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Nether’s Economic and Educational

Development Society (NEEDS) Virudhunagar Dist, Tamilnadu, india.

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1. Name of the Society : Nether’s Economic and Educational Development Society

Address of the Office : #5/60, Jayadurga Nagar, Rajapalayam Main Road,

Srivilliputtur – 626 125, Virudhunagar Dist,

Tamilnadu, India

Contact Person : P. Raja Gopal

Contacts (Phone) : 04563-264616

(Cell) : 0999 475 2121, 90253 67080

(E-mail) : [email protected]

[email protected]

Web site : www.needsindia.org.in

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/needs.raja

2. Legal Status:

Registered under Tamilnadu Societies Registration Act 27 of 1975

Regn. No: 280/ 1999 Date: 23rd December, 1999.

Registered under Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India

FCRA Regn No:076110028 Date: 16.01.2008

Registered Income Tax Act,1961

PAN No : AAAAN2585J

U/s 12 A : 101/ 157 / CIT- II/2007 – 08

U/s 80 : G102/ 157 / CIT - II /2007- 08

3. Bank Details:

Name of the Bank : State Bank of India,

Srivilliputtur – 626125,Virudhunagar District.

Account No : 30129008069 (FCRA)

Name of the Bank : Indian Bank, East Car Street,

Srivilliputtur, Virudhunagar Dist.

Account No : 722182525.

4. Where we work & whom we work

NEEDS is directly working at the field level activities among rural and urban in

Virudhunagar, Theni, Madurai and Ramnad of Tamilnadu, among all the

communities without any partiality on caste, colour and creed.

With the support of NGO Networks in Tamilnadu, NEEDS coordinating and

expanding its service area in almost Districts of Tamilnadu.

With the aim of protect Rights for the children and mitigating climate change,

NEEDS working and supporting with district and state level NGOs and CBOs.

Target sectors:

� Women and Children

� Small and marginal farmers,

� Dalits and Scheduled tribes,

� Puthirai Vannar

� Elected Leaders in the Panchayat raj system.

� Folk healers and knowledgeable persons

5. Structures Developed

Structures Developed

Children's clubs

Community Counselors

Children's forum

Women SHG's

Formers Clubs

Youth Groups

NGO’s Net works

Panchyat Leaders Associations

Children's support groups

Home care guides

Volunteers

Advisory Committee

Child rights Movement

Children Rights Network

Folk Heller Sangas

Community representative Committee

Work & livelihood, to develop, to play and

have fun

School, Hospitals, Clean Water, Food, Sanitation

Family, Neighbours, Friends, Teachers

Work & livelihood, to develop, to play and

have fun

NEEDS works towards the creation of a protective environment for children where all of

their rights are secured. This work can take many forms, including ensuring support to

families; advocating for changes in laws, social practices and norms; building capabilities

and resilience of the individual child; enabling children and their communities to access

protective and essential services; and training and catalyzing existing protective services

(children’ s institutions, police, statutory bodies, protection officers, district officials,

community and local authorities) to be proactive about children’ s well-being and safety.

We work to build safe communities for children.

We believe that if children, adults and state authorities engage with one another to

identify, build and strengthen mechanisms that ensure children’ s security and well-

being, then communities will be safe for all children.

Opportunities for

development: including

nonhazardous, sustainable

livelihood (with dignity) as

well as access to

educational

and vocational training in

order for children to secure

their future

safety and survival.

KEEPING

CHILDREN

SAFE

Hazardous Work, Child

Marriage, Abandonment

Protection from

harm, abuse, exploitation

and neglect: including the

prevention of physical and

sexual violence,

exploitative and hazardous

(including

criminal) work, child

marriage, and dangerous

activities such as druguse

Access to

essential services:

such asaccess to

food, shelter,

sanitation, and

affordable healthcare.

