Special Education Programme for Tribal Children at Primary Level
Bhavitha addresses poverty, isolation and high dropout rates through focused educational support.
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Bhavitha Educational Society for Transformation — BEST
Our mission is to implement programmes in exemplary education, life-changing skills and livelihoods, together with need-based activities that transform the lives of marginalized communities.
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Bhavitha Educational Society for Transformation
Mission Statement
To nurture marginalized communities and transform their lives by providing a bright future through continuous, innovative and quality education, including formal education for school children, informal education for adult learners and vocational education for adolescent school dropouts.
Our work also includes financial education, skill development for unemployed youth, health and legal education, cultural and agricultural education, green education and digital education for all.
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Activities carried out during the year
Practical initiatives created with tribal communities, women, children, farmers and young people.
Promotion of Mothers’ Associations — Need of the Hour
Mothers monitor education, support children and strengthen the bridge between families and schools.
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Livelihoods for Tribal Women — Goat Rearing Programme
Training and support help families build sustainable income through improved animal care and marketing.
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Waste Land Development Programme
Cooperative agroforestry and horticulture help poor farmers make degraded land productive again.
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Safe and Protected Drinking Water — Our Initiatives
The Mothers Association works with local leaders to improve drinking-water access in Pinjarakonda.
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Skill Development Training for Women — Cutting & Stitching
A 90-day village-supported tailoring programme gave women practical, income-generating skills.
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Youth Force — Volley Ball Competitions
Equipment and Mandal-level competitions encourage sport, teamwork and well-being among local youth.
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Promotion of Book Reading by Establishing Mini Book Banks
Donated school and college books give village readers access to a growing shared learning resource.
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Vertical Integration of SHGs Through Economies of Scale
Training organized by the Bankers Institute of Rural Development strengthened collective enterprise.
Read MoreFrom Our Leadership
Message from Executive Director
It gives me immense pleasure to extend my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has supported us in fulfilling our NGO’s mission. Your encouragement and contributions have been instrumental in driving our efforts forward.
At BEST, we implement programmes that uplift marginalized communities. Forest-dwelling tribal communities face profound educational challenges, and high dropout rates highlight the need for urgent intervention.
Our Mothers’ Association approach empowers women while strengthening children’s educational foundations. By improving livelihoods and education together, we work toward holistic and sustainable impact.
The Next Five Years · 2024–2029
Our Strategy for 2024–2029
BEST will supplement the efforts of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
End PovertyHealthEducationGender EqualityWater & SanitationEconomic GrowthClimate ActionForest Conservation
BEST is going to do its best in 100 villages in Andhra Pradesh, 50 villages in Telangana and 50 villages in Karnataka.
- Special qualitative education for 5,000 primary school children.
- Suitable livelihoods for 3,000 women.
- Employable skill training for 100 educated youth.
- Multi-skill training for 1,000 school drop-out adolescents.
- Community health services for 10,000 people.
- Development of 1,000 wastelands of poor farmers.
- 100 youth groups participating in sports and games.
- Book banks in 100 villages.
- Activities related to climate change and natural farming.
Members
Governing Body
Prabhudas Varikuty
Founder
MA., LLB
Chandravalli D
Secretary
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Bhavya Lakshmi Thatikonda
Treasurer
MBA
Lakshmi T
Vice-President
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Jyothirmai M
Governing Body Member
MA Literature, English
Tulasi N
Joint Secretary
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Parvathi K
Governing Body Member
IntermediateEnhancing Learning Through Exposure Visits
Staff Exposure Visits
Exposure visits offer first-hand experience of good work, encourage peer learning and turn best practices into practical, shared knowledge. BEST has made five exposure visits to other NGOs.
Exposure visit to cashew-nut peeling processing unit
Cashew nuts are sun-dried, roasted and peeled manually or with specialized knives. The visit explored ways to improve this important forest-area livelihood.
Host Organization: ITDA, Rampachodavaram
Exposure visit to Dairy Farm at Nimmalapalem
The visit explored a potential dairy project that can strengthen livelihoods for women with systematic funding support.
Host Organization: currently abandoned
Study of the leaf plate making programme
Participants learned production techniques for eco-friendly leaf plates and gained insights into sustainable practices.
Host Organization: Annapurna Cottage Industries
Study of the operational system of AI & Robotics
The team studied a STEM programme that develops logical thinking and prepares school children for science and technology.
Host Organization: Electropro IndiaPortfolio / Gallery
Our photo gallery
Moments from our education, livelihood and community programmes.