1) The DFMC (District Fluoride Monitoring Center) was established a year ago in Nalgonda district to monitor fluoride and fluorosis mitigation programs run by 17 line departments.
2) The DFMC collects monthly action taken reports from departments and presents them at review meetings chaired by the Collector. UNICEF provides technical and financial support to strengthen the DFMC.
3) Major programs aimed at mitigation include providing safe drinking water, nutrition support, awareness campaigns, and medical assistance like tricycles for disabled victims. However, accountability and awareness of schemes remains a challenge due to lack of resources and priority given to fluorosis work.
Development works on Major river basins of nepalAnilKoirala
The document provides an overview of development projects on major river basins in Nepal. It discusses the four major river basins: Mahakali, Karnali, Gandaki, and Koshi. For each basin, it describes the rivers and tributaries, catchment areas, hydropower potential, and some key development projects including dams, barrages, irrigation systems, and proposed multi-purpose projects. It notes that while Nepal has significant water resources and hydropower potential across these basins, most large-scale development projects rely on foreign investment and Nepal has not fully harnessed the potential or conducted its own detailed project reports.
This document defines several measures used to calculate fertility and mortality rates in public health. It outlines the crude birth rate, general fertility rate, age-specific fertility rate, total fertility rate, gross reproduction rate, net reproduction rate, crude death rate, cause-specific mortality rate, proportional mortality rate, case mortality rate, infant mortality rate, neonatal mortality rate, and early neonatal mortality rate. Each rate is calculated by taking the number of births or deaths within a population and dividing by the total or relevant sub-population. These rates are used to measure and compare fertility and mortality patterns.
Presentation delivered by Professor David Hulme at IUB University and ICCCAD in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Confronts Climate Change is avaiable here: www.anthempress.com/bangladesh-confronts-climate-change-pb
Agricultural Extension: Pathway to Empowerment and Food SecurityINGENAES
This document discusses integrating gender and nutrition within agricultural extension services. It outlines challenges such as biases towards staple crops, reaching women farmers, and integrating nutrition. The importance of addressing gender gaps is explained, as women farmers face disadvantages in access to resources and services. Gender-equitable extension is proposed to treat male and female farmers equally. Linking agriculture and nutrition is complex, as extension agents have limited nutrition knowledge and competing priorities, but entry points exist through promoting homestead food production and women's empowerment.
The document discusses different types of land surveys:
- Boundary surveys determine property boundaries for transactions like buying/selling property.
- Closing surveys are used to secure mortgage loans on residences or property.
- Topographic surveys map natural and artificial land features to prepare maps.
- Construction surveys provide layout and elevation controls for construction projects.
- Different types of specialized surveys include mining, hydrographic, geodetic, and easement surveys. Land surveys are important for defining legal property boundaries and supporting land development.
Lourdes Germán Director of International & Institute-Wide Initiatives at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, shares examples of land value capture, a policy approach by which communities recover and reinvest the land value generated by public investment and other government action.
Development works on Major river basins of nepalAnilKoirala
The document provides an overview of development projects on major river basins in Nepal. It discusses the four major river basins: Mahakali, Karnali, Gandaki, and Koshi. For each basin, it describes the rivers and tributaries, catchment areas, hydropower potential, and some key development projects including dams, barrages, irrigation systems, and proposed multi-purpose projects. It notes that while Nepal has significant water resources and hydropower potential across these basins, most large-scale development projects rely on foreign investment and Nepal has not fully harnessed the potential or conducted its own detailed project reports.
This document defines several measures used to calculate fertility and mortality rates in public health. It outlines the crude birth rate, general fertility rate, age-specific fertility rate, total fertility rate, gross reproduction rate, net reproduction rate, crude death rate, cause-specific mortality rate, proportional mortality rate, case mortality rate, infant mortality rate, neonatal mortality rate, and early neonatal mortality rate. Each rate is calculated by taking the number of births or deaths within a population and dividing by the total or relevant sub-population. These rates are used to measure and compare fertility and mortality patterns.
Presentation delivered by Professor David Hulme at IUB University and ICCCAD in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Confronts Climate Change is avaiable here: www.anthempress.com/bangladesh-confronts-climate-change-pb
Agricultural Extension: Pathway to Empowerment and Food SecurityINGENAES
This document discusses integrating gender and nutrition within agricultural extension services. It outlines challenges such as biases towards staple crops, reaching women farmers, and integrating nutrition. The importance of addressing gender gaps is explained, as women farmers face disadvantages in access to resources and services. Gender-equitable extension is proposed to treat male and female farmers equally. Linking agriculture and nutrition is complex, as extension agents have limited nutrition knowledge and competing priorities, but entry points exist through promoting homestead food production and women's empowerment.
The document discusses different types of land surveys:
- Boundary surveys determine property boundaries for transactions like buying/selling property.
- Closing surveys are used to secure mortgage loans on residences or property.
- Topographic surveys map natural and artificial land features to prepare maps.
- Construction surveys provide layout and elevation controls for construction projects.
- Different types of specialized surveys include mining, hydrographic, geodetic, and easement surveys. Land surveys are important for defining legal property boundaries and supporting land development.
Lourdes Germán Director of International & Institute-Wide Initiatives at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, shares examples of land value capture, a policy approach by which communities recover and reinvest the land value generated by public investment and other government action.
