I will strat MILK PROCESSING UNIT

KMF is the monopoly organization in collection and distribution of milk all over the Karnataka. In Darawad district it is collecting milk only from 57 out of 127 villages. It is not fulfilling the growing demand of milk and its products. So we are going to collect milk from villages those are still untapped by KMF, and after processing we distribute the milk to hotels and restaurants of Hubli in bulk.

Initially we start1000 Liters’ milk processing unit (MPU) in Kundagol taluk, which is 21km away from Hubli and in surrounding villages we set up the milk collection centers. Every day morning and evening through our vehicles we will collect the milk and store and process in Kundagol MPU and next day early morning we supply the milk to those hotels that have agreement with us. Initially we will take a building on rent to set up the office and MPU. We need one four wheeler vehicle, 1 milk collector, 1distributer, and one each office worker and promoter. To set this unit we need 8, 00,000 lakh rupees investment.

We collect milk in an average from Rs. 9 to 13 per litre. We are going to sell milk at Rs. 19 per litre. After deducting operational cost we are expecting Rs. 2000 per day. Within one year we will expand our Business to 3000 liters’ capacity unit.

Making Cheese at Home

Cheese is made from the milk of goats, sheep, buffalo, reindeer, camel, llama, and yak but is usually made from cow's milk. Cow's milk is about 88% water and the remainder is fat, protein, sugar, minerals and vitamins. In the process of cheese-making, most of the protein, fat and some minerals and vitamins are concentrated and separated as a solid. The remaining liquid, called 'whey', contains most of the sugar and water and some protein, minerals and vitamins. Whey is utilized in foods and feeds or disposed of as waste.There are two principal agents which bring about the concentration and separation of protein and fat to make cheese, namely, bacterial culture and coagulating enzyme.

Bacterial culture

Bacteria are often responsible for food spoilage but there are also many useful types. During the manufacture of cheese and other cultured dairy products lactic acid bacteria change the milk sugar to lactic acid. The acid acts as a preservative by inhibiting undesirable types of bacteria, helps remove water from the curd (formation of curd is described in the next section) and is important to the development of cheese texture. The lactic acid bacteria and other microorganisms which happen to be present in the cheese contribute enzymes which break down fats, proteins and sugar during aging to produce flavours characteristic of particular cheese varieties. Lactic acid bacteria are naturally present in milk, and cheese can be made by holding fresh milk in a warm environment. However, this process is slow and cheese quality tends to be inconsistent. It is recommended that the milk be pasteurized by heating at 60-62C (140-144F) for 30 min . This heat treatment will destroy most lactic acid bacteria in the milk and will also destroy pathogenic bacteria which may cause food illness. Note that over pasteurization will prevent proper coagulation. Most store bought milk is unsuitable for cheese making because it has received too much heat treatment.

After pasteurization the milk is cooled to 32-37C (89.6-98.6F) and lactic acid bacteria are added to the milk. The suspension of bacteria is called a 'culture' and the process of adding the culture to the milk is called 'inoculation'. The culture may be a frozen or freeze-dried concentrate of bacterial cells or it could be cultured milk (milk in which lactic acid bacteria have been allowed to grow). Different bacterial cultures are recommended for specific types of cheese but most types can be made using fresh, plain yoghurt or buttermilk as a culture. If yoghurt is used, the milk should be inoculated at 37C. Buttermilk contains gas forming bacteria and may cause the development of small eyes in some cheese. In addition to bacteria, some types of cheese such as 'blue' and 'camembert' are inoculated with mould to develop characteristic appearance and flavour.

Coagulating enzymes

Proteins can be thought of as long microscopic chains. Various food products such as jello, jams and cheese depend on the ability of protein chains to intertwine and form a mesh-like network. The formation of this network is called 'coagulation'. When proteins coagulate in water, they trap water in the network and change the liquid to a semisolid gel. In cheese-making gelation is caused by an enzyme, 'rennet'. When rennet is added to warm milk, the liquid milk is transformed into a soft gel. When the gel is firm enough, it is cut into small pieces, 0.5-1.0 cm square (1/4-3/8 inch) called 'curds'.

