Study of Sindhuvadi Village
Ecosystem and Natural Resource Monitoring
by
Pathways students in association with
IISc, Bangalore.
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“Reading about nature is fine,
but if
a person walks in the woods and listens
carefully,
he
can learn more than what is in books”
The study was undertaken as a part of
community outreach activity for the
students of Pathways project. ‘Pathways’
is a global programme launched by the
Ford Foundation to help the socially and
economically marginalized students with
bright academic record to access higher
education and reach excellence. In
India, the programme is monitored
through an NGO Trust called Foundation
for Academic Excellence and Access (FAEA),
based in Delhi.
The study on Sindhuvadi Village Natural Resource
Monitoring has added yet another feather in the
cap of Pathways project. Apart from the academic
part of the learning from the study, the
non-academic learning is also equally
important. The students are groomed to become
socially responsible citizens with the
additional sensitization to the needs of the
deprived villagers and villagers. In India, the
plight of the villages has hardly changed in
terms of facilities. All the benefits of
progress and amenities are concentrated in a few
urban pockets only. The students have realized
this truth and have tried to analyze the reasons
too. Awareness of the issues is in itself a
great march towards solving the issues. The
experience is invaluable. They have developed a
keen concern for the environmental issues,
transportation, irrigation, price for the
agricultural produce, education facilities etc.
One of the major
task students ever did in India. This involved Field Surveys as
well as data analysis. We got to know about real scenario of the
village and the hardships that our farmers face. This project
have enlightened our minds and hearts. India is a country where
agriculture is a major source of income. But we don't think on
the persons who does this i.e., farmers. Every experience
teaches us a new lesson. Similarly, by doing this project we
learnt research methodologies.
