- New Life has a
Board Rotation Policy in place and practices it.
- The Board
approves the programmes, budgets, annual reports and audited financial
statements.
- The Board
ensures the organization’s compliance with the laws and regulations of the
country.
VOLUNTEERS:
Mr. Ponnambalam
Mr. Ravichandran
Mr. Mohankumar
Mr. Subbiah
Mr. Balaji
Mr. Elavarasan
Mr. Amirtharaj
Master. Vignesh
Mr. Karthikeyan
Mrs. Vaidegi
Miss. Rajvi
Mrs. Sangeetha
Miss. Amitha Banu
Mrs. Yaso Thiru
And online volunteers
INTERNS:
Mr. Clement, London
Mrs. Tanya Afroze, Bangladesh
Miss. Sangeetha, Bharathi dasan University, Orathanadu.
NETWORKS & ALLIANCES:
Terre des Homes,
Netherlands
NELINDCO, India
Microgramm, Chennai
CHEERS, Trichy
Collectorate.
Regional
Directorate Central Board for Workers Education, Madurai
Global Giving, USA
Godparents, India.
Give India, Mumbai.
PWD, Trichy, Thanjavur
Credibility Alliance,
Mumbai
SaDhan, New Delhi
VANI, New Delhi
ICICI Foundation
CARE India, Chennai
Gryphane Associates,
Trichy.
Syndicate Bank- Amoor
State Bank of India –
Musiri.
City Union Bank –
Jeyankondam.
Oriental Bank of
commerce.
Members of our SHG
family.
Our beneficiaries
PROGRAMMES IN PROGRESS:
Ensured Childhood to the
Children of People in Conflict with Law in Trichy District (ECCP Project):
The programme is
implemented since 2004 in 6 slums identified as crime prone by the Trichy
Police (Ariyamangalam, Uppuparai, Kaja Pettai, Vamadam, Kodappu, and
Sathiyamoorthy Nagar) in Trichirappalli
District, Tamilnadu. The programme aims at bringing up the children in these
vulnerable areas as the best citizens of the country. A holistic approach is
adopted to work with the 2152 families in these six slums.
Rehabilitation
of Prisoners:
Since 1997 Rehabilitation
of prisoners is one of the prestigious programme implemented by the
organization. Rehabilitation includes training them in income generation skills
and counseling them besides providing support to their families who are
suffering outside the prison.
Child
Development Program:
Poor, deserving children
who are orphaned, semi-orphaned, deserted, and extremely poor or whose parent
is inside the prison are taken care of in the residential homes run by New Life
since 2008. Children are provided with health, education and psychological
support. The children are made to feel at home by the affectionate and tender
care given to them by the team of New Life. The children above the age of six
are admitted to the Higher Secondary School. The children below the age of six
are sent to the nursery.
The Karnataka Chapter of
New Life has conducted 7 medical camps in Bangalore district and this has
benefitted 1364 children in the year 2011-2012.
Ensured child rights to
the abandoned children:
The programme gives
support to the children to educate them by financially supporting them. Drop
outs were identified and admitted in schools through NFE centres.
Leadership programmes are
conducted to motivate the children and to develop their communication skills
and personality.
New Life is also
supporting the children of gypsy community (narikuravars) who live in the
habitation in Devarayaneri. Support is provided in the form of coaching
classes, day care center, financial support for school education, etc. Staffs
who facilitate the children are from the same community.
The rights of children who
were abused were also ensured by New Life. Physical and sexual abuses are
addressed. The children’s rights of not to get publicized, not to work, sexual
abuse and their right against violence, etc. were addressed.
Special
School for Child Labour:
The special schools are
run for the children between the age of 9 to 14 (dropouts and non-starters) who
are working in the Mat Industry, Weaving Industry, Match Industry, fortune
telling, etc. The CHEERS of the Trichy District Administration supports the
project. The project aims at providing Non-formal education to the Child
Laborers and enrolling these children in the regular schools. Besides this, the
project also aims at enriching the children by training them on music (vocal),
games, tailoring, and by teaching them yoga and moral values.
Livelihood
promotion to poor Women:
The
poor women from the BPL category and their wards, irrespective of caste, creed
and religion are the target segments in the multi-various activities being
carried out by New Life. The total number of members benefited by the various
programs of the organization as of March 2012 is 28560 (1320 groups) from
Trichy, Karur, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Tiruvarur, Pudukkotai, Nagapattinam,
Cuddalore, Thanjavur and Pattukkottai districts.
