development
Land reclamation
Soil Conservation measures
Promotion of bio – fertilizer, bio-pesticide and compost manure

Formation of Gram Sabha, formation of youth clubs, formation of SHGs for conservation of water, plantation and other related work for excluded groups only. Out come of gram sabha is that they already accumulate a handsome amount as it has been decided that all the construction a 25% amount must be contributed to gram sabha in village development fund for 6 years.

Campaign against women :

Campaign Against Domestic Violence ( JUMAV and WECAN) OXFAM supported Under network program.

Empowering of women through pressure group formation. Number of women trafficking and atrocities minimized in this area. Domestic violence minimal in these area through networking strategy for last 10 years.

GRAMIN VIKAS ANDOLAN ( CAPART)

Information, skill development and advocacy to villagers for the development of villages. Organization of JANTA DARBAR to address people grievances and also advice and counseling for their rights and entitlements. Above all it is already taken a shape of movement JATTHA for last 2 years.

Capacity Building & Training :

Capacity Building Training of PRIs:

The capacity building training program of PRIs members was held in the Giridih district of Jharkhand. A total 13 blocks was covered under this program. The training was provided to the members of Gram-Panchayats, Panchayat Samiti and other represents of Local PRIs. The training module was followed with contents of different laws and rules, provisions and entitlements pertaining within the purview of PRIs.

PRAKALP :

The District Water and Sanitation Mission supported project aims to develop mass awareness and hygienic practices in local community of Bagodar on water sanitation.

Social mobilization:

Formation of female SHG, User’s Group, Watershed Committee, Village Education Committee and Health Committee etc.

List of Core Competency Area in Capacity Building

BVA has following core competencies in capacity building area –

(1) The capacity building training program of PRIs members was held in the Giridih district of Jharkhand. A total 13 blocks was covered under this program. The training was provided to the members of Gram-Panchayats, Panchayat Samiti and other represents of Local PRIs. The training module was followed with contents of different laws and rules, provisions and entitlements pertaining within the purview of PRIs.

(2) Conducting Participatory Training activities and Training of Trainers (TOT)

based on adult learning practices.

(2) Development of training module and designs using exemplars and activity based learning.

(3) Need Assessment and follow up services to individual learners.

(4) Empowerment of dalits, primitive tribes, tribes and other disadvantaged groups to increase their participation in planning, implementation and monitoring process.

(5)Micro Planning, Budgeting, Community based monitoring, and Social audit,

(6)Action Research and process Documentation.

