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MASK ANNUAL ACTIVITY REPORT 01 APRIL 2016 - 31 MARCH 2017 1 T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S SL. NO. P A R T I C U L A R S PAGE NO. Introduction : Vision, Mission of MASK 1 1 Improved Livelihoods through Agriculture an Allied Interventions 1-5 1.1. Access to Irrigation 2 1.2. Cultivation of Vegetables and Spices at Commercial Scale 2 1.3. Vermi-compost /Organic Farming 3 1.4. Pulses and Oil seeds Production. 4 1.5 Pig Rearing 5 2 Gender Friendly Machinery Training 6 3 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Awareness and Training 6 4 SHG Capacity Building Book Keeping and Management Training 7 5 Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Trainings by KVK 8-11 5.1. List of Agriculture and animal Husbandry Trainings by KVK 9 5.2. Soil Health Card Distribution 11 6 Village to Village Level Training and Exposure 12 7 International Women‟s Day Function 13 8 Staff Capacity Building : Seminars/ Exposures/ Networking and Meetings 13 9 Training of Trainers Programmes (TOT) for NGOs 15 10 Exposure Programmes for NGOs To SHGs and Federation of MASK 16 11 Visitors and MSW Interns at MASK 18 12 Governing Body Members 19 13 Balance Sheet As At 31 March 2017 20-21 14 Income and Expenditure Account For the Year Ended 31 March 2017 21-23
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

SL.

NO.

P A R T I C U L A R S

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NO.

Introduction : Vision, Mission of MASK

1

1

Improved Livelihoods through Agriculture an Allied Interventions

1-5

1.1. Access to Irrigation

2

1.2. Cultivation of Vegetables and Spices at Commercial Scale

2

1.3. Vermi-compost /Organic Farming

3

1.4. Pulses and Oil seeds Production.

4

1.5 Pig Rearing

5

2

Gender Friendly Machinery Training

6

3

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Awareness and Training

6

4

SHG Capacity Building –Book Keeping and Management Training

7

5

Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Trainings by KVK

8-11

5.1. List of Agriculture and animal Husbandry Trainings by KVK

9

5.2. Soil Health Card Distribution

11

6

Village to Village Level Training and Exposure

12

7

International Women‟s Day Function

13

8

Staff Capacity Building : Seminars/ Exposures/ Networking and Meetings

13

9

Training of Trainers Programmes (TOT) for NGOs

15

10

Exposure Programmes for NGOs – To SHGs and Federation of MASK

16

11

Visitors and MSW Interns at MASK

18

12

Governing Body Members

19

13

Balance Sheet As At 31 March 2017

20-21

14

Income and Expenditure Account For the Year Ended 31 March 2017

21-23

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ANNUAL REPORT OF MAHILA SHAKTI KENDRA

FOR THE PERIOD 01 APRIL 2016 TO 31 MARCH 2017

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INTRODUCTION

Mahila Shakti Kendra, a Federation of over 100 Self Help Groups, popularly known as MASK, was

established on 01st. April 2002 and was registered on 08 February 2006, under the Societies

Registration Act XII of 1860. Today MASK has emerged as a significant platform for several tribal

women in the district of Sonitpur in Assam, using SHGs as a tool by encouraging savings,

introducing income generation programs and building linkages between women and banks and

thereby providing financial empowerment to women.

The VISION of MASK is to empower the poor and marginalized, especially women, to bring about

social change in their status and transformation in society.

The MISSION of MASK is to promote and form Self Help communities of love, concern, thrift and

solidarity, among the poor, especially among marginalized women irrespective of their caste, creed,

or color, whereby they become conscious of their collective strength (unity) as members of the

Federation, to help themselves individually and as a group and to empower themselves economically

and socially in order to live with dignity in the main stream of society.

1. IMPROVING LIVELIHOODS THROUGH AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED

INTERVETION IN 10 VILLAGES OF SONITPUR, ASSAM SPONSORED BY THF

AND NFI, DELHI

MASK has been implementing a livelihood project supported by THF-NFI since 2015. Even before

the implementation of this joint venture, a livelihood program supported by NFI has already been

completed in two villages of the area. The ongoing project covers ten villages of the area. The project

is in the second phase of implementation. The NFI sponsored as well as the THF-NFI sponsored

projects have well defined monitoring, evaluation, learning and documentation systems. These

systems have helped the project staff to learn effectively from past mistakes and has added value to

the participatory planning processes.