Senior citizens were
provided with food and day care in our home in Naachi Kurichi. These elderly
people spend their time in the mornings with their friends of the same age and
have a full meal apt to their appetite.
Mentorship
Programme through Affinity Association of Self Help Groups:
New Life, through its community owned association structures
known as Affinity
Association of Self
Help Groups (AA of SHGs), plays an active role in promoting and
providing assistance to motivated, capable womenfolk. The AA of SHGs is community based group comprised
of women leaders who manage the financial needs of the individuals within their
community. Community based Affinity Association is one of the most effective
way in channeling the support to the borrowers. The AA of SHGs is responsible for gathering and
validating the needs of the members.
The field mentor would be the bridge between the online mentors and the
entrepreneur on the field. Potential borrowers are evaluated by
our field mentor and then the mentor decides on the best candidate to work with
us. She would then approach the consultancy team and submit the proposal for
suggestions/advice from our expert team. Once AA of SHGs screens the plan and
deems it fit for mentoring, we throw it open to the experts. The expert team
would go through the case details and decide to advice our entrepreneur, in
case they have the expertise in the relevant field. Once the connection has
been established there would be a detailed documentation of the entire process,
which has to be done by the field mentor herself. AA of SHGs would periodically
/ at the end of the process, evaluate the effort as well as the impact.
Health programme:
The members are given
subsidized consultation by the Physician in our Board and a Gynecologist on
obtaining the Health Card issued by the organization. Besides this, health
camps are conducted in coordination with the leading physicians and hospitals
like Dr.Satheesh, Vaaladi, G.V. Nursing Home and Mano Priya Gynaecological
Clinic.
Social Security Programme:
The project was designed
to cover the health risks of the population (women, men and children of the
vulnerable sections) in Trichirappalli, Perambalur and Nagapattinam District
with special reference to those suffering from Terminal Illness in order to
provide them HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE care.
The
rural populations in these revenue districts besides the people living in the
urban slums of Trichirappalli town were the targeted beneficiaries of the
project. The age group that is covered is from 25 to 75 years.
Irrigated
Agriculture Modernization and Water-Bodies Restoration and Management (IAMWARM)
Project:
The
IAMWARM project converges with all
line departments. The project aims to improve the service delivery in the
selected sub-basins and productivity of irrigated agriculture with effective
integrated water resources management. The project
covers Trichy & Pudukottai districts.
ACHIEVEMENTS 2011-2012:
ECCP Project:
a) 156/400
in ELCs and coaching classes have acquired age appropriate skills and
competencies.
b)
The intensity of the behavior problems of
59/534 children got reduced.
c)
188/340 is with enhanced self esteem, when
we analysed the children in coaching class and Juvenile Delinquents
d)
42/200 children have scored above 70% in
age appropriated reading, writing and arithmetic skills.
e)
4 children were reintegrated with community
and prevented from juvenile delinquency.
f)
119/335 children achieved social and
emotional quotient.
g)
21 have reduced anti-social tendencies.
h)
49 have attained the ability based social
quotient.
Rehabilitation
of Prisoners:
During the year 2011-12,
56 female prisoners were trained in washing powder making, incense powder
making (Sambrani making), candle making. 25 male
prisoners in the Central Prison, Trichy were given training on screen printing.
Psychological counseling is given to the prisoners and their families. 2829
persons were counseled.
Child
Development Program:
55 children are in the
homes this year and are provided with safe childhood.
Ensured child rights to
the abandoned children:
a) 334
were provided with education support to the tune of Rs.1728790/- And Rs.7780/-
in kind. This year 273 children were supported in primary level, 38 for high
school and 19 for higher secondary and 4 for college education.
b) 61
drop outs were identified and 46 were admitted in schools through NFE centres.
5 programmes conducted and 112 children motivated.
c) 113
narikuravar children are provided with supplementary education support.
d) In
this year 73 child abuse cases were addressed besides protecting the interests
of 281 child labourers.
Special
School for Child Labour:
281 child labourer
children were benefitted the special schools. 78 of them were mainstreamed. The
project had benefited a total of 1594 children, out of which 985 children had
been mainstreamed and admitted to regular schools.
