VARUN Voluntary Association For Rural Upliftment and Networking

VARUNVOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR RURAL UPLIFTMENT AND NETWORKING

Type: Non-Formal Educational CentersPrimary Focus: Remedial Education Region : Rural Areas

July 2014

Purpose And Goals1. To increase the level of literacy and

intellectual development of the children in the targeted area.

2. To give technical instruction to increase skill level

3. To provide technical tools so that the local population can join the main stream society

About VARUN Voluntary Association for Rural Upliftment & Networking (VARUN) is a self-

motivated, social and non-profit organization. Varun started it activities in 1999.

Outline:

Schools in 5 villages Shahpur, Dobahi, Sukhdeopur, Jariyawan, Hadahi, Aurawatad. Self help group (women micro finance). - Introduce Organic Farming (Nursery, Seed

Bank) Library (in 5 villages) Permanent structures in Shahpur, Dobahi and Lerha. Govt schools established in Amritpur, Horila, Lerha, Shahpur, Jharia and Pathraur.

FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 1976) applied in February 2005, until then, donations go through Asha-Varanasi.

People: Dr.S.P.Singh (PhD, Agriculture), Mr. A.K.Singh (Journalist) and few teachers like Punnu Singh, Ramkrit, etc.

Current Status of teachers (need to update)

Timing of School : July to March : 09.30 to 3.30 P.M. April to June : 7.00 to 12.00 P. M.

Student count in each center

S. N. Name of Center I II III IV V VI VII VIII Total Grad

Total

    B G B G B G B G B G B G B G B G B G  

1 Hadahi 08 06 04 01 1 02 4 1 - - - - - - - - 17 10 27

2 Aurawatand 16 11 09 04 - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 15 40

3 Jhariyawan 24 13 02 01 - - - - - - - - - - - - 26 14 40

4 Sukhdeopur 07 05 04 01 5 02 2 3 6 - - - - - - - 24 11 35

5 Dhobahi 05 03 - 03 3 04 1 3 - - - - - - - - 09 13 22

6 Shahpur - - - - - - - - - - 9 18 3 04 04 07 16 29 45

7 Total 60 38 19 10 9 08 07 7 6 - 9 18 3 04 04 07 116 93 209

147 students in primary39 students in middle school

Details of Evaluation of Education Centers

S.N. Place Date

01 Aurawantand 10.02.2014

02 Shahpur 11.02.2014

03 Jhariyawan 19.03.2014

04 Hadahi 19.03.2014

05 Sukhdeopur 20.03.2014

- Teaching in professional manner.- Headcount tracking- Cleanliness of premises and children.- Quality of teaching.- Feedback from students.- Emphasis on teaching moral values.- Teaching methods used for lower classes.

Various Programs

S.No. Name of Programme Place Date Resourse Person Participa

nts

01 Refresher Training of Teachers

VARUN Office, Naugarh

09.01.2014

Sri Sachanu Ram Sri Virendra Ram

10

02 Refreshar Training of Teachers

VARUN Office, Naugarh

19.02.2014

Sri Sachanu Ram Sri Virendra.Ram

10

03 Refresher Training of Teachers

VARUN Office, Naugarh

02.03.2014

Sri Sachanu Ram Sri Virendra.Ram

10

Various topics covered include teaching techniques through use of flash-cards, marbles, toys, seeds, leaves, sticks, etc for calculations and to create interest.

