Ganjam District Orthopaedically Handicapped Welfare Association (GDOHWA)

1. Ganjam District Orthopaedically Handicapped Welfare Association (GDOHWA) Primary Steward: Akanksha Bapna Secondary Steward:

4. As of 2001, Chhatrapur had a population of 20,288. Males 51% Females 49% Average literacy rate 79% National average 59.5% Male literacy 85% Female literacy of 73% 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

5. Project Description Location: Ganjam District, Orissa Area (urban/rural): Rural Primary Focus: Disabled children (7-14yrs) Project Type: All round development of PWDs* Amount Requested (US$):Apx $10900 per year for 5 years Purpose of Funding Request: Infrastructure, operational, extra-curricular # of Beneficiaries: 60 and indirectly – families *Persons With Disabilities (PWDs)

6. Mission and type of intervention To help children with physical deformity ascertain his/her rights. To educate parents, family members and the community to make the surroundings of the partially able conducive for his/her easy socializing. To help them overcome discrimination and gain social support and respect. To provide them education up to 5th standard To help them get training on various vocations, so that they become self employed and self dependent To aware the community about the utility of education and bring their participation in developing educational standard of the villages. To create opportunity for the eligible children with disabilities to use their potential to successfully complete the standard of primary education.

7. Current Condition of Beneficiaries Current Condition of Beneficiaries

8. Project Goals Short-Term Objectives – construct accessibility ramps, adopt suitable curriculum, school supplies (details next slide) 5-Year Vision - All the school going age children with disability will enroll, attend and successfully complete primary education by 2012. Community Involvement – form parents’ association, parents become members of local education committee. Local leaders invited to become associate members. Community will be involved in construction.

9. Strategies The parents of the physically challenged children will be organized to form the parents association which will look after their children’s education Local leaders will be invited to become the associate members of the association so that the local recourses could be utilized at best. Village Education Committees will be formed/ reformed and made functional. P.W.Ds/parents of the physically challenged children’s will be encouraged to become the members in the village education committee. Educational facilities will be created at the village level either in formal or non-formal set up to cover the un-served children. Educational curriculum of comparable standard will be adopted in the centers. Community members will be motivated to construct a place for the learning center. Special arrangements will be made in the school for the severe and profound P.W.Ds. Necessary ramps and suitable toilets will be constructed for the easy access of the enrolled disabled children. Students will be supplied with text books, teaching-learning materials, school begs, mid-day meal, aids and appliances, transportation charges and other essentials. Mainstreaming of the students enrolled in the center during/after they complete primary education.

10. Project Background/Impact How did the request reach us? Raj Jeba Durai on site visit to Ganjam, met Mr. Kakala Ananda and encouraged him to apply Sources of Information - Jeba Successes/Impact Thus Far –This project is yet to start (the Secretary is already running a residential home on a small scale) Challenges – Funds requested are larger than regular projects

11. Organization Description Name of Organization: Ganjam District Orthopaedically Handicapped Welfare Accociation (GDOHWA) Background of Directors: Mr. Kakala Aananda, himself physically handicapped Other Activities of Organization (next slide) Impact on Community/ Beneficiaries Reached So Far (over 1500, next slide) Any red flags? Religious or Political Affiliations – none declared FCRA status - existing

12. Previous activities of Organization

13. Existing Infrastructure/Facilities Staff Full time staff : 14 (M-9 & F-5) Part time staff : 12 (M-8 & F-4) Volunteers : 44 (M-31 & F-13) Total No. of staff : 70 (M-48 & F-22) Infrastructure Current home has two extra rooms to house 20-25 children. More rooms to be constructed Food/Medical Services Meals provided. Camps held twice a year Other medical facilities not known

14. Curriculum/Pedagogy Curriculum Currently Used/ Government Recognized? Customized for each child depending on background and disability. Main aim is to integrate into mainstream Teaching Methodology: Primary Education, vocational training Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:15

15. Expected Outcomes/What After? What happens to beneficiaries after this program? Measures of Success/Evaluation Methods No. of children listed for enrolment and number enrolled in the year. Percentage of the attendance in the classes through out the year. Promoted to next grade in the same organization : Those passed out the institution successfully : Pursuing further studies/care in other institutions : No of students undergone training No of teachers undergone training and their training records Total No. of Beneficiaries successfully trained No. of Children employed, self-employed / placements in Govt. or Private Sector: Details of extent of involvement of community Groups in care of P.W.Ds: Through financial support: Participation in the project as resource Persons: Through other means Details of achievements in terms of making the local community take over and operate the project Quality achievement in assessment process Health checkup facilities provided and referral services made.

