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Field Office PARYAY, Hasegaon (K), Tal Kallam, Dist. Osmanabad, , Region - Marathwada, State –Maharashtra, Country - INDIA Po . Box No. 01, Pin - 413 507

Administration Office N-2, Paryay Community Center , Sector J, Near Sant Rohidas Health Center Jalna Road Aurangabad., Marathwada, Maharashtra , INDIA Pin - 431 299

 

 

 

 

 

 

DETAIL INFORMATION THE ORGANIZATION

 

Name of the civil society Organization	PARYAY
Status	Social Registered Organization
Year of Establishment:	1994
Geographically Focus area	Marathwada Region, a Part of Maharashtra state India
Field office Address	PARYAY, Hasegaon (K), Tal Kallam, Dist. Osmanabad, , Region - Marathwada, State –Maharashtra, Country - INDIA Po . Box No. 01, Pin - 413 507
Administration Office	PARYAY N-2, Paryay Community Center , Sector J, Near Sant Rohidas Health Center Jalna Road Aurangabad., Marathwada, Maharashtra , INDIA Pin - 431 299
Telephone	91-2473 – 262733, 91-240 -2481239 91-9960641094.
Email addresses	Paryay@sancharnet. in paryayorg@gmail.com
Contact Person	Vishwanath Todkar, Secretary PARYAY Hasegaon (K), Tal Kallam, Dist. Osmanabad, Po . Box No. 01, Pin - 413 507 Cell- 91-9422701094 Mail - vish_todkar@yhoo.co.in
Registration	Registered under Societies Registration Act – 1860, No. Mah/331/94 and Bombay Public Trust Act – 1950 No. F-3036 ( Aurangabad ) Maharashtra . INDIA
FCRA	FCRA No.083910047
FCRA BANK A/C No,	A/c. No. 39/27973,Core Banking A/c No. 11289438238
FCRA BANK Address	State Bank of India , Branch Osmanabad, Dist Osmanabad, Maharashtra . Pin. 413 501. INDIA

 

 

1) Paryay Organization History

 

“ Paryay ” is a word in Marathi language conveys meaning alternative

The organisation: The ‘ Paryay ' is a non-governmental, non-profit making voluntary organisation registered under applicable laws in the year of 1994. The organisation is actively engaged in creation of livelihood opportunities, generation of natural resources and striving since its inception for equal rights and participation of the women, children, landless Dalits, marginalized farmers, weaker sections and minority group of the society in the developmental processes. The activities undertaken and executed under the organisation are at the help to encouraged the most neglected and deprived people to participate equally in the developmental mainstreams and improve their life standards securing just and dignified living standards

Paryay was initiated by a group of like-minded college students, striving to bring pro–people, pro-women, and pro-environment social change. Initially this group performed street plays on social issues. Then they started a study circle to understand issues such as illiteracy, domestic violence, unemployment etc. The study circle carried out a detailed study on was taken up on “migration”, and it highlighted that in Marathwada migration is significantly high. This led them to initiate work in and understand the situation there. When they realized that, Marathwada was more affected on all the developmental issues considered by the group for working on, they decided to wok in rural areas in Marathwada. Initially this work was voluntary.

After 7-8 years of consistent work, the informal group decided to get registered. Need for funds during earthquake rehabilitation was another reason for having a legal identity. From 1994 to 1998, Paryay concentrated in earthquake-affected villages of Osmanabad, and then expanded in other blocks of Osmanabad.

Initially, unproductive land, degrading natural resources, lack of employment opportunities etc., came forward as the major problems. Accordingly, Paryay undertook water shed area development projects, plantation programs, agriculture training, formation of thrift co-operatives etc. Subsequently, inadequate coverage of women and children in development process and unequal benefits going to them was perceived as a common problem in implementation of all the projects. This led to Paryay giving greater emphasis on women and children.

While studying aspirations of the women, (especially small farmers and landless), ‘educating children” appeared to be high on their priority list. They hope to change their socio-economic backwardness by educating their children, but have many problems in making this possible. Child labor as a result of not being able to afford education, lack of access to schools, and class and caste discrimination in school are prominent problems. Less than desired school enrolment, drop out, poor attendance are commonly observed. The scope for working on child rights, education and eradication of child labor, was obvious, and Paryay's work thereafter emphasized on these issues.

