BPHE Society’s Centre for Studies in Rural Development

Institute of Social Work and Research, Ahmednagar

Extension Activities Report: 2017-18

A distinctive feature of the instruction programmes offered at the Institute is

the emphasis on outreach and extension work. The Institute through its faculty

and students undertakes outreach and extension work. This work is well

integrated with academic curricula as fieldwork has been given a weightage of

one third. The content of the fieldwork and the field work assignments are

planned in an orderly sequence of learning and they are designed in such a way

that there is continuity with the extension programmes of the institute. The

student’s task is planned in such a way that the community gets benefit from

their intervention. Several rural development, extension activities and field

action projects have been undertaken by the Institute in the past which included,

social education and awareness building programmes, social forestry,

agriculture and water management programme, rural health and sanitation,

food for work, watershed development programme, child care and family

welfare etc.

The extension activities of the year 2017 are as follows

I. Community Organization Activities:

The Institute is engaged in facilitating community organization process through its faculty and students. The faculty and students are organizing various programmes and small projects to help various groups in the community. As a part of extension activities, the Institute has undertaken the following projects:

a. Child Guidance and Counselling Centre at Anand Sadan Anand Sadan as an urban extension project is being developed as centre for conducting various community outreach programmes of CSRD. Activities at Anand Sadan include non-formal education in the form of remedial and supplementary

coaching to school dropouts and school going children of the neighbourhood, home visits for counselling the parents, life skills training for the adolescent and youth, personality development programmes, cultural and sports activities for the children.

b. Implementation of Scholarship/Financial Assistance Scheme for Educational Enhancement and Development of SC/ST students

The Institute signed MoU with Rashtriya Chemical Fertilizer Ltd. Mumbai to conduct programme for Scholarship/Financial Assistance Scheme for Educational Enhancement and Development of SC/ST students under the CSR project. The programme is being conducted in five districts, namely, Aurangabad, Beed, Latur, Osmanabad and Ahmednagar of Maharashtra. The Institute has disbursed first installment from RCF to 110 students from 05 districts to initiate the programme. Under this programme RCF is providing financial assistance of Rs. 10,000/- to each students. The project is implemented in 10 Schools.

Community Based Monitoring and Planning (CBMP) The Institute is selected by National Rural Health Mission for the implementation of a project on “Community Based Monitoring and Planning of National Health Mission Govt. of Mahrashtra”. In this regard the institute signed MoU with Government appointed Nodal Agency SATHI, Pune. The first phase of the programme was successfully implemented in 44 health sub-centers of Nagar block. The project is being continued in second phase from the month of November 2017.

c. Life Skill Education and Personality Development Programme for Adolescents

A joint intervention research project by School of Social Work, University of North Carolina, USA, and BPHES-CSRD-ISWR. The objective of the programme is to increase knowledge on the importance of education, gender equity, reproductive health, leadership and prevention of gender based violence. In the first phase of the programmes, teachers of Zilla Parishad schools will be trained for giving Life Skills Education, and the programme will be implemented in 40 selected schools of Zilla Parishad.

II. MLA Aadarsh Gram Yojana CSRD is providing services for implementation of MLA Adarsha Gram Yojna in 05 blocks of Ahmednagar district, namely, Pathardi, Parner, Jamkhed, Akole and Sangamner. The Institute conducted Micro-planning process and village development plan in five villages. The villages are as follows:

i. Dhawalewadi&Dagadwadi village (Pathardi Block) with Smt. Monica Rajale, MLA,

ii. Moha village (Jamkhed block) with Shri Ram Shinde, MLA and Home Minister, Govt. of Maharashtra,

iii. Paithan (Akole block) with ShriMadhukarPichad, MLA, iv. Kharshinde (Sangamner block) with Dr. SudhirTambe, MLA and v. Paregaon (Sangamner block) with Shri. BalasahebThorat, MLA.

