PROPOSAL ON LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT PROGRAMME FOR CYCLONE VICTIMS

IN GANJAM DISTRICT OF ODISHA

Introduction: The Cyclone Phailin which hit Gopalpur on 12th of October evening left a trail of
destruction along India's east coast. The very severe cyclonic storm, Phailin started with heavy
rain and wind speed of 100-150. The people of Gopalpur could experience the landfall of
cyclonic storm as the houses were shaken during landfall. The storm continuously hit Gopalpur
and its suburbs from 11.00 PM-2.30AM causing huge devastation to electricity, communication,
livelihood mainly of fisher folk communities and the environment. Majority of the people who
were inside the Pucca (roofed) houses became sleepless out of trauma and fear. Phailin Cyclone
hit and crossed through having velocity of 200 to 210 kmph. The situation was worst as the
storm hit during the night. 873,000 people moved before the cyclone made landfall, while at least
another 100,000 were evacuated further south in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Some 600,000
people were left homeless after the ferocious storm swept through 14,000 villages mainly in
coastal districts especially Ganjam district in Odisha and Srikakulum district in Andhra Pradesh.
Following the Phailin storm, incessant rain in the district due to low pressure in the Bay of
Bengal made the situation more worse. All the major rivers were running above the danger level
for three days and flood affected thousand and thousand acres of agricultural land which
shattered the backbone of the farmers. In Ganjam district only, more than 200,000 houses and
200,000 hectares of agricultural was damaged, making it the states worst casualty of the storm.

A satellite image of cyclonic storm 'Phailin'. (The weather Channel)

Tracking of the Very Severe Cyclonic Storm PHAILIN

Date

Time Watch

Observation

08.10.2013

8.30 AM

08.10.2013
08.10.2013
09.10.2013
9.10.2013
09.10.2013

11.30 AM
5.30 PM
5.30 AM
5.30 AM
5.30 PM

10.10.2013

8.30 AM

10.10.2013
10.10.2013

11.30 AM
8.30 PM

11.10.2013

5.30 AM

11.10.2013

11.30 AM

11.10.2013

5.30pm

Tracking of PHALIN started: IMD indicated about

depression, at 1450 km east-southeast of Paradip
Depression, about 1350 km east-southeast of Paradip
Depression, about 1250 km east-southeast of Paradip
Depression, about 1100 km east-southeas
Depression, about 1100 km east-southeast of Paradip
Deep depression became cyclonic Storm PHAILIN,
about 950 km south-east of Paradip
Intensified into severe cyclonic storm PHAILIN - at
820 km south-east of Paradip coast
800KM south-east from Paradip coast
Intensified into very severe cyclonic storm PHAILIN
650 km south-east of Paradip coast & 700 km from
Gopalpur
520 km south south-east of Paradip coast & 530 km
south-east of Gopalpur
500 km south south-east of Paradip coast & 490 km
south-east of Gopalpur
400 KM south south-east of Paradip coast & 400 km

11.10.2013

11.30PM

12.10.2013

2.30AM

12.10.2013

8.30 AM

12.10.2013

11.30 AM

12.10.2013
12.10.2013
12.10.2013

2.30PM
8.30PM
8.30 PM to 9.30 PM

south-east of Gopalpur
375 km south south-east of Paradip coast & 345 km
south-east of Gopalpur
355 km south south-east of Paradip coast & 320 km
south-east of Gopalpur
200 km south-east of Gopalpur & 280 km from south
south-east of Paradip coast
150 km south-east of Gopalpur & 260 km from south
south-east of Paradip coast
90 km south-east of Gopalpur
LANDFALL PROCESS STATRED
LANDFALL NEAR GOPALPUR WITH WIND
SPEED OF 200-220 KMPH

