Activity Update September 2017: Tadoba

Highlights:

Dr Sarandhar examines a patient at our free health camp at Chorgaon

Field Assistant Kishor conducting a socio-economic survey at Katwal

Kutwanda students cleaning up plastic litter

Kishor discussing livelihood options at Sitarampeth

Meeting of Womens Self Help Group at Udiyatola to discuss
livelihood options

THE FULL REPORT

Team:

Conservation Officer: Mr. Ajay Poddar

Field Assistant: Mr. Kishor Dudhbarai

Highlights:

·      3 anti-plastic and cleanliness drives -- 95 children participated

·      6 visits to schools -- lectures and wildlife film shows organised for 350 students

·      2 SHG meetings organised and attended by 25 women

·      3 VEDC meetings to discuss livelihood and conservation issues -- attended by 35 villagers

·      Selected 30 unemployed youths to be trained in driving four-wheelers 

·      Medical camps in 6 villages – 398 patients treated

·      Socio economy survey of 12 villages

·      Wildlife week 2017 arrangements 

Conservation 

On September 8^th, 17^th and 22^nd we organised cleanliness and anti- plastic programmes with the students of Zilla Parishad schools in Katwal, Kondegaon and Dewada. 95 students participated in the programmes. Students went on the roads and the areas around their villages with their teachers and our field assistant Kishor and collected plastic litters. They chanted slogans on cleanliness during the drive. The litter was dumped into garbage pits, constructed through village eco-development committees (VEDCs).

Environment Education

We organised 6 visits to Zilla Parishad schools in villages to interact with the students and to make them aware about wildlife and its importance through various wildlife documentaries and classroom lectures. A total of 350 students attended these educational programmes organised in their schools.

Education Van

Employment Cell

We organised 2 self-help group (SHG) meetings and 3 VEDC meetings, focusing on alternative livelihoods which would reduce villagers’ dependence on the forests. 60 people attended these meetings.  

We introduced them to district-level vocational training and employment schemes like hospitality courses under Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gramin Kaushal Yojana (DDUGKY). Details of the programmes are given below:

Placements:

Our team visited villages and selected 30 eligible youths to be trained in driving four-wheelers. We have already conducted such programmes in the past and youths who benefited from these programmes have motivated other villagers to approach us for training.

Candidates’ list:

Mobile Health Unit

6 camps were organised by us in September at which a total of 398 patients got free treatment and medicines.