About NGO:

MANUVIKASA is an NGO started in 2003 and working on the Issues of education, women empowerment, health, environment and employment. MANUVIKASA is supporting the poor and the orphan children to get education through different education initiatives. Women empowerment is also one of the core issues of the organization and this will be achieved through proper use of information act and self help group promotion. MANUVIKASA is working in Western Ghats area which is a hottest bio-diversity spot for bio-diversity conservation and natural resource management. 

Fund Usage:

MANUVIKASA is spending the marathon donations to the following projects:

1. Project name : Sponsor uniforms and school supplies for a poor child studying in a higher primary or a secondary school We identify the beneficiaries with aim to provide education support poor children. We select children in targeted villages. We visit the beneficiary house after first round selection in school and observe the real condition of the family. Once we select the beneficiaries, we purchase the items mentioned in the DO and provide the materials. Once we provide the materials, our staff members frequently visit the school or children house to observe the proper utilization off the items and progress of the children in the school. Budget : Rs. 3100 for one child and total donation required is Rs. 93000 to 30 children

2. Construction of a water harvesting structure/rejuvenation of small silted tank used by 4-5 farmers Water is a source of life. We can't imagine the life of any organism in the world without water. Nowadays community is facing water scarcity and we all experienced the ill effect of the water scarcity. Water conservation is an urgent need of the hour. We use JCB for tank work and use labors for finishing and other works. We select beneficiaries with poverty for this donation option. First we conduct meeting with the beneficiaries and select the proper site for rejuvenation or construction of the work. Once we use JCB for one day, our staff or volunteers will take care of finishing work of the tank through local labor. Before construction, two to three labors will clean the site with removing weeds and shrubs. Then the water supply feeding channels - one for input and another for output are cleared. Both the activities take 5 days. One whole day is spent in digging with JCB. After this the bunds are strengthened using rub stones which are locally available. This and the final finishing work take another week. The effort, time and cost needed for rejuvenation and construction are same. In rejuvenation, we remove the silt that is clogging the tank. Local people will be take confidence to identify the site which should benefit more number of beneficiaries after construction of tank. This selection of site, construction and finishing work completion required at least 15 days.

Budget: Rs. 8750 per tank and Rs. 131250 is required for 15 tanks Total budget project 1+2= 224250 (Rupees Two lakhs Twenty Four thousand Two Hundred and Fifty only)

Impact:

Akshata is 15 years old poor girl living in Kansur village of Siddapur taluq. Her father Umesh Shet recently died and her family situation is very critical. Her mother Sudha Shet is physically not fit to do labour work and facing problem to feed her three children. MANUVIKASA organization has identified this family and joined Sudha to Prathama Self help group and helping her to continue education of her three children.

MANUVIKASA identified Ms. Akshata and provided the basic materials such as note books, pens, pencils, geometry box, dictionary, grammar books, school bag, rain coat, shoes, blanket, bed sheet, oil, toilet soap, washing soap, comb, tooth paste, tooth brush, two sets of casual dress, soap box and washing brush to continue her education. Now Akshata is continued her education with more academic performance and eager to learn science subject in college level. She has set her goal to become college professor.

Page Url :
http://www.unitedwaymumbai.org/ngo221_manuvikasa.htm

Founded Year: 2003

Cause category: Education

Telephone: 08389-249729 / 08384-223295 / 09845982552