Community ties and social relationships: or the

identification, creation and/ or

strengthening of social

networks of support for

children and families within the

community or area where they

live. It may include building

supportive families, helping

children identify trustworthy

adults, forming parent groups

and peer support networks,

etc.

Opportunities for

development: including

nonhazardous, sustainable

livelihood (with dignity) as

well as access to

educational

and vocational training in

order for children to secure

their future

safety and survival.

Certificate of Appreciation, Membership and Awards

Facilitator / Trainer in the Participatory Research on ““““ Water,,,, Land and

Agricultural Practices –––– in the Context of Globalization” – Certificate of

Appreciation

Stainable Action for Sustainable Livelihood – JASuL , Tamilnadu.

Best Service NGO Award ,,,, Virudhunagar Dist.

Block Development Officer, Srivilliputtur, Municipal Commissioner and

Southern dist Consumers and Human rights Protection Council

““““Pasumai Rathna Award ” Best Service NGO Award for Environmental and

Global warming in the year of 2009

District Forester, Villupuram, Chief Educational Officer, Villupuram and

President Environmental and Oson Protection Movement, Villupuram

State Level Membership, Tamilnadu Medicinal Plant Board, Chennai

Member Secretary, State Medicinal Plants Board, Chennai

Credibility Alliance - Membership

Deputy Director, Credibility Alliance, Mumbai.

“ Gold Star Millennium Award and Gold Medal”

National Integrity Cultural Academy, Chennai

References

Mr. V. Ranganathan Vidyarambam Trust No.10/2, First Main Road Kasturibhai Nagar Adyar, Chennai 600 020,India Ph: +91-44-2446 5590, +91-44-2446 5377 Mobile: 94440 18590

Mail : [email protected]

Credibility Alliance,

3rd Floor, WestKhetwadi Municipal School,

Khetwadi Lane No.5,

Mumbai - 400 004,

India

History of the Organization :

Nether’s Economic and Educational Development Society - NEEDS, is a non–profit,

Non-political and secular Voluntary organization which was started in December 1999

by a few Social motive –minded people those who are having experience, capability

and social concept, in order to facilitate the process of social change and

economic development among the rural poor.

Vision

“Empower the Suppressed Community particularly Women and Children by making

them to involve and participate towards sustainable development process”

Mission

”To Educate to organize and to Empower to actively participate in the fields of

Education, socio economic, Legal, Health care and Self Governance by involving

them in Self planned development activities in most backward areas”

Target People:

Women, Children, Youth, Farmers, Dalits and Economically deprived families.

Main Objectives:

1. Organize and strengthen the social infra such as SHGs, Farmers Clubs, Children

Clubs, Youth clubs, Right Clubs etc.

2. Bank/financial linkages, Market Education and promotion of Trade skills.

3. Promotion of alternative livelihood for the labourers working in hazardous factories

such as fireworks and match industries.

4. Educating the leadership skill and life skills for self development.

5. Legal Awareness and right education for the people in need.

6. Techno Economic Education for entrepreneurial development.

7. Environment Conservation and education mechanisms for promotion.

8. Technology education for alternate energy production through waste management.

9. Natural Resource Management Practice and education for maximum utilization and

conservation of natural resources.

Strategies: i. Date collection, Problem Analysis and interpretation to device context specific

mechanisms to resolve problems.

ii. Participatory methods will be followed in all possible aspects of the organizational

activities addressing the main objects.

iii. NEEDS accepts healthy criticism on its past activities to avoid misconception and

poor implementation future activities.

iv. Capacity building of the staff team towards effective implementation project as

well as enable their social interest to increase their involvement.

v. NEEDS believes on proven scientific methods on its techno economic programs in

order to maximize its success rate.

vi. Build good rapport with all relevant departments and entities of Government of

India to stream all available opportunities to the favor of the target community.

vii. The organization will ensure all the legal commitments enforced by the relevant

legislations to avoid unnecessary administrative burdens/problems.

viii. Provide proper mechanisms to ensure transparency on financial matters and

governance of the society.

ix. NEEDS has strictly follow staff policies and child protection policies in order to

avoid complexity and disputes.

