This document provides an overview of an organization called Sambhav that works on social development issues in central India. In 3 sentences: Sambhav was founded in 1988 and works across several states in India on issues like tribal rights, women's empowerment, health, education, livelihoods, and more. It implements various programs and projects, often partnering with local communities and government agencies, to promote causes like tribal empowerment, maternal and child health, sanitation, and financial inclusion. The organization collaborates with and receives support from other groups working on related social and development issues.

3. In:
Madhya Pradesh:
 Gwalior
 Shivpuri
 Tikamgarh
 Sheopur
 Datia
 Chhatarpur
 Morena
 Bhind
Uttar Pradesh
 Lalitpur
 Agra

4. Birth
• 1986 in Bhopal while supporting the
campaign against Bhopal Gas Tragedy.
• 1988 registered as a society with the Registrar
of Societies
• First intervention on bonded labor and tribal
land rights in Ghatigaon block of Gwalior.
• Member of campaigns such as Narmada
Bachao Andolan, Bachpan Bachao Andolan
and Ekta Parishad

5. Belief
• Goal: “Equality , Opportunity and Justice for
All”
• Mission: “Building equitable, democratic and
environmentally sustainable societies”
• Vision:“Striving for sustainable development
processes and improvement in the quality of
life of vulnerable people through their
organization and capacity building efforts.”

6. Focus
• Empowerment of Sahariya (Primitive Tribal Group)
• Women Empowerment- Socio-Economical
• Mother and Child Health
• Female Feticide and Infanticide
• Rights and Entitlement
– Right to Food
– Right to Education
– Child Rights
– Women Rights
– Land Rights
– Self-Governance
• Watershed Management
• Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
• Education
• Livelihood
• Housing
• Social Security

7. Empowerment of Sahariya Tribe
Formation of local pressure groups such as Sahariya Jan
Andolan, Mahila Kranti Manch, who spearheaded in
amplifying the issues of tribals with the administration on:
 Livelihood
 Violence through Dacoits
 Violence and Exploitation through power centers and employers
 Land Entitlement
Linking with national campaigns such as Ekta Parishad to
bring the issues of tribals of Gwalior-Chambal region on
the national map.
Aggressively identifying , documenting and advocating
cases of bonded labor with the local and state
administration.

8. Empowerment of Women
 Formation of Women Self Help Groups
 Formation of women’s cooperative Sampoorna
 Socio-Political education
 Rallies
 Sit-In (Dharna)
 Road Jams
 Gherav
 Submission of memorandum and application
 Training and workshops on
 Women Rights
 Child Rights
 Domestic Violence
 Workplace exploitation
 Participation of tribal women in National/International meetings for
confidence building
 Dialogue building between women, administration and the state

9. Mother and Child Health
 Capacity building of NGOs, community groups, women groups on
mother and child health.
 Mother NGO for implementation of Reproductive and Child Health
Program.
 Participant in Bal Sanjeevani, Pulse Polio campaign.
 Working with UNICEF for the last 8 years on safe childhood and
healthy motherhood.
 Dedicated community radio station for promotion of health-
seeking behavior.
 Community health intervention in Shivpuri
 Participant organization as supreme court commissioners team for
hunger deaths in Sheopur
 Promotion of Indian System of Medicine and Homeopathy

10. Female Infanticide and Feticide
• One of the first agencies to reach the law on
the case of female infanticide in Bhind district
of Madhya Pradesh (known for rampant
killing of girls)
• Education of adolescent girls and women on
gender equality.
• Promotion of girl child education though
schools.

11. Rights and Entitlements
Working on qualitative implementation of the Right to
Food Act in Tikamgarh District, which includes:
 NREGA
 Public Distribution System
 Old Age Pension
 Family Assistance Scheme
 Antyodaya
Infamous case of tribals approaching law for land in
Neemchadowa in Gwalior, where tribals went against
sardars to reclaim land.
Participant organization in advocating Tribal-Self
Governance, National Land Reforms Council

12. Watershed Management
• Implementation of large scale watershed
projects in Ranipura, Sunari and Vijaypur
which included
– Farm Bunding
– Marginal bunding
– Watershed construction
– Plantation
– Farmers skill upgradation
– Crop Development

13. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
 Pioneers in implementing Sanitation projects in Gwalior, Shivpuri and Lalitpur
 Two-way concept
 Software- Education/Awareness/Advocacy
 Harware-Construction/Operation/Maintenance
 Construction of Water and Sanitation Systems
 Community Managed Water Supply Systems
 Community Managed Community Toilets
 Individual Household Toilets
 Restoration of water sources
 National Urban Water Award Winner for Laxmanpura Community Managed
Community Toilet
 Construction of over 5000 sanitation systems
 Resource agency of School Sanitation and Hygiene Education
 Credit for Sanitation under the Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health
Program
 State anchor for Freshwater Action Network South Asia (FANSA)

