HOPE worldwide Rajasthan: January 2010

Friday, January 15, 2010

The Wait is Over - Computer lab at Shri Sultan Govt School to be operational from Feb 2010

Patience and perseverance are rewarding. It has been a big challenge to get things moving in our pace working with the Government. However, I must say that good intentions and good partners help us achieve our goal. We look forward to having our Computer lab ready for official inauguration in February 2010 at Shri Sultan Senior Secondary School. Over 600 children and community youth are very eager to take benefit. The lab consists of 21 Computers with software, printer, projector and air conditioners. HOPE worldwide will run the facility providing free computer education to the school children and provide vocational courses to the youth through batches scheduled after/before the school hours at a nominal fee. We are looking for commited funding who could provide funds to cover the running cost. The cost for educating a child every month is only about Rs.50/-. This will be a first of its kind lab in whole of Pali District providing free computer learning to the poorest of the poor.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Wonderful Memories

GOVT PRIMARY SCHOOL- MADERNA COLONY, JODHPUR- 22nd Dec 2009

Children at Maderna School having dancing classes

Phil and Ada Tutt taching rhymes with actions to children at Maderna school.

All the teachers and children welcomed the volunteers at Govt Primary school-Maderna Colony, Jodhpur. The volunteers introduced themselves and took different sessions. It was interesting to see that children no matter where they are from are so innocent and curious to learn, Jeremy Commented. It was exciting to see all the volunteers take classes of topics like drawing and painting, singing and dancing and rhymes on a big screen. Children enjoyed doing all the actions for the rhymes. At the end of the day all the Primary school students received a set Crayons.

JAIPUR TRIP

Hope Team at Jaipur

Christmas celebrations

Visiting Jaipur with the volunteers during the Christmas holidays was fun. Jaipur city definitely reminds us of the historical past structures. We visited Jantar Mantar: calculating time and so accurate stands true even today, government museum, peaceful and beautiful: Birla Mandir and Aamer palace. Christmas get together was fun and the best part was gifts and sharing from invisible Santa.

SHRI SULTAN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL- PALI

WINTER CAMP 28th-30th Dec 2009

HOPE delegates welcomed by the school

Assembly at School

HOPE staff and the Australian volunteer team arrived at Shri Sultan Senior Secondary School- Pali for a three day Winter Camp organised by HOPE worldwide from 28th Dec - 30th Dec2009. After the assembly we had semi finals for all the games, finals will be held on 30th Dec 2009.

TEACHER'S WORKSHOP

A teacher’s workshop was held on Teaching Methodologies were taught by Jeremy Newton Johna secondary school teacher in Australia.

After lunch cricket finals was held between students from 11th and 12th grade and to everyone’s surprise 11th class won the match.

WINTER CAMP :- DAY 2- 29th Dec 2009

Phillip Tolot and Sukanya in Drawing and Painting classes

Jeremy John and Vigil Wilson in Composition writing class

PAINTING AT PRIMARY SCHOOL- PALI

Tim Lumsden(down) and Phillip Tutt

Phillip Tolot

Jeremy John

On the second day of the winter camp, the whole school was divided into groups marked by colorful ribbons on their wrists and different sessions were held: like drawing and painting, singing and dancing, composition writing, Spoken English and Movie (Home Alone-1). Painting in Primary School was completed, the Australian Volunteers painted for the primary children faces of tiger, Elephant, Kangaroo and Magpai.

WINTER CAMP -DAY 3,

SPORTS DAY - 30th Dec 2009

Get the chocolate from flour!!!

Lemon and Spoon Race

Sack Race

Prize distribution ceremony for the Sports Day in Pali

JALORE- 1st Jan 2010- Govt Schools- Rajendra Nagar

Ada Tutt distributing notebooks to the children in Secondary School

Volunteers with Govt Primary School

HIV/AIDS HOME VISIT- 1st Jan 2010, Jalore

HOPE Team and Volunteers spent an evening with Home kids

Tim Lumsden with the HIV/AIDS Home Kids.

Everyone Cheers:-)

Mr. Mahaveer Jain( Program Manager) HOPE worldwide, Rajasthan with the kids.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Five Aussies create great memories for over 700 children

It was a continuous journey fully packed with events for the school children from one place to other covering Jodhpur, Pali and Jalore. The volunteers were no less than celebreties (the students took photographs, autographs and had numerous interactions...) The program was widely covered by the media... This was the first ever time that the students had oppurtunity to hear to interact with Australians. The activities included, sport day at Pali school, singing and dancing session, drawing and painting, spoken English, HOME ALONE 1 movie. Personally it was shocking to hear that in Govt Primary School- Rajendra Nagar in Jalore district the students colored for the first time in their lives... It did create amazing memories... the Rajasthan HOPE team would like to thank Jeremy Newton, Ada Tutt, Philip Tutt, Tim lumsden and Philip Tolot who took out two weeks on their own cost to spend time volunteering with HOPE worldwide programmes in Rajasthan....Vigil Wilson, Sunil, Devender, Mamta were the local volunteers without their efforts the program would not have been successful. This was a second event by the volunteers after the American embassy School volunteers. The Schools are in great need for Computer assisted learning and spoken English training, we are in the process to get the Government funding to establish the computer labs in seven schools, however we are seeking funds for running cost. We look forward to make it a culture in HOPE worldwide Rajasthan to have this programme orgranised periodically. (Posted by Mahaveer Jain)