Exceptions

Certain types of cheese such as some types of Queso Blanco (Latin American countries) and Paneer (India) are made without bacterial cultures and without rennet. In these types, curd is formed by adding vinegar (or other acid juices) to hot milk. A procedure for heat-acid precipitated Queso Blanco is included in this booklet because it is one of the most simple varieties to make and has the advantage that all the milk proteins including proteins normally lost in the whey are included in the cheese. Some fresh cheese (i.e. cheese which are eaten immediately after manufacture) such as Cottage cheese and quark are made with little or no rennet. In these cheese, coagulation is caused by high acid development by the bacterial culture. A procedure for fresh cheese or European style Cottage cheese is included.

For the home cheese maker, a start up set of supplies should include: a pasteuriser, cheese mould, cheese press, dairy thermometer or any food grade thermometer for the range of 0 to 100C, and cheese cloth. Bacterial cultures and rennet can sometimes be purchased in natural food stores.

Small scale cheese making equipment and other supplies, including literature, can be obtained from New England Cheese Making Supply Company, 85 Main St., Ashfield, MA 01330 (413-628-3808; Fax: 413-628-4061).

DANDELI ECO-TURISUM SNAPS

Write up on Entrepreneurial Motivation Training module

Introduction

Entrepreneurial motivation training was an exciting and interested module, which helped to bring out the fellow’s inner feelings and talents and set the goal for the next coming days. A goal is nothing but a set of standards which will be achieved in the future by adding different values through various actions. All the participants learned by this module how to set their future plans.

Entrepreneurial motivation training is very essential to social entrepreneurs because it sparks the mind and stimulates their inner energy. It gives them the platform to express their ideas and thoughts.

Description of the module

Module instructor Rita started with the treasurer hunting game. In this game the fellows should bring and present with innovatively which materials instructor want. It is helpful to improve the fellow’s imagination presentation skills.

Later fellows played goal setting (Ring) game. In this game all the fellows must set their distance level away from goal. Through this game many things were paying attention. In this the instructor can measure the participant’s risk-taking capacity, confidence and influence of environment on mind.

 The story writing and scoring activity is the one of the activities of goal setting. The instructor shows six pictures.   After seeing the picture the fellows have to write six stories about whatever about comes their mind. Finally fellows filled the entrepreneurial orientation scoring sheet. In this sheet there are 21 questions about internal locus of control and external locus of control.   

External characteristics of the person

·        More defendants

·        Less coordination

·        Blaming others

·        Passiveness

 Internal characteristics of the person

·        Achievement oriented person

·        Independent in making decision

·        Respect others 

·        Self blaming

Key points of the module

The module started with the practical activity of treasure hunting and its presentation. After that “who am I?” Then by seeing pictures story developing activity was conducted. The purpose of this activity is to assess the thinking process of the participants. Through these activities the instructor explained the process of achievement motivation and the criterion to score achievement imagery. An achievement situation involves the achievement goal with the standard of excellence. The achievement imagery should have the following 11 points.

·        A need(N) to achieve on the part of the person.

·        Anticipation of success or failure in attaining the.

·        Activity (Act) successful or not aimed at attaining the goal.

·        Difficulties or blocks (Bp and Bw) to the individuals progress to the goal. There may be personal or external problems.

·        Emotional reactions i.e. positive goal anticipation (Ga+) and negative goal anticipation Ga-).

·        Help (H) to the striving person from another person.

·        Achievement thema, which means the central plot of the whole story, should explain one core goal.

All these factors are called achievement syndrome and and very essential in a story to decide the thinking process of the individual.

All fellows performed a drama by including all the above factors in the story. It gave more clarity about all aspects of achievement syndrome. There was a discussion on “who am I?”  This session was really eye-opening for all the fellows.

