BOSS: ANNUAL REPORT- LATEST.

BUDDHA OUTCAST SOCIAL SOCIETY

Dr. Ambedkar Street, Adaiyur Village & Post,
Tiruvannamalai District, Tamilnadu, INDIA - 606 604

Cell : 9486171442 Email : bossngoindia@gmail.com web : bosscharity.blogspot.org

Place : BOSS OFFICE , ADAIYUR . Date : 10-05-2018 . Time : 5-00 pm .

Dear Members and Friends,

I humbly submit this 24 th Annual report of the “ BUDDHA OUTCAST SOCIAL SOCIETY ” (BOSS) for your comments and suggestions and kind approval. ‘BOSS’ is a registered voluntary society (NGO) engaging in rural development activities in this region from the year 1995. It was established by a group of likeminded social activists, Feminist, professionals and a social workers joined hands to work for a cause of noble deeds such as social welfare, Socio Economic Development of the weaker sections. In the past 24 years ‘BOSS’ served the rural poor people in 100 villages around the Tiruvannamalai development block for their development in all aspects. I take this occasion to Thank those have worked with us in the field of community development and other social activities.

OUR VISION :

To think globally and work locally.

OUR MISSION :

To work with the most deprived and depressed sections of society i.e. women, children, dalits, persons with disability, marginal and small farmers, landless laborers in enhancing their capacities, confidence to ensure socio-economic uplift of the down trodden. It helps the poor people by enabling them to realize their inherent capacities and attention on most vulnerable sections of the community to acquire basic needs and rights, to impart knowledge and to be reliant, secure themselves, to establish an egalitarian society, by the methods of Training and implementations of project & programmes.

BOSS FOCUS :

Socio Economic Development of Women, Children and Marginalized sections.
Specific emphasis on SC / ST living in vulnerable areas.
Green Environmental through Tree Planting.
An all inclusive Agenda on Excluded communities.

PHILOSOPHY :

BOSS realizes the talent capacity among the people upgrade themselves from their present status. It stresses for increased and better participation of the people in community development affairs thereby reestablishing the existing system and believe that the people are the great resource.

SUCCESS SO FAR :

Ø Women Self Help Groups- 120 were promoted.

Ø Representation of women in Local Government.

Ø Empowered women numbering 10,000.

Ø Increased Socio- Economic status in the rural community.

Ø Increased Ground water level through safe Drinking Water.

Ø Green Environment through 2 Lacks Tree planting.

Ø Job Placement of Rural numbering 450.

Ø Facilitation Role of NGOs.

BOSS has completed its 24 th year with successful Endeavour’s and committed itself to help the poor people to become self-reliant, not as dependent, to use the resources locally available to achieve a social change in rural sector. This 24 th annual report furnishes the following activities and programmes have been successfully achieved in the year 2018-2019.

10,000 FRUIT SEEDLINGS - PLANTATION :

BOSS Organized “ To purchase 10,000 fruit tree seedlings to be planted throughout 10 villages affected by drought and global warming” .

The above said titled project has implemented on the concept of safe guarding environment through Tree planting project in ten villages situated on the northern side of the Mount Arunachala. The Main Aim of this programme is Green environment through tree planting and to provide awareness among the rural public Especially women self help group members about the Tree planting and safeguarding. Planting seedlings in 10 villages are Coconut , Mango, Amla , Lemon, Koyya, , Teek, Madhulai, Drumstick ,Patham . Pungan and Batham.

After completion of our programme in the end of the year 2018, more than 90 percentage species of plantation will survive for future. Almost all the people of our target villages were known very well about nature, Global warming, Climate Change and in value and come forwarded to protect these at least in future. BOSS staff team and the village women felt the need and it should be addressed forth with and this project has been implemented with the valuable support of Purely Overseas Trust (POST) – United Kingdom . BOSS has made sincere efforts on implementation of the project are as follows :

SL. No.	Name of Villages	Date	No. of Beneficiaries	No. of plants
1.	ADAIYUR	01.04.2018	100	1,000
2	VENGICKAL	03.04.2018	100	1,000
3	KOSALAI	06.04.2018	100	1,000
4	ADIANNAMALAI	09.04.2018	100	1,000
5	VEDIAPPANOOR - School	11.04.2018	100	1,000
6	DEVANANDHAL	13.04.2018	100	1,000
7	VELLAIMEDU	15.04.2018	100	1,000
8	KALARKOTTA	17.04.2018	100	1,000
9	MEDU	19.04.2018	100	1,000
10	PUNALKADU	21.04.2018	100	1,000
Total			1,000	10,000

