Blog: Dhoker Jhara Village

Dhoker Jhara Village, India

Dhoker Jhara Village, India

Dhoker Jhara Village, India

In the month of October, I had invited around 21 key people from the different villages in my area and over the course of a meal we shared with them the vision of Transformational Community Development (TCD). After that meeting, we set the goal to meet regularly every month so that we can plan and work together.

Dhoker Jhara Village, India

At Dhokerjara Village, I spoke with Committee members who have been long asking for irrigation pipes for their fields, but the needed pipes had not been purchased yet due to lack of communication. Now, I spoke with them and they have firmly decided to get the pipes from Dumka and will lay them by September. 

Dhoker Jhara Village, India

In Dhokerjhara Village everything is going well. Villagers are eating healthy meals and drinking clean water. We encouraged the villagers to start kitchen gardens: some of them have started kitchen gardening and others are doing it on a big scale and even selling their produce on the market. 

Dhoker Jhara Village, India

In the month of October, a football tournament was organised through Transformational Community Development (TCD) in order to promote unity among the neighbouring villages. It was an initiative to bring youth together for the upliftment of society.

Dhoker Jhara Village, India

We are working on two villages: Dhoker Jhara and Chandopani. Recently, we had a small meeting when we visited Chandopani. Initially, we were not getting a positive response, but now after some effort we met with some families who are ready to form a community and help us. Some villagers helped us by meeting with the block level person as well.

Dhoker Jhara Village, India

It is the season of paddy cultivation and all the villagers are busy with it. During this time, I had an opportunity to give them ideas for ​​better farming. 

Dhoker Jhara Village, India

Dhoker Jhara Village, India

This quarter we did lots of awareness programmes by meeting with villagers individually as well as in groups. Our focus was to bring all people up to the same page so that they might be able to see the root cause of their problems and take steps to overcome them.