NEEV Trust launched several initiatives in 2010-2011 including expanding their System of Rice Intensification (SRI) program to 200 farmers, launching a rural school kids sponsorship scheme providing partial scholarships to 60 children, and training rural women's self-help groups in herbal products. They encountered challenges with drought affecting their SRI program in some areas but were still able to work with farmers in Jamshedpur block. Their work focused on empowering individuals through education, livelihood and entrepreneurship programs, and environmental initiatives.
Work done in the field of rural employment, skill development, entrepreneurship development at Village Vairowal, Punjab under Village Adoption Program of Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Govt. of India.
International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention (IJESI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of computer science and electronics. IJESI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Engineering Science and Technology, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
Cairn India is committed to conducting its operations in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. This commitment is fundamental to the long term success and focus on creating value and making a difference where Cairn India operates through various community development initiative in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Sri Lanka. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is therefore an integral part of Cairn India’s business strategy. Cairn India’s success is guided by the CSR vision, which is encapsulated in the 3 Rs – Respect, Relationships and Responsibility.
Work done in the field of rural employment, skill development, entrepreneurship development at Village Vairowal, Punjab under Village Adoption Program of Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Govt. of India.
International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention (IJESI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of computer science and electronics. IJESI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Engineering Science and Technology, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
Cairn India is committed to conducting its operations in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. This commitment is fundamental to the long term success and focus on creating value and making a difference where Cairn India operates through various community development initiative in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Sri Lanka. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is therefore an integral part of Cairn India’s business strategy. Cairn India’s success is guided by the CSR vision, which is encapsulated in the 3 Rs – Respect, Relationships and Responsibility.
With the aim of disseminating drought mitigation techniques and learning at grass-root level, encouraging replication and creating drought proofing through water, food and fodder security the project has been implemented in 20 villages of Western Rajasthan. The project being implemented by different partner organization of different districts gives a much better opportunity for replication and dissemination of drought mitigation techniques. In order to have maximum use of natural resources, rain water harvesting techniques is adopted in the project which is one of the most satisfying activities to mitigate drought problems.
MBA students of TiasNimbas Business School visited five communities in the Kuntaur region in Gambia. Purpose of these visits was to make a sustainable contribution to the region. The students supported Gambia is Good (GiG), a Gambian organisation that trains growers in the cultivation of vegetables. With more and better training, the communities can increase productivity in their community gardens.
The Eternal Source for Values in EducationAnurag Jain
The Vedas are an eternal source of values and Vedic Education was a system that nourished, preserved and propagated these values in an attempt to create a divine life on earth. The modern education system has much to learn from this ancient system. We need to shed our hubris and rediscover this ancient system to build a divine life on earth. This presentation examines the Vedic education system and compares it with present education system. It also describes how this system, which created the vast, powerful, spiritual and cultural unity of India was systematically destroyed by the British to subjugate India by supplanting an British education system in place of this great education system. Finally, the presentation ends with suggestions on how we can change the modern education system by adopting many of the features of Vedic Education to confront all modern problems faced by the world.
With the aim of disseminating drought mitigation techniques and learning at grass-root level, encouraging replication and creating drought proofing through water, food and fodder security the project has been implemented in 20 villages of Western Rajasthan. The project being implemented by different partner organization of different districts gives a much better opportunity for replication and dissemination of drought mitigation techniques. In order to have maximum use of natural resources, rain water harvesting techniques is adopted in the project which is one of the most satisfying activities to mitigate drought problems.
MBA students of TiasNimbas Business School visited five communities in the Kuntaur region in Gambia. Purpose of these visits was to make a sustainable contribution to the region. The students supported Gambia is Good (GiG), a Gambian organisation that trains growers in the cultivation of vegetables. With more and better training, the communities can increase productivity in their community gardens.
The Eternal Source for Values in EducationAnurag Jain
The Vedas are an eternal source of values and Vedic Education was a system that nourished, preserved and propagated these values in an attempt to create a divine life on earth. The modern education system has much to learn from this ancient system. We need to shed our hubris and rediscover this ancient system to build a divine life on earth. This presentation examines the Vedic education system and compares it with present education system. It also describes how this system, which created the vast, powerful, spiritual and cultural unity of India was systematically destroyed by the British to subjugate India by supplanting an British education system in place of this great education system. Finally, the presentation ends with suggestions on how we can change the modern education system by adopting many of the features of Vedic Education to confront all modern problems faced by the world.
