What we do

We have much pleasure in Submitting 34 year’s report of CHDP. Before summing up our history of CHDP, we have to say ,we came a long way passing through many hurdles, serving with the best of our services among Tribals in Valparai, Coimbatore District, Udumalpet in Tirupur District and Madathukulam. Tribals of these areas will never forget the services we rendered to them. We take this opportunity to sahre our services and experiences among Tribals through this report.

Mr.R.D.Gnaniah, got training in SEARCH, studied introductory development in Sociology and Psychology through field visit to many places. He also enriched his experience particularly in centre for Rural Health and social education, Tirupattuur. In this period he learned more about Communuity Health and Health Education from Mr.Sathish Samuel CRHSE.

After a years training in SEARCH Mr.R.D.Gnaniah served Tribals in Thirumoorthy Hills for 3 months. With the help of SEARCH he made good contact with tribals and CCA of Christian Conference of Asia helped him to study in his Research of Tribals And Rural socio economic status and their culture. He made a 6 months of study and Research in Kurumalai, Kulipatty,Kodenthur, Esal Thittu, Attumalai, Kottaiyaru settlements and Venkittapuram, Govindapuram, Linngamaneur, Karattur, Ravanapuram, Rural Areas.

After gathering all details of Tribals and rural through this research, a detailed report was submitted to Mr.Bennett Benjamin the head of Advisory Committee at Yelagiri hills.Mr.Bennett Benjamin conducted a consultation meeting at Yelagiri hills. In this meeting Mr.Sathish Samuel CRHSE, Mr.Vimal nath, Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur, Dr.V.Benjamin, Banglore, Mr.Radhakrishnan Anaimalai and Mr.R.D.Gnaniah participated. After this consultation meeting our organisation had been started and named as Community Health and Development Programme(CHDP) in 1984.

SEARCH training helped us to start our programme, Mr.Bennett Benjamin guided us in proposal wrtining, Social Education,Community Development and Evaluation. Accordingly we prepared 4 proposal with the help of Mr.Bennet Benjamin and submitted to the following funding agencies namely,

CEBEMO,ICCO,NOVIB,HIVOS in Nether lands.

Afetr 2 years of correspondence CEBEMO accepted to support our programme. We are much thankful to Dr.Bennett Benjamin for his guidance and also being with us as a patron for our projects.

We are very much thankful to CEBEMO, SCINDEA, IRISH AID and special programme for their valuable support and aids provided to our programme in this period.
We adopted 63 villages in Udumalpet block 16 villages in madathukulam block and 22 tribal settlement Total populations in village and tribal settlement was 94076 and 2462 respectively. We started and conducted the following programmes in the adopted areas.
Clinical Health:
As and when we commenced our clinical services in these remote settlement villages, we found people were not aware of their health, hygiene, nutrition, environmental sources and seasonal diseases. Our appointed nurse will do clinical service in morning hours and do visit houses to inculcate the people about their health care. Gradually with our careful services in first aid, free medicines and advices, now they have become well developed in taking care of their health.
Two clinics were playing an important role to reduce the diarrhea, anemia, white discharge etc and reduced the medical expenses by promoting low cost medicine and door step curative services.

The health workers find difficult in the beginning to bring the people to listen their advises regarding

personal hygiene and sanitation. Slowly by regular attempts in the evening hours we succeeded in bringing the people to attend our programme. Now they are taking care about their health carefully and also approaching hospitals and doctors for all major ailments. We feel happy to know that they are now well aware of the preventive measures also. We have conducted immunization programme, nutritious food by joining with the government officials and in pulse polio, DPI, DT and T.T.

Health education

Before we started this programme in Tribal areas the maternal deliveries were done in homes by village people themselves who were not qualified much about mother and child care. We selected few ladies and gave dhais training to help them in pre-natal care. Now they are stepping into hospitals for all maternal, gynocare and child Health.
We found mostly illiterates in these remote villages. They have studied upto 5th or 6th standard level only. We selected some persons from these areas, gave adequate training in health services and conducted test after 45 days training, on successful completion of the training each person was provided with drug kit to treat minor ailments in their own area. Now they are doing well the primary health services.

School Health Programme

Mostly we find school children affected by Aneamia, Personal hygiene general weakness worm infestation, environmental health and malnutrition. We started this programme and conducted in the Tribal Residential Elementary School, Thirumoorthi Nagar and Karattur. The children were taught about personal hygiene, dental and eye care, importance of Iodine in daily food, drinking water and immunization. Over 5 years we are giving soap, hair oil and tooth paste to the children and also education to elders.

Community Organisation

During the period we entered into their area we found so many problems among Tribals and rural poor people. They faced many problems in daily wages, deployment, human rights. We enthusiastically guided and directed to from specific groups and selected a leader among them to preside and function on behalf of them. As a result they formed mandrams and sangams and selected eligible candidates as their leaders. They represented their domestic and communal problems to the govt. authorities like Tasildhars, BDO`S, Collector and sub Collector. Now they are well versed to communicate and solve their own leaders. They are not dependant on another organization for problem and development.
We collected the 3 leaders from each settlement and gave training, how to precise the tribal and communal problems, to whom the person to meet with and the formulae of presenting the demands to the higher and government officials, Department concerned. At present there are about 40 leaders. We guided them to form groups and mandrams to process their needs and requirements. Through our training and education they learned to maintain minute books, conducting meeting, process of preparing their demands to present to the government authorities.

Earlier the land lords and rich people from rural areas cultivated this grass and extracted oil in the tribal region. They used the tribals and poor people as laborers in this work. After our visit we understood the benefit of this crop and we planned to encourage the poor people and tribals to empower them for sustainable income for their life. We selected 6 persons from tribal area, gave seeds to cultivate and demonstrated the practices of extracting oil. Also we provided them the required drums for this purpose. In 1994 we prepared a report about the lemon grass cultivation in this area, the usage of the oil in the preparation of scent, soaps and medicines to the then collector. On receiving our report the government sanctioned loan to 40 persons each of Rs.6000/-
Sangams were formed between 2008 and 2011 in all the 30 villages around Udumalpet Taluk, and developed the leadership qualities of every member in the sangam. Monthly meetings helped them to understand and discuss their problems to find way out by themselves in civic ways.

Formed sangams were strengthen 2011 and 2014 to accessed government schemes like widow pension, old age pension, ration card, voter id, house patta etc. These sangams were encouraged to deal with local community problems like water and sanitation, improper roads, lights etc.

Women Empowerment

These women were unaware of the society, communication with other people, environmental aspects, sanitation and kitchen gardening. We gathered them and taught them about the unity, cooperative activities. Upon our guidance they formed groups among them. Now they are cultivating the required vegetables for their domestic use. They are also known to market the excessive crops and vegetables that they produce.

Most of the Tribals and rural people were much behind in the education. We started literacy programmes in their area by gathering adults in the evening hours and taught them to read and write. Now they have known the importance of education. They are sending their children to schools, college and institutions. We joined ourselves with National Literacy Mission to educate the people the knowledge of reading and writing. CHDP feels proud to be first organization that erected and installed Solar Street Lights in 6 settlements.

Agricultural Development

The Tribals were poor about the crops like root and cash crops and the method of proper agricultural techniques. They were working as daily wages laborers in the rich people’s lands. We collected them in our meeting and learnt them about agricultural cultivation, irrigation, weeding, harvesting and marketing the agro products in the nearby rural and town areas. Now they are getting regular income through agriculture.

Savings

Since the tribals and rural people were already below the poverty line, they were unaware of saving money for their future. We inculcated the habit of saving a mere amount from their income. The group leader or the head person collect the money and maintain proper accounts for the people. According to our guidance the tribals opened savings account in Indian Bank Udumalpet. They have also availed loan for various purposes, by the help of BDO’s Collector and Government officers.

Cultural Programme

The tribals and rural people were very much interested in celebrating local festivals like Pongal, Deepavali and temple festivals in their region. They celebrate these functions with songs dramas, dance and group dances. We trusted this programmes to be maintained and developed for their communal union and best friendly relationships. Hence we conducted a tribal cultural programme for the first time in Coimbatore district. They have built a Mariamman temple and are performing regular poojas and festivals till now.

Special Programmes

We organized various special meetings in different settlements and rural areas in accordance to our previous programmes. We conducted seminars on international youth day, womens day, literacy programme, primary health and conservation of forest. Also we invited our person from funding agencies, project officers to visit our projected areas and meet the people to review our programmes, achievements on every important occasion.

