(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