Major Projects

 

Action Projects

Rajiv Ghandhi Rashtriya Payejal Mission : Organization has successfully conducted a training programme in Gonda and Nainital District. The programme was sponsored by HRD, U.P. Jal Nigam. Under the mission organization has conducted a training programme of Hand pump, mechanic, Masson, Community Health Workers, Pipe line filter and Aanganwari workers. Before the training programme organization has conducted a detailed rural survey for selection of these trainees. Organization has also conducted a workshop in Gonda district with support of UNICEF and U.P. Jal Nigam for water sanitation.

Socio-economic Empowerment of Fishermen Community in U.P.: With the financial support from DFID, U.K. Government, under Poorest Areas Civil Society Programme, SNS initiated an action project for overall empowerment of fishermen community in Kaisherganj Development Block in Bahraich district of U.P. A baseline survey conducted by the NGO ‘Solidarity of the Nation Society' (SNS), in 2003, showed that the Gorhia Nyaya Panchayat is one of the largest and backward areas of the state. The geographical area is about 60 kms. with 148 small hamlets and 5 village panchayats. The Kewat Mallah population is mainly concentrated in Gorahia No. 3. Out of the total population, 71 per cent belongs to OBC while 29.21 comprises of fishermen community. The table below gives the breakup of the population of the village panchayats.

 

 

Population of villages and households

 

 

The project encompasses of policy advocacy; formation, strengthening and bank linkages of SHGs; capacity building; development and promotion of income generating activities. The programme was initiated in 2002. The details of SHGs is shown below.

                                                                                                                         

Details of SHGs

 

A Federation of fishermen community has been established which initiated developmental activities and particularly sensitization of the community regarding realization of their rights and entitlements. State Minister for Fisheries Development has already approved the construction of more than 100 Machuara Awas for fishermen community in the area. 16 castes have been declared to be included in the list of Scheduled Caste and most of the sub-castes are related to fishermen community in the state. Two upper primary schools have been constructed with the initiation of policy advocacy programme by SNS. The construction and repair of link road of more than 16 kms. Length has been already approved by PWD under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sarak Yojana . The credit of this initiation goes to SNS since society mobilized local community to give memorandum to the concerned authorities for construction of the link road.

Swayam Siddha Project: In order to socially and economically empower the rural poor women, an action project has been initiated in Pandri Kripal Development Block in Gonda District of U.P. The project has been financially supported by Ministry of Women and Child Development, Govt. of India through Uttar Pradesh Mahila Kalyan Nigam. More than 100 Women SHGs have been formed and strengthened. The details of SHGs is given below.

Distribution of Members of SHGs by Social Group:

 

Dr. Gyanwati Singh, Hon’ble Chairperson, UP Mahila Kalyan Nigam (Fifth from left), with
Mr. Arjun Singh, Executive Director (Seventh from left) addressing the women beneficiaries.

Most of the SHGs have been bank linked and have been extended CCL facilities. The members of SHGs have already initiated income generating activities. The members of SHGs were also oriented and trained for managing micro economic enterprises, prevention and treatment of communicable diseases, resolution of conflicts, management of natural resources, etc. The members are also sensitized for participating in democratic decentralized governance and taking active role in development process.

 

In spite of its extensive cultivation, bamboo cultivation is riddled with several problems. It suffers from poor management, low productivity, over exploitation of available stock, and gregarious flowering resulting in the death of flower clumps, poor processing and inadequate marketing. These factors pose a real challenge to maintain and develop bamboo for ecological, economic and livelihood security. Systematic management of bamboo forests and the plantations outside forest areas with technological support in terms of high quality planting material and silvicultural practices is the need of the hour. Areas which are depleted or degraded can be replanted with new bamboo species.  Recognizing the potential of bamboo and the fact that it has been subjected to neglect, the ‘National Mission on Bamboo Technology and Trade Development' has formulated an action plan to upgrade the bamboo economy by according bamboo development a strategic role in rural development, poverty alleviation and bamboo-based handicrafts and industrial development.

                    Against this backdrop, the organization ‘Solidarity of the Nation Society' (SNS), successfully promoted bamboo technology in the highly degraded, flood-prone and socio-economically backward area of Kaiserganj Development Block of Bahraich District of U.P., with the assistance of CAPART, Govt. of India, Delhi . Under the project, a small survey was conducted to identify the beneficiaries and a micro-action plan was formulated. About 200 farmers were benefited from the awareness generation programme regarding the cultivation, harvesting, resource use and making of bamboo-based handicrafts. Almost 200 acres of land was brought under bamboo cultivation within the geographical area that was under the PACS programme supported by DFID, British Government.