Source : IMO ,Bhubaneswar

Occurrence & Intensity

According to IMDs classification, the cyclonic storm which crossed Odisha coast near Gopalpur
in the evening of 12th October 2013 is a very severe cyclonic storm. The intensity of the cyclone
can be better represented by the maximum sustained wind speed experienced due to the cyclone.
The wind data (Speed) received from IMD during cyclone is mentioned below
The wind data (Speed) received from IMD during cyclone is mentioned below.
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Places

Date

1
2
3
4
5
6

Gopalpur
Puri
Paradeep
Bhubaneswa
Chandbali
Balasore

12.10.2013
12.10.2013
12.10.2013
12.10.2013
12.10.2013
12.10.2013

Velocity of wind in
kmph
214 kmph
223 kmph
121 kmph
112 kmph
112 kmph
84 kmph

Rainfall
Due to the effect of cyclonic storm the State faced torrential rainfall from 9 th to 14 th October
2013. The Cumulative amount of rain fall during this spell was as high as 241.1 mm in Ganjam
district.
In order to understand the severity of cyclone situation, status of the people as well as the
response from the Government and other agencies, CoSA commissioned a Phailin impact study
on 13th of October 2013 and the study team members were sent to different coastal villages of
Odisha. An impact study format was immediately developed to map the damages caused by the
Phailin and Flood. Village youth and volunteers were engaged to collect information. The team
members visited 248 villages (123 phailin affected and 125 flood affected villages), discussed

with the community members, PRI representatives, government official, civil society groups,
PO,WO etc about the Phailin impact and the response from the Government.
Visit Period : 13th October to 16th October, 2013 and 25th October,2013
Date

Block

Villages

13-10-2013
14-10-2013

Rangaillunda
Rangailunda

15-10-2013

Chhatrpur/Ganjam

16-10-2013

Chikiti

25-10-2013

Chikiti
Rangailunda
Chhatrapur

Gopalpur, Indrakhi, Tulu,Keluapalli, Aryapalli

Bauxipalli, Digipur,Venketraipur, Newbauxipalli, Gopalpur
NAC
Kalipalli, Bandar, Katur, Haripur, Sanaaryapalli.
Podampetta
Katur, Rameyapatna, Sunapur, Dankur village under
Icchapur block in Srikakulum district
Rameyapatna,sonapur
Indrakhi,Tulu,Keluapalli
Bauxipalli

The team met and discussed with the affected community members, PRI representatives, village
leaders, Youth groups, children, Women groups, Government officials, school teachers, MNGO
representatives and member of Traditional marine and river fisherfolk etc. The team also met the
members of Indian Red Cross at Haripur in Chatrapur Block and discussed about the situation in
the affected villages. During the field visit interaction was made with the following people to
understand situation
During the field visit interaction was made with the following people to understand situation
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Name of the person

Place and Date

1
2

K.Jayaraju Venkairao
D.Padmanavam, Sarapanch, Bauxiplli GP in Rangailunda
Block
E Sudarshan
Mr.Jayasen Sahu-PS member
Mr.Hari Krushna Choudhury- Teacher, Primary School
A Satyam, Village President, Deigipur
Mr.Ali Patnaik, Presdent,CPI state unit
P.Krishna NSS Volunteer
Er.Ramchandra Mishra
Executive Officer, Gopalpur NAC
Ch.Babaji, President,Upakula Surakhya Samiti
P.Bhogiraju,J. Secretary-Odisha Traditional Marine
Fisherfolk Trade Union
Mr.Anam Nayak,School Techer, RAMEYAPATNA
Rangelunda Block Chairperson
Rajarao,Rameyapatna
District Collector office, met with officials engaged in
the relief coordination work

New Bauxipalli, 13-10-13

New Bauxipalli, 13-10-13

3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Vanketraipur-13-10-13
New Bauxipalli, 13-10-13
Digeipur, 14-10-13
Deigipur-14-1013
Berhampur -14-10-13
Gopalpur-14-10-13
NAC office, Gopalpur,15-10-13
Podampetta,15-10-13
Rameya Patna-16-10-13
Rameyapatna School-16-1013
Keluapalli Panchyat Office,25-10-13
Remeyapatna village 25-10-2013
25-10-2013

