SNT's Programmes are Integrated
holistic
development requires a broad focus
Integrated Holism
Although we operate in four distinct sectors
(education, health, handicrafts and agriculture), we do not see
our work as demarcated by these boundaries. In fact, a glance at
some of our programmes will see how though we tend to begin in a
particular community with a specific focus, we very soon find
opportunities for the further involvement of another unit.
Thus in
the village of
Purbaratu,
our agriculture unit is working with local handicraft
producers in order to stabilise the market for raw materials to
local farmers. Our handcrafts unit has long had a
presence there and, thereby, was able to act as a conduit for
our agricultural work in the area.
In
Gobras, our
agriculture unit was able to introduce the wives of the
farmers with whom they were partnering to our community health workers.
In
Kahuripan, our
initial involvement was a broad focus training of community health volunteers across a population of around 15,000. As
we have begun to go deeper, our education unit has plans
to work with several Community Learning Groups, in one specific neighbourhood.
Here is a map showing the location of some
of our work (the Kahuripan and Gobras programmes).
