Bharathi Trust : Siddamma Fellowship 1. Bharathi Trust Resource Center which is an organic model farm has been Siddamma's main focus. http://www.ashanet.org/projects/project-view.php?p=1006 2. Organic Farmers are provided with several schemes but this is not available to the farmers Siddamma worked with the Deputy Director of Agriculatural office since beginnign of 2010 to make these schemes available. The process is ongoing. 3. Siddamma has made seed distribution available at low cost for farmers, ie. cost much less compared to company cost. This is accompanied by distribution of manures like kamal pasi,et and related training. 4. 3 trainings held with Namalvaar with goverment officials attending.A demo was done with staff inside the resource center itself. 5. Bill was passed that only agriculture graduates can only teach organic farming and no farmer can teach. Siddamma is fighting this with the TN government. Ongoing process. 6. Work with unorganised workers continues. Making welfare boards provide them with all the amenties that must be available to them. 7. SEZ and displacement of habitats is being diminished. The excuse that land is not good for agriculture is a standard excuse. 8. Food waste collection and compost formation is being setup for women. 9. Actively participating in TN handicraft federation for disabled folks. 10. An agriculturist with polio has volunteered with documentation and computer skills. 2 day training was setUp to get her started. Siddamma made arrangements for her to start work. 11. Siddamma is actively participating in Education for Equity Society. 12. Actively working Amuktha maha patra in making education available for the disadvantaged. 11. Siddamma is working on a story collection that talk about nature,organic farming , freedom. All these as a part of school material for government schools. The main idea is to give it real life outlook. Stories could also talk about women empowerment and untouchables. 12. Pallavakkam collector is working to get ration card, vote list, community certificate for the bonded labourers who are either a new batch of released labourers or a few ppl who have run away before and are identified and bring them together. 13. Ponneri rice mills have frequent engine accident at rice mills. Siddamma has been successful in fighting for the rules and getting the right way to handle these scenarios. 14. Seminar in Cuddalore to help with child friendly center and teacher training. Teacher materials are revised. 6 kids are writing 12th and planning to pursue profession in doctor, mechanical engineering which is a great step. 15. In June 2010 , Siddamma is planning to visit UK invited by students attending from Action Aid student exchange program (housing effort). Will try to work with Asha UK volunteers.