Major Observation during 13th -16th of October,2013

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Road Communication has been cut off to some places and trees are uprooted on the
roads due to incessant rain followed by phailin
People have started moving from cyclone shelters to their homes
Government relief had not reached as of 16th September 2013
Very old and big trees and the trees which was providing livelihood support to
thousand of people in the coastal areas were uprooted. Maximum tree damage was
noticed in Rangailunda block and in Chikiti
Thatched houses in coastal villages are being badly damaged. In some asbestos
houses, the roof is damaged
The belongings of the people like coking materials, sleeping materials, clothes, etc
have been lost in the cyclone
Electricity has been out of order and people are in dark as kerosene or candle are not
available in the village
Some People are staying in the relatives house as the houses are completely damaged
The children study materials have been destroyed in the cyclone
Safe drinking water is not available in the villages
12 houses have been submerged in the sea in Podampeta village and 140 fisherfolk
were affected. 150 nets were lost and 50 boats have been damaged
Lot of horticulture crops like coconut, kewda, cashew etc have been destroyed in
Chhatrapur and Rangailunda Block.
Agriculture is also affected in the villages we visited and though no boat was found
missing ,but it has been broken and all the nets are damaged
Due to lack of light and books children have stopped study and are psychologically
depressed
The livestock in the village are also affected

Observation on 25th October,2013

o Some NGOs have started distributing tarpaulin in the affected areas. We also
noticed duplicity in the distribution of relief in villages under Rangailunda Block.
o Government has provided food relief and tarpaulin to the victims- 50 kg rice
Rs.500 and 4 liter kerosene
o Children are the worst sufferers in this disaster and their clothes and study
materials have been badly destroyed.
o The livelihood of nearly 80 percent of the people in the villages we visited
destroyed. Those dependent on agriculture and kewda cultivation, horticulture etc
are depressed a lot as they do not understand what they will do next.
o Continuous rain has made the situation worse.

Details of the damage assessment survey conducted by CoSA is as follows

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Details

Total

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

No of Blocks
No of GPs
No of Villages
No of Families Affected
No of Children Affected
No of Children Books Lost
No of Children Garments Lost
Houses Fully Damaged
No of Houses Partly Damaged
Adult clothing Materials Lost
Lighting Materials Lost
Sleeping Materials Lost
Utensils lost
Fishing Net Lost
Boats Damaged
Agriculture/Horticulture

4
13
43
12154
9023
8565
8043
4157
5218
3850
8679
1603
1883
3451
594
5687

17

Agriculture Implements Lost

4047

Loss in Ganjam due to Phailin and Flood as assessed by the Government

35 lakh people affected and 17 people died in the Phailin and flood
4000 cattle have been lost
3.43 lakh houses damaged
3.55 lakh hectrares of crop has been lost
12830 fisherfolk families have been badly affected- 6798 boats have been damaged and
10202 nets are lost

21000 water bodies have been badly affected

Source : media reports- The Prameya dated 29th October,2013

Relief Assistance announced by the State Government:

The state government had demanded a central assistance of Rs 4,242.41 crore towards the
damage caused by cyclone Phailin and resultant floods between October 12 and October 16.The
demand for Rs.1590 crore for relief and restoration works and additional assistance for the 13
flood hit districts was made in a supplementary memorandum submitted to a visiting interministerial team. Chief Minister has announced a special package for farmers, fishermen,
weavers and students affected by cyclone 'Phailin' and the resultant floods.

