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Dehat-Developmental Association for Human Advancement
Developmental Association for Human Advancement- Dehat
[A voluntary development organization committed to ensure the well- being and dignity of the deprived sections of the society.]
Bahraich [UP] INDIA
[A voluntary development organization committed to ensure the well- being and dignity of the deprived sections of the society.]
Bahraich [UP] INDIA
1. General Information:
1.1 : Name of the Organization : Developmental Association for Human Advancement-Dehat
1.2 : Nature of the Organization : Society
1.3 : Registration Number : 370
1.4 : Registration Date : 21-8-2000
1.5 : Authorized Contact Person : Dr. Jitendra Chaturvedi –Secretary –Cum-Chief Executive
1.6 : Contact No. : 094150 54079, 05252-291184
1.7 : E-mail : dehat_vo@rediffmail.com, jitendra_c1@rediffmail.com
1.8 : Head Office : Sewa Kunj, Maseehabad Road via Kati Chauraha [Huzurpur Marg],
1.3 : Registration Number : 370
1.4 : Registration Date : 21-8-2000
1.5 : Authorized Contact Person : Dr. Jitendra Chaturvedi –Secretary –Cum-Chief Executive
1.6 : Contact No. : 094150 54079, 05252-291184
1.7 : E-mail : dehat_vo@rediffmail.com, jitendra_c1@rediffmail.com
1.8 : Head Office : Sewa Kunj, Maseehabad Road via Kati Chauraha [Huzurpur Marg],
Bahraich-271801[UP] INDIA
1.10 : FCRA Registration Number : 136260010, Dated: 2.11.2004
1.11 : Registration under 12-A : Yes
1.10 : FCRA Registration Number : 136260010, Dated: 2.11.2004
1.11 : Registration under 12-A : Yes
2.. Operations
2.1 : Previous History of the Organization:
Developmental Association for Human Advancement, which is popular as “Dehat”, is an autonomous voluntary developmental association working in the Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh state. Dehat was established in the year of 1989-90 by some enthusiastic youths residing in the most backward rural areas.
It started its activities through a school opened for ‘Tharu’ tribals and forest village children.
After ten years of establishment, it got registered under society registration act 21, 1860 on dated 20 August 2000.
Dehat believes that sustainable development can only take place when the rural masses are mobilized to take active part in their on development.
Currently, a lot of well-experienced and qualified social workers and professionals are associated with ‘Dehat’ to make its efforts most fruitful.
It operates from its headquarter based in rural area.
2.1 : Previous History of the Organization:
Developmental Association for Human Advancement, which is popular as “Dehat”, is an autonomous voluntary developmental association working in the Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh state. Dehat was established in the year of 1989-90 by some enthusiastic youths residing in the most backward rural areas.
It started its activities through a school opened for ‘Tharu’ tribals and forest village children.
After ten years of establishment, it got registered under society registration act 21, 1860 on dated 20 August 2000.
Dehat believes that sustainable development can only take place when the rural masses are mobilized to take active part in their on development.
Currently, a lot of well-experienced and qualified social workers and professionals are associated with ‘Dehat’ to make its efforts most fruitful.
It operates from its headquarter based in rural area.
2.2 : Area of Operation:
District : Bahraich
Blocks : 7
No. of Villages: 336
District : Bahraich
Blocks : 7
No. of Villages: 336
2.3 : Communities working with: Women and children from poorest, deprived and
marginalized communities especially with SC, OBC and minorities.
2.4 : Short Description of the Current Activities:
3. : Programme Development and Implementation:
3.1 : Mission:
a· To educate, organize and empower the deprived and under privileged sections of the
3. : Programme Development and Implementation:
3.1 : Mission:
a· To educate, organize and empower the deprived and under privileged sections of the
society with special focus on women and children.
b· To promote people’s initiatives towards their basic rights and issues affecting their lives.
b· To promote people’s initiatives towards their basic rights and issues affecting their lives.
3.2 : Goals and Objectives:
1. To build the nation judged by social cohesion and self-reliance through promoting
human integration.