The document discusses climate change adaptation challenges and strategies in East Africa. It notes that agriculture is the main economic activity in the region but is heavily reliant on rain-fed smallholder farming, leaving it vulnerable to climate impacts. Poverty levels in East Africa range from 19.5% to 45.9%. The document outlines climate hazards like droughts and flooding that threaten food security and economies. It discusses Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda's policies and plans to implement climate adaptation strategies in agriculture, and priorities for research to build resilience through practices like agroforestry.
This document discusses the impacts of climate change in Nepal and potential mitigation initiatives. Some key points:
- Nepal is experiencing rising temperatures, with averages rising 0.6°C annually and higher in the Himalayas.
- This is causing glaciers and snow to melt more rapidly, reducing water availability and damaging agriculture and food security. Disease incidence is also rising.
- To mitigate these impacts, Nepal is promoting renewable energy, reducing emissions from deforestation, and mainstreaming climate change into policies. However, more efforts are needed to increase access to low-carbon energy and mobilize financing for climate actions.
Pengembangan Pariwisata Nasional oleh Mari E. PangestuHanas Yordi
"[Ringkasan] Konferensi Pariwisata Nasional 2011 membahas peluang dan tantangan industri pariwisata Indonesia di tingkat global dan lokal, serta kontribusi ekonomi sektor pariwisata terhadap perekonomian nasional."
Agriculture Water Productivity "A Tool for Modernizing Irrigation and Water Management", World Bank, Land and Water Days in Near East & North Africa, 15-18 December 2013, Amman, Jordan
Policy orientations for protection and development of mangroves in the 2021–2...CIFOR-ICRAF
Một số cơ chế, chính sách bảo vệ và phát triển rừng ven biển, rừng ngập mặn giai đoạn 2021-2030, tầm nhìn đến năm 2050
Presented by Nguyen Chien Cuong (MARD) at "Policy, Technical and Financial Solutions to Improve the Effectiveness of Mangrove Forest Protection and Development in Vietnam in 2021–2030, with a Vision to 2050" on 15 March 2022
NEPAD and CCAFS have joined forces, and with support from GIZ they held a training workshop on 10 –12 April 2018 in Nairobi for participants from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Ethiopia. The participants came from Ministries of agriculture, environment, finance, and planning. The overall aim of the training course was to enhance capacities amongst staff and personnel of the various ministries for successful implementation of the agricultural components of the NDCs.The focus of the training was to create a broader understanding of NDCs with the aim that participants have a better understanding of (a) What has to be done? (b) How it can be done? (c) Where can they find further support? and (d) What are existing tools that can be used?
The training consisted of eight modules delivered over three days. The modules included a presentation, question and answer session, and group activity/discussion. The modules delivered were:
Module 1: Intro to UNFCCC initiatives relevant to agriculture
Module 2: Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
Module 3: Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) for transformative change
Module 4: Analysis and tools for priority setting in agriculture
Module 5: Climate finance, parts 1 and 2
Module 6: Role of the private sector in NDC development and implementation
Module 7: Monitoring NDC implementation, parts 1 and 2
Module 8: Managing the complexities of multiple planning processes for inclusive national planning
The presentation presented the the Climate Change Conference in Korea, organized by Department of climate change, Kyungpook National University, Daegu. It describes the policy and practice of climate in Nepal in particular reference to the Agriculture.
Studi mengestimasi biomassa dan karbon di dua lokasi pengelolaan hutan oleh masyarakat. Pengukuran biomassa dilakukan dengan menggunakan persamaan Brown untuk hutan alami dan destruktif sampling untuk agroforestri. Hasilnya menunjukkan kandungan karbon tertinggi di hutan alam dan menurun untuk hutan rakyat, belukar hutan, belukar, dan agroforestri.
Presentation from Ravi Prabhu, Director of the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), outlining the role of Agroforestry in strengthening food security. The presentation was prepared and delivered in occasion of the International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition, held at FAO in Rome on 18-19 September 2014.
van Asten P. 2014. Implementing Climate-Smart Agriculture. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security.
Contents:
1. CCAFS – what we do
2. What is CSA in the African context
3. Best bet CSA technologies
4. CSA services and approaches
5. How can we identify the priorities?
6. Collaborative possibilities
Socio-ecological systems: Moving beyond the Human Exemptionalist ParadigmMadhusudan Katti
A talk given by Dr. Andrew Jones on Sep 24, 2010, in the Biology Colloquium at California State University, Fresno. He presents a historical overview of how Sociology came to discover its place within a broader ecological context and began addressing the metabolic rift resulting from human activities on this planet. He also presents the conecptual framework for analysis being developed under the new Urban Long-Term Research Area - Fresno And Clovis Ecosocial Study (ULTRA-FACES) project.
Dokumen tersebut membahas tentang geografi pembangunan di Indonesia. Secara ringkas, dokumen tersebut menjelaskan tentang konsep pembangunan dan sumber daya, teori pusat pertumbuhan dan tempat sentral, serta upaya-upaya pengembangan wilayah di Indonesia seperti melalui kawasan daerah aliran sungai dan wilayah pembangunan utama di berbagai pulau.
