VILLAGE EXPOSURE PROGRAM

WITH
SOCIO ECONOMIC AND EDUCATION
DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY (SEEDS),
JAMSHEDPUR
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June 14
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Introu!t"on
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In!r"12$!3"n
69% of Indias population lives in its 640,000 villages. Rural India
also provides a paradoxical picture with widespread poverty,
inadequate infrastructure, poor connectivity, etc. on one hand, and
fast growing usage/consumption of FMCG items, durable, cell-
phones, two-wheelers, etc. The purpose of village exposure visits is
to gain first-hand experience about the life conditions of people from
the less-privileged background (or an understanding of the under-
served markets).
To gain the village exposure, we were associated with an NGO
SEEDS. Socio Economic and Education Development Society
(SEEDS) was founded in year 1995. The mission is building an
enabling environment for strengthening the capacity of the grass root
people leading to their empowerment. SEEDS impacts the lives of the
rural poor in the tribal dominated districts of Jharkhand using an
integrated approach to community development and empowerment
It works towards organizing, educating and empowering communities
so that they can sustain themselves in future.
As per the program of 3 days, we visited villages in Musabani block,
East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand from 27
th
June 14 to 29
th
June
14. Musabani is a mining town which was started by British before
independence under the name ICC (Indian copper complex). It has a
group of copper mines. It is approximately 40 kms from Jamshedpur.
As per plan, on first day we visited Lenjobera Village (approx 20 kms
from Musabani), Bangora village, Khudgaria Village. On second day
we visited Sohda village, Chapri village, Boramdera village and
Kulamara Village. In all these villages we had interaction with group
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of Women. At the end of second day, we had meeting with farmers of
Model Village Shwaspur and the interaction was endless. Finally on
the third day we visited Shwaspur and concluded our journey.
Map, showing the location of Musabani and its relative location from
Jamshedpur
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Village Visit Report
Date of Visit: - 27
th
June 2014
1) Visit to Lenjobera Village :- This village was the most
farthest of all villages we visited, the road access is in very
bad condition, there were boulders and pits on the road, some
of the portion, we had to walk down. The village is
approximately 20 kms from Musabani.
We interacted with group of women, who are more comfortable in
speaking language close to Bengali. Our interaction lasted for almost
90 minutes.
The major problems which we understood from villagers are as
follows:-
1) Non- availability of clear water
2) Electricity problem
3) For any medical help they have to visit Musabani, which is 20
kms away
4) Hand pump was out of order and the hand pump was not
repaired after repeated complain.
5) Lack of Teachers in the village,
6) No awareness of government policies such as NREGA and
Indira Awash jogona .
7) No continuous source of income from agriculture.
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8) Agriculture is not sustainable as there is no source of water.
9) Villagers barely were able to sustain their needs of meal with no
staple food and eating only vegetables.
10) The main source of income was selling woods from jungle to
local market of Musabani.
11) Villagers didnt have basic sanitation faculties.
12) The villagers didnt have any domestic animals so did not
have stable source of income.
13) Corruption at every level as the elected ward member of the
village did not bother to listen to the needs of the villagers as the
member left the village and stayed in nearby town Musabani.
14) A old women of the village uttered her frustration on
various needs and there was clearly a socioeconomic divide
between her and us.
15) The Villagers were not ready to talk with us in hindi but
they began to mix with us when we interacted with Bengali.
16) The village was mostly of santhals.
17) The main problem of the village was lake of permanent
roads so the villagers have to travel to musabani by cycle or
foot.
18) BPL cards were not distributed evenly by government so
villagers were not happy.
The main Positives of village
1 Women self-help group was created with the help of seeds and was
trying to make a change.
2 The education scheme provided by SEEDS to send few children to
Kolkata was a major positive change in the village.
Suggestions
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1 Roads should be constructed immediately to connect the village
with Lenjobera.
2 Electricity should be provided on priority basis
3 Solve water problem by installing more hand pumps.
4 Social awareness must be created by SEEDS.
2) Visit to sohda & Chapri Village :-
Problems of shoda & Chapri village
1 Roads needs to be constructed for better access.
2 The society is male dominated so women raised their concern about
male indifferences.
3 No permanent toilets.
4 Water problems as handpumps were broken .
Advantage of shoda & Chapri village:-
1 The women self help group funded by SEEDS was trying to bring
the change as they had plan to open the catering business.
2 The women self help group was earning income from cattle farming
3 The women self help group was earning income from soap buying
Advice.
1 The roads should be made .
2 More awareness is needed.

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