Annual Report

2011-2012

WOMEN & CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY

At : Gamhandia New Colony, P.O. : Buxi Bazar,
Dist. & City : Cuttack - 753 001, Orissa, India
Phone : 0671-2414810
E-mail : wcws_minati@sify.com &
gensecywcws1@hotmail.c om
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CONTENTS 
Fore word
Environme nt
- Observation of 62nd Vanamohatsaba Week
- Plantation
- Prakruti Mitra Puraskar Received
Scie nce & Technology
- PROBE- Odisha Programme
- Agrasar Lecture and Demonstration Programme on Global Warming and Mitigation
Options
- Promotion of Science Club
Education
- National Child Labour Project Special School : A success story
- Public Library
He alth
- Observation of 12th World AIDS Day
- Observation of World Sight Day
- Promotion of Yoga & Naturopathy
Road Safety
- Observation of 23rd National Road Safety Week
- Traffic Training Programme for Junior Redcross Volunteers
- Participation in 6th IRF Regional Conference
- Participation in 4th India Roads Conference
- Participation in Global Road Safety Partners hip(GRSP)Asia Seminar at Bangkok
Petroleum Conservation and Renewable Energy
- Youth Programme
- Domestic Workshop
- Agric ultural Workshop
- Kishan Mela
Other Activities
 National Capacity Building Frame W ork-Field Level Training Programme
For PRI Members
 Consumer Awareness Programme
 GRLT Programme for SHG Members
 Legal Awareness Programme Against Atrocity on Dalit Women
 Development of Cultural Activities(Jhoti and Rangoli Competition)
 Promotion of Sports and Games(Football Tournament)
 Awareness Generation Programme for Rural and Poor Women
 Relief dis tribution
 Celebration of Joy of Giving Week
 Participation in 3rd National Convention of Rural Institutes

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Foreword....
This Annual Report is a humble attempt to depict in a nutshell about the
various activities we have under taken during 2011-12. They range from
adventurous efforts to risk prone journey those have been dotted with
acknowledged accomplishments in challenging areas of social mobilization. I
am indeed; very much indebted to my dedicated band of staff members those
have contributed through their untiring and relentless endeavour to uphold our
small organization as a flagship in the state of Odisha.

The year 2011-2012 proved to be an auspicious year lending us lots of opportunities to reach the
deprived and under privileged people in our project areas that have enabled us identify basic needs to
improve their well being and we have witnessed a glimpse of their smile and hope at the end of the
day. We have tried to empower them with knowledge and technologies that have enabled them at the
grass root level to develop teamwork with a sense of togetherness, solidarity and unity. The target
groups were immensely benefited with more holistic approach to enable alleviate poverty and take a
new look to life with aspirations and assurances. In this endeavour, we have never bothered to be
better than our c ontemporaries or predecessors but tried to be better than ourselves in all our
interactions with the target groups.

Like previous years, this year too, we have accelerated in launching of new projects to serve the
cause of women, children and people prone to health hazards in the project areas. Mostly, we have
concentrated on c ertain action-oriented programmes and spent a lot of time in generating truthful
awareness among the people. The major thrust areas of our activities were health, sanitation, education,
child rights, women empowerment, environment protection, road safety, yoga & naturopathy, science
& technology, global warming, disaster preparedness , PRI Training and awareness generation
program mes and similar burning issues.

The activities undertaken during the year are arranged chronologically in this report. Valuable
suggestions of the readers are most welcome to improve our focus, potential and plan our goals more
doggedly for the next year.

I convey my gratitude to our dignified associates like Govt. and Non-Govt. Agencies, Funding
Agencies, Donor Agencies, Promoters, Members, Staff, Well-wishers who have supported us to go
ahead. Especially our great indebtedness is due to Dr. Sangram Keshari Nayak, Former Principal
Scientist, CRRI, and Mr.Lambador Mishra, Consultants of Women & Child W elfare Society for their
valuable suggestions all the time.

Mrs. Minati Bindhani

General Secretary

'One kind word can warm three winter months'…. a Japanese proverb

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Organization Profiles
Women & Child Welfare Society (W CWS) is a 18-year-old Non-Government and non- profit
organization, which strives for the development of needy and m arginalized people of the state of
Odisha since 1994, but subsequently, it was registered in the year 1995. W CWS is a state level
organization. It acts as a unique resource agency which bridges the gap between the government's
welfare schemes and disadvantaged s ection of the society. W e always believe in sustainable
development concepts. With a uniquely holistic approach of doing some new and innovative for the
society, W CWS has been unstintingly rendering its service from last 17 years. We respectfully
acknowledge all those who have shared with us in the arduous yet meaningful journey since its inception.
Legal Status
 Year of Establishment: 1st January 1994.
 Registered under s ection XXI of Societies Registration Act 1860, Registration No: 19815/43 of
1995-96, Dt-23.09.1995
 Registered under Section 6(1) (a) of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act-1976, FCRA Reg.No-
104860173 of 2009-2010.
 Registered under Section 12-A of Income Tax Act 1961, Reg. No-12A/481-37/2009-2010.
 PAN No. - AAATWO620Q.
 SSSBE Registration No. : 211207886/DIC, Cuttack, 2004
 IE Registration No. : CB/IE/RO/BBSR/OR/587, dt. 16.2.2012, COIR Board, Regional Office, BBSR
 Planning Commission, Govt. of India, Unique ID No. NGO as generated in www.ngo.india.gov.in -
OR/2009/0003055, dt. 24.07.2009
 Rule 50 of PFA Rule, 1955, Food License No. FFM/8069/2004, dt. 18.05.2004
Health Officer, CMC, Cuttack
Mission:
To empower poor mass, develop their potential, improve the socio-economic status and
eradicate poverty thereby bringing s ustainable development with special emphasis on weaker and
vulnerable groups such as women, children, scheduled caste (SC), scheduled tribe (ST) and under
privileged poor.
Vision:
To enlighten under privileged people from various cross sections of our society about what is
just and free from all types of discrimination ensuring equal rights and opportunities to all irrespective
of cast, creed, gender and religion.
Main objective
To identify the problems of the weaker section of the community, prioritize and resolve them
with the available resources through organized, systematic and holistic approach.
Our Target Group
Children afflicted with distress under difficult circumstances, poor women and living in suffering
conditions like urban slums, unemployed youths, safety by road users, physically challenged, backward
and minority communities as well as neglected senior citizens etc.
Our Achieveme nts
Significant achievements have been documented through receipt of awards like 14th Godfrey
Philips Bravery Award, Prakruti Mitra Purashkar, Best Organization Award for Environment Awareness
and Education, District level Road Safety Award, Prakruti Bandhu Award, Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhawana
Award, Nyaya Jyoti Award, Akhayatrutia Samman, Sebaratna Samman, Best Social Worker Award,
Naba Krushna Choudhury Samman, Best Social Activist, etc.
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ENVIRONM ENT AWARENESS PLANTATION

