Sirsi LEADer Provides 60 Books to Help Rural Students

Books, while necessary for education, can be very expensive.  Many students today find themselves incapable of affording costly books, and their education therefore suffers.  LEADer Mohit Hegde from MES College of Commerce, Sirsi, conducted a book bank to help students from Koligi.  He was able to collect and distribute over 60 books for the rural students. 

20 Children Take Interest in Reading and Improve Reading Skills

Possessing strong reading skills are essential for educational success and can open many opportunities.  LEADer Archana from MES College of Commerce, Sirsi, made this realization and decided to stimulate an interest in reading within school children to help them succeed in their future.
Archana worked with 20 government school children and conducted different activities to help them enjoy reading.  Additionally, she collected books from members of the local community and donated them to the school so that the children could continue practicing their reading. 

Sirsi LEADer Helps Rural Women Earn Rs. 6000 Monthly

LEADer Chetana from MES College of Commerce, Sirsi  found that there are lot of rural women who can creatively make the best out of waste material by creating things  such as bags out of old clothes and photo frames and hanging mirrors from arecanut  leaves. However, they lack the knowledge to effectively market their products.  Chetana created opportunity for these women. Because of her initiative,  these women from Hulgol are earning Rs. 6000 to 9000 monthly and only investing Rs.200 monthly. Chetana also connected with the Deshpande Foundation's Navodyami Program to create further opportunities. It's nice to see LEADers connecting the dots and creating sustainable solutions for problems in their communities.

Project: Road Revitalization

Leader: Prasanna Sarkuli

Team Member: Manjunath Naik, Aruna Naik, Shwetha Bhat

 Implementation place: Honagarmane to Ambegar and Hudlmane

Date: December 2010

College: MES College Sirsi

After seeing that the Honagarmane residents had been deprived of a road, Prasanna Sarkuli and team decided that they would construct one for the betterment of the people of the area. The road that was there was dangerous and had become a vast expanse of slush during the rainy season. With the help of the locals and assistance from the village Panchayat, the team accomplished the feat of building a working road. Truckloads of sand were used to make the road strong. 

The villagers and the hundreds of people that use the road were very appreciative of the team. Prasanna said the project was a joint effort by the LEAD team and locals. He said at the beginning many locals were in opposition to the idea. They resisted the project and stayed away. However, Prasanna did not lose faith and continued with the project. Prasanna said his confidence in his idea has only increased. He said that he has learnt how to approach the village Panchayat and speak with them. He has improved his communication with the villagers in getting them to agree to the benefits of his project.

The team has shown a spectacular display of teamwork and established a landmark in terms of accelerating development.