Ankur Project has been very successfully completed during its project period July 2013 – June 2016. Inspite of many obstacles and troubles faced due to the unpredictable weather conditions like insufficient rainfalls, social anomalies like Caste-discrimination, Superstition and illiteracy, the activities pertaining to the project were carried out and has its dividends in the impact and the transformation in the lives and social milieu of the project-area. The various activities pertaining to the project like Trainings, Exposures, Awareness programs, Workshops, Meetings Creation of Vermin pits were carried out in the best interest of the farmers and the society at large.
The farmers are now regular in implementing and following the learning’s from the trainings by way of participating in the Farmer’s Club and other activities pertaining to the same. Most of our farmers are regularly using organic manures and traditional seeds so that they are able to reduce which they were spending to buy synthetic fertilizers from the market. Besides, the farmers receive the services regularly which are provided by the KVK and the Agriculture department.
In the same manner our SHG members are so happy because they received much knowledge from the training programs conducted by the project to sustain their livelihood. They attended trainings, Exposures, Awareness programs, Workshops, Meetings, started to get their Civil rights, received loans from the financial institutes, learned skills like Handicrafts, Tailoring etc. The women are happy to make handicrafts and tailoring materials and also finding the marketing for their products.
This year 11 SHGs received loans from ICICI bank. Some women started owning the shops, bought goats, cows etc. With this they have managed to stabilize the economic condition of their families. Also, during the first year of the project very few women were getting payments through the MGNREGA scheme. Due to our regular trainings and motivation, our women actively participated in getting the just wages allotted in the scheme and were successful in getting the same. This year, some people received 100 days of work from the scheme. At present nearly 40% of our target people are regularly getting employment through this scheme. So, they are happy about this.
Some people had trainings on RTI to get information to solve the problems that they are facing in their lives. As the Ankur team enjoyed good rapport with the Government officials, the team was able to facilitate negotiations for the people to have their basic Civil Rights.