ACTIVITY REPORT OF CASP-RAJAGIRI
April 2006 - March 2007
Sponsorship / Other Projects
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The woods are lovely, dark and deep,.
But I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep…………… Robert Frost
These famous words of Robert Frost brings to the minds of all who have associated with CASP the promises that we have fulfilled for the children and the promises to be fulfilled. Children have to be nutured in the right manner to grow up as worthy human beings and in this Jubilee year of CASP & Rajagiri College collaboration we look back with pride and gratitude at all the inummerable occasions and moments when we have been abundantly blessed. No stone has been left unturned and no effort has been spared in this hard path that we tread. With renewed strength and newer concepts we work for the children hoping that we at Rajagiri -CASP Sponsorship Project will be instrumental in making the quality of lives of the under privileged children better.
Several milestones were achieved in the period 2006-2007 –The Jalanidhi Projects at Perumatti and Varavoor were successfully completed and handed over to the beneficiaries. The Classmate Education Programme was launched in 3 other places in Malapuram after completion of the Project at Nilambur , which again proved our credibility as a happening organization. The total number of children receiving sponsorship support has scaled to 3931.
Rouhrudam 2006 - 2007
Silver Jubilee Inauguration
The launching of the Silver Jubilee Celebrations was held on the 8 th of September 2006 by Sri.S.Sharma Minister for Fisheries at the Rajgiri School Auditorium. The cultural competitions that followed saw the expression of talents by the children of all our centers. With this started the yearlong celebrations of the Silver Jubilee celebrations.
Nearly 600 children took part in the programme and dance and songs were presented and the programme saw each of the groups vying with each other to emerge winners. The food for all the children at this programme was given by M/s.Geojit BNP Paribas Services Ltd. It was an event for everyone to remember as there was total involvement from all.
Elders Day
Words will not suffice to describe the enthusiasm of the Elders on 1 st of October 2006 when they celebrated the Elders Day.More than 300 elders gathered at the St Alberts College Auditorium to be together ,have food to-gether and to culminate the programmes of the day with a movie .Some of them were watching a movie for the first time and their joy knew no bounds .This was yet another of our Jubilee Programmes…… The presence of eminent Malayalam writer Prof.M.K.Sanu, Dr.Sebastian Paul M.P and journalist Smt.Leela Menon were encouraging.
Observance of World Aids Day
Today HIV/AIDS is a blight on modern society. The pandemic is disseminating communities and the cost, in terms of human misery is huge. The theme for World AIDS Day 2006 was ‘Accountability'. The goal underscoring this year's theme is enhancing accountability from political leaders on their promise on AIDS, supporting a broad movement of civil society, organizing campaign to develop their sense of joint identity and common purpose. Generating a greater public awareness of and engagement with the problem of AIDS worldwide.
In lieu of this, the World AIDS Day was observed which marked to express our solidarity and stand in combating HIV/AIDS- a global threat. The day's theme, which was selected, was “CARE NOT SCARE”, which can be explained by the line: ‘A cheerful heart does the work of a tonic'.
The day's activity started with the distribution of the red ribbon by the student volunteers, to each and every member around Rajagiri campus, showing our support for over 40 million people across the world who are living with a disease for which there is no cure. 3 programmes were held simultaneously- The exhibition, held at the Auditorium of Rajagiri Public School; A Seminar, held in the Golden Aureole and the Valedictory function, held in Rajagiri Higher Secondary School .
Following is a brief account of the day long programme :
Exhibition
The first programme was the poster competition on AIDS which was indeed a highlight of the day. The exhibition was held in the auditorium of Rajagiri Public School . The posters, which were exhibited, were those received from students all over Kerala who had participated in The All Kerala Poster Design, Talent Search and Exhibition, 2006. A total of 200 posters were exhibited. Out of which 65 of them were made by the students of Rajagiri School . All the selected posters were displayed at the venue from 9.00 am to 7.00 pm .The theme that was given to the children was the significance of the date i.e., 1 st December and the 2006 World AIDS Day Theme. All these posters depicted of how AIDS have gripped the entire world, its inhuman face and also about the devastating effects it has on mankind.
Seminar
The seminar was conducted in the Golden Aureole auditorium at Rajagiri College . The auditorium was full to the brim with most of the audience comprising of students and professionals working in this field. The inaugural function started with a prayer song, which was followed by the welcome speech given by Dr.Joseph I Injodey, who stressed on the importance of the day. Later the Chief Guest , Mr.P.V.Abdul Wahab MP formally inaugurated the programme and gave his inaugural address. He started with the narration of Buddha 's life, who renounced his luxurious life to attain nirvana. Life is surrounded with pleasure, pain and suffering and the responsibility to safeguard one's body is the major aspect and a matter of concern.
