tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70615445833547544452024-02-21T08:02:37.258+05:30Journal of Barli Development Institute for Rural WomenBarli Development Institute for Rural Womenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118521824389182989noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061544583354754445.post-54345377105096448792010-05-04T12:19:00.006+05:302010-05-04T15:24:13.320+05:30Cancer Awarness at BarliDate 3rd May 2010<br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><u><span style="font-size:16;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Cancer Awareness Training at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Barli Institute<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></u></b></p><br /><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-size:12;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Today ,a group of doctors, Dr. Digpal Dharkar, Dr. Baldev Dimbani, Dr. Rakesh Taran, Dr. Aviramavat, Dr. Gaurav Gupta, Dr. Amit Joshi and Mrs Mona,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>from “<a href="http://www.indorecancerfoundation.org/">Indore Cancer Foundation</a>” conducted<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a training programme at Barli Development Institute for Rural Women, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Indore</st1:city></st1:place>. The topics of this programme were Cancer detection and various related tests, myths about Cancer, prevention and treatment of Cancer, and the facilities at the Cancer Foundation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOB6Jl3cVSi5Np9azEOyLLC8pmCe9GsOYBDAZPrxV6ktFVanHxA_crPpJtDnCm8l-mPPyC-DdavIMsDqQ0KDpGnejK06zdznkX5rX2Dw5n6UPsmA5hUmW3gPMTVSjdzO05F_zTUaewdr9w/s1600/Doctors.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 189px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467315494848671618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOB6Jl3cVSi5Np9azEOyLLC8pmCe9GsOYBDAZPrxV6ktFVanHxA_crPpJtDnCm8l-mPPyC-DdavIMsDqQ0KDpGnejK06zdznkX5rX2Dw5n6UPsmA5hUmW3gPMTVSjdzO05F_zTUaewdr9w/s320/Doctors.jpg" /></a>The programme was organised by Barli Development Institute For Rural Women and more than 100 participants from 46 villages of Dhar, Alirajpur, Khargone, Khandwa and Dewas of Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra and Chatisgarh attended this programme. Most of these women trainees had never gone to school and it was the first time in their lives to participate in such a programme.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt; mso-pagination: none" class="MsoBodyText3" align="left"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12;"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></p><span style="font-size:12;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Dr. Dharker talked about the treatment of Cancer, the latest technological developments, the facilities at Indore Cancer Foundation and that he conducts breast cancer surgeries for poor patients at <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Mission</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Hospital</st1:placetype></st1:place> at the cost of Rs 12,000, all inclusive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Dr. Baldev gave detailed information about symptoms and causes of Cancer, Dr. Rakesh Taran talked about treatment of Cancer through Chemotherapy, Dr. Aviramavat gave information on oral cancer its and prevention, Dr. Gaurav Gupta dispelled myths about Cancer, Dr. Amit Joshi discussed the importance of early detection of Cancer and Mrs Mona interacted with the women to answer their personal questions. The Director of the Institute, Dr. (Mrs.) Janak Palta McGilligan, welcomed the guests <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwNab0gCE6MqjZRMbwUQuP3ZskVe8h3Mo6L9BgR6lLoX4ceRelosVqFeH_HZ74NehQdGjHeCXd-emfeT2lfdsbROHjzWicuXiVROfeSQ45mu3WAhNWY1PLvNpN881TEcMDajIbrGAwM3j/s1600/cancer+group.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 109px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467317914115239138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwNab0gCE6MqjZRMbwUQuP3ZskVe8h3Mo6L9BgR6lLoX4ceRelosVqFeH_HZ74NehQdGjHeCXd-emfeT2lfdsbROHjzWicuXiVROfeSQ45mu3WAhNWY1PLvNpN881TEcMDajIbrGAwM3j/s320/cancer+group.jpg" /></a>and gave the introduction of the training workshop. Mr Jimmy McGilligan, manager of the Institute also attended the workshop and Mrs Chanda Pipria thanked all the doctors and the <a href="http://www.indorecancerfoundation.org/">Indore Cancer Foundation</a>.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:12;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:12;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><a href="http://www.barli.org/">Visit our web site<o:p></o:p></a></span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="left"><br /></p>Barli Development Institute for Rural Womenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118521824389182989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061544583354754445.post-27543369958966640912009-11-27T12:23:00.014+05:302012-01-02T18:38:13.551+05:30Barli Development Institute for Rural Women Holds 97th Graduation Ceremony<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigt-gpFj2RJT-6qkpybIi9owtEfxl-4X3X2pu_vw0UWnlIxkynmgFmMU7u1Bsu95DV7z8R5E3upt9f3gHASmZ4LOMPG3i1eCz7bbFf2TFS2Y5hmlbfFiNXE8byWbgBJcmUv8Les6UGR3wN/s1600/97graduation1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408674033903532338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigt-gpFj2RJT-6qkpybIi9owtEfxl-4X3X2pu_vw0UWnlIxkynmgFmMU7u1Bsu95DV7z8R5E3upt9f3gHASmZ4LOMPG3i1eCz7bbFf2TFS2Y5hmlbfFiNXE8byWbgBJcmUv8Les6UGR3wN/s400/97graduation1.jpg" style="float: left; height: 86px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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On 9th November 2009 the 97th Graduation Ceremony of Barli Development Institute for Rural Women at its Campus in Indore.<br />
Dr. Mrs, Archana Ranka, Head, School of Law, DAVV Indore, the Chief Guest, presented Certificates to 75 rural & tribal young women who completed six-month training courses. 30 trainees were also given solar parabolic cookers donated by Terra Foundation from Spain.<br />
These young women had come from 28 villages of Dhar, Alirajpur, Khargone, Badwani, Harda districts of Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar, and Chhattisgarh. She encouraged them to know more about their their rights and stand for justice and continue their studies after going from here so that they will become successful mothers<br />
Dr Mrs Chhaya Matange, eminent Musician and Ayog Mitra of Madhya Pradesh Human Rights commission while presiding over the ceremony commended the enabling learning environment of the Barli Campus and the dedicated efforts of the Institute to develop these women as local human resources . UNICEF (M. P) Consultants Nagesh Patidar from Shivpuri and Mr Kripa Shankar from Guna, the special guests called these graduates as role models and leaders for their communities and they also stated that they are planning to send their volunteers for training communities in Shivpuri and Guna.<br />
Manager of the Institute Mr. Jimmy McGilligan said “ in every village people have mobile phones, once you own a mobile phone, you start spending money but the moment you own a solar cooker it starts saving your money, your time, your health and the health of your environment, therefore we hope those of you who are taking solar cookers home will be helping their communities saving all this.”<br />
Dr Janak Palta McGilligan, the Director of the Institute, welcomed the guest and gave an introduction of the Institute that it was established by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of India in 1985. It is a Baha’i inspired NGO committed to promote education, gender equality, the harmony of science and religion, Unity , harmony ,Peace and protect the environment .Barli Institute is striving to reach the unreached and the most neglected rural and tribal women and empower them by training as social change agents of their communities .She informed by now more than 5000 trainees have returned to their communities and helping about 500 communities. Institute trains them using a holistic approach integrating literacy ,health , personal and community Development Income generating skills and most of them come as illiterates and after 6 months they sit a 1.5 hour written examination for Institute of National Open Schooling.<br />
Madhumita from Orissa, Beenu and Neetu from Bihar, Chhanna from Khagone, Banni Dawar from Alirajpur were among many of those who very confidently came up to the microphone and shared their experiences of positive changes they recognized themselves before and after the training, including the level of knowledge, skills, social behavior etc. They also sang self composed folk songs on various themes of development and messages for their communities.<br />
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During the ceremony 30 Alsol 1.4 solar cookers were handed over to 30 graduates of the institute, these solar cooker are donated by the Terra Foundation in Barcelona Spain for the benefit of Barli's graduating young rural and tribal women. The trainees pay only 1000 rupees for the cookers and undergo 4 days compulsory training on maintaining and using the solar cookers, also how to use it to generate income by cooking and selling packed snacks etc.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3cEtvlrVKCRFaGaBIkJ_a3t_W5KcUoHkt11NlB1SKSgBM8yfR9E16uFfkk355G2qWhC1C1w657DY0MtiWOInbia5bKSk9I1tiqX2OJ0QEPDDJ5OfClEN2Qyt-eMBma6uEJiFOkSnzPTB/s1600/97graduation5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408678537775819506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3cEtvlrVKCRFaGaBIkJ_a3t_W5KcUoHkt11NlB1SKSgBM8yfR9E16uFfkk355G2qWhC1C1w657DY0MtiWOInbia5bKSk9I1tiqX2OJ0QEPDDJ5OfClEN2Qyt-eMBma6uEJiFOkSnzPTB/s400/97graduation5.jpg" style="float: left; height: 203px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px;" /></a>Ms Anjum Sood the Deputy Director gave the vote of thanks and Dhedi Bagdhare conducted the programme.<br />