TAMILNADU STATE SOCIAL WELFARE BOARD PROGRAM:

We hereby Submission our Thanks to Tamilnadu Social Welfare Board – chennai regard sanction of Grant in Aid for purchase of office furniture and fittings . We successfully implemented to each and all the conditions stipulated in the sanction letter . We, on Behalf of Hereby guarantee that all movable and Immovable properties buildings, Constructed and other Assets Acquired under and created wholly or substantially. Out of the grant , sanction of which was conveyed vide State Social Welfare Advisory Board’s Letter no. Roc . No . 2643 / 1 - 5 / 2017 . Dated on : 14 / 03 / 2018 . will not without the prior sanction of the Central Social Welfare Board and the Government of India, be disposed mortgaged of utilized at any time for purpose other than that for which the Grant has been sanctioned .

HEALTH EDUCATION FOR RURAL WOMEN :

BOSS organized Health Education For Rural Women on 07-07-2018 in Adaiyur Village The Aim of the program is :

To identify, diagnosis and analysis the health hazards affecting women in weaker sections of the rural areas. To provide education and make aware of the rural women on HIV / AIDS, reproductive health and mother & child care respects. To create an healthy community and drive away the spreadness of contagious diseases and health hazards in rural areas. To eliminate child/early marriage in thiruvannamalai Block within five years of time. To reduce Infant Mortality Rate and Maternal Mortality Rate to 50% from the present level. To increase male, female sex ratio to 1000:980 from the present level 1000:920 within five in the block. . Project has implemented on the concept of free treatment to all more than 200 women benefitted through this Health Education For Rural Women Program.

CAMPAIGN ON PREVENTION OF SEXUAL ABUSE / VIOLENCE /

EXPLOITATION AGAINST WOMEN”.

Thanking you for Haella Stichting Foundation for our project has been approved for funding project is“Campaign on Prevention of sexual Abuse/violence/exploitation against women”. First at all we submit our profound thanks on behalf of BOSS NGO for their generous Grant support .

This project was based on a Needs Identification Study that was conducted to ascertain the existing situation of the beneficiary groups of women, young women and adolescent girls. The programs are as follows :

Ø Combating and decreasing sexual harassment Training to NGO Personnel’s.

Ø Mass rally on Awareness Education to Gross Root Level Women

Ø village level awareness campaign

Ø Providing support to legal entities, and rehabilitation services.

Ø Sensitization workshop to professionals

Some of the main findings of the study were:

- The position of women in families is poor. They are not consulted in the decision-making process in families and in society and this include decision-making even about their own health.

- Male children are preferred in families. The girl child is viewed as a curse. There is preferential treatment for the male children.

- There is violation of reproductive and sexual rights of females of all age groups. There is the presence of premarital and extramarital sex. Unwed and unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions are present in the villages

Changes bring about through the implementation of this project were:

- Women, young women and adolescent girls in the 10 project villages become knowledgeable on all matters relating to decision-making in families, need for participation in local administration, women’s rights, adolescent rights, sexual and reproductive rights and issues with self-confidence.

Morethan 2000 members and leaders of self-help groups of women initiated as part of the project take on the role of change agents for the project villages with respect to autonomy of women in social and political matters.

TRIBAL WOMEN EMPOWERMENT THROUGH IGP/ EDP PROGRAM ’’ .

Thanks for STICHTING DERDE WERELD GROEP SOEST - THE NETHERLANDS.

for our project has been approved for funding project Our BOSS Project Target area of 10 tribal hamlets are located beneath and summit of Kavuthi Hill which is southern part of western ghat, geographically western ghat begin at Jawadhu Hills Tamil Nadu state. 5000 kilometers spreader ranges where 100 more tribal sector are living in this target area they are known as Irular . They have been living here for the Past 07 generations. Target group of widows, frequently faced harassments of the forest department citing threatened species in Schedule III of wild life protection act. Their non-timber forest products collected from forest area are bought at very low rate and sold with high margin. Thus they are squandered a lot.

