Highlights:
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| Volunteers clean and de-silt a waterhole in the jungle |
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| Our Field Assistant Dilip conducts a nature education class at Sawara |
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| Nature education class at Shiladevi with our Field Assistant Balkrishna Bagmare |
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| Chargaon - cleanliness drive organised by our Field Assistant Balkrishna Bagmare |
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| Nature trail in Ghoti: our Field Assistant teaches students about local plants |
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| Ghoti - nature education class |
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| Discussing poultry farming as a livelihood option with the Self Help Group |
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| Village EcoDevelopment Committee members joint our staff on a forest patrol, Khapa |
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| Dilip and RFO Mr Sathawane discuss drivers training with young residents of Khudsapar village |
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| Balkrishna Bagmare conducts nature education class in Narhar school |
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| Our IT education classes at Sawara school, conducted by local girl Ms Sita Uikey |
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| IT education class by Ms Sita Uikey, Sawara |
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| Our free health camp at Usripar |
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| Posters put up to spread awareness that electrocution of wildlife is a crime. Created with the support of the Forest Department. |
THE FULL REPORT
Team: Abhijit Dutta – Assistant Director (Conservation)
Bandu Uikey –
Conservation
Officer
Dilip Lanjewar, Balkrishna Bagmare – Field
assistants
Highlights
- Community patrols at Wagholi
& Khapa
- Waterhole de-silting and
cleaning at Tuyepar
- Cleanliness drive at
Chargaon where village drainage system was cleaned
- Two nature trails with 28
participants
- Twelve education programmes
in schools - 334 students participated
- Two youths from Usripar
joined hospitality training course with our help
- Two youths from Ghatpendari placed
in jobs locally
- Meetings with communities regarding
Fulzari village relocation, Driver training program, Lantana training, SHG
poultry farming, Mushroom cultivation - 66 participants
- Six medical camps in East
Pench - 168 patients treated
Conservation
Two patrols were
organised by our field assistant Dilip Lanjewar on November 12 and November 20
in Wagholi and Khapa respectively with village eco-development committee (VEDC)
members in the forest adjoining the villages. The purpose of these patrols was
to check illegal diversion of electricity for fencing and to check other
illegal activities.
On November 17,
Dilip organised a team of villagers in a programme to de-silt and clean a
waterhole near Tuyepar hut forest camp. He explained to the villagers the necessity
of cleaning waterholes and how this can prevent potential man-animal conflict.
Elsewhere, our
field assistant Balkrishna Bagmare motivated and organised villagers of
Chargaon to clean the village drainage system to prevent spread of diseases and
to control mosquitoes. This program was conducted on November 12.
On November 16,
Dilip attended a meeting with villagers of Fulzari to discuss relocation of some
villagers who have not yet shifted. The villagers demanded that the survey,
which determines economic benefits to relocated villagers, be done once again. Retired
Range Forest Officer (RFO) Mr. Londhe was also present in the meeting.
Two nature trails were organised by Dilip on November 3 and November 13 to expose village children to local flora and fauna.
On November 16,
our Conservation officer Bandu and Bagmare explained to Womens' Self-Help Group (SHG)
members the benefits of various livelihood training programmes and encouraged
them to participate.
Environment Education
IT Education Program
Satpuda Foundation has donated desktops as well as laptops to the Zilla
Parishad School in Sawara village and has been conducting an IT education program
for the students free of cost since the year 2013. Basic computer skills are
taught to the students to make them feel comfortable with the technology and
improve their IT skills. Ms. Sita, a resident of Sawara village works on an
honorarium basis for Satpuda Foundation and teaches the children. Four such
classes were held in the month of November 2017.
Employment Cell
Livelihood meetings were held on
November 9 by Dilip at Khudsapar and on November 19 by Bandu and Balkrishna at
Narhar. RFO, Mr. Sathawane was also present for the Khudsapar meeting.
On November 21, women SHG members of Kadbikheda were encouraged to take up poultry farming. Our team informed them about various sources of funding available from government agencies.
Two youths from Usripar village were
admitted to the PACE hospitality training centre at Sillari with Satpuda Foundation’s
help. They will undergo 2 months’ training which will qualify them to apply for
jobs at hotels and resorts. Details of the youths are given in the table above.
We assisted 2 youths from Ghatpendari
in applying for jobs as patrollers with the Forest Department. The jobs are for
3 months, with a monthly salary of 8,300 rupees. Details of the youths are
given in the table above.
On 11 November, the Saila Dance Group, which
was formed with our help and is mentored by us, was invited by Go Flamingo
Resort to give a tribal dance performance. The group earned 5,000 rupees.
Mobile Health Unit (MHU)
There were 6 medical camps in November
in which 168 patients were treated.
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