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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.