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Organisation Understanding Host Organisation: Gram Vikas Faculty Guide: Prof. D. P. Mishra

Presented By: Archana Purohit (24041)

Objectives of the Study  To develop an understanding of the

functioning of the organisation  To know about the context in which it

evolved, strategies adopted over a period of time, its structure and activities undertaken, critical issues affecting its operation and its future plans.

Scope of the study  Operational areas of two districts, Ganjam

and Bolangir , of the 14 districts

METHODOLOGY:  unstructured interviews  in-depth discussions  direct observation  literature review

Sources of Data  Primary Data Sources

Management staff  Other Employees  Beneficiaries 

 Secondary Data Sources

Annual Reports  Studies conducted by Gram Vikas  Other Reports 

Introduction  Registered as a society under the societies

registration act, 1860 since January, 1979.

 VISION:

An equitable and sustainable society where people live in peace with dignity.  MISSION :

To promote a process which is sustainable, socially inclusive and gender equitable, to enable critical masses of poor and marginalized rural people or communities to achieve a dignified quality of life.

Gram Vikas at present  Working with Nearly 100,000 people and 20,000       

households in 450 villages More than 300 employees in 12 project areas Sanitation project covering 7600 families in 87 villages with a corpus of 9.3 million 4 residential schools and 120 balwadi centres 430 acres of land development last year in 48 villages 748 self help groups in 269 villages with 239 groups linked to financial institutions Handling funds to the tune of 10-12 crores each year Emerging focus on rural energy with ongoing work on gassifier and bio-diesel

Evolution of Gram Vikas  Founded by volunteers from YSMD, Chennai who

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stayed back in Orissa after relief work in 1971 cyclone First non-gandhian, non-church voluntary organisation of Orissa Registered in 1979 Health as an entry point in the tribal areas of Ganjam district Formation of Kerandimal Gana Sangram Parishad & integrated tribal development programme Collaboration with local government through biogas programme Construction of 54000 biogas plants during 19831993

Contd…  Rural Health & Environment Programme  Emphasis on mobilising peoples’ contribution

and capacity building of local institutions  Programme on livelihoods, natural resource management and building support team  Emerging role as facilitator of people in mobilising government funds for development work  Realisation of the importance of sources of energy in the life of people and trial projects on micro- hydro, bio-diesel and gassifier

Organisation Structure G e n e ra l B o dy

G o ve rn i n g B o a rd

E xe cuti v e D i r e cto r

P ro g ra m m e M an e g e r / A d d i t i o n a l P M IT D P

P ro j.C o o rd. (6 )

O ff.A sst

P ro g ra m m e M a n a g er Li v e l i h o o d s/ B M P / V S B K

Li v e l i h o od s te am

A re a C o o rd i n a to r

C l u ste r co o rd i n a to r

B M P te am

P ro g ra m m e M a n a g er PM ED

C h i e f A cco u n ta n t /F i n a n ce A d vi s or

P M E D te am

A cco u n ts te a m

P u rch a se M a n a g er

C o o rd i n a to r E l e ctro n i c D a ta P roce ssi n g

P ro g ra m m e M a n a g er RH EP

C o o rd i n a to P a n ch a ya ti

E D P te am

P ro j. C o o rd (2 )

P a n ch a yati R a j

O ffi c e A ssts

S e n i o r S u p e rvi s o rs

S up e rvi s o rs

Design  Structure : Hierarchical  Complexity : High  Formalisation: high  Centralisation : medium  Size : large

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT  Recruitment : advertisement in local colleges

and campus recruitment to some extent  selection  Pay and promotion: different for different departments  Male : female ratio: 85:15  Average salary: Rs. 4250  High turnover at managerial level

MONITORING AND EVALUATION SYSTEMS  Separate planning, monitoring, evaluation and

documentation department  Annual and bi-annual review and planning exercise  Monthly management team meetings  Monthly project co-ordinators’ meeting at head office level  Monthly staff meetings at project level  Internal audit department and external audits  Periodic external evaluations

MAJOR CHALLENGES FACED AND STRATEGIES ADOPTED  Target for next 10 years – to be able to work

with atleast 1% of Orissa population i.e. 100,000 households and enable them achieve a dignified qualified of life.  CHALLENGES : • Lack of credibility to the voluntary sector • Inability to attract qualified professionals due to the remote working conditions • Recruitment and retention of women in challenging work conditions

Contd….  Strategies adopted: • Gaining visibility • Networking with governmental agencies and

commissions • Recruitment at local level and provision of inhouse training • Resource mobilization for developmental work mostly through governmental schemes

MAJOR PARTNERS OF GRAM VIKAS  Christian aid, UK  SCIAF, UK  Catholic Relief Services  SDC  European Union  CARE  Orissa Development Action Forum  DRDA under DPAP, ACA, WORLP and prime

minister’s relief fund  EZE, ICCO, Bread For The World etc.

The Path Ahead Articulation of movement and action network for transformation of rural areas (MANTRA) statement of millennium vision and mission in the context of Gram Vikas completing 25 years significance of mobilising a critical mass in the context of Orissa

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