SAAP also net-works with like- minded technical institutes and NGOs outside the state to promote technical education for the underprivileged. Considering the impoverished industrial climate of Bihar , SAAP grabbed with gratitude the opportunities of sending our poor and dalit boys outside Bihar for technical training. We found such training outside Bihar not only improves their self-belief but also enhances their chance of actually availing technically oriented jobs.

It all began, when Fr. Mathew chanced upon occasions to send poor boys for technically training during the course of his many tours in India to promote renewable energy. We gratefully acknowledge the following institutions actually opened their doors to train our boys.

1. St. Xavier Technical Institute, Sevasi, Baroda , Gujarat
2. St. Vincent Technical School , Asansol,
3. Boys Town Industrial School , Hydrabad,
4. Don Bosco Technical School , Lunknow.
5. Monfort Technical Centre, Hazaribag
6. Holy Cross Vocational Institute, Lucknow

Last year, we had send 15 boys to St. Xavier’s Technical, Baroda and three boys to St. Vincent ’s, Asansol. Some of the boys studying in Gujarat in a Gujarati medium Technical School have shown exceptional motivation and talent by not just conquering a language barrier but has stood first in their respective trades. Some who have already have passed out of training have found job in Gujarat itself, that fills us with hope.


Camp for Technical Education

We decided to organize a Camp to acquaint us better with the boys and also to impart some basic knowledge regarding technical training so as to help them to make informed decisions. The Camp was held from the 23 rd to the 28 th of May. In puts on Technical education, personality development, dalit empowerment, together with practical experience of aptitude test in our workshop were chief contents of the Camp. The sharing of experiences by students from technical schools in Asansol and Baroda helped the participants. Nearly forty dalit students from rural Bihar participated in the camp. The following is the list of students selected from the camp. They are already studying at the respective places. We whole heartedly thank these institutions for opening their campus for our boys.  

I. To Xavier Technical Institute, Sevasi, Baroda
1. Jitendra Ram Fitter from Harnaut
2. Rajendra Kumar Fitter Amulya
3. Sanjay Kumar Fitter Sasaram
4. Nandan Kumar Fitter Basauni
5. Anil Kumar Fitter Itarhi

II. To St. Vincent Technical School , Asansol, W.B
1. Sunil Car mechanic from Maner
2. Sonu Joseph AC & Fridge Kurji
3. Pappu Manji Welder Basauni
4. Ambrish Electrician Nawada
5. Manish Electrician Mokama
6. Dilip Electrician Sasaram

III. To Boys Town, Technical Institute, Hydrabad
1. Raja Turner from Barbigha
2. Puneet Turner from Jamalpur

IV. To Loyola Technical School , Kurji, Patna
1. Roshan Kumar Machinist Santhinagar, Barbigha.
2. Upendra Kumar Machinist Samas Kurd, Barbigha

Net-working with Loyola Technical School , Kurji

We net–worked with Loyola Technical School, Kurji to provide Six months non-formal technical training to school drop-outs. They stayed at a room belonging to Prabhat Prakashan, in the BSI campus, free of rent and attended classes at Loyola, Kurji. The contribution for their maintenance came partly from the candidates and largely from the sponsors. The most of the boys have found work while some of them have found inspiration to re-join school to complete metric.



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