Peoples Action for Development

Friday, June 02, 2006

Peoples action for Development (PAD )


Introduction
Peoples action for Development (PAD )is an organization that was conceptualized on 25 Dec.2001 at Mission baligoan in Gogamukh, a small town of Dhemaji district in Assam. This organization was formed basically for the development of socio-economic of socially backward classes, mainly Adivasis and tribal. Though the date of formation of PAD is mentioned above, this was not a single day’s effort. A group of well conscious people from different localities had been discussing about the miserable conditions and stagnations of development of various classes of the society. So at last we to a conclusion that an organization can eliminate these problems and with a general consensus PAD was given birth. It is registered under society registration Act 1860.

VISION
PAD visualizes equal and just society where people live a healthy life in clean environment.

MISSION
PAD seeks to achieve equal and just society through empowerment of the Marginalized Adivasis and tribal people by organizing them into SHGs, building their capacity and enabling them to utilize available resource and creating awareness about environment.

GOALS
1.PAD is committed to provide rural people with proper training of agriculture, fishery, poultry, etc and create model village and farms.
2.To organize SHGs in rural areas and tea garden areas.
3.To start cottage industries in rural and tea garden areas e.g. bamboo and cane industries, weaving, carpentry, computer training etc. 4.Skill development Training for village youth.
5.Increase literacy rate through formal and non-formal education.
6.Enable rural and tea garden people to get government schemes.
7.Provide health awareness and protect the environment.

Few Achievements of PAD


(Photo Staff with manager Subansiri Gaolia Bank -"Gramin Bikash Bank" ,from left Mr.John Ekka,Mr. Wilfred Topno.Mr.Chobilal Newar (Manager) Mrs.Nilaisri Narzari,Miss.Karmila Murmu,Mrs.Jyoti Pegu.)

Our first achievement is the support and faith of the people. They have come forward to join the development activity initiated by PAD in a large number .1050families are directly benefiting from the 70 SHGs and this number is increasing day by day.

PAD has a conglomerate of 70SHGs. It has one federation Called “Milan” and four clusters from different socially backward communities. Name of the clusters are as mentioned below:
Name of cluster…………… Community.
Jharna………………. Adivasi.
Derhasa……………... Bodo
Bodosa……………… Bodo.
Kasangape ………….. Missing.
Now these SHGs capital reaches up nearly to an amount of Rs3 lacs. These SHGs are given revolving funds by PAD for small economic activities. The self help groups now have become self-reliant and also they are able to improve their living conditions. Each household has now adopted income-generating activities like piggery, poultry, weaving, petty shops, etc.

1. The Total Capital of SHGs within one year Rs3 Lakhs ,each group have saving around Rs 7000.00 to Rs25000.00 .
2. 70SHGs are coming up under the guidance of PAD.

3. Income generation programs like weaving, poultry, piggary, fishery, Agriculture ,Small scale business going on..

4. Health and Hygiene situation improving as the people have started using filter, sanitation, and cleanliness.

6.People are becoming aware of their rights and able to influence panchayet by which village school road are being constructed in some village specially Legasung , Naogaon Mingmang and joraigoan village. (Photo-Dr.P.S.Pegu in health camp of PAD)
7.Arround 30 New SHGs are being promoted in the Tea Garden Area of Ananda T.E.

Our Plan for Next few year.

1. We shall try to build and start an English Medium School for the children of most exploited Tea Garden Labour of Ananda T.E. from next year to increase literacy in garden.
2. The number of SHG should increase up to 100 till 2006.
3. Built a Parmanent Office Building and Training Hall for PAD.
4. Build up one model village and a model farm.

