Towards Solidarity- 9

Annual Report
2008 - 2009

Centre for World Solidarity

12 - 13 - 438, Street No.1, Tarnaka, Secunderabad - 500 017. A.P., INDIA
Ph : 0091 - 40 - 27014300 / 27018257 / 27007906 Fax : 0091 - 40 - 27005243
E-mail : info@cwsy.org Website : www.cwsy.org
 CWS RESOURCE CENTRES

Bihar Resource Centre Orissa Resource Centre

1st Floor N 4/340, IRC Village,
E-30, Patliputra Colony, BHUBANESHWAR - 751 015
PATNA - 800 013 email : orc@cwsy.org
email : brc@cwsy.org 0674 - 2555415
0612 - 3257532 / 2271404

Tamil Nadu Resource Centre

Jharkhand Resource Centre Opp. Children's Home,
H.No. 22/A, Road No.9 Gandhigram Trust Compound,
Shiv Singh Bagan, Agrico P.O. GANDHIGRAM - 624 302,
JAMSHEDPUR - 831 009 Dindigul Dist.
email : jrc@cwsy.org email : trc@cwsy.org
0657 - 3242039 / 2441513 / 2424570 0451 - 245166

Andhra Pradesh Resource Centre

H. No. 12 - 13- 440, Street No. 1,
Tarnaka, Secunderabad - 500 017
e-mail : aprc@cwsy.org
Ph : 040 - 2700 7906

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 CONTENTS

Preface 4

01. Brief History of Organisation 7

02. Thematic Thrust and Geographical Presence 8

03. Rights Programme 9

04. Livelihood Programme 15

05. Governance Programme 17

06. Special Programme 19

07. Solidarity Institutions 31

08. Reflection on Programme Interventions 34

09. Financial Statements 36

10. Challenges and Way Forward 47

Annexures

1. Board Members 48

2. Staff 49

3. Partners 60

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 Preface
Centre for World Solidarity (CWS) has moved on
with renewed commitment to the civil society and the
marginalized communities. The year 2008-09 has been
a year of introspection, review, learning, streamlining
and decentralization. The Andhra Pradesh Resource
Centre came into existence on April 1, 2008, thus
separating it from the Central Office. The move from
desk approach to State approach received momentum,
and steps were taken to strengthen and consolidate
the Resource Centres. The process of organisational
restructuring was pursued further, and partner and
programme monitoring and coordination was
transferred to the Resource Centres.
In the programme front,
● During the year, in our gender programme,
among other things, we were able to address
the issue of violence against women with
particular focus on the effective implementation
of the Protection of Women from Domestic
Violence Act and the Immoral Trafficking
Prevention Act. We have also developed a
gender policy for the organisation. While the
counselling centres in Andhra Pradesh provided
support to more than 300 women victims of
violence, our partners were able to train 18,426
change makers. In Jharkhand, our partners have
succeeded in influencing the government to open
Women Police Stations (Mahila Thana) at
district level and have formed Vigilance
Committee on Trafficking in nine districts
whereas in Tamil Nadu, Vigilance Committees
were formed to monitor the practice of dowry.
In Orissa, the trafficked returnees became
effective Change Makers.
● Empowering dalit communities to demand their
rights and effective implementation of SC/ST
Prevention of Atrocities Act and access to
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various government schemes have been our
main efforts under the dalit programme.
● The National Dalit Forum has done a pioneering
work in initiating a public and political discourse
on the Scheduled Caste Sub Plan for the
legitimate budget allocation for development of
Dalits.
● Through the Dalit Bahujan Initiatives, we were
able to start a number of Bodhi Rural Libraries,
form Bodhi Youth Committees and identify
NGOs who would provide accompaniment to
the rural youth.
● Human Rights Education to more than 5550
school and college students through human rights
educators and rights awareness to more than
25000 people and monitoring of 260 human
rights violations through our partners have been
the major intervention of our human rights
programme.
● Along with empowering women and youth
elected representatives of Panchayati Raj
Institutions and promoting Model GPs, we have
been campaigning for devolution of power to
GPs and implementation of Panchayati Raj
Extension to Scheduled Areas Act (PESA) in
our Panchayati Raj Initiatives.
● Facilitating access to government schemes and
promoting livelihoods of Muslim women through
skill development has been the efforts of our
partners under the minorities programme.
● While addressing the livelihood rights of the
Adivasis, our collective campaign was for the
implementation of the Forest Rights Act in our
Adivasi programme, and promotion of a new
 Adivasi network known as ‘Primitive’ Tribal
Group (PTG) Network.
● Following the Constitutional Amendment making
education free and compulsory, our initiatives
under the child rights programme were against
child labour, child marriage, etc. along with a
campaign for the Right to Education Act. Now
that the Right to Education Act is passed by the
Parliament, our efforts will be for the proper
implementation of the Act.
● Organic farming along with the promotion of
marketing cooperatives, up-scaling the System
of Rice Intensification, community participation
in water sharing, watershed development, forest
management and flood control and ensuring
livelihood security among the marginalised are
the initiatives of our partners in natural resource
management.
● CWS has been taking serious steps to
mainstream HIV and AIDS concerns within the
organisation and among the partners in such a
way that as of now CWS and two partners have
their own Workplace Policy on HIV and AIDS.
In the partnership front,
● The strategy of CWS is to work with partners,
networks and fellows to promote sustainable
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development of the marginalised.
● During the year, CWS has partnered with about
300 civil society organisations to implement the
project. At the same time, CWS had also
provided accompaniment to partners in
institution building and strengthening solidarity
among civil society organisations.
● We have strengthened our role in partner
coordination and partner management. CWS
constantly took efforts to support genuine
grassroots organisations which were doing
genuine work for the development of the people.
This Annual Report summarises the major
achievements during the year and other initiatives
towards promotion of sustainable development and
strengthening of civil society organizations. While we
gained in experience, we have also learnt a lot to
consolidate our interventions, improve programme
monitoring and strengthen partner coordination. We
do hope that this Report will inform and involve all the
readers to renew their commitment to the development
of the marginalized and contribute to build a vibrant
civil society.
Dr. Gnana Prakasam
Executive Director, CWS
 SOLIDARITY INSTITUTIONS

Centre for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA) Watershed Support Servces and

H.No. 12-13-445 Activities Network (WASSAN)
Street No.1, Tarnaka H.No. 12-13-451
SECUNDERABAD - 500 017 Street No.1, Tarnaka
email : csa@csa-india.org SECUNDERABAD - 500 017
website : www.csa-india.org email : wassan@eth.net
Phone : 040 - 27014302, 27017735, 27002018 website : www.wassan.org
Phone : 040 - 27015295, 27015296, 27018581

Centre for People's Forestry (CPF)

H.No. 12-13-483/39 National Dalit Forum (NDF)
1st Floor, Lane 6 H.No. 12-13-441
Nagarjuna Nagar Street No.1, Tarnaka
Street No.14, Tarnaka SECUNDERABAD - 500 017
SECUNDERABAD - 500 017 email : ndforum2003@yahoo.com
email : info@cpf.in website : www.ndf.in
website : www.cpf.in Phone : 040 - 27014812
Phone : 040 - 27154494, 27154495

BODHI
H.No. 12-13-441
Street No.1, Tarnaka
SECUNDERABAD - 500 017
email : bodhi_cadbi@yahoo.co.in
Phone : 040 - 27017205

