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                Project  Briefs

  • Project- DREAMS

(De-addiction, Reformation & Entrepreneurial Assistance for Making a Safe Society)

                                 In collaboration with –         

Commissionerate of Police- Bhubaneswar -Cuttack

Supported by

Odisha Mining Corporation Ltd. (OMC), Bhubaneswar

Year -2022-23

Mission:

  • To directly help the addicted victims and prevent others from falling into addiction

Vision:

  • A safe city capable of satisfying life ambitions of each and every inhabitant free from threats posed by violence and crimes due to drug addiction.

 

Major activities:

1st Social Outreach Program

Objective: To make people in urban slums aware of the objectives of DREAMS and to sensitize them on the harmful effects of drugs and to prepare strategies for a safe and drug free society. No of beneficiaries 350

2nd Social Outreach Program

Objective: To make people in urban slums aware of the objectives of DREAMS and to sensitize them on the harmful effects of drugs and to prepare strategies for a safe and drug free society. No of beneficiaries 400

COLLABORATION OF DREAMS WITH CAPITAL HOSPITAL, BHUBANESWAR

  1. Free Treatment and Counselling Centre

  2. No of beneficiaries 50

CHESS GAME FOR THE INMATES

No of beneficiaries 50

OBJECTIVE

  • To help the addicted victims realize their mental agility and enhance the ability to focus on their life skills and livelihood.

 

 

Social Outreach Program

SEMINAR

  • No. of participants  700 including 100 staff & Volunteers

  • Theme: Youths for Drug Free Society: Challenges and perspectives

 

  • OBJECTIVE:

To sensitize the students on drug or substance use and to unveil the curtain on the horrible impact of drugs which damages their career, life and livelihood.

PRIZES DISTRIBUTED FOR SLOGAN COMPETITION

  • Slogan Competition on the issue- 20 slogans shortlisted for official circulation through tweets and facebook.

  • Prizes given away by Commissioner of Police to Shri Shiba Narayan Panda for 1st position, Shri Pradeep Kumar Pati for 2nd position and Ms. Honey Patnaik for 3rd position.

DEBATE COMPETITION

No. of participants:  50

Theme: Nisa Nibarana Eka Samajika Aahwan

OBJECTIVE:

  • To aware the students with knowledge on the dangers of drug abuse and enhance competencies to resist the temptations of this and encourage and motivate students to become actively involved in drug abuse prevention activities.

PAINTING COMPETITION

Nos. of participants:  100

Theme: Nisa Balayaru Mukti Samajaku Die Sakti

OBJECTIVE:

  • To provide students the knowledge and awareness about the physical and psychological aspects which destroyed because of drugs.

  • The purpose of the program is to increase understanding of students on social losses because of drugs.

Community Awareness Campaign

No. of participants:  600

Objective:

To sensitize the community on drug or substance use and to unveil the curtain on the horrible impact of drugs which damages their career, life and livelihood.

Seminar

No. of participants:  400

Theme of the Seminar/ Interface :Nisha Birodhi Abhiyan re Gosthi Sahabhagita: Sujoga O Aahwan

Collaboration: Pouranchala Basti, Unnayana Mahasangha

Objective:

To empower the slum community leaders on various facets of drug/substance use and to collectively combat the drug menace with full community participation.

 

Training on Fast Food preparation for De-addicted Inmates

No. of participants:  50

Objective:

To enhance the skill of de-addicted inmates on fast food preparation and strengthen their entrepreneurial capability for sustainable livelihood mechanism.

 

Skill Development Training for Dreamers

Training on Fast Food preparation for De-addicted dreamers

No. of participants:  50

Training Imparted by: Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Govt. of India                 

 

Objective:

To enhance the skill of de-addicted dreamers on fast food preparation and strengthen their entrepreneurial capability for their livelihood.

 

Agreement of IIEC with SAI foundation trust

No. of participants:  65

Objective:

To provide the dreamers, employment opportunities in fast food preparation at workplace by So Am I Foundation.

 

Celebration of Anti-Tobacco Day

No. of Participant: 50

Objective: 

Aware the dreamers to keep themselves away from drugs when they go out.

Objective:

To explore  placement opportunities for the dreamers in the domain of fast food business named Garma Garam run by the foundation.

 

Identification and selection of potential performers for the passing out day

No. of Participant: 50

Objective: 

To enhance their self-confidence and exhibit artistic/dramatic skills.

To orient the boys in the art of singing, dancing and dramatic performance in order to express themselves before the audience.

 

Employment and Counselling Camp for the Dreamers

No. of participants:  100

A meeting was organized in the midst of all the 50 dreamers along with their families. Besides family re-union after a period of 4months, the primary purpose was to handover engagement letters to the boys by SAI foundation trust. A total number of 32 engagement letters were handed over to the boys by the foundation in presence of guests such as Commissioner of Police, Addl. CP, DCP and the functionaries of SAI foundation. The family members were advised to ensure future wellbeing of the dreamers.

 

Dedication of Food/Veg Carts for the Dreamers

Keeping in line with World Drug Day, 20 carts were dedicated to the Dreamers for starting their small enterprises like fast food shop and veg/fruits/flowers outlet at different potential point in Bhubaneswar city. All these carts were donated by Utkal Chamber of Commerce & Industries Ltd. The chief guest Shri S.K. Priyadarshi, IPS, Commissioner of Police launched the initiative and expected the venture to be a national model. The event was widely covered by all print and electronic media.

 

Placement of Carts at different locations in Bhubaneswar City

A total number of 20 carts constituted 12 food and 8 veg carts. As per agreement signed with SAI foundation some food carts were operated under Garma Garam Banner. A special initiative was taken to provide both food and fruits carts to some beneficiaries by DREAMS to pursue their business independently. They were provided appropriate appliances for food carts and material support for fruit carts. BMC also extended co-operation for allocating different potential locations officially. The monitoring process is consistently going on make their ventures sustainable.