In recent times, ‘Paryay's work has expanded in all the other eight districts of Marathwada through the land rights research and advocacy. Paryay also acts as coordinating agency for Marathwada Lok Vikas Munch a network of NGOs is Marathwada. The organization works for Rural Development in over a 145 Villages of Osmanabad district- Kallam, Umerga and Tuljapur and Washi. The activities in urban slums are mainly in Aurangabad . The major areas of Paryay intervention are organization and advocacy for Justice both Legal and Social, Rights and Women's development.

 

 

2) Vision of the Organisation

 

The just and equitable society in which poorest of the poor unorganized, marginalized, underprivileged and deprived specially Dalit, women, children have the development opportunities leading to their socio-economic and educational development and fulfilling their right to control over natural resources, uplifting their social status, and improving their quality of life

 

3) Mission of the Organisation .

 

“To create and provide meaningful opportunities seeking holistic development especially of vulnerable groups like women, children, mongrelized farmers, landless Dalits and all type of disables and encouraging them to participate actively in the developmental processes as a valuable component securing their just and dignified living that will be helpful to improve their overall life standard”.

 

4) The specific aims and objectives

 

• To attempt for the overall development of Dalit, tribal, de-notified tribes, farmers, land laborers, marginalized land holders belonging especially to the socio-economically weaker sections of the society as well as women and children from all the categories.

 

• To undertake studies and conduct research on different social, economical, cultural, and educational and health issues prevailing in the society.

 

• To use available information and the innovations and create awareness at society level utilizing various campaign mediums as well as creating occasional and in-occasional material required for such campaigns.

 

• To conduct and impart trainings to the activists at various levels engaged in social development.

 

• To achieve the tasks of rural development through the science, technologies and the informal education as well as initiating activities to solve the basic problems like education, health and culture faced by the deprived lives in urban areas.

 

• To organize, conduct and participate in the discussions, conversations, trainings, people's collective programmes and the meets that could be helpful to achieve / fulfill above aims.

 

• To receive and even extend all the possible support and help from and to the individuals and organizations to implement and conduct the expected programmes according to the aims and the objectives of the organization.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5) The Focus Areas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary Focus Area and target Group addressed

 

Sector Vision	Programs
Rural Children & adolescents : Vision : Healthy, sound and secure childhood Removal of Child labour Right to education for all Sound personality development Socially committed and democratic leadership for tomorrow	Night School for child labour, Coaching of school Drop –Out Drive for school enrolment and effective schooling – “ Every child in School and every School better off” (with basic amenities, good environment and quality education), Sensitization of teachers and parents about child psychology, children's needs and their roles. Formation of Bal Panchayat, and through them personality development, creating opportunities for development of sports, arts and information sharing
Vision Rural Women , Mainstreaming Economic Self reliance Secure environment Effective Participation in Local Governance, Dignity , No gender discrimination	Strengthening Self Help Groups, (with Credit & Savings activity), Leadership development Legally Literacy and Aid Panchayati Raj Institutions Workshops Entrepreneurship development , Formation of Women's Co-operative Village Level Co-operative Education Gender sensitization of men, women and institutions Exposure & networking with like minded NGOs and women's groups
Dalit Landless &weaker section of the society Vision: Right to Livelihood, Right to resources Social dignity	Strengthening movement towards land development and right to land Creating an opportunities of livelihood for landless Dalits and marginalized. Dalit governance and promoting Dalit women to participate in Panchayat Raj
small farmers, ( Families Below Poverty Line )   Vision : equity, well being Sustainable livelihood Economic Self reliance Effective Participation in Local Governance, Dignity, No discrimination against caste/class	Wasteland Development, (watershed, soil and water conservation, plantation) Technical training –Agriculture, ( focus on organic farming ), dairy, off farm income generation, Establishing market linkages for better price to agricultural produce, Information sharing and assistance to reach government development schemes to deserving families, (Schemes for BPL families), Education to PRI and protection of human rights
Small NGOs& Government Vision :Effective and efficient functioning Pro poor / pro disadvantaged Transparency Accountability Solidarity, Pressure group Access to resources	Networking with like minded NGOs for common action programs, Acting as pressure group for increasing outreach of the government programs, Advocacy for gender, and other human rights issues. Influencing (NGO, GO and Donor Organization's) policies and implementation of schemes, for reaching the unreached, Capacity building of NGO staff – through training, exposure visits and opportunities for self development Liaisons between people and the government on the developmental issues and the opportunities.