2. To implement child, women and youth development programmes.
3. To promote innovative education which can be able to make all the students self reliant
in all terms.
4. To make innovative efforts towards the promotion of community health.
5. To establish institutions for conducting the research, documentation, publication and
training.
6. To develop network with like-minded organizations and promote voluntary action.
3.3 : Programme Methodologies:
Dehat promotes community organizations of the poorest families at community, hamlet, village, Gram Panchayat and block level in the adopted areas and then educate and empower them through their regular meetings, trainings and exposures to undertake all the developmental activities at their own with ensuring social justice and equity.
Dehat also organize training, exposure and sensitization efforts for the elected members of Panchayats and Gram Sabha to strengthen the rural self-governance system.
Consequentially, we intend to offer these efforts to the people only up to the time when they are empowered enough to leverage all these facilities at their own. There after we see our role only as an educator and facilitator.
4.2 :Staff Gender and Diversity Policy:
Key Issues:
a. One third of the total members of Governing board will be female.
b. One Muslim, one OBC and one SC/ST member in Governing board.
c. Equal opportunities to male and female staff for capacity building, promotion and
jobs without the discrimination on the basis of caste, creed, religion or sex .
d. Maternity leave with pay to female staff for three months.
e. Other provisions – As per need.
4.3 :Administrative System:
a. Coordination Committee: A coordination committee of 6 senior members of staff is being constituted to take administrative decisions. All the proposals for important decisions regarding the appointments, promotion, demotion, transfer, increments, holidays, suspension and termination are prepared by this committee and sent to the Chief Executive for the final decision.
b. Chief Executive: The Chief Executive is given the power by the Governing Board to take any administrative decision in favor of the organization goals. Usually, he gives value to the decisions of Coordination Committee.
4.6 :Programme Impact:
a· President Award- Nirmal Gram Puraskar has given to the Gram Panchayat Shahpur
Jot Yusuf of Chittaura block of Bahraich district, adopted under Lokshakti by Dr. A.P. J.
Abdul Kalaam-The Honorable President of India on 23 March, 2006 in Vigyan Bhawan,
1. To build the nation judged by social cohesion and self-reliance through promoting
human integration.
2. To implement child, women and youth development programmes.
3. To promote innovative education which can be able to make all the students self reliant
in all terms.
4. To make innovative efforts towards the promotion of community health.
5. To establish institutions for conducting the research, documentation, publication and
training.
6. To develop network with like-minded organizations and promote voluntary action.
3.3 : Programme Methodologies:
Dehat promotes community organizations of the poorest families at community, hamlet, village, Gram Panchayat and block level in the adopted areas and then educate and empower them through their regular meetings, trainings and exposures to undertake all the developmental activities at their own with ensuring social justice and equity.
Dehat also organize training, exposure and sensitization efforts for the elected members of Panchayats and Gram Sabha to strengthen the rural self-governance system.
Consequentially, we intend to offer these efforts to the people only up to the time when they are empowered enough to leverage all these facilities at their own. There after we see our role only as an educator and facilitator.
4.2 :Staff Gender and Diversity Policy:
Key Issues:
a. One third of the total members of Governing board will be female.
b. One Muslim, one OBC and one SC/ST member in Governing board.
c. Equal opportunities to male and female staff for capacity building, promotion and
jobs without the discrimination on the basis of caste, creed, religion or sex .
d. Maternity leave with pay to female staff for three months.
e. Other provisions – As per need.
4.3 :Administrative System:
a. Coordination Committee: A coordination committee of 6 senior members of staff is being constituted to take administrative decisions. All the proposals for important decisions regarding the appointments, promotion, demotion, transfer, increments, holidays, suspension and termination are prepared by this committee and sent to the Chief Executive for the final decision.
b. Chief Executive: The Chief Executive is given the power by the Governing Board to take any administrative decision in favor of the organization goals. Usually, he gives value to the decisions of Coordination Committee.
