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Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21
Gratitude & Resilience for a new world
ANNUAL
REPORT
Gratitude & Resilience for a new world Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21
2020 - 2021
ANNUAL REPORT
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This year, we are following the overarching theme of ‘Gratitude and Resilience’
as an ode to the difficult but successful year that 2020-21 was. The pandemic
brought along with it a massive set of challenges. Despite these, work at Hand
in Hand India continued. This is a testament to our committed team and the
relationship formed with the communities we work with and the donors who
have supported us. It would not be wrong to say that, Hand in Hand India
has, wherever possible, ensured that all programmes continue despite the
prevailing situation - adapting and restructuring interventions to continue to
benefit the community at the bottom of the pyramid. This Annual Report is an
ode to the work we have done this year and how we have proved to be resilient
in times of crisis.
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Gratitude & Resilience for a new world contents Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21 contents
Contents
02 16 52 108
Message from Our Train to Board of
About us President (South) Empower Trustees
04 17 60 109
Message from Our Innovation &
Vision President (North) Determination Key Executives
04 18 70 110
Message from Our Tackle the Partners &
Mission Dy. CEO Trash Donors
05 22 78 114
Green Uplift
Our Presence Mission Communities Financials
06 30 90 117
Relentless & Dedicated
Our Impact Passionate Service Get Involved
14 44 98 118
Message from Our Access to Education Beyond
MangingTrustee Healthcare Classrooms Contact Us
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Gratitude & Resilience for a New World 5
Gratitude & Resilience for a new world Vison & Mission Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21 Vison & Mission
Hello.
We are a not-for-profit public charitable
trust working towards job creation and
poverty alleviation.
10
million
jobs in
India
Hand in Hand India stands committed
to addressing the key global challenge
of poverty. With our unique ‘job creation’
model and five-pillar approach, we
empower and create sustainable
by
livelihoods for the rural poor, especially
women. We work in 16 states of India
and our model has been replicated in
Afghanistan, South Africa, Brazil, Myanmar,
Cambodia and Sri Lanka. Our working
2025
model uses an integrated approach
that tackles social, economic, and
environmental factors. This Annual Report
We are
encapsulates our work in the year 2020-21
across the areas of women empowerment,
job creation, child labor elimination, access
Hand in Hand
to healthcare, skill development, solid
waste and natural resource management,
Our Goal
and community-based village upliftment.
India.
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Gratitude & Resilience for a new world Vison & Mission Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21 Global Presence
Our Vision
Alleviation of poverty with a focus
on access to education, affordable
healthcare, skill development,
entrepreneurship, financial inclusion
and clean environment.
+ India
+ South Africa + Brazil
Global
+ Switzerland
Presence + Sri Lanka
+ Myanmar + Afghanistan
Our Mission + Cambodia
Working hand in hand with poor women,
children and communities to provide
them with dignity, hope and choice for
sustainable development.
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Gratitude & Resilience for a new world Our Impact Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21 Our Impact
Our
Impact Child Labour
Elimination &
+ Child labour elimination & education
Education
+ Women empowerment & job creation
+ Health
+ Skill development & technology centres
343,192 8
+ Environment Children Enrolled Residential Special
in Schools Training Centres
+ Village uplift programme
+ COVID-19 impact 4 11
Non Residential Transit Schools
Special Training Centres
30
Children Learning
Centres
6 7
Gratitude & Resilience for a new world Our Impact Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21 Our Impact
Health Women
Empowerment
& Job Creation
8,720 14,413 4,501,435 222,450
Medical Camps Toilets Constructed Jobs Created SHGs Formed
59,771 10,001 2,543,967 7,608.03
Women Covered Under Children Brought Out
Anaemia Control Programme of Malnutrition Total Members Total Credit Disbursed
(INR Million)
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Gratitude & Resilience for a new world Our Impact Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21 Our Impact
Skill Development Environment
& Technology
Centres
155,093 9,358 638,860 24,370
Women Trained Youth Trained Clean Households Farmers Skill Trained
908 131 30,310
Enterprise Conversion/ Natural Resource Land Area in
Job Placement for Youth Management projects Hectares Covered
under VUP-CSR
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Gratitude & Resilience for a new world Our Impact Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21 Our Impact
Village COVID-19
Impact of the COVID-19 relief
Uplift
from March-December 2020
Programme
74,416 60,280
Families Provided with Individuals Provided
Food Ration with Counseling
455 68 1,163,053 136,376
Masks Produced
SHG Women Trained in
Villages Uplifted Current Village Projects Mask Production
1,142 35,435
Medical Equipment
Child-Friendly
Distributed
Panchayats
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Gratitude & Resilience for a new world Message from Our Managing Trustee Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21 Message from Our Managing Trustee
Message from Our
Managing Trustee
Dear Trustees & Well Wishers,
It is a pleasure for me to present Hand in converted Poongavanam Residential of webinars has disseminated knowledge
Hand India’s Annual Report for the period Special Training Centre to a short stay on topics of relevance to a plethora of
2020-21. In early 2020, the Hand in Hand home for children who have lost both stakeholders. Hand in Hand Cambodia
India team met in person for a strategic parents to COVID-19. We have strengthened has ended the year on a positive note and
plan meeting. Little did we know that it our partnership with Childline and the looks to continue its livelihoods programme
would be the last time we would meet team has worked through the pandemic based on fund availability.
for an energetic and vibrant discussion. preventing child marriages and helping
While the pandemic may have stalled children in distress. To help poor, illiterate I thank the leadership team, senior
some of our plans, we used the last year and vulnerable patients navigate a large management, and the entire staff for
as an opportunity to create value through hospital space, we have set up health help their positive attitude, commitment and
innovative and adaptive programmes. desks at Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, teamwork during this entire year. They
Tackling the pandemic while ensuring and Tiruvallur Government Hospitals. As embodied the true Hand in Hand spirit
employee safety was our priority. We timely support to women who have lost of passionate work! I sincerely thank our
conducted periodic training on COVID-19 their livelihoods to the pandemic, we have esteemed Board of Trustees for their
protocol for staff and clients and provided trained them on alternate livelihoods and time, unflinching support, and guidance
COVID-19 insurance coverage for the staff. have helped promote their businesses through the year. A special thanks to Mr.
through digital and social media marketing M. S. Sundararajan for his guidance on
Aside from our regular activities, the team training. This digital boost has enabled best financial practices with maximum
went beyond the brief to support with women and families to make payments, transparency and good governance.