Eco-development Programme

In order to conserve the prosperity of nature, we encouraged Eco_Development programme by issuing saplings of different trees to each panchayat. This process will help to keep the environment pollution free. In respect to the collector’s advice we supplied 7500 saplings to 38 panchayats.

We gave staffs training in various subjects through our human resources development programme. We also vermin composed manures to carry out their agricultural programme. By income generation programme we taught the people to prepare pickles, aromatic and spicy masalas to enable them to get sustainable income. Besides this we also gave them training in coir twisting from fibres and tailoring. Now they are earning sufficient income though our training.

Land Development Programme

We do also help them to build a syntax tank to preserve water for their irrigation and domestic equipment of water.

Sanitation Programme

In order to build up a healthy society the main aspect is sanitation. People were using open spaces and border areas as their latrine and toilets. With the help of SCINDeA we helped them to build latrines in the houses.

House hold programme

Livelihoods of 65 poor households had been promoted through distributing free agricultural equipments and toilets were been constructed for the same families to ensure the security of the female and elderly members in the family.
CHDP promoted the social and economic condition of families below poverty line in 30 villages. 35 families ensured privacy and security through toilet and 75 families attained improved life style through cattle distribution and agriculture implements.

Tution centre

Evening free tuition centers and life skill education were provided for all the children in 30 villages. Programs were promoted to ensure the child wellbeing within the family and community.Playing materials were issued to childrens like Carrom, Volley ball, foot ball, ring, shettle cock, Discus and bat ball etc.,

Adolescent Life skill education

120 boys and 120 girls were selected for L.S.E programme. 10 module of training were given to them to self motivation, Health awareness, life goal and problems solving techniques.

Staff development

Monthly meeting was conducted every for the staff to develop their knowledge and skills. Exposure visit was sent for other NGOs to develop their personal skills.

Special programmes

Tribal Dialogue Programme

In 1989 Mr.Stanley, Director, WIDA, Orissa requested us to cultivate lemon grass in Semiliguda in Koraput District. According to his request myself and a tribal went to Semiliguda to sow the seeds in the Tribal areas. Unfortunately the climate in this region was not suitable for this crop. Hence the process is kept under abeyance till now.
In 2005 Mr.Stanley supported us to conduct a tribal dialogue. Through this dialogue more than 85 members from Udumalpet, Valparai and Pollachi participated regularly in settlement meeting, group discussions, public meeting and consultation meeting also. By these meetings the tribals are sharing their problems and their difficulties. This meeting served as a plat form for their development.

Reproductive Child Health Programme Project

In our health programmes “The Family Planning Association” supported us for RCH programmes in Madathukulam panchayat. More than 10 villages were covered in this programme.

Sarvashiksha Abhiyan

We are also happy to announce that we have inculcated and encouraged the children who have disconnected their education due to same domestic problems to get higher education. We enrolled 550 students in 30 centers in Madathukulam, Udumalpet Blocks and 30 students each from 5 centers of residential schools to the nearest government school to continue their education through SSA programmer.

Self Help Groups

We have started women self help groups in the beginning of Madathukulam, Udumalpet and Valparai Blocks. More than 1200 groups were formed. After 2 years according to Thiru.Muruganandham, the Collector’s request we handed over our SHGs to the NGO by name “Nesakarangal”. We have opened 25 ration shops in Madathukulam, Udumalpet and Valparai Block.

AIDS awareness Programme Project

The APAC, Chennai supported us for AIDs Awareness programme in Udumalpet Block office and Municipality supported this programme.

Primary Health Care Project

CHDP started Primary Health Care Project during may 2006 with the aid of Ireland Embassy. We selected 18 villages from Udumalpet Panchayat union. These villages are mostly back ward and were not having transportation facilities. These villages were divided into 3 clusters namely Deepalapatti, Sambal Medu and Pulavadipudur.

We appointed qualified and experienced nurses in each sub centre to give treatments in the morning hours for minor ailments. We appointed VLWs will carry out education. Meetings to people of the villages in the evening hours about personal hygiene and preventive measures. The main objective of this programme is to register the ANC case and adolescent under 1 year. They also conduct Baby shows so as to improve attention and awareness on health development, anemia to get F.S.T. tablets and also adolescent.