Governing Board:

The Governing Board consists of like minded people with good knowledge over

local society. This is being an additional strength to analyze the local context and to

predict the real needs that is essentially to be met out.

S.N NAME DESIGNATION PROFESSION

01 P. Raja Gopal, President Social Worker

02 I. Muthulakshmi Vice President Asst. Professor

03 A. Vimala Secretary Social Worker

04 P. Ramanathan Treasurer Agriculturalist & Social Worker

05 K. Manimaran E.C. Member Private Employee

06 R. Navaneethan Krishnan E.C. Member Advocate

07 M. Balamoorthy E.C. Member Private Employee

08 S. Jhansi E.C. Member Advocate

09 R. Nithiya Jothi E.C. Member Asst. Professor

10 S. Muthusamy E.C. Member Self Employee

Advisory Board/ Expertise Group:

The advisory board with skilled personalities is the good strength for the

organization. Moreover all the advisory board members are accessible through e-mail and

mobile contacts, so their service and expertise skill is always in access to meet the timely

need.

S. No

Name Expertise Area Experience

1 M. Mujeeb Rahuman

Social Activist

Documentation &

Reporting

16 years of experience in

developmental field in various

positions. Involved in 3 foreign

sponsored developmental

researches including ‘Farmers

Market Study’.

2 P. Navaneethan Community

Development, Social

and Environment

related Activist

Around 15 years of experience in

Community Development, Social

and Environment related

Activities

3 Mr. Ramkumar

MSW – Community

Development

20 years of administrating the

Children Projects and other

Projects.

4 Mr. Ponnarasu

Environmental

Scientist


Environmental Research

5 I Muthulakshmi

Lecturer

Community

Development, Social

and Environment

related Researches

Around 15 years of experience in

teaching Social Science.

Coordinated more than 12

researches.

6 Selvan. B. Jegan B. Com 5 years of experience in children

development in NEEDS.

7 Mr.P.Raja Gopal

Advocate

B.Com, LLB, PGDCA,

CLISC,

Development Projects


community development in

various NGO projects.

8 Mr.S. Sundararajan Agricultural

development

AD (agri) working for the past 10

years

9 Mrs. Jansi Rani

Advocate

Community

Development

As Prof. (Social Science) in a

private college for the past 14

years

Infrastructure: Office: Size : 4000 sqft

Type : Pacca building

Partitions : 4 rooms + 3 halls

Training hall : extended in the upstairs – 2 Halls (5000 sqft.)

Computer : 16 Computers)

Water : Pipeline from over tank

(water for drinking and other use Streamed Separately)

Toilet : 3 toilets and 2 bathrooms

Office Equipments: Computer : 16 nos.

Lap Top : 2 no.

Photo copy machine : 2 no.

Laser printer : 1 no.

Colour Printer : 1 no.

Digital still camera : 1 no.

Television : 1 no.

Communication: Phone (Land line) : 1

Mobile Number Connection- Aircel : 5 – with CUG

Brand band connection (BSNL) : 1

Brand band Connection (MTS) Data Card : 1

Furniture and fixtures: Tables : 10 nos

Computer Table : 2 no.

Executive Rolling Chair : 3 nos

S type chairs : 2 nos.

Plastic chairs : 60 nos.

Steel Bookshelf : 2 nos.

Steel Cupboard : 6 nos.

Fan : 13 nos.

Tube lights : 25 nos.

Mobility: Two wheelers : 3nos.

