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2017-2018
From Director’s Pen
The Annual Report 2017-18 of “SEWA” constitutes a brief narration about the activities
undertaken by the society during the fiscal year 2017-18 The report enumerates in it the sincere
and effective attempts made by SEWA over the year to carry on with a number of its objectives
embodied in the bye-laws. The report also expresses the extent of thrust of the organization for
the all round development of the rural mass, the down trodden and the neglected sections of the
society through a series of initiatives.

A healthy mind in a healthy body is more desirable than anything else in life. “SEWA” has taken
much SEWA to improve health and sanitation through adequate awareness.
I express my sincere thanks to the resource person and experts for sharing their views and
experiences in various programmes conducted by “SEWA” I also accord my heartfelt gratitude to
the development agencies, govt. officials and well wishers for the co-operation and support they
have extended in materializing our objectives.
BASANTI SINGH

Director
About SEWA
Background

Our service vision - New Ideas, More Value – embarks upon a journey to build new age enterprise through
our vivid domain strengths, robust outsourcing capabilities, and dual-shore delivery model. Our new
approaches to greater experiences have made us the preferred NGO partner to over 11 funding partners
across states in the country. With a skilled pool of over 500 professionals, SEWA has been delivering
exceptional value to its stakeholders since last 12years.

Aligning with our strategy to ‘Focus and Differentiate’, we have been able to compete on the strength
of our specialization. Our path breaking innovations and tailored made solutions help customers improve
time-to market and realize quick Return on Investment (ROI) from their IT implementations.

SEWA, registered with Government of Odisha has a vast experience in delivering different Training
Modules related to Skill Enhancement.

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Figure 1INMATES OF GIRLS HOME ATA SOCIAL GAME
Figure 2INMATES OF GIRLS HOME TAKING LUNCH TOGETHGER WITH CARE TAKER

HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAMMES

SEWA works for providing awareness & services for the basic Health to the deprived & needy
people in it’s working areas. Health awareness is one of the activities which organization conducts
since its establishment.
Health is one of the biggest challenges that India is facing today. High mortality rates are
subjected to poor health facilities in the rural areas of India. The poorly established houses
experience lack of proper supply of water and electricity. They manage to get a little water from
far away distant places in order to proceed with their daily activities. Apart from this, their
situation is vulnerable because of lack of education and public health awareness. The key
challenges in the health domain are poor accountability, lack of health awareness and limited

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access to health facilities. As a result, majority of people in India, turn to local private health
sector as their first choice of . Local private health is expensive and unregulated sometimes.
Specialized health camps are organized for Eye, TB, Malaria, Anemia, Dengue, and
Diarrhea, Worm infestation, Skin infections and STD/HIV diseases. We have conducted
number of camps in various villages of Bhubaneswar. We have given hygiene awareness to the
poor and illiterate people of these areas. We organize medical camps with the help of reputed
doctors to provide free consultation, free medicines and free tests. Around 80 camps have been
organized so far in this year and almost 6,000 beneficiaries has been covered.

SEWA organized Eye-Checkup camp for women, child, man every one. It was organized for 3
days and all were getting eye checkup with free of charges.

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
The programme envisages one year’s consistent efforts and one to one contact with the women
living in rural areas through various platforms created for the purpose of the omen Self Help
Groups and Mahila Panchayats. The programme envisages for support and Counseling so that
they are given oral and educational support and times of distress and to fight against their
exploitation. In the year 2017-18 we have organised many women empowerment progammes of
short interval with respect to women interest just like Teach English Language to young
Women, Education literacy Awareness, Women Health Awareness, Income enerating
skills training, Personality development, Awareness Raising Activities, Community
Meetings with Housewives etc. with this we have achieved to cover more than 16,000 women
as a beneficiaries .this year.
SEWA has long-term strategy for the empowerment of poor women through increased access to
and control over material and resources and confidence building to raise issues of common
concern.
Vocational Training/Cutting Tailoring Training:
SEWA has been running Cutting Tailoring Training for young women and adolescents. There are
centre are being run in which 200- 250 trainees are getting training every year. Organization has
very efficient and qualified skilled instructors who are giving training to the beneficiaries. Skill
Development for women are being organized to make them self reliant through initiating their own
small business.
For this skill development of the beneficiaries is very important and necessary. If a woman is
financially independent, she can look after the wellbeing of her entire family. Keeping this in the
mind, skill development training for women was started by the organization. Gradually skill
training run by SEWA has started receiving good and warm response from the beneficiaries’ side.
Now a day it is a successful and self sustain programme of the organization. We are receiving
good response from the community as there are many women who are interested in developing
their skills through cutting and tailoring. In year 2017-18 we have covered almost 300 women as
beneficiaries from which few of them have started their own small work. Vocational Training
Vocational Training is a powerful tool. By making the destitute financially independent, it breaks the cycle of
poverty, breeds confidence, self-respect and turns marginalized youth into responsible citizens of society.
Moreover, it is possibly the single most effective program for the uplift of women and youth, according them the

