The
Rural Centre
Krishnamurti Foundation India,Rajghat Fort Varanasi,
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The Centre is deeply concerned with initiating development
programmes in the neighbouring villages. In this direction
it is seeking support from external agencies that can provide
both human and financial resources.
Women Self-Help-Groups (SHGs)
The Centre has sought support from a voluntary organisation
"Unnayan Sansthan", Chunar, which is situated at
about 50 km from Varanasi. This organization is working with
5000 women in 70 villages through formation of 270 SHGs. It
has already started working with the Centre to empower the
disadvantaged women through formation of self-help-groups.
Presently it is organizing trainings on formation of groups
and is imparting training on embroidery, knitting and tailoring
skills. The Centre is preparing a short-term plan of action
to empower these women both socially and economically.
Four groups consisting of members ranging from 13-16 in each
group have come forwarded to form SHGs. During the last week
of Dec-07 a staff member and a community member were sent
for training at Lucknow. The training on management of SHGs
was organized by NABARD, Lucknow. Now these women feel confident
in taking up of these activities.
Livestock Development Services
Another objective of this farm is to provide improved crossbred
bulls for natural breeding services to breeders in the neighbouring
villages. But the Centre is providing artificial insemination
services instead. On an average 5-10 cows are inseminated
in a month. The Centre charges Rs.70 per service. Though the
Centre charges slightly more than the Govt. Hospital which
charges Rs.50 per service, the people prefer to come to the
Centre for its high rate of conception. The Govt. Veterinary
Hospital is located about a kilometre away. Apart from this
Centre gives free medical services and treats about 40 cases
monthly. 75% of the communities live in the villages live
below the poverty line. Due to paucity of funds the Centre
is not able to extend the services such as giving medicines
at free of cost to the needy.
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