COVID-19 relief where required. With the earn additional income, and seamlessly
generous support of CSR donors, Hand in access Government schemes. Agriculture The new financial year brings with it new
Hand India has supported the distribution has been one sector that has not been challenges. 2020-21 has made us stronger
of 83,322 sanitary products, 42,203 food heavily affected by the pandemic, and resilient. Our focus would be to
ration kits, 35,435 medical equipment, and nevertheless, farmers have struggled to design programmes that are meaningful
1,163,053 masks. We have trained 8,067 market their products and see profits. in a post-COVID-19 era that align with
self help group women in mask making To address this, we have established an Government priorities. We are confident
and have provided an INR 1080 relief fund e-commerce platform to market farmers’ that we will overcome the challenges with
to 1500 Green Friends for their committed produce. In solid waste management, we our trusted clientele, dedicated team, and
work during the pandemic. have scaled down some of our initiatives guidance of our experienced Board.
and are focusing on high-impact CSR
Going beyond direct COVID-19 relief projects.
measures, the child labor elimination Dr. Kalpana Sankar
and education programme team with This year, Hand in Hand Academy for
guidance from the Government has Social Entrepreneurship through a series
14 15Gratitude & Resilience for a new world Message from Our President (North) Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21 Message from Our President (North)
Message from the Message from the
President(South) President(North)
programmes helped to increase the Government, skill training, credit support,
volume of digital financial transactions and market linkages and continuous mentoring
become widespread among our SHGs. has enabled us to create over one lakh
We trained more SHG women to leverage enterprises for rural women, making some
social media applications to grow their of them the sole ‘breadwinners’ of their
businesses safely. We have focused on families. Ensuring last-mile connectivity,
increasing coverage of social security we worked closely with the Government
schemes with emphasis on State and to provide access to social security and
Centre health insurance. financial inclusion schemes, COVID-19
relief measures of cash transfers and food
We implement our projects in rations to over 43,000 rural households,
predominantly rural locations where and COVID-19 and sanitization drives
the Village Uplift Programme works to across 3800 villages.
bridge the divide that exists in terms of
available opportunities – civic services, Building on social capital, our 217 strong
infrastructure, financial, digital, education, cluster level networks of over 22,000
Writing this annual note is a time for Dubois quotes, ‘There is NO force equal
health. This is done through financial SHG women lobbied hard with the
contemplation – to review the past, assess to a woman determined to RISE,’ and this
inclusion, digital training, access to Government for better roads, water supply,
the current momentum and flow of work, phrase sums up our work with over 1.8 lakh
government schemes, and creating and electricity for safe and improved
and decide on the future pathway to SHG women across the States of Madhya
market linkages. We also train youth on soft community living. The CLNs also were
achieving results. Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Punjab in 2020-
skills and prepare for corporate careers. a formidable force to organize market
2021. linkages, digital marketing for enterprise
During the last 12 months, the COVID-19
We expect the effects of the COVID-19 development of women entrepreneurs.
pandemic dented the livelihoods of our With acute job losses accompanied by
pandemic to linger until the majority of the To develop self-reliant communities we
SHG members, but it also allowed us to huge reverse migration of menfolk of SHG
population is inoculated and, until then, undertook all-inclusive interventions of
realize the effectiveness of our programme households, the COVID-19 pandemic
our focus will be to relentlessly support health, education, and livelihoods to create
logic – the job creation model. One of the has pushed millions of our project
our SHG women with coping strategies to sustainable rural communities under the
most heartening insights gained during beneficiaries into extreme poverty. All
come through the bad times. A particular village uplift project.
the COVID-19 pandemic was the ability of our efforts in the past year, therefore,
initiative of interest is to establish and
the model to build resilience among Self have largely been directed towards
strengthen women-headed organizations My heartfelt gratitude to the North India
Help Groups. As the pandemic unfolded, providing all-around support to our
underpinned on the founding philosophy State teams for their dedicated efforts and
we guided our SHG members to pivot their SHG women to help build sustainable
of and the values nurtured by the to all the SHG women who took the reins of
businesses to trades that witnessed higher livelihoods to tide over the economic,
SHG programme. We will also work on their lives in their hands to make a success
demand, primarily hygiene products such social, and psychological hardships
strengthening the enterprises’ programme of their being-a big salute!
as masks, sanitizers, and soaps. Many suffered in the ongoing pandemic.
which shows promise of income
of these members earned INR 9,000 as
generation for households left behind in a
monthly income as a result of these efforts. An integrated approach of digital training Dr. Madhu Sharan
fast-changing world.
These difficult times provided a fillip to access online banking, social welfare,
to digital literacy and our training Srinivas Krishnaswamy and financial inclusion services of the
16 17Gratitude & Resilience for a new world Message from Our Dy. CEO Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21 Message from Our Dy. CEO
Message from the
Dy. CEO
Some notable achievements as a result of
our teams’ endeavors:
• 115 satellite training centers were formed
reaching 1555 children in TN and MP
ensuring continued access to education.
• Our uninterrupted Childline 1098 service
rescued and rehabilitated 609 distressed
children and prevented 270 child
marriages.
• The “Health Help Desk” at the
Kancheepuram Govt. District Headquarter
Hospital- a “patient-friendly” initiative
benefitted 90,053 people.