RCH: A project supported by UP Health System Development Project has been implemented in Haldharmau Development Block of Gonda district. The project aimed at identifying high risk populations, providing reproductive child health services in collaboration with existing health centres run by government, and improving reproductive health through providing counseling, education and networking services in most backward and remote areas of the district. It is expected that about 10000 populations will be benefited from the project intervention.

Targetted Intervention of HIV/AIDS: In view of most vulnerable region for HIV/AIDS Gonda district has been selected for HIV/AIDS intervention. The project is targetted to female sex workers(FSW), men having sex with men(MSM)   intravenous drug users (IDUs). The project is supported by UPSACS in collaboration with NACO. The project aimed at creating an environment for empowering the community for prompt access of STI care, providing counseling services for behavior change among the high risk population, promoting condoms for adopting safe practices of sex behavior and use of disposable syringes for use of drugs among IDUs. Overall, 528 persons, belonging to high risk population groups in Gonda city, Karnailganj, Haldharmau, Pandrikripal, Jhanjhari, itiathok and Katra Bazar development blocks, have benefited under the project.

During 2007-2008, 528 primary stakeholders were identified for target intervention. These stakeholders include 278 female sex workers, 150 IDUs and 100 MSMs. All the primary stakeholders were contacted for target intervention and provided counseling for behavior change communication and prevention provided counseling for behavior change communication and prevention from HIV/AIDS. About 280, mainly female sex workers were provided support services for STI care and treatment of chronic diseases. 30 primary stakeholders were referred to government hospital and other clinics while 430 were referred to ICTC. Out of total primary stakeholders, 4 persons were found infected with HIV/AIDS and they were referred to ART centre.

The project staff has actively participated in documentary and counseling programmes, exhibitions, awareness rally, etc. when Red Ribbon Express reached in Gonda. The staff also joined hands with senior district level officials-District Magistrate, Police Superintendent and CEO of Red Ribbon Express during the welcome ceremony and its related activities of Red Ribbon Express.              

 

                     Targeted Intervention:

 

Behavior Change Communication in Flood Areas: The project was supported by UNICEFF and implemented in Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh. The project objectives included:

·         To identify the flood effected village and population in selected areas;

·         To identify village volunteers and also to examine their needs of capacity building regarding behavior change communication;

·         To impart training and orient village volunteers, community leaders and Panchayat representatives for behavior change communication in flood effected areas;

·         To orient and train the village volunteers for prompt response for the rehabilitation of flood effected persons;

·         To orient and sensitize the community regarding health and sanitation issues in flood affected areas.

The project activities included identification of 150 villages and volunteers in Belsar, Tarabganj, Paraspur and Nawabganj development blocks of Gonda district through a rapid survey in the flood affected areas and villages of the district. Capacity building of project staff was ensured by imparting training programmes at Gorakhpur. Volunteers were provided orientation and training regarding behavior change communication, health and sanitation issues, natural disasters and particularly flood disasters through organizing 5 training programmes during September, 2007. Open meetings at Panchayat level were held at 150 places and about 67 percent women were the participants of these meetings. The publicity materials, chlorine tablets, ORS packets, bleaching powder, plastics jaricans were also distributed among the villagers. Wall paintings were also ensured in order to make the success of sanitation campaign.

.Clinical Reproductive and Child Health Services: The project is being supported by SIFPSA. The project has been implemented in Harraiya Satgharwa development block of Balrampur district. In order to implement effectively the project intervention, a base line survey has been conducted in development block through involving ASHA workers. All the ASHA workers of the development block were provided orientation and training for implementation of the project. The project staff, para staff including ASHA workers were provided training and orientation. The programmes were also organized for creating awareness and sensitization, providing health education, and strengthening reproductive and child health services. Through organizing health camps, 153 cases of sterilization were ensured while 184 eligible women were provided Copper-T for birth control.

                   

                      Performance & Achievements:

 

Project Strengthening ASHA support system for promoting Reproductive and Child Health

The project was sponsored by SIFPSA in Kheragarh development block of Agra district. The main objective of the project was:-

1. To increase CPR by 5% points by promoting both limiting and spacing method of family planning.
2. Complete infant immunization to 70%.
3. Ensure at least 50% institutional deliveries are conducted.
4. At least 75% pregnant woman received 3ANC check ups.
5. At least 80% pregnant women received two doses of T.T and 100 IFA tablets.

