Start

Main activity

Share Activity

Result

2001

Education

EDU-Key

School attendance is up from 50% to 90%. Much stronger participation of parents and deeper involvement of teachers.
report oct-dec 2009

2002

Bal Panchyats

Students Councils play an active role in school and village activities. The children themselves manage a small library

2002

Village Education Committees

Parents are now much more actively involved in the education of their children. They also monitor the presence of the teachers and the overall quality of the lessons.

2002

Infrastructure Improvements

A number of schools had their floors and window panes repaired.

2008

Reading to the smallest

Reading aloud was absolutely unknown in this area. An experiment in one village shows very encouraging results. The children (3-5 years) are thrilled. Parents registering nearly all children for kindergarten. We want to expand this program to more villages.

2008

Curi-O-Center City

Education was very one-sided. Children were not expected to understand, but just to repeat facts. In our center the children teach themselves understanding by doing. Their curiosity and interest in learning are encouraged. The center will also be used for exposure to and discussing of social important issues.

Problem: Too few staff and too little budget for the centers to function optimally.

2003

Quality Education

The teachers need to be trained to deal with the increased curiosity. Training and meetings are bearing fruit.

2007

Teachers Training

A training given by Prof. Dr. Jaap Schouten was met with great enthusiasm and some of its effects are permanent.

The training should be repeated or, even better, should be given to Indian trainers of teachers.

2007

Health

Gardening

In 2008, helped 812 families with seeds, seedlings, advice on cultivation and use of many new crops that help improve the nourishment.

Health meetings

Information on nutrition, hygiene and water use. Part of the information is given by college students (volunteers)

Construction of toilets

SEDT has created a large number of latrines

2008

Income

Training Center

Improved techniques, crop selection, (vermi) composting and water.

Training husbandry, handicrafts training.

Promoting drip irrigation

Better water use

Micro finance

Loans for the purchase of buffaloes

Launch of a milk processing unit.

Problem: The banks fall short of providing the loans. Because of this there is not sufficient supply of milk to run the unit at break-even level. We lack the funds to start a microcredit system.

2009

Gender inequality

Information in Curi-O-City through appealing exhibits

Sex ratio girls - boys (0 to 6 years): 820-1000. Abortion happens under prenatal selection; after birth girls die by negligence. Adolescent girls fear their future, but feel powerless to create changes. Women are often looked at as property and as a utility and often treated as such.

All activities are focusing on making girls and boys experience that they have equal rights. We want to take advantage of an innate sense of justice. We try to start as young as possible with activities that promote interaction. Stimulating activities are like reading to the smallest; philosophy for children and mixed sports like judo for the smallest and korfball for older children.

In 2008 SEDT already made a start with informing through the Curi-O-City Center. There also have been discussions with the youth in the villages who have shown real interest.

Interaction through discussion, drama, play

Sports

Girls and boys in mixed classes

Reading with "message"

Change Makers