Enterprises

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This programme intends to diversify our action by creating production or service activities near the schools and apprenticeship centres. Besides that it intends to generate resources for covering the running costs of the schools and centres.

Two different approaches have been taken for follow-up training of pupils nearing graduation and to offer to our branches – West Bengal, Bihar and Rajasthan – other sources of revenues.

The Pedagogical Farms

Born out of our preoccupation to offer rural youngsters perspectives for training in the fields of agriculture, livestock rearing and marketing in the local markets, an initial pedagogical farm was created near our school in Jolibigha, at Naian Bigha village in the Gaya distict of Bihar; look also at the link Apprentissage at the chapter Farm Apprenticeship.

This approach is based on environmental and between- generation factors, aimed at creating a kind of “ecoregion” comprising the ten villages surrounding Jolibigha school and to bring support to its farmers.

Its objective is to manage the supply of the local people concerning their biological food and to generate profits with the crops. The year 2010 has shown the first profit, which has been used to develop the farm. The activities in the fields of livestock rearing and local marketing will soon be integrated.

A second pedagogical farm of this type is now being established in West Bengal, near our school of Naba Kishalay, in the Sonatikari village, on the Kultali island of the Sundarbans; the activities covering cereal growing and fishculture are specially due.

The Handicraft workshops

In the field of the textile trades – garment making, sewing,embroidery, batik, etc.- and the making of handicrafts – jewellery, leather work, small statues, handbags, folders, etc.- an initial production workshop is active near our Sujata school in Bihar, not far from Bodhgya;



see also our Apprenticeship link in the Apprenticeship chapter. The revenues generated are used to fund the apprenticeship centre connected to the production workshop. A similar structure is planned in Jaisalmer, within the complex of our Satyadev school.

The Other Enterprises

This small organisation provides for the distribution of medicines and paramedic items. A doctor present at the store at the end of the day provides some health care – some urgent acts, injections, etc… The fees charged are lower than for similar establishments of this kind. The profits of the first year are used to run the schools of the Rajasthan branch.

THIS ENTERPRISE PROGRAMME,  STILL ONLY BEGINNING,   SHOULD DEVELOP CONSIDERABLY IN THE COMING YEARS!

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