Report - Helpage India Programme

Project Activity Report for Punjab State (2 pages)
Project name:
SAGP
Project reference number:
PUN/DI/00005
Reporting period: October 2011 to March 2012
Project Worker’s name and job title: Bhavneshwar Sharma State Head, Punjab
Project partners and locations:
Project code Name of the partner agency Location (no. of blocks/districts)
PUN/DI/00005 Direct implementation Nurpur Bedi, Ropar
1. Direct beneficiaries
Age group
Able Elders Assisted Elders Destitute Elders
Men Women Men Women Men Women
55-79 87 156 55 110 2 3
80+ 04 16 22 4 3
Total 87 160 71 132 6 6
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 members Grand Older Family
Grand
people (other than childre people in members childre
grand children) n the (other than n
community grand children)
Number of 540 2187 1646 2018 3012 2845
INDIRECT
beneficiaries
HOW have SAGP is to up lift the socio – economic status of the rural poor elderly. It helps
they
older people to clam their rights challenges, discrimination & over come
benefitted poverty, so that they can lead dignified, secure active & healthy lives. For
making them independent self Help group are formed to provide economical
and social support for the elder persons who are mostly neglected by coming
generation. This work is accordance with the national policy and adopts
public participatory approach for solving the problems of the area.
3. PROJECT ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS
PROVIDE PRIMARY REQUISITE MEDICARE:
Fortnightly Medical consultations were provided in the community for Elders who did not have
access to Primary Health Care facility. The elder’s person including community members
availed free medical facilities. 24 medical consolations camps were organized during past 6 th
months. The project staffs made successful efforts to tie up with local govt. dispensary for free
medicine which provided to the beneficiaries in the camps. Through these camps the elders are
leading a healthy life. Total 710 elders and community members have got primary medical

facilities at their door steps. Apart of medical consultations, 44 Physiotherapy consultations
have been done from October 2011- Feb 2012 in which 430 SaGP direct and indirect
beneficiaries got treatment on each Monday. Through the ophthalmic services provided by the
SaGP project, 300 beneficiaries were screened for ophthalmic services out of which 50
beneficiaries received non ophthalmic services and 36 beneficiaries under gone cataract
surgeries.
ESHG FORMATION:
During the Period all 30 ESHGs have successfully opened their
saving bank a/c, Group mobilization process went on through
meetings, where the rules and regulation of self help group,
meetings, savings, record keeping and economic development
of groups was undertaken. After long & lot of discussions
about the Grading of the all 30 ESHGs has been completed in
the month of January 2012 in which 9 ESHG groups having
Grad A & other 21 Groups Grad B. the grading process done by
the Sarpanch of Different villages. In the month of March 2012
Helpage India got the prior permission from M.H.A then 17
ESHGs have received Livelihood seed Capital directly in to their bank A/c. The ESHGs members
started Badi Making collectively which helped them enhance their spending capacity.
TRAINING OF ELDER SELF HELP GROUPS ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION:
The project area is situated around shiwalik foothills. The risk of
floods, dangerous wild animals, drought, and wild fire is often
occurring here. There was the need to give this type of training to the
elderly as well as communities. The programme was organized on 27
Feb to 1 march 2012. Sh. Harbhajan Singh (SDM Nurpur Bedi) was the
chief guests of the function. The group president secretary, treasure
& the volunteers were of ESHG got training.
ADVOCACY:
In this respect we also help the poor, widow, aged, handicapped person to provide and apply
their Govt. Pension forms for their Social Security. Under the activity 59 applications were filed
for old age pension out which 12 elders got sanctioned for the same. 10 applications were filed
for BPL card which is in process. Apart of it 50 elders applied for Senior Citizen Card and got it.
25 elders were linked to MGNRERGA for livelihood. The senior citizen day was also celebrated
on 3 Oct 2011 at 5 different village in which 445 beneficiaries, social worker, community
members, has participated in the function. This activity aimed to generate awareness among
the large mass about RIGHTS AND ENTITLEMENT of elders through NUKKAD NATAK. These
advocacy activities create a supportive atmosphere toward the problems of older peoples as
more and more people will become sensitized toward the issues. On that day a demand letter
also submit to DC- Ropar through the SDM Nurpur bedi.
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES:
To make the elderly psychologically, socially fit, the recreational activities were performed on
monthly basis. These recreational activities include as given bellow on monthly basis.
1. Religious songs/ Bhajan Kirtan were held at Nurpur Bedi on Monthly Basis.
2. Yoga activities were held at the Centre.

PILGRIMAGE TOUR:
First pilgrimage tour under SaGP DI Project Ropar was organized on 3/11/2011 in which 57
Male Female Elders and field Staff of the project visited to Mata Chintpurni Devi Mandir at
District Una, Himachal Predesh. On the other hand there is positive change in the lives of
elderly; they also participate in social activities. The counselling is also provided to them time to
time for their adjustment in families.
4. Plans for the next 6 months:
Continuing basic health care to all direct indirect beneficiaries
Strengthen all Elder self help Groups and create some livelihood activities/Business in all
projected villages trained them, form 3 village level and 1 district level ESHG Federation.
Organising two or three Training/ capacity building program for ESHG in which all Elder Self
help Groups can improve their internal & external functioning.
In advocacy Program we want to organising a big (2 or 3 days) Elder Mela where we focus on
improving the level of awareness of health and hygiene among the Elderly & all community
with Help of National Rural Health Mission. And also aware about all State & central
Government Social Security Schemes with the Help of District & State Administration.
Demonstration/ Microfinance Linkage facilities by the Bank & Microfinance institutions for
ESHG’s.