W om e n & Chil d W elfa re Soci ety, Cut tac k
OBSERVATION OF 62nd planted 350 nos. of environm ent friendly plants
VANAMAHOTSAVA WEEK along with Medicinal Plants like Cham pa,
Krushnachuda, Radhachuda, Baula, Ashok,
W o m en & Chi ld W e lfa re
So cie ty, (Pr akr uti m it ra Awa rde e) Cut tac k,
District En vironm ent Soc iety, C uttac k and
Nehru Juba Kendra Sangathan, Cuttack jointly
observed the 62nd Vanamahots ava W eek at
Satabdi Bhawan, Cuttack on 9th July 2011. Dr.
Sangram Keshari Nayak, Princ ipal Sc ientist
(Rtd.), CRRI, Cuttack; Dr. Ashutosh Debata,
Secretray, Dis tric t Environm ent Society; Dr.
Mita Debata, HO D, Politic al Sc ienc e, Indira
Gandhi W omens’ College, Cuttack; Mr. Bikash

Raktachandan, Dalichandan, Amla, Karanja,

Nim a etc. a t Tulasipur Govt. Hi gh Sc hool,
Gorakabar, Birenm itra Memorial City W omens
Col lege, Indir a Gand hi W o m en's Colle ge,
Jo bra et c. on the oc cas ion of 62 nd
Vanamahats aba Week.

PRAKRUTIMITRA PURASHKAR

On the W orld Environm ent Day (5th

June) our organization Women & Child Welfare
Mohapatra, Sec retary, Suprativa; Mr. Ashok So cie ty, C utt ack wa s a wa rde d t he
Kumar Dash, Dist. Youth Coordinator, NYKS, 'Prakrutim itra Puraskar' by the Forest and
Cuttack; Dr. Arjun Kumar Biswal, Head Master,
Tulas ipu r Govt . High Sc hoo l; Mrs . Mina ti
Bindhani, General Secretary, Women & Child
W e lfa re Soc iet y; Dr. Bi jay Ku m ar Pr ust y,
Naturopathis t attended as honorable Guests
and discussed on the aims and objectives of
observation of Vanamahotsava W eek etc. total
200 nos. of NYKS Volunteers, NSS Volunteers,
St ude nts , Teac her s a nd gen era l p ubl ic
participated.