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These solar cookers are taken to their homes by the graduates by choice after paying 1000 rupees and taking 4 days t<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsL-dJpz9E3769Vu2zzjkLdp2W0MHa01KfmEfqKckp0DIb7_rmGikJLQyvVkLonX-vzRmMRGMf5a9VDQUb56QipK4ti-pf5QheEZpFRxq8qBgNNqNXvwBV9P9lNPat6O4KhJGvCA5y3P6/s1600/receiving-solar-cookers.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408022389944653826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsL-dJpz9E3769Vu2zzjkLdp2W0MHa01KfmEfqKckp0DIb7_rmGikJLQyvVkLonX-vzRmMRGMf5a9VDQUb56QipK4ti-pf5QheEZpFRxq8qBgNNqNXvwBV9P9lNPat6O4KhJGvCA5y3P6/s400/receiving-solar-cookers.jpg" /></a>raining in maintaining and using the solar cooker. These <a href="http://www.alsol.es/alsol14.html">Alsol I.4 solar cookers </a>have been gifted to the Barli Institute by the <a href="http://www.ecoterra.org/subcat.php?lang=en&cat=1&subcat=15">Terra Foundation </a>based in Barcelona Spain for the benefit of Barli's outgoing village and rural young women graduates.<br />Unfortunately the 4 day cooking training was a real washout owing to the effects of cyclonic storm 'Phyan' which narrowly missed the city of Mumbai on 11th November, resulting in widespread heavy rainfall over the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh for more than one week.<br />The training started inside by showing them Imma Seifert's video on how to maintain, care for, cook, bake, fry and do all the many other thing the cooker can be used for, this was a really good beginning, the young women could see the idifferent items being cooked, they would also see the heat retaining baskets n use, as it was raining outside time could be taken to answer their many questions. The Spanish version of this video film can be seen at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/buSULoF9kdQ&hl=es">http://www.youtube.com/v/buSULoF9kdQ&hl=es</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/buSULoF9kdQ&hl=es"></a><br /><br />For the 2 years a team from the Institute goes out to the villages and assembles the the solar cookers. earlier the graduates were trained to assemble the cookers at the Institute as part of <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZ0514V755O8QfB7W0MjA9h-zq9fBAub4-FDufQoFnJZJVT-uWHsNbWzNO9U7b5uBNOG1Edtvbj7NTsArZ7_WwWPlspyRKAa1gRrt0bMfr3qm6b6l_q13aw12BQC_dw1JLBzGaJ1hV95p/s1600/training-to-build-solar-cooker2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 89px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408023376387508322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZ0514V755O8QfB7W0MjA9h-zq9fBAub4-FDufQoFnJZJVT-uWHsNbWzNO9U7b5uBNOG1Edtvbj7NTsArZ7_WwWPlspyRKAa1gRrt0bMfr3qm6b6l_q13aw12BQC_dw1JLBzGaJ1hV95p/s400/training-to-build-solar-cooker2.jpg" /></a>the training, this proved difficult as it takes 2 days to train her and when she goes to the village she has to only assemble one solar cooker, then in the village the untrained male members of the family interfere and mistakes are often made.<br />As the weather was not suitable to give training in cooking and several trainees taking solar cooker were from distant states of Bihar, Orissa and Chhattisgarh, is is difficult to send the barli team so far. Training was given in assembling the cookers to these trainees. the others would also learn how to maintain the cooker and use it safely.<br /><br />It was still raining when the graduates and Institute team to assemble reluctantly left the campus not knowing what the situation would be like in the villages. The team comprised of Sakeram Dawer, who has 10 years experience of working with parabolic solar cookers including manufacturing Scheffler reflectors at Barli, and two volunteers Basile Roux from Basel Switzerland and Kahlil Guilbaud from Miami USA, both have been volunteering at the institute for several months and experienced in working with the solar cookers.<br />Below are some pictures of of the Barli Graduates and family members with their solar cookers at the respective homes in the villages.<br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 416px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 90px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408025092425978482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-xpC0DkdAPwhNF9Zo2lLaTR53VTAAyFL6wXMRkNp4dxnh2llyxHQTLdJvmTkES4QXUhChbUb1d9nY4RafV1Hfj2vW7GnfmecXxpyd9SgOE_a55SQv32VZh4at1Z7w15X3_HPXMCkFKSV/s400/solar-cookers-in-village1.jpg" /> Below are some pictures with the solar cookers in the villages, graduates and their family members with assembly team of Barli volunteers and staff. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 429px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 97px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408026091020020178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDukDBMZB_G-3tXmeO22EFDoWPXIFXhOZTCjmify77SvZFVnqSfSVP3Jwayn9V9potqmRkzU8Uugv52lTQZS3COF7d9XwG3LkmyyI2AtAhZ6_QEbX8KIsaCPazTz0hsBxiU9m23SmxvrD/s400/solar-cookers-in-village3.jpg" /><br />On returning from the villages Volunteer Basile Roux Wrote:<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000099;"><em>"</em></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><em><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="color:#000099;">It was a fascinating experience of rural India.<br />We went for three days in the countryside to help install solar cookers in approximately ten different villages.<br />We slept on site in the houses of the villagers, and left in the morning at around 7 a.m. for the next village.<br />We were riding a motorcycle and the landscape was gorgeous.<br />It was very different from urban India: no pollution, hardly any mosquito, and the villagers proved even more curious about foreigners than people from the cities.<br />It was really a great experience, not very comfortable, but hugely interesting."</span><br /></span></em><a href="http://www.barli.org/News-Archive/Barli-graduates-get-solar-cookers-from-spain.html">For same news, more photos </a></span><br /><a href="http://www.barli.org/News-Archive/Barli-graduates-get-solar-cookers-from-spain.html">Visit our Web Site</a></p>Barli Development Institute for Rural Womenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118521824389182989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061544583354754445.post-63759632416574390882009-10-03T08:23:00.007+05:302012-01-02T18:39:08.051+05:30Graduation Ceremony of Trainees of Extension Centers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Graduation Ceremony of 51 Trainees of Extension Centers of Barli Development Institute for Rural Women held in Village Govindpur near Kanker in Chatisgarh<br />
On 19 September Director and Manager of Barli Development Institute traveled to Kanker in Chatisgarh for the graduation ceremony of 51 trainees of the 3 Extension Centres held in Panchyat Bhavan, village Govindpur near Kanker in the State of Chatisgarh.<br />
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Graduation Ceremony at Govindpur<br />
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Arriving at Govindpur Extension Centre on the morning of 19th September 2009 they were warmly welcomed by the trainees and the staff of the Extension centers and taken inside the training centre and shown around and were heartening to see the training centre and the spirit and enthusiasm of all the trainees and the staff who were busy preparing for the graduation ceremony of three batches of more than 50 trainees who had just completed their training programme conducted in 3 different villages in Kanker district. It was also observed that they used village common centre (venue ) and had most of the furniture and tents from village level local neighbouring institutions rather than renting for the function. This increases the level of community participation and sense of ownership.<br />
Mr. Avinash Champawat IAS, Collector of their district Kanker was the chief Guest of the graduation ceremony (His wife Mrs. Neha Champawat is IPS officer posted as Superintendent Police in Dhamtari, the neighboring district of Kanker.)<br />
Just as he arrived he got very interested to know more about the parabolic solar cooker that was <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQQTobrJ4d7Baw1CwzJLbVr0xsOU7EJnuuvMP6UpGqKtg608XAPLGiIqDEC5YKYWav7MsmPnlqU-4g9fleE54yu08WXwP6fUHbe3uUnQwhas3Egvd-YzNIdDf0XeyPvSQd7NYyHEaiKoN/s1600-h/dsc_0756-400px.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388205850942591330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQQTobrJ4d7Baw1CwzJLbVr0xsOU7EJnuuvMP6UpGqKtg608XAPLGiIqDEC5YKYWav7MsmPnlqU-4g9fleE54yu08WXwP6fUHbe3uUnQwhas3Egvd-YzNIdDf0XeyPvSQd7NYyHEaiKoN/s400/dsc_0756-400px.jpg" style="float: left; height: 268px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px;" /></a>displayed at the venue and spent quite sometime with Jimmy McGilligan, the manager of the Institute who told the collector that Barli Institute, among all main components of its programmes, is also committed to promotion of solar energy in communities of its trainees. He was then shown around the training centre by the trainers and he interacted with the trainees.<br />
Soon the graduation ceremony started and many of the graduates shared very interesting stories of changes that the training has brought in them .The collector presented the certificates to all the graduates and in his address he encouraged the trainees to be fearless and that he was extremely happy to be there to see the progress that they have all made as a result of grassroots based community development programme through these women who are also sharing their learning with their communities.<br />
He also commended the role of Barli NGO as the Government cannot do all the development. He also assured all the women of all his help and he will be happy to collaborate with Barli Institute in any of its activities in future.<br />
Ms Lata Yadav the training in welcomed all the guests and gave an introduction of the extension centers and explained the word Barli with its literal meaning of the Bhilali word as Central Pillar that holds the house and the Institute considers women as the Barli of a family and the society.<br />
The director of the Institute congratulated all the graduates for successful completion of their course and wished each one of them to return to their villages to become Barlis share all the knowledge, skills and experience in a way that they may establish love, unity and peace along with prosperity and specially educate the children and make sure to have violence free society as a result there will be no conflict, no naxalism. She also encouraged them to go to the authorities and utilize all the government schemes.<br />
The manager of the Institute also expressed his happiness over the progress made by these centers and he wished to live to see them growing from strength to strength. Mrs. Manna Sharma shared her experience of how she went to Indore from Tripura and undertook training and now moved to serve the women in this area.<br />
Some of the outgoing trainees like Ramtu Mandawi, Padmani Gajbala shared their experiences of learning about health, importance of being good human being, children’s education, and HIV AIDS and they were also happy that they have learnt cutting and Tailoring. Another local trainer Ms Maheshwari also expressed her sense of achievement of becoming a trainer after taking training at one of the extension centers earlier.<br />
