SUSTAIANABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY
7-8,PATHAKURAVAPALLE VILLAGE ., ROMPICHERLA MANDAL CHITTOOR DISTRICT., ANDHRA PRADESH PIN 517192
E mail : kota.sudha77@gmail.com Mobile: +91 9440932568
NGO DARPAN ID NO : AP/2017/0173921 REG .NO 199/2004 12A file No : 1(17)/12AA/CIT/TPT/2014-15
MESSAGE FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SRDS, Sustainable Rural Development Society is a non-profit & Non-Government organization (NGO)established in 2004 at Mandal Headquarter of Rompicherla in Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh. Since inception the society has been thriving to promote sustainable agriculture as its major activity.
To strengthen rural farming economy SRDS also striving effectively implementing welfare and development activities for the down-trodden rural poor in Rompicherla and Chinnagottigallu Manuals, selecting 10villages in each Mandal.
SRDS is maintaining good rapport and healthy relation with all sections of people in the working villages.The Managing Committee of the society having committed will and sufficient knowledge with past experience identified the local problems and issues.
With determined will to serve the needy people formulated the activities and programmes and implemented them with assistance of deserved Donors and contributions from the well wishers of society and local people within their valuable contribution.
OUR VISION
Clean and Green healthy self sustained villages with 100% literacy of all age groups with sufficient infrastructure, facilities to live together with harmony, mutual co-operation and unity to fight against social evils within the constitutional limits performing effectively duties to promote living conditions and safe guarding Indian rural Culture and economy.
OUR MISSION
SRDS proposed to safeguard Indian rural traditional culture and economy promoting living conditions of farming sector providing necessary infrastructure, facilities, knowledge pushing them towards attaining the set goals with strong and determined mind to implement the formulated activities and programmes uniting them to fight against social and economical evils in the society to reduce and thereby abolish corruption, poverty, untouchability, red tapism within constitutional limits of rights to improve harmony and unite among the all section of people without caste, creed or gender indifferences for gaining all-round development in rural India.
TARGET GROUPS
Small and marginal farmers.
Women in distress and backward categories .
Children of all communities.
Goal
“To end poverty by promoting sustainable agriculture in rural by 2020.”
OUR TEAM
A .NAGARAJA CHAIRMAN
THE CHAIRMAN have Comprehensive problem solving abilitiesExcellent verbal , organizing , facilitation and communication skillsAbility to deal with all kind of people Willingness to learn team facilitator hard worker EXEPERIENCE
Worked as Agricultrure Programme co ordinator in Andhra Pradesh Rural Reconstruction Mission (APRRM) from 1996 -2003 Worked as Resource Person and training facilitator in Agriculture Man Echolgy (AME) from 2004 -2008 Working as Agronomist in RASTRIYA SEVA SAMITHI (RASS) SINCE 2009
PROFFESSIONAL SKILLS :- Graduated as facilitator in integrated farming system (FFS&IFS) for Lively hood improvement at AME FOUNDATION .,Bangalore. Trained as Training of trainors (TOT) ON GENDER AT SEARCH institution Bangalore Trained as Training of trainors (TOT) on Sustaianable Agriculture in dry lands and productivity enhancement AT AME Bangalore Recognised as merit Farmer Facilitator(FFS)) by THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE Goverbment of AP .
Worked as Evaluation team member in ATMA(Agriculture Technology Management Agency)project in Rayalaseem districts through Agriculture college Rajendra nagar ,Hyderabad .
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KOTA SUDHAKAR
FOUNDER &EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mr. KOTA SUDHAKAR was born and brought up in a small village called PATHA KURAVAPALLE in the CHITTOOR District which is an area that is prone to drought. At those times there were often problems with supply from the government taps and then the villagers had travel 3 -4 kms to take drinking water from the farm ponds.
A big turning point for Sudhakar as encouraged him greatly – first to join in APRRM a voluntary organisation in PILER the where he studied for 6 YEARS learning valuable toolssuch as English and computer skills for the future of his own SOCIETY. This NGO is the platform from which Sudhakar has refined and discovered better ways to bring existing water harvesting methods in WATERSHED PROGRAMME.
