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BriefAnnualReport–2018 |1

Introduction: BIRDS – Bharati Integrated Rural Development Society is a Non‐Governmental Organization (NGO) registered under society’s registration Act 21 of1860,intheyear1991.ItisalsoregisteredunderForeignContributionRegulationAct(FCRA).Andithasincometaxexemptionundersection12A.

The Main motto of the organization is to see the transformation of the lives of thepeoplewhoaresufferingwith issuesofHunger,poverty,migrationandsicknesswith“transformationoflifethroughParticipation”

ActivitiesandProjectsImplementedin2018:

1. CoreProgram(DORIS(UPC),Dr.Ginny&Dr.George,BillShearer,Eleanor,EvaPetermeier)

a. DorisHospitalCommunityHealthCentre,Muthyalapadu

b. EleanorandShearersBoardingHome

c. CommunityHealthProgramme

d. BIRDSSchools/ProposedVocationalJuniorCollege

e. BIRDSOrganicFarmandTrainingCenter

2. CHETHANA Network Programme on traditional seeds saving and establishingseedbanks(PHP‐PCUSA/FRB).

3. Strengthening Prevention Prosecution and Protection services for children atRiskSupportedbyPLANandHDF

4. YUVASHAKTHISocialAccountabilityforEveryAdolescent‐UNICEFProject

5. PlanFICCISchoolSanitationProjectChittoorDistrict

6. CombatingChildDomesticLabour‐PLANJapan,Srikakulam

7. SNP–SHELTERInternational–HealthandHygieneamongthewomenandadultcentgirls

8. EFFORT‐Water,Agriculture,Sanitation&Hygiene(WASH)Project

9. GirlsAdvocacyAllianceProgramme(GAA)

10. FINNSportsCourtProjectatBIRDSSchool,Muthyalapaduvillage.

11. HopeClinic–Communitydevelopmentthroughhealth(HOPECHARITES)

Vision:BIRDSVisionis“aworldwhereallitsinhabitantsliveincompleteharmonywitheachothertomaintainandbenefitfrombalancedeco‐system”

Mission:BIRDSMissionistocreateaplatformforpeoplefromallwalksoflifesothattheyareabletotakenecessaryactionforensuringecologicalstability,

safeguardinghumandignity,reducingpoverty,ensuringminimumstandardsofliving,andbringinginsocialjustice.

BIRDSAnnualReport–2018 |2

ListofDonors‐2018

Sl.No NameoftheProject Donor

1. YUVASHAKTHI UNICEF

2. PLANFICCISchoolSanitationProject FICCI‐PLANInternational

3. CHETHANA PHPPCUSAandFRBUSA

4. SMPC UPC‐USA

5. JOSIAHCDC UPC‐USA

6. SAMPURNACDC UPC‐USA

7. SHELTER‐SNP ShelterInternational‐Portland,USA

8. HDF‐PLAN‐CAR HDF‐PLAN‐CAR,Switzerland

9. EVAPetermeier EVAPetermeier,Germany

10. HopeCharities HopeCharities,Portland

11. JNO/PLAN‐Sreekakulam Plan‐Japan

12. MAHITHAPLAN‐GAAProgram Netherland

Rev Dr. Barbara Campbell from Portland are themain persons to channel the fundsfromMotherDoris&manyothers.

For entire BIRDS organization the core support is the main and very importantprogram, to run the organization& to raise funds for the other programs and issuesidentifiesinthecommunities.Thecoreprogramisthemainbasestructure,toconducttrainings, studies and research to create projects and to give base support to theprograms.Underthis90percentofthefundingcomesfromMotherDorisandrestfromDr. Ginny and Dr. George for Community health center and other help for childsponsorships and school materials comes from Individuals support from MotherEleanor, Bill Shearers family fromUS and Friends of Eva PeterMeier and her familyfromGermany.