We conducted free Medical camp in 6 villages and 593 patients were benefited.

Baby Shows

Baby shows were conducted in 5 villages and 74 babies were participated. Best babies were given prizes in cooperation with public health department are coordinated with the pulse polio camps also 2370 children were benefited from 12 schools. Two clinics were set up in cluster head villages for the benefit of 5 rural village and tribal communities through curative and clinical services.12 Medical camps had been conducted in villages to make sure high-quality health condition among the communities. 9 Schools Children were aware about the primary Health through school health programs.

Pulse polio camp

Each year pulse polio camp was conducted with the help of Govt. PHC

Community Health and Development Programme (CHDP)

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
Leadership training for SHG women members at J.N. Palayam Panchayat, Udumalpet taluk on 14 September 2020; at 11.30 am

Summary note

The workshop was inaugurated by Mr. E. Raju, DDM NABARD, Tiruppur along with Panchayat President Mr. D. Siva Kumar. Also present was Mr. Alexander, LDM, Canara Bank, Collectorate, Tirrupur. Dr. R.D. Gnaniah, Director, CHDP welcomed the delegation and addressed the participants. As part of the welcome, delegates were provided with shawls and token souvenirs.
Local SHG leader Mrs. Maragadam spoke about CHDP initiatives such as distribution of cattle and training in tailoring skills to women members. She also mentioned about CHDP’s long history in working with SHG members in this locality and have benefitted from advice on bank loans and members have been keeping to payment schedule as per norms.
Mr. E. Raju, DDM NABARD gave a brief outline of NABARD activities in rural development and emphasized the need to support small and local businesses in villages to augment the income of the family, in the context of women empowerment. The emphasis in relation to women’s empowerment was mainly to focus on Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bhima Yojana scheme .which is available to people in the age group of 18-70 years with a bank account. He also said it is an auto debit scheme which will cover between 1 June and 31 May on an annual renewal basis. He said that the Aadhar would be the primary KYC for the bank account the risk coverage under the scheme is Es. 2 lakhs for accidental death and full disability and Rs. 1 lakh for partial disability. The scheme is being offered by the public sector, where the beneficiaries can avail this scheme.
Mr. Alexander, LDM Canara Bank stressed on the SHG bank linkages as one of the largest micro credit programme in the world. At the grassroots level the programme is being implemented by regional banks, commercial banks and cooperatives. The SHG bank linkage programme was conceived with the objectives of developing supplementary credit, delivery services for the unreached poor building mutual trust and confidence between the bankers and the poor and encouraging the banking activity both on simple and sustaining mechanism. SHG banking linkage programme has been able to reduce transaction cost. It has enabled the banks to achieve better loan recovery and low cost deposit.
During the course of the interaction with the participants, Dr. R.D. Gnaniah spoke about the cohesiveness within the SHGs and treasurer and secretary should take leadership roles with the SHG and effective functioning. It was highlighted that to shape up the valuable SHG group members should meet regularly and maintain records in any fiscal transaction and assure keeping track in inter SHG loans. Further the group should discuss village development issues and collective take decisions in resolving these issues, and also make the SGH self sufficient and economically strong. Lunch was provided to all participants and the meeting ends at 4:30 Pm after refreshment.

Community Health and Development Programme (CHDP)

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
Leadership training for SHG women members at Kuluncherry Panchayat, Udumalpet taluk on 30 September 2020; at 11.30 am

