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PROFILE
Details of Organization
Barmer - 344001
DISTRICT : Barmer
STATE : RAJASTHAN
NATION : INDIA
TELEPHONE : 02982-221556
E-mail address :
dharasansthan1@rediffmail.com
dharasansthan
@gmail.com
Vision: - To create exploitation free society on the principle of social justice and
gender equality.
Mission: - To improve the living condition of women by strengthening their
livelihood, health and education; enabling them to build accessibility and control
over issues affecting their lives.
Objective:
• Creating awareness of various health issues (including reproductive
health, female infanticide, gender discrimination, service delivery points
etc.) in the community (especially women and adolescent girls)
• Capacity building and sensitizing women (including Panchayat raj
institute members and traditional birth attendants) for local leadership
• To organize rural women (Mahila Mandals) and involve them in the
process of development
• To increase accessibility of schools especially for deprived girls
• To bring the change in health seeking beahviour of the community and
utilization of health centers by the community
• To disseminate information and experience of different projects and
activities
Program Information:
A. Year 2003-2004
Name Of the Project Donor Agencies
New Delhi
New Delhi
Special Education Camp for Dumb & Deaf Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan,
Children’s Barmer
D. Year 2006-07
Flood Relief Services TDH, UNICEF and Indigenous Trusts Barmer and Sheo
E. Year 2007-08
Project Name Donor Agencies Area
Women Health and Safe Sir Dorab ji TATA Trust(SDTT) Barmer block
motherhood Improvement
Programme ( TBA & SHG)
Women Health & Safe Indo Global Social Service Barmer block
Motherhood Society (IGSSS)
Women Health and Safe Sir Dorab ji TATA Trust(SDTT) Barmer block
motherhood Improvement
Programme ( TBA & SHG)
Women Health & Safe Indo Global Social Service Barmer block
Motherhood Society (IGSSS)
Major Achievements:
It was in the year 2000 when district hospital and DHARA sansthan started a
counseling center on HIV/AIDS at Barmer hospital. The center gets support from
Rajasthan State AIDS Control Society (RSACS) Jaipur, through District AIDS
Committee (DAC) Barmer. These years there were 233 clients (Male 183 and 50
female) were provided pretest and posttest counseling through the counseling
center. From which 128 (Male 83 female 45) patients were found HIV positive to
whom medical support provided from the government. It is regular counseling
and operational style of center staff, which has gained the confidence of
community members, and now more members are coming forward with
hesitation some of patients also referred for the clinical treatment. This year 8
out of 233 visitors were found HIV+; the increase in HIV positive patients among
counseled members is as given below.
In desert regions during flood situation one of the major issues that works at fore
front is availability of safe drinking water. Therefore volunteers were identified
and trained for testing water quality monitoring with parameters such as testing
pH values in water; how to convert brackish water into potable water;
purification of available water
Barmer district is known for low sex ratio and situation of other Human
Development Indices (HDI) is also not very good. All these symptoms putting
together are indicative of gender
bias existing in the society. DHARA Activities included
Sansthan is specifically focuses its
activity to reduce this bias existing in 1. Organising women Groups
the society and trying to bring 2. Capacity building
women in mainstream development 3. Training of TBA (Traditional Birth
of the nation. The specific Attainders )
intervention can be classified as one 4. Linkage and strengthening of
of the common characteristics of ANM based grassroots level
Barmer is that of poor health status health system
of women, High MMR, IMR and 5. Flood Relief and rehabilitation
anemic women and children. support
Considering these facts DHARA 6. Organising village health
Sansthan started working on the committee
issue of “Women health and safe 7. Networking with government
system
8. Immunization drive for pregnant
women and children
9. Promoting Family planning
10. Registration of pregnancy,
motherhood” programme. This programme is presently attended through two
projects supported by Sir Dorabji Tata Trust-SDTT, Mumbai and Indo-
Global Social Service Society- IGSSS, New Delhi. The project is
implemented with the specific objectives of problem faced by women in
Barmer.
1 Number of Villages 10 22 5 37
3 Families in villages
4 Total SHGs 8 18 18 44
Desert area offers conditions, which hampers natural growth of child mainly due
inability of their parents on account of proper food, shelter, cloths and education.
The capacity of parents to provide proper growth environment to their children is
dependant on resource ownership and annual weather condition to support. This
year was again a year of difficulty for community in these region livelihood
resources have faced problem due to flood situation affecting.
