The twenty eighth "Alumni of the Week" goes to Rajendraprasad of Cohort V for his contribution of referring the excellent candidates for Deshpande Fellowship Program, Cohort VII as well sponsored the cash prize of Rs.1,000/- for the Best Marketer of Cohort VI. We heartily appreciate his contribution and we congratulate him for earning this award.
Fellows of Deshpande fellowship Program took initiative on "World Environment day" and celebrated it very specially. They collaborated with Shikshana foundation and planed 50 plants in the Kalgatagi taluk Arebasavkopaa village school campus. This was leadership activity done by shivakumar Yadav, Mallikarjun, Mahesh and Ajit. Program congratulate them on their success and Thank Shikshana foundation and Primary school of Arebasavkoppa for supporting fellows to implement their idea. Activity was supported by villagers and school children.
The 26th Alumni of the Week goes to Davalasaheb Babusaheb Vanageri from Cohort II for his contribution that he has conducted the Economics module for Deshpande Susandhi fellows. We appreciate his effort. Also we have two more Alumni for this week from Cohort V, Chetan Waghmore and Rajeev Gudder for referring more candidates for Deshpande Fellowship Program. We heartily appreciate their contribution and we congratulate all three Alumni for earning this award.
Fellows had visited to Integrated Handloom Cluster Development Programme of Karnataka Handloom Development Corporation. Fellows could understand this initiative sponsored by The Development Commissioner, Ministry of Textile, and Govt. of India which is collective effort for improving lives of weavers of skillful labours in the region through the execution of Integrated Handloom Cluster Development Programme which serves multiple purposes such as catering the handloom industry as well its development.
Fellows had visited Arpita Dairy at located at Gadag. This is a Dairy Farming Initiative which has its own uniqueness as livelihood model. Fellows have tried to understand the all components involved in this livelihood process. Also they understood the internal factors for sustainability of the livelihood initiative and external factors too. Fellows understood the transformation of the structures into livelihood outcomes.
Fellows have visited one of the plants of H2o for Humanity at Kurtkoti village of Gadag. By this field visit fellows were able to understand that H2O has created access to safe potable water at very at reasonable price, affordable by the poor for better lives of people. Also fellows understood this initiative of H2O as livelihood model as well means of better health. Fellows understood that public, private, partnership is required for a sustainable and cost-effective livelihood model.
Fellows have learned about MOVE module which stands Market Oriented Value Enhancement , which emphasis more on the customer centric approach in the business. But, fellows were able to understand and choose the customers’ need oriented product or service rather than the customers’ wants. And then only a person can be sustain in certain business field. Also, fellows understood the process of understanding customers need through ‘Participatory Market Appraisal’ and practiced setting a business through the practical assignment.
Fellows had a livelihood module where they could understand internal and external components of the livelihood process. Also as a set of economic activity creating own employment in order to meet requirement of self and household in sustainable manner. Trough this module, fellows could understand and tried to come up with different livelihood model.
Fellows had a Guest speaker session on 3rd of June with Kevin Culff and Eric Cluff on 3rd of June. Kevin and Eric are part of H2o for Humanity as Managing Director and Founder member respectively. They both have delivered a session about their efforts which is has been executed by H2o. Especially, they have explained more in detail about their project at Gadag which aims at creating access to safe potable water at very at reasonable price, affordable by the poor. By the session fellows understood about community organization which says about linking the social needs with the available resources. Also fellows could understand the concept of social entrepreneurship as well community organization at the ground. Entirely, fellows learn about for profit social venture as means of social change.
The fellows had a guest speaker session of passionate persona in development sector such as Nishant Baranwal. He is working as Associate Parliament to Parliamentarian and renowned industrialist Mr. Naveen Jindal. Fellows have got opportunity to listen about the policy making and experience of Nishant at state and central level. Fellows understood that any person or group can step ahead to pose our government and administration for appropriate execution of proposed by the system. Also fellows could learn different successful models in the development sector. The session by Nishant has left the impression that we people can be part of the change that we expect in the society.
The fellows had a Guest Speaker session on 1st of June with L.H. Manjuntha who works as Executive Director of SKDRDP. He has delivered a speech on SKDRDP’s different activities and especially about Siri Gramodyoga Samsthe, highlighting as integrative model of livelihood. Fellows understood that Self Help Group model is enabling process to integrate people to improve their lives through the self sustainable approach. The fellows find the session as source of inspiration of their vision. Also, they could understand the livelihood model of SKDRDP as community and institutional effort.
