Salem Social Service Society Sustainable Development Goal

Title : Building Resilient Communities in Salem District through ECO DRR

Impact

Emergence of resilient communities in Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India.

Output

The project provided community education, formation and Entrepreneurial trainings and by promoting savings, economic development activities, health and environmental programs. It strengthens the capacity of stakeholders involved in the project.

Hut reconstruction:

1. Safe domicile, secured living and security to their household Assets
2. To help rural community inclusively to live safe and secured life by promoting their shelters

Livelihoods support :

1. Regular income and improved social and economic status
2. To empower women and widows by promoting IGP programs for self sufficiency and self respect
3. To help community promote their livelihood through Income generation programs

Water and Sanitation :

1. Free from water prone diseases and improved health

Health sector improvement :

1. Improvement in Maternal and adolescent health care and free from sickness and happy living
2. To promote the health status and quality of water and sanitation to the target population
3. To combat effectively to reduce malnutrition among the children of the communities for creating healthiest community

Mobilization of Government resources, Rights and Entitlements :

1. Improved IGPs in the community and enhanced socio-economic condition
2. Emergence of serene communities in the villages of Salem Dist., Tamil Nadu and peaceful co-existence among them
3. To create linkages between government and the communities to access schemes and polices which benefits
4. To provide awareness on Right based for advocacy and lobbying works for creating self reliance and good self governance of the community

6. ECO - DRR :

1. Emergence of capacitated Village communities in Salem District which can face any emergent situations without any lose to them
2. As a result of the above said outcomes, the 12 villages will have improved resilience because they pursue Eco system based disaster risk reduction (Eco - DRR) opportunities. As part of this, community mobilisation, inclusion and advocacy will be the key issues dealt with by dalit communities. The economically and socially vulnerable ( Dalits) people will be able to take part in the resilience building in a dignified manner.
3. To Facilitate the welfare disadvantaged community's to utilize the available resources
4. To create linkages between government and the communities to access schemes and polices which benefits
5. To reduce the risk of the disaster by optimum skill trainings development, particularly socially and economically marginalized sections in the society, without distinction of caste, creed or color, through the best methods available.
6. To provide awareness and training on nutrition garden, organic farming, water, soil conservation and production of eco friendly products to preserve the environment for the health and hygienic life of the community

OUTPUTS

Hut reconstruction: 100 newly build huts in place

Livelihoods support : 480 Persons in flood affected areas would have received IGP assistance and set up enterprises

Water and Sanitation : The people in 12 selected villages would have received knowledge and expertise in solving water and sanitation related issues

Health sector improvement : The people in 12 Villages would have achieved various schemes and activities from Government for their health development

Mobilization of Government resources : : The SHGs in 12 Villages would have received Various Govt Schemes and loans form for their welfare and economic development

CBOs - Rights and Entitlements : The daliths and non-daliths would have received trainings and started to live in peaceful manner

ECO - DRR All the 12 Villages would have received trainings on DRR and emergency tool kits in place with Trained task force committees