Vote of thanks was given by another trainee turned trainer Ishwari Devi. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DlTp19DBbCJYZXYpSNSiEsF7MU_cvMK_cTLrKvNav0P_2vnZ_2kr4QT-iT8ZZBSyUKKnGHn3rd1-GqB4vgtJ-EyFm4W5Tk_8lp5KKaUei8-lBz41RPotjtyXxq4G5Qp72o40CWyTYvKF/s1600-h/barliext09-4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388206826630182050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DlTp19DBbCJYZXYpSNSiEsF7MU_cvMK_cTLrKvNav0P_2vnZ_2kr4QT-iT8ZZBSyUKKnGHn3rd1-GqB4vgtJ-EyFm4W5Tk_8lp5KKaUei8-lBz41RPotjtyXxq4G5Qp72o40CWyTYvKF/s400/barliext09-4.jpg" style="float: left; height: 164px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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This has now been a practice for about 18 years in that approximately half way through the 6 month training programme, the parents and guardians of the trainees/students are invited to the Institute for 3 day meeting to witness the work of the Institute.<br />107 members of families of the trainees came from 30 different villages of Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh and Bihar. they were all warmly welcomed by all the staff. On 29th the Director Dr. Janak Palta McGilligan introduced all the members of staff to the parents and their respective roles in training the young women. Many of the parents and family members and the trainees also introduce themselves and spoke about the training the young women receive at the Institute.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0LcO3Q0cRpaKpYVOZ_vN_i6Ozq6YqkkgnlUvcz-qCzOkABO-FR4Wm9etcYGZWl0L9vHwudpvoLk71DdS8QayOVkVb1MGjx30_d5lKifUGygTU1-cdwP4sXkGw5XkgK6Mfub8omHWZi8h/s1600-h/parents8-2009-2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 277px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 135px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388195284776110162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0LcO3Q0cRpaKpYVOZ_vN_i6Ozq6YqkkgnlUvcz-qCzOkABO-FR4Wm9etcYGZWl0L9vHwudpvoLk71DdS8QayOVkVb1MGjx30_d5lKifUGygTU1-cdwP4sXkGw5XkgK6Mfub8omHWZi8h/s320/parents8-2009-2.jpg" /></a>They were extremely overwhelmed to see their daughters involved in gardening and vegetable growing, cleaning, making the food with the solar cookers, reading and writing and learning many other skills like cutting and tailoring.<br />Maliki Kharat’s father Mr. Badadu kharat said that, “I am so happy to see my daughter able to read and write and now also speaks Hindi.”<br />Bunny Dawar mother Mrs. Gurli Dawar said, “we could never imagine that our daughter can learn to read and write and she will be an inspiration for many more girls who would like to come and get training from this institute.”<br />Babita’s father was impressed to see his daughter chanting a prayer in Hindi so nicely, just after 3 months when she came she was illiterate.<br />Nanti’s brother pointed out that he appreciates the love, unity and harmony among all the trainees.<br />Pooja’s father Sham said, “When my daughter was at home she was illiterate now she can read and write and at the Institute she has also learnt home remedies for the various diseases.”<br />Madhi’s father Ramesh said, “My daughter learnt the use of tailoring machine and many good things, I am happy to see the change and improvement.”<br />Sangita’s father Silad from Alirajpur said, “The atmosphere here is very nice my daughter has learnt to read a book in the class in three months. She was fortunate to come here. Geeta’s mother Meera said “my daughter came here just to learn cutting and tailoring but it’s amazing to see her learning so many things and above all her personal behavior has improved.<br />Brother of Artti Taroly Mr. Antar Singh from Badwani said that in villages people don’t think about their daughters but seeing this institute I can say really women are being empowered.<br />Neetu’s father from Bihar said, “I came here not just to see my daughter but also to visit the Institute. The environment in the Institute is very nice. Happy to see that the girls are given such good education, they can make a better future.” Urmila’s brother Chandra Sahu shared “After coming here I am really happy that she is learning and doing her best its all because of the love and care she gets from the staffs here.”<br />Indra said, “A women should be educated and literate because mother is the first teacher for her child. If she is literate she can easily take care of her family she can also take decision about how many babies she needs to have.”<br />Neetu said, “In Institute we learn unity, service, consultation, co-operation, health and development and we can by this be helpful to our families and the community.”<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfm3GH1egKMmlV3ujMKnyuujGjpmI-mlideKhD4sfDwCjDWmg3E8a88BJwbbGSx5unpRuzlEqka0yoyLt0iI8e3WYkUyyO-kJHOBF7bpJ7g_iR-zq12-3OAZuYX60eULRV6eUNkUttvBg/s1600-h/parents8-2009-6.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 392px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 84px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388196428589285010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfm3GH1egKMmlV3ujMKnyuujGjpmI-mlideKhD4sfDwCjDWmg3E8a88BJwbbGSx5unpRuzlEqka0yoyLt0iI8e3WYkUyyO-kJHOBF7bpJ7g_iR-zq12-3OAZuYX60eULRV6eUNkUttvBg/s400/parents8-2009-6.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="left"><br /><br />For same news with more photos visit <a href="http://www.barli.org/News-Archive/Parents-Meeting-Aug-2009.html">http://www.barli.org/News-Archive/Parents-Meeting-Aug-2009.html</a></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">Visit Our Web Site <a href="http://www.barli.org/">http://www.barli.org/</a> </div>Barli Development Institute for Rural Womenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118521824389182989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061544583354754445.post-89058355304847816862009-05-26T19:25:00.010+05:302012-01-02T18:40:16.093+05:30Barli Development Institute for Rural Women Installs Solar Cookers in Village Harsola and Jamli near Mhow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">On May 24 2009 Barli Development Institute Rural Women installed SK 14 parabolic Solar Cookers in Harsola and Jamli villages of Indore district by handing over to 5 needy, desirous rural and tribal women members of Self Help Groups supported by State Bank of India.<br />
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<div>Addressing the women Dr. McGilligan said that there is scarcity of water in our part of the world, but solar energy is unlimited and we can get it free of cost. We should all use solar energy. The changes reported about these solar cookers in the lives of women and their families who are using, is remarkable. They are running Solar tea stalls, cooking midday meal on these cookers for their livelihood They are saving money and time by not having to get fuel. It saves time, energy, health, and dignity as there is always a fear of rape on the long distances to isolated areas to collect firewood..Using solar cookers is also much safer than conventional cooking methods because there is no risk of fire, gas leaks or explosions. The users are also very happy that the cookers being such a status symbol, more men have started cooking.</div><div></div><div>The women who received the cookers in Harsola Mrs.Shivkanya Bai,Smt Ramkanya Bai,andSmt. Rekha Kumre, and Smt Prbha Wati and Smt Sunita in Jamli had solar cooked rice and tea on their solar cookers that was served to all the guests and the members of their communities. Branch Mangers Sh R. K Ratnawat Harsola and, Mr Rajesh Mehta , Jamli welcomed and honoured special guests, Mr. Jimmy McGilligan, Manager of the Institute and his Solar energy team members Harindra Goluguri, Rajender Chauhan, Sakha Ram and Smt Nanda Chauhan.</div><br />
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In bhilali dialect the word ‘barli’ means the central pillar that holds the whole house. This is the concept behind the name of the Institute that the woman is a barli on which rests the family and the whole society. If the woman is empowered then the whole society will be empowered. The residential training programmes of the Institute in Indore are free of cost. The Institute has three Extension Centres in Chattsigarh run by trainers who are also Barli graduates.<br />The main objective of the Institute is to empower young rural and tribal, socially and economically disadvantaged women who never had an opportunity to go to school or a few of them who dropped out of school. The Institute has been focused on its programmes of facilitating the process that each trainee can become ‘barli’ of her family and community. This is done by using a holistic curriculum systematically developed by interweaving literacy, health and hygiene, personal and community development, vocational skills such as cutting and tailoring, tribal handicrafts, batik and block printing, typing and computers, environmental education and kitchen gardening. The Institute does not consider the trainees merely as beneficiaries, therefore trains them as Community Volunteers and Grassroot Trainers who return to their villages as social change agents<br />The Guests were welcomed with gift of colourful mobiles made from reused waste material from cutting and tailoring training.<br />The Chief Guest was Padamshree Abhay Chajlani, Chairman of Editorial board of Nai Duniya newspaper group.and Dr. Sunanda Jain, an eminent gynecologist and social worker.<br />On this important occasion, a number of the trainees, several who had never gone to school, recalled their experiences of learning at Barli in the presence of the guests, beaming with confidence.<br />Miss Keru Sastia told those gathered that she came as an illiterate, and is now leaving with theability to read and write.<br />Hindu Tomar, from Alirajpur district, showed the audiance some of the items of clothing she learned to make in the cutting and tailoring training<br />Mrs. Mamta Rawal from Chattisgarh shared her experience about the training at the Institute.<br />Binu Kumari from Bihar shared her experiance while studying ‘Learning to develop myself and my community’<br />Uma Solanki shared her learning about Environment and Cleanliness, how she learned to make fuel briquettes from waste paper and leaves of trees, and making batik brushes from hair fallen after combing<br />Miss Kari Jamare talked about the importance of childrens education<br />Miss Yashoda Alawa from Dhar district spoke about the use and importance of solar energy<br />Miss Reena and a group from Khargone sang a song about the use of solar cookers in their villages<br />Program Officer, Miss Vijayshree shared her experiences of preparing the trainees for the ‘Cutting and Tailoring’ exam under National Institute of Open Schooling’. She said that during the first three months of the training the trainees learn literacy and they are then prepared for the exam in the remaining three months.<br />Mrs. Manna Sharma from Tripura said that all at the Institute are like a family. Just as a mother holds the hand of her child to teach walking, in the similar way the trainees are taught at the Barli Institute Trainees are encouraged to develop their capacities<br />Radha Chouhan of District Khargone shared her experience of training other trainees and said that when she came she wondered how she would be able to teach others, but then she gradually gained confidence. Along with training others she learned a great deal herself<br />A volunteer at the Institute, dressed up in a Sari, Ms. Maya Rose Chouhan from Australia, spoke in Hindi that she had learnt Hindi, Indian food, Indian dress Indian culture & she enjoyed a lot at the Institute during her period of service and she conveyed her best wishes to the trainees for their future progress.<br />Miss Noori, trainer for ‘Cutting and Tailoring’ shared her experience of teaching tailoring to the newly literate trainees.<br />Ajma and a group from Alirajpur sang a song about literacy<br />During the ceremony Padamshree Abhay Chajlani released the Literacy Book “Aao Padhna Likhna Sikhe Aur Sikhayen”. This book is published by Macmillan Publishers India Ltd, with the financial contribution fromTwo Wings Foundation, Linz Austria. