2. Developement Worker Training
"People's Participation" is the keyword of AVAG's developmental
work with the villages, and training the local young people as catalysing
agents for their own community development is the basis.
For further study: DOWNLOAD:
Development Worker Training and DW Curriculum
3. Community Development
Helping villagers to form self-help groups that organise themselves
for community improvement is building up a new community structure,
in which all voices are heard.
For further study: DOWNLOAD:
Community Development
4. Women's Empowerment
Traditionally oppressed, women are organising themselves for community
development and at the same time gaining status in the community organisation.
5. Dalit Development
The former "untouchables" are also getting organised for the
development of their "colonies" and at the same time being included
in the general development of the area.
For further study:DOWNLOAD:
Dalit Development Programme
6. Children
Children are carriers of the future, and AVAG's Development Workers go
to the government schools every week with lively educational activities
For further study: DOWNLOAD:
PrimaryEducationProject and
Pre-schools
7. Compassion Project.
Although to outside eyes all the villagers look "poor" there
are some which are the "poorest of the poor", the handicapped,
the indigent aged, widows and women deserted by their husbands. With AVAG's
guidance village groups identify such cases, vouch for the genuineness,
and help them to get a loan or grant.
For further study: DOWNLOAD:
Compassion project
8. Developmental Strategy.
As can be seen, AVAG is evolving a comprehensive programme for sustainable
community organisation. AVAG works with women, but also with men, it works
with dalits, but also with the caste villages, it works with children
and also with teachers and parents, it works with the poorest and also
with the leaders of the village. All these programmes have recently been
consolidated into a strategy for the next five years.
For further study: DOWNLOAD:
AVAG Strategy
Auroville Village Action Group welcomes interest in and support
of its projects. It receives funds from internationally recognised funding
agencies, the Government of India and individual donors. The Central
Audit General of India annually audits accounts. We are especially happy
when social work students come for several months experience. If you
would like know more about Village Action, or to offer your services,
or your financial participation, you can contact us at:
