As part of weekly sessions at all the community centres, one initiative was where community elders were invited to the centre to share the history of their communities with adolescents and youth.. How did they settle here? Where did they migrate from to this spot? How and who put up the first houses? What are … Continue reading Weekly Sessions with Adolescent Group at Community Centres
The Youth Centre at Kolegaon – an Effort Towards Gender Equitable, Organic Leadership of Village Youth
Kolegaon is a village on the very outskirts of the administrative area of the Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation, in Thane District. Those who know where Mumbai is, the Kalyan-Dombivali area itself is about a two-hour train journey from Mumbai. Actually, Kolegaon was a gram panchayat (governed by locally elected village council) till just a few months ago, … Continue reading The Youth Centre at Kolegaon – an Effort Towards Gender Equitable, Organic Leadership of Village Youth