LAB-to-LAND INITIATIVE

ANDHRA PRADESH

AMR-APARD

VOLUNTEER

Volunteer is a person who can see what others cannot see; who can feel what most do not feel. Often, such gifted persons do not think of themselves as volunteers, but as citizens - citizens in the fullest sense: partners in civilization. - ANONYMOUS

Volunteers are not paid -- not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless

L-2-L INITIATIVE VILLAGES IN A.P

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ETC No.of Districts

No.of Mandals

No.of Villages

1 BAPATLA 04 11 13

2 HASANPARTHI 04 14 15

3 RAJENDRANAGAR 05 19 22

4 SAMALKOT 05 16 17

5 SRIKALAHASTHI 04 11 12

Total 22 71 79

TOTAL NUMBER OF BNVs TRAINED

BNVs’ Trainings

WHY BNVs DO VOLUNTARY WORK

FINDINGS FROM SAMPLE SURVEY ON WHY BNVs DO VOLUNTARY WORK

IT HELPS FOR JOB SEARCH

IT OFFERS MANY NEW PROFESSIONAL CONTACTS

IT PROVIDES A PHYSICAL & PYSCHOLOGICAL FEEL GOOD SENSATION

IT REDUCES ISOLATION , LONELINESS, FRUSTRATION & DEPRESSION

IT LEADS TO RECOGNITION

IT STRENGTHENS INTRA & INTER FAMILY/IES RELATIONS

IT PROVIDES GAINING INTERPERSONAL, COMMUNICATION , ORGANIZATIONAL , MANAGERIAL & LEADERSHIP SKILLS

L-2-L PROCESS MODEL FOR BNVs

L-2-L Initiative process model was evolved

BNVGroup of families Issues

Ward member

Different Committees

Village coordination Committee

Gram Panchayat

Mandal Parishad

Zilla Parishad

MEASURES FOR SUSTAINABILITY OF L-2-L INITIATIVE

MEASURES FOR SUSTAINABILITY OF L-2-L MODEL THROUGH BNVsWeekly visits by core committee to pilot

village Weekly visits to L-2-L villages by faculty

of ETCs and DTMs Monthly video conference from APARD

by Commissioner with BNVs Feed back from BNVs through e-mails Feed back from BNVs through post

cards addressed to Commissioner,APARD

Publication of articles on L-2-L in the “Sthanika Palana” monthly magazine

Production of motivational films that are posted on APARAD’s “you tube” channel

The best voluntary works taken up by BNVs are reported through Bulk SMSs helping e-networking of BNVs

Visits to the L-2-L villages where the best works done by BNVs and night halts at those villages by the Commissioner ,APARD along with the core committee members

Close monitoring and handholding by the District Training Managers (DTMs)

Face book and Twitter on APARD’s website helps e-learning of the peer’s achievements

Highlighting the activities of BNVs

VOLUNTARY ACTIVITIES TAKEN UP FOR GAINING CONFIDENCE OF COMMUNITY

Voluntary activities by BNVs Initiatives Plantation programmes Kitchen garden activities Special classes were conducted for 10th

class students Started open library in the village Collected rice and distributed to the poorest

of poor families Banned sale of liquor, Panparag and Gutkha Taken up shramadan works on every 1st and

3rd Sundays in a month

Facilitated in constitution of a team with

15 elderly persons and conducting awareness campaign about harmful consequences of intoxication

During cyclonic storms, damaged street lights were replaced by BNVs

Jungle clearance Clean and Green programmes

Taken over community hall which was under unauthorized occupation by local leader for the last 23 years

Banned use of plastic items Closed liquor vending shops Organized health camps Enrolled school dropouts Distributed note books and slates to

school children Restored RTC bus services Established R.O-based water treatment

plants

Supplied dust bins Cleared debris with the help of JCB

machines Through health camps identified children

suffering from heart problems and facilitated surgery under “Arogya Sree” programme with 100% free of cost

Avenue plantation Construction of Individual Sanitary Toilets Ensured Mid-day meal as per menu to

school children

Facilitated 100% family planning Cleaned Over Head Water Supply

tanks every 15 days Wall writings on social responsibilities Monitored local institutions like

Anganwadi centres, schools, Nutrition centres, Gopal mitra centres , Health sub-centres, etc

