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Project Funding for Balia Gram Unnanyan Samity. Prepared by: Debapriya Mazumdar ASHA-Urbana Champaign. General Information. Date of establishment: Feb 28, 1979 Location: Village - Balia,P.O. – Bahirakhand Dist. – Hooghly West Bengal
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Project Funding forBalia Gram Unnanyan Samity Prepared by: Debapriya Mazumdar ASHA-Urbana Champaign
General Information • Date of establishment: Feb 28, 1979 • Location: Village - Balia,P.O. – Bahirakhand Dist. – Hooghly West Bengal • Operates in 10 villages around Balia • Have one soil testing lab, pisciculture unit, grain banks, book banks, library, agro service center, poultry training unit etc • Implemented the sponsorship program with 1059 children and families • Has good rapport with academicians in Kolkata university, IIT-Kharagpur, medical colleges etc. • Annual Budget • FY 2003-04 Rs. 84,09,000 • FY 2004-05 Rs. 65,34,705 • FY 2005-06 Rs. 43,20,789
Past Projects: BGUS CCF Project • Funded by CCF: Christian Children’s fund • Aim: Well being of children, family, community through programs on health & sanitation, education, nutrition, early childhood development, livelihood development, infrastucture etc. • Avg yearly funding: Rs. 70,00,000 • Started from Jan 1986 (505 children, 5 villages). Continued up to Sep 2005 (1059 children, 10 villages) • Achievements: • Self supporting agro service center, grain banks • Book bank: helps 345 students from very poor famiies. Textbook for beyond grade 10. • No. of children completed secondary: 558, higher sec: 229, graduation: 91, MA: 5. • Literacy among 15+ age group 60% • Support infrastructure development and computer education at schools
Objectives and Achievement • Help poor children to quit work and resume / start school through a support system that provides school supplies, health services, mid day meal: Sponsorship • 93% children of sponsored families attending school • Drop out rate among sponsored students: 3.44% • Girls under sponsorship: 56% • Safe drinking water access: 100% • Immunization coverage: 82%
Target population Charges: • Rs7/mo - pre school • Rs. 10/mo – coaching • 5% -10% increase each year
People involved Administration • Project Manager (1) – Overall in charge, day to day monitoring, coordination with funding agencies • Accountant cum correspondent (1) - auditing, communication • Office Assistant (1) – Help accountant with daily jobs Program • Field workers (4) – Home visit, data collection, school visit, working with record keeping, implementation, planning, budgeting, awareness, counseling. They act as center in charge Part time staff • Pre school teachers (10) • Coaching instructor (13) • Physical instructor (1)
Future funding Request support for 5 years • Year 1: Rs. 5,87,000 • Year 2: Rs. 6,16,350 • Year 3: Rs. 6,47,167 • Year 4: Rs. 6,79,525 • Year 5: Rs. 7,13,500 Estimate 5% increase each year