III. Annual Status of Education Report 2017 Since last three years, the Institute has collaborated with Pratham Education Foundation for conducting Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) in the Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra. This report is a citizen-led, rural, household survey. This report has been capturing enrolment for age group 3-16 years and learning levels for the age group 5-16 years in almost all the rural districts of India. ASER is quoted extensively in research publications, news articles and government policy such as, 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) and Economic Survey of India (since 2009). ASER has acknowledged the significant contribution of CSRD in the Ahmednagar District and reflected in their annual report. This year the institute conducted Annual Status of Education Report (2017)- Beyond Basics. Survey was conducted in 60 villages by 115 students during

IV. Operation and Management of Shelter for Urban Homeless. The Institute, with financial support from Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation under DeendayalAntyodaya National Urban Livlihood Mission, has started a Temporary Shelter Home for Urban Homeless People. The main objective of starting the shelter is to provide temporary shelter during night time especially for vulnerable segments of the urban homeless like dependent children, aged, disabled, mentally ill and recovering gravely ill. The shelter is operational at AnandSadan Building, Chitale Road, Ahmednagar.

V. Impact Assessment study of CSR Programmes of L& T, Ahmednagar

L & T Company approached BPHES’ CSRD Institute of Social Work and Research to conduct independent impact assessment study of their ongoing CSR programmes being undertaken in the village Pimpalgaon-Malvi of Ahmendgar districts of Maharashtra. Under anMoU signed in between the Company and the Research Institute, the study was designed covering Pimplgoan-Malvi and surrounding communities. The study covered all the programme and activities initiated, ongoing and completed during the entire duration of ten years (2008 to 2017).

VI. Celebration World Social Work Day & International Social Forestry

Day. The Institute in association with Social Forestry Department, Ahmednagar, celebrated World Social Work Day & International Forest Day on 21st March 2018, at Isalak village. The students of MSW did Shramdan and cleaned the surrounding area of the saplings of trees planted by students of the previous batch of MSW. The programme began by the address of Dr. Suresh Pathare, wherein he shared information about World Social Work Day celebration across the globe and how professional social work is co-related to environment. Mrs. Kirti Jamdhade, the Forest Officer of Social Forestry Department, spoke about the work carried out by their Department in Isalak village. In her speech, she said that the Department’s target is to plant about 13 crore trees. Following her speech, an oath was taken by everyone about tree plantation and responsibility. Beyond this the MSW-II year students celebrated World Social Work Day in Bhorwadi and Akolner villages by conducting programme like Tree plantation and Swachta Abhiyan.

VII. Celebration of International Women’s Day

International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8 every year. In this regard the Institute Celebrated International Women’s Day in various Field Work agencies, Communities and villages where MSW Students are placed for their field work. The details of activities conducted are given below:

Sr. No.

Agencies / Communities/ Villages

Activity

1 Samaj Vikas Kendra, Newasa Lecture by Ms. VandanaIyyer, Manager SBI on various schemes for the Development of Women.

2 NADP+, Ahmednagar Awareness about the HIV+/AIDS and Save Girl Child.

3 Sonewadi Village Workshop on importance of Gram Sabha and the Women’s Participation.

4 NityaSeva Community Lecture on WomenBidi Workers on their Rights and health status.

5 School for Mentally Retarded Children

A Formal function was organized at the school with felicitations of women teachers which was followed by games like musical chairs, balloon burst, few teachers recited poems on women and their contribution.

6 Baburdibend Village Health Check Up camp on deficiency of Blood and Calcium.

7 Hivare-Jhare Village Lecture on Liberty of Women. 8 Akolner Village Lecture on participation of Rural women in the

village development 9 Mathniand Ranjani Village Program on “Stree Janmache Swagat Karuya”

10 LalTaki Open community Snehalaya, Caring friends and Vadarwadi Open Community

Program on referring the Importance of Girl/Women Education.

11 Bhimwadi Open Community and Govt.Civil Hospital

Special Lecture on “The Constitutional Rights Of Women’s” and “Health Issues of Women’s”.

12 PimpalgaonMalvi Special session was organized on “Kali Umaltana” was organized for adolescence girls. Motivational speech was organized on Women Empowerment for Women’s, AnganwadiSevikas and Health Workers.

VIII. Computer Literacy Programme

Computer Literacy Programme in rural areas was held with the help of Mobile Computer Bus of Vidya Pratishthan Institute of Information Technology, Barmati (VIIT). The main beneficiaries of this program are youths pursuing their education, school children, school teachers and other officials working in that particular village. The Computer Literacy programme was organized by the Institute in Kakdi Village Tal. Rahata, (Shirdi Airport) for Youth and children from Project Affected Families from 07th20 April to 5th May 2017 (72 beneficairies).