District Social Welfare Office, Ganjam
Key Activities
- Model AWC ( Phase wise Development of AWCs into Model Centers)
- Mamata Yojona ( Beneficiaries covered)
- Mission Shakti ( Seed Money ,Digital Support , trade wise SHG )
- Protection Cell Information ( Counselling and legal issues)
- Women Welfare activities ( 1 Stop Centre)
New initiative s of Ganjam district Administration for Women & Child development
- Mo Gelha Jhia(Improvement in Child Sex Ratio at birth)
- Swyamsidhha (Disaster management by WSHG)
- Nirbhaya Kadhi( Prevention of Child marriage and Adolescent empowerment)
- Godh Bharai (Welcoming New Pregnant Mothers to AWCs)
- Suryamukhi ( 100% weighment of Children & malnutrition tracking)
- GKSK (Gaon Krushi Seva Kendra) under Mission Shakti
- Polythene free campaign by WSHG members and pre-School Children
- Development of Kitchen garden
Model AWC
- Total No of AWC-5141
- Total number of AWC sanctioned by Govt. (Till today)-4480
- Total number of AWC functioning in own building -2952
- Total MODEL AWC developed -240 AWCs with following facilities :
- Children friendly Table and Chairs
- Outdoor and indoor playing materials
- Painting inside and outside
- Kitchen garden with Green Fencing
- Water and electricity facilities
Mamata :
Transition from Old to New guideline for MAMATA Yojona (Now Rs.5000/- is given in 2 Instalments) where first instalment (Rs.3000/-) is given after completion of 6 months of pregnancy & 2nd instalment (Rs.2000/-) is given when the baby after birth completes 10 months.
MISSION SHAKTI
- Total WSHGs in Ganjam District – 41211 involving 4,34,488 members under Mission Shakti
- Total WSHGs (old & new) received Seed Money @ Rs.15000/- per SHG – 25,918 SHGs benefitted
NEW INITIATIVES OF GANJAM
MO GELHA JHIA
- MO GELHA JHIA is a new initiative launched by the district administration to improve child sex ratio at birth in Ganjam District. ( Launched as a sub-scheme of Biju Kanya Ratna Yojona only in GANJAM DISTRICT)
- Inaugurated on 14.01.2019 at Chatrapur, the activities like fixed District & project level observations involving all line departments , home visits by Collector & eminent people’s representatives have sensitised communities to consider new born girls as “ KANYA RATNA’S”.
- Key activities: District & Block Level gatherings , Home Visits to new bornes , Cake cuttings, Distribution of appreciation letter, sweets, baby care kit, distribution of fruit bearing plants etc.
- Felicitation of 500 new born girls during district level observations.
- Felicitation of 2400 new born girls in all G.P Level Observations
- It is estimated that during both project & district level events, more that 14000 community members from all walks of life had gathered & got sensitized
- All social media forums & media houses have captured the activities under Mo Gelha Jhai. This has helped in wide publicity.
- Improvement in sex ratio at Birth : It is praise worthy to note that the Child SEX Raio which was 854 in 2017 has improved to 937 per thousand males in 2019
SWAYAMSIDHHA
- Its mobilizing self interested Women Self Help Groups of Ganjam District functioning under the umbrella of Mission Shakti & OLM.( About 60,000 + WSHGs in Ganjam )
- Make them self reliant to tackle natural or man-made disasters & help them to take quick decisions, which will lead to zero casualty and minimize loss of property.
- Acceptability of WSHG members staying close/cohesively with the community will enable them to reach community members in distress.
- Under this new initiative the new pregnant mothers are welcomed during occasions of VHNDs in AWCs of Ganjam District.
- This creates a friendly environment in-between the AWW & the community members & in process of Communication & service delivery.
- MCP( Mother & Child protection card is given to all such mothers
- Further it will help district administration to implement desired plan of action & deliver resources.
NIRBHAYA KADHI
- It’s a new initiative & campaign to prevent child marriage’s in Ganjam District.
- Committees are formed at Village , Gram Panchayat , Block & District Level to track the status of Adolescents & sensitize community members.
- Each of the committees have different roles to play to avoid child marriages. ( Top to Bottom & Bottom to Top Approach)
- Issue of Age certificate , compulsory verification of Adhar Card & HIV testing before marriage for both bride and groom (couples before marriage) are also taken up under this initiative
- Listing of Adolescents (11 to 18 years) & sharing of list amongst line Department staff ( CDPOs) -list attached-
- Monthly “Nirbhaya Kadhi” Meeting on 3rd Saturday (Every Month at AWC) (AWW – Member Convener)
- Monthly G.P Level meeting to track status of Adolescents within the G.Ps (P.E.O – Chairman)
- Bi-monthly Block level meeting to sort out problems of adolescents within the block ( BDO-Chairman)
- Quarterly District Level Review Meeting on status of Child marriage prevention in various pockets of Ganjam District ( District Collector – Chairman)
- Raise issues of Child marriage in the monthly meetings of WSHGs under the banner of Mission Shakti & OLM ( 60000+ meetings)
- Distribution of 5141 Nirbhaya Kadhi Booklets to all AWWs of Ganjam District.
- Distribution of 500 Nirbhaya Kadhi Booklets to DPC-SSA Office ,Chatrapur.
- Involvement of all Govt. line departments ( Health , Police , PRI , School) for Nirbhaya Kadhi.
- Right from the AWC/ASHA level the occurrence of Child Marriages to be bought to the notice of District Administration ( 5141 meetings every month)
- At the ICDS sector level issues of Child marriages to be discussed by AWWs with Lady Supervisors ( 210 sector in Ganjam District).
- Counseling to avoid early Child Marriage, getting back to school/ college, HIV testing for healthy married life by senior citizen/Opinion leaders from the community
Godh Bharai :
- Under this new initiative the new pregnant mothers are welcomed during occasions of VHNDs in AWCs of Ganjam District.
- This creates a friendly environment in-between the AWW & the community members & in process of Communication & service delivery.
- MCP( Mother & Child protection card is given to all such mothers
Suryamukhi :
Team of AWWs were formed. Those AWWs were oriented on;
- Taking exact weighment & MUAC measurement
- Plotting & in Growth register & Community Growth Chart
- Referral & Counseling of children who are SAM, Severely Underweight & Moderately Underweight DURING VHND
GAON KRUSHI SEVA KENDRA’S UNDER MISSION SHAKTI
Initially one such Kendra’s will be opened in each Sub-Division & later on Such kendras will be opened in all G.P level points; where farmers residing within a radius of 4-5 Kms would get benefitted”
Each unit will comprise of farm machinery that are commonly used for tillage operations for all crops, multi crop equipment and a minimum of crop specific machinery. ( Farmers access point)
- GKSK will sell small equipment’s, fertilizer, pesticides and seeds. (Selling point)
- GKSK will provide services to farmers related to farm sector. ( Improve technical Know-how of farmers & scope for incremental income)
Polythene Free Campaign in all villages & Urban areas of Ganjam District by AWC Children & WSHG members