Equity & Equality of All DIVYA JYOTHI MAHILA MANDALI (An organization of women social workers) Registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. (Regd.No.27/1993) Registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulations Act 1976: (FCRA No.010160320) Upparapalli village, Chennur Mandal 516 162, Kadapa Dist, Andhra Pradesh, India E-mail: divyajyothimm@yahoo.com & divyajyothimm@gmail.com Date - 29-6-2016 To Kapasi International Relief And Education Assistance. (KIREA) 5 Claddamour Pl Woodbridge ON L4L0E3 kubra@kirea.ca Respected Madam, SUB;-Progress Report of the Approved Project- Livelihoods creation to the Poor Unemployed Women through Varied Trades and Women Empowerment Program - Request for the Humanitarian Support Reg. Prayerful Greetings from DJMM, India. ====+==== We are happy to here-with submit the above mentioned Project Execution Progress Report for your kind consideration. We are ever grateful and faithful for your generosity of helping the Projects for the good of the proposed needy women. Now the beneficiary women are happy with their improved living conditions as they are feeling their poverty is alleviated through the sustainable income resources of the Basket Making and selling outcomes supported by KIREA, Canada. We use to remember you all during our regular prayers wishing your health, wealth, peace, prosperity and longer life as many many needy people are being helped by the rare people on the earth like you are. Thanking You. Yours faithfully, (Mrs. Suhasini) President 1
REPORT 1) Title of the Project;- Livelihoods creation to the Poor Unemployed Women through Varied Trades and Women Empowerment Program 2) Name and Address of the Donor Agency;- Kapasi International Relief And Education Assistance. (KIREA) 5 Claddamour Pl Woodbridge ON L4L0E3 kubra@kirea.ca 3) Nature of the Project;- Vocational Training and Seed Money Distribution Programme in the Basket Making and Revolving System. 4) Age Group;- 22 to 40 years women. 5) Period of the Project ;- 3 Months - from 20 March, 2016 to updated i.e..29 June, 2016 officially and still carried on. 1. Project Location;- Area Akkulayapalli, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, India 2. Number of the Project Beneficiaries;- Direct beneficiaries of the Programme are 15 impoverished Dalit Women in between the age group of 22 to 40 years. Indirectly their family members including their children, their old-aged parents, in-laws etc., (approximately 140 people) will benefit indirectly from this project. Project implementation;- Please visit the below mentioned weblinks for viewing the parts of the Basket Making Activities. - KIREA, Canada aided Basket Making prog for Women's Living source https://youtu.be/ci7u4obdk0a https://youtu.be/tzag-lizcrg https://youtu.be/w0p6wiw4v_q The implementation process of the project; (i) At the outset we appointed Project Manager on the basis of his experience. He is held with the entire responsibility to lead and guide all the beneficiaries. 2
(ii) Skill Training on Basket Making work : Our organization formed 2 Self Help Groups with one group of 7 members and the other group is with 8 members. The women were provided with skill Development training/vocational training of Basket Making and marketing programme in the month of April, 2016. The training was focused on the Basket making skill and marketing methods. There were theoretical, practical and demonstration classes and field visits were also be arranged. The 7 days training programme was conducted for 15 beneficiary women in April, 2016 with the help of the senior expert Mr. Rathna Swamy and his two assistants. After completion of the training activity, the Sanctioned Grant from your benevolent KIREA, Canada was distributed to these Women as the Seed Money on 1 st May, 2016. The beneficiary women started their occupational work with immediate effect. With the grant, they bought Raw material and started the Basket Making activity. The raw material and implements required for the Basket Making scheme is Long Bamboo Sticks, long stands, cutters, threads, ropes etc. After selling the first month s production, the initial capital is put for further production i.e., to purchase the raw materials. The net profit gained from this month s production will be utilized by the women for their family needs. This process continues every month by using initial capital again and again. The women are working for 7 hours a day and for 26 days a month. Out of a day s 24 hours, each woman allots to work for 7 hours a day and they can do their domestic chore in the other time. And these women are also selling their produces at the Weekly market held on every Saturday at the nearby Mandal Head Quarters / Towns which is just 4-7 KMs away from their village. These towns are central point where the surrounding towns and villages people gather in the Weekly market. Net Current Income of each Woman Beneficiary : The family male members of our target group women are also helping them in their work. There are good marketing prospects to the bamboo products in our local region. These tribal women are earning sufficient income by selling these products and slowly improving their economic condition. Some buyers are visiting the work places to buy the baskets. And these women are also selling their produces at the Weekly market held on every Saturday at Mydukur Town which is just 4 KMs away from their village. Mydukur Town is the central points where the surrounding towns and villages people gather in the Weekly market. With the earned income, each woman is now able to meet the expenses of food for herself, her family members; sending her children for school; medical expenses for her family members while sick and will meet other common needs. She becomes self-sufficient. 3
The sustainability of the project. This project became sustainable with Revolving Fund. We intended to collect the initial capital amount from each woman beneficiary, thus from all the 15 women. FELT RESULTS 15 women are running their own Basket making business and earning sufficient income. Our target women s routines needs are fulfilled. The mothers as well as their family members are able to eat proper food, wear proper clothes, live in appropriate house, having common minimum facilities, adequate medical care etc. Now their children are going to schools. <<<<<< - >>>>>>> SOME CASE STUDIES Case Study No-1;- Sir, Please convey my gratitude and prayers to Hon ble Madam Kubra Khandwala for helping us with the Seed-Money support for the Basket making activity. Now I am able to feed my three children with proper food. Now they are looking healthy and active after I have joined this project. Now I am able to provide them proper clothes and I am sending them to English Medium schools as I am able to pay school fees. Now my children are not going to work. Many many thanks to the benefactors in KIREA, Canada for helping me the widow woman, explained Gangamma (45) of Opparapalli village while she met us on 25 th June, 2016. 4
Case Study No-2;- Now we have got good support from KIREA. We are able to do well. We are earning reasonable income worthy of our toils and sweats. Our efficiency is improved by the skill training and we have got by the training provided by the DJMM team. We have realized what we are. Thank you very much to the abroad donors of KIREA and to the local organization DJMM for voluntarily approaching us and serving us, said Mrs. Kanakamma, the leader woman of the Project target groups women on 26 th June, 2016. There is evergreen market for the Basket products. As our products are longer durable, we have great demand for our baskets which are going on hot sale. We are out came from the past poverty, she explained happily Case Study No-3;- Now I am able to clear off my bank loan or Rs. 25,000/-. So I got the double quantity loan. I am going to perform my only daughter s marriage in January, 2017. It is all possible with the support of Respectful Kubra Khandwala and KIREA. Thank you very much. I am praying for the benefactors< Mrs. Rathnamma (39) explained us in Kotha palli village on 25 th June, 2016. 5
Conclusion;- Now gradually there is a change in their poverty as upcoming from survival problems towards development due to the effect of our activities. Our prayers are always with KIREA, Canada so as your resources are strengthened more and more in such a way that you carry on with your noble work of helping the needy all around the world more an more. - Signature of the Legal Project Holder, - Mrs. Suhasini, President, - Divya Jyothi Mahila Mandali (DJMM) Upparapalli, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, India - 6