Support Humana People to People India

Dear Supporters and Well Wishers!

During the year HPPI has positively impacted around 1 million people through the implementation of 57 projects in the areas of education, health, environment, livelihood and community development and the operation of 36 microfinance branches - all in all 93 Productive Units have been working together with people, partners and many local stakeholders across 56 districts in 10 states to improve quality of life and to change the world for the better.

We are sending you some hightlights of the year, to show what you have contributed to with your donation.

CSR Implementing Agency of the Year

HPPI was awarded the ‘CSR Implementing Agency of the Year’ at the 3rd CSR Impact Awards.

CSR Impact Awards was organized as a co-event of India CSR Summit and Exhibition 2016 on 28th September 2016 in Mumbai as an initiative to encourage companies, CSR foundations and CSR implementing agencies to deliver high impacts through CSR projects and adopt multi-stakeholder approach leading to excellence in project outcome.

The award accentuates HPPI’s development interventions through its three flagship programmes, namely KADAM The Step-Up Programme, Urban Community Development Programme and Rural Community Development Programme.

Improving learning outcomes in 10,000 primary school students in Madhya Pradesh

Improving Primary Education in India requires better capacity building of Teachers, as well as introduction of new more child-centric methods. In 2016 HPPI entered into a partnership with CKS/USAID though the Read Alliance project to improve reading and writing skills in primary school children, through the Kadam LEAPe model in three district of Madhya Pradesh – Ujjain, Dewas and Khandwa. Through training 1000 in- service teachers the project aims to improve learning outcomes in 30,600 primary school students in 200 schools across the three districts. During the year, 2016-17 10,258 students were benefited by the programme.

Equipping future teachers through digi-TEACH multimedia centers, in partnership with Oracle

To improve the quality of education, communication and connectivity in three DIETs in Madhya Pradesh – Ujjain, Dewas and Khandwa, where HPPI is implementing the NeTT teacher training programme 3 digi-TEACH labs has been established in partnership with Oracle. Each of these labs include 10 computers and high quality multi-media equipment enabling students and teachers to use computers in the education and to conference with the other DIETs over Skype. Several experience sharing sessions have been conducted between student-teachers, discussing their challenges and visions as future primary school teachers. The labs also will be used for Employee engagement with Oracle employees for experience sharing.

30,000 out of school children into school through grand united effort together with Educate a Child and 15 other partners

In July 2016 HPPI signed a contract with Educate a Child to educate 30,000 out of school children through the Kadam Step-Up Program and enrol them in to formal school when ready to enter at their age-appropriate level. The project takes place over three years in Haryana and the NCR region through the establishment more than 400 Kadam Step-Up Centers in rural as well as urban areas.

Haryana government is providing space and intern-teachers for the centers as well as printing of the Kadam material, and more than 15 national and international partners contributes through CSR and foundations. HPPI aim at scaling up this unique and collective funded program for the benefit of out of school children all over the country.

Promoting Entrepreneurship among for 14,000 Women in Haryana

In September 2016 HPPI started entrepreneurship information and training of 14,000 women in Haryana in project DISHA in partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Xynteo and supported by IKEA Foundation. The women are organised in Self Help Groups and around 9,000 women has received loans for improving livelihood from Humana Micro Finance. The training in entrepreneurship includes budgeting and business planning, marketing and providing linkages to skill training and banks. There is a growing interest among women to understand entrepreneurship and start up own or contribute in running a family business. For a large number of women, entrepreneurship will be the way forward to improve livelihood and the economy of their family.

Presenting “Seeds for life” at European Seed Association in Italy

The results and impact of the project “Seeds for Life - Action with Farmers in Uttar Pradesh IGP region to enhance food security in the context of climate change” was presented by HPPI at the Annual Meeting of European Seed Association (ESA) on 9-11 October, 2016 in Rome. The meeting was organised by ESA and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (FAO).

‘Seeds for Life’ was successfully implemented by HPPI in partnership with FAO and supported by Bioversity International and the GAIA movment, in two districts of Uttar Pradesh, Unnau and Badaun. The project worked with 2,300 small and marginal farmers to develop and adopt modern methods of rice and wheat intensitfication, as well as promoting drought resitant traditional seed variaties and establishing seed banks.

Financial Literacy of rural poor women in Rajasthan in partnership

with CRISIL and RGAVP

The CRISIL Foundation supported project ‘Mein Pragati - Financial Capability Building of Poor Women in Rajasthan’, that HPPI started in the beginning of 2016 aim at building capacity of 81,000 women through financial literacy. In 2016/17 the project has reached 18,102 women from 1758 Self Help Groups in 727 villages across three districts namely Sikar, Dausa and Alwar with knowledge and skills to manage financial resources. In March 2017 HPPI signed a MoU with Rajasthan Grameen Aajeevika Vikas Parishad (RGAVP) to also include women organized in SHGs by RGAVP in the program from the three districts.

Improve life quality of 15.000 homeless people with support from

Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiative

Homeless citizens have a right to a dignified life. This belief has propelled HPPI to work for and together with homeless citizens in Delhi for the past five years in cooperation with the Delhi Urban Shelter Development Board, other departments of the government of Delhi and several local NGOs to support homeless people. In 2016, Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives joined hands with HPPI in this initiative to establish the Homeless Resource and Service Centre in Delhi. The centre will reach out to 15,000 homeless citizens over a period of 3 years. The resource centre provides health services and awareness, give legal advice and help, job counseling, linkages to social welfare schemes and help to victims of domestic violence. Sport and cultural events are also organized in shelters for the enjoyment of homeless children, youth and adults.

Thank you again for your support!

Links:

• Humana People to People's official website