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Education plays a key role in any developmental work. ADIRE started with improving the existing infrastructure of the village school. A small elementary school "AdiVidya Mandir" was started at village Jahangirabad, Orissa for 4-7 yr old kids with K.G and 1st grade. Fifteen kids from the nearby villages have been sponsored and are currently enrolled. Kids spend the entire day (9:30a.m - 5:00p.m) in the school. A healthy mid day meal and afternoon snack is provided to all students. The school has been affiliated with Sri Aurobindo Integral Education system and focus more on integral development of a child.
  
School kids with teachers with ADIRE Trustee Shreemayee Kar with SHAMA president Jyoti Chander Jun 07
Meal for the kids is prepared at village cafe, which is a part of women bio-cooperative program. Vegetables for the meal is grown inhouse and looked after by the school staff and kids everyday. Milk for the kids ir purchased from the women who are part of the bio cooperative program.
  
School kids watering vegetable garden Kids engrossed in colouring Learning to use computer
One library with around 500 books, magazines, newspapers and educational toys, blocks, puzzles has been set-up and children are encouraged to borrow books regularly. The library is open to kids and adults of all nearby villages. Every year it is planned to increase the collection base by 50%. In order to motivate the children every year three to four events are organized in the village park. One annual event is organized every year in December where the children take part in various activities like sports, drawing & painting, music, dance etc.
Evening School
After the normal school hours during the evening time everyday the school premises at Ganeswarpur village is used with Solar lighting System and kids from class- one to class ten are given free guidance in all subjects for academic reinforcement. Besides the normal course curriculum emphasis is given to increase the overall general knowledge of the children by reading other relevant books and twice every week there is story time for younger children where stories are read in the class as it has been observed that children learn better through stories. Besides books many educational toys are also used to teach basic English, mathematics, geography concepts.
  
Ganeswarpur village Evening school kids Kids learning clenliness & hyigene Rama Pani, managing evening school
Merit cum Means Scholarship
A new program “Merit cum means scholarshp” to students of nearby village high schools was started in March 2007. Five girls from Kalyanpur and Balbhadrapur high schools were given Rs.1000/- along with a LED table lamp each for the year 2007. These students were nominated by their respective schools based on their merit and family living condition. From Kalanpur High School, Ms. Smita Routray (9th gr, 65% marks), Ms. Kalpana Das (10th gr, 68% marks) and from Balabhadrapur high school, Ms.Suchitra Behera (8th gr, 67% marks), Ms. Subhasmita Pati (8th gr, 66%marks), Ms. Sanghamitra Priyadarshini (9th gr, 68% marks), Ms. Barsa Priyadarshini (10th gr, 68% marks) were given the scholarship for 2007.
This scholarship fund for 2007 was donated by Mrs Pushpa Seetamaraju.
 
Receiving Scholarship & award from Mrs Swarnalata Kar, founder ADIRE & from Mr. Bishnu Charan Panda, advisor ADIRE
IT and digital imaging make the villages at par with rest of the world
In order to keep people abreast of the latest technology one laptop and one desktop have been provided for training the youth to develop basic computer operating skills and using the system for managing ADIRE activities. The laptop is powered by solar panel charged battery and can be used anywhere in the villages without any dependence on grid electricity. The systems have Internet connectivity with wireless phones using wireless in local loop technology with web camera. It gives the flexibility to take the systems to any remote corner of any village in the radius of 50 miles and still be connected with the whole world. This has given tremendous exposure and awareness to the village kids, youth and others about what is going on in the outside world.
Free remote computer training is currently being given online to some youth and staff of ADIRE. Four youth are now trained and are training the kids and youth in the villages for free. Internet is also used to generate awareness on various health, hygiene, nutrition related issues. In summer'05 village kids were online with the kids in Green Bay, USA as a part of kids explore day event. Thanks to Ms. Karmen Lemke, WPSC, Green Bay for facilitating this event.
  
Computer Center for ALL Kids watching educational videos using a solar powered laptop and a LED projector
Income generating opportunities through Vocational Training
Besides expanding on basic education further vocational and technical training also has been started in 2006. Some of the youth of the village Jahangirabad, Balabhadrapur, Ganeswarpur villages have undergone training on solar & biogas energy, compressed earth block making, modern controlled agriculture and other women centered work like dress designing, candle making etc. These training has given opportunities for the village youth to avail local income generating opportunities.
In April 05 four youth were trained on Compressed Earth Block Making at Auroville Earth Institute, Auroville. Click here for more details.
In October 06 four youth were trained on controlled agriculture using modern appropriate technology at Dhenkanal, Orissa by Dr Subhas Mohapatra. Dr Mohapatra is a professor at North Carolina University and conducts courses in India to propagate this appropriate technology in rural areas.
  
Agriculture Team with Dr. Subhas Mohapatra Vertical agriculture Controlled agriculture
Around fifteen women are being sponsored SHAMA WELL (Women Empowered through Living Loan) program from August 2006. Some of these women have undergone training on elementary teaching program, embroidery and garmet making, candle making, nursing, biogas plant managing etc. Click here for more details.
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