                              Project provided intensive support to ASHA in discharging her responsibilities in the field NGO has coordinated and facilitated 80% village health and nutrition days at all AWW centers where immunization and nutrition and other services to child and pregnant women and adolescent. Special focus has been given to promoting IUCD, CuT 380 A, and insertion/removal services by organizing IUD camps at sub centre. Organization has motivated quality clients for CuT insertion preferably having one child. Condoms, oral contraceptive pills and SDM has also promoted by NGO. Contraceptive Social Marketing (CSM) has also done to increase the choices and reduce dependency on free supply. Apart from spacing promotion, limiting method has also promoted. It has organized at least one special camp per month for promotion of limiting method both female and male sterilization.

                         Awareness programmes include Folk media i.e. puppetry, nautanki etc. were conducted for the success of the project. Project team  has distributed IEC material to educate the community. At least 10 programmes at village level were conducted. Focus was given for organizing health education sessions in the form of small group meetings. In the village minimum one meeting per month was conducted by the ASHA, attended and addressed by the supervisors/APCs/PC of the NGO. Proper record and attendance for these meetings was ensured. The main focus of folk media programme was- Dispelling myths and misconceptions, creating awareness about the services site and providers, giving complete information, advantages and disadvantages of different methods of contraception, wall writing with geru and paints was also done as part of message dissemination.

                        Under the adolescent health, NGO organized separate counseling sessions for adolescent girls on anaemia prevention, cleanliness, hygiene and other gender based information with emphasis on dropout girls in age group 10-19 years. In order to provide quality maternal health services including essential obsteric care, institutional delivery, increasing the safe delivery practices and promoting of reproductive health and family planning products and services, NGO’s has referred the cases to nearest available Govt. or private hospitals. NGO has revitalize village health and sanitation committee to improve the service delivery Social marketing of contraceptives and other RCH products through ASHA was successfully implemented. To achieve the project goal 12 full time staff was appointed. Five days induction training for project staff was done by SIFPSA ,on how to support and organize VHND, VHSC, VHIR, adolescent meeting and BCC activities. 3 days orientation training programme for ASHA was conducted. It was focussed on BCC activities such as IPC for home visits, making house hold visit plan, organizing VHND, VHSC meeting and adolescent meeting etc.

                           Monitoring, evaluation and learning system was introduced for the smooth functioning of the project. The details of target achieved is given in the following table :-   

Sl.No.	Work Plan	Target given by SIFPSA	Achieved by organization
1.	Meeting of women’s group	1550	1249
2.	Adolescent girls group meetings	1550	1374
3.	Meeting of village health and sanitation committee	140	140
4.	Meeting of village health and nutrition day	1330	1206
5.	Family planning/ Sterilization	279	374
6.	Promotion of IUCD	558	558
7.	Promotion of condom/oral contraceptive pills	558	1235@563
8.	ANC check up	3694	3628
9.	Distribution of IFA	3940	3382
10	Distri of 2 dose TT.	3940	3382
11	Institutional delivery infant	2463	2371
12	Complete infant immunization	3448	3432
13	Folk Media	10	10

 

Vocational/ skill development training of women(Kishori Shakti Yojana) organization has successfully conducted 5 vocational/skill development training programme of BPL women in Rupai Dih development block of Gonda district with the financial support of Uttar Pradesh Mahila Kalyan Nigam. A baseline survey of 5 village Panchayat was conducted and 5 batch of BPL women (age group 18-40 years) comprising 30 women in each batch was selected in a Gram Panchayat meeting. Proper advertisement in the newspaper was given for information to people of the villages. The beneficiaries were given skill development training in the trade of cutting, tailoring and readymade garments, food processing and preservation and vermi-composting. After completion of training programme beneficiaries were enrolled in employment exchange of the district and certificate was distributed.  Presently  it is successfully running vocational/skill development training programme in Ikauna development block of Shravasti district.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Running Project of the Organization

(Year 2013-2014)

Family Counseling Centre- The organization has started Family Councilling Centre in the district Gonda since April 2012 with the support of Kendriya Samaj Kalyan Board, New Delhi, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. It helps to promote better relationship and understanding within a family. The project addresses the needs of the family when one family members suffers from a mental or physical illness or occurrence of domestic violence that alters his or her behavior or habits in negative ways. A family members who suffers from alcoholic or drug addiction seeks family counseling to change his behavior. Organization has registered about 105 cases of family disputes, domestic violence and settled about 60 cases during the year and the rest is under consideration.