A farmer in the calamity-hit area will get at least Rs. 2,000 as compensation while Rs.
16,500 would be given for loss of milch cow or buffalo.
Affected fishermen would be given Rs. 3,000 for repair of partially damaged boats and
Rs. 1,500 for repairing damaged nets. Rs. 7,000 would be paid for replacement of fullydamaged boats while Rs. 1,850 is to be given for replacing fishing nets
The students till Std 10 would be given two sets of uniforms and textbooks, besides
exemption of tuition and examination fees, a government release said.
The state government has announced an agriculture input subsidy of Rs. 4,500 per
hectare for rain-fed areas and Rs. 9,000 per hectare in assured irrigated areas.
12,000 per hectare has been earmarked for all types of perennial crops restricted to sown
areas. Perennial crops include mango, cashew, coconut, Kewra and betel vines, the
release stated.
Crop loans during Rabi season would be made available for affected farmers at the rate of
5 per cent interest with the same to be reduced to 2 per cent in case of timely repayment.
Farmers will not be treated as defaulters for non-repayment of existing loans and shortterm crop loans advanced during Kharif season would be converted to medium-term
loans repayable over a three-year period.

CoSA participation in the Inter Agency Coordination Group:

To undertake relief, rehabilitation and restoration work in the coastal areas of Ganjam in the
aftermath of PHAILIN cyclone and coordinate the efforts of various civil society organizations
working in the district, the Inter Agency Coordination Group has been constituted at the Ganjam
collectorate and the first meeting of the group was organised on 19th October,2013 at the
Collectorate, Chhatrapur. The RDC, district collector, PD, DRDA, Sub-collector and members of
civil society organistion attended the meeting.
The NGOs attended the programme included CARE,PLAN,ADHUNIK GROUP-CSR, UNICEF,
HELPAGE,CRY, Save the children Fund, Gram Vikas, PREM, AINA, IRDWSI, ODAF, CoSA,
ISRD, YSD, UAA, Centurion University, CRS, World Vision etc.
Sharing the information about the relief and rehabilitation, the district collector requested the
NGOs to extend their help in the following areas
1- Arrangement of Volunteers- he suggested to arrange 200 volunteers immediately

2- Livelihood support to the fisher folk community- boat or nets

3- Organizing psychosis programme for the people, especially the children
4- Undertake water and sanitation activities in the affected areas
NGOs shared their relief activities. It was decided to form a committee consisting of PD,DRDA,
PD,DSMS,PMRDF etc at the district level for coordination.
CoSA also participated in the district level NGO coordination meeting at Berhampur on 26th
October and state level meeting organized by the Government at OSDMA office on 27th of
October2013 at Bhubaneswar.
As per the Study the following is the requirement and due to to lack of resources we have
planned relief activities on priority basis which is attached in the next table:
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

Immediate Response Needed

Temporary Shelter
Food Supply for 10 days
Children Clothes
Children Study materials
Adults Clothing
Sleeping Materials
Utensils Kit
Medical Assistance
Nutrition Supply
Agricultural Seeds
Agriculture Assistance
Fishing Nets
Fishing Boats
Lighting Requirements
Drinking Water Supply Chlorination
Plantations
House Construction Assistance

Villages
Families
43
5600
32
3000
43
5634
43
3800
30
2678
27
1432
32
1324
12
666
12
2131
34
3234
34
3211
24
2722
10
626
43
6674
12
71
43
5441
12
191

Understanding the huge gap even after 14 days of the cyclone, between the need of the people
and response from the Government and other agencies to address the issue including providing
emergency short term relief to reconstruction and rehabilitation activities in the affected areas, d
CoSA decided to undertake measures to help the people in their efforts to restore the livelihood
sources so that they can able to maintain a normal and dignified life. On the basis of intensity of
damage as assessed by CoSA and the Government, the organisation has decided to work in 10
villages in two panchyats ( Kattur in chikiti and Indrakhi in Rangailunda The proposed project
would mainly focus on capacity building for empowerment, skill development on agriculture,
vegetable and alternative livelihood options, capital and tools support, creating community
assets, networking and building community based institutions