• Supported District Health Departments in
their fight against COVID-19 by organizing
emergency medical equipment, and
distributing safety gears, thus benefitting
500 Health frontline workers, 100 Police
2020-21 was probably one of the most personnel, 4 Govt. Hospitals and 15 PHCs.
challenging years that we have ever • Our Natural Resources Management
encountered. Our Education, Health division guided all the Farmer Producer
and Natural Resources divisions faced Organisations to procure the farmer
fundamental questions – how do we produce and reach open markets.
keep the children, already in a precarious • Market Linkage and facilitation for 21
social and economic situation, in touch tons of paddy, 12 tons of watermelon, 25
with education? How do we cater to the tons of tamarind, 12.2 tons of Castor, 2.6
medical requirements of the poor and tons of pepper, 2.1 tons of minor millets,
the needy? How do we ensure that the 154 tons of mangoes, and 90 tons of
marginal farmer, who during the best of other agriculture produce like flowers,
times faced insurmountable challenges vegetables, worth INR 102,52,810 were
in growing and marketing his products, organized through various FPOs located
was able to eke out his livelihood when vital in different regions of Tamil Nadu.
inputs were not available to him and most
of the nearby mandis were shut? While Huge thanks are due to our team for the
we may not have had all the answers, courage they displayed during tough times
the “never say die” spirit with which the while acknowledging the resilience shown
Hand in Hand team approached by our communities in bravely facing up to
these problems spoke volumes of their this once-in-a-lifetime pandemic.
commitment to the cause.
N.Krishnan
18 1920
Gratitude & Resilience for a new world
#UpliftCommunities / VUP #TrainToEmpower / SDTC
Hand in Hand | Annual Report 2020–21
#GreenMission / NRM
#Innovation&Determination #Relentless&Passionate
/ VUP CSR & P&A / SHG
#DedicatedService
/ COVID-19 Relief
#AccessToHealthcare / Health
#EducationBeyondClassrooms #TackleTheTrash
/ CLEP / SWMGratitude & Resilience for a new world #GreenMission Hand in Hand | Annual Report 2020–21 #GreenMission
Our Milestones Achieved
GRATITUDE
Presence
in FY 2020-2021
47 NRM Projects
65,872 Ha Total Area Covered
38,792 Ha Area of Land Treated
+ Tamil Nadu + Karnataka
1,12,965
112,965 Families Benefitted
97,422 Man Days Generated
Man-Days Generated
# Green 94 Ha Life Saving Irrigation Created
Mission
1,22,67,794Ha
12,267,794 Ha Land Brought under Agriculture
+ Madhya Pradesh + Maharashtra
1,865 Ha Land Brought under Organic
Farming
2,685 Farmers Enrolled for Organic
Farming
3,12,290
312,290 Horticulture Plantations
The Natural Resource Management many milestones achieved and impact
(NRM) Programme of Hand In Hand India created on the lives of the rural and + Rajasthan + Gujarat 3,37,211
337,211 Agro Forestry Plantation
was initiated in June 2006 with a focus farming communities. A total of 47 new
on watershed development work in and diversified projects in different areas
collaboration with NABARD. 15 years since, starting with green environment, conversion 5,580 Farmers Trained in
Farm Tech
the NRM pillar is working with the vision of barren land, biomass generation,
of ‘Promoting Sustainable Livelihoods horticulture, agroforestry, drinking water
by Conservation and Development of facility, lifesaving irrigation, organic 16,028 Green Livelihoods Promoted
Natural Resource’ and marching towards and green livelihood promotion were
attaining water and food security in an implemented.
+ Haryana 10 FPOs established with a total
membership of 7,200 farmers
era of climate change. The year 2020 -
2021 was yet another successful one with
22 23Gratitude & Resilience for a new world #GreenMission Hand in Hand | Annual Report 2020–21 #GreenMission
Key Achievements
• Drinking water support for tribal community in
Tamil Nadu and Gujarat
• Renovation of Oorani (drinking water pond) in the
southern districts of Tamil Nadu
• Orchard plantation with the support of NABARD in
the tribal regions of Tamil Nadu
• 10 FPOs were established with the total
membership of 7,200 farmers
• Established full-fledged processing unit at
Jawad hills
• Introduction of crop diversification through
alternative cropping
Well Recharge Pit :
• Water Agriculture and food security in
Ramanathapuram
Sustainable Support System for
Water Harvesting
Our Resilient Adaptations The Salem region of Tamil Nadu is generations and turns them into recharge
notoriously known to be a drought-prone structures. The WRP method has proved
During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, Owing to restricted transportation facilities, area. They mostly depend on groundwater to be rather successful in several
emergency relief support was provided the farmers were experiencing a challenge for their agricultural and other basic projects under the NRM pillar. This success
by the NRM team by supporting families in selling off their farm produce to the needs but this over-dependency has rate led to an increase in demand and
with grocery kits that helped them market. Understanding the situation, led to the overexploitation of the eventually led to the construction of
meet their daily food requirements the NRM division guided all the Farmer groundwater system. To help resolve this 70 pits in drought-prone areas. This
for atleast a month. As a part of this Producer Organisation (FPOs) to procure dependency the NRM team arrived at implementation has provided farmers with
initiative 16,679 people in 11 districts of the farmer produce and reach the market a plan to create Well Recharge Pits that ample water for agricultural purposes,
Chengalpattu, Salem, Kancheepuram, on time thereby benefiting the farmers and would enable an effective and sustainable irrigation and also improved their
Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Viluppuram, ensuring food supply to the public. Through recharge of the groundwater. livelihoods.
