Success Stories

Currently, CORD Sidhbari has touched the lives of over 55,000 beneficiaries directly, and over 2,75,000, indirectly, in over 500 villages of District Kangra, through our Comprehensive Integrated Rural Development Programme. The thrust of our programme is working with village women through several village level structures. Our programme is demand-driven, participatory, and holistic in approach. It integrates every aspect of life through Mahila Mandals, Yuva Mandals, Gram Sabhas, micro-credit through Self Help Groups, Community Based Livelihood for the Farm and Allied Sectors, Community Based Livelihood for the Non-Farm Sector, Social Justice and Informal Legal facilitation, Alcohol Abuse Awareness, Local Self-Governance/Panchayat Raj Institution, Health, Community Based Rehabilitation for the Disabled, Participatory Natural Resources Management, Adult Literacy Balwadies and Balavihars.

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Activities and Beneficiaries – There’s No Aspect Of Life Left Untouched!
Programme	Achievement	Outreach	Members benefited
Women’s Groups	561 Mahila Mandals	550 villages	30,000
Self Help Groups	1466 Micro Credit Groups	550 villages	20,000
Income Generation	62 activities identified	500 villages	13,000 approx.
Self Help Groups’ Training in collaboration with NABARD (the National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development)	Approx. 22,552 people trained	5 States (Himachal Pradesh, Punjab & Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttaranchal)	Orientation of NGOs, Banks and Government functionaries in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttaranchal.
Primary Health Care Services	Being provided for over 20 years	550 villages	Approx. 20,000 patients treated annually. Awareness outreach to all 500 villages
Community Based Rehabilitation of the Disabled	2500 benefited (focus 445)	80 villages	Outreach programmes with regular contact: a) 168 physically handicapped b) 101 mentally challenged c) 108 multiple defects d) 55 hearing impaired e) 13 visually impaired
Sanitation	1123 toilets built	500 villages	400
Balwadi	2,870 children	20 villages	Approx. 400 children
Balvihar	8,000 children	50 villages	700
Literacy	Approx. 750 women	23 villages	309
Social Justice and Informal Legal Cell	207 cases resolved	500 villages	313 cases registered
Adolescent Girls’ Groups	10,300 benefited	35 villages	637 new members annually
Youth & Men’s Clubs	220 Clubs	220 villages	5,084
Panchayat	226 Panchayats	500 villages	All villagers
Participatory Natural Resource Management	2 Panchayats (Kand Kardiana and Bhatoli Samiala)	5 villages	All villagers

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