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In order to scale-up the activities being conducted by the Samaj Shilpis, Seva Mandir has proposed to appoint 1-2 new Samaj shilpis by 2009. Further, a woman Samaj Shilpi will also be appointed and she would render services in her own village as well as in other villages. She will be involved in organizing women and making them proactive and increasing their awareness and participation in the Panchayati Raj activities.
Achievements
Some of the key achievements of the Samaj Shilpi program are:
- Community Service Recognition: Bhanwar Singh Rathore, a senior Samaj Shilpi received C. Subramaniam Fellowship for his contributions as a community leader in February 2007 by NFI (National Foundation for India). This award is given for supporting and encouraging community leaders, who create bonds of solidarity and values that empower communities in achieving democratic and egalitarian goals.
- Education: Samaj Shilpis completed a survey in 22 primary schools and created a list of poor & needy children and sent it to Swami Vivekanand Seva Nyas, Udaipur. Based on this information they were able to acquire and distribute uniforms and school supplies to children. Samaj Shilpis also followed up to relink dropouts to schools. Further, they helped in conducting a sanitation campaigns in schools.
- Health: Samaj Shilpis took active participation in Pulse Polio Campaigns. Bhanwar Singh Rathore, a senior Samaj Shilpi along with the ANM initiated door to door Malaria check up visit. He also organized Animal Health Camp (vaccination and deworming) in Rampuriya, Jharna and Gadha ki Mangri villages (Palana Khurd) .Samaj Shilpis also organized free cataract operations at Alakh Nayan Mandir, Udaipur benefitting around 100 families.
- Agriculture: Samaj Shilpis assisted in distribution of fruit plants (Mango, Lemon, Goose Berry, Papaya) and hybrid seeds (Maize, Peanut, Til, Bajra etc). Facilitated organization of "Kisan Mela" in Jharna village. The farmer's group in Jharna received a CHARKHI for extracting sugarcane juice and preparing jaggery. The group was also provided chaffing machine on an experimental basis so that they could feed fodder to their cattles without leaveing behind much waste.
- Government Schemes: Helped linking people at large with the state government initiated "Jal Chetna Rally" and assisted in activities like seed distribution and water conservation etc. They are also working on effective implementation of "Kutir Jyoti Yojna" for getting electricity connection at farm fields. Samaj Shilpis have been assisting illiterate poor laborers to get apt remuneration under the NREGA program.
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