ROAD SAFETY

1. Road Safety Awareness & Training for Blue Line, School Bus & Auto Rickshaw Drivers, supported by Transport Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi. The programme covered a total of 320 beneficiaries (appox) spread over Blue Line Bus Drivers & School Bus Drivers and Auto Rickshaw Drivers of South Delhi. The drivers’ training programme was conducted fully interactive and QA (question and answer) session by the experts from Delhi Traffic Police, and Red Cross Society. Relevant films, poster exhibition, animations and distribution of leaflets were projected to make the drivers relate to actual driving conditions which they face regularly while on the roads. The programme focused on various essential topics including traffic safety devices - road signs and markings, understanding laws of the road, vehicle care and management, handling of difficult and dangerous situations, hazard perception and management, handling driving emergencies, art of defensive driving, impact of alcohol, drugs and medicines, driver passenger relationships and finally the essentials on accident related first aid. Further, the Motor Vehicle Act was discussed in some detail for aware of the exact penalisation procedure and fines for offences because this information will help the drivers not only to avoid offences, but also to avoid over-paying the police to escape penalisation. As a part of the exercise, we conducted pre and post training tests to assess skill and awareness level of the drivers prior to and after the training.

2. Road Safety Programme for School Children in Delhi, supported by Ministry of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping, Govt. of India; National Highways Authority of India; and Transport Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi. This programme continuously organized for 3 years since 2006 to 2008, covered a total of 20,537 beneficiaries (appox) spread over 50 schools of Delhi. The experts form Delhi Traffic Police, and Red Cross Society highlighted on good road safety behavior by the road users, including children, pedestrians, motorist, cyclists, etc.; rules and regulations; norms and symbols. The campaign stressed the urgent need for adherence to road safety rules and regulations for maintaining safety on the road. There was poster exhibition, audio-visual display, distribution of literature and banners on road safety in the school premises for children, teachers and other staff members of the school. The programme also included road safety prize distribution among the school children.

Energy Conservation

1. Consumer Awareness on Petroleum and LPG in Delhi, supported by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL). The present programme covered a total of 1,350 beneficiaries (aprx) spread over the five identified residential colonies and three J.J Clusters of Municipal Corporation of Delhi viz. Residential colonies: Sarvodaya, Azad Appartment, R.K. Puram, South Extn., Qutabview Appartment, and J.J.Clusters: Kidwai Nagar, Munirka, Seva Nagar. The programme focused on the consumer regarding the right information, quality & quantity, and price of petroleum products & services including improving the habits of checking the quality & quantity. The experts form Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) and Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Govt. of India highlighted on the properties of LPG products that necessitate strict adherence to established safety procedures, knowledge on sealing, testing equipment and metering system used for commercial measurement and delivery of LPG liquid. The campaign stressed the urgent need for adherence to basic safety procedures & equipment, emergency procedures including firefighting on LPG. There was poster exhibition, audio-visual display, distribution of literature, and banners on consumer awareness on LPG in colony premises for the members and households including vehicle owners of the colony.

2. Awareness Campaign on Energy Conservation for Domestic & Youth in Delhi, sponsored by PCRA (Petroleum Conservation Research Association), Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Govt of India.

a) Domestic Programme The domestic programme covered a total of 5,500 beneficiaries (aprx) spread over the 20 residential colonies in Delhi. The programme focused on energy conservation & sustainable management, and safe cooking habits more particularly with regard to side effects of sub-standard cooking devices, cooking medium, and cooking ingredients. The campaign also stressed the urgent need for adherence to basic safety procedures & equipment, emergency procedures including firefighting on LPG. There was poster exhibition, audio-visual display, distribution of literature, and banners on energy conservation in colony premises for the members and households of the colony. b) Youth Programme The youth programme covered a total of 7,500 beneficiaries (apprx.) spread over the 30 schools in Delhi. The experts form Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) and Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Govt. of India highlighted on: What is energy why should we conserve it; and what is energy crisis how we would be prepare to face it. The programme basically focused to students to act as a pressure group for their parents and to train them as ambassador for the effective energy management. There was poster exhibition, audio-visual display, distribution of literature, and banners on energy conservation in school premises.

Health and Hygiene

1. Health Awareness Camps for Women & Children belonging to Slum Clusters, sponsored by State Bank of India. Two health checkup camps on anemia, general health of women and children, hypertension, blood sugar, ENT, immunization to the children from 0-5 years of age, and information relating to hygienic surroundings, cleanliness, safe drinking water and nutrition diet and other health related issues, were organized for under privileged women and children in particular at Kidwai Nagar and Sewa Nagar Jhuggi-jhopri clusters of South Delhi where 500 families were checked their health and provided necessary advice for health care management and medicine also distributed to poor people with the voluntary association of Doctors and staff of reputed Hospitals/Nursing Homes.