Major learnings of the module

·        Every fellow has treasures in his or her personality.

·        Motivation is stimulation to achieve the goal, and  it is essential to every individual.

·        While setting the goal the individual should consider their abilities, past experiences, their environment.

·        Learn from the success or failure.

·        During team work we should not create dependency nor I should depend on others in each and every activity.

Report on Entrepreneurial Activity

I am always passionate about organic agriculture. That’s why I have marketed 'N.P.BIOCOMPLEX' organic manure as a entrepreneur activity in Devinagar and Kalyanagar. It is manufactured by Madras fertilizers private LTD. It has prepared by 75% vermi compost and remaining 25% azospirillum and phospobacteria and 16 bio composts.

 I started to sell from 8am to 11:30 pm. I visited door to door who are having garden and I tried to convince about my brand organic manure. within a short time I came to know it is very difficult business. Because people are not ready to listen my words. They have looked at me like a cheater. I visited 56 houses. But I convinced to only 4 house owners to purchase the manure. One person booked 1 quintal manure. He has farm near Hubli.

 The details are as follows 

manure bag units	Rate   per bag (Rs)	%  of the profit	Actual rate per Bag (RS)	No of bags selling	Investment (Rs)	Pro fit
5kg	50	40%	30	4	200	80
50 kg (only Booking)	430	30%	316	2	860	228
Total	-	-	-	6	1020	308

 

1. Other expenses ( Bus pair) : 06.00 Rs

2.  Total money returned: 302.00 Rs

3. Strategies used:   Door to door visited and

Convinced customers through smooth words

4. Challenges:

·         5 Kg 4bags didn’t sell, hence I returned to Hubli branch office

·         People aren’t ready to listen my words.

·         Bags are too heavy Wight.

5. Lessons learnt:

Bags are too heavy.  So I decided to do smart business.

How to convince the people

6. Next time if were to do the same marketing job what would you like to change:

I would like to go to Agriculture field and plants marketing places.

Write up on RTI

 

From 1^st day class I came to know about meaning RTI how apply this act. Right to information act came into existence in 2005 from UPA government. It is great weapon for common people.  Its main abject is to control the corrupt. Under this act. The Act extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Under the RTI act we may get records, documents, emails, advices, press releases, orders, logbook, contract agreements, data material in electronic form by any government public authorities.

From my RTI act, I can do infection the documents and I can take the notes and electronic material like CD, floppies by any govt office.

I also reminded about my basic rights. after the class I and devdanam visited the relive hospital of central relive department to get the information under RTI su-motu section. 

But they didn't response properly. Because they haven't know about su-motu section.

 we understood lot of things about RTI through the discussion with officer.

 In second day class I learnt how to apply the particular query to any public authority under RTI act 22 of 2005. We can get any information by paying 10 rupees only. Under the RTI

It includes the right to -

inspect works, documents, records.

take notes, extracts or certified copies of documents or records.

take certified samples of material.

It includes  information in form of printouts, diskettes, floppies, tapes, video cassettes or in any other electronic mode or through printouts.

Application procedure: If you have any quires of any government offices, you can file application through RTI. Asutosh and thippanna taught about application format of RTI in Kannada and English.

After the session Jagdish and I went to BEO office in Hubli. I filed application to PIO of block education office regarding disable children projects In the application I asked the questions that what projects are you implementing about disable children, last year how much fund released and how much money you spent. I enjoyed lot. This is new and memorable day for me.

time limit to get the information:

30 days from the date of application 48 hours for information concerning the life and liberty of a person 5 days shall be added to the above response time, in case the application for information is given to Assistant Public Information Officer. If the interests of a third party are involved then time limit will be 40 days (maximum period + time given to the party to make representation). Failure to provide information within the specified period is a deemed refusal.

