Kids Xperimenting!!

Some fun ideas here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2008/may/02/sciencecourse

Mobile library for Corporation Schools

Students of 10 Corporation schools in north Chennai await their turn once every week for a bonanza of books, courtesy a mobile library project started a couple of months ago. The van packed with story books, educational material and general knowledge compact discs (CDs) has become so popular that other Corporation schools want the library [...]

NGOs and others of interest

Siksha Foundation – underwrite annual, renewable, need-based scholarships and loans for students in developing countries.
Pratham Books is a non-profit trust that publishes high quality books for children at affordable prices and in multiple Indian languages.
The Global Fund for Children’s mission is to advance the dignity [...]

Tailoring

http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/13/stories/2007061309050100.htm
ERODE: Textile garment exporters in Erode are looking for 30,000 and odd tailors who will be given `quality’ training in imported sewing and cutting machines. Garments worth about Rs. 150 to Rs. 200 crore are exported to the U.S. and other European countries annually. The sudden surge in the value of the Indian rupee and [...]

Self Help

The Design Store – Indian Crafts Foundation (ICF)
- Banana fibre bags
- Sell them in crafts council exhibitions, boutiques, etc
- ICF sells them for you the first year
- Get designers to give some really good designs and teach them to make it
- Terracotta jewellery
- KVIC – Khadi Village Industries Council – register with them
- At first, [...]

Community College in Chennai

http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/17/stories/2007111759860300.htm
“The Corporation, in association Dr. Reddy’s Foundation, had launched courses at the College in business process outsourcing, customer relations and sales and hospitality services to provide job-oriented training for youth from economically weak families. They were taught communication and life skills. Of the 105 students who enrolled for the courses, 85 students are soon to [...]

Funding sources

*Center for the Continuing Education of Women* (CCEW)
330 East Liberty 998-7080
Allow about 2 weeks for decision Criteria: Will only fund groups and activities that are
designed to promote the understanding of women’s issues. Special Instructions: Must
submit a project description and budget in writing. Maximum; $25-$100
*Rackham Student Government*
102 Rackham 763-5271
Criteria: Will not fund food, prefer to fund [...]

NGOs of interest

Prérépana (Kannada for Inspiration) – works with 8 urban slum communities in the city of Mysore. PRE is funded by the N. Rangarao Foundation and is essentially NR Group’s CSR initiative. PRE is run from a central location in Mysore, namely the Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement Center. SVYM is the parent organization of PRE.

When you visit a Pudiyador…

Ideas on what to do:

Science workshop (using our Science kit)
Movie night for children

Sound of Music
Gods Must Be Crazy
Born Free
??

Health campaign

How to brush teeth properly
How to avoid contact with germs
Health and hygiene for little women
How to treat minor injuries (sprain/bruise)
How to care for someone with a fever

“What would I do if I had Rs. 1000?” workshop

Community project ideas

Here are some things which seem cool to implement with Pudiyador.
1. At the end of each school day, students are given their personal diaries, in which they write and draw for 30 minutes. Every Saturday, the students take the diaries home to show their parents what they are learning; the parents must then check a [...]