1.1 DorisHospitalCommunityHealthCentre,MuthyalapaduBIRDSDORISCommunityHealthCenter is theonlyhospital in this areawhichworksround the clock with the support and care from Dr. George, Dr. Ginny Feldman, Dr.Christie,MaryBeth,HealthWorkersandothers.Peopleofthevillagessurroundingthishospitalareveryhappyabouttheservicesbythehospital.Thepatientsareincreasingandthattoonewpatientsarecomingaftertheyhavebeenadvisedbythepeoplewhoreceivedcareandtreatmenthere.“Onbehalfofcommunity,executivebodyandstaffofBIRDSweexpressourgratitudeandthankfulnesstoDr.GinnyFeldman,andDr.George

1.CoreProgram(DORIS,Dr.Ginny&Dr.George,Bill Shearer,Eleanor,EvaPetermeier):


Feldman&familyfortheirloveandaffectionwithcontinuedfinancialhelpsince2004to 2018 and technical guidance to the Hospital.We also thankMother Doris for herfinancial help to the Hospital running expenditure; similarly we thank BarbaraCampbell,BarbaraWhitmore,HannaBlaney,KathykingsleymanyothersincludingtheBIRDSDORISstaffandMrs.Sindhura,Dr.RamakrishnaReddyfortheireffortstomakethishospitalverymuchusefultothecommunity"

1.1EleanorandShearersBoardingHomeInthereportingyear2018EleanorandShearersBoardinghomeispresentlyhaving172studentsand5wardensweretakingcareofthem.

Atpresentthereare172studentsintheboardinghome

CLASS LKG

UKG GRADE‐1

GRADE‐2

GRADE‐3

GRADE‐4

GRADE‐5

GRADE‐6

GRADE‐7

GRADE‐8

GRADE‐9

GRADE‐10

BOYS 01 0 04 08 12 10 21 15 12 08 09 09

GIRLS 0 02 04 06 03 03 05 06 06 11 06 11

Total 01 02 8 14 15 13 26 21 18 19 15 20

ChildrenGroupphotowiththeirwardens.


1.3CommunityHealthProgrammeBIRDS community Health program carried out regular monthly meetings on healthconditionof the child andpregnantwomen,deliverywomen, Immunization, SeasonaldiseasesandpersonalHygiene.35communityhealthworkerscovered58villagesin4clustersofAllagadda,Chagalamari,MuthyalapaduandRudravaram.3 supervisorsCo‐ordinate’sthisprogram.CommunityHealthWorkershavebeentrainedintheirregularmonthlymeetingonthehealthissues.TheCommunityHealthWorkersarehavinggoodrelationwiththevillagersreferringpatientsto theBIRDSDORISHospitalandShanthiRamMultiSuperSpecialHospitalNandyal.Enrollingthepregnantwomenfromtimetotime giving awareness on health with village ANM’s and with Integrated ChildDevelopmentSchemeworkersarecaringonchildrenimmunization.Awareness on the health and Nutrition food regular meetings conducted withentertainmentprograms.Inadditiontothiswork35CHWhastakenstepsinimprovingtheknowledgeinhealtheducationandcleanandGreen.OnDecember8thweconductedWorldWidow’sDayonoccasionalDrHannaBirthdayon8thDecember2018,celebratedatMuthyalapadu.InthisprogramwehavedistributedBlanketsandSareesforrural102widows. One day free health awareness program has been contented a BIRDS HighSchoolchildrenatMuthyalapadu.

Community Health Report ‐ 2018

S. No

Name of the Cluster

No. of

Meetings

ANM visits

Immunization

No. of Pregnant

Patients Referred

to Hospital

Major Operations

CataractOperations

BMI TB AIDS/HIV

Malaria

1 Muthyalapadu 16 44 80 54 152 56 41 20 18 4 10

2 Rudravaram 18 32 43 150 282 62 71 42 32 6 15

3 Allagadda 14 43 122 110 200 39 52 30 25 4 16

4 Chagalamarri 11 26 51 23 140 40 46 41 14 2 17


1.4BIRDSSchoolsBriefreportofBIRDSSCHOOLfortheyear2018,yearstartedwithabigcelebrations,allthestudentswereveryhappyaboutanothernewyear, inthisyearwehavegot100%result in the public examinations, and alsowe gotmore than112newadmissions inschool, School People Leader (SPL) elections were conducted students have electedtheirleaderthroughvotingandwithallotheractivitieswehavesuccessfullycompletedthisyear.69thRepublicDay NationalScienceday

IndependenceDay TeachersDay

AverymemorabledayforallthestaffandstudentsofBIRDSschool,wason30thAprilpublic examinations results were announced from our school 25 students wereappearedand25werepassedintheexaminationandscoredverygoodgrades.