Summary Note

The workshop was inaugurated by Mr. E. Raju, DDM NABARD, Tiruppur along with Panchayat President Mr. Balakrishnan. Also present was Mr. Alexander, LDM, Canara Bank, Collectorate, Tirrupur. Dr. R.D. Gnaniah, Director, CHDP welcomed the delegation and addressed the participants. As part of the welcome, delegates were provided with shawls and token souvenirs.
Local SHG leader Mrs. Vijaylakshmi spoke about CHDP initiatives such as distribution of cattle and training in tailoring skills to women members. She also mentioned about CHDP’s long history in working with SHG members in this locality and have benefitted from advice on bank loans and members have been keeping to payment schedule as per norms. She also referred to her earlier interaction with NABARD during a training programme.
Mr. E. Raju, DDM NABARD gave a brief outline of NABARD activities in rural development and emphasized the need to support small and local businesses in villages to augment the income of the family, in the context of women empowerment. The emphasis in relation to women’s empowerment was mainly to focus on Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bhima Yojana scheme .which is available to people in the age group of 18-70 years with a bank account. He also said it is an auto debit scheme which will cover between 1 June and 31 May on an annual renewal basis. He said that the Aadhar would be the primary KYC for the bank account the risk coverage under the scheme is Es. 2 lacs for accidental death and full disability and Rs. 1 lac for partial disability. The scheme is being offered by the public sector, where the beneficiaries can avail the this scheme.
Mr. Alexander, LDM Canara Bank stressed on the SHG bank linkages as one of the largest micro credit programme in the world. At the grassroots level the programme is being implemented by regional banks, commercial banks and cooperatives. The SHG bank linkage programme was conceived with the objectives of developing supplementary credit, delivery services for the unreached poor building mutual trust and confidence between the bankers and the poor and encouraging the banking activity both on simple and sustaining mechanism. SHG banking linkage programme has been able to reduce transaction cost. It has enabled the banks to achieve better loan recovery and low cost deposit.
During the course of the interaction with the participants, Dr. R.D. Gnaniah spoke about the cohesiveness within the SHGs and treasurer and secretary should take leadership roles with the SHG and effective functioning. It was highlighted that to shape up the valuable SHG group members should meet regularly and maintain records in any fiscal transaction and assure keeping track in inter SHG loans. Further the group should discuss village development issues and collective take decisions in resolving these issues, and also make the SGH self sufficient and economically strong. Lunch was provided to all participants and the meeting ends at 4:30 Pm after refreshment

Community Health and Development Programme (CHDP)

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
Leadership training for SHG women members at Pottayampalayam village, MGNAREGA training centre, Udumalpet taluk on 29 September 2020; at 13.30 am

Summary note

The one day workshop on leadership training was conducted at the MGNAREGA training centre. Where local women members of SHGs had also organized demonstration of coir rope making and weaving coir mats. Mr. Bennat Gnaniah, Manager presided over the inauguration and presented his keynote address. Prior to which Mr. R. Manoharan, CHDP gave an overview of the organization’s programme activities.
In his address to the participants Mr. Bennet explained about existing government schemes particularly available through NABARD and the opportunities to obtain bank loans for SHGs in establishing local level social enterprises. He also mentioned about subsidies available for underprevilaged communities. He emphasized on the capacity building activities which NABARD could support in specific skill development through CHDP. He also said that how the SHG should run and its efficiently which follows

⦁ At the first SHG meeting, we would discuss the following points:
⦁ Meeting day and time
⦁ Roles
⦁ Election of office bearer
⦁ Fixation of norms and regulation for the SHGs
⦁ Amount of savings
⦁ Responsibilities of the members and Regular book keeping
⦁ Regular and timely repayment
⦁ Regular internal lending,
⦁ Regular saving,
⦁ Regular meeting,
⦁ Participate in group meetings and decision-making
⦁ The members will take an oath to – Participate in every activity of the group
⦁ Contribute regular minimum agreed thrift amount to the group
⦁ Take loans from the pooled corpus funds of the group
⦁ Participate in supervision of group finances / businesses/ assets
⦁ Take joint or collective initiatives.
⦁ Take collective decisions and adhering to the decisions
⦁ Get individual passbook updated on regular basis.

Mt. Nareshwar Consultant briefly spoke about other NABARD supported activities for marginalized communities in Uttrakhand and Odisha states. He also spoke about organic farming application of eco friendly biofertilizers, growth promoters and safe biological pest control methods. He stressed on the fact that organic produce and products can be merchandised at three times the cost of conventional farm produce. Lunch was provided to all participants and the meeting ends at 4:30 Pm after refreshment.