2. Round the Year Health Mela, at Lal Kuan in Delhi, self-sponsored. Addressing the health problem in the Lal Kuan area particularly women and adolescent health problem. In the health melas were organized in association with Gram Vikash Samiti Lalkuan and Matrisudha a Charitable Trust who is working in this area. The following activities carried out under Round the Year Health Mela:

• Immunization cum Child Check Up Camp
• ANC/PNC Camp
• RTI/STI Camp
• RCH Camp
• Life Skill Education
• Health Check Up Camps & Distribution of free Medicine
• Adolescent Reproductive Health
• T.B. & Leprosy Awareness Programme

Women Empowerment

1. Consumer Awareness Programme in Lal Kuan, South district of Delhi, supported by Department of Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Govt of NCT of Delhi. In the programme, the experts from Department of Consumer Affairs, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Kendriya Bhandar, NAFED, AGMARK, PFA, FRAC and the technical team of Association for Development Initiative focused on the dual effect first on consumers and later on market. Whereas, it focuses and promotes the basic rights of consumers that their rights are respected and protected, at the same time it protects the market from abuses and social injustices. The programme covered a total of 15000 beneficiaries (aprx.) of residential households, housewives, communities, members of VOs, and producers in Lal Kuan area of south district of Delhi

2. Marketing Linkage to SHGs Product for Lal Kuan Area (Meeting of Shopkeepers), self-sponsored. The concept of the project to develop marketing linkage to SHG’s product produced at Lal Kuan. Lal Kuan is having more than 1 lakh population and 30,000 families and more than 500 grocery shops in the vanity of Lal Kuan. So that we have started a networking among the grocery shop owners to sell the SHG product in that area. So that the primary marketing of the SHG would not be their. Our SHGs normally trained and produce the items like paper bags (Dona), Agarbati, Doop Bati, Candles and different masala powder. There are three nos. of meeting held, in each meeting more than 60 shopkeepers were joined and agreed to sell the SHG products in their out lets. We are also making the effort to bring more shop owner to join our marketing network.

3. Legal Awareness cum Training in Lal Kuan, South district of Delhi, self-sponsored. The legal awareness training programme was conducted fully interactive and QA (question and answer) session by the experts from by various Govt. officials like District Labour Officers, District Legal Officers, Lawyers, Police, Social Workers, etc. with the women and constitution; women and family law; women in custody; criminal law and women; procedure in action; and right under different laws with special reference to local problem. The programme covered a total of 5,000 beneficiaries (apprx.) of residential households, housewives, communities, members of VOs, and producers in Lal Kuan area of south district of Delhi

Environmental Protection

1. The programme “Tree Plantation at Schools Level in NCR Region”, sponsored by Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Govt. of India, the trees were planted in the school yards. Representatives of the Forestry department have guided the children the right way to plant trees and made speeches the importance of the trees and forests as well as measures to protect them. A huge number of Eco-Schools in NCR region have done tree planting, but most schools have planted around 15-20 trees. We have managed to plant around 2 thousand trees with the help of near about 100 schools. After the complete of planting activity, we organized 10 programmes on visit to nearest forest to take some pedagogical activity like took tree pictures, drawings about the forest, recorded sounds of the forest, registered flora and fauna of the forest etc. It was a very interesting experience for the pupils because they got in touch with pupils from other schools.

2. Programme on Bio Diversity Conservation in Banspal block of Keonjhar district, Odisha, Self sponsored. In this programme, 100 species are identified by the community and planted the forest and private land as they are marginalized due to massive industrialization. About 3,000 plants have been distributed among the community to plant in their private and public land. The objective of the project was (i) To make aware the people about the protection and promotion of forest; (ii) to learn them what is bio diversity; (iii) to train them about the bio –diversity practices; and (iv) to make them learn about the endangered species and its use our day-to-day life.

Financial Inclusion

1. Financial Inclusion Programme in Keonjhar District supported by NABARD. Total 4 nos. of awareness programme organized in 4 blocks i.e. Saharapada, Banspal, Patna, Telkoi at block headquarter. All local Bank Manager from situated Bank in block, Regional Manager from Odisha Gramya Bank and IDM, Keonjhar were participated and Shri Abhimanyu Dash, AGM, NABARD attended in all programmes. There were more than 60 wall paintings in 10 blocks and quiz competition programme in 5 schools with prize distribution among the school children also included.