Movement For Rural Emancipation (MORE)
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 Ravi Aluganti explains the concept of air pressure Ravi Aluganti has been running a mobile library for a few years now, and and he takes the time when he delivers books to read with the kids, do activities and science experiments with them. On this day, he was using various demonstrations to teach the difficult concept of air pressure. |  Samshir Learns 'Ah' I was deeply moved by one of MORE's newer patients, a young man with a cerebral palsy who could not reliably sit up on his own. When I was 19 I worked with developmentally disabled adults, and one of the men I worked with was an older CP patient whose mind was sharp, but who was confined to a wheelchair he operated with the tips of his fingers. It was December in London, Ontario, and as the winter wore on, he got more and more depressed as the snows prevented him from leaving his apartment. Here, in India, seeing a young man forced to depend on his mother for everything, in all seasons, I couldn't help but feel his case was hopeless. The next day a different CP patient of MORE's. I was bracing myself for more heartsickness, but they had reached Samshir at a younger age, and had been working with him longer. When I met him, he was sitting upright with a huge grin on his face. When he stood up, that grin outshone the sun. |  San Diego High Schools Join Hands to Build Learning Center in Rural India by Otesha Dream |  San Diego High Schools Join Hands to Build Learning Center in Rural India by Otesha Dream |  San Diego High Schools Join Hands to Build Learning Center in Rural India by Otesha Dream |  MORE profile A profile of the work MORE (movement for rural emancipation) does in rural Andhra Pradesh. |  A new Children's Resource Centre A MORE side-project, the Children's Resource Centre is in the fundraising stage. |  Anisha and Katie Meet Ravi and the Children by Otesha Dream Two of Otesha's volunteers (Anisha Mudaliar '11 and Katie Glockner '12) from Pacific Ridge School, Carlsbad, CA travelled to India to meet and work with Ravi at the Madanapalle schools. We read stories, sang songs, and passed out notebooks and pencils to the children. |  Two Countries, One Van by Otesha Dream Volunteers Anisha Mudaliar and Katie Glockner as well as potential new partners Ananth and Kamini Mani pose with Ravi and his famous van (home of the mobile library). |  Elisabeth films Yashoda Bhargav |  Elisabeth provides website support Ravi Aluganti | Coming soon, a Children's Resource Centre Elisabeth Oakham Ravi Aluganti, founder of Madanapalle's travelling library is starting a Children's Resource Centre. The CRC will employ many of the same teaching techniques and philosophies as the travelling library. Right now, the CRC needs funding for construction. |  MORE FOODS
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