A visit to the tribal people of Madhya Pradesh

This entry was posted on 1/14/2007 3:27 PM and is filed under Vickie Professional, Our travels.

In early January 2007, Vickie visited the village of Biwarti, two days journey by rail and taxi -- and motorscooter! -- to the southeast of Indore.



On the way, they encountered this wind farm in the countryside of Madhya Pradesh:



They also came across this man tending his sheep along the highway.




The village has a satellite of the Barli Institute, which Vickie and her co-workers visited, to evaluate the impact of its training on the village.  Here are some images of the village and the people who inhabit it.






















































































































Some of the critters that live in this area:








Vickie (center) with two of the people from the Swedish development agency that is the major benefactor of Barli:



The young women and girls of the village listening to a PowerPoint presentation given by the Barli staff, including using the computer the Rotary Clubs of El Paso, Texas provided for Vickie's use:













Vickie listening to the presentation and observing the audience:





The staff generously permitted Vickie to participate in giving out the diplomas from the satellite Barli Institute to the graduates who had completed the program:

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