A Word From Our President
As incoming president, I am honored to help guide this already great organization as it celebrates its 40th anniversary. Highlighted by an improved, interactive website and a scheme for assessing project outcomes in a more tangible way, 2013 was a very good year for...
Best Performance Award for Tribal Students at Cultural Workshop
Our hostel/orphanage students in Gajapathinagaram won the award for best performance during a cultural workshop. Ten of our hostel students participated in "Telugu Language Day," a cultural workshop and event organized by the Department of Cultural Affairs in the...
IDS Interview on WBEZ’s Worldview on SoundCloud
Listen to WBEZ's Jerome McDonnell talking with Nila Vora and Jagjit Jain about IDS and its upcoming 40thcelebration on Worldview on SoundCloud. Here is a link – it is about 15 minutes:...
Booming Enrollment in Rag-Picker Schools
When we set up five schools in Noida and Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh we had estimated an average enrollment of 25 children per school based on a preliminary survey; however, we have learned more children attend our schools and the number of students continues to grow....
Rag-picker Students Receive New Shoes
IDS has set-up a network of five schools to provide education to the children of rag pickers in the National Capital Region of Delhi (https://idsusa.orgprojects/education/primary-education-for-rag-pickers/). The children work, study and live among the waste they...
Save The Date
India Development Service 40th Anniversary Event Investment in People & Success Stories With Jerome McDonnell, WBEZ Sunday, September 14th, 2014 5:30 P.M. Meadows Club 28950 W. Golf Road Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Local Hostel Children are “Change Agents”
In 2008, our program started out in a small hostel set up to accommodate boys in grades 6 through 10 who wanted to attend school. Since then, the program has grown in size, scope, and the quality of services provided. Today, the hamlet-to-hostel project is a network...
Promoting Hindi and English In Tribal Hostels
In a country with twenty-two different spoken languages, Hindi and English are the national languages of communication between India's ethnically diverse populations. Speaking Hindi and English opens doors to educational and employment opportunities, with both...
Preschoolers Enjoying Eating Eggs—A Protein Supplement Program Implemented by Sodhana Charitable Trust and Supported by IDS
Children of B.G.Palem preschool enjoying supplemented eggs as a part of a nutrition program supported by IDS. Rickshaw Colony preschoolers, who are participating in a nutrition supplementation program implemented by Sodhana Charitable Trust, are enjoying eggs during...
Nutrition Supplementation Program Increases Children’s Heights and Weights
Beginning in the summer of 2013, Sodhana Charitable Trust implemented a nutritional supplement program for preschool children from 24 schools throughout the Vizainagaram district using IDS funding. During attendance, 611 children who participated in the program...