Centre for Participatory Management & Voluntary Organisation (CPMVO)

Activities

Reaching out through SDUs(October 2011)

People of Punjab have a rich legacy of service to community; however the good work done in the various fields through voluntary efforts of the people at the grass root level has neither been properly promoted nor adequately recognized. With a view to provide them a forum for expanding their functioning in the state and to promote GO-NGOs participation, the Centre for Par t icipator y Management & Voluntar y Organization (CPMVO) has designed the concept of Sub Divisional Units (SDUs). The main objectives for developing these SDUs are: l ance the outreach of the Centre to the grass-roots level and confederate the voluntary efforts in the governance system. Creating IEC Volunteers’ brigade in all villages and urban wards We plan to train Information, Education and Communication (IEC) volunteers with an aim to eradicate ignorance among masses. IEC activities will be of paramount importance. In broader sense, it means propagation of social and moral values apart from addressing contemporary concerns and issues. Through the Sub Divisional Units, the IEC volunteers in villages and cities shall widely spread such information in the entire state. They will act as change agents. The SDUs will, hence, act as a performing arm of the CPMVO at the Sub Divisional Level; The main objectives for developing these SDUs are:

To translate into action the various imperatives of good governance with the feedback and participation of volunteer leaders of the civic society at the cutting edge and;

To organize, train and promote the voluntary sector leadership in social welfare and development

Creating IEC Volunteers’ brigade in all villages and urban wards

We plan to train Information, Education and Communication (IEC) volunteers with an aim to eradicate ignorance among masses. IEC activities will be of paramount importance. In broader sense, it means propagation of social and moral values apart from addressing contemporary concerns and issues. Through the Sub Divisional Units, the IEC volunteers in villages and cities shall widely spread such information in the entire state. They will act as change agents.

SDMs meeting organized at Patiala

CPMVO organized a meeting of SDMs of the Patiala Division on 19th September 2011 at Patiala to discuss the above mentioned concept thread-bare. The D.G. chaired the meeting alongwith Commissioner Patiala
Division and following actionable items emerged:
1. Identify trainers for training of trainers (TOT)
2. Finalize the list of topics for developing the training module from the detailed list of suggested topics.
3. Hold Training Needs Assessment by inviting some reputed NGOS.
4. Organise training of trainers programmes of identified and recommended potential trainers by the respective SDMs.
5. Plan and hold training of IEC volunteers (A work force ) at grassroot level through the trained trainers and enhance the outreach of CPMVO.

Action Plan

a) Commissioner Patiala will be initiating the launch of SDUs through the SDMs of the Patiala division by the first week of October 2011.
b) The regional and district centres of MGSIPAP will collaborate in the launching exercise in selected Sub Divisions so that other SDMs can replicate the same. CPMVO will facilitate the allotment of separate budget for launching the activity.
c) SDMs will launch the SDUs as per guidelines already issued.

Contact: Ms. Neena Singh, Advisor, Col. R.Kumar, Consultant, volunteerism@mgsipap.org