Van Bandhu Seva Sansthan Udaipur, Rajasthan

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Van Bandhu Seva SansthanUdaipur, Rajasthan

• Project Summary
• Vikas Kawadia ltkawadia_at_uiuc.edugt
• Mar 7, 2004

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Regional statistics

• Organization is active in the Jhadol, Kotra and
  Gogunda tehsils of Udaipur District
• Approx 90 tribal population
• Literacy rate below 20
• 70 of the population below poverty level
• Region part of the Aravali range
• Barren land, not very amenable to agriculture
• Drinking water a big problem
• Difficult to reach, remote areas

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Van Bandhu Seva Sansthan, Udaipur, Rajasthan

• A very dedicated group of retired government
  officers
• 20 founder members
• Primary contacts
• N. K Chourasia [phone]
• K. K. Baheti (0294)- 2441188
• Informally working since May 99, formally
  registered 28th Feb, 2000
• Big goal is to improve the socio-economic
  condition of tribal and bring them to the
  mainstream

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Main Activities

• 18 evening/morning schools for informal education
  (Sanskar Kendras)
• Target age group 5-14 years
• 12 weekly centers for youths
• 3 Anicuts (small water dams) constructed
• 10 wells deepened
• 12 devras (small temples) renovated
• Medical and cattle camps organized
• Covers about 30 villages in all

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Budget

• Annual budget has varied from 1.5 to 7 lacs over
  the years
• But the organization also acts as a catalytic
  agent
• Contacts organization and individuals to sponsor
  individual projects and sees them through to
  completion
• All that activity is not directly accounted in
  the budget
• Detailed account in the proposal

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People

• Core working committee of 20 retired govt.
  officers
• Contribute their own resources and effort
• No monetary compensation of any kind
• 18 part time teachers, one per Sanskar kendra
• 12 part time conveners, one per Youth kendra
• 2 full time supervisors to look after all the
  kendras
• 32 paid and 20 honorary members in all

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Proposal

• Request ASHA help to support at least two of the
  informal Sanskar Kendras, and convert them to
  proper schools
• Start more Sanskar Kendras

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Site visit report

• Conducted by Shri H.S. Bordia on Feb 29, 2004
• Family friend
• Govt. officer
• Has donated money for deepening of wells and
  fodder for cattle several times
• Very dedicated and trustworthy
• Contact
• 7, Hiran Mangri, Sector 3, Udaipur, Raj.
• Ph [phone]
• Email bordiahs2001_at_yahoo.com

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Visited the vilages of Footi Talai and Saldari

• Footi Talai
• 35 km from Udaipur, 7km of kachna road but jeep
  able
• Only one bus a day from Udaipur
• Approx 130 families
• No govt. school in the village
• Saldari
• 42 km, 0.5 km kachha road
• Approx 150 families
• A primary govt. school in the village, but not
  free and also mismanaged
• Only about 10 students attend the govt. school

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Van Bandhu centres

• Footi Talai 36 students, 8AM to 11 AM
• Saldari 34 students, 4 to 6 PM
• Children between 4-12 years
• Go for cattle grazing during the day time
• Both places have one room each currently
• Mode of education non-formal
• Plans to convert to formal primary school
• One teacher per school, from the village
• Trained in Udaipur once every month
• Active interaction and feedback
• Currently paid 500 Rs per month for 2.5 hours
  daily

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Response

• Shri Bordias response was very positive
• People involved are very committed
• Discussed various issues at length
• Response of villages is positive
• Have plans for overall development
• Deepening wells, planting trees, vocational
  training
• Sewing and Carpet making for women
• Rajasthani folk art is very famous and there
  appears to be a good market here
• Longer term self sustenance possible

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Proposal

• For each of the 2 villages
• 2 full time teachers _at_ Rs 1500 pm
• 14,000 for books, dresses, study materials and
  misc. expenses
• Total 50,000 for each village
• Additional proposal Rs 65,00 per village
• Construction of an extra room Rs 50,000
• Furniture Rs 15,000
• Very flexible on the proposal, as they can try to
  complement it with local donations and resources
• They can start more Sanskar Kendras in more
  villages at just Rs 1000 per month per center

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Conclusions

• An experienced, selfless and dedicated core group
  retd. Govt. officers
• Have already made a great difference to the lives
  of thousands of people
• The project focuses on overall development
• Help from ASHA, both monetary as well as in terms
  of ideas, could be very useful

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Additional documents

• Following documents are also uploaded on the site
• Project proposal
• Site visit report