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"NEW HORIZONS FOR SANARPATTY"

DINDIGUL DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU STATE, INDIA

INCORPORATING LETS AND COMMUNITY BANKING

Edition 01: 23 June 2003

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SANARPATTY INTEGRATED SELF-FINANCING RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

NEW HORIZONS FOR SANARPATTY

DINDIGUL DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU STATE, INDIA

Edition 01: 23 June, 2003

ORIGINAL DBGDS PROJECT INCORPORATED

INTEGRATED SELF-FINANCE DEVELOPMENT FOR DALIT AND POOR WOMEN

Name of the Organization	District Bhoodhan Gramadhan
	Development Sangh (DBGDS)
Address	Kambiliyampatty (Po)
	Siluvathur (via) Dindigul (Tk)
	Dindigul (Dt) S.India - 624 306
E-mail	dbgdsorg@yahoo.com
	subburajdbgdsorg@rediffmail.com
Legal Status	Registered under Tamilnadu Society Act Reg.No-78/87
	Foreign Contribution Regulation Act
	(FCRA No-075940322 date at 12 June 1997)
Banking Details	Central Bank of India - Kambiliampatty,
	Dindigul. (SB A/C No.2700)
Contact person	R. Subburaj
	Secretary/Chief-functionary
Project Period	2 years
Area operation	20 village in sanarapatty block,Dindigul District
Amount requested	300000 rupees : $6250

INTRODUCTION

District Bhoodhan Gramodhan Development Sangh is a non - government organization, functioning since 1987 for the benefit of the dalit women in the Dindigul District. Our organization is the result of the committed depressed women who organize among themselves for their own emancipation.

In the fulfillment of empowering our women folk, We have undertake many socio - economic programs includeing gem cutting training programmes, training on Tailoring Aids awareness programmes etc.,

AREA PROFILE

Dindigul district is situated in the center of Tamilnadu. It is well linked by roads from all the major cities of the state Dindigul district is diverted from Madurai district most of villages are droughtprone area and people are economically poor people.

PROBLEM OF THE TARGET AREA

The target area of the project is Sanarapatty which is broken in to villages. The total population of the area is among then is dalits. The project area covers 40 villages from sanarapatty the area of the project is 35700 hector.

It was discovered that 95% of the dalit households live in huts made of muds and hay while the remaining 5% live in tiled houses in Tamilnadu.

Landholding pattern of the union is much alarming. In our panchayat union 80.6% dalits own lands less that 1.00 hectare of land and 14.5% of dalits are land less laborers.

The landlines are the reason for all kinds of oppression. As the dalit of our district do not possess lands, they have to depend upon upper caste people like Udiyars, Gounder,Reddiars, Muthiriars, Chettiyars, Vanniars and Vellalas for their lively hood.

A very conspicuous feature in the living condition of the dalits is the extensive oppressive situation in which they live. The social oppression they suffer is varied and multifaceted which includes different kinds of social resections and compulsions as well as discriminations, harassment's and other atrocities. Following are major restriction on dalits.
-Entry in village tea shops
-Availing of village barber service for shaving availing of village dhobi service.

PROBLEM OF DALIT WOMEN SOCIO - ECONOMIC:

The literacy rate among dalit women in the project area is 20% the health status of women of dalit community is alarming. About 80% of the dalit pregnant women are suffering form anemia, the political situation of the dalit women is not satisfactory. The dalit women are not allowed to express their views either in the houses or in the village committee meetings.

The allotment of seats in the local body counsels to Dalit women is really a mockery it is the high caste male or mirasdar who really rules the local government under the shadow of dalit women.

It is the dalit women who are sexually oppressed ill-treated etc. by the landlords in their work places. The Economic spare does not give justice to the dalit women. Dalit women are paid low wages, they are paid Rs. 10 -15 per day for the agricultural works whereas men are paid double tax wages paid to women. Dalit women are not treated equally by men. Dalits women are battered and ill treated by men. Besides this, they are the ones who rear the children, collect fire wood fetch drinking water and earn for living. Not even 1-% dalit women own property on their names.

Though caste atrocities are not reported frequency but the segregation or dalit I all respect, is being practiced in all the village of the district. Even though there are many
-Drawing water from well located in non-dalit areas.
-Washing / Bathing in canal embankments.
-Taking procession of dalit funeral members in high caste streets
-Taking procession of dalit festivals in high caste streets
-Walking with footwear's in the streets of dalits.
-Taking part in the village common meetings
-Sitting coffee / Tea in the same glasses or cup of Tumblers
-Those are used for high castes.

Even though the dalit have their own traditional panchayat set up at each village level., these panchayats do no make any significant changes in the lives of the dalits. This panchayat set right quarrels among the dalit of their villages, collect money form the members of the dalit and celebrate their villages festivals. Dalit and celebrate their village festival. Dalit lack leadership qualities and hence they do not take upper hand in the decision making process of common village affairs.

Inspite of the fact that the dalits are found to be the largest community, normally in some areas, none of them figures in village and panchayat councils except in the councils reserved for dalts. The independence of the dalit members in the councils are highly questionable. This reflects the actual reality in the village where economic power, caste hierarchy and leadership qualities are basic qualifications if one wishes to be the part of the policy and decision making bodies. dalit organizations functioning in our area, No concrete steps have been initiated by these origination.