14. Education
• Adult-Education reflect program educating over
10000 people in Pohari block of Shivpuri district.
• Sambhav Gyaan Mandir- Schools for Tribal
Children in Ghatigaon and Pohari
• Special Education for Disabled Children
• Community Based Rehabilitation of Multi-
Disabled
• Education program for truckers and helpers on
HIV/AIDS

15. Livelihood & Housing
Livelihood for the HIV Affected through UNDP
Trafficking and HIV/AIDS Program
Livelihood building through Poorest Areas Civil
Society Program
Financial support through Sambhav Livelihoods:
 Self Employment
 Micro-Enterprise Upgradation
 Investment in existing business
Promoting social security through credit support
for housing.

16. Social Security
• Life Insurance Through:
– ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
– Birla Sun Life Insurance
– TATA-AIG
• Savings promotion through:
– ICICI Business Correspondent
– Linking SHGs with Bank
• Old –Age Benefit:
– Micro-Pension

17. Association
 Ekta Parishad
 Voluntary Health Association of
India
 Madhya Pradesh Voluntary
Health Association
 Freshwater Action Network
 Community Radio Forum of
India
 Right to Food Campaign
 Bachpan Bachao Andolan
 Narmada Bachao Andolan
 CNRI
 Sa-Dhan
 ACCESS
 Bharat Jan Andolan
 Peoples Initiative for Equity and
Justice
 International Justice Mission
 South South Solidarity
 Amenesty International
 Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare, GoI
 CAPART
 Sir Dorabji Tata Trust
 Samaj Pragari Sahyog
 Gandhi Peace Foundation
 Child Rights Initiative Network
 NREGA Consortium

18. Supporters- Development
 Christian Aid
 Voluntary Health Association of India
 UNDP
 UNICEF
 WHO
 DFID
 Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
 Action Aid
 CIDA
 CAPART
 Sir Dorabji Tata Trust
 UN Habitat
 Asian Development Bank

19. Supporters:
Livelihood/Housing/Sanitation
• Manaveeya
• State Bank of India
• Access Development Services
• Care India
• Indian Bank
• Friends of Women World Banking
• Rangde.org
• ICICI Bank

21. Water, Sanitation and Energy
Promotion Program
• Objective
• To provide technical assistance to microfinance staff as well
as community members to take forward the project in a
holistic approach by sensitising the people on the need and
use of sanitation systems, construction of low-cost toilets
using improved technology to develop sustainable financial
products for the poor.
• To promote the use of solar energy in a era of critical
energy shortage.
• To develop the strategies for better community positioning
on the issue of water, sanitation and hygiene with energy
as an embedded component.

22. FINANCIAL INCLUSION IMPROVES
SANITATION AND HEALTH
• Number of SHGs meeting held : 107
• Number of Animators trained: 72
• Number of Masons trained: 46
• Number of times movies shown, in how many villages
and approx no of people have seen the movie : 69
Shows in 69 villages with 1800 Participants.
• Other IEC activities : Type/ Nos :
– Street Shows: 12
– Women Group Sammelan in Hotel Tansen
– Staff Training and Mason Training

23. Radio Dhadkan: Community Radio
Program
• Management committee formed with a new perspective, out of a list of 100
people from the city a committee of 11 members has been formed, which meets
and discusses the progress of the radio station, once in every quarter.
• New agreements with Sesame Workshop and Development Alternatives for
broadcast of programs on children (Galli Galli Sim Sim) and Climate Change
• Call in, radio broadcast and installation of GRINS software.
• 2700 community members reached through narrowcasting and listeners group
meetings held with over 2500 members in total.
• Increased numbers of phone-in calls
• Letter issued by district collector to all line department to make use of Radio
Dhadkan.
• Increased community participation, over 700 people have visited the radio station.
• Increased number of advertisements and greeting messages contributing to
financial sustainability.
• Participation in Maryada Abhiyaan
• Using radio dhadkan as an instrument to amplify the issues of Sahariya
community.
• Over 8000 people are listerners of radio dhadkan , 5000 (Rural), 3000 (Urban)-
findings by Group M

24. Sampannata: Right to Food Program
• The project has shown some significant impacts in the past one
year. A major achievement would however be an environment
where people have started to demand.
• People from within primitive tribe groups have started to approach
block and district officials for entitlements.(Boresar Bhata)
• The project has been very successful in assisting over 1200 people
in reaching government schemes through regular memorandums
and applications.
• Activities like kissan sammelan, public hearings have been a
milestone where both the administration and community have had
a two way dialogue.
• Women self help groups formed as a strategic intervention within
the project and some even before the project have been able to
link themselves with government schemes like mid-day meal
cooking.

