Apeksha Homoeo Society


Dr.Madhukar.N.Gumble
Executive Director
Gurukunj-Mozari
Ta.Teosa, Dist. Amravati
Maharashtra -444 902
Ph.07225-224240/224100
Fax:07225-224240
Email:apekshasociety@gmail.com

 
 
History of the organization


Motivated by an urge to provide succor from the physical suffering affecting the poor people from the villages,a grop of individual led by Dr.Madhukar. N.Gumble,a Homoeopath,started rendering voluntarily some health services in Teosa taluka and its adjoining situated in Amravati district of Maharashtra in 1976. Homoeopathy, a  law cost an alternative treatment was affordable to the poorest of the poor and was used in both preventive and curative purposes.

   1980 it became necessary to formally come together as a team and they decided to register as a society. Thus Apeksha Homeo Society {AHS} came into existence.  Apeksha Homeo Society was established as oybkuc tryst, registered under Bombay Public trust act 1860 and under societies Regustratuib act XXI 1860 .

   On the 19th of March 1985, the organization was allotted the FC regustratuib No:083740019 of the Foreign Contribution  Regulation Act [FCRA] 1976.

   Till the late 90s AHS restricted to community health using homoeopathy and activities related to health such as promotion of smokeless wood stoves construction of hygienic toilets in ru8ral areas, eradication of superstition and awareness creation.

AHS’Intervention Shift
            
    In the 90’s AHS realized the limitations of its purely health intervention in delivering the desired goods to the community. The people’s recurring health problems had strong roots in their chronic poverty and appalling ignorance. In order to ameliorate their chronic poverty and appalling ignorance. In their health profile, especially the weaker sections of the society, socio-economic program were introduced.

     In the 25 years of its existence, AHS have grown from a small team of motivated and committed social activists to a large group of professionals with multi-dimensional skills. Its approaches have been from provision of ‘service delivery’ to ‘promotion of rights based issues’ and from improvement in ‘health’ to the ‘empowerment to women and children’ from a grassroots level NGO, it has now has its presence in the districts of Amravati,Akola,Washim and Wardha of Vidarbha .AzhS works with the vulnerable and marginalized groups of the society with special emphasis on women and children. The organization has always championed and stood for the rights of these sections. The entire team is committed to the need of sustainability and thus initiates actions for organizing the people to ensure their participation in collective decision-making process. It also makes efforts to develop collective leadership so that the local people can lead the public institutions in democratic way to further the cause of development of the areas.

      AHS has been  instrumental in influencing some of the child related policies, at the state and national level. It has been identified as a NGO, which not only strives but also has the capacity and credibility to work for the protection of child rights. It is now a front ranking NGO in Amravati district to protect and promote interests of children. AHS has been instrumental in influencing some of the child related policies, at state and national level.

      The government has taken an initiative to improve the future of child workers in urban areas. For this, the government authorities from the neighboring districts have invited AHS to provide technical assistaqnce.         

AHS is actively associated in several state and national level networks like Melghat NGO coordination committee (Melghat), AFARM (Pune), VANI(New Delhi), KOSHISH (Dharni) and WASHIM (Mozari) etc. as a token of recognition of its services, AHS has been given awards by social organizations. Its activities are financially and technically supported by various national and international agencies. Recently, the government of India has selected AHS as one of the Mother NGOs (MNGO)in the state of Maharashtra.
           

 
Mission


“Ensuring sustainable development of women, children, farmers and landless, by organizing peoples and striving to build their capacities through experiments and services, and coordination with government”

 
Vision


“A explotation free society, where everybody enjoys sustainable livelihood, education and right to security”

 
Date od Starting the Projects ( projects undertaken since inception)

NATIONAL

Sr.No.

