Annual achievements of Association for Social and Humanize Action (Asha) for the year 2013-14: Protecting native Biodiversity and preserving life.

1. Annual Report 2013-14

2. The task is to motivate youth to think
“each for all and all for each”.
Rejuvenate traditional systems of
Kulapanchayath / Gramasabha’s and
consensus decision making of every
event of the village, getting the rights
over native resources by using related
Acts. Make the youth to hold
responsibility of managing the village
resources sustainable for the benefit of
the whole village. In this direction we
are happy to mention this year we have
attempted to empower communities to
claim customary rights over their native
resources besides organizing for
harmonious living with nature.
Subhani
Secretary
I enjoyed the honor of associating with Asha
(Association for Social and Humanize Action) since its
inception. Particularly I took active interest in following
all the activities for the past 4 years. I am also happy
that I have guided formulating this years target. I hope
the readers will enjoy going through this report getting
clear idea of the activities focusing on rejuvenating
systems of tribal community.
Prof; V.V.N.Rao,
Honorary President
Annual Report 2013-14

3. Annual Report 2013-14
Awareness to 892 families of 10
villages on the following issues:
Forest Rights Act.
Panchayath Extension to
Scheduled areas
SC ST SUB PLAN ACT.
BIO DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE.
GRAMA SABHA
Sustainable utilization and Conservation
of Natural Resources
1. Sirisanapalli VSS got Bamboo felling permission from
APFD and Motivated 15 villages to claim their VSS
areas under CFRA.
2. Promotion and conservation of Traditional Seed
Biodiversity.
3. Value addition to Mohva-NTFP making Eatables.
4. Youth Mobilization.-Identified youth to carry out
further future program me-Organized orientation
programmes to youth in 12 villages.
5. Conservation of Bamboo Clumps in natural forests-
trainings to the fellers of Bamboo on Sustainable
Harvesting and clump management
6. National Environmental Awareness Campaign 2012-13
Now we are happy that after six
years gap , we came together whole
villagers and celebrated festival.
K. Mallesh, Sirasanapalli…….
Sirisanapalli village has 36 families and formed into Vana
Samrakshana Samiti in 1997 protecting 500 hectares of forest
land. In 2004 villagers harvested 42000 Bamboo and got their
share of Rs.2.50 Lakhs. This year again they got felling
permission from the Department after 10 years gap this means
3 crop seasons lost because of dispute in the villagers. The
Village divided into groups and has no collective efforts made
to obtain permission. Asha along with sister organizations and
concern people organized a number of meetings with whole
village and GroupWise. 8 months of our efforts made whole
villagers come to common platform as result and celebrated
first time festival that is after 6 years. The planning for
Bamboo harvesting, transportation, sale and sharing is
discussed in the Grama sabha and resolved consensus
decision making.
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Sirasanapalli VSS/CFRA
Meeting at workplace
Gramasabha at Burkanakota
Bamboo Handicrafts

4. Asha in collaboration with the National Bureau of Plant
Genetic Resources (NBPGR), Hyderabad has
embarked on a campaign to spread awareness
among the local tribal people on plant genetic
resources and other allied issues. The Multi-focal
campaign envisages preparation of bio-diversity
registers for select villages, establishment of a Grain
Bank, conduct of awareness programmes on plant
genetic diversity, organizing farming methods
including pest control and protection of soil fertility
in Chinturu Mandal of Bhadrachalam division.
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Promotion and conservation of Traditional
Seed Biodiversity
452 farmers from 16 villages got
awareness on Promotion and
conservation traditional
SEED Biodiversity in 2013.
 89 farmers from 21 villages
participated in OLD SEED FESTIVAL and
demonstrated 42 varieties of
Old Traditional Seeds
“I remembered my childhood days, we almost forgot our traditional seeds which are suitable for every condition and
provide food security, it is good opportunity to have back our traditional seeds and chance to propagate and
promote in our villages” Maadi. Soma of Terapadu village.
Local indigenous verities of food crops almost
disappearing in tribal areas the origin of food security
for not only mankind and also all livings on earth. So
called Hybrid seed introduced to feed Indian community
during drought years took major part in the agriculture.
Agency areas are not different from this. Asha aimed at
conserving and promoting the local varieties of food
crops, particularly paddy and millets, most of which are
on the brink of disappearance, association has drawn up
an action plan to organize a series of awareness
programmes for all the stakeholders with a thrust on
farmers in the remote tribal pockets. A Genetic Resource
Awareness and Biodiversity Fair organized in
Boddugudem for PTG (Konda Reddy) and in Alligudem
for Koya Tribal community on 10th to 12th December,
2013.
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Dr. B.Sarath Babu,
Principal Scientist, NBPGR, Regional Station,
Hyderabad addressing farmers awareness meeting
at Alligudem village.
Demonstration of Traditional/Old Seeds Maadi Soma, Terapadu
with Finger millt
M. Subbayya, Sirasanapalli with Jowar

