Australian Rural Leadership Program 2008
VISIT OF AUSTRALIAN RURAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM COURSE 14 PARTICIPANT TO CHILVER SRDF ON 06 SEPTEMBER 2008.
Rob Patick (Director-ARLP COURSE 14) and Karim with their 32 Rural Leaders selected from all over the country visited Chilver to see some of the activities under taken by SRDF. Dr. Chamala was asked to give a brief introduction about SRDF and the main framework of involving stockholders based on the Participatory Action Management (PAM) model.
Village Sarpanch (village elected leader) Mr. Raja Goud welcomed and give information regarding the village profile. As the course is about rural leadership, participants asked various questions as to how the village leadership is contested and his vision to develop Chilver.
They also wanted to know which of the leadership roles have given him high satisfaction and which other roles gave him dissatisfaction. Other local leaders like Mr.M. Narashima Reddy and P. Narshima Reddy has a good interaction on the role of leadership in rural development.
All participants visited community learning centre in chilver and seen some of the activities and met young women under going tailoring classes. They interacted with SRDF scholars and other village community. They walked through the village to get a feel of the rural condition of the India. They visited Government High School interacted students & Teachers. More importantly student played cricket with Australians, sang songs together and had good interaction. The Head master felt happy to note that student were conversing English confidently and happily with the visitors.
Dr and Mrs. Chamala felt happy to provide this opportunity for village community interact with Australians as it gives the students and the community leadership a chance learn about Australia and promote international understanding and peace.
Rob Patrick said: “From all of the participants of ARLP course 14, we would like to thank you for sharing the wonderful work you are doing through the Shanker Rural Development Foundation. It was a great pleasure to see the next generation of community leaders being given opportunities of gain education and skills that will shape their futures. We especially enjoyed the cricket and the singing. All the best in your endeavours!”. Some of the participants were interested in coming to work for SRDF. They also presented a couple of cricket bats, balls and a donation of $250.
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