Cuddalore, Tiruchirappalli, Dindigul, our initiatives, the food and nutritional
Tiruppur, and Coimbatore were benefited. security of the poor families were ensured Well Recharge Pits are water conservation
The team distributed 3,526 numbers of including children and women. structures that harvest rainfall water,
food ration kits; 9,500 numbers of nutrition/ filters the same, and then release it into
Immunity boosters (Kabasura kudineer/ the existing wells. This is a highly cost-
Nilavembu powder) and 735 beneficiaries effective technology as it uses the already
were given with counselling. established infrastructure of wells built over
24 25Gratitude & Resilience for a new world #GreenMission Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21 #GreenMission
Regaining Farm Land
for Farming:
Conversion of Prosopis juliflora
Infested Barren Land to an Orchard
Bogalur and Mudukulathur blocks of The NRM team made every attempt to
Ramanathapuram were severely affected clear these thorny trees to create land
by the prevailing drought situation. This viable for agriculture and livelihood. The
situation has been prevalent for the past promotion of horticulture orchards through
30 years and has led 100s of farmers to clearance of the Prosopis jungle was
quit agriculture and move on in search designed as a climate-resilient activity.
of other employment. The lack of farming Through this initiative, 100 acres of land
in the lands had resulted in the Prosopis have been restored in the first phase and
juliflora (Ecological sensitive thorny jungle the process of re-cultivating the barren
Renovation of Oorani:
trees) encroaching the area. These trees lands has begun. We hope to restore the
are very intrusive and tend to dominate land of 500 more farmers in the upcoming
every piece of land. They are also hard to years. The clearance of the Prosopis has
remove. This tree had taken over most of restored the groundwater system and
the food-producing farmland and left the prevented soil degradation. A traditional drinking water system
people with little to no source of livelihood
or food security. An average person walks 6 km per day The site-specific development
to access water in rural India and this interventions such as deepening, bund
distance causes physical exertion, leads to strengthening, supply channel clearance,
numerous health issues, drudgery and construction of approach steps, renovation
instils pressure on the family to allocate of filter wells, fencing, and construction of
one person to fetch water every day. This inlet/outlet with silt traps were provided at
walk is due to the lack of water in the different locations based on the demands.
localities mainly caused due to the poor Additionally, solar lights were installed
maintenance and non-conservation of which ensured safe access during early
the Ooranis (traditional water ponds). mornings and in the evening. Plantation
To improve the situation of the rural activity was also incorporated around
community and to eliminate the physical the facility to increase the green cover,
exertion the NRM team took it upon supporting the biodiversity and overall
themselves to restore 10 Ooranis in the aesthetic of the Oorani.
Kancheepuram, Ramanathapuram, and
Chengalpattu districts of Tamil Nadu. These
Ooranis can hold 20,000 cum to 25,000
cum of water, benefitting more than 3000
families in the districts.
26 27Gratitude & Resilience for a new world #GreenMission Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21 #GreenMission
Case Study
Integrated Tribal The Way Forward
Addressing climate change is the need of the hour and the NRM team has several
Development in a
plans in the coming years. We hope to implement Climate Proofing Projects with the
support of NABARD; expand territorially in the North and North East of India as our work in
Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat has been well received and successful. With
Green Pathway
climate change and its impacts becoming stronger over time, the NRM pillar hopes to
work on promoting partnerships to address climate change at the grass-root level.
#GreenMission
The NRM pillar has been implementing to restore the well in his farmland and for
Integrated Tribal Development projects the first time in many years, he was able
in partnership with NABARD since 2014. to access water in his farmland. He had
Through this initiative, we have been also renovated and deepened the shallow
ensured the implementation of 3,235 well with the credit support received.
Mango + Cashew orchards and 1,027 The renovated well and the improved
Silveroak + Pepper orchards amongst the infrastructure tripled the proceeds from
tribal communities inhabiting Jawad Hills, the orchard. His orchard earned him an
Pachamalai, and Paithur Goodamalai income of INR 66,500 this year and yielded
areas of Eastern Ghats. The locations are 1,800 kg mangoes and 25 kg cashews. We
predominantly known to be rather remote, at NRM, are working towards providing
isolated, and underdeveloped. more support to the Scheduled Tribe
community who comprise 10 percent of the
One of the beneficiaries to have profited population in India.
through this initiative is Mr. Raji from
Kupsoor village in Muthukumaran hills. Mr.
Raji was financially supported by NABARD
28 29Gratitude & Resilience for a new world #RelentlessandPassionate Hand in Hand | Annual Report 2020–21 #RelentlessandPassionate
Our
GRATITUDE
Presence
# Relentless
& + Tamil Nadu + Madhya Pradesh + Rajasthan
Passionate
+ Punjab + Bihar + Jharkhand
Milestones Achieved
With a mission to create 10 million jobs into larger Women Headed Organization in FY 2020-2021
by 2025, Hand in Hand India’s Self Help (WHO) such as Cluster Level Networks
Group (SHG) - job creation programme (CLN) and Block Level Networks (BLN). These
spreads across 6 states in India. We WHOs now play a critical role in women Social Mobilisation
build our SHG members’ social, financial, empowerment and livelihood creation. In
digital and entrepreneurial skills for most states, we connect women to crucial 11,330 SHGs Formed 119,222 Members Enrolled in SHGs
enterprise development, financial security, Government schemes so that they have
and gender equality in society. Social more equitable access to resources to 216 Cluster Level Networks (CLN) Formed 25,576 Members Enrolled in CLN
mobilization has evolved over the years improve quality of life.
5,788 Members Enrolled in Block Level
and today the scope of work includes, other 13,696 Women Trained in Financial and
than formation of SHGs, federating women Networks (BLN) Digital Literacy
30Gratitude & Resilience for a new world #RelentlessandPassionate Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21 #RelentlessandPassionate
9,948 Access to Government Schemes SHG North
Training Women Empowerment
41,890 Women Trained in SHG Management
(M1, A & R and M2)
4,510 Women trained in Business
Development (M3 + Other Business
Development related training)
and Advocacy Initiatives
Skill Training Our 217 strong Cluster Level Networks
(CLN) of over 22,000 SHG women
1,312 Women Trained 313 Women Enterprise Created lobbied extensively with the government
officials of Madhya Pradesh for
866 Youth Trained the implementation of better roads, clean
and continuous water supply
Credit Details and electricity to improve their
community living standards.
2,029 Savings of SHG Members in their Groups 85,334 SHGs Received Loans The CLNs were also a formidable force
(in Lakhs) in organizing market linkages and digital
marketing for the enterprise development
295,292 SHG Members Received Loans 111,325 Loans Disbursed (in Lakhs) of women entrepreneurs.