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 1. Brief History Of Organisation
Centre for World Solidarity emerged from
‘Aktionsgemeinschaft Solidarische Welt e.V. – United
Action Service for World Solidarity’(ASW), a Berlin
based charitable organization. Its India office was
located in Gandhigram, TN, and later in Secunderabad.
In 1992, through consultation and concurrence of ASW
Berlin, India partners, ASW India team, ASW India
was transformed to an independent Indian Identity as
Centre for World Solidarity(CWS), a registered Trust
in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
The Trust Deed of CWS stipulated that membership
of the Board should consist of only resident Indians, a
majority always being women.
Vision
“Emergence of a society of resilient, inter-
dependent, small communities, vibrant with the
consciousness of their rights and duties and
sensitive to the rights of women, children, dalits,
tribals and minorities, and committed to eco-
friendly development process that cohere with the
rights of these sections”.
Mission
CWS’s vision is thought to be achieved through its
mission of partnering with civil society organisations,
community based organisations and activists.
● To develop and strengthen the capacity of
partners, networks and individual fellows for the
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promotion and protection of rights and justice
for the most marginalized people, for
advancement of people-centred and
participatory governance, and for achievement
of sustainable livelihood through people-centred
and participatory management of natural
resources, and
● to build and nurture solidarity among
stakeholders of sustainable development
Strategies
To accomplish its vision and mission, CWS has
clearly identified its constituency, the poor and most
marginalized who are;
Women, children, dalits, adivasis, physically
challenged and the elderly.
CWS in not an implementing agency with an off
hand experience. It works through;
● building civil society partners.
● supports partnerships,
● builds their capacities,
● facilitates linkages with different stakeholders.
It adds value through its partnership in promoting
good governance, effective systems and also gains in
enhancing its relevance through regular engagement
with its partners, networks and fellows, who bring to
CWS the grassroots reality, tribulations and challenges.
 2. Thematic Thrust And Geographical Presence
The programmatic thrust is covered under the
following three overarching themes;
❖ Rights
❖ Livelihood
❖ Governance
● The gamut of Rights includes rights of the
marginalised particularly women, children, dalits,
adivasis, minorities, people living with and
affected by HIV and AIDS.
● The livelihood canvas addresses natural resource
management, sustainable agriculture, water and
Democracy, Management and Social Regulation
● Governance highlights democratic processes
and local governance institutions (Panchyati Raj)
Rights Based Approach is a core approach, Gender
Mainstreaming is a non-negotiable core value. The other
areas where CWS is laying emphasis are on ‘Social
Exclusion’ and mainstreaming of HIV and AIDS.
● CWS works in five states across the country
with its registered Central office based in
Secunderabad. Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar
and Andhra Pradesh are CWS’s Operation areas where
Resource Centres have been set up.
Currently CWS has 186, partner NGOs, 24,
Networks and 16 fellows supported to work on the
different programmatic focus
CWS’s Value addition to Partnership is by:
● Mainstreaming Rights Perspective: Promoting
and integration of the rights based approach with
partners and into the different programmes.
● Mainstreaming Gender: Women’s empowerment
has graduated to underlining mainstreaming of
gender and gender concerns which is a flagship
programme of CWS. To translate this into action
effectively, a CWS Gender Policy has been
developed. Partners are required to set up an
SHCC and encouraged to formulate gender
policies.
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● Mainstreaming HIV and AIDS: Recognising
HIV and AIDS as a development issue, CWS
is emphasing the need to mainstream HIV and
AIDS interventions in all the programmes. A
CWS initiative in this was to develop a
workplace policy on HIV and AIDS and
encourage partners to develop similar policies
for themselves.
● Mainstreaming Dalit Perspectives: Mainstreaming
dalit concerns is another of CWS’s unique
initiative. An outcome of this effort is the
emergence of NDF, an independent entity to
address macro level dalit concerns, while CWS
continues to support micro interventions for
protection and promotion of dalit rights. A draft
Dalit Policy has also been developed which will
be adopted as CWS Dalit Policy.
● Promoting decentralized local governance:
Efforts have been made to integrate PRI
initiatives with other thematic programmes.
● Networking and Alliance Building: CWS has
promoted a number of networks for collective
intervention on issues and facilitated linkages
and collaboration with other like-minded
networks, organizations and institutions for
advocacy efforts. Recently a new network was
facilitated, called ‘Primitive’ Tribal Groups
Network (PTG) in Andhra Pradesh. Attempts
were also made to promote a Dalit Women
Network in Andhra Pradesh.
● Promoting Good Governance among NGOs:
CWS handholds partners to strengthen and build
their self image as public institutions. Emphasis
is laid to have proper mechanisms in place,
including for financial and management systems,
based on principles of transparency,
accountability and democratic and participatory
governance. This helps partners to seek
alternate funding support from various resource
agencies and government.
 3. Rights Programme
The Rights Programme includes the following;
Gender Rights, Child Rights, Dalit Rights, Adivasi
Rights, Minority Rights and Human Rights
3.1. GENDER PROGRAMME
Gender Equality is one of the core values of the all
CWS programmes. Through Gender Programme there
has been efforts to initiate and strengthen women’s
networks across all five states where CWS is working,
focusing on various state specific issues. We have
been also promoting and strengthening women headed
NGOs who are focusing various women’s issues and
contributing their efforts as part of larger (national)
level women’s movement to bring up equality to women
and bring down the gender disparity in society at large.
Similarly, we have been focusing on various state
specific and national women’s issues as part of larger
advocacy strategy.
Objectives:
● To strengthen the capacities and build
perspectives of partners so as to enable the
partners to address gender concerns in a more
informed and focused way through skills and
knowledge based workshops
● To initiate advocacy and lobbying on specific
issues related to women, campaigning on such
issues to sensitize all sections of the society, and
influencing policies to guarantee women’s rights
● To conduct research on gender questions,
develop resource materials, prepare
documentation and disseminate the information
to CWS partner groups and other stakeholders/
actors
● Be part of national, regional and international
lobbies and advocacy processes on women’s
rights, and thereby facilitate an exchange of
information between grassroots experiences and
national/international perspectives
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Key Activities
CWS is committed to the promotion of Gender rights
and to facilitate addressing issues of violation and
protection of women’s rights, Women’s Networks have
been formed in all five states. The key issues identified
are;
i) Trafficking of women and children (Andhra
Pradesh, Orissa, Tamil Nadu)
ii) Domestic violence in all the five states
iii) Dowry in Tamil Nadu
iv) Witch-Hunting in Bihar
The Anti-Trafficking Networks are formed to create
awareness on the issue, monitor, engage and link with
enforcement agencies and department of women and
child for rescue and rehabilitation of trafficked
survivors. Efforts to implement legislation in states such
as Orissa and Jharkhand, where some policy level
action was initiated to check trafficking, CWS partners
are actively involved in these processes.
A profiling of cases on trafficking was conducted
in Jharkhand and Orissa, and this has been published,
titled ‘Cries of Pain’.
CWS through its partners has been supporting
efforts to ensure proper implementation of the
Domestic Violence Act 2005 in all the five states. In
Bihar, the effort has also been to strengthen alternate
forms of conflict resolution at the local village levels,
called ‘Nyaya Dals.’ In A.P. several of its partners
have been selected by the state government to be
service providers for enforcement of DV Act. The
partners have also been active in critiquing the
implementation of this act and demanding from both
state and national governments the need for adequate
resources for effective implementation of the DV Act.
A study on implementation of the DV Act has been
conducted in AP.
A dowry campaign was initiated in Tamil Nadu to
monitor the growing demand of dowry. Case studies
have been documented to show the nexus of
consumerist culture, globalization and property rights
of women. This has been published and released for
wider reading.
The Bihar women’s network has focused on raising
awareness on the practice of ‘Witch-Hunting’, still
prevalent in rural areas. A compilation of case studies
was undertaken and is published.
The networks function democratically with rotation
of the convenor, setting up core committee/task groups
to take up special responsibilities, such as studies,
campaigns, trainings etc. They have periodic review
meetings to track their progress. CWS colleagues
support and facilitate the network and partners as and
when required in addition to their partner management.
Providing information and training to build capacities
is an important component of CWS’s work.
3.2. DALIT PROGRAMME
The Dalit Programme of CWS envisions Dalits to
live with dignity, have equal opportunity, social-
economic justice, and be in decision making at all levels
and free from caste discrimination and violence.
Objectives:
● To strengthen dalits to claim their entitlements,
provided through different social welfare
schemes of state and national Governments and
inform and educate the community on the
various Constitutional safeguards and self
sustainable practices to empower themselves
● To build the capacity of Dalit Partners in all 5
states in proposal development and
Documentation.
● To strengthen the ongoing networks and build
the capacities of the networks to become
sustainable and convergence with other
contemporary networks.
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● To enable the Dalit community to exercise their
basic right to dignity, right to education, right to
work and livelihood by generating awareness
on SC/ST (PoA) 1989, NREGA, reservation
provisions in educational institutions and
advocating land redistribution to landless Dalits.
Key Activities
Access to land and to claim their right is an
important struggle of the dalits in Bihar and AP
particularly. As a result of this the Bihar Dalit Network
has acquired recognition by the state government. The
convener has been nominated as a member of the
Bhoodan Land Distribution Committee
The People’s Monitoring Committee, a network
initiated by CWS in AP has also received recognition
by the state government. It functions at the state and
district levels. The Committee plays a pivotal role in
ensuring that benefits meant for dalits reaches them.
There is close coordination with the working committee
of Rural Development Department and at the district
level, PMC members have been asked to assist the
department in developing plans to access benefits from
NABARD.
● Awareness generation and training on the
following;
● NREGA
● SC/ST PoA 1989
● SCP Budgetting
● RTI
● CLDP
● Cadre building of dalit youth is an important
component for assertion of rights
● Promoting trade unions among the unorganized
sector, as majority of workers are dalits,
including separately for women. Unions are
affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Labour Union.
● Promoting Dalit women’s network and women
headed organisations, through capacity building.
 ● Strengthening the People’s Monitoring
Committee
● Legal aid to dalit victims of violence
● Strengthening of the Dalit Federation for land
rights
● Facilitated a study on the Dalit Movement in
AP
● Promoting and strengthening livelihood options
The Dalit programme is active in all the 5 CWS
operational states. AP is most vibrant for historical
reasons, followed by Tamil Nadu, whereas the other
three states are gearing up to build a strong base to
protect and claim rights as dalits.
3.3 ADIVASI PROGRAMME
Objectives:
● Promote a network of tribal CBOs in four
Southern districts of Orissa and strengthen their
capacity in addressing the issues of tribal people
● Critically examine the existing policies of the
government related to tribal rights and advocate
for appropriate policy changes and effective
implementation of policies
● Strengthening the network of 23 grassroots
NGOs working in the going to be submerged
villages in 5 districts in 3 Indian states
● Organize communities to resist the construction
of the proposed Indira Sagar Project.
● Create awareness among the Adivasi, Dalit and
other marginalized sections on the ill effects of
large dams
● Build the capacities of the Adivasi, Dalit, minority
and other civil society members to negotiate with
the government on feasible existing alternate
models of dam
● Organizing tribal women into CBOs
● Create awareness among the tribal communities
on their rights and forest rights
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● Promotion of food security to the tribal
communities
● Formation of region level tribal women network
Key Activities
● Awareness, Sensitisation and Organizing Adivasi
Communities
● Addressing Land Alienation Issues
● Training on Forest Rights Act and Claim for
forestland
● Formation of Ban Adhikar Samiti
● Addressing women Issues
● Formation of Block Level Women Organization
● Awareness on NREGA
● Resettlement and Rehabilitation Policy (R & R
Policy)
● Panchayat Extention to Scheduled Area Act
(PESA Act)
● Displacement and Livelihood Rights of Adivasis
in Andhra Pradesh
● Formation and strengthening of Gram Mitras
3.4. CHILD RIGHTS PROGRAMME
Objectives:
● To ensure child’s right to education
● To promote adolescent girls reproductive health
care
● To check trafficking of children for sexual abuse
and labour
Key Activities
● Awareness programmes and training for
adolescent girls on reproductive health
● Promoting ‘Back to school,’ programmes
through Panchayats
● Campaign against child marriage and child labour
● Campaign to promote child rights through
developing and dissemination IEC material
 ● Training teachers to promote child friendly
teaching methods
● Conducting street theatre/wall writing/
padatyatras/pamphleteering to create
awareness on the rights of child, with special
focus on girl child
● Creating awareness as child citizen and the
importance of education in facilitating them
emerge as responsible adults in society.
Partners in AP, Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa are
working on the above stated issues to promote child
rights.
3.5. MINORITIES PROGRAMME
Objectives:
● to prevent a sense of alienation among minorities
and ensure their equal status by providing full
scope for their identities, particularly of women
and other marginalised sections among them
● to enable the minorities to exercise their
constitutionally guaranteed rights and freedom
without any kind of discomfort to secure their
livelihoods
Key Activities
● Capacity building of partners on ‘Human Rights
Monitoring’
● Publishing IEC material to generate awareness
● Conducted a study on ‘Child labour in the
Muslim Community-Policies and Perspectives’,
completed and published
● Promotion of livelihood options for poor Muslim
women, through training and credit linkages
Minorities Rights issues have been taken up in one
district of AP and 5 districts of Tamil Nadu through
two active partner networks.
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3.6. MAINSTREAMING HIV AND AIDS
CONCERNS
Objectives
● Create a sensitive environment through
awareness generation on HIV and AIDS within
CWS
● Adherence and implementation of CWS
Workplace policy on HIV and AIDS
● Dissemination of information on CWS workplace
policy to staff and CWS partners
● Raise awareness on the impact of HIV and
AIDS on livelihoods and in development
programs for CWS partners(External
Mainstreaming among Partners and
Constituents)
● Assist partners to focus and strategize
interventions towards mainstreaming HIV and
AIDS
● Enable in demystifying people’s assumptions on
HIV and AIDS
Key Activities
● Raising awareness among partners on the
importance of mainstreaming HIV and AIDs
● Encouraging and promoting partners to develop
workplace policies for implementation, using
CWS policy as a guide
● Providing livelihood support to PLHIVs
● Documenting cases of PLHIVs in AP, Bihar,
Jharkhand and Orissa, who as victims of
trafficking fell prey to HIV infection
● Training of CWS staff and partners on
mainstreaming HIV and AIDs in other
programmes
Achievements
❖ Noteworthy that CWS is acclaimed as the first
organisation to come out with its HIV and AIDs
Workplace Policy
❖ CWS’s workplace policy inspired two partners
in AP to develop their own organizational
workplace policy on HIV and AIDS and in
recruitment positive persons are given
preference
❖ CWS has developed based on its experience
with partners a handbook on, ‘Mainstreaming
HIV and AIDS Interventions’
❖ CWS collaborated with APSACs to
commemorate ‘World Aids Day’.
Mainstreaming of HIV and AIDs is an important
area of concern for CWS. A training for all CWS
staff was undertaken in Bhuvaneshwar and
Secunderabad. Similarly trainings were conducted for
partners in AP and for Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand
partners in Ranchi.
Through the different networks and its members,
CWS has facilitated their outreach in 18 districts in
A.P, 14 districts in Bihar, 9 districts each in Jharkhand
and Orissa.
CWS is a member of ‘Stop AIDS Now(SAN)’, a
south Asia Network to campaign against the spread
of AIDS.
3.7. HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAMME
The aim is to promote a culture of human rights
where all persons participate effectively in a free and
democratic society without any discrimination.
Objectives:
● Promotion of Human Rights Education among
children and youth
● Protection of Human Rights of the marginalised
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Key Activities
● Imparting Human Rights education to school
children
● Building capacities of partner NGOs through HR
trainings
● Setting up legal cell in AP to address grievances
of physically challenged people
● Strengthening AP Social Watch chapter to
critique water situation in AP and collecting
● evidence to create an advocacy platform
● Addressed issues of women’s rights such as
Shariat laws, cultural practices that violate
● their human rights.
Promoting Human Rights through partners has
given the partners leverage and recognition at the state
level, with the enforcement agencies and in the
community. The case below illustrates this.
CASE STUDY
Rina singh (alias Lily) is the daughter of Baidhar
Singh, a native of Village Khantapada in Balasore
district of Orissa. Rina a minor 12 year old, was
engaged as a domestic servant by Sunita kisko, wife
of Ratan Dash who lived in Rengali Dam Project colony,
Mahisapat, Dhenkanal.
Rina Singh’s father, a daily wage labour was father
of 4 daughters and 2 sons. Living in penury was the
reason that had compelled him to allow his daughter to
work as a domestic labour for a measly sum of Rs
200/-. For one and half years Rina was doing all the
household chores as well as taking care of an eighteen
month old baby boy. In spite of her hard work, she
was not given proper food. She was often physically
assaulted by her employer, was abused, beaten with
Cricket bat and Badminton racket. Once for a small
mistake her hair was burnt by the mistress. Rina was
being tortured continuously and she was miserable, so
one day unable to bear the plight further, she informed
her parents of what cruelty she was being subjected
to. Her parents felt helpless and remained silent. The
girl then fell sick and she was not provided any medical
care. For petty mistakes she would be made to go
hungry for 2 to 3 days. When the torture became
unbearable, she confided in her neighbor the ordeal
she was facing and sought help to escape from the
clutches of her cruel mistress. A kind soul informed
ISWO about what the girl was undergoing and they
came to her rescue. The Fact finding team of ISWO
proceeded to Mahaisapat after informing the IIC Town
Police Station. They reached there and heard from
the victim all that she was subjected to and she
expressed her desire to stay with the ISWO team.
The team finally rescued Rina on 29th January 2009 at
12.30 p.m.
ISWO informed the police about the facts of the
case and the girl was produced in police station (Town
PS) for necessary action and similarly information was
conveyed to DSWO Dhenkanal, District Labour
officer, District Collector, and SP Dhenkanal vide a
written statement. ISWO held a press conference on
30th January 2009. The accused, Rina’s mistress also
filed a case against ISWO team, and threatened ISWO
with dire action. Though ISWO tried its best to proceed
through JJ Act and contacted and apprised the
chairmen, CWC, Dhenkanal about the facts, no
immediate action was taken. So ISWO had to file a
case against the accused. Prior to this ISWO had
produced the girl child suo moto at the SDJM court,
Dhenkanal. The court had stayed the search warrant
issued by the SDJM on the grounds that the there is
an application filed by the accused stating wrongful
confinement of the Rina by ISWO. The Hon’ble court
decreed that as no illegal act had been committed by
the NGO or by any of its members, the search warrant
if not called off, will prevent the NGO in conducting
its welfare action. As ISWO had informed all the
appropriate authorities including the II C Town PS.
The CWC chairman had also taken all the necessary
steps according to the JJAct and advised ISWO to
take care of the child Rina Singh, who is in the care
of ISWO and the case is in the CWC Dhenkanal.
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3.8. ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE RIGHTS
PROGRAMME
CWS has been consistently working on promoting
the RBA approach in all its different rights
programmes. This has helped partners to build
awareness, mobilize, document and advocate to ensure
the protection of rights of women, children, dalits,
adivasis and minorities. Partners have been effective
and received recognition. They have;
● demanded for effective implementation of the
laws DV, SC/ST PoA, NREGA, etc.
● proper implementation of schemes/policies/
plans——CLDP, SCP, girl child education,
health, etc.
● received government’s recognition for their work
and made service providers for implementation
of DV Act to check VAW
● as active members of Anti Trafficking Network
(ATN), identified by the government in
Jharkhand to set up a rescue home for trafficked
survivors
● as ATN partners, sought by the state government
to be on their Committee to check trafficking of
women and children
● with CWS’s facilitation formed People’s
Monitoring Committee which is recognized by
AP government and partners are members of
this committee both at district and state levels
● conducted research and studies which is used
to develop evidence based advocacy
● worked with women belonging to minority
committees to inform them about their rights and
promote literacy and livelihood skills
● promotion of human rights education
● built confidence among the stakeholders to
come forward and seek justice and also learnt
to handle cases dealing with varied human rights
violations.
● More clarity on the RBA and how to introduce
this among the communities
 4. Livelihood Programme
4.1. NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Objectives:
● to facilitate sustainable livelihoods through
protection, conservation, enhancement and
sustainable management of natural resources
● to empower community to assert rights over
resources and livelihoods and build capacities
to access and manage natural resources in a
sustainable manner.
● to ensure food security and livelihoods of
agriculture and forest based communities
● to build models to sustain food and livelihood
security of the rural poor.
● To facilitate for a favourable policy environment
of agriculture and forest dependent poor families,
particularly dalits, adivasis and women
Key Activities
Andhra Pradesh
● Food security initiative in Anantpur District
through awareness on food crops, promoting
rearing of livestock and kitchen gardens
● Formation of NREGA work groups
● Raising awareness among dalit and fisher folk
on the impact of SEZ on the environment, health
and livelihoods of families.
● Formation of a common platform to raise issues
of displacement and rehabilitation including
irregularities in acquisition of land for SEZ.
● A five-member committee set up representing
women, dalits and fisherfolk
● Legal support extended to take up land rights
issues
● Formation of farmers collectives to market
vegetables
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● Creation of a data bank on the procurement
potential of vegetables and opening vegetable
outlets.
● Formation of Community Joint Federation
Society (CJFS) at Cluster level, with the
members articulating their rights with
government departments.
● Awareness of NREGS where work was
provided to revive land based water-bodies
● A women’s cooperative initiated with 4,000
women members.
● Training provided on water saving techniques
to farmers resulted in them applying to the
government for subsidy for sprinkler and drip
irrigation kits.
● Preparation of discussion paper and AP state
water policy analysed, through the study on
Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) Acts
of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Mahararashtra
and Orissa.
Tamil Nadu
● Signature Campaign to promote small and minor
millets in PDS
● Awareness to school children on the nutritional
importance of the grains.
Orissa
● Consultations and workshops on Forest
Regulation Act. (FRA)
● Advocacy efforts for promotion of kendu leaf
collection centres led to two temporary collection
centres being accorded Phadi
● Training and exposure on organic farming
practices
 ● Support to initiate an outlet selling organic food
produced by farmers
● Promotion of grain banks and seed banks
promoted helped farmers revive the traditional
exchange of seeds and grains.
Jharkhand
● Strengthening Gram Sabhas
● Advocacy on displacement issues led by partner
● Farmers encouraged for, vermicomposting, and
tank desilting and bund strengthening for water
conservation.
● Forming seeds banks in villages, with traditional
paddy and maize seeds collected and stored in
the banks for cultivation in the next agriculture
season.
● Strengthening of SHGs
Bihar
● CWS support in draining two patches of
depressed land helped in reclaiming large chunks
of land locally called a chaur.
● Campaign against embankments and the flood
control policy of the State
Achievements
● Interaction with national level leaders and
activists working on issues of displacement and
human rights motivated national leaders and
politicians to express support to the communities,
including positive outcomes from the judiciary,
who stayed the acquisition of land for SEZ’s
● Increasing demand for organic vegetables has
encouraged farmers to adopt sustainable
agriculture methods.
● Dalits, adivasis, bahujans, minorities and women
are empowered to sustain their livelihood status
● Farmers are now adopting SRI methods in paddy
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cultivation in Anantpur as it is yielding good
results
● A discussion paper that emerged from the action
study on energy-water management in ground
water irrigation has helped in establishing
linkages with key actors, in the energy
sector(Bureau of Energy Efficiency),
international agency(German Ministry of
Development Coperation) and other
organisations like Saci Waters, Jala Spandana,
Soppecom, SPWD, APTRANSCO.
● CWS recommendations on Pani Panchayat Act
Study in Orissa led to the Government of Orissa
amending the Pani Panchayat Act 2002
incorporating the recommended provisions.
● Partners supported by CWS facilitated the RTI
application for information on Tungabhadra
Dam resulted in penal action against the
Irrigation Department of Government of
Karnataka, with the department being forced
to give the information sought for.
● Claims for individual rights on forestland and
claims for community rights over forest resource
were accessed.
● Strengthened SHGs were free from the
clutches of the money lender
● BRC’s model to reclaim land, make it cultivable,
introduce alternative livelihood options such as
fisheries strengthened communities’ food
