From the Director’s Desk…
With lots of contentment, I am to present the 30th Annual Report of Society for Welfare, Animation and Development (SWAD) with considerable performance and achievements for the financial year 2022-2023. SWAD has achieved targeted milage with much improved and aggregate social welfare activities through different developmental initiatives and interventions.
SWAD has been prioritizing on the social impact implementation of all the project activities. All efforts in implementation of project should bring about some social behavioural changes, in other words there should be transformation and development in the society. The success of the development is not much in execution of the line activities of the project but should reflect in the life style of the people. Various convergence activities with the Govt. line department brings success to the objective of the organizational commitment. The abrupt dengue emergency was sorted out very effectively at Mohana is noteworthy. Number of success stories and the impact created in the operational area of various project implementation are the testimonials of the collaboration with the govt. departments especially horticulture, agriculture, Forestry, Mass Education, Health, and Women & Child in the grass-root level. Its praise worthy that the local govt. Officials, PRI members do play vital role in the implementation of the projects. The GO-NGO coordination marks a significant role in the development of the society.
I sincerely appreciate everyone in SWAD for their sincere commitment. I do express my gratitude to every responsible person for the amazing work that stands as a testimony of SWAD. The SWAD team working continuously for the holistic and inclusive development of the unprivileged target communities by undertaking initiatives in the field of livelihood promotion, education, health, aggro-entrepreneurship, natural resource management, justice and peace-building, basic rights and entitlements, vocational skill development, empowerment of women and other excluded groups in the societies, relief, and rehabilitation in times of pandemic/epidemic, disaster and climate change. These noble initiatives are materialized through the generous and benevolent collaborators of national and international aid agencies; through the cooperative CSO partners; through the dedicated staff and volunteers; and through the supportive stakeholders and Government line departments. I gratefully acknowledge the direct and indirect contributions of everyone mentioned above that elevate and augment the vision, mission, and objectives of SWAD. I positively hope that the same spirits will continue in the following years as well.
This 30th Annual Report of SWAD gives a glimpse of achievements through the efforts of SWAD Family during the year 2022-2023, nonetheless the project wise detail implementation and achievement reports are submitted to respective donors and reserved copies of the same at SWAD office for future references. SWAD looks forward to continuous collaborative support, participation, and blessings from all well-wishers so as the ameliorate the developmental approaches to supplement the UN Sustainable Developmental Goals that encompass poverty, inequality, social inclusion, networking, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice of the disadvantaged and unprivileged communities, groups and individuals to lead a dignified and quality lives.