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Environm ent Departm ent, Govt. of Odis ha,
Bhubaneswar for exc ellent work in the field of
En vir onm ent Aw are ne s s , Ed uc a tio n,
Protection, Plantation, Conservation of Energy
etc. On behalf of the organization, Mrs . Minati
Bin dhani, Gene ral Se c retar y rec eived the
award from Honorable Minis ter Forest and
En vir onm en t, Sj. De bi Pra s ad Mis h ra at
Ravindra Mandap, Bhubaneswar on 5th June
2011.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
PROBE-ODISHA PROGRAMME
Wom en & Child W elfar e Soc iet y is
a pp o i nt e d a s a Te c h ni c a l R es o u rc e
Centre(TRC) by the Departm ent of Science
& Technology, Govt. of India, to im plem ent
"Pa rtic ipat ion of Youth in R eal- tim e / fi eld
O bs e r va t io n fo r Be n ef i t t o E d u c a t i on "
( PR O B E) P ro g r am m e i n J a j pu r an d
Kendrapada distric ts of Odis ha. It involves
installation of weather laboratories within the
premises of identified s c hools in which the
students are enc ouraged to take and record
d ai ly w e at he r da t a/ ob s e r va ti on s . In t hi s
m ul t i -i n st i t ut i o na l p r o je c t a tw o - wa y
rel ations hip i s envi s aged betwe en s ch ool
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Stu d e nt s , Teac h er s an d P r o fe s so r s i n
centres of Higher Learning.
Bo th a spe cts suc h a s ob ser vati on
and learning about weather and clim ate are
em ph as ize d in th is pr oj ec t. Ob ser va ti on
protocols are devised and the data collec ted
b y s c ho o ls ar e se n t t o 1 ) Tech n i c a l
Resource Centre (W omen & Child W elfare
S oc i e ty) , 2 ) D S T a nd al s o t o 3 ) In d ia n
Metrol ogical Dep artm ent fo r quality c hec k
and consistency. As per the grant, W omen
& C h i ld W e l f ar e So c ie t y e xte n d ed t hi s
program m e to 15 selected schools like 1)
M.V.Vidyayana, Badachana, 2) Jaraka High
School, Jaraka, 3) Khetrapal High Sc hool,
Kolathala, 4) N.C.High School, Jajpur Road,
5) C h it a lo Hig h S c ho o l , C hi t a lo ,
6 ) Ba ru ne sw ar Hig h Sc ho ol , Bi nj ha rp ur,
7 ) Ja ga b an d h u R ou l a Hi gh Sc h o ol ,
Govindpu r in Jajpu r dis trict and 8) Ko rua
High Schoo l, 9) Baladev High S chool, 10)
Derabish Govt. High School, 11) Marsaghai
Hi gh S cho ol , 12) R aj na gar Hig h S ch oo l,
13) Rajkanika Girls High School, 14) S.K.Dev
Hig h Scho ol, Aul,and 15) Panch ayat High
S ch o o l, Pa t t am u nd e i i n Ke n dr a p ad a
districts. The weather data base cr eated by
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school c hildren will be utiliz ed by DST & IMD
as well as PROBE data will als o be helpful
for researc h in univers ities on topic s aim ing
o n wa te r m a n ag em en t, c li m at e c h an ge ,
disaster mitigation, bio-divers ity as well as
m eso-sc ale m odeling studies to s upplem ent
o ur e ff o rt s in a c h i ev i n g b et t e r l o ca l
forecasts. Through participation in PROBE
young minds of school s tudents are exposed
to scientific intricac ies of weather. They are
m otivated to purs ue sc ienc e as a career and
develop better unders tanding to take safety
m eas ures from weather related haz ards and
also develop ac umen to forecast weather for
local use.
L e c tu re an d D e m on st r at io n
Programm e on Global Warming and
Mitigation Options
Cl im a te c h ang e i s a tr ul y g lob al
challenge. It will im pac t all ecosystems and
human societies, but in different ways and to
di ffer ent m ag nit udes . Ad dre s s in g c lim a te
change requires involvement and action at the
local, regional and global levels. Education has
a cen tra l r ole to pl ay in und ers tan din g,
m itigating and adapting to c lim ate change.
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Global warming issues are happening now and
th us we ha ve to act wi th urg en cy. Many
environm ent cons cious organizations in the
country m ust strive drastically to alter the
unsustainable resource consumption habits.
It is essential that w e also contribute and
practice innovative policy solutions for energy
conservation and environmentally sus tainable
develop m ent effo rts worl dwide . India has
plentiful wind, sun, rainfall and talent - rich in
alternative energy resourc es that can fuel a
clean future, why should it not take leadership
in green energy?
He nce , t he m a in obj ect ive o f t he
programm e is to raise sc ientific awareness
among the students about climate change, its
adverse impact on our eco-system, mitigation
options with the backdrop of the global summ it
on cl im a te cha nge h eld at Co pen hag en
through series of lectures and demonstration
program m es.
W o m en & Ch ild W e lfa re So c ie ty
orga nized 20 nos of Agr asar L ecture and
Demonstration Programm e on Global Warming
and Mitigation Options in Cuttack, Kendrapada
and Jajpur district with different topic related
to climate change
PROMOTION OF SCIENCE CLUB
The spirit of science is the spirit of
discovering, Experienced teachers ensure that
one the m ost exciting and effective ways to
im par t t he sc hoo l c hil dre n t he jo y a nd
adventure of scientific disc overy is through
formation of science c lubs. In order to provide
the students with the organizational facilities
that are usually necessary to carry on sc ience
projects and for other science clubs activities.
WCWS is faciliting this process after forming
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sc ience clubs in different s chools of Cuttack,
Khurda, Kendrapada, Jajpur and Mayurbhanj
districts.
EDUCATION
NATIONAL CHILD LABOUR PROJECT
SPECIAL SCHOOL: A SUCCESS
STORY
Elimination of c hild labour is an article
of fa ith a nd c om m it m en t o n t he pa rt of
Government under the Ministry of Labour and
viewed as a c onc ern of the nation. As the
population increases at an alarming rate, more
and m ore children enter the world of wage
labour at their s chool going age (6-14) that
be com es a m att er of gra ve anx iet y a nd
concern to the policy form ulators, farm ers of
law and soc ial awareness inducers as well as
moral guardians like us.
In view of the above, Women & Child
W el fare Socie ty has m ana ged a 2 ph ase
special sc hool at Gorakabar and SCB Medical
Sw ee pe r co lo ny. Th e in m a te s we re
withdrawn from hazardous occ upations like
rag picking, c ons truc tion work, garage and
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other allied activitie s. The or ganizati on is
obtaining funds from National Child Labour
Project Society, Cuttack for the purpose. The
funds are being extended by the Ministry of
Labour, Govt.of India. After completion of 1st
ph as e, i n th e se co nd t im e, t he D is tr ic t
Adm inis tration has preferred to entrust the
m anagem ent of special schools. The target
of t he s ch em e is t o m a in st re am t he s e
children into formal schools after completion
of spec ial school education. Thes e children
are pro vide d wi th No n-Fo rm al Edu cati on,
vocational training, stipend, nutritional food,
health checkup, student's safety insuranc e
etc. the c hildren are taught through non-formal
m o de w it h a co nd en se d syll ab us f or a
maximum period of 3 years. After 3 years of
special school education, the children reach
a level of 5th s tandard. After completion of the
speci al educa tion chi ldren jo in the f orm al
st re am of e du ca tio n in 6t h st an dar d. All
students of 1st phas e and 2nd phase were
m ainstream ed to form al school and 2 nos
st ud en ts o f 1s t ph as e pa ss ed t he HSC
Exam ination 2011 namely Kulsum Begum-1st
division and Neha Parbeen-2nd division. Now
th ey a re r ea di ng i n +2 a t Indi ra Gan dh i
W om ens’ College, Cuttack. Both st udents
were feli cited by W om en & Child W elfare
Society with Cash Prize and Certificate and
also the society bear the Admission Cost and
others in College level.
PUBLIC LIBRARY
W om en & Child W e lfare Soci ety is
having a library at th e registered offic e at
Ga m h a n d ia Ne w C o lo n y, C u t t ac k. Th i s
library is incessantly rendering rem arkable
servi ces to the knowledge seekers o f the
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l o ca l i ty. Tot a l 26 6 2 No s . o f b oo k s a r e Kanungo, Principal, Dr. Bijay Kumar Prus ty,

