project completion report_final_.ind 70652

Manos Unidas-Spain

(January – December’ 2016)

Report by:

Association for Community Training

(ACT)

Mugaiyur – 605 755, Villupuram Dist,

Tamil Nadu, India.

Cell.9443641288,9443335501

email: [email protected]

www.actmugaiyur.org

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.actmugaiyur.org/

Project title:

Empowering unorganized women workers and Adolescent girls as potential Income

Generators and Budding Contributor for Environment protection

Objectives:

To mobilize unorganized Women labours and adolescent girls as a workers group

To promote a technical system for Waste Management

To pilot a energy efficiency model

To empower the unorganized women works as a potential financial contributor

To create awareness on environment protection

To promote Environment Sustainability

Duration of the project:

1 Year (January’2016 – December’ 2016)

Beneficiaries:

Unorganised women workers and adolescent girls from 23 Panchayats of Mugaiyur block are the

beneficiaries of this project. These identified beneficiaries are between in the age group of 18 to 60

who age migrant labours, bonded labours, unorganised labours, Quarry workers, widows destitute

and enemployed adolescent girls.

Act Intervention, Need of the Project and Beneficiaries’ involvement in the idea planning:

Act has been working with in the Mugaiyur region since 1983 through range of programmes such as

Women empowerment, Child rights and protection, Promotion of Organing farming, Non formal

Education, Dalit rights, etc.,. Beneficiaries of this project were also part of the families in which

ACT’s previous Programmes focused. These beneficiaries were also undergone trainings in ACT on

the concepts of Self Help Group Movement and Account keeping. Thus, ACT has played the role of

training institution among these beneficiaries previously.

ACT had the concept solid waste management as one of the prime element in its future

programmes. During varies community meetings of ACT, the concept of earning income through the

wastages was expressed by the communities from Mugaiyur block. Thus this project idea of

“Enabling women and adolescent girls as income earner through solid waste management” was

evolved.

Several rounds of discussions were held with the beneficiaries in each of the panchayats of

mugaiyur block to evolve the project concept. Representatives of beneficiaries from each panchayat

was involved in the project idea Planning.

Villages selected for the 1st Year:

S.No Vilages

1 Adukkam

2 Alampadi

3 Arcadu

4 Ayandur

5 Pilrampattu.s

6 Kadaganur

7 Kandachipuram

8 Karanai

9 Kodungal

10 Gudalore.a

11 Melakondur

12 Emappair

13 Melvalai

14 Mugaiyur

15 Othiyathur

16 Paranur

17 Sathiyakandanur

18 Sennakunam

19 Sithamur .v

20 Sithathur

21 Thanikalampattu

22 Veeracholapuram

23 Veerangipuram

Context of the project:

The project is proposed in Mugaiyur block of Villupuram district, Tamilnadu state, India which is

identified as backward blocks in the parameters of poverty, education, health and industrial

establishment ( Ref: www.tn.gov.in/spc ).

11873 families are living below the poverty line in this block. Agriculture is the main occupation of

these families. Due to the monsoon failure even agriculture is not the source to earn the daily bread

of the people now a day. To manage the financial crisis, these people go for daily wages and some of

them migrate to nearby states or city in search of jobs. Among these workers women and adolescent

girls are the one who affected most.

The workers involved in unorganized labour work are involved in unprotected labouring. These

workers also migrate frequently in search of job. Because of the frequent migration in search of job

also affects the education of the children. Some of their children are forced to work in a unsafe

situation. Their capacity to think for another stable income source is very low or nil.

The low income they earn from unorganised labouring, they could not meet their family expenses

completely. They are unable to afford to provide nutritious food to all the family members. They

maximum live in a hut. Their health practices unhygienic. They drink and use the water which is

available at the working place which makes them to fall in sick frequently. They also do their

defecation near to their living place which is the main cause for the spread of diseases.

This project indents to address the main problems that the unorganised women workers face often.

The project also contribute for the protection of the environment

Proposed activities of the project:

Organising Unorganised women Workers and adolescent Girls in to working Group

Imparting training to the members of workers group on solid waste management and

environment Protection

Procurement of Tricycle( to collect degradable and non degradable wastages at village

level)

Procurement of vehicle( to collect degradable and non degradable wastages at block

level)

Construction of Waste Management bits

Collection of waste and processing them into product elements

Conducting awareness programmes on waste water management, Solid waste

management, Solar energy & Protection of Environment

Preparation and dissemination of IEC Materials

Receipt of Fund and Its Realisation:

As per the project agreement the one year approved budget was splitup in two installments. i.e

Rs.936152 and Rs. 744201. The first installment 12916 euros was received in FCRA account of

ACT on 19th January 2016. The Second installment 9960 euros was received in FCRA account of

ACT on 16th September 2016. As per the Manos Unidas policy the exchange difference of the

amount Rs.167915 is kept unspent in ACT’s FC account.

