Tribal Mensa Nurturing Program (TMNP) Narayan & te team
Who we represent? Mensa India ia is s registered as s Non-Profit Org rganization and affiliated to to Mensa Internatio ional. Who we are Tri ribal Mensa Nurturing Program (TMNP) is s Special Interest Gro roup st started by Mensa India ia in in 2002.
Who we are? My y name is is Narayan and my y wif ife Dev evasena I am doctorate in in re restoration ec ecology by by pro rofession and purs rsuing se second docto toral deg egree in in Vedic & Puranic Lit iterature Dev evasena is is docto torate in Psy in sychology and sh she works in in Pare rent Counseling and Tea eacher Tra raining
What is TMNP? It t is s exclusively developed pro rogram fo for r underprivileged gift fted fr from tr tribal, ru rura ral and urb rban se setting. The word rd" Tri ribal" has s been use sed because as s th the pro rogram was s exclusively st started fo for r Tri ribal St Students and la later on extended fo for r oth ther Underprivileged.
Every ry gif ifted chil ild in in India ia is is id identif ified, nurtured & empowered fo for r natio ion buil ildin ing ‘Gifted, the so called privileged will remain underprivileged if we don’t reach out to them’
When & where we started? Tribal Mensa began its ts work in 2002, four girls were identified who sc scored 98 PR from Sevadham Tribal Residential School, Village Malegaon Maval ta taluka Pune Dist strict Maharashtra. This inspired Mensa India Pune te team to to se seek hidden gifted st students from th the tr tribal areas.
For whom we work? Underprivileged Tribal Rura ral Urb rban Age Group: 10 years rs to to 15 years Enrolled in in academic in infra str tructure Qualified Mensa India te test: scoring more re th than 95 perc rcentile score
Underprivileged? ‘Underprivileged’ is a te term rm used mostly with re respect to to socio- economic condition of a pe person. In TMNP, we are re adding tw two more re pa parameters - i.e i.e. not ha having exposure fo for hi his/ he her abilities, and not enough opportunities.
Ground Working Condition? Politi tical Se Set t up up: : Sm Small villa vi llages and se settlements are re administe tered by by Vil Village Panchayats. De Developmental Work rk: : Governmental ed educational, hea ealth th and co communicatio ion de developmenta tal act ctiviti ties have co connecte ted the hil illy ter erra rain to the main ci city ty st stream. Tra Transporta tati tion and water rela related so socio- eco economical de developmenta tal act ctivit ities su such as s da dam co constr tructi tion has made gre great t im impact t on n the lan landscape.
Ground Working Condition? Ec Ecological Se Setu tup: Pro roje ject is s located in ecological imp mportant are rea re recognized as s ma majo jor ho hotsp tspot of f biod biodiversi sity i.e .e. . We West stern Gha hats. s. Educ Ed ucational Se Setu tup: An Anganwadi (N (Nurse sery), Balw lwadi, pr primary and se secondary y educ ucational se setu tup is s ava vailable at t free free. . Hi Highe her se secondary educ ucational and un undergraduate educ ucational infra stru structure is s not ava vailable in tri tribal are rea. . Geographical, tec technical constrains s ha has s re reflected on the the qua quality y of f educ ucation
So what we are expecting? We aim im to to enable and empower r the these chil ildren to to become future le leaders. be We be believe th that th there is is a str trong need to to recognize gif re ifted youth, , as th their accomplishments, po potential, , th their capacity to to le lead, , th their concerns abo bout th the world, and th their ability to to th think fact nati tional ass ssets . cre reatively are re in in fa . However, , fo for th these chil ildren to to be be successful, , th they need support and encouragement fro from pe peers, fa families, , educators, pr programs, and org rganiz izations.
TMNP Rational The ra rational of f TMNP is is to to make th the gifted Underprivileged children aware of th their r own hi high le levels of f in intelligence and its its po potential uses, , nurture th the intelligence th in these children po possess and fo foster in in th them a po positive attitude to towards li life, which in in turn would le tu lead to to self self-fulfillment as well as contribution to to th the society.
TMNP Aim To develop a self- sustaining system for nation building, that identifies and nurtures underprivileged gifted children and provides assistance for their academic and economic empowerment.
TMNP Philosophy : : PanchaKosha Annamaya Kosha Pranamaya Kosha Manomaya Kosha Vidyanmaya Kosha Anandmaya Kosha
TMNP Stages Stage No. 01: G Induct Stage No. 02: G Identification Stage No. 03: G Nurturing Stage No. 04: G Support
TMNP Stages Stage No. 05: G Nourishing Stage No. 06: G Niche Stage No. 07: G Share
Nurturing Phases Gif iftedness Ori rientatio ion Gif iftedness Exploring Gif iftedness Enri richment Giftedness Encompass Giftedness Enhancement Giftedness Experience Giftedness Endue
What we have achieved so far More th than 500 gif iftedness id identification te tests conducted More th than 20 20,000 underprivileged stu tudents scre reened Around 1200 students identified as “Gifted” Pre resence in in 6 sta tates Completed 12 2 years
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