Livelihood
promotion to poor Women:
79
SHG members started their small income generation ventures and selling the goods
and are earning an additional income of Rs.1135/- per month. We have hopes they
can earn upto Rs.2500/- per month if persistent.
267 were
given financial support to start micro businesses, for working capital,
educating their children, redeeming loans, medical purposes, etc.
31
deserted women were supported by donors to start small businesses.
The
Self Help Group members residing in urban slums and rural areas have mobilized
savings of over Rs.3122.42 Lakhs and have absorbed over Rs.1123.7 Lakhs as financial
support for various opportunities for improving their standard of living,
supported by various development institutions and nationalized banks. Out of
this, as on March 2012; the direct assistance by the organization is Rs. 41.05
Lakhs.
25 senior citizens were
provided with food and day care in our home.
Mentorship
Programme through Affinity Association of Self Help Groups:
76 women are provided with
mentorship assistance.
The women from narikuravar
community participated and sold their beaded jewellery in the exhibition NGO
India 2012 held in the Epicenter, Gurgaon, New Delhi.
Health programme:
9126 members are given
subsidized consultation by the Physician in our Board and a Gynecologist on
obtaining the Health Card issued by the organization. 3 health camps are
conducted. 436 children were checked for water borne and faecal borne diseases
and vitamin deficiency .139 children attained age and ability appropriate
height and weight. 57 children reduced their vitamin deficiency. 47 children reduced
their mineral deficiency. 135 children have their HB level at 11-16 g/dl. All
the 44 deliveries in the six slums were safe deliveries. No women have early
pregnancies.6 children with chronic illnesses were supported to get medicines
and nutritious food.
Social Security Programme:
Under this Project 12842 women and 513 men
beneficiary’s risk on lives covered beneficiary’s risks on lives covered. 1423 beneficiaries are covered under
Health Insurance.
The nomadic (narikuravars)
gypsies who have not heard of insurance were also covered by health and life
insurance due to the efforts of our team. 162 gypsies were provided with the
health insurance cover.
Few Clients We Worked
With:
Rameela (name changed), 13 years old, born to a prostitute
mother and a father who fetches business for his wife, is cursed to take care
of herself. Born with a brother (working
in a fish shop) she has to earn for her living by packing grocery items in a
nearby factory. She was earning Rs.30/- per day. She is not happy, deprived of
the care and affection she should get as a child.
It was then she was seen by the special school teacher of New Life.
The teacher told about her to the counselor and the counselor met her parents.
It took much time to counsel them and even the child to make her come to the
special school. The child lacked motivation, interest and had fear to come to
school. She was repeatedly counseled and after 5 months efforts she joined the
school.
In the beginning she was irregular to the school. But now she never
misses a class. The New Life team is happy that her right to education has been
protected. And we are taking efforts to see that her good education and thus a
legal employment.
Geetha (name changed), a 14 year
old girl was raped by her boy friend and his friends. Our counselor met the
family and took efforts to fight the case against the three youth. The
counselor counseled the girl and succeeded in helping the child overcome the
stress she is facing due to the rape. She is taught to face the life with courage
and confidence.
Newton (name changed) is an intelligent boy living in Kajapettai.
He is a good student and hard worker. He wrote his 10th standard
public exams in 2010 and was waiting for his results. It was at that time fire
burnt his hut and the meager assets they had. He was at home when the hut got
fire and ran out of home. This accident affected him mentally and after that he
shrank and is not as outspoken and friendly as before. He remained in silence
and seclusion. His concentration on studies also became low. He started scoring
very low marks.
The counselor counseled him and found that he required psychiatric
counseling. His parents were advised to take him to the psychiatrist. He was
taken there and is undergoing counseling.
The
teacher in the school, knowing his problem, started abusing him. She was
scolding him always and mistreating him. So Nelson was not willing to go to
school.
His
mother met our counselor and told about the behavior of the teacher and asked
for guidance. Our counselor met the teacher and talked to her. Efforts are
taken to change the attitude of the teacher.
Newton
is also counseled to overcome his fear and the parents are advised to continue
the treatment.
Anitha and Karnan (names changed) got married before 3
years. Their marriage is a love marriage; they came out of home and married.
Their life was very happy during the first 2 years except
that they didn’t have a child. After that Karnan started blaming Anitha that
she is not able to give birth to a child. Karnan has an illegal affair with his
cousin and wants to marry her without divorcing Anitha. Hence he is torturing Anitha.