Rajeev Gandhi National Creche Programme: Our society has successfully running Rajiv Ghandhi National Crèche Programme supported by Central Social Welfare Board, U.P. in pandrikripal block of Gonda district. It has established 4 Creche center in the rural area. The children belonging to poor and deprived community, SC and backward are kept as for proper look after day boarding. After completion of 5 years the children get admitted to Primary section of the nearest areas.Total strength at present is about one hundred children.The project is successfully running for the last 7 years .More than 500 poorest children have been benefited till now.

Support to Training and Employment Programme for Women (STEP Project) in Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh –

The District Gonda is 120 km east from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. It is the divisional headquarter of Devi-patan Mandal. Its population is 2,321,000 (2001 censes) Literacy rate is 67% and sex rate is 898. There are 4 Tehsils in District, Gonda, Colonelganj, Tarabganj and Mankapur and 16 Blocks. District Gonda is surrounded by district Balrampur and Shravasti in North, District Bahraich and Barabanki in West, district Faizabad in South.

Gonda is one of the socially and educationally background district of Uttar Pradesh. The human development index of Gonda district is very low and groin. The literacy rate of women in Gonda District is 36%. The main occupation of the people in the district is farming. The industrial development of the district is very low. Agriculture sector is the only means of the employment of the people. Most of the people including women migrated to other states in search of employment

The organization Solidarity of the Nation Society has started a livelihood generation project of women, STEP Project    in Gonda district of U.P. in  April, 2013.The project is sponsored by Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. The duration of the project is 3 years.  900 Women belonging to poor communities will be trained in the trade of chiken, Embroidery and manufacturing of Ready-Made Garments. Women beneficiaries have been selected form poor and BPL families who are unemployed and are unable to do any job in private or Government sector. After completion of training, organization will form Cooperative federation/ SHGs federation. These Women SHGs will be linked with banks and other government agencies for livelihood development.

 

Rehabilitation of Destitute Women Swadhar Shelter Home: Solidarity of the Nation Society is successfully running a shelter home for the rehabilitation of destitute women in Lucknow City. The project is being supported by Ministry of Women and Child Development, Govt. of India. A Swadhar Shelter Home has been established in Jankipuram, adjacent to Sahara States, Lucknow for providing to shelter to 50 destitute women- widows, deserted, rescued and other poor women. In order to rehabilitate the destitute women, vocational training in the trades of food preservation, chikan embroidery, tailoring and computer learning are being successfully conducted by the society from his own sources of funds. The women inmates and their dependent children are being provided facilities of Fooding, lodging, legal and medical consultancy, educational and vocational training, health education, etc. During the last one year, about 30 women have been rehabilitated in different places. About 5 rescued girls from Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Mahrajganj were sent to the shelter home for providing shelter and rehabilitation by Cross Border Anti-Trafficking Network. The society has also made sincere efforts for the selling of finished products made by these destitute women in open market and in the exhibition and fairs organized by the government and non-government agencies. At present organization is conducted training programme in the trade of Cutting, Tailoring, Food preservation and manufacturing of Ready-Made Garments for rehabilitation of inmates of Swadhar- Shelter home.

Women Help Line Center- In addition to Swadhar Shelter Home, the organization is successfully running the Women Help Line Center in Jankipuram, Lucknow, since March 2007.Women Help Line Center is basically providing help and shelter to those women inmates who left their home in occurrence of domestic violence or in any difficult conditions and wants shelter and protection in shelter home run by  society .The project was sponsored by Ministry of Women and Child Development, Govt. of India. About 100 women get benefited every year. These women coming from different places through Police Media sources and Railway station , after giving council ling  either return back to their native places or rehabilitate them.

Computer Learning Center: The Society is successfully running a computer learning centre adjacent to Swadhar Shelter Home for providing vocational education to poor girls, women and dependent of destitute women living in Swadhar Shelter Home. The center is being managed in collaboration with Datamation Development Charitable Trust, New Delhi and being supported by Microsoft Potential Unlimited, New Delhi. 50 children are regularly attending the programmes being run by the centre.

Uttar Pradesh participatory forest management and poverty alleviation project:-

 The project U.P-PFMPAP was sponsored by Japan International Cooperation Agency in association with department of forest, Govt. of U.P. The project was started from June 2010. it envisages setting up and strengthening of village level committees, SHG’s, forest user groups and promoting participatory planning for forest conservation and poverty alleviation in Sirsia development block of Shravasti district. The duration of the project is 4 years.  .The main Goal of the Project is as under-

1.     Participatory rehabilitation and management of degraded forest

2.     Enhancement of livelihood of the local people

 

                                               Project Objective

1.     To restore degraded forest and to augment forest resources.

2.     To secure sustainable forest management by improving forest administration Community organizations and other Stakeholders. .