SSC‐Toppers–1.MUDIMELAMANASA,GPA:9.52.MANJULAHARIBABU,GPA:9.53.KANALAKUMARESWAR,GPA:9.54.YAGGONINANDINI,GPA:9.3

Subjectteachersof10thclasswithtoppers


1.5 BIRDSFarmatMuthayalapaduCrops: during the year 2018, organic farming has given very good yields which arecompletelyusingforchildrenboardinghomesandtrainingcentre.Inthisyearlessrainfallsothatthecropisverylow.We are very happy to announce that the farming has given very good yields which are completely used for dining hall. Redgram‐2000Kg, Foxtail‐1700kg, Black gram‐500kg, sorghum‐500kg, Tomato‐375kg, Ladies Finger‐210kg, Brimjal‐220kg, Green chilly‐54kg, Cluster Beans‐180kg, Spinach74Bunches, Sour Spinach‐400Bunches and Coriander‐52Bunches.

Animals for Domestic:

Wehavewaterbuffalosare18,youngBuffalos03,Calf03andOxare02.Theseoxareusedforcultivation.Livestock’shasgiven2687lettersofMilkthroughouttheyear.Theyare completely used formilk for children everymorning, curd and buttermilk to theBoardingchildreninthenoonandnight.

VermiCompost:Weare produced 3010 kgs fromvermin compost in the year of 2018 and utilized toagriculturalandgardening.Weareencouragedfertilizers.

andProtectionservicesforchildrenatRisk–SupportedbyPLANandHDFThis project is called Strengthening, prevention, Protection and prosecution of thechildren at risk. With the funding from Human Dignity Foundation and with PlanInternationalinIndiaChapter,thisprojectisbeingimplementedintwostatesinthreedistricts. 1. Kurnool, and 2. Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh and 3. Mahabubnagar ofTelalngana.Bytheendoftheprojecttenure5thyearwehadworkedinfourdistrictsasMahabubnagar was re‐organized 1. Mahabubnagar, 2.Wanaparthy, 3. Nagar Kurnooland4.Gadwal.

This is fiveyearprojectwithexcellentdrivengoalsscheduled for fiveyears.ThiswasinauguratedonfromJune2013andservedinthethreedistrictstill2018July.Wehaveworked 160 hotspots or communities in each district during these five years. In thisProjectwehavebeenworkingwiththreeCategories.DirectBeneficiaries(Children)andIndirect Beneficiaries (Duty Bearers, and CommunityMembers) and Special Category(OutofSchoolChildren).TheDirectBeneficiaryarechildrenwhoaregiven improvedprotection,PreventionandProsecutionServices.ChildrenwillberescuedintotwowaysHardRescue‐ChildrenwhowererescuedbyPolice,labour,ChildLine,ICPS,NGOsandCSOs,(thepartnerswhoparticipateintherescueofthechildreniscalledthetaskforce.

2.StrengtheningPreventionProsecution


2.SoftRescue‐throughCounsellingtheparentsorKithandKin.TheTasksforcefollowasetofProtocolslaiddownfortherescue,RepatriationandRehabilitation.

Forthiscurrentyear2017‐2018intheoldercommunitiesandnonewcommunitiesinthefifthyear.HenceBIRDSRescuedBoys100and95GirlsunderChildlabourand252

SocialAccountabilityforEveryAdolescentBIRDS – UNICEF Project, Yuva Shakthi Social Accountability for Every Adolescentprogramme was started on 19 April 2017 at Mahabubnagar along with 4 DistrictMahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Jogulamba andWanaparthy in Telangana state in 650villages. AdministrationsandPartnerNGOsareShramikaVikasaKendram,SocietyofHELP, Indhira Priyadharshini Women Welfare Society, ECO CLUB, TOUCH, CONARE,AMMA women welfare Society and DIVYA DISHA. The programme seeks to engageadolescents (10‐19 years) in order to increase their control over decisions affectingtheirhealth,education,work,marriageandtopromotetheircivicengagementintheircommunitiesandinsociety.Theprojectgoalistoengageadolescentssoastoincreasetheircontroloverdecisionsaffectingtheirhealth,education,work,marriageandtopromotetheircivicengagementintheircommunitiesandinsocietyLot of activities initiated part of the Yuvashakthi project to increase adolescentsparticipation and to promotion of health, Nutrition and education etc. of variousaspects.Organized the strengtheningofVillageLevelChildProtectionCommittees ‐VCPCsmembers (15committeemembers)atMandal level in72Mandals.TheMandalLevel

3.UNICEFProject‐YUVASHAKTHI


CommitteeMembersparticipatedinthismeetingandsensitizedtheVCPCsontheirroleinvillages.