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ability to chart their own destinies. Vocational training is an integral part of the work carried out by the society.
We covers a broad range of subjects from tailoring stitching, screen printing, making greeting cards etc. the
course is being conducted at interval of 3 months for 20 students in each batch. After the successful completion o
the course they are being helped in proper placements and if they wit setting up of their own business.
Through its Vocational Training Centre (VTC), SEWA aims to provide marketable skills to unemployed youth so
that they and their families can become self reliant. The VTC courses are specially designed to impart teamwork,
decision making skills and leadership qualities upon the beneficiaries. In 2015-16 we had given training in Soft
Skill 'SMART COURSE'. Through this course, students were taught Computer Usage (including MS Office and the
Internet), English and Interpersonal skills. The course as divided into three levels – Basic, Elementary and
Advanced.
Basic Computer Training Programme

SEWA provides free computer education to hundreds of unprivileged children every month at our training center
in Bhubaneswar. Our computer learning centre achieve exceptional academic performance, similar to private
computer training institutes but with no costs to the students.  All computers at our centre are donated by our
generous donors.

Skill Development Programme The world is currently facing a shortage of

7.2 million healthcare professionals, which is estimated to grow up to 12.9 million by 2035, says a joint report by
WHO & Global Health Workforce Alliance. The 2013 report, A Universal Truth: No Health without a Workforce,
further points at India’s dismal density of 15.2 skilled health professionals per 10,000 populations (way below the
global threshold of 22.8). This is alarming, owing to its direct bearing on India’s commitment to Universal Health
Coverage.

SEWA provide training in the following trades under various sectos

1. Mason General

2. Domestic Data Entry Operator

3. Plumber (General)
4. Rural Mason

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 5. Brick Mason
6. Front Office Associate
7. Housekeeping Attendant
8. Associate Customer care (Non- Voice)
9. Spice processing
10. Carpenter Wooden Furniture
11. Electrician Domestic
12. Repair & Maintenance Other Domestic Electronics Appliances
13. Electrician
14. Hand Embroidery
15. Self Employed Tailor
16. Accounting
17. Assistant Beauty Therapist
18. Hair Stylist
19. Mobile Phone Hardware Repair & Technician
20. Domestic Biometric Data Entry Operator
21. Sewing Machine Operator

Since its inception in 2008, the program has successfully trained students in various courses across orissa
through skill centers Beautician Training Program: The society is conducting this course of
beautician for unemployed needy women, housewives, poor girls etc. in the villages. This is a
certificate course, in this course around 40-50 students are trained every year in beauty culture &
personal grooming. Near about 600 students get trained from this trade

ANTI Alchohol Programme -Odisha has been witnessing an unprecedented surge in people’s movement against
liquor in many parts of the State,SEWA organised several campaigns especially among women of the
marginalised sections in rural parts. The movement demands complete ban on sale and consumption of liquor

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Environment Awareness Programme-SEWA plays an active role in the global debate on plastic by working with
government representatives and scientists. We dedicate our time to finding alternatives to plastic, to the
education of children and conducting campaigns through which we poke the government, industry, and small
businesses – in a friendlyhere is a keen relation between the natural environment and living organisms. Atmospheric pollution
creates disturbances to this relation. For the growth and preservation of life, environment plays an important role. Industrialisation
in the modern civilisation spreads water and air pollution simultaneously. Providing education and mass awareness to the school
children on environmental issue is one of the major challenges of our organization.

Plantation & Nursery Development Programme

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National Integration Programme.SEWA participants participated in 3 National
Integration Camps held at National Level in Dharmashala Himachal Pradesh,Guntur,Andhra Pradesh and Nagpur

Sports & Games –

SEWA Organized several Sports & Games in different places among Youth

in

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Women Empowerment Programme

women’s empowerment is vital towards the

development of the society. ‘Empowerment’ means ‘to authorize’. In the context of the people, they have to be authorized to
have control over their own lives. Empowerment is an only effective answer to oppression, exploitation, injustice and other
melodies of society. In short, Women empowerment means to give women the opportunity to fulfil their creative capabilities
and desires and take decisions independently. It has impacts on social, political, economic, cultural development.