Capacity Building facilities	Training Facilities: Banwasi has residential training arrangements with adequate arrangement for 100 learners at Bagodar and 50 learners at Giridih . It has LCD projector, Photocopier, Digital movie camera and sufficient training modules on PRI. Qualified Master Trainers are available on the issues of local self governance, micro planning and Panchayat Raj and Yoga. Exposure sites Exposure to elected PRIs with good background can be arranged in the nearby districts of Munger, Jamui and Nawada of Bihar. Demonstration Areas 8 Class rooms and 3 halls for seminar/ plenary are available in the BVA training centres. Good practices in gram sabha functioning can be demonstrated in field at the JWDP project area (5 villages) in Bagodar block where Banwasi has helped community to develop social regulations and democratic decision making systems. Hostel BVA has adequate lodging and fooding arrangements through its regular hostel for 100 residents at Bagodar and 50 residents at Giridih.
List of Core Competency Area in Capacity Building	BVA has following core competencies in capacity building area – (2) The capacity building training program of PRIs members was held in the Giridih district of Jharkhand. A total 13 blocks was covered under this program. The training was provided to the members of Gram-Panchayats, Panchayat Samiti and other represents of Local PRIs. The training module was followed with contents of different laws and rules, provisions and entitlements pertaining within the purview of PRIs. (2) Conducting Participatory Training activities and Training of Trainers (TOT) based on adult learning practices. (2) Development of training module and designs using exemplars and activity based learning. (3) Need Assessment and follow up services to individual learners. (4) Empowerment of dalits, primitive tribes, tribes and other disadvantaged groups to increase their participation in planning, implementation and monitoring process. (5)Micro Planning, Budgeting, Community based monitoring, and Social audit, (6)Action Research and process Documentation.
Core competency of organization		Community mobilization for social regulations Participatory learning and action Training and follow up on education, women empowerment, Right based education. natural resource management, water and sanitation, micro planning, social audit and local self governance. Capacity building of community based organizations, youth Volunteers, teachers.
Success		Banwasi has successfully demonstrated concept of Gram Kosh management for past 7 years; even before the PRI elections in the state In the year 2011-2012 BVA had successfully conducted training of elected representatives and officials of Panchayat Samiti and Gram Panchayat of all blocks of Giridih District of Jharkhand within the stipulated time period and guidelines and hence documents along with photographs had been sent to the department. As a result 249 Panchayat Samiti and 3542 Gram Panchayat members had been trained including officials of the same. The organization has mainstreamed primitive tribes like Birhore and other excluded groups into social-political mainstream. It has motivated 12 Birhore candidates to participate in Panchayat elections that is historical in their life history.
Linkages and Partnerships		Banwasi has good working partnership with following resource organizations – · Vikas Bharti, Gumla · District line agencies in Giridih · Sir JRD Tata Trust · DRDA · Department of Panchayti Raj.
Main Limitations		Geographical outreach is limited to Giridih, Godda, Dumaka district Limited fund support to take up capacity building on local self governance on regular basis.
Details of Capacity Building Programmes handled in last 3 years	Title of the project /Scheme	Duration of the Project	Area of Operation	Significant Output		Reporting Officer of Donor / Department and Contact Details
	Capacity Building & Training of PRIs members and officials.	2011-2012	All blocks of Giridih district	In the year 2011-2012 BVA had successfully conducted training of elected representatives and officials of Panchayat Samiti and Gram Panchayat of all blocks of Giridih District of Jharkhand within the stipulated time period and guidelines and hence documents along with photographs had been sent to the department. As a result 249 Panchayat Samiti and 3542 Gram Panchayat members had been trained including officials of the same.		Secretary, Department of Panchayati Raj and NREP (Special Division), Government of Jharkhand, 1st Floor, FFP Building, Dhurwa, Ranchi, Jharkhand-834004 Fax no: 0651-2400245 Tel no: 0651-2400244
	LOK PAHAL – Quality Improvement in Local Education System of Giridih	2008 to 2013	Bagodar Block under Giridih District	Imparted education with basic life-skills of 300 out of school adolescent poor girls through RBC and mainstream 200 girls till date . Build up capacity of 250 VECs,614 Para Teachers,24 Master Trainers, Local Youth Volunteers to introduce active assessment and students tracking tools for quality education follow-up plan in 120 schools of Bagodar. Block		Mis Ratna Mathur Senior Programme Officer JRD Tata Trust, 220,Hans Bhawan 1, Bahadur Sah jafarmarg, New Delhi-110002 Phone No.-01143508611 Mobile No.-09810964013 Email- rmathur@sdtatatrust.com
	Capacity building programme of Birhor (PTGs)	2009 to Cont…	Bagodar Block under Giridih District	Developed self confidence in Birhor community *Now Birhor family moved towards better sustainable livelihood & development like Agriculture, Animal Husbandry etc., First time they moved for govt.hospitals for treatment as well as in delivery cases. Death rate of child became down. Various kinds of superstitions earlier beliefs in birhor’s became lower. Now Birhors started to mixing themselves with society and taking active participation in Panchayat election A birhor girl woned 2^nd prize at state level competition and awarded by Hon. governor of Jharkhand .		Sri Rajnikant Verma DSE cum DPO JEP,SSA, Giridih Mobile No.-09931355273 Email- jepgiridih123@yahoo.co.in
	Residential Bridge Camp	2007 to Cont….	Bagodar & Devri Block under Giridih District	Approx 250 out of school adolescent poor girls have taken education upto class V with basic life skills through RBC and mainstreamed in formal schools.		Sri Rajnikant Verma DSE cum DPO JEP,SSA, Giridih Mobile No.-09931355273 Email- jepgiridih123@yahoo.co.in
