JEEVIKA bringing social change in Ujjain!

This is one of the the key challenge in the project villages in Ujjain :

Lack of unity among villagers is the main problem to work in Panvihar Village. Men flock do not allow the women to attend the meeting conducted by the staff in village. Staffs are continuing their interaction among the people especially with the men. Men demand that we are ready to form the self help groups provided the organisation has to give Rs. 50000 to each member as loan with 50% subsidy. Alcoholism is a main problem for the smooth implementation of the project in the villages. Male members of the villages are going for the work but they do not use their earning for their house hold purpose they use the entire money for purchasing alcohol. Quarrel among the husband and wife is a very common in this villages because male members not allow the females to mingle with the outsiders and other male people those who are living in Panvihar village. Effort of the cluster coordinator is continuing to motivate the people and to make them understand the nature of the project and its result.

And considering challenge what we have initiated is:

Buchakhedy is one of the villages coming under the Jeevika project. Kripa was finding great difficulty to open its self help groups in this village. The main reason for the slow process of getting support from the people was alcoholism. 100% of grown up men in the villages are addicted to alcohol. They begin their day by taking the alcohol. As the team started its intervention team could realise that the change in the life style of the people in this village is depending on the habit of alcoholic. Kripa should take some step to aware the people on the bad effect of the alcoholism. So on 18th February 2013 Kripa arranged an awareness programme in collaboration with the social justice department. Kala Pathak Del from Social justice department came with staff to BuchakhedY for the programme. Kala Pathak Del sang various songs on the theme of alcoholism and its bad effect. Mr. Shilendra Bhutt and Mrs. Rajani gave classes to the people about the alcoholism. There were 109 people (male- 73, female-36) for the programme. Mr. Andhersingh, secretary of the panchayat appreciated the programme. After the programme Mrs. Ajodhiya Bai, Mrs. Reena Bai and Mrs. Kamala Bai tolled that we should give complaint to police to stop illegal sale of alcoholism in the village.

By JEEVIKA Kripa Ujjian team