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Robert Leo
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Designation
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Coordinator |
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Address
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Groves Hill Road,
Kotagiri 643 217, Nilgiris District,
Tamil Nadu,
India |
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Email
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leo@keystone-foundation.org |
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Phone
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272277 |
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Mobile
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Job Description
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One of the initial members of Keystone, he is a man with a lot of experience in implementation and community development work. Though his first love is bees, he provides input into many things ranging from machinery to landscaping. As a Coordinator of Implementation, Leo has to coordinate and facilitate appropriate implementation measures into all programmes. Now he is working with solar energy, to see how it can be used for processing fruits and reduce moisture in forest products and for pumping water.
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Resume
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Leo has graduated in Rural Development Science from Madurai University and also studied history. He has done a specialized course in beekeeping conducted by the Central Bee Research and Training Institute, Pune. He has also undergone an intensive course on Management Appreciation Programme for Voluntary Agencies at the Institute of Rural Management, Anand. He hails from Kodaikanal, where he had a small farm, extracting oil from eucalyptus. He joined a NGO working on Sustainable Development in Kodaikanal, where he met Mathew, Pratim and Sneh in 1991. So, Leo has been one of the mentors in Keystone from the beginning.
"Keystone is a place where you develop desirable qualities and take your own initiatives. The youngsters that are joining Keystone have total freedom, they can really hit the sky." Leo can remember how Keystone has moved along - he used to be every day in the villages, going to the field and providing training on compost, nurseries, water management, etc. "This whole thing has flourished from beekeeping and it’s important to see the links." |
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Personal
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Leo is learning about renewable energy because it’s important for the future. "People are living in fragile ecosystems which is a prime reason to use energy which doesn’t harm nature. The other reason is that’s it’s free. The investment is costly but it doesn’t do any damage.
In the future he would like to travel a lot and see how different communities live, use resources and manage their lives. Since he has a a mechanical mindset, he also would like to build his own, totally environmental friendly car.
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