security options, promoted employment
opportunities and checked migration. Local
panchayats were keen to try out this model and
also Funding agencies like Winrock International
and NABABE initiated similar model through
partner organisation with technical guidance
coming from Bihar Resource Centre (BRC).
CWS’s efforts through partners have been effective
in all the five operational states.
 5. Governance Programme
5.1. PANCHAYATI RAJ INITIATIVES
The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 that
envisaged democratic decentralization through
devolution of functions, powers and finances, and
particularly ensuring participation of the marginalized
sections, especially women, dalits, tribals and minorities
is paramount to CWS in the context of its broad vision
of creating vibrant self-reliant rural communities. Thus,
CWS initiated its Panchayati Raj Initiatives
programme in 2000 in Andhra Pradesh through 15
NGOs. The programme focused on Pre-election Voter
Awareness Campaign (PEVAC), capacity building to
elected representatives, preparation and dissemination
of IEC materials, initiating networks of representatives
and establishing linkages with organizations/institutions
involved in empowering PRIs. The programme is
active currently in AP, Orissa, Jharkhand, and
Pondicherry. The ongoing Phase III Programme
“Promoting and Strengthening Good Governance at
Grassroots” was envisaged for the period August 2005
to March 2009.
Objectives:
● Empower and strengthen the capacities of the
PRIs to address development issues of the
communities to achieve sustainable
development and social justice
● Strengthen the planning process through GP level
capacity building and interventions for integration
at Mandal and District levels
● Track the process of devolution of powers, funds
Key Activities
and functionaries at District, Mandal and GP
levels in selected districts, identify issues and
lobby with Government.
● Promote, strengthen and facilitate forum of
elected leaders of PRIs for advocacy and
lobbying at all levels, including networking/
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collaborations with larger civil society and State
authorities.
● Research and development of resource
materials on topical themes and dissemination.
● Empowering PRIs and strengthening PESA for
good governance
● Promoting effective linkages and coordination
between three tiered Panchayat institutions
● Enabling Grassroots PRIs to act as change
agents, role models for transparency and
accountability
● Facilitating the process of convergence between
various stakeholders, including ER networks
for effective policy dialogue at Local, Regional
and State level for devolution of powers to
Panchayats and PESA
● Provide solidarity support to Elected
Representatives to get their due rights, powers
and responsibilities
● Create linkages for the Elected Representatives
with Panchayat Raj Resource Institutions in
neighbouring States and at National level to
enrich their knowledge
● Establish a full-fledged resource centre for the
Panchayats in Puducherry
● Initiate advocacy efforts towards actual
decentralization of power in Puducherry.
● Capacity building of NGO partner teams for
collection of village level data and micro-level
planning.
● Research studies conducted
● Networking and linkages established at State,
National & International levels
● CWS trained tribal elected representatives and
NGO staff in advocacy, lobbying and campaign
techniques. The observation of PESA Day in
seven ITDA areas in AP and in Orissa was also
an opportunity to network tribal representatives.
CWS also engaged with the with Central
Ministry of Panchayati Raj, AP PR
Commissioner, APARD, CESS, NIRD,
APMSS, LOKSATTA, State Sarpanches forum,
NCRI.
● Building capacities of elected representatives
to function properly and emerge as Model GPs
in Andhra Pradesh and Orissa through
information on RTI, importance of Gram Sabha
and HIV/AIDS.
● Organizing experiential learning platforms
through collaborative networking activities with
solidarity institutions provided opportunities to
ERSs from different areas to share their local
concerns, eg basic ameneties,natural resources
management , marketing for MFP etc.
● In Jharkhand there were efforts to impress on
demand to hold elections.
● In Bihar, a status report on status of Gram
Kachari in the State was prepared
● In Puducherry, trainings were conducted for
panchayat presidents to enhance their
understanding of their role an of the Panchayat
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in Disaster Management, role of Civil Society
in strengthening Local Government.
● In Tamil Nadu, special training was provided to
Dalit ERS and a district level committee was
formed to follow up resolutions passed by them.
The constraints and challenges in the sector include
absence of commitment on part of the government to
decentralise powers to GPs, lack of capacity building
for ERs, lack of awareness among ERs on their roles
and responsibilities and absence of a common platform
of ERs to make their voices heard.
Achievements
● CWS has come out with a couple of publications
that are useful in advocating for PRI efficacy
● A booklet on Panchayats (Extension to
Scheduled Areas Act 1996) - PESA,
● A Study of Redistributive Politics and its impact
on PRI Institutions: A case of MLA LADS
Scheme in Andhra Pradesh,
● Documentation of experiences in Model GPs in
AP
● CWS is the nodal agency to coordinate the
MoPR PMESYA initiative
● Government agencies seek out CWS and its
partners as resource for PRI trainings
● CWS has been instrumental in the formation of
a Panchayat Presidents’ Federation
 6. Special Programme
6.1. CENTRAL OFFICE
6.1.1. AP Floods
As AP is a disaster prone state, either by floods,
cyclones, drought, there is urgent need to ensure that
the mitigation of such disasters is effective and
efficient. The state does not have a Policy on Disaster
preparedness and management.
Objectives:
● Advocacy for comprehensive Policy on flood
management both at the National and State level.
● To develop flood proof mechanisms in flood
affected/prone villages and advocate for
modernization of Godavari and Krishna delta.
This was a long term objective to address
flooding calamities through the proposed project.
Sustainability and community ownership were
the key factors coupled with self-reliance and
self-sufficiency in the context of future
community based disaster preparedness and
management.
● Advocacy for conservation of Kolleru fresh
water lake ensuring coping mechanisms through
sustainable/alternative livelihoods for
marginalized communities affected due to
recurrent floods in targeted villages and lobby
on their behalf to establish linkages with
government programmes
Key Activities
● Strengthening partner networks for flood
management
● Format ion and strengthening functioning of
VLFMC
● Promoting engagement with government
agencies for relief and rehab work
● Developing and dissemination of IEC material
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● Strengthening the Coastal Areas Development
and Rights Forum
● Revival of Field level Cooperative Societies
(FLCS)
Achievements
● Communities are now better equipped to handle
emergencies such as flood disasters
● Government functionaries are more sensitive and
responding to community needs
● Communities are aware and informed of
policies/legislations such as coastal regulation
and its impact on their lives
6.1.2. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL
INNOVATIVE PROGRAMME
The National Agricultural Innovation Project
(NAIP) sub-project under Component-3 has the over-
all objective to develop models of sustainable rural
livelihoods through innovations in technology transfer
and support systems. CWS, in collaboration with
SECURE, has been participating in this project which
was initiated in Sept 2007. The project consortium is
led by CRIDA, Hyderabad.
Overall Objective of the project:
To improve the livelihoods of the rural poor through
efficient management of natural resources and
increased productivity, profitability and diversity of the
farming systems.
Area of work:
The area of NAIP project in Khammam distirct is
Tummalacheruvu Gram Panchayat, comprising of 8
hamlets, located in Aswapuram mandal of Khammam
district. The project covers 626 households in 7 hamlets
of Tummalacheruvu panchayat, who predominantly
belong to Koya Tribe.
Project Interventions and Outcomes:
1. Increase in number of farmers from 15 to 60
cultivating vegetables. More farmers cultivating
pulses and vegetables during Rabi season
2. Increased irrigation potential by 250 acres due
to renovation of existing irrigation tanks
3. MTU-1010 paddy variety gaining popularity as
a drought resistant variety over 1001 and other
conventional variety
4. Existing 3-row inter-culture tool for cotton crop
was modified in consultation with the farmers
and an improved 5-row tool (Gorru, in local
language) was developed. 130 such tools were
distributed to 130 farmers with 20% contribution.
5. 800 kuroiler chicks introduced with 10 SHG
groups after good response to pilot experiment
6. SRI and direct seeding introduced in paddy in 3
acres. Further expansion planned in Kharif 2010.
7. Agricultural Information Centre and a godown
were inaugurated and being used to provided
ICT and market support to farmers
6.1.3. SOCIAL REGULATIONS
PROGRAMME
An innovative project “Drought Management
through Social Regulations in Water Management” is
being implemented in semi-arid regions of the Andhra
Pradesh. By the end of year 2008-09 the project is
being implemented by the eight partners (including
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SAVE which is being supported by Jana Jagruthi) in
Anantapur, Warangal, Medak, Nellore and Chittoor
districts of Andhra Pradesh.
Activities:
1. Awareness Campaigns / Meetings:
2. Promotion of Committees:
3. Promotion of SRI Activity:
4. Conduct of meetings on water budgeting:
5. Physical works taken up:
● Physical work like dry open well recharge,
construction of bundings, ponds, desiltation of
small water bodies, etc... have considerable
effect on the groundwater (e.g Madirepalli and
Enebavi and Mylaram);
● Protection of natural resources (e.g JJ, SAVE
and REDS) i.e common land protection watchers
were able to protect the resources and able to
motivate the community towards need of
protection natural resources;
● Facilitation support in obtaining the micro
irrigation systems (sprinklers);
● Establishment of resource centres (e.g.
Madirepalli, SAVE area and C.R.Palli) which
are used to keep the data on village existing
resources and for conducting the regular
monthly meetings;
● All 11 illegal connections have been legalized.
29 capacitors were fitted to ensure equi-
distribution of electricity – measured with
Voltmeter (e.g Mylaram of Medak district) and
6. Convergence Programs:
● Facilitation support in linking up the NREGS
(National Rural Employment Guarantee
Scheme) for taking up the physical works that
would help in recharging the existing bore-wells.
This would help in not only providing
employment opportunities to the land less
households but also useful in revival of water
bodies;
 ● About 50 acres of uncultivable land belonging
to SC and ST farmers was taken up under
NREGS program to bring into cultivation (e.g
REDS area). These activities are linked up with
NREGA program as part of convergence;
Achievements:
● The government agencies like CADA
(Command Area Development Authority) and
Ground-water department and watershed
supporting financial institution like NABARD
have taken the SR program as role model. They
had a visit to Mylaram village to interact the
women group about water sharing practices
adopted in the village. The purpose of the visit
was they wanted to replicate this innovative
model in their program called Community Tank
Based Program supported buy the World Bank;
● Further, during the visit to RIDS, Madireaplli one
of the woman farmers in the village could share
the benefits perceived from the program.
According to her by cultivating the vegetable
crops (less water intensive) not only getting
economic benefits but also water saving
practices being adopted. She further briefed they
are able to feed family properly and able to
provide quality education to their children by
joining them in corporate schools / colleges.
● Food Security Programs: Promotion of practice
of kitchen gardens to ensure food security to
the marginalized community (e.g Mylaram and
Enebavi). For which they were provided
vegetable seeds at free of cost.
● Rejuvenation of traditional food crops (i.e. ragi,
jowar and bajra).
6.1.4. WATER AND DEMOCRACY
PROGRAMME
Activities
During the year, the focus was on developing and
implementing a Capacity Building Programme (CBP)
for partners on water and democracy issues with help
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from an external specialist. The CBP was aimed at
ToT (Training of Trainers) and the target group would
be the staff of partner organisations working on water
issues.
The goal of the CBP is to enrich perspectives and
impart conceptual clarity on different dimensions
(political, economic, social, cultural, environmental) of
water issues; and capacitate the communities to assert
their rights over local water resources and to manage
(water resources) them in a sustainable manner.
The objectives of the CBP are as follows:
● Educating participants about current water
reforms, corporatization, privatization and
commodification of water
● Equipping the participants with skills to evolve
a peoples’ agenda for water
● Equipping the participants with skills on advocacy
and lobby with policy makers to formulate
policies for just, equitable, community controlled,
environmentally sound and sustainable
management of water
For developing capacity building modules, a pilot
capacity building programme was conducted during
January, 2009. A working group meeting for the
preparation of the capacity building training modules
was organised on 31 October and 1st November at
CWS, Hyderabad.
The CBP modules were divided into five broad
themes – Environmental, Social & Cultural, Political,
Economic and Legal & Constitutional, along with sub
themes, with one module being the Summarising,
Contextualizing and Follow-up.
The first Pilot CBP conducted in January, 2009
had 35 participants from partner organisations across
India, Nepal and Bangladesh. The participants helped
to further refine the modules, suggesting that issues
such as gender and water, watershed development,
etc., be incorporated into the modules. A follow-up CBP
training was planned for the later-half of the 2009.
6.1.5. WATER GOVERNANCE IN
ANDHRA PRADESH
The Water Governance Project (WGP) seeks to
look at water as an integrated concept following the
Integrated Water Resources Management approach
while gaining an understanding of how water structures
and communities impact governance of the resource
in accordance with initiatives by the state and policy
makers. This project is being funded by Society for
Promotion of Wastelands Development, New
Delhi and it is being implemented in Maharastra and
Madhya Pradesh apart from Andhra Pradesh. In
Andhra Pradesh, the state level component of the
project is anchored by CWS since May 2008.
During 2008-09, being the initial year of the project,
most of efforts were towards bringing together
different actors in water sector and spade work for
taking up various policy and governance related
interventions. Following are the major interventions in
2008-09 and their outcomes:
● Preliminary visit to Tungabhadra Board in
Hospet and some of the Canal locations was
done to gain further understanding on the system
and to explore the possibilities of organizing a
capacity building program on the governance
of TB Dam
● Meeting of the Forum on water governance in
A.P. was convened to share about the details
of the project along with discussing individual
proposals to be taken up under this project.
Presentations on sub-basin projects (Seethapalli
Vagu by SAKTI and Bahuda by Krushi
Samstha) were made
● CWS participated in a meeting of SOs (NGOs
facilitating the community mobilization) in
APCBTMP organized by I & CAD, Andhra
Pradesh in WALAMTARI in Feb 2009. The
experience of social regulations in groundwater
management in few villages by CWS and it’s
partners was shared with SOs to motivate some
of SOs to take up groundwater management in
the tank command areas in a similar way
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● CWS in association with Freshwater Action
Network-South Asia (FAN-SA) had conducted
a meeting of SOs involved in the implementation
of the externally aided ‘Andhra Pradesh
Community Based Tank Management
Programme’ (APCBTMP) on 27th Jan 2009.
About 48 SOs from 12 districts have participated
in this workshop. The issues and concerns of
the SOs emerging from this meeting were
shared with the State Project Director (SPD)
of APCBTMP. The State Government
responded favorably by including the issues
raised, into their agenda, for changes in the
implementation process.
6.1.6. PTG PROGRAMME
Andhra Pradesh Adima Adivasi
Development Initiative (AAADI Network)
(PTG Network):
In continuation to its initiatives to empower adivasi
communities, CWS began a new intervention among
the most vulnerable communities among the adivasis
i.e., the “Primitive Tribal Groups” in Andhra Pradesh.
This initiative is designed with the following primary
objectives: (a) to organize nine of the “primitive tribal
communities” out of 35 communities scheduled tribes
in the state, (b) to form and strengthen a network with
the grassroots NGOs headed by the members of
primitive tribes and (c) to articulate and advocate the
community and habitat specific demands of these
groups and lobby for better policy formulations and
effective implementation of development programmes.
Following are the important achievements of the
initiative:
● A network named Andhra Pradesh Adima
Adivasi Development Initiative (AAADI
Network) is formed with eight adima adivasi
headed grassroots organizations and
strengthened on the rights based approach,
Constitutional provisions for adivasis, Forest
Rights Act (FRA), National Employment
Guarantee Act (NREGA),SC/ST Prevention of
Atrocities Act.
 ● Organized a two day consultations “Primitive
Tribal Groups in Andhra Pradesh: Challenges
for Development” and initiated an interface
between the adima adivasi civil society and the
officials of Tribal Welfare Department,
Government of Andhra Pradesh.
● Baseline survey was completed in 90 adima
adivasi villages spread over six districts with
scheduled areas namely Vijayanagaram,
Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari,
Mehboobnagar and Adilabad.
● Village Development Committees are formed
in 45 “PTG” villages and are in the process of
identifying their specific problems.
● AAADI Network is involved in the People’s
Monitoring Committee (PMC) process working
on the effective implementation of
Comprehensive Land Development Programme
(CLDP) and Andhra Pradesh Employment
Guatantee Scheme (APREGS) and placed the
grievences to the concerned government
officials
6.2. ANDHRA PRADESH
6.2.1. Panchayat Mahila Evam Yuva Shakti
Abhiyan
The entrance of elected women representatives
(EWRs) and elected youth representatives (EYRs) into
the grassroots polity through elections to the PRIs in
massive numbers is a relatively new political
phenomenon (post 73rd Constitutional Amendment) in
India. In order to address the empowerment of EWRs
and EYRs in a systematic, programmatic manner and
not rely on ad hoc and sporadic interventions the
Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Govt. of India, launched a
new scheme entitled the Panchayat Mahila Evam
Yuva Shakti Abhiyan in the year 2006 and Center
for World Solidarity was identified as nodal agency
for implementing the programme in AP by the
Commissioner, Panchayati raj, Government of Andhra
Pradesh in 2007.
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The objective of the programme is to enable
women and youth Panchayat leaders to come together
to articulate their problems, discuss issues regarding
the institutional mechanisms for their empowerment
,come up with a charter of issues to be mainstreamed
into policy and advocacy support so that their concerns
are addressed by the process of development adopted
by the State and the three-tier PRI system, and form
an association of the EWRs with elected office bearers
and with cascading representation of EWRs from the
district level and divisional level EWRs organizations.
The following activities, as envisaged under the
programme, were implemented during 2008-09
● State Level Sammelan: The A.P State-level
meeting of women elected representatives was
held on the 28th and 29th January 2008. In the
two day meeting, a total of about 500 elected
women representatives discussed, deliberated
and came up with a charter of demands which
was presented to the Hon’ble Union Minister
for Panchayati Raj, Shri.Mani Shankar Aiyar.
● State Support Center (SSC): To create an
enabling environment and to make PRIs part of
the process for the empowerment of women
and youth, keep updated information related to
the participation of EWRs and EYRs in
Panchayati Raj Institutions for the entire State
and serve as knowledge support centre, State
Support Center is established in a three -room
building in the premises of CWS from 1st of June
2008. The SSC is equipped with necessary
furniture and manned by one Gender coordinator,
one Youth coordinator and one Associate. A
formal launching ceremony of the SSC was
organized on the 21 July 2008 and the
Commissioner, PR was the chief guest.
● State Level Association of EWRs: The
process of formation of State Level Association
was initiated in the month of February ‘08
requesting the ZP chairpersons of all the 22
districts in AP to identify a 7 member district
 committee of active EWRs representing
different levels, castes and parties. A meeting
was organized on 1st March ‘08 at Hyderabad
to form the State Level Association from the
district committee members constituting the
electoral college and The Chairperson, Vice
Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer were
identified.
The Association is registered as ‘The Andhra
Pradesh panchayat elected women
representatives association” under the
Society of Registration Act, AP. Facilitated by
CWS, the EC of the State Association held three
Meetings so far and discussed various issues
and strategies for strengthening of the
Association. APARD has extended support to
host (venue, food and accommodation) the
meetings of the Association.
● Sensitization Programmes: With a view to
spread the message in the entire state and also
with the belief that a network of NGOs taking
forward the Agenda of the PMEYSA would
have a better impact in the long run, one NGO
in each of the 22 districts is identified to be the
nodal agency to coordinate and implement the
activities with the support of CWS and SSC. A
total no. of 1470 elected women & youth
representatives were trained through
sensitization Training Programmes during the
period of 2008-09.
● Divisional level meetings: The Two Day
Divisional level meetings in 5 divisions
conducted in the districts of Hyderabad, Guntur,
Anantapur, Warangal and Vizag covering a total
no. of 1258 elected women & youth
representatives from 22 districts witnessed a
number of speakers addressing the participants
on various PR related issues. The Meetings
provided a platform for the ERs to share their
experiences, articulate their problems and seek
solutions from experts.
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6.3. BIHAR
6.3.1. SDTT – Flood Management
● Construction of drainage channels
● Construction of culverts
● Celebration of women’s day
● Formation of village committee
● Street plays to generate community awareness
● Formation of farmers’ clubs
● Training on vermin-compost and construction of
vermi-compost pits.
● Agriculture training
● Veterinary training
● Advocacy and lobbying
The Kosi river having moved from its usual course
caused havoc in Bihar. Thousands of people were
rendered homeless and many lives too were lost. CWS
played an active role in providing relief in this
emergency situation. The difference in CWS initiative
was that it decided to rework on its strategy of
addressing such calamities and focusing on the
traditional wisdom of providing livelihood support. CWS
was involved at two levels, one in trying to influence
policy and the other to provide relief to the flood
survivors. Reclaiming land, promoting agriculture and
support for other forms of livelihood options such as
fisheries etc helped the community in achieving some
level of food security. These efforts were recognized
by the local panchyats, who tried to replicate the
interventions in other flood hit areas.
6.4. JHARKHAND
6.4.1. Jharkhand Watershed Development
Programme (completed)
The first livelihood based programme of JRCCWS
in Jharkhand started in 2001 in 7 locations and
completed its first phase in 2006 March. The 2nd phase
started on April 2006 in 4 locations (3 districts) out of
Phase I’s 7 locations in addition to other adjoining
villages. The 2nd phase also completed on 31st Dec.
2008.
Overall Goal
“ Increase household food security of 976
households which consists of small and marginal
farmers through watershed based management
interventions primarily focusing on sustainable
agricultural practices; bringing changes about in
policy and practices through networking at four
project locations of three districts (Giridih,
Deoghar & Hazaribag) in Jharkhand State.”
Total Outreach of JWDP (Phase II): The total
outreach is 7562 and out of which 50% are women.
The coverage of OBCs is 46% followed by ST 24%,
SC is 19%, and others 11%.
Objectives:
● Capacitating and skill enhancement of the
PNGOs through practical demonstration and
sharing of knowledge and collective action.
● Ensuring asset management practices by the
community through regular follow-up and
necessary capacity building.
Activities:
● Training on sustainable agriculture practices for
selected farmers (30 farmers).
● Exposure visit for selected farmers and
facilitators including JRC staffs. - 1 unit.
● 2-days onsite training on Micro-planning
exercise with focus on Village Perspective Plan
(especially on land based activities).
● 2-days training on financial management and
record keeping.
● 4-5days training on SHG Federation/Cluster
Achievements:
Formation process for facilitators.
● 2 days documentation & report writing
workshop for facilitators.
● 5-days training on Moderation and Facilitation
Skill for JRC staffs and selected PNGOs staff.
● 2-days training on Project Planning for JRC
staffs.
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● 3 –days training on NGO IDEAS Tool Box for
saving and credit programmes for JRC staff.
● Quaterly meetings with network members at
SVA level.
● 3-days orientation on Urban Rain Water
Harvesting for SVA members.
● GO-NGO meetings, public representatives,
media at State level and zonal level (At network
level).
● Half-yearly SVA Advisory Committee Meeting
(At network level).
● Regular follow-up of government schemes,
interacting with government line deptt. And
financial institutions by facilitators and village
animators under the guidance of chief
functionaries (at Partners level).
● Strengthening of seed banks.
● Process documentation and collection of cases
stories through external consultancies.
● Regular monitoring of Gram Kosh (VDF) for
its expansion and smooth operations.
● Study on different issues (Traditional seeds and
Women) at network level.
● Publications at network level.
● Regular meetings & follow-up with NABABE
and CINI (Sir Ratan Tata Trust) for
convergence.
● Seed and other agricultural inputs support to
farmers for demonstration.
● The Gram Sabha members meets regularly and
issues are being discussed and decisions taken
are recorded
● The roles and responsibilities of each key
member are clear to all. However, role of Gram
sewak (secretary of the Gram Sabha) who is a
paid staff of Block office are sometimes not
 very regular. Facilitators of the project assisted
by village animators and subsequently the
animators are taking major responsibilities in
village development
● Out of 42 women SHGs formed so far, 80% of
the key SHG members learnt the skill of
maintaining their book of accounts, making their
signatures. The SHGs are however still not in
position to go for credit from the bank and use
the loan for Income generation activities
● SHGs have federated themselves under
common platform and meet every quarterly to
discuss on relevant issues. The SHG Federation
concept is being introduced in only one
watershed rather it is under the process of
formation in remaining watersheds.
● Towards convergence: About 200 farmers from
different watersheds enhanced their skills on
improved agricultural practices such as using
traditional method of seed treatment, green
manuring practice, growing mustard for border
cropping (it act as repellent against predators),
vermicomposting, using indigenous method of
pest and disease management, kitchen gardening
in their homestead and thereby replicating their
knowledge and skills to other farmers. About
20 farmers approached CURRS and got seed
