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(Click on each project title for details)
16. Promotion of Social Workers and Groups (On
Going)
17. Medical Aid for a Victim of Accident
18. Income Generation Program at Mrala
19. Smart Group Training in Mrala
20. Websites for Knanaya
Community and Diocese of Kottayam (On Going)
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PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED
PROJECT NO. 16
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TITLE:
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Promotion of Social Workers and Groups.
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DATE:
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November 15, 2001
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DONORS:
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Common
Fund
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SPONSORING AGENCY:
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Kottayam Social Service Society
(KSSS), Kerala, India.
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AID GIVEN:
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Rs. 30,852 (US$ 757.35)
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PROJECT SUMMARY:
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This is an ongoing project for
promoting social work by encouraging social workers and self-help groups that
perform well by giving cash awards and trophies every year during
Chaithanya Karshika Mela.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
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Kottayam Social Service Society (KSSS), the official
social service organization of the Diocese of Kottayam has organized
several self-help groups in villages for developmental training and
activities. Most of them are of women from low-income families. However,
there are special self-help groups for widows and women who bear full
family responsibilities called Naomi Groups, for unmarried and unemployed
ladies called Madonna Groups, for elderly people called Senior Citizens
Groups, for the family members of physically and mentally handicapped
people called Family Support Groups etc. All such self-help groups in each
village are coordinated under an umbrella organization called Village
Development Group. Animator and CBR (Community Based Rehabilitation) field
workers under the guidance of coordinators work as staff of KSSS to
support the activities.
KSSS is conducting Chaithanya Karshika Mela
(Agricultural Festival) along with the annual celebrations of the
self-help groups in December. |
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ACTION PLAN:
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Agape Movement is sponsoring the trophies and cash awards
for KSSS staff, voluntary leaders of self-help groups, best groups, best
Village Development Group etc.
The following are the trophies given every year since
2001.
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Awards |
Trophy |
Cash Award |
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1 |
Best Women’s Self-Help Group |
Ever
rolling Trophy and a Small trophy |
Rs.1,000.00 |
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Best Animator |
Ever
rolling Trophy and a Small trophy |
Rs.1,000.00 |
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Best Village Development
Group |
Ever
rolling Trophy and a Small trophy |
Rs.1,000.00 |
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Best
CBR Field Worker |
Ever
rolling Trophy and a Small trophy |
Rs. 500.00 |
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Best
Naomi Group |
Ever
rolling Trophy and a Small trophy |
Rs.1,000.00 |
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Best
CBR Group |
Ever
rolling Trophy and a Small trophy |
Rs.1,000.00 |
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Best
Madonna Group |
Ever
rolling Trophy and a Small trophy |
Rs.1,000.00 |
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Best
Smart Group |
Ever
rolling Trophy and a Small trophy |
Rs.1,000.00 |
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Best
Senior Citizens Group, |
Ever
rolling Trophy and a Small trophy |
Rs.1,000.00 |
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Best Iincome Generation
Program |
Ever
rolling Trophy and a Small trophy |
Rs. 500.00 |
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Best
Group leader |
Ever
rolling Trophy and a Small trophy |
Rs. 500.00 |
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RESULTS:
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Recognition of outstanding service and achievements is
encouraging all involved in the social service field to work with more
enthusiasm and is giving good results. |
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 Ever rolling trophies sponsored by Agape Movement. |
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PROJECT NO. 17
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Medical Aid for a Victim of Accident |
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DATE:
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February 2, 2002
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DONORS:
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Chacko Jacob, Joseph Pazhayadath, Jose
Attail, Joseph Vattamattam, Philip Ottappally and Fr. Abraham Mutholathu Jacob
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SPONSORING AGENCY:
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Kottayam Social Service Society
(KSSS), Kerala, India.
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AID GIVEN:
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Rs. 23,500.00 (US$ 500.00)
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PROJECT SUMMARY:
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The project is to support the
victim of a truck accident who was a driver and head of the family for his
treatment.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
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The head of the
family was a truck driver who had an accident and lost one of his eyes. He
needed expensive medical treatments for his recovery.