 

  • Project- ‘Combating Learning Disability for Holistic Inclusive Education’

Supported by-   Australian High commission, New Delhi

Year: 2021-22

Project Area- Bhubaneswar, Odisha

 

Inception-cum-Consultation Workshop:

The workshop in collaboration with Govt. of Odisha involved all the district education functionaries (IE), general teachers and Resource Persons (cwsn). The workshop also had high level Govt. officers, educationists and planners for brainstorming on the SLD issue and generated ideas and strategies to do justice to the children and to take remedial measures through emphasis on screening tools for identification.

 

Production and Broadcast of 15 Community Radio episodes on SLD:

Production of 15 nos. of episodes based on various aspects of SLD were prepared through a process of research, collection of data/information and proper scripts. Dissemination of Radio episodes through 15 Community Radios by way of Broadcasting: It was broadcast subsequently shared with other community radios. OSEPA, the Govt. authority also circulated the episodes throughout the state in the interest of teachers and parents.

 

Capacity building training programs for Teachers, BRTs, dist. IE Co-ordinators along with Govt. functionaries:

Six numbers of training and capacity building programs were conducted for general teachers, Block Resource Persons, district IE Co-ordinators in different phases. Their Capacity was built on the various aspects and dynamics of SLD with special focus on the DALI (Dyslexia Assessment for Languages of India) developed by National Brain Research centre. More than 300 teachers and other functionaries were trained on the issue. Mapping of 30 schools recommended by the education department of Government of Odisha, was done in consultation with school authorities. Interacting with concerned Head master/Principal and class teachers of the schools. Demonstrating screening of students with Specific Learning Disabilities in presence of concerned teachers and parents. Home based interaction with parents of the identified students/children and studying the socio-economic scenario and background of the families.

 

Publication of Manual/Handbook on SLD:

A Handbook on Specific Learning Disability titled ‘Kada Leuta Ka’ was published in Odia and released by internationally famous educationists and linguist Padmashree Professor Debi Prasanna Pattanayak in the midst of other distinguished educationists, writers, Govt. functionaries researchers and media personnel. This book is first of its kind in the state finally benefitting thousands of teachers and lakhs of parents in Odisha.

 

Experience Sharing Workshop:

Experience sharing regarding the process of the whole project was elaborately discussed, analysed with a participatory approach. Stakeholders from concerned filed like eminent educationists, Govt. education functionaries, teachers, block RPs, parents and media presented and also received very valuable inputs. The Handbook on SLD prepared by IIEC was released on the occasion.

 

  • Project - Mitigating learning poverty through community Radio pedagogy

  • Year: 2020-21

 Supported by Australian Consulate General, Kolkata

 

Major Activities

  • Inception workshop (participants 70)

  • Orientation-cum-training (participants 70)

  • Program production -109 episode (daily 2 times for five month )

  • Experience sharing workshop (participants 100)

  • Program in pen drive having all the 109 episode

 

Brief Description

  • Research, Collection of materials by Resource Teachers and mentors/Experts

  • Authentication of materials by Professionals/Educationist

  • Script writing

  • Inception workshop (1 no.) for planning, formulation and vetting of sample scripts by experts and professionals

  • Orientation-cum-Training (2 nos.) to teachers and resource teachers Production of radio episodes (editing, application of music and presentation)

  • 109 nos. of episodes (25 Life Skill Education + 84 curriculum based) produced, broadcast and disseminated.

  • Broadcasting through Community Radio Surabhi 90.4 F.M

  • Sharing of radio episodes with other community radios of Odisha

  • Sharing of radio episodes with state machinery (OSEPA) for circulation through WhatsApp mechanism to 314 blocks of Odisha to reach around two lakh students of primary school in inclusive set up.

  • Sharing of radio episodes with special schools for teaching visually impaired students

  • Experience sharing workshop of multi-stakeholders like Resource Teachers, General Teachers, Educationists, Education administrators, students with special needs, govt. deptt. and OSEPA authorities and media.

  • DVDs having all the 109 episodes were officially released in a function and shared with all the districts of Odisha.

  • Sharing of radio episodes through facebook for wider circulation

  • Sensitization of media with community radio as a potential pedagogic agent

  • The inputs for the program were prepared and vetted by experts and professionals. We organized meetings, workshop to test the feasibility and technical veracity of radio episodes.

  • Project- SATAT SHEHAR

Year: 2020-21

Supported by

Indo-Global Social Service Society (IGSSS), New Delhi

Major Activities:

Urban Disaster Risk Reduction Program by youth group (formation of task force, first aid training, rescue & rehabilitation

 

  • First aid training on Disaster Management & Preparedness- Participants  25 were trained  

  • Training on Counselling – Rescue and Rehabilitation- Participants : 25  were trained 

  • Baseline survey was conducted in the project area and also for the Street Vendors.

  • Regular monthly meetings were held as per schedule

  • Documentation (Production & broadcasting of radio jingles on Street vendor)- Two jingles on street vendors and women street vendors were produced and broadcast in five community radios in urban areas.

 

  • Project- Protecting Lives & Livelihood of the Communities

Affected by Covid-19 and Lockdown

Year: 2020-21

Supported by

Indo-Global Social Service Society (IGSSS), New Delhi

Major Activities

  • Distribution of livelihood Support to 100 street venders of Rs 5000/- each.

  • 100 safety and security kits were provided to 100 street venders.

  • Awareness meeting to 100 street venders on COVID-19.

