Three decades of effective intervention

SEEDS has been meticulously working with the communities for the past three decades to effect positive changes in their lives. Several thousands of disadvantaged lives of villages and slums of Jagalur, Harappanahalli, Davanagere taluks of Davanagere district, Sandur taluk of Bellary district and Koppal taluk of Koppal district have been able to move forward and live with hope, thanks to the projects and initiatives taken up by SEEDS from time to time. The meticulous and persistent efforts of SEEDS have helped hundreds transcend their lives into productive and meaningful. More than 2000 children in these areas have evolved a dignified life after the intervention of SEEDS during the past three decades. The organisation was very particular about placing the rescued children in a safe position with a livelihood opportunity. Therefore, from rescue to a job placement, each phase of the children was looked into and monitored. SEEDS conducts annual get together of alumni to meet each other and share their experiences. Involving most of them, a youth network has been formed which is focussing on environment protection and awareness generation.

Task Force for Child Rights at the Gram Panchayat level has been a successful advocacy intervention of SEEDS. In each GP of Davanagere and Jagalur taluks, the Task Force was formed consisting of GP President, members, Anganwadi Worker, Govt School head, SDMC members, Self Help Groups, village leaders and student leaders. The Task Force ensured that there is no child working in its jurisdiction and every child pursues his education. It has implemented the task very strictly and followed every house sending their children to school or anganwadi. The program was implemented in collaboration with the UNICEF Child Protection Project. The experiment of community participation as Task Force was successful and attracted even the government department to replicate it in other districts of the state.

Self Help Groups (SHGs) have made far reaching impact among the lives of vulnerable rural women folk who were struggling to manage their households with meagre income. Having irresponsible and alcoholic husbands, the women found SHGs formed by SEEDS are tools to bring in changes in their lives. They soon realised that SHGs would not only bring in economic changes but create bonding among the women folk and build up inner strength to fight for their rights as well. SEEDS have formed 000 SHGs so far in all the taluks of its working area.