We want leaders

Be an agent of social change!
We want leaders who:
 Desire to create lasting social change
 Are between 23-28 years of age (preferred)
 Have earned a graduate or post-graduate degree
 Possess at least 6 months work experience in the development sector
Applicants may be from any part of India but should be prepared to relocate to Northwest
Karnataka for the Fellowship period.
The Deshpande Center for Social Entrepreneurship
The Deshpande Fellowship Program
Marshalling Global Perspectives to Create Local Solutions.
DCSE building, BVB Engineering Collage Hubli, Karnataka 580 031.Phone: +011-91-836-237-8430  Email: infoDCSE@dfmail.org

About Deshpande Foundation: Founded in 1996 by Jaishree and Gururaj Deshpande, the Foundation is a leading philanthropic
organization in Massachusetts, USA, and India in the areas of innovation, entrepreneurship and international development. We
believe in creating sustainable social change, and we take a hands-on approach with our grant partners to help them achieve their
objectives.
About Deshpande Fellowship Program: The program is a unique opportunity for budding social entrepreneurs. The Fellowship is
an interactive, applied learning experience that aims to foster a generation of successful social entrepreneurs. Participants will
learn existing best practices and engage with the foremost social entrepreneurs and local innovators to develop a working knowledge
of leading social change models. The program will leverage this theoretical framework to aid each participant in the creation
of an individualized proposal for social change. Fellows will be expected to implement their innovations with partner institutions.
Twenty (25) Fellowships will be awarded. The last date for application is 20 March 2009. Women are encouraged to apply.
Period: Fellowships are for six months.
Fellowship Amount: The Fellowship amount is fixed at Rs. 7000 per
month with opportunities to increase amount to Rs. 12,000.
Selection: Short-listed candidates will be invited to visit Hubli for
group discussion and interviews.
Deadline: Apply by 20 March 2009.
Any Questions: E-mail fellowship@dfmail.org.
Visit www.deshpandefoundation.org/dcse to download an application
form to email to fellowship@dfmail.org or mail a hard copy to
address below. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to mail hard copies
of two recommendation letters.

impact of migration on agriculture

Kuradikeri is 18th km away from Taluk headquarter of Hubli. Kuradideri is in Hubli Taluk and belongs to Dharwad District. It is 18km north of Hubli. The villages around Kurdikeri are Surshettikoppa, Kamplikoppa, Karadikoppa
Demography: Kurdikeri has a population of 3,500 and there are around 450 families. There are 334 children in the whole village. In this village, there is a total of 9 handicapped people. Also, Kurdikeri has one school and two Anganwadies.
Livelihood: Most of the people of Kuradikeri engage in agriculture, and this is main source of their bread-earning. Additionally, landless people work in other people’s land. Some people are doing some other work, like tea shop business, pan shop, or carpentry work. Nowadays, most of the people goes to Hubli for work because they believe earnings from working in the field are not enough for their life. Rather, if they go to Hubli and work, they can earn 100Rs per day. The women’s of Kuradikeri rear cattle, and this earning is helping in their life.
Agriculture land of Kuradikeri: The people of Kuradikeri have 2000 acres of agricultural land, some of which is irrigated. 50% of Kurdikeri land is Black Soil, and other 50% is Stony and Red Soil. 80% of people have their own land, 20% landless. In the village, a total of 100 bore wells are there, as well as five ponds, named Hirekeri, Kirekeri , Kempageri, Unakal, and Kallanchi katti. Main crops are Soya, Maize, Cotton & vegetables. Others crops Alasandi, Paddy, Savi, and black gram. People make livestock for human beings and for the animal also for the animal they use to stock fodder and for human different type of grains like they are maintaining their livestock this stock they are maintaining for one year and this grains they use for next year crop irrigation. Key problem of this village: most of the people goes to Hubli for industry work on daily wages. Every day morning After 8 am no one labor in village.
Impact of migration: Every day farmers faced agricultural labors. They borrow machines to cultivate the land and harvesting crops. Sometimes they change crop which is the less require labors. and they don’t concern income. In the harvesting time they burden lot of problems. They borrow machines from other villages to cultivate the land and harvest crops. Sometimes farmers failed to do seasonal farming.
Cases of the problem: High wages is main reason to migrate the daily. They get daily work it means they get life security. Attraction of cities also on of the reason.

