project balance amount use 4 remaing work such as monitering and evaluation, final reporting, accounts & auditing. Dhanam

2nd batch application forms for claiming subsidy has been submitted to BDo Dhanam

there are 17 ben. using the toilet. Rest are in final stage. Dhanam

toilets are handed over to 15 benificiaries dhanam

Visited the new 5 toilets in Endiyur village

Together with PALMYRA team I visited the project village and participated in the working group meeting.Organization has formed a working group among the beneficiaries. This group member's work together and are responsible to purchase the material, hire a mason and supervise the construction work. Even though they are responsible for mobilizing the beneficiary to organize the resources in time to finish the work and also support them with funds if it is needed. And get back from them in installments. I visited the five toilets and found that the community members have not only built the toilet but also made a bathroom along with the toilet.These toilets are built nicely, finishing of the toilets is excellent. Quality of doors and material used is good and you feel good to use the toilets.

request u to send balance fund to complete the physical work Dhanam

septic tank construction work completd Dhanam

received Rs 30400 from BDO for 10 benifiaries Dhanam

Subsidy from BDO

Received cheque for Rs.30470 from BDO, Marakkanam as subsidy for toilet for 10 beneficiaries in Endiyur village

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subsidy claim form for 10 beneficiaries. To Marakkanam BDO DHANAM

contruction over for 3 toilets Dhanam

data collected from 15 benificiaries Dhanam

toilet construction work is ongoing now dhanam

toilet construction work is ongoing now dhanam

septic tank construction work is ongoing now

8 out of 10 toilets are in use 1 lady wait for home inaugraul function another lady like fix tiles dhanam

another member Ms Adhi started construction work Dhanam

second batch training on importance and method of conrtruction of toilet with minimum cost Dhanam

user group meeting organise for 15 benificiaries at palmyra on 25th Dhanam

Completed 10 toilets and handed over to the Beneficiaries.

We ( Juergen Puetz, Kusum, PWX, Dhanam, Munusamy, Village Panchayath President and Ms.Naina0
have seen the toilets constructed by the beneficiaries in the village.
After the visit, we had a meeting with the beneficiaries at the village panchayath- office. I discussed with participants about the people’s participation in the program, contribution of collection, providing space for toilet facility for privacy to women, method of construction, etc. I made demonstration with locally available paper tea cups and a straw, explaining the system of the septic tank construction method in a simple manner, explaining the necessity of constructing the toilet system in a correct way as otherwise the purpose is defeated and the system won’t work.
Done correctly it to separates the silt, water and facilitates out- flow of surplus water. we appreciated to the beneficiaries that this very nicely and aesthetically pleasing toilet-construction can be used by “any country’s Prime Minister” and also appreciated and advised to the local mason’s to construct the toilet’s in a good and correct manner. There can be no compromise on the correctness of the construction. And suggested to the VPP to organize a meeting for government sanitation department staff to have a look of this toilets to learn about the individual family member’s participation and their involvement in construction of good quality of toilets with family member’s physical labour. I thanked to PWX for supporting the sanitation facility for poor rural people.
Village Panchayath President (VPP): He made request to increase the number of toilet facilities in the village to cover more number of households. Mrs. Kusum replied that if they get reports and SMS in time, she will speak with PWX board and if possible we will inform of the same.
Ms. Nayana , Ashram School also visited the activity to learn about women participation in sanitation program.
Mrs. Dhanam told that another 15 members have already been identified with the help of the working group based on the given criteria’s. They can start the construction work soon.
Beneficiary use their money and get loan from the Women SHG's to build their toilets after completion they get funds from the Palmyra.at the end of the meeting we distributed the PWX contribution to the individual beneficiaries.
Mrs. Tamilselvi, Working group member, gave thanks to PWX and Palmyra for initiating the sanitation facility through women self groups for the rural poor families.

