ooh Kofi i am very sad to hear about the tree u cut it down. May i know what kind of tree is it.please can u plant some tree which does not affect the foundation in that place because planting Tree is very easy but it is very hard to maintain it and protect it from animals..i am trying to get some quality moringa trees and i think i will get it with in this week..

Go to: www.echonet.org for info on moringa and free seed.

Ken H

Hi Ken,

Today I received the CD from USA regarding "close to Nature Garden" and Organic 0-till gardening and farming in permanant beds using bucket drip irrigation.Thanks for that and I will study the guideline information in CD and will try to make practical in mini garden also.

Thanking you,

Regards,

Nitin

Hi Ken

We Thanks you for sending the CD's to our village

Hi Nithin

Please can u look the cd throughly and can u explain this to some farmers or try it in ur minifarm. whether u have conducted seminar on Morniga to village children's

Hi Ramchand,

I am thinking to first make a mini model farm in my house backyard and than explain this to some farmers,but first it in all i need to study the information in CD there is lots of different type of information in CD so it takes time to study and make it practical for mini farm.

Its very difficult to organize a seminar on moringa for village children's because slide is in english language and difficult all children's to manage only one PC I have.It will be better helpful to presentation if we have a projector.So I think when we will organize a Film shaw or other event's with use of projector(borrowed) will present moringa slides with detail presentation.

Whats your planning in pipline for vadgam project(like make website,seeds etc..)

pl.give me ideas like you suggest once a drawing competition and what your preparation for project.we need to now move forward with some concreat steps for get some results.

Thanking you,

Regards,

Nitin

I know nothing about trees. Can only refer people to those who do.

Ken

Dear Neighbours,

Please join us in welcoming Naina as your new Facilitator!

You can read more about her in her profile: http://www.nabuur.com/en/user/naina-raj/profile

Naina, best of luck with the project!

the NABUUR team

नमस्ते and Hello to Everyone!!!

As Romina's message below, I have just joined Vadgam as a facilitator and wish to express my greetings to all of you.
Truly speaking, I am not an expert in facilitating, but will try my best to carry out my duties with your kind help.

I have been in contact with Nitin who tells me that his current priority is tasks related to child development.
I in fact am quite passionate about working with children and because of my health background, I am working on a series of
presentation for children of vadgam on health. Recent research reveals that children in countries like India, sub-Saharan Africa, China etc
suffer from many health problems and I think since children are our future, we need to work towards child development. Of course there are underlying reasons for this, such as inequality, which is probably too much for us online volunteers to tackle, but I guess we all can make little contributions to help those in need.

So I welcome any of your suggestions on any feasible programs that we can offer through Nitin in the local schools. Further, I am aware that many of you are already involved in different projects (and completed many as well) and I would like to thank all of you for your hard work.

As Kofi Annan says "We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.” And so let us all come together to extend a helping hand to the children of Vadgam.

Regards to all of you,
Naina

--
Naina Raj
Master of Public Health Student/ Post Grad Researcher
The University of Auckland

Hi Naina
My congratulations! I will visit Vadagam when ever I have free time.

Hi Nitin
Herewith I 'm pasting the details you requested earlier. Hope Naina will
work with you, to give opportunities to Vadagam kids.
Regards
Indira

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CLASS ROOM ESSENCIAS
1. Teacher’s Desk and Chair.
2. Desks/Chairs or Benches.
3. Carpet
4. Chalk Board and White Board (Paper)
5. Shelf/Racks and Bins(Books/ Toys)
6. Stationery-pencils/erasers/crayons and pencil crayons , scissors, lined and blank papers.
7. Posters on the wall.(alphabet /stuff learned/calendar/clock)
Magic words- Please and Thank you
Appreciate/Respect
Excuse/Sorry and apologies
8. Thinking chair for inappropriate behavior

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SUBJECTS
English
Math
. Social Science
. Science
Reading
. Sports
. Music
Drawing
Yoga /Meditation
Environment
Computer
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ACTIVITIES
Gym-Walk
Out side play and collect leaves and clean parks or so
Shapes
Bingo/Scrabble/Lego/Building blocks/puzzles
Sand box/Bean bags/Play dough
Story telling/Listen/Library
Share/Care/Respect

Nutrition Break

Hi Indira,

Thanks for the information you have supplied. Will definitely try my best. I am open to your suggestions.

Nitin,

Is this the kinds of things you are looking for? In terms of the classroom supplies, do you already have these?
The outdoor activities sounds good, which you can incorporate in the school schedule,
it will definitely freshen children's mind.

Also, just letting you know, I am checking my mail every second or third day as I am trying to complete my dissertation which is
on Traumatic Brain Injury. I'll try to reply to tasks asap.

Furthermore, I am about to finish the first part of the presentation and will email it to you by the end of this week.
Maybe you can present it to your class on Monday next week:)

Regards,
Naina
--
Naina Raj
Master of Public Health Student/ Post Grad Researcher
The University of Auckland

Hi Nitin,

I have completed the first part of the presentation as discussed earlier and have emailed it to you. It is in English with only some hindi words so you will have to translate it to your language. I do have gujrati language software but because I don't understand the language, I unfortunately was not able to use.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Hope it goes well.
--
Naina Raj
Master of Public Health Student/ Post Grad Researcher
The University of Auckland

Hi Indira,

I am very sorry to late reply because i am out of village in last week.

Thank you very much for posting a list of CLASS ROOM ESSENCIAS,SUBJECTS
and ACTIVITIES.we will try our best to follow all the things you suggested.

we also welcome your visit to vadgam and its will be our pleasure whenever you are in vadgam and with village children's.Hope you will be plan to visit vadgam as early as possible to encourage village childrens as well as village development activities.

Thank you very much

Regards,

Nitin

Hi Naina,

Sorry for late reply because I am our of village in last week.

Thank you very much for posting positive reply to Indira.

Yes we are looking for such kind of things like classroom supplies if it possible.no haven't all things as per suggested by indira but i use my own house furniture which is available for minimum requirement.so I think if we find such type furniture than we are thinking to take room in village with rent for make class room more useful for children's.

I also agreed with you that outdoor activities sound good and we definately continue it.

its good to know that you are going to complete dissertation on traumatic brain injury.I realy proude for you to do such a good work.

Thank you very much.

Regards,

Nitin

Hi Naina,

Thank you very much for sent a wonderful presentation for Health related knowledge and I am very sure to it will be very useful to understand children's and also awareness to health related issues.

ok,I will present this presentation to children's in today's class room and translate it in Gujarati.I understand well what you mention in slide so it will not be difficult me to translate in gujarati.Hindi words is good to attract children's and will be plus point in presentation.

we are very thankful to take time for preapre such a good presentation.such type of education which is different than routine class room activities will be attract children's to learn with different way.

I think video vision is more useful to learn better education in 21th centuary education.

I will post News regarding this on news option with children's feedback.

Thank you very much once again.

Regards,

Nitin