Jagruthi was established to tackle some of the health, education, economic, social and environmental issues that interact in this area to reduce a large section of the people in the area to a level of poverty which makes it very difficult for them to even imagine a way out. Jagruthi staff are in the process of identifying child labours and school drop-outs and are working to enroll or re-enroll them into government schools or in some cases recommend certain children be placed at Berny School. At present Berny School has 27 children from Chincholi.

Jagruthi has developed a network of women’s self-help savings groups (SHGs) covering thirty-six villages. Through these SHGs women are able to take loans, initially from the group and later from the local bank in which they hold the account. Women are using these loans for a variety of purposes but they are encouraged to use them to generate income, they are buying goats, sheep, buffallos, setting up small shops and under-taking other small trading activities.    Jagruthi  arranges for training in a variety of income generating skills to be made available to women in these villages to help increase their incomes. (see budget)  

Jaruthi staff are making regular visits to educate, advise and when possible identify and deal  with the health problems of the people. A programme of health camps to promote immunisation and treat common health conditions is also taking place.  In February of 2005 Jagruthi distributed these disability tricycles in the Chincholi area. Where possible animators are organising disabled people into forming self-help groups. (see news letter no.2)