(SSR 16-076) Amrita for Villages in Ransai village, Maharasthra

1.       TITLE :

“AMRITA FOR VILLAGES IN RANSAI VILLAGE,MAHARASHTRA”

2.        MISSION :

·         Maximum interaction with the village community

·         To share our culture and also learn from them

·         Inculcate leadership qualities and team spirit ,especially among youth.

·         Construction of check dam to control water scarcity in summer season

·         Reaching to 4 more hamlets of our village

3.       CORE CONTRIBUTORS : 

·         CATEGORY : 101 

·         TEAM CODE: SSR 16-76

·         THE  TEAM :

CHAITHANYA S – AM.EN.U4EEE14013

VISHNU JAYAN – AM.EN.U4EEE14044

SHILPA NATH – AM.EN.U4ECE14164

·         PLACE :

Ransai village,Maharashtra

4.       ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN :

•          International Day of Yoga

•          Check Dam Implementation

•          Ayudh Youth Camp for Villagers

•          Kitchen Garden

•          E-learning sessions

•          Health Camp for the Kids

•          Story telling session for Kids

•          Book Distribution

•          Daily evening Bhajans and Poojas

•          Medical Help: Spine surgery

5.       BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM :

•           Lack of sanitation awareness and public hygiene

•          Acute water scarcity during summer season

•          3 clusters within the village community

6.       IMAGES :

Figure 1:Interaction with the kids

Figure 2:Kitchen Gardening

Figure 3:International Day of Yoga

Figure 4:Ayudh Youth Camp

Figure 5:Check Dam Implementation

7.       

       THE  CONQUEST :

·         Check Dam was built

8.       OBSTACLES FACED

·         Not even a single toilet in the village

·         Unexpected cloudburst

·         Language, as most of them didn’t know Hindi

·         Stay in the village

·         Lack of time because of travel

9.       TOTAL MAN HOURS FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT :

·         504 hours

10.   ROAD AHEAD :

·         Arrange some programmes for them in the ashram

·         Visit the village atleast twice a year.

11.   ROSES AND THORNS :

·         “I’m just wide eyed with wonder that so much is being done by Amrita SeRVe, so humanely, gently and with such efficiency that, it strengthens our resolve to carry our work. Each and every day at Nerul Ashram and at Ransai was priceless and incredible experience of my life.”

                                                                          –Shilpa Nath,S5 ECE

·          “Even though they lack in money, they were rich with love and compassion.There was a joy of sharing and caring from both sides.I am happy because,I learned to find happiness even in little things.Amrita Serve’s intension is to transform rural villages in India,but I can say that in a way this internship had transformed me to a great extent and I am happy for the changes”. 

                                                                          –Chaithanya S, S5 EEE

·         “More than what we could contribute to them,we’ve learnt many things from them;this has been indeed a life changing experience for everyone who has visited a village under the 101 village project. I look back and wonder how this internship program has transformed the life of villagers towards self-empowerment and my life as a student in improving different types of critical skills”.

                                                                          – Vishnu Jayan, S5 EEE

(SSR16-027) ORGANIC FARMING

 MISSION :

·         To spread awareness about the ill effects of inorganic farming method among school students.

·         To indoctrinate the importance of organic farming among school students.

·         To enlighten them with some useful information about organic farming method.

3.       CORE CONTRIBUTORS :

·         CATEGORY : SSR

·         TEAM CODE: 16-027

·         THE  TEAM :

VEENA PRASAD – AM.EN.U4ECE14060

HARI PRIYA S – AM.EN.U4ECE14029

LAKSHMI M NAIR – AM.EN.U4ECE14035

LAKSHMI MOHAN – AM.EN.U4ECE14036

·         PLACE :

KRISHI BHAVAN,

KULASHEKHARAPURAM,CLAPPANA,KERALA.

4.       ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN :

•          creating awareness among them about the benefits of organic farming.

•          Initiated club to start organic garden at school.

5.       BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM :

·         use of genetically modified organisms should be prohibited.

·         using more machinery and chemical pesticides and herbicides world will be facing more environmental pollution.

6.       IMAGES :

Awareness Class on Organic Farming.

Initiated club to start organic garden at school.

Filling the tray with organic fertilizers.

7.       THE  CONQUEST :

·         Became aware of the benefits of organic farming.

·         Gained confidence among ourselves to take up other such activities.

      ·         Realised the importance of being responsible.

      ·         Got a chance to acquire knowledge about organic farming

8.       OBSTACLES FACED :

·         Faced many difficulties for getting permission from authorities.

·         Limitations in the use of gadgets and rules of the institution

·         Finding time for our project without disturbing their regular schedule

       ROAD AHEAD :

·         To motivate and help households to start kitchen garden in homes.

·         To expand this project in larger scale in schools.

·         Planning to join in an organic farming organization to conduct awareness campaigns.

1     ROSES AND THORNS :

·         The project gave us a wonderful experience in learning and also implementing the organic farming techniques. It was the first experience for all of us to visit an Agricultural Office and to get guidance from the Head of the Department. The time we have spent with the students in the school was also thrilling. The way we made the students more interactive and also how we played games to create an interest in them is still memorizing. After knowing about their views we were surprised and happy that they know more than us.