SKILL TRAINING

Skills Training and Production Units

Skill training programme was organised at different level by the core staff to promote rural skills particularly for the weaker sections of the society.  The main criteria is to inculcate new skills and value added technologies to ameliorate the living condition and- secure sustainable livelihood for the poorest of the poor.  The details of the different programmes entail during this period are stated below: 

Non Timber Forest Produces - Broom Making

Training on broom making was conducted in Jhimkiguda village from 7th April to 17th April 2000.  Training was imparted to 30 persons(20 males & 1 0 females) from three Adivasi villages.  The module of the training consisted on broom stick cuttings, shortening of broom sticks, broom bindings, combination of unparalleled broom sticks into a single unit.  The distinct size and weight of broom sticks are @ 39" of 350 gms @ 36" of 3OOgms and @ 33' of 250 gms.  Further, after accomplishing their task they were engaged in the processing of broom under the Mahila Mandal NTFP processing centre.  Mass production of brooms was undertaken. 

Broom Processing and Bindings

The collected brooms were stored in Champakendha, Bondaguda and Jhimkiguda villages.  For separation and drying women group members were involved through out the process.  After finishing the necessary procedures the brooms were shifted to the said villages to be commercialised. 

Binding

Binding work was performed in Bondaguda and Jhimkiguda villages.  At the primary stage technical support was furnished to the women group members by the core staff.  Three models of broom design was introduced by ORMAS (350 gms, 3OOgms, 250gms).  As of now, every pending works associated with the processing of brooms have been completed, except marketing the finished goods.

The "Deomaii Mahila Society' a network of women groups of three (Bondaguda, Jhimkiguda and Sundiput) villages was formed.  Last year the society collected hill brooms from Rayagada forest range, Koraput.  DST staff followed up in the processing and marketing of brooms.  Area wise collection of brooms are given in the following chart:

Area wise Collection of Brooms, Quantity and Month

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  Area

 Agent / staff

Month of collection

 Quantity (Kg)
1 Maliput D.Suna, Chettv, M.Khillo Feb-March 2000 343
2 Kotiya

B.R.Bagh, Lodha, Mohan

 -do- 9868
3 Dudhari/Kanti 

Dalapathi, Tina, Prem Patro

 -do- 22562
4 Kunduli / Khudi

Prakash, Narango

 -do- 2597
5 Subai

B.K.Das 

 -do- 353
6 Damanjodi 

Basudev, Soba, Sundro, B.K.Sen

 -do- 9692
 Total    45415 Kgs

Source : DST Core Team

Tamarind Processing

In two villages tamarind processing training was conducted from May 7th to May 10th, 2000.  All the 22 female participants belonged to the Adivasi communities.  They were trained in the technique of de-seeding, drying of the processed tamarind and Polythene packaging by pressing machine.  Apart from the above training programmes, regular follow up of the different existing production units were taken up.  The details are as follows:

List of Activities Taken up Under the Regular Follow up Programme

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  Village

 Units

Groups

 Total Production Quantity
      M F M + F  

 
1  Bhitorsubai  Mahuchasa   6 4 10   Honey   7 kgs
2  Gulel

 Maa Patarani Mahu Society

 12 1 13   -do-   7 kgs
3  Jholiaquda 

 Sisal Craft Unit

 - 15 15   Sisal craft   25 Nos
4  Porja Pungar

 Maa Laxmi Khali Stitching  Society

 3 7 10   Leaf plate   300 Nos
5  Jhimkiguda

 Deomali Mahila Society 

 18 6 24   Broom   44,000 Nos
6  Bondaguda

 Mahila Mandal  

 8 10 18   Broom   27,000 Nos
7  Sundiput 

 Mahila Mandal

 - 14 14   Turmeric   5 kgs
8  Gangamaguda 

 Ganga Mahila Mandal 

 - 8 8   Turmeric & Ginger   4.5 & 4.5 Kgs
9  Chiklamari 

 Mahila Mandal

 - 11 11   Tamarind   51.5 Kgs
10  Pirimachi

 Mahila Bamboo Craft Society

 3 2 5   Bamboo Craft   45 Nos


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