Awareness Program
i) Disable Awareness Camp
As part of Handicraft’s awareness programs, the Society has been conducting disability seminars in schools for over a year now. We have covered 4 schools, situated at Joygram. The main aim of these camps is to educate the population about disability issues and spread the word about Handicraft’s services.
JOYGRAM SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIETY has arranged four camps at Joygram in four Schools on 14/12/2016 to 16/12/2016.
Name of activity and the year
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Coverage
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Expenditure
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Men
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Women
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Children/
Boys’/Girls’
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Disable Awareness Camp
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495
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40,000
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204
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180
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111
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Minority Awareness
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512
|
7,000
|
167
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220
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125
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Sundarban People
( 2016 – 2017)
|
413
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12,000
|
187
|
152
|
74
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ii) Self help groups (SHG)
It denotes an association of small group of self employed rural or urban women entrepreneurs for welfare of its members. The primary objective of this group is to provide financial assistance to its members. It provides financial assistance to its members in the form of loan or raw materials for production.
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It is a voluntary association of women.
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It consists of 10-20 members.
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Groups come together for redressed of common problems.
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It functions through regular meeting of its members.
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Its objective is economic empowerment and poverty alleviation.
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It facilitates co-operative, participative and empowerment culture.
During the year under report JOYGRAM SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIETY organized two awareness camps relating to Self Help Groups at Joygram, Hasnabad on 13/06/2016 and 29/01/2017. 292 women were participated in the above camps.
Name of activity and the year
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Coverage
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Expenditure
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Men
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Women
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Children/
Boys’/Girls’
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SHG Prog.
( 2016 – 2017)
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900
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17,000
|
-
|
900
|
-
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