 

 

1. Organization Outreach

 

Sr. No.	Total	Number of villages	Districts	Blocks	Total Cso Groups
1	-	187	2	7	324

 

 

1. Networking Outreach

 

Sr. No.	Network Partners Total	Number of villages	Districts	Blocks
1	235	3525	8	50

 

Paryay Grassroots' Empowerment and Sustainable Development of Weaker Sections
Village Governance / People's Organizations / Mass Mobilization / Policy Advocacy and Addressing the Issues	Gender Equalities / Women empowerment through SHGs & sustainable income generation activities / Women in Governance	Rights to Land as Assured Livelihood / Waste & Grazing Land Issues / Technologies & Land Development	Social Research / Studies / Seminars / Workshops / Documentation & Trainings for Social Work Profession	NGO Network Lead / Capacity Building / Co-ordination / Exploration / Sharing & Alliance for Collective Actions	Child Education & Rights, Health, Personality/Leadership Development, Sports, Library and Kishori Vikas
Since 1994, the organisation is significantly contributing on this component in rural areas of Osmanabad district. As a result, a considerable amount of people under weaker sections especially women & Dalit from more than 150 villages have realized and understood the importance of Gramsabha and their rights. The participation and leadership of Dalit and Women has been increased in the governance. The awareness and education imparted on EGS, PDS, Drought, CBOs, Water, Agriculture, and Environment etc has empowered people to enhance collective actions and solve the problems in association with government.	The initiatives of the organisation have helped to improve the status of women at the level of family, village and society as a whole. The concept of SHG promotion was an effective approach adopted to organize, empower the women and strengthen the SHG movement in rural areas. More than 3000 women in 350 SHGs have developed abilities to fight against oppressions, violence and to avail benefit for socio-economical development. The participation of women in local self governance has been increased. The organisation is sincerely attempting for gender equalities and rights over women over household and natural resources.	The organisation is working in 130 villages of Osmanabad and Aurangabad districts on the issues related to land. The major trust of the organisation is to establish ownerships of landless; Dalits, laborers and the workers involved in manual activities over waste and government lands so that the livelihood source is secured and they can live with dignities. Presently 2500 landless, Dalits and manual workers are focused and concentrated under the organisation keeping in mind their rights to livelihood sources.	The organisation has constantly undertaking research and documentation on resources for the development of the Dalits and minorities. Recently organisation has conducted action research in 1000 villages on ‘ Grazing Land ' as well as publishing quarterly dossier called ‘Amhich Gavche Karbhari' regularly. The organisation has conducted research and documented the findings especially on Drought, Water issues, EGS, PDS and government schemes. Especially research conducted on grazing lands has created specific directions for the actions at the organisational level towards grazing land issues.	The organisation is contributing and sought assistance as a major counterpart organisation towards and from the various networks established in the fields of social work. The organisation is playing effective and important role for the following networks e.g. Jamin Adikrar Andolan, Marathwada Lokvikas Manch, Drought Forum, Campaign against Child Rights, and CWLR etc.	Since its establishment, the organisation is striving for the rights of children. The organisation is implementing programmes mainly in two districts for the rights, development of children and to reduce violence, injustice against the children and minimize the child labour tradition. The organisation has developed ‘Balpanchayat' concept involving equally girls and boys and implemented in about 55 villages of Tuljapur block of Osmanabad. The Balpanchayat is equally essential and important for the development of the children as Grampanchayat is for village. Many organizations are using the concept as reference and even many among them have replicated the model in their localities.

