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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The year 2010-2011 has had its best moments as well as sad. Barefoot College lost a friend in Sri Sankaran, a guide a mentor and the world a crusader for Dalit Rights especially the socially oppressed. He was a member of Barefoot Colleges’ (SWRC) Governing Body and has been encouraging all who work in the oganisation to be committed to work for the Dalits and socially underprivileged. We give a sad but resolute salute to him. All of us in Barefoot College shall internalise the values for which he stood for all his life and make all efforts to work towards it. Year 2010-2011 witnessed the taking up of a new initiative of physically challenged rural women making sanitary napkins. His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited Barefoot College on 13th February 2011 and went around the new campus of Barefoot College. He addressed the rural audience gathered at the open air stage. (which has been newly designed) A new batch of women from Africa, Asia and Latin America underwent training as women barefoot solar engineers in Tilonia and so were women from Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Barefoot College has in collaboration with Santokba Durlabji Medical Trust organised Camps in villages for the physically challenged during the year. Barefoot Colleges’ work in Solar Energy was recognised by the Zayed Future Energy Prize 2011 by being selected as one of the six finalists from 69 countries and 391 submissions. Barefoot Colleges’ entry was the only one from India.

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“This year the drinking water scarcity will be comparatively less scarce than earher years because of the good rains we have had in 2010..”

“An aged village person” 1. DRINKING WATER

Year 2010-2011 had recorded good rains uptil 40 cms in Silora Panchayat Samiti Ajmer District. Barefoot College was able to construct and complete 19 rain water harvesting (RWH) tanks in Night School buildings, pre-school education centres and training cum community centres. The tanks have a total capacity of collecting 3,37,000 litres of rain water from roof tops annually. The tanks have been constructed in Ajmer, Jaipur, Barmer districts, Rajasthan and Champawat district, Uttranchal. More than 4100 persons in 19 villages are able to access drinking water from the tanks. The tanks have generated employment opportunities and provided gainful wages to 371 persons. This year five RWH tanks have undergone repairs and they are situated in night school buildings and training – cum – community centres in villages Kotri, Dayalji – ki – dhani, Hachukda, Jhakolai and Motipura. One open shallow dug well has been deepened for recharging the ground water levels in and around the catchment area of the dug well. More than 1500 persons are able to access drinking water from the tanks in 5 villages. During 2010-2011 village surveys for RWH tanks have been conducted in field centres / sub-centres of Barefoot College in Rajasthan. Meetings, workshops and training camps have been organised during the year at the village, decentralised field – centres and Tilonia level. These have been on Drinking Water, Transparency and Social Audit. Together there has been 160 meetings and 55 worshops as well as trainings camps during this year. More than 5,000 men and women have participated in these events throughout the year.

NEER JAL A web – based water portal Neer Jal has been collecting data on existing water resources in Silora and Dudu blocks of Ajmer and Jaipur districts of Rajasthan. The details are given below :-

WATER TESTING

A team of barefoot chemists regularly collect water samples from existing water resource for testing and during the year had continued to collect them.

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“Sanitary Napkins in Rajasthan-never heard of – seeing now first hand” - A visitor COMMUNITY HEALTH A Sanitary Napkins Making Unit has been established during 2010-2011 and has 7 physically challenged women involved in the unit. It is a new initiative taken up by Barefoot College this year.

Details of regular Community Health initiatives taken up by Barefoot College are given below :

S.

no. Programme Details Total

Total no of persons for treatment 2434 New Patient 1509 Old Patient 925 Patient Admitted 166

1

Out Patient Dispensary

Persons referred to 49 New expectant mothers 1044 Old expectant mothers 446 Total deliveries 1024 Deliveries performed in Hospital 579 Deliveries performed at Home 445 Deliveries performed by trained midwives 407 Deliveries performed by un-trained midwives 38

2 Mother and Child Welfare

No of midwives 50 Sterilisation 187 Villages 35 Users of contraceptives 671 Contraceptives Pills used 1604

3 Family Welfare

Copper T used 21 No of T.B. Patients 91 4 Tuberculosis Patient

Treatment Total no of villages 29 Cough Tests 91 Villages 29 Hemoglobin Tests 352 Villages 35 Vidal Tests 59 Villages 7 Urine Tests (sugar, Protein, Bile) 760 Villages 65 Malaria Tests 465 Villages 32 TLC Tests 167 DLC Tests 167 Villages 34 Blood Group Tests 53

5 Pathological Laboratory

Villages 8

Blood Sugar Tests 61 Villages 15 ESR Tests 157

Villages 29 No of Midwives trained 17 No of Monthly Meetings of Midwives 12 Physically Challenged Women Making Sanitary Napkins

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Training duration of sanitary napkins units 6 month