NABARD SKILL TRAINING PROGRAMME

Due to the pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS CoV-2) or better known as Covid19, Community Health and Development Programme (CHDP) was provided financial support by the National Agriculture and Rural Development Bank (NABARD), Tiruppur, to come up with a plan of action to intervene at the village level to develop sanitization products, as a means to ensure preventive measures. CHDP over three decades have been working with marginalized communities including indigenous peoples, in the thrust areas of health, women’s empowerment, education, capacity building towards better livelihood for sustainable lifestyle in the rural landscape in and around Udumalpet Block of Tiruppur Tamilnadu.
NABARD emphasized the need to actively enroll women members of CHDP’s SHG members in capacity building for developing sanitization products such as detergent powder, glycerin soap, phenol, washing soap and hand sanitizers. Funds sanctioned by NABARD was specifically for “Participatory Capacity Building For Women And Youth In Development Of Low Cost Sanitization Products; With Orientation Into Social Marketing For Livelihood” as the title of the project suggests.

CHDP in collaboration with NABARD planned a 13 days’ workshop at the Devanurpudur village Panchayat hall in Udumalpet taluk. The workshop kick started on the 14 September, 2020 inaugurated by Mr. E. Raju, DDM, NABARD, Tiruppur. As per advice from NABARD participants of 30 women were selected from villages, social distancing was maintained throughout the workshop. The workshop concluded on the 30 September, 2020, during which the DDM, NABARD handed over certificates to the participants.

Covid 19 activities

Pandemic outbreak across the globe has not only impacted metropolitan cities but also in the rural areas, particularly the vulnerable groups in CHDP working 20 villages around Udumalpet Block of Tiruppur District Taminadu dependent on agriculture, farm labor and semi skilled work. SCINDeA came forth with the idea of supplying dry rations to selected project targeted villages and community members.

The role of CHDP assigned in this matter was specific to surveying, selection and distribution of relief materials such as dry rations to sustain members in this time of prolonged lockdown. Due to the lockdown; people in remote villages were not able to access PDS centers as there was lack of public transport and a very narrow window of time. Hence this kind of intervention was required to ease the monetary burden of the target group. 190 beneficiaries were shortlisted selected from 20 villages to distribute the relief kit.

Since 144 Act were on charge around Udumalpet, CHDP applied for a pass and request permission to the Regional Development Officer (RDO) for distributing the relief kits. After 2 meetings RDO gave permission to distribute the relief kits.

Relief Kit contains of rice, dal, sugar etc were directly placed to whole sale market. This also included selected condiments and personal hygiene materials such as soap and masks.

Items distributed per family consist of

Sl. No: Items Quantity
⦁ Rice 10 Kg
⦁ Edible oil 1 Kg
⦁ Dal 1 kg
⦁ Sugar 1 Kg
⦁ Red chilly 250 g
⦁ Tamarind 250 g
⦁ Turmeric 250 g
⦁ Red chilli 100 g
⦁ Coriander 100 g
⦁ Mask 1
⦁ Bathing soap 1
⦁ Onions and Vegetables 1 KG

Beneficiary list from cluster villages
Total number of beneficiaries 190 families
Sl. No: Villages Number of beneficiaries
⦁ Jallipatti (East) 10+17=27
⦁ Jallipatti (West) 10 +17=27
⦁ Chinnaveeranpatti 9 +17=26
⦁ M.G. R. Nagar 9+16=25
⦁ Chellamppampalayam 10 +17=27
⦁ Kurunjeri 10 +16=26
⦁ Ragal Bhavy 9+16=25
⦁ R. G. Pudur 9 +16=25
⦁ Chellandiyamman Nagar 9 +17=26
⦁ Sundakkampalayam 9 +17=26
⦁ Dhali 9 +17=26
⦁ Vilamarathupatti 9+16=25
⦁ Alampalayam 9 +17=26
⦁ J. N. Palayam 9+17=26
⦁ Deepalapatti 10 +17=27
⦁ Myladumparai 10+17=27
⦁ Devanurpudur 10 +17=27
⦁ Kondingium 10 +17=27
⦁ Salaiyur 10 +17=27
⦁ Chinnapappanuthu 10 +17=27

Awareness during the distribution

During the distribution people, CHDP director shared the information on the prevalence and spread of Covid19 infection in Tamil Nadu as in other parts of India and how standard norms and safety precaution should be followed during distribution of the dry ration. Prior to registration everyone were made to sterilize their hands with sanitizing fluid and also maintain social distancing while receiving their kits. Everyone was asked to cover their mouth with masks if not use their handkerchiefs for the same purpose. People were asked not to crowd in one place after getting their kits, and were requested to leave immediately.

