Major Achievements
A major achievement of the past year has been preparation
of a consolidated plan for the year ahead, based almost entirely
on proposals received from the community. The framing of a
clear agenda for the year ahead is without a doubt a major
achievement.
In addition to the many activities carried out and the direct
material benefits that have been derived from these, the true
achievements have been in strengthening the community organization,
particularly in fostering a sense of ownership within the
community of the NVM and the mohalla groups, of securing the
participation of the more marginalized sections of society
in the development process, of achieving a higher level of
female participation, and of forming a youth group, which
meets regularly and which has begun to explore local development
issues.
In addition to this, despite the fluctuating nature of the
relationship between the NVM and the panchayat, steady efforts
have been made to secure a collaborative approach to the work
at hand. Despite the uncertainty, there has been a moderate
degree of cooperation from the panchayat in enabling the NVM
to carry out its work with the community.
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Bal Pratinidhi (Child Representative)
Programme
The Bal Pratinidhi Programme (BPP) was established in 2005–06
as part of an effort to pioneer a new kind of funding relationship
with Plan International that would combine Plan International’s
child-centred sponsorship approach to funding with Seva Mandir’s
community-centred development approach.
One of the critical roles of BPP is to sensitize Seva Mandir
to the principles of child-centred community development (CCCD),
an area on which the organization had previously not focused
explicitly despite having a number of programmes that cater
to children’s needs, such as health, nutrition, and
education.
CCCD is defined as development that allows every child to
realize his or her potential and in which children, parents,
and the community in general are active participants, thereby
enhancing their capacity to work together to bring about a
lasting improvement in the lives of all those involved.
Key Activities
 Identification
of BPP villages: 70 villages were selected across
the five blocks for implementing the newly devised set-up.
Orientation
of field staff (including newly recruited programme staff):
A training was organized for the staff of the BPP unit to
build their capacity for understanding the idea of CCCD and
also to ensure that they could appropriately manage the administrative
work essential to the sponsorship set-up.
Training
of youth photographers: In order to meet the need
for the substantial amount of photographs required for communication
purposes with sponsors, it was decided to train a local cadre
of youths as photographers. This project was also taken up
as an income generating activity, enabling the youths to earn
additional income while also contributing to the reporting
requirements of BPP. After two rounds of training, 20 youths
were selected to work as youth photographers.
Information
collection and photography of BPPs: Having prepared the communities,
the youth photographers, and the local staff for the collection
of data, the task of actually collecting the details on the
BPPs and their communities was initiated. Till date records
of 2000 BPPs have been collected.
Submission
of BPP information to Plan International: In order to ensure
that accurate information was being sent to Plan International
and the sponsors, a screening mechanism was put in place for
cross-checking the data collected from the field, with any
anomalies identified being sent back to the village for verification.
A community overview was also prepared through consultation
with children in a village, reflecting their aspirations and
concerns.
To date, support has been received from a total of 511 sponsors
linked with Plan International, with the UK, Australia, Germany,
and Korea being the top sponsor countries.
In addition to the above activities and projects, various
workshops were organized (in which the Seva Mandir staff participated)
covering different administrative and conceptual issues related
to the work on CCCD, and also concerning the evolving relationship
with Plan International. Future plans for the project will
include consolidating the work done to date, furthering the
work on creating children’s forums across the villages,
and expanding the number of child representatives.
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CAPART
“CAPART or Council for advancement of
people’s action and rural technology is a key autonomous
body involved in catalyzing and co-ordinating emerging partnership
between Voluntary organizations and Government of India for
sustainable development of rural areas.”
Seva Mandir is a Lead NGO for CAPART programs
for the three districts of Udaipur, Rajsamand and Sirohi.
The Lead NGO has the responsibility of program outreach, in
addition to inviting proposals, implementation support and
monitoring of the CAPART programs
Currently CAPART’s programs available
through Lead NGO are:
• Roof top rain water harvesting (water
conservation)
• Sanitation Awareness and innovative, Practical sanitation
models for rural areas
• Rural Young Professional Scheme (Skill and life skills
training for rural youth)
• ICT - Village Resource center
• Life Skill Development and Income Generation activities
• Primary food and vegetable processing for addressing
malnutrition and income generation among the rural poor.
You can download the following documents for
additional information.
Who
is eligible
Application process
Registration Form
Format
for proposal
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