Hello Cindy,

Welcome to Vadgam.Thank you very much to join with us for help on research child development programs in vadgam village.As our facilitator Naina said we would love your help with our child development programs.yes we definitely need sponsors to organize good activities for village children's development.You are free to do as you like to help our project.However I and Naina will discuss more on project requirement and inform you the priority requirement for the project.

I am requesting you to pl.keep regular posting here for more discussion on project.I think your regular posting will be helpful to findout solution for better activities for village children's and I hope you will be find time for posting here regular basis and share your contribution with us.

We always welcome your ideas,suggestions,information,guideline here and looking for your positive response for better workout on project.

Thank you very much for interested in vadgam project.

Regards,

Nitin

Namaste Naina,

The Village Sport Program being stalled becuase i think we not posting any message on that program since long time so i think it stalled.yes we have a good sport club in village and more than 60 youth are the membar of the sport club.I m trying to develop this sport club in village becuase i think it will be helpful to village youth and children's to improve there health and also make carrier in sport activities.I think we need to develop some sport activities for children's also and I strongly beleived tht helthy body and healthy mind will helpful children's.I agreed that we can get some feasible physical education programs running for children and will try to follow up and i am sure it will be effective.

Yes thats right and good ideas that children's start to keep track on every thing where they involved and definately will helpful to better understanding the activities.Great Good ideas!!!!

Ok,we will looking for more ideas from volunteers and also like to know more about this from volunteers what they think.

Regards,

Nitin

Dear neighbours,

As you know (or perhaps don't know) me and my friends have been working on a special consultance for Vadgam education. We have asked Nitin and some of you for help and explanations of the village and thought about the improvement of the education. We have used this as our final paper for high-school, and recently, we have finally finished. So now we would like to present our advise to you all.

In the attachment you will find the paper itself, but you will also find a kind of special report to Nitin himself. I think this will be interesting to read, along with part 3 of our paper.

Please comment and tell us what you think,

Kind regards,
Eva (Renske, Anne-Wil)

Vadgam_consultancy.doc

Hi Nitin,

Just following on from Cindy's enquiry, what do you think are the priority areas of the village?
Actually let me know when you are available and maybe we could have a discussion online on msn messenger.

And also just letting you know I will be away for a week or so as there has been a death in my immediate family.
--
Naina Raj
Master of Public Health Student/ Post Grad Researcher
The University of Auckland

Dear Eva,

I have just read the report you prepared as part of your school project and thought I should commend you and colleagues on the fantastic job you guys have done. You have definitely understood the core issues of vadgam and your report reflects not only the deeper societal issues that India faces but an awareness of the cultural barriers people from outside India face when trying to offer a helping hand.

The development programs you have suggested are definitely feasible and sounds very effective.

Nitin, I was wondering what you think of the Big Brother program? I think this will not only benefit the younger kids but also allow the older ones to develop leadership qualities and prepare them in their future roles.

Re the portfolio option, as I suggested earlier in my emails, I think it would be good for the children to keep a record of their work. It will also allow them to be creative while strengthening their language, writing skills etc...and cognitive skills. I will work on a possible format/ example of the portfolio so the children have better understanding of how to make their own personalized portfolio.

Eva, I understand you have actually finished this project, however I was wondering whether you have an electronic example(of yourself or someone else (even a hypothetical one will do) of a portfolio for the children to have a look at. The reason I ask this, (as you have already experienced the language barriers), the children may not understand what we mean by a portfolio and if they could view a copy of one, this will enable them to keep a better record.
Of course, if you don't have one, don't worry, I will create one myself.

Once again thanks for the wonderful work you've done.

Good luck in your future endeavors.

Nitin, let me know what your thoughts are on Eva's suggestions

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

Dear Naina,

Thank you for your positive response! I haven´t got a portfolio example at hand, I could make one if you think it´s neccessary. I don´t mind, if you have better ideas you could do it as well. I think I could find time in the weekend.

For further help, I will try to keep in touch with Vadgam via Nabuur. I'm definately will not say goodbye yet!

Hi Naina,

First my Condolence to a death in your immediate family.As cindy's enquiry I think The priority areas is village children's education & Development Training.