Initial process to start the programme:

The base line survey was conducted in the targeted area to knoe the socio economic condition of the

families. The study was also desiged to calculate the quantum of wastages which can be collected in

each panchayats. Each panchayat is consisted of minimum 500 families to maximum 2500 families.

Eachfamily in the panchayat throw minimum of 1kg wait in a day. This is very common in the

proposed area of the project.

Following are the major findings of Base line study

The project is proposed in Mugaiyur block of Villupuram district, Tamilnadu state,

India which is identified as backward blocks in the parameters of poverty, education, health

and industrial establishment.

The population of the proposed blocks is 196414 among them99341 are male and

97073 are female. 11873 families are living below the poverty line in this block. Agriculture

is the main occupation of these families. Due to the monsoon failure even agriculture is not

the source to earn the daily bread of the people now a day. To manage the financial crisis,

these people go for daily wages and some of them migrate to nearby states or city in search

of jobs. Among these workers women and adolescent girls are the one who affected most.

The workers involved in unorganized labour work are involved in unprotected

labouring. These workers also migrate frequently in search of job. Because of the frequent

migration in search of job also affects the education of the children. Some of their children

are forced to work in a unsafe situation. Their capacity to think for another stable income

source is very low or nil.

The low income they earn from unorganised labouring, they could not meet their

family expenses completely. They are unable to afford to provide nutritious food to all the

family members. They maximum live in a hut. Their health practices unhygienic. They drink

and use the water which is available at the working place which makes them to fall in sick

frequently. They also do their defecation near to their living place which is the main cause

for the spread of diseases.

This study was used to identify the beneficiaries and form the groups in the villages.

This study also helped to identify the locations where the garbage are disposed and the

quantum of garbage produced in each villages.

Mobilisation of local contribution in Kind and Cash:

For the construction of waste management pits, beneficiaries will contribute their labouring for the

earth work as well as construction of pits. This manpower contribution will be worth of Rs.5000 (as

mentioned in the quotation of construction of waste management pits).

In purchasing the tricycles, ACT will contribute Rs.1000 per tricycle from its local income (Income

from its agriculture Land).

Activities Carried out successfully in the project area ( January – December’2016)

Starting Process of village level Intervention:

Administrative level meetings were conducted and discussed about the implementation

of the project. Action plan for one year was developed in the meeting.

Meeting with the stakeholders such as panchayat president, Ward members, SHG

members, Bank officers and government officers were held and the opinions were collected

The staffs and the village volunteers were oriented about the project and its component

in the training programme organised in ACT campus. The responsibilities were allocated to

the staff.

Appointment of Staff

Potential people were identified and appointed as a project staff by ACT after the

approval of the Board members. Programme coordinator, Cluster coordinator, cluster level waste

collectors and Village volunteers were appointed. The details of the members are as follows,

S.No Name Designation Qualification Reponsibilities

1. A.Thangaraj Programme

Coordinator DECE, DSW

Reviewing the project activities and

providing report to the director,

Engaging the staff for the project

activities,

Reviewing the staff performance,

Coordinating the field as well as project

staff

2. S.John Paul Cluster

Coordinator MSW

He is the only coordinator for the whole

project. In the first year he will be

training the workers group in 1st cluster

(23 panchayats) on the concepts of Solid

waste management. Apart from the

training aspects he will also coordinate

and monitor the activities of the workers

group. He ensures that the workers

group in 1st cluster are progressing the

activities on their own at the end of the

first year.

3. M.Saraswathy

Cluster Level

Waste

Collector

BA

Every day, the non degradable wastages

separated in each panchayat will be

collected by cluster level waste collector

and will be accumulated in the block

coordination centre which will be

functioning in ACT Campus.

4 Mr..A.Valan Account

(Part time) MBA

Maintaning accounts of the

project(Income, Expenses, Bank

transaction, maintaining of bills, reports,

receipts, vouches).

Project Orientation to the Staff & Village Volunteers

The staffs and the village volunteers were oriented about the project and its component in the

training programme organised in ACT campus. The responsibilities were allocated to the staff.