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Training

Duration of Training Homeopathic camps 3 Villages 7 Person 64 Physically Challenged Camps 3 Villages 101 Total Person 255 Gernal Camps 2 Villages 87 Total Person 1520 Eye Camps 1 Villages 5

7. Camps

Total Person 124 Night schools 121x3 No of Villages 121 No of boys 682 No of girls 2095 Total 2777 Pre-schools Education Centres 71x3 Villages 71 Boys 614 Girls 944

8 Health Check - ups

Total 1558 T.T. I – No doses 463 T.T. II – No doses 405 Urine Tests of Expectant Menthes 881 Haemoglobin Tests of Women 946 Weighing of Expectant Menthes 1175

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Mother & Child Welfare

Blood Dharma of Expectant Menthes 819 BCG – No of Children 695 Children D.P.T. I 711 Children D.P.T. II 539 Children D.P.T. III 511 Child Polio doses 253

10. Immunisaion

Child Measles 470 Deaths amongst Pregnant woman 1 11. Mother and Infant Mortality Child deaths 42 Children Dental Check-up 465 12. Dental Care Villagers 240

13. Sanitary Napkins Sanitary Napkins Prvdvel 23,499

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“How do you tackle malnutrition that is so rampant in villages. ”

A nutritionist visiting Tilonia PRE – SCHOOL EDUCATION

Barefoot College has since 1975 been co-ordinating rural crèches or balwadis which are pre-school education centres for very young children of the age – group 1-5 years. The pre-school education centres prepare the young child for learning readiness while supplementary nutrition in the form of a balanced meal and milk is also provided. Parents of the children contribute towards this provision. Children attending the balwadis also undergo health check-ups and as part of it arm bands are strapped on boys and girls. The colour red in the arm band indicates severe malnourishment and yellow indicates just above malnourishment while green suggests normal physical growth of the child. Barefoot College presently co-ordinates 71 pre-school education centres in Jaipur, Ajmer and Barmer districts of Rajasthan. More details are given below of the check – ups mentioned:

IMPACT

563 including 243 boys and 320 girls have after attending pre-school education centre during 2010-2011 entered formal educational mainstream in government primary school at class 6. 70 children including 26 boys and 44 girls have been attending Barefoot Colleges’ night schools.

For Disaggregated detaits about levels of malnourishment on children attending the crèches are below:

Enrolment Red Yellow Enrolment Red

Yellow April March S.

no. Creche

B G B G B G B G B G B G B G B G 1 Tilonia A 20 20 - - 3 2 17 20 - - - 1 3 2 - 1 2 Tilonia B 22 18 - - - - 18 20 - - - - - - - - 3 Harmada 11 16 2 - 2 1 12 13 - - 1 - 4 1 1 - 4 Kakaniawas 10 20 - - 3 2 11 19 - - - 1 3 2 - 1 5 Mundoti 19 16 - - - - 10 16 - - - - - - - - 6 Bandarsindri 9 14 - - 1 1 10 15 - - - - 1 1 - - 7 Meena dhani 15 11 - - 2 2 15 11 - - - - 2 2 - - 8 Churali 13 13 - - 2 - 10 14 - - - - 2 - - - 9 Bhojiyawas 13 12 - - 1 1 11 14 - - - - 1 1 - -

10 Faloda 11 16 - - - 1 9 16 - - - - - 1 - - 11 Didawada 10 18 - - 3 4 15 10 - - 1 - 3 4 1 - 12 Tihari 11 14 1 2 - - 10 15 - 1 1 - 1 2 1 - 13 Khandach 13 17 - 2 2 1 12 15 - - - - 2 3 - - 14 Sargaon 13 14 - - 1 - 10 15 - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 15 Tikawda 16 14 - - 1 - 22 13 - - - - 1 - - - 16 Kada 8 19 - - - 3 10 16 - - 1 - - 3 - 1 17 Barna 11 16 - - - 2 10 15 - - 1 - - 2 - 1 18 Godiyana 12 14 - - 3 1 11 14 - - 1 - 3 1 - 1 19 Sarana 12 18 - - - 3 11 17 - - - 1 - 3 - 1 20 Khatoli 10 20 - - - 1 10 19 - - - - - 1 - - 21 Ralawta A 8 20 - 1 1 3 8 19 - - - - 1 4 - -

