Achievements and Impacts
The Bengali refugees displaced from their home-country are rehabilitated in the tail end of Tungabhadra Irrigation Project. Besides irrigation they are facing many other peculiar issues connected with their only livelihood option, the agriculture. Degraded soil, salinity, alkalinity, small land holding, least productivity, pests immunization, costly credit as well as inputs, high cost of cultivation, chemical-heavy farming, lack of marketing facilities, connectivity of the land with market, etc. are some of the issues related with agriculture, their only source of livelihood. To address some of these issues, Janakalyan took birth in 1997 and started its interventions and has successfully demonstrated few viable models. The peculiarity of the organization is that, it was founded by the refugees for whom it is working for last 12 years.
To serve its four holy mothers viz. Manavimata (woman), Bhoomata (soil), Gangamata (water) and Gomata (animals) Janakalyan has designed 7 tools as framework of its interventions and these are –
1) Jana Sanghatan (Women Development & Empowerment Program)
2) Jana Krishi (Livelihood Improvement through IIFS)
3) Jana Jal (Rainwater Harvesting Program)
4) Jana Udyog (Rural Entrepreneurship Development Program)
5) Jana Shiksha (Reaching the Un-reached through Innovative Education)
6) Jana Shakti (Renewable Sources of Energy Harnessing) and
7) Jana Raksha (Health for All Animals including human beings).
The activities of Janakalyan are within the framework mentioned above and are mainly for mother, child and poor farmers of marginalized and deprived communities.
The major achievements of the organization so far have been –
· Promoted more than 200 quality SHGs and successfully credit linked with banks and government schemes; they have their micro credit institution now.
· Innovated 5-acre Self-sustainable Livelihood Model for tail end farmers on IIFS concept with water harvesting technologies. More than 65 farmers demonstrated the model in their farms.
· Introduced concept of rain water harvesting in water scarce areas of Sindhanur taluk for drinking and greening their house-yard. Rainwater and runoff is being effectively conserved and used for productive purposes.
· Induced entrepreneurial skills among the (more than 300) educated and illiterate rural youths through REDP in Raichur and Koppal districts. Most of them have their own business or enterprises or engaged in service.
· More than 1000 out-of-school children are brought under the umbrella of school through its innovative tools like ARP, 3R, etc. under the program called VIDYA. More than 300 child labors are mainstreamed during these years.
· Introduced the concept of renewable energy harnessing like biogas, improved chullah, solar cooker, solar dryer, etc. in the rural areas.
· Introduced dairying as a livelihood options among the refugees and now it has become the second largest source of livelihood for them. A Milk Processing Plant is established to add value to milk for securing their livelihoods.
· Developed a model to ensure service delivery by the health, education and ICDS departments to mother and children of rural areas using Community Monitoring Process.
· Appointed as the member of the District Level SGSY committee chaired by CEO, ZP.
· Assumed the status of LEAD NGO for the UNICEF supported projects in Raichur district.
· Appointed as the facilitating NGO for the district to prepare District Perspective Plan for NREGA, Suvarna Gramodaya, Kugram Suvarna Gram and other government schemes.
· The right-based campaign to ensure the rights of the rehabilitated refugees in India yielded marginal results.
Some of the documents which could be referred are –
1. Decadal contribution of Janakalyan to the society – a brief note on interventions and impactsdecadal-contribution1
2. Annual Reports
2.1. Annual Achievement Report 1998-99
2.2. Annual Achievement Report 1999-00
2.3. Annual Achievement Report 2000-01
2.4. Annual Achievement Report 2001-02
2.5. Annual Achievement Report 2002-03
2.6. Annual Achievement Report 2003-04
2.7. Annual Achievement Report 2004-05
2.8. Annual Achievement Report 2005-06
2.9. Annual Achievement Report 2006-07
2.10. Annual Achievement Report 2007-08
2.11. Annual Achievement Report 2008-09
3. Statutory Audit Reports
3.1. Audit Report 1997
3.2. Audit Report 1998
3.3. Audit Report 1999-00
3.4. Audit Report 2000-01
3.5. Audit Report 2001-02
3.6. Audit Report 2002-03
3.7. Audit Report 2003-04
3.8. Audit Report 2004-05
3.9. Audit Report 2005-06
3.10. Audit Report 2006-07
3.11. Audit Report 2007-08
3.12. Audit Report 2008-09