The Following members attended and discussed the adolescent needs and issues incommitteemeetingforresolveinvillages.

DistrictNo.ofMandals

No.ofVillages

No.ofCommitteememberssensitized

Men Women Total

Mahabubnagar 26 236 1601 1949 3550Nagarkurnool 20 180 995 1695 2690Wanaparthy 14 126 800 1110 1910JogulambaGadwal 12 108 760 850 1610

Total 72 650 4156 5604 9760AdolescentFederationMembers(AFM)training

Released1st,2nd,3rd,4th&5theditionsofAdolescentQuarterlyMagazinesin4districts.

AdolescentMelasorganizedin4districtsontheoccasionofWorldChildrenDaycelebrationstosharetheirviewsandopinionsamongthepeergroupsofothervillages.


MahabubnagarDistrict NagarkurnoolDistrict

WanaparthyDistrict JogulambaGadwalDistrict

HelplineCall&Counselingcentre:

InauguratedbyDistrictCollector,Mahabubnagarandfunctioningwithtollfreenumber18004250144atAFCoffice,Mahabubnagarforutilizingofadolescentsof4districts.

ChittoorDistrict(January 2018 to April 2018)

BIRDS‐PLAN, FICCI supported School Sanitation projectwas started its operations inthemonthofMarch’2017inChittoorDistrict,AndhraPradesh.Thefocusoftheprojectis improvingWASH facilities in 200 Government Schools (Primary, Middle and HighSchools)covering28MandalsinChittoorDistrict.TheschoolWASHprojectisbasicallya BCC project which includes activities for children, Strengthening of SchoolManagement Committees, Orientation to Teachers, Hygiene promotion activities andinvolvementofallrelatedstakeholdersinmaintenanceofWASHfacilitiesinschools.

In all, 22 Field Coordinators, one Project Coordinator and administration staff wererecruitedduring the lastyear tocoordinateand implement theprojectactivities.ThisAnnual report documents the physical progress in the period January 2018 to April2018.Theprogress in this reportingperiod is the continuationof thepreviousyear’s

4.PLANFICCISchoolSanitationProject


report. TheActivitieswhichwerementioned in the previous reportwere completedduringthisyear.Thenewactivitieswhichwereconductedduringthereportingperiodare.

Activities IECMATERIALDEVELOPMENT DISTRIBUTIONOFIECMATERIAL ESSAYWRITINGCOMPETITIONS ORIENTATIONOFSCHOOLTEACHERS&HM’SONHEALTHANDHYGIENE TRAININGOFSMC&TEACHERS WALLWRITINGS/PAINTINGS SPECIALPOSTERMAKINGCOMPETITION CHILDRENACTIVITYFOLLOWUPPROGRAMME PRIZESDISTRIBUTION SCHOOLDEVELOPMENT(WASH)PLAN SWATCHPURASKAREVENT DISTRIBUTIONOFPRIZESTOTHEWINNERSATSWATCHVIDHYALAYA: FINALSTAFFREVIEWMEETING. FINALEVALUATION

TheImportantTableofAnalysis.

Activity Planned Completed %Completed

AgreementsofWASHinSchools 200 200 100%

DevelopandprintIEConHealth&Hygiene 200 200 100%

Orientationofschoolteachersandheadmastersonhealthandhygiene

200 200 100%

TrainingofSMCandteachersonMenstrualhygiene,Handwashing,safesanitationpractices

200 168 84%

Orientationon6WASHModulesandstrengtheningofWASHcommitteesin200schools

200 200 100%

Increaseawarenessthroughwallwriting/painting

200 200 100%

Awarenessthroughactivitiesforchildren‐postermakingessaywritingcompetition

200 200 100%

Awarenessthroughactivitiesforchildren–essaywritingcompetition

200 200 100%

PreparationofSchoolDevelopmentplanbasedonBaselinefindings

200 200 100%


PLANJapanSrikakulam

PlanIndiaincollaborationwithitspartnerorganisationshasbeenimplementingachildlabourprojecttitled“CombatingChildDomesticLabour”inmostvulnerable.TheprojecthasbeenoperationalfromOct2016BIRDSPlanIndiainSrikakulamDistrict.Withthesupport of Plan Japan. Theproject aims to address the root causes ofworst formsofchildlabourthrougheducationalrehabilitationofchildrenandeconomicempowermentof families of children. Thus, the project goal is to prevent, protect, rescue andrehabilitate the children below 14 years of age from child domestic labour inSrikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh by strengthening a strong community basedchild protection mechanisms, through educational rehabilitation of children andeconomicempowermentofchildren’sfamilies.Projectactivities

