COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT – GEN 231

Submitted by: -

Keshav Kumar

Registration Number: 12103252

K21RS B. Tech CSE

Time Duration: -

2 June 2022 – 28 June 2022

Submitted to: -

School of Computer Science and

Engineering Lovely Professional University,

Phagwara
 STUDENT DECLARATION

TO WHOM SO EVER IT MAY CONCERN

I, Keshav Kumar, Registration Number: - 12103252 hereby declare

that the work done by me on the “Community Development Project”
from 2 June 2022 – to 28 June 2022, under NGO Atmashray Foundation, is
a record of original work for the partial fulfillment of the requirement for
the award of the degree, GEN231.

Signature of Student
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I express my deepest thanks to the Training and Placement Coordinator,

School of Computer Science and Engineering, Lovely Professional
University, for allowing me to grab this opportunity. I am thankful and
fortunate enough to get constant encouragement, support, and guidance
from all Teaching staff of the School of Computer Science and Engineering.
The community development opportunity I had with Atmashray Foundation
was a great chance for learning and professional development. I consider
myself lucky as I was provided with an opportunity to be part of it. I choose
this moment to acknowledge the contribution of professionals who gave me
the necessary advice and guidance and helped me learn new things to make
my project a good learning experience.

I would not forget to remember Mr. Pallav Kumar Jha of Atmashray

Foundation for their encouragement and timely support and guidance till
the completion of my project. I cannot express enough thanks to the
committee for their continued support and encouragement. I offer my
sincere appreciation for the learning opportunities provided by the
committee.

My completion of this project could not have been accomplished without

my friends, seniors, and classmates' support. Gratitude and love to all the
ones who gave the countless time with the kind attention. Ultimately, my
loving, caring parents were the backbone support of moral boost and
confidence.
My warm-hearted thanks to all the ones.
NGO CERTIFICATE
 INDEX

PAGE
SR. NO TABLE CONTENT
NO.
INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY
1. 6-7
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
2. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NGOs 8
3. RISE OF NGOs 9 - 10
APPROACHES TO COMMUNITY
4. 11 - 14
DEVELOPMENT
5. ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION 15 - 16
VISION AND MISSION OF THE
6. 19 - 20
ORGANISATION
MISSION STATEMENT OF THE
7. 21 – 22
ORGANISATION
8. DESCRIPTION OF MY WORK AT NGO 23
WORKING FOR COMMUNITY
9. 24 - 25
DEVELOPMENT
10. CHALLENGES FACED 26
11. CONCLUSIONS AND TESTIMONIALS 27 - 28
 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

What are NGOs doing to make themselves more responsive to the

long-term interests of the communities they serve, according to this study?
While NGOs are the primary development actors in many areas across the
global south, questions about their legitimacy as civil society actors
representing the people they serve and their ability to achieve the goals for
which they exist have arisen. Many studies show the detrimental
consequences of NGOs' role in community development and the challenges
they confront in terms of legitimacy and effectiveness.

They are, nevertheless, the bearers of significant financial resources and

considerable promise in the international development effort to alleviate
poverty. The on-the-ground practices of NGOs demand more examination
because of their importance in the worldwide development strategy and
their effect in local areas.
How do NGOs themselves understand their mission in light of the doubts
that have arisen, and what are they doing to address their problems? This
study will sketch out the web in which NGOs operate from their
perspective and establish what NGOs are doing to better address
community needs through interviews with NGO directors in Mozambique.
Their depictions of the environment in which they operate and the agency
they employ to improve their performance will identify possibilities and
opportunities two both the national and subnational levels to make room for
more effective and long-term community development interventions.
 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NGOs

Community development NGOs were evaluated in this study. Community

development NGOs are defined as groups that work in the global south in
relatively peaceful conditions, focused on local development (along with
relief) and addressing needs across many sectors (water, health, etc.).

This group excludes NGOs working in specific technical fields at several

levels (national and subnational). It also excludes advocacy organisations
and coalitions whose primary goal is to influence specific policy.
Community development NGOs are more likely to use local resources,
frame community issues, and carry out actions. They do so in relation to, if
not in collaboration with, other local institutions from the public, corporate,
and civil society sectors.