Meeting Conducted:

At Village Level

S.No Date Time Facilitated by Documents

Maintained Topics covered

1. 13.02.2016 10am to 2pm

Thangaraj,

Project

Coordinator

Meeting

minutes,

Attendance

Project orientation,

Group discussion on

solid waste management

2. 25.03.2016 9am to 1pm

S.John Paul,

Project

Manager

Meeting

minutes,

Attendance

Project Implementation

3. 13.04.2016 10am to 1pm

S.John Paul,

Project

Manager

Meeting

minutes,

Attendance

Effective

implementation of the

project

4. 19.05.2016 9.30am to

12.30pm

Thangaraj,

Project

Coordinator

Meeting

minutes,

Attendance

Effective


project

5. 21.06.2016 10am to 2pm

Thangaraj,

Project

Coordinator

Meeting

minutes,

Attendance

Effective


project

6. 26.07.2016 9am to

1.30pm

S.John Paul,

Project

Manager

Meeting

minutes,

Attendance

Effective


project

7. 20.08.2016 11am to 1pm

Thangaraj,

Project

Coordinator

Meeting

minutes,

Attendance

Effective


project

8. 18.09.2016 10.30am to

1.00pm

Thangaraj,

Project

Coordinator

Meeting

minutes,

Attendance

Effective


project

9. 22.10.2016 10am to

12pm

S.John Paul,

Project

Manager

Meeting

minutes,

Attendance

Effective


project

10. 16.11.2016 2.00pm to

4.30pm

Fr.Arumai

Selvam,

PMSSS

Director

Meeting

minutes,

Attendance

Projet Impact in the

fiield

11. 14.12.2016 10am to 2pm

S.John

Paul,Project

Manager

Meeting

minutes,

Attendance

Future plan of the

project

At Office Level

S.No Date Time Facilitated

by

Documents

Maintained Topics covered

1. 10.02.2016 10am to 2pm Sunthiya,

president

Meeting

minutes,

Attendance

Project orientation,

Activities planning,

discussion on solid

waste management

techniques,

2. 22.03.2016 9am to 10am

Thangaraj,

Project

Coordinator

Meeting

minutes,

Attendance

Effective


project

3. 12.04.2016 10am to

11am

Thangaraj,

Project

Coordinator

Meeting

minutes,

Attendance

Effective


project

4. 15.05.2016 9am to 10am

S.John Paul,

Project

Manager

Meeting

minutes,

Attendance

Effective


project

5. 20.06.2016 11am to

12pm

Thangaraj,

Project

Coordinator

Meeting

minutes,

Attendance

Effective


project

6. 24.07.2016 9.30am to

11.30am

Sunthiya,

president

Meeting

minutes,

Attendance

Effective


project

7. 17.08.2016 10am to 1pm

Thangaraj,

Project

Coordinator

Meeting

minutes,

Attendance

Effective


project

8. 16.09.2016 11am to

12.00pm

S.John Paul,

Project

Manager

Meeting

minutes,

Attendance

Effective


project

9. 21.10.2016 9.30am to

12pm

Thangaraj,

Project

Coordinator

Meeting

minutes,

Attendance

Effective


project

10. 13.11.2016 1.00pm to

2.00pm

Sunthiya,

president

Meeting

minutes,

Attendance

Projet Impact in the

fiield

11. 10.12.2016 1.30am to

12.30pm

Sunthiya,

president

Meeting

minutes,

Attendance

Future plan of the

project

Project Orientation Meeting

Formation of Workers group

Village level meetings were organised in 23 villages, beneficiaries of the project were identified and

the workers group was formed in each villages. There are 32 members in each workers group.

Village level meetings & Workers group Formation

Details of Workers Group functioning:

S. No Village Name of the Workers Group Leader of the Group

1 Alampadi Kamarajar Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs. Pachai ammal

2 Arcadu Kalpanachawla Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs.Mary

3 Kandachipuram Karpaga Vinayagar Solid waste and

environment Protection Gruop Mrs.Kala

4 Kodungal Kalam Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs. Esabella

5 Mugaiyur Annai Theresa Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs.Vijaiyarani

6 Sennakunam Annai Theresa Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs. Kumari

7 Sithathur Sivasakthi Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs. Meenatchi

8 Veeracholapuram Roja Solid waste and environment Protection

Group Mrs.Manjula

9 Adukkam Kauveri Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs. Selvi

10 Ayandur Sacred Heart Solid waste and environment

Protection Group .Mrs.Thiruvamary

11 Pilrampattu.s Thulasi Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs.Thanlakhmi

12 Kadaganur Kurinji Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs.Arockiamary

13 Karanai Semparuthi Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs.Revathy

14 Gudalore.a Dr.Ambethkar Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs.Eswari

15 Melakondur Malligai Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs. Vanaroja

16 Emappair Indira Gandhi Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs.Tamilarasi

17 Melvalai Don Bosco Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs.Lakshmi

18 Othiyathur Infant Jesus Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs.Antonuammal

19 Paranur M. G. R Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs.Rajeswari

20 Sathiyakandanur Rajiv Gandhi Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs.Sirumalar

21 Sithamur .v Pasumai Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs. Kavitha

22 Thanikalampattu Sevai Semmal Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs. Amutha

23 Veerangipuram Jawaharlal Nehru Solid waste and

environment Protection Group Mrs.Usha

Village level meetings & Workers group Formation Training to Workers Group

2 days Training Programme was organised to all 23 workers group in ACT campus. Project

component and the techniques of Solid waste management process were explained to them. The

details of the trainings are as follows,

S.

No Vilages Training Date

No of women/

adolescent girls

attended

Resource person Topic

Covered

1 Adukkam 05.02.2016 &

06.02.2016 64 Mr.Samayavel. MSW

Waste, type

of waste,

Collection of

waste, solid

waste

management,

processing of

waste,

recycling

waste,

preparing

vermin

compost

2 Alampadi

3 Arcadu 09.02.2016 &

10.02.2016 64 Mr. M.S.Sagayaraj.MSW

4 Ayandur

5 Pilrampattu.s 11.02.2016 &

12.02.2016 64 Mr.P.Kumar,LEISA

6 Kadaganur

7 Kandachipuram 13.02.2016 &


8 Karanai

9 Kodungal 15.02.2016 &


10 Gudalore.a

11 Melakondur 17.02.2016 &


12 Emappair

13 Melvalai 20.02.2016 &


14 Mugaiyur

15 Othiyathur 23.02.2016 &


16 Paranur

17 Sathiyakandanur 27.02.2016 &


18 Sennakunam

19 Sithamur .v 01.03.2016 &


20 Sithathur

21 Thanikalampattu 03.03.2016 &

04.03.2016 96

Mr. M.S.Sagayaraj.MSW

Mr.P.Kumar,LEISA

Mr.P.Kasivel LEISA

22 Veeracholapuram

23 Veerangipuram

Training programme organised for Workers Group

Details of Purchase of Vehicles

The quotation for the four wheeler vehicle and Trycycles were collected from different agencies

located in different places in Cuddalore and Villupuram. Then the quotation was finalised as per the

low quoted amount. The 23 tricycles were purchased in Ravi Industries, Villupuram and the four

wheeler was purchased in Sanhalaya Motors, Cuddalore. Over all the four wheeler vehicle cost

500639INR. Trycycles cost 3,68,000 INR(Including local Contribution).

Four wheeler carrier purchased and used for 23Tricycles purchased for waste collection at villages

waste collection at cluster level

Identification of Common place in the villages:

Common place was identified in all 23 villages to construct waste management pits and to segregate

the wastages as degradable and non degradable. In some places the place was given by the local

panchayat authority(Panchayat President). In some places the commonplace was given by one of

group member.

Common Place for Waste Management process are identified

Permission for the Pit Construction from the panchayat

Waste Management bits in the size of 10“x 6“were constructed in 23 panchayats for processing the

waste into products. It is constructed with the contribution of project, Community and ACT. This pit

was constructed in each panchayat in a common place which was allotted by local panchayat and

government officials for the purpose of solid waste management by letter.

Construction of Waste Management Pits:

Waste Management Pits are constructed in 23 villages in a common identified place.the size of the

each pit is 10*6. The members of the workers group contributed Rs.5000 worth labouring during the

construction of the pit. The degradable waste are processed in this pits and produced as vermin

compost.

Distribution of Materials to the workers group:

In order to collect the wastages at panchayat level, the tricycles were distributed to the workers

group. Fr. Arumaiselvam, Director- PMSSS handed over the tricycles to the group members. The

tricycles were given to the group after making the legal agreement between ACT & Respective

workers group. The agreement says that at any situation the tricycles should not be used for

individual’s benefit.

