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Blood Donation Save Life
BISWA blood donation unit started from 15th Aug 2006 where 22 units of blood were donated by volunteers of BISWA as well as ACC Cement employees, participated in the camp .In this camp the enthusiasm of the female donors was very encouraging , as large number of female donors turned up. The next step, BISWA has in vision to organize blood donation camp at remote rural areas to sensitize village people to donate blood voluntarily and have the aim to meet the blood requirement at the state as well as at the country. We have an ambitious plan to organize voluntary blood donation camps at each district level and to achieve a target of 100 units of blood from each district within 31st march 2007. At village level we feel that most of the people are not aware of their blood groups for which they suffer a lot in case of emergency. BISWA has envisioned to communicate this good message in rural area regarding blood donation and blood group identification camps. BISWA enjoys member strength of 200 volunteers at present to donate blood anytime anywhere and having an aim of enrolling 2000 members within 1 year. Our intention is not only to donate blood but also sensitize people on blood grouping and donation at the rural level, so that more and more people could be prepared as blood donors. It will also support our concept of “Help at Neighborhood”. Since human blood is found with presence of human beings, so making availability of blood by motivating people is our concern . We are in a position to take advantage of BISWA network by taking service of our officials and staffs present in almost all districts of Orissa. And the network may be furthered from district level to block level, Gram Panchayat level and village level. In such a way BISWA network in blood donation could be visible anywhere in its service area.
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FINISH- ECOSAN
BISWA has taken up the initiative to build eco-friendly toilets for the first time in Orissa. A first-time Pilot Demonstration of the ECOSAN model is underway in Churali village of Puri district of Orissa. The ECOSAN toilet is a very advanced and modern way of constructing a toilet which is truly sustainable. The success of this intervention will be a demonstration at the policy level to include ECOSAN as a solution for coastal areas rather than creating unsustainable structures under government schemes and to inculcate a permanent behavioral change among the masses.
The main objective behind is:
- To avoid contamination of ground water.
- To avoid pollution of air, water, and soil.
- To recover nutrients from human excreta and safely recycle them back to the environment as fertilizers
Key features:
- Does not pollute water
- Improves environmental sanitation by converting faces to manure
- Uses less water than other toilets
- Human waste is safely disposed off
- Produces highly useful compost
Our Activities:
- Village Orientation and Sensitization Meeting
- Hygiene Training
- Environmental Awareness
- Mason Training
- Formation of Community based organizations
- Technical know-how
- Research and Development
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FINISH
Programme FINISH- An Indo-Dutch Collaboration
Programme FINISH is one that believes Financial INclusion Improves Sanitation and Health. BISWA and Dutch NGO- WASTE have joined hands with insurance organizations like TATA-AIG (India) and financial institutions like SNS-REAAL(Netherlands), NHB (India), and NABARD (India) etc. to mobilize funds from end-users to build 5 lakh sanitation systems. It is a challenge that we have set for ourselves- to build those numbers of toilets by largely mobilizing funds from the end-users themselves instead of providing sanitation as a ‘charity commodity’ free of charge. We believe that complete sanitation coverage is necessary for sustainable development and improvement of the quality of lif
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Water.org
Project Title- Holistic Village Development: Inclusion of Microfinance in Watson Interventions
Project location- 40 Villages of Maneswar Block of Sambalpur District (Orissa)
Lack of adequate safe water and sanitation is a pressing challenge. Sanitation-related diseases take a heavy toll of lives, especially children's lives, and are a drain on productivity and incomes. Lack of these common amenities also forces households into the continued indignity of open defecation, which is an acute problem especially for women and young girls. Improving access to these is therefore appropriately included in our strategy to alleviate poverty, malnutrition, hunger and drudgery of our womenfolk. Safe water and sanitation prevents waste from coming into contact with humans. This is linked to reduced burden of disease and illness-related expenditure, improved water quality and a cleaner environment, ultimately resulting in a better quality of life which is our ultimate anticipated outcome.
The project supported by Water.Org is under implementation in 40 villages. Maneswar, being a strategic location both in terms of geographical distance and very low coverage of water and sanitation facilities, is our project location for this particular intervention. This particular cluster was identified keeping in view the diverse socio economic status available within the area and its strategic location being closer to BISWA’s Headquarters in India. The proposed area for intervention covers 40 villages in Maneswar Block of Sambalpur District in Western Orissa. The 40 identified villages in Maneswar Block have to be covered under sanitation and household water supply schemes by 2011. The population is mainly agrarian, poor people living below poverty line. The proposed project targets both Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Above Poverty Line (APL) families who have no access to household Water Connections and Toilets.
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SIMAVI - HARNESS
Health and Hygiene Awareness in Rural areas for Nurturing and Establishing Sanitation Systems
Orissa is a state that presents great challenges and opportunities. With a population of 36.7 million (88 per cent living in rural areas), the State ranks 11th in size in India and covers an area of approximately 155,700 square kilometers comprising of 30 districts; 314 blocks; 6234 Gram Panchayats; and, 134,850 habitations. The state has the lowest social and human development indicators in the country. The IMR in Orissa stands at 87/1000 live births much higher than the national average of 63/1000 births. Over 47 percent of the population lives below the poverty line. In Orissa, Rural Sanitation Program me is being implemented through Rural Development Department.
The prevailing high Infant Mortality Rate of 87/1000 for Orissa can also be attributed to poor sanitation. Improper disposal of human excreta, improper environmental sanitation and lack of personal and food hygiene are major contributions to diseases.
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Components |
Individual Household Latrine |
School |
Anganwadi |
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BPL |
APL |
TOTAL |
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Ranking in the Country |
14th |
17th |
13th |
15th |
12th |
In the proposed intervention under HARNESS, supported by SIMAVI, our approach is to cover all 30 districts of Orissa with selected 500 villages, 100 Gram Panchayats and 1000 SHGs to create small models of success spread across the state.
Goals of HARNESS:
- 70% decrease in water borne diseases at the end of the project period
- Improved health and hygiene conditions at the Community Level
- Women and Children adopt hygienic ways of living like hand washing, safe drinking water, etc.
- Skill development of 20 SHGs and their involvement in the gainful activities through micro enterprise establishment
Project Overview
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Sl. No |
Type of Beneficiary |
Number |
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1 |
Self Help Group members |
12000 |
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2 |
Beneficiaries of the Sanitation programme (SHG member and the community members) |
25000 |
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3 |
Government officials, School Teachers, Anganwadis and the other local self governance members |
2000 |
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4 |
Communities at large (we take up 500 villages) |
50000 |