COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT – GEN 231

Submitted by: -

Parimi pavan teja

Registration Number::12108097

k21GX B. Tech CSE

Time Duration: -

2 June 2022 – 28 June 2022

Submitted to: -

School of Computer Science and Engineering

Lovely Professional University, Phagwara

 STUDENT DECLARATION

TO WHOM SO EVER IT MAY CONCERN

I,Parimi pavan teja Registration Number: -:12108097 hereby declare

that the work done by me on the “Community Development Project” from
2 June 2022 – to 28 June 2022, under NGO Atmashray Foundation, is a
record of original work for the partial fulfillment of the requirement for the
award of the degree, GEN231.

Signature of Student
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I express my deepest thanks to the Training and Placement Coordinator,

School of Computer Science and Engineering, Lovely Professional
University, for allowing me to grab this opportunity. I am thankful and
fortunate enough to get constant encouragement, support, and guidance from
all Teaching staff of the School of Computer Science and Engineering. The
community development opportunity I had with Atmashray Foundation was
a great chance for learning and professional development. I consider myself
lucky as I was provided with an opportunity to be part of it. I choose this
moment to acknowledge the contribution of professionals who gave me the
necessary advice and guidance and helped me learn new things to make my
project a good learning experience.

I would not forget to remember Mr. Pallav Kumar Jha of Atmashray

Foundation for their encouragement and timely support and guidance till the
completion of my project. I cannot express enough thanks to the committee
for their continued support and encouragement. I offer my sincere
appreciation for the learning opportunities provided by the committee.

My completion of this project could not have been accomplished without my

friends, seniors, and classmates' support. Gratitude and love to all the ones
who gave the countless time with the kind attention. Ultimately, my loving,
caring parents were the backbone support of moral boost and confidence.
My warm-hearted thanks to all the ones.
NGO CERTIFICATE
 INDEX

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SR. NO TABLE CONTENT
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INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY
1. 6-7
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
2. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NGOs 8
3. RISE OF NGOs 9 - 10
APPROACHES TO COMMUNITY
4. 11 - 14
DEVELOPMENT
5. ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION 15 - 16
VISION AND MISSION OF THE
6. 19 - 20
ORGANISATION
MISSION STATEMENT OF THE
7. 21 – 22
ORGANISATION
8. DESCRIPTION OF MY WORK AT NGO 23
WORKING FOR COMMUNITY
9. 24 - 25
DEVELOPMENT
10. CHALLENGES FACED 26
11. CONCLUSIONS AND TESTIMONIALS 27 - 28
 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

What are NGOs doing to make themselves more responsive to the long-term
interests of the communities they serve, according to this study? While
NGOs are the primary development actors in many areas across the global
south, questions about their legitimacy as civil society actors representing the
people they serve and their ability to achieve the goals for which they exist
have arisen. Many studies show the detrimental consequences of NGOs' role
in community development and the challenges they confront in terms of
legitimacy and effectiveness.

They are, nevertheless, the bearers of significant financial resources and

considerable promise in the international development effort to alleviate
poverty. The on-the-ground practices of NGOs demand more examination
because of their importance in the worldwide development strategy and their
effect in local areas.
How do NGOs themselves understand their mission in light of the doubts
that have arisen, and what are they doing to address their problems? This
study will sketch out the web in which NGOs operate from their perspective
and establish what NGOs are doing to better address community needs
through interviews with NGO directors in Mozambique. Their depictions of
the environment in which they operate and the agency they employ to
improve their performance will identify possibilities and opportunities two
both the national and subnational levels to make room for more effective and
long-term community development interventions.
 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NGOs

Community development NGOs were evaluated in this study. Community

development NGOs are defined as groups that work in the global south in
relatively peaceful conditions, focused on local development (along with
relief) and addressing needs across many sectors (water, health, etc.).

This group excludes NGOs working in specific technical fields at several

levels (national and subnational). It also excludes advocacy organisations
and coalitions whose primary goal is to influence specific policy. Community
development NGOs are more likely to use local resources, frame community
issues, and carry out actions. They do so in relation to, if not in collaboration
with, other local institutions from the public, corporate, and civil society
sectors.