22 Ralawta B 12 13 - - - 3 10 15 - - - 1 - 3 - 1 23 Tityari 8 17 - - - 1 10 19 - - - - - 1 - - 24 Thal 14 16 - 1 1 2 17 13 - - - 1 1 2 - 1 25 Banjara dhani 16 10 - - - - 13 13 - - - - - - - - 26 Bakarwaliya 11 14 - 1 3 5 12 13 - - 2 4 3 6 2 4 27 Barda dhani 10 15 - - - - 16 9 - - - - - - - - 28 Samli dhani 10 15 - - - - 13 12 - - - - - - - - 29 Kadoda 8 17 - - 3 - 10 15 - - - - 3 - - - 30 Bharwai 11 15 - - 1 2 12 13 - - - 2 1 2 - 2 31 Revari dhani 11 11 - - - - 20 10 - - - - - - - - 32 Jaliya dhani 8 14 - - 1 - 14 11 - - - - 1 - - - 33 Paner 14 11 - 1 1 1 13 12 - - - 1 1 2 - 1 34 Bagariya dhani 12 13 - 1 3 - 13 12 - - - 1 3 1 1 1 35 Chota Narena A 12 13 - - 1 - 12 13 - - - - 1 - - - 37 Chota Narena B 14 16 1 - 2 1 16 14 - - 1 - 3 1 - - 37 Band dhani 12 11 - - 1 - 14 11 - - - - 1 - - - 38 Jogiyo dhani 10 15 - - 1 3 11 14 - - - - 1 3 - - 39 Sursara 12 14 - - - - 11 14 - - - - - - - - 40 Mordi 7 18 - - - 1 8 17 - - - - - 1 - - 41 Rampura 16 15 2 - 1 - 19 14 - - 1 - 3 - 1 - 42 Killan 14 14 - 2 - 2 14 15 - - - - - 4 - - 43 Bhogadit 13 15 - - 1 5 12 15 - - - 1 1 5 - 1 44 Pachipal 14 23 - - - 5 13 21 - - - - - 5 - - 45 Gagunda 8 16 - - - 2 8 17 - - - - - 2 - - 46 Sironj 11 16 - - 2 2 13 14 - - - - 2 2 - - 47 Bhamolaw 9 16 - - - 2 11 14 - - - 1 - 2 - 1 48 Dang 8 17 - - 2 3 9 17 - - - - 2 3 - - 49 Mundolaw 11 19 - - 2 2 11 19 - - - - 2 2 - - 50 Aradla 9 16 - 1 - 3 9 16 - - - - - 4 - - 51 Nosal 14 14 - 2 2 - 12 16 - - 1 1 2 2 1 1 52 Kotri 9 11 - - - 2 8 15 - - - 1 - 2 - 1 53 Chir 9 19 - - - 1 12 13 - - - - - 1 - - 54 Shiksha Niketan 38 29 - - - - 36 41 - - - - - - - - 55 Bhairu Kheda 12 25 - 1 - 3 8 23 - 1 - - - 4 - 1 56 Badkochra 19 14 1 1 - 2 13 14 - 1 - - 1 3 - 1 57 Sargarwas 11 19 - 1 1 3 16 22 - - - 2 1 4 - 2 58 Hathankheda 15 27 1 - 1 1 16 26 - - 1 - 2 1 - 1 59 Malpura 13 16 1 2 2 - 14 12 - - - 1 3 2 - 1 60 Paluna 11 15 - 2 4 - 12 15 - 1 - - 4 2 - 1 61 Katathkheda 16 19 - - 2 6 12 19 - - - 1 2 6 - 1 62 Nasiro dhani 14 11 - - - 4 14 11 - - - - - 4 - - 63 Bhil Basti 10 14 1 - - 1 9 16 - - - - 1 1 - - 64 Meghwalon dhani 15 12 - - - - 8 8 - - - - - - - - 65 Ghanekhan Tala - - - - - - 12 13 - - - - - - - - 66 Dhanu - - - - - - 19 9 - - - - - - - - 67 Habaspura 8 15 - - 1 3 8 15 - - - 1 1 3 - 1 68 Mordi Khurd 15 8 - 1 - 2 11 13 - - - 1 - 3 - 1 69 Mordi Kala 15 7 - - - 2 16 5 - - - - - 2 - - 70 Jadawata 8 16 - - 1 1 10 13 - - - - 1 1 - - 71 Pigun 11 13 1 - 3 6 15 14 - - - - 4 6 - - Total 855 1088 9 21 68 110 888 1067 - 4 10 26 79 131 9 30

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“Visiting the night school in Banjaron – Ki – dhani was really an eye - opener. ”

A visitor during winter 2010 NIGHT SCHOOL Barefoot College has been during 2010 – 2011 co-ordinating 120 night schools in 4 Indian states including Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttranchal and Rajathan. More than 3,000 children including 1000 boys and 2000 girls attend the night schools. ACTIVITIES NIGHT SCHOOLS SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES GENERATED

No of Participants

S. no

Activity Date/Month Place/ Venue

M F T

Details

1 Teacher Training

06-15.06.2010 Shiksha Niketan Tilonia

11 2 13 Barefoot teachers of Night Schools were involved in equipping themselves with teaching methods in language (HINDI) Arithmetic, Environmental Studies and English. The teachers were trained to make toys out of recycled waste for teaching Arithmetic.