4.6 :Programme Impact:
a· President Award- Nirmal Gram Puraskar has given to the Gram Panchayat Shahpur
Jot Yusuf of Chittaura block of Bahraich district, adopted under Lokshakti by Dr. A.P. J.
Abdul Kalaam-The Honorable President of India on 23 March, 2006 in Vigyan Bhawan,
New Delhi. The story is available at the website- www.empowerpoor.org.
b.· Formation and strengthening of 10 Gram Panchayats of federations of women Self Help
Groups.
c· Strong people’s action emerged. The frequency of people’s initiatives on their rights has
been increased.
d· One Govt. Primary Health Center [PHC]-Chittaura became freed from corruption and
regularized.
e· Certificate of disability to 221 disabled persons and equipments to 107 disabled persons.
f· The frequency of ANM visits increased up to 12-16 visits from 1-2 visits per Gram
Panchayat per year as the result of community pressure.
g· Immunization level of children and pregnant women increased upto 69% [from 11% (In
2005)] in the intervention area of Mihinpurwa block, 73% in Payagpur block and 79% [from
b.· Formation and strengthening of 10 Gram Panchayats of federations of women Self Help
Groups.
c· Strong people’s action emerged. The frequency of people’s initiatives on their rights has
been increased.
d· One Govt. Primary Health Center [PHC]-Chittaura became freed from corruption and
regularized.
e· Certificate of disability to 221 disabled persons and equipments to 107 disabled persons.
f· The frequency of ANM visits increased up to 12-16 visits from 1-2 visits per Gram
Panchayat per year as the result of community pressure.
g· Immunization level of children and pregnant women increased upto 69% [from 11% (In
2005)] in the intervention area of Mihinpurwa block, 73% in Payagpur block and 79% [from
21.8% (In 2003)] in Chittaura block.
h· 176 women SHGs with a saving amount of Rs.15.85 Lakh having a number of 1214
Members from poorest families.
I· 104 SHGs availed bank loan in an amount of Rs. 38.83 Lakh.
j· 329 poorest families started their own enterprises.
k· 241 families got back their lands from landlords/ moneylenders.
l· Value addition and quality improvement in 6 Govt. schools of Maseehabad and
Bahadurapur Gram Panchayats.
j· Mainstreaming of 991 forest dwelling families living in 8 Forest villages of Mihinpurwa block of
h· 176 women SHGs with a saving amount of Rs.15.85 Lakh having a number of 1214
Members from poorest families.
I· 104 SHGs availed bank loan in an amount of Rs. 38.83 Lakh.
j· 329 poorest families started their own enterprises.
k· 241 families got back their lands from landlords/ moneylenders.
l· Value addition and quality improvement in 6 Govt. schools of Maseehabad and
Bahadurapur Gram Panchayats.
j· Mainstreaming of 991 forest dwelling families living in 8 Forest villages of Mihinpurwa block of
Bahraich district.
k. Amendments to include non-ST communities and relaxation in time in ST Forest Right
Bill-2005.
l· Established Right To Information against corruption in Bahraich district of UP.
m· The process of Birth and Death registration started in the entire block-Payagpur (Pioneer in
k. Amendments to include non-ST communities and relaxation in time in ST Forest Right
Bill-2005.
l· Established Right To Information against corruption in Bahraich district of UP.
m· The process of Birth and Death registration started in the entire block-Payagpur (Pioneer in
Bahraich district) by ‘Dehat’ efforts under Sure Start Project through Village Health and
Sanitation Committees.
4.7 :Productions
a· 3 Tele films on the Right To Information use in rural areas.
b· Posters on women rights.
c· Pamphlets on NREGA, Right To Information, forest rights etc.