support on paddy from Central Upland Rice
Research Station (CURRS) in Sirma-Chapri
watershed under the facilitation of Mahila
Mandal Trust (MMT) in 10 acres also they were
made acquainted with new variety paddy
(Anjali) suited for Jharkhand condition. Till
Dec.08 each farmer produces 30-35 quintal of
paddy (almost doubles the conventional variety).
● For the first time 20 farmers came forward on
pilot basis for growing improved paddy (IR 36,
IR 64, Anjali) cultivation through SRI (System
for Rice Intensification) method and encouraging
yield has been obtained. As per observation,
the same practice (SRI method of paddy
cultivation) will be repeated during the coming
monsoon season (Kharif) among 100 farmers.
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● A sizable number of entrepreneurial youths
especially from Krishi-Hariyali Watershed under
the facilitation of Holycross Krishi Vigyan
Kendra, Hazaribagh started pea cultivation in 3
acres of land for the first time.
● Field bunds, proper cross-section of
embankments are maintained at frequent interval
under the guidance of trained facilitators.
● Women from SHGs are now health conscious,
and also conscious about the primary education
of both boys and girls, they used to discuss
regularly on these issues at SHG meetings. Due
to their increased awareness accessing the
health care facilities from primary health
centres.
● Women SHGs are given charge of managing
mid-day meal (sponsored by ICDS) at village/
project level. They are approaching block offices
and banks interacting with block officials, bank
officials. Though, the present status of their
functioning has not been monitored.
● The Gram Kosh (Village Development Fund)
has been streamlined, with bank accounts
opened and operational guidelines/ manuals are
in place. Till the end of the project, total deposit
of fund was more than Rs. 3 lacs.
● Proposals have been submitted to CF, Deoghar
for plantation in forest land that falls in Sabela
watershed (managed by PRAVAH, Deoghar)
in 100 acres. Till the end of reporting period, the
proposal in under process.
● A good number of proposals have been
sanctioned under NREGA especially on
plantation on community land, construction of
water harvesting structures, irrigation wells.
● Ground water recharge has increased up to avg.
5-6 feet as observed during post monsoon.
● 100 hectares of treated land is covered under
cropping through paddy of improved varieties
as main crop and maize, pigeon-pea, mustard,
lentil as subsidiary crops by 200 farmers.
 ● The water for drinking is now available
throughout the year followed by irrigation water
is available for winter cropping for 20% of total
agricultural land.
● Beneficiaries of water bodies take proper care
of the water bodies, maintaining proper cross-
section of embankments.
● Beneficiaries (mostly women) utilizing water
bodies for pisciculture and accordingly reaping
good harvest from each water bodies ( on an
average 3 quintal fish harvested in 2008)
6.4.2. Geographically Based Programme
(completed)
Geographically Based Programme-India, focused
on watershed approach to strengthen agricultural
practices with emphasis on infrastructural and technical
support for ensuring food security with enhanced
agricultural production was operation at five locations
with five partners in four districts of Jharkhand state
since April 2005 to December 2008.
Overall Goal
“Strengthened village level institutions and SHGs
with the focus on community based integrated
watershed approach through ameliorated Natural
Resource Management for food security and
sustainable development in selected areas of four
districts of Jharkhand”.
Total Outreach: The total outreach is 4536 out of
which women are 50%. The caste composition of the
target group consists of 57% of STs followed by 22%
of OBCs and 14% of SCs respectively.
Objectives:
● Strengthen state level networking and advocacy
towards sustainable livelihood policies
● Enable the community and PIAs to take
collective action for the development of
sustainable livelihood through watershed
management
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● Institutionalise people’s participation in
developmental programmes and improve their
knowledge in natural resource management and
watershed development
Activities:
● Soil and moisture conservation measures
● Improved regeneration / veg. cover
● Increased crop yield and overall production
● Increased income of target community
● Write shop for the Facilitators
● Exposure Visit
● Training
Achievements:
● Soil erosion checked in gullies. Farmers now
started cultivating in treated land and growing
food grains, pulses and vegetables. Soil moisture
has been increased for additional 2-3 months
and assuring paddy crop and become good for
Rabbi crop.
● Improved ground water recharge can be
verifiable through the water availability in the
open wells during summer, ensured sustainable
use of common land. Fruit plants ensures
nutritional value to children and others.
● Assurance to farmers to take Kharif & Rabi
crops towards increase in crop production.
Cultivation of vegetables has assured additional
income.
● Death rate among animals has significantly
decreased due to increased awareness among
the community towards the timely vaccination.
The convergence programme has enabled
members of SHG to earn extra income
● Skills of individual facilitators got developed and
JRC received fine-tuned six- monthly reports
from partners
● The exposure cum training gave new insights
 to the farmers on use of traditional methods of
organic farming for sustainable agriculture
● Trainings to the villagers gave them new ideas
of income generation activities. This also
provided them the knowledge about various govt.
Programmes for their benefit and how to keep
a track of those for uninterrupted benefit from
the same
6.4.3. Millennium Village Programme
Millennium Village Project Sarwan is one among
the 14 locations in 13 countries across globe where
Welthungerhilfe (formerly German Agro Action) has
put its initiatives to localize the MDGs and develop
prototype models in cultural and local specific contexts
towards achievements of these MDGs. These locations
have become popular as Millennium villages— two of
them located in India, the first is CWS/ Pravah’s
Sarwan (a cluster of 26 villages in Deoghar district,
Jharkhand;), the other one is Gandhiji Sangha of
KALYAN in Purulia district of West Bengal. Deoghar
district lists among the 20 poorest districts in India,
where the hunger and poverty conditions prevail and
perpetuates chronic cycle of poverty.
The 5 years (2007-11) project is a challenge to
improve the living of disadvantaged 865 households’
in 26 villages of Jarka and Thari Lepra Panchayats in
Sarwan block (now Sonarai Tharhi), Deoghar district
of Jharkhand. The peoples in this area are living under
absolute conditions of poverty; most of them are small
and marginal farmer relying on local available
resources for their livelihood. The project seeks to
achieve Millennium Development Goals with special
focus on goals 1 to 3. Jharkhand Resource Centre of
CWS, co-ordinating this initiatives and partnering with
local organisation called ‘Pravah’.
Larger Objectives:
‘Alleviation of poverty in 26 villages of Jarka
and Tharilepra panchayats of Sarwan block within
Deoghar district of Jharkhand, by empowering
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women and village level institutions (gram sabhas),
for community based natural resource management,
capacity building and advocacy towards improved
food security and sustainable livelihood
opportunities to fulfill basic amenities and
increased access to services in equitable manner
MVP Project Objectives / Results:
1. ‘Improved co-ordination and interaction with
the Gram Sabha and other CBOS with
developments actors
2. Role of women in decision making process
has increased
3. Improved agriculture and sustainable farm
production
4. All boys and girls have completed full course
of primary education
5. Income level of the target group has
significantly improved
Outreach of the Programme:
Pravah is implementing the programme in 26
villages of 2 Panchayats, 1 block- Sarwan
(Sonaraithari) in Deoghar district. Total house hold is
865. And population is about 5000.
6.5. ORISSA
6.5.1. SDTT – System of Rice Intensification
● Need based capacity building measures have
been taken up for SDTT project partners such
as training programmes on Practical Aspects
of SRI and Sustainable Agriculture, SRI Process
Documentation, Physical and Financial
Reporting of the Project, Pest Control and Soil
Testing and Exposure visit to Andhra Pradesh
on SRI and Sustainable Agriculture. Also,
facilitated the participation of Partners in various
workshops and training programmes organized
by other organizations like 3 rd National
Symposium on SRI at Coimbatore, Organic
Farming Workshop at Trichy, Capacity Building
 Programme on SRI organized by Mr. Kishan
Rao, SRI Learning Alliance Workshop at
Bhubaneswar etc..
● Additionally, Posters on System of Rice
Intensification (SRI) and Sustainable
Agriculture, Pamphlet on SRI in Oriya and SRI
Annual Planner have been developed and shared
widely with Practitioners, Govt. Officials,
Researchers, Scientists and Solidarity
Institutions to have wider dissemination of
information on SRI. These publications have
received encouraging reviews from various
stakeholders for which re-printing of some of
the materials has been also undertaken.
● A Market Study has been conducted to
understand the market channels and develop a
pilot marketing plan for organically produced
paddy in the operational areas of CWS partners
in Orissa by involving an external consultant and
the report has been received. Based on the
recommendations future course of action is
being planned out.
● ORC has also successfully completed the first
phase of Action Research Project on
Emission of Green House Gases in SRI in
collaboration with Central Rice Research
Institute, Cuttack and the results of first crop
experiment has come out. After completion of
the experiment in second crop the results will
be finalized and shared with different
stakeholders. The major objective of the study
was to prove the fact that aerobic rice emits
less green house gases than in anaerobic
conditions and also to suggest suitable cultural
measures for reducing the emission in rice
cultivation.
ORC actively participated in the peace building
processes undertaken by Orissa Shanti ‘O’
Sadbhabna Abhijan (a forum of civil society groups
and individuals) in Kandhamal district. Solidarity was
expressed to a five days event on ‘Gandhi Katha’.
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The event had importance in general but more
specifically in Orissa context in the prevailing
environment of violence and mistrust in the wake of
the Kandhamal violence issue.
ORC’s concerted advocacy efforts resulted the
selection of 3 Partners by Dept. of Agriculture,
Govt. of Orissa to implement SRI seed village
program under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana in
3 districts, namely Koraput, Cuttack and Nayagarh.
CWS, Orissa has been a part of the state level
campaign against genetically modified crops. ORC
represents as a core member in the state level
alliance named UNCAGE constituted with
membership of various stakeholders from different
sections of the society to raise awareness and
campaign against GM foods.
CWS was part sponsor of the workshop on
‘Application of RTD framework in State Agriculture
Policy ‘organised by XIM, Bhubaneswar. All the SDTT
partners in Orissa along with some progressive farmers
participated and shared their views in the workshop.
This is part of networking and building alliances for
advocacy.
6.6. TAMIL NADU
6.6.1. Tsunami Rehabilitation (completed)
Objectives
● To sensitize the affected population with disaster
preparedness and management.
● To initiate and develop livelihood opportunities
for Tsunami survivors in Tamil Nadu and Andhra
Pradesh
● To enhance the capacities of working forces in
Agriculture and fishing.
● To ensure and protect women and child rights
in the target area.
● To Mainstream HIV and AIDS and Gender in
the rehabilitation program
● To disseminate information pertaining to
 prevention of HIV/AIDS and care of positive
group.
● To strengthen the coastal ecology through
environmental protection measures.
● To provide farming inputs for the farmers
affected by Tsunami waves.
● To restore the livelihoods of the fisher folk.
● To advocate community based disaster
preparedness and advocacy with the other
stakeholders like state government.
● To conserve and protect common property
resources and water bodies in order to enhance
the social capital and strengthening agriculture
work with small and marginal farmers
Activities:
● Through CWS supported agriculture project, 221
farmer families were given training on vermi
compost and other organic inputs preparation
by themselves.
● The support given to the women who were
single has resulted in their livelihood security.
The average increase in per day income is 150%
to 200%.
● The women and adolescent girls who walked
miles together to fetch safe and protected
drinking water are now getting the same at their
door steps with the provision of water tanks
● The Capacity Building has made the women to
fight against domestic violence and also get
organised at the village level and make the
preparations for the future elections
● The media workshops have helped t come out
with issues of the people living in the region
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● The exposure visits have paved the way for a
change in the outlook of the beneficiaries
Achievements
● Gradual improvement in soil texture and soil
physics.
● Reduction in production costs of paddy by the
farmers due to decrease in input cost.
● Increased production in terms of quantity of
grains
● Improvement in quality of grains
● The common property resources created
through the project will testify the long standing
assistance to farming communities in this region.
● The women are becoming economically
independent and socially gaining momentum as
they were made to move from the margins to
the mainstream.
● The mainstreaming HIV AIDS component has
made the community to be aware of the health
services and service provider and they are
making use of the services now.
6.6.2. Tsunami Shelter Completion
(completed)
The Tsuami shelter completion programme was
conducted in two villages of Nagapattinam and
Villipuram district.
The main objective of this completion project was
to repair the 101 houses in Chettinagaram and 75
houses in Chandrapadi. The whole activity is to be
carried out in total participation with the beneficiaries,
local panchayat and the District administration.
The work has been successfully completed.
 7. Solidarity Institutions
Currently CWS is supporting three independent
entities which are on the road to autonomy.
7.1. NATIONAL DALIT FORUM
Objectives:
● Capacitate Dalit organisations and activists on
rights and entitlements and advocacy skills.
● Facilitate advocacy efforts of Dalits at state and
national level.
● Networking of Dalit organisations, movement,
intellectuals and professionals both at national
and respective state levels.
Key Activities
● Strengthening District and State Committees in
seven states
● Campaign on issues affecting Dalits in Bihar
● Creating a pool of legal activists to take up Dalit
issues in Jharkhand and Chattisgarh
● Training for budget monitoring vis-à-vis the SCP
● Fact- finding on the impact of SEZs on dalits in
Orissa
● Status of SCP in Maharastra
● Using the SC/ST Act to register cases to seek
justice for Dalit victims
● Advocacy and lobbying with legislators,
bureaucracy and other key actors on issues like
SCP and other critical issues impacting on dalits
● Study on financial inclusion
● Participation in workshops, state and national
level consultations to represent the concerns of
dalits and amplify their voice.
Achievements
● Bihar state and district chapters monitoring the
SCP allocation and utilization
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● Promoted civil society discussion on
Chotanagpur Act seeking its review and the
Government is in the process of the review.
● State Chapter of NDF in Chattisgarh is doing
legislative advocacy on SCP
● Capacitated state chapters are advocating with
state and national government on proper budget
allocation based on the SCP
● Demand to legalize SCP is in process
NDF functions independently through a secretariat
in Secunderabad. Recently it has received its FCRA
and will now be independent of CWS, through whom
the financial support was flowing till date.
7.2. BODHI-CENTRE FOR ADIVASI
DALIT BHAHUJAN INITITIAVES
While many Dalit organizations and other Backward
Caste organizations are active in AP, they are polarized
by interests rather than bringing together the victims
of the caste system. Bodhi aims at starting grassroots
support actions to bring all the dalit-bahujan groups
together and work towards reduction of tension among
the communities.
The programme is implemented in five districts of
Andhra Pradesh covering 73 villages in 18 mandals. It
covers 509 youths directly, and 1040 of their family
members indirectly. Of the 509 youth, 158 are girls
(31%).
Objectives
● Promote ideas of self-respect among Adivasi
Dalit Bahujans and prepare them to shed
inferiority complex
● Aim at changing the negative philosophical
systems that influence the Indian social system
 in general and the Dalit Adivasi Bahujans in
particular
● Strive to generate consciousness among Adivasi
Dalit Bahujans and make them aware of their
productive value, history and culture
● Aim to create and develop conscious leadership
from among the Adivasi Dalit Bahujans
● Work towards educating and uniting Adivasi
Dalit Bahujan and Minorities to fight for liberty,
equality and social justice
Key Activities
● During the year, the programme identified 12
NGOs in Warangal, Nalgonda, Karimnagar,
Adilabad,Warangal Khammam and
Rangareddy and initiated moves for alliancing.
● After conducting 15 central level meetings on
modalities of establishing BYCs, 95 BODHI
Youth Committees (BYCs) were promoted.
● Eighty libraries were established and are being
managed by BYCs.
● Three book-reading sessions were conducted
for Warangal, Nalgonda and Medak BYCs
members, sensitising the youth to their socio-
cultural and political rights and their assertion.
● A Young Training Programme was conducted
for BYCs at Khammam.
Achievemnets
The mobilization of Dali Bahujan Youth, formation
of BYCs and consistent efforts to create awareness
among them on their rights have shown the following
impacts:
● Sharing among Adivasi Dalit Bahujans
intelligentsia is an innovative experiment in A.P
and is infusing youth with new thought processes
and approaches
● The unity and cooperation among the Dalit
Bahujans has been strengthened
● The programme has created awareness among
youth on Dalit-Bahujan rights and entitlements
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● It has developed strong leadership skills among
youth who have begun to articulate their rights
with confidence
● Youth are writing letters to leading Telugu daily
newspapers and magazines on social and
development issues that need to be addressed
by the State
● Youth are participating enthusiastically in book
reading sessions and the participation of women
in increasing
● Youth are celebrating the local feasts and
organizing events to bring everyone together
● BYCs are conducting “Jayanthis” (birthdays)
and “Vardhanthis” (death anniversaries) of
eminent personalities like Mahatma Joti Rao
Phule, Periyar, Narayanaguru,
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar, Komurambheem, Savithribai
Phule, and Phulan Devi
● The BYCs are focusing on eradicating the
practice of untouchability
● Members of BYCs developed self-confidence
and self-respect through the BODHI library
movement
● Youth are maintaining the libraries and through
the BYCs have been demanding that the Gram
Panchayats provide accommodation for Bodhi
Libraries
● BYCs are also mobilizing books, furniture, news-
paper, library building (space) and other
resources for the libraries where visitors number
over 1000 daily
● BODHI cultural meetings are drawing the
attention of Self-Help Groups and also the other
youth who dropped out of schools and colleges.
7.3. KNOWLEDGE IN CIVIL SOCIETY
(KICS)
KICS is yet another spinoff from CWS. It is in the
process of consolidation and expansion as a network
of committed academics and activists working on
issues relating to science, technology and societal
concerns. KICS maintains its identity as a forum and
network with CWS playing host. KICs is anchored by
a Prof of XIMB. The other promoters include CED,
who curate, maintain and operate the KICS website,
solidarity institutions who are extremely active in the
sustainable agriculture group, the Universities of
Maastricht and University of Hyderabad with whom
KICS is involved in a three year European Union
project on Science, Ethics and Technological
Responsibility in Developing and Emerging Countries
(SET DEV).
● Peoples Manifesto on Science and
Technology
● Studies and publications: Three new studies:
– on the knowledge dimension of the rural
employment scheme – NREGA by
Ramasubramaniam of Samanvaya
– the cross sectoral investigation on water and
energy by CWS and Prayas and
– a film on Non Pesticidal Management (NPM)
by CED.
● www.kicsforum.net The KICS website
launched last year has now become an important
vehicle for carrying out KICS ideas to the wider
world
● Collaborative workshops and Networks
– a roundtable and public discussion on
“Knowledge society debates – exploring science,
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technology and innovation in India” with STEPS
Centre of the Institute of Development Studies.
Jan 5-6, 2009.
– An SRI learning alliance meeting in Orissa on
December 8-9
– the workshops on the manifesto (Nov 2008) and
onagricultural policy of Orissa (March 2009).
● Discussion forum
– The KICS electronic groups – the main (55
members)
– Sustainable agriculture (65 members). The
sustainable agriculture group continues to be
very active, and the expertise of managing
google groups has spawned of several newer
groups on SRI (sriindia and sriorissa), sand
manifesto, RTD policy (rtdpolicydialogue) in
which KICS members are very active.
● Five sharing sessions during the year
– on ‘Knowledge Intensive Agricultural Systems’
(C Shambu Prasad, April 25),
– ‘Knowledge dimensions of NREGA’
(Ramasubramaniam, July1),
– ‘Irrigation Infrastructure: A view from below’
(Chitra Krishnan, Aug 2),
– Urban agriculture (Snehalata Shrikhande,
Bharat Mansatta and others, Aug 8)
– ‘Towards an S&T manifesto’ (Wiebe Bijker, Nov
29th).
 8. Reflections On Programme Interventions
The programme implementation during the year has
been accomplished successfully as per plan. There
were regular periodic reviews of the programme
implementation throughout the year along with the
review of budget utilisation. It was heartening to note
that CWS was able to utilise more than 90% of the
total operational budget for the year.
Programmatically, CWS has been able to play its
role in both policy formulation and policy
implementation and contribute to both policy
formulation and effective implementation as well as to
improvement in the living conditions of the people.
The Rights Programme has been able to
successfully meet the objectives set out. For instance
the Gender Programme has addressed the issue of
domestic violence across all the five states. Through
this initiative several hundred survivors of violence have
been counseled and several thousands of agents of
change developed. CWS partners have been active in
engaging with policy makers and enforcement agencies
to ensure effective implementation and identify
lacunae, so that it can be altered. Similarly trafficking
is an issue that CWS partners in the Traffic prone
states have been successful in addressing, including
influencing the state to start ‘Mahila Thanas’ to
checking trafficking of women and children, in
Jharkhand and Orissa. Understanding the nexus of
dowry and globalization and the need to arrest this
practice, through monitoring, and building public opinion,
vigilance committees efforts were undertaken in Tamil
Nadu.
● A CWS gender policy has been developed and
adopted, which underlines the organisation’s
commitment to gender mainstreaming and
equality.
● The empowerment of Dalits to claim their rights,
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access to entitlements meant for them was the
thrust of the programme. Mobilisation and
awareness generation among the dalit
communities to demand the effective
implementation of the SC/ST PoA was
facilitated.
● A CWS draft Dalit Policy developed is on the
anvil for validation, which reiterates CWS’s
special focus on Dalit Rights.
● The National Dalit Forum has done a pioneering
work in initiating a public and political discourse
on the Scheduled Caste Sub Plan for the
legitimate budget allocation for development of
Dalits.
● Through the Dalit Bahujan Initiatives, we were
able to start a number of Bodhi Rural Libraries,
form Bodhi Youth Committees and identify
NGOs who would provide accompaniment to
the rural youth.
● Human Rights Education to more than 5550
school and college students through human rights
educators and rights awareness to more than
25000 people and monitoring of 260 human
rights violations through our partners have been
the major intervention of our human rights
programme.
● Along with empowering women and youth
elected representatives of Panchayati Raj
Institutions and promoting Model GPs, we have
been campaigning for devolution of power to
GPs and implementation of Panchayati Raj
Extension to Scheduled Areas Act (PESA) in
our Panchayati Raj Initiatives.
● Facilitating access to government schemes and
promoting livelihoods of Muslim women through
skill development has been the efforts of our
partners under the minorities programme.
● While addressing the livelihood rights of the
Adivasis, our collective campaign was for the
implementation of the Forest Rights Act in our
Adivasi programme, and promotion of a new
Adivasi network known as ‘Primitive’ Tribal
Group (PTG) Network.
● Following the Constitutional Amendment making
education free and compulsory, our initiatives
under the child rights programme were against
child labour, child marriage, etc. along with a
campaign for the Right to Education Act. Now
that the Right to Education Act is passed by the
Parliament, our efforts will be for the proper
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implementation of the Act.
● Organic farming along with the promotion of
marketing cooperatives, up-scaling the System
of Rice Intensification, community participation
in water sharing, forest management and flood
control and ensuring livelihood security among
the marginalised are the initiatives of our partners
in natural resource management.
● CWS has been taking serious steps to
mainstream HIV and AIDS concerns within the
organisation and among the partners in such a
way that as of now CWS and two partners have
their own Workplace Policy on HIV and AIDS.
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 10. Challenges And Ways Forward
Organisationally, CWS, during the project phase,
has gone through an introspection of its positioning as
a facilitating organisation, its constituencies, its
programmes, its strategies and above all its internal
structure and organisation. This was prompted by the
spread of its operation in five States, the non-proximity
and its associated difficulties for coordination, the
expansion in its programmatic interventions and its firm
belief in decentralisation and participation. As part of
this introspection, CWS has initiated a process of
internal restructuring and reorganisation. This process
is still on.
CWS is undergoing an evaluation as mandated by
its donors for the current year, as funding beyond a
stipulated quantum warrants an evaluation.
A strategic planning exercise has been embarked
on to come out with a 10 year strategy. The purpose
of this effort was also to examine CWS’s partner and
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programme direction in relation to the vision and
mission. If there is a need to redesign the programmatic
thrust to address both internal and external actors and
the environment, perhaps then CWS will have to
introspect and plan to tread the trajectory that emerges
from the strategic planning process.
The challenge will be twofold. What is the kind of
autonomy state resource centres envisage and their
engagement with central office; Shift from desk
approach to state approach, efforts to move out of
compartments and establish the links and interlinkages
for a holistic approach. The convergence of the key
thematic areas to create a vibrant civil society, where
communities are empowered to claim their rights,
secure livelihoods and food security through sustainable
development and enjoy governance that is effective
and which promotes justice, protection of rights of the
most marginalized to live in a peaceful and healthy
environment will be our priorities in future.

