An appeal to support PANCHMUKHI: A Programme for the five-fold development of Adolescent Daughters

PLAN OF ACTION: August, 2015 to March, 2016

Proposed Location: 3 Villages and 18 Schools of Supaul District in North Bihar

Introduction: Gramyasheel and the Kosi Region of North Bihar

Gramyasheel has been in service of the people of Kosi Region of North Bihar for last two decades as a leading social, ideological and spiritual organization. The Kosi region of North Bihar is one of the most vulnerable regions of the country as it is located at the Ino-Nepal Border where the moral degeneration and insecurity of children and adolescents has been a great concern for many. The violence against the three mother-powers (Earth, Women and Cow) has been on the rise. The natural environment and traditional water-resources, lifestyle and Indian values are undergoing extensive degradation. The most vulnerable victims have been the children and the adolescents. The proximity with Nepal and Bangladesh has also contributed to the phenomenon of Child and human trafficking. They are getting trapped in the quagmire of intoxication, addiction, mental stress, delinquency as well as severe physical and mental illnesses. Irrational use of TV, mobile and internet is completely destroying their innocence, divinity and peace. Teenage girls are also victims of subtle forms of violence, and are also being pushed to adopt immoral conducts, immodest dresses and deviated way of life. Gramyasheel believes that there is a pressing need to inculcate moral values in our adolescent boys and girls to make them self-aware, energetic and creative citizens of the future. We have focused on two important institutions i.e. the family and the school in this regard, and we have been working consistently to save these two institutions from further decay. Given the whole scenario, Gramyasheel has come up with an ethically woven programme called ‘PANCHMUKHI’ for the real and balanced development of the daughters of adolescent age. We have already started working on the ground with a service-oriented approach.

Action-Plan

Programme	Activities		Proposed Budget	Total
Samskara	·         Assembly of Adolescent girls at the School and Village level		21 Assemblies  X 1000	21000
	·         Regular prayer, Recital of Vedic mantras and  Bhajan Singing at Family/Tola Level, Practice of Musical Instruments, Inculcating culture of self-study of spiritual books, Training of Sports, Games, Yoga, Meditation etc.		Religious and Spiritual Literature for 3 villages, Support to trainers of Indian Musical Instruments- 3 X 25000	75000
	·         3-day Dharma Katha and Kishori- Samskara Development Camp for Adolescent Girls		3 Camps X 5000	15000
Life-skills Education	·         Daily Routine, Awareness about Indigenous and Native Seeds and Crops, Go-vigyan (Cow-based life and science), Traditional Health Practices, Awareness about Navagraha Plants, Training of Non-violent/Natural Farming, Organisation of various competitions		Creation of educational resource materials for 5000 children especially girls of 18 schools, Organizing Tests and Exams- 5000 X 25	125000
Cleanliness and Health	·         Imparting knowledge on traditional sources of water, Local knowledge and science of sanitation and health, Training on local water resources management and preservation of aquatic life		3 Camps  X 2500	7500
	·         Blood-group identification Camp		2500 Children  X 20	50000
Security	·         Awareness on Child and Human Trafficking including that of girls in the villages alongside Indo-Nepal Border, Dealing with Violence and Subtle forms of violence against adolescent girls, Legal awareness and other help, Organizing Camps and Seminars for Adolescent girls		15 Villages  X 2000	30000
Self-dependence	·         Training of Stitching and Tailoring		Sewing Machine 5X 6000 Training Materials- 3 villages X 3000 Honorarium for trainers- 6 Months X 6000	30000 9000 36000
	·         Training on developing Panchagavya based Herbal and Kitchen Garden		3 villages  X 2000	6000
	·         Plantation of 9 types of medicinal plants		3 villages  X 1000	3000
	·         Developing master trainer for Mithila Painting		15000	15000
Total				422500
	Honorarium for two volunteers	6000  X  8 Months  X 2		96000
TOTAL				518500

How can you support us?

You can support this programme by funding or organizing whole progremme or any one or more of the activities. Instead of donating in terms of cash, you can also donate in terms of materials, vehicles, books or equipments.

Bank Details for Financial Support

For Indian Donors	For Foreign Donors (FCRA)
A/C Holder’s Name- Gramyasheel A/C No- 30195975673 Bank and Branch Name- SBI, ADB Supaul A/C Type- Savings IFSC- SBIN0005998	A/C Holder’s Name- Gramyasheel A/C No - 11114440759 Bank and Branch Name- SBI, Main Branch Supaul A/C Type- Savings IFSC- SBIN0000190

Transparency in Management and Utilization of Resources

Receipt, Utilization Report, Publication on website with the due consent of concerned donors

Contact Person and Address for Sending Support in Kind

Chandrashekhar ( Secretary), and Poonam (Programme Coordinator) GRAMYASHEEL, Naya Nagar, West of Jail, Supaul-852131, Bihar, (INDIA), Phone- 06473-225739, Mobile-9430858277, Email- gramyasheelbihar@gmail.com, Website- www.gramyasheel.org