Existing DiA Resources:

An article for Newsround website: from an Indian child‘s perspective about the festival of Diwali, Ruth Summerfield. An interview with one of the partially sighted children at Sewa Mandir held with the help of one of the Masters students. DIA article along with Liz Horsefield (both Sewa Mandir volunteers, five month intake 2002), ‘A Day in the Life of Rahul Tiwari’, a day in the life of a blind schoolboy from Indore, Madyha Pradesh.

Workshop on India: part of Geography key stage 2 curriculum, by Sarah Willis at Ashley Down Primary School, Bristol. Sarah was a summer 2002 volunteer

Solar Power Cooking activity worksheet on solar power cooking for schools and youth groups given to a UK Development Education Centre as a resource and for distribution, Helen Morley, Barli, 2002. Article for DIA newsletter, ‘Renewing Hope for Rural Communities’ an explanation of biogas plants and a report, along with interviews with trainer and trainees, on the first renewable energy workshop at Barli.

Talk to Scottish Rotary Club of Indian Volunteer Experience, Lorna Weatherstone, Summer 2002 Coordinator.

A comprehensive case study of the Women’s Sanghams, Rammanah Gardens , Bangalore, Ruth Bergan, DEEDs volunteer, five month intake 2002. DIA articles; ‘Tea With Soniya’ an article on a visit to a woman who lives in Rammana Garden slums and is part of the credit Union, Bangalore. ‘Safe Sex Can Kill You’, a look at the issue/approach to Aids in India, more specifically reflecting on some photos from a visit to the Aids Centre in Pondicherry.

A study of the background to the Indian educational System, Stuart Cameron, DEEDs volunteer, Winter 2002

Indian Experience workshop at UK school on return, Leah Selinger, Barli volunteer, Winter 2002. DIA newsletter article,‘Religious Education or Education about Religions’, a look at the issue of religious education in India.

‘Power to the Rural People’ a look at the electricity supply and Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems, DIA article by Melissa Snow. ‘The Bhils’,an article on the life of the Bhil tribe in Gujarat.

Apoovra: Wants to write a paper on the micro-credit by collecting case studies and follow a few women through a loan cycle to see if the loan has made a difference in their lives.

Lisa: Is intending on producing a slide show, probably as part of a class aimed at the new global citizenship syllabus. The material could be adjusted and presented in different ways to suit the audience.

Elinor: Is considering looking at the women’s credit unions.

Paula: Is working on an environment/pollution related study of Indore.

Richard: Is currently exploring different areas for his project