History
Through a letter dated the 27th August, 1996, the taluk of Yadgir was also entrusted to the Salesians by the Bishop of Bellary for initiating various developmental programmes for the poor.
Though the presence in Yadgir began in 1996, it was taken care of by Salesians living and working at Deodurga in the neighbournig Raichur District. On 23rd August, 2000, a farm was purchased with the idea of stabilizing our reachout activities. The extensive study done on the neighborhood villages revealed very pathetic situation with regard to education and skill training thus leading to low level of progress and development. The residence was inaugurated on August 16th 2002.
Activities
Don Bosco School : To promote education in this northern town in Karnataka a school was begun for the local people. Temporary arrangements are made to have the school functioning in the project. The school is still functioning in temporary arrangements.
Community Development: To strengthen the educational system as well as general situation in the villages, a reach out programme was initiated in 26 villages. The programme targets education of the children through awareness and empowerment of the people especially women. The 15 community halls built in the villages help in various programmes. The more than 125 self help groups and 30 youth groups have taken up the issue seriously.
Skill Training : As part of the project skill training programme was also initiated targeting the youth most of whom are school dropouts. Tailoring, computer, electrician, welding and vehicle servicing give the youth a chance for livelihood.
Colleges : The campus has two colleges offering Diploma Course in Education ( D Ed) as well as B Ed which is a Bachelors programme in Education. This programme trains the future educators for a vast region of North Karnataka. The colleges also have reachout in the village schools and support education in the area.
Contact
Don Bosco
Chitapur Rd. Yadgir
Gulbarga – 585 202
Karnataka
E-mail : dbyadgir@sancharnet.in
www.dbyadgir.org