5. We are gradually losing our inherent capacities of investigation,
discovering and experimenting with the traditional, time
tested, general day to day practices that kept the tribal and
rural masses healthy for the last many, many centuries. Our
minds are so manipulated to believe what media reports or
what corporate business labels indicate and accept their
efficacy of the products. Tribal's have traditionally been
using Mahva as a major food item. It is eaten either raw or
cooked (boiled, fried or cooked with other ingredients).
Sometimes laddus are also made from it. Flowers are useful
for general weakness. Good for lactating mothers, and
children suffering from malnutrition. These flowers improve
potentiality and improve metabolism in human body. This
project rejuvenates tribal traditional food habits which
reduces malnutrition among children and women.
Collection of Flower and Seed is done by only women and
children. Men help them only in carrying flowers to their
home. Community will be trained and equipped with Nets
and tarpaulin sheets to get clean Mohva flower. IMPACT OF
BETTER COLLECTION PRACTICE:• Use of nets to collect
falling followers.• No forest fire, soil moisture is retained,
no loss of soil bearing microorganisms. Reduction in
collection time. More time for the collectors for the other
productive work.• Good quality Mahva collected. It fetches
a high price.• as the entire tree does not get covered by
the net, the left over flowers can be used for other
purposes and by wild animals. Youth (Girls) formed into a
group and will be trained to take up production activity. A
few selected Girls will be involved in marketing and
distribution of products local and outside market.
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Value addition to Mohva (NTFP)
252 women and Adolescent girls of 5
villages are trained in Hygienic
collection of Mohva Flower and making
eatables like Jam, Halwa, Laddu and
Cake with Mohva flower pulp.
“Now we are getting all mohva flowers easily
within a limited time by using Nets and
Tarpaulin sheets, our work made easy”
Maadi Somamma of Alligudem village: Previously our whole family has
to go for collection of Mohva flower of our trees. We have 32 Mohva
trees in our own forest lands. My children (2 boys, 2girls) and myself
will go early in the morning by 4.30 am and return by 11.00am with
flowers. My husband comes to the spot at 11.00 to carry the flowers
to our drying place in the village. Thus our family has to work 6.30
hours every day for this purpose. We tied nets to the trees, now we
are collecting flowers once at 10.45 am which are pooled at centre
place of net. We arranged tarpaulin sheets under the tree, at the end
of flower fall we collect them on Tarpaulin. Besides time saving, we
are getting fresh mohva flower which has market value. We are
keeping the flowers fallen outside net and tarpaulin for arrack
brewing. We have a little problem with our cattle which disturbs the
nets in the lower branches of the tree. Hygienically collected flowers
has demand in the market through the association and we are trying
to make eatables with pulp. Our ancestors are used make Laddu and
in drought our people fed themselves with dried and fried Mohva
flowers with other naturally available grains.
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Mohva Flower