Use of vehicle

Four Wheeler Vehicle

Four wheeler vehicles was purchased for the purposes of collecting wastages in all the panchayat

and bring to the block coordination centre to process for the recycling. The vehicle was purchased in

the name of ACT, and the whole responsibility of parking and maintaining is taken care by ACT.

The cluster level waste collector is a trained person in four wheeler riding. He will be using the

vehicle to collect the wastages. After usage the vehicle will be parked in block coordination centre

which is in the premise if ACT.

PMSSS Director hand over the tricycles to the workers group

Trycycles

23 Tricycles were purchased to collect the wastages at village level and distributed to the workers

group in following villages,

S. No Village Name of the Group Person Responsible for

maintaining and parking

1 Alampadi Kamarajar Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs. Pachai ammal

2 Arcadu Kalpanachawla Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs.Mary

3 Kandachipuram Karpaga Vinayagar Solid waste and environment

Protection Gruop Mrs.Kala

4 Kodungal Kalam Solid waste and environment Protection

Group Mrs. Esabella

5 Mugaiyur Annai Theresa Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs.Vijaiyarani

6 Sennakunam Annai Theresa Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs. Kumari

7 Sithathur Sivasakthi Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs. Meenatchi

8 Veeracholapuram Roja Solid waste and environment Protection

Group Mrs.Manjula

9 Adukkam Kauveri Solid waste and environment Protection

Group Mrs. Selvi

10 Ayandur Sacred Heart Solid waste and environment

Protection Group .Mrs.Thiruvamary

11 Pilrampattu.s Thulasi Solid waste and environment Protection

Group Mrs.Thanlakhmi

12 Kadaganur Kurinji Solid waste and environment Protection

Group Mrs.Arockiamary

13 Karanai Semparuthi Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs.Revathy

14 Gudalore.a Dr.Ambethkar Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs.Eswari

15 Melakondur Malligai Solid waste and environment Protection

Group Mrs. Vanaroja

16 Emappair Indira Gandhi Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs.Tamilarasi

17 Melvalai Don Bosco Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs.Lakshmi

18 Othiyathur Infant Jesus Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs.Antonuammal

19 Paranur M. G. R Solid waste and environment Protection

Group Mrs.Rajeswari

20 Sathiyakandanur Rajiv Gandhi Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs.Sirumalar

21 Sithamur .v Pasumai Solid waste and environment Protection

Group Mrs. Kavitha

22 Thanikalampattu Sevai Semmal Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs. Amutha

23 Veerangipuram Jawaharlal Nehru Solid waste and environment

Protection Group Mrs.Usha

The tricycles were issued to the groups after making the agreement with the group saying that the

vehicles will not be used for the personal purposes at any cost. The person who is trained in handle

the tricycle is the responsible person to maintain the cycle in the villages.

Collection of waste and processing them for sales:

On weekly basis the group deputes 2 to 3members and collect the wastages in the villages by using

the tricycle. They gather all the wastages in a common place and segregate them as Degradable and

non degradable. The degradable wastages are dumbed in waste management pits for vermin

compost and the non degradable wastages are sent to ACT for recycling purpose. ACT collects all

the non- degradable wastages from all panchayats and sends to purchasing agencies. The income is

distributed to the groups as per the quantum of wastages they collected for recycling.

Workers Group members Involved in Waste collection in villages

Collection, Processing and sale of wastages

The workers group in each panchayat is consisted of 32 women and adolescent girls. All the

members of workers group in each panchayat is involved in waste management activities in their

respective panchayats. Each day 12 to members will involve in the waste management activities. In

a week time, one member is having at least 3 days of work in the waste management unit and is paid

for the work.

One day activity in waste management unit is having following criteria

Activity Number of members involved

Collection of Waste 1

Segregation of waste as degradable and no

degradable

4 or 5

Processing degradable waste as vermi

compost

3 or 4

Processing non degradable for recycling 3 or 4

Getting demands of vermi compost and

supplying it.

1 or 2

Workers Group members Involved in Waste collection in villages

Women involved in Segregation of Wastages

Wastages are segregated

Recyclable wastages are loaded in Vehicle for Sales

Individual waste collection and working card is developed and distributed to every group members

to track the quantum of waste collected and worked hours by every member.

