Activity Update June 2019: IUCN Project in the Pench-Bor Corridor

Highlights:

Khapa - Students watching a film on wildlife conservation 

Telkamthi - Mandar briefs students before a wildlife film screening

THE FULL REPORT

Team:

Mandar Pingle – Conservation Officer

Nilesh Telang – Field Assistant

Highlights

• Financial assistance of ₹50,000/- to Self-Help Group in Telgaon
• Employment drive for security guards organised, 40 young villagers attended
• Provided information about hospitality industry training
• Organised 6 school education programs, 380 students present
• Organised one night film show in Telgaon, 45 villagers attended

In June, we provided financial assistance of ₹50,000/- to Durga Mahila Bachat Gat, a women’s Self-Help Group (SHG) from Telgaon to  help develop their paper bag-making micro-enterprise. We had helped the group start the micro-enterprise as part of our livelihoods program last year. The group will be using the funds for procuring raw materials and marketing of finished products.

On June 20, we organised an employment drive for young villagers from the Pench-Bor corridor. Checkmate Services Private Limited, Pune, are hiring young villagers as security guards for employment in Pune. 45 young men from nearby villages registered their names during the program at Gram Panchayat, Telgaon. 

In June, our team provided information about a hospitality training program being organised by Pratham Arora Centre for Education (PACE) at Pench Tiger Reserve, Sillari, in Maharashtra. Earlier in April this year, we had helped 8 young villagers from Telgaon to enrol for the program. The information was provided to young villagers individually as well as through Gram Panchayats.

On June 28, we organised film shows and education programs on wildlife conservation in the Zilla Parishad Primary school, Temburdoh. 40 students, along with their teachers, were present. On the same day, we organised an education program in Mahatma Gandhi High school, Khapa. A Powerpoint presentation on threats to big cats was made. 180 students attended the program.

On June 29, similar programs were organised in Narendra Vidyalay, Telgaon, Lohgad and Lokmanya Tilak Vidyalay, Telkamthi. 230 students attended the programs.

On June 28, we organised a night film show near Gram Panchayat, Telgaon. Films on water conservation and wildlife were shown. 45 villagers attended the program.