Climate Finance and Forest ConservationCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Bimo Dwisatrio (CIFOR-ICRAF), at "Advancing forestry research and education to address global challenges- Current status and Future Trends", Vietnam, 19 Dec 2022
The child sex ratio in India has declined dramatically from 962 females per 1000 males in 1981 to 914 in 2011 according to the most recent census. This decline is alarming and is due to factors like son preference, female feticide, and social attitudes that view daughters as a burden. Efforts are needed to change perceptions and prevent sex determination tests in order to save the girl child and achieve a balanced population. Legal initiatives have been implemented but more action is still required to properly address this issue.
2015. ICRISAT. GIS and SDI for sustainable developmentFOODCROPS
GIS and spatial data infrastructure (SDI) are being used extensively in international development to help monitor and evaluate projects, assess poverty, ensure food and water security, provide humanitarian assistance, conduct cadastral surveys and land registration, manage disasters, and aid demining efforts. Key applications include poverty mapping, project tracking, precision agriculture, groundwater analysis, refugee management, land titling, hazard assessment, and response coordination. Over 110 million landmines across 64 countries also pose an ongoing threat addressed using geospatial technologies.
The document summarizes the District Fluoride Monitoring Center (DFMC) in Nalgonda, Telangana. The DFMC coordinates efforts between 17 key line departments to monitor and address fluoride levels. It has a chairman, monitoring officer, and staff from member departments. Regular review meetings are held to evaluate progress against performance indicators. The DFMC also coordinates with an NGO network of over 50 organizations and other stakeholders like research institutions. The DFMC has established partnerships in other districts and provides technical support to address fluoride and water issues.
The document discusses climate change adaptation challenges and strategies in East Africa. It notes that agriculture is the main economic activity in the region but is heavily reliant on rain-fed smallholder farming, leaving it vulnerable to climate impacts. Poverty levels in East Africa range from 19.5% to 45.9%. The document outlines climate hazards like droughts and flooding that threaten food security and economies. It discusses Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda's policies and plans to implement climate adaptation strategies in agriculture, and priorities for research to build resilience through practices like agroforestry.
This document discusses the impacts of climate change in Nepal and potential mitigation initiatives. Some key points:
- Nepal is experiencing rising temperatures, with averages rising 0.6°C annually and higher in the Himalayas.
- This is causing glaciers and snow to melt more rapidly, reducing water availability and damaging agriculture and food security. Disease incidence is also rising.
- To mitigate these impacts, Nepal is promoting renewable energy, reducing emissions from deforestation, and mainstreaming climate change into policies. However, more efforts are needed to increase access to low-carbon energy and mobilize financing for climate actions.
Pengembangan Pariwisata Nasional oleh Mari E. PangestuHanas Yordi
"[Ringkasan] Konferensi Pariwisata Nasional 2011 membahas peluang dan tantangan industri pariwisata Indonesia di tingkat global dan lokal, serta kontribusi ekonomi sektor pariwisata terhadap perekonomian nasional."
Agriculture Water Productivity "A Tool for Modernizing Irrigation and Water Management", World Bank, Land and Water Days in Near East & North Africa, 15-18 December 2013, Amman, Jordan
Policy orientations for protection and development of mangroves in the 2021–2...CIFOR-ICRAF
Một số cơ chế, chính sách bảo vệ và phát triển rừng ven biển, rừng ngập mặn giai đoạn 2021-2030, tầm nhìn đến năm 2050
Presented by Nguyen Chien Cuong (MARD) at "Policy, Technical and Financial Solutions to Improve the Effectiveness of Mangrove Forest Protection and Development in Vietnam in 2021–2030, with a Vision to 2050" on 15 March 2022
NEPAD and CCAFS have joined forces, and with support from GIZ they held a training workshop on 10 –12 April 2018 in Nairobi for participants from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Ethiopia. The participants came from Ministries of agriculture, environment, finance, and planning. The overall aim of the training course was to enhance capacities amongst staff and personnel of the various ministries for successful implementation of the agricultural components of the NDCs.The focus of the training was to create a broader understanding of NDCs with the aim that participants have a better understanding of (a) What has to be done? (b) How it can be done? (c) Where can they find further support? and (d) What are existing tools that can be used?
The training consisted of eight modules delivered over three days. The modules included a presentation, question and answer session, and group activity/discussion. The modules delivered were:
Module 1: Intro to UNFCCC initiatives relevant to agriculture
Module 2: Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
Module 3: Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) for transformative change
Module 4: Analysis and tools for priority setting in agriculture
Module 5: Climate finance, parts 1 and 2
Module 6: Role of the private sector in NDC development and implementation
Module 7: Monitoring NDC implementation, parts 1 and 2
Module 8: Managing the complexities of multiple planning processes for inclusive national planning
The presentation presented the the Climate Change Conference in Korea, organized by Department of climate change, Kyungpook National University, Daegu. It describes the policy and practice of climate in Nepal in particular reference to the Agriculture.
Studi mengestimasi biomassa dan karbon di dua lokasi pengelolaan hutan oleh masyarakat. Pengukuran biomassa dilakukan dengan menggunakan persamaan Brown untuk hutan alami dan destruktif sampling untuk agroforestri. Hasilnya menunjukkan kandungan karbon tertinggi di hutan alam dan menurun untuk hutan rakyat, belukar hutan, belukar, dan agroforestri.
Presentation from Ravi Prabhu, Director of the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), outlining the role of Agroforestry in strengthening food security. The presentation was prepared and delivered in occasion of the International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition, held at FAO in Rome on 18-19 September 2014.
van Asten P. 2014. Implementing Climate-Smart Agriculture. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security.
