Community Development Program
Rural Community Development Program
Integrated Community Development program, CYDA takes up community development through special focus on Non agri based Livelihood promotion, agri based livelihood promotion, Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, Health and Nutrition as well as quality education.
Smartpur Project - Impacting Rural India through digital inclusion
Project Smartpur focuses extensively on working directly with rural communities for their integrated development and to enable access to social protection. Project works on five pillars of “SMARTPUR”, which are education, livelihoods, governance, financial inclusion and health. CYDA with government departments and private employers, technical agencies at the state level implemented the project in 20 villages of Sinner Block of Nashik District. Presently, the project is working with 3 Hubs and 17 Spoke Centres. CYDA is also focusing on the development of the local community entrepreneurs by providing various skill-based trainings on ways to grow small businesses and the digital platform support to promote the rural businesses. Smartpur Project is helping the digitalization of rural India.
WASH & HEALTH
Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) was a country-wide campaign from 2014 to 2019, to eliminate open defecation and enhance solid waste management (SWM) in urban and rural areas in India. The objectives of the mission are eradication of manual scavenging, generating awareness and bringing about a behaviour regarding sanitation practices and augmentation of capacity at local level. Communities, Institutions are the major focus of this plan. CYDA has initiated a campaign to improve WASH in Schools with UNICEF and INGOs like NSE Foundation, WaterAid, Plan International, Save the Children International and Persistent Foundation.
WASH in Schools
Post Covid-19, it has become even more imperative for schools to maintain hygiene and sanitation and follow all precautions to ensure overall health and well-being of the students. Children who cannot wash their hands, face a greater risk of infection and diarrhea diseases than those who can, putting them at risk of missing more school days.
The education of the girls is affecting to a greater extent due to lack of proper sanitation facilities in schools. A recent survey reported that 23 percent of girl students drop out from the school in India on reaching puberty due to a lack of proper WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) facilities. Many girls skip school during their menstrual period. And also showed that a quarter of all girls in school in India took time off when menstruating because of inadequate gender-specific toilets and non-availability of sanitary absorbents in schools.
CYDA has worked with 15000 Zilla Parishad schools in (07) districts of Pune, Gadchiroli, Washim, Osmanabad, Nandurbar, Aurangabad, Parbhani, Nashik and Satara in Maharashtra to provide technical support on WASH components to the education departments of the respective districts.
It was CYDA, implemented the project WASH in Schools in 30 schools across Pune and Nasik. The said number of schools was holding an enrollment capacity of more than 12000 students benefitted with the activities like toilets, hand washing stations and safe water in the schools. In addition, the knowledge of school staff and children will be enhanced to use these facilities, their maintenance and health education.
WASH in Ashramshalas
Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya campaign was the inspiring factor launched by CYDA through the project, WASH in Ashramshalas across the districts (Ahmednagar and Nandurbar) of Maharashtra. The project ensured that the children in these schools have access to basic residential facility, food, uniform, bedding, books and other educational materials which were provided free of cost.
On the other hand, Ashramshalas should have basic infrastructure facilities required for clean drinking water, sanitation facilities such as functional school toilets, safe drinking water, clean surroundings and basic information and adaptation of critical hygiene practices including Menstrual Hygiene Management, to ensure proper health care and strengthening institutional to ensure operations and maintenance and continuous development. CYDA has supported 52 Ashramshalas in Maharashtra.
WASH in Communities
CYDA takes a comprehensive approach to implement Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) program in communities by coupling infrastructure development, community mobilization, private sector engagement and behaviour change communications to enhance sanitation and hygiene practices in 114 villages of Navapur block at Nandurbar district (One of the Aspirational Districts identified by Central Govt. of India) from past 3 years. CYDA works closely with local governments and communities to address the full life-cycle costs and risks associated with water and sanitation investments and water quality monitoring. Strong local partnerships ensure the long-term sustainability of solutions that are equitable, environmentally sound and well-suited to the specific needs of each community.
The main objective of program is to ensure 100% ODF block by mobilizing government resources for 100% Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) construction and developing mechanisms for ensuring usage. Nandurbar district has high density of tribal population and the literacy rate is lower than state average. The district reports mostly 50% to 60% is ODF on ground. This requires special attention in terms of behaviour change and retrofitting of toilets because many diseases and conditions are spread by not washing hands with soap and clean, running water.
WASH in Health Facilities
Due to the lack of access to water and sanitation, women are further discouraged from institutional delivery or they delay health-seeking advice. In India, only 19.2 per cent of labour rooms and 3.2 per cent of post-natal care wards across 3 tiers of health facilities have functional toilets. The WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) report (2022) highlights that,
“WASH in Health Facilities” states to the provision of water, sanitation, hygiene, bio medical waste, waste management, hygiene and environmental cleaning infrastructure and services in all health facilities – health care centres at primary level, district level, state level and national level. Mostly, it is was witnessed that, as per the guidelines of WHO, health facilities and maternity homes, lack in WASH services.