1. Awarenessraisingsessionstochildreninthecommunitiesontheworstformsofchildlabour

2. Assistchildren(rescuedandprevented fromworst formsof labour)withbasiceducationalsupport

3. Establishchildforumsatthecommunitylevel[composedofchildrenvulnerabletoandrescuedfromworstformsoflabourandchildrenfromgeneralcommunityaswell]

4. TrainingonrolesandresponsibilitiestoChildForum

5. TrainingonrolesandresponsibilitiestoChildProtectionCommittee

6. Trainingonchildrights&RTEAct,LawsandPoliciesrelevanttopreventionofchildlabour&otherdevelopmentschemestoChildForum

7. Trainingonchildrights&RTEAct,LawsandPoliciesrelevanttopreventionofchild labour & other development schemes to Child ProtectionCommitteeGradation of Child Forum ‐ Staff Training followed by gradation(Printingofformats)Implementation

8. Trainings to startupgrant supportbeneficiarieson 'Bookkeeping'and 'MarketLinkages'

9. Child forums in monitoring and reporting of incidents the incidents of childlabourorvulnerabilitytochildprotectioncommittees/DCPU

10. Community level child protection committees in monitoring and reporting ofincidents of child labour or vulnerable to child labour to child protectioncommittees/DCPU(Followupmeeting)

5.CombatingChildDomesticLabour


11. Conduct convergence meetings between child forums and child protectioncommitteestodiscusschildrenissuesandpossiblesolutions

12. Conduct focus group discussions among child forums [childrenrescued/prevented from worst forms of child labour] to identify issues foradvocacy

13. Conductfocusgroupdiscussionswithcommunitymemberstoidentifyissuesforadvocacy

14. Travelcosttowardsavailingcounselingsupporttochildrenrescuedfromlabourandtheirfamilies

15. LivelihoodSupport(Start‐upGrantCL&VTL)

16. Awarenesscreationsessionstocommunitymembersontheworstformofchildlabour

17. Establish child protection committees (CPCs) and their capacity building incoordinationwithDCPU

18. Conductchildlabourrescueoperations

19. CFmeetings

20. CPCmeetings

21. Vulnerabilitymapping

22. FollowupofTuitionCentres

23. InternationalGirlChildDayCelebrations

24. Childrightsweek

25. Organize interface meetings with duty bearers from all relevant departments(projectcontext)andchildrightsNGOstoreviewchildrensituationandprepareplan of action to address them and enforce relevant laws at least once in 6months:


Trainings1. Conduct special teaching and learning sessions to children who were out of

schoolandvulnerabletoworstformsoflabourandpreparetheirenrolmentintoregularschool

2. Training for children from the project to develop child led IEC material onprevention of domestic child labour and other child labour issues and use thesameforsensitizationandadvocacyatthedistrictlevel.

3. CapacityBuildingof Staff onChildLabourFreeVillage,Children'sSocialAudit,childRightslegislationsandprojectimplementationprocess

4. Training conducted to all livelihood benefices on book keeping and convergewithMEPMA for government linkage.MEPMApeople explained their activitiesandagreedtogivesupporttoourtailoringunitbeneficiaries.

5. Conduct trainings programs to government officials from labour, police,judiciary,womenandchilddevelopmentandeducationdepartmentsonpoliciesand laws regarding child labour; protocols on rescue, prevention, repatriation,rehabilitationandprosecutionofchildrenfromworstformsofchildlabour:

Workshops

1. Meetings with officials from police, judiciary and members of CWC on worstformsof child labour, filingof casesagainst theemployersand releasingpressstatements:

2. District level workshop with all district officials for child labour free villageconcept

3. DevelopedIECMaterialwithRemainingBalanceofBudget2017‐2018

4. Convergence with District Legal Services – Established BIRDS Stall on Planactivities:

IECMaterial WithGovernmentDepartments


PromotingSustainableFarmingthroughConservationandRegenerationofNativeSeedforFoodSecurityinSouthIndia.