SRDS continuation of a good life Education of the farmers and the villagers is an important part of his work.
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E. CHALAPATHI NAIDU
TREASURER & PROG. CO- ORDINATOR
E. CHALAPATHI NAIDU has more than 25 years work experience in community mobilization and is responsible for managing the programme in Voluntary Organisations..
- He lives in the community and spends time interacting with the people when he's working. Attend client meetings and assist with determination of project requirements
- Prepare project organization and communication charts Chair site meetings and distribute minutes to all project team members
- Track the progress and quality of work being performed by design disciplines/trades
- Use project scheduling and control tools to monitor projects plans, work hours, budgets and expenditures
- Effectively and accurately communicate relevant project information to the client and project team
- Ensure clients’ needs are met in a timely and cost effective manner
- Review field inspection reports from Consultants throughout the lifecycle of the project
- Issue Contracts, Letters of Intent, Purchase Orders, etc.
- Maintain Contract Execution Tracking Log
- Track & manage contemplated change notices and change orders in the database
- Prepare substantial completion certificates and ensure all required project close out documents are obtained
- Communicate ideas for improving company processes with a positive and constructive attitude, and for developing this attitude in others
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G.SUHASINI
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER, MRS. G .SUHASINI having enormous exeperience in Integrated Child Development Sevices Programme aims at providing services to pre-school children in an integrated manner so as to ensure proper growth and development of children in rural, tribal and slum areas.
She is looking after the Health and child education of the working Area of SRDS
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G.RAMACHANDRA
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
As a teacher guide the students towards academic achievement while inculcating self-esteem and values that empower them to think critically and make informed choices leading them to transform their lives. cultivating an environment of high achievement coupled with fun learning in the classrooms. understanding the communities the children come from, the background of each child and the challenges they face every day. Despite this, he keep excellence a top priority and empathize rather than sympathize with the kids to push them even harder as they believe in each child’s potential.
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K. LEELA RANI
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
With Updated academic knowledge in higher primary and high school subjects shoulder responsibilities and tasks in connection with ILP. Child friendly attitude, willingness to work with children and teachers in government schools Experience of working with children and or in education related programs Competence in high school Mathematics and Science Basic computer literacy Good command over English and Telugu High levels of inquisitiveness, open mindedness and initiative to learn and grow Result oriented and task driven attitude Leadership skills to be a part of revolution in learning in rural India.
C. JANARDHAN
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
Mr. Chamanthula Janardhan is native of Patha kurapalle village He has taken Responsibility of schools for improving the educational quality in these schools Visit two to three schools every week and be involved in one of the below activities - Interacting with the school teachers to understand whether they need help, technical or otherwise Understanding and tracking the progress of lesson plans and unit plans Monitoring teacher performance in implementing various academic components of the project and extending support
Facilitate the conduction of 4 interschool competitions in an academic year Conduct career counseling sessions for students of 9th and 10th classes Add to the learning of MDLS staff and lead a team to effective execution of all project activities Represent India Literacy Project and coordinate with other external resource organizations working on content development for children including government departments such as Department of Public Instruction, SSA, DSERT, DIET, University departments of education etc., Prepare necessary training material and modules for imparting training to MDLS program staff, government and government aided school teachers.
ACTIVITIES OF
SUSTAIANABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY
1. Sustainable Agriculture
Now a days the CULTIVATION became gambling to the farmer. He does not know when it rains as seasonal rains become indefinite. Rains come only in harvesting time to sweep away the grains which cropped with most difficulties. Not only this cost of inputs become more and more .But yields become cheaper when it comes market.
Farmers societies brought this matter to the government in different ways but they did not get minimum rates. Cost of the almost agricultural commodities varies from day to day. There is no constant prices like other products. So; SRDS awared the problem discussing with farmers and introduced the proposal of ‘0’ budget agriculture. The only solution is to spend less and less and gain more and more. Preparation and use of vermi compost, natural manures and pests avail in nature, using the newly inventory method of Jeevamurtham, leaf decoctions to spray, green manure etc. neem oils, neem cake are some of efforts made got good results in applying them. Exposure visits, trainings and orientation an organic farming get good results. The farmers also awared about integrated, multiple, border cropping system etc.,
2. Environment protection
It is known fact that Man is the only enemy to nature who destroying and polluting the climate. By inventing new methods to his facilities and luxuries spoiling the environment. Many people did not want to do physical work and they accostomed to sit in chair or lay on bed for long time and expecting all work through machines.