Village study of Kuradikeri

This is my 1ST village study. I am from rural area and before I joining the DFP, I have worked in rural area with BAIF project. Even though I didn’t understand village nature properly. But in the 11th Feb village study activity is very helped to improve my knowledge and very interesting.
11th Feb 8.00am we(D B Vanagaeri, Llingraj, Malini and I) entered to Kuradikeri, which is in Hubli Taluk .On the road Open defecation was welcomed with its smell. We closed our nose and entered the village. Then we wandered whole village. While wandering, we observed and interrogated with villagers. A villager suggested to meet the Basavanneppa Angadi who well known of village. We got lot of information about Kuradikeri with interrogation. Then we continued transect walk with villagers inside the village and field.
1st day night we did PRA activities like seasonal map, trimix ranking, and social mapping 2nd also continued the PRA activities like FGI and time line. Then We met Anganavdi center and schools. Afternoon we did door to door visit interrogated and cross checked village information.

History of Village: Kuradikeri has a very interesting story behind its name. A blind women came from Unakal with her two brothers. they went to this place and started staying there. That’s way the village name was Kuradikeri, which means blind village.

Demography: Kuradideri is in Hubli Taluk and belongs to Dharwad District. It is 18km north of Hubli. The villages around Kurdikeri are Surshettikoppa, Kamplikoppa, and Karadikoppa It has a population of 3,500 and there are around 450 families. There are 334 children in the whole village. In this village, there is a total of 9 handicapped people. Also, Kurdikeri has one school and two Anganwadies.

People of the Village: Kuradikeri originated from the people of Unakal, so most families belong to this surname. People of different castes live in this village, like lingayats, vaddars, kurubas, talawars, and Muslims. They engage in different work depending on their cast, though most people are doing agriculture.
Livelihood: Most of the people of Kuradikeri engage in agriculture, and this is main source of their bread-earning. Additionally, landless people work in other people’s land. Some people are doing some other work, like tea shop business, pan shop, or carpentry work. Nowadays, most of the young generation is going to Hubli for work because they believe earnings from working in the field are not enough for their life. Rather, if they go to Hubli and work, they can earn 100Rs per day. The women’s of Kuradikeri rear cattle, and this earning is helping in their life.
Resources of Kuradikeri: The people of Kuradikeri have 2000 acres of agricultural land, some of which is irrigated. In the village, a total of 90 bore wells are there, as well as five ponds, named Hirekeri, Kirekeri , Kempageri, Unakal, and Kallanchi katti. These ponds have some water, but this water is not used for drinking. For drinking water, the village gets water by bore well, and there are ten public water taps. People make livestock for human beings and for the animal also for the animal they use to stock fodder and for human different type of grains like they are maintaining their livestock this stock they are maintaining for one year and this grains they use for next year crop irrigation.
Life of the Villagers: In Kuradikeri, some people are rich, some are middle class, and most people are poor. For the poor, their lives depend on agriculture. But women’s lives in Kuradikeri are very independent because women do some economic generating work, like buffalo rearing, agricultural work, and small business. Because the women of Kuradikeri are contributing to their own economic condition, they are becoming stronger, joining SHGs, and changing their life styles.
Social Relationships in the Village: In the village, the social relationships are very good. All people live together and help each other, but still the caste system is in the village and different castes of people live in different areas. The area names are recognized on a caste basis and some people still work according to their caste. All castes of people go to each other’s homes, but in giving hospitality, some discrimination is still going on. Overall, however, people work together for the well-being of the village. Many SC/ST women are SHG members, and they go to the homes of all people in the village, which shows the village’s good social relationships.

7^th of Feb, 2009

DOG CREMATION..!

