Working with tribal people: the Institutes at Kosbad Hill, India
The Agricultural Institute (AI) and the Gram Bal Shiksha Kendra (GBSK) are large voluntary organizations which for over 20 years have provided community development and educational programmes to the tribal disadvantaged groups in Maharashtra State in India - AI started by training young farmers in modern agricultural production techniques and extended its activities to include youth work, operation of schools and an agricultural research programme. It also implemented a programme for better living standards through improved house-hold conditions and convertion of waste into manure and fuel. GBSK's action is complimentary and basically educational. Its preprimary programmes were followed by training of preschool teachers and creation of primary schools with special classes for working children. In spite of achievement of significant results in certain areas, overall impact of these organizations is low. This can be attributed to the inherited cultural background and to factors related to economical survival. Self-confidence and self-reliance of the population are still very low. Education must be part of the provision of basic social services. To achieve changing attitudes of the rural population, there is a need not only for technical expertise but also for social insights into poverty. A multi-sectorial approach and an alternative to the time bound 'project approach' are needed. Voluntary organizations can be crucial in supplementing large scale government efforts.
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| Format: | book biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
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| Subjects: | Agricultural production, Community development, Disadvantaged groups, Educational programmes, Farmers, Organizations, Poverty, Primary schools, Rural population, |
| Online Access: | https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000166108 |
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