Kanha is one of Indias best wildlife sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh.Baiga and Gond communities are the predominant tribes there who have been uprooted from their ancestral lands when the park was formed. 
Like many forest dwelling communities around India, they often face challenges over issues as basic as their subsistence. Poor education standards remains as the one main reason why it is impossible for these tribal communities to break out of this poverty chain.
Earth Focus Foundation (earthfocus.in) has started education intervention at 24 government schools and aaganwadi centres engaging with over a 1200 children from Baiga and Gond tribal comumunities.
Despite door to door campaigning, attendance in these schools and seriousness of parents in sending children to school is not there as the children play a key role in the economic activities of the communities and are withdrawn from schools to earn money
And one way to get the children to school is to work on the livelihood of the community. Lot of work is being done by Earthfocus on Agroforestry- re-introduction of bamboo, lac cultivation, medicinal plants , fruiting trees etc which help build nature based livelihoods
This #100Days, I am trying to raise funds for a millet processing unit which will have machinery for de-stoning, de-hulling, de-husking, packing etc, thereby building capacity for local pocessing. The processed millets would be taken back by the FPO,
and also will be used for self consumption by the communities, thereby increasing the nutritional basket of the community. It will also provide employment to local youth in the processing centre.
The overall long term gains will be reflected in increased income levels, better nutrition for the communities, leading to higher attendence in schools, opening up doors for the new generation to break away from the poverty cycle.
I am inviting all to come forward and donate 6999 INR for this cause. I will match up equivalent amount on your behalf. The idea is to raise 15 Lac INR. Land and power for the same will be arranged by Earth Focus.
As an appreciation for your generosity, @ProjectFitCom and @drrajatchauhan have been kind enough to agree to give you personalised training plans and dietary recommendations over 100 days depending upon your goal of strength training or running. All details will be up soon
YOU CAN TAKE PART IN THE #100Day Challenge without this also. Also you are all welcome to visit various Earth focus projects any time. They will be happy to host you. All links for donation including registration will open on 2nd Jan at sandeepmall.com
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