Project Activity Report for Rajasthan State Project name: SAG ...

Project Activity Report for Rajasthan State
Project name:
SAG Project Rajasthan State
Project reference number:
NA
Reporting period: April to September ‘10
Project Worker’s name and job title: Manjeet K. Singh, State Representative, Rajasthan
Project partners and locations:
Project code Name of the partner agency Location (no. of blocks/districts)
1000292 Rajasthan Mahila Kalyan Mandal Ajmer
Raj/DI/00005 DI-Rajasthan Project Bikaner
1. Direct beneficiaries
Age group Able Elders Assisted Elders Destitute Elders
Men Women Men Women Men Women
55-79 60 105 27 28 12
80+ 10 45
Total 60 105 27 28 10 57
2. Indirect beneficiaries of the project (grandchildren, family members or community members)
Directly involved with the Indirectly involved with the beneficiary
beneficiary
(ie in the community)
Older Family
Grand Older people Family Grand
people members children in the members children
(other than
community (other than
grand children)
grand
children)
Number of 65 139 353 155 97 155
INDIRECT
beneficiaries
Activities for the last 6 months
Profiling of the elders:
A detailed beneficiary profiling was done in both the
projects and existing beneficiaries have been
recategorised according to their ability factor as assisted,
destitute and working elders.
Under the new Direct Implementaion project three
villages (Bcchasar, Kolasar and Bholasar) have been
identified to carry out the project.
Health supervisor Mr. Jyoti Prakash Joshi with newly the
group of ESHG in Ajmer.

Primary health care
RMKM have regularly provided the primary health care
to all the elders. In this our health supervisors regularly
visits the elders home and provide them basic
necessitate medicine. During these visits we try to
identify the need of the elders and also accompanied
them for their visits.
During our visit to Bacchasar, Kolasar and Bholasar we
aware all the elders about their health consciousness as
in the old age maximum elders are unaware about the
demerits of unconsciousness towards their health or
regular health checkups.
Sensitization meeting with Elders on the importance of
ESHG at Bcchasar village Bikaner.
Formation of Groups
In this half year RMKM have formed 5 elders self help
group in its project area. In the beginning we have
organized meetings with the identified elders. After
discussing them the advantages of the self help groups
we have motivated elders to become a part of the
ESHGs. When we were discussing the elders about the
ESHGs they asked many questions like what is ESHGs,
what will be its benefit, in this age what we will do by
doing this saving and many other more. However be we
have convinced them to be a part of the ESHG so that
they could get benefits from the ESHG. RMKM have
developed 5 elders self help group and we have enrolled 88 elder members in these ESHGs. These
members are from the targeted elders who have been identified by us for the programme.
Under the DI project, 9 elders self help group were formed in the project area. In the beginning we have
organized meetings with the identified elders. After discussing them the advantages of the self help
groups we have motivated elders to become a part of the ESHGs. When we were discussing the elders
about the ESHGs they asked many questions like what is ESHGs, what will be its benefit, in this age what
we will do by doing this saving and many other more. However be we have convinced them to be a part
of the ESHG so that they could get benefits from the ESHG. We have developed 9 elders self help group
and we have enrolled 125 elder members in these ESHGs. These members are from the targeted elders
who have been identified by us for the programme.
Challenges faced
In RMKM, The major challenge was convincing the elders about the new project approach. As some of
them were receiving regular supply of provision, they had some difficulty in adjusting themselves as
they have grown dependent on the support and now reached a stage where they are not able to earn
food for their living. Through one to one discussion we have convinced elders why the change was
brought into the project and how it will continue to support in one way or the other.
In the next 6 month following activities will be undertaken:
1. Formation of 6 Grain Banks
2. Setting up of Physiotherapy centres
ESHG meeting with the elders and informing them about the
HelpAge programme and the work that they can do.

3. Registration and linkage of ESHG with the banks
4. Training will be provided to all the ESHG about different activities.
5. Federation will be formed and action plan will be made for future
6. Build linkages with the Government schemes like pension plan.
7. Awareness Camp on the existing government schemes etc.