GLOBALISATION:

The recent globalization process brought he dalit women in the street corner. It is the dalit women who are mostly affected by the introduction of machinery into the agricultural field, resulting in unemployment and under employment among the dalit women. Dalit women are being engaged in seed collection, preservation and supplying them for agricultural purposes the wide opened the door for the multinationals due to globalisation, restrict dalit women from doing so as the multinational companies involve in researches seed processes and supplying them to the agriculturists. Moreover, the food habit of ordinary Indian is being changed gradually due to the fast-food culture introduce by the multinational companies. Consequently, the need for traditional food has been decreasing which results in unemployment and under employment among the dalit women.

UNORGANISED SECTOR:

Dalit women are engaged in unorganized sectors such as
-Agricultural coolie's labor.
-Construction works
-Fruit and vegetable selling
-Petty trades
-Domestic works etc.,

These women are not paid just wages, no service conditions such as leave, bonus, increment medical allowance etc., is given to them Moreover, the dalit women are the sexual targets by the employers, managers and other male workers the sad fact is that women of dalit community members are not provided with maternity facilities, and compensations are not extended to dalit women for the casualties that takes place during working hours.

WOMEN AND DECISION MAKING

Finally, to play a relevant role in the dalits struggle for liberation, the men should undergo a sincere change in heart. There is no doubt that the attitude of men is one of the serious obstacles in the talks of empowering dalits women.

In the dalit organization, the leadership which is presently dominated by the urban middle class men and urban dalit elites of men should be prepared to share the resource women and involve them in the decisions making bodies. Considering the discrimination under which the women have suffered for long including those from within the community special priority should be given to involve them more meaning fully in all the structure of the dalit organization.

JUSTIFICATION OF THE PROJECT:

Dalit women of our district are powerless. This category is the least one among all sections of people in our area. They are segregated in the common places. They do not have any say in the decision making power in their own houses and it goes without saying that they cannot talk about common issues and problem of the village in the village committee meeting. They have to collect firewoods and rear children they are totally depend upon men for their economic needs.

To mitigate the suffering of women training programmes for the formation of women Sangams, credit union and to deal with local issues including caste discriminations and environment protection are planned.

We hope our above mentioned innovative efforts will empower women or our area.

GOAL:

The goal of the project is to empower women of our disctict.

OBJECTIVES:

-Providing orientation women on dalitism and dalit feminism
-Training them on cultural techniques
-Enabling dalit women to form their own women samgams
-Enabling dalit women to fight against caste operative practices
-Enabling dalit women to form their own credit unions

ACTION PLAN:

-Appointment of staff
-Training of staff and leader on
-Dalitsm
-Feminism
-Environment
-Formation of women sangams
-Fight against caste atrocities
-Formation of credit union

IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY

8 Staffs appointed 2 co-ordinators and 6 field workers will the appointed. After the training they will be sent to the field. Each field staff will be allotted to 4 villages while the field workers approaching the dalit women to provide awareness on dalit problems and unbars with special reference to women perspective and motivate them towards formation of women sangams taking up dalit women issues and towards formation of credit union.

TECHNIQUES:

Our field staff to achieve our project goal individual contract would use following techniques.
-Group meetings
-Informal meetings
-Cultural programs

TRAINING TO SELECTED LEADERS:

Trainings for selected leaders, will be contacted on dalitism, dalit for feminism group organization and on dalit unions. These selected leaders will be helpful to the field workers in the field in conducting training's, group formation etc.

CONTENT OF THE TRAINING

-Dalit issues and problems
-Problem of Dalit women
-Organizing dalit women
-Planning strategies of solving dalit women problem
-Formation and running of credit union
-Accounting procedure of credit unions.

FORMATION OF SANGAMS

Dalit women, who will become aware of the situation, will form their own women sangams in 24 villages. They will discuss the problems and issues of their concern and plan to fight them out.

FORMATION OF CREDIT UNION:

To enable women to become economically independent, we have plans to help women to form their own credit unions. Training on the formation of credit unions, and maintaining books of account.

SOLVING DALIT WOMEN PROBLEM

Dalit women problems such as deprivation of rights to draw water in the common wells, claiming due share in the decision make power in the villages.

STAFF ROLES AND FUNCTIONS

Co - ordinators They will be co - ordinating the field workers for whom they will be held responsible. They conduct meeting, Training's for dalit women and staff. They collect reports from field workers.
They should have passed degree with 2 - 5 years of experience.

FIELD STAFF

They should visit the villages daily ear marked to them,Conduct meeting, seminars role-play along with the volunteers submits periodical reports of the activities to the co - ordinator.

RESULTS EXPECTED

-Staff and lenders acquire the analytical and organizational skills
-Women sangams formed
-Women take up issues
-Credit unions organized by women

BUDGET

I.Salary
Two Co-ordinator (one male and one female)
Rs. 1250/- per month. ( 1250 x 2 x 12 month)
30000.00

Six field workers (two male and four female)
Rs.900 /- per month (900 x 6 x 12 month)
64800.00

II. Administration
Rent, Electricity Rs.1000/- per month (1000 x 12 month)
12000.00

Miscellaneous expenses
Postage & stationary Printing & phone per year
12000.00

III.Program Cost
a)Staff Training per year
7500.00

b) Training on Dalit
Feminism and Dalit women problem
30 womens @Rs. 60 x 2 x days x 3 camps
10800.00

V.Training on group formation and planing for issues
30 women's 2 days 3 camps ( Rs. 60 x 2 x 3 )
10800.00

VI.Training on credit union
30 women's 2 days 3 camps (Rs.60 x 2 x 3)
10800.00

Total Budget per year
171200.00

Project period two years (171200 x 2 years)
342400.00
Less organization contribution
42400.00

Aid Requested (Rupees three laks, $6250 only)300000.00

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