Our Projects
We have built foundations for our education work and are currently piloting sustainable livelihoods interventions.
IMPACT
2
Blocks
4
Gram Panchayats
14
Villages / Tolas
1028
Households
5159
Individuals
14
Aanganwadi
14
Primary Schools
565
Aanganwadi Children
564
Primary School Children
Education
ANKUR
Blossoming childhood in Aanganwadi centres
Anganwadi centres run by Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) is the only available pre-school education for children in the indigenous communities of the Mukki region.…
ANKUR
Blossoming childhood in Aanganwadi centres
Anganwadi centres run by Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) is the only available pre-school education for children in the indigenous communities of the Mukki region. Quality has been a major issue in these centres. Through ANKUR, we aim to mitigate the quality concerns and thereby improve the learning outcomes of children by building on their physical, social, cognitive, language and emotional development under an Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) initiative.
The key objectives of the ANKUR ECCE initiative are:
- To build capacities of Anganwadi workers to conduct ECCE activities in centres.
- To make children between the ages of 3- 6 years better prepared for their transition into primary schools.
- To sensitize the community on the importance of ECCE and ensure its participation through Mothers committees (Mata Samiti).
- To support the centres with ECCE kits which include Teacher Learning Materials (TLMs) and transform centres to joyful learning establishments.
Use of technology and improving basic infrastructure are embedded into the program.
AADHARSHILA
The foundation for learning in primary schools
Existing schools in the Mukki region are plagued with issues such as lack of basic facilities and infrastructure, poor teacher-student ratios, poor motivation and transactions…
AADHARSHILA
The foundation for learning in primary schools
Existing schools in the Mukki region are plagued with issues such as lack of basic facilities and infrastructure, poor teacher-student ratios, poor motivation and transactions within classrooms. All these factors impact the learning outcomes of the students. The AADHARSHILA initiative will transform schools into “Anandghars” or joyous learning centres for the children.
The key objectives of this project are:
- Ensuring community participation in the school processes.
- Ensuring participation of children through Bal Sansad & Bal Cabinets and exposing them to a democratic process.
- Capacity building of teachers and motivating them for better performance output.
- Implementation of multi-grade and multi-level teaching methodologies.
- Ensuring innovation and creativity in the school process through Teacher Resource Groups (TRG).
- Strengthening School Management Committees (SMCs) and improving school governance.
- Promoting reading through community libraries
- Developing self-esteem and leadership through sports, culture and life skills.
Use of technology and improving basic infrastructure are embedded into the program.
Livelihoods
UNNATI
Regenerative agriculture
Through unlocking the potential of community-driven regenerative agriculture on fallow lands, we believe our efforts will not only boost household income and nutrition but also…
UNNATI
Regenerative agriculture
Through unlocking the potential of community-driven regenerative agriculture on fallow lands, we believe our efforts will not only boost household income and nutrition but also contribute to soil and water health and the local ecosystem.
PRAGATI
Non-farm livelihoods
We also intend to kick-start non-farm livelihoods involving livestock and bamboo. We aim to transfer ownership of these systems and livelihood inputs to the community…
PRAGATI
Non-farm livelihoods
We also intend to kick-start non-farm livelihoods involving livestock and bamboo. We aim to transfer ownership of these systems and livelihood inputs to the community while helping to build the structures and processes for them to break out of persistently low yields, limited employment prospects and conflict over scarce resources.