	Campaign Against Domestic Violence ( WECAN)	2007 to Cont….	Godda District	Approx 2500 change maker formed till date against domestic violence.		Mis. Ranjana Das Programme Officer, Gender OXFAM India, Plot no.-18 Amarvathi, Co-op. Housing Society, Karkhana, Secundrabad (AP)-500009 Phone -+91-27745555 www.oxfamindia.org
	Campaign Against Domestic Violence ( JUMAV)	2005 to Cont….	Bagodar Block under Giridih District	Approx 12 pressure groups are actively working in Bagodar block of giridih district. 2 WRG have been formed in the block and meetings of WRG have been organising in the area. Developed knowledge to recognise the HRA areas.		Mis. Ranjana Das Programme Officer, Gender OXFAM India, Plot no.-18 Amarvathi, Co-op. Housing Society, Karkhana, Secundrabad (AP)-500009 Phone -+91-27745555 www.oxfamindia.org
	Capacity building Training Programme of ANMs &LHV under Vitamin A Supplementation	2008 to Cont….	Giridih, Kodrma, Jamtara & Dhanbad District	District level TOT organised in Giridih in which 47 block officials including M.O.,IC,CDPO,LS and HW had actively participated. Block level training organised in two district i.e.,Giridih and Kodarma in March’08 in which total 2372 and 699 participants (ANM,LHV,HW) participated. In the year 2009 also a training was organised in both the district and approx 1760 participants had participated the training programme and developed better understanding about VIT-A, its users and beneficiaries .		Shri Prakash Chandra CINI, Jharkhand Ashok Nagar, Ranchi Mobile No.-09471495446,09472513871 Mail-pcamrit@yahoo.co.in
	Capacity building Training Programme of village volunteers under Water & Sanitation Programme	2007 to Cont……	Bagodar Block under Giridih District		Approx 170 participants from Bagodar block given training on construction of low cost toilets and its utility, Better management of waste materials , Rural cleanness ,proper drainage of useless water.	DC, Giridih Mobile No.-09431144644 Phone No.-06532222001
	Skill Development Training for SHGs	2009-10	Gandey & Bagodar Blocks under Giridih district		60 participants from different active SHG taken 15 days training for making washing powder, Jam & Jelly its packaging, marketing as well as knowledge about bank linkage .	DC, Giridih Mobile No.-09431144644 Phone No.-06532222001
	Capacity building Training Programme of Vikas Sarthi Samooh under Gramin Vikas Andolan		Bagodar Block under Giridih district		Total 477 participants had taken active participation in training held in different eight places. Total 15 Vikas Sarthi Samooh and 8 Watch Agencies formed during this period to work on spreading information about various welfare programmes of govt to villagers.	Sri Deepankar Sri Gyan Member Secretary CAPART Biskoman Bhawan,Patna Mobile No.-09431159766 Phone No.-06122219666 Email- rcpatna@sify.com
	NGO Orientation prg. For Panchayti Raj Act.	2007-08	Giridih District		Total 40 members of different NGOs were trained on Panchayati Raj Act.	Priya Ranchi ranchi@pria.org
	Jharkhand Watershed Development Programme	2004 to 2009	Bagodar Block under Giridih district		Approx 500 farmers of five villages given training on Natural Resource Management.	Mr. Monimoy Sinha Jharkhand Resource Centre – CWS 22-A Shiv Singh Bagan Road No. 9, AGRICO Jamshedpur Phone : 06572424570Mobile No.09431300832 Email: jrccws@gmail.com
	Quality Education Package & training Programme for SSA Bridge Course in Jharkhand	2006-2008	Santhal Pargana and North Chotanagpur region (11 districts of Jharkhand		A TOT was organised with 350 CRP from 11 districts and given training to 60 Master Trainers.	Ms.Sukanya State Education Officer UNICEF. Ranchi, Jharkhand Phone no-06512450266
Trainings organised till date	(Highlight field based training or capacity building initiatives) Capacity Building Training of PRIs: The capacity building training program of PRIs members was held in the Giridih district of Jharkhand. A total 13 blocks was covered under this program. The training was provided to the members of Gram-Panchayats, Panchayat Samiti and other represents of Local PRIs. The training module was followed with contents of different laws and rules, provisions and entitlements pertaining within the purview of PRIs. Capacity Building of Community Based Institutions in Primary Education With help of BEP, SPEED and SSA; Banwasi Vikas Ashram has promoted more than VEC in 350 villages of 6 districts in Bihar and Jharkhand. The training and follow up micro planning activities helped local schools and educational planning process with need based inputs, demands and plan. It also helped education department in effective budgeting and resource utilization. Capacity Building on Quality Education Training of teachers, special educators has helped them to improve class room activities. The performance of children and educational environment has significantly improved in residential/ non residential bridge courses of SSA in 11 districts of Jharkhand and identified Govt. schools with support from UNICEF. Training on Natural Resource Management Helped local community in 5 villages of Bagodar to develop social regulations and community based natural resource management. The capacity building plan helped them to develop drought free villages. Capacity Building on Water and Sanitation Field training of motivators and CBOs has increased demand from the locality and inculcated health seeking behaviour within the community. Skill Development and entrepreneurship training With help of DRDA 60 women have developed their skills and entrepreneurship. Subsequently they have been encouraged to start up income generation activities with bank linkages. Training of health workers on Vitamin A Supplementation With regular support and monitoring the Vitamin A supplementation during the Routine Immunization sessions has significantly improved. Local Self Governance 5 Gram sabhas strengthened as model villages to facilitate development process based on community based micro planning, natural resource management and social regulations. Right based education Under Gramin Vikas Andolan of CAPART, Banwasi has developed skilled and knowledge equipped youth volunteers to facilitate learning through Vikas Sathi Group on Governance, entitlement and natural resource management.