Valedictory Function
The valedictory function began by welcoming the chief guests. After that Dr.Matthew Vattathara (chairman of the organizing committee) delivered the welcome speech. It was continued by the speech of Mr. Abdul Wahab M.P. Later on the Presidential address was given by Justice J.J.James (Kerala High Court) who stressed on including AIDS education in the curriculum. Inauguration and scholarship distribution was done by Hon. Chief Justice V.K Balli (Kerala High Court). All the HIV infected children who were present at the function were distributed financial assistance provided by Keraleeyaam.
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SPONSORSHIP RELATED ACTIVITIES
Life School Camps
70, Life School camps were held during April–May 2006 in which 20000 children participated. It is always fun time during the Camps as the children just let themselves loose. The Camps have helped to develop leadership qualities and the communication skills of the children. This is the experience often shared by the participants at the evaluation of the camps. The theme of the Camp was ‘ Thiri Thelikku, Prabha Parathu'. Rallies and House Visits were the points of interest in each Camp.1615 volunteers participated in the Camps. 127 Training sessions were held for the Volunteers
Career Guidance Camp
120 sponsored children participated in the Career Guidance Camp that was held from the 27th to 31st of December 2006 at Rajagiri College . The Camp was held in two sessions and counseling services were made available to all the participants. We have observed that the session gave a lot of courage to the children to overcome their small problems and do the exams well.
Onam, Christmas and New Year Celebrations
At all our centers Onam, Christmas and New Year Celebrations were held in which all the children participated. The parents also involved and helped in the celebrations in whichever way possible. Active participation of all children are observed in these get together.
Fun and Frolic time for children
One day trips were arranged at all centers for the children .The volunteers at the centers actively involved in these outings and make the day memorable for the children.
On going Programmes for children
Regular programmes like the monthly Parents Meeting, Monthly children Meeting, Community meetings at Central Level and Unit level, Community Tuition Programmes, Community Teachers meetings, Nutrition Programmes etc. are all going on regularly at all centers.
Higher Education
72 students received support through the Karmajyothi Scheme for vocational and professional education.
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS
New Partnerships :
Two new partnerships were initiated and one of the existing partners extended their area of support to one more area.
• CEAD –Kunnamkulam
• M/S.Geojit Financial Services Ltd extended their support to Budanoor
• Kinder for Kinder
1. Community Health Division –
Noteworthy achievements were made with the induction of the Community Health Division. A venture in the field of HIV/AIDS was made in the period in collaboration with the Keraleeyam an organization working with the HIV infected children in Kerala. Monitring visits were made by CASP Social-workers to the houses of the children and the completed data was given to the Keraleeyam office bearers on 1 st of December 2006.
5 Cataract Detention Camps at different centers were held during the period , 1 Hyper Tension Detection Camp , 2 Dental Camps, 2 Multi speciality Camps, Pediatric Camp, Medical Camp for the elderly, Respiratory Disease Detection camps, 2 Homoeo Camps were held at the different centers.
2. Special Programmes of the Community Health Division -
Associating with Rotary Club, Kalamassery, Municipal Office, Kalamassery, CMC, Kochi , and IMA Kalamassery Branch, World Health Day was observed at Kalamassery Municipal Town Hall on 7 th April 2006.
Based on theme of World Health Day, Poster Designing Competition for students from Nursing Schools, Regular Colleges etc conducted at Rajagiri College on 5 th April 2006 A Family Health Survey was conducted at Kadamakudy Panchayath , covering 3946 families. Survey was carried out by 40 B.Sc.Nursing Students of SME, Ernakulam, Regional Centre. Based on the theme of World Health Day 2006, Kudumbaroghyam Kudumbasreeyiloode project was jointly implemented by Community Medicine Department of Co-operative Medical College, Kochi and Rajagiri-CASP. Monthly training programmes were conducted from April to December 2006 for health volunteers of Kudumbasree in Kalamassery Municipality . Various topics covered were First Aid, HIV/AIDS & STD, Hypertension & Diabetes, Monsoon diseases, Respiratory diseases, Cardiovascular diseases, Communicable diseases etc. Participants from different Kudumbasree units of Kalamassery Municipality attended the programme.
