SLI COURSE CALENDAR AUGUST 2015

3 - 5	Mon - Wed	Sustainable Agriculture - introductory programme	CLGs involved in Agriculture	3 days
6 - 7	Thu - Fri	Orientation to Auroville & SLI	PD, PO, DPM, EE	2 days
11 - 14	Tue - Fri	Stewardship for Sustainable Livelihoods	APO, APM	4 days
20 - 21	Thu - Fri	Orientation to Auroville & SLI	PD, PO, DPM, EE	2 days
24 - 25	Mon - Tue	Ethno-Practices for Cattle protection	VPRC, CP, CRP members	2 days
25 - 27	Tue - Thu	Sustainable Agriculture - introductory programme	CLGs involved in Agriculture	3 days
26 - 27	Wed - Thu	Ethno-Veterinary Practices for Cattle protection	VPRC, CP, CRP members	2 days
28 - 29	Thu - Fri	Ethno-Veterinary Practices for Cattle protection	VPRC, CP, CRP members	2 days
28 - 29	Thu - Fri	Community Enterprise Trouble Shooting Clinics for Enterprises	Bulk loan enterprise receipients	2 days

STEWARDSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS

Course 1 of 5, 1st group     -     14 - 17 July 2015

 

Matrikunj self-reliant organic farm - Research & experimentation

Small-scale, artisan food processing

ORIENTATION  PROGRAMMES  TO  AUROVILLE  &  SLI

for senior TNSRLM livelihood officers (PDs, POs, DPMs, EEs)

ORIENTATION  - June 25 & 26

   

Making CSEB - compressed stabilised earth blocks - for econimically & ecologically sustainable building

Simple machine for CSEB manufacturing - requiring minimal training

Visit to Pebble Garden, once a barren eroded land, turned into lush forest

Bernard introducing to soil regeneration & traditional seed conservation

  

Drumming circles are more than just good fun!

ORIENTATION  - July 9 & 10  (at Auroville Visitors Centre)

Orientation 34 & 24 July, session at Auroville's Unity Pavilion

SLI COURSE CALENDAR

JULY 2015

2 - 4	Thu - Sat	Sustainable Agriculture - introductory programme	CLGs involved in Agriculture	3 days
9  -10	Thu - Fri	Orientation to Auroville & SLI	PD, PO, DPM, EE	2 days
14 -17	Tue - Fri	Stewardship for Sustainable Livelihoods	APO, APM	4 days
23 - 24	Thu - Fri	Orientation to Auroville & SLI	PD, PO, DPM, EE	2 days
28 -30	Tue - Thu	Sustainable Agriculture - introductory programme	CLGs involved in Agriculture	3 days
29 - 31	Wed - Fri	Herbs for Health	VPRC, CP, CRP members	3 days
31 - 1	Fri - Sat	Community Enterprise Trouble Shooting Clinics for Enterprises	Bulk loan enterprise recipients	2 days

Sustainable Agriculture programe

Programme for the month of June 2015

SCHEDULE FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2015

Date	Programme
18 – 20	Sustainable Agriculture - Principles and Practices of Sustainable Agriculture for community members involved in agriculture and interested to move towards sustainable agriculture.
22 – 23	Clinic for Community Enterprises - A clinic with panelists providing practical solutions to the problems of ailing rural enterprise ventures set-up by groups and community institutions
24 – 26	Livelihoods for NRM: Spirulina - A hands-on programme to understand the end-to-end solution in setting up and managing Spirulina as a rural enterprise
25 – 26	Orientation to SLI, Auroville - meant for higher officials of the rural livelihood department in Tamilnadu to provide them with the understanding of the solutions and linkages possible within Auroville.

Updates - May 2015

With the first two weeks of regular course activities just completed, we are happy to share a brief update with you all.

Courses that have taken place so far are:
The enthusiasm both of participants and of facilitators and all those involved is greatly encouraging, as is the feedback received on the various courses.
Enjoy some glimpses!

- Sustainable Agriculture (3 days, at SLI base, in & around Auroville)

- Ehtno-veterinary Practices (in collaboration with Madurai-based SEVA) - 3 x 2 days, in Nadukuppam

- Herbs for Health (3 days, based in Nadukuppam)

- Trouble-shooting Clinic for Community Enterprises (2 days, at SLI base)

Women attending a theory session on 'Sustainable Agriculture' with Mr. Dhandapani

Our Intern from Ahmedabad helping with the kitchen...

Interns helping hands with the setting up of the new office...

the 'Ethno Veterinary' programme with locally grown herbs for cattle

Rushab, interning from Ahmedabad University busy with the cataloguing of the SLI library

Women participants learning preparation of herbal medicine for cattle

the magical 'masal urundai' that is a great help for cattle in healthcare being prepared...

live demonstration of the benefits of 'Ethno Veterinary' practices with a village cattle camp...

scenes from the village cattle camp...

Sri. Vivekananda, the faculty for the 'Ethno Veterinary' programme along with Ram and Parvathy at Nadukuppam

Often the participants turn up with their children during these school holidays and they are equally enthusiastic participants in some of the programmes

group photo of one of the three batches of 'Ethno Veterinary' programme participants in May 2015

A Dynamic Start from a New Home

The SLI team is gradually expanding as we are about to take off with regular course activities, based from the beautiful Naicker House (Auroville - Kottakarai/Irumbai) and in Nadukuppam near Kaluveli Tank. 

           Here is the course schedule for the months of May and June 2015.                   

SLI schedule for May 2015
Note: The courses of the first few months will be catering mostly to people from the immediate surrounding districts – North and Central districts of Tamilnadu.
Date	Programme	Meant for	No. of participants	Location
19 - 21 May	Sustainable Agriculture	CLGs involved in Farming	15	Auroville
18 – 23 May	Ethno-Veterinary Practices 3 courses of 2 days each	CLGs involved in Dairy	15 each	Nadukuppam
26 – 28 May	Herbs for Health	CPs and CRPs	15	Nadukuppam
28 – 29 May	Clinic for Community Enterprises	Bulk loan CLGs	16	Auroville

 Acronyms:  PD = Project Director; PO = Project Officer; DPM = District Project Manager; APO = Assistant Project Officer; APM = Assistant Project Manager CLG  = Common Livelihood Groups; CP = Community Professionals, CRP = Community Resource Person