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You can reach Sri Nagabhushan at cell 09448284625 for any clarifications. Alternatively we can arrange for donation pick up from your door steps. Please mail your details to info@vanavasikalyan.org.  You may use PAYPAL, online secure method of money transfer.

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Vanayatra

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A journey to reach the unreached : glimpse of vanavasi life

Vanayathra is a Tour Programme conducted by VKA with the objective of giving first hand experience of lives of vanavasis. The places will be far from the city and  are located in deep forests and hills.
Vanayathra is not a pleasure trip. It is a journey in to the forest exposing you to harmonious co-existence of people in beauty and wilderness of nature. The visit to these places can be a life time and life changing experience. So go with the family and friends.  

Destinations

• Dandeli, Ambikanagar
• Chamarajnagar, Bandipur, Gundlupet

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Projects Under Implementation

• HOSTEL PROJECT AT GUNDLUPET NEAR BANDIPURA
• EXPANSION OF GIRLS HOSTEL AT DANDELI
• DRINKING WATER FACILITY  AT CHAMARAJNAGAR RESEREVED FOREST AREA.
• A MOBILE HEALTH CARE

HOSTEL PROJECT AT GUNDLUPET NEAR BANDIPURA 

VKK has planned to construct a hostel for the Vanavasi children at Mangala village of Gudlupet near Bandipur, a well known place for wild animal sanctuary. This area has large Vanavasi population and the commutation is poor, hostel will facilitate education to near by villages. 
 
VKK has acquired 2 1/2 acres of land for the proposed project. The initial plan is to have a building to accommodate  50 students and to provide free accommodation and food. Building plan is being prepared keeping in mind the future growth and expansion. This will have facility for Vocational training trades like  electrical, plumbing, painting, carpentry etc. The plan has a bore well which will cover the water needs of hostel and some farming for self sustaining. Rain water harvesting plan is part of the project.

The cost of the phase-1 is around  Rs.40 lakhs .

Work to start by November 2007

Phase -1 completion by May 2008 

EXPANSION OF  GIRLS HOSTEL AT DANDELI 
This existing girls hostel at Dandeli is accommodating around 30 girls. Originally started at a rented place in Gurudwara and shifted to own building on the banks of beautiful river Kali, has created an urge in the Vanavasi people to educate their children. Girls studying in higher secondary to college are accommodated here. There is a growing demand for additional hostel facilities and VKK plans to construct one more building attached to the existing hostel. The proposed cost of the project is around 15 lakhs.

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DRINKING WATER FACILITY  AT CHAMARAJNAGAR RESEREVED FOREST AREA. 
This is around 90 Kms from Mysore and 3200ft above the sea level, a reserved forest inhabited by Kuruba and Soliga communities. There are around 100 families spread in 5 pockets. They are entirely depend on rainwater and the water streams for their water needs. The plan is to store the rainwater through small check-dams filter it through sand and supply it using flexible pipes to the respective locality. 

The project cost will be Rs. 30,000/- to Rs.80, 000/- per village/ group settlement 

A Mobile Health Care 

VKK is planning to start mobile health care to reach the people at remote places. This will have a fully equipped vehicle, consisting of blood analyzer, X ray, ECG, Drug house, etc., with minimum of one male and a female nurse, a permanent Doctor and few honorary doctors who can associate for the cause.

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Testimonials:

Thrilling experience of Vanayatra

From Subhash Naga
 Software Engineer from Philips.

"As part of Van Yatra, we visited to the hostel for girls run by Vanvasi Kalyan.

They welcomed us with "Namaste ji". They recited many Shlokas from Bhagavad Gita and told meaning for the same. Can bet that even after sparing a few minutes we cannot recite without difficulty!! They were singing songs and dancing. And, we could observe a lot of good habits in them. It’s being taught by some volunteers of Vanvasi Kalyan. There are few women who take care of the education. I tell you, it’s only out of passion they teach and not for money. We also visited to another place which is 40 km from the main road. We visited the homes of the children there. They don’t have electricity, no hospital. They do not have anything apart from the cattle. Hats off to Vanavasi Kalyan for serving the needy tribal in deep forests." Go Top

  From Dr.Suresh Babu
  Dentist,Bangalore.

We did  'Vanayathra', trip to the  tribal hamlets of Bandipur forest .

It was an  experience which will make anyone realize how fortunate he or she has been as compared to the tribals many of who live in pitiable conditions devoid of basic needs of life, Water, food and education (Forget about health care). Vanavasi Kalyana has started a Bala Samskara Kendra (non formal education) in one of the houses. A teacher from nearby village comes regularly for 3 hours in the morning. The women, with the help of volunteers of Vanavasi Kalyana have formed a self-help group, where they meet once a fortnight save upto 5 to10 Rs each, which they themselves deposit into a Grameena Bank in the nearest village. They have deposited Rs 3000 in one year time which they can use when need arrives. Earlier they had to borrow money from the market at 10 % interest monthly. The bank in future will help them to start a small business. There are hundreds of tribal hamlets, which are all over Karnataka where Vanavasi Kalyan had spread its activites .Let us all extend our helping hands to Vanavasi Kalyan in there endeavour uplift vanavasi's. Go Top