2nd Semester Social Service Club End Report 2013-14

S . No. NAME OF THE ACTIVITY

Week/ Lecture no.

ACTION PLAN EXECUTION

1 Introduction to the semester plan of social service club

L1 PPT presentation by coordinators

Yes, by coordinators

2 Activity 1: A cleanliness awareness program for class IV staff of University

L2 Planning of the activity by students and coordinators

The activity was discussed with students

3 cleanliness awareness program

L3 Student interaction with class IV staff of University and giving them tips for clean habits

PPT was prepared

4 Activity 2: Each one Teach One

L4 To meet the children living nearby university and motivate them to study

Successful execution by starting evening classes for children with help of 2nd Year students 5 Each one Teach One L5 Start teaching the children in

evening 6 Activity 3: Motivating

documentary L6 A motivating documentary for

the students Documentary on Shukla bose was shown to the students

7 Activity 4: Helping hand idea competition

L7 Students will be asked to think and present their original ideas about helping people in any way

Students discussed their ideas

8 Presentation of helping hand idea

L8 Students would present their idea through PPT

9 Activity 5: Visit to Mahaveer Viklang Sansthan

L9 Planning of the visit and report writing

The students visited BMVSSS

10 Activity 6: Organization of Blood donation camp

L10 Organizing and participation in the camp

Students and faculty of the club participated and donated blood in the camp organized by the University

11 Activity 7: Motivational lecture

L11 Motivational lecture by External

Lecture by RAKSHA team on snake awareness

12 Activity 8: Save water L12 Poster making competition and awareness on saving water @22 March World water day

Students actively participated in the competition

13 Activity 9: Thalassemia awareness

L13 Thalassemia awareness among students and faculty of PU

Program was organized where Dr. Upendra Sharma made students aware about the disease

14 Activity 10: Summarizing L14 To summarize all the activities of the semester by PPT or poster or documentary

All the activities and their outcomes were discussed with students

Summary (Even Sem) 2013-14

Activity 1 The club members had planned to meet the class IV staff of the university and talk to them about the different aspects of Health and cleanliness. The objective of this program was to inspire and motivate them towards healthy and clean habits in daily routine. The students prepared PPT but due to time constraints were not able to meet the staff. Activity 2 Each one Teach one The slogan- “Each One Teach One” is a motivation for the educated class to understand their moral and social responsibility of teaching at least one illiterate person, marks a big difference in the society. It is our social responsibility to share our wealth of knowledge and learning with the less privileged section of the society. Taking this in consideration the members of the social service club along with the former club members started evening free teaching sessions named “PU – PATHSHALA” for the underprivileged children who either miss school education or attend schools where teachers are under trained The club members taught the children of laborers and other groups of our University in evening and motivated them to study and become self dependent in their future life.

At least providing functional education to the children so that they have the reading and writing skills to help them cope up with everyday needs can make a positive difference in their lives.

Activity 3 Motivating Documentary Essential Details Date and time: 14th February 2014 & 3.00 PM to 4.00 PM Faculty Coordinator: Dr. Sonu Sankhla & Dr. Pramod Kumar Awasthi Organized By: Social Service Club (First Year) Venue: Basement seminar hall (B-02), PU

To inspire the young minds of social service club (Ist Year) of the University a motivational video of Ms. Shukla Bose was shown to the students where she talked about her foundation which provides education to the children who might not otherwise see the inside of a classroom.

The Shukla Bose is the founder and head of Parikrma Humanity Foundation, a nonprofit that runs four extraordinary schools for poor children. The word "Parikrma" implies a full revolution, a complete path around -- and Shukla Bose's Parikrma Humanity Foundation offers literally that to kids in poor urban areas around Bangalore. Parikrma's four Schools of Hope teach the full, standard Indian curriculum to children who might not otherwise see the inside of a classroom, with impressive results. Equally important, the schools build an "end-to-end" environment that supports learning, offering lunch every day, health-care and family support. Beyond these schools, Parikrma has inaugurated several afterschool programs and has plans for setting up a central teacher-training hub.

This video inspired the students to teach and motivate unprivileged children to purse education because only education can help them build a bright future.

Activity 4 Helping hand IDEA competition Each Club member gave their individual and innovative idea which would help society or environment in any way. Some good ideas are as follows

Collect and donate clothes for a home for boys or girls Donate books to a school library Host an alcohol/drug awareness seminar in the community Tutor at an after school program Donate blood at a medical clinic/hospital Plant a vegetable garden where local residents can grow their own food Read to a child Donate toys to a local children’s hospital Have a play day at an orphanage Donate backpacks to school children Donate books to a school Raise awareness about eco-friendly lifestyle choices Plant a tree Collect recyclables in the community and take them to a recycling center

