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Kolkata
Urban Services for the Poor(KUSP)
Kolkata Environmental Improvement Project(KEIP) |
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Kolkata
Urban Services for the Poor (KUSP) |
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KUSP targets improving
the quality of life and opportunity for 2.4 million poor people
in Kolkata Metropolitan Area. To mobilise community participation
a campaign was undertaken in the Nagarpallis of Bhadreswar,
Chandannagar, New Barrackpore and Kamarhati. |
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Awareness Campaign |
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Interactive street
theatre shows and talking doll shows were held to build awareness
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Adopting positive behaviour
for creating healthy living conditions. |
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Community owned
management of community assets and promoting well-being
in their neighbourhood. |
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Opportunities and possibilities for empowerment of women. |
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Measures being
taken to improve facilities for health, education, vocational
training, solid waste disposal etc. |
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Skill Building Workshops |
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The municipalities
have created community based governance structure. Neighbourhood
groups(NHGs) have been formed with poor women from the Nagarpallis
(slums). One NHG represents around 40 families.Neighbourhood
Committees (NHC) have been formed at ward level. They are led
by Resident Community Volunteers (RCVs). Community Development
Societies (CDS) have been formed with RCVs from 10 -12 wards.
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CDS members, health
and literacy workers and municipality staff participated in
skill building workshops to learn how to use culture based approach
to build dialogue and promote participation by the beneficiaries.
They were also trained in participatory planning. Profile of
participants was as follows: |
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| Bhadreswar : |
Members of CDS, RCVs, Health and literacy
workers, Municipality Staff. |
| Chandannagar : |
Health worker, SSA worker, Voluntary worker, Members
of CDS, SJSRY groups, Nagorik Committee. |
| Kamarhati : |
Members of CDS, Ward Committee, Pashchim Banga Bigyan
Samity, SJSRY groups , RCVs, IPP VIII - health worker,
Literacy worker, Municipality Staff. |
| New Barrackpore : |
Members of CDS, SJSRY groups, RCVs. |
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Kolkata
Environmental Improvement Project (KEIP) |
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KEIP aims at welfare
and well being of the people of Kolkata especially the poor
through an improved urban environment, equitable access to municipal
services and effective municipal management .Participation of
community is critical for the success of the project. Stakeholder
(community) consultation intervention was undertaken in 6 slums
in Wards 6, 7, 11, 55, 73, 85 in early 2005. Currently social
development work is being undertaken in Wards 38 and 70. |
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Awareness Campaign |
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Street
theatre shows and talking doll shows are being held
to build awareness on health issues and mobilise
community participation in maintenance and management
of community assets.The messages imparted include:
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Immunise children
to prevent diseases. |
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Garbage spreads diseases. |
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Open defecation pollutes the
environment. |
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Take ownership of the community
assets. |
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| Transect
walk for identifying needs |
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Capacity Building Workshops |
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In workshop the participants
are oriented on the importance of their participation in
planning, maintenance and management of development work
in the slums. Field committees are being formed with representatives
of user groups. Councillors and KEIP representatives are
also part of these groups. The user groups will take leadership
in improving quality of life.
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Post Campaign Initiatives
by the Community |
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Participants installed
buckets for garbage disposal near washing spaces to avoid
litter. |
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Letter boxes installed in site offices
are being used to collect suggestions and complaints. |
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Participants have identified locations
where bins need to be placed. |
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At Ghoshbagan, community has taken
the initiative to get rid of stray dogs. |
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