In desert region water is one of the most important resource but highly scarce
commodity. A good amount of household labour, time and money is spent on
arrangement of water. Lack of proper storage is one of the contributing factors to
this long lasting problem in the area. DHARA has been active in the field of water
harvesting and water storage support and guidance to community in remote and
difficult areas. Till 2008 March DHARA could help poor families in remote
Dhanis of villages through support of construction of Tanka and Tankali. Further
to reduce drudgery of women this year DHARA brought out new concept of fitting
handpump on Tanka and Tankali reducing efforts and also protecting the source
from contamination in all hand pumps are installed
Solar Lights
It was a long awaited dream come true for DHARA, as it had been trying to
convince various stakeholder for bringing light to the huts in remote desert
region, but it was only this year we could convince a well meaning organization
BASIX who in their – livelihood Triad Fund under SDC support included the
promotion of solar light for remote Dhanis. This is innovative project in it self also
as it is the first project DHARA has been doing as the component of community
buying the light. In this project there are three parties involved BASIX-DHARA
and Grameen Surya Bijali Foundation (GSBF). Till now 52 families have already
opted and installed. Later it was recognize that there are some families who can
not pay the cost at a time thus a component of loan is also incorporated in it and
10 people have also bought it for loan.
2. Education
The girl child education status in the region is very low. Most of families engage
their girls in the domestic works and the families are not allowed their girls for
getting schooling. The main objective of the programme is to enhance to health
& education status of women and girl child. For the last 4 years DHARA has
been running five non-formal education centers for the girls. Presently there are
5 Balika Vikash Vidyalayas
are running in 5 different Sl. Name of the Girl Boy Tota
No. NFE Center s s l
villages of the Barmer block in
1. Namanio Ki Dhani 23 28 51
which male siblings are also 2. Sonanio Ki Dhani 20 23 43
getting education. The 3. Patanio Ki Dhani 21 35 56
organization is providing all the 4. Tikmanio Ki Dhani 17 11 28
study materials and necessary 5. Ranjitani Bhilo Ki 20 22 42
equipments for the students Dhani
and centers.
140
120
100
80 Boy
60 Girls
40
20
0
2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
Year
For the encouragement of students of the Balika Vikash Vidyalaya a Bal Mela was
organized. The Bal Mela, which was organized in the last week of the project
period in Setraw village. During the mela various competitions were conducted
between the children’s like Debate (in the issues of Child rights, My Village,),
essay writing, athletic (Running, long jump, high jump etc.), drawing (issues My
Panchayat,), quiz etc.
The winners of the competitions were distributed prizes by the various resource
persons invited in the Mela. The details of the no of winners of the each
competition are as follows.
Shivamba Shivir (Girl’s Education Camp)
A project Balika Shikshan Shivir was launched by DHARA in Ramsar to pass out
6th to 8th class to the drop out girls of
the age group 8 to 14 years in 9 month
of duration. In the Shivir total 101 girls
were enrolled. The enrolled students are
provided residential education. From
DHARA NFE center 30 girls were linkage
in the Shivir. Rajasthan Shikshakarmi
Board, Jaipur, is supporting this project.
Early Child Development Centers and Mid Day Mill to School Children
When flood came at barmer district in 2006 Dhara sansthan gave its complete
efforts continuously for six months to rehabilitate the victims and to provide
services. The efforts made by organization were as following-
Barmer Magra 2 2
(Hamirsingh ki
1 magar) 2 W+2 M
Sar ka Par 1 1
2 (Bandra) 1W+1M
4 Mudo ki Dhani - 1W 1 1
6 Sansio ki Basti
Barmer Magra 1
1 (Hamirsingh ki magar) 18
4 Mudo ki Dhani 0
there is no user
of toilet as the
colony has been
shifted
5 Sansio ki basti 3 0
6 Gypsum Halt 4 0
TOTAL 34 3
The Volunteers are local male/ female candidates, residing in the same
camp. They also support immunization & nutrition activities in the camp.
One kit has been provided to each volunteer consisting of IEC material,
resource books, monitoring register and a bag.
S. Place No. of
No. Tanks
1. Sarkapar 2
2. Magara 8
3. Naio ki 3
Dhani
4. Gypsum 2
Halt
5. Sansio ki 2
Basti
One home sanitation kit was given to each family (to promote
personal hygiene & to encourage development of sanitary habits)
consisting of following items:
Outcome
1. Each family residing in the project area is consuming safe drinking water
2. Construction of toilet & bathing complexes has been achieved within the
stipulated period
3. Adequate water is available for bathing, use in toilets & maintenance
4. All toilets are being used & maintained
5. Hygienic camp surroundings
6. At least 50% families have adopted personal hygiene practices ,like--
(A) Hand sanitation ( women/men/children)