Summary Report of Three Full Days Diwali Camp for Balsansad Children

Sahajeevan Social Centre-Pali

Summary Report of Three Full Days Diwali Camp for Balsansad Children

Date: 16^th to 18^th Oct. 2017                                                        Time: 9 .00 am -6.00 pm

Participants: 36+44+49=129     

                                                    

Venue: Church hall

Resource person: 1^st Day- Fr. Sandeep & Bro. Melborn

                               2^nd day- Ms. Sanjina & Ms. Snehal

                               3^rd day- Ms. Nasim Kasughar

Organizer: CCO Staff +CSA Staff & CC members

Overall Objective:

·         To conduct five input sessions and interaction session with Balsansad.

·         To get together and learn from one another and build self confidence.

·         To give an opportunity for children’s talents.

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     On 16^th Oct. the first day of the camp the registration of children was done by the president of Balsansad. The camp began with small prayer by CCO staff. Fr. Sandeep Borges the resource person highlighted on the topic called Responsible leadership & Facilitation becoming Animators. Throughout the games & interactions he explained how one can be responsible or. Facilitators.  He had divided children into four groups as St. Peter, St. Anthony, St. Teresa and St. John. He assigned the task through questioner like who can be a good leader?  What you feel that leader should do for you? Later he interacted with children how the good facilitator should be? Good facilitators are a good communicator, respecting the views of other members in the group; he/she is a good planner, optimistic, sincere to the given task, approachable, good general knowledge, sense of humor, responsible etc.

Outcome: children have understood that whatever good values we imbibed from childhood that will be useful to take responsibility for greater thing in future.

On the same day afternoon session was on “education way of life” by the resource person Bro. Melborn. He began his session with Blind fold game. He made into two groups to activate these games, like in the group directing the blind to reach his / her destiny. The moral of this game was to help, educate & give direction to the needy. The way we educate the good things remains for life. Education is an important tool till the end of our life. It’s a best way of weapons to shape our future. He made four groups for interaction and each group had asked questions separately, such as what’s worth learning in school? Why do we need to know education? Why education is very important? Why one has to go to school he/she can attend classes anywhere in the world while sitting at home?

Outcome: learning is a continuous process. Education is the best weapon for life.

On 17^th Oct. 2017 the second day of the camp began with small prayer by CCO staff. Ms Sanjina Bhandari- Sneha Jyot CCO staff, Uttan. The resource person highlighted on the topic called gender discrimination- in respected with women. She has explained gender discrimination, in simple words. Gender discrimination is a word where there is in equality between male & female and that we see in the society as a weaker sex.  In olden days the discrimination was mainly with the women in the house they were degraded, exploited & violated of fundamental rights of women. She displayed two video clipping namely “Meena” which showed the forms of discrimination in the family & in the society.  The other video clipping on “Muskan” was female feceticide. But the other side of both the videos clipping was girls and boys are equal, they have equal rights to live, to educate.

Outcome: children said that they will respect of girls & boys in their families & school.

On the same day afternoon session was on “Food Security Act & Rights” by the resource person Ms. Nasim Kasughar- Suryodaya CCO staff, Gorai.  She explained the basic need of human being i.e food, clothing & shelter, education, health.  All these basic needs are provided by parents, government, Doctor, teacher etc. Every person need to have nutritious food for the better health.  She conducted group discussion with questioner like do you know in our family which type of ration card is used? What type of Mid Day Meal we get in the school? Do we waste food at home and at school? She explained the food security act. She gave the information that mid day meal is provided by the government to the aided school. These are given to children in the age of 6 to 14 years. Mid day meal is right to food.

Outcome:  children have realized that the importance of food. They have promised that henceforth they will take care to consume food as per their requirement. They know the four types of ration card namely Antodaya, Saffron, white, and yellow.  Children came to know helpline number of Nutritious food i.e 1800-11-4000.

On 18^th Oct. 2017 the third day of the camp began with small prayer by Balsansad president. Ms Snehal Patil the resource person from Savdhaan CCO, Manori. in She highlighted on the topic called “Communal Harmony” .She said that “Communal Harmony” all religions have rights to practice their worship, each religion has their own faith & belief system to practice in their own way. She showed the video clipping on “Four Religions Monoact” in that Hindu, Muslim, and Shikh & Christen. Each one has tried to make their own god but humanity is great religion the world. In this Monoact the social worker tries to bring all religion together and explains the strengths of unity and harmony.

 

Outcome: children have decided to perform the same skit in purposeful action visit in Bastis.

On the same day afternoon the session “Wastes out Of Best” to encourage children to bring out their talents. So children were made into four groups and asked them to find out waste materials in surrounding and to make out of it best creativity. Three outsider judges were appointed for examine their creativity.  Best prize was given to the St. Teresa group. Three groups performed in Dance competition and St. Peter and St. Anthony got the prizes.

Conclusion: Children have learned that basically a system of education which utilizes what we have; and cater to the need of the humanity today and tomorrow. Education will teach us for long life.

In three days full day camp covered five sessions according to the plan and interactions. Various games, entertainment program and snacks, food were arranged by the CCO staff.  The core committee members helped to prepare the food for three days.