 

 

  • Project- Humanitarian Assistance to the people affected by COVID-19

Year : 2020-21

Supported by

Indo-Global Social Service Society (IGSSS), New Delhi

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  • Production of short radio play on COVID-19 (CORONAKU DARANA)

  • Filed level narrow casting on Covid-19 (counselling on health & hygienic and COVID-19 Stigma by doctors and social workers)

  • Production of awareness song on covid-19 (covid-19 health guideline)

  • Technical interview with doctors (A to Z on covid-19)

  • Production of awareness song on covid-19 (SAMATARA SWARA)

  • Production of full length musical drama on covid-19 (CORONA HARIBA)

  • Production of full length drama on covid-19 (SURAKSHYA BALAYA)

 

  • Project- Community Radio for Visually Impaired Students in Inclusive Education             Year: 2019-20

      Supported by

  Australian Consulate General, Kolkata

Major Activities:

  1. Inception Workshop (50 Participants)

  2. Orientation-Cum-Training (50 Participants)

  3. Experience  Sharing  Workshop (50 Participants)

  4. Research, Collection of materials by Resource Teachers and Mentors/Experts

  5. Authentication of materials by Professionals/Educationist

  6. Inception workshop (1 no.) for planning, formulation and vetting of sample scripts by experts and professionals

  7. Orientation-cum-Training (2 nos.) to teachers and resource teachers

  8. Production of radio episodes (editing, application of must and presentation)

  9. 53 nos. of episodes produced

  10. Broadcasting through Community Radio Surabhi 90.4 F.N *Sharing of radio episodes with other community radios of Odisha

  11. Sharing of radio episodes with state machinery (OSEPA) for circulation through WhatsApp mechanism to 314 blocks of Odisha.

  12. Sharing of radio episodes with special schools for teaching visually impaired students

  13. Sharing of radio episodes through facebook for wider circulation.

  14. All the pictorial versions along with other chapters of subjects like Mathematics, English, Language & Literature and other Social Sciences/Environment got converted to audio imagery for better understanding of students.

 

                        . Project- Strengthening Rural Communities for Sustainable Livelihood:   

                                                       A Post FANI Cyclone Restoration Intervention

Year: 2019-20

Supported by

The Odisha Society of the Americas (OSA)

Major Activities:

  • Distribution of Coconut pant- 1500 good coconut plant were distributed to 300 families.

  • Distribution of Fodder- 100 Good quality cattle fodder were provided 100 farmers.

  • Low cost indigenous paddy husking unit ( Amo Gaon dhinkishala)- 200women of the local villagers were involved to work at this unit for there livelihood.

  • Training on Disaster preparedness to youth task force- 2 nos. of youth task force around 60 participants were trained. The trainees were oriented and trained on combating both manmade and natural disasters.

  • Training of food processing and preservation- 35 local women were trained on food processing and preservation. It wasa training conducted by food and nutrition board under the ministry of women & child development dept. Govt. of India.

  • Training of paper product making- 60 women in 2 batches got trained in making of paper bags and other paper products.

 

  • Project- Rehabilitation Program (Post FANI) in Cuttack

Year: 2019-20

Supported by  Our Biswas, USA

 Major Activities

  • Training  on  Adolescent Sexual Health

  • 368 nos. of women beneficiaries were provided financial assistance for different small businesses.

 

Project- Enhancing Business and Accounting Literacy of Docra Artisans in Nayagarh District

Year- 2017-18

Support : Australian High Commission, New Delhi

 

Area of Operation :

    Blocks - Daspalla, Gania & Nuagaon blocks under Nayagarh district

    District –Nayagarh, State –Odisha

Achievement :

l.Quality of life of 300 Docra Artisans in Nayagarh district enhanced through community radio programs based on financial management, Business and Accounting Literacy, soft skills and technology.

 

  • Project Title: ‘SAMAVESHI SHEHER II

Empowering for Inclusive Cities’

Support: Indo-Global Social Service Society (IGSSS), New Delhi

 

Project Duration: 24 months (April 2018 – March 2020)

Goal: The quality of life of urban poor and informal sector workers has been enhanced by the active participation of community based coalitions in urban governance, for securing their residential and livelihood rights, through policy engagement at city, state and national levels

Objectives-1

20 number of local community collectives of urban poor in Cuttack cities are actively engaging with Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), elected representatives and other relevant stakeholders on local issues of identity, entitlements, living and working conditions in the communities

 

Objectives-2

10 number of city level collectives are strengthened to actively participate in city and state level federations advocating for the issues of residential and livelihood rights of poor in urban spaces

Expected Results:

Objective 1:

  • Community Collectives, ULBs, Civil Societies, concerned Govt. Depts., people's representatives made aware of urban issues and associated with the campaigns and potential strategies for resolution

  • Urban poor made aware of schemes, rights &entitlements & provisions

  • SHGs in Cuttack & Bhubaneswar empowered to form and manage federation in line with NULM guideline 

  • Domestic workers sensitized on their rights and entitlements to spearhead their campaign

  • Construction workers access to their rights & entitlements

  • Street vendors sensitized on their rights and entitlements

  • Organizations work towards achieving desired result in addressing urban issues

  • Media sensitized and inspired to influence state & non-state actors 

  • Stories & articles on urban issues are highlighted in print & electronic media

  • Slum dwellers with special focus on youth access to skill based livelihood, skills under NSDC and SIDO under MSME

Objective 2:

  • Emergence of a common platform for collectives

  • Leaders of collectives oriented on grievance redressal process and mechanism

  • Media sensitized and inspired to influence state & non-state actors 

  • Stories & articles on urban issues are highlighted in print & electronic media

  • Draft policy framework affecting the urban poor prepared and presented

  • Urban local governance system with an inclusive approach with pro-urban poor policies and legal frameworks formulated.

  • Capacities of informal sector workers and other excluded groups built up.

Project Location:

15 slums of Cuttack city

The informal workers namely Domestic Workers, Vendors & Construction workers mostly living in slums in Cuttack will be around 50,000. On a pilot basis out of 259 slums in Cuttack City Municipal Corporation area, 10 slums (5 Slums newly added in the 2nd phase) have been proposed with a  target population of 15,000 on the basis of -

 

  • Nature of slum – authorized and unauthorized

  • Demographic profile of the slum

  • Socio economic condition

  • Availability of infrastructure and services

  • Source and mechanism of livelihood

  • Status of participation in urban governance and development system

  • Conducting awareness camp on Identity card, labor card, RTI, public petitions issues 2016-17

  • – 120 participants (Community leaders from the project area)

  • Objective of the programme: The objective of the programme is to sensitize the community on RTI, public petition, identity card, labour card issues.

