“Nomad’s Hermitage”

Vivek is an Indian & permanent resident of Australia and a scholar, an author, a social-policy critic, a frequent traveller as nomad, a social entrepreneur, a journalist and an editor; founded the Ground Report India. He has been exploring, understanding and implementing the ideas of social-economy, participatory local governance, education, citizen-media, ground-journalism, rural-journalism, freedom of expression, bureaucratic accountability, tribal development, village development, reliefs & rehabilitation, village revival and other.

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• a 150 beds community hospital and nursing college :
  The community hospital was co-founded by Vivek. No application was applied for any grant to any funding agency. A team was formed to go villages to villages periodically (weekly & monthly) for public contribution. A few foot-marches were done by Vivek to motivate and for open talks with villagers for the need of a hospital and nursing college.
  
  
• an open social institute for tribal community :
  A non-formal open social-institute has been working for last five years for agricultural training, education centers, forest plantation, vocational training programs and local marketing of agricultural products.By this non-formal open social institute -
  • More than 80 ponds in around 70 villages (2 acres to 5 acres area per pond)
  • 35 farming centres in around 30 villages (1 acre to 10 or more acres area for per farming centre). 
  • More than 1,50,000 trees per year on an average are being planted with the motivation of open social university in Bastar region.
  • More than 100 SHG (self-help-group) were formed for tribal women and farmers in Bastar region.
  • An unit of hand-loom with the strength of 27 workers.
  • Around 1000 women are working with sewing machines.

• Non-formal Gokul Social University :
  A non-formal university was planned as the centers for farmers for training, motivation and supports. Vivek has been acting as the founding Vice Chancellor of this non-formal social university. Under his guidance many centers in many villages in various district of Bihar were formed.

• Re-establishment of an entire village which was ruined by fire :
  Because of a big fire, more than 750 family houses were completely burnt in the year 2007 in Khagaria, Bihar. Immediate relief and rehabilitation works were executed by the team co-led by Vivek and Dharmendra Kumar Yadav. New houses were constructed and supports for the self-employments were provided by Vivek, his wife, his family, his indian and overseas friends. Credits for financial supports- A.I.D. (USA), Dr Claire Jean Glendenning (Australia), Lia Darby (Australia), Vivek Umrao Glendenning, Dr Swami Vivekanand Yadav, Er Dharmendra Kumar Yadav and others.

• Flood Relief Works
  Relief and rehabilitation works in Bihar flood – 2008 were done exclusively in Madhepura, Naugachhia, Khagaria, Saharsa, Supaul, Katihar, Samstipur, Araria, Purnia and other districts of Bihar by the local volunteers team co-led by Vivek Umrao Glendenning, Shankar Agrawal, Abhinandan Kumar Jahanvi, Nagendra Singh “Tyagi”, Mira Sinha, Er Dharmendra Kumar Yadav Prafull Chandra Ghosh, Ramnarendra and others. Credits for financial supports- Asha for Education (USA), A.I.D. (USA), Dr Claire J Glendenning, Vivek Umrao Glendenning, Shankar Agrawal, Amla Ruia and others. Vivek Umrao Glendenning travelled in flood suffered areas by spending more than 10 hours per day in boat in high turbulent flood stream of the river Koshi for more than 8 weeks to cover very interior and untouched areas. Because of his visits of very interior areas, administration was forced to release money and relief materials within 24 hours. These areas were not attended by any NGO and government administration though more than one month after flood.
  Relief and rehabilitation works for months in the year of 2007 in Bihar were done by the local voluntary team co-led by Vivek Umrao Glendenning, Er Dharmendra Kumar Yadav and Nagendra Singh “Tyagi”. Credits for financial supports- A.I.D. (USA), Dr Claire J. Glendenning, Amla Ruia, Umesh Rashmi Rohtagi (USA), Vivek Umrao Glendenning, Prof H. C. Verma, Gopal Krishna (Canada), Dr Swami Vivekanand Yadav, Er Dharmendra Kumar Yadav, Er Rupesh Kumar Garg (MS, USA) and others.

• Exclusive Detail videos report on Relief & Rehabilitation : Koshi Flood 2008 

• Mass meetings and public talks :
  Vivek Umrao Glendenning’s speeches in the mass meetings or public talks
  co-organized / co-led by Vivek Umrao Glendenning.
  • Video of a mass meeting on Flood Issue of more than 70,000 people strength was co-organized by Vivek Umrao in the year 2007
  • Video clip of a speech of Vivek Umrao as chief speaker in a mass meeting of around 100,000 people strength in the year 2006
  • Public Talk in Jahanabad, Bihar in 2008 by Vivek Umrao Glendenning
  • Public Talk on Journalism by Vivek Umrao Glendenning in 2008
  • Public Talk on Village Economy and Local Governance in 2009 by Vivek Umrao Glendenning
  • Public Talk by Vivek Umrao Glendenning on Zero Budget Farming in the year 2010
  • Public Talk by Vivek Umrao Glendenning on Relevance of Genuine Tribal Leadership vs Mainstream Social Activism Corporate
  • Public Talk by Vivek Umrao Glendenning on Relevance of Freedom