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Long bean cultivation in Samloga Cucumber cultivation in Navghoria

1.1. ACCESS TO IRRIGATION

Lack of irrigation facilities at the time of cultivation is a big problem faced by the farmers. In most

of the fields water remains in the fields only during the monsoon season, but in the later part of the

year the fields are barren, due to the unavailability of irrigation facility. Therefore, since the

implementation of the project from the year October 2015, the project has provided for two types of

small irrigation systems for the farmers. One is a low cost 0.5 hp electric pump for open well/ tube

well along with a storage tank and water delivery system for homestead garden and the other is a 1.5

hp petrol start kerosene run pump for farm lands having no electrical connection. As a part of

beneficiaries‟ contribution, farmers who received a 0.5 hp electric pump for homestead cultivation

constructed a 10 feet high platform to place the overhead tank, and the farmers who got the 1.5 hp

petrol start kerosene run pump constructed bore wells in their farm land as their contribution. All of

them have signed an agreement whereby they would have to pay for the operation maintenance, and

replacement of delivery pipes/ suction pipes/ foot valves etc. As in the previous year, this year too,

36 pump sets were distributed to the beneficiaries. Of these 15 were 0.5 hp electric pumps and 20

were 1.5 hp petrol start kerosene pumps. Including the 65 pump sets distributed in the previous year,

a total number of 101 pumps have been distributed as of date. Farmers are reaping the fruits of these

pump sets which is quite evident from the progress in their cropping patterns and the increase in their

agricultural produce.

1.2. CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLE AND SPICES AT COMMERCIAL SCALE

From last year, as a part of income generating activities, MASK is promoting improved vegetable

cultivation practices which help to increase the production and minimize the use of inorganic

fertilizer and chemical pesticides. Quite many farmers of the project area have small homestead

garden. MASK is currently helping the small farmers to produce surplus vegetables and spices in

their farm lands and gardens. To increase their production to a commercial level we introduced

techniques like crop rotation, multiple cropping, double cropping, sack plantation etc. Cluster

approach is helping the small farmers to sell their surplus vegetable in the nearby market. Till now

we have succeeded in engaging a total of 262 HH, covering an area of about 8.18 acres, who are

cultivating vegetables and spices at a commercial scale. One centralized nursery has also been

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Vermin compost pit by the Department of

Agriculture in Navghoria (Premika Mech)

Green Manure provided by the

Department of Agriculture

prepared in Bakola Morikuti village to supply the small growers with indigenous fruits, vegetable

and saplings. Most of the farmers growing vegetables and fruits in this area are dependent on this

nursery. This has proven to be very helpful for many villagers as they can collect different varieties

of fruits and vegetables saplings locally and easily at a very nominal cost.

Among the spices, Ginger and Pepper cultivation too is catching on with the farmers.

1.3. VERMINCOMPOST/ ORGANIC FARMING

MASK has been encouraging the villagers to take up

organic cultivation from the very beginning of the

project. The response has been good. MASK

has built very cordial relationship with the

Department of Agriculture. The Department

has allocated a total of 53 concrete vermin

compost pits for the farmers of the project

villages. 10 pits have already been

constructed and the remaining pits will be

constructed during the coming months.

The Department has also provided our

farmers with 10 vermin bags. They have

also introduced the concept of green

manure among the farmers. 40 farmers

were provided with a seed namely

“Dhansya” which increases the

productivity of the cultivated land by

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increasing the nitrogen content of the soil.

1.4. PULSES AND OIL SEED PRODUCTION

Most of the farmers of the area were

unaware about the practices of pulses

cultivation, and were not motivated to

adopt those practices. Mustard cultivation

which is on the decline, was the only

oilseed popular among the villagers.

According to the famers, the fertility of the

land is going decreasing. Therefore,

cultivating mustard is no longer a

profitable activity. Introducing pulses and

oilseed cultivation in the area was a tough

challenge for the team. MASK organized a

series of video shows, discussions and

trainings to convince the villagers about the benefits of adopting practices of pulses and oilseed

cultivation in their land. Initially a few farmers who are still cultivating mustard and an indigenous

variety of pulses ( Black Dall ) etc., for their own consumption agreed to adopt modern practices of

oilseed and pulses cultivation. MASK provided training and exposures for them and arranged expert

visits in their fields to guide them and to demonstrate the economic viability and profitability of

cultivating pulses and oilseeds. Finally the villagers were convinced that pulses play an important

role in sustainability because, in many ways, they are an important component of crop rotation, they

require less fertilizer than other crops, and they are a source of high protein.

