PROGRESS REPORT 2009-2010

ORGANIZATION PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2009-2010;

1. NAME OF ORGANIZATION: -Indus  Development Action Research Organization, (IDARO), Mirpurkhas.

2. DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT OF ORGANIZATION: -  Established in 1999 by a committed group of Professionals of the area with spirit of Volunteerism and it has got registration in 2001, under the voluntary Social Welfare (Registration & control Ordinance) act 1961.

3. Registration No:  DSW (MPS) / V.A / - 73 of 2001, Dated; 11-08-2001.  

4. BASIC AIMS OF ORGANIZATION:  The Primary aim of IDARO is to bring about institutional awareness for the people and Capacity. Agriculture remained the main focus of the organization. Education, health and Gender awareness.

5. STRENGTH OF ORGANIZATION: -

·         Trained Human Resource.

·         Committed Members.

·         Volunteerism.

6. WORKING MODES OF ORGANIZATION: -

·         Working with community applying participatory approach.

·         Need-based activity planning.

7. WEAKNESSES OF ORGANIZATION: -

·         Financial hurdles.

·         Propaganda.

·         Media Communication.

·         Personal Appearances.

8. NEW CONTACTS OF ORGANIZATION: IDARO believes to work in teamwork and enhance the community as well. For the time being its need to make new contacts with other community members, Govt. Departments, Officials, NGOs and Donor NGOs. Following are the new contacts of IDARO: 

·         ActionAid, Karachi, Pakistan.

·         The Asian Foundation, Mirpurkhas.

·         NCHD, Mirpurkhas.

·         Non-Formal and Education Literacy Department, Govt. of Sindh.

·         SDSSP, district Mirpurkhas.

9. IMPACT OF ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES: -

Following sections describes impact of organization's activities of IDARO:

a. Establishment of Schools for Quality Education:

The IDARO has established two schools for imparting education to the kids of poor communities. These schools are functional for last four years and providing quality education up to elementary level. One school is established at Mirpurkhas City while the other school is based at Jhuluri town near Mirpurkhas.

b. Campaign for enrollment to increase the number of children in schools:

Child education is the basic core for development of community. It is the duty of every social worker to motivate nation for enrollment. In this regard IDARO performing every year a campaign with its Schools student to aware the local population for enrollment their children to the schools.

c. Campaign for formation of Citizen Community Boards, (CCBs) in community:

It is truth that without community, the development among the people will not be sustainable. Due to this phenomenon, we are interested to work together and develop all the development activates of community. We have made several CCBs before the policy made by the Local Govt. After Launching by Local Govt. we increased several more CCBs. The Name and locations of CCBs such CCBs are as under;

S. No	NAME OF CCB	UNION COUNCIL (U.C)	TALUKA	DISTRICT
01.	New Indus Development Council.	Jhuluri.	Mirpurkhas.	Mirpurkhas.
02.	PARAS Development Council.	Mir Ibrahim Talpur.	KGM	Mirpurkhas.
03.	Shah Latif Development Council.	Jhuluri.	Mirpurkhas.	Mirpurkhas.
04.	Village Development Council.	Mirwah Gorchani.	Mirpurkhas.	Mirpurkhas.
05.	Matlani Development Council.	Phuladiyoon.	Sindhri.	Mirpurkhas.
06.	Dastak.  (only women CCB)	Phuladiyoon.	Sindhri.	Mirpurkhas.
07.	Chamakta Syban.	City U.C No: 8	Mirpurkhas.	Mirpurkhas.
08.	Voice of Women. (only women CCB)	Mirwah Gorchani.	Mirpurkhas.	Mirpurkhas.
09.	Pirbhat Development Council.	Phuladiyoon.	Sindhri.	Mirpurkhas.
10.	Goth Sudhar Sangat.	Phuladiyoon.	Sindhri.	Mirpurkhas.
11.	Shair-e-Sindh.	Mir Shair Muhammad.	Mirpurkhas.	Mirpurkhas.
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At the time we are not only busy in formation of CCBs but also we are building the capacity of CCBs. Our Trainings made the CCBs able to retaining Office documentations, making Proposals, keeping financial office records well and working with social manner in the community. Our efforts made CCBs to achieve Grants/Proposals/Projects. During this year two CCBs successes in receiving the   Grants/Proposals/Projects and they are now on the path of development.  

d. Micro Credit project supported by Strengthening Participatory Organization: 

It was the first time when Strengthening Participatory Organization selected this organization for DPM cluster training. After getting this training, IDARO got some small amount of funding and this funding was used to give micro-credit to the land less tenants and small farmers for agricultural inputs. This micro-credit is a continuous feature and has benefited the poor farming. Besides, The NGO is implementing the project of micro credit with financial support of the SPO.  

e. Natural Resource Management and Agricultural Development: 

The awareness to the farming community is being given at their farms through this program. The awareness areas include Natural Resources Management and Integrated Pest Management, Integrated Nutrition Management, Farm Forestry, Livestock Management etc.

f. Cultural celebrations and contributions:

The flora and fauna of the district are the good ambassadors to promote the heritage of the local culture. Whenever, IDARO found any event like it, with its best willingness IDARO makes a positive role to participate in cultural event and shows.  