So the production of many degradable articles increases like plastic. Increase of population also need to invent new methods to feed crores of people. So, now it is necessary to save the earth and to feel everybody as theirs duty to protect environment. SRDS conducted Rallys, printed pamphlets and distributed and awared the students, farmers and women Sanghas about the problem and advice to plant as many as trees and cultivate the habit of avoiding the use plastics.
Bio-Gas and Solar energy are also advised in the meetings to safeguard forests.
3.WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
It is appreciable change seen in society that women involved in almost all activities in daily life as compared to pre-independent India. Women in almost all sectors shown their capability proving their efficiency that they are not servants to male counter parts. But it is observed in only cities and major towns. Still in rural areas women are beaten by their husbands when they demand equal decision power in family matters.
The society organising regular meetings, orientation and trainings to the SHG’s and enrolling more and more in Sanghas. To acquire self sufficiency income generations methods, loaningthrough different government and non-government organisations, improving leadership qualities, improving literacy rate in women are some of good results gain in this year..
4.LITERACY PROGRAMME
The statistical data shows the achievements of improving literacy rate 35% to 65% to 70% in government records. But in field observation the team of SRDS identified still many women and girl child illiterate. They only practicing to sign in records.
A team of SRDS collected actual data of illiterate and consulting the local team of government department showed the actual position and made sincere efforts to join and continue the education at all levels of age such 0 – 5, 6 – 12, 13 – 18, 19 – 25 and above in fantry, child, adsolent, adult education were explored in meeting and continuing efforts for 100% literacy.
5.RURAL HEALTH PROTECTION & NUTRITION
The Government of Andhra Pradesh made significant developments in health department introducing Rajiv Arogyashree, 108, 104, Mobile dispensation to reach health facilities to poor. SRDS concentrated mainly on obilized the services to the people in working villages. Regular medical and health camps with local dispensary and primary health centre doctors arranged and obilized many urgent cards to the corporate hospitals under Arogyashree scheme.
The team maintained good relation with Anganwadi worker in getting the nutrition food to provide almost all children in villages. Ayurvedic, Homeopathy and Naturopathy specialists classes to the students to maintain good hygienic habits and precaution in diet, yoga classes and meditation etc. explained in camps, meeting and trainings.
6.CONSUMER AWARENESS
An orientation camp was organised at SRDS office on consumer rights to the self help group leaders and farmers inviting the local Manual Development staff. The chairman of SRDS Mr.Nagaraj briefed about the precautions while purchasing the agriculture inputs and daily needs to take bill and ask about MRP on the commodities.
Telephone, electricity, bank, hospital etc. services are also comes under this and we shall complaint the authorities if any inconvenience given by the officer or owner of the shops.
7.HIV / AIDS AWARNESS
NGO’s doing remarkable service to the HIV/AIDS patients treating them as family friends. SRDS with support of some of NGO staff from Madanapalle (RRS), Tirupati PASS Piler CORE invited to SRDS and arranged an orientation camp to Mahila Manual and youth association in the working area to identify the cases and for treat nutrient referred them to Mythili Centres in the above towns for further treatment and precautionary.
8.GOVERNMENT SCHEMES MOBILISATION
A six member team is working in all Panchayats of SRDS working area to mobilise the Government schemes such as NREGS, widow oldage and PHC pensions, Housing water shed, Rajiv Arogyashree etc. to the beneficiaries of villages.
Travel and nominal Honororium to the team is providing to the team from the beginning of society. The team developed good rapport with concerned department offices to benefit the needy people.
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All the National festivals and birth anniversaries of great leaders were conducted as tradition of SRDS. Games, sports and rural traditional activities are encouraged occasionally.
Local festivals, and Jatharas were given importance to meet the beneficiaries of SRDS to develop the interpersonal relations to run the activities smoothly.