EducationDetails of Right to Education

S. N. Name of Programme

Reference Person Place Date Organisor

ParticipantsTotal

Female Male

01 Right to Education Dr.S.P.Singh Jhariyawan 10.02.2014 VARUN 12 11 23

02 Right to Education Dr.S.P.Singh Hadahi 10.02.2014 VARUN 11 08 19

03 Right to Education Dr.S.P.Singh Sukhdeopur 11.02.2014 VARUN 16 14 30

04 Right to Education

Dr.S.P.Singh

Aurawatand

16.03.2014 VARUN 10 09 19

Details of Health Camp

S.N. Name of Programme Place Date Resourse

PersonParticipants

TotalFemale Male

01 National Voters Day Shahpur 25.01.2014 Ram Krit 31 24 55

02 Repbulic Day All Centers 26.01.2014 Teachers & Villagers 122 136 258

03 International Women Day Dhobahi 08.03.2014

Ram Krit & Bhawan Kumar

28 19 47

Community Health Program

S.No. Name of Diseases N0.of Patients No. of Positive Patients

No. of Village

Diseases

M F

01 Maleria 06 03 03 02 01

02 Janani Suraksha Yojana -- -- 03 -- 03

03 Total 06 03 06 02 04

Health

Women Empowerment

S.No. Name of Programme Place Date

ParticipateTotal

Female Male

01 Meeting of SHG Nonwat 04.01.2014 12 04  

02 Meeting of SHG Naugarh 06.01.2014 11 05 16

03 Meeting of SHG Naugarh 08.01.2014 15 02 17

04 Meeting of SHG Naugarh 17.02.2014 15 02 17

05 Meeting of SHG Majhgawan 04.03.2014 22 02 24

06 Meeting of SHG Parsiyan 04.03.2014 34 04 38

07 Meeting of SHG Barawadih,Chakkerghatta 10.03.2014 23 06 29

08 Meeting of SHG Parsahawan 11.03.2014 14 04 18

09 Total --- --- 146 29 175

Right to Information

S.N. Name of Programme Place Date

ParticipateF M Total

01 Right to Information Jamsot 31.01.2014 08 14 22

02 Right to Information Pathraur 01.02.2014 06 16 22

03 Right to Information Robertsganj 16.02.2014 -- 04 04

04 Right to Information Shahpur 17.02.2014 22 14 36

Employment (NREGA)

S.No. Name of Program Villages Village Panchayat

Facilator

Application by

Labourers

01 Right toWork (MNREGA) Dhobahi Semarsadhopur VARUN 14

02 Right to Work (MNREGA) Aurawantand Mangarahi VARUN 15

03 Right toWork (MNREGA) Hadahi Mangarahi VARUN 14

04 Right to Work (MNREGA) Shahpur Semarsadhopur VARUN 40

05 Right toWork (MNREGA) Jamsot Semarsadhopur VARUN 50

06 Right to Work (MNREGA) Pathraur Semarsadhopur VARUN 12

07 Right toWork (MNREGA) Horila Semarsadhopur VARUN 43

08 Right to Work (MNREGA) Jhariyawan Gangapur VARUN 19

09 Total --- --- --- 207

Agriculture

S.No. Name of Programme Place DateParticipate

TotalFemale Male

01 Meeting of Agriculture Majhgawan & Parsiyan 08.01.2014 08 09 17

02 Meeting of Agriculture Majhgawan 22.01.2014 04 04 08

03 Meeting of Agriculture Majhgawan & Parsiyan 09.03.2014 08 12 16

04 Visit to BHU Team Majhgawan & Parsiyan 12.03.2014 02 10 12

05 Kisan Goshthi Panchayat Bhawan, Parsiyan 12.03.2014 66 33 99

BHU-Varanasi proposed a plan for surveying Nonvat, Pandi and Auratawand For research and VARUN is helping to pursue this.

Budget proposal 2014-2015S.No Unit # of months Total Amount

(Rs.)A Personal Honorarium

1. Program Coordinator 1 12x7000.00 84,000.00

ii. Community mobilizer 1 12x5000.00 60,000.00

iii. Junior High School Head teachers

1 12 x 3200.00 38,400.00

Iv. Junior High school teachers 2 12 x 2 x 3000.00 72,000.00

v. Primary school Dobahi 1 12 x 2200.00 26,400.00

vi. Primary school –Hadahi 1 12 x 2000.00 24,000.00

vii. Primary Schoo – Sukhdeopur 1 12x 2000.00 24,000.00

viii. Primary school – Jhariyawan 1 12 x 2000.00 24,000.00

ix. Primary school-Auratawand 1 12 x 2000.00 24,000.00

x- Accountant 1 12 x 1500.00 30,000.00

Sub total 3,94,800.00

Budget Proposal (contd.)

S.No Unit # of months Total Amount (Rs.)