Contents:
1. CCAFS – what we do
2. What is CSA in the African context
3. Best bet CSA technologies
4. CSA services and approaches
5. How can we identify the priorities?
6. Collaborative possibilities
Socio-ecological systems: Moving beyond the Human Exemptionalist ParadigmMadhusudan Katti
A talk given by Dr. Andrew Jones on Sep 24, 2010, in the Biology Colloquium at California State University, Fresno. He presents a historical overview of how Sociology came to discover its place within a broader ecological context and began addressing the metabolic rift resulting from human activities on this planet. He also presents the conecptual framework for analysis being developed under the new Urban Long-Term Research Area - Fresno And Clovis Ecosocial Study (ULTRA-FACES) project.
Dokumen tersebut membahas tentang geografi pembangunan di Indonesia. Secara ringkas, dokumen tersebut menjelaskan tentang konsep pembangunan dan sumber daya, teori pusat pertumbuhan dan tempat sentral, serta upaya-upaya pengembangan wilayah di Indonesia seperti melalui kawasan daerah aliran sungai dan wilayah pembangunan utama di berbagai pulau.
Climate Finance and Forest ConservationCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Bimo Dwisatrio (CIFOR-ICRAF), at "Advancing forestry research and education to address global challenges- Current status and Future Trends", Vietnam, 19 Dec 2022
The child sex ratio in India has declined dramatically from 962 females per 1000 males in 1981 to 914 in 2011 according to the most recent census. This decline is alarming and is due to factors like son preference, female feticide, and social attitudes that view daughters as a burden. Efforts are needed to change perceptions and prevent sex determination tests in order to save the girl child and achieve a balanced population. Legal initiatives have been implemented but more action is still required to properly address this issue.
2015. ICRISAT. GIS and SDI for sustainable developmentFOODCROPS
GIS and spatial data infrastructure (SDI) are being used extensively in international development to help monitor and evaluate projects, assess poverty, ensure food and water security, provide humanitarian assistance, conduct cadastral surveys and land registration, manage disasters, and aid demining efforts. Key applications include poverty mapping, project tracking, precision agriculture, groundwater analysis, refugee management, land titling, hazard assessment, and response coordination. Over 110 million landmines across 64 countries also pose an ongoing threat addressed using geospatial technologies.
The document summarizes the District Fluoride Monitoring Center (DFMC) in Nalgonda, Telangana. The DFMC coordinates efforts between 17 key line departments to monitor and address fluoride levels. It has a chairman, monitoring officer, and staff from member departments. Regular review meetings are held to evaluate progress against performance indicators. The DFMC also coordinates with an NGO network of over 50 organizations and other stakeholders like research institutions. The DFMC has established partnerships in other districts and provides technical support to address fluoride and water issues.
This document summarizes information about fluorosis, a disease caused by excess fluoride deposition in tissues. It is most prevalent in India, China, and other parts of Asia and Africa. The document covers the magnitude of fluorosis globally and in India, the epidemiological triad of agent-host-environment factors, clinical signs including dental and skeletal fluorosis, and prevention through defluoridation methods like the Nalgonda technique.
1. The document summarizes fluoride mitigation efforts in Nagaon District, Assam, India between 2012-2015. Surveys found 458 villages affected by fluoride levels between 1-15 mg/L.
2. Initiatives included providing safe drinking water through new water schemes, free medical treatment, livelihood training, and forming Fluoride Mitigation Steering Committees.
3. Surveys showed decreases in fluoride levels in urine samples between 2012-2015, indicating treatment was effective. The efforts aimed to improve health and access to safe water for thousands of affected people in the region.
This is a presentation made by Srinivas Chekuri, Regional Coordinator of the "Nalgonda Collaborative" - an initiative of the Fluoride Knowledge and Action Network www.fluorideindia.org
This document provides a summary of a case study on water and fluoride levels in Nalgonda District, India. It finds that over 30% of water sources in the district have fluoride levels exceeding 1.5 mg/L, potentially impacting 10 lakh people. An estimated 3 lakh people show dental or skeletal fluorosis symptoms. The district administration has formed a District Fluoride Monitoring Centre to coordinate mitigation efforts across departments. A key focus is providing safe drinking water to the over 1,100 habitations affected by high fluoride levels in groundwater.
1) The document discusses a study measuring the effects of agricultural runoff on water quality in the Chao Phraya River in Thailand. Water samples were taken from upstream, at an agricultural runoff site, and downstream to test pH, turbidity, phosphates, and nitrates.
2) The results showed little difference in levels across the three sites, contradicting the hypothesis that agricultural runoff would increase levels. Phosphate levels were unexpectedly zero at all sites.
3) Possible sources of error included rushed testing, lack of equipment cleaning between samples, and an upstream factory that may have affected baseline levels before agricultural runoff. The water quality overall was considered normal.
This document summarizes the results of a survey conducted in Istanbul, Turkey to understand residents' perceptions of earthquake risk and mitigation efforts. 1316 face-to-face interviews were conducted at exhibition stands in major areas of Istanbul. The results showed that while most residents expect a major earthquake in the next 10 years, many have taken few steps to mitigate risk and some believe key information is being hidden. Respondents were most interested in first aid, rescue, and survival training but had lower interest in mitigation training. The conclusions indicate that authorities still struggle with effectively communicating efforts to the public and that gender, age and education impact risk perceptions.