Annexure 1: Board of Trustees
1. Dr. V. Rukmini Rao, (Managing Trustee)
Plot No: 55, Road No: 71,
Phase III, Jubilee Hills
Opp: Jubilee Public School,
HYDERABAD – 500 033
Tel.No: 23547714
E-Mail : vrukminirao@yahoo.com
2. Dr. (Mrs.) Rama Melkote
B-156, Sainikpuri,
SECUNDERABAD – 500 094
Tel.No: 27114769
E-Mail : ramamelkote@yahoo.com
3. Prof. (Mrs.) P.N. Das
“PAVANEE”,
A-315, Saheed Nagar,
BHUBANESWAR – 751 007
Orissa.
Tel.No: (0674) 2546499
E-Mail : pn_das3@yahoo.com
4. Mr. Anil K. Singh
SANSAD,
N-13, IInd Floor,
Green Park Extension,
NEW DELHI – 110 016
Tel.No: 011- 41644845, 41758845, 41644576
Mobile : 09810015250
E-Mail : anilsingh2005@rediffmail.com
sansadasia@hotmail.com
5. Prof. Asha Hans
SANSRISTI,
P-II, Jaydeva Vihar,
BHUBANESWAR – 751 023
Orissa
Tel.No: (0674) 2587453
E-Mail : sansristi@rediffmail.com
6. Ms. R. Manohari Das
Institute for Self Management (ISM),
55, Bharati Dasan Road,
Travellers Bungalow Road,
48
ANNEXURES
MADURAI – 625 016
Tamil Nadu
Tel.No: (0452) 2603762
E-Mail : wdrcmdu@rediffmail.com
7. Prof. Arif A. Waqif
87, Gaffar Khan Colony,
Road No: 10,
Banjara Hills,
HYDERABAD – 500 034
Telephone No: 23396629
E-Mail : arifwaqif@gmail.com
8. Mr. K. Shiva Kumar
Chartered Accountant,
V.K. FOUNDATION,
GANDHIGRAM – 624 302
Anna District,
Tamil Nadu.
Tel.No: (0451) 2452320
Mobile : 09443737837
E-Mail : vkshivaggm@gmail.com
9. Prof. D. Narasimha Reddy
H.No: 3-33-33,
L.V. Reddy Colony,
Seri Lingampally,
HYDERABAD – 500 050
Tel.No: 23033283
E-Mail : duvvurunarasimha@gmail.com
10. Dr Jaismin Kantha
105, Patliputra Colony,
Kurji Road, Patliputra.
Patna 800 013
BIHAR
Mobile: 0 94316 02474
Email: jaisminkantha@gmail.com
11. Mr. Stanley Mukkath
3/482, Sharrmuk, Thottapur,
Akathethara Post,
PALAKKAD - 678008, Kerala.
Tel No. 0491-2815374
Mobile : 09895111951
Email: stanley.mukkath@gmail.com
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 ANNEXURE 2: CWS Staff