Health Education Programme on Diabetis Mellitus conducted at Karmakendra on World Diabetis Day. A seminar on Psychosocial &Health Problems of the Elderly was conducted at Rotary Karmakendra, Kalamassery. The seminar was for the elderly and their care givers. Dr.Indira Murali , HOD, Community Medicine Dept, CMC, Kochi and T.T.Bentili Training Officer, CASP-Rajagiri led the session. On A Camp for Day Care Centre Members and Anganvadi Childrea at Kothad organized at day care Centre for the elderly at Kothad. 2 Doctors from CMC, Kochi did health check-up and free medicines were distributed to all patients. ICDS department sponsored the camp. Training Programme on Community Health was also conducted for Kudumbasree Health Volunteers at Kadamakudy Grama Panchayath. The Participants were 3 members from each wards of Kadamakudy panchayath. 36 participants belonging to different wards of Kadamakudy panchayath participated the training programme. The programme was 4 days, ie from 19 th -23 rd September 2006 . An orientation on Respiratory diseases was conducted for 15 Kudumbasree volunteers in Vattekkunnam area. Health Survey on Respiratory Diseases was conducted by Kudumbasree Health Volunteers in 4 Wards of Vattekkunnam area which was completed in March this year. Detection of TB from these patients was also done. A similar Camp was also held at Karukutty one of other centers.
3. School Health Programme -
Training Programmes were conducted for teachers to detect vision problems in school children.
Medical Assistance Programme : As part of the Educational Sponsorship Programme Rs.1,0800 disbursed as claim for Medical expenditure for hospitalization of our sponsored children.
Ongoing Programmes : -
Mobile Health Clinic
Mobile health clinic in 4 islands of Kadamakudy Panchayath regularly conducts once in a week. As part of the Jubilee year of Rajagiri-CASP collaboration a new building was constructed for conducting Health Clinic at Chennur in Kadamakudy Panchayath, Ernakulam District.
Multiple Health Care Clinic
Regular Allopathy, Homoeo and Ayurveda Clinics function in Rotary Karma Kendra, Vattekkunnam.
Ophthalmic Clinic
In collaboration with Chaithanya Eye Hospial, Ernakulam, Ophthalmic Clinic newly started in September 2006 at Multiple Health Care Clinic, Rotary, Karmakendra. Classmate Education Programme – Malappuram
Period of Initiation
The project was initiated in December 2005 in Malappuram district of Kerala state. In the year 2006-07, the project was extended to Wandoor, Areacode and Perinthalmanna blocks of the district. 22 Villages were covered and 23 schools received the benefit. Altogether 3520 children got the benefit through the programme. Desks Benches, Library shelves, Teachers tables/Chair and Classmate Note books for all the children were provided under the scheme. Strengthening of PTA was another major component of the Programme.
The second phase was inaugurated at Ambalakadavu by Mr Anilkumar MLA. He distributed classroom equipment to schools and stationary to students at the inaugural session. Mr.S.Satyanathan,ITC Branch Manager, presided over the function. Kareem Moulavi, President of Wandoor block Panchayat, Mr.Kunhappa Haji, President of Kalikavu Grama Panchayat, Mr.K.P.Mohammad Musthafa,Assistant Educational Officer of Wandoor, and Dr.S.D.Gokhale,President Emeritus of CASP, Mr.R.H.Belavadi, Vice President offered felicitations . Mr.K.P.Rajendran, State Revenue Minister, Govt. of kerala was the Chief Guest of the inaugural function at Areacode Block . Presence of Mr.P.K.Abdu Rabb MLA and other dignitaries made the function memorable to the schools. Perinthalmanna block level inauguration was held on 25 th February 2007 . Mr.V.Sasikumar MLA and Mr.N.Soopy, Former Education Minister were the guests of the programme. Souhrudam Camps was the other major activity under the project.
4. Tsunami projects -
CASP –Rajagiri in association with Rajagiri Disaster Management Cell and TDH Denmark has undertaken child sponsorship programme for the children affected by Tsunami waves at Arattupuzha, Chellanam , Edavanakkadu , Elamkunnapuzha and Pallipuram Grama Panchayats in Kerala. Altogether 390 children are taken care under the scheme. In 2006-07 the children received study materials like uniform , books etc and also table and chair. The various programmes of CASP are being successfully implemented in the Tsunami affected areas also under CASP guidance and support.
NTPC Collaboration
A Socio-economic Survey was conducted for NTPC in two Panchayats of –Chingoli, Arattupuzha to assess the needs of the community.
5. Jalanidhi
Jalanidhi project initiated at Perumatty Grama Pancayat in Palakkad district has been successfully completed .22 Beneficiry Groups were formed at Perumatty and Drinking water Facility is being utilized by the communities .1810 sanitary latrines have also been constructed through this Project.At Varavoor 37 Beneficiary Groups have been intiated and Drinking water is available to the people of the locality. Various trainings were given to the Self Help Groups for their empowerment –The topics were tailoring ,Both Projects have phased out and are now with the Benficiaries.
