SHG members in Delhi...

Eleven members from Future Generations Arunachal participated in day long workshop Bhoomi- 2015 "festival of living soil" in New Delhi on 1st October, organized by New Delhi based organization Navdanya in collaboration with India International Center. The workshop was based on life on living soil and ultimately it is human being to think how to utilize it in prospective way for next generation. The technical session was based on to aware the living people to practice and promote organic farming at the respective levels without compromising our mother earth. The workshops help to drawn the attention of the environmentalist not only across the country but also from foreign soil.

The Self Help Group (SHG) and other stakeholders were oriented not to use chemical fertilizers which are harmful for the soil and to the mankind. The SHG members were also taken to other centers as exposure part to make them self oriented on arts, craft and handlooms. The group was led by FGA's program coordinator Mone Gurung.

Oreintation program at Dambuk

Future Generations Arunachal (FGA) organized day long orientation program on Self Help Groups promotion and formation in Dambuk division under lower Dibang valley district on 14 September 2015. Women groups from seven villages enthusiastically participated in the activities about benefits of formation of SHGs under the umbrella of FGA. It would be mentioned here that FGA capitalizing its resources since 2012 in the welfare of SHGs activities in the state and up to date 67 such groups has been formed and providing and supporting various training in the field of income generation, micro-finance, skill development, conservation and healthcare. The objective of the program is to make the SHGs a self-reliant for sustainable development in the field by pursuing developmental activities among themselves.

Atul Tayeng, Executive Director, in his welcome address appeal the participants to take maximum benefits from the program and try to develop SHGs in the circle and look for the better livable future. Sharmila Ratan, who is earlier Village Welfare Worker with FGA and now inducted as ASHA and an active SHG leader from Baro mile village under Sille circle also shared the experiences and opportunities while working with communities with participants.

As many as 70 women participants along with government department officials from women and child development, veterinary and agriculture participated in the program. The program was facilitated by Mone Gurung, Program Coordinator and Takhe Meena, Project Supervisor, FGA.

CCC federation review meet...

Future Generations Arunachal (FGA) conducted Central Coordinating Committee (CCC-Fed.) meeting of Self Help Group (SHG) federation members at its Office premises on 7th August 2015. The meeting was chaired by Byabang Rocket, Chairman, CCC-federation and supervised by Takhe Meena, Secretary-cum Project Supervisor, FGA. The meeting was participated by federation members from Mechuka, Yazali, Yachuli, Ziro and Palin.

Members shared and presented the ongoing activities report from the respective corners. Chairman expressed heartiest gratefulness to Nawang Gurung for his commitment as Consultant during the tenure to enhancing the community developmental activities through resource mobilization available with FGA. He also informed the CCC members that Handicraft production activities in Palin area is going on full swing and plan to install an exhibition stall during Independence day celebration (15th August). As per FGA's objectives to build the capacity of rural communities and imparting trainings to Mechuka participants on rice cultivation at Ziro, 3 more such SHG members from Mechuka area has started rice cultivation in Mechuka in coordination with Lindu Goiba, a senior and successful woman group member who is guiding the members to grow crops for sustainable manner for self sufficient. Other members in Palin and Yazali area are practicing and growing ginger and large cardamom in their fields. In Ziro, SHG members has started piggery project under the leadership of Kago Yam whereas in Yachuli, Members started rearing of 2 Mithuns and a calf (Bos-frontalis).
It is also mentioned here that in Menchuka, Government Administration helping the SHGs for construction of Toilets in SHG federation market shed. SHG members are selling their vegetables in the market shed.

During the meeting it was also discussed that in the next Plan, SHG members will start up weaving unit to add income for the groups strengthen and its self sufficient fund longevity and see more feasible areas of income generation activities. Piggery training for SHG members is scheduled for September. Revolving fund and micro finance are also discussed in the meeting. Takhe Meena, Supervisor informed the members that a sum of rupees 13680.00 (April-July) has been received as  interests from members and bank interest will be update only after September month.

Apart from this meeting here is latest up date of Photographs from Mechuka area regarding rice and bamboo cultivation which was initiated by FGA since 2009.

SHG members trained...

As many as 11 women participants from Palin, Yazali and Yachuli Self Help Group (SHG) members participated in 05 days Pickle making training at Bosco integrated Training Center, Tigdo village in Yupia from 23^rd to 27^th April last.

