Centre for Community Development(CCD) is a civil society organization working since 1991-92 in the Gajapati District for the socio-economic development of tribals and other marginalized sections of the community. The organization mainly focuses on natural resource management, sustainable livelihood promotion, reproductive child health Women Empowerment, Community Based Rehabilitation of People with Disabilities, and good governance. Mr. A. Jagannadha Raju, the Secretary of the Society has 44 years of concerted experience including 28 years at CCD in the field of social development sector working with the tribals, Dalits, and vulnerable sections of the community. Presently, the organization is working in 508 compact tribal and non-tribal villages of 129 Gram panchayats of Gumma, Kasinagar, Gosani (Paralakhemundi), Nuagada, Rayagada, R.Udayagiri and Mohona Blocks of Gajapati District covering total households 17250 and population 69121 including 3015 Persons with Disabilities.
Governance in CCD
Centre for Community Development follows a decentralized decision-making process with an efficient and intellectual Governing Board. At the organization level, the Core committee is the apex level decision-making body consisting of secretary CCD, project coordinators, accountant, document associate, and other senior staff. The committee meets every fortnight to review the progress of different projects and takes all the decisions regarding the organizational affair and its outreach programs. Apart from this CCD is guided by effective policies that are also being reviewed periodically as needed.
- H R Policy
- Financial Policy
- Gender Policy
- Disability Policy
- Child Protection policy
Gender equity
Centre for Community Development implements a gender equity policy, that emphasizes the gender equity aspects of the community as well as at the organizational level. The gender focal group has been appointed to look after the issues relating to the women staff. CCD is committed to providing a workplace that is free from sexual harassment. Sexual harassment in the workplace is against the law and will not be tolerated. When the Department determines that an allegation of sexual harassment is credible, it will take prompt and appropriate corrective action.
Experience of CCD
Natural Resource Management
Since inception, Centre for Community Development is working in the field of Natural Resource Management, organizing awareness campaigns, capacity building training programs and educating the community & local farmers on the protection of natural resources, plantation, effective utilization of non-timber forest produces, collective marketing, sustainable agriculture for livelihood promotion, soil & water conservation measures, community nurseries, watershed, water & sanitation, etc.
Education
Simultaneously, Centre for Community Development is also one of the implementing agencies of Accelerated Female Literacy Program (AFLP) under the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India, implementing the program in 38 Gram Panchayat of Gumma, Kasinagar and Paralakhemundi(Gosani) blocks in 2003. This program was motivated to educate 19000 neo literates (the clientele women between the age group of 15 - 35 years), in the above-mentioned blocks During the year 2005 06, CCD was running 33 bridge schools in Partada Gram Panchayat of Kasinagar Block and Tarangada Gram Panchayat of Gumma Block enrolling 673 dropouts and non-schooling children, supported by CEF/Action Aid.
Apart from this, CCD has also enrolled its status quo as a member of the District level education committee of SSA (Sarva Siksha Abhijaan), Gajapati. The organization works towards prioritizing the community-based rehabilitation of Disabled children promoting inclusive education for children with disabilities.
Reproductive Child Health and Malaria prevention
Health is one of the important areas of Centre for Community Development and since its inception, CCD has worked in close collaboration with the H&FW Department, ICDS, and network agencies to facilitate effective health services in isolated areas away from network towns. CCD worked towards the improvement of the community on different components of RCH & safe motherhood, mobilization of health support services in partnership with CARE and UNICEF, and actively involved in Malaria prevention and control in 300 villages with the support of Tata Education Trust (SDTT), Mumbai.
Women Empowerment
Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
One of the focus areas of CCD is a community-based rehabilitation and mainstreaming persons with disabilities. CCD is organizing the PWDs through the promotion of SHGs of PWDs and providing capacity building training generating employment and self-employment opportunities. Till now CCD has promoted 215 SHGs of PWDs in the Gajapati District, to mainstream the education of children with disabilities especially visually impaired. CCD has started Braille education and emphasizing to reduce the dropout and non-schooling of the children promoting Inclusive Education and encouraged an ABLED body DPO SMART with 1936 PWDs.
Vocational Skill development
To enhance the target communities' sustainable livelihood through skill development the Centre for Community Development has emphasized the promotion of skill development. CCD has provided skill development training programs on mobile repairs, bike repairs, vehicle driving, computer software hardware training programs, sewing, Phynoil cleaning agents, Incense sticks (agarbati) making, sustainable leaf plate assembly, broomstick making, and jute bag production.