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337212463045813538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 357px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 95px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6xbehUmr324O2iUMk6uWwMhw6sOXYTf2-Xvi0WTiqDFyFfZ9B8yc0IzhUOkfBSfxei9xY90dJNDQN0fMY3ck28C869yF_uXZnurqQjHl7vFW_tewt_vw4RVjeY-Jo86tWjjUoWrN7DY5/s320/banner3.jpg" border="0" />The Deputy Director of the Institute, Ms. Anjum Sood, while introducing the Literacy Book ‘Aao Padhna Likhna Sikhen aur Sikhayen’ and the process of its development, said “it is an achievement of the Institute that this book is being released today. This book is the documentation of the experience of the last over 24 years in teaching literacy that includes exercises for the participants as well as instructions for the facilitator, it is written in such simple language that anyone can use it for conducting literacy classes in the villages. Literacy is fundamental to the development of intellectual and social empowerment.”<br />Shri Abhay Chajlani, while addressing the trainees said, “You are very fortunate to have been trained very systematically at Barli Institute. You will be able to pay your respects to the Institute only when you use and practice all these skills and knowledge.” He further said that three things are very important to show respect to one’s Nation – use of your own language, attire (dress), and food. You are the light of the country, maintain your cultural values, be determined, awaken the spirit of understanding in each other and make your families strong.<br />Dr. Sunanda Jain, an eminent gynecologist and social worker presiding over the function said that ‘When we loose wealth, it can be regained, if looses health, it is a big loss & the biggest lost is if we have lost our character. As women you should take good care of your health as you are the holding force of their families and if you are weak the families could break apart. She also emphasised that if one looses one’s character then everything is lost. You have learnt about all three at Barli Institute; take all these three messages to help your self and your communities. Share with others on your return to your villages.”<br />Dhedi Bagdhare conducted the programme, and Vijay Shree gave a vote of thanks.<br /><a href="http://www.barli.org/News-Archive/96graduation.html">click here to see same news with photos</a><a href="http://www.barli.org/News-Archive/96graduation.html"></a><a href="http://www.barli.org/News-Archive/96graduation.html"></a> </div></div>Barli Development Institute for Rural Womenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118521824389182989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061544583354754445.post-39160276851120679382008-11-04T04:14:00.016+05:302012-01-02T18:41:16.744+05:30Some news from Janak and Jimmy’s on their US promotional tour<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264571400017945394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPSzsMQ1zInVoCYhfByCyKSmmixYprZzz20rgqXeAXP8-W39Q78J-vdoSegx_f6VU6-AJXsH-DNUP7Z3WZsxFnT21hEov_xo11wFS8Gze47UeO5kePqenHPKM9vb90hLEJVBU8vdy7T4V/s320/malibu-beach.jpg" style="float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" />The flight from London to LA on 29th October was 12 hours but we were quite surprised that we not so tired after the journey..<br />
Mr. Hoshang Samadi met us at the airport and took us to the home of Diane and Iraj Samandi in Malibu, a beautiful home overlooking the Pacific Ocean.<br />
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Next morning we could have a refreshing walk on the beach and watch some hardy bathers and seals bobbing around in the ocean, Then to relax for the rest of the day. Next day we were taken to see the Getty Villa Museum in LA and see some famous landmarks like Rodeo Drive and Beverly Hills by Iraj who also has a connection with India<br />
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Display of Barli Products, Our Dear`Friends Hanju and Bob Kim-Farley<br />
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<div>Next evening we would give a presentation at a fund raising event for the Mona Foundation hosted by Sima Mobini and her Husband at their beautiful home in Southern California, </div><div>their large home was really overflowing with guests. We had a surprising meet with dear friends from India Hanju and Bob Kim-Farley .We made aPowerPoint presentation on Barli Institute programmes .</div><div>This event was conducted Rainn <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqK_WsyiyU5kjSKHO2KwQiQ2ELFdbweTz84K3wAURCGYex_ecvhFyirDtBNmxz1lBREffoehR0-LivsOXXubZmvPTZVSBB1OteuEWZ4jJP9MVmPgzUXr7prMtBZhqtDpfQ5LVKikQgFto/s1600-h/img_0150-1000.jpg"></a>Wilson Emmy-nominated and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American actor.<br />
On 2nd Nov evening we arrived in New Orleans.<br />
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<div></div></div>Barli Development Institute for Rural Womenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118521824389182989noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061544583354754445.post-43368868470703116762008-10-25T11:37:00.013+05:302012-01-02T18:42:55.916+05:30Jimmy McGilligan Participates in 3e Green Building International Conference in Taiwan.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Jimmy McGilligan Manager Barli Development Institute for Rural Women participated in the 3e <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0c74NxNWsVwSm4_zQrdEQFGsqH6B0ZwIAdQOFAvo6s-hVA055iV0kPJrf-Q8sVKgIO58cXQkuJFmG17jiGyq8iny7M-9oNAkT2e-_Nn7k8fUMH5spwP5sXhVe4MJmN2JkvO97_MIFg80J/s1600-h/scan0002-600.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260971839153646978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0c74NxNWsVwSm4_zQrdEQFGsqH6B0ZwIAdQOFAvo6s-hVA055iV0kPJrf-Q8sVKgIO58cXQkuJFmG17jiGyq8iny7M-9oNAkT2e-_Nn7k8fUMH5spwP5sXhVe4MJmN2JkvO97_MIFg80J/s320/scan0002-600.jpg" style="float: left; height: 123px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 181px;" /></a>Green Building International Conference 2008 on 14th to 16th October in Tainan Taiwan.<br />
He gave 2 keynote addresses one on the first day of the conference at Kun Shan University on the topic of “Use of Scheffler Solar <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTTgTYPqHk8aUxCQX3-3EbUlda1N-D5jwM-9SnqVp74SDIzMK7sRLkDEK4uKegL3gW3JN0q8JN5W71yznwHeipy0lA97YYgoxF8GwFQzp0Mqxa74QmuvYoco4Ue-qj_DHXSJCU3cUqKleL/s1600-h/scan0002-600.jpg"></a>Cookers at Barli Development Institute for Rural Women”<br />
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On Day two of the conference he gave a keynote address at Far East University on the topic of "An Environmenal Friendly and Energy Friendly Campus.<br />
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While in Tainan he also spent a couple of days in a workshop of Mr. Woo teaching engineering students some the important factors about building Scheffler Solar cookers.<br />
During this conference an excellent connection was made between the Barli Developmen Institute for Rural Women and Kun Shan University Far East University and many others.<br />
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</a></div>Barli Development Institute for Rural Womenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118521824389182989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061544583354754445.post-70322060826125578552008-09-06T18:26:00.032+05:302008-09-07T16:04:15.705+05:30<span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Parents Meeting at Barli</strong></span><br />The parents of the girls being trained attended the two-day Parents Gathering organized at the Institute from 30th to 31st August, the mid point of the present 6 month training session. 121 parents, guardians and relatives from 44 villages of Jhabua, Khargone, Alirajpur, Dewas, Badhwani and Indore districts attended the program.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242915175979731186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbE5_MdDQFA6FswsScrkVpqhbDN6dEO9YwtY5LTMn7XUbk32XRmCu_zjt60d70Pr3YOYIFfOn7Sg61xUHGsBH1JPZZzv9acS0NDF4P8nDqv0nGIL2nLPPPwCGZYPp3o34MBG_Y1nK0MtB0/s400/parents+long2-1000.jpg" border="0" /> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">On the first day of the program, the parents were introduced to the methodology of how the</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">training is given to the gir</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ls in order for them to understand the wide range subjects being taught to them. This they did by observing the sessions being held during the day on all the subjects, Personal and Community Development, Literacy, Health an</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">d Hygiene and Tailoring. During the sessions, the girls</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> showed their parents their books, their hand-written notebooks, files and drafts and workbooks from the tailoring and other classes. One could easily observe the pride and joy with which the girls were showing their achievements to their parents. Also there were expressions of pride and satisfaction on the faces of the parents.</span></span></span></span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242938972622191714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGb3v7Frwdja5sPn_5Avr2QGqkpZuPqxqFpI7WZD1n4Cuu-JO9HTkla7z7eYd-3ft841hTwN_9zoPGNSyCDZ0BGx_7-F5m0rRgd2whVWXOV3MxFFQvxuG7SVfCcsE_za3437OOdiMjk2ah/s320/0261-1000.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242937614211021378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjuVTKKvbHIEOIERzLND1WfFOAYUyggl9dfiOe09FfHf6TB2GdEuU9Bc28hQiGVFdlawHiz6sU1loqNronLVP4s8CsGqNEBm7XHTYDOlxjT07b-EiBGeU_yTbYYliNfsUuGPQviVyPF9o/s320/0222-1000.jpg" border="0" /> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">In the evening Dr. (Mrs.) Janak McGilligan, Director of the Institute, Mrs. Dhedi Baghdare, Program Officer, and Mr. Jimmy McGilligan, Manager of the Institute, gave a power point presentation on the graduates of the Institute who have taken training at the Institute in the previous years and how they were utilizing their skills they have learned, by setting up tailoring shops and other businesses in their villages and neighbouring towns, and how they were using the new found skill to teach others.<br /></p></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242937262282259666" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Qfis5hVr-Jr9-h6_7ncmlPZChmLmk_-hqsbIY4J3HNzKPaamoBnDdN7vNld9LwDoCR6EZnk96-_Ul-AKhN02hm2R8vuCdJw-dNP4Mmv1DqPXJm2AzM4T_HZSjuTf_wl12dR5T0-tlAYC/s320/dsc_0225-1000.jpg" border="0" /> <p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The presentation included information how the graduates were using solar cookers, and how the present trainees could obtain these solar cookers. The main purpose of the program on the first day to make the parents aware of the capacities developed and skills learnt by their daughters so hat they could support them on their return to their villages after the completion of the training in another three months.