5. : External Relations
5.1 : Organizational Links:
Other NGOs and Civil Society Organizations:
a. Tarai Action Group-Uttar Pradesh
b. AVARD- New Delhi
c. SATHI-UP, Faizabad
d. Uttar Pradesh Voluntary Action Network, Lucknow
e. White Ribbon Alliance-USA
f. Quality Institutional Care & Alternative for Children [QICAC] Network, Lucknow.
g. Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group, Gorakhpur
h. Parivartan and Kabeer, New Delhi
Govt. :
Member-
a. District Literacy Committee, Bahraich
b. District Education Project Committee, Deptt. Of Education, SSA-Bahraich
c. District Rural Industrialization Programme –DRIP Committee, Bahraich
Donors:
a. Department For International Development-DFID, UK
b. National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development-NABARD, Lucknow
c. Child Rights and You-CRY, New Delhi
d. PATH International-India (Through BAIF-Pune)
e. Agriculture Finance Corporation, Lucknow
About the Chief Executive
The Chief Executive Dr. Jitendra Chaturvedi is PG in Social Science and Graduate in Homeopathy having a rich experience of 16 Years with voluntary sector. He was also associated with theatre and done various innovative experiments on the use of local Folk arts in the social development field.
He has very good experience of implementing various innovative community health and development projects especially focused on Maternal and Child Health like; “Khoj Project” – Faizabad (Supported by VHAI-New Delhi and EZE-Germany), Integrated Health Project-Ambedker Nagar (Supported by MISEREOR-Geramany), Integrated Community Health Project-Ambedker Nagar (Supported by CEBEMO- Netherlands) etc. He has been associated as a Trainer for Maternal and Child Health and Family Planning with “World Vision India” in the initiation phase (One Year) in USAID supported ‘Pragati Bal Jeevan Pariyojana’ implemented in Balia, Lalitpur and Moradabad districts of Uttar Pradesh.
He is leading a movement for the human rights of a population residing in 8 forest villages of Bahraich district in UP-India and well known expert of Right To Information.
Jitendra Chaturvedi
Chief Executive
4.7 :Productions
a· 3 Tele films on the Right To Information use in rural areas.
b· Posters on women rights.
c· Pamphlets on NREGA, Right To Information, forest rights etc.
5. : External Relations
5.1 : Organizational Links:
Other NGOs and Civil Society Organizations:
a. Tarai Action Group-Uttar Pradesh
b. AVARD- New Delhi
c. SATHI-UP, Faizabad
d. Uttar Pradesh Voluntary Action Network, Lucknow
e. White Ribbon Alliance-USA
f. Quality Institutional Care & Alternative for Children [QICAC] Network, Lucknow.
g. Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group, Gorakhpur
h. Parivartan and Kabeer, New Delhi
Govt. :
Member-
a. District Literacy Committee, Bahraich
b. District Education Project Committee, Deptt. Of Education, SSA-Bahraich
c. District Rural Industrialization Programme –DRIP Committee, Bahraich
Donors:
a. Department For International Development-DFID, UK
b. National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development-NABARD, Lucknow
c. Child Rights and You-CRY, New Delhi
d. PATH International-India (Through BAIF-Pune)
e. Agriculture Finance Corporation, Lucknow
About the Chief Executive
The Chief Executive Dr. Jitendra Chaturvedi is PG in Social Science and Graduate in Homeopathy having a rich experience of 16 Years with voluntary sector. He was also associated with theatre and done various innovative experiments on the use of local Folk arts in the social development field.
He has very good experience of implementing various innovative community health and development projects especially focused on Maternal and Child Health like; “Khoj Project” – Faizabad (Supported by VHAI-New Delhi and EZE-Germany), Integrated Health Project-Ambedker Nagar (Supported by MISEREOR-Geramany), Integrated Community Health Project-Ambedker Nagar (Supported by CEBEMO- Netherlands) etc. He has been associated as a Trainer for Maternal and Child Health and Family Planning with “World Vision India” in the initiation phase (One Year) in USAID supported ‘Pragati Bal Jeevan Pariyojana’ implemented in Balia, Lalitpur and Moradabad districts of Uttar Pradesh.
He is leading a movement for the human rights of a population residing in 8 forest villages of Bahraich district in UP-India and well known expert of Right To Information.
Jitendra Chaturvedi
Chief Executive
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