The activities proposed

The major focus of the programme on increased access to Government livelihood entitlements
and micro credit from financial institutions.The team members discussed with the community
leaders and fisherfolk community, farmers, women group and the PRI members about the
strategie the livelihood support programme in the villages. The activities to be initiated with the
participation of community members are as follows
1. Baseline Survey : A baseline survey will be organized to know the status of the
vulnerable families identified and the indicators used can be employed later to measure
the impact of the programme
2. Sleeping Materials : The survey conducted by the Council of Social Action highlights
the damage and as per the survey report people have lost the sleeping materials like
bedsheets, and blankets. Sleeping materials are not included in Government relief
pogramme. So the most vulnerable families need to be provided one set of sleeping
material containing bed sheets and a blanket.
3. Children Educational Materials : Cyclone has damaged the study materials of the
children. It has been highlighted in the survey that 3800 children in 43 villages have lost
the study materials and the government has announced to provide text boks and school
uniforms to the children in the affected areas. Though books are provided by the
Government, there is a need for supplying school bag,note books, pens and pencils. It is
planned to provide 1000 sets of study materials in the 15 villages
4. Advocacy on government livelihood entitlements for victims: Support to livelihood
restoration of farmers/fishing communities: Under this project it is proposed to link
the community with the Government schemes announced in post cyclone period. The
entitlement rights of the community needs to be ensured through this initiative.
Appropriate lobby and advocacy work will be organized under this programme head to
ensure that all the victims received the government rehabilitation assistance.
5. Training on SRI/Organic Farming: The farmers in the area will be provided orientation
on SRI model of rice cultivation and low carbon farming.
6. Disaster preparedness Training: It is proposed to orient 300 community leaders on
disaster preparedness. Experts will be hired to train the people on coping up mechanism
to meet the disasters
7. Village level disaster response Team: In each village a disaster mitigation team will be
constituted. The youth, school children, women representative , PRI members will form
the team at the village level.

Budget :
Relief and livelihood assistance proposed by CoSA for 1000 selected vulnerable families in
two GPs.
Sl Immediate Relief Assistance
I Non -Food Assistance
Sleeping Materials ( 2 Beds sheets/1
1 blankets )
Children Educational Materials ( an
educational kit containing school bag, note
2 books, pen, pencils, eraser, cutter etc)
3 Baseline Survey of Vulnerable families
Sub-Total
II Livelihood Support
4 Fisherfolk/Farmers etc
Sub-Total
III Capacity Building Programme
Training on Community based Disaster
5 Management ( 300 community leaders)
Development and strengthening village level
6 disaster response team (10 villages)
Sub-Total
IV Coordination Expenses
Two village level volunteers @ Rs 5000 per
7 month per persons for 12 months
One Programme coordinator @ Rs 15000
8 per month for 12 months
Travel/Transport/ Baseline/
Documentation/and other admin cost @
9 Rs.15000 per month for 24 months
Sub-Total
Grand Total

Units

Qty.

unit cost

Amount

Kits

1000

600

600000

Children

1000

500

500000
50000
1150000

Family

1000

500

500000
500000

Person

300

1000

300000

Village

10

10000

100000
400000

Person

24

5000

120000

Person

12

15000

180000

12

15000

180000
4,80,000
25,30,000

Implementation Plan: The proposed relief activities will be carried out in consultation with the
community members and to avoid duplicate of efforts, the planned activities and the areas where
interventions are to be made shall be intimated to the government. Besides, the volunteers of the
NGOs, efforts will be made to give priority for engaging the village youth/women groups which
will help the NGO to successfully phase out. There will be central coordination relief unit in
Berhampur and the central office will make necessary link with the filed level volunteers.
One Coordinators, two volunteers will be deployed for a period of 24 months for the
rehabilitation work. Advocacy work on relief activities will be another area that to be covered
under this appeal.

