Education

From Karuna Trust

Contents 1 Integrated Education Project Yelandur , T.Narsipur and Kolar 2 Women's empowerment through SHG's and community Micro -finance 3 Village Resource Centre ( in collaboration with ISRO) 4 Vocational Training and Livelihoods 5 Community Development 6 Viveka Vahini

Integrated Education Project Yelandur , T.Narsipur and Kolar

This project has been implemented in collaboration with India Literacy project in Yelandur taluk & more recently in Kolar and gowribidanur talukas & caters to integrated education _ pre - school , school & adult education.

• Strengthening of Balavikas samiti at Anganwadi level.
• Strengthening and capacity - building of school development and monitoring committee (SDMC).
• Capacity building & monitoring of teachers in quality education.
• Monitoring & strengthening of continuing education centres & training adult literacy volunteers.
• Village education volunteers chosen from the community for adult education & reinduction of drop outs.

More on the Yelandur Education Project from ILP, India website

Women's empowerment through SHG's and community Micro -finance

A vast network of women's self - help groups who participate in income - generating activities , community health insurance , herbal medicine processing and community micro - finance.

• Formation of cluster Development associations (CDA's) & federations.
• Strengthening of SHG's in tribal areas.

Village Resource Centre ( in collaboration with ISRO)

VSAT connectivity at Karuna Trust PHC's in karnataka and Arunachal pradesh.

• Tele education.
• Telemedicine / healthcare services.
• Access to satellite information on land , water , soil , etc.
• Advisories on agriculture , land & water management.
• Weather information.
• Providing information on price , market , pests , diseases , livestock , government schemes , job opportunities & e-governance - related information.

Article about inauguration of VRC at BR Hills by the then President of India, Dr. Kalam

Vocational Training and Livelihoods

• Food processing unit ( in collaboration with CFTRI , Mysore) - common facility for food processing & marketing for SHG's at Gumballi.
• Herbal medicine processing unit (HMPU) at Gumballi - production & processing of classical ayurvedic formulations from herbs collected by tribals in BR Hills.
• Khadi and village industries commission (KVIC) programmes _ Agarbathi rolling , spinning & Masala unit.
• Tailoring.
• Computer courses.
• Poultry

Community Development

• Community Convergent Action (CCA).
• Formation of village development councils (VDC) & convergence of services at village level.
• 'Model Village' programme.
• Implementation of swarnajayanthi Grama swarojgar Yojana (SGSY) in collaboration with ZP.
• Drinking water & sanitation programme.
• Smokeless chulhas.
• Construction of low - cost toilets.

Viveka Vahini

Programme to promote 'values for development' in the community.