Tuesday, August 17, 2010
DD's Lok Adhikar Yatra- a video on youtube
Doosra Dashak (DD), working to empower adolescents in rural and tribal areas of Rajasthan has succeeded in changing lives of many young people. In this video, some of the young change-makers share their experinces with DD.
Agla Kadam
Agla Kadam is a bi-monthly hindi newsletter published by Doosra Dashak which is a medium to promote the values and principles of DD. This is an important component of the Continuing Education Centres (CECs) – libraries, Ikhvelos and science centres. In CECs Agla Kadam is being used for sharing information about the recent developments in the field of human rights, education and development. This is an important medium to motivate the youth.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Curriculum Revision in DD
Here in Doosra Dashak, the 4-month residential programme is the most vital component. And equally crucial and important is the curriculum designed for these 4-month residential camps. The process of curriculum development in DD is time consuming and we take care that no detail (irrespective of how minute it is) should be missed.
Ten years back, with the beginning of residential camps, DD studied the social environment and beliefs of the residents in all the blocks it worked in and thereafter carefully chose the subjects to be covered in the residential camps. The subjects and pedagogy was meticulously designed after a thorough analysis of identified needs and the expected impact of the curriculum in the minds of young people. Subjects covered for the 4-month camps are:
• Language (Hindi)
• Mathematics
• Team Building and Participation
• Gender
Over last ten years, there have been several changes both subtle and manifest, which inspired us to assess the relevance of the original curriculum in the present scenario. With the objective of revising the original curriculum; DD is now working on analyzing the changed conditions and needs as well as on impact assessment of the original curriculum.
The SCU (Steering and Coordination Unit, Jaipur) members have already started working on it. Several meetings were held at Jaipur with the eminent experts. With the initial framework ready, the SCU team will now work with the FESU (Field Extension and Support Unit) in all the nine blocks. Revised curriculum is expected by the end of this year.
We hope this exercise will guide us in making necessary changes in the course content and help us continue to strive for excellence.
Ten years back, with the beginning of residential camps, DD studied the social environment and beliefs of the residents in all the blocks it worked in and thereafter carefully chose the subjects to be covered in the residential camps. The subjects and pedagogy was meticulously designed after a thorough analysis of identified needs and the expected impact of the curriculum in the minds of young people. Subjects covered for the 4-month camps are:
• Language (Hindi)
• Mathematics
• Team Building and Participation
• Gender
• Samaj ki Parakh (An introduction to sociology)
• Health
• Adolescence and Sexuality
Over last ten years, there have been several changes both subtle and manifest, which inspired us to assess the relevance of the original curriculum in the present scenario. With the objective of revising the original curriculum; DD is now working on analyzing the changed conditions and needs as well as on impact assessment of the original curriculum. 
The SCU (Steering and Coordination Unit, Jaipur) members have already started working on it. Several meetings were held at Jaipur with the eminent experts. With the initial framework ready, the SCU team will now work with the FESU (Field Extension and Support Unit) in all the nine blocks. Revised curriculum is expected by the end of this year.We hope this exercise will guide us in making necessary changes in the course content and help us continue to strive for excellence.
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