avai lable i n the l ibrary. All kin ds of b ooks Naturopathist, Mrs. Minati Bindhani, General
in cl udi ng le gal h and bo ok s a re av ail ab le Secretary, W omen & Child W elfare Society,
which are so educ ative in nature. Besides , Mrs. Suneli Dei and Mrs. Sujata Das, NSS
m ont hly m a gaz ines , peri odic als and d aily Pr ogr am m e Off ice r e tc. at te nde d a nd
news papers are c onveniently fac ilitated to discuss ed on different issues and aspects of
t h e r e ad e r s . In ad d i ti o n to t h is , le t - AIDS Awareness, aims and objectives of this
som ebody- borrow library is running by the dreadful disease and its prevention strategies.
organization for poor s tudents like a book
bank. The organization is striving to open a OBSE RVATIO N OF 1 2TH WO RLD
ch ild lib rary in the s uc c ee ding da ys . W e SIGHT DAY
appeal to donate more books to s trengthen
t he p ot e nc y of t h e li br a ry w hi c h wi ll b e
ad va nt ag eo us f or l oc al p eo pl e an d po or
b e ne f i c ia r i e s t o av a i l m a n y k i n d s o f
inform ation. The Books rec eived from Raja
Ram Mohan Ray Library Foundation, Kolkata
and Departm ent of Culture, Govt. of Odisha
f a ci l i t at e m a n y re a d e rs t o e n r ic h t he i r
knowl edge.
HEALTH
OBSERVATION OF WORLD AIDS DAY

W omen & Child W elfare Society and Biren

Mitra Mem orial City W omen's College jointly
ob ser ved th e W orl d AIDS Da y o n 1 st
Decem ber 2011 at College c ampus. , On the
occ asion, different activities were organized.
Th e m eet in g w as gra c ed by Mrs . Ab ha

W o m en & Ch ild W e lfa re So c ie ty

ob ser ved th e 1 2th W orl d S igh t D ay in
Badamba Block and Tigiria Block of Cuttack
District in the m onth of October 2011, as per

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the guideline Rally, followed by Awareness
Meeting. Talks among the s tudents and Group
Mee ting in rural are as w ere o rgan ized to
cr eate awareness about prevention and control
of Blindness at Gadadharpur High School and
Pyari Mohan Vidyapitha, Tigiria, Samirkumar
High Schoo l and Gangad har Hi gh s ch ool,
Badam ba. This programme was s ponsored by
District Blindness Control Society, Cuttack.
PROMOTION OF YOGA &
NATUROPATHY
Naturopathy is the m ulti dis c iplinary
approach, which uses the healing power of
natural resourc es like foods , herbs , earth,
water and air to allow the body to heal itself.
It also lays an emphasis on the im portance
of positive attitude in determ ining the state
of one's existence. Naturopathy believes that
unless there is harm ony betw een body, m ind
and spirit, one cannot enjoy healthy life. Yoga
is best known as a type of exercis e sys tem
th at st ret che s and s t ren gt hen s t he bo dy
through various pos es and postures known
as asanas . Yoga is m ainly looked upon as a
set of techniques useful for achieving fitness
in daily life and prevention and c ure of some
sp ecif ic d isea s es or d is or ders thr ough a
disciplines life s tyle.
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W om en & Child W e lfare Soci ety is
st ren gth eni ng Awa re nes s P rog ram m e on
Yoga a nd Naturopat hy am ong the W om en
in the state of Odis ha. People are motivated
to a dop t nat ur al car e and n atu re se rv ed
m et ho ds f or h ea lt h a nd h yg ie ne . In t hi s
c o nt e xt , a s er i e s of Aw a r e ne s s
P r og r a m m e s ha ve b e e n o r g a ni z e d i n
d i ff e r e nt p l ac e s of C u t ta c k Ci t y. O n e
a w ar e n e ss p r og r a m m e o r g an i z e d a t
Ma da n m oh a n Co m m un i t y C e n tr e ,
Malhasahi, Jobra on 28th March 2012, on
Yo ga a n d Na tu r o p at h y fo r wo m e n w a s
a d dr e s s ed b y D r. Bi j a y K u m a r P r u s t y,
Naturopathis t, Dr. Surendra Nath Pradhan,
Naturopathist, Yogaguru Miss Sujata Pattnaik,
Mrs Minati Bindhani, General Secretary, Women
& Ch ild W e lfare S ociety etc. a ttende d as
res ource perso ns, g uests and d iscus s ed
different aspects of Yoga and naturopathy with
demonstration of different Yoga Asanas.
ROAD SAFETY
OBSERVATION OF 23rd NATIONAL
ROAD SAFETY WEEK
National Road Safety Week is observed
in the first week of January every year all over
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general public. The programm e w as attended

Mr. S. Praveen Kumar, IPS, DCP, Cuttack, Mr.
Srikrushna Sam al. ACP, Traffic, Er. B raja
Kishore Senapati, RTO, Cuttack, Mr. Sunil
Kumar Mishra, AGM, NABARD, Mr. Pramod
Kumar Sarangi, AO, C.I. Offic e Cuttack, Mr.
Bi kas h Moh apa tra , S ecr eta ry, F PRA, Mr.
Brijesh Kumar, Trainer, HE, Md. Afroz Alam,
Deputy Manager, EICHER , Sailen Kumar Dhal,
Secretary and Subash Kumar Singh, President
Mahanagar Auto Mahasangha, Prasant Kumar
Pa nda , Advo cat e, As hok Ku m ar Mis hr a,
Principal Kendriya Vidyalaya, Mr. Loknath Kabi,
the country to inculc ate the c ulture of road
Head Master, Dhabaleswar Bidya Pitha, Dr.
safety amongst the c itiz ens . Women & Child
Arjun Kumar Bisw al, Head Master, Tulasipur
W elfare Society observed the 23rd National
Govt. High School, Minati Bindhani, General
Road Safety W eek 2012 from 1st January to
Secretary, W omen & Child Welfare Soc iety
7t h Janu ar y 2 012 un der th e the m e of
etc.
"Accidents Bring Tear - Safety Brings Cheer".
On this oc cas ion Road Safety Awareness
Drive was launched and number of activities
TRAFFIC TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR
JUNIOR REDCROSS VOLUNTEERS
organized like training, awareness programm e,
rally, display of poster, banner and stickers etc.
W omen & Child W elfare Society and
in collaboration with R egional Transport Officer
Forum for Prevention of Road Accident (FPRA)
and Comm iss ionerate of Polic e Bhubaneswar-
organized a Traffic Training Programm e for
Cuttack, at Kendriya Vidyalaya, CDA, Cuttack,
Ju nio r R ed Cro ss Vol unt eer s f rom 24 th
Tulas ipu r Govt . High S c ho ol, Tulas ipu r,
Fe bru ary to 26 th Feb rua ry 201 2 o n t he
Go rakaba r, Dh aba les war Bi dy a P ith a,
occasion of 22nd Circle Level Junior Red-
Manch esw ar, Cu tta c k fo r s tud ent s a nd
Cr oss St ud y-c um - Tra ini ng Ca m p at
teachers, W orkshop on Acc ident Brings Tears:
Na ndan kana n Hi gh S choo l, B huba nes w ar
Sa fet y B rin gs Che er fo r Auto Dr ive rs at
Rajabagicha in c ollaboration with Mahanagar
Auto Mahasangha, Cuttac k. Poster and Banner
Cam paign were held at Traffic Tower, Link
Road, Cuttack, distribution of Stickers to the
Bus Owners Assoc iation and Truck Owners
Ass ociation for display in Buses and Trucks
with road safety Slogans. The key objective of
th is saf et y p rog ram m e was t o c rea te
awareness on iss ues related to road safety
am ongs t s tude nts , te ac h ers , dr ive rs a nd

