THEJAMESPROJECT

DID YOU
KNOW?

86%
Yo u r d o n a t i o n m a k e s a d i f f e r e n c e !

of the
population in
India live on
less than
$2 a day

69% live in
rural
communities. Picture: Tooni James visits with families in
Sohagpur, India, the village where his
grandfather was born, to discuss the
community’s needs and hopes for a better
livelihood.

Support Sustainable Development

in Sohagpur, India
An Initiative of The James Project, Presidio Graduate School Students, and Xavier Institute of
Development Action and Studies
Abject poverty effects the majority of local community leaders in the village be a catalyst for community
the population in India and issues of Sohagpur in an effort to create empowerment though active
related to climate change threaten to culturally appropriate solutions to stakeholder participation. We will
worsen the problem. Innovative, improve the quality of life in this utilize techniques from Presidio,
sustainable and community-centered small rural village. For 2 weeks we will Xavier and IDEO’s Human Centered
approaches are urgently needed to visit with this 500 person village: a Design Toolkit to effectively prioritize
tackle these challenges. place without access to clean drinking the community’s needs and find
water, electricity or schools.   appropriate, high-need and high-
This January, thirteen MBA students impact projects. 
pursing degrees in Sustainable Our objective is to work with Xavier
Business at The Presidio Graduate and the community of Sohagpur and Our goal is to raise $10,000 to
School will travel to India to take on a engage in a series of participatory support this important collaborative
small piece of this challenge. We have sessions to design the way forward for effort. We would greatly appreciate
formed a collaborative partnership the community and its economic cash donation or items that can be
with a local Indian University development. As students trained in used in a silent auction or raffle
(Xavier) and forged relationships with sustainable management, we aim to drawing.
The James Project assists rural communities in Madhya Pradesh in meeting long-term economic and environmental
sustainability. To learn more please visit: http://tiny.cc/TheJamesProject
For questions, please contact Kelly James at kelly.james@presidioedu.org THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!