3.     To conserve and better manage the wildlife.

4.     To improve the income of target forest dependents and other livelihood options.

The main activities of the project during the year 2012-13 is given in the following table-

Details of Entry Point Activities
	Division	Sohelwa WL Balrampur
S.N.	Range	Name of Village	Name of Activities			Unit	No. of Benificeries
1	East Sohelwa	Balapur	Health Camp			1	123
			Pea Seed Distribution			1	58
			Link road([kMatk )-70 m.			1	Unlimited
			Irrigation Boring			1	30
			Pump Set for irrigation			1	50
2		Ghoghawakala	Health Camp			1	162
			irrigation Boring			3	90
			Earth Work for Link Road -70 M.(feVVh dk dk;Z)			1	Unlimited
			Well Repair			4	70
3		Medkeya	Pea Seed Distribution			1	105
			Health Camp			1	282
			irrigation Boring			4	109
4		Lalpur	Pea Seed Distribution			1	150
			Health Camp			1	190
			irrigation Boring			3	87
5		Bhagwanpur	Pea Seed Distribution			1	135
			Health Camp			1	269
			irrigation Boring			5	170
6	West Sohelwa	Piprahawa	Health Camp			1	167
			Pea Seed Distribution			1	103
			Check Dam			1	104
7		Sonpur	Health Camp			1	132
			Old Puliya Repair			1	Unlimited
8		Katkuiya	Check Dam			1	110
			Health Camp			1	184
9		Motipurkala	Check Dam			2	132
			Health Camp			1	205
10		Tallbhagoda	Check Dam			1	120
			Health Camp			1	291
			Link road([kMatk )-120 m.			1	Unlimited
11		Madargarh	Check Dam			1	128
			Health Camp			1	275
			Pond Repair			1	127
			Total Benificeries				4158
Target  Vs  Achievement
Activity				Sohelwa
				Target	Achievement			Remain
Consensus building in villages				11	11			0
Final listing of target villages				11	11			0
Community  Organizing				11	11			0
Formation of core Group				11	11			0
Formation of Micro Plan Group				11	11			0
Formation of EDC				11	11			0
Selection of Animator				11	11			0
Micro plan Prepared				11	11			0
SHG Formation				22	22			0
SHG Account Open				22	18			4
IGA				22	22			0
Future Strategies
1.Effective SHG formation within JFMC/EDCs
2. Working on Business Plans .
3. Effective Liasoning with other Departments
4.Exposure visits to Animators/members of EDC/JFMC.
5.Implementing Microplans.
6.Promoting  viable income generating activities

 

          Leadership Development Training of Minority Women (Nai Roshni) in District Gonda :-

The organization ‘Solidarity of The Nation Society’ has sucessfully conducted a training programme of Leadership Development of Minority Women (Nai Roshni) in District Gonda. The programme was sponsored by Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt of India, New Delhi. The organization has provided the training to 125 women belongs to poor women of minority community in the age group of 18 to 45 years for 6 days training modules included :-

1.    Common childhood Illness and Immunisation.

2.    Family Planning methods like contraceptives, IUCD/IUD, Copper-T, Common Childhood illness and Immunisation.

3.    Government mechanism- Panchayat Raj System.

4.    Health and Hygine- Personal hygine, Yoga and Meditation.

5.    Issue related to women- Sexual harrassment, Dowery, Female Foeticide, Child marriage and Trafficking etc.

6.    Leadership of Women- Quality, Roles and Responsibility of leader.

7.    Schemes/ Programmes for welfare of Minorities- Microfinance scheme and  scholarship scheme.

8.    Public distribution system- Ration card, Fair price shop, RTI etc.

9.    Waste water sanitation and solid waste disposal.

Mobile Creche in Urban areas of District Lucknow

 

The organization is running 5 mobile creche consisting of 125 children of construction worker belonging to age group of 0-6 years in Lucknow sponsored by U.P. State Social Welfare Board in collaboration with labour department of U.P. In the first phase registration of creche children’s mother was carried out by the organisation and the cite of the crech center was selected by the organization. The families of these construction workers women will be benefitted from the different scheme of labour department after issuing of identity card from the department. The children of these center may get benefitted from care, protection pre primary education fooding and nourishment, health and hygine activities.