Drs. Briju Thankachan and Betsy Briju - Dedicating Their Lives to Help the Lives of Others
Updated 11-9-2021: Drs. Briju and Betsy have arrived in Umarkhed and are settling into their new home! Dr. Briju and Dr. Betsy are two...
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Sumeeta Gawande
- Jun 30, 2021
- 1 min
SESA'S Maati-Paani-Asha Center Selected to Join The Rockefeller Foundation's FSGCL Program
The Call for Solutions To support the UN Food Summit’s goal of achieving healthier, more sustainable, more resilient, and also more...
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Sumeeta Gawande
- Jun 28, 2021
- 2 min
SESA, GSG College and Sterling College Join Forces to Combat Climate Crisis in Central India
SESA and GSG College have joined four other worldwide communities as part of EcoGather, a Sterling College initiative to battle...
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Sumeeta Gawande
- Jun 28, 2021
- 4 min
The Maati-Paani-Asha Center – Critical Now. Essential for the Future.
In the last 20 years, over 300,000 farmers in the Yavatmal District of India have committed suicide. The need for deep transformation of...
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Sumeeta Gawande
- Dec 17, 2020
- 4 min
GSG College Mourns the Passing of a Forefather, Anantrao Deosarkar
In 1967, Anantrao Apparao Deosarkar was a young lawyer with a passion for promoting education and a natural skill for leadership. Living...
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Sumeeta Gawande
- Dec 17, 2020
- 4 min
English & Technology: Keys to the Doors of Opportunity
In rural Umarkhed, students seek an education that will open the doors for them to opportunities their parents never had, to jobs
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Sumeeta Gawande
- Nov 17, 2020
- 2 min
GSG College Successfully Conducts Final Exams Online During Pandemic
In 2020, Covid-19 forced educational institutes around the world to adapt their classes and exams to ensure their students and staff...
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Sumeeta Gawande
- Sep 24, 2020
- 2 min
Smartphone Campaign
GSG College welcomes donations of smartphones to enable students to continue their education online. About 60% of GSG students have been...
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assistant6952
- May 22, 2020
- 4 min
MPA FARMING
As the MPA Vision team explores the myriad ways to improve soils in the Umarkhed region, we are prioritizing culturally appropriate...
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assistant6952
- May 22, 2020
- 4 min
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION & ECONOMICS
The economy of the state of Maharashtra is primarily agrarian in nature. The majority of people work in agriculture, increasingly focused...
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assistant6952
- May 22, 2020
- 3 min
POLICY CHALLENGES
The state of Maharashtra has seen increased economic growth in recent decades, and Mumbai, the state capital, is considered the financial...
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assistant6952
- May 22, 2020
- 3 min
FARMER SUICIDE
The Vidarbha region of north eastern Maharashtra has been described as the epicenter of farmer suicide in India. It also has the...
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assistant6952
- May 22, 2020
- 2 min
SERIOUS FOOD INSECURITY
As of 2018, close to a sixth of India’s population of over one billion people has been experiencing undernourishment. India ranks 15th...
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assistant6952
- May 22, 2020
- 3 min
WATER CRISIS & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Most regions in India are facing the consequences of climate change. Some places are facing extreme floods and others are facing...
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Sumeeta Gawande & Nicole Civita
- May 19, 2020
- 2 min
Life in Umarkhed
As the sun sends its first ray of light through the Umarkhed night sky, parrots caw, Hindu temple bells clang, & prayers from the mosque...
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Sumeeta Gawande & Nicole Civita
- May 19, 2020
- 2 min
ARRIVAL OF CLIMATE CRISIS
In Umarkhed, each day brings new challenges. Climate change has arrived. Even bore wells have run dry. The intense heat from rising...
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Hattie Gawande
- Feb 16, 2020
- 1 min
SESA and Partners Submit Proposal for the Rockefeller Food System Vision Prize
SESA, in partnership with Colorado University-Boulder’s Masters of the Environment (MENV) program, Ohio University and others, submitted...
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Sumeeta & Hattie Gawande
- Dec 9, 2019
- 2 min
SESA Funds Solar Arrays in Rural India and Ohio
SESA sponsored the installation of solar arrays both at GSG College in Umarkhed, Maharastra, India and at the Athens County, Ohio...
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Sumeeta & Hattie Gawande
- Dec 8, 2019
- 1 min
Equipment Grants Essential for GSG College Digital Classroom
GSG College inaugurated a Digital Classroom in October of last year thanks in large part to two generous Rotary Club equipment grants....
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Sumeeta & Hattie Gawande
- Dec 7, 2019
- 2 min
Pronoy Rai Is Appointed Visiting Faculty at GSG College
Dr. Pronoy Rai was appointed as a Visiting Faculty in Social Sciences at GSG College for a five-year term beginning in September 2019....
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