Key Focus Areas

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Key Focus Areas

The key areas of the organisation  involve various aspects related to social and gender inclusion, as well as the preparation, implementation, and assessment of social impact in a program or project.

Preparation of IEC (Information, Education, and Communication) materials is core strengths of the Organisation. This involves creating materials such as brochures, pamphlets, posters, and audiovisual content to effectively communicate information about the program or project to the target audience. These materials are designed in a way that is inclusive, culturally sensitive, and easily understandable for diverse groups.

The Organsition works on ensuring gender inclusion. This area focuses on evaluating and promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment within the program or project. gender equality and social inclusion ensured  address any gender disparities, stereotypes, or biases that may exist and to ensure equal opportunities for all genders.

Implementation and operation & maintenance of social risk during implementation of the project involves integrating social risk management measures into the implementation and ongoing operation of the program or project. It includes identifying and addressing potential social risks and impacts that may arise during different phases, and implementing measures to mitigate these risks.

Analysis of various social issues that may arise in relation to the program or project is part of the Organisation’s inbuilt Monitoring and Evaluation process.  This includes examining gender issues, institutional arrangements, and awareness generation. The analysis helps identify challenges, gaps, and opportunities to improve social outcomes and ensure the effective functioning of the program within the existing social context.

Design and development of social mobilization: This involves designing and developing strategies and activities to mobilize and engage communities, stakeholders, and target populations in the program or project. Social mobilization aims to foster active participation, ownership, and behavioral changes among the participants. It includes creating platforms for dialogue, conducting community consultations, and organizing awareness campaigns to address social issues and facilitate positive changes.

Promotion and participation in social and behavioral changes is constant endeavour of the Organisation. his area involves promoting and facilitating social and behavioral changes aligned with the goals of the program or project. It aims to influence attitudes, beliefs, and practices of individuals and communities to achieve desired outcomes. Strategies may include community-based education, training, advocacy, and capacity-building initiatives.

These key areas emphasize the importance of incorporating social and gender perspectives into program planning, implementation, and assessment. By addressing social issues, promoting gender inclusion, and conducting impact assessments, programs and projects can strive for more equitable and sustainable outcomes while ensuring the well-being and empowerment of the communities they serve.

Brief of Organisation’s key focus areas are:

WATER AND SANITATION (WASH)

Construction of toilets

  • Construction of Individual Household Latrines (IHHL) in various Blocks of Malda district
  • Institutional toilets have been constructed by the organization.
  • The organization constructed over 150 Community Sanitation complexes.

WASH-related awareness program:

The organization is involved for WASH-related awareness programs and sensitization programmes to make the community open-defecation free and sustain the ODF status.

Information, Education, and Communication (IEC )

  • Information, Education, and Communication material preparation for all kinds of WASH-related issues has been done by the organization.
  • The organization has worked as Project Implementation Agency (PIA) approved by State Authority on Sanitation in Uttar Dinajpur District.

Environment

The Organisation is actively involved in Disaster mitigation awareness camps: Flood is a regular phenomenon in the operation’s area of the organization. The organization worked on the disaster risk management programme to minimized hazards of the community of their project areas.

Health Awareness

Health Camp- Harishchandrapur Pally Unnayan Samity frequently uses to organize health checkup camps at P.B.K.S. High Madrasha. On average, around 1200 community members used to come there for a body checkup. In those camps, B.M.O.H., ACMH, and many doctors and P.R.I. members participate and provide their assistance.

HIV/AIDS awareness program:

A good number of labourers seasonally migrated to various places from the intervention area of the organization, and they stayed apart from their families for a long time. So the management organizes HIV/AIDS awareness programs regularly to ensure better health for them.

Livelihood

Livelihood:In 2018 the organization distributed five vansto the underprivileged villagers to ensure their sustainable livelihood.

Skill training: The organization provides skill training to 1800 students (under Utkarsh Bangla in the community associated with P.B.S.S.D (Paschim Banga Society for Skill Development).

Women Empowerment

Women Empowerment- The organization formed and nurtured 40 S.H.G.s, through which directly more than 500 women and their families get benefits. Self- help groups (S.H.G.s) are informal associations of people who choose to come together to find ways to improve their living conditions. Along with women, the organization also worked with marginal farmers, artisans, and labors in this intervention.

Child Development

Child Development– The covid pandemic has had a massive impact on child education and development. Became the biggest victim of this pandemic, where children dropped out of their school and got married or become child labors. Malda district one of the most backward districts of West Bengal and has experienced the harmful negative effect of the pandemic.

The organization, Harishchandrapur Pally Unnayan Samity tried to reconnect the children with their school through awareness campaigns, household visits, and one-to-one intervention. To minimize the ill effects of the pandemic, they have organized awareness camps against child labors, child marriages, and trafficking. Government officials from the block level engaged as resource persons in those events to sensitize the community.

Food and Agriculture

Pond renovation- In 2008 the organization renovated and cleaned fifty ponds at Harishchandrapur gram panchayat. Because of this, the community can now use clean water in their agricultural and daily activities and use it throughout the year.

Plantation:The organization has also worked on plantation issues to ensure ecological balance and environmental sustainability. Using its fund, the organization distributed small fruit plants to the B.P.L. communities and initiated afforestation work along with the local gram panchayat. Environment awareness camps: The organization also builds awareness among the villagers on soil conservation and creates a pollution-free environment.

Jal Jeevan Mission

Jal Jeevan Mission:The Jal Jeevan Mission is an ongoing project of the Organization and it is working as an Implementation Support Agency (ISA) in Uttar Dinajpur, Purba Medinipur and South 24 Parganas district. The work for this project is been implemented for PHED(Public Health Engineering Directorate), Government of West Bnegal

Solid Liquid Waste Management

Construction of individual household level soak pits in various districts of West Bengal

Solid and liquid waste management with IEC:

The organization has worked on the issue of solid and liquid waste management and IEC material preparation in 24 blocks of Malda district.