SPECIAL CAMP-2009
FROM 19th TO 25th DECEMBER 2009
At G.M.U.P.S, KOTTATHARA, B.P.Angadi,
Tirur-2
Submitted by
Shri. Malic Geffoor.K.P
(Programme Officer)
This is the sixth time the NSS unit of GVHSS (G) B.P.Angadi, Tirur, conducting the special camp. The Advisory Council with the presence of the Principal, Academic Head, P.T.A. President, Ward Member and the Programme Officer were met and agreed to undertake three projects for the Special Camp 2009, namely:
1. A socio-economic survey and a health and sanitation work in and around the adopted colony of the NSS unit of the school.
2. The I.K.M. project of data collection for Grama Panchayath of Thalakkad and
3. A survey of unelectrified houses for ANERT and the state government of Kerala.
A meeting of the volunteers was convened the next day where the objectives and importance of such a special camp was discussed. At first only fourteen students were ready for the camp as the camp was decided to be held away from the school. But after a parents’ meeting were called and explained the conditions and necessity of attending the special camp for getting NSS certificate and grace marks more than 56 students gave consent from their parents from among them 50 were selected as campers on the basis of the attendance
At first the camp was decided to conduct at DIET Tirur but as their authority did not give consent to use their kitchen we had to change the camp site from DIET to the G.M.U.P.S. Kottathara, B.P. Angadi.
The volunteers undertook the Socio-Economic & Health survey, in Padinjaratu Nalu centu Laksham veedu colony in ward No.17 of Thalakkad Grama Panchayath which is the Adopted colony of this unit of NSS and a cleaning and sanitation programme in and around all the houses of the colony. It was meant to assess the health related problems of these communities and the possibilities of spreading of diseases either in the form of an outbreak or chances of recurrence of endemic diseases in the locality. Economic status of the people was also taken into account in the survey to determine the socio-economic background of each and every family, which later helped the Panchayath authorities to determine the people who are living below the poverty line. Thalakkad Panchayath is a coastal area where population density is quite high. Many of them are living in tents and sheds with great congestion. Most of the colonies in the area are prone to water borne diseases as there are many Collections of stagnant water around and the people maintain poor social and personal hygiene.
The NSS camp was aimed at conducting a scientific survey to bring about details regarding the socio economic backgrounds of the people in the locality; their health related concerns and put forward measures to control them and to suggest policies for their development and also undertake a health and sanitation campaign work in and around the colony.
The I.K.M. project was also another work undertook by the selected volunteers from the camp. They went to the Panchayath office and collected data by consulting the old records and authorities as well as the Ward Members concerned. Photos of important places and monuments in the Panchayath were also taken and arrangement to make its soft copy was also done with the help of the Programme Officer Survey was conducted on the request of the NSS cell of VHSE Department of Kerala.
On the 18th December itself the programme officer had distributed programme notices to all students, teachers, neighboring families and villagers where they were about to conduct the survey and to the distinguished persons who were to attend the inauguration and the valedictory function of the camp.
The function were attended by C.H Basheer, Standing Committee Chairman of Education and Welfare of Thalakkad Grama Panchayath, C.P Bapputty, K. Hamza, Ward Members of the Grama Panchayath P.M. Rajeev P.T.A President of GVHSS for Girls B.P.Angadi, Murali Mangalasseri, GVHSS for Girls B.P.Angadi, and Smt. Jyothi.H, Academic Head, GVHSS for Girls B.P.Angadi. The function was presided over by Shri. Saidalavi Master, the standing committee chairman of Finance of Thalakkad Grama Panchayath. The gathering was welcomed by Smt. P. Safiya, the Principal of GVHSS for Girls B.P.Angadi, and vote of thanks and Camp Briefing were done by Shri. Malic Geffoor.K.P, the Programme Officer, NSS, GVHSS for Girls B.P.Angadi.
After the inauguration and the camp briefing the volunteers were divided into five groups having ten volunteers in each. The captain of each group was assigned certain special duties on each day with the instructions to shift the duties among the groups on a day to day basis. The duties included the management of Mess Services and Purchase of food and commodities, Day Reporting and Documentation Programme and Reception, organizing Cultural Activities etc. then we had detailed discussion and planning for the next days survey work in the adopted colony and the forms survey had been familiarized to the volunteers. As it was first day and very late there were no cultural activities and so campers were let to arrange their class cum bed room and went to sleep with the accompanying teachers.
