Report - Helpage India Programme

Project Activities Carried out in the past 6 months.
Healthcare
The 3 project partner’s agencies from Haryana State organized weekly/fortnightly 72 Medical
Consultations Camps during the second year of project. Through these Medical Consultation
Camps total 700 patients benefited. Across the project area organized Free Eye Screening
Camp and identified 10 elders for cataract operation and operated with the help of reputed
eye care hospital.
ESHG Formation
During 2 nd year of SAGP Project partner’s agency are formed 11 new Elder Self Help Groups
and 165 members (12-15 Elders Per ESHG) involved in formation of 11 groups. Currently 80%
elders participating in the ESHGs meetings and 9 ESHG having their written rules &
Regulations. Apart from the funds, 25 ESHGs have been saving Rs. 20- 100 per month per
member. Over the last 2 years, the cumulative saving of 25 elders self help groups amounting
over Rs. 105321. Groups members are getting benefits of inter loaning in their groups. Every
month members meet in their groups meeting and share their experience and problems with
each others.
Commodity Support
Two partner’s 4 grain banks or its similar alternates have opened at nearest the community of
beneficiaries And they have known about this and get benefit through this facility. They are
supporting the destitute grans under commodity support to destitute grans activity
(community based grain bank.)
Promoting Sustainable Livelihoods through Micro Credit and Micro Finance
In this activity Nav Yuvak Kala sangam from Rohtak graded 4 ESHG and after getting prior
permission from Ministry of Home Affair distributed seed capital to 4 old ESHGs. Other 2
partner have sent the applications for this to MHA.
Advocacy
Under the Age Demand Action Programs all project partners organized activity on the various
Govt. Schemes such as old age/ widow/ disabled pension, BPL card holders, NAREGA etc. After
these activities 14 families applied for the BPL cards and total 45 No of Old Age Pension
applied during the period in which 38 older people benefited with the old age pension
scheme. 29 widow pensions applied and 9 women getting widow pension, 10 elders linked
with the Annapurna Scheme All these activities were conducted with the help of Govt.
Department. Recreation Pilgrimage tour were also organized by the all implementing agencies
in which one implementing agency from Rohtak conduct a Exposure Visit with the help of
State office to India International Tread Fair, Pragti Maidan for ESHG’s Groups Leader there,
all are going to 4- Pavilions where they watch the livelihood Products produces by Self