CHETHANANetwork isworkingwith10 likemindedNGOpartners inAndhraPradeshandTamilNadudistricts.Thisyear2newpartnerswereaddedwhoareworkingwithtribalcommunities,VIKASAhttp://www.vikasaindia.in/andCHDPhttps://www.facebook.com/pg/chdp1983/about/FirstphaseofFRB2015‐2018SuccessfullyachievedalltargetsinFRBprogram:36(actuallyplannedfor30only)SmallFarmer Groups (SFGs) with 469 members were organized and are fully functionalBought1,281acresunderorganicagriculturewithinprogramyears(2015to2018).Italso allowed reviving about 150 food crop varieties, and farmers started saving andsharing seeds among themselves. During the first phase, one Farmer ProducerOrganizations(FPO)wasregisteredinstateofAndhraPradesh.

SecondphaseofFRB2018‐2020Budget approvals and release of grant was received in August 2018. Survey andidentification of farmers and formation of small farmer groups completed andorientation and trainings as per the plan were also implemented. Trainings aroundsustainableagricultureandsafefoodwereorganized.

NewinitiativetostrengthentheFPO,topromotemillets, toestablishmarket linkages.Millet Processing unit is being established with Ahobilah FPO which can benefitchethana farmers and also other neighboring farmers who wish to take the path oforganicagriculturefollowingchethanafarmers.

UnderPHP

1. CampaignonResistancetoGMOfieldtrialsandcropswasheldatall10NGOpartners.

2. CelebrationofWorldConsumersRightsDaybyspreadingawarenessonsafefoodproduction

3. Campaignforrevivingmillet‐basedbiodiversityfarminginvillagesinthearid,semi‐arid and hilly regions of Chethana. This helped to document manytraditionalvarietiesoffoodcrops

4. OpposingGMOs:Sharpenthe focuson furtherdemocratizationof thedebatebringing citizens into the ambit of thinking, arguing and fighting unjust and

6.CHETHANANetworkProgrammeon


opaquepoliciesofthegovernmentintheGEarena.CreatedlotofthinkinganddebateingeneralpublicaboutGMOs

5. World environment and world foodwere celebrated with UN themes:reject plastic if it cannot be reusedand world with zero hungerrespectively.

6. Discussions with students, womengroups, health personnel etc., wereorganizedonhealthandfoodsafety

7. Three workshops were held in 3districtsnamelyPrakasham,AnanthapuramandTirupurwith focus onnon‐chemicalagricultureleadingtofoodsafety

8. Core teammeetingwas held on April 20, 2018 at BIRDS Office, HyderabadTelanganaIndia.

Others:

1. Participation in DialogueonMillets,MonsoonandMarket April15‐17, 2018Venue:MSSRF,ChennaiTamilNadu

2. ParticipationinBergenSummerResearchSchool,BergenUniversity,Norway

3. Participation in Aliging foodsystems for healthy diets andimproved nutrition 11 – 13November 2018 National InstituteofNutrition,Hyderabad Telangana–India

4. ParticipationinIndigenouspeoples’food exhibition, 11 – 13 November2018NationalInstituteofNutrition,HyderabadTelangana–India.

5. Working towardsNutritionalSecurity in IndiaNovember21,2018Milletfarmers innovate to revive millet eating habits by Salome YesudasChethana,JoiningHandsIndia.https://www.presbyterianmission.org/together‐justice/2018/11/21/working‐towards‐nutritional‐security‐in‐india/

6. Seeds of Life : article about chethana work by Valery Nodem Associate forInternationalHungerConcernsPresbyterianHungerProgramhttps://www.presbyterianmission.org/resources/tags/sustainable‐development‐goals/


