FEBRUARY 15, 2002:  Subsequent to the February 10th, 2002's first PVAF/Gujaraat Taalukaa Conference and another meeting at Navasaari Aashram was held. in gujaraat for all prajaapatio. The preliminary consensus among all at this meeting was to create an independent body in gujaraat for a CENTRALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM with a main objective of servicing education needs for all prajaapati families who cannot afford education because of life barriers... The biggest life barrier at present is poverty.  Another round table meeting with all samajo is being arranged on Wednesday, February 20, 2002.  PVAF is posting the original agenda again for this next meeting as the focus at the next meeting is still the same as was in the first meeting.

FEBRUARY 8, 2002: prajaapatio all over the world has participated by generously donating from their hearts in the GUJARAAT INTERNET CONNECTION PROGRAM and GUJARAAT EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM of Prajaapati Vishva Aashram Foundation (PVAF) in the last 4 years. These programs have been very successfully implemented and are continually being developed and expanded under the volunteer leadership of shree chandrakant dahyabhai lad of Calgary, Canada and shree champaklal dajibhai mistry of Edmonton, Canada. These programs are operated in gujaraat by Shree Prajaapati International Education Association (SPIEA) under the leadership of shree kamlesh dineshchandra prajaapati. Presently eight taalukaa (sub-districts) in gujaraat are participating in both these PVAF programs. shree chandrakantbhai, on his third trip to gujaraat as PVAF Headquarter representative, will listen to his fellow prajaapatio in these gujaraat taalukaao on how all the prajaapatio in the world can pool their resources to establish a UNIVERSAL EDUCATION PROGRAM for all prajaapatio in gujaraat. By universal is meant accessible to all those who presently cannot have education because of any kind of life barriers. This universal education program is being sponsored under the umbrella of  PVAF with the participation of all prajaapatio in the world.  This listening to the gujaraat prajaapatio from eight taalukaao has been organized by SPIEA of gujaraat to be held in bilimora on Sunday, February 10, 2002. The agenda for this PVAF/GUJARAAT TAALUKAA PRAJAPAATI CONFERENCE 2002 is in the main story.....  AGENDA & BACKGROUNDER FOR  PVAF/GUJARAAT TAALUKAA  PRAJAAPATI CONFERENCE 2002 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2002 IN BILIMORA, GUJARAAT TO BE CONTINUED ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2002        1.       OPENING PRAYERS   2.                  WELCOME BY: SPIEA President Shree Kamlesh Dineshchandra Prajapati & PVAF HQ Representative Shree Chandrakant Dahyabhai Lad.  3.                  REVIEW OF MISSION OF PVAF BY PVAF Representative: a.      PVAF has a vision to establish a Gujaraat Education Fund (GEF). This GEF is to assist those prajaapatio in gujaraat who cannot educate themselves due to shortage of family finances.   b.      GEF will assist to provide education to all needy prajaapatio in gujaraat from primary level to university level.  The education will be of the type and quality so that each prajaapati will have skills and knowledge to get a well paying job in the current and future either skills or knowledge based markets in gujaraat.  c.      PVAF visions and plans to fund-raise outside gujaraat one karor rupees a year for Gujaraat Education Fund. This GEF will have cash from fund-raising by each taalukaa and PVAF.  d.      GEF will be used to help any needy prajaapati to complete education up to Grade 10 or 12 and then continue and complete an education and skills training in ITT or college or university. “Needy” means one who has financial or any other disability, which makes him/her unable to continue education.  e.      GEF will be administered by jointly by PVAF and PVAF Gujaraat Chapter. This joint body will:                                                                i.      Receive each taalukaa’s education plan and education financial needs and assist in finalizing the plan for implementation;                                                              ii.      Receive all applications from needy gujaraat prajaapatio;                                                             iii.      Will review, assess the applications;                                                            iv.      Will counsel and mentor each student and parents in choosing student’s education plan from primary school to ITT or college or university. The counseling and mentoring will continue till the education is finished and the student is settled in life with a good job. 4.                  REVIEW OF EXISTING PVAF PROGRAMS IN GUJARAAT (BY SPIEA President and PVAF Representative) a.      Gujaraat Internet Connect Program b.      Gujaraat Education Scholarship Program from primary to university education. c.      PVAF Gujaraat Chapter – Change SPIEA’s name to PVAF Gujarat Chapter.  5.                 GUJARAAT EDUCATION FUND (GEF) DEVELOPMENT  Discussion on development and implementation in gujaraat of Gujaraat Education Fund (GEF): a.      Basic unit of PVAF service: family, gaam and taalukaa. b.      Each taalukaa will send 2 elders, 2 adult and 2 youth representatives to PVAF. These 6 taalukaa representatives will manage and run PVAF programs in the taalukaa and report to PVAF Gujaraat Chapter, which will report to PVAF Headquarter. Males and females are expected to be represented in a fair proportion from each taalukaa.  The appointment of the taalukaa representatives to be decided by each taalukaa but must in a democratic way. c.      Each taalukaa is to collect census of each gaam. This census will tell PVAF about each family:  members in the family with age and sex, profession of family supporters, age and status of students and need of financial help for education of each family member. d.      Each taalukaa is to develop an education plan to educate all prajaapatio in the taalukaa for skills and knowledge as stated in Item 3. e.      PVAF will assist each taalukaa through Gujarat Education Fund (GEF) for developing and implementing education program of item 4(d). f.        The distribution of GEF funds to needy students will be based on the need based criteria and assessment to be jointly developed and set up by PVAF and PVAF Gujaraat Chapter. 6.                  CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS FOR NEXT STEPS a.      Pass resolutions of consensus and commitments to develop and implement Gujarat Education Fund. b.      Firm up as to who is going to do what and with target dates of completion of activities.      7.                  CLOSING PRAYERS 8.                  INFORMAL SAMMELAN WITH REFRESHMENTS

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#1 Posted by Thakorbhai Misty on 2/16/2002

Dear Chandrakant: Many thanks for updating us on your mission to India to set up an Education Fund to provide financial assistant for purpose of further education to children of poor families in our community in India. I am glad to learn that at preliminary discussions in this connection in Navsari Ashram it has been principally agreed that such an independent fund be set up with relevant objects and aims and also with regulations to operate the fund. I wish you all the successs in your endeavours. In order for the above Trust Fund to function successfully, involvement, co-operation and help of all the Prajapati organizations in Valsad, Navsari, Surat districts and city of Mumbai are of utmost importance because only these organizations are in the best position to put forward names of needy families. I look forward to hear from you further after the meeting on 20 February, 2002. Yours truly Thakorbhai Mistry UK.

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