  • Follow-up training on RTI for earlier CSOs

  • – 30 participants (CSO members)

  • Objective of the programme: The objective of the programme is to empower enough the community to solve their problems through filing RTI.

  • Workshop on planning for development priorities in the respective areas for CSOs

  • – 80 participants (CSO members from our project area)

  • Objective of the programme: To enhance the capacity of urban slum leaders on planning for development priorities.

  • Follow-up on Project and Sensitization programme for police & govt. officials on current status of entitlements, schemes & micro enterprises etc.

  • – 30 participants 

  • Objective of the programme: To sensitize the different stakeholders from different departments (health, education, police, NULM & CMC) and members from different CBOs of our project area on current status of entitlements, schemes and micro enterprises for urban poor.  

  • Identification of alternative livelihood options for urban poor and exploring support mechanism

  • – 40 participants (Community leaders from the project area)

  • Objective of the programme: To identify alternative livelihood options for urban poor and to explore support mechanism.

  • Workshop for networking lobby & advocacy on issues (CSOs, Slum Development Committees, SHG Federation & Informal sector workers group

  • – 40 participants (Community leaders from the project area)

  • Objective of the programme: To enhance the capacity of urban slum leaders on networking, lobby & advocacy for getting their issues addressed by state and non-state actors.

  • Sustainable Livelihood mechanism for young widows

  • – 25 participants (Community leaders from the project area)

  • Objective of the programme: The objective of the programme is to make the urban poor independent by taking training on different vocations and earn income through their skill.   

  • Business Development Plan for Slum Women on Organic Farming, Date :

  • CBO Federation with inclusive approach at project level

  • Meet the Press on Domestic Workers’ Rights & Demands.

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  • Community Radio Station

Radio Surabhi’ (Lead Radio Station approved by M I & B, GoI.)

                 (ongoing since 2015 )

Frequency- 90.4 F.M

Initial Financial Support by- 

Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperation, Govt. of India / ATMA, Odisha

  (Radio Surabhi Details presented in its exclusive chapter)

Area of Operation:

Blocks - Daspalla, Gania & Nuagaon

District –Nayagarh,     State –Odisha

Approved by: The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India

 

Objectives: 

The Community Radio sector has swiftly and indelibly carved out a niche for itself on the Indian Mediascape for more reasons than one. Community radio is driven by commoners, has local flavor and displays indigenous upbringing. For masses, Community Radio is “us” as against the big media, which is “them”. Community Radio is about a common man’s aspirations and grievances, and local authorities responses and misses. Going beyond the favourite taglines like “giving voice to the voiceless and of the people, by the people, for the people”, Community Radio Stations are today set to write the agenda of participatory local governance in their neighbourhoods, which is an important aspect of good governance.

 

  • Project - Inclusive Education for the Disabled at Secondary Stage  (IEDSS)

Year: 2009 -2014

Support : Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

 

Area of Operation: Block - Daspalla, Gania&Nuagaon

District -Nayagarh

State –Odisha

Aims and Objectives

The Centrally Sponsored IEDSS Scheme aims to:

  • Enable all students with disabilities completing eight years of elementary schooling an opportunity to complete four years of secondary schooling (classes IX to XII) in an inclusive and enabling environment

  • Provide educational opportunities and facilities to students with disabilities in the general education system at the secondary level (classes IX to XII).

  • Support the training of general school teachers to meet the needs of children with disabilities at the secondary level.

  • Every child with disability will be identified at the secondary level and his educational need assessed.

  • Every student in need of aids and appliances, assistive devices, will be provided the same

  • All architectural barriers in schools are removed so that students with disability have access to classrooms, laboratories, libraries and toilets in the school.

  • Each student with disability will be supplied learning material as per his/ her requirement.

  • All general school teachers at the secondary level will be provided basic training to teach students with disabilities within a period of three to five years.

  • Students with disabilities will have access to support services like the appointment of special educators, establishment of resource rooms in every block.

  • Model schools are set up in every state to develop good replicable practices in inclusive education.

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IEDSS Project Details of IIEC:

  • The project covers students with disabilities in general education system from class IX – XII. Present coverage 235 students with disabilities in 3 blocks under Nayagarh district.

  • Every child with disability is identified at the secondary level and his educational need assessed.

  • Every student in need of aids and appliances, assistive devices, is provided the same.

  • Efforts are on to remove all architectural barriers in concerned schools  so that students with disability have access to classrooms, laboratories, libraries and toilets in the school.

  • Each student with disability is supplied learning material as per his/her requirement.

  • All general school teachers at the secondary level are provided basic training to teach students with disabilities.

  • Students with disabilities have access to support services like the appointment of special educators and establishment of resource rooms.

  • Resource Centers are set up with all necessary TLM and technological appliances.

 

  • Project - Community Governance in Infrastructure Services

Year: 2009-2014

Source of funding: European Union

Implementing partners:  IIEC & Practical Action, Sri Lanka

 

Area of Operation: 25 slums in 09 Wards of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC)

District –Khordha, State –Odisha

Means of execution: Community Based Approach

Objective –

  • To reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of the poor and marginalized men, women, children and children/persons with disability in urban slums of Bhubaneswar.

Specific Objectives-

  • To have participation of poor and vulnerable men and women in consultative and decision-making process.

  • To develop, practise and disseminate innovative systems on community governance in infrastructure and service delivery.

  • To build the capacities of local governance systems.

 

Beneficiaries: 25000 slum dwellers.

