Bamboo Training and Empowerment Camp

Bamboo Training and Empowerment Camp

Door-to-door campaigning – 9 residential trainees went for door-to-door campaigning in 20 villages for contacting new studnets for Bamboo Training Camp. Sharing the skills learnt and motivating others in the village to learn bamboo craftsmanship is a part of the holistic development of the trainees.

Trainees: 58 new students from 20 villages attended the 7 – day residential training camp at Meghnagar ashram. The students were divided into 3 teams for the training:

Team Mahi – The team was led by Jivan Gamod, residential trainee from 3 years. The students made Bamboom Amplifier performing the following steps under guidance:

  • Cutting of bamboo of appropriate size
  • Shaving of outer skin of bamboo using shave horse and draw knife
  • Measuring and marking on bamboo for drilling
  • Slot cleaning using chisel and half round file.

Team Anas – The team was led by Deepak Vakhla, a student of class 9 and resident trainee at Meghnagar Ashram. The team did the following steps:

  • Cutting strips of bamboom with knife
  • Sticking the strips together and marking for pen stand base 
  • Finishing of pen stand using 5 types of sand paper

Team Narmada – The team was led by Kamlesh Vakhla, a student of class 9 and resident trainee at Meghnagar Ashram. The team did the following steps: 

  • Making hairpin from the bamboo strips
  • Sharpening tools using diamond-plate and silica stone
     

The selected students will be contacted over the next few months and called for the next training camps.

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