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co ndu cte d by Khu rda Ci rc l e, Kh urd a.
Mr. Santosh Kumar Patra, Circle Inspector of
Schools, Dr.Iti Samanta, Editor, Kadam bini,
Mr. B ika sh Mohap atr a, Sec ret ar y, FPR A,
Dr.Arjun Kumar Biswal, Head Master, Tulasipur
Go vt. Hi gh Sc h ool , Mrs . Minat i B ind han i,
General Secr etary Wom en & Child W elfare
Society, Mr. Sahadev Panda, Head Master,
Nand ankanan High Sc hool, B hubanes war,
Mr. Bipin Bihari Routray, Programme Director
et c. a tte nde d as Ho nou rabl e Gues ts a nd
offered valuable suggestions on all aspects of
Road Safety and Road ac cident measures with
demonstration programm es to mass gathering
of Junior Red Cross students & councellors.
Mr. Laxm i Prasad Sahoo, Secretary, Junior Red
Cross Khurda Circle, Khurda Pres ided over
the program m e. Total 500 nos Junior Red
Cross Students & councellors from Khurda &
Nayagarh Distric ts partic ipated in different
cultural activities.
PARTICIPATION IN 6th REGIONAL
ROAD SAFETY CONFERENCE
The International Road Federation (IRF)
India Chapter organized 6th Regional Road
Safety Conference held at Pragati Maidan, New
Delhi from 3rd to 5th Oc tober 2011. Mrs . Minati
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Bi ndha ni, Gen era l Se cre tar y at ten ded as
de leg ate a nd act ive ly pa rti cip ate d i n t he
deliberation. Distinguished guests like Mr. B.
K. Ch atu rvedi , Honb le Mem ber, Pla nni ng
Co m m i ssi on , Mr. Arvind er Sin gh Lo vel y,
Hon 'ble Min iste r of Edu cati on, Tran s por t,
Gurudwar Election and Administration, Govt.of
Delhi, Mr. K. K. Kapila, Chairm an, International
Ro ad Fed era tio n, Ge neva P rog ram m e
attended the programme.
PARTICIPATION IN 4TH INDIA ROADS
CONFERENCE
Th e ASAP P org ani zed 4t h Ind ia
Conference 2011: Time for Action Emergence
of Road Safety in India at Hyatt Regency hotel,
New Delhi on 29th and 30th June 2011. Mrs.
Minati Bindhani, General Secretary attended as
delegate. Distinguished guests like Mr. Sanjivi
Sundar, Former Chairman, Sundar Comm ittee
on Road Safe ty an d Tr affic Mana gem e nt,
Mini stry o f Road Transp ort an d High ways
inaugurated the Conference.
PARTICIPATION IN GLOBAL ROAD
SAFETY PARTNERSHIP (GRSP) ASIA
SEMINAR AT BANGKOK
The Global Road Safety Partners hip
(GRSP) organized Global Road Safety Asia
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Se m in ar & IRAP (Inte rna tio nal Ro ad

As ses sm e nt Pro gra m m e) W or ks h op on
"DECADE OF ACTION: TIME TO ACT" for
Government Officials, Business partners and
Civil Society officials. Repres entatives of all
concerned organizations working together to
save lives congregated at Imperial Queens
Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand from 7th March
to 9t h Marc h 2 012 to p art ic i pat e i n t he
Co nfe ren ce. As on e of the in vit ed
re pre sen tat ive s o f As i an Cou ntr ies , o ur
Ge ner al Sec ret ary, Mrs . Mina ti Bin dha ni
Building Fram e work - Field Level Training
partic ipated as one of the delegates . The
Programm e for PRI Members of 3rd Module
GR SP Asi a S em i nar pr ovi ded a val uab le
on Soc ial W e lfar e a nd othe r D epa rtm e nt
opportunity for networking, information sharing
programm es and discuss ed on Food Security,
and capacity building. The key objectives of the
Mahila O Sishu Vikash, Sarva Sikhya Abhijan,
Se m ina r w ere: Pr ovid e C apa c ity bu ildi ng
SHG F ede ra tio n, NRHM, For es t R igh t,
opportunities to partic ipants on good practice
Watershed Management, Need and relevance
in Ro ad Saf ety, S how c as e r es e arc h a nd
of Social W elfare and others. The 3 days
effective Road Safety programme from within
Asia and other regions , stimulated s upport for
and action in the United Nations Decade of
Action for Road Safety, Develop networks to
su ppo rt in for m at ion , g ood pr ac tic e a nd
knowledge sharing, inform representatives on
Global, Regional and country on development
in Road Safety technologies.

