List of Activities

These days, even an organisation needs a resume!

• Posted articles on various newsgroups to increase awareness, and start a dialogue.
  
• Sent microfiche library of 1000 books on appropriate technology to SVT in India.
  
• Made presentations at IDS (Chicago), Parivartan (Penn State) TANA (Toronto) and elsewhere for constructive exchange and to learn more about others' efforts.
  
• Site visits to India to evaluate progress and needs.
• Catalyzed formation of 'Literacy Cell' in India Association of Buffalo to mobilize Buffalo community.
  
• Proposals to other charitable foundations to fund well defined projects.
  
• Musical evenings for raising funds for SVT's literacy and housing projects.
  
• Chapter started in Pittsburgh (CMU).
  
• Awareness presentations (including music, dance, slide shows and crafts shows) at Buffalo schools and libraries.
  
• Crafts shows, food festivals, car wash days and other 'service' events for the community.
  
• Tutoring students or doing other odd jobs, and donating proceeds (Shram daan program).
  
• NATURE (New Approaches Towards Unifying Rural Education) started as University wing of Gurukul.
  
• LIFE (Let's Invest For Education) program started, involving `lifesavers' (piggy banks where each member (esp. a child) contributes a dime a day every day).
  
• Project activities : 9 very low cost permanent houses built using a newly developed design (each unit costs $500).
  Nonformal education schools being run in 32 villages. Large scale implementation of housing project planned.