NGO Profile: Alternative for Rural Movement (ARM)

Alternative for Rural Movement (ARM)  was started by, few Academicians, Visionaries and professionals of North Balasore on 8th March 1989. Till date ARM has organized over 300 Women Self Help Groups (WSGs) across 100 remote rural villages in 16 Gram Panchayats serving a population of 1, 18,748 (21376 families) of Balasore district in the state of Odisha.

Vision and Mission of ARM in its own words:

Vision: To find out an alternative strategy of rural social intervention and facilitate the NGO movement in the state of Odisha.

Mission: Establishment of an equitable social order through motivation, facilitation and self activity among backward rural communities with emphasis on women and children in the sphere of health education, human rights, economy and rural leadership.

Here are a Few of the Many Accomplishments of ARM:

• ARM has received Certificate of Appreciation towards their excellent contribution in Women Empowerment Activities in the district of Balasore for the Year 2007-08.
• ARM has received Certificate of Appreciation towards their excellent contribution in Women Empowerment Activities in the district of Balasore for the Year 2007-08.
• With the assistance of ARM, 1318 no. of women have become self reliant through 475 rural women micro enterprise groups, under women self employment initiatives.
• ARM has immunized 6316 children till date.
• ARM has given Scholarship support for 200 poor and meritorious children, Art/craft/dance and music based extracurricular activities for 160 talented students as well as Teachers Training for 60 primary school teachers have been extended under School Child Resource Development Centre (SCRDC) project.
• Through ARM Model School project, 1468 no. of children of poor and underprivileged families have got primary education intended for school dropouts and non school going children of dalit and deprived backward communities.
• ARM has established 30 Village Development Committees.
• ARM has renovated 15 village ponds for multipurpose uses.
• School dropout rate has decreased significantly from 66 % to 12 % in this remote coastal area since ARM started educational intervention in 1997.
• ARM has empowered 5618 women and risk girls, trained and sustainably engaged themselves in different vocational self employment activities being protected from drudgery, child labour and women trafficking threats.

 Awards:

• ARM was appreciated as the best NGO at Balasore district for its excellent contribution towards women empowerment in 2007.
• ARM was appreciated as the best NGO at Balasore district for its excellent contribution towards women empowerment in 2004.
• Mission Shakti Govt. of Odisha recognized ARM Coordinating Member as the best facilitator on Women.

Address:
Alternative for Rural Movement (ARM), Baliapal, Dist:Balasore Baliapal, Odisha 756026, Phone- 06781 253 424

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NGO Profile: Anchalika Kunjeswari Sanskrutika Sansad

A group of young college going students came forward to serve the shelter less, hungry, flood victims through relief operation a severe flood in the year 1978. They formed an organized body which was later publicized in the name of Anchalika Kunjeswari Sanskrutika Sansad (AKSS) with its Headquarters at Kanas in the district of Puri, Odisha.


After one year they felt it was felt necessity to get Govt. recognition and in the year 1979 it was registered as a non-governmental, non-profit making, non- political, non-secretarial and non-religious organization under the Indian Societies Registration Act. 1860. Then in 1987 the organization registered under FCRA.

AKSS is an independent non-governmental voluntary organization based on the philosophy of love, sacrifice, dedication & brotherhood. It started its work with the objective to establish a society founded on the values of equality, justice, peace & progress.

AKSS is working in backward rural and tribal areas of Odisha state. Its programs in Odisha State are managed by at Sevanchal, Kanas, Dist- Puri, Odisha state which is head office as well as permanent Office of the organisation.

AKSS address the root causes of Poverty, Illiteracy, Ill health, Inequality and Degraded Environment through right based approach and is committed on TEN rights-based goals:

1. Eradicate Poverty & Hunger through sustainable livelihood.

2. Improve Quality of Life and Security.

3. Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women

4. Provide Basic Social Services

5. Ensure Education & Eradicate Illiteracy

6. Ensure Basic Health Needs & Improve Maternal Health, Reduce Child Mortality.

7. Provide Humanitarian Service to victims at the time of Disaster

8. Combat Desertification & Ensure Environmental Sustainability

9. Ensure Human Rights & Protection

10. Organize Peoples Power for Development through Networking, Advocacy and Organization


AKSS VISION:

We envision society with peace, Joy, Happiness, Love, and brotherhood where there will be no poverty, hunger, exploitation, Ignorance, Injustice, Disease, Sufferings & Unhealthy environment.


AKSS MISSION:

Transformation of thoughts into deeds through Peoples participation action, people’s organization and working together for human resource programme and sustainable development

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