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data collection for 15 benificiaries is doing by Palmyra Dhanam

2 new beneficiaries - started work, valli

another 15 benificiries are selected by wc with palmyra. Request u to send the balance program cost Dhanam

Visited Project

I visited the project in Endiyur village of Tamil Nadu.I was good to see the toilets build by the community with support from PWX and Palmyra.
Good thing about project it is purely implemented by the women SHG'S, they select the beneficiary and purchase the material and distribute to the beneficiary, Beneficiary also have to contribute in terms of labour or material. After the completion of the toilets women SHG's give remaining amount to the beneficiary.
women SHG'S also provides loan to the beneficiary if they don't have sufficient money to build the toilet at reasonable rates.

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toilets handed over to 10 benificiries in presence of vpl and Director of palmyra Dhanam

Visited Project

I visited the project in Endiyur village of Tamil Nadu.It was good to see the toilets build by the community with support from PWX and Palmyra.
Good thing about project it is purely implemented by the women SHG'S, they select the beneficiary and purchase the material and distribute to the beneficiary, Beneficiary also have to contribute in terms of labour or material. After the completion of the toilets women SHG's give remaining amount to the beneficiary.
women SHG'S also provides loan to the beneficiary if they don't have sufficient money to build the toilet at reasonable rates.

Visited Project

I visited the project in Endiyur village of Tamil Nadu.I was good to see the toilets build by the community with support from PWX and Palmyra.
Good thing about project it is purely implemented by the women SHG'S, they select the beneficiary and purchase the material and distribute to the beneficiary, Beneficiary also have to contribute in terms of labour or material. After the completion of the toilets women SHG's give remaining amount to the beneficiary.
women SHG'S also provides loan to the beneficiary if they don't have sufficient money to build the toilet at reasonable rates.

10 toilets almost completion stage, conducted training program on sanitation

Training on Importance and proper use of sanitation Facility and use of safe drinking water
Date: 02.06.2012
Place: School Building

Resource Persons:
1. Mr. Munusamy, Village Panchayath President, Endiyur
2. Mr. Sathiyamoorthy, Sanitation Officer, Block Development Office, Marakkanam Block.
3. Palmyra Staff
Participants: 30 members participated in the meeting

Discussion with members:
1. Mrs. Tamilselvi, working group member has welcomed the participants for the meeting.
2. Mrs. Dhanam, Project Officer, Palmyra given introduction about the importance of the sanitation and drinking water use and maintain the water bodies clean and water contamination due to human waste, field run of fertilizers, etc.
3. Mr. Munusamy, Panchayath president has appreciated Palmyra activities implementation in the village for the welfare of the people. He has compared with the government sanitation program and the PWX activity and explained to the people to use the facility in a appropriate manner. He also requested to increase the number of toilet facility for the village. There are 1050 families living in main village of Endiyur (775)including the habitation of Kuruvammampet (275). There are 50 Households (Pucca House) having toilet facility. Palmyra is providing sanitation facility for another 25 poor families under PWX project. The PP requesting the PWX to increase the no. of sanitation facility to cover the entire village.
4. Mr. Sathiyamoorthy, Sanitation Officer, BDO, Marakkanam Block informed that the people should use the toilet to avoid the open deification. He has suggested to the beneficiaries, after completion of the toilet construction, they can fill the prescribed application form and submit it through Palmyra to claim subsidy amount from BDO. He also explained about the personal hygiene and health aspects.

5. The beneficiaries point of view: They feel happy to construct by themselves to organize only mason, helper role done by the family members, organized quality materials of bricks, sand and other materials, construction size, attached bathroom, etc. Mrs. Ponnammal family has completed the toilet. Mrs. Ponnammal with her Younger Son Mr. Elangovan was received cash through the village panchayaths president during the meeting. He said that he is very happy to utilize the toilet by 3 families’ together living in same house. He has designed and constructed according to their interest with attached bathroom facility. He thanked to the working group, Palmyra and PWX.


The panchayath President given cahs to Mrs. Ponnammal
for Toilet construction under PWX Project

Apart from 10 beneficiaries, others made request to Palmyra to select them for remaining 15 toilets construction facility. Palmyra informed them that we will visit the beneficiary family and select the beneficiaries based on the criteria.

