The
mission
of
GRC-SK
is
to
provide
social
justice
in
the
best
coordinated
way
to
ensure
that
the
underprivileged
and
the
vulnerable
regularly
receive
welfare
entitlement
services
for
both
sustainable
growth
and
eradication
of
poverty
though
convergence
of
organizing,
joining
forces,
facilitating
and
making
communities
voices
heard
effectively.
It
is
an
attempt
to
lay
the
foundation
for
the
proper
psychological,
physical
and
social
development
of
the
poor
and
unheard
communities.
The
GRC-SK
would
be
an
instrument
to
bring
social,
economic
and
legal
empowerment
of
women,
particularly
those
belonging
to
the
underprivileged
sections
of
society.
1.
OBJECTIVES
To reach the unreached through women as the nucleus To enhance the visibility of schemes and sensitize the communities to their rights and relevant entitlements To establish a mechanism for linking existing government schemes with the most vulnerable population, especially women and to enable them to access it in a hassle free manner through a single window system To promote gender equality and empower women To improve the health status of women To impart skills for specific trades and enabling women to be a part of productive work force and obtain a sustainable livelihood To raise awareness on issues of social relevance and provide legal literacy about women’s rights To set up a documentation centre which will act as a clearing house for information related to schemes and entitlements of the vulnerable groups with a focus on women
2.
CONSTITUENTS
In
keeping
with
the
Bhagidari
(Partnership)
ethos,
the
project
entails
involvement
of
multi
stakeholders:
Urban poor – the most vulnerable and the ‘poorest of poor’ population Community, especially those living in notified and non-notified slums or resettlement colonies All the participating Government Departments/Agencies and service providers focusing on women and other development issues related to vulnerable population.
Nine departments involved are the following:
i. Health & Family Welfare Department
ii. Education Department
iii. Women & Child Development Department.
iv. Social Welfare
v. SC / ST / OBC and Minority welfare
vi. Food and Civil Supplies
vii. Labor
viii. Urban Development
ix. Information Technology
NGOs working with communities, especially with women and children Subject matter experts (Vocational Training, Legal Awareness, Health, Education, SHGs) Community Based Organisations (CBOs), Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) and Self Help Groups (SHGs) Other institutions and organizations providing relevant services
Activities
1) Impart vocational training to 400 women every year in accordance with Jan Shiksha Sansthan
2) Impart legal literacy and provide legal aid to the poor women.
3) Provide literacy under Sarv shiksha Abhiyan
4) Weekly Health clinic and free distribution of medicines
5) Monthly Health Camps
6) Legal awareness camps
7) Self help group formation
8) Self defence training
9) Nutrition camps
10) Providing benefits of all Financial assistance schemes of state and centre govt. to the entitled beneficiaries.
Foundation for Change Management was appointed to manage GRC-SK to cater about 20 clusters of Moti Bagh, R.K Puram and adjoining area. It started functioning from 15 0ctober,2009 onwards. It is successfully working towards Women Empowerment and reaching out to the real Entitlement holders of various govt schemes to disseminate benefits they are entitled to avail.
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
To provide a single window for women empowerment the following components have been covered:
Vocational Training:
From 1st January 2010 onwards the centre has started imparting training to about 200 girls/women. The training courses which are being taken up are the following:
1) Textile Designing
2) Beauty Culture
3) Domestic Help
4)Health & Beauty Culture
Legal Counselling- Four legal camps are being organized in the community every month for legal Counselling and legal awareness amongst the women.
Nutrition Camps-Nutrition camps are being organized every month in the community.The objective is to provide awareness about low cost, easily available nutritious food.
Non Formal Education
This component has been added this month only. The objective is to provide functional literacy to the women above 15 years The beneficiaries are being identified. We are giving preference to the trainees of our own centre in order to make them more efficient and confident.
Weekly clinic and free distribution of medicine Weekly clinic is held every Wednesday at the GRC-SK centre. Through weekly Health Clinics we have catered to nearly 300 people in the locality and distributed free medicines to the patients.
