The Sri Sri University here recently inaugurated the students’ chapter of the Engineers without Borders (EWB), an international NGO focusing on sustainable development in sanitation, drinking water, energy and waste management sectors.
EWB Chairman Dr Ashok Agarwal inaugurated the local chapter which aims at promoting rural development and sustainable livelihoods. EWB Chairman Dr Agarwal exhorted the students to begin with initiating small projects to create sustainable livelihoods that will last for three years. He also urged them to take up social entrepreneurship to create balance between structure and innovation.
University Vice-Chancellor Dr KC Mishra said empowerment can only achieved when required skills and the intention to use them to earn a livelihood are provided. In today’s age, the rural India needs committed micro-management of social projects for sustainable livelihoods, he added.