On 17th of September, I was invited by Hill Top School to their Career Seminar to make a presentation on Social Entrepreneurship as a career option. The seminar was attended by over hundred school children from classes 10 onwards and their parents.
Social Entrepreneurship, by many well meaning leaders across the world is being hailed as the next big global movement. Puny though I am, I wish to state that I resonate with this conviction. So, I deeply admire the initiative taken by Mrs. Puneeta Chauhan, The Principal of Hill Top School for taking a courageous step forward and introducing children and parents to vocations that matter to society. We all know that in Jamshedpur and perhaps in most parts of India, the only careers garnering respect are medical, engineering or MBA. As a refreshing departure from this ubiquitous trend, the other career options that were included in the seminar were Human Resources, Environment and Social Work.
While making the presentation I was inspired by a statement made by Lisa, our previous intern, in one of her blogs, “It’s time to make Social Entrepreneurship Sexy” In fact I wanted to give this as the title of my post but then I dropped the idea thinking that this would be too blasphemous. The plight of Amit Trivedi scares me
If Coke advertises it’s wares and so does Nike and Apple, I do not understand why Social Entrepreneurs must be media shy or not be media savvy and trendy. Especially so, when what we advertise is concerned with most basic amenities of life like drinking water, food and education. So in the presentation I tried to make social entrepreneurship look trendy and sexy, an enticing option for young minds and not a staid and serious affair. Which does not mean that we are flippant in any sense because we grapple with some of humanity’s most pressing problems.
The presentation, being one for school kids is especially designed for people who are listening to this topic for the first time. So it is a simplistic version, which naturally sacrifices the intricacies, subtleties and subversions of this field. Please treat this as a disclaimer, in case you don’t find any profound stuff, which I reserve for practitioners of the field.
Ultimately, show this to your children
This year three projects on behalf of NEEV Herbal Handmade Soaps were launched by MBA students of FMS, Delhi (Faculty of Management Studies). The three projects were on
1. NEEV Soaps Retail Strategy in NCR Region
2. NEEV Soaps Branding Strategy
3. NEEV Soaps Social Media Strategy
The NEEV Soaps Branding Strategy has come out with their project report and I am sharing it with all of you with a great sense of happiness. I would like to convey my heartfelt thanks to Saurabh Khatri, a dear friend and my junior from REC Kurukshetra who spearheaded the entire project out of his personal initiative despite pursuing his corporate job. I would like to thank our friend Ishita from FMS who helped us anchor the projects with FMS students. Ultimately, I would like to thank Indushree and Karan, the students of FMS, members of the NEEV Soaps Branding Strategy Team who came up with some wonderful ideas.
Reflecting the true spirit of Social Entrepreneurship wherein talented people come together to share their skills and talent for a noble and common cause, the NEEV-FMS partnership is another example of how work can be carried out with social capital instead of money capital. We hope to have a long and fruitful association with FMS.
I also hope that we can carry this movement to other colleges and increase our fraternity of brothers who would love to commit themselves to an ideal that goes beyond mere self-interest and become change agents, providing an ethical and spiritual leadership to the movement of Social Entrepreneurship.
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Maharashtra action room planning - march 2018Actionroom
Action Room to Reduce Poverty unique initiative started by Government of Maharashtra and United Nations to work on implementing SDGs and creating livelihoods. This presentation was designed while planning of the project was going on. Tata Trusts and other partner organizations also contributed to the program.
SIMPLE is a Non Governmental Organisation founded by Wing Commander Krishna Rao (Retd) for promoting Organic, Bio Dynamic, Natural and Carbon Farming besides other objectives.
This is a internship 2 month internship programme presentation based on field data and this internship programme jointly conducted by Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research institute, Ranchi (RKMVERI) and Society for Promotion of Wasteland Development, Ranchi (SPWD).
We are happy to present 2nd Edition of quarterly E-news (April-June 2023). We have some good news to share with you! We are proud to have achieved so much together in 2022-23 to successfully integrating different programs, launching new initiatives like 'Value Education” and Integrated
Rural Development Project.
Visit : https://yraindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/YRA-Qtrly_E-News_April-June_2023_compressed.pdf
We are happy to present 2nd Edition of quarterly E-news (April-June 2023). We have some good news to share with you! We are proud to have achieved so much together in 2022-23 to successfully integrating different programs, launching new initiatives like 'Value Education” and Integrated
Rural Development Project.
Download Link - https://yraindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/YRA-Qtrly_E-News_April-June_2023_compressed.pdf
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Presentation on RAWE and agro-industrial attachment program 2022Deependra Gupta
I B.Sc. agriculture 7th semester a rural agricultural work experience program is organised. In this program students learn basic agriculture practices with farmers and KVK specialist.
