How we will utilise these books

Agragamee which means, “pioneer”, is a group of activists and thinkers committed to working with marginalized and underprivileged communities in the tribal districts of Orissa, in India. Our mission is to promote all aspects of tribal development throughout India, through an integrated approach to help tribal communities mobilize for self-sustaining development initiatives. We are committed to work towards total human development and social justice through information, awareness and formation of local level organization. Our efforts at initiating a people-centred and ecologically sensitive development combine an issue-based approach with programmes for socio-economic development that have built up local leadership and empowered people through food and voice. Agragamee’s focus on education has helped children and adults enter into the world of knowledge and learning to take the first steps towards informed decisions for their own development and wellbeing. Agragamee’s successful models are recognized all over the country and have been taken up for replication by national as well as international agencies The funds will be utilized to provide libraries in 20 schools, which will enable children to go beyond textbooks, and increase their knowledge and awareness of the larger world.