We organised a workshop on ‘Road safety’ at Fakirpur Xavier High School on 25th September 2024. Mainly Drivers, helpers, college students participated in the programmes. The participants were explained about rules and regulations of road safety and dreaded effect of road accidents due to driving after consuming alcohol.

A seminar on ‘Climate Change’ was organised at Anandapur on 22nd June 2024 where local people, college students and social activities were present. Invited guests explained about present scenario of climate change and its effect on environment, agricultural production and health aspects of common people

22 tribal women belonging to BPL category were given both theoretical and Practical training on Mushroom production for 15 days in Tanto Block of West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. After completion of training, they were given demonstration on Mushroom cultivation, storage and marketing. Now they are fully empowered to sustain their families through massive mushroom cultivation.

In Dongadakhel village in Raigarh district women are interested to support the family by doing additional works besides their own home works. Since they belong to BPL category they are not getting proper food and unable to provide health care and education facilities to their children. However, our volunteers have come forward to form SHGs with women members. There are about 60 such women who are involved in three SHGs and all the SHgs are linked with nearest banks. Our organization has also provided necessary seed funds and promoting mushroom cultivation in their own home garden. One year of continuous effort has finally helped all these women to earn at least Rs.5000/- per month in average.

It is observed that most of the young boys in Raigarh district have now becomes victims of drugs. They are consuming alcohol, ganja, brown sugar and opium etc. If this habit among youngster is not checked, then not only their lives will be in danger and they will also equally responsible for destruction of their families. Considering the future effect, our volunteers have started distributing leaflets, organizing padayatra and conducting various seminar and various cultural competitions among college students to know the dreaded effect of drugs.
Last year we have conducted two workshops, organized a padayatra and conducted many cultural competitions among college students in Parasada GP of Raigarh district for control of drug uses. Our regular awareness is motivating the young boys for not consuming any type of drugs.

A series of meeting, seminars and workshops have been organized by SANCHAR volunteers during last year at Anandapur town on climate change and plantation of trees in different schools, colleges and SHG groups. Many students and people have been motivated and they are regularly planting trees nearby their home area. On a massive attempt after raja festival, on 8th September 2020 hundreds of students and villagers in Fakirpur village planted 5000 trees in road sides, school premises and open waste lands and regularly they are taking care for growth of the plants.

In present market new varieties and quality products are launched every day. They are also sold in beautiful packaged and attracting the consumers. Consumers are also puzzled to know the accuracy of contents and appropriate prices. To explain the reality of products each individual should know the details of customers’ rights and duties a seminar was organized at Fakirpur on 25th October 2020 where most of the women participants were present. A few eminent persons of the locality were invited as guests to address the seminar. All duties and responsibilities of consumers were vividly discussed in the seminar and provisions of legal laws were also explained for prevention and protection of consumers. The participants were also informed about the available legal forum in district level for the protection of consumers’ interests.

Since long the people of Mareigaon village used to prepare jute mats and the products were well accepted by people all over Odisha. But this tradition was about to extinct due to emergence of modern industries. Now the artisans are motivated and supplied with required raw materials to revive the cluster. The organization has taken all effort form a cluster with more than 300 women members and they are given regular training for their skill upgradation. Our organization has submitted a proposal under SFURTI Scheme before IEDO, the Nodal Agency and the same shall be placed in the screening committee for approval.

There is one Bangali Sahi at Fakirpur where about 500 households migrated from Bengal area have been living since long back. The small area was very famous for producing Tussar products. All family members including old parents use to live only by producing different quality tussar products. Even today, though many younger generations prefer to go for higher education and search for employment, but a good number of both young male and female members are still surviving with little income by producing tussar products.
SANCHAR volunteers are regularly conducting meetings with those members and now they have shown their interest for revival of tussar products with modern and advanced technology and they are assured to get higher Income. This year SANCHAR is submitting proposal for establishment of Tussar product Industry at Fakirpur under SFRUTI Scheme of MSME.