Impact
The platform that CIOSA provides and the different initiatives that CIOSA has conceived and implemented create multi-dimensional impact. In line with CIOSA's objectives (see /about/principles), it is possible to assess CIOSA's impact in the following ways:
- Fostering a new spirit
- Facilitating social entrepreneurship
- Building corporate-NGO partnerships
- Serving through volunteers
- Channeling support
- Building capacity
- Creating mindshare for NGOs
- Raising a voice
CIOSA's impact in each of these areas is described in detail below.
Social Audit Report
CIOSA's work during the period 2006-09 was thrown open to a social audit. Click on the link below to open or save a copy of the report that emerged from the social audit.
CIOSA Social Audit Report (PDF; 1 MB)
The certificate for the social audit is available below.
CIOSA Social Audit Statement (Word document; 127 KB)
Fostering a new spirit
CIOSA on Dgroups – A space for ongoing discussion
To facilitate sharing and collaboration between members, CIOSA set up a discussion forum on Dgroups in 2004. Through this forum, members receive at least one mail every day. The forum is a way to maintain daily communication between members. It helps in sharing the latest news in the development sector, events organized by our members and also about various funding opportunities for NGOs. A CIOSA survey to which 89 NGO members responded shows that 63% of them were actively using the Dgroups on a daily basis.
Facilitating social entrepreneurship
Ekam Foundation (read about Ekam at http://ciosa.org.in/nurturing-initiatives) is one of the pathbreaking initiatives that CIOSA nurtured. A community-based paediatric care projeect, Ekam has delivered the following outcomes:
- By the end of 2009, Project Ekam covered 40000 children and provide them with ID cards, case-sheets and insurance policies.
- Between 2007-09, 42,132 children were screened.
- 59 schools and 19,111 school children have been screened till now.
- ICDS centres & 13,877 ICDS children have been screened till now.
- 71 orphanages & 4791 children were screened
- 88 Community centres & 4353 children were screened
- 149 children got secondary & tertiary care.
In the year 2009 it was registered as a separate organisation. for more details, www.ekamoneness.org
Building Corporate-NGO partnerships
CIOSA initiated the CIOSA Business Alliance to help NGOs and Corporates built long term partnerships.
Total value of projects
Since 2005, projects worth over Rs. 54 lakhs have been supported through the CIOSA Business Alliance.
Philanthropy initiatives of Mr. Srivatsram, JMD of Wheels India
Mr. Srivatsram has been supporting for the education of children through support to CIOSA members. Currently more than 1200 children are supported. Mr. Srivatsram also supports an organic farming initiative in Thiruvannamalai. In collaboration with AME Foundation, this initiative has helped in reducing urban migration by making agriculture profitable.
The CIOSA member NGO’s supported by this alliance are
- Bro Siga Animation Centre
- Marialaya
- Jeeva Jyothi
- Iniya Udaiyam
- RSEED
Disha Scholarships - instituted by Ma Foi Foundation
The Ma Foi Foundation awards scholarships to more than 600 students in and around Chennai.
Support from Balmer and Lawrie
Balmer & Lawrie, a Government owned company, supports livelihood project for women through CIOSA member Share and Care. This support of Rs. 3 lakhs helped them to buy machinery for a paper cutting unit and thus provide employment to 10 disabled women directly and 20 destitute women indirectly. in the year 2009-10 they again supported Tailoring training unit in manali run by marialaya
Cognizant Technology solutions:
Every quarter CTS identifies one NGO from the CIOSA network and support education project worth one lakh. So far 4 oraganisations have received this one time grant.
Serving through volunteers
CIOSA mobilises volunteers in two ways - one, through CIOSA's own efforts to promote volunteering and two, through partnerships with other organisations.
Till date, CIOSA's own efforts have placed over 250 volunteers and facilitated 4 corporate volunteering programmes.
Among joint efforts to promote volunteering, the Teach India project is a notable initiative. CIOSA played a significant role in this initiative to mobilise and manage volunteers who would make a big contribution to India's literacy improvement and education efforts. A social initiative from the Times of India, Teach India brings together children in need of education and people who can contribute a little time to teach them. As one of the affiliates of the Teach India project, CIOSA conducted mass orientation programmes. Over 1500 volunteers attended the orientation. From this group, 380 people worked as CIOSA volunteers in 20 NGOs across Chennai.
Channeling support
A platform for consulting services
Through its network, CIOSA has engaged with consultants who have provided valuable consulting services to member NGOs. The details are as follows:
|
S. No. |
Name of the Consultant |
Expertise offered |
NGOs benefited |
|
1 |
Samanvaya |
Documentation training |
20 |
|
2 |
Niranjan |
PR materials |
5 |
Material support
CIOSA facilitated Microsoft to donate 32 computers to 4 of our NGO members.
Building capacity
CIOSA has organised a number of need-based training programes for members. The following table presents the details:
|
S. No. |
Name of the workshop |
When held |
No. of members participated |
|
1 |
Documentation workshop |
May to June 2006 |
50 |
|
2 |
Blogging |
August 2006 |
13 |
|
3 |
MS-Office Training |
June 2007 |
|
|
4 |
Domestic Violence Act |
July 2007 |
25 |
|
5 |
Child rights |
July 2007 |
15 |
|
6 |
Alternate medicine |
August 2007 |
25 |
|
7 |
Marketing for SHGs |
Oct 2007 |
30 |
|
8 |
Presentation skills |
November 2007 |
|
|
9 |
CSR |
April 2008 |
15 |
|
10 |
Training the Trainer |
March – April 2008 |
15 |
|
11 |
Proposal Writing |
June 2008 |
20 |
|
12 |
Street Theatre |
August 2008 |
10 |
Creating mindshare for NGOs
Through its associations and partnerships with different media organisations, CIOSA has been able to create greater mindshare for the NGO sector in general and CIOSA's NGO members in particular.
Chennai Online
To begin with, weekly reports on CIOSA member events were posted in Chennai Online. The section has now grown to include interviews, videos and more.
MOP Community Radio
Four interviews are done on the MOP Community Radio channel, FM radio 91.2, on Wednesday afternoons and then broadcast on one of the following Saturdays. Till date over 75 member NGOs have been interviewed.
Radio Mirchi
Till date, Radio Mirchi has broadcast interviews with over 20 of our members.
Namma Chennai
Every month, Namma Chennai magazine carries profiles of CIOSA's NGO members.
Raising a voice
A joint rally for the differently abled
On August 19, 2008, Ma Foi Foundation financially supported a mega rally, jointly organized by CIOSA and Tamilnadu Handicap Federation for people with disabilities, from Chennai Munroe statue towards Fort St. George. More than 6000 disabled people from different NGOs participated in the rally. The rally was conducted to pressurize the government to accept the 11 point agenda asking for free education, employment in public and private sectors, state travel passes, bank loans for small scale initiatives by disabled, vocational employment training centers in all district headquarters and proper implementation of PWD Act (Disabilities Act), guidance cell in all rehabilitation office. Nine demands were accepted by the government.
Meet the MP
This is an important initiative through which CIOSA members get an opportunity to meet and interact with the country's legislators. Through such opportunities, CIOSA members are able to present their views and perspectives on important social concerns.
In 2009-10, CIOSA organised a meet between its members and Ms. Kanimozhi, MP.