However, the lines between these spheres are becoming increasingly

blurred. Community development is most typically connected with northern
planning studies, where it refers to spatial planning, financial investment,
and environmental planning. Even in studies of the global south, the phrase
might imply northern-driven, centralized, or colonial (in historical
accounts) social or physical change tactics. Despite these disparate
linkages, the phrase "three community development" was used in this study
since there was no other descriptor for NGOs that worked in various local
sectors.
 THE RISE OF NGOs

India, a country beset by great poverty in some places, has produced a slew
of successful non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that have served as
examples for emerging NGOs around the world. Because the Indian
government barely allocates 1.4 percent of GDP to healthcare, NGOs have
recognised the necessity to be successful in their programmes and give
treatment to citizens. Official aid from the global north used to provide
foreign governments with direct fiscal support.

The non-profit sector has reached maturity. It has never commanded as

much attention as it does now, following the uproar over the Lokpal Bill.
"For the first time, civil society has made national headlines. "We've been
in the news for three months in a row," says Amitabh Beher, executive
director of the organisation.

There are around 3.2 million registered non-governmental organisations in

India (NGOs). Per capita, India has more NGOs than hospital beds.
According to India's Central Statistical Organization, there are around four
NGOs for every 1,000 persons in urban regions and 2.3 NGOs for every
1,000 people in rural areas. From the judiciary to legislatures to the media,
their work is diverse. Almost every ministry supports or collaborates with a
non-governmental organisation. It is commonly referred to as the third
sector because of its broad scope.

In post-Independence India, the non-government sector rose to prominence

in the late 1960s as a new generation matured. This was a generation that
judged a political party's legitimacy by its ability to match popular
expectations
 APPROACHES TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

The range of answers provided on the meaning and purpose of community

development can be roughly divided into four categories:

1) poverty and power;

2) community autonomy;

3) capacity building;

4) meeting basic needs

The definitions reveal the diversity in the philosophies of development and

perceptions of purpose that NGOs grapple with. Without overplaying the
relationship between definitions offered on the spot and the core ethos or
broadly internalized practices of an organization, I will compare four ways
of defining community development. By providing insight into how NGO
directors imagine their organizations adding value to communities, these
renderings become a launching point to evaluate NGO intentions on their
own and the compromises they make in the path to their expressed ideals.
One director said you have to fill the stomach and the mind at the same
time.

Those who responded that community development is about providing for

basic needs might be criticized by those who say that service delivery does
not alter the socio-political relationships that play a role in poverty.
Bebbington, Hickey, and Mitlin, for example, claim in their book Can
NGOs Make Difference? that NGOs are apt to adopt "technocratic" rather
than "transformational" approaches because of their close association with
the international development industry and that this approach reduces
their
relevance as agents of change (2008). The only directors that produced this
definition were national NGOs. However, unlike the Bebbington, Hickey,
and Mitlin book suggests, these NGOs were concerned with a long-term
empowerment agenda. Based on other responses, they seemed equal or, in
some cases, more rooted in long-term change through community
ownership of interventions than others.

The fact that international NGOs were less likely to mention service
delivery is more likely due to their reluctance to signal "technocratic"
modes than the existence of a deeper commitment to "transformation." This
is posited because international NGOs may be more sensitive to the
discourse taking place in the global north (that downplays the value of
"technocratic" interventions). Indeed, basic needs can be redrawn as
congruous with Amartya Sen's definition of development as laid out in
Development as Freedom which shows that development depends on means
that enable a person to participate with meaning and dignity in the social
sphere community (1999). The poverty/power definition offered said that
"poverty is the result of unequal power. People aren't poor, they are made
poor." Following that, it was said that community development is when
"people themselves participate in the whole process of local government,
development of policy, distribution of resources, seeing to their well-being,
and implementing equality… and all are included."

This response respects the role of local government while privileging the
role of the people in government decision-making by placing great
importance on participation in existing community institutions rather than
NGO efforts.
This approach might be seen as responding well to long-term community
needs by credence to long-term institutions and strengthening their
relationships with community members. But to do so effectively, the NGO
would have to be very conscious of and willing to address the impact of its
presence on the local balance of power and not see itself as natural or
neutral.
 ABOUT ATMASHRAY FOUNDATION

A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a non-profit group that

functions independently of any government NGOs, sometimes called civil
societies, are organized on community, national and international levels to
serve a social or political goal such as humanitarian causes or the
environment.

