Brief History and introduction about CDR
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CDRs story began in 1983 in the Marlawai village of Jainoor mandal in Adilabad
district in the undivided Andhra Pradesh. It started assisting the tribes in 41 villages
in Jainoor and Sirpur (U) mandals. CDR's first initiative was to mobilise the tribal
community to raise their voice against insecure ownership of the land and the corrupt
practises in land administration. Building up on its collective strength and instilling
the spirit of community action have been the cornerstones of CDR's activities since
inception.
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CDR was instrumental in preparation of people centred village development plans
which later paved way for creation of Village Tribal Development Agencies (VTDA).
Perhaps for the first time, the government had the opportunity to participate in a
programme designed and implemented by the people. Village development plans
were prepared by the tribal community in 41 villages of Jainoor and Sirpur (u) mandals
in Adilabad District which were submitted to the government seeking partnership in
implementing these plans. These People's Plans encouraged and guided by CDR,
redefined decentralised planning and implementation of tribal development
programs. CDR always worked with the community to create institutional framework
to access and mobilise public resources.
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Sampoorna Grama Arogyam:
The aim of this intervention is to ensure save to save delivery and that every member of the
Centre delivers a baby weighing not less than two and a half kilograms. Another
objective is to totally prevent infant child mortality (IMR) among the children of the
members. Good health of every member is the primary concern of this programme.
Members are enrolled with the nearest Primary Health Centre. Every member’s health is
checked monthly as per the prescribed protocols. Necessary prophylactic medication including the mandatory iron folic tablets is provided at the appropriate stage of pregnancy. Members are trained in fourteen different aspects of individual health and
hygiene. Lactating mothers who also have the same nutritious diet at the Centre are
trained in childcare. 100 % immunization is non negotiable. CDR is assisting the
community to implement this health programme through a team of qualified auxiliary
nursing maids (ANMs). All the ANMs were sent to Jamkhed, Maharastra, where Dr.
Arole and his team trained them for three weeks in community management of health
services.
Our Initial Interventions include:
- Encouraging Community Participation - Sowing the seeds of collective action
has been central to the work of CDR.
- Womens Self Help Group Movement - CDR assisted the tribal women in
organizing the first ever Self Help Groups (SHGs) in Sirpur(U) and Jainoor.
- Village Health Plans - Integrated village health plans were prepared and
executed by the community with assistance of CDR.
- Introduction of Soya Bean Crop- CDR introduced soya bean crop to tribal
farmers in Adilabad District in 1992. It procured seed from Chindwara, M.P. for
sowing in 5 acres each in 20 villages. Today soya bean crop is spread over
more than 40,000 acres in the district.