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Current Projects
  | Mr.Jugal Bhuyan, the Founder Of Prajnalaya passed away in the month of March 2007. Jugal Bhuyan was suffering from ill health. He was admitted to Guwahati Neurological Center.It was Thursday March 15th, Jugal Bhuyan was leading an all religion, all community evening prayer with the students when he collapsed and he never regained consciousness. However , amidst the gloom and sadness the teachers and volunteers of Prajnalaya showed remarkable resilience. With the help of AFNA they have started vocational education projects including Organic fertilizer , Andi and Polu and Fishery. They are hoping to self subtain with the earnings from these projects. |
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Parijat Academy : An young man’s dream to fulfill his mission
The place is Pamohi located on the outskirts of Assam’s capital Guwahati. The school is located in an area that is mostly inhabited by tribal people, comprising about ten tribal villages with approximately seven thousand people There are five stone quarries located in that area and most of the people work as a daily wage earner in the quarry. While the parents worked in the quarry, their children would wonder around all-day, some of them venturing dangerously close to the stone quarry. Th recent incident of a woman losing her life as a stone blasted and hit her while she was working there needs to be mentioned. A young man started to think about a way to keep these kids engaged in a safer environment during the day when their parents were out. This is how the school Parijat Academy was born.
AFNA has been supporting Parijat Academy. Parijat Academy is making a good progress so far . They are planning to build a hostel for the children who have to travel 30 miles to reach the school. Hiren and Usha Sarma of Houston and Tez Hazarika recently visited Parijat
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'Prajnalaya' a place where wisdom is sought in a school run with collective efforts in the midst of natural surroundings of an interior place Titabar
Jugal Bhuyan started working for Pragyalaya in a remote village in the Jorhat district of Assam. in year 2002. His only capital at that time was a piece of land obtained from his grandmother’s property and a few thousand rupees he earned through manual labor. He started the school building with that money. His friend Bitu gogoi , encouraged by jugal’s work managed Rs 50,000 as loan and with that money Jugal completed the School building and also the residential quarters of Pragyalaya named Ashtha. In Ashtha , the children get free food, clothing and education. Today, Pragyalaya, the school has more than 180 students and around eighty of them stay in the hostel. Some of the students are orphans, some of their parents are too poor to provide them education. Pragyalaya is trying for the overall personality development of these kids, teaching them the rich cultural heritage of our country along with the regular coursework. |
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