SAMAJ PARIVARTANA SAMUDAYA (SPS)

Overview of SPS activity in the past

An Example of SPS development work through Community Mobilization: Watershed Development

There are state government funds and Gram Panchayat funds available under what are generally referred to as Employment Programs, and also under specific watershed programs & forestry programs. SPS mobilizes the community to access such funds, and also helps the community in implementing watershed development projects:

  1. In Harapanahalli taluka in Bevinahalli cluster, the villagers, with SPS support, were able to bring pressure on government and get Rs.21 lakhs for watershed development work on its common lands of over 2000 acres
  2. In Hirebasur village, the Gram Panchayat spent funds from Jawahar Rojgar Yojana for afforestation of 25 acres of its common lands called Hiregudda (Big hill)
  3. For smaller watershed structures, which are sometimes badly needed to arrest soil eerosion and conserve water and soil, villagers do "Shramadaan", eg. Kumaranahalli area
  4. For tank rehabilitation program which is coming up in Hanagal taluka from Government of Karnataka program called Community-Based Tank Development Program, the villagers have to contribute a share (12% of the cost – partly by cash and partly by Shramadan)

 

Proposal for Asha

The educational component is an integral part of the five-year program of SPS (2002-03 to 2006-07), 85% funded by Tata Trust.

General Objectives

  1. Improving the present formal schools (esp primary education) through active involvement of community
  2. Working for community control over natural resources like Jal, Jungle, Jameen, and Khaneej (water, forest, land, and minerals)
  3. Strengthening of the self government units like gram sabha and gram panchayat to the rights-based advocacy at the policy and legislative level.

Key Aspects of the Education Proposal

  1. Improving Delivery of Formal Schooling
  1. Linking School with Management of Natural Resources:

This is part of the strategy of developing a sense of ownership of the natural resources by the community and leading to the proper management of common lands, collection of forest produce, etc.

  1. Exposure Visits to other Groups
  1. Community Learning Movement (CLM)
  1. Peoples Planning Campaign and Education.
  1. Peoples Movements and Education

7. Training of Teachers

 

 

Budget

Proposal for Rs. 2.5 lakhs per year for five years (2002-03 to 2006-07) – to be shared between various Asha chapters (Stanford, Seattle, LA)

I. Non-recurring

   
     

Bicycles (2)

5,000

 

Office Equip.

   

Furniture for Resource Ctr.

20,000

 
     

Total -- Non-recurring

 

25,000

     

II. Recurring

   
     

A. Program Expenses

   
     

A1. Salaries and Honorarium*

   

1) Staff

109,800

 

2) Volunteers

8,000

 

A1. Total

 

117,800

     

A2. Travel*

   

1) Staff

42,000

 

2) Volunteers

4,000

 

A2. Total

 

46,000

     

A3. Workshop, training,

 

40,000

Exposure, seminars, etc.

   
     

A4. Documentations & Misc.

 

2,000

     

B. Administrative Expenses

 

18,200

10% of total

   
     

Total -- Recurring

 

224,000

     

Grand Total

 

249,000

Details for the A1 and A2:

A1. Salaries

 

A2. Travel

 

Community Organizers (3)

 

Community organizers (3)

 

Rs. 2,300 p.m. x 12 x 3

82,800

Rs. 500 x 12 x 3

18,000

       

Project Officer (50%)

 

Project Officer

 

Rs. 4,500 x 12 / 2

27,000

Rs. 1000 x 12

12,000

       

Total (staff salaries)

109,800

Overall Coordinator (Hiremath)

 
   

Rs. 1000 x 12

12,000

       
   

Total (travel--staff)

42,000

       

Honorarium for Volunteers (2)

 

Travel expenses for Volunteers

 

Rs. 4000 (pa) x 12

8,000

Rs. 2000 x 2

4,000