Highlights
·
5 voluntary work projects during the month –
3 to build soak pits and 2 ‘bori bandhaans’
to build check/stop dams
·
Classroom visits to 18 schools as part of
our environment education program – attended by 841 students
·
5 unemployed youths placed in jobs at
Jabalpur/Bhopal at starting salary of Rs 3,500/- per month
·
One livelihood programme – to train
unemployed youths as security guards
Conservation
During February, we organized 5 voluntary
work projects related to water conservation.
On February 11, we organized a “check dam” programme to build a check
dam on a stream in the jungle around 3 kms from Anjandana village. 10 children
from Government Middle School (GMS) Anjandana joined hands with Ashfaq. The
resultant water body will benefit domestic livestock in the day time and
wildlife at nights. Spotted deer, wild dogs and monkeys are regularly spotted
in the area. Gaurs are also spotted, although less regularly.
On February 15, we organized a
programme to dig a soak pit at the Government Primary School (GPS), Malni,
campus.12 students from the school joined hands with our field assistant Vikram
Parte in digging the pit, which will take spillover water from a hand pump in
the school premises. The pit will help to recharge the water table around the
hand pump.
On February 16, we organized a
programme to dig a soak pit at the Government Anganwadi (play school) campus at
Mana village. 9 students from the school joined hands with Vikram in digging
the pit, which will take spillover water from a hand pump used by the school
children. The pit will help to recharge the water table around the hand pump.
A similar programme was organized
by our field assistant Umashankar Yadav at GPS, Kukra on February 16, in which
12 student participated.
On February 28, we organized a “check dam” programme on a stream in the
forest around 2 kms from Raikheda village. 10 children from GPS Raikheda joined
hands with Umashankar in building the dam. The resultant water body will
benefit domestic livestock in the day time and wildlife at night. Spotted
deer, wild dogs, sloth bears and monkeys are regularly spotted in the area.
Education
During the month, our team made
classroom visits to 18 schools to educate children about nature and wildlife
conservation.
Employment Cell
5 youths from both clusters got
jobs in February thanks to our assistance.
Details of the placements are as
follows:
Training Programme
Centre for Entrepreneurship
Development of Madhya Pradesh (CEDMAP) regularly organizes livelihood and
skill-enhancement training programmes at Bhopal. They invited Satpuda
Foundation to send candidates from our area of operations to a programme to
train youths as security guards. We identified 5 youths from the two clusters
where we work and sent them to Bhopal for the programme, which ran from
February 16 to 20. Satpuda Foundation bore part of the expenses for the
training programme.
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