India's National Green Corps (NGC) Eco-Clubs are a unique opportunity to educate youth about environmental issues. NGC objectives include: (1) educate children about their immediate environment by increasing awareness; (2) impart knowledge about eco-systems, their interdependence and need for survival, through visits and demonstrations; (3)…

Youth club leaders participated in a seven-day residential camp to discuss with resource persons their area and village needs, to assess developmental possibilities and problems, and to evolve a plan for dealing with these problems. Specific projects undertaken by the clubs upon the leaders' return are cited. (AG)

Discusses youth work in India, the role of the youth worker, the importance of helping youth to bring about social change, the need for youth clubs to integrate and motivate young people as agents of social change, and the problems of youth training. (MF)

Scouting is an expanding worldwide youth movement, with more than 16 million members in 169 countries and territories. Its goal is to contribute to the physical, intellectual, social, and spiritual development of young people. Since participation in development is one of the cornerstones of their program, scouts cannot ignore the challenge that…

The five studies on education for rural development are directed to teachers, administrators, and others concerned with education in rural areas in their efforts to raise the social and economic status of the rural poor. The Indian study discusses the problem of wastage at the primary school level (with specific reference to Tamil Nadu), and…