Events of 2018
Dec 16th, 2018 – FINAL VALEDICTORY DAY FOR ILP BATCH 6th
December 16th, 2018, was the final valedictory day for the ILP 6th batch. We had Berty Olivera, educationist and theatre specialist from Mysuru, as the special guest. Berty not only helped the youth to reflect on and summarise what they had learnt at the ILP course but also led them, through songs and poetry, to open up about their own future plans. The day-long session concluded with some beautiful singing and certificates were distributed to all the learners.
July 19th, 2018
The sixth bath of the ‘Integrated Learning Program’ was inaugurated at our resource centre in Nagavalli. This year, the batch consists of eight learners who have come from outside Chamarajanagar district and twelve who are from the district.
May 2nd to 4th, 2018
The summer children’s programme was conducted by movement artist Veena Basavarajaiah and Vinay. They conducted free movement classes and extempore theatre sessions which the children enjoyed a lot.
April 7th to 13th 2018
After four months of training and orientation to photography (conducted by Matt Anderson), an exhibition (Mannu-Kannu or ‘Land and Lens’) of photographs by youth from PUNARCHITH and women from VANASTREE was held in Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bengaluru. The event drew a large number of people and was widely reported in the local newspapers.
March 12th 2018
We held a one-day gathering or event called ‘Beeja Baluvalli’ (Seed Sharing) which focussed on promoting the use and conservation of local and organic seeds. Speakers included Smt. Kamalamma, Shri Mahadevswamy, and Shri Shivkumarswamy, all model organic farmers from Chamarajanagar district. A range of seeds (pulses, cereals, millets, vegetables, fruits, and oil seeds) and fresh produce of vegetables, tubers and fruits were displayed and also sold. About a hundred people including local farmers from Nagavalli were invited for the event.
February 26th 2018
In an attempt to prepare rural youth for the forthcoming state legislative assembly elections, we invited Shri Thippeswamy to conduct a session on democracy. All the former ILP students and some local youth were invited and they engaged in a range of discussions about the objectives, processes, challenges, and responsibilities of democracy. The centrality of the constitution and its contemporary significance were also discussed.
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