29-30.09.2010 Village Singla 10 1 11 The teachers were specifically trained in language (HINDI) teaching

01.10.2010 Village Singla 15 6 21 Teachers were trained in group learning methods for knowledge of alphabets with special emphasis through gesture, body movements.

2 Monthly Training of Teachers

June 10 to Nov. 2010 and Every 29th or 30th of the month

Villages, Kankalwara, Kotri, Jawaja, Singla, Solavta

22 8 30 Assess individual learner status, attendance, retention levels, maintenance records.

3 Training of Field Workers

06-07.07.2010 Tilonia 21 0 21 Discussion on new learners, Night School alumni and those entering formal education at mainstream after attending night school, Discussion on Night School Budget and planning of Activities.

06-

07.09.2010 Village Kotri

35 5 40 Discussion on Budget and Activities implemented in the Night School Programme. Discussion on responsibilities of Education Staff at the field level. Conducting survey of Government Schools

06-07.10.2010

Village Singla

21 1 22 To evolve a module for language teaching in 12 new night schools Discussion on children profiles in night schools Discussion on honorariums for new teachers and discussion on decisions to be taken for constituting a committee to improve schools having less attendance of children

4 Distribution of Teaching / learning material .

25.07.2010 Village Singla

55 138 193 The Material was distributed through Barefoot Colleges’ field centres and sub-centres that included exercise note –Books, erasers, sharpeners sketch – pens and drawing paper, Mathematics teaching laboratory, (Mathlab) Puzzles, Maps of India and Rajasthan, floor – mats, toys to teach science, geography, mathematics, educational charts, carom boards, play things and science teaching toys out of Recycled Waste .

30.07.2010 Village Singla

96 213 309 Distribution of learner booklets (in units) for class 1 and 2 level

5 Toys out of Recycled Waste

The unit that makes science teaching toys visited night schools to impart vocational training in Chalk as well as Candle – making and models for teaching mathematics

6 Wooden Toys

Wooden toys for science teaching made as part of vocational training

7 Test Paper 20.07.2010 Village Singla

25 41 69 New entrants to night schools have to undergo a test paper which forms the base – line for surveys.

8 Puppet shows

19.07.2010 Village Banjaron ki dhani

40 40 80 Puppet shows with scripts on development was performed in the village

9 Health check-up

July, Sep., Oct. 2010

Villages Kankalwara, Kotri, Jawaja, Singla and Solavta

100 227 327 A homeopath doctor (Barefoot College Staff) and team of barefoot doctors conducted health check-up of children to tackle minor ailments like diarohhea scabies, fever and cold.

10 Film Shows 07.07.2010 Village Kalyanipura

55 50 105 Lado, a childrens’ feature film was screened in the night school.

11 Evaluation 18-22.09.2010

Villages Kankalwara, Kotri, Jawaja, Singla and Solavta

89 203 292 Children were evaluated for learning levels, language (HINDI) Science and Mathematics. Children needed specific attention for learning Mathematics

CASE STUDIES 1. Let there be Light and Wellness

Chandni is a MP of the Childrens’ Parliament (CP) and belongs to village Banjaron-ki-dhani. She is 13 years old. Her village does not have access to power. Chandni took up her villages’ issues at every CP monthly meeting. Chandni is from the Banjara community. Her mother does not keep good health. Chandni has 7 sisters and 2 brothers. All of them and her parents live in a small temporary hutment. Chandni is active in arguing her villages’ status at every meeting with Barefoot College. Chandnis’ being elected as MP of the CP has instilled in her a sense of responsibility. As a result of being an MP she has been able to allocate a venue for the campus in the village wherein children of her community in the age group of 1-5 years attend Barefoot Colleges’ creche, (pre-school education centre) construction of a rain water harvesting tank in the night school in her village and a sewing class for older girls attending the night school in her village.

2. The Teacher has Arrived

Lalaram is a resident of village Paner and a night school teacher for the past 10 years. In the night school where he is involved as a teacher there are more then 18 children attending the night school belonging to the Kalbelias, a nomadic community. This by itself is a Great achievement considering the fact that he has been able to prevail upon their parents. This is an indicator of a change in their attitudes. Lalaram has made concerted efforts to prevail upon the nomadic community to send their children regularly to night school in his village. Children of this community are traditionally brought up on folk music and dance. Barefoot Colleges’ Community Radio has been able to provide an impetus to nurture their inherent talent in folk music. Lalaram is also active in another village and has established a night school in Satiyon-ki-dhani where children of sex-workers attend which is another of his initiative. Children who have had to face the stigma in other villages are now attending the night school and many of them have joined formal mainstream education after attending the night school. No teacher was prepared to go to this small hamlet for teaching its children. Through Lalaram now the teacher has arrived.

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“Why cart the women get trained in Africa or in their own countries? Why in Tilonia ?”