About the Applicant Organisation Council of Social Action

Council of Social Action (CoSA) is a Non-Governmental, Secular and Non-Profit Organisation
formed in 2006 to improve the quality of life of the of the poor and marginalized communities.
vision: An equitable and self reliant society where women and men can freely realize their full
potential, fulfill their rights and responsibilities and lead their life with dignity and selfrespect, safeguard the environment and promote sustainable development.
mission: To empower the people, especially the tribals and dalits, marginalized and weaker
sections and strengthen their livelihood potential and capabilities through training, exposure,
model demonstration, information dissemination & networking services to make them selfreliant and address environmental issues through interactive participatory decision-making
processes.
Programmes:

Conduct and facilitate socio-economic, environmental, livelihoods and developmental

research studies and training

Evolve and implement livelihood and empowerment programmes to bring qualitative

changes in life of the marginalised

Campaign/network with different groups on various issues.

Legal Status: The organisation is registered under the Society Registered Act of 1860 and
Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) and U/s 12 A of Income Tax.
Address for Communication :
Satosh Kumar Patnaik
Secretary, Council of Social Action
G4/32, Godavarish Nagar, Berhampur-760 001,
Ganjam, Odisha
Telephone-08763442483/08018161851
email:santoshkpatnaik@gmail.com
web: www.cosaindia.org

Restoring Community Livelihood Approach

Agriculture and Fishing are major sources of livelihood of the affected people in Ganjam. Heavy
rainfall and strong winds completely damaged the standing crops and agricultural land. The
paddy fields were submerged, vegetable cultivation, nursery and horticulture, banana and
coconut and kewara plantation had been destroyed. Fishing boats and net were also damaged.
Under the proposed livelihood restoration programme, efforts would be made by the
Organisation to help the 1000 vulnerable households. A bench mark survey will be conducted in
the villages involving the community to identify the vulnerability of households. People
identified to be covered under the proposed intervention shall be communicated to the
Government and others for ensuring transparency and avoiding duplicity.
The selected families in two panchyats (Kattur and Indrakhi in Chikiti and Rangailunda Block
respectively) will be facilitated for procuring seeds for Rabi crops and plants to revive their
traditional/existing occupation. Similarly the fisherfolk community will be assisted in linking
with government and financial institutions for availing government livelihood entitlements and
micro credit from financial institutions. Efforts will be made to ensure that the small and
marginal farmers are covered under different Government livelihood restoration assistance. Both
agriculture and horticulture experts from the government would be invited to orient the farmers
in the target areas.
Some farmers will be provided seeds support for Rabi crops and developing kitchen garden.
Farmers will be motivated to adopt low external input sustainable agriculture practices which are
ecological sound, cost effective and culturally acceptable. Further there will be efforts for
increased access to Government livelihood entitlements and micro credit from financial institutions
by the fisherfolk. The project will use baseline and PRA information to identify the existing
alternate livelihood opportunities as well as vocational skill building requirements. Besides, there
will be capacity building programmes on SRI and organic farming to enable

The note is prepared by Council of Social Action for the proposed rehabilitation restoration
programme for the Phailin affected people in Ganjam - 31st October,2013

PROFILE OF COUNCIL OF SOCIAL ACTION

Council of Social Action (CoSA) is a Non-Governmental, Secular and Non-Profit Organisation
formed in 2006 to improve the quality of life of the of the poor and marginalized communities.
vision: An equitable and self reliant society where women and men can freely realize their full
potential, fulfill their rights and responsibilities and lead their life with dignity and selfrespect, safeguard the environment and promote sustainable development.
mission: To empower the people, especially the tribals and dalits, marginalized and weaker
sections and strengthen their livelihood potential and capabilities through training, exposure,
model demonstration, information dissemination & networking services to make them selfreliant and address environmental issues through interactive participatory decision-making
processes.
Programmes:

Conduct and facilitate socio-economic, environmental, livelihoods and developmental

research studies and training

Evolve and implement livelihood and empowerment programmes to bring qualitative

changes in life of the marginalised

Campaign/network with different groups on various issues.

