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Presentation
Birth of the association…
I have been many times to
India, and I have always been moved by life and schooling conditions there. Then
during a trip in february 2003, I met a trusty local, Jasveer Singh,
whose personal involvement gave me the opportunity to set up this project (with
the help of my parents who have been in love with India for 25 years). So as
soon as we came back, we created this association whose goal is to improve the
living and working conditions of the children of the village of Katholi in the
Rajasthan in India.
The
reasons which urged me to materialize this project …
The motivations are here, and I never wonder " why ?
" helping others, but rather " How ? ".
From that, it is not so difficult to reach objectives
The Indian state educative system is very
weak (although school is officially compulsory until 14 years old) and
sometimes it does not exist at all in some villages situated in the
country where it is true that the children are often obliged to work in
the fields.
But Jasveer Singh and my self are convinced that their current survival and
future successes depend of their education.
Several private schools exist in India, but they are very expensive, reserved
for the elite, and situated in the urban zones.
The objectives of the association are defined in Clause 2 of the statutes:
" education and durable development within communities discriminated in
India (States of Rajasthan and Himashal Pradesh)"
That can maybe seem ambitious,
but in view of what has already( made ) done in two years, I think
that cost is minimal for creating Projects . And as Gandhi, said One
step at a time is enough for me "
Who are our
indian partner ?
 Jasveer
Singh our 1st partner to Katholi is a manager of a reconverted hotel in
Roopangarh (15km from Katholi). He created the school in his village 3 years ago,
in memory of his dead father.
When the school re-opened in 2001, it counted 2 outside classes of 15
pupils each.
The rented premises were very precarious (neither drinking water nor electricity).
The association intervened from the start of the new term in 2003, and
aftrewards I was able to verify the headway of the works repeatedly (in August
2003, March 2004, on summer 2004 and 2005)
Ramsawroop Parjarat, the headmaster and English teacher in
the school of Katholi, is a very devoted man .Besides having a grant,
he gains moral support and educational advice for the good progress of the
programs. The teachers understand, at the moment, the importance of a pedagogy
which respects the rhythm of every child whilst privileging their creativity.
Bharat Vyas, created a school 3 years ago in
Jaïsalmer, in
a very destitute district. He is also the headmaster and the English teacher
there.
Amardeep Singh, manager of a hotel in Udaipur, and his
family, created an Indian NGO to help the inhabitants of tribal village of
Jindoli.
And, my mother Françoise Cartiéri helps the
association to widen its projects even more easily , with notably a
permanant control of the actions and projects realized.
And even if I make this site in my name, it is obvious that my mother gets
involved at least as much as me, especially betxeen 2004 and 2008 when she was
living in India.
She studies the new projects, controls their realizations; I take charge of all the marketing and advertising in order to publicize
the association, and then together we harvest capital …
The
Main objectives of the association...
The
education of a child , it is to insure him or her a better future.
To teach
reading and writing in order to form an adult allows him or her to escape the
infernal circle of poverty.
Health education makes possible for families to understand and
manage their hygiene of life. A dispensary in a rural community allows a medical
follow-up of the families, and an access to first aid.
Sustained development The implementation of these complementary
objectives, carried out in an interactive way , will induce the birth of a sustained
development in the centre of rural, ethnic and tribal Indian communities .
We got back there to contribute some hard work to
the project and also to improve our network of relationships. Our experience on
site is really rewarding, and we are fully satisfied with what has been
accomplished.
Your support is invaluable : you can
make many things easier.
For 15€ per month, you allow a child to learn how to read, write,
count in Hindi and in English, for a better future.
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