16. Budget for Requested Funding

17. Budget (contd.)

18. Other Funding Sources Previous/Other Funding Sources – None for this project. National trust is funding the current resident children. The region’s collector is very helpful If funding has been discontinued from another source, reasons for the same – No One-Time Costs/Continuing – Continuing Plans for self-sufficiency – Not Clear “After the completion of the project the programmes will be sustained through local contribution and government support. The local people will integrate the P.W.Ds and will extend their cooperation in terms of making ramps, constructing special toilets and motivating the public about the disability. When we will mainstreaming our children in the normal schools they will be provided mid-day meal, free books, dress materials for girls, medical facility and aids and appliances from DPEP and disabled scholarship from the District Social Welfare Officer. “

19. Project Big Picture Education Components $4700 Non-Education Components $6348 Funding NGO: none Project: none Our Component: full so far

20. Site Visit Report (attached) http://picasaweb.google.com/aka.bapna/GanjamSiteVisit

21. Laxmi and Anand on the Comp – very talented girl – won medal in national abilympics for embroidery – very very good at computers; very intelligent – if sponsored can become a doctor or something in higher studies. Computer room

22. SWOT Analysis Weaknesses/ Risks Funds requested are large No other funds for this project currently Long term projected expense Strengths/ Opportunities Current residential school has been successful Many success stories Secretary well recognised and has obtained various funds/awards

23. Steward Recommendation We should fund the project but encourage them to look for other funding sources in the future or look into the ‘Support a Child’ program

24. Project Discussion/Decision > Ganjam, rural town in Orissa. Children from villages from 25Kms away.> Kala Anand contact> 22 ppl expand to 65 children> handicapped children> Disability due to polio, malnutrition, cerebral palcy> many of them are capable of doing things if trained well> train them for whateverr thye are capable of > prep them for school> presented budget and details last week> He is getting funding from Nastional Trush, association of shcools ofr disabled> building is donatd by the local collector> Kala Anand is very enterprising and he himself is handicapped> He has funding for 7 years. He has 2-3 more years to go> Funding needed for expansion> Collector is very helpful> Jeba and Mohit are responsible for this project to come to us> mattresses in rooms

25. Funding questions/answers for/from Ganjam-----------------------------------------> Transportation: Children are gonna be brought from villages and sent back in Summer. 75 X 60 X 2 (not 10 times as reported last time)Also need transport to get them to and from school • 11K for 5 years continuously for the 43 extra stuednts (43+22)> It is residential. Only one meal per day. Another meal at the main stream school. He is trying to minimize the cost as much as possible.> He has 2 more rooms as of now. New students can be brought in as soon as within 2 weeks. Because the current ones are going home for the holidays. In the meanwhile the construction is being done> He has money for construction of the residence extension. On Govt property?? Apparently the government is fine with it.> Building money source not known:local community and builders • National trust is funding for 22 students for another 2-3 years> Education is given priority above vocational> Thinking of educating from 1st-5th. But not implemented yet. > 65 Children are identified. > But phasing of the project is not clear. Is he going to get every one at one go? • > Is the building disable-friendly? Yes, children with mild-disabilities will live up stairs.> Building to be finished in 2 months.> Community and state bank helping out> Phasing: Getting 20, 20, 20 kids every month. In 3 months, they will have 60> With in 2 months, they will have space for 60 kids> Kids climb the stairs. This helps them in feeling independent. It is helpful to the individual and the economically to the organisation.> Teachers, some of them grew up there> He is asking money for 4 more teachers> Staff, he is not asking money for staff. He will managed

26. Funding questions/answers for/from Ganjamcontd. >Total for year is 11K> Divided in to prog cost, education, project mgmt (salary of proj coordinator etc) -- Look at the budget doc.> Monitoring and evaluation cost -- we will fund it ourselves> Money set aside for orientation for parents > Currently cook is cooking for 35 ppl (including staff)> Summary (10.8)  > teachers (3k)  > project coordinator and mgmt (1.5K)   >>> 4000 rupees per month. How was he supported earlier? It has been voluntary so far.  >>> It is to be negotiated  > food (3K) -- Rs. 8 per day.  > medical camp cost (1K)  > transportation etc etc

27. Decision (5 minutes) Round I: Need more information/Can decide today? Need more information Round II: Fund/Do not fund: Fund Round III: Fund full amount/Fund part amount: Full with some modifications to budget • Notes: • Please vote only if you are familiar with the project details and our overall funding philosophy • Decision to be made by 2/3rd majority. Quorum of 5. • All projects must be resolved by the 2nd meeting