Atmashray Foundation is a group of young men and women who come

from all walks of life with the motto of being the change they want to see in
society. The biggest problem our country faces is too many people
discussing issues but few trying to find solutions. We understand that
finding loopholes are important, we believe every small action gets
counted, and we must give away the complaints and try to do things for a
brighter tomorrow.

If we want our democracy to work, it becomes extremely important that

civil society is responsible and actively involved. When we get to choose
the government, we become a part of it. As has been rightly said, with great
power comes great responsibilities.

Our organization Atmashray has a motto to help every person and society.
Work for only society development. Like food distribution, copies, pencils,
pens or study material distribution for children, or many more things help
social development.
NGO activities include, but are not limited to, environmental, social,
advocacy, and human rights works. They can work to promote social or
political change on a broad scale or very locally.

NGOs play a critical part in developing society, improving communities,

and promoting citizen participation.
 AIM AND OBJECTIVE

We believe in quick action and problem-solving. So, our activities are

situation-specific. We are teachers, health workers, food suppliers, legal aid
providers, awareness creators, environmentalists, and even municipality
workers as and when needed, which makes us unique. We want to serve in
whatever way possible, and service doesn't have to wait for opportunities to
arrive.

Young minds are creative, energetic, and ready to take risks; however, this
eagerness dies later. Eventually, we end up in our cocoon, where we close
our eyes to everything we wanted to change in our childhood. Atmashray is
a platform where everyone gets the opportunity to create the change they
aspire for. We welcome new ideas, polish them and execute them. We
ensure everyone is heard, and we try to do away with formalities so people
can connect and get better pictures, no matter how crude they may be.

• To provide Social, Educational, and Economic Empowerment to

Women and Children.

• To safeguard the rights of the Child and provide for the well-being of
children in need, more particularly,

a. Children exposed to any form of abuse,

b. Children deprived of education

c. Children are suffering from ill health, physical and mental.

• To identify the beggars and impress upon them the significance of
dignified living and persuade them to take up an alternative livelihood and
take such measures to equip them to attain such means of living.

• To provide medical and legal aid and assistance to the old aged and
take other measures to ensure their social well-being.
VISION AND MISSION OF ATMASHRAY FOUNDATION

​ Atmashray is a group of young men and women who come from all

walks of life with the motto of being the change they want to see in
society. The biggest problem our country faces is too many people
discussing issues but few trying to find solutions. We understand that
finding loopholes are important, we believe every small action gets
counted, and we must give away the complaints and try to do things
for a brighter tomorrow.
​ To identify and work with the underprivileged, weaker, and

vulnerable sections of the society to find solutions to the changes

threatening their lives in the field of education and conservation and
health with the ultimate aim of establishing an aware, responsible, and
developed society based upon equality, fraternity and social justice,
ensuring sustainable and holistic development with emphasis on
human rights, and a culture of social service through creating synergy
and building a strategic partnership with the Government, NGOs
(non-government organizations), SHGs (self-help groups), CBOs
(community-based organizations) and various national and
international organizations by planning appropriate downstream and
upstream interventions. Society would not get involved in any
commercial activity at any point in time.
MISSION STATEMENT OF ATMASHRAY FOUNDATION

Young minds are creative, energetic, and ready to take risks; however, this
eagerness dies later. Eventually, we end up in our cocoon, where we close
our eyes to everything we wanted to change in our childhood.
Atmashray is a platform where everyone gets the opportunity to create the
change they aspire for. We welcome new ideas, polish them and execute
them.
The mission statements of the Atmashray Foundation are as follows: -
​ Educations, research, and training
​ To promote education, especially education for girls’ children and women.
​ To conduct educational, environmental, and sociological studies.
​ To promote the use of information & communication Technology
(ICT) for the community's socio-economic development.
​ To organize training and refreshers programs for the volunteers and
officials of different NGOs to strengthen the development skills of
trainees through pieces of information, education, and communication
which they will use in the development sector.
​ To disseminate information and knowledge, edit, publish and print
literature and documents, organize seminars/conferences/ meetings,
etc.
​ To promote the participation of youth (unemployed as well as
students) in income generation activities.
​ To organize lectures, seminars, and workshops to help or strengthen
the character-building process.
The mission statements of the Atmashray Foundation of Social Welfare are
as follows: -
​ To promote social welfare activities with special emphasis on women
empowerment.
​ To work for the betterment of women, children, senior citizens, and
the disabled and fight against social wrongs like discrimination and
harassment based on gender, etc., with a vision of social justice.
​ To eliminate child labor, child trafficking, ad child abuse and focus on
the education and resettlement of these deprived children.
​ To fight against corruption and make people aware of their legal and
consumer rights.
​ To work for environmental awareness, sustainable development, and
participative management of local natural resources for village-level
development.
​ To increase forestation
​ To create awareness about disaster management.
 DESCRIPTION OF MY WORK FOR THE NGO