Program

Year

Donor

1

Developing livelihood base for tribal in Melghat through watershed

1998-2001

Government of India, department of  Science and technology

2

RCH

1991-2002

Government of India, Health department

3

RCH

1999-2001

Government of India, Health department

4

EGS Program

1992-93

AFARM, Pune

5

Drinking water awareness camps

1992-93

CAPART

6

Smokeless chulha

1991-95

KVIC

7

Low cost latrine construction

1991-92

CAPART

8

Malnutrition

1993-94

AFARM

9

Watershed Development

1993-95

FORREAD

10

Horticulture project

1993-95

People’s actuib fir development

11

Flood relief

1994-95

AFARM

12

Tribal youth camp

1994-95

AFARM

13

Watershed developement

1994-95

AFARM

INTERNATIONAL

Sr.no.

Program

Year

Donor

1

Community Health & Development project

1981-94

OXFAM

2

Drought Relief

1987

 

3

Participatory Natural resource development program

1998-2001

 

4

Rural health, sanitation and drinking water

1998-2001

WaterAid through AFPRO

5

Community workers opportunities project

1998-2002

CARITAS India

6

Child workers opportunities project

1998-2002

Save the children, through Canadian international Development Agency (CIDA)

7

Community Health and development project

1992

Save the children Canada

8

Sustainable Agriculture

1992-93

OXFAM

9

Women’s fair (Melava)

1992-93

Terre Des Hommes

10

Drought relief program

1992-93

OXFAM

11

Latrine Construction

1992-95

UNICEF

12

Integrated farming & village development program

1993-95

IGSSS

13

Vrudha Adhar Kendra

1993-95

Help age India

14

Non-formal education

1994-95

Terre de Homme

15

Non-formal education

1994-95

CRY

16

Watershed development

1994-95

World Bank

17

Integrated Development project for boys & girls

1997-99

Terre des Homme

18

Rural children & women development program

1997-99

Save the children Canada

19

School Sanitation

1997-98

UNICEF

20

Holistic approach to Development

1999-2000

CRY

21

Women Development program

2001-04

CARITAS India

22

My name is today

2003-06

Save the children  Canada

23

Organizing exhibition –cum-sale of products of women SHG members of Amravati

2006

NABARD

24

Organizing exhibition –cum-sale of products of women SHG members of Amravati

2003

NABARD

25

Jalswaraj

2005-07

Zilla Parishad

26

Vocational training program

2005-07

FVTF,Bangalore

27

Prevention of Migration,Malnutrition& Promotion of child Education through livelihood development for tribal in Melghat region

2005-07

Canadian High Commission

 

NATIONAL

Sr.No.

Program

Year

Donor

1

District Mother NGO for RCH

2005-06

NABARD

2

Promotion and Linkages of 50 SHGs

2004-06

NABARD

3

Pilot program on village f\arm development

2006

NABARD

4

Promotion and linkages of 100 SHGs

2006-07

NABARD

5

Life Skill Education

2006-07

Tribal Department (M.S)

6

Micro planning program

2006-07

Tribal Department (M.S)

7

National Holistic water shed Development Program

2006-09

NABARD and central Govt. of India

8

Training and Awareness program for SHG and CRPC

2006-07

Volkart Foundation Mumbai

NATIONAL

Sr.No

Program

Year

Donor

1

Development opportunities for children in difficult circumstances

2005-08

Save the children, New Zealand

2

Right to Education,Health,Livelivhood  through sustainable Village Development

2005-13

Action Aid India

 
 
Majot activities of NGO's


1.Child Development
    Apeksha Homoeo Society works mainly with the vulnerable and downtrodden children who are deprived  of their rights in the society.the socio-economic conditions of these children have been beneficial for some sections of the society who have taken undue advantage of their situation. They work as cheap labor in hotels, houses and in hazardous environment. AHS strongly believes in child participation, one of the most important principles acknowledged by the UN in its ‘Convention of child Rights’. The convention had accorded children’s right to participate in making decisions that affect their lives. The activities for promotion of child participation have enabled socio-economically deprived children from our project areas to have aqccess to education and economic opportunities to lead a progressive life.
               AHS strives for the implementation of charter of basic principles for the emancipation of child labor. These non-Negotiable have been adopted in the international conference, which was held in Hyderabad in Nov.2004.