This ppt is present in the college during practical viva.
ppt for RAWE program
Report of Kisan Mela organized by NEEV to mark the conclusion of SRI Kharif , 2011 program with 600 farmers in 3 blocks of Potka, Bodam and Jamshedpur in East Singhbhum District
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
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The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
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Download the full report from here:
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The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
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Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
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NEEV Annual Report 2010-11
1. Registered Charitable Trust, Est. 31 st Oct, 2011 - Jamshedpur ANNUAL RERORT 2010 - 2011 Empowering individuals, transforming society and sustaining earth through education, environment initiatives and social entrepreneurship.
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3. Organization Profile Anurag Jain, B. Tech, Founder Trustee Neev Trust, Chairman Shikha Jain, B. Tech. , Managing Trustee Neev Trust, Suman Sarkar, Bachelor in Social Work, Director, Neev Trust Sangita Sarkar, Masters in Rural Development, Trustee, Projects Director, NEEV Trust NEEV Trust a registered Non-Profit organization, r egistered under 12-A, 80-G. It’s core members are
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5. Farming - SRI-KAHRIF SRI or System of Rice Intensification of rice intensification is a set of farm techniques that doubles the yield of paddy especially in midlands without additional inputs NEEV started with a pilot project in SRI with the support of an agency called SPWD in the year 2009 with 50 farmers of Jamshedpur Block. SRI-KHARIF-2010-2011 Year 2010-2011 SRI Kharif promoted by NABARD. NABARD agreed to give all necessary support to spread SRI in Jharkhand, in the hope of achieving greater food security. NEEV had taken up a target of introducing SRI in the fields of 200 farmers from 8 villages. We selected 2 blocks in POTKA (6 Villages: Swargachira, Pandudih, Dherol, Jharia, Khursi and Dhobni( 150 farmers)) and JAMSHEDPUR (2 Villages: Gadra and Sarjamda(50 farmers)) in the District of East Singbhum, Total area to be cultivated under SRI was 50 acres. But due to draught situation witnessed in the prior selected areas, we were not able to achieve the set target and NEEV decide to move to areas where considerable water sources were available. So we focused on Gadra Panchyat on Jamshedpur Block and started working with them. NEEV started working as the Project Implementing Agency with the support of SPWD as the Resource Agency. Since Jharkhand’s primary crop is paddy and contributes tremendously to food security, increasing yields of paddy would cause a significant jump in the food security of the state . Also since SRI uses less seeds and less water, it is a technique which is cheaper and suitable for many midlands found in Jharkhand.
6. From the fields…… Preliminary Survey and Enrollment of farmers under SRI: NEEV field coordinators engage into dialogue with Block Offices, Village Pradhans, Progressive farmers, local leaders and NEEV’s village level animators. Small and large group meetings were held in various villages of Potka and Jamshedpur Block to spread awareness about SRI and to know the interest of farmers in taking up SRI. 200 interested farmers were enrolled for taking up SRI in their fields (reference: details recorded by NEEV field coordinators). Capacity Building Thro’ Training: 200 farmers were trained at village level in all activities especially applicable to SRI – treatment of seeds, field preparation, and method of sowing, water and nutrient management, pest management, weeding, measuring productivity. Training Resource: Co- ordinator & facilitators from NEEV & ATMA Besides this 3 days workshop in TCS, Jamshedpur and 1 day exposure at TSRDS fields were organized. NEEV arranged seeds available by purchasing seeds from the Jamshedpur block and distributing to all farmers in Potka as well as Jamshedpur block. The varieties of seeds that were made available are Swarna and Lalat. Seed Sorting and Seed bed Preparation: Sorting of Seed by salt water. Seeds treated with Bevistin Varities used:- Mtu(Sarna) 1010:-150 days, lalat:-120days, Basmati:-130 days. Nursery preparation
