Society for Development of Women and Children
271 "Ramleela", MS Road, V. V. Puram, Bangalore 560004, India.
1) Forum for discussion & action on the subject of development of women and children (esp. health & social development). 2) Non-formal education of women and girls (in particular) and of boys below 12 years of age. 3) Creation of awareness & improvement of nutritional & health status of women & children; improvement of their sanitary environment and as a result, of the community in general. 4) Improving the earning capacity of women by offering training in appropriate vocational skills. 5) Exploring other plans for benefit or advancement of women as may be decided by the Society 6) Other things necessary...
No religious affiliations. Inspired by Swami Vivekanada's ideals.
anybody irrespective of caste, creed & religion. Target population --- 1) women of reproduction age (18-40) - 200 women/yr 2) preschool children -- 1000/yr. 3) School going children & adolescent girls - 10-15/year
Rs. 1,24,888
1) upgrading a creche 2) Nutritional education of women & children 3) Nutritional supplement for preschool children, pregnant women at risk & nursing mothers. 4) Antenatal & post natal care for women. 5) Care given to infants & children 6) Prevalence of low birth weight and follow-up 7) Preparation of educational materials, advice to women and demonstration of simple, apppropriate technology.
Villages in north and south of Bangalore (lists ~ 45 villages) Bangalore district, Karnataka, India
India address-
SODWAC
Society for Development of Women and Children
271 "Ramleela", MS Road, V. V. Puram, Bangalore 560004, India
US Contact-
Sreenivasulu Guduguntla
5 Judith Lane, # 12, Waltham, MA 02154, USA
(h) 617-894-2428
(o) 508-952-7425
Reenforcing school education for girls and informal exposure to Nutrition, health and family welfare. (1) The teaching standard in rural areas is not very high and the drop out rate for girls at class 5 is very high. Girls who continue on to class 6 and 7 need extra attention to help them cope with their studies. This project provides after school help/tutorials to motivate these girls to cope with their studies and stay in school. (2) They plan to arrange regular coaching to supplement school teaching after school hours (3 days each for classes 6 and 7). The syllabus will remain the same. (3) Nutritional supplements will be provided since a lot of these girls are malnourished and suffer from nutritional deficiences. (4) Informal education on health care, hygiene and nutrition will also be imparted through practical suggestions to ensure that their daily meals are nutritious, exposure to the issues of family welfare etc. (5) At present, these tutorials are given for short durations when the girls request it. (6) Facilties will be obtained locally (dont know what this means exactly but I am assuming it is the building)
40-50 girls between 11 and 15 years of age.
Kunthigrama village, Bangalore District This area has a high illitaracy rate and a high proportion of the population is below the poverty line. Attendance in school is improving for children but very few girls continue in upper primary school (classes 5,6 and 7)
$1000 for 2 years in two installments of $500 every 6 months.
Rs. 35, 800 for 24 months. (aprox. $1000 for 24 months) Breakup Year 1 Year 2 Total Teacher (1) 9000 9600 18600 Materials 3000 1700 4700 Contingency 1500 1500 3000 Support to Students 4500 4500 9000 Total 18,000 17,800 35,800
The areas in which this project will have an impact are literacy, health, culture, self confidence in these girls, increased participation in the community and a positive attitude to life in general. They also see an indirect impact on employment in the future.
5/15/97 (Aparna) This is a new project that focusses on young girls and education. Looks like they do good work with womens welfare (care for pregnant women, education on health and hygiene etc.). I agree with their motivation for starting this after-school tutorial sessions for the girls. I personally think that this extra effort could go a long way in motivating these kids and helping them stay in school and even if they dont go further to college they are more aware of the importance of education both formal and practical (health, nutrition etc.) and this could be a positive influence in the community at large both in the present and the future. We have funded these after-hours tutorial sessions before (SHARE) and I dont think it could hurt to fund more project attempting a similar project. The funding requested is very reasonable ($1000 for 2yrs) although I am not sure what some of the categories mean. One concern could be that they are targeting only girls of that age for these extra help sessions. Does this conflict with our policy?? They have a balance sheet audited by a chartered accountant but I am having trouble interpreting it. Maybe we can look at it briefly at the meeting. I think we need to visit this project. This can be done easily since it is in the outskirts of Bangalore. Even though the project hasnt yet officially begun, we can check out the general impact and validity of the organization. We have a contact in the US (sreeni) who has worked with SODWAC and it might help to have him come to the meeting and answer questions. The project can be easily monitored since they are going to start these tutorial sessions with our funding and we can evaluate how well they are functioning, where the money is going and the impact on the kids. Aparna (May 10, 1997) after projects meeting 1. Everyone thought the project was good and that there was a need for a project like this to motivate young girls to stay in school and do well academically as well as boost their confidence and make them aware of health, nutrition and family welfare issues. These girls could potentially have a positive influence in their homes in the present and in the future. An all girls environment is probably a good way to make them express their opinion without inhibitions and build up their confidence. 2. The point that was brought up was how the organization planned to overcome the problem of parents not wanting the girls to go to school. If they dont want girls to go to school, how is this after hours tutorial going to help. Are there steps that the organization is taking to convince parents and give them incentive to send the girls to school?? We can clarify this at the visit or ask the contact Sreeni about it. 3. Amount requested is reasonable and we can easily evaluate the impact of this project. Projects Meeting (14 March 1998) Approved for funding. Will use money donated by Mr. Michael Witt since he wanted the funds to go toward womens/girls issues. Aparna will write to sreeni and Dr. Bhavani. First installmennt will be sent by end of March 1998 ($500). Second installment will be sent after 6 monthly status report.