OTHER ACTIVITIES
NATIO NAL CA PACI TY BUI LDI NG
F RA ME WO RK - F IE LD LE V E L
TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR PRI
MEMBERS
W o m en & Chi ld we lfa re Soc iet y,
Cuttack was appointed as a Service Provider
NGOs of Centum Learning Limited (Form erly
known as Bharti Learning Sys tem Ltd.). The
orga nizati on c ond uc ted Nationa l Capa city
training was conducted at Kalapada Gram
Panchayat Hall from 20th to 22nd June 2011,
Praharajpur GP Hall from 23rd to 25th June
2011, Somepur GP Hall from 27th to 29th June
2011 of Cuttack Sadar Bloc k and Sankarpur
GP Hall 20th to 22nd June 2011, Govindpur GP
Ha ll fro m 2 3rd to 25 th Ju ne 2011, Blo c k
Co nfe ren ce Hall fr om 27t h t o 29 th Jun e,
Agrahat GP Hall from 21st to 23rd July 2011,

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Kanheipur GP Hall from 25th to 27th July 2011
and Tangi Block Conferenc e Hall from 28th to
30th July 2011 of Tangi-Choudwar Block of
Cuttack district
PETROLEUM CONSERVATION AND
RENEWABLE ENERGY
W om en & Child W e lfare Soc i ety is
app ointed as E xterna l Fac u lty t o c ond uct
different activities on Petroleum Conservation
an d R ene wa ble En ger gy thr ou gh You th
Programm e, Domestic Workshop, Agricultural
W orkshop & Kis han Mela by the Petroleum
Cons ervation Research Ass ociation(PCRA),
Eastern Region, Kolkata under the Ministry of
Petroleum & Natural Gas, Govt. of India, New
Delhi. This year we organized 15 nos. Youth
Programm es, 09 nos Dom estic W orkshops,
10 nos. Agricultural W orks hops and 03 nos
Kishan Mela at different places of Cuttack and
Mayurbhanj districts.
Y ou th Pr og ra m m e : Ou r
organization, Women & Child W elfare Society
or gan ize d 1 5 n os . Yo uth Pr ogr am m es in
collaboration with Petroleum Cons ervation
Research Ass ociation, Kolkatta at different
pl ace s l ike- Sid hes war Vi dy a P ith a,
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Haladibasanta, Tangi Vidyapitha, Tangi, Govt.
High School, Biswanahakani, Sabitri Devi Girls
High School, Salagoan, Utkalmani Vidya Pitha,
Sri Sri Megheswar High School, Chanc ho,
Sa dhu Su nda r Vidyapi tha , S ala goa n,
Pa nch aya t High Sc hoo l, Gha nti kha l,
Mahakala bas ta Hig h Sch ool , Madh apu r,
Tulas ipu r Govt . High S cho ol, Go rakaba r,
Acharya Harihar Vidyapitha, Uttamapur, Urali
High School, Urali, Sankhatrash Govt. High
School, Sankhatrash, Jayanti Devi Vidyapitha,
Mahes hpu r, Sis hub ha rat i High Sc hoo l,
Telengabazar. Through Essay, Debate, Poster
& Quiz Competition. The W inners of thes e
com petition s were felicitated w ith Priz e &
Ce rti fic at e. The m a in obj ect ive o f t he
programm e was to strengthen the youths in
the society on conservation of Petrol, Diesel
and petroleum product etc. in daily life. Film
shows were also conducted.
D om e s ti c Wo r ks ho ps : Th e
Women & Child Welfare Society organized 09
nos. of Domestic Workshops with Film Show
in collaboration with Petroleum Conservation
Re sea rch As soc iat ion , E ast ern Re gio n,
Kolkata to cr eate awareness among women
& girls on conservation of LPG Gas, Kerosene
etc.at Biswakas turaba, SHG, Angataradiha,
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Tareni SHG, Abhaypur, Brahmani Devi SHG,

Sa pan pur, Gopa lje w S HG, Pa ndu a,
Pilligri m road Mah il a Sa m i ti , P il ig ri m r oa d,
K is ho re na ga r Ha nd l oo m SHG, Mah avee r
S HG, C ha s ap a da , Gay a tr i S HG,
Bi ra ki sh ore pu r an d S ub ud he s wa r Mahi la
Mandal, Banra etc .

Agricultural Workshops :
W omen & Child W elfare Society organized
10 nos. of Agricultural W orks hops in different
plac es of Cuttack and Jagatsinghpur districts
tractor, lift irrigation pum ps, m aintenance of
t ra ct or, p um p, g oo d f ar m i ng h a bi ts e tc .
E xh i bi t io n o n Agr i cu l tu r e p ro du c t a ls o
arranged and the bes t farmers were awarded
with prize and certific ate. from 22nd to 24th
Nove m b e r, 20 11, a t K ar t ike sw ar Ja t ra ,
(Biswanahakani Mahotsava), Biswanahakani,
Tangi, Cuttac k,16th to 18th January 2012 at
Bisol Youth Club, Sanbisol, Mayurbhanj and
from 18th to 29th February,2012 at Pallis hree
Mohalaxm i Club, Kulas am itanga, Cuttack.

CONSUMER AWARENESS
t o c re a te a w ar e ne s s o n Pe t ro l eu m PROGRAMME
Cons ervation in Agric ulture sector at Mahima W om e n & C hi l d W el f ar e S oc i et y
Ashram, Jagats inghpur, Annapurna Farm ers o rg a ni z ed a C on su m er Aw a re n es s
C lu b , Maa B a s u l ei Fa r m e r s Cl u b, Maa Programm e on the theme of Role of Self Help
B ud h ij a gu l ei Fa r m e rs Cl u b, Mah al a xm i Gro up (SHG) in Consum er Mov em ents at
Farm ers Club, Radhamadhab Farm ers Club,
Sw ap nes war B ala ws h ra m , Maa Maha ka li
Farm ers Cl ub, Maa Tam ares war i Farm ers
Club, Aman Panchayat, Am an etc.