Ok.I am not sure abt time different beteen newzeland and India,so requesting you to pl.let me know your availabilty as per indian standard time and date so we can arrange a more discussion online on msn messanger.Generally I am available on 6.00am to 9.00am and 7.30 pm to 13.00pm from monday to saturday and full day on sunday(as per indian standard time).so pl.arrange time schedule for discussion and we will discuss more on village preject development activities.

Regarding Eva and Her team really impressed me to what they work on make a consultancy report on vadgam children's education and I fully agreed with you that Big Brother program ,portfolio option and electronic example will be helpful children's to learn new things with diffrent way.We are once again thankful to Eva,Renske and Anne-will from Cals college for prepared wonderful document.

Thanking you,

Regards,

Nitin

Dear All,

Children's camp successfully organized by Vadagam Social & Welfare Trust on 25.04.2009 at Sembhar(Vadgam).There are more than 60 children's from Vadgam participated in the one day Training camp.Sarjan group from Gandhinagar(Mr.Tarang Hathi,Dr.Pranav Joshipura,Mr,Vastal Vora,Ytri Dave,Mittal Pandya) ,Mr.Mrugesh shah from Vadodara(www.readgujarati.com),Mr.Bharat shah from Palanpur(Abhisek Group) ,Mr. Paresh Desai from Palanpur (Youth Hostel Palanpur) ,wel-known school children's from Palanpur,Village youth paticipated in this one day camp.

The full day Camp Activities report are as per following.

- Welcome The Invited guest by Vadgam Social & Welfare Trust with Flowers.
- Praying Song (Presented by Abhisek Group Children's from Palanpur).
- Welcome Song (Presentad by Vadgam Children's).
- Welcome Speech & Trust Introduction (Nitin Pate)
- Reading Session (Sarjan Group Gandhinagar)
Abhisek Group Palanpur Provide more than 150 Books with Various Titels and sarjan
Group handling reading session programme . Children's read the books as they prefered
To read. and than sarjan group membars asking questions what they read and
understand .Children's learn from this is to How to read and learn reading method they
learn how to remembar what they read.
- Story Telling by Dr.Pranav Joshipura (Sarjan Group).
- Cultural Programme (Presented by Vadgam Children's).
- Cultural Programme (Presented by Abhisek Group,Palanpur children's)
- Trakking Activities information (Presented by Paresh Desai from Youth hostel
Palanpur)
- Asking Question's regarding all activities to children's(By Mrugesh Shah)
- Gift Booklet to children's(By Sarjan Group)
- Sing a National Song

During this Camp we take a lunch togeather with children's and also drink a tea and coffe.

Children's really enjoyed the full day with various different type of activities and learn some new things which will be helpful them to make a better future.

We started the camp Programme on 9.00 am and completed all activities at 4.30pm

Vadgam Social & welfare Trust Tahnkful to all participant and other peoples who help us to make this events successful.

Note:-Pl.Visit Gallery to find more pictures of the event.

Regards,

Nitin

Not sure what language you use in school, but you can find a very easy to read financial education story in English, Tamil and Hindi on http://www.nabuur.com/en/village/koliyonkulam/project/task/translation-e...

Best regards,
Tanja

Hello Tanja,

Welcome and Great Information.Yes Generally Gujarati & Hindi Language Used in school ,so this story definatally helpful to understand village children's.I will tell this story to village children's in weekly classroom.

If possible pl.email me the Hindi font used in this page,because I like to download the story from page and store it in my pc.

Thanking you,

Regards,

Nitin

Hi Nitin,

Please contact Somdutta, she knows better than me the details of the Hindi font.

Best,

-Tanja

Ok Tanja,

Today I posted a message to Somdutta requesting for Hindi Font.

Thanking you,

Regards,

Nitin

Dear all,

Five Children's of the village enrol for world art competition on www.lookandlearn.com

Regards,

Nitin

Dear All,

Vadgam Development Project is going well and we have doing lots of activities so far.you all are requesting to pl.visit our Trust Website http://vadgam.ning.com for more updates abt the project.

We posted regular information in trust website and use nabuur platform for online discussion regarding how we work better towards project development.

you all are requested to pl.post your comment,suggestion,information here to share with online village project discussion.

Thanking you,

Regards,

Nitin

Hi Nitin

I'm back to the field. How can I help you now.
You are doing very well your vadagam project.
keep it up.
Indira