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PROBLEM IDENTIFIED:
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Because of lack of
enough fund and money he had to spend for the education of his children,
the driver had financial problems to meet his medical expenses and
educational expenses of his children. He lost his job and only income of
the family because of this accident.
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ACTION PLAN:
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Agape Movement offered
financial aid for his treatment
and was given through KSSS.
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RESULTS:
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Timely support from Agape Movement helped the
treatment of the patient and so he could also continue the education of
his children.
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PROJECT NO. 18
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Income Generation Program at Mrala |
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DATE:
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April 8, 2002
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DONORS:
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Pachikkara Family
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SPONSORING AGENCY:
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Kottayam Social Service Society
(KSSS), Kerala, India.
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IMPLEMENTING AGENCY:
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Village Development
Group at Mrala
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AID GIVEN:
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Rs. 10,000.00 (US$ 208.33)
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PROJECT SUMMARY:
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The project was to establish a
revolving fund as loan for income generation program for members of self
-help groups belonging to Village Development Group of Mrala.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
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Kottayam Social Service Society
(KSSS) has 14 self-help groups in Mrala that are coordinated under Village
Development Group (VDG) in Mrala. The VDG raises fund to give loan to
members to start or improve income generation programs as a part of its
attempts to make the people self-reliant.
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ACTION PLAN:
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Mr. Baby Pachikkara who was originally from Mrala
village had expired in Los Angeles in 2002. His children in North America
has contributed for this project.
Agape Movement handed over this money to VGD of Mrala
through KSSS for proper implementation of the project.
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RESULTS:
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The project was implemented properly.
This has encouraged many to start and improve their income generation
programs.
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PROJECT NO. 19
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TITLE:
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Smart Group Training in Mrala
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DATE:
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April 8, 2002
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DONOR:
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Pachikkara Family
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SPONSORING AGENCY:
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Kottayam Social Service Society
(KSSS), Kerala, India.
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AID GIVEN:
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Rs. 2,000.00 (US$ 41.67)
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PROJECT SUMMARY:
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The project was to purchase
educational materials for the smart group in Mrala.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
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Kottayam Social Service Society (KSSS) has 14 self-help groups in Mrala.
The children of these group members are coordinated as Smart Group of
extra curricular training in leadership and social values. The goal is
make them come up in the society as good citizens respecting social
justice and equality.
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PROBLEM IDENTIFIED:
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Though many children were
attending the program, it could not be implemented effectively without
enough educational materials.
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ACTION PLAN:
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Mr. Baby Pachikkara who was originally from Mrala
village had expired in Los Angeles in 2002. His children in North America
has contributed for this project.
Agape Movement handed over Rs. 2,000.00 to the animator
of the village through KSSS for proper implementation of the project.
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RESULTS:
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The project was implemented properly.
This has made the training program more attractive and effective.
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PROJECT NO. 20
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Websites for Knanaya Community and Diocese of
Kottayam
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DATE:
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November 28, 20002
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DONORS:
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Common Fund |
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SPONSORING AGENCY:
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Direct / Chaithanya Pastoral Center, Thellakom, Kottayam
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| AID GIVEN: |
US$ 153.99 |
| PROJECT SUMMARY: |
This project is to establish and keep up websites for Knanaya Catholic
Community and the Diocese of Kottayam. |
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INFORMATION: |
With the development of electronic media, website is helpful for the
globally spread members of the Knanaya Community and its diocese to contact
among themselves and to unify them in mutual service. |
| ACTION PLAN: |
Agape Movement has taken initiative to start
www.knanayactholics.com for the
unity of Knanaya members all over the world along with free matrimonial
database and membership database. It also sponsor
www.kottayamdiocese.com which
has the full directory of the Diocese of Kottayam. |
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RESULTS:
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Both websites help to keep good networking and web-based service for the
community members. |
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