Recently, IDARO not only participated in the district's biggest Cultural event "Summer Fruits and Mango Festival" but also routed a campaign to promote its cultural importance.

g. Free Medical Camps:  

IDARO organized total number of 6 medical camps at various locations of Taluka Kot Ghullam Mohammad and Mirpurkhas. A total number of 4200 community members benefited from this activity.

  In the health sector IDARO has performed different campaigns and arranged health camps in rural areas. Hepatitis B, C & D awareness and vaccine programs have been arranged at different villages with the coordination of CBOs and Pharmaceuticals.

h. Surveys:

IDARO has conducted number of surveys for policy planning and organizedmany events including Health Camps, Hepatitis Vaccination move, improved Crop Production Practices, Education, and Health and Women days.

Recently IDARO surveyed for closed Govt. schools to reopen them and sent proposals to non-formal and education literacy department, Govt. of Sindh.

i. Relief camp for earthquake Victims.

IDARO held a camp for relief of earthquake victims and collected several goods and cash and sent with to victims with the help of SIND NET Mirpurkhas.

j. Working with a Network of NGOs.

Most of IDRO efforts were made with SIND NET and IDARO is also a secretariat of SIND NET due to this our most of preplanned works were postponed.

10. REVIEWING THE ACTIVITES OF ORGANIZATION`S ANNUAL PLANNING: -

All the Activities of IDFARO divided in to three different sectors, these sectors are under the heads of their committee formatted by IDARO, which has done during the year 2006-2007. 

1.       IN EDUCATION SECTOR:

No.	DATE	ACTIVITY	WORK DONE.	CO-ORDINATION	PARTICIPANTS
01.	10-08-2009	Enrolment campaign.	Enrolled 85 kids to different schools.	P.F Schools and IDARO, MPS.	Enhanced community for girl's enrolment.
02.	05 to 30-07-2010	Training to Build Capacity of CCBs.	Prepared Proposals and submitted to Local Govt.	Self	Arrange 6 Meetings During this Month and 6 CCBs Participated.
03.	14. 05 2009	Celebration of independence Day.	Celebrated with Parents and students of P.F schools, (IDARO) community members.	P.F Schools and IDARO, MPS.	Members and student learnt about nation spirit.
04.	20.11.2009	Children walk.	To aware for the rights of children in the society.	P.F Schools and IDARO, MPS.	Diffracts Government School.
05.	11.12.2009	Prize Distribution among students.	Distributed prizes for motivation the consecutive education in the institutions of IDARO.	P.F Schools and IDARO, MPS.	School students, parents and teachers.
06.	07.03.2010	Prize Distribution among students.	Distributed prizes for enhance social work and encourage the consecutive education in the institutions of IDARO.	P.F Schools and IDARO, MPS.	School students, parents, teachers and IDARO's members.
07.	14.04.2010	Survey for monitoring and reopening of closed Govt. schools.	Surveyed 15 villages of the district Mirpurkhas and found several closed schools. But IDARO decided to open and monitor 12 schools. Presented in survey report.	Education Committee of IDARO.	Habitant from 19 different villages, Social members of NGOs.

2.       IN AGRICULTURE SECTOR:

No.	DATE	ACTIVITY	WORK DONE.	CO-ORDINATION	PARTICIPANTS
01.	01.08.2009	Held a Cultural Stall in "District Mango Festival"	With the co-ordination of Agriculture Extension Wing, Mirpurkhas.	Successfully Presented IDARO's Introduction.	Highly Officials and Many visitors.
02.	13.10.2009	Seasonal Field Day 01.	Communicated farmers about the new techniques in growing the crops.	Motivations Of upcoming next seasonal Information remain.	32 Farmers from Different Villages Participated.
02.	07.02.2010	Seasonal Field Day 02.	Communicated farmers about the new techniques in growing the crops.	Motivations Of seasonal Agricultural Information remain.	32 Farmers from Different Villages Participated.
03.	10.04.2010	Seasonal Field Day 03.	Communicated farmers about the new techniques in cutting the crops.	Motivations Of upcoming next seasonal Information remain.	53 Farmers from Different Villages Participated.
04.	12.06.2010	Mango Festival STALL.	With the co-ordination of Agriculture Extension Wing, Mirpurkhas.	Successfully Presented IDARO's Introduction.	Highly Officials and Many visitors.
05.	17.07.2010	Seasonal Field Day 04.	Communicated farmers about the new techniques in cutting the crops.	Motivations Of seasonal Agricultural Information remain.	28 Farmers from Different Villages Participated.

