Archive for June 16th, 2007
Getting Focus
So I’ve defined my project - an English course for teachers - except the instructor will only use and highlight the best teaching practices. The teachers will see what a difference these teaching methods take and will want to go back to the classroom right away and try them out for themselves. Well, it may […]
Read More..>>Goals for week beginning June 11th
In an effort to truly understand what the health needs in Bagar are, and where the existing health system falls short of the community’s needs, I am conducting a survey in roughly 300 households from all of Bagar’s 15 wards. This week’s goal was to finalize both the survey and the logistics behind […]
Read More..>>06.10.07 � 06.16.07
Current project
Mitigate tensions
Did this; I knew this wouldn’t be solved by holding a meeting and talking things out so I took Dharampal (a well-respected young adult in Ashok Nagar) to assist me with the art of negotiation. He and I first went to talk to Jamna Ji. We then […]
Read More..>>Weekly Update - A New, More Focused Vision
There was a major change in direction this week. All the GDL team members refined their vision for the coming year, and carved out very focused project descriptions that will aid in delivery.
Asking myself where my interest lay, I realized I wanted to work in helping technology solve a developmental issue. One of the key […]