Hi, you know today when we were returning from canteen after lunch, there was a very bad and dirty smell we felt. So I and my friend Chandrshekar went to see what it is? And our guess was right it was dead body of dog. Immediately we thought why not we remove it, no why not I. So I decided to remove it and better to cremate it. Even my friend Chandrashekar  has also decided and ready to do the same thing but we were supposed to be in the class at that time.

 Just after the class in the evening I and my friend Chandrashekar went to labors to have the instrument which makes easy to pour mud on the dead body of dog. At the same time while going to hostel my friend Mahantesh and Meenakshi were come to us and helped us in carrying a dead body up to dig place. Altogether poured mud on the dead body of dog. Here our intention was to prevent diseases which could have spread if we had left as it is. And finally we had done it . 

STORY OF THREE THIEVES

Once upon time a old man was lived in a village. His name was Bharmajja . He was 60 years old and He bored about life. He decided to go to kashiyatra. He had horse, Goat and silk peta. These were the property of that man. One fine day He wore silk peta. He tied goat to horse tail and sat on the horse then he went to Kashiyatra.
When he was passing through the forest, three thieves saw him and planed how to steal horse, goat and silk peta. 1st one thief said that I can steal goat. 2nd one thief said that I will steal horse. 3rd one said that I can steal his peta.
1st thief slowly fallowed behind the old man. One fine time he untied the goat from horse tail. He took bell from its neck and tied instead of goat. Then he went away carefully.
2nd one thief came in front of old man and he asked why had you tied bell to horse tail. Old man looked at horse tail. He frightened began weeping. That thief try to console him and He acted like well wisher. He lied that I saw the thief who stolen your goat if you want to catch him give your horse. Old man believed him. 2nd one thief also got horse and he ran Away.
Old man waited for him for long time. later he lost his patience. Although he continued his journey by walk. On the way he saw a 3rd one thief who has sitting and crying beside the well. Old man asked that why are crying ? he replied that my jewelry bag has fallen in the well. I couldn’t get it. Please you help me. If you help I will give 20 % of jewelry. Then the old man ready to help he remove the shirt and peta. He jumped in to the well. As soon as that thief took the peta and shirt. And ran Away.
Likewise all the three thief’s robbed old man.

OUR LEADERSHIP ACTVITY

Leaders – Lingaraj and Hanamanth
Followers – Devadanam and Jagdish

In St John’s school we as a team performed leadership activity on the eve of Republic day.
We came to know the need of students in this school that they are in need of Encouragement and Motivation, taking these as an account we as a team we decided to motivate the students , many of the students don’t know the importance of Republic day just without knowing the meaning of Republic day they celebrate.
On Republic Day we took the permission from the school Principle he accepted our request and gave the permission. Morning after flag hoisting at 9:30 we went to school gathered 70 high school students in one class room , I sang one patriotic song after song. Devadanam gave the introduction of Deshpande Foundation. We showed two motivation videos ,lingaraj and Jagdish explained about the videos after showing these videos I told them the importance of studies and showed them EVERYDAY video, students are very much excited and came to know how much they should worked hard and they encouraged and motivated.

About Oriantaion

January 19th is a very memorable day for me. Because of that day DFP’s orientation started. Beginning of orientation we introduced every one through the games. Our program manager Chinnababu provided the orientation materials like bag, manual of DFP and ID's.

Naveen jha director of the DFP, who took first session And explained overview of DF program and DFP curriculum. After the lunch Chinnababu explained about DFP policies and guidelines. Then I prepared two charts about my introduction.

Second day sandbox fellows shared their field experience. After the session I gave presentation about myself through the charts and posters. Then we went to sub jail and performed drama and other cultural activity. It was a part of orientation.

The Third day of the orientation, I got great experience about Akshaya patra and Agasthya NGO. DFP cohort 1st fellows shared their experence.

ನಾನು ದೇಶಪಾಂಡೆ ಫೌಂಡೆಶನ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ.

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