The Founder, 3rd Chairman and CEO
Founder:
Rev. Fr. A. S. Antonisamy was sent to Manila, Philippines for upgrading practical Social Leadership training by the Catholic Arch Diocese of Pondicherry- Cuddalore during the year 1977-78. He had undergone a 7 months training at the South East Asian Rural Social Leadership Institute (SEARSOLIN), Cagayan De Oro City, Manila, Philippines. The training had a very great impact on the work of Fr.Antonisamy throughout his innovative initiatives.
Mr. G. Boniace Julian, 3rd Chairman, FAMCO:
Mr.Boniface Julian had a very long association for 41 years with Rev.Fr.A.S.Antonisamy, Founder, FAMCO. He was sent to Bangkok, Thailand, for Credit Union Leadership Training in 1983. Also he was sent in 1987 to Coady International Institute,St.Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada for a 6 months training on Social Development. Due to his ill health, he completed the one month Foundation Course and returned back. He had been a great Resource Person for motivating and training the village leaders.
Mr. M. Aloysius, CEO, FAMCO:
Mr.M.Aloysius was an efficient trainer and motivator of rural masses for more than 12 years. In the year 1990, He was sent to Coady International Institute, St.Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada, for a 6 months training on Social Development. He finished the course successfully and came back. In the year 1993, he was sent to Berlin, Germany, for a seven weeks Project Management Course at the “Deutsch Stiftung for International Entwicklung”, Berlin, Germany. He finished the course successfully. Both the courses were sponsored by the “Deutscher Caritas Verband” ( Caritas Germany), Freiburg, Germany. The trainings were very useful in organising the Rural Poor under different groups for the promotion of self help and mutual help for sustainability.
FAMCO Founder awarded with Puducherry State Election Commission Award
Election Commission of India (ECI) introduced a program viz., SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation) in the year 2009. Based on this program, the ECI gives Best Electoral Practices Award every year to Individuals and Institutions for the exemplary work done in each year.
Rev.Fr.A.S.Antonisamy, Founder and promoter of FAMCO, convinced of the need of implementing 100% ethical participation of SVEEP, realized also that the FAMCO, (FAMILY DEVELOPMENT COOPERATIVE THRIFT AND CREDIT SOCIETY (LTD.,) a Multi State Cooperative Society, is the appropriate organization to implement the SVEEP through its Members (Self Help Groups) (SHGs) functioning in the states of Puducherry, Tamilnadu and Karnataka. FAMCO also came forward to implement the program effectively and efficiently. 262 SHG members proved their 100% participation and voted during the Parliamentary elections in 2014. With the guidance given by FAMCO, the same SHGs and two Immaculate women college students from Viriyur (Tamilnadu) and Pakkamudayanpet (Puducherry) also showed 100% participation and voted during the Assembly Elections in 2016.
The above two experience geared up FAMCO to submit a plan to the Puducherry State Election Commission for initiating 100% ethical participation preceded by voters’ education in Raj Bhavan Constituency of Puducherry state.The Puducherry State Election Commission accepted the plan and approved FAMCO as a Partner with the State Election Commission for implementing voters’ education.
Based on this approval, the Puducherry State Election Commission and FAMCO jointly conducted one day seminar on “100% Ethical Voting” at the Pondicherry Central University presided by the Vice-Chancellor of the University on 21.04.2016. The students participated in the seminar under the guidance of Prof.Dr. Moorthy, Dean of Students Forum.
Coming to know all the above activities through the Puducherry State Election Commission, the Election Commission of India invited Rev.Fr.A.S.Antonisamy on 11.01.2018 to New Delhi, for presenting the model for the presentation of the National Award 2017. Rev.Fr.A.S.Antonisamy presented the model.
The Puducherry State Election Commission recognised the presentation made at New Delhi and gave away, “Best Electoral Practices Award” to Rev. Fr. A. S. Antonisamy for the Exemplary Work Done for the year 2017, on 25.01.2018 at the National Voters’ Day function held at Kamban Auditorium, Puducherry. The award was presented by Shri. Ashwani Kumar, I.A.S., Chief Secretary to Puducherry Government in the presence of Dr.V.Candavelou, I.A.S., Chief Electoral Officer – cum- Secretary (Election), Shri.L.Kumar, Addl.Chief Electoral Officer, Puducherry, and Dr.Satyendra Singh Dursavat, I.A.S., District Election Officer, Puducherry.