The document summarizes a project to establish a resource center in Assam, India to address health issues from long-term exposure to fluoride and arsenic in drinking water. It discusses the project background, objectives to develop a three-year strategy, methodology used, findings from stakeholder interviews, and recommendations. Key stakeholders include government water and health departments, medical practitioners, NGOs, community workers, and academic institutions. Interventions proposed include providing safe drinking water, improving nutrition and food quality, and raising awareness in the community.
This document provides an overview of environmental protection laws and legislation in India. It discusses how the Indian constitution makes provisions for environmental protection and how the parliament has passed several acts and laws to protect the environment, such as the Environment (Protection) Act of 1986. The act established the central government as the repository of wide powers to take measures for preventing, controlling, and abating environmental pollution across the country. It also discusses the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act of 1974, which aims to ensure that domestic and industrial effluents are not discharged into water sources without adequate treatment.
This is a PowerPoint presentation structured for Junior High students between the ages of 12-14 years old. This presentation entails; what is water pollution, causes, effects and methods that can help alleviate the problem.
This document discusses techniques for defluoridation or removing excess fluoride from drinking water. It begins by explaining the health risks of both inadequate and excessive fluoride intake. The main techniques discussed are adsorption using materials like activated alumina or bone char, ion exchange using resins, precipitation using chemicals like those in the Nalgonda technique, and other methods like reverse osmosis or electrolysis. The Nalgonda technique, which involves adding alum, lime and bleach to precipitate fluoride, is highlighted as being effective, simple and economical for community water supplies in India. Maintenance and modifications to the techniques are also reviewed.
This document describes the effluent treatment plant (ETP) of Delta Knit Composite Ltd. The ETP uses a biological treatment process to treat 120 m3/hr of industrial wastewater. The treatment process includes screening, equalization, pH correction, aeration, sedimentation, sludge thickening, and recycling of sludge. The ETP is able to reduce pollutants in the wastewater and produce treated effluent that can be safely discharged and dried sludge.
Effluent treatment Plant covers the mechanisms and processes used to treat such waters that have been contaminated in some way by anthropogenic industrial or commercial activities prior to its release into the environment or its re-use.
The document describes the effluent treatment plant (ETP) at Rourkela Steel Plant. The ETP treats wastewater from the Gas Cleaning Plant and recycles it for further use. The wastewater contains high levels of suspended solids that are removed through a multi-step process involving flash mixing with coagulants, settling in clarifiers, dewatering using a filter press, and recycling of treated water. The ETP is designed to treat 1140 cubic meters of wastewater per hour to reduce costs and conserve water resources.
Training Program for NGC Teacher CoordinatorsSheik Dawood
This document provides information about a training workshop for teacher coordinators of the National Green Corps (NGC) program in Dindigul Educational District. The workshop was organized by the NIRDA organization on behalf of the Department of Environment in Chennai. The NGC program aims to educate school children about environmental issues and involve them in environmental protection activities. Key points covered in the document include objectives of the NGC program, suggested activities for NGC clubs in schools, implementation methodology, and an annual activities calendar for NGC clubs.
This document summarizes a project supported by SDTT, Mumbai that aims to capitalize on opportunities through NREGS to impact livelihoods of the poor and network partners. It discusses activities around survival, social, financial and environmental security. It outlines 21 partner organizations working across 12 blocks in 6 districts of Odisha. The project targets leveraging 5 times the project funds, generating employment to reduce migration, developing green spaces and water bodies. As of August 2010, the project had leveraged over Rs. 144 crores, generated jobs for over 2500 people, and trained over 1500 in areas like planning, social auditing and NREGS. Challenges faced and future plans are also summarized.
This document provides details about an educational project in India aimed at improving access to education for tribal children. The project was implemented from 2010-2012 in 12 villages in Odisha by Sikshasandhan, an NGO, with funding from Welthungerhilfe. Key aspects of the project include mobilizing communities and building capacity of School Management Committees. Sikshasandhan also worked to create more inclusive school environments and bring stakeholders together. The evaluation assessed these efforts and their impact on educational outcomes for tribal children in the region.
Parimal Kumar Ray has over 25 years of experience working in development projects related to livelihoods, poverty alleviation, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and land and natural resource management. He has worked with several organizations, including HYSAWA Fund, ALRD, SHAPLA NEER, and ADAB. Currently, he is a consultant for HYSAWA Fund working on their climate change adaptation project. Previously, he was a project coordinator for ALRD where he conducted monitoring and evaluation of land rights projects. He has a Masters in Development Studies from BRAC University and a B.Sc. in Agriculture.
This study examined the social relationships and health habits of children attending anganwadi centers in Kolar District, Karnataka, India. 224 parents of anganwadi children were interviewed. The results showed that parents had high expectations of anganwadi centers but were only partially satisfied with the services. Most parents noticed improved health habits in their children, but some cited issues like anganwadi workers not attending regularly or irregular food distribution. The study also found that while children were learning skills like alphabets and colors, anganwadi workers spent most of their time on nutrition and record keeping, leaving little time for educational activities. In conclusion, parents wanted more from anganwadi centers but were somewhat satisfied, while
SIIRD is an attempt to evolve a “Sustainable Development Model” in an identified village named CHHARBA. This model of rural development is one of its kinds. It uniqueness lies in the voluntary use of student force for larger good of the society by synergising the efforts of industry, academia, government and society. Progress of work under this project has made significant impact on the society as is evident from the information in the later parts of this document.