</span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">On the second day of the training, the Director of the institute welcomed all the parents and relatives of the girls and thanked them for coming for the program. She asked them that now that their daughters have been at the institute for nearly three months, they have learnt a lot of skills and also there must be some transformation in them. The parents must be observing these changes in them. Dr. McGilligan requested them to share their observation with all and also to give some suggestions for making improvements in the training. Each parent expressed their happiness at the enthusiasm, dedication towards learning and transformation in their daughters.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Following are some of the emotions shared by the parents:</span></span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242936556381422786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz602rAl8T6-oTbxuSM0ZnMtzh54XJlNhQ_hvttcacQgL6IpP97FsYWF3QF8mJwuetym4PdRfPERVAm6ukUF6G7fU-Xrej_4H9cAfznWgo0H9fM4nnh6FrOdHIG73_HY_J-J7V6JdLroVS/s320/dsc_0217-1000.jpg" border="0" /> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"I am very happy to see the very strict rule of not being able to meet our daughters during the training period. I feel very satisfied that my daughter is safe here. We, at times, are not able to protect our daughters at home, and here you have the responsibility of and taking care of the safety of 80 girls, and you are answerable to nearly 80 parents. On my return I send more girls for training so that after getting trained they help in the development of their families and the communities.”</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">“My daughter never used to do any work at home and that was one of the reasons we sent her here for the training. I am very happy to see her doing all kinds of work and she too is happy.”</span></span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242935924346754626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQHUTd56zGTykqg41xXkg6x31TKpiP0gTCHyIYE3qYSuKWUX-CgA7iGutp0_GvCICDQyMDduH9tsH6gx5n2Erzyx4kKZQYIrmx_sjuQoa5ZZQJ3GiAuBesuE9lusSHxA0MHVTodMk510c/s320/0270-1000.jpg" border="0" /> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">“The training being given here is of great support to tribal people which will be very helpful in the transformation of life there.”</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">“My two daughters used to fight a lot earlier. They would not even talk to each other. I am very happy to see them together. They now love each other. This became possible only because of the training here”.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">“My daughter showed me books that are being taught here and the clothes she learnt to sew.”</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">“My daughter says that she has learnt tailoring here and she will now support me in my old age.”</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Along with parents, girls also shared some of their thoughts and feelings-</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">“I used to always think that I am very weak and that I know nothing. But today I feel that I can do lot of things in my life”.</span></span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242933653585422722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCLZu2LDVzdwMRIfh35zQgYs8ksj0UxGXSUDZwXF0VRx3xlq4awJXqQu9cprg6YMtmGX4B3MjAMH73DqNWt_kBaI3epqtS0YpYslqqGjwOGm1rsoezS-kmUJma91uC9kP-6kWVQ_VHxyx/s320/0235-1000.jpg" border="0" /> <p class="MsoNormal"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242932085044167906" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZCjX1KyiEsFvCxAoZYqCJMNdzmgTrN2HBCpzf8eDquSuZk0zhulQHa-peyBnzLfwofi1TTireNkx_FtBvcok6QfHAKh1fznJbAfuDmT18sZqW8tUmwawzd7aZgNBZsvz7fYZI_FHbunS/s320/0280-1000.jpg" border="0" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><br /></span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242931409817474706" style="FLOAT: left; 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Now I am able to speak without any fear in front of so many people.”</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">“Along with learning myself, I am also learning how to teach others.”</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">“I want to teach literacy to others in the villages who don’t know how to read and write”</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;color:black;" ><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242928444287704066" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYRe2CLMY885TuaN5cCGmj5FuxBLUYoEhlj5FpaI5QK6iko7ySlXHJitVIlIfLF4Ss8vXghctwp5JbPuok7IRShyJex0F3Si1Qrv2pkrFuGza7mm7x8_2hvGNMIiy37opNpnNlC9PXxzI/s400/0252-1000.jpg" border="0" /></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">“Earlier I would not talk to other people. Now I have learnt how to speak Hindi and also am able to talk to others”.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242903257139704898" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLcM4hIM9uni2MWGBVOa0JbDRP8jOTUz146lYBBpnjjyPuAZ6zvj0j9Ndf7_GvrMfPGrQwuf1mBzPC8wTevLK8A_3SjA1iiROisWM2-cFhiQ_qYaQsvSGPMBMDUHWwqCDPy-tZ7Hq4S0sM/s320/037-1000.jpg" border="0" /> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">“I learnt here that we should all live together in unity because God has created us equal”.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">“I learnt about cleanliness and hygiene. I learnt that I should not take water from the pitcher with my glass. I will teach all this to others in the village.” </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">“Earlier I would not talk to other people. Now I have learnt how to speak Hindi and also am able to talk to others”.</span></span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242924938954333570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5H7oQADYSpeHh0rF2T5guCiNyGHnlEje8efcfd8tbBV7ZKpmPwTC8ryelzkqRnYgQh6i9kR8OIpiT_wS9m2-5gPDslW2XxMKQI4G3H6A9FBETHAGX8qeeZRtYlTnrdS7wMJY7fQ3Iqlz5/s400/0232-1000.jpg" border="0" /> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Thank Your for your<br /></span><a href="http://www.barli.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Vistit our website </span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">EMail Us</span></a><a href="mailto:"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><p></p>Barli Development Institute for Rural Womenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118521824389182989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061544583354754445.post-71084021837018842362008-07-02T17:52:00.010+05:302008-07-02T18:34:10.236+05:30Our Vocational Trainer Miss Nurnaj Honoured<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9LkBpSDxu58yEYiQ8yug1K23GRgI1AMcvUPYMGCfKVj_1sgFab6lXPfyErRfTQ_OfF6WeMg8dHrkTXtxl6M0hu3CKPv-i3xHrwTmdXzQT7goWGlIF4iJlMQzjoSUaLgnaQPVuhtEk6jN/s1600-h/img_3929-600.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218392675673798818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9LkBpSDxu58yEYiQ8yug1K23GRgI1AMcvUPYMGCfKVj_1sgFab6lXPfyErRfTQ_OfF6WeMg8dHrkTXtxl6M0hu3CKPv-i3xHrwTmdXzQT7goWGlIF4iJlMQzjoSUaLgnaQPVuhtEk6jN/s320/img_3929-600.jpg" border="0" /></a> On 25<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> June 2008 The Rotary Club of Indore City felicitated our vocational trainer Miss <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Nurnaj</span> (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Noori</span>) for ”outstanding work done in the service of mankind”. While introducing her secretary of Rotary Club of Indore City Dr. SS Nayyar said she had been serving at the <a href="http://www.barli.org/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Barli</span> Development Institute for Rural Women</a> for five years and training tribal and rural women which are really commendable especially after she was herself trained there. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Nuraj</span> was presented with a fine shawl and a Certificate of Excellence<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>The background of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Noori's</span> selection</strong>;</span><br /><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlnhGEqs6id0kwMHrfHfx52f3eZxRDI4TMYXpmg9_21NVkiHkJvmCYdNeprV-VBEzR3mJ9Mh8vtmFN-h1V1oS5usDuUXIlcu90G2nywW219mZmBQmni6jsCA3psTsPGlGETzZ1BdS5e77W/s1600-h/img_3930-600.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218392100297257394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlnhGEqs6id0kwMHrfHfx52f3eZxRDI4TMYXpmg9_21NVkiHkJvmCYdNeprV-VBEzR3mJ9Mh8vtmFN-h1V1oS5usDuUXIlcu90G2nywW219mZmBQmni6jsCA3psTsPGlGETzZ1BdS5e77W/s320/img_3930-600.jpg" border="0" /></a>January 2008, visit of Mrs .S. Lotte <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Dahl</span>, a member of Rotary International from Denmark was visiting Indore, her local host Rotary Club of Indore City arranged for her to visit <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Barli</span> Development Institute for Rural Women. She saw the diverse activities of the Institute including batik and traditional <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">craftwork</span>. Before going she stated that”it was a great experience and she learned a lot and is considering sending her daughter to volunteer at the Institute.”<br />She along with the local team of Rotary including their president, was very much impressed by the dedication and service of Miss <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Nuraj</span>, after interacting in detail about how she actually conducts the training.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpx2R43h98jw_AeI_mH7eg5jO7YeGNBK90VdNorFb5TUipvQGByAvjj3Pogv_tmCiPzYTKV-GjbMPwg_Eir1PnJIMnylYgriMVx8faiMVVa0gZbAbJAhKOq_IfnsUkTm_ullciJ9JCnsm/s1600-h/IMG_3927-600.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218392396045489682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpx2R43h98jw_AeI_mH7eg5jO7YeGNBK90VdNorFb5TUipvQGByAvjj3Pogv_tmCiPzYTKV-GjbMPwg_Eir1PnJIMnylYgriMVx8faiMVVa0gZbAbJAhKOq_IfnsUkTm_ullciJ9JCnsm/s320/IMG_3927-600.jpg" border="0" /></a>When asked to speak <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Nuraj</span>, said that she has been awarded first time in her life and feels proud of it. It was very encouraging.<br />Miss <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Nuraj</span> hails from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Rampur</span> village near Varanasi in U.P she was trained at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Barli</span> Institute in 2002 in Cutting and tailoring and Typing. Then she passed National Institute of Open Schooling exam. She started working in the institute as a trainer in the year 2003 and serving with complete dedication. </div><div>Posted By <a href="http://www.barli.org/Staff/JanakMcGilligan.