MASK also gave equal emphasis on oilseed (groundnut) cultivation. Once introduced it was

found that the quality of soil in some of our villages are very adequate for groundnut

cultivation. Our farmers are getting good returns from it. The constant support like technical

know-how and training and even seed support from Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sonitpur has really

proved to be very beneficial for our farmers to help adopting these new practices.

Groundnut Cultivation in Eraliloga Village of the Project Area

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1.5. PIG REARING

Piggery is traditionally practiced by the

farmers. Although farmers have the

tradition of rearing pigs, the traditional

practices have some drawbacks which

prohibit the farmers from getting good

returns from a grown up pig. For example,

our farmers have the habit of keeping the

pigs in an open area for which they are very

prone to a lot of diseases; they also ignore

the importance of de-worming and

vaccination. MASK has provided training

to the farmers regarding the importance of

improved practices so that our farmers can upgrade their traditional skill by providing the pigs with

vaccination, quality feed and also constructing a well planned shed for their pigs that will save them

a lot of money and will also yield a good return. All the villagers who are selected for pig rearing

were asked to prepare a low cost concrete flooring pig shed and to follow the good practices.

Villagers were jointly selected by the local SHGs and the field staff by following specific criteria.

Till now MASK has distributed 440 improved quality piglets to 260 villagers. It is rather a great

accomplishment for MASK as it was able to mobilize a sum of Rs. 15,50,000 as a subsidy loan to 15

SHGs from the Assam Gramin Vikas Bank, Chariduar for the purpose of pig-rearing.

2. GENDER FRIENDLY MACHINERY TRAINING

From its inception MASK has been emphasizing in improving the livelihood of the villagers

especially women. MASK‟s primary goal is to

motivate women to create a niche in the male

dominated field of agriculture, hence to encourage

women to participate in the agricultural activities

MASK organized gender friendly machinery

training for the women farmers with the help from

FARM MACHINERY TRAINING & TESTING

INSTITUTE, Biswanath Chariali Assam. A three

day training program was held at Chenglimari

Garo Gaon, from 29 to 31 August 2016. A total

of

50 SHG members from 4 villages participated in

Low cost Concrete flooring Pig shed

Grass cutting Machine

Water Spraying Machine

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Awareness program on MGNREGA

in Bakula Pathar

the training program where the participants learned about the benefits of these modern machineries.

A lot of modern machineries like water spryer, grass cutter, thresher, reaper, potato peeler, weedier,

etc. were demonstrated in the program.

3. MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMRNT GUARANTEE ACT

MASK in collaboration with KABIL is also

emphasizing leveraging government benefits

through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural

Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).

Currently MASK is working with two villages

namely Bakula Pathar and Duwangani. From 14

to 17 September 2016, MASK organized a four

day awareness and training program on the

importance of MGNREGA and GPDP in support

from KABIL, in two villages, namely Bakula

Pathar and Duwangani. The program was conducted by

Mr. Madhabanda Roy, SRM Mridul and Dinabandhu Karmakar from KABIL with 64 villagers as

participants. Initially a household level survey was carried out in the villages to find out the needs of

the villagers. MASK is trying to create individual livelihood assets for the villagers like ponds, fruit

& vegetable orchards, shades for livestock etc according to the needs of the villagers under the

provision of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. To incorporate such

individual plans in the MGNREG‟s annual action plan of 2016-2017, MASK‟s team is closely

working with the local Panchayati Raj Institutions and the district administration.

After the 4 days awareness training

programme, participants did a PRA in

their respective villages to do

resource mapping. In the photograph

alongside Villagers of Duwangani

village are seen engrossed in PRA

exercise.

4. SHG CAPACITY BUILDING- BOOK

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SHG training by Veronica Mech at

Eralilaga, On 02 and 03 June, 2016

SHG training, by Popi Marak at

Dakhin Amloga on 06 and 07 June 2016

KEEPING AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING

MASK has around 55 SHGs in the 10 villages of the THF-NFI project area. All these SHGs are a

part of the federation which was promoted by MASK and has its own agenda, design, set of rules and

regulations and have their own system of functioning. They also have a book keeping system which

is perfectly capable to accommodate the needs of the future. A livelihood orientation and training for

the existing and newly formed SHGs was organized so that these SHGs can intensify their income

generating activities by taking advantages of various government programs like NRLM. The training

programs were conducted by Ms. Popi Marak, Mrs. Veronica Mech and Ms. Mridula Devi –staff

and CRP personnel of MASK - supported by THF-NFI project.