An oft repeated question at BC TECHNOLOGY DISEMINITION – SOLAR ENERGY The team at Barefoot Colleges’ Solar Energy Unit has 15 trained as master trainer barefoot solar engineers (BSEs) including rural women and 10 additional BSEs including 8 women who are emerging as trainers. This critical mass of 25 member team are responsible for training rural women from the Least Developed Countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America. During 2010-2011 this team has trained 60 WBSEs within the Country from Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir as well as from countries of Kenya, Zambia, Namibia, Siera Leone, Chad, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Jordan, Palestine, Guatemala and Congo. Details and profiles of some of the WBSEs trained in 2010-2011 are given below:

Profiles of Women Barefoot Solar Engineers 1. CHAD

MARIE LARMADGI (45 Years) (Year of Birth: 1965) Education: Illiterate Children: 5 School going: 3 Language Spoken: Lafia Name of Village: Krising Land: 7 Acres House: Mud Animal:10

Family Occupation: Farming Drinking Water Source: Well Distance: 1 Km. Distance from Capital: 400 Kms. Contact No. 00235 66298873 2. KENYA

NOOLAKAMI ENE LUKA (39 Years) (Year of Birth: 1971) Education: Illiterate Children: 6 School going: 6, Grandchildren: 9 Language Spoken: Kimasai Name of Village: Narasha Land: 7 Acres House: Tin/Mud Animal:30 Family Occupation: Farming

Drinking Water Source: River Distance: 1 Km. Distance from Capital: 400 Kms. Contact No. – 00254 208012698 3. ZAMBIA

ROSEMARY MUNYONGI (30 Years) (Year of Birth: 1980) Education: Illiterate Ethnic: Lunda Children: 8, Grandchildren: 12 School going: 8 Language Spoken: Lunale Name of Village: Shindola Shindola

Land: 3Acres House: Tin/Mud Animal:3 Family Occupation: Farming Drinking Water Source: Well Distance: 1/2Km. Distance from Capital: 400 Kms. Contact No. – 00260 978728515

4. NAMIBIA

SUSANNA ADELHEID HUSES (49 Years) (Year of Birth: 1961) Education: 7th Grade Children: 5, Grandchildren: 3, School going: 4 Language Spoken: Khoe Khoe Name of Village: Tsourob

Land: 1/2 Acres House: Tin/Mud Animal:20 Family Occupation: Farming Drinking Water Source: Daml Distance: 1/2Km. Distance from Capital: 450 Kms. Contact No. – 00264 812104557 5. TANZANIA

MONICA MILEGA NHONDO (45 Years)

(Year of Birth: 1965) Education: 7th Grade Children: 7, Grandchildren: 4, School going: 5 Language Spoken: Swahili Name of Village: Nyanza

Land: 7 Acres House: Tin/Mud Animal:15 Family Occupation: Farming Drinking Water Source: Well Distance: 1/2Km. Distance from Capital: 400 Kms. Contact No. – 00255 782877899 6. SIERRA LEONE

MARY DAWO (53 Years) (Year of Birth: 1957) Education: Semiliterate Children: 7, Grandchildren: 5, School going: 4 Language Spoken: Chimmini Name of Village: Romankanematane

Land: 10 Acres House: Tin/Mud Animal: 10 Family Occupation: Farming Drinking Water Source: Hand pump Distance: 1/2Km. Distance from Capital: 250 Kms. Contact No. – 0033 256277

The Profiles below are of trained WBSEs from Madhya Pradesh and Bihar 1. Village Rajasthan Bihar Bihar 2. BSE

Mira Devi

Gita devi

Kalo Devi 3. Age 40 Years 25 Years 45 Years 4. Literacy Illiterate 5th Illiterate 5. Language Hindi Hindi Hindi 6. Occupation Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture 7. Land (Hectare) 3 1.50 3 8. House 1 room Mud 4 rooms Mud 4 rooms Mud 9. Children 3 2 5 10. Grandchildren 4 0 0 11. School Going

children(No.) 2 0 2

12. Animals 2 Buffalos 2 Ox 2 Cow 2 Goats

1 Buffalos 2 Ox 2 Goats

13. Distance of village from electricity grid

0 Kms. 1 5 Kms 12 Kms

14. Distance from Capital

50Kms. 25 Kms. 25 Kms.

15. Annual Income 24000 30,000 36000 16. Cost of

Kerosene in village per litre

12/Lt. 15 Lt. 18/Lt.

17. Organisation/ Address/ contact No./ e-mail

Samparc Shacin Clinic Bodh Gaya

Shacin Clinic Bodh Gaya

18. Training Learning circuits of solar lantern and inverters and testing, pcb track soldering.

Learning circuits of solar lantern and inverters and testing, pcb track soldering. She made solar lantern circuits and inverter lamps pcbs.

