RURAL IMMERSION PROGRAMS
PARTICIPANTS' SPEAK
The Dialogue facilitated me to live through ages, starting from primitive to pre-colonial to post-independence and beyond. It helped me to have a bird's eye view of the whole scenario, and develop a new perspective on development discourse. The program has a power to change lives."
- Habeebul Rahiman, Assistant Professor, Jamia Millia Islamia University,Delhi |
The Dialogues comes with a purpose to understand the space of rural development from the lens of Self-Reliance. The Dialogue also examines advantages and disadvantages of Self-reliance, Government interventions and Market based systems, thereby encouraging its participants to strike a balance among them while designing their initiatives for communities.
The 6 days long intense process of the Dialogue has been designed for individuals (college students/ working professionals) who wish to work or who are already working for the development of the villages in India. The execution of the Dialogue involves group simulations, field visits, meditation, reflection and documentaries.
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12
Dialogues Organized |
187
Participants Served |
4
Collaborations Made |
ORGANIZATIONS WE HAVE SERVED SO FAR..
SRM University, Chennai
School of Law |
Travel Abroad Program WTBD, USA
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Shana International School
Bikaner, Rajasthan |
Kranti, Mumbai
An NGO that empowers Girls from Red-light Areas |
DLRC, Pune
An Alternative School |
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आओ गांव को जाने! A 7 day long residential program for urban kids आओ गांव को जाने! is a workshop designed for urban school students to facilitate them in understanding rural eco-systems and experiencing the values that rural populace naturally lives with. During the workshop, the participants get a chance to spend time with kids/grown-ups of the villages, live the way they live, walk in the midst of nature and understand the basic knowledge systems related to Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Forests, Health, Governance etc through real time projects.
The 7 days long workshop uses local village visits, dialogues, projects, interactive sessions, collaborative games and movies as its tools. |
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RETREATS
PARTICIPANT'S SPEAK
"I realized that the heart is simple. It's the mind the mischievous one, that complicates it all. Yet mind needs to be handled with care and gentleness, not too strictly. The problem begins when we give ourselves too much importance. When we shed our identity and surrender completely, that's when magic begins to work. It is essential to learn how to 'LET GO' of people, circumstance, emotions and fears. I realized that the Heart knows it all."
- Pragya Banka, Surat |
We organize retreats in the midst of Himalayas to bring you back to your heart and closer to your purpose of being. Our retreats come in three formats:
'Dealing with Negative Emotions' Retreat is designed for those who feel that most of their life energy is being drained by the negative emotions such as Anger, Fear, Anxiety, Attachment, Greed, Jealousy etc on daily basis, thus leaving them with less energy energy to focus on what is important in life. 'Head2Heart' retreat comes with an objective to take its seekers on a journey from their Minds to their Hearts so that they can not only identify their Heart’s calling, but also gather courage to follow the same in the real world. ‘Peaceful Living’ retreat is designed with a purpose to go inside and understand the real needs of ourselves which go beyond material offerings of the world. It takes us on an inner journey to experience the meaning of love, compassion and trust to discover inner peace. |
LOCAL
COMMUNITY
PROJECTS
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Our community projects come with a purpose of connecting local rural kids back to their traditional knowledge systems while ensuring that they imbibe their community values and essential life skills.
We mostly organize 7-15 days long intense workshops (6-8 hours per day) that involve project based learning, interactive sessions, surveys, collaborative games, documentaries, meditation etc. The workshops are usually held for about 15-20 kids during their school breaks in local spaces offered by the community. At the end of the whole experience, the participants are encouraged to present their learnings to their parents and community members. |
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OUR TEAM
Ashish Kumar
Lead- Rural Immersion
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Divya Gupta
Lead- Retreats |
Manoj Sharma
Trustee
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CONTACT US
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PRESENT ADDRESS
Sahaj Foundation, VPO Bir, Tehsil Baijnath, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh India- 176077 (Working in the villages of Kangra and Mandi Districts of HP) More options to get in touch:
+91 88948 93083
sahajfoundationinfo@gmail.com |