Mrs. Veronica Mech and Ms. Popi Marak

conducting SHG Training Programmes

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5. AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY TRAINING

MASK in support from THF-NFI project conducted a series of training programs on agriculture and

animal husbandry at the village level and also at Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Tezpur. At KVK

participants also had an exposure to the agricultural innovations experimented at the centre. KVK

personnel were the main Resource persons for the trainings.

The main topics of the training programs were primarily on piggery, vegetable farming and also on

floriculture. Our villagers have been practicing the aforesaid activities since time immemorial, but in

spite of that there are a lot of modern methods of which they are ignorant. A total of 395 farmers

from 10 villages were also introduced to new and improved techniques of piggery, vegetable farming

and floriculture through this series of trainings held in villages and at KVK as detailed below:

5.1. List of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Trainings by Personnel of KVK

SL.

NO.

DATE

TOPIC

NOS.

VENUE

1 30 June 2016 Piggery, Vegetable cultivation

and floriculture

29 Community hall,

Chenglimari Garogaon

2 05 July 2016 Piggery, Vegetable cultivation

and floriculture 24 Community hall,

Chenglimari Garogaon

3 15 July 2016 Piggery, Vegetable cultivation

and floriculture

21 Bakola Murikuti

4 27 Sept. 2016 Vegetable cultivation & Exposure to Crop planning

25 KVK, Tezpur

5 05 Dec. 2016 Piggery Tr. & Exposure for CRP

& Farmers

33 KVK, Tezpur

6 08 Dec. 2016 Piggery Tr. & Exposure 31 KVK, Tezpur

7 09 Dec. 2016 Piggery Tr. & Exposure 27 KVK, Tezpur

8 23 Dec. 2016 Vegetable cultivation &

Exposure to Crop planning

37 KVK, Tezpur

9 26 Dec. 2016 Vegetable cultivation & Exposure to Crop planning

20 KVK, Tezpur

10 28 Dec. 2016 Vegetable cultivation &

Exposure to Crop planning

31 KVK, Tezpur

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11 09 Feb. 2017 Vegetable cultivation &

Exposure to Crop planning

12 KVK, Tezpur

12 13 Feb. 2017 Vegetable cultivation & Exposure to Crop planning

12 Agriculture University Biswanath Chariali

13 07 Mar. 2017 Value Addition processing of

Agri. Product

25 KVK persons at Navghoria

14 20 Mar. 2017 Vegetable cultivation &

Exposure to Crop planning

21 KVK Tezpur

15 21 Mar. 2017 Vegetable cultivation &

Exposure to Crop planning 25

KVK Tezpur

16 29 Mar. 2017

Vegetable cultivation & Exposure to Crop planning

22 Community hall,

Chenglimari Garogaon

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS 395

Photo Gallery of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Trainings Conducted by Personnel

of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Tezpur

On 30 June, 2016, 20 women participated in

the training at Chenglimari Garo Gaon village

On 26 December 2016: 20 Farmers participated in

an Agriculture Training cum Exposure programme at KVK

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On 28 December 2016: 31 Farmers participated in a

Agriculture Training cum Exposure programme at KVK,

Veronica Mech, CRP & SHG Member of Navghoria Village selling her

Agricultural products at the exhibition during the training, in the picture below

On 13 Feb. 2017, KVK personnel took the trainees (12)

to Assam Agriculture University, at Bishwanath Chariali for an exposure

In addition to the above training programmes, from 21 to 26 September 2016, MASK organized

5 more agricultural training programs in Phuloguri Kachari Gaon, Eraliloga, Navghoria,

Bakula Morikuti and Chenglimari, as part of the THF-NFI project. The main theme of the

training program was to impart knowledge on the cultivation of vegetable among the farmers of the

villages. The training programs were conducted by VLEW Mr. Purna Kanta Bora and Mr. Brojen

Sharma from Lakhimpur Min Mahal Committee, Mangaldoi.

5.2. Soil Health Card Distribution

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Village to village exposure in Eraliloga

Eliza Boro, Secy. of Mask, distributing

Soil Health card to the Farmers

On 10 September 2016, MASK organized a workshop on soil health card distribution in Simanto

Milan Sangha, Chariduar. The workshop was supported by the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sonitpur.

