Just like Asha, Anil sat down and thought about his key learning in 2020 and he summarized it as follows. (The English is a bit polished by us and we also helped Anil to make the presentation).
I wanted to do this for a long time – now it’s finally done: A collection of all the photos we have of our Barefoot Skateboarders in Janwaar. I am sure there are more kids in the village who are skateboarding, we just haven’t captured each and everyone of them on a picture yet – […]
At the end of this year Asha – just like Anil – has put together her learning journey. We’ve asked her to think and reflect what were her main learning over the last year. Here is what she has to say. (The English is a bit polished by us and we also helped her to […]
(Written by Abhishek Singh) I am Abhishek Singh, a mentor, a teacher and a friend for the kids of Barefoot Skateboarder Organization. In November, Ulrike prepared a test for Anil. It was a completely different test than what I had been making for Anil for the past three months in my Data Entry sessions. This […]
Recipient of the GEC Award On Dec. 2, 2020. our initiative The Rural Changemakers received The Rural Changemaker Award – same name for award and recipient 🙂 We received the award because we contribute to bring kids into / back to schools – an important goal within the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
(Written by Anil) We are going to have a hacker space in Janwaar. We got help from Zero2maker and Seeed Studio to understand what a hacker space is. We also got kits, Arduino and some other things. These things are new for me so I had an online session with Maharshi bhaiya to understand a […]
Thanks to Decathlon Foundation and private donors we were able to provide blankets, warm clothes and shoes to 100 people in the village. We selected 11 elders, men and women who are living alone and 89 children from the poorest families. It was a big day in the village as you can easily see in […]
(Written by Anil) For my NIOS exams, where I’ve chosen Dater Entry and Computer Studies, I’ve started to explore a new field: hacker spaces. We are planning to open one in Janwaar. Ulrike introduced me to Rajesh Nair in Kuala Lumpur, Ahmedabad, who had visited Janwaar earlier in the year. He is running a program […]
(Written by Arun) Electricity was always an issue in our Village. Due to no electricity we couldn’t attend our online classes and couldn’t complete the homework because our devices were not charged. The problem is solved now, we solved it because we put the solar panels on the roof. Solar energy does NOT need any […]
We are pretty proud – our new book is NOW available. We just got it from the printer! Janwaar. Beyond Skateboarding. Skate. Educate. Build community. These are the pillars of Janwaar Castle – the greatest skatepark you’ve never heard of. In the small village of Janwaar, India, the skateboard is more than four wheels and […]