 

1. All children must attend full time formal day School .
2. All labor in any form is hazardous and harmful for the child’s growth .
3. Total abolition of child labor .
4. Any justification perpetuating the existence of child labor is censurable .
5. every child should be given quality education .
6. Any child out of school is a child labor .
7. Every child should be given its rights .

 

AHS has closely observed the social and economic changes, which children can bring in the society if they are facilitated properly and adequately. There are examples where children’s groups have taken initiatives to solve the issues that adults have shown reluctance to address.

 
AHS addresses the following issues related to the education of children:
 
  1. Access to schools        
  2. Quality education
  3. Enrolment and retention of children
  4. Relevance of education to their lives
  5. High drop out rate especially amongst girls
 
Empowering women
    • Women Self Help Groups (SHGs).
    • Adolescent girls group, youth groups and children’s groups income generation.
Agriculture development
    • Watershed development program
    • Financial assistance to farmers for cultivation as revolving fund
    • Marketing support
Livelihood promotion
    • Entrepreneurship development
    • Income generation
    • Community resource mobilization
    • Food grain bank
    • Seed bank
Rural Sanitation
    • Individual toilets.
    • Individual bathing platforms.
    • Soak pits-individual and community.
    • School sanitation block complex-toilets, garbage pits, soak pits.
    • Repair & Maintenance of drinking water sources.
Advocacy

AHS has raised various advocacy issues and initiated activites at the village block and state level to ensure child right to education and protection. The organization has identified these issues and discussed them with the government officials and elected members so that the government introduced schemes may be properly implemented.
          
The organizatio0n has implemented the following strategies:

  • Creating awareness and mobilizing public opinion and support for policy changes
  • Involving media and adopting campaigning strategies to highlight children’s issues
  • Lobbying with  MLAs and MPs
  • Filing PILs in the High court
  • Community Health
  • Preventive and curative homeopathy based medical services
  • Health educations
  • Mother and child care
  •  
     
    Target group beneficiaries and Geographical spread of the organization, Number of locations of the activities –


    Sr.No

    Name of the Block

    Vo. of  Villages

    No .of  Slums

    Total Population

    1

    Amravati District

     

     

     

     

    1) Chandur Railway

    78

    3

    54023

     

    2) Dharni

    86

    0

    74350

     

    3) Teosa

    22

    0

    25241

     

    4) Amravati

    14

    17

    38095

    Sub-Total

     

    200

    20

    191709

    2

    Akola District

     

     

     

     

    1) Murtizapur

    30

    7

    31049

    Sup-Total

     

    30

    7

    31049

    3

    Wardha District

     

     

     

     

    1) Ashti

    5

    0

     

     

    2) Karanja

    6

    0

    6652

    Sub-Total

     

    11

    0

    6652

     

     

     

     

     

    Grand-Total

     

    241

    27

    229410

     
     
    Awards recognition/ achievements

    Year

    Name of the Award

    Contribution Recognized

    1997

    National street theatre Festival Award

    Best Street play

    2002

    Maniklaji Balkisandas Gandhi Charitable
    Trust Award

    Eradication of superstition in the society

    2003

    Jaycess Akot Award

    Promotion of child Rights

    2004

    CIDA

    Best implementation strategy for child workers (CWOP)

    2006

    Save the children award

    Campaign against child domestic labor

    2007

    Snehalaya

    Promotion of child Rights

     
    Manpower involved in the project’s

    Male

    45

    Female

    15

    Total

    60

     
    Activities for the youth
  • Formation of youth groups.
  • Formation of Kishori Groups, and adolescent groups.
  • Formation of child rigthts protection policy.
  • Awareness camps.
  • Training of art of living for rural youths.
  • Vocational training programs under FVTF for rural youths.
  • Agricultural trainings programs for rural youths under Village farm development program.
  •  
    Message to youth


    “Increase in self sufficiency leading to sustainable and overall growth"


     
    Future Plans


    “Sustainable of villages through education, health, livelihood therby ensuring overall development of children and youths of this country “

     
     
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