Government Renovate Pipeline and Villager's faith too

International Women’s Day, 8 March, 2014

International Women’s Day, is a global day of celebration where women from all Adhikar villages and of different economic, social and ethnic backgrounds join together. They reflected on the struggle for equality over the past centuries, and to celebrate the achievements to date and identify the challenges for the future. We believes that women's empowerment is the key to success and impact of the project. On this occasion women shared their successful intervention on bringing different issues like related to gender inequality.   

 

Information Education Communication (IEC-Expo) Kotdwar, Uttrakhand 3-5 February 2014

                FIRST PRIZE

Adhikar Lucknow team kept their innovative products which they use for facilitate communities for the better access to their rights and entitlements. The products were very simple but very creative which can be easily used with the rural community. Products were like block games, snake and ladder, magic cards etc. Award given to implementing partners Fr. Melwin, Director, Mr. Vimlesh, Project Coordinator. 

                                                                                              FIRST PRIZE

Adhikar Gorakhpur team shared the first prize with Lucknow. Adhikar Gorakhpur brought very practical model to facilitate communities to access their rights and entitlements. The products were very simple but very user friendly which can be easily used with the rural community. Products were like helpline numbers, mobile applications, simple formats for registering grievance etc. The team shared their successful attempts using this government mechanism. The team in this process also enabling the community to follow the mechanism on their own to access their rights and entitlements. The Award was given to implementing partners Fr. Jose, Director, Mr. Pawan Kumar, Project Coordinator. 

          SECOND PRIZE

Adhikar Buxar team got the second prize. The team has brought very innovative and user friendly model of MNREGA ‘Suvidha Kendra’. In this Suvidha Kendra the Adhikar Buxar team is facilitating the smooth implementation of MNREGA. The Suvidha Kendra provide information related to MNREGA. They also facilitate for the service like job card, work demand, pending wages etc. Suvidha Kendra is equipped with Internet enables computer which provide access to NetNREGA for villagers. The facilitator helps the villagers to know about their MNREGA account. The Award was given to implementing partners Fr. Anil, Fr. Sahay, Mr. Ashok, Project Coordinator.                                                                      

                                                                                                     SECOND PRIZE

Adhikar Ajmer team shared the Second prize with Buxar. Adhikar Ajmer brought very practical products to facilitate communities to access their rights and entitlements. The products were very simple but very user friendly which can be easily used with the rural community. Products were like handbooks, posters, Cartoon stories etc. The Award was given to implementing partners Mr. Mahadev Kumar, Project Coordinator. 

Mid Term Review-Adhikar Program

FRIENDS WE ARE HAPPY TO SHARE AN UPDATE ON ADHIKAR PROGRAM RUNNING IN 3 STATES i.e. BIHAR, U.P, RAJASTHAN. 

We are conducting a review of our 2 years interventions, we’ll look into the process and quality of the interventions so far and identify the factors responsible, if the quality is not up to the mark. We’ll also look into the approach and strategies that are being adopted for implementing the program and the appropriateness of the same, in relation to achieving the desired outcomes.  

The review is going to cover the following aspects of the Adhikar program: 

1. Relevance of the interventions in the prevailing context /background
2.  Effectiveness and Quality of various interventions including effectiveness of the functioning of the CBOs formed under the program
3. Process and Methodology applied, strategies adopted,  
4. Results / Changes so far      
5. Linkages established with other actors / stakeholders
6. Partnership Management: strengths and concerns of the collective functioning
7. Program Management including PME
8. Overall challenges and learning  

A team has been formed to carry out this entire exercise. They are moving around all the 13 NGO partners to review in your intervention with the support of your staff. The team will bring mid term review outcomes which will be officially released in Kotdwar on 3^rd February 2014. 

Adhikar Program internal Midterm Review Schedule
Partners	Person responsible	Date of visit
Diocesan Development and Welfare Society, Allahabad	Girish	14-15 January 2014
Diocesan Social Wok Society, Lucknow	Girish	16-17 January 2014
Purvanchal Gramin Seva Samiti, Gorakhpur	Girish	18-19 January 2014
Meerut Seva Samaj, Meerut	Francis	21-22 Jan, 2014
Jeevandhara Samaj Kalyans Sanstha, Jaipur	Francis	27-28 Jan 2014
Jhansi Catholic Seva Samaj, Jhansi	Mariadas	22-23 Jan, 2014
Agra Catholic Diocesan Samaj Seva Sanstha, Agra( Madura)	Maridas	21-22 Jan, 2014
Bihar Water Development Society, Patna	Girish	25 January 2014
Buxar Diocesan Social Service Society, Buxar	Girish	24 January 2014
Bettiah Diocesan Social Service Society, Bettiah	Girish	21-22 January 2014
Karuna Social Service Society, Uttarakhand	Anjan	17-18 January 2014
Suchetna Social Centre, Barely	Yet to confirm	Yet to confirm

SO KEEP READING THE BLOG TO KNOW THE RESULT OF INTERVENTION  IN 'ADHIKAR'