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Project Name: Organic Farming
NGO: CHANARD
Category: Agriculture
District: Dindigul and Theni
State: Tamil Nadu
Budget: ~ $10,000
Year: Under Review
Chapter(s): Bloomington
NGO
Chanard is a registered Non-profit and Non-Government Organisation, working for the welfare of the rural poor, deserved and downtrodden people in Dindigul and Theni Districts, Tamilnadu State, India, since 1996. As a part of thier development activities, Chanard had organised 115 women self-help groups with 1720 active members. Chanard has imparted many training programs for capacity building, skill development and vocational trainings. Chanard has experienced in conducting many environment related projects involving wasteland development, watershed management and environment conservation.
Project Goals
Fertile lands became infertile due to the use of chemical manures and pesticides. This project aims to imparting organic farming training to farmers in 15 villages. The core aspect of this project was holding workshops that teach vermi-composting – using of (organic) fertilizers generated by worms feeding on organic waste – instead of chemical fertilizers. The project also aims to provide employment opportunities in their lands and socio – economic development of the rural poor especially Women Self Help Groups through community participation.
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Project Name: Katiala School Project
NGO: Ark Foundation
Category: Primary Education
District: Ghazipur
State: Uttar Pradesh
Budget: $3600
Year: 2005-2006
Chapter(s): Bloomington
NGO Summary
Ark Foundation is a group of young people, many of them alumni of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, who are motivated to take education to the doorstep of the needy children. They understand the difficulty many children have in traveling from one village to another to attain school lessons and are aware that for many children education is secondary to contributing to economic activities at home. It is with this in mind that the Foundation began its Education Centres with the idea that “if children cannot go to school, we will bring school to themâ€. They have inspired several volunteers to teach them in Mubarakpur slum of Delhi, Jamalpur of Aligarh and Kataila of Ghazipur. Dr. Shaheen Ansari, a Ph.D. from JNU, is the convenor of the Foundation.
Goals of Project
Funds are requested to raise the honorarium (to Rs. 2000.00 per month for teachers and Rs. 3000.00 per month for the principal) and to support education from 6th to 10th grades.
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Class room at Kataila.
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Project Name: Eureka SciNet
NGO: AID-Chennai and Tamil Nadu Science Forum
Category: Primary Education
District: Madras
State: Tamil Nadu
Budget: 1300$
Year: 2003 - 2004
Chapter(s): Bloomington
NGO Summary
AID-Chennai is the main AID chapter in India and has been active for the past six years with a solid base of volunteers. It is headed by a former AID volunteer from University of Maryland. They have undertaken and liaisoned on a number of projects, including the Hundred Blocks Plan to improve health facilities in thousands of villages across India. They have tied up with the Tamil Nadu Science Forum (TNSF), which is an organization of teachers with over 20 years of experience in literacy movements.
Goals of Project
The quality of education in most Government and Corporation Schools in India is poor and leads children to learn very little. The facilities and teaching methods are inadequate and often cause students to stop coming to school at an early age.
This project, Eureka Science Network, aims to supplement these children in primary school with additional educational and extracurricular activities after school hours. This would increase interest among children to continue their education and prevent drop outs. The innovative teaching methods provide focused attention to the critical subjects of Mathematics and Sciences through the use of creative experiments and science videos.
Project
Facilitation of National Rural Employment Guarentee Act (NREGA) in Orrisa/Srikakulam
Status: Funded in 2007
The National rural employment guarantee act promises a hundred days of employment to every rural family. Started by Hon’ble PM on 2nd Feb. 2006, the act is planned to be implemented in whole of India within 5 years. The act is currently being implemented in 200 districts of India.
AID Bloomington funded project will oversee implementation in Srikakulam by Raising Awareness, conducting audits, following up with job application forms. Help panchayats in grama sabha’s in planning projects, Ensure every job application gets the job within 15 days or unemployment compensation needs to be paid as per the act.
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Status: Funding Approved (2006- )
This project is for funding a primary school (Ark foundation) in kataila village, Uttar Pradesh. The school caters to 180 children. The budget approved by AID Bl. (Rs.1,79,000 for 1 year) includes one year’s funding for study material, Book bank, salary for teachers and infrastructure. Read More
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Project Review Process
1. Identify the project to review
2. Preliminary fesibility study
3. Review of Project Proposal
4. Approval by AID
5. Sending funds
6. Site visits of the project
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