Fabricated 10 solar lantern and 20 lamp inverter circuits.

The Profiles below are of trained WBSEs from Barmer Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh 1. Village Chandelav Arjuni mor gnaw 2. BSE

Sundar Knower

Dolma

3. Age 35Years 46 Years 4. Literacy Illiterate 8th 5. Language Marwari Tibetan 6. Occupation Agriculture Agriculture 7. Land (Hectare) 12 3 8. House 2 rooms Mud 4 rooms 9. Children

3 4

10. Grandchildren 0 0 11. School Going

children(No.) 2 2

12. Animals

0 4 buffalo

13. Distance of village from electricity grid

0 Kms electricity

14. Distance from Capital

25 Kms. 150 Kms.

15. Annual Income

36000 48000

16. Cost of Kerosene in village per litre

16 /Lt. 20 /Lt.

17. Organisation/ Address/ contact No./ e-mail

SWRC T.C.V School

18. Training Learning circuits of solar lantern and inverters and testing, pcb track soldering.

Learning circuits of solar lantern and inverters and testing, pcb track soldering.

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“Why scrap iron for fabricating hardware and what for ?”

Question – Anon

MECHANICAL FABRICATION WORKSHOP Barefoot College had established its Mechanical Fabrication Workshop in 1990. The main objective was to use scrap iron for fabricating all hardware in the organisations’ building needs as well as the rural communities and thereby replace wood for construction purposes. The other important objective is to promote traditional knowledge of black smithy into metalcraft. The Mechanical Fabrication Workshop therefore fabricates iron girders, gates, trolleys, windows, doors and other hardware items meeting Barefoot Colleges’ as well as villagers needs. During 2010 –2011 the Workshop had therefore fabricated 15 doors, 4 tables, 42 stools, 3675 solar panel stands, 41 pot stands and 4 solar water heaters. The Workshop had during 2010-2011 trained 6 barefoot engineers who could fabricate solar water heaters. The annual income generated by Machanical Workshop during 2010-2011 has been Rs 12,72,800.

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“Can the concept of barefoot solar cooker engineers be sustainable ?” “The Womens’ Barefoot Solar Cooker Engineers’ Association in Tilonia will demonstrate it in the Future.”

Sita Co-ordinator WBSCEA, Tilonia

WOMEN BAREFOOT SOLAR COOKER ENGINEERS ASSOCATION (WBSCEA) During 2010-2011 WBSCEA Tilonia has been involved in the following activities :

S.no. Project Activities Number No of Women Involved

1 Attended Rural Woman’s Meetings 3 105 2 Meeting with Bharat Dogra 3 60 3 Solar Cooker Exhibition, Jaipur 1 200 4 Womens Meeting 2 50 5 Solar Cookers (New Design) 1 6 6 Repair of Solar Cookers 6 6 7 Solar Cookers at staff housing quarters houses in

Barefoot College near campus. 6 30

8 Solar Cooker Old campus Mess 4 21 women from 6 countries

9 Attend Workers Meetings 700

SOLAR COOKERS ESTABLISHED AND BEING USED IN BC CAMPUSES

S.no. Name Address 1 Barefoot College(BC) Village

Tikawda 1

2 Shodh Sansthan – Nalu Village Nalu 1 3 Barefoot College(BC) Kadampura 1 4 Barefoot College Govt. school, Solawta 2 5 Prayatne Sansthan Singla Village 1 6 Barefoot College(BC), Tilonia Jawaja Village 1 7 Barefoot College(BC), Tilonia Sita Devis’ house 1 8 Barefoot College(BC), Tilonia Shahnaz Banos’ house 1 9 Barefoot College(BC), Tilonia Kotari – Creche 2

10 Barefoot College(BC), Tilonia Ramniwas’ house 1 11 Barefoot College(BC), Tilonia Bakarwalia Village 1 12 Barefoot College(BC), Tilonia Maunt Aabu Brahma

Kumaris Campus Mrss 1

14 Barefoot College(BC), Tilonia New Campus BC 1 15 Barefoot College(BC), Tilonia 1 For demand 16 Barefoot College(BC), Tilonia Jaliyan ki dani Village 1 17 Barefoot College(BC), Tilonia Old Campus Mess BC 2 18 Rajasthan University, Jaipur Rajasthan University, 1 Total 20 Solar Cookers

Maintenance and Repairs Schedule at the field level :

S. no.

Names WBSCE Number No of Visits

1 Tikawda 1 5 2 Nalu 1 4 3 Ladapira 3 5 4 Solawta 3 4 5 Singla 1 3 6 Jawaja 1 7 Sita Devi 2 2 8 Shahnaz Bano 2 2 9 Kotri - Creche 2 7

10 Ramniwas 2 2 11 Bakarbalia – Rural Creche 2 3 12 Mt. Abu 2 1 13 Mess at New Campus 2 5 14 Mess of old Campus 2 5

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“Who designs your crafts items ?”

