(SSR16-086) Rural India Village Internship in Ratanpur, Bihar.

             1.       TITLE:

        “AMRITA FOR VILLAGES”

       2.MISSION:

1)      Maximum Interaction with the village community and to gain their trust on us.

2)       To share our culture and also learn from them.

3)      To make them aware about the importance of education and the opportunities they would gain in their near future.

4)      Make them aware of cleanliness and to make them health conscious and self reliant.

5)      Conduct surveys of the farmers and then analyse their situation and tell them how to overcome and solve their problems.

6)      All possible help that we can do.

       3.CORE CONTRIBUTORS:

1)      CATEGORY: 101

2)      TEAM CODE:(SSR16-086)

3)      THE TEAM:

1)      RAJESH SIR                                         (AMRITA SERVE)

2)      SOJA MAM                                         (AMRITA SERVE)

3)      ISHAN CHAVAN                                (S5ME A)

4)      ASHISH U.S                                        (S5ME A)

5)      UNNIYARCHA SOMARAJ               (MSc PHY)

6)      AMALA DEVI                                   (MSc PHY)

4)      PLACE:

                       RATANPUR, BHOJPUR(dist), BIHAR

4.ACTIVITIES:

1)      Health camp, Surveys

2)      Science Experiments &Teaching

3)      Focused Group Discussion(FGDs)

4)      Medical camp

5)      International Yoga Day

6)      Games

7)      Rally

8)      Gramotsavam

9)      Amala bharatam Campaign(ABC)

5.BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM:  

1)      Roads

2)      Irrigation Facilities

3)      Child marriages

4)      sanitation

6.IMAGES:

               

                7.CONQUEST:

1)      We never expected that all the students and even the teachers would participate in International Yoga day celebrations. Every student showed his active participation in doing Asanas. 

2)      Focused Group Discussion (FGDs)are organized successfully

3)      Health camp, awareness programmes are conducted.

4)      Surveys conducted helped us to know the place of development

5)       

8.OBSTACLES FACED:

1)      Unexpected cloudburst made all the fields full of mud and hence made our travelling from our place to Ratanpur village very difficult.

2)      Language, as most of them knew only their local language Maithili and Bhojpuri.

3)      Food and water.

4)      Stay in the village.

5)      Lack of time because of travel.

9.TOTAL MAN HOURS FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT:

·         12days

10.ROAD AHEAD:

1)      Invite them for Amma birthday celebrations.

2)      Arrange some programmes for them in Ashram

3)      Always being in touch with them by calling, etc.

            11.ROSES AND THORNES:

1)      What actually happened was that I got to learn more than I taught them. Their way of thinking is totally different and u can’t even imagine how they would reply for a certain question.

2)      For me it was a wonderful time, well spent and lots of new exposure which I never even dreamt of. Despite of lack of facilities in the village, I didn’t even realise that I actually lived in that place for 12 days.

3)      I also learnt how to be a part of team, how to get work done from your team and how to adjust with everyone. I also learnt one thing after I came from the village.

4)      When I saw their condition over there as they had to eat rats and shells due to lack of money, I took a decision that I would never ever waste food.

5)      This is one of the unforgettable experience I ever had

(SSR16-085) Rural India Village Internship in Kalinagar Village, West Bengal

             1.       TITLE:

        “AMRITA FOR VILLAGES”

       2.MISSION:

1)      Education

2)      Water and sanitation

3)      Health

4)      Income generation

5)      Agriculture

6)      Self-empowerment

7)      Awareness session for men & women

8)      Promote Yoga and Physical fitness amongst the villagers.

9)      Eco friendly infrastructure

       3.CORE CONTRIBUTORS:

1)      CATEGORY: 101

2)      TEAM CODE:(SSR16-085)

3)      THE TEAM:

1)      Mrs Indira Namboodiripad       (CIR)

2)      Avinash                                         (S5CSE)

3)      Sree Lakshmi P Nair                   (S3 MSW)

4)      Anu P Nair                                    (S3 CSE)

5)      Gowri Devi                                   (S2 MSW)

4)      PLACE:

                       Kalinagar, , West Bengal

4.ACTIVITIES:

1)      Conducting YOGA sessions for the children

2)      Beginning the class with prayers

3)      Video session on hygiene.

4)      Organizing SHG meeting

5)      Career guidance for children

6)      Amala Bharatham Campaign, Science campaign

7)      International Yoga Day Celebrations, Primary school Visit

5.BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM:

1)      Lack of effective awareness of the villagers in their daily life

2)      Problem of the language speaking with the children

3)      Early marriages

4)      Farming using Chemicals, roads, water, electricity, Sanitation and health

6.IMAGES:

7.CONQUEST:

1)      Yoga session had been conducted successfully

2)      Organizing self-help group meeting

3)      Career guidance programmes, video sessions on hygiene are conducted

4)      Develop the confidence of student at tuition centre

5)      Meetings with village Pradhan and Agricultural Dept officer on giving training programs to the farmers

8.OBSTACLES FACED :

1)      Language, as most of them didn’t know Bengali.

2)      Survey-few of the surveys were irrelevant

3)      Less no. of people in the group and a big village to handle.

4)      Lack of time because of travel.

9.TOTAL MAN HOURS FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT:

·         15days

10.ROAD AHEAD:

1)      Invite them to the Ashram for Amma’s birthday celebrations.

2)      Arrange some programmes for them in the ashram.

3)      Active whatsapp groups inorder to have constant connection with them.