3.       IN HEALTH & SOCIAL SECTOR:

No.	DATE	ACTIVITY	WORK DONE.	CO-ORDINATION	PARTICIPANTS
01.	28.12.2009	Free Medical Camp Jhuluri.	Provided Medical Treatment to more than 600 patients.	With the coordination of Local NGO named PARAS Volunteer Trust.	A team of 5 Medical Doctors and 2 Laboratory Technicians, three Dispensers provided their services.
02.	18.03.2010	Free Medical Camp Mirpurkhas.	Provided Medical Treatment to more than 120 patients.	With the coordination of Local NGO named PARAS Volunteer Trust.	A team of 2 Medical Doctors and 3 Dispensers provided their services.

11. NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD DURRING LAST 12 MONTHS: IDARO is committed to work in teamwork, and monthly meetings, meetings wit Community, General body meetings and Executive meetings shows that spirit of Real volunteerism. During the last six months, IDARO held several kinds of Meetings:

No	DATE	MEETINGS	PARTICIPANTS.	AIM OF MEETING.	REMARKS.
01.	15.07. 2009	With Community Regarding CCBs.	IDARO = 05 Community = 07	Formation of CBOs in Mirpurkhas.	Conveyed features about CBO to community.
02.	21.07. 2009	Executive committee Meeting.	IDARO = 08	To support the Earthquake victims.	Held a camp gathered several items with cash.
03.	11.08. 2009	Executive committee Meeting.	IDARO = 12	To evaluate inner coordination.	Enhanced with more volunteerism.
04.	29.09. 2009	Executive committee Meeting.	IDAR = 07	For coordination.	For making Account Reports.
05.	03.11. 2009	Executive meeting	IDARO = 06	Better Teamwork	Insist to work for IDARO too not only for SIND NET.
06.	05.11. 2009	Meeting Schools Staff at P.F School, Jhuluri.	IDARO = 03 Teachers = 11 lower staff = 02 Guests = 02 Community = 03	For Education, Agriculture and Health.	Work in the UC Sindhri, because UC needs basic things.
07.	07.12. 2010	Executive meeting	IDARO = 06	Review and to arrange Medical camp at Jhuluri.	Coordination, funding by internal donation and motivation.
08.	15.03. 2010	General Body Meeting.	IDARO = 22	Review, Better Teamwork, coordination.	Aims to work with full support and good will of socialization for welfare of community.

 Total:

·        Executive committee meetings.   =         05                   

·        Staff Meeting.                    =     01

·        General body meetings.               =       01       

·        Community meeting.                      =     01

·        General body meetings.               =       01

           

Note: Several Visits and corner meetings held with communities for formations of CCBs and other Social Activates.

   11). PLANNING FOR THE NEXT UPCOMING YEAR 2007-2008:

S. No:	MONTHS.	ACTIVITIES HAVE TO PAY.
1.	Jun 2009	(i) - General Body Meeting. (ii) - Target area survey of UC 06 Mirpurkhas.
2.	Jul  2009	(i) - Agric. Seminar, pest management. (ii)- Reorganized SIND net, Mps. (iii) - Visiting CCBs for help in making Proposals.
3.	Aug 2009	(i) - Enrollment campaign.       (ii) - Independence day.                             (iii) - Training for CCBs.
4.	Sep 2009	(i) - Health awareness program
5.	Oct 2009	(i) - Agricultural field day.        (ii) - Increase the coordination, relation with new contacts.
6.	Nov 2009	(i) - Celebration of Children Walk. (ii) - Trainings for CCBs.
7.	Dec 2009	(i) - Campaign about epidemic disease
8.	Jan 2010	(i) - Celebration of mother's day
9.	Feb 2010	(i) - Agricultural field day. (ii) - Trainings for CCBs.
10.	Mar 2010	(i)- Celebration of women day
11.	Apr 2010	(i) - IDARO team visit for schools monitoring
12.	May 2010	(i) Agricultural seminar about cotton
13.	June 2010	(i) Educational coordination with Govt. Departments. (ii) - Election.

 

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PRESIDENT,

IDARO, Mps.

 

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GENERAL SECRETARY,

IDARO, Mps.