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Observation of National Holidays & Cultural
Programmes
Sl Important Days Date
No
01 World Health Day 07.04.2017
02 Earth day 22.04.2017
03 Integral Education Day 30.04.2017
04 World Population Day 11.07.2017
05 Independence Day 15.08.2017
06 Republic day 26.01.2017
07 International Women’s Day 08.03.2017
08 Labour Day 01.05.2017
SEWA works to promote high value of humanity, brotherhood, peace and harmony among people
through cultural development activities. It works to create an environment of communal harmony
and national integration in its working areas. In this context several activities like Kavi–
Sammelan, Mushayara, Independence Day Celebration, Republic Day Celebration, Cultural Shows
in Evening, Performance of Folk Music and Dance, Holi Milan Samaroh, Id Milan Samaroh, Stage
and Street Plays, Kawwali and SEWA Annual Day Celebration are being organized in the working
areas. Sometimes organization organizes cultural programme to promote peace messages.
Organization also organizes cultural events among children and adolescents to make them
understand the diversity in culture in the country. We conduct awareness talks among students on
the relevance and significance of different festivals of all religions. It creates a harmonious
atmosphere among students as start knowing the importance and significance of the religions,
which he/she does not belong. SEWA has organized these programmes with the help of our
volunteers and community people.

Agrobased Programme- We believes the world’s biggest problem is hidden hunger. It impacts
everything. Hidden hunger is a chronic lack of vitamins, minerals and micro-nutrients only whole foods can deliver. It shows
up in EVERY country where the first priority is to get food in bellies, and where we only eat meal after meal of processed,
white grains and corn.
It causes kids to miss school. It keeps adults from work when they’re chronically ill. And it orphans too many children. The
diseases caused by hidden hunger cost us too much to treat —if we have access to healthcare at all. And the burden of
disease from Hidden Hunger limits global efforts to end extreme poverty. Because nutrition is a basic need and only when
it’s met can people thrive.

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Social Awareness Programme & SHG Development
Programme l ivel ihood a nd women’s empowerment are seen as critical components for
e nsuring susta inable devel opme nt. The e mphasis is on enhancing the capacities of deprived
c om muni ti es to ma ke i nforme d dec isions and manage their livelihood options accordingly. Self-Hel p
Groups (SHGs) for wome n a re im port ant platforms for both income generation as well as increased
e ngageme nt in va ri ous a spec ts (soc ial and cultural) governing their lives. SHAPE INDIA’s livelihood
i ni ti at ives are ai me d a t hel pi ng comm unit ies adopt viable and sustainable options to improve quality
of l ife. T he se init iat ives al so focus on i mproving food security. Women constitute a key target group.
L ivel ihood i ni ti at ives have a ct ed as a precursor to a larger movement of empowering women.
G OAL
T o m ake t he women of be low poverty li ne self-reliant, increase their income, standard of living and
upl ift t he ir st at us and bri ng ent re preneuri al and business management skill among the
underprivil eged women of soci et y.

COVERAG E
SHG wome n a re provided wi th the ne ce ssary inputs and support to access loans to begin their own
m ic ro-e nt erprise. SE WA ha s forme d 47 Self Help Group in Bhubaneswar slums and Sundarpada and
a ll these SHGs a re l inke d wit h t he Ba nk. Out of 57 SHGs 27 SHGs are running the Community
kit chen in the l oca li ty. About 75,000 underprivileged beneficiaries including children, Pregnant
L adie s & Lac ta ti ng Mothers a re gi ve n nut ritious food every day by the SHGs itself.

O BJECTIVE S
-To prom ot e saving of m oney on regul ar basis and trained financial management skills among the
wom en
– De ve lopi ng and enha nc ing t he de ci si on-making capacity of members
– To im prove l iving sta ndards of underprivileged women
– To provide c ol la teral free loans wit h t erms decided by the group at the market driven rates.
-To re duce vulne ra bi li ty to pove rt y i n t imes of crises
– Enabli ng me mbers of SHGs t o become self-reliant and self-dependent
-Enha nc ing t he soc ia l sta tus of m em be rs by virtue of being members of the group
– Prom ot ing l it erac y a nd inc re asing general awareness among members.
-To moti va te wome n ta ki ng up soci al re sponsibilities particularly related to women development.
-It ac ts as the forum for me mbers t o provide space and support to each other
– To se nsit iz e wome n of t arge t a re a for the need of SHG and its relevance in their empowerment.