No. Name Designation

1 Mr. M.V. Sastri Honorary Convenor
2 Dr.Gnana Prakasam Executive Director
3 Mr. P. Srinivas Babu PO - Finance & Admin
4 Mr.B..Soma Sastry Director - Finance
5 Mr. C.Srinivasulu Sr.PO - Finance
6 Mr. N.Jagan Mohan Rao PO - Finance
7 Ms.Madhavi Latha PO - Finance
8 Ms. Kalyani Asst PO - Finance
9 Mr. P. Kameswara Rao Sr Prog Associate
10 Mr. R. Janga Reddy Driver
11 Mr. M. Prakash Office Assistant
12 Ms.Anasuya Office Assistant
13 Ms.Parvathamma Office Assistant
14 Ms.Prameela Office Assistant
15 Ms. G.Sucharitha Joint Director
16 Ms. G. Madhavi Sr Pro Associate
17 Mr. Ranadheer Programme Officer
18 Ms. Esther Valentina Programm Officer
19 Dr.Mohmmed Irfan Programme Officer
20 Dr. D.J.Narednra Programme Officer
21 Ms. N. Jhansi Rani Programme Associate
22 Ms.R.Persis Rose Programme Officer
23 Mr. Ch. Venkateshwarlu Project Co-ordinator
24 Mr. U. Chandra Sekher Asstant Librarian
25 Mr. L.V. Prasad Joint Director
26 Mr. R.V.Rama Mohan Joint Director
27 Ms.Avanthi N.Rao Project Coordinator
28 Mr P.Lakshminarayana Programme Officer
29 Mr.Srinivas Sajja Project Co-ordinator
30 Dr. C.Vijaya Shyamala Joint Director
31 Mr.Vageesshan Programme Officer
32 Ms. Pushpavalli Programme Officer
33 Mr. N. Sambasiva Rao Programme Officer
34 Ms. G. Aruna Sr Prog Associate
35 Ms.K.Swapna Gender Coordinator

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36 Ms. M.Anasuya Programme Associate
37 Mr. Bhagirath Programme Associate
38 Ms.Sumedha Trainee
39 Mr.A.Sanjeev Research Associate
40 Mr. S.Prudhvi Raj Coordinator
41 Ms. Champa Tigga Director - BRC
42 Ms.Priya Raju Programme Officer
43 Mr. Kavindra K. Pandey Programme Officer
44 Ms.Suchita Kumari Programme Officer
45 Mr.Ghufranual Hassan Programme Officer
46 Mr. Deepak Kumar Prog Officer - Finance
47 Mr.Zakiuddin Accounts Officer
48 Mr. Pramod Kumar Roy Office Assistant
49 Mr. Monimoy Sinha Joint Director
50 Mr. Rajesh Jha Sr Programme Officer
51 Mr. Ajay Kumar Jha PO - Finance
52 Ms. Rajashree Sr.P.Associate
53 Ms. Pushpa Dhanga Programme Associate
54 Ms.Aruna Marandi Programme Officer
55 Ms.Janaki Dubey Programme Officer
56 Mr. Kishore Office Assistant
57 Ms. Rekha Panigraghi Joint Director
58 Ms. Ronali Pradhan Programme Officer
59 Ms. Devi K Pattanaik Programme Officer
60 Mr.Bijayram Senapathi Programme Officer
61 Mr.Saroj Kumar Jena Programme Officer
62 Mr.Sandeep Sahu P O- Finance
63 Ms. Sunanda Programme Associate
64 Mr.Digambar Sabar Office Assistant
65 Dr. G.Umashankar Joint Director
66 Ms. S.Palanichamy Assistant PO - Finance
67 Mr. D.K. Mishra Advisor
68 Mr. Udaya Shankar Advisor
69 Ms. Asha Ramesh Director - Right Based
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 ANNEXURE 3: CWS Consolidated Partner grants list for the year 2008-09

S.No Partner Name Donor Programme / project State Amount

1 Conservation of Nature through Rural Core Child Rights Andhra prades 15,000
Awakening (CONARE)
2 Grameena Mahila Mandal (GMM) Core Child Rights Andhra pradesh 49,000
3 Sicail Awareness Build Active ability (SABALA) Core Child Rights Andhra pradesh 30,000
4 Social Education & Voluntary Action (SEVA) Core Child Rights Andhra pradesh 30,000
5 Society for Women Awareneess and Core Child Rights Andhra pradesh 24,000
Rural Development (SWARD)
6 ABHIYAN Core Child Rights Bihar 30,000
7 Nari Gunjan Core Child Rights Bihar 57,500
8 Prabha Bharati Core Child Rights Jharkhand 57,500
9 Gania Unnayan Committee (GUC) Core Child Rights Orissa 110,000
10 Centre for Rural Studies and Development (CRDS) Core Dalit AP 100,000
11 Centre for Rural Studies and Development (CRDS) Core Dalit AP 50,000
12 Community Development Center(CDC) Core Dalit A 50,000
13 Guards Core Dalit AP 80,260
14 Guards Core Dalit AP 100,000
15 Life-Health Reinforcement Group Core Dalit AP 32,000
16 Pragathi Core Dalit AP 10,000
17 Prayas Gramin Vikas Samithi Core Dalit Bihar 125,000
18 Gramin Dalit Kalyan Samiti Core Dalit Jharkhand 25,000
19 Prerna Bharathi Core Dalit Jharkhand 100,000
20 Development initiatives Core Dalit Orissa 105,000
21 Development initiatives Core Dalit Orissa 71,000
22 Institute for Self management Core Dalit Tamil Nadu 125,000
23 PEACE Core Gender Andhra Pradesh 58,542
24 Peoples Action for Creative Education (PEACE) Core Gender Andhra Pradesh 314,316
25 Rural Environment Development Society (REDS) Core Gender Andhra Pradesh 116,160
26 Samatha Vidya Vyavasaya Abhivrudhi Samkshema Sangham (SVAS) Core Gender Andhra Pradesh 116,160
27 Society for Women Awareneess and Rural Development (SWARD) Core Gender Andhra Pradesh 116,160
28 Mahila Jagran Kendra (Bihar women’s Network) Core Gender Bihar 160,000
29 Prabha Bharti Core Gender Jharkhand 139,500
30 Srijan Foundation Core Gender Jharkhand 674,800
31 AAINA Core Gender Orissa 64,150
32 Council if Professional Social Workers (CPSW) Core Gender Orissa 272,000
33 Friends Association for Rural Recunstruction (FARR) Core Gender Orissa 64,150
34 Gania Unnayan Committee (GUC) Core Gender Orissa 64,150
35 Indira Social welfare Org Core Gender Orissa 110,000
36 Mahila Vikash Core Gen/Small Assistance Orissa 64,150
37 PRAGATI Core Gen / Small Assistance Orissa 64,150

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38 Project Swarajya Core Gen / Small Assistance Orissa 64,150
39 Siga Community Service Guild Core Gen / Small Assistance Tamil Nadu 350,000
40 Modern Architects for Rural India (MARI) Core HIV/AIDS-Mainstreaming
HIV and AIDs through PRI Andhra Pradesh 70,750

