1. INTRODUCTION:
It was envisaged under the Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development
Project - Phase-II (RUIDP) that Community Action Participation Program
(CAPP) is required to mobilize, motivate, and facilitate participation
& awareness of the community in project towns. M/s Indian Institute
of Rural Management, Jaipur has been engaged through a bidding process
as consultant for CAPP activities since August, 2008. There is a Core
Unit of CAPP at IPMU, Jaipur with City Units at each of the 15 IPIUs.
2. OBJECTIVE:
* Effective dissemination of project information creating awareness
about the RUIDP and likely benefits to the community;
* Generate Public/Community Participation in RUIDP activities and thereby
ensuring sustainability of the facilities/assets created;
* Ensure follow up activities with project Affected Persons as per ADB
norms:
* Create awareness on water conservation, waste water management &
solid waste management to create a sustainable environment;
*Motivate the community to pay user charges against the improved services
of water supply & solid waste management;
* Facilitate IPIUs in installation of water meters and property connections;
* Facilitate ensuring transparency, safety and quality in executing
the project work;
* Asses the willingness of the community to pay the user charges;
* Adequate media coverage/campaign on RUIDP activities;
* Stimulate civic concern about environmental quality and responsibility.
* Ensure that the communities develop a sense of "ownership"
of the new and rehabilitated infrastructure and services
3. METHODOLOGY:
The following methodology/tools are adopted for achieving the above
objectives:
* Stakeholders Awareness meetings involving the ULBs, Community, Public
Leaders, Women, Students, NGOs/CBOs etc.;
* Ward Level Public Consultation Meeting involving the ULBs, Community,
Public Leaders, Women, Students, NGOs/CBOs etc.;
* Focus Group Discussion with Women, Elderly, Women Headed Households
& Slums;
* Holding of Street Plays;
* Holding of Puppet shows;
* Home visits;
* Organizing need based workshops/Seminars and training programs;
* Distribution of handbills/leaflets;
* Organizing Students Rally ;
* Organizing Essay & Drawing Competition in Schools;
* Conducting Debate Competitions in Colleges.
4. CAPP ACTIVITIES: Some of the major
activities carried out by CAPP are given below: -
1. 4 numbers of Training & Capacity Building Program for the officials
of IPMU, IPIUs, IPMC and DSCs have been conducted at Jaipuir by the
Core Unit. Another seminar on "Business Opportunity under RUIDP"
has also been conducted by the Core Unit where the officials/representatives
of the IPMU, IPMC, DSCs and Contractors participated.
2. The ACOs of CAPP are conducting awareness drive through small group
meetings with Resident Welfare Associations, women groups, Self help
groups, Affected persons, Project Laborers, NGOs, CBOs, Rag Pickers
etc. in addition to home visits.
3. IEC material in form of leaflets about water conservation and user
charges, to develop civic amenities, awareness for solid waste management
and better sewerage system, temporary inconvenience due to project works,
town specific information and awareness for HIV/ AIDS in project labors
have been prepared and distributed to community in every activity conducted.
4. 432 numbers of temporarily Affected Persons (AP) due to project work
have been identified, out of which identity card have been issued to
412 numbers after verification of their documents and Bank/Post Office
accounts have been opened for 334 numbers. 39 numbers of the APs have
been paid their money as compensation as per entitlement and the remaining
APs are being paid their compensation once the project work reaches
in the area.
5. 3 numbers of Stakeholders Meetings have been organized in priority
towns involving the elected ULB representatives, community/local leaders,
NGOs, CBOs, students, women groups etc. in this regard, where they have
been motivated to disseminate this information to respective community.
6. 26 numbers of Public Consultations have been organized covering all
wards of the priority towns. IPIU and Line Department Officials clarified
the doubts of the community in these consultations.
7. 164 numbers of Focus Group Discussions have been organized involving
the women, economically weaker section, women headed families, elderly
persons.
8. 5 numbers of training on safety and health have been organized for
project labourers.
9. 3 numbers of training on safety and health have been organized for
Rag Pickers.
10 108 numbers of Street Plays have been enacted on water conservation,
user charges, Water Metering, solid waste management, waste water management
in the project towns in important public places creating mass awareness
on these issues.
11. 44 Numbers of puppets shows striding the massage on water conservation
and user charges, solid waste management, waste water management for
slum and poor community awareness in addition to other issues, successfully
executed in the slums of 11 project towns.
12. 2 numbers of students rally have been organized in problematic localities
to motivate the people to pay user charges and installation of water
meters in the towns of Jaisalmer.
13. Students and teachers are key catalyst in spreading the messages
on water conservation, Solid Waste Management and user charges to the
community. Hence, 37 numbers of school Essay Competition on Water Conservation
and 39 numbers of school drawing competition on solid waste management
have been conducted in priority project towns. In addition, 2 college
Debate Competitions on water meter have been organized.
14. In all the activities conducted, involvement of the Elected Representatives,
Public/Local Leaders, NGOs, CBOs, Women and Students have been ensured
and have been organized in active cooperation with the IPIUs. Wide media
coverage, through popular local news papers & TV channels, of all
the events have ensured so that the massage reaches to the entire population
of the respective towns.
