Introduction to Basic Technology (IBT)

The IBT Program is introduced in high schools in rural area for the students in classes’ 8th to 10th. It introduces students to basic theory and practices in Engineering, Energy and Environment, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, and Home and Health science. The program is spread over a three year period with the first year devoted for the Grade 8th to give an introduction to the techniques and their potential use. The second year, for Grade 9, is to carry out projects to demonstrate their use and create an asset or wealth in some form, to benefit the community/school. In the final year for Grade 10, an individual project is assigned and executed.

The main motive of this program is to sustain childrens interest in school and reduce school dropouts as much as possible.

IBT model, the first ever of its kind, is introduced in the state of Karnataka at two schools. The Sri Someshwara High School at Dombaranahalli in Tumkur District and The Govt Composite High School at Rajanahalli in Kolar District. The IBT program has been very successful and has drawn a wide attention. The program is currently into its third year (2009-2010) and has been a huge success since its inception (2007-08). The community’s acceptance to the program and students’ participation has been remarkable.

- Have committed ourselves to support education of 10 Kids for 10 years, from Standard 
   1 till Standard 10th from Shree Maha Ganesa VidyaSala Middle School, AMBATTUR 
   (Govt. aided) through our Scholarship program
    
- Have been supporting two deserving but needy Kids of Perundurai Panchayat Elementary 
   School for education through Scholarship Program

- We developed sanitation facilities for Perundurai Panchayat Elementary School,
   Perundurai, Tamil Nadu benefiting around 320 students by constructing two toilets

- We helped developing the basic infrastructure facilities  for Jawahar High School, 
   Karumalaikoodal, Mettur RS, TamilNadu, by supplying around 53 Steel benches,
   benefiting around 250 students.

- Yuva team participated in the Bangalore International Marathon on Sept 17 2006 and 
   completed 21KM run to spread awareness on Child Education and raised a fund of 
   Rs 50000 towards IBT Project.

- Yuva organized a fundraiser concert by Dr.Chandrakant Sardeshmukh at Bangalore in 
   September 2007 and raised close to Rs 50000 through the event towards IBT Project
    
- Organized part-time English coaching classes to the inmates of Pandit Puttaraj Gawai 
   Trust For Disabled, a trust that tries to achieve this by educating the visually 
   impaired in the field of music.
    
- Organized Awareness Camps on child education and basic civic sense among the 
   uneducated people of the rural villages on the outskirts of Bangalore.
    
- We, along with BITS.aid conducted a one-day program for about 150 under privileged 
   students from four schools at Cubbon Park, Bangalore. Various competitions were 
   conducted; prizes and mementos were distributed to children.