Preparation and packing of Vermin Compost

Degradable wastages are dumped in waste management pits to produce vermin compost

Vermin Composed is packed by the women

Vermin Composed Bags prepared for Sale

Vermin Composed is sold to the villagers ( Based on the demand)

Sharing of Income earned by the activities:

Each member is provided with the card in which the wastages collected by the individual and the

time the individual worked will be recorded. After the sale the individual will be paid for both the

waste collected and the time worked in processing the wastages. Apart from the individual card each

group is the villages in also given a format in which the details of recyclable wastages they sent to

block coordination centre is recorded. After the sale the amount for the wastages is given to each

group and they will distribute among group members. Register is maintained in for collection, sales,

Income earned and the expenses made.

Income of the solid Waste Management Activity is being Distributed to the members of

worker group

Village wise waste Collected and the income earned and distributed among the members

S.No Village Group Name

Wasted Collected and

Processed for sales in 9 months Income

earned by the

group(Rs) Degradable(Kg) Non

Degradable(Kg)

1 Alampadi

Kamarajar Solid waste

and environment

Protection Group

580 3341 162700

2 Arcadu

Kalpanachawla Solid

waste and environment

Protection Group

795 4150 166745

3 Kandachipuram

Karpaga Vinayagar

Solid waste and


Gruop

630 3750 163420

4 Kodungal

Kalam Solid waste and


Group

800 5018 175800

5 Mugaiyur

Annai Theresa Solid


Protection Group

784 4320 168500

6 Sennakunam

Annai Theresa Solid


Protection Group

567 3260 159390

7 Sithathur

Sivasakthi Solid waste

and environment

Protection Group

758 4010 163245

8 Veeracholapuram

Roja Solid waste and


Group

669 3820 165550

9 Adukkam

Kauveri Solid waste and


Group

333 1580 54675

10 Ayandur

Sacred Heart Solid waste

and environment

Protection Group

350 1615 55880

11 Pilrampattu.s

Thulasi Solid waste and


Group

367 1835 57760

12 Kadaganur

Kurinji Solid waste and


Group

310 2665 62580

13 Karanai

Semparuthi Solid waste

and environment

Protection Group

203 1370 52790

14 Gudalore.a

Dr.Ambethkar Solid


Protection Group

419 1950 58260

15 Melakondur

Malligai Solid waste and


Group

335 1720 54985

16 Emappair

Indira Gandhi Solid waste

and environment

Protection Group

271 1965 56435

17 Melvalai

Don Bosco Solid waste

and environment

Protection Group

343 1795 55130

18 Othiyathur

Infant Jesus Solid waste

and environment

Protection Group

245 1810 55890

19 Paranur

M. G. R Solid waste and


Group

434 1990 59875

20 Sathiyakandanur

Rajiv Gandhi Solid waste

and environment

Protection Group

220 1050 50560

21 Sithamur .v

Pasumai Solid waste and


Group

248 945 47765

22 Thanikalampattu

Sevai Semmal Solid


Protection Group

350 1595 54010

23 Veerangipuram

Jawaharlal Nehru Solid


Protection Group

221 1585 54285

Total 10232 57139 2156230

IEC Materials Preparation and Dissemination

IEC materials (Pamphlets and Posters) containing the information related to environment Protection

and Solid waste management will be prepared and distributed to the community. The content for the

IEC material was prepared and finalized after several discussions by the Project team ( Programme

Coordinator, Cluster Coordinator and village volunteers).

Pamphlet and Posters prepared and distributed

Awareness Movie Screening:

Solid waste Awareness movie was screened in all 23 villages in a common place. The awareness

movie included the content of defects of wastages, health hazards due to wastages, solid waste

management and protection of environment. The movie was originally prepared by one of the

partnering NGO. With their permission we screened in our villages to educate the community on

environment protection and solid waste management.

Screening of awareness movie in the village and the content of movie

Monitoring Visit by PMSSS Director Rev. Fr. Arumai Selvam:

PMSSS Director visited ACT and Project activities on 16th November 2016. He visited Kodungal

village in order to study the project impact . Following are the few events took place during his

monitoring visit to ACT .

Visiting Waste management pit and the tricycle used for waste collection and management in

project village.

Interaction with Kalam Solid Waste Management Group functioning in Kodungal Village

Review of records maintained in Kalam Waste management Group

Issuing bags of Vermin composed produced in the project to the Village people:

Issuing the amount of Income to the group members which was earned through the project

activities for the month of October.