25. Integrated Low Cost Sanitation
Program
• Sambhav is in implementing the ILCS scheme
on behalf of Municipal Corporation
Chhatarpur for construction of household
sanitation systems in 124 houses of Rajnagar
town of Chhatarpur District. The program is
being financially supported by the
Government of Madhya Pradesh.

26. Sanitation System Support
• Sambhav has tied up with Manaveeya
Development and Finance Limited to promote
construction of Sanitation systems , through
credit support.
• So far ever its inception in 2011 over 4000
sanitation systems have been constructed
collectively in Gwalior and Chhatarpur.

27. Entrepreneurship Development
• Dairy – Economics, demand, animal care and
marketing
• Health workers training
• Marketing of medicinal herbs
• Goat Rearing-
• SHG training of entrepreneurship
• Earthen pot –new design and value addition
• Organization building of Fishermen, carpenters and
tailoring community
• Embroidery, Bangle makers and rural cosmetic
venders- group formation, saving, bulk purchases and
increasing stocks

28. Financial Literacy
• Assessment of clients’ financial cash flow and helping the client
analyze her actual requirement based on household income.
• Communicating about financial matters with family or household
members
• Calculating income
• Identifying expenses
• Identifying and assessing assets and debts
• Reducing debts
• Determining ways to save money through BC model and SHG
• Keeping records
• Determining insurance needs through micro-insurance services
• All information regarding money taken from the client is made
available to client during meetings and also available on the
receipts as well as the application form.

29. Gender and Social Inclusion In Indian
Urban Water Supply & Sanitation
• This survey is an attempt to bring changes in policy of Govt.of India
in context of Gender and social exclusion .
• A survey has been started in 100 slums of Gwalior on issues of
Gender and social inclusion
• Survey work has been completed in 100 slums
• Data feeding is in progress
• This survey is unique from all other usual survey because issues
touched in this survey are different.
• Main emphasis of the survey is on Gender and social inclusion
• Relation of gender with issues of water and sanitation
• Relation of socially excluded categories with water and sanitation

30. Jansatyagraha 2012
• On October 8, a Ekta Parishad delegation met
again Jairam Ramesh in New Delhi.[2] An
agreement was reached with the government of
India, therefore the march stopped at Agra. The
two major points of the agreement are:
• the establishment of a draft national land
reforms policy in the next 6 months, which
should be finalised soon thereafter.
• the adoption of a legal provision to provide
agriculture land to landless people and
homestead land to homeless people.

31. Crompton Greaves Limited Celebrates
AIDS Day with Sambhav
• Chief Program Officer , Sambhav, Nabil SIngh undertool a 1 hour
infotainment seminar for foreman workers at Crompton Greaves
Limited Malanpur. The seminar included performance of 4 songs on
AIDS. Mr.Nabil Singh shared the following with the workers of the
company.
• 1- Ways of HIV Transmissions
• 2- Prevention againt HIV
• 3- Difference between HIV and AIDS
• 4- Difference between HIV/AIDS and STD
• 5- Demonstration on use of a Condom
• 6- Promoting social acceptance of Condom
• 7- Answering queries
• 8 Distribution of condoms.

32. Candle Light Vigil for Malala
• Sambhav along with about 25 participants protested
against the attrocities on Malala , and also did a candle
light vigil followed by a small march and prayer for faster
healing of Malala. Following were present during the event:
• Dr.S.K.Singh
• Dr.Madhumas Khare
• Shree Ashok Kumar
• Shree Rajesh Sharma
• Dr.Arun Singh Tomar
• Nabil Singh
• Gaffar Khan
• Shimpi Kapoor

33. Global Handwashing Day Celebrations
• Deepak, Damodar and Garry visit Tikonia, a slum on the
suburbs of Gwalior to celebrate the Global Handwashing
Day on 15th October 2012. The celebrations started with
games being played with children on the importance of
handwashing and the critical times when handwashing
should be practiced such as:
1- Before and After Meals
• 2- After Defecation
• 3- After playing
• 4- After cleaning young ones
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34. Housing Support
• Loans of 15000-50000 for construction/repair
• Supported by National Housing Bank and
Habitat for Humanity