Enterprises
148,090 Family Based Enterprises Created Peer-to-Peer Counselling
The SHG pillar staff of Madhya Pradesh health counselling provided them a safe
and Rajasthan had open door space to unwind all their problems and
conversations with our project beneficiaries speak their heart out or seek help when
Our Resilient Adaptations to constantly keep them motivated in these needed.
unprecedented times as many faced
The pandemic brought along with it anxiety and depression due to increased
job losses and pushed several of our psychological and economic burden.
beneficiaries back into the vicious circle Issues of cramped homes, job losses,
of poverty. We adopted new strategies reverse migration, domestic violence,
to minimize the impact of the pandemic and closure of schools created a terrible
by diversifying livelihood opportunities, impact on the physical and mental health
designing new loan products, and of our SHG women. Most women lost their
facilitating COVID insurance policy for the husbands to the effects of the pandemic
project beneficiaries. Increased use of and had to fill in the footsteps of their
digital technology was promoted for cross husbands as the sole breadwinners of their
and peer-to-peer learning, and marketing families. They were burdened with multiple
purposes amongst the SHG members. responsibilities of house work, child care
and livelihoods promotion. Hence, mental
32 33Gratitude & Resilience for a new world #RelentlessandPassionate Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21 #RelentlessandPassionate
Facilitating Income
Generation & Improving
Livelihoods
With numerous job losses and the started with a small investment that was
financial strain imposed on the acquired through their savings. The group
livelihoods of the communities, we was trained by the Hand in Hand India staff
supported the SHG members in the rural to manufacture the phenyl. Through the
areas of Punjab and Rajasthan identifying training, the team also imparted financial
income-generating opportunities and management, branding, packaging, and
methods. We also encouraged the marketing skills to the SHG members.
women to access the relief measures Through all the training and skills learned
and schemes introduced by the the women were able to successfully
government to support those affected by launch their brand, which due to its low
the Pandemic. price and good quality has acquired a
high demand in the market.
Through one such initiative, we supported
the Abhinav SHG members of Rajasthan
Diversification of
in launching their very own phenyl brand
named, ‘Abhinav Phenyl’. The group
Enterprises for Alternate
Livelihoods
To help SHG women build back their lives, Additionally, we focused on diversification
a rapid response strategy for alternate of enterprises, both farm and non-farm
livelihoods was devised that would based by organizing need-based skill
lead to immediate income inflow into training, business management courses,
the households and help them recover access to credit, market linkages (including
from any economic setbacks. One of linkage with digital platforms), value chains,
the first things we did was to liaison with and buyback market linkages. We also
the Government and local agencies promoted energy-based enterprises,
to procure orders for the production of Graduation of enterprises, digital training,
face masks, sanitizers, soaps, and PPE and marketing interventions for our SHG
kits. This was a successful initiative as entrepreneurs, all of which led to the
our women produced over 300,000 face creation of over 100,000 enterprises, helping
masks and earned reasonable incomes. them to sustain their families.
34 35Gratitude & Resilience for a new world #RelentlessandPassionate Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21 #RelentlessandPassionate
SHG South
Case Study
Towards Energy
Efficient Living Development and
#RelentlessAndPassionate Empowerment through
Trainings
Basic training to SHG members on group
formation, governance, management,
and decision-making was provided
to nearly 42,000 members. A new
programme on business motivation and
development was introduced for those
4,500 SHG members who were keen
on setting up enterprises. Advanced
training was imparted to 1,300 women to
primarily enhance their technical skills,
24% of these women went on to establish
enterprises. We also provided skill training
to the children of SHG members and
helped them enhance their employable
skills. We trained 866 youth and out
of which 50 are now employed in
reputable companies.
Ms. Gita Bai of Madhya Pradesh has been started to slowly adopt a clean green
Enterprise Creation
used to cooking on a Chulha for the better source of cooking that transformed her Enterprise creation was a thrust
half of her life. She preferred to use an life and saved her health and a ton of area in the last few years and nearly
LPG connection only during emergencies time. After being trained by Hand in Hand 148,100 family-based enterprises were
as they are rather pricey for her. But India on the benefits of using clean fuel for established last year. FBEs are enterprises
this was before the Hand in Hand India cooking, she partnered up with a vendor with a capital investment of INR 50,000,
team started motivating the SHG women for purchasing electrical induction stove. while 46 micro-enterprises with an
through our Power to Empower project. She invested INR 2,500 and bought the investment outlay of more than INR
The project aims to promote the adoption induction stove for cooking. This has helped 50,000 were established. 4 group-based
of efficient, clean, and sustainable energy her in freeing up time to look after her enterprises in garment, dairy, scented oil,
alternatives. Through the training session dairy business as well. Her life now is easy, and herbal tea trades were formed and
provided by Hand in Hand India, Gita Bai efficient, green, and self-sustaining. 2 value chains, one each in dairy and
garment were also established.
36 37Gratitude & Resilience for a new world #RelentlessandPassionate Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21 #RelentlessandPassionate
Case Study
Cluster Level Networks The Super Employer
and their Role in #RelentlessAndPassionate
Community Development
Ms. Yogalakshmi lived a very routine life. for. With a credit boost and Hand in Hand
Wake up; tend to household chores from India team’s support she was able to start
dawn till dusk while caring for the children. a garment unit and put her skills to work.
This was the life of Ms. Yogalakshmi from Yogalakshmi is now a super employer
Cluster Level Networks (CLN) are women– Tamil Nadu. Her entire life revolved around employing around 42 individuals at her
led federations formed at the local level household chores while caring for her garment unit.
to provide a common platform for SHG family and their only source of income Yogalakshmi stated, “I was able to achieve
members to come together to build was her husband’s earnings. Yogalakshmi my dream through the great support
social networks, share experiences, voice had skill in tailoring and yet that was rendered by the Hand in Hand India team.
problems to Government and other not enough as she lacked support and Others may not be as lucky as me and
agencies, and even come together for a confidence boost from her family this is why I strive to help those in need. I
establishing businesses. CLN becomes members. Her life turned upside down am proud and satisfied with the thought
a great platform to give a voice to the when she joined Vairam SHG under Hand that I was able to instil a positive change in
individual SHG woman, and leverage their in Hand India and garnered the support, many more lives.”
network to build a collective strength that training and confidence she was craving
could address their common issues.
