Different Current Activities
The West Bengal State Rural Livelihood Mission (Anandadhara) engaged SPADE as an empanelled Resource Organization of the Ministry of Rural Development Department, Govt. of India for effective implementation of the programme in Nabagram Block, District Murshidabad through signing a MOU between DMMU, Anandadhara District Office – Murshidabad and SPADE on 15th January 2015. After the review of one year of successful implementation SPADE has been selected in 2016 as Partner for implementation of Model Partnership Blocks in six Blocks. Nabagram, Hariharpara, Domkal of Murshidabad and Santipur, Ranaghat I in Nadia and Hili in Dakshin Dinajpur, districts under West Bengal State Rural Livelihood Mission (WBSRLM – Anandadhara) to achieve the objectives of National Rural Livelihoods Mission.
The work includes Formation of new savings linked SHGs, Credit Linkages, MIP and loan facilitation in rural production and businesses, Formation of new Upa Sanghas as per Anandadhara norms, Formation of Mahila Samabaya Samities Ltd. (SHG Multipurpose Co-operative Credit Societies), Formation of Mahasangha at Block Level.
Nabagram and Ranaghat blocks have completed three years and Hariharpara, Domkal, Hili, Santipur blocks completed two years of implementation and continuing.
NABARD and SPADE
In Purulia the Project began as “Promotion of 1000 Women SHGs in Left Wing Extremist dominated district – Purulia” in May 2012, sponsored by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, West Bengal Regional Office. The project is going on successfully till date and 1850 SHGs have been fomed with savings limk and 1637 have been credit linked.
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In Dakshin Dinajpur District – NABARD – SHPI project promoted 500 WSHGs. Till 30th September, 2018, 500 groups have completed their CC linkages. Micro Investment Plans (MIPs) of all these SHGs for their livelihood enhancement have been carried out. Refresher training, internal audit of accounts of the groups are going on and till 30th September, 2018 completed 320 groups. In Sabala maela two SHGs from Kushmandi block got first prize for their handicrafts product in 2017.
Livelihood & Enterprise Development Programme has been started in Hili block of the district.
In Tripura, 300 SHG development project under SHPI – NABARD has been started in Sepahijala District.
State Urban Development Agency (SUDA), West Bengal and SPADE
The work is going on in 104 no of wards out of total 151 wards in 6 municipalities spreaded over 4 districts of the state and till 30th September, 2018, 1006 SHGs have been formed. The MOU as partner of State Urban Livelihood Mission programme is going on in in six Municipalities in South West Bengal, viz., Haldia and Tamluk in Purba Medinipore, Chinsura, Baidyabati in Hooghly, Baharampur in Murshidabad and Siuri in Birbhum.
Department of Pashimamchal Unnayan, Government of West Bengal and SPADE
Soyabeen Training Program at Purulia launched on 2nd May, 2017 and completed. This training covered a long way towards the benefit of villagers, where rainfall is scanty and soybean is the right vegetable to cultivate. Minister of Paschimanchal Affairs, Hon’ble Shantiram Mahato inaugurated Madam Sandhyarani Tudu, Minister for Backward classes.
Tie up with Academia
IIM – Kolkata
DigiEd Project is a forthcoming joint initiative of SPADE & PERVCOM under the guidance of the Social Informatics Group, IIM Calcutta. The objectives of the project is to spread quality education for the underprivileged school children through supplementing the existing delivery system by online classes for various levels by experienced senior citizens including retired teachers, academicians, etc. located in cities.
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur (formerly Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur)
Seminar on “Technology for Sustainable Development”: SPADE-IIEST-TARU-SHGPF – A daylong illuminating event at MN Dastur Hall, IIEST on 10th June, 2017, that covered various facets of Sustainable Development, by leading experts in the field, provided a wholesome knowledge to the participants.
The event was inaugurated by Prof. Ajoy Ray, Director, IIEST, who stressed on the need for sustainable development as the only alternative for our survival on this Earth.
While M. N. Roy, IAS (Retd.), questioned as to the ownership of latest technology, as such owners will be the decision makers of future, Dibyendu Sarkar, IAS, emphasized on identification of targets for such technological application using geo-mapping etc.
Technologists like Prof. Anirban Gupta of IIEST spoke on application of low cost filters in remotely rural areas, and Prof. Rintu Banerjee of IIT spoke on simple uses of enzymes for nutrition of the common man.
Prof. Somprakash Bandyopadhyay of IIM presented on ways to close the rural urban digital divide and Prof. Bhadoria spoke on simple machines that makes coir rope mats and milling rice.
The closing session was presided by Prof. Ajoy Ray who stressed the need for such meetings, with participations of more institutes and to work at the grassroots towards a sustainable world.