Value addition of NTFP products
Human Resources
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Office Staff |
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07 (Men: 5, Women: 3) |
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( Project Director, Finance, MIS & Documentation and Office Assistance) |
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Filed Staff (Full time) |
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29(Male : 25, Female : 4) |
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(Livelihood Promoters, Agriculture Experts, Civil Engineers, Social Mobilizers, Project Coordinators & Supervisors) |
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Field Staff (Part-Time & Volunteers) |
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25 (Male : 128, Female : 25) |
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(Community Service Providers, Community Resource Persons and Village Health Volunteers) |
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Partner Community |
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Tribals, Women, Children, and Persons with Disabilities. |
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Operational Area |
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Gajapati District, Odisha State, India |
Main Activities:
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Natural Resource Management& Livelihood Promotion |
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Afforestation and forest protection |
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Ensuring the regularization of forest rights of the community |
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Drinking water and Irrigation through gravitational flow method |
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Promotion of best practices to ensure Sustainable agriculture, Participatory Technology Development, SRI and SMI. |
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Integrated Watershed Management |
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Value addition and marketing of NTFP and forest Produces |
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Promotion of animal husbandry |
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Value addition of Horticulture & NTFPs |
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Promotion and consumption of Millets by the Tribals through Odisha Millets Mission and Promotion of Farmers Producers Company |
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Promotion of organic vegetable Cultivation |
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Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities |
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Sensitizing the community on the issues of PWDs |
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Promotion of self-help and advocacy groups |
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Facilitating for Certification, Aids and Appliances, Social Security Schemes, and other provisions and privileges of Government. |
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Sustainable economic rehabilitation of PWDs with IGP and Vocational training programs |
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Promotion of District-level and State level networking of PWDs |
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Promotion of a barrier-free environment |
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Promotion of inclusive education through teacher training, motivating parents, Braille, Speech Therapy, and other initiatives. |
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Promotion of cataract services and referral to low vision and blind people. |
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Women Empowerment |
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Promotion of Gender Sensitization in the Community |
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Formation and strengthening of Women self-help groups and federations, women cooperatives, promotion of Micro Enterprise and Income Generation. |
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Encouraging women participation in local self-governance and all the developmental initiatives |
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Education |
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Women and Child Education |
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Education for children with disability of all categories |
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Bridge schools to provide education to dropout and non-schooling children |
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Health, Hygiene and Nutrition |
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Promoting nutritious food intake and value-added Millets for women, adolescents and 0 – 5 years children to avoid undernutrition |
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Change of food habits for the tribal community viz Green & fresh vegetables, Green leaves, Tuber crops. |
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Local self-governance |
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Promotion of village Development committee, and people’s federation related to survival and dignity of tribal, women, Dalit and PWDs |
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Capacity building of Community and PRI representative on Panchayati Raj act and PESA act |
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Facilitation for effective implementation of poverty alleviation program and development programs like NREGA, Food security, and social audit |
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Skill Development of Rural Young Professionals |
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Promoting Vocational Training / Skill Development to neo-literates, rudimentary level, un-employment, women & Persons with Disabilities supported by Ministry of Skill Development and Microentrepreneurship, Govt. of India |
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Encouraging them for employment and self-employment |
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Capacity building of CBOs, PRI and stakeholders |
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Training to Gaon Kalyan Samiti (GKS) members for effective health and sanitation at the village level |
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Orient the GKS members for the effective utilization of money for the benefit of the community |
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Leadership training to VDC members |
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Capacity Building training to PRI members |
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Training to SHG, ASHA,& AWW members |
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Menstrual Health & Hygiene of Women and Adolescent Girls |
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Awareness to the Women, Adolescent Girls on menstrual Health & Hygiene Supplying Napkins to the tribal women and Adolescents for regular use during puberty. Support to the tribal families for facilitating for PAN Cards, Health Card, and Labour Card. |
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Child Protection and Prevention |
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Community sensitization to stop child marriage and child labour Mass awareness building to Government Persons, Law protectors, PRI members and different stakeholders to stop child trafficking and child abuse |
CCD Networking / Membership
- International Association of Voluntary Efforts (IAVE), USA
- ASIAN HEALTH INSTITUTE – JAPAN
- Voluntary Action Network India (VANI) – a NGO network in Orissa and India
- International Network of Alternative Financial Institutions (INAFI)
- NITI Ayog (NGO Darpan)
- CSR, Planning Commission
- Orissa Voluntary Health Association (OVHA), Bhubaneswar
- CLAP – Cuttack – A Legal Network, Orissa
- District Employment Committee
- District Vigilance Committee
- District Grievance Cell, Collectorate, Gajapati.
- Dowry Prohibition Council in the District
- District Environment Society
- District Blind Control Society (DBCS), Gajapati
- District Child Protection Committee, Gajapati District
- District Advisory Committee, Gajapati
- Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
- G.B Member of Rogi Kalyan Samiti, District Hospital
- Block Child Protection Committee, Rayagada Block, Gajapati
- Accredited by Credibility Alliance