Dr. Abdul Kalam CLN Paves
the Way
Dr. Abdul Kalam CLN of Hand in Hand India
in Vembakkam, Walajabad, Tamil Nadu,
consists of 10 SHGs with 160 members.
Initially formed in 2019, the CLN addressed
various issues in the community through
active participation in Grama Sabha
meetings. The activities include building
of roads and houses, fixing street lights,
installation of water pipes for continuous
access to clean drinking water, renovation
of schools and Anganwadis, and support
with construction of homes for the Irular
community who were living in huts by the
lakeside by facilitating patta (record of
rights). 19 such houses are being built with
the support of government subsidies.
38 39Gratitude & Resilience for a new world #RelentlessandPassionate Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21 #RelentlessandPassionate
Case Study Case Study
Weaving Her Way A Technological
to Success Advancement
#RelentlessAndPassionate #RelentlessAndPassionate
Ms. Karthika was always intrigued and support from the Hand in Hand India team.
interested in her husband’s mobile retail The loan acquired enabled the couple
store. She wanted to learn more about to upgrade the store and open a small
the trade and invest more time and skills service center for repairs of TVs, Mobile
into the enterprise. Through the support phones, and more. With Karthika being
of her Allimalar SHG members and Hand hands-on in the business the duo’s profit
in Hand India team, she was trained in all margin has also increased considerably.
the necessary skills the enterprise requires. They are now looking forward to upgrading
To become a self-sustaining entrepreneur the store with more advanced machinery
she acquired the skills of bookkeeping, and equipment for sales and services
budgeting, savings, and decision-making. soon.
With the necessary knowledge in her
grasp, she went on to acquire small credit
Ms. Maheswari is one of the best examples business she joined Sakthi SHG under Hand
we can provide to prove the fact that in Hand India. Through the SHG’s support,
women can attain any amount of she acquired credit support which helped
success through sheer hard work and her improve business and build good
perseverance. She and her husband, a contacts.
daily wage laborer ran an in-house gauze
bandage thread weaving enterprise The networks she built through the SHG’s
to earn extra money as it proved to support had certainly paid off, for now, she
be difficult to run the household on receives high-value orders from a well-
her husband’s earnings. The business established private firm in Rajapalayam.
proceeds enabled them to hire more Her monthly income has tripled since
support. Business was good but Maheswari and she also employs six other workers.
had a bigger picture in mind. She wanted Maheshwari through her determination
to expand her enterprise and create a has not just improved her lifestyle but has
name for herself in the industry. played a pivotal part in enhancing the six
To improve her skills and develop the workers’ livelihoods as well.
40 41Gratitude & Resilience for a new world #RelentlessandPassionate Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21 #RelentlessandPassionate The Way Forward As the pandemic is far from over and the impact of it will linger for several years, it is important to continue to focus on building resilience, social capital, and economic self- reliance of the SHG women by promoting enterprises, digital technology for upscaling livelihoods, financially inclusive services and better recovery systems to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Efforts will be made to promote self-reliant communities by working on integrated issues of health, education, environment, and livelihoods promotion. Health and education will be the priority areas to combat the after effects of the pandemic and build better futures. Our dedicated efforts will be directed towards strengthening our CLNs and BLNs to be effective forums for women to advocate better community development, strengthen their agencies, and expand their mobility and decision-making abilities both within their personal and public (community and market) spaces. 42 43
Gratitude & Resilience for a new world #AccesstoHealthcare Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21 #AccesstoHealthcare
Our Key Achievements
GRATITUDE
Presence
of FY 2020-2021
# Access
to
578 Medical Camps Benefitting 43,574
12 Kai-Raasi Clinics 559 Sessions
Healthcare
Benefitting 9,487 People
+ Tamil Nadu
24,753 Supported through Individual Counselling
429 Group Meetings of Personal Hygiene
& Health Benefits were Provided
to 4,909 People
+ Jharkhand
109 Mass Awareness Drives on Personal
Hygiene and Health Benefits were
provided to 8,869 People
527 Calls Attended through COVID-19 Helpline
+ Madhya Pradesh 16 Individual Household Toilets Constructed
Access to healthcare is the broader focus areas of the health pillar are early
for ST Families
goal of health intervention. Through our childhood care, malnourishment, maternal
initiatives, the Pillar has reached out to health, anaemia control, water, sanitation,
over 2 million families across India. The non-communicable diseases, and remote 476 Women Supported for Anaemia Treatment
model works primarily by bridging gaps access to health care.
in the existing healthcare network set up
by the Government and ensuring access 224 Children Recovered from Malnourishment
to Government Healthcare schemes. The
+ Bihar
6,414 SHG Women Trained on Healthcare
Interventions
44 45Gratitude & Resilience for a new world #AccesstoHealthcare Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21 #AccesstoHealthcare
Quality
Our Resilient Adaptations
When people could not access Hospitals;
The health pillar’s COVID-19 warriors COVID-19 protocols amongst the women we took quality primary healthcare
were on the field and on their toes while and children of the communities. The services to their doorsteps through Mobile
fighting against the pandemic. The team
distributed PPE kits to frontline workers,
team strived to empower and enrich 1500
stakeholders that comprised of social Primary Healthcare Units (MMUs). Through these
MMUs we have successfully distributed
Health
conducted medical camps through workers, frontline workers, Anganwadi 299 free eyewear, facilitated 13 cataract
Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) to reach the women, volunteers, and health staff on surgeries, and implemented 12 rural clinics
remotest parts of villages, and served healthcare benefits, personal hygiene, and where 9487 beneficiaries were consulted
Services
underprivileged rural people who were cut COVID-19 relief measures and protocols through 559 sessions.
off from the quality primary healthcare through online training/awareness/
facilities due to lockdowns. The team also counseling sessions.
conducted awareness drives on
Health Help
Desk
and patrons while monitoring social
distancing & encouraged people to adorn
New
a face mask at all times. The team assisted
A Health Help Desk at Kancheepuram senior citizens and helped them reach the
Government District Headquarters Hospital concerned departments and doctors and
Initiatives We supported Government bodies
with COVID-19 safety gears, COVID-19
was launched to help poor people
navigate the hospital premises with ease.
