Education & Empowerment

Supporting the upward trend of literacy rate in Rajasthan, 66.11 percent as per latest population census where the male literacy stands at 79.19 percent while female literacy is at 52.12 percent, Navjan Jaipur and Jaisalmer, empowers the youth with its courses for competitive exams, scholarships programs, experiential learnings programs in science, technology and art, supporting maker spaces, skill development programs, hospitality apprenticeships, building smart classrooms, speaker series and providing educational and employment opportunities to women.

INITIATIVES

Mera Paudha Meri Zimmedari

A community-led plantation initiative under ‘Green Jaisalmer’ drive of District Administration

Awareness Programs

To ensure the success of the cleanliness programs

Government Hospital, Jaisalmer

I Love Jaisalmer’s initiative rallied over 40 volunteers to tackle the Government Hospital in Jaisalmer that was in a deplorable state, neglected and unclean.

Heritage Route Cleanup

The century-old heritage route spread across 1,500 feet long and 750 feet wide fort complex and city market were cleaned.

Gadisar Lake, a major tourist attraction, is one of the oldest man-made water structures in Jaisalmer.

Started in 2016, Navjan Jaipur has set up a Girls Hostel in Ajmer and an institute set up in 2018 providing civil service and public sector courses at Jaipur.

Desert Festival - 2023

Dine with Jaisalmer: Expanding on prior initiatives during the Desert Festival,

Desert Festival - 2022

During the Desert Festival 2022, our initiative ‘Clean Jaisalmer’ led cleanliness and conservation drive

Desert Festival - 2021

In 2021, I Love Jaisalmer introduced "Dine with Jaisalmer" for the first time during the Desert Festival.

We identified people in need of advanced medical care for skin ailments in remote villages who did not have the resources to seek help.

Blood donation camp

Jaisalmer has a single public blood bank.

Eye Check-up Camp

The city hospital, located 15 km from Lodhurva, and the non-operational village health sub-centre for over 7 years left villagers unaware of the importance of regular eye care.

Rehabilitation Rural Health Care Centre (RRHCC)

In a community-led initiative amidst the COVID pandemic, I Love Jaisalmer led the rehabilitation of Government Health Centre Lodhruva.

Jaisalmer fights COVID

I Love Jaisalmer helped Jaisalmer in its fight against COVID by bringing down 37% COVID-positive patients to almost 0 in just 40 days.

Menstrual Health and Hygiene Awareness (MHHA)

Over 7 awareness sessions conducted on menstrual hygiene and health.

Clean Drinking Water

Much of the local water supply in Jaisalmer is toxic and unsuitable for drinking given it’s high total dissolved salts.

Safeguarding cultural heritage

To empower and uplift marginalised communities while celebrating their rich cultural heritage,

District Empowered Committee- Fort Site Management Plan

I Love Jaisalmer was appointed as the Member Secretary of the District Empowered Committee – responsible for managing the Jaisalmer Fort.

Jaisalmer Fort Drainage

The fort is constructed from sandstone, and unregulated water seepage poses a threat to its structural integrity.

Promote vernacular artistry

Jaisalmer, a land of hidden wonders, houses skilled craftspeople, artists, and musicians – true 'ustads' of their art.

Protect abandoned heritage sites

Jaisalmer’s history is one of a kind—the world’s oldest living fortress, strategically located on the infamous Silk Road.

Heritage Meet with CM Rajasthan

In 2017, I Love Jaisalmer had a meeting with Hon’ble Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Smt. Vasundhara Raje.

Jaisalmera Through My Lens - Photography Contest

With the aim of appreciating photography, discovering talent and connecting photographs from the artistic community of Jaisalmer to the world.

Preserving Folk Traditions, Thar

Manganiyars are hereditary professional musicians residing mostly in the Jaisalmer district.

Promoting Art and Culture through Films

Movies serve as a medium to spotlight the legacy, people, places, and the creative storytelling that shapes them.

Desert Festival - 2014

Jaisalmer Desert Festival (Maru Mahotsav) is an annual four day festival, hosted by Rajasthan Tourism and District Administration Jaisalmer in the month of February.

The Art and Design Digital Archive (ADDA)

The Art and Design Digital Archive (ADDA) is a visionary initiative brought to life by the Asian Heritage Foundation (AHF) in collaboration with Dhun, Jaipur, and The I Love Foundation.

TILF Speaker series

TILF Speaker Series is an ongoing initiative of The I Love Foundation.

School Infrastructure

TILF has supported government schools in need with infrastructure development. Gohandi government school, Madhorajpura Tehsil, District Jaipur with infrastructural maintenance for classroom repairs. Water coolers along with RO water purifier were set up in Moolsagar Govt. School and a computer lab in Govt. School, Poonam Nagar.

The Nook, an innovative Makerspace program by Dhun Jaipur supported by TILF and Project DEFY is located in the Madhorajpura Tehsil of Jaipur district, Rajasthan.

Digital Education Drive

I Love Jaisalmer Smart Class Room — an education and empowerment initiative promoting an all inclusive digital learning aid for girls college in Jaisalmer is co-developed by Doris Hahloser and Thomas Selsvade.