Cycle : 2 nos

Four Wheeler ( Bolero) : 1 no

WORKING AREA:

SN Area Activities

1 Virudhunagar District

Women Development and Rights

Children Development and Rights

Small and marginal farmers Development

Dalits Development and Rights

Scheduled tribes Development

Elected Leaders in the Panchayat raj system development and rights

Folk healers and knowledgeable persons organizing and Federation

2. Theni Children Development and Rights

Children Education

3. Madurai Puthiraivannar Empoverment and Rights


Children Education

4 Ramnadu Puthiraivannar Empoverment and Rights


Children Education

WORKING AREA MAP

Project Undertaken: Name of the Project / Programme Support / Guidance From Dist/ Block Responsibility

Annual Status of Education Report

(ASER) Study – Virudhunagar and

Theni Dist

2006 – Still

Aid India, Chennai

Pratham, New Delhi

Vidyarambam Trust,

Chennai

All Blocks in

Virudhunagar and

Theni Dists

• Volunteer Selection,

• Training, Model Study,

• Study and Research and

Monitoring

Women Self Help Group

2000 to Still

District Rural

Development Agency

(DRDA), Virudhunagar

Virudhunagar Dist

• Rajapalayam

• Srivilliputtur

• Watrap

� Organizing,

� Books Keeping,

� Accounts checking,

� Linkage with Banks,

� Leadership Training,

Empowerment of PRI

Members

� Training and Advocacy,

Lobby

Rural Sanitary mart, Srivilliputtur,

Virudhunagar Dist.

District Rural

Development Agency


Virudhunagar Dist

• Srivilliputtur

� 120 Families benefited

Protection and Promotion of

Young Workers Rights in Texitil

Industry (PPYWR) Project

2013 to Still

KKID, BMZ, Germany,

through CSED, Tiruppur

Virudhunagar Dist:

Srivilliputtur

Watrap

And Networking

with District level

� Awareness Creation,

� Empower the women and Girl

Children,

� Strengthening - Women

Leader ( 200 women Leader )

� Advocacy, Lobby

� Strengthen PRI, CBO and

Working Women’s Forum

� Victims Fact findings

� Migration List Preparation

Tamilnadu Biodiversity Protection

and Greening Project (TBGP )

2012 to 2015

Tamilnadu Forest

Department, Chennai,

Forestry Extension

Division, Virudhunagar

Virudhunagar Dist:

( 6 Blocks)

� Rajapalayam

� Srivilliputtur

� Watrap

� Sivakasi

� Vembakottai

� Sattur

� Organizing and Orientation

� PRA and FIG Group

Formation, Strengthening

� Identification of Formers and

Beneficiary Finalize

� Tree Plantation

� Pasumai Nanbarkal Forum

(for Greening)

FIRE Accident intervention

2000 to Still

NEEDS, Srivilliputtur,

Virudhunagar

Virudhunagar Dist:

• Sivakasi Block

• Vembakottai

Block

• Sattur Block

� Fact Fining – factory and

Family Visits and finding

� Individual Face to Face

interviews

� Children Finings and

Advocacy , Lobbying

� Seminar and Workshops

� Media interviews

� Affected Children’s Survey

and Documentation

Campaign Against Child Labour

(CACL)

2013 to Still

Unicef, Chennai State Level

P. Raja Gopal,

State Convener

� Organizing , Orientation , Workshop and Seminar

� Child labour monitoring, � Study, Training, � Fact Fining and Advocacy ,

Lobby

Wada Na Todo Abiyan - Tamilnadu

2014 to Still

Wada Na Todo Abiyan,

New Delhi

State Level

P. Raja Gopal,

State Anchor


� Fact Findings, � monitoring, Study, � Training and Advocacy ,

Lobby

Action/2015 –

2015 to Still

Youth for Unity and

Voluntary Action

( YUVA), Mumbai

State Level

P. Raja Gopal,

State Anchor

� Sustainable Development � Goal Monitoring � Peoples mobilizing

Rural Community Tailet

Construction at Virudhunagar Dist

- 2006

District Rural

Development Agency


Virudhungar Dist,

Srivilliputtur,

Watrap and

Rajapalayam

Blocks

� 247 rural families benefited

Rural poor household Toilet

Construction under Total

Sanitation Campaign at

Virudhunagar Dist

2007

District Rural

Development Agency


Virudhungar Dist,

Srivilliputtur,

Watrap and

Rajapalayam

Blocks

� 364 Rural poor families benefited

Tamilnadu Child Rights

Consortium (TNCRC)

