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Four faculty and 18 students from 11 different countries gathered in India to learn from communities and from each other as part of the first residential site-visit for the Master's Degree program. | |||
| C O N T E N T S INTRODUCTION ACADEMIC PROGRAM
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Master's Degree :
India Site-Visit Photo Tour A team of four faculty and 18 students from 11 countries visited community-based programs throughout India as part of the first residential learning unit for the Master's Degree Program in Applied Community Change and Conservation. To get a feel for the nature of this learning experience, take this photo tour.
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| Learning from Communities
Community site visits included: Three weeks in the Ziro and Palin community sites in the northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh; One week learning from SEARCH (Society for Education and Action Research in Community Health) in Maharastra State; Two day site visit to the Mendha Lekha Tribal Forest in Maharastra; One week of learning from the work of the Comprehensive Rural Health Program in Jamkhed. |
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Conducting a community survey in an isolated mountain village in Arunachal Pradesh. | |||
| Learning the sustainable forestry harvesting system of the Apatani people of Arunachal Pradesh. |  |
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Learning how communities mobilize to teach each other, as in the case of this drama presented by the women of Jamkhed on the problems of alcohol abuse. | |||
| Learning through small group discussions with local families. |  |
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| Spectacular Places | ||||
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To enjoy the spectacular landscape of Arunachal Pradesh requires a special permit into this restricted zone. Arunachal Pradesh contains some of the world's largest expanses of intact subtropical forest and is home to 126 tribes and subtribes. | |||
| Wealth in Arunachal Pradesh is largely determined by the number of Mituns owned by one family. |  |
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Arunachal Pradesh is a spectacular but isolated state that makes the process of community-based change all that more critical. | |||
| Lectures and Discussions | ||||
| Students and faculty were all teachers and learners. In addition to community site visits, the daily schedule included lectures, group discussions, team learning assignments and homework. |  |
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The course work for the first residential unit included:
Healthy People, Healthy Communities, taught by Dr. Henry Perry; Introduction to SEED-SCALE, co-taught by Daniel Taylor and Carl Taylor; and Sustainable Development, taught by Jerry Hembd |
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Student, Bruce Mukwatu, who works with the Zambian Integrated Health Program shares, "In India I learnt about the importance of developing a specific community mobilization strategy. The use of tribal leadership proved to be an effective strategy." The students gather here to learn how the people of Mendha Lekhe take leadership in managing their tribal forests. |
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| Friends and Peers | ||||
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There is no doubt that this first residential site-visit was a real bonding experience. | |||
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