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Janak</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">McGilligan</span> Director </a></div><div><a href="http://www.barli.org/">Visit our Web site</a> <a href="mailto:barli01@gmail.com">Email Us</a></div><div>Comments are appreciated</div></div></div>Barli Development Institute for Rural Womenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118521824389182989noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061544583354754445.post-5916385414258155302008-06-23T22:07:00.020+05:302008-07-01T18:11:21.844+05:30Our Manager Jimmy McGilligan Awarded OBE<a href="http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/Jimmy_McGilligan">James McGilligan (Jimmy)</a> Manager of <a href="http://www.barli.org/">Barli Development Institute for Rural Women </a>originally from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland">Northern Ireland </a>has been awarded an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire">OBE</a> in Her Majesty the <a href="http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/what-we-do/honours/birthday-honours">Queen’s Birthday Honours list 2008</a>. “For his services to social causes and the use of alternative energy in rural communities in India”, is the recognition of his dedicated service to the rural and tribal women in central India.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8AyHCY6aKrdrvdrXoe_XULSbAxCWhk1qJYYwt1rCn2qcL6jH2YK0lO-79aUqki6AhhncyEDM7_S3JumKH8zDiG0cI56_BemWaTO3CLjUGVwDG_rwIFv0Itew21p9TzW7JVwPnhHguXvf/s1600-h/scan0019-800.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215119789751246866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8AyHCY6aKrdrvdrXoe_XULSbAxCWhk1qJYYwt1rCn2qcL6jH2YK0lO-79aUqki6AhhncyEDM7_S3JumKH8zDiG0cI56_BemWaTO3CLjUGVwDG_rwIFv0Itew21p9TzW7JVwPnhHguXvf/s320/scan0019-800.jpg" border="0" /></a>Born near <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garvagh">Garvagh</a>, Co. Londonderry, he has spent 20 years as Manager of <a href="http://www.barli.org/">Barli Development Institute for Rural Women, </a>Indore in the State of Madhya Pradesh the multifaceted man has literally developed the Institute takes care of logistics & maintenance, infrastructure development, gardens & food production, information technology, audio visuals, environmental education, development & transfer of solar technologies, research and development, rural technologies.<br />For the last 10 years, he has been the pioneer in central India for manufacturing the large community solar kitchens in Madhya Pradesh with, ten meter square parabolic reflectors at the Institute, and installed then in tribal school hostels in Jhabua, Dattigaon, Dhani and an orphanage in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indore">Indore.<br /></a>More than 300 domestic parabolic cookers in use in rural and tribal communities, these are sources of livelihood in a village Nathudhana , and in another district Jhabua, the tribal women thank him for giving a technology which is “gender friendly” “more easy to use”, “more safe and hygienic than firewood”. For them to go to collect wood is not just walking long distances in search of wood, it is also a struggle because of the numerous threats that they encounter along the way. For instance, walking through isolated areas makes them vulnerable to abuse and rape. They also suffer mental and physical harassment from forest officials, who stop them under the garb of enforcing rules and regulations relating to trespassing. The way back home is even tougher, when these women have to carry heavy loads on their backs. This is the time when they face the greatest threat. The maximum numbers of rapes in these areas occur during this time, when the women stop for a while to drink water, rest or relieve themselves. Of late he has installed Solar Water heating systems, Solar Dryers, Solar Oven, Water Distiller and briquetting etc. Jimmy’s work to promote solar cooking is another integral part of the main goal of the Barli Development Institute - the empowerment of young women through education and training.<br />Among 500 tribal communities, popularly loved and known as Jeejaji ( Brother in law) since 1988 when he married their didi (sister)<a href="http://www.barli.org/Staff/JanakMcGilligan.html">Janak Palta McGilligan </a>who was also, a Baha’i pioneer from Chandigarh, Punjab invited by National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of India to establish the Institute For Rural women in Indore in, 1985 a Baha’i inspired NGO, is the centre of their world, their home and their work, their passion and the purpose of their life. British citizen, a land reclamation and drainage contractor, left his country in 1986 to work on reclamation of saline soils at Rabbani School near Gwalior and to serve the rural communities in India in responce to the call from the Baha’i World Centre.<br />People who have seen the eco friendly Barli campus before and after his presence can only see how Jimmy has put his mind body and soul in to this Institute in it overall development that has contributed to the empowerment of more than 4000 rural and tribal socially and economically disadvantaged young girls and women who have returned to their community’s as social change agents.<br />The trainees are taught vocational skills, health, literacy and personal and environmental development with a systematically designed and published curriculum, are constantly monitored updated and improved. According to him it is very important for women to be educated and empowered in any society being the first educators of their children and their status should never be seen as secondary to that of men.<br />Amongst many other challenges he had to rise to in India, learning to communicate in Hindi was perhaps one of the most essential. Jimmy has <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RLbghQbeKugngORgnsL-RTQekCjKjDa7inKF6BFJlgmyDkXSp5-JTezSk6LxOUuUriWQxhQPt557t8Lj6pbLyZxUfbUFcs2wFUhZ1d6mIqB5m1Yu-x469SzPdPSTvG-E4lC-9Nrq_4Xs/s1600-h/3621709920233_0_BG.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215123042461438578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RLbghQbeKugngORgnsL-RTQekCjKjDa7inKF6BFJlgmyDkXSp5-JTezSk6LxOUuUriWQxhQPt557t8Lj6pbLyZxUfbUFcs2wFUhZ1d6mIqB5m1Yu-x469SzPdPSTvG-E4lC-9Nrq_4Xs/s320/3621709920233_0_BG.jpg" border="0" /></a>managed to learn by simply picking up Hindi He is modest about his language skills and jokes that he has been here for 20 years and still can’t speak Hindi, while the joke being that he makes this claim in Hindi. He gives credit of this honour to Barli Institute, all its trainees and the staff with whom he works.<br /><strong>Photo Above;</strong> <em>Members of Jimmy's Family celebrating near Limavady in Northern Ireland</em><br /><br />Posted By Janak Palta McGilligan<br /><a href="http://www.barli.org/">Visit our web site</a> <a href="mailto:barli01@gmail.com">Email us </a><br />Coments are welcome<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RLbghQbeKugngORgnsL-RTQekCjKjDa7inKF6BFJlgmyDkXSp5-JTezSk6LxOUuUriWQxhQPt557t8Lj6pbLyZxUfbUFcs2wFUhZ1d6mIqB5m1Yu-x469SzPdPSTvG-E4lC-9Nrq_4Xs/s1600-h/3621709920233_0_BG.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RLbghQbeKugngORgnsL-RTQekCjKjDa7inKF6BFJlgmyDkXSp5-JTezSk6LxOUuUriWQxhQPt557t8Lj6pbLyZxUfbUFcs2wFUhZ1d6mIqB5m1Yu-x469SzPdPSTvG-E4lC-9Nrq_4Xs/s1600-h/3621709920233_0_BG.jpg"></a>Barli Development Institute for Rural Womenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118521824389182989noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061544583354754445.post-68008170655494000092008-06-17T09:40:00.005+05:302008-06-22T20:47:51.328+05:30May 2008 Edition of Barli Ki Duniya is Online<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212698691454494226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8yC6dII5UVI4CaubGyibX-5qcYeyWEOZy59yblFZz_ECafcHrL4k-Ifk2bLDvhmXEuhwLjffcf3qIE3FlBKp_S-qgKtpYCfwPJuGaefSoeEIdZy1v3trze7ygnHoYCjPhIW6vBrcygKI/s320/Barli+Ki+Dunia+May+08-1.jpg" border="0" />The May 2008 Edition of Barli Ki Duniya (World of Barli) in now online it can be found at <a href="http://www.barli.org/Barli-Ki-Duniya/Barli-Ki-Duniya-May08.pdf">www.barli.org/Barli-Ki-Duniya/Barli-Ki-Duniya-May08.pdf</a> or go to <a href="http://www.barli.org/our-publications.html">www.barli.org/our-publications.html</a> click on the graphic of Barli Ki Duniya on the left hand side of the page.<br /><div>Barli Ki Duniya (World of Barli) is the monthly newsletter of Barli Development Institute for Rural Women Indore that is circulated to all extrainees.</div><div>This newsletter serves as a tool to encourage the new literates to keep up their literate skills, it is also a means of communication between these young women and the Institute.</div><div>They are encouraged to write to the editor about their activities in the villages.</div><br /><div>Comments welcomed </div><br /><div><a href="http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/Jimmy_McGilligan">Jimmy McGilligan</a><br /><a href="http://www.barli.org/">Visit our web Site</a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/">email us</a></div>Barli Development Institute for Rural Womenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118521824389182989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061544583354754445.post-89571740668316042052008-06-11T22:06:00.003+05:302008-06-11T22:17:15.198+05:30April 2008 Edition Barli Ki Duniya online<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwR6TGCGQ5hJqr5Njt-Bkju_2SNMj7YEI7dpWcQqkUE-3M-EzjAtdUPb_cHMbiZHaigZ2WD5aFTX8nzNbwmBNVg23sFvgLy0-2bOqI-G_EaQkvMcwdeQnTtbCPSmoLyDIhyphenhyphenTePOVFL2NQ/s1600-h/barli+ki+duniya+apr+1-100.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210665125682736194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwR6TGCGQ5hJqr5Njt-Bkju_2SNMj7YEI7dpWcQqkUE-3M-EzjAtdUPb_cHMbiZHaigZ2WD5aFTX8nzNbwmBNVg23sFvgLy0-2bOqI-G_EaQkvMcwdeQnTtbCPSmoLyDIhyphenhyphenTePOVFL2NQ/s320/barli+ki+duniya+apr+1-100.jpg" border="0" /></a>The April 2008 Edition of Barli Ki Duniya (World of Barli) in now online it can be found at <a href="http://www.barli.org/Barli-Ki-Duniya/Barli-Ki-Duniya-april08.pdf">http://www.barli.org/Barli-Ki-Duniya/Barli-Ki-Duniya-april08.pdf</a> or go to <a href="http://www.barli.org/our-publications.html">www.barli.org/our-publications.html</a> click on the graphic of Barli Ki Duniya on the left hand side of the page. Barli Ki Duniya (World of Barli) is the monthly newsletter of Barli Development Institute for Rural Women Indore that is circulated to all extrainees.This newsletter serves as a tool to encourage the new literates to keep up there literate skills, it is also a means of communication between these young women and the Institute.They are encouraged to write to the editor about their activities in the villages and get what they write published in this newsletter for others to read<br /><br /><a href="http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/Jimmy_McGilligan">Jimmy McGilligan</a> <a href="mailto:">Email</a> Visit <a href="http://www.barli.org/">www.barli.org</a>Barli Development Institute for Rural Womenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118521824389182989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061544583354754445.post-28937289657619533362008-06-07T20:58:00.006+05:302008-06-07T21:35:24.679+05:30News from Extension Centres in Chhattisgarh<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209162639268813394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XivcVQC3PdG3Xh7vfJpuplVQXPDWKh0dTFJLfaQQDB5PzNnEmm2tjKFqA8TJjUP9gw28a6Uxv7T-DVjflt758E9n3yxFzKNCX7c1FAWtPlgRVCwR6vd7VGLD0NNf20coQQFNYgc4hKL4/s320/img_3178-500.jpg" border="0" /> <div>Miss Lata Yadav and Ms Sonwati from Kanker have sent the following news of 2 programmes on World Environment Day organised by the graduates and trainees of Extension Centres of Barli Development Institute for Rural Women Indore, These extension centres are located in tribal areas of Kokpur and Bhandari Para of Kanker in Chhattisgarh .