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Work
an Hour 2002 was a remarkable
success in terms of the amount of money raised and the effect it has had
on the projects it supported. About $100,000 was raised and 4 projects
were supported. Below is a summary of the projects supported, financials
on how the funds were disbursed and details on how the proposals were
carried out.
Projects
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Financials
Projects
- Adhikar, Chandanhandi, Orissa
- Gyanganga, Jhunjunu, Rajasthan
- Timbaktu Collective, Anantapur Dt., Andhra Pradesh
- Urmul Jyothi, Nokha, Rajasthan
Financials
| 1.
Adhikar |
$ |
14,158 |
| 2.
Gyanganga |
$ |
15,300 |
| 3.
Timbaktu Collective |
$ |
25,725 |
| 4.
Urmul Jyothi |
$ |
19,585 |
| Total
Disbursed |
$ |
87,599 |
Adhikar
Fifteen non Formal Education centers in 13 Gram Panchayats in Chandanhandi
block of Nawrangpur district of Orissa. The project is expected to benefit
approximately 420 children. This area is predominated by tribals and schedule
cast people, and has the lowest literacy level in the state. The centers
were started in 1996 with government funding, but financial assistance
was suddenly withdrawn in March 2001 due to lack of state resources. Since
then, about 20 centers out of 50 have continued operation, albeit irregularly.
Adhikar has requested funding for 15 centers that are the strongest and
most promising. There are sound indications of community involvement such
as: all teachers are local, most classes are conducted in the teacher’s
house or rooms dedicated by villagers, local community has been contributing
basic school supplies, etc. However, the villages in which the NFE centers
operate are extremely poor.
For
more information about the project, visit the project
website.
Gyanganga
Gyanganga initially started with improving the educational environment
in the primary school level for Jherli Panchayat consists of three villages
namely Garinda, Railla & Jherli in Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan. Potential
development identifiers were identified and survey was conducted to collect
preliminary data. Volunteers from BITS Pilani jointly with the village
committee members carried out several such activities in the last year
As the work on improving
the primary educational environment in the Jherli panchayat was underway,
the team (in collaboration with the village committee) came to the conclusion
that for the primary education to have any meaning, we had to address
other areas of necessity and development (such as water management, health
education, income generation and electricity/power). Over the last few
months we have met with the village committee and outlined areas of focus
in each of the above categories. Now we are in the process of joining
hands with other agencies to seek their help in educating us on an implementation
plan to achieve our goals in each of the above categories. Detailed
report in pdf format.
For more information
about this project, visit the project
website.
Timbaktu Collective
The Timbaktu Collective has been striving to help the common people to
Rejuvenate, Regenerate and Revitalise, their Natural Resources and Traditional
Genetic base. The idea is to help the common people to regain control
over their Natural Resources and Traditional Genetic base in order to
conserve the Agro Bio-diversity in Anantapur district, so that they can
combat drought and continue to live a sustainable agricultural lifestyle.
The objectives
of the "Seeds of Hope" project therefore is
- To help Rejuvenate
and Regenerate the Natural Resources
- To help Revitalise
and Conserve the Traditional Genetic base of this area especially the
Traditional Seeds
- To promote traditionalfood
crops To build awareness about traditional crop conservation and promotion
Detailed report
in pdf format.
For more information about this project, visit the project
website.
Urmul Jyothi
(As part of WAH-2002 Asha is funding two residential camps
for a total of 240 adolescent girls in Nokha, Rajashtan) The first Asha-sponsored
camp started on March 8th (Woman’s Day). The location of the camp is a
rest-house near the dharamshala which was initially intended to be residence
for all the girls. The owners of the dharamshala are constructing an addition
to it and it may be available at a later date for this camp. There will
be a total of 6 teachers (4 teachers are newly trained and 2 are experienced
teachers). The camp will run for exactly 210 days.
Separately, Urmul Jyoti had organized their annual “balika
mela” for all the alum girls of their previous from February 21-February
25, 2003. About 600 girls attended this and many came from far away villages
and some even by themselves. The agenda of the meeting was manifold and
the girls had a chance to discuss/learn a number of aspects of their lives.
I was told that 47% of all the girls that have passed through the 6-camps
have continued studying beyond the 6th grade. Detailed
report in pdf format.
For more information about this project, visit the project
website.
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