REPORT ON SWACHH BHARAT SUMMER INTERNSHIP

PROGRAMME FROM 11TH JULY TO 15TH JULY 2018

CHITTUKADU VILLAGE HYGIENE PROJECT

“ENGAL GRAMAM TUYMAI GRAMAM”

100 HOURS OF SWACHHATA

In pursuant to the vision of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, The MEASI Institute of Management

has enrolled for swachh Bharat Summer Internship Programme in association with MIM

Rotaract club and CREDAI from 11th July to 15th July 2018 with an objective to accelerate

efforts to achieve sanitation coverage, improve cleanliness and eliminate open defecation in India

by 2019. The Swachh bharat Summer internship -100 Hours of Swachhata is to encourage the

youth across the country, develop their skills and orientation for sanitation related work and

make Swachh Bharat Mission a jan andolan . As per the Direction given by Dr.D.Nisar Ahmed,

Director,MEASI Institute of Management, Nodal officers Dr.B.Latha Lavanya, Head of the

Department cum programme officers and Mr. A.Appu Assistant professor cum programme

officers carryout the project on the theme “ ENGAL GRAMAM TUYMAI GRAMAM” in the

Thiruvallur District covering village namely kolappancheri, Thirumanam, Thirumazhisai,

vellavedu and Nemam having a Population of 14,000 people along with the MIM Swachh Bharat

Team members of 12 students.

Day 1 - Organized Transact walk and Social Resource Mapping in the Thiruvallur District

covering village namely kolappancheri, Thirumanam, Thirumazhisai, vellavedu and

Nemam.

The objectives of ENGAL GRAMAM TUYMAI GRAMAM is to improve the levels of

cleanliness in the villages areas through Solid and Liquid Waste Management activities and

making Gram Panchayats Open Defecation Free (ODF), clean and sanitised.The concept of

SBA CAMPAIGN is to provide sanitation facility to every family, including toilet, solid and

liquid waste disposal system, village cleanliness and safe and adequate drinking water.

Day 2- Generating mass awareness on cleanliness and hygiene amongst students and staff

members by Sensitization Programmes- Built up toilet pits dig in the school campus

Organized Focused Group Discussion with School Authorities, villagers and Panchayat

Representatives- Organize cleaning of streets, schools, common area and Temples

awareness drives at Thirumanam Village

ABOUT THE CAMP

Dr.B.Latha Lavanya, Head of the Department cum programme officers and Mr. A.Appu

Assistant professor cum programme officers visited the village on 9th July 2018 and discussed

with the important stakeholders Mr. Gopi, Pachayat Representatives and Mr. Kannan, village

leader and other influential members of the community about the 100 hours of Swachhatta

campaign. We discussed the plan of organizing special camp regarding for the Swatchh Bharat

Campaign in the village. The plan and its utility was appreciated the villagers and they agreed

for the camp to be organized from 11th July to 15th July 2018. After the confirmation was made,

a meeting with MIM rotaract club volunteers who were MIM Swachh Bharat Team members

was called on 10th July 2018 .In this meeting a brief presentation was made to the volunteers and

plan for the camp was discussed. The volunteers excitingly participated in the discussion and

planned the roadmap for camp. The students were divided into several committees among

themselves as programme committee, transportation committee, Accommodation committee,

food committee, cultural committee. The different committees were created into three teams to

look after different aspects of the Swatch Bharat programme. The objective of this camp was to

begin the interface with community, rapport building with community members and developing

understanding of the village keeping in view the rationale of village adoption and also to activate

and actuate the preventive health care which include propagation of safe disposal of solid

and liquid waste, safe drinking water, construction of toilets, lowering the incidence of

diseases and improving hygienic practices in order to check infant and child mortality. This

camp provided an opportunity for the students to gain practical skills and be exposed to the

rural areas.

Day 3- Organise Swachhta Rath- Mass Media Autorickshaw Radio campaign among the

villages-swachhata melas &culutural activities –street plays , dance performances and folk

songs- distribution of the pamphlets- Conduct Door-to-door meetings to drive behaviour

change with respect to sanitation behaviours at vellavedu village

INAUGURAL PROGRAMME

The Camp began with the inaugural function on 11th July 2018 at Gram Panchayat high

school at Thirumanam village along with Mr. Gopi, Pachayat Representatives and Mrs.