<br />The participants included Mahila Mandals (Women Groups) from Bewarti, Kokpur Dongripara together where they took out rallies to make people aware of carbon reduction.<br />In her welcome address Ms. Lata Yadav and Mrs. Santoshi introduced the importance of the World environment day and UNEP they told that it is a day to focus our attention towards the conservation and preservation of environment, “because all of us should feel our moral duty to take care of the environment because it is in our own interest.</div><div>She said that we should plant and protect more trees. Panch, Sarpanch, Mahila Mandal Chairperson and Anganwadi worker of Kokpur and Dongripara about 60 women and men participated in each rally that walked through the villages with signs relating to save the environment, no pollution, plant more trees, care for the environment is service to the community, importance of healthy environment and to care for land, water, animals and forest etc. </div><div></div><div></div><div>For a detailed report of activites at Barli Development Institute for Rural Women during World Environment Day visit our web site <a href="http://www.barli.org/">http://www.barli.org/</a> </div><div></div><div><a href="mailto:jimmy@barli.org">Jimmy McGilligan</a></div>Barli Development Institute for Rural Womenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118521824389182989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061544583354754445.post-62386649908175606182008-06-07T18:00:00.004+05:302008-06-07T21:36:28.506+05:30Barli Development Institute for Rural Women celebrates World Environment Day 2008<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPWyusvJSbIiYjsfPzOZkiuQJ9VupcycnIMZpyOfy8aSL3mwz7O4Jp8Kr2WR6MEtdt-w379z3201wacoa-AwSIu3RZ3Fps5TD3v1-sFlKNYnaNQjL76DoFkYEYvTuD8fESOuWYAKVRtQ6/s1600-h/38-600.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209131528148022690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPWyusvJSbIiYjsfPzOZkiuQJ9VupcycnIMZpyOfy8aSL3mwz7O4Jp8Kr2WR6MEtdt-w379z3201wacoa-AwSIu3RZ3Fps5TD3v1-sFlKNYnaNQjL76DoFkYEYvTuD8fESOuWYAKVRtQ6/s320/38-600.jpg" border="0" /></a> Barli Development Institute for Rural Women observed the World Environment Day 2008 by concluding a three day training workshop for 81 young rural and tribal girls and women from 44 villages in Dewas, Dhar, Jhabua, Khargone, Badwani and Indore districts of Madhya Pradesh<br />The theme of the workshop: "Reducing Carbon by Changing Habits.”Janak McGilligan Institutes Director in her welcome note shared UNEP’s message to follow the 12 steps to kick the Co2 habit, and to work towards a low carbon economy.<br />Dr.Prabhakar Pandit organic farming researcher and writer, was the chief guest and Dr. Arun Dike the agricultural scientist presided over this function. Prabhakar Pandit said that he was deeply impressed with the sustainable model of Barli Institute training of grass-root young women who are the real managers of environment in the villages<br />Dr. Arun Dike highlighted the urgent need to switch over to organic farming and address all the issues relating to carbon reduction. He said he was fascinated with the briquetting, initiative of Barli Institute as one of the most practical, simple and inexpensive solution to reduce carbon.<br /><br />Miss Pooja Rathore from Khargone spoke about the saving water and reuse of water and she will now always reuse the water after cleaning and mopping in the garden.<br />Miss Maya from Dewas said that now she understands the merits of organic farming and she will try to practice in her community.<br />Miss Kamla More from Badwani District explained the meaning of environment and its conservation that she never heard before.<br />Miss Barkee drew everyone attention to how much trees give us and the time is come for us to protect and save them.<br />Miss Kiran Chouhan from Khargone district shared information on environment pollutionMrs Neha Kanoje shared benefits of trees.<br />Miss Idi, Miss Jendoo, Miss Uma and their group composed and sang sons about environmental conservation.<br />Also present on the Dias were Dr. Anupama Negi, Anaesthesist and counselor for breast cancerMr. Pramod Narayan Kulkarni, Retired Principal, Central School Mumbai,Dr. Geeta Handa ,the organic Chemist and Mr. Jimmy McGillgan Manager of the Barli Institute<br /><br />During these three days, of the workshop the trainees would learn about the meaning of environment, what is pollution in general and carbon in particular and it’s affect on our lives. They would learn about the dangers of the use and over use of pesticides and other chemicals in agriculture, and when they are used how handle them without damaging their own health.Institute has developed its own training materials written in very simple local language and using the examples from local culture.<br />There were sessions conducted by the programme officers Ms Archna Margonwaer, Ms Dhedi Dawar, and Ms Noori. Dr. Geeta Handa , who is an organic Chemist, Dr. Anupma Negi an Aneasthesist, Dr. Shakutla Sharma and Aryuvedic practitioner, Mr Narain Prasad Madhup from Kukshi.<br />They learned about caring for the environment with a focus on role of women, appropriate and sustainable solutions to the current problems of forest degradation, the depletion of groundwater resources and rainfall dependant vegetable gardening.<br />Methods of how to organically grow dry, process, store and preserve fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices and lentils, rain-water harvesting, reuse of waste water for irrigation, waste management and composting, nursery development and plant propagation.<br />They also learned about the importance and benefits of solar cooking, especially for women to prevent the daily back-breaking work of fuel gathering and to help to preserve forest and woodlands and while doing so reduce air pollution.<br />Learning how the trees and plants absorb the pollution and carbon, and to understand that as we breathe out the trees breathe in and as they breathe out we breathe in a cleaner air.<br />For a full report of activities on World Environment Day visit our web site <a href="http://www.barli.org/">http://www.barli.org/</a><br /><a href="mailto:jimmy@barli.org">Jimmy McGilligan</a>Barli Development Institute for Rural Womenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118521824389182989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061544583354754445.post-24976156472022721222008-06-04T17:01:00.009+05:302008-06-04T20:04:22.941+05:30Training workshop for tribal women Inaugurated to mark the World Environment Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcJXs7dqMOAklms3YzyOxb8YPkQJWV0hBIqMPZZGSheQiwnkhVUQK3QtwAzUcft7l54Nl4tpuBhl9CABgqQawYtlCVlwurbbSIS6gws2LXCbzYQpM1vL7D49HwtgJ7Bb91uUy2dkoEGiw/s1600-h/40-600.jpg"></a><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9h-_7IYhvLpVLrlN59rdQVE1NeZRgznPpk4FiPJEBg4jtN4iIDkGYQhyphenhyphen-jFQfTdLKcaYqgy9THJF0cwIgyvufHcXxK1nkw55FKy4R3N2erHikG7QbJqcUbQVGNkqZIlRwqra0bHnoIif/s1600-h/22-800.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207988592765989874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9h-_7IYhvLpVLrlN59rdQVE1NeZRgznPpk4FiPJEBg4jtN4iIDkGYQhyphenhyphen-jFQfTdLKcaYqgy9THJF0cwIgyvufHcXxK1nkw55FKy4R3N2erHikG7QbJqcUbQVGNkqZIlRwqra0bHnoIif/s320/22-800.jpg" border="0" /></a> On 3rd June 2008 Barli Development Institute for Rural Women inaugurated a three day training workshop for 80 young rural and tribal girls and women from Dewas, Dhar, Jhabua, Khargone, Badwani and Indore districts of Madhya Pradesh. The theme of the workshop is "Reducing Carbon by Changing Habits” This work shop will conclude on World Environment Day 5th June<br /><br />The workshop was inaugurated by Professor. Rakesh Trivedi, Environmentalist and professor of Zoology. He said Indore is known as one of the best education centres but Barli Institute is most amazing, being an incredible practitioner, where actions speak louder than the words. Knowledge is applied and has proved to be one of the best Institute for environmental management. He said that Barli is way ahead in reducing carbon and people should learn from here. He explained the meaning and ways to reduce carbon in a very simple way<br /><br />Experiences of recycling shared by the members of staff, some who were trainees turned trainers. They showed the collection of used and discarded materials, turning them into new products.<br /><br />Noori the tailoring trainer shared her a full range of eco-friendly products like small bags for mobile phones pouches to gift money/ornaments handbags, and purses, old greeting cards turned into book marks, exhausted dry cell batteries collected and artistically packed to make paperweights, glass holders for drinking hot tea, multicoloured mobiles and hangings all made of cloth scrap after training in cutting and tailoring and knitting etc and beautiful woollen embroidery on rice sacks which are turned into very sturdy and colourful carry bags etc..<br /></div><div align="left">Chanda Nikhare who teaches batik and block printing was so proud of showing the briquettes made out of waste paper and dry grasses etc that she uses for melting wax for batik printing, how fallen hair is turned into brushes for painting melted wax on fabric and how she heats the iron to press the finished work on the solar cooker.<br /><br />Sunderbai from garden staff, showed at least a dozen of organically grown and solar dried vegetables like egg plant, cabbage, cauliflower, fenugreek and herbs like tulsi, turmeric, garlic, lemon grass and many spices, lintels and peas etc. She also shared how they grow all the vegetables and some grains to feed about hundred people throughout the year using, vermiculture, composting of vegetable peels, and other garden and vegetables waste, reuse of wash water and toilet water for irrigation.<br /><br />Sharmila and Sagri, the solar cooks, explained in detail their cooking experiences in the Institute’s solar kitchen, how it is clean and smoke free, saves money, good for health and is carbon neutral. They also mentioned the use of smaller domestic solar cookers, water heaters and energy efficient light bulbs.<br /><br />Barli Institute makes sure that as many products as possible are made using bio-degradable materials through innovation and an eco-friendly approach.<br /><br />Professor A. A. Abbasi, former Vice Chancellor of DAVV University Indore while presiding over said it was the most rewarding experience for him to see the Institute that has created an environment with solar energy so efficiently used here and then the tribal women learn to use it and take to their villages. He commended the vision and dedicated and silent work of Mr. Jimmy McGilligan for his environmental training and untiring efforts is like that of Mahatma Gandhi.