Education

A total of 74 children participated in the activities conducted at the Resource Center.

2 Excursions were organized at Bannerghatta Zoo and waterfall where 60 children participated
4 Cultural and sports programmes were conduced for children
Parent-teacher meetings were organized on regular basis
Students conducted rallies in the village on various issues – girl child education, cleanliness etc.
16 meetings were conducted with school management committee
Groundwater recharge & rainwater harvesting system was installed in the school

Environment

4 cleanliness drives were organized in the village with the support of school staff, students and members of the community to provide awareness on basic health and hygiene
35 kitchen gardens were established in the community. Home to home visits were also organized to generate awareness on the importance of kitchen garden
Eco-friendly dustbins were installed in the school
223 saplings were planted near school premises by the children

440 patients visited the center for vision eye check-up
15 patients were referred to a nearby government hospital for further treatment of cataract operations
Senior ophthalmologist visits the vision center on a regular basis before referring patients to the hospital
During the year, 5 eye camps were organized in the village and nearby communities where 95 people visited the camp and were further treated
34 community members and 3 school children with poor vision were provided spectacles free of cost

74 children from primary school were enrolled in the computer class to learn the basics of computer operations as a part of their curriculum
To create livelihood opportunities for the community women, a new initiative of stitching and tailoring was launched in the village. during the year, 45 community women were trained