Proposal arrived in mail in Dec 96-Jan 97, no date on letter. (propsal is in Asha-MIT format) Summary - Premi, 19 Jan 97 SHELVED in Feb 1997. Aparna asked sreeni for a diff. focussed proposal. Second focussed proposal received May 1997. Aparna summarized (May 15, 1997) Discussed in Projects Meeting, May 20, 1997 Aparna visited in Dec 1997. Discussed in projects meeting after visit on Match 14 1998. Approved for funding.
Approved funding for $1000 for 2 years. First installment sent on 4/4/98 by Aparna.
1) Founded 1990 2) Four full time employees 3) Council (I guess board of directors) includes Professors from IISc & Bangalore univ etc. 4) Past funding from - Royal Netherlands Embassy, Delhi - Russel Scientific Institute, Warli, Bombay - Food & Nutrition Board of India
*************PREVIOUS PROPOSAL SUMMARY by Premi*****************:
FUNDING- Requested amounts (for 30 months) Year 1 1,13,000 Rs. Year 2 1,20,840 Rs. Year 3 66,840 Rs. (6 months only) ------------ Total 3,00,680 Rs. First year budget Supervisors (2) 28,800 Rs. Field Assistants (2) 19,200 Rs. Office assistant (1) 12,000 Rs. Travel 12,000 Rs. Materials 4,500 Rs. Stationary 5,000 Rs. Contingency 4,500 Rs. Educational support 15,000 Rs. Demonstrations 12,000 Rs. ---------- 1,13,000 Rs. ------------- DATES- ASAP. 30 months. DESC- Education of women & girl children Focus will be on * Education of women of reproduction age & making them aware of their vulnerability -pregnancy, strain of care of infants and children. Other areas * Basic knowledge, rights of women & children under the constitution, labor laws, their role in panchayat administration etc. * Education in related areas of sanitation, environment, family welfare including family planning, prevention of diseases like TB, AIDS etc. Approaches * Animators interacting with rural folk. * exhibitions, folklore modes. * small scale demonstrations * Local facilities are used. Impacts Mainly in health and status of women. Girl children's school attendence will improve. Women's informal ed. enrollment will increase. SUMMARY- Increasing awareness of rural women & support of education of rural girls (mailnly health/nutritional/social ed.) 200 women/year, 1000 preschool kids/year, 10-15 school kids/yr. Approx. 3000$/yr. For 30 months. COMMENTS- Premi(18 Jan 97)-- We must discuss what kind of education Asha should restrict itself or should it restrict itself at all? Premi (18 Jan 97)-- They are having funding problems currently. Is this sustainable? Should we expect them to tell us how they are going to sustain themselves? We need more detailed info. on what exactly is the nature of activities with each of the three constituency groups. How much does each part cost? If Asha is interested in the pre-school kids part, how much will that cost? Healthcare --- medicines/doctors/nurses etc......how do they get those services.....is not shown in budget? How much is healthcare and how much education? ----------------Broader question for discussion ------------ Should Asha fund projects dealing with health education and not BASIC (3R's) education? ------------------------------------------------------------ Amounts are large (3000$/yr.) Other Asha chapters may be more interested. SOURCE- We were sent a proposal from Mr. Sreenivasulu Guduguntla (US contact for the organization) STATUS- Shelved Jan, 1997 Aparna has written to Sreeni (sreeni@casc.com) informing him that the project proposal is too broad at the moment. We need a more specific proposal focussing on one of the constituencies and primarily dealing with basic education preferably.