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This report witnesses the existence of Janakalyan for 17 successful years in the field of development! It is indeed a matter of happiness to make it public on the eve of 18th anniversary of Janakalyan! Like every year, we are releasing the report on 2nd July, the Foundation Day of Janakalyan, with a hope that we will be given more opportunities to serve the target groups in better fashions in the days to come.
During these 17 years, Janakalyan has served its primary target group i.e. the Bengali refugees aiming at their all round development and we now claim that we have brought many tangible and intangible changes in the lives and livelihoods of this primary target groups (please see impact assessment section of this report for details). This journey was not that easy like any other developmental journey. It saw many troughs and crests but Janakalyan did not stop there instead continued with more enthusiasm and efforts, every time it was at the bottom of the pyramid. Many strategies were adopted, many programs were designed, implemented, mistaken, learnt, redesigned, again implemented, assessed, reassessed, and finally we are here today. However, care has always been taken that if not good but our interventions should not harm any of the target groups in any manner. During this journey, we have come up with many innovative models, tested in various contexts, which are the treasure of Janakalyan and could now be replicated in similar context in any part of the country. These innovations could be grouped as 7Es such as Environment (water), Employment (sustainable agriculture), Empowerment (community), Education (rural), Entrepreneurship (rural), Energy (solar) and Ensuring (health) services to all living beings.
The year under reporting is another successful year added to the history of Janakalyan; it has also several milestones that the team crossed over 365 days of the year. More emphasis was on refugee rights like reservation, mother tongue education, land rights, voter rights, etc. in addition to its regular programs viz. Jan Sanghatan (Empowerment), Jan Krishi (Employment), Jan Jal (Environment), Jan Shakti (Energy), Jan Udyog (Entrepreneurship), Jan Shiksha (Education) and Jan Raksha (Ensuring health). It has received 1st ever grant from Government of India for leadership development of minority women, a grant from Indian Council for Social Science Report for a research study, etc. are some new paradigm shift in the organization.
However, it would be wrong on my part if I do not put on record that in terms of funding it was a bad year thought in terms of activities and impacts, it was a memorable year again. In addition, the reserve funds of Janakalyan as well as my personal accumulation was exhausted totally to complete the college building as well as managing the recurring expenditures of college. Further, I had also to avail huge loan against my only residential plot to complete the college building. Now I humbly request the communities, well wishers and donors to come forward to sustain the institute initiated for the benefits of the refugee children. I strongly believe that these bad days won’t last forever………..
2nd July 2014 Prasen Raptan
Shantinagar Executive Director
This report witnesses the existence of Janakalyan for 17 successful years in the field of development! It is indeed a matter of happiness to make it public on the eve of 18th anniversary of …