7. Challenges created by Drought Situation in Potka and Overcoming these Challenges……. This year, all districts in Jharkhand faced draught situation . Since farmers in Potka Block do not have irrigation facility, the seed beds which were prepared in the 1 st phase dried completely. Not loosing heart, the nurseries were prepared once again. Combined seed beds were made a second time for the farmers of POTKA, but unfortunately they dried up again. Cultivation could not be continued in Potka due to drought situation. Even in the Jamshedpur Block, the first phase seed beds dried up due to drought and lack of irrigation facility. We analyzed that our target fields were in areas where there was no irrigation facility. So we decided to do SRI with the farmers having irrigation in SRI Rabi. We convinced some farmers to do SRI cultivation and finally 143 farmers were able to do SRI farming successfully. Transplantation: Transplantation done successfully in four villages of Jamshedpur block and Potka block with 200 farmers.. The fields were marked using ropes and the transplantation done on wet lands. The saplings were planted at a spacing of 10 inches plant to plant and 12 inches row to row. Proper drainage maintained in every field. Potash and DAP has been supplied to all the farmers. Weeding and Hoeing: All 200 farmers were given Cono weeder. Farmers shared their experience with the weeder and its operation – saying that its quality and efficiency was good. Regular weeding ensured that weeds did not extract nutrients from the soil Water Management : Farmers maintained water level (1”/ 1”) and alternate drying/wetting. Due to heavy rains, the Gadra panchyat farmers were not able to drain out excess water as the water level in fields became equal to level in the main drainage system. Nutrient Management: Farmers added organic / inorganic both nutrients to the fields. Inorganic potash and DAP which was supplied by NEEV was used in the inter culture operations. Farmers also used organic manure i.e Cow dung. Disease & Pest Management: Farmers applied organic pest control mechanism for plant protection. Cow urine was used for organic pest management in maximum fields to get rid from the Gandhi Kidha. This measure has been taken as per SPWD’s suggestion. The step has been effective in pest control.
8. KISAN MELA Date: 28 th Nov 2010 Organized by: NEEV Venue: Panchayat Bhawan, Bhumij Tola, Gadra Objective: Bring together local farmers and motivate them to take-up SRI farming. An attempt to spread an understanding that how SRI farming can provide better yield than traditional farming. Local farmers, bankers, agricultural experts, government officials were invited to give a boost to the spread of SRI in the region. Dignitaries of the program: Mr. Ram Chandra Sais (MLA), Mr. Jiji Mammen, Mr. Samrat Mukharjee & Mr. S.K.Ghosh (GMs of NABARD), Mr. Anil Kumar (Lead Development Manager ) and (Project Officer from SPWD). The Kisan Mela was attended by about 125 farmers Visit of Officials to NEEV’s SRI Fields Mr. Sarat from SPWD visited the farmer’s fields in Gadra. Prasenjit Das Roy, Field Extension Officer of NEEV, along with other leading farmers from Gadra, showed him many SRI fields. Mr. Sharat applauded their efforts and gave some suggestions such as use of cow urine as pesticide. He gave many advices to the farmers to be observed while weeding. Mr Uppal Surin DDM, NABARD visited the SRI Fields on 21/09/2010. He was escorted by Suman Sarkar, Director NEEV. One could very easily make out the difference between the growth of plants in nearby conventional fields and SRI Fields. Along with Mr Prasenjit and other leading farmers, Suman showed the DDM the SRI fields. DDM had detailed discussion with the farmers on their experience with SRI. They requested the DDM to help them with Pump set, which could aid the farmers in cultivating about 16 Acres of barren land. Observations of the yield recorded physically from all the 57 fields of farmers who did SRI with NEEV. Maximum yield - 62.50 quintals/acre Average yield - 30.02 quintals/acre Minimum yield - 7.14 quintals/acre. Happy Harvester
9. AWARENESS PROGRAM IN BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION THROUGH SCHOOLS AND PLANTING MEDICINAL PLANTS Program under (NEAC) National Environment Awareness Campaign, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India. With the support of Regional Resource Agency : Gram Vikas Kendra, Jamshedpur. Environment The aim of the NEAC project for NEEV this year is Developing Concern for Biodiversity in Nature amongst the school going children and reviving the use of medicinal plants amongst rural women. To achieve this, we planned and conducted various activities with students at Neev Public School in Chhota Govindpur and with Self Help Group Women in Village Hurlung. The activities were held in the period between November 2010 and March 2011. Inter School Sit and Draw Competition and Slogan Writing Competition at Neev Public School, Chhota Govindpur, on 26 th Nov. 2010 . NEAC Activities Mrs. Jayanti Dutt, Head, Community Development Tata Motors Students of Group B participating in the Sit and Draw Competition Chief Guest Mr. Manish Jain of Tata Cummins Displays Award function
10. Rally on Creating Environment Awareness, 17 th Dec. 2010 Students of NEEV Public School displaying Placards with message to Save the Environment Awareness workshop with rural women Interactive session was held with about 35 SHG women of Hurlung village to create awareness about the use of locally growing herbs. The women shared their knowledge and experience about the local herbs which they have found useful. NEEV members encourage to revive the usage of these medicinal plants and also plant more herbal plants and trees in the vicinity of their houses. Saplings of aloevera, calendula, jaundice patta, asparagus, ashwagandha were planted by the village women in their houses and the students in the school garden.
