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Community Library cum resource Centre
An Initiative by
Vivekananda Sevakendra -O- Sishu Uddyan
Supported By READ Global & READ India
The Oceanic Library
The Oceanic LibraryCommunity Library cum Resource Centre
The Oceanic Library was the first project developed in India by Rural Education and
Development (READ) Global and READ India
VSSU’s Arena of Activities
VSSU Microfinance For Economic Development
Savings, Credit, Insurance
The Oceanic Libraryfor Livelihood promotion
Training & Skill Development
Ashok NilayFor Community Development
Health, Education, Environment
VSSU at inception, 1983Mission:
Poverty Alleviation and human development through
microfinance.
Vision: Community Dev. through Community Resources
2002 2011 2007
Destitute children Home
Residential Training Campus
Background Situated in a poorest part of the country near to
Sundarban Island Where 40% of villager’s are living Below Poverty
Level Where 30% people are still illiterate Where no public Library was situated with in 30
km radius. 80% of the School going students didn’t have
access to reference book even to their text books.
No shelter , no scopes inter community discussion for dev. among rural women.
36% of children are wasting their childhood in brickfield or being a child labuor
Objectives To set up a Self sustainable Community
Library To set up a resource Centre for
underprivileged. Spread & initiate an Idea “Education for
All” A community Library with a diversified
Scopes A skill development cum Vocational
training centre for youth & women's. An nonprofit business initiative for
community development
Inception & Milestones READ’s first visit to India and
meeting with Villagers (2007) Proposed Library Building model
approved Dec ‘’07 Lying of Foundation Stone to set up
The oceanic Library (December, 2007) by Senator Omer L rains
The library operations training programme will be conducted in March
2008. VSSU recruited its 1st Feb 2008.
Purchase of books started by end Jan 2008.
Cataloguing of the books started by Feb 2008.
Mile stones… Part of the library building construction
(up to ground floor)work by end June 2008 Library’s Children & Women section
started at mid of 2009. 2010 , Jan : Vivekananda Shakti Kendra
started to use renewable energy sources in collaboration with Onergy.
2010, Dec: Wild honey processing centre inaugurated in collaboration with World bank.
2011, Jan Library’s member reached up to 500
2011 Jan : The Oceanic library construction Completed.
2012 Proposed site for Nivedita College of education (B.Ed College)
A library with multiple possibilities
A community library for all A renewable energy centre for demonstration ,
selling & distribution of Solar energy product in joint collaboration with Onergy
Wild Honey Processing Unit with help of World bank through ICAR.
Fish cultivation & demonstration centre at library occupied water bodies.
Training , Seminar , Conference Hall at Library campus.
Handicraft training to women group of Library Children reading & amusement section. Free Community Health checkup Centre Tailoring Training among rural women.
Challenges
• To make a habit of reading among community
• Creation of a Women /mother's committee and take them out of Social barriers in vast scale.
• Assure 100% recovery of dispatched book for in house reader.
• Updating stock of text books along with frequently changing syllabus
• Lack of electricity & Computer , in rural scenario, is creating a barrier to connect between The oceanic library & world.
Sustainability Strategy Involvement of Local youths , women , children & aged
people
A spirit of team work among readers supporters &
organizers
Well & updated stock of reader demanded books ,
journals ..
Sustainability approach through business development
initiatives by using different resources
Ideas beyond book…with multiple skill dev training ,
vocational course & orientation programmes
Sustainability Strategy
Cordial supports from stakeholders.
Experience sharing and advice of neighbor
librarian , and practice of the same.
Hospitality and Service of Library staffs , group
members
Enough resources & proper planning to utilize the
same
Strong & devoted leadership of CEO
Continuous Support by READ Global & India team
Case Study: A walking Library
Mr. Kalishankar Roy, aged 47 serving people by delivering different types of books since 1972 ignoring all kinds of natural obstacles among different villages of of Sunderban Island by walking .
With the help of 40-45 pass books that belongs to the different members, he withdraws many books from local “Baneswar Library” , “Paritosh Public Library”, “The Oceanic Library” and The “Library of Nipith Ramkrishna Mission. He begins his journey taking two bags full of books on both shoulders, to make a habit of reading among community people of distant villages .
The objective is not to gain money, but it has become a hobby to him today. Kalisankar babu informs that every morning after having bath, he starts his journey at 09:00am and continue up to 5:00p.m. and walks almost 15 K.m. per day in the village path. According to him few years back he used to walk from Jaynagar to DiamondHarbour (32 km) for this purpose. At present the members of his Library are 150. According to him, “I am grateful to the all the Library particularly The Oceanic Library.”& to all my readers…
Our future Plan
To reach up to 2000 subscribers by 2012
To make stock of 15000 books Start up a Computer Literacy Centre
for students Initiate a English Speaking Course
for community People Establish a vocational training Center
for unemployed youth , women Start up a B.ED college at Library
campus by 2012 A community Hospital & nursing
Training School
By providing knowledge & expertise
By providing books , materials & equipment
By investing in our initiatives
For more info visit: www.oceaniclibrary.com
www.vssu.in
Join hands with us…..
We are always feeling …
“All the wealth of the world can not help one little Indian village if the people are not taught to help themselves” - Swami Vivekananda