Project   intervention –

  • Safe Drinking Water 

  •  Sanitation

  •  Solid Waste Management

Achievements

  • Formation and strengthening of Slum Development Committee (SDC), Cluster Steering Committee (CSC), Project Area Apex Committee (PAAC), Community Infrastructure Management Committee (CIMC)

  • Capacity of slum dwellers built up through various training programmes with an inclusive approach on SJSRY, RTI, Leadership, Communication, Lobby & Advocacy, Networking, Gender sensitivity etc.

  • Collaboration with BMC, Government Departments and International agencies

  • Media widely sensitized on community governanceacross the wholestate through Workshop & Exposure visit to the field area

  • Production of a model documentary film on Community Governance in Infrastructure Services

  • Urban NGO consortium formalized with IIEC initiative

  • Construction of model infrastructure based on Safe Drinking Water, Solid Waste Management & Sanitation with full communityparticipation and ¼th community contribution( both labor & money) & managed with sustainable mechanism

  • Inclusion of IIEC in preparation of City Sanitation Plan and Director, IIEC is the only NGO member in the City sanitation Committee

  • Inclusion of Model Community Infrastructure in the agenda of local self-government day occasion by handing over to community in presence of Hon’ble Ministers & Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA) as well asMembers of Parliament (MP) with convergence approach by the involvement of nodal departments.

  • Disbursement of fund from MLA LAD for Model Community Infrastructure

  • Dissemination of Community Governance theme to slums outside project area through health awareness and camps programme

  • Release of a book on RTI in presence of Chief Information Commissioner, Odisha on the platform.

  • Enhancing Business Establishment of RTI kiosk at Ward level

  • Submission of memorandum on effective implementation of RTI to the Chief Information Commissioner; Chief Secretary, GoO, Mayor, BMC, BBSR.

  • Preparation of Manual & Guideline on Community Governance in regional language (Odia)

  • Publication of a booklet on community governance and a compendium of different govt. schemes on social security & women development.

  • Dissemination of governance approach to different parts of the State through meetings, interaction & workshops

  • Media Campaigning through sponsorship programmesin different channels, On Screen debate on the issue of Urban Governance

  • Influencing corporate houses, donor agencies through process oriented approach of community governance

  • Influencing people’s representatives through meetings, interaction & field exposure

 

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  • Project - Boosting And Equalizing Livelihood Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities and Care Givers through Improved Vocational and Marketing Skills in Orissa, India

      Year: 2011-2014

      Source of funding:

Canadian Auto Workers’ (CAW) Social Justice Fund, Canada

Implementing partners:  IIEC & Handicap International, Odisha

 

Area of Operation:

Block- Daspalla, District –Nayagarh, State –Odisha

Direct beneficiaries – 150 PWDs.

Specific objective- 

To ensure access to marketable vocational training programs and appropriate backward and forward market linkages for persons with disabilities in Odisha.

 

Activities

  • Household survey, screening and assessment of beneficiary followed by distribution of aids and appliances

  • Physical Rehabilitation and referral

  • Undertake comprehensive market analysis to define relevant training strategy

  • Identify appropriate training curriculum and provide technical, material, management support to VRC and polytechnics to run the courses and make them disabled friendly (intervention at the state level)

  •  Conduct vocational training courses for persons with disabilities

  • Make accessible credit loans through government schemes for SHGs and individual entrepreneur

  • Provide market linkages to SHGs and individual entrepreneur to sell their product at the best price to the right place.

  • Build technical, material and management capacity of VRC and DIC to run market relevant MES courses through community based vocational training programs.

  • Build capacity of selected NGOs to integrate persons with disabilities in vocational education and mainstream livelihood initiative.

  • Build capacity of government credit and rural marketing agencies to include persons with disabilities in their livelihood programs.

  • Organize state level workshops to present the project achievements, share best practices and promote the idea of expanding the project to other districts of Odisha

Achievements

  • Baseline survey and identification

  • Awareness Meeting with Persons with Disabilities

  • Assessment camp for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs)

  • Training to animators

  • Training for inclusive SHG members

  • Disability Equality Training(DET)  at mobility India, Bangalore 

  • Formation of Self Help Groups (SHGs) total 16nos. of SHGs

  • Referral Service provided to 86 Nos. of PwDs for issue of their Disability Certificate by CDMO Office, Nayagarh.

  • Physiotherapy treatment provided to PwDs who were direct beneficiaries.

  • Referral Service for Physiotherapy provided to PwDs at Aarogya Physiotherapy Centre, Nayagarh.

  • Management of PT/OT intervention done by the technical person.

  • Posters designed & printed depicting inclusion of disability in SHGs & their livelihood promotion process.   

  • Selected beneficiaries access to bank loan and vocational training through  Nijukti Mission – Govt. of Odisha

  • Aids & appliances provided under Personalized Support System.

  • Camps on use and maintenance of assistive devices

  • Collaboration of IIEC with SMRC in distribution of aids & appliances 

  • Training/exposure visit as a part of capacity building of PwDs.

  • Livelihood mapping training programme to staff & stake holders

  • Camp on business planning & vocational training needs assessment for persons with disabilities

  • Exposure visit for the pwds along with their caregivers to OUAT & VRC, Bhubaneswar

  • Vocational training to SHGs on animal husbandry, incense stick (Agarbati) making & leaf plate making

  • Handing over the livelihood starter  tool kits to the concerned SHGs / individuals

Collaboration –

Vocational Rehabilitation Centre (VRC), Govt. of India, District Industry Centre (DIC), Nayagarh, MSME, Govt. of India, Orissa Rural Development and Marketing Society (ORMAS), Other line departments of the State government, Civil Society Organizations.

 

  • Project - Early Recovery for Flood affected Vulnerable Groups Odisha, India

Year : 2012-13

Source of funding:

Handicap International/ Ministry of Foreign affairs -Luxembourg

 

Area of operation –

Block – Gania, District –Nayagarh, State – Odisha

Type of Services provided: Training and capacity building of flood affected victims in the field of health and hygiene besides strategies for facing flood in terms of disaster preparedness. The vulnerable groups were provided with emergency household materials and aids & appliances.

