(SSR16-083) AMRITA FOR VILLAGES IN KATHIWADA VILLAGE,MADHYA PRADESH

1.       TITLE :

“AMRITA FOR VILLAGES IN KATHIWADA VILLAGE,MADHYA PRADESH”

2.        MISSION :

·         To be a part of a social cause, to help in any way(however small) - through conducting surveys , interacting and helping out the people in the village in any ways possible.

·         To bring whatever knowledge we have , however, small to them, the people of our village, be it children or  elders.

3.       CORE CONTRIBUTORS : 

·         CATEGORY : 101 

·         TEAM CODE: 16-83

·         THE  TEAM :

 Goutham Menon  - AM.EN.U4EEE14019
Akhil Santhosh -  AM.EN.U4EEE14005
Arul Varma -  AM.EN.U4EEE14110
Divya S Thangachey -  AM.EN.U4CSE14021
Amrita Raghunath -  AM.EN.U4CSE14007
Sadanand Sebastian  

·         PLACE :

Juna Kathiwada village , Madhya Pradesh

4.       ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN :

·         Built soakage pit

·          Build smokeless chullas

·         Conducted gramotsav

·         Conducted daily childrens camps

·         Conducted Yoga Day

5.       BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM :

•           Lack of awareness

•          Less intrest by the people from outside to provide support.

•          Education is given focus, but quality of education is low.

6.       IMAGES :

7.       THE  CONQUEST :

·          We were able to get well with the people.

·         We were able to show the change which we had from the before teams and give them something which they enjoyed well.

·         Most of our programs were taken with much happiness and wonder.

8.       OBSTACLES FACED :

·         The people were not accepting us initially.

·          Living situation was not like our usual lifestyle.

·          There is no awareness against tobacco or any such stuff.

·         Lack of sanitation awareness

·         Education though not neglected is substandard.

9.       TOTAL MAN HOURS FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT :

·         221 hours

10.   ROAD AHEAD :

·         The next team should go with actual solutions. Solid and precise. The next team should'nt go with just ideas of conducting surveys or conducting science camps. They expect that or will consider us like the many teams that come there purely for the satisfaction of the trip which will tarnish our cause. Building toilets , sanitation training and adult literacy should be focused.

11.   ROSES AND THORNS :

·          It was an experience I will recount forever as a life changer. Living and experiencing the village, interacting with the villagers has really brought out a part of me i never knew I had. I learned to adapt and build relations , to expect the unexpected and to to count my blessings.