2007 to Still

Networking with State

level Partners in

Tamilnadu

State Level

P. Raja Gopal,

State Convener


� Child rights and Child Marriage monitoring,

� Study, Training, � Fact Fining, Advocacy &

Lobby

Ensuring Socio Economic Security

of the Highly deprived

Puthirai Vannan Community

2014 to Still

Bread for the World,

Germany, through Centre

for World Solidarity (

CWS), Secundrabad,

Telungana.

Virudhunagar,

Madurai and

Ramnadu Dists of

South Tamilnadu

� and Awareness Creation,

� Empower the people,

� Strengthening – Community

� Access to Govt Schemes

� Advocacy, Lobby

� Ensuring socio Economic

security

� Ensuring Civic Rights

Studies with children:

S. NO Title of Research and Year Supported By

01 Status on Children Various Survey - Srivilliputtur,

Watrap and Rajapalayam Blocks in Virudhunagar Dist

NEEDS, Virudhunagar

02 A study on the status of children with special

reference to Puthirai Vannar in Virudhunagar Dist

NEEDS, Virudhunagar

03 Study on Child Labour in Fire and Corkers industries

Virudhunagar dist

CACL Tamilnadu and Pondicherry

04 One Parent Children Survey – Srivilliputtur block in

Virudhunagar dist

NEEDS, Virudhunagar

05 ASER (Annual Status for Economic Report) Central

Govt Survey- Virudhunagar and Theni Dist

with the support of Pradham, New

Delhi.

Documents and reports Maintained

Following reports and documents are maintained by NEEDS in order to ensure

transparency and access to its stake holders.

• Audit Report and Annual Reports

• Accounts books (Daily accounts, Programme accounts)

• Vouchers/bills

• Minute Books of Governing Board Resolutions

• Asset Register

• Stock Register

• Staff Attendance Register

• Staff Movement Register

• Programme Documents and Photos

• Mail inward/outward file

• Project Files

• SHG Database

• Organization Diary

• Policy files of NEEDS

• Visitor’s Register

• Movement Register

Linkage with departments/Institutions

NEEDS has good rapport with following departments, banks and institutions

Tamilnadu Animal Husbandary Department, Virudhunagar Dist Legal Service Authorities,

All local nationalized banks Life Insurance Corporation

DRDA NABARD

Agriculture Department Horticulture Department

Forest Department Police Stations

Court THADCO

Social Welfare Department Adi Dravidar Welfare Department

Revenue Department TWAD Board

District Industries Centre KVIC,KVIB

TNFORCES, Chennai SINFPAD, Tamilnadu

WADA NA TODO, New Delhi TNCRC, Tamilnadu

FRLHT, Bangalore HRFDL, Tamilnadu

AID INDIA, Chennai Children’s First, Tamilnadu

KALVI Network, Tamilnadu CEDAR, Madurai

DAC Trust, Theni FPCP - Forum for Promotion of Children

Participation, TN and PY

Campaign Against Child Labour, (CACL),

Tamilnadu and Pudhucherry

Campaign Against Child Trafficking (CACT),

Tamilnadu

CBO’s, Volunteers, Medias and Friends

Achievements:

SHG/CBO Formation

SN CBO/SHGs Nos No. of

Villages Blocks

1 Women Self Help Groups 325 143 Srivilliputtur , Watrap,

Rajapalayam and Sivakasi,

2 Men Self Help Groups (Youth Clubs) 57 26 Virudhunagar District

3 Child Rights Movement 47 47 Virudhunagar District

4 Farmers Clubs 15 15 Virudhunagar District

5 Dalit Women Federation 1 67 Virudhunagar District

6 Elected Panchyat Leader Sanga 3 64

Members

Rajapalayam, Srivilliputtur and

Watrap Block

7 Folk healers and knowledgeable persons

Sanga 2 42

Members

Rajapalayam and Srivilliputtur

Block

Survey Experience:

House Hold Survey for Economic Development – CMIE, Chennai – 10 Districts of South Tamilanadu,

Like : 1. Kanniyakumar, 2. Tirunelveli, 3. Tuticorin, 4. Virudhunagar, 5. Sivagangai,

6. Madurai, 7. Theni, 8. Dindigul, 9. Pudukottai, 10. Ramnad.

Industrial Survey for Development of Industrial Grouwth – CMIE, Chennai – 10 Districts of South

Tamilanadu,

Like : 1. Kanniyakumar, 2. Tirunelveli, 3. Tuticorin, 4. Virudhunagar, 5. Sivagangai,

6. Madurai, 7. Theni, 8. Dindigul, 9. Pudukottai, 10. Ramnad.

ASER (Annual Status for Economic Report) Central Govt Survey- Virudhunagar and Theni Dist – Five

years

Disability Status Survey – Three Blocks ( Rajapalayam, Watrap and Srivilliputtur in Virudhunagar Dist)

Children Various Status Survey - Srivilliputtur, Watrap and Rajapalayam Blocks in Virudhunagar Dist

Women Economic Status Survey – Srivilliputtur, Watrap and Rajapalayam Blocks in Virudhunagar Dist

Formers Status Survey – Srivilliputtur and Rajapalayam Blocks in Virudhunagar Dist

Village Data Collection – Srivilliputtur block in Virudhunagar dist

One Parent Children Survey – Srivilliputtur block in Virudhunagar dist

Single Women Survey - Srivilliputtur block in Virudhunagar dist

Child Labour Surveys- CACL Tamilnadu and Pondicherry

Livestock Survey – Srivilliputtur Blocks in Virudhunagar (Fully- 63 Enumerators involved – 146 Villages)

EVP Survey (Ethinovetenery Practice) – Srivilliputtur Block in Virudhunagar Dist, ( FRLHT, Bangalore)

Bio Energy Survey – Natural resources status report ) Srivilliputtur, Virudhunagar Dist

Sustainable Livelihood Status Survey- Watrap Block in Srivilliputtur Taluk, Virudhunagar dist

Main Activities:

1. Formation and maintenance of the SHGs

2. Formation and maintenance of Children Sangas

3. Protection and Promotion of Young Workers Rights in Textile Industry

4. Puthirai Vannan Communities basic rights in Virudhunagar, Madurai and Ramnadu.

5. Basic Education Centre for Children in Virudhunagar and Madurai Dists

6. Leadership, Skill Development Trainings and Motivation Trainings for Women and Youth

7. Women Literacy Training Programmes

8. Income Generation Programmes for Women and Adolescents

9. Awareness Generation Programmes for Social Justice

10. Legal Awareness Programmes for Women and NREGA Workers

11. Legal Awareness programme for Disability persons

12. Credit Linkages for women Self Help Groups

- NEEDS had achieved Rs. 4 crore credit linkages to 325 women SHGs through local national banks

and IASC Madurai.

13. Exhibition/stalls -Promotion of Market for SHG products

- Regular stalls for produces of women SHGs in all local festivals (Virutharasi) (with the guidance of

All India Trade Fair (DRDA Support).

14. Child Labour Eradication and Child Right Programmes

15. Eco Education Programmes and Knowledge visits

16. Formation and Regulation of the Farmers Clubs in Virudhunagar Dist

17. Baseline Survey and Field Studies in Tamilnadu

18. Health Awareness and camps in Srivilliputtur Block

19. Water and Total Sanitation Programmes in Virudhunagar Dist