However, the lines between these spheres are becoming increasingly blurred.
Community development is most typically connected with northern planning
studies, where it refers to spatial planning, financial investment, and
environmental planning. Even in studies of the global south, the phrase might
imply northern-driven, centralized, or colonial (in historical accounts) social
or physical change tactics. Despite these disparate linkages, the phrase "three
community development" was used in this study since there was no other
descriptor for NGOs that worked in various local sectors.
 THE RISE OF NGOs

India, a country beset by great poverty in some places, has produced a slew
of successful non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that have served as
examples for emerging NGOs around the world. Because the Indian
government barely allocates 1.4 percent of GDP to healthcare, NGOs have
recognised the necessity to be successful in their programmes and give
treatment to citizens. Official aid from the global north used to provide
foreign governments with direct fiscal support.

The non-profit sector has reached maturity. It has never commanded as much
attention as it does now, following the uproar over the Lokpal Bill. "For the
first time, civil society has made national headlines. "We've been in the news
for three months in a row," says Amitabh Beher, executive director of the
organisation.

There are around 3.2 million registered non-governmental organisations in

India (NGOs). Per capita, India has more NGOs than hospital beds.
According to India's Central Statistical Organization, there are around four
NGOs for every 1,000 persons in urban regions and 2.3 NGOs for every
1,000 people in rural areas. From the judiciary to legislatures to the media,
their work is diverse. Almost every ministry supports or collaborates with a
non-governmental organisation. It is commonly referred to as the third sector
because of its broad scope.

In post-Independence India, the non-government sector rose to prominence

in the late 1960s as a new generation matured. This was a generation that
judged a political party's legitimacy by its ability to match popular
expectations
 APPROACHES TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

The range of answers provided on the meaning and purpose of community

development can be roughly divided into four categories:

1) poverty and power;

2) community autonomy;

3) capacity building;

4) meeting basic needs

The definitions reveal the diversity in the philosophies of development and

perceptions of purpose that NGOs grapple with. Without overplaying the
relationship between definitions offered on the spot and the core ethos or
broadly internalized practices of an organization, I will compare four ways
of defining community development. By providing insight into how NGO
directors imagine their organizations adding value to communities, these
renderings become a launching point to evaluate NGO intentions on their
own and the compromises they make in the path to their expressed ideals.
One director said you have to fill the stomach and the mind at the same time.

Those who responded that community development is about providing for

basic needs might be criticized by those who say that service delivery does
not alter the socio-political relationships that play a role in poverty.
Bebbington, Hickey, and Mitlin, for example, claim in their book Can NGOs
Make Difference? that NGOs are apt to adopt "technocratic" rather than
"transformational" approaches because of their close association with the
international development industry and that this approach reduces their
relevance as agents of change (2008). The only directors that produced this
definition were national NGOs. However, unlike the Bebbington, Hickey,
and Mitlin book suggests, these NGOs were concerned with a long-term
empowerment agenda. Based on other responses, they seemed equal or, in
some cases, more rooted in long-term change through community ownership
of interventions than others.

The fact that international NGOs were less likely to mention service delivery
is more likely due to their reluctance to signal "technocratic" modes than the
existence of a deeper commitment to "transformation." This is posited
because international NGOs may be more sensitive to the discourse taking
place in the global north (that downplays the value of "technocratic"
interventions). Indeed, basic needs can be redrawn as congruous with
Amartya Sen's definition of development as laid out in Development as
Freedom which shows that development depends on means that enable a
person to participate with meaning and dignity in the social sphere
community (1999). The poverty/power definition offered said that "poverty
is the result of unequal power. People aren't poor, they are made poor."
Following that, it was said that community development is when "people
themselves participate in the whole process of local government,
development of policy, distribution of resources, seeing to their well-being,
and implementing equality… and all are included."

This response respects the role of local government while privileging the role
of the people in government decision-making by placing great importance on
participation in existing community institutions rather than NGO efforts.
This approach might be seen as responding well to long-term community
needs by credence to long-term institutions and strengthening their
relationships with community members. But to do so effectively, the NGO
would have to be very conscious of and willing to address the impact of its
presence on the local balance of power and not see itself as natural or neutral.
 ABOUT ATMASHRAY FOUNDATION

A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a non-profit group that functions

independently of any government NGOs, sometimes called civil societies,
are organized on community, national and international levels to serve a
social or political goal such as humanitarian causes or the environment.