PPE Kit Distribution

CHDP Director distributed 20 PPE kits to the Mr.Raju, In Charge of Health and Sanitation Department in Udumalpet Municipality. PPE kit contains mask, safety cloth, cloves, safety glass and soaps. Mr.Raju extended his regards and said since Udumalpet, Devanurputhur, Kuruncheery and Dhali have containment zones it will be very useful for our sanitation workers to work safely in these particular areas.

Our achievements in 34 years

⦁ We are the first NGO to erect and install Solar Lights in 6 settlements which are in the reserved forest area.
⦁ In Esal Thittu settlement, we dug a well to favor 100 families in getting drinking water and their daily consumption.
⦁ In Vellimudi settlement, we provided a syntax water tank of 2000 liters capacity. 120 families are benefited by this service.
⦁ We opened Ration shop by government in Chinnar, which is now very much helpful for Thalinji and Kodenthur settlements. About 650 families are benefited here.
⦁ We found the nonfunctioning of Residential Schools in some settlements. We arranged to start functioning of these schools. 500 children are benefitted.
⦁ We created awareness on Socio-economic, Political, Human Rights, and Welfare schemes through Government to the tribal and rural people and to organize groups among them to function for their welfare and other communal requirements.
⦁ Clinical health programmes was conducted in 12 sub centers and 12 ANC, health workers served and 32014 patients from rural and 1653 people from tribal region got benefited.
⦁ Through our preventive education, 65 villages and 25 Tribal settlements got awareness about hygienic people nutrition, sanitation and preventive measures for communicable and seasonal diseases.
⦁ In community health workers Training, we selected 25 persons from Tribal and 15 rural areas. We gave training in medicine diagnosis and first aid. On successful completion of training we conducted test and drug-kit was provided to them to treat minor ailments. 37 Health VLW’s are now functioning in our adopted areas.
⦁ School health programme was conducted in 27 schools. 4237 children are well educated and have acquired enough knowledge on dental and eye care, hygiene procedures, importance of nutrition and physical education.
⦁ Social education, initiated the importance of forming groups and electing leaders among the tribal and rural communities to sort out their domestic and communal problems.
⦁ We trained them to process; present their requirements, grievances to the government through proper channels to get the remedial effects. 62 groups were formed.62 leaders are still functioning in the adopted areas. 180 cadres is supporting the leaders in their activities. We also gave sufficient training to these people to get sustainable income by preparing pickles, coir rope twisting, tailoring and kitchen gardening also savings. Lemon grass cultivation is a significant programme in our service. Through this training 64 families from 12 settlements are earning sustainable income. We are happy to announce that 1200 families are yet gaining their sustainable income through our income generation programme.
⦁ We give training to the POLICE personnel for Gender equality, environmental education to students, Panchayat Raj training to the Village Presidents and the leadership training to the animators and members of the self help groups.
⦁ We involved ourselves in various government programme like Pulse polio, Aids awareness, RCH programmes etc, Eye camp were organized by CHDP with the help of Sathya Sai Association and 212 patients were the beneficiaries.
⦁ Apart from this, we do the SHG scheme in Valparai, Udumalpet and Madathukulam and the Tribal settlements. At present our organization functions with 20 staff. Nearly 150000 people are benefited by our service. The number of adopted panchayats rose from 6 to 49.
⦁ By approaching Udumalpet Block Development office and social Health Programmes, we constructed 37 individual latrines in Deepalapatti and J.N.Palayam Villages.
⦁ CHDP constructed individual latrines to 30 families in Jallipatti and 11 families in Indrapudunagar.
⦁ We feel much pleasure in participating with Government programmes viz-AID’s awareness, SSA programme and most of the people and many children were encouraged and got admission for their higher studies.
⦁ We joined ourselves with District associations, Consumer welfare association, Sri Sathya Sai Volunteers in the programmes of Free Eye camps in Udumalpet and Gudimangalam Blocks. Many people’s were benefitted by this programme and got IOL of worth Rs.500/-.
⦁ During 2006 Chic-un guniya fever was spreading throughout the state. We with our field staff conducted awareness programme in Sep- Oct.2006 in 5 villages. More than 7000 people were benefited by this awareness programme.
⦁ Pulse polio, carom, syntax photo, patients treated photo, school health photo