SELF HELP GROUPS
We have started working on formation of Self help groups. Apart from community women we are encouraging the women being trained at our centre to form Self Help Groups to strengthen the mutual bond amongst them. One group is ready and 4 other groups are under process of formation.
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
Being the biggest network in Delhi to cater poor community,GRC-SK is used for various central and state government schemes.The centre is helping in identifying beneficiaries of schemes like laadli and Rashtriya Swasthya Beema Yojna. The survey to create data bank of real beneficiaries is suppose to commence very soon. After which it will be much easier for the poor people to avail welfare schemes like old age pension ,widow pension, Laadli Yojna etc.
SPECIAL INITIATIVES:
VARIOUS PARTNERSHIPS
Foundation For Change Management has taken an initiative of doing partnerships with the following institutions/individuals:
a) Sir Ganga Ram Hospital for Health services
b) INIFD for Textile designing
c) Lady Irwin college for Domestic attendants
d) Vishwa Bharti Yog Sansthan for Yoga classes
e) Crime Against Women Cell for Self Defense training
f) Various well established professionals
FOLLOW UP OF HEALTH CASES
The special initiative taken by FCM in this direction is the follow-up of cases received in the Health Camps. It is often noted that there is no action taken in direction of follow up of health cases after Health Camps. Even if there are referral cases, the patients faces a lot of difficulty in getting further treatment. In collaboration with Sir Ganga Ram Hospital’s community outreach program, FCM arranged for a weekly visit by Mobile Van in the catchment area. It is coming every Friday 1st January, 2010 onwards.
This mobile van is stationed near the area where the health camp has been conducted for a month. Apart from taking general cases it does the follow-up of cases received in the Health Camp. Recently it is stationed near Kanak Durga Camp. After the January Health Camp which is to be conducted on 30th January, it’ll be stationed near Shastri Market, Moti Bagh for a month for follow-up of cases in that area.
Another remarkable initiative has been taken in this Follow up Program by stationing a Mobile van in which several types of tests as well as X-rays are conducted. The aim of this whole programme is to bring those services at the doorstep of the community which are most difficult for them to avail.
PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
While imparting Vocational Training component, the aim of FCM is to not only to impart vocational training to 400 women every year, but make them socially, emotionally and financially independent. We aim at overall Development of these women. Therefore FCM has taken initiative in tying up with different professionals as well as institutions to give complete exposure and best training to these women .
Apart from vocational training we are going to give classes for Functional English speaking, Personality development, General awareness, Self presentation and communication skills and also
With the aim of complete personality development we also arrange cultural programmes on various occasions. We encourage our women to shed their inhibitions and showcase their talents. The women in the community belong to different regions and states. There couldn’t be a better platform to celebrate our culture diversity and secularism. The enthusiasm of women, especially younger ones in participation is very encouraging. We at GRC wish to continue with this tradition.
PARTNERSHIP WITH STATE TRADING CORPORATION
Foundation For Change Management in partnership with State Trading Corporation, has successfully finished a series of 6 workshops. These workshops aimed to spread awareness about need and importance of personal hygiene and clean environment and its impact on health. The title chosen was ”Swasthya Avam Safai” (Health and Sanitation) and the target group was urban poor of Delhi. The response of the participants was overwhelming.
In the final workshop all the participants were invited, A cultural program based on the selected theme was prepared and presented by the participants. All the participants were presented with special certificates carrying powerful messages on Sanitation and Hygiene. To encourage the participants, special gifts, like Soaps, Dustbin, Sanitary Napkins, Tooth brushes, Wipers etc were also distributed to all.
PARTNERSHIP WITH MMTC
A partnership has been forged with MMTC on two projects.The project Will start In the month of May 2011.
1) Legal Education
2) Self Employment
Target group: Poor Urban Women
Duration: About 6 Months
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