Educating….empowering communities to oppose eviction
The phenomena of development is a rapid process that is taking place around the Globe, and Patna, Bihar is no exception. Yet our experience is very painful; the ones who make the city are the ones who are driven out of the city, having no right to live in the city. With areas of Patna being announced as “Smart City” and the “Rail Metro” going along where some of our settlements are, threat to their safety and security is a question. Number of meetings and negotiations seem to fall on the deaf ears of bureaucrats and officials. Their insensitivity is appalling and shameful; they have no fear in saying the community has been living on government land. Now the government needs the land so they have to be evicted. It raises many questions among us – the gross violation of “Human Rights”, the disrespect for people and their dignity disrobed by bulldozers have forced us to stand by these communities and awaken them to the reality. Meetings had been held at – Kaushal Nagar, Bahadurpur, Sahgaadi Masjid, all of which are under danger of eviction. Getting the community to make decisions and take this as their responsibility is very important. Unfortunately the youth are least bothered to enter into these processes and at times we wonder, when will they rise….when will they awake from their slumber……when will they face reality…they live in a fool’s paradise of glamour and aping the well-to-do.
Our Institution
Primary School in Rural
Islamganj Village, Maner, Patna
Learning Centres in Urban
T.V Tower, HIG Colony Patna
Janta Flat, Bahadurpur, Patna
Gaighat, Patna
Gayatri Mandir, Kankerbagh, Patna
Our Skill Training Centres
Islamganj- Maner
T.V Tower – Bhoothnath Road, Patna
Gaighat- Patna
Punai Chak- Patna
Gardanibagh- Patna
Chitokhra- Patna
Kaushal Nagar – Patna