6. 128 youth in 9 villages
organized into village level groups.
 A 3 fold 3000 pamphlets
published in telugu on FRA,PESA,
SC-ST Sub-Plan, BDC and
distributed in the sandy's.
 15 members batch trained in
Bamboo Handicrafts
 Helped to organize culture
activities through youth.
 Awareness and guidance on
Right to Information Act to youth.
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Youth Mobilization
Organized youth in to groups to understand various Acts,
constitutional provisions earmarked for Scheduled Tribe
community. Making them to take common issues as well
individual issues for solution through proper mechanisms.
Asha got the information downloaded about Social
Security Pensions, Indiramma Houses and MGNREGA
details and circulated to the youth groups. They checked
the implementation/distribution in the villages and got
the corrections and payments where misused. Information
about wages and Forest Scheduled Rates also circulated
to youth. Encouraged youth by sponsoring gifts to their
events sports. Mobilized to workout the small issues at
their own in the village.
“We are able to ask our
share in the
Government schemes
and Panchayath funds
for our village
community
development and
welfare”
Arela. Bojji,
Volunteer, Thulugonda
Mr. Arela . Bojji Youth volunteer of Thulugonda. Vana Samrakshna Samiti (VSS) initiated in our village in
1997. From the inception of the VSS we have been protecting 650 Hactres of Forest Land. We have matured
Bamboo in the VSS area and our estimate 1.00 lakh good quality of long bamboo. We have been resolving
from last year to obtain felling permission. But we are not got any permission so far. This year we made the
Forest Department to survey and mapping the total area. Now we applied RTI asking reasons why they are
not giving the permission. Regarding Social security pensions we approached the concerned Secretary with
facts found in our survey and made corrections, now all the eligible persons are getting pensions. We have
organized youth mobilization camps in neighboring villages and conducted cultural programmes and sports.
Our members have been working actively by helping each other as “Each for all and All for Each”
A Mandal level meeting with line department officers to
take up issues to resolve on a common platform.
Bamboo Handicrafts trainees team
Youth meeting at Gondigudem Bamboo handicrafts training

7. 21%
conservation of Bamboo clumps
 5 training programmes on
“sustainable harvesting and
Clump Management of
Bamboo” organized in 5
villages.
 232 Bamboo fellers were
educated about harvesting
practices and silvicultural
operations in Bamboo coupes.
 An appeal made to
concerned Forest Officers to
follow the silvicultural
operations and protect
Bamboo.
Awareness training programme on “sustainable
harvesting and Clump management of Bamboo”
organized in Thulugonda, Sukumamidi, Sirasanapalli
Dabbagudem and Gopanapalli villages.
National Environment Awareness
Campaign (NEAC) 2013-14
NEAC2013-14: This year Asha got Excellent grade on
performance of awareness programme by Deccan
Development Society and Ministry of Environment and
Forests.
232 farmers, 103 women and 148
youth joined in the campaign.
Awareness programme on
Conservation of Traditional (OLD)
SEED BIODIVERSITY IN Alligudem
village.
 Wall writings on Environment
conservation, Seed biodiversity.
 Millet Seed distribution in 6 villages
and initiation of Seed Bank.
 Essay writing and Elocution in
A.P.R.J.Residential College ,
Chinturu.
Demonstration of Traditional seeds
in
Junior College.
A 3 fold pamphlet (1000 copies)on
nutrient values of Millets published
and distributed during the
campaign.
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Training on Sustainable Harvesting practices and Clump management of
Bamboo in Natural Forests.
NEAC 2012-13 at Jr. College

8. Receiving best NGO award in Khammam
district 2013 on 15.8.2013
4.06
1.38
60.52
31.7
2.34 A.P.State Social
Welfare Board
Ministry Environment
and Forest
Keystone foundation
Yugantar
Contribution
Receipts 2013-14
Association for Social and Humanize Action
CHINTURU-507 126
Khammam district Andhra Pradesh (India)
Phone: 09492381609, 08179339047
Email: ashachintur@gmail.com ashachinturu@yahoo.co.in
www.ashachinturu.blogspot.com
Training to tribal
youth in Value
addition of
Mohva flower:
making Mohva
Jaam, Cake and
Laddu.
Annual Report 2013-14