Village Exposure and Learning Final Presentation

Phase 1- “Learning and Reflection”

Submitted By:Anoop Kumar Mishra

Submitted To:SRIJAN India, Chhindwarak

Introduction

1. Organization: Srijan India

2. Time duration: 1st May to 25th July

3. Location: Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh

4. Village Name: Loniya Maru

5. Whether Condition: Sunny and very hot, Monsoon

6. Team Members: Arvind, Nitish, Jahid, Chetna

7. Team Members (Trainee): Achin, Asha, Mamta

8. Field Staff: 17 Members

9. Projected Blocks: Chhindwara, Mohkhed

Village stay “exposures and learning’s”

1. Geographic and demographic background of the village

2. Cultural and political structure of the village

3. Socio Economic structure of the village

4. Situation of Women(Work hours, Nutrition, status, education)

5. Food Security Issues (land less, Farm based, Land but calamities, no rains).

6. Asset base, Productivity of assets

7. Source of Income (Labor, NREGA etc.)

8. Seasonal Calendar and Migration

9. Package of practices (POP) of any major crops

10.Resources availability of the village

11.Idea of Natural resource base (land, Water, Forest)

Village stay “exposures and learning’s”

Geographic and demographic background of the village

1. Loniya Maru village is situated in Chhindwara Tehsil and located in Chhindwara

district of Madhya Pradesh.

2. It is one of 131 villages in Chhindwara Block along with villages like Dhanori

Gusai, Umariya Isra and Kakai.

3. The population in Loniya Maru village is 788 as per the survey of census during

2011 by Indian Government.

4. There are 110 approximately households in Loniya Maru

5. There are 390 males (49%); there are 398 females (51%)

6. Total OBC households are 15 families (14%)

7. Scheduled Cast is 6 HHs (6%)

8. Total Scheduled Tribe HHs is 98 (89%)

9. Literacy is in Loniya Maru is (52%)

OBC SC ST

15 6

98No. of HHs

ChandravansiShahoo

MuslimsLohar

21 1

32

4

1

OBC

Nearby Villages of Loniya Maru:

1. Bhula

2. Bhutera

3. Jamhodi Panda

4. Bilamba

5. Dhanori Gusai

6. Kakai

7. Kheri Laddu

8. Bohna Kheri

9. Panth

10. Chanhia Khurd

Cultural and political structure of the village

Cultural Aspects

1. Peoples believe in open living

2. There is no Parda system for the women.

3. Respects of elders in at their home and all others villagers.

4. The head of the family have responsibility to arrange all

requirements of the family

5. The male populations generally were commonly pants, shirts and

dhotis but women were only saaris.

6. The villagers are normally habituated in sharing and using the

common facilities of the village including the village shrines and

temples, the village ponds, school, grazing ground, sitting place

and others water resources.

7. The villager recognize a particular deity (Indra Devta) as the

protector and facilitator of the village and the people of this

village get together to worship of the Indra Devta and it is called

“Satta”.

1. In this village, there is a headman

recognized often to respectfully

listen to the village issues and take

the decision with the discussion

from other respected members.

2. Apart from this there is our Indian

PRI system and it maintains with

12 wards and its elected members

but the Sarpanch of the village is

not much active.

3. The participation of the women in

Gram Sabha is very impressive for

me.

Political Aspects

Socio and economic structure of the village

1. House and Household structure

2. Household heads and Household size

3. Educational attainment

4. Household facilities

5. Food selection and preparation

6. Primary occupation

7. Secondary occupation

8. Membership of household members

in organizations

Situation of Women (Work hours, Nutrition, status, education)

1. Women are pillars of the village economy due to their

involvement with agriculture, forest production, cattle

care, dairying and other household activities.

2. Women are the centres of the family.

3. There is no strict ‘Parda’ system in the village.

4. Women are free to move for marketing and other

household activities but they cover their head only from

‘Sarri’ for token of respect to elders.

5. Lack of knowledge about dietary pattern of the babies.

6. Gender disparities.

7. Lack of knowledge of their rights (Child labor, women

rights, Govt. Schemes etc.)

8. People think that advance education is unnecessary for

the girls.

9. Most women are uneducated in the village.

Food Security Issues

1. Land less

2. Farm based

3. Land but calamities

Source of Income

Seasonal Calendar and Migration

Package of practices (POP)

50%

25%

14%

4% 7%

Rabi Season

Wheat

Gram

Pea (Small)

Potato

Masoor

33%

25%25%

8%8%

Khariff Season

Corn

Soy Bean

Tuar

Urad

Ground Nut

CornTask Time Medium Rate Price

Plowing 25 May-5 June Tractor 400 2 Hours 800

Plowing 5 June-10 June Tractor 400 1 Hour 400

Seeds 300 7.5 Kg 2200

Lining (Ghadh) 10 June- 10 July Bullock 300 1 Day 300

Seeding 10 June- 10 July Labor (4) 120 1 Day 480

Fertilizers

DAP 2500/ Qtl 25 Kg 625

Urea 600/Qtl 100 Kg 600

Phosphate 600/Qtl 100 Kg 600

Dora 20-25 July Bullock 300 2 Times 600

Nirai 1-10 Aug Labor (4) 120 3 Days 1440

Irrigation No No No No No

Harvesting Corn 10-20 Oct Labor (6) 120 1 Day 720

Harvesting Waste 10-20 Oct Labor (6) 120 1 Day 720Threshing 20- 30 Oct Thresher 1Qtl./ Acre 5 Hours 1550

Total Yields = 20 Qtl @ Rs. 15.50/ Kg

Total Income (Rs.) 31000 Total Cost (Rs.) 10315

Resources availability of the village

1. Primary School (8th)

2. Panchayat Bhawan

3. Anganwadi

4. Rashan Shop

5. Handpump (3)

6. Bore (2)

7. Pani Ki Tanki (1)

8. Solar Light (4)

9. Well (2)

10.Road

11.Kalamanch (2)

12.Temple (4)

13.Forest

14.Nala (3)

15.Electricity

Project based understandings

Project based understandings

1. Self Help Groups

2. Clusters of SHG’s

3. Axis Bank Foundation (ABF) for Soybean Cultivation

4. WDC and WHDC in both blocks

5. Collective participation on MGNREGA issues

6. WADI project of NABARD

7. Chhindwara Organic Farmers Enterprise (COFE)

8. SHG’s empowerment through Vermi Compost making

9. Learning's of working organization’s team members & field staffs

Learning's

1. Role and responsibilities of team members

2. Tendency of community participation in a project

3. Technical activities and process

4. Process of pit digging and its filling

5. Community participation and importance in VDC meeting

6. About new SHG

7. Disinterest of community in NREGA work

8. Dedication of team members

9. Importance of time

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