<br /><br />Professor Shirin Mahaltai an economist said that humanity has abused the environment and now we must repair it by making people aware of protecting it. While we only observe Environment Day once a year, we actually need to protect and conserve the environment all year round. Environment Day draws our attention to the importance of the environment and how we have damaged it.<br /><br />The Director of the Institute, Dr. (Mrs.) Janak McGilligan gave an introduction of the Institute history of the World Environment Day and its importance. She said the Institute has been working on environment education for 23years. She stated that the Institute does not use chemical fertilizers in its field, re-uses water, makes compost, and grows organic food and cooks food on solar for 100 persons during 300 days in a year. The Institute encourages everyone to use of solar energy in cooking. In 1992 Institute was the recipient of UNEPs global 500 Roll of Honour award for its work in the field of eradication of guinea-worms. This work was done in 302 villages of Jhabua district in Madhya Pradesh. The objective of training rural women in environment is aimed at fulfilment of Agenda 21 and Millennium Development Goals.<br /><br />The program was conducted by Mrs. Dhedi Bagdare and vote of thanks is given by Dr. Geeta Handa.<br /><br /></div><div align="left"><a href="mailto:janak@barli.org">Dr. (Mrs.) Janak McGilligan</a></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">For More Information on Barli Development Institute for Rural Women see <a href="http://www.barli.org/">http://www.barli.org/</a></div>Barli Development Institute for Rural Womenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118521824389182989noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061544583354754445.post-48445970237419926472008-05-17T17:24:00.010+05:302008-05-18T11:37:37.245+05:30A Good Start to Married Life.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLoOFiLJ1ixyRW7o7_AYyf_6fynpVvIEGvG5mzLfy7aFOxtFVOcsnj43uHNpS6jyrx2uUxxXsh0VwjjeqDFsoeLABY_AgpsDS4QrwjZtt0Ps3Kzod9q6Q2duy0wYDmcctQ1o5WeX-0DRy/s1600-h/103_9944.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201316041521676098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLoOFiLJ1ixyRW7o7_AYyf_6fynpVvIEGvG5mzLfy7aFOxtFVOcsnj43uHNpS6jyrx2uUxxXsh0VwjjeqDFsoeLABY_AgpsDS4QrwjZtt0Ps3Kzod9q6Q2duy0wYDmcctQ1o5WeX-0DRy/s320/103_9944.JPG" border="0" /></a> As the 95th training course of Barli Development Institute for rural Women starts and new trainees are arriving from the different rural villages many travelling this far away from their village for the first time.<br />One couple is quite unique.<br />Mrs Neha Kanoje (18 Yrs) and Mr. Kiran Kanoje (21 Yrs), from Jharimata village a tribal community in Neewali tehsil of Badwani district in MP, they are just married 1week when they came to Barli on 15th May 2008 for admission of Neha for the 6 month training. Having heard about the training programmes of the institute like Cutting and Tailoring and others skills, imparted for empowering the women through Mrs Vesti bai a graduated trainee of the last 94th training course of the institute, the young husband who is in search of job, has taken the decision to admit his young wife in Barli. He shared that he strongly felt that his wife would be able to enhance her skill in vocational job like cutting and tailoring besides development of her personalities in the process of empowerment at the institute. He told that all their family members including his mother are very happy to send her for the training and will extend full cooperation to her till she completes the graduation.<br />In the presence of her husband, Mrs. Neha Kanoje expressed her eagerness for joining the institute as she believes the her training at Barli would empower her for enhancing her capability in vocational skill (cutting and tailoring) and later in extending economic support to her family.<br />Two facts, observed from the above case are.<br />1. The initiatives of a graduated girl from the institute, for motivating her fellow gender in the community for empowerment through Barli indicates the participatory and sustainable impact in the process of human resources empowerment in the tribal belt<br />2. The high potential of Barli's activities towards empowerment of poor women with tangible material benefits like income generation and other life skills has adequately sensitized this young couple to enter into this venture without hesitation.<br /><a href="http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/Jimmy_McGilligan">Jimmy McGilligan<br /></a>Information about Barli Development Institute for Rural Women at <a href="http://www.barli.org/">http://www.barli.org/</a>Barli Development Institute for Rural Womenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118521824389182989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061544583354754445.post-40279177002651187952008-05-09T12:46:00.000+05:302008-05-09T14:41:26.067+05:3094th Graduation Cermony at Barli Development Institute for Rural Women. Indore<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGJ_P7-2OlKvFuhKbs-xWjTuM867a-tk3W9-WGQigPnTcdJDEO31cgqtMNTPQZP8fkaNni7PE6V6tavgASeIfzFc5k9Xyzc3ac4_jv4r26eBmn-YCw_tZSz2AKEhdaTyEQR8taqWfBbJp/s1600-h/traineesgraduate.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198274759426759778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGJ_P7-2OlKvFuhKbs-xWjTuM867a-tk3W9-WGQigPnTcdJDEO31cgqtMNTPQZP8fkaNni7PE6V6tavgASeIfzFc5k9Xyzc3ac4_jv4r26eBmn-YCw_tZSz2AKEhdaTyEQR8taqWfBbJp/s320/traineesgraduate.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>On 6th May 2008 Barli Development Institute for Rural Women held its 94th Graduation Ceremony. 76 trainees graduated after their 6 month training. These young women came from 41 villages in Dhar, Jhabua, Dewas, Khargone, Badwani, Indore, Burahanpur Districts of Madhya Pradesh and Nalanda District of Bihar and Vrindavan of Uttar Pradesh.<br />A number of the trainees shared their experiences of what they learned during the training and how it will impact their lives<br />Miss Anita Dawar, 17 from village Ojhad district Jhabua read to the audience a portion from the literacy book to show off her literal skills.<br />Mrs Vasta Bai Morai from Barwani district, she proudly told the audience, “I am 35 years old married with 4 children all studying in school, My niece after taking training at Barli persuaded me to come<br />A group led by Lila from Jhabua sang a song they composed, expressing how in their village the people<br />Miss Jhalla Kirar 19 years old from Mundiva village in Jhabua district shared her experience how she prepared for National Institute of Open Schooling cutting and tailoring exam.<br />Miss Rekha Snida 16 year old trainee coming from Hargama Nalanda District Bihar, “I was a shy person,<br />Kavita Panwar 19 from Abhali Village Barwani District shared her experience about Hiv Aids.<br />Mrs Rekha Chouhan 18 years from Kotha village in Khargone district explained how she learned batik dyeing and printing,<br />A group led by Miss Kamla sang a song they composed about the importance of being human.<br />Miss Nundari Chouhan 20 years old from Ojhad village Jhabua expresses the importance of family planning.<br />Miss Amita Pathak 18 years from Indore highlighted the benefits of using solar energy,<br />Miss Ritika Permannand 16 years from Vrindavan Vatsalya Dhamin in Uttar Pradesh founded by Sadhvi Ritumbra has given her views how she is going to use utilize her training in the Ashram.<br />Miss Kristna Baiwal and her friends from Jhabua sang a song which they want to express that one should come out of selfishness and help each other.<br />Miss Sunita Chouhan 19 from village Palasada in Jhabua district expressed how she has benefitted with literacy,<br />Miss Balika Pamar 16 from Salitanda village Barwani district spoke on women’s empowerment.<br />Miss Rita and her friends from Jhabua sang a song, to spread literacy in their communities<br />Miss Anisa Heravian student from Berkeley University California came to institute as a volunteer.<br /><br />The Chief Guest of the programme, Dr. Bhumesh Gupta Director, Academic Staff College Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, University Indore said that the Institute’s training programmes have been developed systematically and replicable. The Institute has developed curricula specific to the needs of rural and tribal women and can be used throughout the country<br />Mrs.Pritam Sandhu Regional Director, NIPCCD India, presided over the programme. She said” The Institute has taken a holistic approach to training rural, young and illiterate women”<br />The special guest was Dr. V. Rengarajan a prominent economist and development Consultant from Chennai. He told the audience “The Barli Institute has presented a new approach to community development, which includes social, economic, spiritual, and scientific development”.<br />Barli Institute Director Dr. (Mrs.) Janak P. McGilligan welcomed the guests and gave an introduction on the Institute. She stated that the Institute was first established as a project in 1st June 1985, under the guidance of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of India. It was originally named the Baha’i Vocational Institute for Rural Women.<br />Present on the dias were, Mr. Jimmy McGilligan, Institutes manager and Dr. (Mrs.) Geeta Handa Member of the Institute’s Board of Directors.<br />The programme was conducted by Mrs. Dhedi Bagdhare, Programme Officer. Vote of thanks was given by and Dr. (Mrs.) Shirin Mahalati a founding member of the board of directors<br />For a full report go to <a href="http://www.barli.org/News.html">http://www.barli.org/News.html</a></div><div>Comments are welcome </div><div>Jimmy</div>Barli Development Institute for Rural Womenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118521824389182989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061544583354754445.post-52027201685515699242008-05-05T21:53:00.000+05:302008-05-05T22:16:28.041+05:30March online Edition of Barli Ki Duniya PublishedToDay 5th May the March Edition of Barli Ki Dunyia was put online<br />Sorry it is a bit on the large size at 1.63Mb for those of you with dialup or slow broadband,<br />The original file that went for printing was 60mb.<br />Go to <a href="http://www.barli.org/documents-PDFs/Barli-Ki-Dunia-March08.pdf">www.barli.org/documents-PDFs/Barli-Ki-Dunia-March08.pdf</a><br />or go to <a href="http://www.barli.org/">http://www.barli.org/</a> navigate to Our Publications, click on the graphic of Barli Ki Duniya.<br />Your comments are welcome<br />JimmyBarli Development Institute for Rural Womenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118521824389182989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061544583354754445.post-71206464272412930572008-04-16T12:07:00.000+05:302008-04-16T16:28:09.997+05:30New Web SiteToday 16th April Barli Development Institute for Rural Women Launched a new web site <a href="http://www.barli.org/">http://www.barli.org/</a><br />JimmyBarli Development Institute for Rural Womenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118521824389182989noreply@blogger.com0