For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that engages sixth grade students of the Morarji Desai Residential School in Nuggehalli village in Hassan district with a project titled karakushala kale enda patya dhedege (from handicrafts to school curriculum) to learn about bamboo. Students will explore the history, stories and many uses of bamboo and connect it to the texts in their environmental science curriculum. The outcomes of the project will be a performance in the presence of school staff and villagers and a publication. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will include the publication, along with photographs and video documentation of the performance and the entire project. Project funds will pay for honorarium, professional fees, material, travel, performance, publication, workshop and documentation.
