> Dear Ajay,
> Our chapter - (San Francisco bay area) has received the Kondh
> proposal and
> discussed it at our meeting last Sunday. We've heard quite a bit about
> you
> from Rahul and Rajesh who had the chance to meet with you last
> December.
> Sharath and I will be coordinating the project, and will be in touch
> with you.
> We've tried to understand the project and also talked with Kiran Vissa
> who
> has visited Ganugurolu.
>
> We had the following questions,
> 1) We would be interested in learning more about how you selected this
> particular program as an intervention and how it fits in with
> your long
> term plans of working with Kondhs.
> 2) What is the background of the teachers ? How will they be selected
> ?
> Will they have experience in community
> organization/teaching/health ?
> 3) What will be the curriculum of the school for the children in the
> various
> age groups.
> 4) When do you plan to start the schools ? Have the students for the
> schools in the 9 villages already been identified ?
>
> The following are more to satisfy our curiosity
> (and maybe relatively less important) :
> 1) Will adult education be part of the program ?
> 2) We would like to learn more about the curriculum of the ITDA
> schools - its relevance to the tribals/Kondhs, how empowering is
> it
> in terms of knowledge and employment opportunities.
> 3) From your experience so far, what is the expected enrollment in
> the schools, relative to the total number of village children ?
> Will
> most of the children in the village attend the school ? Are boys
> and girls are equally likely to attend ?
>
> Hope to hear from you soon !
>
> Regards,
> -Neerja.