Timbaktu Collective - Children and Youth Resource Center

Project Brief: The Children & Youth Resource Center (CYRC) of Timbaktu Collective is a space for village children and youth to have access to a library, arts & craft, laboratory, computers and playground. It also acts as a vocational training center for adolesce
Project Type: Resource Centers (description)
Primary Focus: creating resources (description)

Secondary Focus: vocational training

Area: Rural
Supporting Chapter Contact: Bangalore
Status: current / ongoing
Project Steward: Balaji S
Project Partner(s): Manikandan V
Other Contacts:
Project Address: , Timbaktu Collective,CK Palli ,Chennakothapalli Village,
ANDHRA PRADESH  515101
Tel: 91855940335
Stewarding Chapter: Bangalore
Sep 2023BangaloreUSD 9523
Sep 2022BangaloreUSD 15685
Oct 2021BangaloreUSD 21559
Jun 2020BangaloreUSD 16421
Nov 2019BangaloreUSD 15163
Nov 2018BangaloreUSD 9029
Dec 2017BangaloreUSD 15138
Jan 2017BangaloreUSD 9121
Sep 2016BangaloreUSD 4573
Dec 2015BangaloreUSD 4431
Jan 2015BangaloreUSD 6379
Oct 2014BangaloreUSD 9567
Oct 2013BangaloreUSD 5880
Oct 2012BangaloreINR 520000
Feb 2012BangaloreINR 460150
Dec 2011BangaloreUSD 4072
Feb 2011BangaloreUSD 8150
Jan 2010BangaloreINR 582000

Total = $188745.87

The Children's Resource Center run by Timbaktu Collective is located in C.K.Palli village (Ananthapur, A.P.) and is a space for village children and youth to have access to a library, arts & craft, games, maker space with power tools, organic gardens, community stage and theater space. It also acts as a vocational training center for adolescent girls. The skills include tailoring, weaving, bamboo work, wood work, etc.

The Objectives of the CRC are:
1. To provide a learning space with a variety of resources accessible to the children
2. To create opportunities for children to learn various crafts
3. To create facilities for celebration of events and festivals.


Timbaktu Collective works on rural development in three mandals - C.K.Palli, Ramgiri and Roddam of India's second most drought prone district, Ananthapur in AP. For over 20 years they have done this through eco-restoration, child and youth rights, women's self-help groups, organic farming and producer owned business enterprise development and efforts in alternative education.

Timbaktu runs a school called Prakruthi Badu, which is also funded by Asha. The project page for Prakruthi Badi is here:
http://www.ashanet.org/projects/project-view.php?p=204
Sep 2023 Budget 2023-24
Sep 2023 Project Metrics 2022-23
Sep 2023 Virtual Site Visit Report
Aug 2023 Review of Activities 2022-23
Sep 2022 Budget 2022-23 xls with Notes
Sep 2022 Proposal 2022-2023
Oct 2021 Proposal 2021-2022
Sep 2021 Site Visit Report
Sep 2021 Budget xls 21-22
Jun 2020 CYRC-Narrative-Proposal-2020-21
Jun 2020 CYRC-Budget-Proposal-2020-21
Aug 2019 CYRC-Site-Visit-2019
Aug 2019 CYRC-Budget-Proposal-2019-20
Apr 2019 CYRC-Narrative-Proposal-2019-20
Aug 2018 QnAwithBangalore
Jun 2018 CYRC-Budget-Proposal-2018-19
Jun 2018 CYRC Proposal 2018-2019
Jun 2018 ItemizedBudget2018-2019
May 2018 SuccessStoryHaritha
Nov 2017 CRC Budget to ASHA - 2017-18
Nov 2017 CRC Site Visit Report 2017
Apr 2017 CYRC_AR_2017-18
Mar 2017 CRC_ Narrative Report _ April 2016 to March 2017
Jan 2016 CRC Proposal for 2016-17
Nov 2015 Proposal (2015-2016)
Nov 2015 Budget Details (2015-2016)
Jan 2015 CRC Annual Report 2015-16
Oct 2014 Modified Budget (2014-2015)
Apr 2014 Budget (2014-2015)
Feb 2014 Site Visit (Bangalore)
Oct 2013 Modified Budget (2013-2014)
Aug 2013 Proposal (2013-2014)
Aug 2013 Budget items (2013-14)
Jun 2013 Annual_report_2012_13
May 2013 Newsletter Jan-Mar 2013
Jan 2013 Newsletter Oct-Dec 2012
Dec 2012 Site Visit - Sanjeev Ranganathan
Oct 2012 Progress_Report_2012.pdf
Jun 2012 Proposal.pdf
Jun 2012 Budget_2012_13.xls
Apr 2012 CRC_newsletter_march_2012
Apr 2012 Annual_report_2011_12
Mar 2012 Newsletter_Feb_2012.pdf
Feb 2012 Newsletter_Nov_Jan12
Dec 2011 Site_Visit_Nov_2011.pdf
Nov 2011 Newsletter_Sept_Oct_2011
Sep 2011 Newsletter for Aug 2011
Aug 2011 Newsletter for Jul 2011
Jul 2011 Newsletter for Jun 2011
Jun 2011 CRC Annual Report 2010-11
Jun 2011 Newsletter for May 2011
May 2011 Newsletter for April 2011
Apr 2011 WAH guidelines for CRC
Apr 2011 CRC Proposal 2011-12
Apr 2011 Site Visit by Vijay Krishna
Apr 2011 CRC Budget 2010-11
Nov 2010 CRC Proposal 2010-11
Feb 2010 Timbaktu Collective Program Reports
Feb 2010 Site Visit Report
Nov 2009 Site Visit by Asha-Bangalore volunteers
Oct 2009 Education Program in Oct 09
May 2009 Site Visit by Ram