Atmashray Foundation is a group of young men and women who come from
all walks of life with the motto of being the change they want to see in
society. The biggest problem our country faces is too many people discussing
issues but few trying to find solutions. We understand that finding loopholes
are important, we believe every small action gets counted, and we must give
away the complaints and try to do things for a brighter tomorrow.

If we want our democracy to work, it becomes extremely important that civil

society is responsible and actively involved. When we get to choose the
government, we become a part of it. As has been rightly said, with great
power comes great responsibilities.

Our organization Atmashray has a motto to help every person and society.
Work for only society development. Like food distribution, copies, pencils,
pens or study material distribution for children, or many more things help
social development.
NGO activities include, but are not limited to, environmental, social,
advocacy, and human rights works. They can work to promote social or
political change on a broad scale or very locally.

NGOs play a critical part in developing society, improving communities, and

promoting citizen participation.
 AIM AND OBJECTIVE

We believe in quick action and problem-solving. So, our activities are

situation-specific. We are teachers, health workers, food suppliers, legal aid
providers, awareness creators, environmentalists, and even municipality
workers as and when needed, which makes us unique. We want to serve in
whatever way possible, and service doesn't have to wait for opportunities to
arrive.

Young minds are creative, energetic, and ready to take risks; however, this
eagerness dies later. Eventually, we end up in our cocoon, where we close
our eyes to everything we wanted to change in our childhood. Atmashray is
a platform where everyone gets the opportunity to create the change they
aspire for. We welcome new ideas, polish them and execute them. We ensure
everyone is heard, and we try to do away with formalities so people can
connect and get better pictures, no matter how crude they may be.

• To provide Social, Educational, and Economic Empowerment to Women

and Children.

• To safeguard the rights of the Child and provide for the well-being of
children in need, more particularly,

a. Children exposed to any form of abuse,

b. Children deprived of education

c. Children are suffering from ill health, physical and mental.

• To identify the beggars and impress upon them the significance of dignified
living and persuade them to take up an alternative livelihood and take such
measures to equip them to attain such means of living.

• To provide medical and legal aid and assistance to the old aged and take
other measures to ensure their social well-being.
VISION AND MISSION OF ATMASHRAY FOUNDATION

Atmashray is a group of young men and women who come from all
walks of life with the motto of being the change they want to see in
society. The biggest problem our country faces is too many people
discussing issues but few trying to find solutions. We understand that
finding loopholes are important, we believe every small action gets
counted, and we must give away the complaints and try to do things for
a brighter tomorrow.
To identify and work with the underprivileged, weaker, and vulnerable
sections of the society to find solutions to the changes threatening their
lives in the field of education and conservation and health with the
ultimate aim of establishing an aware, responsible, and developed
society based upon equality, fraternity and social justice, ensuring
sustainable and holistic development with emphasis on human rights,
and a culture of social service through creating synergy and building a
strategic partnership with the Government, NGOs (non-government
organizations), SHGs (self-help groups), CBOs (community-based
organizations) and various national and international organizations by
planning appropriate downstream and upstream interventions. Society
would not get involved in any commercial activity at any point in time.
MISSION STATEMENT OF ATMASHRAY FOUNDATION

Young minds are creative, energetic, and ready to take risks; however, this
eagerness dies later. Eventually, we end up in our cocoon, where we close
our eyes to everything we wanted to change in our childhood.
Atmashray is a platform where everyone gets the opportunity to create the
change they aspire for. We welcome new ideas, polish them and execute
them.
The mission statements of the Atmashray Foundation are as follows: -
Educations, research, and training
To promote education, especially education for girls’ children and women.
To conduct educational, environmental, and sociological studies.
To promote the use of information & communication Technology
(ICT) for the community's socio-economic development.
To organize training and refreshers programs for the volunteers and
officials of different NGOs to strengthen the development skills of
trainees through pieces of information, education, and communication
which they will use in the development sector.
To disseminate information and knowledge, edit, publish and print
literature and documents, organize seminars/conferences/ meetings,
etc.
To promote the participation of youth (unemployed as well as students)
in income generation activities.
To organize lectures, seminars, and workshops to help or strengthen the
character-building process.
The mission statements of the Atmashray Foundation of Social Welfare are
as follows: -
To promote social welfare activities with special emphasis on women
empowerment.
To work for the betterment of women, children, senior citizens, and the
disabled and fight against social wrongs like discrimination and
harassment based on gender, etc., with a vision of social justice.
To eliminate child labor, child trafficking, ad child abuse and focus on
the education and resettlement of these deprived children.
To fight against corruption and make people aware of their legal and
consumer rights.
To work for environmental awareness, sustainable development, and
participative management of local natural resources for village-level
development.
To increase forestation
To create awareness about disaster management.
 DESCRIPTION OF MY WORK FOR THE NGO