 

  • Project - Aarogya Physiotherapy Centre
    Year: 2011- 2015

Implementing partners: IIEC,

Rogi Kalyan Samiti (Under NRHM),

Nayagarh & Red Cross Society, Nayagarh

 

Area of operation-

State –Odisha, District-Nayagarh

The Centre established on PPP mode at the District Head Quarters Hospital premises, Nayagarh catering to the physiotherapy and occupational therapy needs of disabled children and persons.   

 

Broad aim of the centre: Promoting a safe, nurturing and stimulation environment that will enhance each child’s sense of self-esteem and security. Encouraging a child’s emotional, social, physical, intellectual and language development through a developmentally appropriate programme. Fostering optimal growth and development of a child through exploration discovery and play. Minimizing acquisition of additional handicapping situations. Promoting adaptive family functioning. Preventing, circumventing and ameliorating developmental disabilities.

 

Objectives: This center provides physiotherapy services to cerebral palsied children, orthopedically handicapped children and other children with special needs. To cater to the physiotherapy services need of children with special needs of Nayagarh district and to help them being integrated in mainstream schools. To provide occupational aids, appliances and other assistive devices for children with special needs. To impart special education and training, Social and psychological counselling and pre-vocational education to children with special needs To provide OPD and extension services to benefit needy children with special needs To mainstream the children and adults with special needs and help them establish as productive citizens To Identify and assess vulnerable children and provide appropriate therapy services.

 

Type of Services provided: Different types of therapy services provided with the use of modern technology (electronic, manual & machines) in Aarogya Physiotherapy Centre by professional experts of IIEC such as electro therapy, music therapy, laser therapy, behavioral therapy for all types of paralysis i.e. Paralysis (hemiplegia, Paraplegia & Quadriplegia); Cerebral Palsy & Muscular disease, Club-foot, Bow-log etc. ; Joint pain, Back pain, shoulder pain, neck pain, Knee pain, stiffness and fracture, femur fracture etc.; all types of accident related problems.

 

  • Project - Inclusive Skill Development Training (Vocational)

 Year: 2011- 2012

Support: MSME, Govt. of India

 

Area of operation –

Block – Daspalla, District –Nayagarh, State – Odisha

Area of Operation – Daspalla block under Nayagarh district

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  • Entrepreneurship Skill Development Programme organized as a part of industrial motivation campaign in Daspalla&Chadeyapalli for potential tribal youths on Honey processing & preservation and leaf plate making.

  • Conducted a six weeks “Entrepreneurship Skill Development Programme” on “Food Processing & Preservation” sponsored by the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), and Govt. of India. The approach of the programme being inclusive also had a space for Persons with Disabilities as trainees

 

  • Project - Preparation of Ward Disaster Management Plan

 Year: 2010-2011

Support : BMC, Bhubaneswar

 

  • Area of operation –

  • City – Bhubaneswar slums (BMC area), District –Khordha, State – Odisha

  • Implementing partners: Indian Institute of Education & Care (IIEC) & BMC

  • Means of execution: Community based approach

  • Results:

  • IIEC in collaboration with Odisha State Disaster Management Authority prepared urban disaster management plan in BMC slums for the benefit of vulnerable slum dwellers

 

  • Project - Health cum Awareness Camp

Year: 2010—2011

Support: BMC, Bhubaneswar

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Area of operation –

City – Bhubaneswar slums (BMC area)

District –Khordha, State – Odisha

Implementing partners: Indian Institute of Education & Care (IIEC) & BMC

Means of execution: Community based approach

Results:

  • Conducting 58nos. of health cum awareness camp in the different slums of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) area

  • Awareness programmes conducted 

  • Free health checkup and distribution of free medicines

 

  • Project - Integrating disability in community based disaster risk                          reeducation and response

Year: 2010-2011

Support: Handicap International/ DIPECHO

 

Area of operation –

Town- Nayagarh, District –Nayagarh, State – Odisha

Means of execution: Community based approach

Results:

Community volunteers & PRIs trained on the skills required for disaster preparedness and management in Daspalla block under Nayagarh district.

Conducting various types of awareness & training programmes at Daspalla & Gania Block under Nayagarh district such as “Task Force Training on Inclusive Early Warning, First Aid and Search & Rescue”,   “Awareness Programme (Pala) on Integrating Disability in Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Response” to create awareness & sensitization the community on inclusive the disability in community based disaster risk reduction and response at different remote places of project area.

                                                  Project - Pilot study on mainstreaming children with learning

                                                                     disability in formal schools                                                                                                                                  Year 2009-10

   Support:  DPC, SSA, Nayagarh

Area of operation –

Block – Daspalla, District –Nayagarh, State – Odisha

 

A Pilot Study Report on “Mainstreaming children with Learning Disability in Formal Schools” was prepared by the Research Team of IIEC. The study report was assigned by the Sarva Shikshya Abhiyan (SSA), Nayagarh which is to identify children with Learning Disabilities with their associated problems.

 

This report was based on some research questions (briefly) which include the ability of the child such as reading, writing, Math, Language, Auditory, Memory, Spatial, attention & social etc.  This modest attempt has also delved into some areas unexplored by their teachers as well as parents. The study report based on the survey & interacts with the cwds, Parents & teachers of the cwds & the community. It includes more than 60nos. of students of different schools of Daspalla Block under Nayagarh District. Reflections on reading disorders & preventive measures are also reflected in the studies. Some successful case studies also are there about the LD Children.

 

                               Project - Basic Survey for Urban Poor Programme

                                                                                                    in Bhubaneswar Slums                                                            Year : 2008-09​

Support : Practical Action, UK

Area of operation –

City – Bhubaneswar, District –Khordha, State – Odisha

Means of execution: Research based approach

Results:

  • Investigate approaches, strategies in service providing and access to services.

