Samvada

Presently, we  work from rented premises for our Youth Resource Centers, Administrative office, Baduku Community Colleget and have no space to conduct workshps for  youth from our  Yuva Samvada Kendras. This has meant shifting from one rented house to another, working with severe constraints on space and  constantly looking for low cost training venues where we can conduct  short workshops and long-term courses.

 

Samvada conducts  over 30-35 short and long duration training events round the year.  While many of these learning events happen on farms, mountain tops, the internet, several trainings are hosted in our Training House. The House  is presently over-stretched to provide a make-shift classroom, discussion spaces, joint messing, dormitories and a student lab, with little space for recreation.  The house cannot accommodate more than 25 people at any given time.

 

The Dream of a Unique Campus

 

Over the years, we have been painstakingly collecting donations from friends and well wishers to buy a piece of land where we can build a campus for
Baduku Community College. The campus will include a training centre  which can be shared  by all our Yuva Samvada Kendras for short worshops. 

 

A campus where youth from marginalised communities will live and learn together, expanding horizons & re- thinking aspirations without fear of ridicule or fear of being forced into professions against their wishes! We need a space where 2-3 courses can be held simultaneously as we have a target of 5 courses each year and several short workshops for youth from the YRCs.

 

So far, Samvada has generated Rs. 38 Lakhs through donations and consultancy fees. Thanks to  our supporters, we have now been able to pay the first installment for a small piece of land off Kanakpura road, near Agara Village.

 

We need to raise an additional 22 lakhs to finalise the purchase of the land.  This is the last lap of a long journey and we appeal to our friends to help us raise  this remaining amount as soon as possible.

 

Land documents have been rigorously checked by our legal team and our institutional donors have agreed to give us a sizeable grant to construct  the buildings we need.

 

The proposed training centre will include:

 

• Classrooms and Discussion Rooms

• Dormitories

• A computer Lab

• Library

• Indoor recreation space

• Staff rooms

• Guest Suites

• Warden Suites

• A large open area for games/ sport activities

• Demo farming

• Demo of green building technologies.