Poongudi, headmistress of the school. Dr.B.Latha Lavanya, Nodal officers explained the long

term vision of the college-village collaboration in view of making strong intervention

required for the village betterment and development. She also pointed out that India is the

country of villages and we all should honestly look for finding ways to develop our villages

and in return the country would automatically prosper . She also stressed college-village

relation not a one day or week affair but a prolonged relation and bond that would continue

and prosper.Mr. Gopi, Pachayat Representatives encouraged the MIM Swachh Bharat

Team members who decided to devote their time for village development and promised for

all cooperation and facilitation to the team.

Day 4- Organize Waste collection drives in households and common spaces- cleaning of

Hospital through awareness drives- segregation of solid waste into non-biodegradable and

biodegradable waste- Plant Sapling at Hospital premises at Nemam village

ACTIVITIES DURING THE CAMP

The list of activities with regard to Chittukadu Village Hygiene Project under Swachh

Bharat Campaign carried out as follows

Generating mass awareness on cleanliness and hygiene amongst students and staff

members by holding regular 'Sensitization Programmes' on 'Swachh Bharat

Abhiyan' so as to motivate them to contribute to this Campaign in a proactive

manner.

Events such as poster competitions, poetry writing and Banner contest on 'Swachh

Bharat' will be organized.

Rallies on themes connected with 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' in and around the villages

s will be conducted to create mass awareness on such issues.

Organized Focused Group Discussion with School Authorities, villagers and

Panchayat Representatives .

Organized Transact walk and bike drive in the Thiruvallur District covering village

namely kolappancheri, Thirumanan, Thirumazhisai, vellavedu and Nemam.

Social Resource Mapping developed by the MIM swatch Bharat Team Members in

the vvillage .

Organize awareness campaigns around better sanitation practices like using a toilet,

handwashing, health and hygiene awareness among the school students in the villages

Organize cleaning of streets, schools,Temples and Hospital through awareness drives

Organize swachhata melas &culutural activities –street plays , dance performances

and folk songs

Conduct Door-to-door meetings to drive behaviour change with respect to sanitation

behaviours.

Organize Waste collection drives in households and common or shared spaces

Arrange Volunteer for segregation of solid waste into non-biodegradable and

biodegradable waste and build Composite bits .

Organise Swachhta Rath- Mass Media Autorickshaw Radio campaign among the

villages.

Conducted Baseline Survey on Assessment of cleanliness and sanitation under

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan campaign among the village peoples.

Organised Raising Awareness about sanitation and eliminate open defecation system

among the village peoples by distribution the pamphlets.

Installation of Swachh Bharat Campaign Display Sign boards in the villages, schools

and hospital Areas .

Built up toilet pits dig and helping in the construction of school toilets in the villages.

Day 5- Helping in the construction of school toilets - Installation of Swachh Bharat

Campaign Display Sign boards in the villages, schools and hospital Areas- Conducted

Baseline Survey on Assessment of cleanliness and sanitation under Swachh Bharat

Abhiyan campaign among the village peoples at Thirumazhisai & Chittukadu village

CONCLUSION

The Mission on Implementation of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Project was conducted to assess

the impact of the programme on community along with evaluate the skill of functionaries.

The finding suggests that community members were inclined towards the cleanliness

programme and desired maintain continuity of activities conducted by MIM. The camp was

a huge learning experience for all the students. The objectives that were laid down for the camp

were by and large met. The most important benefit of the camp was that the students learnt to

work as a team. The food, weather and surroundings were different and the students interacted

extremely well with the local community as well as adjusted admirably to the rural setting. The

students did a commendable job in mobilizing the community and the huge turnout of people

that attended the programs bears testimony to this fact. During one of the programs, the students

spread awareness about health and hygiene. The students also interacted with the children of the

activity centers and played several games with them. This camp was a very good occasion for the

students to exercise their social work principles and skills and the students benefitted immensely

by the experience. Dr. D.Nisar Ahamed, Director , Measi Institute of Management applauded

the efforts of the Swach Bharat Team & staff coordinators and stressed upon to continue

such drives in future.