Through this first of its kind initiative, we
ensured the treatment is provided with a
short time to reduce the risk of infection.
Lastly, we assisted emergency patients with
Implemented
screening camps, and vaccination drives.
The field workers who were not aware supported 90,053 beneficiaries, facilitated immediate medical care and attention
of the operations of a smartphone were 1,632 people with COVID-19 vaccination, by engaging the hospital staff. Following
empowered through technology and and raised awareness about the CM health the resounding success of the initiative
are now admins of WhatsApp groups, insurance initiative amongst 1,051 people. in Kancheepuram, the same has been
sharing health awareness IECs with their We also raised awareness on immunization replicated in Chengalpattu Government
community members and social workers. and COVID Helpline-104 to 1,479 mothers Medical College and Hospital.
The team also helped people register for
the COVID-19 vaccine on the Arogya Setu
App through mobile phones and other
electronic devices. We set up a COVID-19
toll-free helpline number to benefit those
with queries while raising awareness. We
have to date responded and tended to 527
helpline calls. The helpline number was not
just utilized for COVID-19 related queries
but also for psychosocial support to those
seeking help and to those who were
overwhelmed with the pandemic’s effects.
46 47Gratitude & Resilience for a new world #AccesstoHealthcare Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21 #AccesstoHealthcare
Case Study Case Study
A Nutritious Plan that
Saved a Life
#AccessToHealthcare
Educated, Confident and
Unbothered!
#AccessToHealthcare
Lokeshwari, 15 years of age lost her mother change and would not share their plights
at the age of 14 and her father is a tailor. of pain with others. But through the Hand
She gained some basic knowledge of in Hand India MHM project awareness
In the routine camps under the project and safe life. We reconciled with the NRC hygiene and menstrual management programme, conditions improved
“Promoting child-friendly and sustainable supervisor and as per his instruction from her mother. But it didn’t seem to impressively.
community” in Bihar, the Health team had the child treated by a private doctor be enough as she had no idea of the
stumbled across a severely malnourished in the vicinity. We ensured that Anjali disposal methods. Lokeshwari used either The school now has two incinerators that
girl child, Anjali. At the time of identification, received regular health check-ups and a cloth napkin or sanitary napkins but was are used for disposal; the girls are aware
the child was dangerously underweight support every 14 days and provided health unmindful of the frequency of changing of the safe disposal methods and follow
and was very critical. The poor financial awareness counseling to the mother. The the absorbent. She admitted candidly to hygienic menstrual practices. Lokeshwari
stature of the family prevented them from team regularly followed up on the child’s the team that she would often throw the has also started to raise awareness about
providing proper nutrition or medical care treatment and provided nutritious food to disposables out the window or dispose menstrual hygiene to her friends, family,
for the child. Moreover, when the team the family along with the doctor-prescribed of them into the toilet. She shared that and even her father. Opening up to her
reached out to the Nutrition Rehabilitation medications. In 45 days, Anjali started to many girls at the school opted for these father has proved that she is not ashamed
Center (NRC) in the subdivision hospital of display a tremendous recovery rate. She methods. The lack of awareness and the but rather proud of her learning on health
Rajauli, we discovered that the center was is heading towards a healthy lifestyle and poor Menstrual Health Management (MHM) and hygiene. The role of behavioral change
closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. the parents are very grateful for our timely facilities at Government schools caused a and advocacy go a long way in ingraining
This is when the team went above and intervention. lot of problems to the girls. The girls would best practices as proved by Lokeshwari
beyond to help provide the girl a healthy not wash their hands with soap after the and her classmates.
48 49Gratitude & Resilience for a new world #AccesstoHealthcare Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21 #AccesstoHealthcare The Way Forward The future is very unpredictable but the community members on health aspects. health pillar always strives to be one step We hope to provide COVID-19 prevention ahead. The future as with everything else awareness & ensure maximum reach of is digital. In the pipeline, we aim to deliver COVID-19 Vaccination Awareness. We strive the best health services to hard-to-reach to continue to support the Government communities through telemedicine service. bodies by upgrading Government Health We have plans to set up a participatory Centers, medical equipment and safety mobile radio platform with the objective gears and implement numerous medical to create awareness on health aspects. camps and Kairaasi clinics. We also aim This initiative will impart the following to expand the Health Help Desk initiative to changes; increased awareness on health North India. issues and behavioral changes among the 50 51
Gratitude & Resilience for a new world #TrainToEmpower Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21 #TrainToEmpower
Train Our
To Presence
Empower
+ Tamil Nadu + Madhya Pradesh
GRATITUDE
+ Maharashtra + Himachal Pradesh + Punjab
The Skill Development and Technology The pillar has added new skill training
Centres Pillar, evolved in 2015, from our programmes including; retail sales, + Andhra Pradesh + Karnataka + Bihar
earlier Citizen Centre programme with customer relationship, telesales,
the purpose of “bridging the skills deficit microfinance, making of scented lamp
gap among women, youth and farmers oil, instant food mix, dish wash gel, herbal
for creating sustainable livelihoods by spice tea, fish compost, phenyl, sewing
enhancing their skill levels and creating machine repair and service, CCTV
better entrepreneurship through micro/ installation, drone operations, computer,
social enterprises and employability”. A and office applications, etc. The pillar
total of 8,470 women and youth were has many more in the pipeline and + Gujarat + Rajasthan
trained in FY 2020-21 on a pan-India level. hopes to have them implemented in the
upcoming years in synchronization with
market assessments to ensure there is
employment post-training.