  • Find out gaps and needs in approach, strategy, working mechanism in service delivery, access to services as well as holistic development of the poor slum dwellers that could be best fulfilled by NGOs.

  • Probe into governance issues like co-ordination, convergence, technology option, participatory planning and implementation.

  • Explored positive and adverse impact of the projects on slum dwellers in terms of affordable services and livelihoods

 

  • Project –‘SUTRA’

    (model development programme for urban slum dwellers in Bhubaneswar)

Year: 2008-2009

Support : Practical Action, South Asia, Colombo, Sri Lanka

 

Area of operation –

City - Bhubaneswar

District –Khordha, State – Odisha

Means of execution: Community based approach

Results:

  • The beneficiaries & stakeholders are urban slum dwellers under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation. 3 focus areas - Safe Drinking Water, SOLID waste Management & Community based sanitation.

  • Community management groups formed & strengthened. A manual in Odia & English on safe drinking water & sanitation published.

  • 700 households with a population of 4000 were covered.

 

  •                 Project - Scaling Up Community Based Road Construction & Maintenance (CBRCM) Technology & Approach

 Year- 2007-2008

Support: Practical Action, South Asia, Colombo, Sri Lanka

 

Area of operation –

Block – Daspalla, District –Nayagarh, State – Odisha

Means of execution: Community based replication

Results:

  • PRI representatives, block level engineers/technicians & district level administrators trained on a new technology called Community Based Road Construction & Maintenance (CBRCM).

  • A manual on CBRCM published besides promotion of community focus group & production of technical tool kits for local communities.

 

  • Project - Orissa Vikash Programme

Year: 2007-2008

Support: Practical Action, Sri Lanka

 

Area of operation –

Block – Daspalla, District –Nayagarh, State – Odisha

Implementing partners: IIEC & OSVSWA

Means of execution: Community based approach

Results:

  • Intervention in tribal villages of Kalashakhamana & Nuagaon panchayats under Daspalla blocks. Tribal communities benefited through infrastructure creation & modification.

  • Convergence with NABARD. 

  • Distribution of agricultural & horticultural seeds & saplings for tribal villages. 

                                                                               Project - Community Based Rehabilitation for PwDs

                                                                            Year- 2007-2009

                                                            Support: CAPART, New Delhi

      

Area of operation –

Block – Beguniapada, District –Ganjam, State – Odisha

       Means of execution: Community based approach

Results:

  • Socio Economic rehabilitation of 600 persons with disabilities in Beguniapada block under Ganjam district.

  • 300PwDs trained in various vocational skills & engaged in production & marketing.

  • Their linkage with banks & MFIs established for credit &  self-employment. Community organizations/SHGs formed & strengthened.

  • Around 20,000 villages involved indirectly in the project.

 

Project - Need Assessment Survey

   Year- 2006-07

Support: NTPC, Angul, Odisha

       

Area of operation –

        Block – Talcher, District –Angul, State – Odisha

        Major activities –

  • Identify felt needs, perceived needs and forced needs for community development programmes through community participation and PRA process.

  • Document the felt needs for comprehensive long term development programme in NAS area.

  • Recommend for a 5 year community development plan with set of needs and priorities.

  • Identification of the villages, details of selected areas of community development and key indicators.

 

​Project - Socio economic survey for physically challenged persons:

Year 2006-07

Support:  NTPC, Korba, Chhatishgarh

 

      Area of operation –

      District –Korba, State – Chhatishgarh

  • Identification of socio-economic-cultural needs of the PwDs and formulation ofa comprehensive long term development plan in association with Govt. Agencies and NGOs.

  • Explore ways and means for convergence with govt. Agencies, NGOs, community and PRI institutions to establish synergy for speedy overall empowerment of PwDs

  • Assessment of the requirement of aids and appliances, education, vocational training, self-employments etc.

  • Prepare comprehensive rehabilitation plan of PwDsin form of directory

  • Awareness amongst and between PwDs/ their parents, stake holders, community workers, PRI institutions, district/block functionaries etc.

 

  • Project - Strengthening Education in Human Values

Year: 2005-2007

Support: Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

        

Area of operation –

        Block – Daspalla, District –Nayagarh, State – Odisha

Major activities –

  • Workshop on human values and education for parents with focus on combating the value conflicts between children and parents

  • Cultural programme such as pala (folk dance) for dissemination of values

  • Workshop for community leaders with focus on value education: perspectives and challenges

  • Workshop for PRI representatives

 

Project - SAMARTHA Physiotherapy Centre, Daspalla

 (ongoing since 2004)

(Center for Rehabilitation, Training & Research)

Mode: Self Sustainable Centre

 Area of Operation

 State – Odisha, District- Nayagarh, Block- Daspalla

     Beneficiaries:  8400

 

SAMARTH is a centre devoted to rehabilitation, training and research for the disabled community.

  • Provision of physiotherapy/ occupational therapy services for cerebral palsied children, orthopedically handicapped children and other children with special needs.

  • Provision of Aids, appliances and other assistive devices for children with special needs.

  • Special education and training, social and psychological counseling and pre-vocational education to children with special needs.

  • OPD and extension services to benefit needy children with special needs.

  • Identification and assessment of vulnerable children and provision of appropriate therapy services.

  • Transfer of technical skill of therapy services to the parents of disabled children and care givers.

 

  • Project - Improving Access & Mobility of Tribal Communities in Odisha

(Project SANJOG)

Year 2003-2007

Source of funding – ITDG, South Asia, Colombo & European Union

 

   Area of operation –

   Village – Chadheyapalli, Block – Daspalla, District –Nayagarh, State – Odisha

        Major Activities -

  • Development of social structure like Village Development Committee(VDC),  Cluster Development Committee(CDC) and Area Development Committee (ADC)

  • Construction of 7kms. of village link road using labor based methods

  • Establishment of common facility centers with facilities like –

  • Agricultural service center with tools and equipment’s, seeds, fertilizers and manures etc.