All the Tribal widow will be trained in Maintain the milk cow , Income Generation Training and financial management, marketing, collective bargaining in the wholesale market, attracting customers, and management of a small business. Initially 10 Tribal women will receive the initial loans. Loans will be repaid small amount in 12 months with 1.% interest on a declining basis. First month we distribute the Loan for 10 Members each ₹ 12,000 (Totally ₹ 1,20,000) The women expect to net ₹ 6,000 to ₹ 8,000 per month ( Expenses ₹ 1,000 and Repay per Month ₹ 1,000) women expect to net income ₹ 14,000After completion of the one month The 10 Beneficiaries repay the loan amount ₹ 10,000 per month. The others will receive loans from the repaid funds. Every month, 1-2 new women will receive loans ( seed money ) one or two beneficiaries to purchase new cow. Totally 10 New Beneficiaries and 20 other Beneficiaries will involve the Income Generating Activities and benefit through one year .The total Beneficiaries are 30 ( 10 + 20).

There is sustainability in this project. After completion of the two days Income generation and Entrepreneurship Training the Beneficiaries will start their business to able to earn their own money through sales. The Future influence of this project is that Tribal women can tackle the evil men and acquire boldness to defend them. Economically they have started self employment. Then they will escape from the Hutches of Landlords and moneylenders.

NATIONAL FEMALE CHILD SAFETY PROGRAM ’ .

BOSS NGO organized National Female Child Safety Program on 24 th January 2018 at Adaiyur village . Children in hazardous work – End child abuse. The ILO’s most recent global estimate is that 215 million children particularly female children are involved in hazardous work worldwide. 12.6 million of whom are in India.. This year, the focus for World Day against Child Labor is on child labor and supply chains. With 168 million children still in child labor, all supply chains, from agriculture to manufacturing, services to construction, run the risk that child labor may be present. More than 450 Students were participants in this Program. The Aim of this program :

Ø To reduce the female child abuse ratio in rural areas.

Ø Children to be provided with integrated development which would benefit their bodies, minds and self actualization.

Ø We work closely with beneficiaries. We have to make our works with this beneficiaries for their betterment.

Ø To Promote children development and it is the primary responsibility according by their appearances.

Ø leading to enhanced capacity for parents and care gives to support development of children

Ø To improve community development mutually understanding the importance of Girl child education.

Ø The permanent source of income in obtained through skill training

Ø The self reliance and self confidence leads to stand on their own legs for their basic needs as well as raise their socio-economic status.

SAFE DRINKING WATER TO NEEDY PROGRAMME:

One Bore Well Installation and its Successful implementation . Project period on 01. 08. 2018 TO 31. 12. 2018.

The Main Scope of the Project is to Provide Safe Drinking Water to the needy and identified one Village. We successfully completed Bore wells. In essence Adaiyur village included in this project have acute scarcity of water in general and particularly drinking water. By implementation of the project titled, “ To fulfillment of safe drinking water programme ” . A total of 2147 Direct Beneficiaries and 5,000 Indirect Beneficiaries have benefited through this project. Forty young women and an equal number of adolescent girls have received essential knowledge relating to issues concerning environment, water and health. Four persons from the local community have come forward to act as community volunteers for undertaking repair works to the hand pump. All these things have been made possible with the help of Local donation. On behalf of the 2147 Direct Beneficiaries and 5,000 Indirect Beneficiaries and on behalf of the staffs and committee members BOSS takes this opportunity to place on record their sincere and heartfelt thanks to stakeholders and well wishers for the generous help and look forward for continued relationship.

Out Comes of the Project:

At Present the Two Village Community Men Women and Children were most happily welcomed this new innovative project and appreciated the good work in their villages.
They are accessible to safe portable drinking water Have additional time to go for livelihood and hope for the better and healthy future.
Helped cultivate kitchen garden and maintain cattle. Enabled more productive work, and better home management with the time and energy saved due to easy access to water Reduced workload of women and children and they have more time for relaxation and studies.

8 . INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2019

As the United Nationals announced that 8^th March 2018 is the day of International Women’s day, BOSS has conducted this programme in Adaiyur village. 200 women self-help group members and other rural women about 500 women have participated in this programme. The chief guest Mrs. K.Vasanthi Advocate has expressed about Important of Women’s day and the responsibilities of the rural women.. Each and every woman have responsible for this society. They must come out to stop the Atrocity of women and struggling their rights etc... Free legal aid, The Law and Order for women and support of movements and its works for especially women. They learned through this women day.