The meeting was ended in the afternoon.

Progress Report

Main Activity Report:
Introduction Meeting: 04.04.2012, Wednesday
 Palmyra project Officer and Field Worker have introduced about the sanitation activity which is supporting by PWX, Bangalore for the development of the rural area.
 There are 15 members from various SHGs were presented in the meeting.
 Explained about the possibility of construction of septic tank with toilet to provide the sanitation facility at individual household level.
 The participants said that they will have discussion with their family members and inform in the next meeting.
 Palmyra explained about the contribution, availability of space, willing to utilize the toilet, physical work contribution during the construction of toilet like curing, making dig for septic tank, etc.

Village level Meeting: 15.04.2012, Sunday
• Palmyra field worker participated in the village level meeting to discuss about the interest for identification of the beneficiaries.
• They have selected 10 members to start the activity as a first stage.
• The beneficiaries were chosen based on the space availability, patta for housing area, willing to contribute, approach Block Development Officer to access Govt. fund for sanitation activity.
• The people had contradiction about the construction. Either fix one Mason with One Helper or individual household can construct the toilet by themselves with their own people.
• Beneficiaries are expecting to construct by themselves. Some of the beneficiaries have completed construction of house under the Govt. program, that has balance materials of bricks, sand, jelly, they feel that they would like to use the material for toilet construction work.
• The beneficiaries will invest Rs.10,000/- as their own fund, after completion of the toilet work, the individual beneficiary will apply to the BDO to claim the toilet cost .

Formation of User Group in Endiyur Village for implementation of th activity in the village
Date: 21.04.2012, Saturday
• Project Officer and Field worker from Palmyra facilitated the meeting for Beneficiaries with Mason & helper with Engineer.
• Engineer (Beneficiary Husband) who helped for preparation of the sketch / drawings for the toilet with estimate for construction of one toilet. The estimate is given below in table 1.
• Some beneficiaries would like to construct with simple method with low cost. Few members felt that the septic tank should be cleaned 2 years in once, so it can be little bigger for more than 5 members in a family/joint family.
• One member said that the kadappa slap can be fixed on top of the septic tank which will absorb the heat and not disturb the top of the septic tank
• The Mason asked Rs.7000 as a labor for construction and completion of one toilet with septic tank including plumbing, door work.
• Beneficiaries were requested him to do the work at the rate of Rs.6000/-
• As per the request of individual beneficiary, If Mason does any additional work like bath room facility, increase the size of septic tank for joint families, the additional labor will be paid by them.
• Participants made request that they can construct the toilet as per the design with estimate. Palmyra can organize doors, toilet sink, pipes and fittings only.
• During the construction Palmyra do the facilitation work to complete the work properly.
• Palmyra will have link with the people from starting the activity to use the toilet.
• Palmyra also will help the people to receive the grant from the BDO with proper application form.

Tentative Budget is Prepared by Beneficiaries with Mason, Engineer & Palmyra Staff
Materials Price in Rs.
Bricks (4000) 16,000
Sand (2 Units) 4,000
Cement (12 Bags) 3,960
Jelly (0.25 Unit) 600
Iron Rod (8/10mm = 120 Kgs) 1,800
Labor 6,000
PVC Pipe 660
Pan 600
PVC Bend, coupling 80
PVC L 90
Pipe (aeration) 300
Door 1,000
Miscellaneous 100
Total 35,190


Funds Mobilization Amount in Rs. %
Palmyra Contribution 16,500 47
BDO Contribution 3,200 9
Beneficiary Contribution 15,490 44

Attach Sketch: Prepared by local village Engineer (working in BDO office)

