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JNANA PRABODHINI

The last year and a half have seen Jnana Prabodhini (JP) growing. If the review period from October 1998 to March 2000 is to be described in three words, these words are DEEPER, WIDER and STRONGER. Jnana Prabodhini has reached DEEPER into the society, to groups of neglected people in the area where it has been working. The scope of Jnana Prabodhini's activities has grown WIDER reaching new towns and villages by way of extension activit ies and new projects. The ongoing work of Jnana Prabodhini has grown STRONGER in several ways- stronger in numbers, stronger by capacity building of the workers, stronger due to increased focus in the objectives of the various departments. This activity r eport of Jnana Prabodhini (JP) includes narratives of all these types of growth. JP has always aimed at reaching deeper and deeper strata of the society. By reaching fellow-men and women from these strata, JP wants to participate in their individual transf ormation by helping them in enhancing their self-esteem. JP also wants to reach people from all parts of India. By way of study tours and relief work, training programmes and periodical activities, short term projects and regular branch centres, JP wants t o bring about transformation in all areas of social life by motivating new groups of dedicated capable workers. Thus, the scope of JP's activities is always widening geographically and in diversity. For this dual transformation, individual and social, JP is always involved in its own institution-building activities which include capacity building of its members, research and development work, generation of funds and organization of its members, workers and volunteers. Most of the new initiatives are aimed at deepening and widening the reach of JP, while the various established departments, branch trusts and associated trusts continue the work of strengthening their goals, programmes and abilities of workers.

GOING DEEPER :
INDIVIDUAL TRANSFORMATION BY ENHANCING SELF-ESTEEM

This aspect of JP's work includes

  1. A new rural health project aimed at the health- education of women and children
  2. Programme for rural adolescent girls
  3. Women self-h elp groups
  4. Women Empowerment Project
  5. Sugar schools
  6. Computer training in prisons
  7. School in earthquake hit area of Marathwada
  8. Development of awareness of social problems.

SPREADING WIDER :
SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION BY MOTIVATING NEW
WORK TEAMS

Various departments and branch or associated trusts of JP went to different parts of Maharashtra for periodical or regular activities and outside Maharashtra for various reasons. This aspect includes

  1. Relief work in Orissa
  2. Delhi tour of rural women
  3. Study tours of Dang, Kashmir and North-East India
  4. Activity centres of Chhatra Prabodhan
  5. Rural Talent Development Programme
  6. Opening of Ambajogai centre
  7. Taking over the management of Niramay Hospital
  8. Propagating reformed sacraments religious, social and educational.

GETTING STRONGER :
INSTITUTION BUILDING

This aspect includes progress in regular activities of departments and trusts.

  1. Educational Seminar
  2. JP Prashala
  3. Navnagar Vidyalaya
  4. Youth Wings
  5. JP Alumni
  6. Competitive Exams Centre
  7. JP Solapur
  8. Gram Prabodhini
  9. JP Shivpradesh
  10. Leprosy work
  11. Training-cum-Production Divisions
  12. Gramodyog Pratishthan
  13. JP Research Society
  14. JP Medical Trust.

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