​ CONTENT FORMULATION: - I worked for the organization from

2 June 2022 – to 28 June 2022 (2 hours/day) in Atmashray NGO of

Bihar. That time I am making a report of every work or social event in
the NGO like food distribution, clothes, study material, and masks.
All data and content were collected by me and transferred into a
helpful excel sheet for easy understanding. I am making the report on
Begusarai food distribution in every village. Moreover, the founder of
the NGO gave me all data. I am also making a report on

​ DESIGNING DEMO WEBSITE: - I also designed the structure of

the website. The job was: -

1. Defining the site’s purpose and strategy
2. Researching the latest web design trends
3. Choosing the platform
4. Deciding on the brand
5. Adding and optimizing the content
6. Publishing the side
7. Analyzing and improving and fixing the bugs along the way
 ATMASHRAY FOUNDATION WORKING FOR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Our NGO has been working in education, health, women empowerment,
and the environment in Bihar. For Covid-19 relief work, the NGO is
donating hygiene kits, ration kits, and emergency food supplies to the
economically weaker section of the society. Many of them work as
caregivers and domestic workers in households interacting with people,
particularly with a history of foreign travel. We are using handmade charts
depicting preventive measures that can be undertaken for effective
communications with the residents. Volunteers from local universities are
also supporting the initiative to spread awareness of the preventive
measures.
We have distributed food packets, Ration kits in various areas, and worked
hard to reach every part of society where people needed us; a standard
ration kit contained:
​ 1 rice 1 kg dal
​ 1 packet of species
​ 1 kg flour
​ 1 soybean packet
​ 200 ml mustard oil
We also distributed used clothes to the needy people and stationery items to
poor students
 CHALLENGES FACED
COVID-19 has created unique challenges for different population segments
and struck at the very heart of the machinery designed to protect people
from such calamities. The social sector is a case in point- the NGOs and
volunteers working at the ground level, often even without the basic
facilities. Here are some practical issues being faced by them:
• The main challenge was to reach the neediest people and find out who
needed it the most, and doing the survey was impossible. To reach the right
people was all a challenge.
• Social workers work unarmed in the line of fire: Health workers in
India aren’t fully equipped to deal with calamities such as COVID-19.
• Coronavirus has triggered a funding crisis for NGOs when they are
needed most.
• The economic downturn means future aid budgets and donations are
likely to decline.
 CONCLUSIONS AND TESTIMONIALS
In recent years, several social forces have changed community life and the
expectation of young people. In India, the main problem is poverty. People
are living below the poverty line. Children are deprived of basic education,
have health issues, and are not getting proper food.

Covid-19 has caused major disruptions the world over. The ongoing
pandemic affects many aspects of our daily lives and will undoubtedly
force rearrangements in our globalized society.

With the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring Coronavirus as a

pandemic, the underprivileged in India, like domestic help and drivers, are
at higher risk due to a lack of knowledge and weak access to health care
and awareness.
Keeping the challenge in mind, Atmashray has explained to Bihar what the
virus is, how it spreads, and preventive measures. The organization has
decided to share basic hygiene tips with people like washing hands
frequently, avoiding social gatherings, and seeking early medical care if one
experiences fever, cough, or difficulty breathing.

So now the Bihar government is working to help her people. Besides that,
nowadays, NGOs are working to help those children. So, they need
volunteers’ human resources. Through the community development project,
they are getting help from us. So, we should contribute something to our
community that will make our community and the entire world.