MANIARI VILLAGE INTERVENTIONS
The Village of Maniari lies on the border of India and Pakistan, and was selected for distribution of educational materials, clothes, and foot wear to children.
Like other border villages in the area, Maniari faces the brunt of frequent cross border skirmishes and shillings, causing a depression of its economy. DURGA funded Village interventions in both 2017 and 2018.
Like other border villages in the area, Maniari faces the brunt of frequent cross border skirmishes and shillings, causing a depression of its economy. DURGA funded Village interventions in both 2017 and 2018.
Each time, two visits were made to the village. During the first visit, villagers were informed that DURGA would be holding a function in the village and distributing supplies. At this visit the names of students, the specific educational materials needed, and similar details were taken. As an example, one high schooler gave the specific name of a biology guide that he needed, but could not afford. One week later, DURGA organized a function in the village Maniari. A halwai (or caterer) team was hired. They provided a simple and tasty meal of Rajma (kidney bean curry), Ambal (a pumpkin-based vegetable dish), and rice for the village children and their families. The food was eaten for both lunch and dinner on the day of the function.
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2017 Intervention
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2018 Intervention
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Educational supplies were distributed. They consisted of specific textbooks, study guides, dictionaries, notebooks, pens, pencils, and erasers.
Clothes including shirts, salwar kameezes, and dresses were purchased and distributed to the village children. While the village children are provided one uniform free of charge from school, because of extreme poverty and lack of other adequate clothes, students wear their uniform at home, causing it to wear down rapidly. The everyday-wear clothes distributed to the village children were smart and functional, giving the children clothes to wear at home and preserving the wear and tear of their school uniforms. Footwear was also purchased and distributed to the village children, so that the many who roamed barefoot could now have adequate protection for their feet, helping to prevent conditions such as Tetanus. A total of Rs.73,000 was spent on the Maniari intervention in 2017. We repeated our intervention in 2018. |