K is h an Me l a: W o m e n & Ch il d
W elfare Society, organiz ed 03 nos. of Kishan
Mela to c re ate a war en es s o n Pet ro le um
C on s er va t io n and d is c u s s e d on
Cons ervation of petrol, diesel use of branded
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Mal hasah i, Jobra, Cutt ac k o n 15 th March
2012. Mr. K. P. Krishnan, Vice President, All
Od ish a C on s um er Pro tec tio n Cou nci l,
Mr. Kamala Kanta Kar, Mrs. Minati Bindhani,
General Secr etary, Wom en & Child W elfare
Society, Mr.Banamali Sukla, President, Jobra
Malhasahi attended as honorable guests and
di scu sse d t he aim an d obj ec t ive s o f t he
workshop and highlighted different c onsumer
rights and issues.
GRASS ROOT LEVEL TRAINING
PROGRAMME FOR SELF HELP
GROUP MEMBERS
To pr om o te liv eli hoo d opp ort uni tie s a nd
em plo ym e nt c r eat ion in ru ral a rea s a nd
facilitate access to Financial and business
promotion services for the poor through new
id eas an d i nno vat ion s wit h a s c ali ng up
potential in farm , non-farm and m icro finance
section W om en & Child W elfare Society in
collaboration with National Bank for Agriculture
and Rural Development( NBARD) organized
04 no s. of Gra s s Ro ot Lev el Tra ini ng
Programme for Self Help Group Members on
24 th Feb rua ry,201 2 a t B ira kis hor epu r,
At hag arh . T he Tra in ing Pr ogr am m e w as
gr aced by Mr. Hru day Ranj an Das , Chi ef
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Manag er, St ate Ba nk of India , Atha gar gh
Bran ch, Mr. Krus hna Ch andra Sam ant rai,
Tr ain er Mrs . Mina ti Bin dha ni, Ge ner al
Secretary, W omen & Child Welfare Soc iety
et c. att end ed as hon ora ble Gu est s a nd
Re sou rce Pe rso ns . T he 2nd GR LT
Program m e organized at Gram Panchayat
Office, Badamundali, Cuttack on 25th February
2012 Mr. Biswakalyan Das, Branch Manager,
U.Co. Bank, Ram das pur Branch, Godisahi,
Baranga, Mr. Pravash Chandra Mohanty, Ass t.
Manager, Mr. Krushna Chandra Samantrai,
Trainer, Gouranga Ch aran Rout, Reporter,
Sam bad, Mr. Kesh ab C handr a Mahara na,
Pro gram m e Co ordin ator etc. atte nded as
Guests and Resource persons. 3rd GR LT
Pr ogr am m e o rga niz ed at Ch asa pad a,
Choudwar on 26th February 2012, Mr.Bijay
Kumar Pradhan, Field Officer, Mancheswar
Co ope rat ive B ank, Mr. Pur na Ch and ra
Bh uin ya, SHG C oor din ato r, Mrs . Mina ti
Bindhani, General Secretary, Women & Child
W elfare Society etc.attended as Guest and
Resource Persons. 4th GRLT Program m e
or gan ize d a t K ish or ena gar W e ave rs
Co ope rat ive So cie ty, Ki sho ren aga r,
Mr. Prasanna Kumar Nath, Deputy Direc tor,
Textiles , Cuttac k, Mr. Trilochan Swain,CT &
EI(Coir Training & Extention Instructor),Coir
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Bo ard , B hub ane s wa r, Mr.Pu rna Ch and ra
Bh uin ya, SHG Co ord in ato r, Mrs . Mina ti
Bindhani, General Secretary, Women & Child
W e lfar e So cie ty a tten ded as Gues ts a nd
Resource Persons . All the dignitaries spoke on
aims and objective of the Capacity Building
Training, Banking System, Savings, Loan and
Mai ntenanc e of rec or ds, Mar keting
producti on, Ski ll develo pment, and
Sustainability. Partic ipation in different
training programmes etc. on the occasion
of Jhoti c ompetition benef i te d th e
par ti ci pants and th e winner s wer e
encouraged with prizes and c ertific ates.
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LEGAL AWARENESS AGAINST
ATROCITY ON DALIT WOMEN
W o m en & Chi ld W e lfa re Soc iet y,
Cu tta ck, or gan ize d a L ega l Awar ene s s
discussion on Atrocity on Dalit W omen on 8th
March 2012 on the occ asion of International
W o m en s D ay at Ban ra , B anki, Cut tac k.
Mr.Krushna Chandra Samantarai, Advoc ate,
Mr. Gouranga Charan Nayak, Social Activist,
an d Mr.K esh ab Cha ndr a Maha ran a,
Pro gram m e C oordi nato r, W o m en & Ch ild
Welfare Society attended as honorable Guests
and disc uss ed on the theme of Human Rights,
Legal Rights , Women's Rights, different Law
against dalit community. Many SHG Members
and Groups participated in the programm e.
DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURAL
ACTIVITIES (JHOTI AND RANGOLI
COMPETITION)
W o m en & Chi ld W e lfa re Soc iet y,
Cu tta ck, c ond uct ed a Jhot i a nd Ra ngo li
Competition at Biswanahakani, Tangi, Cuttac k,
on 25th November 2011, in collaboration with
Di rec tor ate of Cu ltu re, Go vt. of Od is h a,
Bh uba nes wa r. The m a in obj ect ive o f t he
programm e aimed to D evelopment of Cultural
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Activities both in rural and urban areas. More
than 50 nos. women and girls participated in
th e co m pet itio n. Mrs . Sipr a Malic k , Wa rd
Member, Mr. Rakes h Das and Mr. Pitambar
Nayak, Artist attended as Judges and selected
the winners of the c ompetition. In the prize
giving cerem ony Mr. Prasant Kumar Behera,
Chairman, Tangi-Choudwar Block, Mrs. Minati
Bindhani, General Secretary, Women & Child
W elfare Society, Mr. Rama Chandra Behera,
Sa rpa nch , Garu dgo an Gra m P anc hayat
attended as honorable gues ts and distributed
the prizes and certificate to the winners.
PROMOTION OF SPORTS AND GAMES
(FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT)
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A Football Tournam ent was organized
by Women & Child welfare Society, Cuttack at
Am an Foo tb all Pl ay Gro un d, Am a n,
Phulnakhara, Dist-Cuttack on 26th January,
20 12. To tal 06 no s, of Foo tba ll Tea m s
participated. The final match was held between
Nagabali football team and Belgachhia football
team. The Nagabali football team defeated the
Belgachhia football team. In the prize giving
ce rem ony Dr. R aje ndr a K um a r S ing h,
Chairman, Akash India Group of Companies,
Mr. Basant Kumar Pushpalak, Sarpanch, Mrs.
Minati Bindhani, General Secretary, Women &
Child welfare Society attended as honorable
guests and distributed the Prizes to the winner
team and runners-up team . The programm e
was sponsored by Directorate of Sports and
Youth Services, Odisha, Bhubaneswar and
coordin ated by Maa! Jaydurga Spo rts and
Cultural Ass ociation, Am an.
AWARENESS GENERATION
PROGRAMME FOR RURAL AND
POOR WOMEN
W o m en & Chi ld W e lfa re Soc iet y,
Cu tta ck & Stat e S oci al W el far e B oar d,
Bhubaneswar jointly organized Awarenes s
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Generation Program me for Rural and Poor
Women at Madan Mohan Community Center,
Malhasahi, Jobra, Cuttac k from 24th March to
31st March 2012. Mr. Banamali Sukla, President,
Malhasahi, Jobra, Cuttack inaugurated, Mr. Kedar
Nath Jena, Advocate & Secretary Federation of
Cons umer Organization, Odis ha, dis cussed
about Consumer Rights, Sale & Purchase of
different goods, Food Adulteration and different
aspects of Cons um er Rights t hrough the
Consumer Protection Council, Consumer Advice
Center etc. Mr. Kamala Kanta Kar, Advocate,
State Legal Aid Servic e Authori ty, Odisha,
discuss ed on Legal Rights, Legal Literacy for
W om en and Law, W om en in c us tody, Mr.
Lokanath Kabi, Head Master, Dhabaleswar Vidya
Pitha, Manches war, Cuttac k, attended and
discussed about W om en Em powerm ent,
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W om en Education, W om en Rights etc .
Advocate B. Santoshi attended and discuss ed
about Legal Right, Women & Law, FIR, Right to
Equity, Rig ht to Life, Prosecut ion agains t
Traffiking, Violence against wom en etc. Mrs.
Minati Bindhani discussed about Women Rights,
Rights on property, Hindu Marriage Act. Women
in Custody, FIR, Legal Rights , and als o
discussed Petroleum Cons ervation, Energy
Conservation, How to conserve kerosene and
gas at domestic level and displayed a film on
Petroleum Conservation. Dr. Surendra Nath
Pradhan, Naturopathist & Yoga Guru Sujata
Pattnaik attended and demonstrated different
Yoga Asanas & discussed different ways of Yoga
& Naturopa thy. Br. Bijay Kum ar Prus ty,
Naturopathist and Editor 'Niramaya' attended and
discussed on Natural Life Style & W om en
Empowerm ent. In the closing cerem ony, Dr.
Sangram Keshari Nayak, Princ ipal Scientist,
CRRI (Central Rice Research Institute) Chief
Guest, Mr. Ashok Kum ar Dash, Dist. Youth
Coordinator, Nehru Yuba Kendra Sangathan,
Cuttack, Mr. Bikash Mohapatra, Secretary,
Suprativa, Mr. Subrat Samal, Reporter, 'Sambad',
Mr. Banam ali Sukla, President, Malhas ahi,
Jo bra , Mr. Ana nd Ch. Sa m al , Mah ant a,
Malhas ahi, Job ra, att ende d as Hon orab le
Gu est s. Mr s. Min ati Bi ndh ani , Gen era l,
Sec reta ry P resi ded over the pro gram m e,
Mr Purna Chandra Bhuinya, Sabita Maharana,
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Pr adi p K um a r D as , c oor din ate d t he

