The Madras School of Social Work , Egmore, has proved that it does not help the inhabitants of Chennai but also those all over Tamilnadu.The first year students organised a rural camp at Yercaud last week.
Students coordinator Ashish said: 'We conducted a six-day camp there and 44 students participated.The camp covered five villages: Manjakuttai, Karadiyur ,Kakkambadi,Kelayur and Murugan Nagar.' The focus was on the major problems 'the people living in these remote places faced and how we could help them.'
The students organised the camp in collaboration with Deepam People’s Society and Tribal Dalit Women's Development Society of Yercaud. 'The people of the village were ignorant of basic hygiene. The children used the open spaces for their toilet, it is doubtful whether they washed their hands before eating, half the time they were playing in the dirty surroundings.'
The volunteers impressed on the people the importance of sending their young to school, told the menfolk of the bad effects of drink and tobacco and stressed the need to get themselves vaccinated or inoculated. 'It was a tough task making them realise that their children should be given anti-polio drops and other such immunisation measures.
The students organised a rally at Karadiyur to make the men, especially, aware of the perils of AIDS and distributed pamphlets and posters related to the disease' said a volunteer. Students conducted cultural events like street plays and puppet shows as a part of it to promote the importance of healthy life in the villages. 'All these were well received,' the volunteers told this reporter, and they were happy and proud of what they had done.
The camp gave opportunities to expose the talents of the school students there.'We organised various events like dancing and singing competition among the students and conducted lots of games namely basket ball,kabadi,running race,walking and frog race and everyone participated well in the competition' said Ashish.'The winners of the competitions were rewarded prizes and certificates' he added.
The camp not only encouraged the young but also the old. 'As part of the camp, we conducted a cookery competition for the villagers which aimed to promote the idea of healthy and nutritious food among them' he added.
(Courtesy: Nungambakkam Talk)
Students coordinator Ashish said: 'We conducted a six-day camp there and 44 students participated.The camp covered five villages: Manjakuttai, Karadiyur ,Kakkambadi,Kelayur and Murugan Nagar.' The focus was on the major problems 'the people living in these remote places faced and how we could help them.'
The students organised the camp in collaboration with Deepam People’s Society and Tribal Dalit Women's Development Society of Yercaud. 'The people of the village were ignorant of basic hygiene. The children used the open spaces for their toilet, it is doubtful whether they washed their hands before eating, half the time they were playing in the dirty surroundings.'
The volunteers impressed on the people the importance of sending their young to school, told the menfolk of the bad effects of drink and tobacco and stressed the need to get themselves vaccinated or inoculated. 'It was a tough task making them realise that their children should be given anti-polio drops and other such immunisation measures.
The students organised a rally at Karadiyur to make the men, especially, aware of the perils of AIDS and distributed pamphlets and posters related to the disease' said a volunteer. Students conducted cultural events like street plays and puppet shows as a part of it to promote the importance of healthy life in the villages. 'All these were well received,' the volunteers told this reporter, and they were happy and proud of what they had done.
The camp gave opportunities to expose the talents of the school students there.'We organised various events like dancing and singing competition among the students and conducted lots of games namely basket ball,kabadi,running race,walking and frog race and everyone participated well in the competition' said Ashish.'The winners of the competitions were rewarded prizes and certificates' he added.
The camp not only encouraged the young but also the old. 'As part of the camp, we conducted a cookery competition for the villagers which aimed to promote the idea of healthy and nutritious food among them' he added.
(Courtesy: Nungambakkam Talk)
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