 
Progress as on 31.05.2012
Mrs. Ponnammal has completed the toilet construction work. She has spent an amount of Rs.40,000 for toilet and bathroom. Hired only Mason for 12 days and Paid Rs.6000 to him. Labour contributed by the household members.
She is a member of Vaigai SHG
Beneficiary Name Mrs. Ponnammal (55)
Husband Name Mr. Arumugam (60
Education Illiterate
Occupation Coolie
Elder Son Balamurugan (34, 7th std, Coolie) +Vijayalakshmi (Wife, 8th std) )(25 + Daughter(1)
Second Son Elangovan , Coolie worker (lorry loading, tar road labour, agri coolie) (31, 10th Std) + wife Pachaiyammal (23)
House type Thatched Roof
Sources of Income from the joint family (3 families) Rs.250/day for 1 earning member = Family 3 Male earnings = Rs.250 *15days*6months * 3 members = Rs.67500/annual Income. Rs.5625/Average monthly income . Female 2 persons earn Rs.40 (Rs.40x2female x 15 days x 4 months)day as agri labour. Rs.80/ (Rs.80*100=8000) day for NRGEA work for 1 person in a family.
=67500+4800+8000= Rs.80,300/- annual income earned by 3 families
Housing Type – Thatched Roof

 
Training on Importance and proper use of sanitation Facility and use of safe drinking water
Date: 02.06.2012
Place: School Building

Resource Persons:
1. Mr. Munusamy, Village Panchayath President, Endiyur
2. Mr. Sathiyamoorthy, Sanitation Officer, Block Development Office, Marakkanam Block.
3. Palmyra Staff
Participants: 30 members participated in the meeting.
Discussion with members:
1. Mrs. Tamilselvi, working group member has welcomed the participants for the meeting.
2. Mrs. Dhanam, Project Officer, Palmyra given introduction about the importance of the sanitation and drinking water use and maintain the water bodies clean and water contamination due to human waste, field run of fertilizers, etc.
3. Mr. Munusamy, Panchayath president has appreciated Palmyra activities implementation in the village for the welfare of the people. He has compared with the government sanitation program and the PWX activity and explained to the people to use the facility in a appropriate manner. He also requested to increase the number of toilet facility for the village. There are 1050 families living in main village of Endiyur (775)including the habitation of Kuruvammampet (275). There are 50 Households (Pucca House) having toilet facility. Palmyra is providing sanitation facility for another 25 poor families under PWX project. The PP requesting the PWX to increase the no. of sanitation facility to cover the entire village.
4. Mr. Sathiyamoorthy, Sanitation Officer, BDO, Marakkanam Block informed that the people should use the toilet to avoid the open deification. He has suggested to the beneficiaries, after completion of the toilet construction, they can fill the prescribed application form and submit it through Palmyra to claim subsidy amount from BDO. He also explained about the personal hygiene and health aspects.

5. The beneficiaries point of view: They feel happy to construct by themselves to organize only mason, helper role done by the family members, organized quality materials of bricks, sand and other materials, construction size, attached bathroom, etc. Mrs. Ponnammal family has completed the toilet. Mrs. Ponnammal with her Younger Son Mr. Elangovan was received cash through the village panchayaths president during the meeting. He said that he is very happy to utilize the toilet by 3 families’ together living in same house. He has designed and constructed according to their interest with attached bathroom facility. He thanked to the working group, Palmyra and PWX.


The panchayath President given cahs to Mrs. Ponnammal
for Toilet construction under PWX Project

Apart from 10 beneficiaries, others made request to Palmyra to select them for remaining 15 toilets construction facility. Palmyra informed them that we will visit the beneficiary family and select the beneficiaries based on the criteria.

The meeting was ended in the afternoon.

27.06.2012:
Field Visit: Went with working group to all 10 beneficiaries to ensure the completion of construction of toilet. 9 toilets are completed, 1 is in completion stage. Photos are attached.

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sanitation training held with Panchayath President and BDO representative for the benificiaries

3 benificiaries started construction work

people are busy in temple festival

formation of user group meeting was held on 21 Apr 2012

collection of contribution is in process

Selected ten members for sanitation in Endiyur village - dhanam