The local MLA Mr. Padma Hazarika attended as the chief guest of the program. The main purpose

of the workshop was to make the villagers aware of their land types so that when it comes to using

fertilizers and pesticides they can be well aware of the exact amount that is to be used in the fields,

resulting in optimum productivity of soil.

6. VILLAGE TO VILLAGE TRAINING AND EXPOSURE PROGRAM

MASK adopted a new strategy to motivate the farmers by encouraging the farmers of a village to go

to a neighboring village and see the improved techniques (like nursery bed raising, spacing, use of bio

pesticides & insecticides etc) which were

adopted by the progressive farmers. A

total of 371 farmers were organized into

17 peer groups and 17 village level

exposures cum discussion programs were

organized to share their experience and

knowledge about improved methods of

vegetable, oil seed, pulses

and about different crop

planning methods. The

project staff discussed with

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the farmers about creating different models of horticulture gardens which can increase the

productivity of their land.

The farmers showed interest to adopt some of the techniques, some farmers who have very little

land available for cultivation were interested to adopt sack plantation as a means to enhance their

income.

7. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATED

Representatives of 15 SHGs from MASK and Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Tezpur symbolically celebrated

International Women‟s Day on 8th March, 2017, at Navghoria village. MASK celebrated the inspiring

work carried out by SHG members of the locality to encourage women to create a niche in the male

dominated field of agriculture. Dr. Angana Sarma from KVK praised Mrs. Veronica Mech and Mrs.

Premika Mech for their exemplary effort to maintain their status as a progressive woman farmer and

encouraged others to follow the

path to realize their full potential.

As a part of the celebration a half

day training program on Agro-

food processing was organized.

The training was conducted by Dr.

Angana Sarma and Ms. Arifa

Begum from KVK. SHG members

were taught how to utilize locally

available horticultural products for

processing into different items like

jam, juice and even pickle within a

very short time.

8. STAFF CAPACITY BUILDING: SEMINARS / EXPOSURES / MEETINGS

i. 02 September, 2017, Exposure for CRPs and Project Staff to “Farm Machines Training and

Testing Institute” at Bishwanath Chariali, District Sonitpur.

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ii. Participation in National Foundation For

India, (NFI), Project Partners Trainings and Meetings

From 6 to 8 April 2016, Prog. Director, Mrs. Eliza Boro, the Project coordinator Mr.

Dhrubajyoti Das and field staff Mr. Manjit Medhi attended a three days NFI training program

on Khariff planning at Gramin Vikas Manch, Nalbari.

From 11 to 14 April, 2016, the

Programme Director, Eliza Boro

(squatting, second from left on

top) and the Programme

Coordinator, Dhruba Das,

participated in the NFI Project

review programme at

Bhubaneshwar.

From 09 to 11 May, 2016, the

Prog. Director, Prog. Coordinator and the Field Staff participated in the Agriculture Package

of Practice (POP), training of NFI at NESRSWN, in Korajhar, Assam.

From 01 to 04 August, 2016, the Prog. Director, Prog. Coordinator participated in the NFI

Livelihood Training at Bhubaneshwar.

On 30 and 31 August, 2016, the Prog. Director, Prog. Coordinator and the Field Staff

participated in the annual planning meeting held at DBI, Guwahati.

From 08 to 12 November, 2016, two Field staff, Sujit and Manjit participated in a NFI

Livelihood Training at Bhubaneshwar.

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iii. Participation Workshops / Meetings of Networking NGOs

On 23 April, 2016, the Director of MASK, Mrs. Eliza Boro, who is a General Body

Member of Forum for Voluntary Sector Assam (FVSA), participated in the Annual General

Body (AGM) Meeting of FVSA at Kokrajhar.

From 08 to 10 July, 2016, Ms. Popi Marak and Mridula Devi of MASK, participated in

FVSA half yearly meeting held at Darrang.

From 27 to 29 July 2016, Project coordinator Mr. Dhruba Jyoti Das and project staff Mr.

Apurba Basumatary attended a three day training program on Tentative Macro-design on

MGNREGA organized by a networking partner, KABIL. The training was held at SIRD

Kahikuchi Training center.

On 3 and 4 November 2016, Training coordinator Ms. Popi Marak and Samir Ranjan

Rajkonwar participated in a two day workshop on Mapping Development Landscape and

identifying Issues and Strategy for North East India Collective Accompaniment. was

attended by The workshop was organized by Churches Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA)

in Council of Baptist Churches in North East India (CBCNEI), Panbazar, Guwahati.

On 11 and 12 February 2017, Director Mrs. Eliza Boro and Project coordinator Mr.

