Introducing Haybox in Orissa Manufacturing and selling hay boxes can be a good livelihood activity for women in the villages and also supports bamboo weavers if the product can be marketed well.
My Journey As a Chemical Engineer, I feel very much disturbed that the
contribution from us has been very less [mostly negligible] to overcome
such problems.
Bhilwara Diaries: The Beginning -- Even after 10 years of living in the States, the shift back to India didn’t seem unnatural.
AID Delhi's Meal-a-month program
AID Bangalore's Meal a month.
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AID discovered that even though TN had excellent school system, eliminating issue of access to schools, the learning quality in schools was a concern. Ineffective teaching methodology, no focus on basic skills, lack of resources and low community involvement were major causes of lack of quality. Bringing together all the ideas from various initiatives AID Chennai is now spearheading a state wide effort through Eureka Quality Improvement Program. The motto of this program as the name suggests is to improve the quality of the education offered. This includes reading skills quality, improve science & math skills and stimulating reading habits by community libraries. The following are the key programs:
Within 5 months of introducing the reading campaign, 450,000 children in 7300 schools improved their Tamil reading skills through our Padippum Inikkum Reading Spreading the word that "Reading is Sweet", the Padippum Inikkum program has introduced simple but effective methodologies to get the children interested in reading. The program recommends various types of materials / techniques to children of different levels of reading skill. The program has attracted the government's support that many districts have started showing enthusiasm and bringing these ideas into the system. With constant funding, the program will boast of educating a child at incredible cost of $0.60/child/year. Funding a block (in a district) for $50,000, the program will reach out to 8000-9000 children.
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