programm e. Total 52 Nos of SHG Leaders and
Mem bers partic ipated in the programm e. All
th e p art ici pan ts ' we re di s tr ibu ted wi th
Participation Certificates .

RELIEF DISTRIBUTION
W o m en & Chi ld W e lfa re Soc iet y,
Cut tack and D RM Infras truc t ure P vt. L td.
Bhubanes war distributed Relief Materials at
Kulasarichuan, Bayalis h Mouz a of Cuttack
District, Chakagopalpur and Mahamm edpur of
distributed the Reading Materials, Toys, Bis cuit,
Chocolate etc. to the Orphanage Children.

PARTICIPATION IN 3RD NATIONAL

Jajpur district during the Flood in the month of
September 2011. W e have distributed reading
m at erials like : Book s , Not e Boo ks , Pe ns,
Penc ils, Erasers, Sharpeners , Candles etc.
and Food materials like - Chuda, Guda, Biscuit,
Water Pouch etc. as a token of our concern
for the distressed.
CONVENTION OF RURAL INSTITUTES
National Counc il of Rural Ins titute’s ,
Hy der aba d o rga niz ed th e 3 rd Nat ion al
Convention of Rural Institutes held at Nehru
Gram Bharathi University, Allahabad from 23rd
to 2 4th Nove m ber 2011. Our organiz a tion
pa rti cip ate d i n t he Pos ter Exhib iti on on
'Petroleum and Energy Conservation' in Rural
Areas (Agricultural Sector, Domestic Sector,
Transport Sector, Climate Change etc). Our
Programm e Coordinator, Mr. Keshab Chandra
Mah arana parti cipate d in the p rogram m e.
Poster Exhibits and Leaflets were distributed
for raising awareness.

CELEBRATION OF 'JOY OF GIVING'

WEEK
W o m en & Ch ild we lfa re So cie ty
celebrated the 'Joy of Giving' Week on 8th Oc t.
20 11 at Bi c hi tra nan da Kal yan As hra m ,
Orphanage, Dagarpada, Cuttac k, Dr. Arjun
Kumar Bisw al, Head Mas ter, Tulasipur Govt.
High School and Mrs. Minati Bindhani, General
Se cre tar y, W CW S, Mis s R aja shr ee
Pr iya dar sin i Maha ran a a tte nde d a nd

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