The document provides details of the monitoring committees set up in Andhra Pradesh for the preparation of quality village development plans under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. It includes the composition of state, district and block level committees for each of the nine themes. Timelines for saturation of the nine themes in villages by 2030 are also provided, along with issues regarding the revamped portals for uploading development plans. The key aspects covered are monitoring mechanism, capacity building, and data management for plan preparation.
This document provides an overview of participatory rural appraisal (PRA) tools and techniques for assessing village capital assets and priorities. It discusses appropriate behaviors for community engagement. Some key PRA tools covered include transect walks, resource mapping, timelines, Venn diagrams, and matrix scoring. Government schemes, departments, and potential delivery systems for natural resource management and social services are also listed.
Kulbhusan Febion Bara has over 16 years of experience in the social sector in Jharkhand and neighboring states. He is currently the Senior Programme Manager at Naya Sawera Vikas Kendra in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, overseeing multiple projects focused on livelihoods, food security, and land rights. Previously, he held positions at organizations such as Care India, Caritas India, and NGOs focused on disaster relief and anti-trafficking work. He has a post-graduate diploma in personnel development and an undergraduate degree in history.
1. The annual report summarizes the achievements of Association for Social and Humanize Action (Asha) in 2014-15, including providing awareness and training to farmers and youth on sustainable bamboo harvesting and management, minor forest produce value addition, and agricultural techniques.
2. Key activities included training 366 farmers on bamboo clump management, supplying tools to 75 bamboo fellers, publishing a manual on sustainable bamboo harvesting, and claiming community forest rights for 5 villages.
3. The report also outlines training local youth in bamboo handicrafts and minor forest produce processing, including 120 people in mahua seed processing and 32 in mahua-based snacks.
4. Other achievements involved organizing biodiversity awareness events
This document provides information about a Rural Horticulture Work Experience Programme (RHWEP) conducted from 2016-2017. It includes:
1. An introduction to the RHWEP program and its objectives to give students practical experience in rural communities.
2. Details about the village of Nathunawagaon that was allotted to the students for the program, including its location and focus on horticultural farming.
3. An overview of activities conducted by the students in the village as part of the RHWEP, such as a participatory rural appraisal, survey of village institutions, and establishing an information center.
As a part of internship at MGNCRE, I have prepared this report on a village in Andhra Pradesh. This report typically includes PRA tools to document the problems of the village. I am currently pursuing MBA in Rural Management at KIIT School of Rural Management.
The document summarizes a pilot project assessing the management of common pool resources by a community interest group in Gokafaslabad village, India. A 42-acre hill area was leased to the group for 2 years. Activities to develop the area included planting trees, building stone structures, and establishing rules to prevent overuse. While some progress was made, challenges included low wages for group members' work, damage from wild animals, and some villagers ignoring rules. The group requested a borewell and links to more programs to help sustain their management of the area long-term.
Convergence for livelihood creation of rural poorPRADAN
Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN) works to reduce poverty, changing lives and choices for the poorest communities in rural India.
PRADAN works to a change that is sustainable, self-perpetuating; in partnership with communities, enabling them to envision a different future; igniting confidence that they can do it, they can take charge, they can make change; stimulating skills and systems so people realize their vision; instead of merely delivering services or solutions.
PRADAN was formed in 1983 by young professionals who were inspired by the belief that well-educated people, with empathy towards the poor, must work directly with them at the grassroots to alleviate mass poverty in rural India. They realised that the critical gap in creating change was the absence of capable people, not material resources.
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Understanding fluorosis in nalgonda and DFMC in Nalgonda
1. Understanding DFMC and status of present
work on Fluorosis in Nalgonda
By Rahul Rathod MSW 4th Semester student,
Department of Social Work
S.P University V.V Nagar
Internship with INREM Foundation, Anand
2. INREM all about
• India Natural Resource Economics and Management
• National NGO
• Head office :- Anand, Gujarat
• Major focuses area is Fluoride and Fluorosis
• Working area Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh)
3. Nalgonda Mandal/Tahsil Map
• The Nalgonda district
• Geographical Area:- 14,322 Sq.K.m
• Population:- 38.88 lakhs
• Scheduled Castes (SC):- 17.73%
• Scheduled Tribe(ST):- 10.55%
• Agriculture:- 81% population depends
• Population density:- 245 Sq. Km
• Total Area:- 14,22,000 ha
• Forest Area:- 5.88%
• Non Agriculture :- 4.3%
4. Cont.…
• Per Capital income Rs. 16526 during 2003/04.
• Annual growth rate of agriculture leading was 30%.
• The annual normal rain fall is 752.60 mm with a very high
frequency of droughts during the past 15 years.
• Ground water is the main source for drinking and irrigation in
the district.
• 5 lakhs plus bore wells.
• The Fluoride in ground water is high as 14.75mg/Lit & WHO
permitted level of 0.5mg/Lit.
6. List of the Highly Affected Mandals:
S. NO Name of the Mandal S. No. Name of the Mandal
1 Nalgonda 10 Chitapally
2 Munugonde 11 Choutuppal
3 Gurrampode 12 Narayanpur
4 Thipparthy 13 Aleir
5 Narkatpally 14 Yadagirigutta
6 Marriguda 15 Bibinagar
7 Nampally 16 Thurkapally
8 Chandur 17 Veligonda
9 Deverakonda
7. What are Fluorides ?
• Fluorine as an element was first detected by Scheele in 1771
• First isolated by Moissan in 1886.