B Study Material

Study materials 225 225x350 78,750.00

Cultural Program 6 6 x 2000 24,000.00

Exposure Tour 1 1x15000 15000.00

Repairing of centers 6 6 x 1500.00 9,000.00

Teacher training 2 2 x 5000.00 10,000.00

Tapatti @Rs.26/feet 200ft 26 x 200ft 5,200.00

Games material 6 6x1000.00 6,000.00

Monthly meetings 12 12 x 3000.00 24,000.00

Sub-total 1,39,500.00

Budget Proposal (contd.)

S.No Unit # of months Total Amount (Rs.)

C Operational costs

Stationary 12 x 400.00 4,800.00

Postage and xerox 12 x 400.00 4,800.00

Communication 12 x 800.00 96,00.00

Travel and convenience 12 x 1000.00 12,000.00

Bike maintenance 12 x 500.00 60,000.00

Newspapers and magazines 2 12 x 300.00 3600.00

Field office expenses 12 x 2000.00 2,400.00

Sub – total 67,200.00

Salary + Study materials + Operational costs = Rs. 5,99,150.00

Few Photographs

Budget for 2013-2014A. Honorarium    

Project Coordinator 7000.00 x 12 84,000.00Community mobilizer 5000.00 x 12 60,000.00

Junior High School-Teachers-2 No. 3000.00 x 12 72,000.00

PrimarySchool-Dhobahi-Teach.-1No. 2200.00 x 12 26,400.00

PrimarySchool-Sukhdeopur-Teach,-1No. 2000.00 x 12 24,000,00

PrimarySchool-Jhariyawan-Teach-1No. 2000.00 x 12 24,000.00Primary School-Hadahi-Teach.-1No. 2000.00 x 12 24,000.00Primary School-Aurawatad- Teach-1No. 2000.00 x 12 24,000.00Salary to accountant 1500.00 x 12 18,000.00Sub-Total 3,56,400.00

B. Study Materials

Study Materials for 205 Students @350/Head -- 71,750.00Cultural Program 6 Nos.@1000/ -- 6,000.00Repairing of Centres 4 Nos.@1500/ -- 6,000.00Repairing of Shahpur Centre -- 5,000.00Teachers Training 1No. -- 3,000.00Tatt Patti 200ft.@26/feet -- 5,200.00Monthly Meeting 250.00 3,000.00Games Materials 6 Centres @1000/ -- 6,000.00Stationary for Centres 400.00 4,800.00

Budget contd.Communication 800.00 9,600.00Postage & Xerox 400.00 4,800.00

Travel & Convenience 800.00 9,600.00

Bike Maintenance 500.00 6,000.00

Newspaper and magazines 150x3 450.00 5,400.00Sub-Total   1,46,150.00Grand Total (A+B) 502550

Conceptual Idea Proposal Experiment

Pilot program with 6 panchayats, 15 villages and 1000 families involved.

AIM: Empower women and the community for self-independence by educating them about their rights.

WHY: Masses continue to live in dark and past few generations post-independence there has been little or no progress with regards to overall human living conditions in this area.

Intended plan Create federations of women. Develop leadership qualities in them to

lead. Creating awareness about their social

rights and how to utilize various schemes Govt offers to empower themselves to earn their living.

Motivate people to take up responsibilities and drive various issues.

Case Study- Dobahi (in 2012)

Villagers took the initiative to make this road.

Meetings were held and the project was coordinated and executed by Bhuvan Kumar (teacher) Women from SHG, Women federation, Mr.Pyarelal from farmer’s club ….21 more names mentioned

Budget Proposal for new experimentSl. No

Head Year-1Unit Time Unit cost ASHA

1. Personnel Cost          Salary to Project Coordinator 01 12 7000.00 84,000.00  Salary to Documentation & Monitoring Officer 01 12 4500.00 54,000.00  Salary to Field Worker 03 12 3000.00 1,08,000.00  Salary to Part time Accountant 01 12 2000.00 24,000.00  Total Salary Cost   2,70,000.002. Program Cost          Survey expenditure

Performa printing 1000 01 4000.00 4,000.00

  Exposure visit of Project team and CBO leadersTransport (to and fro)TentLunch & Dinner

16 011616

01 0102 days03 times

4000.00350.00

2400.00

4000.00350.00

2,400.00  S S K establishment 03 01 3000.00 9,000.00  Interface workshop of Nari Shakti at GP with PRI &