CYDA is being implementing WASH in health facilities for the last 3 years in Pune and Navapur block of Nandurbar district. The main objective of this program was to support the government to ensure the development of WASH compliant health centres. Additionally, the program also aligns with the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 (To ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all, at all ages) and SDG 6 (Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all) and works towards ensuring safe management of water and sanitation for reducing maternal mortality, end preventable neonatal deaths and provide quality universal health coverage.
Urban Poor Program
Migrant Matter
As most migrant workers are not formally registered with employers or state authorities, they often do not have the requisite identification cards and documentation required to access various government schemes and benefits under the law. Thus, CYDA partnered with SVP Philanthropy Foundation to implement the Migrants Matter Project with the objective of creating an enabling environment for migrants to restore livelihood and dignity in Pune district.
Started in 2021 and is currently working with the migrant workers of Yerwada, Warje and Katraj areas of Pune. The project has setup 3 Kamgar Kalyan Samwad, Seva, Shayog Kendra (KSSSK) in these areas and is conducting awareness, registration, entitlement, health camps, skill development trainings and job placements through these centres. We reached thousands of workers through labour naka visit and registered 2000 + workers under BOCW portal.
Hope for Homeless!
Sawali Niwara Kendra has been started by Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) under Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY) of National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) on 10th October 2020 for the homeless people living on the streets through the organization Real Life Real People. The Shelter has a capacity of 105 people. At the time of setting up of Sawali Niwara Kendra, CYDA from a social point of view supported PCMC in setting up the shelter.
CYDA with support of various donors, helped in providing beds, mattresses, blankets, water filters, various necessities of life, kitchen utensils, handwash station, television and other facilities. CYDA provides counseling and skills training to help the homeless get back up on their feet. As many disabled and elderly people reside at the shelter, walkers and wheel chairs are provided to the shelter. CYDA also provides dry ration and handholding for income generation activities for the people at the shelter.
Metro
The rehabilitation of the project affected families from Kamgar Putla and Rajiv Gandhi Nagar has been done at Viman Nagar and Hadapsar SRA sites. The livelihood restoration Programme is being undertaken to create sources of income for the displaced families and enhance their living standards. The Project aims, to assist project affected families to restore their livelihoods and improve their standard of living. With a view to broad base, its understanding and help in the effective implementation of the Rehabilitation & Resettlement under this metro project, Pune Metro undertook a survey of project affected families. This household survey tried to study the magnitude of rehabilitation & Resettlement impact on affected families by Pune Metro project.
Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) relocated the communities from their original location in Shivaji Nagar in Pune to Hadapsar and Viman Nagar due to the construction of a Metro line during April – June 2021. During the initial interactions with residents of these communities, CYDA identified the need to intervene for the community’s integrated development.
Development efforts through this program are focused on raising the quality of life, which can be achieved through promoting and supporting sustainable community-based organization where the community people can identify their needs and resources and use them effectively. The program is also providing access to valuable information regarding public service, rights, and entitlements and also increasing the socio-cultural integration.
Disaster Mitigation and Response
Climate Change & Disaster Response
CYDA is always on the forefront during emergency response programs and reached out to the the fact that as an organization it has an experience as well as expertize to mobilize volunteers to act during times of crisis and emergency.
CYDA has been active during Tsunami in Tamil Nadu in 2004, Maharashtra Flood in 2005, Kerala Flood in 2018. Major focus of CYDA has been to divert youth energy in relief, rehabilitation and rebuilding homes and institutions. As part of relief, the organization plays a crucial role to be with the affected communities, while channelizing funds and resources from various Corporate, INGOs to ensure that these facilities reach the people. CYDA also works with institutions such as Anganwadi and schools to ensure children have proper infrastructures, especially in case of safe water, sanitation and handwash station for hygiene promotion.
Emergency relief is always successful when multi-stakeholders come together to work towards providing support to the affected people. During COVID 19 pandemic CYDA launched a campaign, “No One Shall Go Hungry” where 06 international agencies, 08 National Foundations, 06 Corporate Social Responsibilities, 12 Non- governmental organizations, 300 individuals and over 100 volunteers came together to reach out to half a million people amidst Covid-19 pandemic.
CYDA actively mobilized slum youth as change agents with another campaign called Flush the Virus. Through this platform, almost 150 youth volunteers worked continuously to reduce the spread of virus in the communities in Yerwada, Tadiwala, Nagar Road, Ghorpadi and Anand Nagar in Pimpri.
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