            11.ROSES AND THORNES:

            1)Life changing experience

            2)wonderful people and loving attitude.

            3)we loved the culture and traditions followed by the villagers.

(SSR16-066) Amrita For Villages.

             1.       TITLE:

        “AMRITA FOR VILLAGES”

       2.MISSION:

1)      Providing quantitative and qualitative education

2)      Empowering the youth

3)      Promoting women SHG

4)      Effective awareness programmes 

       3.CORE CONTRIBUTORS:

1)      CATEGORY: 101

2)      TEAM CODE:(SSR16-066)

3)      THE TEAM:

                                                                                                   i.      Sreeranjini                      (Amrita SeRVe Staff),

                                                                                                 ii.      Chandu Chandran         (S5 ME),

                                                                                               iii.       Joel John                        (S3 BCA),

                                                                                               iv.       Ghanshyam R Nath      (S5 ECE),

                                                                                                 v.       Krishnadev                    (S3 BCA),

                                                                                               vi.       Revathy Raghav            (S5 ECE),

                                                                                              vii.       Athira J Mohan             (S5 ECE),

                                                                                            viii.      Arsha Narayan               (S5 ECE),

                                                                                                ix.       Keerthika                       (Amrita SeRVe Staff)

4)      PLACE:

                       Komalikudi, Idukki(dist), Kerala

4.ACTIVITIES:

1)      Conducting YOGA sessions for the children

2)      Taking different types of surveys

3)      In order to fortify the unity of the villagers “GRAMOTSAV “has been conducted.

4)      Bhajans, Summer camp, Health camps and cultural activities are also conducted as a part of the work

5.BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM:

1)      Lack of effective awareness of the villagers in their daily life

2)       The substance abuse is the major problem of the villagers

3)      Problem of the language speaking with the children

6.IMAGES:

                7.CONQUEST:

1)      Yoga session had been conducted successfully

2)      Strengthening self-help group meeting

3)      Health camp, awareness programmes are conducted

4)      Develop the confidence of student at tuition centre

5)      Improved their basic language by engaging them in classes

6)      Mingled in with the youth community so as to lend the helping hand and empower them.

8.OBSTACLES FACED :

1)      We had to cook our own food. It was really a great challenge as well as a great learning experience.

2)      One of the main challenges that we faced was that the villagers usually go to fields for work early morning every day. Hence it was difficult to get in touch with them for long hours

9.TOTAL MAN HOURS FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT:

·         15days

10.ROAD AHEAD:

1)Proper income generation methods

2)Developing suited curriculum

3)stable job opportunities

            11.ROSES AND THORNES:

            1)Life changing experience

            2)wonderful people and loving attitude.
            3)we loved the culture and traditions followed by the villagers.

(SSR16-056) Problematic Analysis of Differently Abled Children

1.        TITLE:

                          “Problematic Analysis of Differently Abled Children”

2.        MISSION:

·         Focuses mainly on studying the lives of differently abled children, to spread happiness, and rays of hope among the children.

·         To encourage specially abled children to come forward to the society and overcome the social negligence faced by them.

·         To have a check on the physical well being of the children by conducting a medical check up by a reputed physiotherapist.

·         Tried to make them familiar with educational systems by providing necessary commodities.

3.       CORE CONTRIBUTORS:

·         CATEGORY: SSR

·         TEAM CODE: (SSR16-056)

·         THE TEAM:

                                    ABHIMANYU S KAMATH        AM.EN.U4ME14102           

                                    ABHISHEK S                             AM.EN.U4ME14104   

                                    VIBHAS M                                AM.EN.U4ME14062    

                                           SREERAJ V                             AM.EN.U4ME14157   

                                    ANKITH MADHU                     AM.EN.U4ME14114    

                                    VISHNU DUTT M                    AM.EN.U4ME14039   

                                   GOKUL KRISHNA                    AM.EN.U4ME14027    

   

                               PLACE:

                      Home of Faith, Cochin ,Kerala

4.       ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN:

·         Conducted a physiotherapy test on all children to know regarding their well being.

·          Drawing competition was conducted to encourage their skills.

·         A small mono-act as a part of entertainment.

·         Cooked food for children as a part of their daily meal.

5.       BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM:

·         Tendency of parents to take no good care of children once they get to know that the child is physically challenged.

·         Malnutrition is the basic problem, as parents do not invest much on the children once they get to know about the truth

·         Unavailability of schools and necessary amenities

6.       IMAGES:

                                

7.        CONQUEST:

·         We were really happy to see the children enjoying our session with a whole lot of enthusiasm.

·         We were happy to see the children cleaning their surroundings, putting the litter in a waste pit without even asked to do so.

8.       OBSTACLES FACED:

·         At first it was not easy to convey our point to the students as they couldn’t respond to our questions.

·         The space was not sufficient to interact freely with the children.

·         The time allotted by the authorities was limited facilitating meagre mingling with children.

·         Reluctance of children to invite us to their world.

·         Difficulty in preparing food as it was the first time experience

9.       T OTAL MAN HOURS FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT:

·         1 Days

10.   ROAD AHEAD:

·         Most of the children are studying in a school outside the village by making use of the hostel facilities provided by the government.

·         We are planning to visit again to meet them so that we could have an interaction with them.

11.   ROSES AND THORNS:

·         We are really happy that we had the opportunity to go to and interact with the people over there.

·         We learned the living standard of the minority section of people in our society.

·         It was a great experience and we could meet many people.

·         We came to how difficult to be a diabled person.

·         We thank everyone who supported to complete our project.