Other Govt. functionaries06 01 1000.00 6,000.00

  One day Mega event/Interface workshop of Nari Shakti at block level officials & Media (60+10+10+05 persons)

01 01  

  Venue and sitting arrangementSound systemRefreshment for participants Stationary & Banner

 018515

 010101

 1500.001000.001000.00

1,000.001,500.001,000.001,000.00

  Total   31,250.00Items in Red have been partially covered in the 2013-2014 budget

3. Training Cost          Capacity building of Nari Shakti Leaders

(selected 5 leaders from each GP)       

  Right to Work (NREGA) & Right to Food (PDS) 2 days duration (24+6)

  Venue sitting arrangement Non-Budet        Fooding & Tea for participants-30 Nos. for 3

days @30 02 900.00 1,800.00

  Stationary & Banner 01 01 500.00 500.00  Hon. & T.A. to Resource Person 01 03 1000.00 3,000.00  Training on Human Rights 30 01 2,400.00 2,400.00  Training on Maternal & Child Health – 2 days 30 01 2,400.00 4,800.00

  Training on Gender and Domestic Violence Act -2 days for 30 participants

60 01 4,800.00 4,800.00

  Training on Right to Education – 2 days 30 02 2,400.00 4,800.00

  Training on Open Gram – PRI2 days duration

30 02 2,400.00 4,800.00

  Total   26,900.004. Over Head Cost          Office Rent & Electricity 01 12 2,000.00 24,000.00  Travel & Fuel to Project Team 01 12 1,500.00 18,000.00  Stationary 01 12 500.00 6,000.00  Phone, Fax, E-mail and Postage 01 12 800.00 9,600.00  Audit fee 01 01 2,000.00 2,000.00  Hospitality (staff meeting with visitors) 01 12 300.00 3,600.00

  One digital Camera 01 01 8,000.00 8,000.00  Total   71,200.00  Grand Total (1+2+3+4) 3,99,350.00

Budget Proposal contd…

Additional slides

Budget for 2012-2013  Rs.  Sub-total

Rs.1. Honorarium:

-General Coordinator (Dr.S.P Singh) - Jr. H. School Head Teacher (1) - Jr. H. School Asst. Teacher (2) - Primary School Teacher- Dhobahi (1)-Primary School Teacher- Pathraur (1) --Primary School Teacher- Sukhdeopur (2) -Primary School Teacher- Danaogarh(2)

4000/- x 122800/- x 122400/- x 122000/- x 12 1800/- x 121700/- x 121800/- x 12

48,000.0033,600.0057.600.0024,000.0021,600.0020,400.0021,600.00

2,25,600/-2. Study Materials for 250 students @ 300/- 300/- x 250 75,000/-

3. Cultural Programs 2000/- x 5 10,000/- 4. Health Check Up of Children 3000/- x 4 12,000/-5. Repairing of centers 1500/- x 5 centers 7,500/-6. Meeting expenses, every month 250/- x 12 3,000/-7. Educational wall paintings 500/-x5 2,500/-

E. Teaching Aid (5 Centres) @ Rs.1000/centre 5000.00F. Teachers Training Expenses (2 No) @3000/ 6000.00G. Stationary (5 Centers) @ Rs.600/ 12 7200.00H. Tatpatti for 5 centres – 250 feet @ Rs.24/feet - 6000.00I. News Paper & Magazine (3 centres) @ 0/month 0 0 (removed)J. Communication @ Rs.800/month 12 9600.00K. Games materials- 5 centers @1000/- 5000.00L. Postage & Xe-rox @ Rs.400/month 12 4800.00M. Travel & Convenience @ Rs.1000/month 12 12000.00N. Others

1. Part time Accountant for proper accounting @ Rs.1000/month

2. Audit Fee3. Honorarium for Community Mobilizer (1 No.) to maintain

& continuity of the previous year activities (3000/- per month)

4. Meeting related activities on right to work, RTE, food 2000/- per month

5. One Digital Camera @ Rs.60006. Bike Repairing & Maintenance @ Rs.400/month7. Field Office Expenses @ Rs.1200/month

12-

6

9

1212

12000.00

2500.00 18000.00

18000.00

6000.004800.00

14,400.00

Rs.4,58,400.00