AHOBILARYTHUUTHPATHIDARULASANGAMPRODUCERCOMPANYLTD.CIN:U01100AP2016PTC104170

Ahobila Rythu Uthpathidarula Sangam Producer Company Ltd is a farmer institutionregistered under company act 2013 headquarters at Survey no 307, MuthyalapaduVillage Chagalamarri Mandal Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh. This farmerinstitutionregisteredintheyearof2016withthesupportofBharathiIntegratedRuralDevelopment Society (BIRDS) under FAO project called “Ground Water GovernancethroughPanchayatRajInstitutions‐GwGPRI”.Asthesupportingorganization.i.e.BIRDShas been working with the farmers since its inception and created massive positiveimpactatcommunityleadactivities.Andthesemanyyearsofexperiencewithfarmersresulted in forming an FPO which could be better solution to address few majorconcernsof farminginnearfuture.AhobilaFPOhasbeenperformingwellbetterthanthe anticipated thinking while forming. Now FPO has 700 farmer members asshareholdersandmobilisedRs7lakhsassharecapitalfromfarmersacrosstenvillagesin Chagalamarri and Allagadda Mandals of Kurnool District. It has been linked withNational Seeds Corporation Ltd for jute and black gram seed production program,Kharif‐2017, benefitted 50 farmers with directing marketing facilitation. Directingmarketing facilitationdonebyeven inMaizeduringRabi2017benefitted20 farmers.Through direct market linkages with institutions like NSCL and other privateorganizations, proved farmers income raisedup to25%as comparedwithmarketingtheir produce under normal conditions. Ahobila FPO posses all kinds of licenses likeSeed, fertilizer, pesticide andmarketing licences as like any new FPO should possesswhichisdecidedworkinAgriculturesector.Itownsaninputshopandsuppliedinputsto its farmer members at very minimal margins in coordination with IFFCO and APMAKFED,totalfarmersbenefittedare120.IthasbeenobeyingthelegalitiesofbeinganFPO, it files GST everythingmonth, conducts BoDmeeting once in everymonth in acalendar year, filed ROC. FPO has progressed a lot during last two years in terms ofcollectivedemandandsupply,marketlinkagesandithappenstodoalltheseactivitiesinveryminimaltimeofestablishmentofanFPOjustduetoanactiveinvolvementandcommitment of BoDs, farmer members and its supporting organization extensivecommitment.FarmermembersintheFPOarewellawareoftheconceptoftheFPOandaccepted and supported in all activitiesunder takenbyFPO.EvenBoardofDirectorsworkedhardtoimplementineachandeveryFPOactivity.FPOChairmanMr.G.V.KondaReddyandDirectorT.PullaiahareshowinganextensivecommitmentinsustainingtheFPOfurther.

7.FarmersProducerOrganization(FPO)


It is the mission, duty and purpose of BIRDS ‐ SHELTER to empower marginalizedwidowsandabandonedwomeninruralAndhraPradesh,India.BIRDS‐SHELTERaimsto achieve this goal through education, advocacy, and promotion of safe andsecureemploymentfortheseat‐riskwomen.

ProjectPurposeandGoals:The goal of the Sanitary Napkin Project (SNP) is to provide a safe and respectfulworkplace for widows in a social business that will benefit women and girls in theareabyprovidingthemwithaffordablesanitarynapkins.BIRDSwiththehelpofSHELTERInternationalstartedSanitaryNapkinProjecton26thJuly2014atMythayalapaducampus.

CurrentActivities:During thereportingyear,allabout theSanitaryNapkinProjectasworkeddoneverywell in 2018. BIRDS SNP manufacturing high quality handmade sanitary napkins,models like‐supersoftultrathin,mediumsizeultrathin,adultpads,cottonpads.NowBIRDS SNP is also started to supply of sanitary napkin raw materials to AP andTelanganatowhoaresomeofSHGgrouprelatedSNP's.

During the year manufactured 5950 packets Napkins and 2677 packets sold 397packets distribute free of cost in BIRDS Schools and some sample distribute inMahabubnagar.RevenueofRs.53,440/‐fromnapkinsarewithusandweareusingthatmoneyformaintenanceofmachine,transportationofmaterialandmarketingexpenses.

BIRDSSNPteamgiven4sanitationnapkinmakingtraininginVisakhapatnamteam20memberas2teamsin4days;Chodavaram1teamin3daysandGudivada1teamin3days.

8.SanitaryNapkinProject(SNP)


We have an opportunity to work on Girls issues of child marriage, child trafficking,promotesecondaryeducationandJobOrientedVocationalTraining(JOVT)inthestatesofAndhraPradeshandTelanganathroughaninitiativecalled‘GirlsAdvocacyAllianceProgramme (GAP)’with the collaboration ofMAHITA and PLAN International inAndhraPradesh(Kurnooldist.)Telangana(Gadwaldist.)Theprogrammewillcloselywork with communities; CSOs, Governments and Private sector in bring the desiredchangeforthesakeofgirlchildren.GoaloftheGAA:EqualRightsandopportunitiesforGirlsandyoungwomeninAndhraPradeshandTelagannastatesofIndia.WeBIRDSorganizationPuthandinhandtodevelopGirlsineachandeverypartoftheirLifeByconductingGAAprogrammeIntheselectedareasKurnoolandGadwalDistricts.Itwasreallygreatexperienceforourteamtoguide,Inspire,encouragegirlsandbeinggoodmentortotheminallaspects.Progress2018

1. Wehave organized theCapacityBuilding ofReligious Leaders, Traditional andCaste Leaders on Compulsory Marriages Registration Act at District Level(KurnoolandGadwal).