  • Collection and marketing of local agriculture and forest produce

  • Library and information center with reading room, community hall, books and other reading materials, audio-visual equipment’s like radio, TV etc.

  • Training on entrepreneurship development and income generation options to IMT and cycle users

  • Revolving fund for provision of IMTs and cycles

  • Community bus service for tribal communities

  • Development of 3nos. of IMT models – tricycle rickshaw trolley, two wheeled hand carts and cycle trailer

  • Block level workshop for PRI representatives , Govt. officials & community leaders

  • Training to tribal communities on PRA and micro-planning

  • Training on community managed transport

  • Community health awareness in tribal villages

  • Community school in tribal area

  • Educational programs for tribal communities in terms of leadership, communication, simple arithmetic & accounting and skill development in road construction and maintenance

 

  • Project - Pre-School for HI Children (Dhwani)

Year : 2003-2005

Support – AYJNIHH, Mumbai

Area of operation –

Block – Daspalla, District –Nayagarh, State – Odisha

  • Language therapy and technical skills

  • Trained the speech and hearing impaired children through loop-induction method with the help of innovative study-aids

  • Distribution of hearing aids/appliances and Teaching Learning Materials (TLMs) 

  • Training and capacity building of the staff members (special teachers)

Generate awareness thorough distribution of leaflets & booklets 

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  • Project - Integrated Education for Disabled Children (IEDC)

 Year: 2002-09

Support: Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India

 

Area of operation –

Block- Daspalla, District –Nayagarh, State – Odisha

Means of execution: Community based approach

Major Activities -

  • 600 CwDs integrated in general schools with an inclusive approach in Nayagarh district.

  • Identification and assessment of disabled children

  • Remedial teaching to the disabled children by special teachers

  • Enhancing communication and daily living skill of the CwDs

  • Establishing inclusive pre-schools

  • Promoting barrier free structure at the school and community level

  • Establishing resource center to impart special technical training to the CwDs

  • Capacity building of stakeholders

  • Training and orientation of general school teachers

  • Training and orientation of special teachers

  • Skill training to parents and community leaders

  • Training and orientation of administrators, officials and policy makers

  • Training to PRI members

  • Pre-vocational training to adult children with disabilities

  • Vocational training to children with disabilities through administering occupational therapy and physiotherapy

  • Formation of groups related to parents, peers, PRIs and communities

  • Formation and promotion of disabled SHGs

  • Training on group dynamics

  • Training on micro credit

  • Training on EDP

  • Providing aids and appliances to the needy clients

 

  • Project – Rainfed Agriculture

 Year: 2002-03

Source of funding –

 Youth for Action, Hyderabad & Rockefeller Foundation

 

Area of operation –

Block- Daspalla, District –Nayagarh, State – Odisha

  • Participatory Pilot Action Research Project concerning experimentation of the most successful paddy variety in drought prone area.

  • Training & Capacity Building Of Women Farmers

Project - Soft Toys Making Programme for Urban Slum Women   Year: 2001-03

Support: W & CD dept, Govt. of India

Area of operation –

City – Tapoban basti, Bhubaneswar, District –Khordha, State – Odisha

           50 nos. of women from Tapoban slum, Bhubaneswar were trained. Considering the high demand for soft toys, the training aimed to produce customer-oriented sophisticated models of soft toys. The training programme contained both theory and practical classes covering a total period of six months. 

 

 

  • Project - Odisha Super Cyclone Social Health Reconstruction

Year: 2000 – 2003

Support: FPAI, Odisha

 

 Area of operation –

 Block – Kakatpur, District –Puri, State –Odisha

      Activities -

  • Rapid assessment survey

  • Psycho-social counseling

  • Community organization (Mahila Mandals were formed)

  • Kitchen gardening training

  • Social security for adolescent girls

  • Health check-up and free medicine distribution camp

  • Village Swasthya Surakshya Samiti (VSSS) training & orientation camp on Reproductive Child Health (RCH), Mother and Child Health (MCH) and sanitation

  • Cyclone preparedness training

  • Capacity building of staff and PRIs on Micro Credit

  • Community health education, food and nutrition training programme,

  • Cleaning of water sources in the cyclone ravaged areas

  • Training on RCH, Health check-up and free medicine distribution camps

  • Campaign & promotion of girl child education

  • Establishment of CBD centers preventive & emergency health care

  • Bikalpa Balika Sikshya Kendra (promotion of alternative education for girl children)

  • Contraceptive promotion, vocational training and production for aged and widows

  • Spiritual health camp

  • Disabled welfare

  • Food and nutrition training

  • Training to farmers on integrated soil management

  • Provision of agricultural inputs for farmers like seeds, fertilizers & saplings, and  seed money

 

 

  • Project - Economic Rehabilitation of Persons With Disabilities (PwDs)

Year: 2000-02

Support: CAPART, East Zone, Bhubaneswar

 

Area of operation –

Block – Daspalla, District –Nayagarh, State –Odisha

Vocational training and education to persons with disabilities -

  • Training in candle making

  • Training in apiculture

  • Orientation of persons with disabilities in entrepreneurship development programme

 

  • Project -Early Childhood Development- A Participatory Initiative

Year 2000 – 2001

Support : UNICEF, Odisha

Area of operation –

State – Odisha, District –Khordha, City – Bhubaneswar

  • Workshop and training on early childhood development programme.

 

  • Project – ‘DAFFODILS’ (Early Childhood Development)

 A Self-Sustainable centre based program for pre-school children with an Inclusive approach

Year 1996 - 2001

 

Area of operation –

State – Odisha, District –Khordha, City – Bhubaneswar

  • Around 50 poor children imparted education with play way method under the supervision of trained teachers.

  • Distribution of nutritious food packets to children, which worked as models for their parents to be followed

  • The milestone development of the small children was assessed by doctors/psychologists

  • Orientation programme conducted where professionals like educationists, linguists, psychologists and doctors interacted and deliberated on related issues and problems.

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