41 Praja Adyudaya Samstha Core HIV/AIDS-Mainstreaming

of HIV/AIDS intervention Andhra Pradesh 40,000
42 SWARD Core HIV/AIDS-Mainstreaming
of HIV/AIDS intervention Andhra Pradesh 108,000
43 Rural Environment Development Society Core HRP AP 140,000
44 Samatha Vidya Vyavasaya Abhivridhi Sankshema Core HRP AP 140,000
45 Paridhi Core HRP Bihar 140,000
46 Prayas Gramin Vikas Samithi Core HRP Bihar 60,000
47 Prayas Gramin Vikas Samithi Core HRP Bihar 10,000
48 Judav Core HRP Jharkhand 140,000
49 Judav Core HRP Jharkhand 25,000
50 Samvad Core HRP Jharkhand 60,000
51 Samvad Core HRP Jharkhand 10,000
52 Indira Social Welfare Organisation Chandiasahi Core HRP Orissa 143,756
53 People’s Organization for Hill Area Reconstruction Awareness Core HRP Orissa 60,000
54 People’s Organization for Hill Area Reconstruction Awareness Core HRP Orissa 10,000
55 Holistic Approach for People’s Empowerment (HOPE) Core HRP Puducherry 50,000
56 Steps women’s Development Organisation Core HRP Tamil Nadu 140,000
57 Mass Education & Organisation Society (MEOS) Core Minorities AP 258,256
58 Indian Development Organisation (INDO) Trust Core Minorities Tamil Nadu 278,000
59 Indian Development Trust Core Minorities TN 10,000
60 INDO Trust Core Minorities TN 45,000
61 People’s action for Creative Education Core NRM AP 78,000
62 Chaitanya Core NRM AP 95,000
63 Rural and Environment Devlopment Society (REDS) Core NRM AP 30,000
64 Spandana Core NRM AP 50,000
65 NAVA JAGRITI Core NRM Bihar 400,000
66 Adivasi Kalyan Parishad Core NRM Jharkhand 90,000
67 Auranga Gramin Vikas Samiti Core NRM Jharkhand 90,000
68 Grama Sabha Sewa Sansthan Core NRM Jharkhand 90,000
69 Grama Vikas Foundation Core NRM Jharkhand 90,000
70 Jadav Core NRM Jharkhand 200,000
71 Jago Foundation Core NRM Jharkhand 90,000
72 Lok Vikas Sangh Core NRM Jharkhand 90,000
73 Paryavaran Chetna Kendra Core NRM Jharkhand 90,000
74 Swaraj Foundation Core NRM Jharkhand 90,000
75 Vikas Sahyog Kendra Core NRM Jharkhand 90,000
76 Bruksha ‘O’ Jeevar Bandhu Parishad (BOJBP) Core NRM Oriss 160,000

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77 Pragati Core NRM Orissa 315,000
78 Regional Center for devlpoment Cooperation Core NRM Orissa 187,348
79 United Artists’ Association Core NRM Orissa 300,000
80 Vasundhara Core NRM Orissa 225,000
81 Visionaries of Creative Action for Liberation and Progress (VICALP) Core NRM Orissa 541,400
82 Guide Core NRM Tamil Nadu 145,790
83 Velicham Core NRM Tamil Nadu 449,700
84 Velicham Core NRM Tamil Nadu 100,300
85 Banjara (S.T) Development society (B.D.S) Core Panchayat Raj Initiatives Andhra Pradesh 441,530
86 Grameena Mahila Mandali (GMM) Core Panchayat Raj Initiatives Andhra Pradesh 476,000
87 Hands of Compassion (HOC) Core Panchayat Raj Initiatives Andhra Pradesh 250,000
88 Indian Rural Reconstruction Movement (IRRM) Core Panchayat Raj Initiatives Andhra Pradesh 439,000
89 Jana Jagruithi (J.J) Core Panchayat Raj Initiatives Andhra Pradesh 480,000
90 Modern Architects for Rural India (MARI) Core Panchayat Raj Initiatives Andhra Pradesh 454,000
91 Peoples Action for Creative Education (PEACE) Core Panchayat Raj Initiatives Andhra Pradesh 449,000
92 Resorce For Legal Action (LAYA) Core Panchayat Raj Initiatives Andhra Pradesh 403,000
93 Rural Awareness and Development Society (RADS) Core Panchayat Raj Initiatives Andhra Pradesh 436,000
94 Samatha Vidya Vyavasaya Abhivrudhi Samkshema Sangham (SVAS) Core Panchayat Raj Initiatives Andhra Pradesh 409,000
95 Society for Help and Action for the Rural Poor (SHARP) Core Panchayat Raj Initiatives Andhra Pradesh 402,536
96 Socio - Economic & Cultural Upliftment in Rural Core Panchayat Raj Initiatives Andhra Prades 400,000
Environment (SECURE)
97 Timbaktu Collective Core Panchayat Raj Initiatives Andhra Pradesh 449,500
98 Insitute of Social Science Core PRI-Networking
parnter meeting Andhra Pradesh 20,000
99 Gramabhyudaya Core PRI-Establishing functional
relationship between
PRIs and VSSs Andhra Pradesh 63,000
1 0 0 Modern Architects for Rural India (MARI) Core PRI-Establishing functional
relationship between
PRIs and VSSs Andhra Pradesh 87,000
1 0 1 Sri Vinayaka Rural Development & Educational Society Core PRI-Establishing functional
relationship between
PRIs and VSSs Andhra Pradesh 87,000
1 0 2 Modern Architects for Rural India (MARI) Core PRI-Mainstreaming HIV
and AIDs through PRI Andhra Pradesh 30,000
1 0 3 Banjara (S.T) Development society (B.D.S) Core PRI-Pesa Day cellabration-
PESA campaign Andhra Pradesh 40,000
1 0 4 Conservation of Nature through Rural Awakening (CONARE) Core PRI-Pesa Day cellabration-
PESA campaign Andhra Pradesh 135,000
1 0 5 Conservation of Nature through Rural Awakening (CONARE) Core PRI-Pesa Day cellabration-
PESA campaign Andhra Pradesh 30,000
1 0 6 Modern Architects for Rural India (MARI) Core PRI-Pesa Day cellabration-
PESA campaign Andhra Pradesh 75,000
1 0 7 Modern Architects for Rural India (MARI) Core PRI-Pesa Day cellabration-
PESA campaign Andhra Pradesh 15,000
1 0 8 Organisation for Rural Re- construction (ORRC) Core PRI-Pesa Day cellabration-
PESA campaign Andhra Pradesh 20,000

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1 0 9 Resorce For Legal Action (LAYA) ( east, west, viskha each 15,000) Core PRI-Pesa Day cellabration-
PESA campaign Andhra Pradesh 60,000
1 1 0 Socio-Economic & Cultural Upliftment in Rural Environment Core PRI-Pesa Day cellabration-
(SECURE) PESA campaign Andhra Pradesh 25,000
1 1 1 Jana Jagrati (J.J) & SAVE Core PRI-Sectorial Decentralisation
with Solidarity Instiutions Andhra Pradesh 400,000
1 1 2 Rural Environment and Development Society (REDS) Core PRI-Sectorial Decentralisation
with Solidarity Instiutions Andhra Pradesh 100,000
1 1 3 Centre for Communication Resouce Development (CENCORD) Core PRI-two day meeting : lobbying
for PR Elections - Small Assistance Jharkhand 25,500
1 1 4 Ideal Development Agency(IDA) Core Panchayat Raj Initiatives Orissa 299,806
1 1 5 Joint Endeavour for Emancipation (JEETA) Core Panchayat Raj Initiatives Orissa 307,587
1 1 6 Keonjhar Integrated Rural Development Training Institute (KIRDTI) Core Panchayat Raj Initiatives Orissa 307,600
1 1 7 Women Organisation for Rural Development (WORD) Core Panchayat Raj Initiatives Orissa 320,400
1 1 8 Women’s Organisation for Socio-Cultural Awareness (WOSCA) Core Panchayat Raj Initiatives Orissa 313,011
1 1 9 Youth Association for Voluntary Action and Rural Development
(YAVARD) Core Panchayat Raj Initiatives Orissa 336,000
1 2 0 Holistic Approach for peoples’s Empowrment (HOPE) Core Panchayat Raj Initiatives Pudhucherry 220,000
1 2 1 ASHA Core Tribal AP 10,000
1 2 2 Socio-Economic & Culture Upliftment in Rural Environment (SECURE) Core Tribal AP 100,000
1 2 3 Speak India Core Tribal AP 100,000
1 2 4 Vikas Sahayog Kendra (VSK) Core Tribal Jharkhand 85,000
1 2 5 South Orissa Voluntary Action (SOVA) Core Tribal Orissa 215,000
1 2 6 Centre for Education and Docuementation (CED) Core KICS MR 247,700
1 2 7 XIMB Core KICS ORISSA 154,600
1 2 8 NATIONAL DALIT FORUM (NDF) Core NDF AP 2,138,711
1 2 9 Bhumika Women’s Collective-Ms.Vanja Core Fellowship Andhra Pradesh 48,000
1 3 0 Center for Dalit Studies -Ms.Vitoria Core Fellowship Andhra Pradesh 24,000
1 3 1 Gramabhyudaya-Ms.T.Annapurna Core Fellowship Andhra Pradesh 48,000
1 3 2 Mahila Margadarshi - Laskhmi Kumari Core Fellowship Andhra Pradesh 12,000
1 3 3 Mass Education & Organisation Society-Ms.Saddam Basha Core Fellowship Andhra Pradesh 24,000
1 3 4 Lokhit Rangapeeth-Mr.Mahendralal Core Fellowship Bihar 36,000
1 3 5 Prayas Gramin Vikas Samiti-Mr.RamLakhan Core Fellowship Bihar 28,000
1 3 6 SAMTA-Ms.Pushpalata Core Fellowship Bihar 48,000
1 3 7 Prerana Bharati-Mr.Lallan Kumar Core Fellowship Jharkhand 28,000
1 3 8 Technology Resource Communication & Service Center-Ms.Sanjeetha Sarkar Core Fellowship Jharkhand 48,000
1 3 9 Vikaas Sahayog kendra -Mr.Ganesh Core Fellowship Jharkhand 44,000
1 4 0 Ekta Parishad Trust-Ms.Sandhya Core Fellowship Orissa 60,000
1 4 1 Jeewanyash-Mr.p.Simanchal Core Fellowship Orissa 48,000
1 4 2 Echo Trust - Ms Manimeghalai Core Fellowship Tamilnadu 48,000
1 4 3 EKTA-Ms.Saraswati Devi Core Fellowship Tamilnadu 48,000
1 4 4 Real-State level conference of social Action Movement(SAM) Core Fellowship Tamilnadu 20,000
1 4 5 Action for Welfare & Awakening in rural Development (AWARD) Core Small Assistance Andhra Pradesh 5,000
1 4 6 Conare Core Small Assistance Andhra Pradesh 24,000

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1 4 7 Development Action for women in Need Society Core Small Assistance Andhra Pradesh 10,000
1 4 8 Life Health Reinforcement Group-Dr.E.V.Chinnaiah Core Small Assistance Andhra Pradesh 15,000
1 4 9 People’s Action for Creative Education (PEACE) Core Small Assistance Andhra Pradesh 5,000
1 5 0 People’s Action for Creative Education (PEACE) Core Small Assistance Andhra Pradesh 15,000
1 5 1 People’s Action for Creative Education (PEACE) Core Small Assistance Andhra Pradesh 50,000
1 5 2 Rural Environment and Development Society (REDS) Core Small Assistance Andhra Pradesh 5,000
1 5 3 Society for Upliftment Core Small Assistance Andhra Pradesh 15,400
1 5 4 Southern Law House Core Small Assistance Andhra Pradesh 10,000
1 5 5 Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara traders (mahila samakya) Core Small Assistance Andhra Pradesh 10,000
1 5 6 Tata Institute of Social Sciences Core Small Assistance Andhra Pradesh 15,000
1 5 7 Wassan Core Small Assistance Andhra Pradesh 20,000
1 5 8 Chhayakantha Mishra Core Small Assistance Bihar 20,000
1 5 9 IZAD Core Small Assistance Bihar 10,000
1 6 0 Mahila jagran kendra Core Small Assistance Bihar 15,000
1 6 1 Nari Gunjan Core Small Assistance Bihar 20,000
1 6 2 Prayas Gramin Vikas Samiti-Ms.Renu’s Core Small Assistance Bihar 5,000
1 6 3 Sarvo Prayas Sansthan Core Small Assistance Bihar 25,000
1 6 4 Grama Sewa Sansthan Core Small Assistance Jharkhand 10,000
1 6 5 Srijan Foundation Core Medical Assistance Jharkhand 15,000
1 6 6 Bharath Institute of Social Health Workers and Asocial Services(BISHWAS) Core Small Assistance Orissa 10,575
1 6 7 Center for Action Rural & Reconstruction Core Small Assistance Orissa 15,000
1 6 8 ISWA (Ms. Pushpanjali jena) Core Small Assistance Orissa 15,000
1 6 9 Mr.Prafulla Samantara Core Small Assistance Orissa 15,000
1 7 0 SHRISTI Core Small Assistance Orissa 20,000
1 7 1 Good Hope Core Small Assistance Tamilnadu 25,000
1 7 2 Siga Community Services Guild Core Small Assistance Tamilnadu 20,000
1 7 3 Steps Women Development Org Core Small Assistance Tamilnadu 25,000
1 7 4 Women Educational Trust Core Small Assistance Tamilnadu 20,000
1 7 5 Women’s Integrated national Development trust Core Small Assistance Tamilnadu 14,250
1 7 6 Asmita Recource Center for women Core Small Project Funds Andhra Pradesh 200,000
1 7 7 Mass Education & Organisation Society (MEOS) Mr.Kasim Peera Core Small Project Funds Andhra Pradesh 20,000
1 7 8 Peoples Organisation for Rural development Core Small Project Funds Andhra Pradesh 21,850
1 7 9 PORD Core Small Project Funds Andhra Pradesh 218,500
1 8 0 Praja Adyudaya Samstha Core Small Project Funds Andhra Pradesh 275,000
1 8 1 SWARD Core Small Project Funds Andhra Pradesh 50,000
1 8 2 Vikasavani Swachanda Seva Samastha Core Small Project Funds Andhra Pradesh 198,778
1 8 3 AMAGAM Core Small Project Funds Orissa 236,860
1 8 4 VICALP Core Small Project Funds Orissa 200,000
1 8 5 VICALP Core Small Project Funds Orissa 100,000
1 8 6 Center Promotion of Social concerns(CPSC) Core Small Project Funds Tamilnadu 50,000