Employment programs for rural women

The I Love Jaisalmer (ILJ) initiative is focused on preserving and promoting local arts and crafts in the region by integrating them into the modern marketplace.

Women legal awareness program

I Love Jaisalmer organised an awareness program for women to educate them about their fundamental rights.

Support to Rani Ratnawati Girls School Kanoi Jaisalmer

Rajasthan, the third-largest Indian state with a population of 56.5 million, has the lowest female literacy rate at 53%, compared to the male literacy rate of 79%.

Paint Your Dreams- Art Outreach programs in rural schools

I Love Jaisalmer organises ‘Paint Your Dreams’ as an outreach program for art and culture in government schools in the villages of Jaisalmer District.

Hospitality Apprenticeship Program

I Love Jaisalmer in collaboration with Suryagarh, Jaisalmer, started a year-long hospitality apprenticeship program

21st-century Skill Development Program

The average literacy rate of Jaisalmer has increased by 6.27 % as per the last census. In collaboration with X Billion Skills Lab),

ILJ, in collaboration with IIT Jaisalmer, conducted workshops at MLS Govt. College

2nd India Bioscience Outreach Grant

I Love Jaisalmer, in collaboration with faculty from Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, received the 2nd IndiaBioscience Outreach Grant Award

Jaisalmer suffers from low female adult literacy rates.

3rd India Bioscience Outreach Grant (Extension)

The IndiaBioscience Outreach Grants promote innovative outreach initiatives across India to bring science beyond labs and foster scientific curiosity among students.

B.Scholarships Programs for Girls

Under Navjan, I Love Jaisalmer's ‘Scholarship Program for Girls’ aims to empower girls from rural backgrounds by providing financial assistance for their higher education in government colleges.

Dhun Jaipur Scholarship Program

‘Dhun Jaipur Scholarship Program’ a initiative of Dhun, Jaipur and TILF, helps talent grow and removes obstacles that stop underrepresented people from pursuing careers in culture, research, design, and performing arts.

Plantation 2019

As part of the ongoing community-led plantation initiative, trees were planted in 10 locations, including remote government schools and villages around Jaisalmer, particularly along the Sam Road, an arid area falling under the Desert National Park( DNP).

Rajasthan is arid land but 60% of the state's population continues to be dependent on agriculture for their livelihood. 74.9% of the land is under cultivation and more than 75% of this area is rain-fed.

Awareness Programs - Waste management workshop 

I Love Jaisalmer organised waste management workshops facilitated by Mr. C Srinivasan.

Awareness Programs -Anti Plastic Campaign

Jaisalmer, like many cities worldwide, faces excessive reliance on plastic, which poses a severe threat to Jaisalmer’s drainage system, health and sanitation. I Love Jaisalmer’s film-based project inspired local tea sellers to ditch plastic cups.

Jaisalmer Airport

Jaisalmer Civil Airport built in 2013 was not used for civil flights and was closed until services resumed under the UDAN scheme in 2017, providing air connectivity to Jaisalmer with the rest of the world.

Plantation Awarness- CYCLE RALLY 2019

In association with Bicycle Sports Association, I Love Jaisalmer organised a 20 km cycle rally on National Sports Day to create awareness on environment conservation and plantations.

Environment Regeneration & Plantations

An ongoing environment regeneration initiative at Chandan Pasture Land supported by the local village council. Just two years ago, the 3000 bigha pasture land in Chandan village, was a wasteland dominated by Juliflora, an invasive plant species

Cleanliness Drive 2017

The cleanliness mission started in 2013 gravitated to a movement in 2017, successfully accomplished a cleanliness drive at Jaisalmer Fort and Gadisar Lake, galvanising over 5000 local people to come together and take charge of the city.

Cleanliness Drive 2013

In 2013, the I Love Jaisalmer team and volunteers embarked on a mission to restore the Jaisalmer Fort. Over the course of 25 days, the team cleaned the fort grounds, ramparts, boundary walls, and the neglected hillock

Safe Tourism - Tourism & Road Safety

Over 5,704,589 tourists visited Jaisalmer in 2022. The roads of the region face heavy traffic. As part of road safety measures, I Love Jaisalmer continuously identifies blind spots on roads leading to remote tourist locations like the Sam Dunes.

Safe Tourism - Anti Tout Campaigns

Touts are the aggressive sellers and shopkeepers who often try to hustle or cheat tourists.

Air connectivity for Jaisalmer

Jaisalmer is one of the most popular tourist destinations in India.

Promoting Tourism at Indo-Pak Border

Border Tourism Jaisalmer, an initiative of Rajasthan Tourism along with central agencies and the Border Security Force (BSF)

Citizen Airline Partnership

60% of Jaisalmer’s economy is dependent on tourism. With the Desert Festival called off in 2020 and the tourism rate dropping 69% due to COVID-19, Jaisalmer was desperately in need of tourists to revive its economy.

Jaisalmera - Mera Ghar Meri Zimmedari

With an aim to instil a sense of belonging in the children towards their city, I Love Jaisalmer approached the Education Department to reach children through schools.

Jaisalmera - Mera Shahar Meri Zimmedari

The initiative 'Jaisalmera' was launched in 2018 with the goal of fostering a sense of belongingness and promoting responsible tourism among students in Jaisalmer.

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