Activities of PAD



Since its inception, PAD has been implementing socio-economic and human development programs for poor and underprivileged people of the region.
Integrated and sustainable human development: PAD envisages improving the living standard of the people particularly women through formation of SHGs. Micro-credit support, capacity and skill development are the main activities. From time to time women empowerment programs have been conducted. The following are the topics were covered in recent activities… 1) SHGs’ awareness generation on IGP. 2) Motivation and leadership. 3) Health cares. 4) Capacity building program. Through the SHG socio-economic development among the women has been taking place.
Besides these, PAD has a conglomerate of 45 SHGs. It has four clusters from different socially backward communities. Name of the clusters are as mentioned below: Name of cluster…………… Community.
1. Jharna………………. Adivasi.
2. Derhasa……………... Bodo
3. Bodosa……………… Bodo.
4. Kasangape ………….. Missing.
Now these SHGs Savings reaches up nearly to an amount of Rs. 2 lacs. These SHGs are given revolving funds by PAD for small economic activities. The self-help groups now have become self-reliant and also they are able to improve their living conditions. Each household has now adopted income-generating activities like piggery, poultry, weaving, petty shops, etc.
Community health: People in the rural areas get confronted with health problems throughout the year round, especially in the summer season. People succumbed to the diseases like malaria, diarrhea. In response to these problems of health PAD has taken measures. It has successfully conducted various health awareness camps with the help of the medical personals. It has been observed that people are able to take to the necessary precautions like using filtered water, mosquito nets and keeping their surroundings clean.
Environment : another area where PAD has intervened is environment. The mechanism through which inputs about environment are given is SHG. PAD has presently perceived SHGs as ‘a means to an end’ for the creation of a sustainable and alternate ‘Just society’ where the Marginalized will be empowered to control their lives and make their own decisions.

It is our pleasure to state that in the month of May 2005 our SHGs Built a foot bridge in Borola , a small village in the Dhemaji district of Assam on the border of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh without waiting for government support. A lot of works such as these have been done in the past three years.

Main programs which we had during last few year are :-

1. Awareness camps; -
PAD have conducted many Awareness camps to create Awareness and Motivate people to take up initiative for development of their village and family. Through these programs we try to identify the major problems and issues of the village .SHGs are the most suitable tool for social change in rural and tea garden areas .through SHG rural people, specially women united and empowered financially mentally to fight back against poverty, illiteracy, social evils and disease .Therefore we emphasis on organizing SHG in the village . These awareness programs are planned such a way that the participant feels the need of SHG and they take initiative to form SHG. Story telling, Games, lecture and Group discussion are the methodology through which we conduct the awareness camp.(Photo of Awareness camp at Nawgoan village)

2. Capacity building Program:-
This program is given to President and secretary of SHGs. These Programs are design to impart leadership quality to the president and secretary .these program also give them the Managerial Skill and record maintain training. These are three day programs. First day they are trained for leadership and other two days trained with Accounting and reporting .each SHG president and secretary has Togo twice a year through these programs. Internal and external loaning systems are taught in these programs.(Photo of a capacity building Program . Mr.A .K.Doley BDO of Bordoloni Block talks to SHG President & Secretary)

3. Skill development programs:-
These programs are given to SHGs Who are doing IGPs( income Generation Program ).Main training are on Agriculture , fishery , Poultry, Piggery and pity shop management .we request the govt. department to come to our program and conduct trainings for SHGs. (Skit during the program SHG President and Secretary)

4. Health Camps.-

Health camps are one of most important program conducted by PAD in the interior villages. Usually Health camps are organized before the rainy session .each year we have organized around 4 camps. Generally village people are invited by SHG members for the camps. PAD invite the resource persons like Health officers of Local PHC and health workers. (Photo of a health camp arranged by PAD. Dr.P.S. Pegu ,senior health officer of Gogamukh PHC ,addressing the participants)

5. Exposure :-

We also arrange Exposure program for SHG Members . this exposure help Shg members to know how the SHG movement changing the society in other part of the state and country. (SHG members of “Karsang Ope” presenting song at an exposure program at N.Lakhimpur NBS)


6. Loan for SHGS:-
PAD also provide Loan to SHG in small amount which we received from donors so that SHG learn to handle money and do income generation activity.(Photo Mr.C.Newar ,Manager Subansiry Bank giving the Cheque of Loan to SHG )