DIVI SEEMA FOUNDATION through their direct financial intervention and involvement with a number of communities of catholic nuns helps to sustain and enlarge their social development, education and medical activities by way of: revolving fund loans, matching grants, salaries, equipment, medicines, training, and transport requirements.

 

Families helped

WOMENS SAVINGS GROUPSNumber of FamiliesDSF costs
1997 – 1998: Cluny sisters (Nagayalanka): Matching grants and revolving loans capital; 6 groups @ 30 per group in 3 villages - 90 loans (animals, education)180 families£900
1999 –2010: St Anns sisters (Avanigadda) : Matching grants revolving loans capital, transport :,115 groups @ 15 per group in 15 villages - 1000 loans: animals, equipment, shops, medical, education 1100 families£5000
2007 – 2013: DSF managers (DSF office, Koduru, Hyderabad): Revolving loans capital: 10 groups @ 10 per group in 6 villages; 60 loans: machines, animals, agricultural activities 150 families£1000
2010 – 2012: Cluny sisters (Razole): Matching grants and revolving loans capital: 6 groups @ 15 per group in Razole, 75 loans:(medical, petty shops, education 90 families£2000
2014 – present day: Cluny sisters (Nagayalanka): Co-ordinators’ salaries and transport. 325 groups @ 10 per group in 27 villages,– no loans from DSF. (Expanding groups from 275 – 325)500 families£2000
2014 – present day: Cluny sisters (Kottur): Matching grants and revolving loans capital, salaries, transport 4 groups @20 per group in Kottur town - 75 loans (animals, equipment, medical, education, ceremonies)80 families£750
1300 loans2100£11.650
TRAININGNumber of FamiliesDSF costs
2007 – 2013: DSF managers (DSF office, Koduru, Hyderabad): Salaries, equipment and transport: In 4 villages and DSF office for 15 women and girls: 2 sessions per year: Training in: sewing, batiq making, candle making, for women in groups of up to 10 in 6 villages (approx 150 trainees) - Facilitating links to various Government programmes (DWCRA, …) 150 families£1000
2013 – 2016: Cluny sisters (Nagayalanka): Special days: Womens’ solidarity days, Mother and Child days, Youth camps, links to government programmes500-1000 families£750
2013 – 2016: Cluny sisters (Kottur): Special days: Womens’ days, Mother and Child days, Youth camps, links to government programmes 500-1000 families£750
say 750£2500
MEDICAL CAMPSNumber of People TreatedDSF costs
1997 – 1998: Cluny sisters (Nagayalanka): medicines, and transport: One visit a month to one of 3 villages (30 people treated each time) 200£150
1999 – 2010: St Anns sisters (Avanigadda): medicines, equipment and transport: Monthly visits to 3 or 4 villages – 30 people treated per visit …………………….(St Anns have a medium sized hospital)250£350
2013 – 2016: Cluny sisters (Nagayalanka): medicines, equipment and transport: fortnightly visits to 6 villages – 50 to 100 people treated per visit 750£1000
2013 – 2016: Cluny sisters (Kottur): medicines, and transport: twice weekly visits to 2 or 3 of 15 villages in the hills (Tribals) – 50 people treated per visit 750£1000
say 2000£2500
SEWING CENTRESNumber of People TrainedDSF costs
2010 –2012: Cluny sisters (Razole): Salary, equipment 2 on campus for 15 women and girls: 2 sessions per year 120£1000
1999 – 2010: St Anns sisters (Avanigadda) Salaries, equipment and transport 1 on campus for 15 women and girls: 2 sessions per year 120£1000
2007 – 2013 : DSF office Koduru, Hyderabad) for 15 women and girls:2 sessions per year 75£750
2013 – 2016: Cluny sisters (Nagayalanka) equipment and transport. In 3 villages for 15 women and girls (2 sessions per year) 75£1250
2013 – 2016: Cluny sisters (Kottur): equipment 2 centres on campus for 20 women and girls (2 sessions per year) 75£1000
465£5000
EDUCATION
Nursery schools
Number of pupilsDSF costs
1997 – 1998: Cluny sisters (Nagayalanka): salaries and equipment 1 school for 10 -15 children under 5 for 2 years 40200
1999 – 2010: St Anns sisters (Avanigadda): salaries and equipment 1 school in 3 villages for 10 – 15 children under 5 over 7 years 100500
2014 – 2015: DSF office (Hyderabad): 1 school in village (outside Cluny jurisdiction) renovation, furniture and equipment 40500
1801200
Children's ParliamentsNumber of childrenDSF costs
2010 – 2012: Cluny sisters (Razole): salaries, equipment and transport. In 2 villages, 30 children attending one session per month up to 60£200
2013 – 2016: Cluny sisters (Kottur): in 2 places, co-ordinators, 30 children per month up to 60£300
2012 – 2016: Cluny sisters (Nagayalanka): salaries, equipment and transport up to 400£500
500£1000
BursariesNumber of scholarsDSF costs
1999 – 2010: St Anns sisters (Avanigadda) books and uniforms 4 per year to St Anns English Medium school on campus for 6 years 12£250
2013 - 2016: Cluny sisters (Nagayalanka) books and uniforms 6 per year to college standard orphan girls in Cluny hostel (2015 was the first year) 6£1000
18£1250
ARTEFACTSDSF costs
1997 – 1998: Cluny sisters (Nagayalanka): Roof repairs £300
1999 –2010: St Anns sisters (Avanigadda):
Microscope
Hospitalization of group leader
Construction of group leader’s ‘House for use as sewing centre'

£300
£300
£300
2007 – 2010: DSF office, (Koduru, Hyderabad) : Installing and renting site office, motor bike, computer, office furniture £1250
2010 – 2012 : Cluny sisters (Razole) Extending hostel,dormitory, wash rooms £500
2014 – 2015 : Cluny sisters (Nagayalanka Scooter, microscope, monitor, Nagayalanka campus CCTV £1750
2013-2015: Cluny sisters (Kottur): Scooter, laptop £1100
£5,800
SALARIESDSF costs
1997 – 1998: Cluny sisters (Nagayalanka): Field Assistant (monthly field visits) £250
1999 –2010: St Anns sisters (Avanigadda): Field Assistant (monthly field visits
- 2 DSF trainers 2002 -2005 for St Anns (monthly field visits)

£750
£1250
2007 – 2010: DSF office, (Koduru): Field Assistant (twice weekly field visits) £1000
2007 – 2016 : DSF office (Hyderabad): Manager ( Part time) £1000
£4,250

 

TOTAL FAMILIES HELPED:

approx 6,000

TOTAL DSF COST 1997 - 2016:

£35,050