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Where does Movement for Rural Emancipation (MORE) work:
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Movement for Rural Emancipation (MORE)
MADANAPALLE, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India
April 17, 2011
MORE tried its hands on food! We set up a eat-out. We burnt our fingers!!
April 17, 2011
MORE has trained 30 young persons with disabilities(PWD) who are keen to be part of the growing urban economy.
omprakash volunteer Elisabeth visits MORE projects
April 17, 2011
Elisabeth has been visiting and documenting MORE projects this mont: watch for the results to show up in this section any day now!!
Impact Evaluation of ActionAid Project at MORE
June 22, 2010
Action Aid partnered with MORE for ten years to carryout a ten year long Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Project. An impact evaluation of this project was conducted recently. Apart from
Three American Schools Are Helping Us Build a Children's Resources Centre
April 14, 2010
With the success of the Mobile Library project, which serves 20 village schools, MORE is hoping to build a permanent learning space for five of those schools within a five-kilometer
Samshir Learns 'Ah'
Movement for Rural Emancipation (MORE), by Elisabeth Oakham
April 18, 2011
Movement for Rural Emancipation does some truly astounding work with persons with disabilities. Their mandate is to find ways to rehabilitate the disabled in their communities, without resorting to institutionalization.I have to admit I was skeptical at first. Prasad, the man at MORE's helm is fond of using technical terminology and acronyms, a habit which never fails to make me think of meaningless buzzwords like 'utilize' or 'dialogue' (the verb).After spending a few days shadowing Prasad, I found that his favourite acronym "CBR' was anything but a buzzword. CBR stands for Community Based Rehabilitation, and the workers who make it a reality are compassionate, well trained and conscientious. The work they do doesn't just develop the disabled person's skills, but helps that person become an intergrated member of his or...
Visiting with Ravi and his mobile library
Movement for Rural Emancipation (MORE), by Elisabeth Oakham
April 13, 2011
Visiting with one of MORE's projects today, I snapped a few pics of a science lesson in progress. See the slideshow at: http://throughwhichlens.wordpress.com/
San Diego High Schools Join Hands to Build Learning Center in Rural India
Movement for Rural Emancipation (MORE), by Otesha Dream
March 26, 2010
Pacific Ridge School, Kearny High School, and Cathedral Catholic High School--all in North County San Diego--are joining hands and working with Omprakash Partner MORE to help Ravi Aluganti build a Children's Resource Centre in rural India.The CRC has two main goals: (A) To serve students at 5 rural schools within a one-kilometer radius of the Centre, giving students the freedom to learn and explore at their own pace. The CRC will provide resources for hands-on learning of math, the sciences, and arts and craft. With a paid director and staff, children will learn by discussing and experiencing, increasing their love for learning and education. (B) To engage volunteers in the students’ learning process, by identifying and training both local and global volunteers. Students and volunteer teachers both will learn from one another.Achieving Our GoalsThe...