11. Livelihood training SHG Leader’s Training Program Sponsored by NABARD 10 th September, 2010, 45 leaders of the 15 Self Help Groups of rural women promoted by NEEV undertook training in Effective Management of SHGs. The Chief Guest of the program was Mr. J. Jyoti Kishore, Accounts Officer of the District Rural Development Agency(DRDA). The other guests included Shikha Jain, Managing Trustee-NEEV; Sangita Sarkar , Projects Director – NEEV; Salil Roy, Systems Director – NEEV; Minu Rakshit, Sales and Purchase Head – Neev Soaps; Rita Lohar, SHG Coordinator – NEEV; Shankari Das, Health Coordinator of Slum Development Project-NEEV; Mamata and Ritu , Coordinators of Neev Public School, Manideepa – Mela Sales Incharge – Neev Soaps; 45 leaders from 15 SHGs and members of Neev Soaps Production Group. Skill Development Initiatives – Aloe Vera Soaps LDM –Mr. Anil Kumar, Director, Mr. Suman Sarkar, Project Director Mrs Sangita Sarkar, Guest – Ms. Elisa Straub and the rural women attend the meeting Date: 15 th March 2011 Venue : NEEV’s Soap unit Participants: 35 women SHG leaders. Support: LDM Mr. Anil Kumar Objective: Train women to make soaps using aloevera. SHG members spotted by NABARD offcials for SDI training program. Objective: Reinforce the understanding of SHG - “Effective Management OF SHG”, Training need identification thro’ SDI & REDP program, Economic activities of SHG’s, Interaction with DRDA officials.
12. Livelihood Initiative Opening Bank Accounts of 100 Rural Women As a part of the SDI program, NEEV with the help of Canara Bank, Telco branch, opened bank account for a 100 rural women. The illiterate women are otherwise not able to go and open their accounts in banks outside their village. Now they shall be able to save their earnings for their own and their children’s future. Since they are the single operators, they will also be able to have full control over their savings, which is otherwise likely to be misused by the drunkard husbands or spent on trivials. Canara Bank Manager, Shikha Jain, Sangita Sarkar and rural women lighting the inaugural lamp. More than 100 women came with their photographs and Voter Id cards to open their bank accounts
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14. Livelihood for Women and Women’s Health Care Livelihood & Welfare Projects Objective: Socio-economic development of women in slums by generating Livelihood and access to health care facilities. NEEV is committed towards amortizing to the society, year 2010 – 2011 witnessed successful completion of three years of “livelihood for women & women health care” project. Mrs. Sangita Sarkar took the lead role and Center For World Solidatiry remains the funding and support entity for the program. Regular meeting on behavioral/Attitudinal change Sensitization meeting to deal with alcoholism and domestic violence. Literacy classes for SHG member Training in livelihood course in food processing (e.g. nimki, papad, achar, and thekua, making) Child immunization, assistance in ensuring safe delivery in government hospitals. Proper pre and post natal care also ensured Accessibility and entitlement of govt. social security schemes Activities Health Initiatives : * Pre and post natal care through ICDS center* Facilitation of delivery in Government Hospitals* Holding general, TB and Leporasy Health Camps for awareness and treatment* Regular Treatment of TB Patients* Regular Treatment of Leporasy Patients* Frequent cleaning drives of drains ad surroundings Livelihood for women : * Certificate courses given to 60 women in beginner level and higher level tailoring training; jewellery making training; food processing training* Formation of 2 Self Help Groups and facilitaion of meetings, group discussions on community issues* Individual and group counselling for alcoholism, domestic violence, gambling* Facilitating Community events - Celebration of Independence day, Republic day, Teachers Day, Childrens Day, Women's Day, Environment Days, Sports Day, AIDS Day* Basic Literacy Classes for women* Small loans for setting up micro enterprises to 5 women Accomplishments
16. Awards NEEV Soaps was awarded as the best Khadi Unit in the Eastern Zone in a Presidential award function by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprsises, New Delhi
Editor's Notes
Please add more pictures of women doing work rather than sitting
Salil, we started with SRI with 25 farmers (5 acres) in 2009 and then did SRI Rabi with 50 farmers in 2010 (10 acres approx) and then did SRI Kharif in 2010-11 with 200 farmers in 30 acres