“To educate, protect and empower disadvantaged people”

ABOUT THE NGO:-

1 Organization’s name and contact information (full address, including e-mail address and Web address)

SRI K.PITCHI REDDY EDUCATIONAL AND WELFARE SOCIETY,
H.No.6/83, Khathib Street,
Vempalli – 516 329,
Kadapa District,
Andhra Pradesh State, South India.
E-mail: pitchireddyorg@yahoo.co.in
Web address: http://www.spreaws.blogspot.com

2. Organisation’s Legal Status :

“Sri K.Pitchi Reddy Educational and Welfare Society” (SPREAWS) was founded in 1994 by a group of men and women with social consciousness.

It was registered as a voluntary social service organization under Andhra Pradesh Government (A State Government in Indian Republic) Societies Registration Act of XXI of 1860 on 20.10.1994 bearing Regn.No. 544/1994.

It is also registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Central Government of India, to receive foreign donations directly from International donors/agencies. FCRA No. 010160408, Dated 20.12.2006.

3. Contact Person’s name, title and contact information :-

C.S.SAJID HUSSAIN,
President,
Sri K.Pitchi Reddy Educational and Welfare Society,
H.No.6/83, Khathib Street,
Vempalli – 516 329,
Kadapa District,
Andhra Pradesh State,
India.
E-mail: pitchireddyorg@yahoo.co.in

4. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ORGANISATION :

“Sri K.Pitchi Reddy Educational and Welfare Society” (SPREAWS) is a grassroots, Non-Governmental, Non-Profitable Voluntary Organisation. It has been working for the empowerment of Daliths, tribals and other indigenous marginalized people in Kadapa District of Andhra Pradesh both in rural and urban areas. This organization has started 30 Community Based Organisations in 25 villages, which are in drought prone area and continuously providing various inputs like Leadership building, management systems, problem solving tools through training programmes and village level meetings.


5. Vision:-

To strive to improve the quality of life of the oppressed, disadvantaged and the marginalized people without discrimination of caste, creed and religion; with the implementation of Millennium Development Goals Programmes.

6. AIM:

To develop those who are disadvantaged educationally, economically, socially and culturally through self-help and self-governing collective development activities. In short "'TO HELP THEM TO HELP THEMSELVES".

Objectives :

(a) To Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger among the marginalized communities by implementing various economic development activities so that they can support themselves as well as their families,

(b) To establish and run Educational Institutions like Primary schools, High Schools, colleges, Technical Institutions, coaching centers, professional courses like Medical technician courses, Lab, Sanitation, Multi Purpose Health Workers Training, Adult Educational, child care centres, crèches, and all other useful training and professional course in order to improve the education among the poor.

(c) To strive for elimination of gender disparity in the society, and implement women and girls empowerment programmes,

(d) To strive for reducing the mortality rate among children under age of five years,

(e) To educate the women of all communities, about her self’s health care, child health care, family health care and neighbours health care system on the basis of preventive and curative measures, and thus to reduce the maternal mortality rate,

(f) To increase knowledge among people regarding the preventive methods of HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases and thus make efforts to combat the spread of various diseases.

(g) To impart environmental education to the communities and enhance their capacities in the effective sustainable management of common property resources.

(h) To raise and receive donations from members and local people in our Country and
Donors of Foreign Countries in view to run the programmes for the benefits of the people in the areas, To make efforts for Developing a Global partnership for Development,

7. The Position of our organisation in the local society :

SPREAWS has got good infrastructure and outer structure in the local society. It has a responsible position in the society. It has become a part of the local people’s daily activities as their sorrows and joys. It endeavours loftily to find means and ways to find solutions to the routine grievances of the people who are in needs and problems. The organisation works directly with the people. It has direct contacts with the people. It has good-will among the people. The organisation has responsible relationships with the other organisations, committees, Groups as Women Groups i.e., Self-Help Groups, DWCRA Groups, Networks of other organisations, NGO’s and other social structures. We work in coalition altogether with mutual cooperation and coordination of the people.

8. Project Area and People :

SPREAWS is rendering its services in 55 backward villages in Kadapa District and in the slums of Kadapa City in Andhra Pradesh, India (Country). The target communities are from the lowest strata of the socio-economic-cultural milieu. The total number of people directly and indirectly benefiting from the services of the organization is 14,450.

Staff strength - full time / part time :

Full Time :
Administrative : 1 Male and 2 Female.
Technical : --- 1 Female
Volunteers : 9 Male and 4 Female Part Time :
Administrative : -- --
Technical : 1 Male --
Volunteers : 13 Male and 15 Female

9. BANK DETAILS :

Bank Name :

BANK OF INDIA

Bank Address :

# 21/440, First Floor, Near 7 Roads,Veeraswamy Mandy Street,
Cuddapah – 516 001,Andhra Pradesh State, India.

Name of Account :
SRI K.PITCHI REDDY EDUCATIONAL & WELFARE SOCIETY

Account Number :

867610100006657

IFSC Code Number :

BKID0008676

SWIFT NUMBER :

BKIDINBBHMB

10. PREVIOUS PROGRAMMES OF “SPREAWS”

Name of the Project :

“Handloom Weaving Training & Evening Studies Programme for Rural Poor Marginalized Women" of Rangapuram village.

Sources of Funding :

People for Progress in India (PPI),
P. O. Box 51231, Seattle,WA 98115-1231,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Project Description :

This one year project will provide handloom weaving training for 30 poor women in Rangapuram village, Kadapa District of Andhra Pradesh. The trainees include 11 widows, 3 divorcees, 3 separated, 8 extremely poor, 5 adolescent orphans. After training, the women worked under a master weaver to produce and market products such as sarees, shirting clothes, bath mats, etc., Now these women are earning good income and become self-sufficient.
(The following images are belongs to the said Handloom programme. To view full size images 'click' on the images).





Name of the Project : "Eradication of Poverty and Hunger among Rural Poor Teen Age Girls" Source of funding: The United Nations Women's Guild of Vienna (UNWG), Austria. Brief Description : Our organisation provided training to the 50 teen age girls of 5 village in the bamboo baskets making activity. After 1 month training we have distributed bamboo sticks and knives to all the girls. With this capital investment these girls undertaken bamboo baskets weaving occupation and earning Rs.5000 per month as each girl's net profit. With this income each girl and her family is relieved from poverty.

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Project :

“Distribution of Education Material for Poor Children:

Source of Funding :

ONTARIO TEACHERS FEDERATION
1300 Yonge Street, Suite 200, Toronto,
Ontario M4T 1X3, CANADA.