A textile graduate BC

PROMOTION OF CRAFTS ITEMS The designs, colour - combinations as well as fabric used as base have been designed by friends and well-wishers of Tilonia over 30 or more years. New designs have been added by others who have voluntarily suggested them. During 2010-2011 the sales of Crafts items in exhibitions organised all over India have been:

S.no. City Sales (in Rs.)

1. Bhim 15273.00

2. Delhi 194067.00

3. Bombay 211957.00

4. Pushkar 4675.00

5. Tulajapur 39585.00

6. Jaipur 10520.00

Total Sales 4,76,077.00

Hatheli is a registered association of artisans for exports (For export and internal / external clientele) SALES OF HATHELI SANSTHAN

S. no. Details Sales (in Rs.)

1 Export 14,12,095.00

2 Crafts Shop 14,08,160.00

3 Chentele 44,41,450.00

4 Exhibition 4,76,077.00

5 1,02,641.00

Total Sales 78,40,423.00

VOCATIONAL TRAINING (VT) The Crafts Sections organised VT during 2010-2011 in sewing skills for girls attending night schools. Details are given below :

S. no.

Field Centre Training Centre Name of the Trainer

No of Girls

1. Nalu Chulri Sarju Devi 10 2. Tikawda Gordhanpura Nelam Devi 10 3. Kotri Gudda, Ajmer Ganpati Devi 10 4. Kotri Mundelan ki dhani Mehan kawar 10 5. Prayatna Sansthan, Solawta Korsina Gita Devi 10 6. Prayatna Sansthan, Solawta Binjolaw Suman Devi 11 7. Jawaja Naya Gaon, Sarot Indra Devi 10 8. Dhanau Jhakdon ki dhani Mavat Bano 13

ARTISANS INVOLVED WITH HATHELI Details of the artisans working with Heltheli during the year are given below :

Craft Veme Women Men Total Patchwork Tilonia 54 - 54 Mobites Tilonia 59 - 59 Sewing Tilonia 45 - 45 Mobites Chota Narena 6 - 6 Block Print Bagru 5 6 11 Bandhes and Dyeing Lamba, Rupangarh 6 2 8 Wooden Toys Ladera - 3 3 Leather Craft and Embroidery Harmada, Bandar

Sindri 6 2 8

Quilts Kishangarh 20 5 25 Durries Biya Kheda-Jawaja 2 2 4 Patchwork, Embroidery Dhanau-Barmer 164 12 176

EYE – REFRICATION CAMPS 400 Artisans had undergone eye-refraction camps organised during 2010-2011 in Tilonia and Dhanau, Barmer District, Rajasthan. More than 228 were provided with spectacles while. 173 artisans were provided with medicine and medical advice. During the year 2010-2011 400 artisans have been able to access wages of Rs. 15,15,485.

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“How do rural women take decisions at Barefoot College to complement its initiatives” 1. RURAL WOMENS’ DEVELOPMENT In the present context during 2010-2011 Barefoot College has a network of 68 rural womens’ groups from equal member of villages forming a total membership of 3,000 women. Decisions taken at the monthly meetings of rural womens’ groups at the village and field-centre level provides the basis for Programme Co-ordinators and In-charges of Barefoot College to visualise, plan, implement and evaluate community-managed initiatives. and evaluate them. At the village level, during the year there has been 147 meetings participated by 2876 women in 70 villages. More details are given below: S.

no. Activity Number No. of

Participants Village Level

Field – Centre Level

Tilonia Level

Issues taken up for Discussion and Action

1 Training 15 588 ! - - 2 Workshops 5 1309 - ! -

Women’s Legal Literacy, Right to Information, Transparency Ward Sabha, Gram Sabha, Social Audit, Drought, Water, Minimum Wages and Health.

3 May Day 1 364 ! - - Drought, Water, Employment, Foodgrains / Fodder, Minimum Wages, Employment Guarantee Act, Workers Rights.

4 Public Hearings 7 400 ! - - 5 Conferences

Rallies (Regional and state level Dharna (Jaipur)

2 - - - - Women’s Rights, Women’s Health, Women and Right to Information, Minimum Wages, Social Audit, Atroticities on Women, Drought, Water and Employment, Public Distribution System, Communal Harmony, Gender Equity, Developmental Schemes of the Government (State and Central), Democracy and Electoral Process.

