In just four months, Wadlakonda student K. Pravalika has shown an astounding ability in yoga. The 5th class student learned yoga from Prabhakar, her physical education teacher. The photos well demonstrate the 10-year-old’s strength and agility. She is doing so well that she participated in the district’s yogasan championship and won 4th place. Congratulations K. [...]
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19 Apr
Growing our lunch
The dignity of labor – and practical farming tips – are two important lessons Redlawada students learn when they work on the school farm. The farm-grown food is used for students’ mid-day meals and any extra food is sold at the local market since the school doesn’t have storage facilities for the perishable items.
7 Mar
Kalleda alum plants bright future
Former Kalleda student Devaraju is a role model for today’s younger students: he now manages a farm where he is responsible for a staff of 12 men and women, all of whom are much older than him. The quiet, unassuming 19-year-old excels at his job. Under his management, the yield on the 68 acre farm [...]
14 Feb
RDF Narsimpalli School Staff Profile: Satyanarayana J
Satyanarayana Janagonda joined RDF May 3, 2010. He teaches Science to 4th through 7th class. His favorite part of being an RDF teacher is that he loves teaching and feels wonderful contributing to the development of the village through education. When asked what areas he and RDF could improve, he says he hopes to improve his [...]
1 Feb
RDF Matendla School: Buy a Recipe!
Johanna and Gudrun are two volunteers from Iceland who were the first to introduce the Youth Empowerment Program to RDF Matendla school. Here’s a post written by Johanna on a special project they worked on in addition to their Youth Empowerment class – the Buy a Recipe project! Those who have been to RDF Matendla [...]