• He got Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1906 AD
• Highly reactive element, forms compounds with other elements.
• 13th commonest element in the earth’s crust
• Present in everything we eat, drink & breath.
Fluorosis
Fluorosis is a disease caused by excessive ingestion of fluoride through water
and or food which affects the teeth and bones. The upper limit of optimum
fluoride level in drinking water for India is 0.5 PPM or 0.5Mg/Lit.
Moderate amounts lead to dental effects, and long term lead to potentially
severe skeletal problems.
9. Cont.…
• Nalgonda is a land where excess fluoride has turned the ground water
into slow poison.
• Crippling people and leaving others in a constant misery.
• People are suffering from dental and skeletal fluorosis.
• Last 80 to 100 years problem is still there.
• Lacks of people are suffering from Fluorosis.
• 17 mandals are severally affected from fluoride.
10. Background
• Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly visits in 2012.
• Safe water supply, awareness building campaign, nutritional
interventions, rehabilitation packages etc.
• Observations and Recommendations
• The Nalgonda District
• Fluoride and Fluorosis
• Highly affected mandals in Nalgonda.
• The initiatives.
11. Objective of the Study
• Status of Fluoride Programs in Nalgonda
• 1) DFMC as an institution
• 2)To get an overview of all Fluorosis related programs
• 3)The role of different Departments and programs
• 4)How the fluoride programs get implemented in the villages.
12. SlNo Date Name of the Department Objetives Point Person
1 28.02.2015 Reached Nalgonda and visited DFMC DFMC, Nalgonda
2 01.03.2015 Sunday Holiday
3 02.03.2015 DFMC To understand the staff, Structure, composition, Hierarchy of DFMC, DFMC, Nalgonda
4 03.03.2015 DFMC Roles and responcibilities of the persons at different levels. DFMC, Nalgonda
5
04.03.2015 DFMC
To get the listing of the activities monitoried by DFMC,
to know the role and responcibilities associate organizations with regards
to DFMC
RWS&S, IEC, Veera Reddy
6 05.03.2015
Health, ICDS, Water testing
lab, DWMA
To get the listing of the activities monitored by DFMC, to know the role
and responsibilities associate organizations with regards to DFMC
To get familiar with the Departments. To know the activities of the
departments. Their roles and responsibilities, to get familiar with the on
going programs, to obtain the documents of the programs, to learn about
the association of other departments for implementing the Program.
G.Shankar Babu / DFMC
7 06.03.2015 Holiday Holi
8
07.03.2015 Field Visits
To observe how the programs are implemented at grass root level. What
are the interactions, ( M.Yadavalli Village)
if any between field workers for the execution at field level.
G.Shankar Babu/ DFMC
9 08.03.2015 Field Visit To observe the role played by Stake holders.( Yellareddy Gudem Village) G.Shankar Babu / DFMC
10
09.03.2015 Training Program
To understand Acquire Management and Fluoride Mitigation through
Participatory Approach
DFMC / UNICEF, CGWB
11
10.03.2015 Training Program
To understand Acquire Management and Fluoride Mitigation through
Participatory Approach
DFMC / UNICEF, CGWB
12 11.03.2015 Interaction with DFMO DFMC /Nalgonda
13
12.03.2015 NIN, HYD
NIN, HYD Dr.Arjun
Khandare
14
13.03.2015 NIN, HYD
NIN, HYD Dr. Arjun
Khandare
14 14.03.2015 Traveling to Anand Traveling Back
13. DFMC (District Fluoride Monitoring Center)
• DFMC’s role is to monitoring and evaluation of the Fluoride and Fluorosis related
programs, activities initiated by the 17 line departments.
• To prepare ATR( Action taken report) and present that report in the every months
review meeting. The meeting was held in the supervision of Collector where all
departments point persons( specific responsibilities for fluoride & fluorosis) were
attended.
District
Administration
Establishment
of DFMC
Functioning &
Monitoring the
programs
14. DFMC
• District Fluoride Monitoring Center.
• DFMC center has established before one year.
• Current DFMO is working as head engineer in RWS&S (Rural Water Supply and
Sanitation).
• ATR Report (Action Taken Report)
• UNICEF Consultant, Project Coordinator and Assistant Project Coordinator is
working as full time in DFMC.
15. Hierarchy of DFMC, Roles & Responsibilities at different levels
Collector Chairman
Satyanarayan Reddy
(IAS)
Attend the monthly
meetings, guidelines
&orders
DFMO Head of DFMC
N.V.V Satyanarayan
Guidelines and
Support
Unicef consultant Shrinivas Chikuri Technical &
Financial support
Project Coordinator G.Sankar Babu Bridge between DFMC
and Line Department,
coordination and
monitoring.
Assistant project
coordinator cum
Computer operator
Prasad sir - maintain the data, store
the data in computer on
the regular basis.