The case is brought to the notice of
our team. When the counselor talked to Anitha we found that she loves her husband
very much and continues to believe that her husband won’t marry another lady.
Our New Life team is trying to counsel her husband so that he stops torturing Anitha and continue to live with her.
Raj is a one and a half year old child. He had problem while
urinating. He had this problem since he was 11 months old. His parents took him
to the hospital and he was diagnosed to have Hernia and he had to undergo a
surgery. Since they are illiterates, they were afraid to do surgery and kept Raj
in home without undergoing any treatment. Our health worker identified their
problem and counseled them. Even though they were not ready to take treatment
in the beginning, after continuous counseling they accepted to undergo surgery.
Now Raj is operated and is living without any difficulties.
Maheswari is a 10 years
old girl. She is studying 5th standard in New Life’s special school
now. Her father’s name is S. Sekar. He is selling ice creams in Karur. He never
takes care of Maheswari. Three years
before Maheswari’s mother died. After
that Maheswari had to live with her grandmother. Grandmother did not send Maheswari to school,
asked her to do household works and sent her for rag picking.
During her leisure times
Maheswari will be wandering in the streets and playing. New Life staff saw her
spending her childhood like this and talked with her. She expressed her
interest to study. Then we had to counsel her grandmother who was very
reluctant to admit Maheswari to the special school. After continuous
counselling Maheswari is now admitted in New Life’s special school for child
labourers in Ukkadai. In the beginning
she was not able to read or write. She
is studying in our school for two years.
Now she can read newspapers and others books also. She helps younger children to read and write.
She is much interested in handwork.
Since
she is picking up her studies quickly we hope she will be admitted to the sixth
standard next year. So many such children could be helped to get educated with
the noble support from people like you.
IN
KIND DONATIONS RECEIVED
Rs.30223/- in kind
donations were received for the child development programme. The things
received were: Bed sheet, Slate, Note Book, School Bag, Pencil Box, Pencil,
Eraser, Scale, Sketch, Learning materials, Paste, Brush, Shampoo, Soaps,
Dresses, Crackers, Water Drum, Desks, Emergency lamp, Grocery items, Lunch,
Eatables, etc.
ACCOUNTABILITY
AND TRANSPARENCY:
- No
remuneration, sitting fees or any other form of compensation has been paid
to the Board members during the year 2011-2012.
- Rs.34770/- was
reimbursed towards local conveyance to the board members.
- CAO’s
remuneration is Rs.0.00 (Nil)
- During the
financial year 2011-2012, the highest Salary (with perquisites) paid to an
employee is Rs. 25000/-per month.
- The minimum
salary of the financial year is Rs.2000/- per month.
- The Board of
Directors of the organization during this financial year had neither
received salary nor enjoyed any other benefits from the organization.
April 2011
New Life got accredited under the desirable norms of
Credibility Alliance in the month of April 2012. The certification is valid
upto March 2016.The organization had to undergo a vigorous process for
accreditation. Field visits were conducted by the representatives of voluntary
sector. We thank all our supporters,
well wishers and staff for making it possible.
May 2011
A team of three visited Srilanka for consultation to the
Association of OL Qualified Umemployed Youth, Panadura, Srilanka. The
association is providing micro finance services.
Process Audit by Ar. Sankarlal representing NELINDCO Foundation
was conducted on 6th and 7th May 2011. The documentation
process and the distribution process was thoroughly studied and appreciated.
June 2011
Children's
Exposure Trip to Kodaikanal was organized on June 16. 52 Coaching class
students were taken taken to the Shenbaganur Museum, Lake, Pillar rock, Coakers
walk, Silver cascade falls and parks. Shenbaganur museum is maintained by the
Sacred Heart College – Theological Seminary founded in 1895. It is devoted to
archaeological remains and the flora and fauna of the hills. One of the best
orchidoriums in the country with more than 300 species of orchids is also
housed here. The visit to the museum is of educational importance and the
children related the species they saw here with what they study. Children went
horse riding, Cycling and enjoyed the trip.
August 2011
Training
was conducted for SHG representatives on 6th August, on Book
keeping. The programme aimed to clarify
the doubts of the representatives of the women self help groups in maintaining
their books of accounts. The representatives are well trained now and they have
assured the organization that the accounts of their own group will be
maintained by themselves and they will not depend on the field staff for
writing their accounts.