Discussion with Project team at ACT

Review of project records and financial records of ACT

Additional Activities:

Launch of the project:

Formal launch of the project took place on 8th

March 2016. Fr.Arumai Selvam, Director of PMSSS

– Pondicherry was the chief guest of the ceremony. Mr. Rock, Manager- PMSSS, Panchayat

President of Mugaiyur, Mrs. Synthiya president of ACT was the other chief guests who participated

and encouraged the beneficiaries. 260 beneficiaries from 23 villages participated in the ceremony.

Launching ceremony of the Project

Beneficiaries are taking Oath to actively participate in the project

PMSSS Director & Manager address the gathering

Launching ceremony of the Project

International Women’s day awareness rally:

In order to make the women in workers group to aware of women empowerment and women rights,

Mega rally war organised in Mugaiyur. About 250 women from the workers group participated in

the rally. The rally started in Theppakulam, Mugaiyur and ended in ACT campus.

Awareness rally beginning

Women walk around the village raising slogans

Volunteers from Denmark visited the project:

Amalie and Sif from the University of Copenhagen visited our project on 15th October 2016. They

interacted with our workers group and they also spent time with the members of workers group

while collecting the wastages in the villages. They were also very interested about the strategy

folloed in implementation of this solid waste mangement activities.

Volunteers interaction with ACT team

Volunteers interacting with the workers group and visiting the project activitiec

Monitoring of Activities:

ACT staff visits the groups regularly and monitors the activities. Staffs also provide the guidance

where ever it is necessary.

Quarterly, Half early and Annual Evaluation:

Quarterly, Half early and Annual evaluation meeting was organised in ACT. Project staff and leaders

from each workers group participated in the evaluation. The progress, outcome and the impact of

the project was evaluated. Most of the group leaders have shared that the project has taken off well

and it has produced good result in the villages. Particularly the wastages of each house are not

thrown outside now a days. The project staff and the leaders of the workers groups were also

provided guidance for improving the activities at field level.

Evaluating the progress of the project with group leaders

Achievements of the project( January2016 – December 2016)

23 workers group in 23 villages are formed. Each group is comprised of 32 members.

736 women and adolescent girls are trained in solid waste management process

1 load vehicle has been purchased and involved in collection of wastages at cluster level

23 tricycles have been purchased and given to 23 workers group. These tricycles are used to

collect wastages at panchayat level

23 waste management pits were constructed in 23 villages

The wastages are collected in a weekly basis in 23 villages. The recyclable wastages are

processed and sold for recycling. The degradable wastages are collected and processed for

vermin compost.

57139 Kg recyclable wastages are collected in 9 months and sold for recycling. 10232kg

degradable wastages are collected and processed into vermin compost. Rs.2156230 was the

total income mobilised through this activity and it was distributed among the members of

workers group in 23 villages.

Changes and Impact created

All the families in each village have stopped throwing the garbage into the streets.

Level of health conscious has increased in all age groups (Children, Mothers,

Elderly…)

Coordination in environment protection activities has started among the community.

Available govt and private services related to solid waste management are utilized at

the maximum by the community

People are motivated and started to avoid plastic usages.

Community started to discuss the health hazards prevailing at their community due to

the wastages and possible solutions for the problems identified.

The members of workers group receiving additional income which helps lot the family

addressing the economic difficulties such as Educational expenses of the children,

Medical expenses of the children and the family etc.,

Community consciousness has improved lot towards environment protection. Most of

the families are having two separate bags to segregate the wastages into degradable and

non -degradable. They follow the proper method of disposal.

As the farmers are purchasing the vermin compost from the workers group and using it

in their land, the fertility of the soil is developed and the use of chemical is also

reduced which cultivating the crops. This practice paves way to a improvement of

organic farming in the village.

Challenges faced:

The project area is comprises of people from different political parties, traditional leaders,

Leaders of tribal community and religious elites. Each activity which took place in the

villages included all these people. At this time there are interferences of these leaders in the

project activities and they try to influence the activities.

Different type of caste people are living in the same villages of our project area. People from

the dominant caste raise voice against the other caste peoples when they are involved in the

project activities.

People who are not covered by this project create some sort of problems in the

implementation of project activities.

There is a chance of providing false information of the project among the community is

sometimes being provided by the external people who will be negatively affected by the

project. (private vendors, other community based organizations…)

When the members collect the recyclable wastages and sell it through their workers group,

local level vendors are opposing their activities and sometimes they threaten the members

Since there is no provision in the project for safety kit, the members are facing difficulties to

collect wastages.

Since the project area is so large, the cluster coordinator suffers lot to cover all the area by

bus travel. A two wheeler provision may strengthen the activities in future.

