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VARUN Voluntary Association For Rural Upliftment and Networking. Type: Non-Formal Educational Centers Primary Focus: Remedial Education Region : Rural Areas. February 2014. Purpose And Goals.
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VARUNVoluntary Association For Rural Upliftment and Networking Type: Non-Formal Educational Centers Primary Focus: Remedial Education Region : Rural Areas February 2014
Purpose And Goals • To increase the level of literacy and intellectual development of the children in the targeted area. • To give technical instruction to increase skill level • To provide technical tools so that the local population can join the main stream society
About VARUN • Voluntary Association for Rural Upliftment & Networking (VARUN) is a self-motivated, social and non-profit organization. Varun started it activities in 1999. • Outline: • Schools in 5 villages Shahpur, Dobahi, Sukhdeopur, Jariyawan, Hadahi, Aurawatad. • Self help group (women micro finance). - Introduce Organic Farming (Nursery, Seed Bank) • Library (in 5 villages) • Permanent structures in Shahpur, Dobahi and Lerha. • Govt schools established in Amritpur, Horila, Lerha, Shahpur, Jharia and Pathraur. • FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 1976) applied in February 2005, until then, donations go through Asha-Varanasi. • People: Dr.S.P.Singh (PhD, Agriculture), Mr. A.K.Singh (Journalist) and few teachers like Punnu Singh, Ramkrit, etc.
Current Status of teachers Timing of School : July to March : 09.30 to 3.30 P.M. April to June : 7.00 to 12.00 P. M.
MNREGA • People who worked in scheme do not get payment on time. Few don’t even get. • Public made aware of applying for job online. • 15 days of time and later fall under unemployment scheme.
RTI • Health department. • Fake degree holders identified. • Public distribution System • Lapse in ration distribution. • This impacted positively in other areas. • Forest department • Related to MNREGA where fake people are employed. Ones who did not vote for Panchayat head did not get job. • Block level Panchayat • Money spent by 3 panchayat heads without any accountability. • Bank • People are not being given any loans for seed money for SHG. • Banks asking for commission.
Teacher training program • Job related training. • Primary education. • Child development education. • Education through playing activities. • Information on basic education.
Seed Distribution • Distribution of quality seeds along with information about modern farming techniques. • Farming done by members of farming club. • Working with farmers on livestock and • Education through playing activities. • Information on basic education.
Case studies • Names: PoonamSuneetaKumari, Vijendra Kumar and Sanjay Kumar • Age: 13yrs; Place: Auratawand; Caste: Kharwar • Total income: 24000/year. • Reason for not attending school. • Nearest school far away, forest area. • Financial constraints. • Livestock. • Taking care of young siblings. • Not much interest in education. • Today, people are willing to send kids to Naugarh • Parent lost a child due to illness and realized importance of education.
Conceptual Idea Proposal Experiment • Pilot program with 6 panchayats, 15 villages and 1000 families involved. • AIM: Empower women and the community for self-independence by educating them about their rights. • WHY: Masses continue to live in dark and past few generations post-independence there has been little or no progress with regards to overall human living conditions in this area.
Intended plan • Create federations of women. • Develop leadership qualities in them to lead. • Creating awareness about their social rights and how to utilize various schemes Govt offers to empower themselves to earn their living. • Motivate people to take up responsibilities and drive various issues.
Case Study- Dobahi (in 2012) • Villagers took the initiative to make this road. 3 sides with water (dam), 1 side with hill. • Walk for 4 km to reach the village. • Meetings were held and the project was coordinated and executed by • 4.7km • Bhuvan Kumar (teacher) • Women from SHG, Women federation, • Mr.Pyarelal from farmer’s club • ….21 more names mentioned
Budget Proposal for new experiment Items in Red have been partially covered in the 2013-2014 budget