NGO FACT FILE

As per Union Home Ministry, and the Society for Participatory Research in Asia, following are the facts about NGOs in India who sought Financial help :

• There are more than 12 lakh NGOs in India.• The Total Annual funding to these NGOs is

more than Rs.18,ooo Crore.• Till now the Foreign contribution to NGOs was

Rs.4535 Crores in 2000-01 which has gone up to Rs.7000 Crores by the end of 2008(estimated).

The Largest Recipient of Donation were as under :

I. Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, Andhra Pradesh: Rs.88.18 Crore.

II. World Vision India, Chennai, Tamilnadu :

Rs.85.42 Crore.

III. Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, Maharashtra:Rs.74.88 Crore.

Amongst the States and Union Territories :

(i) Delhi Rs.763.05 Crore.

(ii) Andhra Pradesh Rs.664.51 Crore.

(iii) Tamil Nadu Rs. 649.45 Crore.

GREAT DONORS

1. The US (largest donor) -Rs.1492.62 Crore

2. UK donated - Rs. 677.59 Crore

3. Germany contributed - Rs. 664.51Crore

PURPOSE-WISE DONATION

1. Rural Development -

Rs.547.74 crore

2. Health care & Family welfare - Rs.432.98 crore

3. Relief for Natural Calamities -Rs.339.77crore

CATEGORIES OF ORGANISAATION

• Cultural

• Economic

• Educational

• Religious

• Social Programmes

LIST OF CATOGORIES OF PROJECTS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT THAT

ARE CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL BY DONORS

1. Assistance in setting up Rural Industries in selected areas for the Rural weak to provide them Self-employment opportunities.

2. (a) Establishment and (b) Running of Dispensaries, Maternity and Child Welfare Centres, and welfare centres.

3. Nutrition programmes for School Children.4. (a) Establishment and

(b) Running of Educational and Vocational Training Centres.

5. (i) Construction , and(ii) Maintenance of Drinking Water projects, such as Wells, Tube Wells, and cleaning of wells and Ponds

6. (a) Construction & (b) Maintenance of Rural link Roads, Village streets, Pavements (foot way on side of Roads) and Drainage.

7. Rural Electrification :- Provision of street lighting in Villages and Electrification in Homes of Tribal /Harijans.

8. Assistance to the Weaker Sections in Constructing Houses On sites provided in Rural Area by the Govt. and Village Panchyats. etc.

9. Minor Irrigation Schemes, including boring of the Tube Wells and installation of Pump Sets, for the benefit of group of Small/Marginal farmers.

10. Supply of improved varieties of Seed and provision for facilities for seed testing to groups of SMF and assistance to such farmers for establishing seed farms.

11. Supply of and guidance and Training in the use of Fertilizers, and insecticides to groups of Small/marginal farmers.

12. Supply of Plant Protection Equipment, Sprayers, Farm Machinery and implements, etc. to the village Panchayat for the use of groups and SMF.

13. Animal Husbandry: Assisting the farmers in Cattle improvement through establishing of Veterinary dispensaries and artificial insemination centres, etc. and processing and marketing Dairy products.

14. Assistance to groups off small/marginal farmers and landless labourers, in setting up Poultry Farming, Horticulture, and Pisciculture etc.

15. Establishment of Workshops for Servicing and Repair of Farm Machinery and Training of Artisans and Mechanics etc.

There are so many Success Stories of Women Empowerment Through NGO:

• Examples in brief are as under :- Women changing the face of rural Bihar.

• Several NGOs like CARE, PRIA, SAMARTHAN and other have done a commendable job in building community leadership at the grass root level through encouragement and empowerment of rural women.

• Women in Europe, Canada and the United States had strong lobbies, which influenced policies that involved their lives.

• Women Development programme in Rajasthan by SATHIN (female companion) is a successful action for organising collective action for women with officials of Govt. or Panchayati Raj.

• SHGs of Andhra Pradesh. There are 4.36 lakh SHGs in AP, covering nearly 58.29 lakh poor women. (just half of the SHGs organised in the country.) Use of DWCRA scheme of Govt. is popular in AP.The SHGs in AP have changed life of women.

• “Swayamsidha” or the Integrated Women’s Empowerment Programme (IWEP) currently operates in 27 blocks of Rajasthan. IWEP is working as alternative to the village money-lender successfully. BPL families or Dalit or Tribal groups are members and taking advantage from IWEP. It is working as an SHG, in Banswara/Dungaarpur district, of Rajasthan.

• Another similar case is of Hatai Village in Dungarpur (A tribal district of Rajasthan where women through SHG have lending within the group members for their all types of financial needs.

• Report on SHGs in Rajasthan by Dr. Surjit Singh of the Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur has mentioned that there are over 2,000 SHGs working in the State of which 60 percent of SHGs have been promoted by the State Govt. while NGOs have helped in the formation of 33 percent. The Contribution of RRBs is only 7 per cent.

• AAPNI YOJANA BY DR. ALKA AWASTHI (2005) by CECOEDECON, Jaipur has studies on Women empowerment i.e. control over resources by women.

• NGO like- SEWA (Gujarat) have been able to improve Not only the capacities of their clients to build better futures for themselves but also their ability to withstand threats to their livelihoods. (Self Employed Women Association).

• Project of Women for Women: Three women, one Botanist, one Zoologist and one Physicist have come together to empower rural women with a project on Medicinal Plants. About 200 women are earning over Rs.1500 each per month as wages by tending to the fields of medicinal plants near BASSI, Jaipur. Women are Ms. Pushpa Srivastava, Ms, Subhashini Sharma and Prabha Dashora. They are working for biotechnology and pharmacy.

CHANGING THE SYSTEM FROM INSIDE

• Dr. Kiran Bedi, Retired IPS is working with two Voluntary Organisations:1. NAVJYOTI (1986)2. India Vision Foundation (1994)For thousands of poor children for primary

education and for women for Adult Literacy, in slums, rural area and inside prison and treatment for drug addiction—(Awarded by UNITED NATIONS for Drug abuse prevention)

CONTRIBUTION BY CORPORATE HOUSES FOR NGOs:

1. TATA Contributed Rs.150 crore yearly2. A.V.BIRLA group Rs.57 crore.3. INFOSYS donates one percent of its

annual net profits.4. Wipro has funded a foundation from the

personal wealth of its Chairman, Azim Premji.

5. E-Chaupal model of ITC for RD & Rural Marketing.