O UT CO ME OF TH E P RO GRAM ME.
– The benefici arie s i nc ludi ng chil dren, pregnant women and lactating mothers are benefited with the
hea lt hy and nut ri ti ous food
– The wom en are be ing e mpowered through micro-credit program and income generation activities.
– SHG ’s Mem be rs are able to inte ra ct wi th government functionaries, PRI members & other key
sta ke holders and a lso a bl e t o highl ight issues that impact the lives of their communities.

Disaster Management & Recovery Rehabilitation

We
are facing natural hazard like flood, cyclone, wind strom, earth quake, drought, sun-

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stroke, hot spot which have been affected in almost all parts of the state in frequent
interval almost in every year.

Due to the natural resources available, Orissa could establish industries and explore
open caste mines without having full-fledged strategies plan in the district. In fact,
the cyclone and wind storm in coastal districts of Orissa on 28 th & 29th October, 1999
could open our eyes to prepare for such disaster mitigation and preparedness
programme.

Though Bhubaneswar is away from the coast has also experienced high winds
during cyclones. It is needless to say that, our State is free from the risk zones of
earth-quake, hazard, at present it is not severe to moderate in the state.

The Orissa is also having liable to cyclone winds, storm surge as well as flooding.
Flood problem in the district is mainly in the deltaic areas of major rivers Mahanadi,
Brahmani and some tributaries as shown in the flood hazard map. The river faces
recurring flood and drainage problem in the lower reaches. Heavy release from
Hirakud reservoir may also result in acute flood problem for lower reaches and
delta.

South western part of the state is badly affected for short of rain fall and uplands,
hillocks and heavy fall of natural vegetation due to mines and industrial operation.
The average rainfall is above 50% than normal rainfall. The current year rainfall is
totally different than the yester year’s experiences.

We all should come together in one platform for proper cause to deal with the future
hazard waiting due to such natural calamities exhausting in the district; hence, we
should have a thorough strategic plan for the preparedness in the state due to above
natural hazards like cyclones, earthquake, flood and drought.

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Child Labour & Unorganised labour Programme

Child Labour & unorganised labor Awareness

Programme
Education is one of the important components, which is being focused by the organization. SEWA
works among children & youth for providing them basic educated on low cost or free of cost.
SEWA has also distributed the educational materials such as free books, stationery, notebooks to
spread education and literacy between the poor children. This year also we have given many
underprevilidge children study materials and initiated a step towards starting a school for pre-
primary classes.

SHG Development Programme- Self-Help Groups (SHGs)

have been organize by SEWA as informal associations of people
who choose to come together to find ways to improve their living
conditions which are  self governed, peer controlled
information group of people with similar socio-economic
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background and having a desire to collectively perform common

purpose

Cyclone Rehabilitation Programme

Labour Awareness Programme- A legal awareness

programme on child labour and child trafficking was
organized by SEWA in collaboration with the District Legal
Services Authority (DLSA), at the Youth Centre to spread
about the provisions under the Protection of Children from
Sexual Offence Act, 2012. Quoting from the Juvenile
Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015, Child Welfare
Committee chairperson said: “Any person who sells or buys
a child for any purpose shall be punishable with rigorous
imprisonment for a term which may be extended to five
years
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Shelter for Destitute women - SEWA, has set up a home for widows
and destitute women that houses several unfortunate women who have lost their husbands
or have been discarded by their families. We provide Widows and Destitute Women ensures
an honorable life in a safe and secure environment and help them raise their kids in serene,
healthy and comfortable surroundings SEWA provides these women various vocational
courses and employment opportunities to retain their daily living with honor and self-respect.
Recognizing the need to prevent women from exploitation and to support their survival and
rehabilitation we have been working for the destitute women with utmost dedications.

CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

SEWA works to promote high value of humanity, brotherhood, peace and harmony among people
through cultural development activities. It works to create an environment of communal harmony
and national integration in its working areas. In this context several activities like Kavi–
Sammelan, Mushayara, Independence Day Celebration, Republic Day Celebration, Cultural Shows
in Evening, Performance of Folk Music and Dance, Holi Milan Samaroh, Id Milan Samaroh, Stage
and Street Plays, Kawwali and SEWA Annual Day Celebration are being organized in the working
areas. Sometimes organization organizes cultural programme to promote peace messages.
Organization also organizes cultural events among children and adolescents to make them
understand the diversity in culture in the country. We conduct awareness talks among students on
the relevance and significance of different festivals of all religions.
It creates a harmonious atmosphere among students as start knowing the importance and
significance of the religions, which he/she does not belong. SEWA has organized these
programmes with the help of our volunteers and community people.

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 THANK YOU
BASANTI SINGH
Director, SEWA

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