The project duration is three years with a yearly budget
of ~ $5300. This project is being jointly supported with Asha-Silicon
valley.About the NGO's
The NGO Nisarga works in the areas of sustainable rural development
with particular focus on helping small and marginal farmers,gender
equality, formal, non-formal and adult education, increase volunteerism
and organize the rural society
The NGO Praja Chetana has worked with other tribals in the region, and
their focus has mostly been land rights. They have been working with
Kondhs since 1994. With their intervention the Kondh Tribal Coordination
Committee was formed, and 180 families received ration cards and voting
rights.
Ajay Kumar, one of the key persons with Praja Chetana, is also known to
AID through the Maduvulasa dam struggle, and the legal cell project the
AID is supporting for the dam displaced. Ravi and Aravinda also work
closely with him.
The two group's long term goal are to organize the Kondhs for their rights
and develop leadership within the community. With this in mind they are
planning to start schools in 10 Kondh villages. The eventual hope is
to integrate students into tribal residental schools (run by ITD group)
The Project (Short Summary)
- Teachers will undergo a training program (bi-monthly). These will be
from the local area, not necessarity Kondhs. They'll also work as
community organizers and health workers.
- Supervised by one full time programme coordinator
- Teachers will reside in villages and will also serve as Community
Organizers and Health workers.
- Committee will be formed with village heads and it will supervise
the organization of schools.
- 25-30 students/school of 5-15 years age group.
- Report will be prepared every 3 months
- Project Location
- Mulapeta(village),Thummapala(SO), Anakapalle(HO) Pin-531032, India
- Anakapalle is a train station on most
trains that run between Vijayawada and Vishakapatnam.
- Anakapalle is on also NH5[ Howra to Madras] 45 k.m from
Vishakapatnam
Address of NGO's
Nisarga:
22-1096, S.B.I. Colony,
Kongareddipalli,Chittoor - 517 001.
Andhra
Pradesh
Phones: 08572
28592 Fax: 30804
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Praja Chetna:
Mulapeta(v), Thummapala(SO)
Anakapalle(HO) Pin-531032
India
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Attachments
- Kondh Project Summary
- Project Visit and Feedback
- Questions -1 [3/24/2002]
- Question and Answers-2 [7/8/2002]
- Project Report [01/22/03]
- Conversations with Ajay [02/12/03]
- Site Visit (Ani and Neerja )
[ Dec 2003 ]
Photographs
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