MISCELLANEOUS
• Project Partners Meet
The Project Partners meet was held on the 19 th of May 2006 at the Fr Alex Hall. Good participation of most of the partners was an encouraging feeling. PIC Meetings were held with collaborating partners regularly. The meeting was very encouraging as most of the partners made their presence felt by active deliberations.
• Aditya –The Solar Shop
Aditya Solar shop sponsored by MNES, Government of India continued to be a source of income for CASP Rajagiri to meet the sponsorship requirements. The shop could sell items like solar pumps, lantern, home lighting system, and water heating system worth of Rs32 lakhs during the year.
• Resource Mobilisation Division
This was a year which saw CASP –Rajagiri Sponsorship Project utilising the facility provide by 108 schools in Kerala to mobilize funds through the art of sharing concept.Several schools rose to the level of providing their valuable time for us to share about the activities of CASP. Cosiderable amount was raised by this venture.. One to one contacts, E-mail requests, Campagin, Charity Box, Presentations at Corporates and Clubs, contacts developed through our partners have all helped the Division to raise funds.
• Training Programmes
Different Training Programmes and Workshops were organized by CASP-Rajagiri during the year. National Level Training Programme for INSA staff was organized at the Rajagiri College , Kalmassery. Training Programmes were organized for different target groups under Jalanidhi, Life School , Community Teaching, NGO's etc on different topics like Leadership, Community Health, Gender Sensitivity, Legal Awareness, Personality Development etc.
CASP Staff and other Partner Agency Staff were sent for different Training Programmes during the year, which were organized, by NIPCCD, CRT, NIRD, World Vision, PCSJ, SICHREM, CACL and ASWAS. Our Staff who are experts in different topics also provided services as resource persons.
• Field Placement
27 students from the various Academic Institutions did their Field Placement at CASP in the year 2005-2006. The students were from the Rajagiri College of Social-Sciences, SME (M.G.University) BCM College (Kottayam), St.Josephs College (Irinjalakuda), School of Gandhian Thought ( M.G University ), Vimala College (Trissur), Department of Social Work - Sree Sankarachrya university of Sanskrit , AWH College ( Kozhikode ) and Donbosco College (Kannur) utilized the facilities of CASP to do their field work. Apart from this 12 students from abroad under RIEP utilized the field projects of CASP- Rajagiri for their field practicum.
AUXILIARY SERVICES
• CRRC
Child Rights Resource Center initiated in the year 2000 as part of CASP Silver Jubilee continued its efforts to create awareness among the people about child's right to survival, protection, development and participation. The major initiative undertaken by CRRC was the Pre-Election campaign on Child rights held in connection with the Assembly Election in May 2006, covering all the 14 districts of Kerala State . An interaction of the Children who were especially chosed with the Members legislative assembly members was held at the ASSEMBLTY hall of the Legislative. A novel experience for the children.
• CHILDLINE
During the year 06-07 CASP-Rajagiri provided support to CHILDLINE by way of Child Sponsorships to cases referred and as resource persons at different programmes / classes organized by CHILDLINE (1098), Kochi.
• Rajagiri Legal Aid Cell
Legal Awarenes Classes on Right to Information Act was given to the students of Schools and Colleges,Communties,Rajagiri college and Live Labs. A Malayalam brochure of Right To Information Act on Right to Information Act was published . Proposal for 10 Legal Aid Clinics in -10 Panchayath or Municipalities was submitted out of which the one at Kadamakudy and Choornikara was initiated. The Kalamassery Municipality has already sanctioned the proposal
• RLAC and BSW 1 st year students actively participated in Mega Adalath conducted as a part of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the High Court of Kerala.
PUBLICATION AND DOCUMENTATION
• Ashaposhini the news letter of CASP- Rajagiri was published two times during the reporting period-September and December 06 respectively. The publication contained articles from children also.
• A four-page multi colour brochure about CASP –Rajagiri was developed and printed.
• CASP-Rajagiri got wider exposure through print / visual media at different occasions especially at pre-election campaigns and Life School camps.
CONCLUSION
We place on record our gratitude and heartfelt thanks to Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Project Partners, Sponsors, Advisory Board members, Academic Institutions, Local Self Governments, Social-workers and Staff members. In this Jubilee Year we thank all who have been instrumental in helping us reach to a wider area in Kerala and to a larger group of children through our multifaceted programmes.
Status of sponsored children -
Total 600
Boys 263
Girls 337
Contact Information
Chairperson : Fr.Jose Alex , CMI
Vice Chairperson : Dr.Joseph Injodey
Project Manager : Mr.M.P.Antoni
Rajagiri College of Social Science
Rajagiri Post Office, Kalamassery – 683104,
Cochin.
Phone: 0484-2550885/2555564
Fax: 0484-2532862
E-mail: casp-kerala@datatone.in
casp@rajagiri.edu
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