16. List of Line Department
• 1) District Administration
• 2) Civil Supplies
• 3) Rajiv Vidya Mission
• 4) DRDA
• 5) Health
• 6) RWS&S (Rural water Supply and Sanitation)
• 7) Arogya Sri
• 8) DWMA
• 9) Social welfare
• 10) Tribal welfare
• 12) Women & Child welfare
• 13) Education
• 14) Horticulture
• 15) Animal husbandry
• 16) Forest
• 17) Minor Irrigation
• 18) District fluoride Monitoring Center (DFMC)
17. Departments Specific work on Fluorosis & Fluoride
• Rajiv Vidya Mission :- Supply tricycles to the Fluorosis Victims (250
tricycles already allotted)
• Health:- Special Fluorosis ward at district Head Quarters Hospital
Nalgonda.
• National Program for Prevention and control of Fluorosis
(NPPCF) Implementation.
• School children urine and blood sample survey is going on.
• Social Welfare
• Tribal Welfare Replacement of Aluminum utensils and
• BC Welfare Provision of supplementary nutrition food
18. Cont..
• RWS&S (Rural Water Supply and Sanitation):-
• Supply of safe drinking water to Schools
• Providing Krishna Water to leftover Habitations.
• Design and Distributing Of IEC (Information Education Communication)
material.
Civil Supplies
• Conversion of ration cards as AAY(Antyodaya Anna Yojana)to the victims
of Fluorosis.
• 852 AAY cards sanctioned by the commissioner civil supplies.
• Rice 35 Kgs per card allotted to the card holder.
19. Hierarchy of the ICDS department
• Project Director
•
• Assistant Project Director
•
• CDPO(Child dev. Project Officer) 4/5 Mandals
•
• 1 Supervisors (25-30 centers)
•
•
• Aaganwadi Workers/Helpers (4,202 Centers)
•
20. Interaction with director of ICDS department
• N.Mophi mam
• Arogya laxmi program 1st Jan 2015 – Eggs, daily milk, food mile will be supply to
the 59 mandals.
• Rice civil supply, Red gram dal, Milk A.P Dairy and Eggs NEK farmers
• Bal Amrutha – Provide Nutrition food, snacks (kurkure). The anganwadi worker
should went to the every household and gave that to the mothers.
• Awareness program on Health education, nutrition education with the help of
other departments.
22. Cont..
• Mr. Manmohan is a newly appointed point person.
• Awareness camps at field level.( vegetables and food)
• Primary school’s Students urine Samples were collected.
• 90% samples results were positive.
• Department major focus on the awareness campaigning at 17
affected mandals.
• Fluorosis ward is situated at area hospital.
• Urine and Blood Testing.
• PHCs staff is not aware about Fluorosis ward.
23. District water testing lab.
• Vira Reddy is the head of the department.
• 9 testing lab. District lab is situated in Nalgonda only.
• Field assistant went to the different villages. then he/she asked the
permission for collect the water sample. Then they sent the water
samples to the nearer lab. where chemist and micro biologist did the
tests.
• one water person appointed who marked the water source green and
red. Green indicates water is safe and fluoride free while red mark
suggestes that fluoride content in the water.
• . The role of district level laboratory staff is to maintain the data. state
level lab situated in Hyderabad. The divisional labs were sent their
data to the district level and district level lab sent available data to the
state level then to the national level. Then they posted the data on
government website.
25. Other partners (back End Support to Mitigation Agenda)
DFMC
(District fluoride
Monitoring
Center)
26. Role of the partner Organization
• UNICEF :-
• Strengthening of DFMC.
• Developing communication Material
• Developing partnerships
• Developing District fluoride mitigation Plan
National institute of nutrition(NIN):-
• Conducting impact assessment study
• Capacity building of lab technicians on water quality testing
• Development of training manual for Frontline workers and
• Capacity Building
MG university:-
• Conducting of action research on the performance of line departments.
28. Attended the lecture of Dr. Arjun Khandare sir Scientist of NIN.
Topic: Fluorosis Nutrition Management
29. Visit at Mahatma Gandhi University &
National Institute of Nutrition(NIN)
30. What needs to be for DFMC…
• DFMC did not utilize the fund provided by UNICEF.DFMC should utilize the
available funds in proper manner.
• Government should work properly so dedicated people who joined DFMC who
wants to prevent the disease, wants to bring change in the life of fluorosis Victims
they should be encouraged.
• Next month meeting will be held with Head of the 17 line department.
• Plan to organize meeting with NGO/CSO.
• As a supportive organization M.G University students already got training for
monitoring.
• Students will going to conducting action research on the performance of line
departments.
• They organized a seminar on “ The Role of Higher Education Institutions in
Fluorosis Mitigation” and involved students from Dept. of Social Work and Dept.
of Geology in the survey for NIN.
31. Cont..
• Staff who appointed at DFMC and the point persons at different departments feel
Fluorosis and Fluoride as “ Extra Work”.
• Continues and proper monitoring helps to improve the condition.
• The regular payments, salary should paid to the people(staff) so they can work
more effectively.
• DFMC has changed all the point persons from last month because DFMC was not
satisfied with their work.
• Accountability of each point person should be specifically told.
• Meeting with new point persons will arrange shortly.
32. Suggestions
• Role and specific responsibilities
• Accountability
• Fund
• Training and workshops
• Regular monitoring and Evaluations
• Support from other organization
• Awareness campaigning about government scheme for Fluoride
Victims.
33. Monitoring, Evaluation & follow up
strategies
• Surprise inspection
• Regular monthly meetings
• Regular supervisions
• Training for point person, ANM, Etc.
34. Challenges
• working with Government
• Broad Area
• Ensuring accountability of key persons
• Lack of Awareness about Schemes
• Low Nutrition Level