The main proposed of providing training is to build up the capacity and integrated skills in pickle making, organic kitchen gardening and poultry raising so that through skills and knowledge, the SHG member can utilize the locally available seasonal fruits and vegetable into making and preserving home based handmade pickles which could turn into spinning of income for them with quality assurance. They were also trained on preparing bakery items in the center. Concluding the program, orientation session was conducted at FGA’s Training and Demonstration Center (TDC) in Banderdewa where participants were briefed on Organic kitchen gardening, poultry farming and bamboo craft.

 

The trained participants are reluctant to practice what they learnt will apply at home first then will share the learning experience and demonstration to their SHG members.

The training program was supported by Future Generations Arunachal (FGA), a non-profit, non-governmental organization working towards community development since 1997.

  
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SHG members trained on paddy...

Five Self Help Group (SHG) members from Mechuka circle trained on paddy cultivation technique at Ziro organized by Future Generations Arunachal (FGA) from 7- 10 march last. The main purpose of imparting training to women SHG members is to self evaluation for effective decision-making and system for communities to adapt, learn and expand themselves in the field of agri-allied sector.

After learning lesson from Ziro, the enthusiastic SHG participants will apply the rice cultivation technique to their own Mechuka area where land, water and climatic condition is favorable. They are planning to work out in SHG land and then to individual land.

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It would be mention here that Future Generations Arunachal (FGA), a Community based-civil society has provided the same kind of training in earlier of which fruitful outcome has been seen in the Mechuka valley. Besides, Community development program FGA is engaged in managing of Primary Health Center in two districts of Arunachal Pradesh.

The four days orientation training was supervised by Kago Yam of Siiro village, Ziro.

Future Generations Arunachal (FGA) with its resources here again re-started the production and practicing the Best Practice in Traning-cum Demonstration Center of FGA located 25kms away from its Itanagar Office. This time Bhim Thapa, FGA's former field staff took the responsibility to manage the TDC with support from other FGA staff.

Within three months the center again took the pace of work as it was earlier. Now, the center is committed to give practical demonstration to all needy Self Help Groups (SHGs) and communities of far-flung area not only on rearing of Poultry birds and organic kitchen garden but also in field of handy craft from the skills of Bhim Thapa who is good enough in making bamboo articles like table, Murrah etc.The center is starting in selling its poultry chicken and organic vegetables.

FUTUREGENERATIONSARUNACHAL

ANNUAL REPORT- 2013-14

Establishment of Training-cum Demonstration center…

Activities
To self-reliance the organization through income generations activities, Future Generations Arunachal (FGA) started a Training-cum Demonstration Center (TDC) in April 2013 to do the income activities by managing a poultry and organic kitchen garden. The demonstration center will cater a study experiment center for Self Help Groups members.
At first, on September 2013, 500 small 2-3 days old chicks introduced in the farm to study the feasibility, ability, capability and the market demands. The chicks are grown within 50 days and sold out in the mid of November. To meet the demands and to minimize the gap of production, from 2nd batch onwards chicks were introduce in a gap of 10-15 days to make the cycle.
In December 2nd & 3rd batch of total 450 chicks introduced to go continuous production.
In January 2014, 4th& 5th batches of chicks were introduced in the farm.


Promotion of Self help groups…

Future Generations Arunachal (FGA) has initiated in promoting of Self-Help Groups (SHG) in Arunachal Pradesh, having formed in the seven blocks viz. Palin in Kurung Kumey, Yazali-Yachuli and Ziro in Lower Subansiri, Sille-Oyan, Koyu in East Siang and Mechuka in West Siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh. A savings and credit SHG is a simple yet effective way of reaching out and connecting with rural poor women.
Self-Help Group is an informal association of 10 to 20 women from the village and sharing a common socio-economic background. The group enables its members to gain their identity as individuals, while realizing – and utilizing – the immense power of mutual aid. It provides them with a platform from where they can access banks and public services, and spearhead changes that affect them as poor women. Nurturing Self-Help Groups of rural women is FGA’s key tool in fulfilling its mission and goals. The Self-Help Groups work for the women in a number of ways: they provide guidance; they give support and assistance to women; and they identify and promote home-based enterprises among its members. These home-based enterprises, called “honeybee activities”, involve a myriad of ventures. The SHG members take loans from the SHGs and set out to begin an enterprise of their own.
As a result of FGA’s intervention efforts, an increasing number of rural families – especially women – are engaging in independent livelihood activities. These activities serve as opportunities for diversifying and enhancing their incomes.
With FGA’s guidance and the members’ own experiences, SHGs can potentially play four key roles through the different stages of evolution: mutual help, financial intermediation, livelihood planning, and social empowerment. As on March 2014, Future Generations Arunachal (FGA) worked with 67 SHG's across 7 blocks in the states, representing a total membership of 125 rural women.