Formation of approach roads to local grave yards

Conducted quiz programmes among pregnant women to create awareness about mother and child health

Distributed Smokeless chulhas Facilitated distribution of pattas to

landless poor Promoted enrollment in government

schools discouraging admission in private schools

Facilitated bank loans to landless tenant farmers

Reading daily news papers for the non-literates in the village

Prohibited washing of clothes at public water bodies and drinking water taps

Established bio-gas plants with the help of NEDCAP

Facilitated loan waiver to weaversConducted physiotherapy classes to

weavers

Closed cesspools and prevented water logging

Campaigned against open defecationSome BNVs opened e-mail addresses

like : rvpdbns@gmail.comRegulated garbage dumping in drains

Horticulture plantation Ensured no police /court cases in the

villages Identified child labor and enrolled them

into schools Facilitated financial assistance from

NGOs/ CBOs for completion of incomplete houses under IAY/INDIRAMMA housing

Identified eligible youth and referred them to Job Cell ,DRDA for Vocational training

Trained farmers on Organic farming with the help of local “Adarsh Rythulu” for preparation of vermi compost, bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides

Suggested to be called as “Nava Bharat Nirman Volunteers”

Campaign on banning of plastic Engaging elderly through conversation

and documenting their experiences

Promoted the concept of making family members literate by one’s own family

Engaged in HIV/AIDS care Campaigned with school children on water,

sanitation and ethics. Slogans like “KOTI RUPAYALU ICHINA VOTUNU AMMUKOMU” used

Ensured “Challa Yanadi”- a nomadic tribe to lead settled life

Conducted games, elocution and essay writing competitions to school children

Conducted trainings for skill up gradation in association with banks

Promoted community contributions to upgrade the existing institutional facilities

Started BNV reading rooms Programmed reunion of all those once

lived in the village and are now away under the banner “JANMASTHALA SAMYOJANAM”

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REMOVAL OF BUSHES

WALL NEWS BOAD

DOOR TO DOOR CAMPAIGN ON HEALTH

PLANTATION

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CLEANING OF ROADS BUSH CLEARENCE

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REMOVAL OF ENCROACHMENTS

SOME PROUD MOMENTS TO AMR-APARD

REQUEST FROM OTHER THAN 79 VILLAGES FOR REGISTRATION UNDER L-2-L INITIATIVE

REQUESTS FROM NGOs to CONSIDER THEM FOR TAKING UP THIS INITIATIVE

REQUEST FROM RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR UTILIZING THE SERVICES OF BNVs FOR SOCIAL AUDIT , IWMP

DISTRICT COLLECTORS OF RANGA REDDY & CHITTOOR RECOMMENDED TO TAKE ONE VILLAGE IN EACH MANDAL

SOME OF THE EX-SARPANCHES HAVE ENROLLED THEM AS BNVs

ENGINEERING GRADUATES FROM BITS, PILANI HAVE UNDERGONE BNV TRAINING

INTEL DONATED 100 LAPTOPS TO APARD IMPRESSED BY THE CONCEPT THROUGH APARD WEB SITE

Demand for training

Sarpanches who were completely convinced about the concept and the role of BNVs in Lab to Land have enrolled themselves as BNVs after completion of their 5 years tenure on August 21st 2011

COMMITTEES CONSTITUTED

GRAM PANCHAYAT COMMITTEE DRINKING WATER MANAGEMENT

COMMITTEE STREET LIGHT MAINTENANCE –

LOCAL PROBLEMS SOLVING COMMITTEE

LIQUOR PROHIBITON COMMITTEELOCAL CABLE NETWORK

MAINTENANCE COMMITTEEHEALTH COMMITTEECLEAN AND GREEN COMMITTEE

CIVIL SUPPLIES COMMITTEELOANS RECOVERY COMMITTEE INTERNAL AUDIT COMMITTEEWOMEN-PROBLEM SOLVING

COMMITTEESCHOOL COMMITTEEYOUTH COMMITTEEWOMEN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEEEMPLOYEES COMMITTEELIVELIHOOD COORDINATION

COMMITTE

FARMERS EMPOWERMENT COMMITTEE

ANGANWADI CENTRE-NUTRITION COMMITTEE

ADULT EDUCATION COMMITTEE

LIST OF GOVERNMENT SPONSORED PROGRAMMES - BNVs