Activity 5 Visit to Mahaveer Viklang Sansthan Essential Details Date and time of Celebration: 25th April 2014 & 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Faculty Coordinator: Dr. Sonu Sankhla & Dr. Pramod Kumar Awasthi Organized By: Social Service Club (First Year) Venue: Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) As the word itself says social club, which means doing something good and needful for the needy section of our society. In this regards the social club of Poornima University visited to Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) on 25th April 2014. The group consisted of thirty members of the social club who visited the Samiti and interacted with the Founder and Patron of the Samiti Padma Bhushan Shri Devendra Raj Mehta, who introduced the members of the club to the working and functioning of the Samiti. Later their staff explained the details of making and working of the Jaipur Foot. Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) is the world's largest organisation serving the disabled. This NGO provides all its assistance, including artificial limbs, calipers and other aids and appliances totally free of charge. The vision BMVSS is to ensure the physical, economic and social rehabilitation of the disabled, to enable them to regain their mobility and dignity and become self-respecting and productive members of society, ie, in short, restoring the glory of life. The mission of BMVSS is to Provide prosthetics or artificial limbs, calipers and other physical aids and appliances, free of charge, to as many disabled people as possible through its centres, outreach programmes and rehabilitation camps, both in India and abroad. Provide economic support for livelihood (on selective basis) as

an anti-poverty programme. Undertake in-house or collaborative research for the improved quality and lower cost of aids and appliances. It was really a matter of self satisfaction for the social club of Poornima University and the members had a memorable experience by visiting the Samiti by gaining knowledge about the Nobel work done by this society.

Activity 6 Organization/Participation of Blood donation camp Poornima Group of Institutes organizes blood donation camp every year. The social service club participated in the camp and also motivated other students of the University to donate blood. Coordinator of the Club Dr. Pramod Kumar Awasthi and students of the club donated blood for the noble cause. Activity 7 Motivational lecture Essential Details Date and time: 8th February 2014 & 10.30 AM to12.30 PM Faculty Coordinator: Dr. Sonu Sankhla & Dr. Pramod Kumar Awasthi Organized By: Social Service Club (First Year) Venue: Basement seminar hall (B-02), PU

An awareness program on Animal Welfare and Snake Bite Management was organized by Poornima University for the students to develop their concern for the animals by RAKSHA.

RAKSHA is a Registered Animal Welfare organization, actively fighting against cruelty on animals and fighting for their rights in Jaipur. It was established in 2003 to work against cruelty towards animals, to improve the health and welfare of animals and to protect the environment. Mr. Joy Gardner and Mr. Abhishek came from team Raksha to discuss various issues among students.

Mr. Joy Gardner discussed about the various dangers to wildlife and their prevention methods. He explained to the audience about various activities that are conducted by their organization like Bird Helping, Snake Helpline, Plantation Drives, Educational Awareness, and other campaigns. He also told about their objective to protect various animals.

The main part of program was to make awareness about Snake Bite Management. The Raksha team made the audience aware of various snake harming issues. The key message was that ‘Snakes do not exist on Earth to end human life’. They told about the habitat of snakes, classification based on whether they are venomous or not and whether the venom is neurotoxic or haemotoxic. The various symptoms shown after a bite of snake and first aid required were also explained. They also gave the mock first aid to a student in the audience. Various techniques to identify snakes, snakes prone areas in Rajasthan, and various myths and superstitions about snakes were also cleared. They showed a presentation on snakes and a video depicting their work. The program was very much interactive and maximum participation of students was observed. At the end, a query session was also put on. The seminar helped the students in enriching their knowledge and concern towards animals.

Activity 8 Save water Essential Details Date and time: 22nd March 2014 & 10.30 AM to11.30 AM Faculty Coordinator: Dr. Sonu Sankhla & Dr. Pramod Kumar Awasthi Organized By: Social Service Club (First Year) & Poornima Energy Club Venue: Ground floor seminar hall, PU 22nd March is observed as World Water Day since 1993 when the United Nations General Assembly declared 22 March as "World Day for Water". On this occasion the social service club (B. Tech. First year) of the university taking an initiative on awareness about ‘Water’ organized an interactive program for students of Poornima University.

This Year the theme of World Water day was ‘Water & Energy’. On this theme an invited talk of Dr. Tarkeshwar Senapati made students aware about the closely knit relationship of both. Water and energy are closely interlinked and interdependent. Energy generation and transmission

requires utilization of water resources, particularly for hydroelectric, nuclear, and thermal energy sources. Conversely, about 8% of the global energy generation is used for pumping, treating and transporting water to various consumers.

Later in the Program our guest of Honor Dr. Manoj Gupta, Provost, Poornima University along with Mr. Vikash Saini, Coordnator of Poornima Energy club, released the Poster of Poornima Energy Club. The members of Poornima Energy club made presentation of their work and showed motivating videos to the students.

On this occasion a poster completion was organized on ‘Water and Energy’ theme among the club members and then the posters were evaluated and then presented in the campus. The club members also made other students aware about the necessity to save water.

Activity 9 Thalassemia awareness program As world celebrates Thalassemia awareness day on 8th May, in this regard an awareness program on Thalassemia was held at Poornima University for students and staff members on 1st May 2014. The program was presided over by Dr. UPENDRA SHARMA, who is Consultant – Hematology & Hemato-Oncology Department, at Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Jaipur.

Dr. Sharma gave valuable information on the disease, its causes and prevention. Maximum emphasis was given on how to prevent the rising number of Thalassemia major patients. Thalassemia is a blood disorder passed down through families (inherited) in which the body makes an abnormal form of hemoglobin. The disorder results in excessive destruction of red blood cells, which leads to anemia.

The points discussed in the seminar by Dr. Sharma put a great impact on the audience and made them aware about the disease.

Summary This semester was very challenging and learning for all the club members. All the activities planned for the session were successfully executed by the club with the help of University administration and due support of Ist year coordinator and all other faculty members who were a continuous source of motivation and were always there when needed. All details of the activities are stated above.