Research, Training and Documentation

CoSA has successfully completed various social research projects covering education, health,
livelihood and poverty alleviation and the key competency lies in handling very large scale data,
from selection of sample to analysis including high end analysis like correlation, regression,
significance test, normality test etc., in presentation of findings.
Socio-Economic Study on Kewada: Kewda, Pandanus fascicularis Lam, an economically
important aromatic shrub and 90 percent of total kewda is found in coastal ganjam in Odisha.
Realizing the unlimited potential of kewda sector for growth and with the objective of
understanding the contribution of kewda to growth of local economy, as a major source of
employment opportunity for the locals, a socio-economic study on kewda was conducted by
CoSA.
Baseline Study for Early Childhood Care and Education: The programme on Early childhood
care and education (ECCE),especially the mother tongue based multilingual early child hood
education is implemented to prepare the child mentally, physically and socially for many years
of education to be pursued ahead. To assess the early childhood education status of the young
children, a baseline study was conducted in tribal areas of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
Study on the Status of Land in Tribal Areas: Since independence a plethora of land reform
measures have been taken up by the government to bring equity in the land distribution. But

despite all these measures, land alienation in the tribal areas has become a major concern. In this
back drop and to ascertain the extent of land alienated in the tribal areas of Odisha, a study on the
status of tribal land in Odisha was organized .
Study on Indians Right to Information Act-A chance for (increasing) citizens participation
in Planning Process: CoSA participated in the research project on the impact of RTI carried out
at the institute of economic and cultural geography, Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany.
Impact of Climate Change on Coastal Fisher folk: The climate is changing and this has
emerged as one of greatest threats facing the planet. The issue of climate change has become a
global issue of concern and for understanding the local communities perceptions on climate
change impact on livelihood, a study was conducted in coastal villages in Ganjam.
Study on Mother Tongue based Pre-School Education of Juang Community in Keonjhar:
A study on the need for mother tongue based multi lingual education organized among the Juang
communities in Keonjhar. The 450 No of sampled households in 35 villages under the Juang
Development Agency were covered under this study.
Empowerment
Awareness on HIV/AIDS: Ganjam is one of the HIV/AIDS prone districts in the country.
Nearly 47 percent of the total HIV/AIDS cases in the state are reported from Ganjam. CoSA is
involved in organizing competitions, seminars, rallies on the prevention of HIV/AIDS in
different areas.
Sensitization on Global Warming: Global warming is global warning and to educate the
children, youth and the community on the impact of climate change, various competitions and
campaigns are being organized at the school and college level.
Forest Protection: Realizing the importance of forest in the conservation of bio diversity and
promote the livelihood of the people, CoSA has taken up activities for sensitizing on forest
protection, bio diversity conservation and facilitated in formation of village forest protection
committees.
Promotion of Women Rights: Division of Audio Visual Publicity (DAVP), Ministry of
Information and Communication, Govt of India organised sensitisation programmes on women
rights in partnership with CoSA in Dharakote Block.
Livelihood Promotion

Organising farmers and fisherfolk to strengthen their livelihood

Facilitates the micro-entrepreneurs, links them with training institutes for skill
enhancement, market linkage, etc.
Vocational trainings to youth to enable them self-employed and avail better employment
opportunities.

Campaigns- India Beyond Coal: CoSA organized the campaign on the promotion of renewable
energy as state level activity in association with the India Beyond Coal Campaign in
Berhampur. A cycle rally on renewable energy was organized.
Publication: Besides various social-study Reports, the Organisation has collated, documented
and published primers on Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, MGNREGA, RTI,
Forest Rights Act.
Training & Consultancy: CoSA is also having a pool of experienced trainers and professionals
who provide training and consultancy in preparation of feasibility studies, base line and impact
assessment studies, trainings, etc
Board of Management: The Organisation is managed by a Board of Management which meet
as frequently as necessary to take decisions on important matters. The members of the
management committee are elected by the General Body of the Organisation.
Legal Status: The organisation is registered under the Society Registered Act of 1860 and
Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) and U/s 12 A of Income Tax.
Address for Communication
Council of Social Action
G4/32, Godavarish Nagar,
Berhampur-760 001,
Ganjam, Odisha
Telephone-08763442483/08018161851
email:santoshkpatnaik@gmail.com
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