MNREGA AND SOCIAL AUDIT During 2010-2011 Barefoot College has been actively involved with MNREGA and Social Audit initiatives in Silora and Arain Blocks, Ajmer District as well as active participation in initatives taken up in other blocks and districts of Rajsthan. More than 84 work sites of MNREGA in 70 villages and 26 gram panchayaths have been visited. A total of 4800 persons had been working in the sites that were visited. Active and regular representation of Barefoot College was forthcoming in the NREGA dialogue sessions called NREGA Sanvad organised in Jaipur. During 2 October – 17 November 2010, 30 full-time workers of Barefoot College attended Mazdoor Haq Satyagraha at different parnts of time. More than 2000 honorary volunteers of Barefoot Colleges’ village committees were active in the Satyagraha.

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“How much recall value does the puppets have in the villages ” An electronic media member visiting Tilonia RURAL COMMUNICATION-USE OF TRADITIONAL MEDIA Barefoot College has been using the traditional media of Puppetry since 1984. In that context to answer the Media member visiting Tilonia the recall value of Joachim Chercha is 100 percent any given point of time. This is because barefoot communicators visit villages for more than 300 days in the year During 2010-2011 they have united 274 villages and presented equal number of puppet plays reaching out to a total audience of 68,050. During the year, the team at Barefoot College had trained 71 barefoot communicators in puppet making and puppetry as well as devising plays. AUDIO-VISUAL DOCUMENTATION \ SCREENINGS The audio-visual unit is involved in documentation of all activities and organises video-screenings in night schools \ villages both in the VHS format as well as DVD on LCD projection. AUDIO – VISUAL UNIT During 2010-2011 the Audio-Visual Unit had screened films in villages reaching out to a total audience of 9645 persons including 2429 men and 7216 women. This year the unit had digitally recorded 1000 hours of community managed activities taken up by Barefoot College as well as all public events organised.

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“How do you build the self-confidence in the physically challenged .” A trainer of physically challenged THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED CARPENTRY WORKSHOP A group of rural youth consisting of 6 including physically challenged and women have been involved in a process of woodcrafting to make science toys for night schools and other items. All the trainee youth now craft wooden toys, windows, doors, tables, racks, chairs, cabinets, lockers, folding chairs and tables. The youth are involved in an informal training process which is residential in nature. The training design is easy-paced and ‘hands on’. As part of their training process, the youth have during this year crafted science toys in sets which are used in 120 night schools and 71 crèches. TOYS OUT OF WASTE A team of 6 physically challenged persons are presently involved in Kabad-se-Jugad unit which trains physically challenged youth in making toys out of waste. The youth are trained in Origami, making different caps out of used newspaper, science toys out of waste ballpen refills, batteries, bulbs and toothpaste tubes. The youth also make exercise note-books, candles, chalk and black-boards. The Kabad-se-Jugad unit visits night schools, crèches, training camps, workshops and meetings to organise one-day training of making toys out of recycled waste.

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“The libray space within the campus is quite ample as it ought to be” A government librarian POPULARISING THE READING HABIT – RURAL LIBRARIES – CUM-READING ROOMS A large number of novels and books have been donated by friends of Tilonia to the library at the Barefoot College, campus in Tilonia. At the last count, the number of books in the library was 30,000. The library has 400 members from the surrounding villages. There are rural libraries-cum-reading rooms established in villages Nalu and Kotdi that have a collective membership of 250 persons and contain 5000 books. MOBILE LIBRARY During 2010-2011, a mobile library has been visiting villages and distributing books to popularise the reading habit amongst children as well as community members. It has distributed a total of 9000 books this year to night school children, their teachers and rural youth.

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“Its amazing how a literate women teaches educated youth to handle computers”

- A orstor to BC

COMPUTERISATION

Since 1993, Barefoot College has gone for computerizing all data related to its various initiatives and programmes. This entails training of rural unemployed youth, men and women in handling computers. Two women amongst them are physically challenged and have underwent residential training. There are presently 50 computers, 3 scanner, 12 printers and two Xeroxing machine and one colour digital photostat machine and printer. Barefoot College is the only village in the country to have broadband and wi-fi facilities. It also has its own website :

www.barefootcollege.org

Starting from January 2008 broadband was connected to 7 computers.

During the year 49 youth from Tilonia and 6 from village Phaloda had got trained in handling computers. The trainer is a literate person called Mangi Devi. WBSEs from Zambia, Tanzania, Burkina Faso and Jordan were also trained to handle computers during the year.

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“As the only national voluntary organisation to have been given the license for Community Radio, what is so special about it” COMMUNITY RADIO (CR) Barefoot College works in an area of 500 square kilometers and in 110 odd villages and hamlets of Silora Block, Ajmer District, Rajasthan. The Community Radio started functioning in 2010 and has an out reach of 30 villages where Barefoot Colleges’ night schools are situated wherein community-managed initiatives of BC are taken up. During 2010-2011, CR has been able to cover training camps, public events, fairs, padayatra, Truck yatra, rallies, demonstrations and street plays as well as puppet shows. All important and eminent visitors both from within abroad visiting Barefoot College have been interviewed and broad coasted in CR.

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