Kamalapuram gets help from Houston!

NAME : ALL INDIA MOVEMENT (AIM) FOR SEVA

KAMALAPURAM BALURA CHATRALAYA

Ward No.15, Appayapally, Kamalapuram, Kadapa District, A.P

 

DONOR: Dr. Yemmanuri Ramulu, USA

SUPPORTED BY: Houston Indian community, USA

 

DATE INAUGURATED: 13^th June 2007  by  Swami Tattvavidananda Saraswathiji

NO. OF STUDENTS: 50

VILLAGES COVERED: 15

AVERAGE MONTHLY INCOME: Rs.1,100

SCHOOL ATTENDED: Government Primary School and Suryam Public School

 

KAMALAPURAM :  This mandal (town) is in the Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh.  Agriculture is the main occupation of the people of this region.  The Papaghni and Penna rivers are the main sources for irrigation and drinking water.  Historically, this town is connected with Vijayanagara Samrajya that was ruled by Sri Krishnadevaraya.

Understanding the Needs

Though the overall literacy of the district stood at 58% (As per the 2001 Census), the status of literacy rate in our programme area is much lower than the district average.  Female literacy is even lower with around 30%.

Farmers in the area have taken up cultivation of cash crops like cotton and chilli.  Returns from these crops in the recent past have not been rewarding and hence the economy of the farming community is experiencing a very difficult situation.  In the light of the above, the community had started losing interest in the developmental interventions by any agencies.  They never believed that the community development projects, (Chaatraalaya) would aim to address their problem and find out solutions that are people-centric and be a typical one.  However, through periodic interactions with the community, they have started to slowly change their perception about the project.

The premise on which the Chaatraalaya is built (participatory manner) has gradually brought in confidence within the community. This is very evident from the satisfaction and happiness expressed by the parents.

The Chaatraalaya is for boys only and was built by Shri. Dr. Yemmanuri Ramulu, USA, in the year 2007.

Children from the neighboring 15 villages stay in this chaatraalaya.  This chaatraalaya is supervised efficiently by Sri. Govindahariji, who is also the trustee of AIM for Seva.

For the Academic year 2008-2009, the strength of Student Home is 46 boys studying in classes 1 to 6.