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1 8 7 Social Education & Voluntary Association(SEVA) ASW - ACM followup Dalit Andhra Pradesh 60,000
1 8 8 PEACE ASW - ACM followup Gender Andhra Pradesh 60,000
1 8 9 Socio-Economic & Culture Upliftment in Rural Environment(SECURE) ASW - ACM followup NRM Andhra Pradesh 60,000
1 9 0 Disha Vihar Gyan Niketan Complex ASW - ACM followup Dalit Bihar 60,000
1 9 1 Jeevan Dayani Gramin Sansthan village+Post office ASW - ACM followup Gender Bihar 60,000
1 9 2 Gram Vikas Manch Parsia Khurd ASW - ACM followup Dalit Bihar 60,000
1 9 3 Jago Foundation ASW - ACM followup NRM Jharkhand 60,000
1 9 4 Society for Rural industrialisation ASW - ACM followup Gender Jharkhand 60,000
1 9 5 Association for Social and human Awareness ASW - ACM followup Gender Jharkhand 60,000
1 9 6 Ambedkar Vichar Manch ASW - ACM followup Dalit Jharkhand 60,000
197 Development Initiatives ASW - ACM followup Dalit Orissa 60,000
1 9 8 Welfare Center for the Visually Handicapped(WCVH) ASW - ACM followup Gender Orissa 60,000
1 9 9 Orissa Dalit Adhikar Manch(ODAM) ASW - ACM followup Dalit Orissa 60,000
2 0 0 Nari Surakshya Samiti (SADANA) ASW - ACM followup Gender Orissa 60,000
2 0 1 Nari Surakshya Samiti ASW - ACM followup NRM Orissa 60,000
2 0 2 Hope ASW - ACM followup NRM Pudhucherry 60,000
2 0 3 Good Hope Foundation ASW - ACM followup NRM Tamil Nadu 60,000
2 0 4 Institute of Self Management ASW - ACM followup NRM Tamil Nadu 60,000
2 0 5 Wind Trust ASW - ACM followup Gender Tamil Nadu 60,000
2 0 6 Smatha Vidya Vyavasaya Abhivrudhi Sankshema AP Floods CWS AP Flood Relief
Sangham(SVAS) 2006 (EXTENSION) Andhra Pradesh 1,441,500
2 0 7 Socio-conomic & culture Upliftment in Rural AP Floods CWS AP Flood Relief
Environment (SECURE) 2006 (EXTENSION) Andhra Pradesh 150,000
2 0 8 Abhikram Saharsa Bihar Floods Emergency flood Relief
work in Bihar State
(Bihar Floods 2008) Bihar 360,000
2 0 9 Koshi Seva Sadan Bihar Floods Emergency flood Relief
work in Bihar State
(Bihar Floods 2008) Bihar 660,000
2 1 0 SAMTA Bihar Floods Emergency flood Relief
work in Bihar State
(Bihar Floods 2008) Bihar 100,000
2 1 1 Grama Bharati Bihar Floods Emergency flood Relief
work in Bihar State
(Bihar Floods 2008) Bihar 32,000
2 1 2 Prayas Gramin Vikas Samiti ASW - Heritage funds Gender Bihar 189,000
2 1 3 Equity Foundation ASW - Heritage funds Gender Bihar 200,000
2 1 4 Development Initiatives ASW - Heritage funds Dalit Orissa 236,400
2 1 5 People’s organisation for hill area Reconstruction
Awareness (POHARA) ASW - Heritage funds Dalit Orissa 100,000
2 1 6 Siga Community Service Guild ASW - Heritage funds Gender Tamil Nadu 125,000
2 1 7 Pravah JWDP NRM Jharkhand 373,694
2 1 8 Jan Sewa Parishad JWDP NRM Jharkhand 404,791
2 1 9 Banwasi Vikas Ashram JWDP NRM Jharkhand 471,255
2 2 0 Mahila Mandal Trust JWDP NRM Jharkhand 366,805
2 2 1 Lok Jagriti Kendra JWDP NRM Jharkhand 472,150

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2 2 2 Bihar Pradesh Yuva Parishad GBP NRM Jharkhand 343,149
2 2 3 Jan Chetna Kendra GBP NRM Jharkhand 89,161
2 2 4 Vikas Sahyog Kendra GBP NRM Jharkhand 224,305
2 2 5 Society for Rural Industrialisation GBP NRM Jharkhand 273,507
2 2 6 Samekit Jan Vikash Kendra GBP NRM Jharkhand 1,746
2 2 7 PRAVAH MVP NRM Jharkand 2,449,562
2 2 8 Action for Welfare & Awakening in Rural Development (AWARD) FRD Child AP 16,750
2 2 9 Center for Rural operation programmes Society (CROPS) HIVOS - Sus.Agr.Prog. NRM Andhra Pradesh 210,000
2 3 0 Modern Architects for Rural India (MARI) HIVOS - Sus.Agr.Prog. NRM Andhra Pradesh 210,000
2 3 1 Socio-Economic & Culture Upliftment in Rural Envt (SECURE)HIVOS - Sus.Agr.Prog. NRM Andhra Pradesh 162,160
2 3 2 Conservation of Nature Trough Rural Awakening (CONARE)HIVOS - Sus.Agr.Prog. NRM Andhra Pradesh 210,000
2 3 3 Rakshana HIVOS - Sus.Agr.Prog. NRM Andhra Pradesh 388,935
2 3 4 Krushi HIVOS - Sus.Agr.Prog. NRM Andhra Pradesh 210,000
2 3 5 Rural Environment Development Society (REDS) HIVOS - Sus.Agr.Prog. NRM Andhra Pradesh 210,000
2 3 6 People’s Action for Creative Education (PEACE) HIVOS - Sus.Agr.Prog. NRM Andhra Pradesh 210,000
2 3 7 Navya Seema Development Society HIVOS - Sus.Agr.Prog. NRM Andhra Pradesh 210,000
2 3 8 Center for Suatainable Agriculture HIVOS - Sus.Agr.Prog. NRM Andhra Pradesh 5,368,375
2 3 9 Mahila Margadarsi AEI - Single Women Gender Andhra Pradesh 247,000
2 4 0 Modern Architects for Rural India (MARI) AEI - Single Women Gender Andhra Pradesh 247,000
2 4 1 Development Action for Woemn Need Society AEI - Single Women Gender Andhra Pradesh 247,000
2 4 2 Center for Education and Documentation (CED)( MUMBAI) SET DEV NRM MR 337,408
2 4 3 Xavier Institute of Management SET DEV NRM ORISSA 270,000
2 4 4 Kasthurba Gandhi Kanya Gurukulam (KGKG) Oxfam - Tsunami Reh CWS Tsunami
Rehabilitation Programme TN 13,940
2 4 5 Centre for Rural Education & Economic Development, (CREED) Oxfam - Tsunami Reh CWS Tsunami
Rehabilitation Programme TN 15,923
2 4 6 KUDUMBAM Oxfam - Tsunami Reh CWS Tsunami
Rehabilitation Programme TN 362,746
2 4 7 Land for Tillars Freedom (LAFTI) Oxfam - Tsunami Reh CWS Tsunami
Rehabilitation Programme TN 683,921
2 4 8 Rejuvenate India Movement (RIM) Oxfam - Tsunami Reh CWS Tsunami
Rehabilitation Programme TN 623,810
2 4 9 Rural Community Development Centre (RCDC) Oxfam - Tsunami Reh CWS Tsunami
Rehabilitation Programme TN 19,450
2 5 0 Samatha Vidya Vyavasaya Adhivrudhi Samkshema sangam (SVAS) Oxfam - Tsunami Reh CWS Tsunami
Rehabilitation Programme AP 1,233,791
2 5 1 Selva Trust Oxfam - Tsunami Reh CWS Tsunami
Rehabilitation Programme TN 21,000
2 5 2 SPEAK INDIA Oxfam - Tsunami Reh CWS Tsunami
Rehabilitation Programme AP 1,044,222
2 5 3 SVVAS Oxfam - Tsunami Reh Campaign on Coastal
Corridor Andhra Pradesh 99,261
2 5 4 Speak India Oxfam - Tsunami Reh Capacity Building and
Documentation on CWS
Tsunami Rehabilitation Andhra Pradesh 157,222
2 5 5 Center for Rural Operation and Programmes Society (CROPS) EED - W&D Wa t e r Andhra Pradesh 75,000

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2 5 6 orissa Development Action Forum(ODAF) EED - W&D Wa t e r Orissa 43,000
2 5 7 Action for Food Production(AFPRO) EED - W&D Wa t e r New Delhi 375,000
2 5 8 Inter Cooperation Social Development India EED - W&D Wa t e r 54,000
2 5 9 Popular Education and Action Center (PEACE) EED - W&D Wa t e r New Delhi 128,750
2 6 0 Nav Jagriti SDTT - Bihar NRM Bihar 481,760
2 6 1 Grama Sheel SDTT - Bihar NRM Bihar 287,810
2 6 2 Gram Bharathi SDTT - Bihar NRM Bihar 241,770
2 6 3 Abhigyandisha SDTT - Bihar NRM Bihar 187,000
2 6 4 Welfare India SDTT - Bihar NRM Bihar 302,500
2 6 5 Socio-Economic & Culture Upliftment in Rural Envt (SECURE) ICAR - NAIP NRM Andhra Pradesh 415,000
2 6 6 Rural Integrated Development Society(RIDS) AEI - Social Reg. NRM AP 380,000
2 6 7 Center for Rural Operation Programmes Society(CROPS) AEI - Social Reg. NRM AP 200,000
2 6 8 Root Institute for Manpower Enlightenment and Rural Development AEI - Social Reg. NRM AP 195,000
2 6 9 Nava Jyothi Youth Club AEI - Social Reg. NRM AP 80,000
2 7 0 Praja Abyudaya Samastha AEI - Social Reg. NRM AP 195,000
2 7 1 Jana Jaagriti AEI - Social Reg. NRM AP 283,000
2 7 2 Rural & Environment Development Society (REDS) AEI - Social Reg. NRM AP 100,000
2 7 3 STEPS AEI - Assigned programme Dalit AP 449,900
2 7 4 AGD AEI - Assigned programme Gender AP 100,000
2 7 5 DROPS AEI - Assigned programme Gender AP 325,250
2 7 6 SABALA AEI - Assigned programme Gender AP 316,250
277 CPF AEI - Assigned programme NRM AP 769,000
2 7 8 CROPS AEI - Assigned programme NRM AP 100,000
2 7 9 CSA AEI - Assigned programme NRM AP 1,335,990
2 8 0 PEACE AEI - Assigned programme NRM AP 100,000
2 8 1 PILUPU AEI - Assigned programme NRM AP 350,000
2 8 2 REDS AEI - Assigned programme NRM AP 379,800
2 8 3 WASSAN AEI - Assigned programme NRM AP 1,202,000
2 8 4 NVK AEI - Assigned programme Dalit Bihar 365,640
2 8 5 Prayas AEI - Assigned programme Dalit Bihar 237,160
2 8 6 Nari Gunjan AEI - Assigned programme Gender Bihar 275,000
2 8 7 Sakhiree AEI - Assigned programme Gender Bihar 321,420
2 8 8 CENCORD AEI - Assigned programme PRI Bihar 351,560
2 8 9 APSHA ASW - Assigned Child Rights AP 180,000
2 9 0 BSS ASW - Assigned Dalit AP 295,900
2 9 1 SEVA ASW - Assigned Dalit AP 100,000
2 9 2 SVVAS ASW - Assigned Dalit AP 100,000
2 9 3 Vedika ASW - Assigned Dalit AP 286,000
2 9 4 Bhumika ASW - Assigned Gender AP 150,000
2 9 5 Life - HRG ASW - Assigned Gender AP 286,000
2 9 6 Sodhana ASW - Assigned Gender AP 64,295
2 9 7 SUN ASW - Assigned Gender AP 225,500

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298 WPC ASW - Assigned Gender AP 313,500
2 9 9 APPS ASW - Assigned NRM AP 350,000
300 CPF ASW - Assigned NRM AP 104,561
3 0 1 DDNN/PEACE ASW - Assigned NRM AP 314,800
3 0 2 DDS ASW - Assigned NRM AP 100,000
3 0 3 ROSES ASW - Assigned NRM AP 200,000
304 MJK ASW - Assigned Gender Bihar 100,000
3 0 5 Darpan ASW - Assigned Gender Jharkhand 358,600
3 0 6 JUDAV ASW - Assigned Human Rights Jharkhand 200,000
3 0 7 PRAVAH ASW - Assigned Human Rights Jharkhand 100,000
3 0 8 NSS ASW - Assigned Dalit Orissa 295,000
3 0 9 FARR ASW - Assigned Gender Orissa 359,370
3 1 0 ISWO ASW - Assigned Gender Orissa 259,600
3 1 1 WORD ASW - Assigned Gender Orissa 335,560
3 1 2 CARR ASW - Assigned NRM Orissa 319,900
3 1 3 ISM ASW - Assigned Dalit Tamil Nadu 256,520
3 1 4 E K TA ASW - Assigned Gender Tamil Nadu 100,000
3 1 5 WIND Trust ASW - Assigned Gender Tamil Nadu 350,000
3 1 6 Echo Trust ASW - Assigned NRM Tamil Nadu 100,000
3 1 7 BOJBP SDTT - SRI Orissa NRM Orissa 966,000
3 1 8 CARR SDTT - SRI Orissa NRM Orissa 990,700
3 1 9 OPDSC SDTT - SRI Orissa NRM Orissa 1,490,000
3 2 0 PRAGATI -Koraput SDTT - SRI Orissa NRM Orissa 1,368,000
3 2 1 SACAL SDTT - SRI Orissa NRM Orissa 959,000
322 UAA SDTT - SRI Orissa NRM Orissa 1,255,000
Grand total 72,226,097

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 Table 1: Core Programmes / Partners

No States/ Programmes AP BR JH OR TN Other States Total

Projects
1 Gender 09 01 02 08 02 — 22
2 Dalit 07 01 02 02 01 — 13
3 Human Rights 02 03 04 03 01 01 14
4 Panchayati Raj 28 — 01 06 — 01 36
5 Minorities 01 — — — 03 04
6 Adivasis 03 — 01 01 — — 05
7 Child 08 02 01 01 — — 12
8 NRM 04 01 10 06 03 — 24
9 HIV and AIDS 03 — — — — — 03
10 NDF 01 — — — — — 01
11 KICS — — — 01 — 01 02
Total 66 08 21 28 10 03 136
Total Partners/ Networks 38 06 18 24 08 02 96

Table 2: Assigned Programmes / Partners

No States/ Programmes AP BR JH OR TN Total Projects

1 Gender 08 03 01 03 02 17
2 Dalit 05 02 — 01 01 09
3 Human Rights — — 02 — — 02
4 PRI — 01 — — — 01
5 Child 01 — — — — 01
6 NRM 12 — — 01 01 14
Total 26 06 03 05 04 44
Total Partners/ Networks 25 06 03 05 04 43

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 Table 3: Special Programmes / Partners

No States/ Programmes AP BR JH OR TN Other States Total

Projects
1 Gender 04 03 02 02 02 — 13
2 Dalit 01 02 01 05 — — 09
3 Adivasis 01 — — — — — 01
4 Child Rights 01 — — — — — 01
5 NRM 19 09 08 01 02 02 41
6 Water 01 — — 01 — 03 05
7 Floods 02 04 — — — — 06
8 Tsunami 04 — — — 07 — 11
Total 33 18 11 09 11 05 87
Total Partners/ Networks 22 17 09 07 11 05 71

Table 4: State-wise Integrated Programmes/Partners

No States Core Assigned Special Total Projects

01 AP 66 26 33 125
02 BR 08 06 18 32
03 JH 21 03 11 35
04 OR 28 05 09 42
05 TN 10 04 11 25
06 Other States 03 — 05 08
Total 136 44 87 267
Total Partners/ Networks 96 43 71 210

CWS PARTNERSHIP (2008-09)

No States Partners Networks Fellows Total

01 Andhra Pradesh 76 09 05 90
02 Bihar 27 02 03 32
03 Jharkhand 26 04 03 33
04 Orissa 31 05 02 38
05 Tamil Nadu 19 04 03 26
06 OtherStates 07 — — 07
Total Partners 186 24 (336) 16 226
Total Projects 267

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