The First Photo is Our BOSS Executive Secretary Mr. R. Balu received the certificate award from the Ex. Hon’ble District Collector Mrs. Kannagi Bakiyanathan, I.A.S., for the purpose of our BOSS NGO Humanitarian activities.

The 2nd Photo is Our BOSS Executive Secretary Mr. R. Balu received the memento award from the Hon’ble District Collector Mr. M. Rajendiran, I.A.S., for the purpose of our BOSS NGO more than 1,00,000 trees saplings were planted in 50 rural villages in the year of 2010 - 2011. the Exnora International President Dr. Nirmal and the town VIP’s are also in this photo.

The First Photo is Our BOSS Executive Secretary Mr. R. Balu received the certificate award from the Chief Guest from Peoples watch – Madurai for the purpose of our BOSS NGO Humanitarian activities.

The second Photo is Our BOSS Executive Secretary Mr. R. Balu received the certificate award from Mr. John Button, president of rain forest centre – Australia for the purpose of our BOSS NGO working for Tree planting and safe guarding forest activities.

Our BOSS NGO organized and formed 100 rural Self Help Group (SHG) in Tiruvannamalai Block. Our SHG members were meeting the District Collector for their economically Self Development activities.

This Photo is Our BOSS Executive Secretary Mr. R. BALU received the memento award from the Hon’ble Tamilnadu state Governor Mr. ROSAIAH , for the purpose of our BOSS NGO Service in 100 rural villages and working for the welfare of rural poor peopled development . The ex -Judge Mr. VALLINAYAGAM and the town VIP’s are also in this photo.

Award of Rashtriya Swayamsiddh Samman, a unique initiative by Jindal Steel Plant Limited Foundation - NewDelhi.Presented by Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India.

BREAK UP OF RECEIPTS FOR LAST THREE YEARS

Receipts	Year 2016-2017		Year 2017-2018		Year 2018-2019
Funding Sources	Amount (Rupees)	%	Amount (Rupees)	%	Amount (Rupees)	%
From Government / others	Nil	0%	5,000	02%	14,977	03%
From Foreign Sources	6,589	14%	7,41,309	72%	2,85,285	53%
By Own Sources	1,83,016	42%	1,31,867	12%	1,17,764	21%
By Community Contributions	2,14,954	44%	1,55,404	14%	1,23,842	22%
Total funds Received	4,10,652	100%	10,37,588	100%	5,41,868	100%

CONCLUSION:

The above program and activities were successfully endeavored with support of the BOSS staff team. Each and every program mentioned above stressed its importance to serve for the mankind and to establish humanitarian consideration among the public. The rural people became aware and provided support to conduct further long-term-projects so as to develop and concentrate the welfare of the rural area’s weaker sections, to establish a social change and building a egalitarian society.

I, R.BALU, the Executive Secretary of ‘BOSS’ hereby convey thanks to the donors and well wishers. Particularly our sincere thanks go to

STICHTING DERDE WERELD GROEP SOEST – THE NETHERLANDS.

PURELY OVERSEAS TRUST – POST -UNITED KINGDOM.

STICHTING HAELLA FOUNDATION– THE NETHERLANDS.

TAMILNADU STATE SOCIAL WELFARE BOARD – CHENNAI.

BOB – LETZ CHANGE – CHENNEAI.

CORPORATION BANK - TIRUVANNAMALAI.

LOCAL DONATIONS AND .

BOSS MEMBERS CONTRIBUTIONS.

Who have sanctioned grant -in-aids to ‘BOSS’ for implementation of project. I invite all the members of General body, Executive Committee to Co-operate with staff team. So as to execute further programmes to reach the aims and objectives of the ‘BOSS’. My profound thanks go to the resource persons, Govt. officials Legal advisors , Doctors and well wishers who are supported our Endeavour successfully. In this connection I wish to state that we would be getting assistance from the state, Central Governments and abroad during the end of this year for our dedicated social activities. Felt that we are able to implement the programmes for focus on “Development of Rural ,Women , Economical and Environmental ” in the end of the year 2019- 2010. I once again submit our profound thanks to all those who Co-operated with us to conduct all these programmes during this reporting year. Thanking you to all!

With Kind Regards,

Place : India .