1. Strategy and Approach

 

• Conducting village level meetings, Gramsabhas, Ward meetings, focus group discussions, training programmes, workshops, Seminars
• Organizing get together, poster exhibitions, people's hearings, interaction sessions on different issues and subjects
• Supporting landless, marginalized, Dalits, children women and youth to hold democratically agitations, strikes, long march etc. against injustices, oppressions, violence so that the poor and invisibles could live with dignities and survive with self esteem.
• Establishing solid/sound network and alliance with local NGOs for lobbying on the social issues and also established meaningful rapport and alliance with government and other agencies so that the opportunities are explored for people's development.
• Promotion and consolidation of CBOs in the form of Lok Adhikar Manch, SHGs and federation of SHG involving especially poor and women in the rural area.
• Liaisoning between government and other agencies.
• Educational programmes for child labour, dropouts.
• Conducting trainings, demonstrations on new technologies i.e. organic farming, dairy, horticulture, animal husbandry etc. for the benefit of the farmers.

1. Specific Success and Awards

 

• Provided potential income generation opportunities to the people in the project area.
• Assisted landless Dalits to establish occupancies over grazing lands as permanent livelihood source.
• Strengthened child right movement through Balpanchayat.
• Upgraded the team of activist with skills and knowledge at organizational level.
• Created pressure groups involving women at village level in the form of CBOs
• The chief functionary (Mr. Vishwanath Todkar) of the organization has been awarded with ‘Citizen of India' honor.
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1. Details of organizational staff

Full Time		Part time		Volunteer
Male	Female	Female	Male	Female	Male
14	8	10	5	18	10

Total staff = 65

1. Details of current/ongoing projects :

 

Sr. No.	Name of the Project	Donor Agency/Organization	Period	Total Amount	No. of Workers
1	Consolidating CBOs of landless Dalits and Women Seeking their Empowerment	PACS	15 months till Dec. 2007	1916250	16
2	Empowerment of Dalit and Women Securing Livelihood Opportunities	PACS / AFARM	2 years	3693660	22
3	Indus – Child Labour Project	Indus	2 Years	1236000	25
4	Jalswarajya Project	Z.P. Osmanabad	18 Months	As per the VAP	7
5	Establishing Legal Rights on Natural Resources of Landless Dalits in Osmanabad and Aurangabad Districts of Maharashtra	Intermon Oxfam	2 Years	10,36,822	21

 

1. Projects implemented so far

 

• Project for Adolescent Boys and Girls
• Project for Widows and Deserted women Affected in the Earthquake Crisis
• Project to train, create awareness and increase participation of Women, Marginalized and Dalit in Panchayat Raj Institutions - Project
• Watershed Development Project
• Project for promotion of organic farming
• Project for Justice for Dalit and Minorities against Injustices and Oppressions.
• Research on Government grazing Land in Marathwada
• Women Empowerment through SHG approach
• Balpanchayat – for rights of the children
• Building network of NGOs as Regional Agency Resources.
• Vocational Inputs to the targets and promotion of income generation activities.
• Educational programme for Child labours in Slum area
• Livelihood promotion project For Dalit and marginalized people.
• Establishing Legal Rights on Natural Resources of Landless Dalits in Osmanabad and Aurangabad Districts of Maharashtra , etc.

 

 

 

 

1. Details of Board of Trustees

 

