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About Sampark

About Sampark. M. Chidambaranathan Sampark October 23, 2019. Location of Sampark. Sampark’s Mission. Established in 1991,

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About Sampark

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  1. About Sampark M. Chidambaranathan Sampark October 23, 2019

  2. Location of Sampark

  3. Sampark’s Mission Established in 1991, Sampark’s mission is to help vulnerable and poor people, especially women, to gain direct control over and improve their lives. This is achieved through educational interventions primarily aimed at increasing people’s income earning ability.

  4. Practical Interventions Koppal integrated rural development work using the SHG/Clusters structure model Bangalore construction workers crèches -development work with poor rural migrants in an unstable urban context Development research and knowledge building work Capacity Building of other NGOs/development agencies Informing and Influencing Interventions Sampark’s Vision and Activities Creating and Sharing Knowledge/ Learning Creating and Sharing Knowledge/ Learning

  5. Practical Interventions Key Actions in Koppal • Economic Well-being • Financial Well-being • Healthy Living • Building Literacy

  6. Development Approach in Koppal Education Committee & Youth Forum Sustainable Livelihood of Rural Poor in Semi-arid Region, Koppal Education People's Initiatives People's Forums SHGs, Cluster Associations SNRM Credit and Enterprise Health Accountability, Honesty & Transparency Individual/ Group

  7. SHGs, Micro Credit Financial Well-being • Facilitate SHGs on savings and credit activity • Build capacity of women on money management and development activities • Build capacity of book writers on book maintenance • Link SHGs with banks, govt. and pvt organisations • Organise SHGs into 10 clusters associations

  8. Development of Clusters • Strengthening the cluster structure • Registration of 6 clusters as mutual cooperatives • Building the capacity of cluster staff and cluster committees to run viable micro credit and development activities • Linking with banks, govt. and pvt. organizations • Establishing community based impact monitoring system

  9. Capacity Building Training • SHG concept • Fund Management • Communication and leadership • Cluster concept • Book writing • Business orientation • Basic health • Legal rights • Cluster committee’s roles and responsibilities

  10. Education Support Programme Sponsorship for 1400 school going children Special classes for children in the evening times Children’s camps Outcomes: Reduced dropout rates Monitoring by women’s committees Building Literacy

  11. Enterprise Support for Women and Youth Enterprise awareness programme Business idea generation workshops Market support and facilitation Outcomes: 1050 women started businesses Economic Well-being

  12. Vocational Training to Women and Youth Need and demand based vocational training to youth Self-employment support Placement service 310 youth and women trained

  13. Vocational Trainings • Tailoring • Embroidery • Kasuthi craft • Driving • Dish scrubbers • Mobile repairing • Beautician • Computer • Bamboo • Wood carving • Candle making • Detergent powder making

  14. Action Research – Mental Health Coping Skills Intervention for Rural Women Action research Outcomes: Reduced stress SHGs continuing health meetings (50%) Healthy Living

  15. Childcare Crèches for Urban Childrenin Bangalore Children’s creches and non formal education centres Placements for vocational trainings Enterprise linkages Partnerships – private sector Fund raising

  16. Informing and Influencing Interventions Research & Advisory • Research and evaluations studies • Strategy development • Documentation and publications

  17. Publication: VIEWS

  18. Partners Pangea Foundation, Italy Volkart Foundation, Delhi Anuradha Foundation, USA CIDA, Delhi NABARD, Bangalore CARE India, Delhi and AP ILO, Delhi and Geneva UNOPS, Bangkok FAO, Bangkok KSWDC, Bangalore CDE, Switzerland • Philips Pvt Ltd • Sun City Builders • ICICI – Give India • Ramkumar Ramswamy • Krystal Builders

  19. Thank You!

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