52 53Gratitude & Resilience for a new world #TrainToEmpower Hand in Hand | Annual Report 2020–21 #TrainToEmpower
Our Resilient Adaptations
Due to the National Lockdown that was The SDTC pillar introduced virtual training
induced in March 2020, all of the offline for the youth under customized modules
classes and centers were forced to shut on Retail Sales and Customer Relationships
down and this imposed a great challenge were developed. The team also has
for the pillar’s function. Numerous implemented short-term training on
attendees struggled to make ends meet scented lamp oil making, instant food
as their skill-building programme was making, and dish wash gel making, and
cut short and they had no jobs in hand. phenyl making to stay in sync with the
The rural women were forced to return to current times and to also generate a
the old conditions of depending on their nominal income for those who lost their
husbands for livelihood. Hence to reduce livelihoods. The SDTC pillar also conducted
the impact of the lockdown and the a workshop for the Assistant Beauty
pandemic, the SDTC team took matters Therapist (ABT) beneficiaries and training
into our own hands and learned to adapt on income generation, shop registration,
and invent new methods. and the availability of government
schemes was provided.
Our Work
Virtual
Multi-Skill
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most
Training for of the members lost their livelihood as
there wasn’t any other alternative option
Youth Training
available. Our standalone skill training
centers were running with inadequate
participants which brought more expenses
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown,
most of the training was stopped
Center than normal time. Against this backdrop,
we started a multi-skill training center, here
about 3 to 4 skill training on Beautician
as restrictions were imposed by the programmes, Aari embroidery, Tailoring
government. During this time, SDTC and Computer applications to name a few
conducted two different virtual training were conducted together at one common
programmes for youth. The core idea center effectively and efficiently to
behind the training was to empower minimize expenses and increase revenue
unemployed youth, especially the sons/ for the pillar’s sustainability.
daughters of rural SHG women.
54 55Gratitude & Resilience for a new world #TrainToEmpower Hand in Hand | Annual Report 2020–21 #TrainToEmpower
Case Study
Agricultural Practices Enriching the Youth in the
through Drone Sprayer Country
Technology #TrainToEmpower
Special training on drone sprayers was
imparted to the farmers of Molasur GP.
During the training programme, farmers
were taught how to operate the drone
and they also learned about the benefits
they can impart through the usage of this
smart technology. The drones are capable
of flying 50 to 100 m above the ground,
spray small quantities of the pesticide on
targeted spots on the farmlands. Through
this technology, farmers can save both
time and money. Through the usage of this
method, the farmers will be able to save
INR 600/day labor costs.
Herbal Need
Understanding the need to consume “Learning Basic Computer Course has
more immunity-boosting food items, the sharpened my knowledge and eased my
SDTC pillar implemented a new initiative of work”, thanks to Hand in Hand India!” says
of the Hour introducing Herbal Spice Tea powder. Unlike Mr. Kamalraj with a grateful heart.
other tea powders available in the market,
the Herbal Spice Tea comes with a blend of A family situation led Mr. Kamalraj to quit in the department, for everyone reaches
ingredients such as raw tea powder, green school at 11th grade but his determination out to him for any computer requirement.
cardamom, dried ginger, dried rose petals, led to him to join the Tamil Nadu Police He is now an indispensable asset and his
dried tulsi leaves, black peppercorns, department as a constable. Yet, his lack of skill has boosted his confidence. Hand in
ashwagandha, glycyrrhiza glabra, cloves, education in computer skills caused him Hand India’s Skill Development pillar aims
cinnamon, nutmeg and fennel seeds that some troubles as the police job demanded at bridging the gap between skills and
help in boosting immunity. In 3 months, him to operate and work on computers employability among youth, women, and
a total of 80 kg of Herbal Spice Tea has often. This skill would enable him to apply farmers.
been sold for INR 44,000. This income for higher positions within the department
was distributed among three members so he reached out to Hand in Hand India
engaged in the group enterprise of women and took up the basic computer skills
who created and sold this product. course offered. Post completion of the
course, Kamalraj’s demand has increased
56 57Gratitude & Resilience for a new world #TrainToEmpower Hand in Hand India | Annual Report 2020–21 #TrainToEmpower
Case Study
An Augmented
The Way Forward
SDTC plans on targeting more SHG women
Confidence
to train them in a virtual mode through
technology-based skill training enhancing
short-term skill training which would
#TrainToEmpower support them in supplementing their
income. The pillar will work in close synergy
with corporates to provide tailormade skill
training to suit the market requirements
and will work closely with Academic
institutions and Hand in Hand Academy for
strengthening skills of youth.
“The training conducted by Hand in Hand
India has helped me boost my confidence
because of which I am now able to excel
at work”, expresses Gayathri.
Gayathri was just like every other college- eye-opener for Gayathri as she was able
going student who aspired to reach to unearth her hidden talents. Through
heights of success. She was known to be the course, she gained self-confidence
a very shy girl who lacked self-confidence. which enabled her to speak boldly in
All this changed when she enrolled front of a crowd. The constant support
in the virtual skill training course on and encouragement helped Gayathri
Telemarketing, Retail Sales, and Customer perform well in the interview conducted by
Relationship jointly conducted by Hand in Matrimony.com where she bagged a great
Hand India. The course turned out to be an job offer!
58 59Gratitude & Resilience for a new world #Innovation&Determination Hand in Hand | Annual Report 2020–21 #Innovation&Determination
Our
GRATITUDE
Presence
# Innovation + Karnataka + Telangana
&
Determination
The role of partnerships and alliances is
ever critical in today’s world where building
lasting relationships is a key to success.
Acting as a segue for fundraising initiatives + Tamil Nadu + Gujarat
and project implementation, the dynamic
team plays a critical role in sharing Hand in
Hand India’s impact.
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