SHG meetings -cum trainings…
To motivate the newly formed Self Help Groups in the FGA old and new sites, a orientation meeting was conducted for SHGs for smoothing functioning and effective management of SHGs in Koyu, Sille, Ziro, Yachuli and Yazali from June 5-26, 2013. As many as 82 participants from 30 groups trained.
2nd round of orientation meeting was conducted from September 5- 15, 2013 in Mechuka and Palin sites. 37 participants from 24 groups participated.

ToT-cum Exposure for SHGs…
As a part of capacity building of SHGs federation, Future Generations Arunachal (FGA) conducts its 1st Master Training of Trainer (ToT)-cum exposure tour to Self Help Group-federation in September 24-28, 2013. The fifteen SHG members were taken to Mahila Shakti Kendra, Balipara, Assam with an objective focusing on effective management of SHGs at the grassroots level by providing opportunities for self employment through micro-credit financing and income generation activities. The exposure team also studies the success cases of SHGs federation of the area.
A meeting of Central Coordinating Committee (CCC) to function the SHGs federation was held in September 28, 2013.

2nd ToT for SHG federation organized…

Future Generations Arunachal (FGA) organized 2nd master Training of Trainers (ToT) program for Self Help Groups (SHG) federation of FGA on January 12-19, 2014. The training mainly focused to build the master cadre in an aim to expand the skills and knowledge on proper management of SHGs to its associated members at the grassroots’ level.

SHG revolving fund initiative:
As a part of program, the Self help Group members visited Bosco Integrated Development Center (BIDC), Yupia, Multidisciplinary training center, Midpu and Rural Resource and Training Center (RRTC), Umran, Meghalaya to gain extensive knowledge in entrepreneurship, piggery and poultry farming. As many as 11 participants from 6 blocks from 6 districts participated in the program.

The ten days program was concluded with Central Coordinating Committee meeting of SHG federation in Itanagar on 19th January 2014.
To promote and sensitize the SHGs income generation activities, FGA had earmarked a Rs. 5 lakhs as SHG revolving fund under Central Coordinating Committee (CCC)’s bank account. The interested SHGs under FGA can take a financial supports as loan following certain CCCs guidelines.
Palin SHG federation took Rs. 1.5 lakh to do income generations activities. In this regard, SHG groups in Palin are rearing piggery, broom and ginger cultivation etc. under Shri. Byabang Rocket’s monitoring.
To make fund position stronger, another Rs. 5 lakh was created and deposited in the CCC saving account in February 2014.
As on 31st March 2014, a Rs. 57791 has been generated through interests in the CCC account.

SHG members trained on Pickle making…

Seven women Self Help Group (SHG) members of Future Generations Arunachal underwent a week-long training on food processing with a focus on pickle making at Bosco Integrated Development Center (BIDC), Tigdo/Yupia from March 22 to 28. It is pertaining to mention here that BIDC is a sister concern organization of AIDA under Don Bosco Society.
The main purpose of the training was to educate the SHG members how to utilize the locally available raw resources and how one can make profit from it. They were trained, especially on making pickle from bamboo shoot, which has high demand in every household.

Bamboo & Paddy farming

In an efforts, Future Generations Arunachal had distributed and demonstrated to the women groups and volunteers in Mechuka block in West Siang district to practice the rice and bamboo cultivation in the barren and suitable land in the valley way back in 2010 so that local people become self sufficient. As a result, the women groups are continuously practicing the rice cultivation and increasing the size of the field year after year. As such one women group leader has yielded a good harvested this year.
Yet another case, bamboo plant brought from Ziro has started germinating in two people’s field. If the plants fully grow then this will be the boon for the people of the Mechuka valley and will solve many problems. 12 women group member of Mechuka putted a food stall (FGA restaurant) during Independence Day (15th August 2013) celebration at Mechuka town.

 

Public Private Partnership in Health care

Since 2006, Future Generations Arunachal has managing the Primary Health Center (PHC), Sille in East Siang district as part of a public private partnership (PPP) for health with Government of Arunachal Pradesh under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). Today, the health Center serves as a training facility to educate mothers in basic home-based healthcare and prevention. Seeing the improvement in health sector indicators, FGA is managing one more PHC in Thrizino, in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.