Dhrubajyoti Das participated in a two day workshop on Social entrepreneurs for NGOs, at

Don Bosco Technical School, Shillong, organized by the Millennium Alliance. The main

theme of the workshop was on how to train rural folk to become social entrepreneurs.

iv. Participation in District Level Meetings

On 22 and 23 April, 2016, Ms. Popi Marak participated in a seminar on Human Rights and

Sexual Reproductive Health Rights, organized by NEN at Tezpur.

On 31 March, 2017, four Community Resource Persons (CRPs) of MASK, participated in

the „Brahma Putra Festival‟ organized by the DRDA, Tezpur.

9. TRAINING OF TRAINERS (TOT) PROGRAMMES FOR OF NGOs

i. From 17 to 19 may 2016, Director, Mrs. Eliza Boro and Oscar Pereira S.J (Promoter),

conducted a three days training program on SHG bare foot auditor‟s training at NEDSSS,

Guwahati. The training program was organized by the NEDSSS, sponsored by CARITAS,

Denmark.

ii. From 01 to 03 June 2016, Director,

Mrs. Eliza Boro and Oscar Pereira S.J

(Promoter), conducted a three days

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training program at DSSS training center, Imphal, on SHG bare foot auditor‟s The training

was organized by DSSS Imphal, sponsored by CARITAS, Denmark.

iii. On 12 and 13 October 2016, Training

Coordinator Mss Popi Marak conducted a

training program on SHG Nurturing and

Accounting system, for 10 SHG Leaders of

Gana Seva Society (GSS) at in Bapuji

Nagar, Gowalpara.

Ms. Popi conducting a game on

empowerment of women through social change

10. EXPOSURE PROGs. FOR NGOS -

TO SHGs AND FEDERRATION OF MASK

An exposure to the various Income Generating and Livelihood activities of SHG members give

participants an exposure to the livelihood opportunities for the poor. An exposure to an evaluation

or rating of an SHG, based on the NABARD format, gives the participants an experience as to how

MASK supervises & monitors the growth and progress of SHGs. Sharing of experiences of SHGs

in addressing social issues at the village level, cluster level and the Federation level through their

“Women‟s Court” exposes participants to the impact of women‟s empowerment through the

Federation. The whole exposure experience enables the participants to understand how

marginalised women can become economically self-reliant and empowered to bring about a social

change in their status in Society.

During the period 01 April 2016 to 31 March 2017, MASK organised the following 4

Exposure Programmes to SHGs of the Federation, ranging from 1 to 4 days duration, for

personnel of NGOs of the North East Region.

i. On 6 and 18 may 2016, the MASK team conducted a two days training and exposure

program on different livelihood activities MASK is currently working on for the personnel of

KABIL which was attended by a total of 15 participants.

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ii. From 20 to 22 September 2016, 18 SHG

members of The North East Initiative

Development Agency, Kohima,

Nagaland came for a three days exposure

program on SHG Federation to MASK.

iii. On 25 and 26 November 2016, 5

officials from Diya Foundation, Mirza

Guwahati came to MASK for a 2 days exposure program on livelihood activities that have

been carried out by MASK in the villages.

iv. On 16 to 17 December 2016, 9 to 10 January 2017 and 2 February 2017, three more

exposure programs on SHG federation were held for the SHG members of Gramin Sahara,

Guwahati.

Mrs. Eliza Boro, Secy. Of MASK, addressing women of Gramin Sahara

during their Exposure progrmme on 09 and 10 January, 2017

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11. VISITORS AND MSW INTERNS AT MASK

From 22 to 26 June 2016, Mr. Sunil Ranjan Thanapati of National Foundation of India

(NFI), New Delhi visited MASK for a 5 day evaluation of „The Hans Foundation Project‟

funded through NFI.

From 7 to 15 July 2016, Ms. Garima Gupta and Ms. Harshika Sondhi from Kalindi College,

University of Delhi did their 45 days of internship at MASK as a part of their study

curriculum.

Date : 01 April, 2017 FOR Mahila Shakti Kendra

Place : Balipara

Eliza (Purnima) Boro

Secretary

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MAHILA SHAKTI KENDRA

GOVERNING BODY

MEMBERS

Ranjana Sangma Vice-President

Eliza (Purnima) Boro Secretary cum Director

Akhai Marak, President

Indu Basumatary Member

Sumitra Devi Member

Pherpin Momin Treasurer

Noyani Rabha

Jt. Secretary


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