The infrastructure facilities in the block coordination centre are little less to process huge

amount of wastages at one time.

Achievements of the project compared to the logical framework

S.

No

Result expected

while starting the

project

Verifiable Indicators Achieved at the end of

the project

Sources of

verification

1

Unorganized

women workers

and Adolescent

girls will be

formed as a

workers group and

trained in income

earning activities

Number of workers

group Functioning in the

community

Percentage of

unorganized women

workers and Adolescent

girls undergone Income

earning activities

23 workers groups are

formed and involved

in Solid waste

management activities

in 23 villages

73% (736)

unorganised women

and adolescent girls

were trained on solid

waste management

and income earning

activities through

solid waste

management

Workers group

Records -

Resolution book,

Activity reports,

receipt etc.,

Training registers

and reports

List of workers

group members.

2

Unorganized

women workers

and Adolescent

girls who are

formed as a

workers group will

involve in income

earning activities

Percentage of

unorganized women

workers and Adolescent

girls involved in Income

earning activities

Monthly income of the

unorganised women

workers families

73% (736)

unorganised women

and adolescent girls

are involving in solid

waste management

activities through

which they get

income.

Monthly Income of

the families have

raised from Rs.4000

to Rs.6000

Workers group

Records -

Resolution book,

Activity reports,

Monthly group waste

collection sheet,

Individual workers

card of collection

and income

Individual workers

card,

3

Community will

have complete

awareness on Solid

waste management

and producing

income from

wastages

Percentage of people in

the community have

knowledge on Solid

waste management

Percentage of households

handle waste water and

solid waste effectively

90 percent of the

community members

in project village have

fair knowledge on

Solid Waste

Management

73% of the households

in the project village

have the habit of

proper waste disposal.

They segregate the

waste with separate

boxes as Degradable

and non- degradable.

Printed IEC

materials –

pamphlets, posters.

Solid waste

management

awareness movie

Field visit and

Interaction with the

community

4

Models of

community

managed solid

waste management

unit will have

promoted

Number of Waste

management unit

established in the

community

23 solid waste

management units are

promoted and

functioning in 23

villages.

23 cycles were

distributed in 23

villages to collect

wastages.

1 four wheeler carrier

was purchased and

used to collect all

recyclable wastages

23 Solid Waste

Management Pits are

constructed in 23

villages and the

vermin composed are

prepared through

processing the

degradable wastages.

Permission letter of

panchayat president/

Individual for the

space to construct

waste management

pits.

Purchased Records

of Tricycles

Purchased Records

of Four wheeler

Resolution book of

the workers group

Agreement records

made between ACT

and the workers

group about the use

of tricycle and waste

management pits.

Case Studies:

Case 1:

Name: Isapella

Village:Kodungal

There were lot of programmes implemented in our village by government and private

agencies. But no programme exept ACT organized the village people and involved them to

take care of their own needs.

ACT has been implementing several programmes from the past in our village. All the

programmes are implemented with mobilization of the community. In that line, this solid

waste management programme also involved community specially women and adolescent

girls to take care of our village environment and also provides the way for economic

improvement. Personally I learned lot about solid waste management through the training

organized by ACT in this project. Through the training our village women and adolescent

girls are motivated and we are doing our best to keep our village clean by making the solid

waste management in our village itself.

Thanks a lot for ACT to include our village in the programme. We will make our group in

kodungal village a best one in solid waste management process.

Case 2

Name: Subramani

Village: Veerasolapuram

Women in our village were just doing the domestic work in our village previously. Some of

the women in our village were gathered together and formed self help group and involved in

savings. When the ACT came to our veerasolapuram they organized the meeting for the

women and adolescent girls and gave lot of training in ACT campus.

Those women attended the training doing the wonderful work in our village. They are not

throwing the wastages now a day in the streets. They also ask the other members to keep the

wastages in home itself and collecting it together weekly once. They also sale the collected

wastages and get income through this. Really it is good change in our village. And men like

me also attracted by their work and helping them in their activities. I thank for ACT to bring

this change among women in our village.

Press News of the project:

Press release in a leading Tamil magazine which is about Solid Waste Management Project and the

Training to workers group in ACT campus

Visibility of the Manos Unidas created in the project areas:

List of Solid Waste Management Groups displayed in ACT Campus

Name Board of the Solid Waste Management Groups installed in each village

Common Project Benner used for programme Launch and Trainings

Banner of Block Coordination Centre