2. WehaveconductedtheDistrictLevelYouthConsultationMeetingatKurnoolandGadwalProjectarea.

3. WehaveconductedtheWorldDayagainstTraffickinginPerson

4. WehaveorganizedtheMassMobileCampaignontheChildMarriagesPreventionact and trafficking through Kalajatha and IEC Material Distribution to theCommunityintheField.

9.GirlsAdvocacyAllianceProgramme(GAA)


ThroughHealth(HOPECHARITES)The Women Center running with thefollowing staff, Manager Mrs. Lali GopalNair,SewingteachersMrs.SumaBalan,Mrs.Mini Somaraj, Guard and sweeper Mr.Rajesh.

In this Tailoring center readymadematerials and shopping bags are stitchedand coaching for students under theguidance of two teachers Mrs. Suma Balanand Mrs. Mini Somaraj they are busilyengaged .This center provides jobs incomeand training for about 12 families (7workersand4students)whocouldsupporttheirfamilies.

LadiesgottheincomefromWomenCentre:Rs.2,69,800.00

atBIRDSSchool,Muthyalapaduvillage During the year we have almost 85% of the work done by end of December 2018, on construction of sports court at BIRDS training center for the purpose to use by the children at BIRDS, a special gift was offered by Sten Carlson and his family and friends in around Albany (OR).

This will be done completely by January 2018 and will be ready for inauguration in February or late January 2018.

11.FINNSportsCourtProject

10.HopeClinic‐CommunityDevelopment


AndhraPradeshFarmersManagedGroundWaterSystem(APFaMGS)ProjectBIRDS implemented APFaMGS Project in Andhra Pradesh during 2003 – 2009 in thefieldareasof9PNGOsspreadamong7districts,namelyKurnool,Kadapa,Ananthapur,Chittoor,Prakasam,NalgondaandMahaboobNagar.AfterthecompletionoftheprojectalsotheconceptofPHMandCropWaterBudgetingiscontinuinginthefieldareasoftheentire partner NGOs of BIRDS. Major contribution in this regard is from HUNcommitteesalongwiththeNGOssupporttowardstheanalysisanddocumentationpart.Data of the static & pumping water levels, discharge, rain fall occurred, rechargecalculated from secondary sources like tanks, Kuntas, Checkdams, farm ponds arecollectedinalltheareas.

StrategicPilotonAdaptationtoClimateChange(SPACC)Project:BIRDSimplementedSPACCProjectinAndhraPradeshandduringDec2010–June2014in the field areas of 9 PNGOs spread among 7 districts, namely Kurnool, Kadapa,Ananthapur, Chittoor, Prakasam, Nalgonda and Mahaboob Nagar. The developmentobjective of the SPACC project is to strengthen the knowledge and capacities ofcommunitiestorespondtoclimatevariabilityandchangeimpactsinpilothydrologicalunits(HUs)insevendrought‐pronedistrictsofAndhraPradesh.

GroundwaterGovernancethroughPanchayatRajInstitutionsinAndhraPradesh(GwGPRI‐AP)BIRDS implemented GwGPRI Project in Andhra Pradesh and during Oct 2015 – Dec2016inthefieldareasof7PNGOsspreadamong5districts,namelyKurnool,Kadapa,Ananthapur,ChittoorandPrakasam.Thepilotproject’sdurationisoneyear.Theprojecthas three major components. The first focuses on revitalizing the GMCs and HUNsformedunderAPFAMGSin518villagesofthefivedistricts.Itisexpectedthatthepilotinitiativewilldevelopamodelforupscalingtheprojecttocoverallareasinthesefivedistricts.

43Govt.officialsand184farmersarevisitedAPFAMGS,SPACCandGwGPRI‐APProjectsBIRDSoperationalarea

11.Follow‐upProjects

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