Don Bosco Kawant: October 2010

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Tribal Teams to Represent Gujarat at National Hockey Tourney

VADODARA: Two teams from the tribal belt of central Gujarat have been selected to represent Gujarat at the national level hockey tournament to be held in New Delhi.

Teams from tribal talukas of Kawant and Chhota Udepur of Vadodara district have been selected for the forthcoming Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament which will be held at Dhyanchand Stadium in New Delhi.

A girls team from Don Bosco, Chhota Udepur, and a newly formed boys team from Don Bosco, Kawant, will represent the state in the tournament. Interestingly, it is for the ninth time that the girls team from Don Bosco, Chhota Udepur, is representing Gujarat at the national level hockey tournament. Students from these tribal talukas have been trained by chief hockey coach T C Pothiwala.

The teams have been trained by Sports Authority of Gujarat at special training camps. So far, nearly 350 girls and boys from Don Bosco, Chhota Udepur have participated in various state and national level tournaments.

Read more: Tribal teams to represent Guj at national hockey tourney - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Tribal-teams-to-represent-Guj-at-national-hockey-tourney-/articleshow/6811484.cms#ixzz13Y4MeVW1

Friday, October 1, 2010

Don Bosco Kawant Gujarat State Champions U-15

A fruitful result was seen after all the hard work put in by our boys to achieve such a memorable task. Being the district champions of Vadodara taluka, they qualified to play the state tournament matches which were held in Don Bosco Narukot on the 25th to the 28th of September 2010. Hours of practice brought confidence in the eyes of our boys. In the state tournament matches they defeated Surat 3-0, Ahmedabad 2-0, Gandhi Nagar 4-0, Narukot 1-0 and Rajkot 2-0 to achieve this title as State Champions of Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Cup Under 15. To achieve this feat is very difficult in todays world as the number of good well equipped schools are increasing. Our team in its simplicity has won great fame inspite of the tough competition. We thank all our coaches Bakesh, Javed,Bro Ramesh and Cl. Shawn who assisted and supported team through their journey of success.
We also thank all our benefactors and volunteers for providing us with all the necessary equipment that has helped us to reach such good results. We wish our boys all the best as they journey to Delhi to play in the National Level, Jawaharlal Nehru Cup, representing the Gujarat State.
Congratulations Boys we are proud of you’ll.
Cl. Shawn D’Lima sdb

Community Organization

At present, the Kawant centre is moving towards a more people-centred approach by encouraging them to come together to address their most immediate needs; water, roads, education and employment. The key to all of these is the correct functioning of the local self government. The SHGs, (Self Help Groups) therefore, are now functioning as the starting point to preparing the community to claim their rights. They are leading their villages in preparing for and participating in their Gram Sabhas to plan development works in their village. They are also involved in understanding and demanding the implementation of the NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme). The Governance Project initiated by the DBDS, is moving in the right direction of empowering tribal people.