Sr. No.	Name	Address	Education	Designation	Role
1	Mss. Seemantini Khot	7-B, Prabhashali Apts., 7/12, Erandwana, Pune – 411 004	MSW	Member	Monitoring, Fund raising, Co-ordination, Control, Management, Administration, Supervision, Liaisoning etc.
2	Mr. Subhash Tagare	N – 9, S-169/2, CIDCO, Aurangabad	MSW	President	Monitoring, Fund raising, Co-ordination, Control, Management, Administration, Supervision, Liaisoning etc.
3	Mr. Pramod Zinzade	At. & Post Potre, Tal. Karmala Dist. Solapur	BA	Member	Monitoring, Fund raising, Co-ordination, Control, Management, Administration, Supervision, Liaisoning etc.
4	Mr. Ramdas Waje	At. Putane Post adhale, Mawal, Dist. Pune	MA	Treasurer	Monitoring, Fund raising, Co-ordination, Control, Management, Administration, Supervision, Liaisoning etc.
5	Mr. Vishwanath Todkar	At & Post Kallam, Tal. Kallam, Dist. Osmanabad	MA	Secretary (Chief functionary)	Monitoring, Fund raising, Co-ordination, Control, Management, Administration, Supervision, Liaisoning etc.
6	Mr. Satish Badve	Trimurthi, Laxmi Path, Sakri, Dist. Dhule	MA Ph. D	Member	Monitoring, Fund raising, Co-ordination, Control, Management, Administration, Supervision, Liaisoning etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Future Planning

 

The organization is desirous to strengthen the activities and consolidate its efforts towards the following ongoing and new issues in future.

 

•  Empowerment about Panchayat Raj

•  Increasing participation of deprived landless Dalits in the governance and the decision making processes.

•  Increasing participation of women and Dalits in the Panchayat Raj system and the village level decision making processes.

•  Creating conducive environment at village level for self governance and strengthening P.R.I. procedures.

•  Striving for social equalities eliminating the cast, creed discrepancies and creating uniform dignified society with respects towards each other

 

•  Rights to land, employment and livelihood resources

 

•  Attempting to legitimate the rights of women and landless Dalits over lands and the resources

•  Establishing ownerships over land, forest, water and natural resources

•  Increasing securities for livelihood with the help of natural resources, and therefore, undertaking land developmental programmes along with right to land i.e. promotion of organic farming, vermicompost fertilizer, dairy development, goat raring as well as searching and applying new ideas and technologies of livelihood for the benefit of the people.

 

•  Rights and Entitles of the Children

•  Awareness on rights and entitlements of the children

•  Balpanchayat for rights of the children

•  Improvement of educational standards of the children through qualitative education

•  Precautionary measures against child violence, abuse, exploitation, harassments and injustices

•  Alleviation of child labour tradition

•  Involvement of children in the processes of child development

 

•  Women Empowerment – Rights, Gender equalities and Development

•  Participation of women in PRI

•  Participation of women in the decision making at the level of family and society as a whole.

•  Rights of women over house, land, resources and freedom for its usage and enjoyment

•  Social prestige, respect, dignities and securities for the women

•  Gender equalities and the honor towards education, economy and society as a whole

 

•  Empowerment of Landless Dalit and their Rights

•  Freedom from social discrepancies, exploitations and violence

•  Social integrity

•  Promotion and consolidation of social and community organizations of Dalits

•  Benefits under government schemes and securities

•  Empowerment and strength Nance

 

•  Economical Empowerment of women through SHG and Federation approaches

•  Stabilization and empowerment of women SHGs

•  Economic development of women through federation

 

•  Livelihood Promotion School (LPS)

The organization has reached at the conclusion after its rich working experiences with different target groups in the field that there is a desperate need to opt and apply innovative ideas and strategies for the socio-economic development of most backward Dalit, women, landless and marginalized sections of the society. Hence, it is under consideration to initiate concrete actions towards economical stabilities by providing assured employment options and opportunities for these people along with social securities and dignities. The proposed LPS will disseminate the appropriate information and impart essential knowledge, skills and technologies on potential avenues that will encourage them to undertake income generation activities as an additional or even permanent income source. The LPS will be formulated under KIT (K- Knowledge, I – Information and T- Technologies) strategies to be adopted at the organizational level.

K – Knowledge – Improving knowledge of the people regarding agriculture, employment, social justice, legislations, health, education etc. as well as educating them about matters useful in their daily life that will promote social development.

I – Information – Creating awareness and educating the society in terms of the government, administration, its functioning, limitations, schemes, governance and the various systems that has welfare and developmental meaning like PDS, RTI, EGS etc.

T – Technologies – Promotion of new technologies and innovations so as to be adopted by the people as an entrepreneurships, occupations as well as imparting skills and techniques to execute the functioning at SHG and federation level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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