Independence Day celebrations were organized in Vaamadam on 15th
of August. The Indian flag was hoisted and sweets distributed to the gathering.
Games were conducted for the children.
The organization participated in the Hunger strike
convened by the IAC, Trichy to join hands against corruption. Our children and
women members participated in the Candle Light Rally conducted for an INDIA
AGAINST CORRUPTION. The women and children were given awareness against
corruption and they vowed to act against corruption, by not giving bribes and
questioning those who are corrupt.
September 2011
Teachers' day was
celebrated in our Coaching Class at Kodappu on September 5. To honour the
teachers the children organized an event and celebrated the day. They performed
dances, skits, sang songs, spoke about Teachers’ Day. The teachers were gifted
a momento on their special day.
We thank these loving
children, for making it a memorable day for the teachers.
Deepavali Celebrations were conducted for the staff on 8th
September 2011. Dress, sweets and cash was given to each staff. The best
performers received additional incentive too. Fr. Yesudoss presided over the function.
Thanks
to the donor who does not want to get his name publicized, for donating 25 foot
balls and 5 volley balls to the Juvenile Home and the Girls' Home in Kellys
Chennai on 21.09.2011 through New Life.
October 2011
Medical
camps for children were conducted in the month of October. The children
were tested for water borne and fecal born diseases, for vitamin and mineral
deficiencies. The women were tested for anemia. Dr. Satheesh and Dr. Sundari
volunteered to conduct the camp. 334 children and 268 women were benefitted.
Miss. Rajvi, a dentist from UK visited our
homes in October 2011. She taught about dental cleanliness and safety to the
children. The children enjoyed her visit and had a good time playing with her.
November 2011
A short film was shot by a team of
volunteers about a day’s incidents in the life of a child supported by us. The
same film was posted in the below link: http://vimeo.com/32950828#at=0
The organization was nominated as a member in the UT level
Vigilance and Monitoring Committee in Puducherry by the Ministry of Rural
Development. Now we have an office in Puducherry too and our services are
provided to the rural people of Puducherry in fighting away corruption.
Our children participated in the Community
play mela conducted by the TdH-NL in the MEC, Mathagondapalli. They performed a
traditional dance in the mela.
Leadership
training program was conducted on November 20, 2011. The children were
given games on communication and trained on leadership skills.
December 2011
Our President shared about
the Right
To Information Act with
the students of Jamal Mohamed College on 28th December 2011.
Our
children celebrated christmas with St. Joseph college students in Trichy on 29.12.2011. The college students gave entertaining
performances and hosted the children with a grand lunch and gave gifts to the
children.
January 2012
The Pongal day was celebrated in
Ariyamangalam. The children and women who participated in the event were
given the sweet pongal. Traditional games were conducted after that.
Flag was hoisted on 26th of January to celebrate the
Republic Day in Vamadam. After flag hoisting a play mela was conducted.
February 2012
Motivation seminar for child labourers was conducted in the month
of February 2012 in Kodiyampalayam village. The Director, Regional
Directorate Central Board for Workers Education, Trichy headed
the seminar. The children were given talks and fun games were also conducted
for them.
March 2012
Meeting for farmers in Pudukottai district was conducted to
discuss about the water resource management. 186 farmers attended the meeting
and discussed about proper management of water.
The
International Women’s Day was celebrated by our women members grandly on the 9th
March 2012.
The women representatives, who were wearing green colour
dresses to say that they are prospering with New Life, formed a Human Chain
near the Trichirappalli Corporation office at 3 p.m. They shouted slogans
emphasizing women’s empowerment. After that a rally was conducted. The rally
passed through prominent places like the District Court and the Heber’s road.
The
programme started with lighting the lamp. Fun games, dance competition, singing
in group, Quiz, etc. were conducted for women and prizes were given. The women
staff who have dedicated their time for the women were honoured and Miss New
Life 2012 was selected from among the staff.
The
women were also given awareness on their legal rights by Mrs. Lakshmi, a lawyer
by profession and 4 of our guests shared their experience of how they got into
serving the community.
Finally
music was played and all
women
danced shedding their inhibitions and it was great to see the happiness in
their faces while dancing. The programme was a grand success and
the women returned homes with happy faces, having enjoyed their day.
The narikuravar community
women members participated in the Exhibition NGO India 2012 held in Epicenter,
Gurgaon, U. P. and sold their beaded ornaments. The women are very happy to
participate in the event.
