There is a popular line by
a Hindi poet Dushyant Kumar as:
sirf
hangama, khada karna, mera maksad nahi
saari koshish, hai ki
ye, soorat badalni chahiye
mere seene mein nahi,
to tere seene mein sahi
ho kahi bhi aag lekin,
aag jalni chahiye
Poet
Dushyant Kumar[1] wrote
above lines on bringing change-describes that its not only we talk or shout
about change…but instead we must bring change!
And with Caritas LIFE project we have tried to bring out some of the
changes at grass root and at institutional level (which probably not happened
earlier)! Lets see that in 30 months of the LIFE project implementation with 95%
of total result achievement, what all are the changes (mainly 100%) in though
process, and in practice has visualised at both grassroots and at institutional
level (Both partner and donor agency)
Changes at grass root/community level!
Sustainable
agriculture:
- Usage of HYBRID
SEEDS is 100% out from the project field, not only that target community
is not using it, also none of the community members in the project
villages are using it. Certified seeds from KVK and local seeds are in
use. This in turn is making farmers not to
depend on market for farming, every year
to purchase hybrid seeds
- 100% of target community started practicing
cultivation with mix of synthetic inputs ( mainly DAP, but no UREA). This in long run
is improving the maintaining the optimum level of pH[2]
of soil and thus improves the soil heal on hand and on other hand reduces
the input cost up to 80%
Entitlements:
- with
the expenditure of 559000 ( in 30 months)
on strengthening the function of Panchayats , we are able to
systemise the operation in 8 Panchayats , this expenditure per panchayat
is on an average 750000 , and with that now all these 8 Panchayats are functioning effectively
. If with an average of 75000
(in 30 months) investment Panchayats operations could be strengthen, then why not the similar model of LIFE could be adopted.
By the Rajasthan
- 20
micro-plans have developed and presented in gram Sabaha and 15 out of 20
get approved by gram Sabha. Community
participation in development planning has begun in the region.
- 100% of target
community in all the 20 project villages have access to NREGA and now 70%
of the target community submit ritten application to demand work under
NREGA. This
in long run is spreading the impact and also mitigating the migration
pressure from the villages to the near by citities. In Banswara no
migration after Kharif crop soweing.
- Godiyawas
Panchayats ( LIFE project village & Panchayat in Ajmere) has become
one of the best Panchayat in the state for implementation of NREGA (
almost 100% HHS have 100 days of work).
- If
we compare the total budget of NREGA in last two years with the amount we
have spent through LIFE project i.e. 159000/- its just .04% of the total
budget of NREGA for the concerned 8 Panchayats, but with .04% amount we
are able to strengthen the budget of INR 390600000[3]
. From this we can easily
understand that how it is important to have programmes like LIFE in
strengthening the implementation of NREGA, else the amount of INR
390600000 is hardly used for building sustainable resources ( one of the
key mandate of NREGA). Also it is worth to note that this amount is now
reaching to the community and in other way it is mitigating migration.
- 100% of the
eligible target community have received the benefits of government
schemes.
- Rozgar
Dhaba at Naulakha (Godiyawas Panchayata0 has officially become the part of
of Panchayat as Panchayat Resource Center (PRC). It has become the 1st
Community based & Managed organisations:
- Now 100% the CBOs
( farmers club, Women SHGs) are self managed and operates without any
support from the project field staff
- 100%
of farmers club formed under LIFE project are approved by NABARD and also
started getting financial support. Its 1st time that 100% of farmers club formed in any
of the project at any of the partner organisation has get approved from
NABARD.
- 100% of SHGS are
linked with NABARD/bank and started availing loan for the livelihood based
activities.
Changes at partner organisation level!
Fund leverage
- In last 30 months approximate fund release
((through Caritas India) is about INR 6000000 (approx round figure) and is
able to cater 1572 target families ( 614 at Banswara and 958 at Ajmer) , where as fund leveraged from
the various government institutions is about INR 6900000 and is able to cater
1777 deprived communities (
including target communities). From this its easily observed that in LIFE
project till July 2012, not only INR 6000000 has been invested rather its
INR 12900000 has been
invested and thus the results are in front that almost 6 months in advance
LIFE project is able to achieve the set results.
- Support/projects
from government institutions: With
Linkages and support in the project, it’s not only that it has impact on
the community, but organisations also get support from the government
institutions, SJVS Banswara has received two projects from NABARD.
- It is important
to know that SJVS-Banswara has grown up with LIFE project in terms of
establishing linkages, where as RCDSSS-Ajmer has grown up in terms of
establishing systems like LIFE project. Now
both the partner organisations are developing the projects for other
agencies keeping LIFE as the base model for project development as well as
project implementation. Now all the projects with both the partner
organisations are result based and on monthly reporting systems ( which
was earlier limited to activities and quaterly reporting )
- Visibility of
Partner, the project , community and the donopr agency has reached
throughout the globe with LIFE blog
( www.liferajasthan.blogspot.com
)which is
Changes at Caritas India
- Now projects in
Caritas
- With the
initiation of LIFE blog and on social media, now there are around 9
development projects of caritas
[1] Dushyant Kumar (September 27, 1931 – December 31,
1975) was a poet of modern Hindi-Urdu literature. In India
[2] The soil pH is a measure of the acidity or
basicity in soils. pH is defined as the negative logarithm (base 10) of the
activity of hydronium ions (H+ or, more precisely, H3O+aq) in a solution. It
ranges from 0 to 14, with 7 being neutral. A pH below 7 is acidic and above 7
is basic. Soil pH is considered a master variable in soils as it controls many
chemical processes that take place. It specifically affects plant nutrient
availability by controlling the chemical forms of the nutrient. The optimum pH
range for most plants is between 5.5 and 7.0
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