CONTENT FORMULATION: - I worked for the organization from

2 June 2022 – to 28 June 2022 (2 hours/day) in Atmashray NGO of
Bihar. That time I am making a report of every work or social event in
the NGO like food distribution, clothes, study material, and masks. All
data and content were collected by me and transferred into a helpful
excel sheet for easy understanding. I am making the report on
Begusarai food distribution in every village. Moreover, the founder of
the NGO gave me all data. I am also making a report on
DESIGNING DEMO WEBSITE: - I also designed the structure of

the website. The job was: -

1. Defining the site’s purpose and strategy
2. Researching the latest web design trends
3. Choosing the platform
4. Deciding on the brand
5. Adding and optimizing the content
6. Publishing the side
7. Analyzing and improving and fixing the bugs along the way
 ATMASHRAY FOUNDATION WORKING FOR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Our NGO has been working in education, health, women empowerment, and
the environment in Bihar. For Covid-19 relief work, the NGO is donating
hygiene kits, ration kits, and emergency food supplies to the economically
weaker section of the society. Many of them work as caregivers and domestic
workers in households interacting with people, particularly with a history of
foreign travel. We are using handmade charts depicting preventive measures
that can be undertaken for effective communications with the residents.
Volunteers from local universities are also supporting the initiative to spread
awareness of the preventive measures.
We have distributed food packets, Ration kits in various areas, and worked
hard to reach every part of society where people needed us; a standard ration
kit contained:
1 rice 1 kg dal
1 packet of species
1 kg flour
1 soybean packet
200 ml mustard oil
We also distributed used clothes to the needy people and stationery items to
poor students
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 CHALLENGES FACED
COVID-19 has created unique challenges for different population segments
and struck at the very heart of the machinery designed to protect people from
such calamities. The social sector is a case in point- the NGOs and volunteers
working at the ground level, often even without the basic facilities. Here are
some practical issues being faced by them:
• The main challenge was to reach the neediest people and find out who
needed it the most, and doing the survey was impossible. To reach the right
people was all a challenge.
• Social workers work unarmed in the line of fire: Health workers in India
aren’t fully equipped to deal with calamities such as COVID-19.
• Coronavirus has triggered a funding crisis for NGOs when they are needed
most.
• The economic downturn means future aid budgets and donations are likely
to decline.
 CONCLUSIONS AND TESTIMONIALS
In recent years, several social forces have changed community life and the
expectation of young people. In India, the main problem is poverty. People
are living below the poverty line. Children are deprived of basic education,
have health issues, and are not getting proper food.

Covid-19 has caused major disruptions the world over. The ongoing
pandemic affects many aspects of our daily lives and will undoubtedly force
rearrangements in our globalized society.

With the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring Coronavirus as a

pandemic, the underprivileged in India, like domestic help and drivers, are at
higher risk due to a lack of knowledge and weak access to health care and
awareness.
Keeping the challenge in mind, Atmashray has explained to Bihar what the
virus is, how it spreads, and preventive measures. The organization has
decided to share basic hygiene tips with people like washing hands
frequently, avoiding social gatherings, and seeking early medical care if one
experiences fever, cough, or difficulty breathing.

So now the Bihar government is working to help her people. Besides that,
nowadays, NGOs are working to help those children. So, they need
volunteers’ human resources. Through the community development project,
they are getting help from us. So, we should contribute something to our
community that will make our community and the entire world.