-- A 3 day Sandwich Programme for School Children living in the Tsunami affected villages of Kanyakumari District--
Introduction
I am glad that INCIDE, Nagercoil has successfully conducted a three-day Sandwich Programme in Integrated Personality Development for the school children living in the Tsunami affected villages of Kanyakumari District, organized and sponsored by World Vision India- India Tsunami Response Team. We attribute our success to the cooperation of World Vision India Project Manager Mr.Joy K.Mathew and his team of Volunteers and that of the participants as well.
Inaugural Address
The three-day programme started around 6.00 pm on November 10, 2006 with prayer song by the participants. Mrs.Kamalam, Education coordinator of World Vision India, presided over the function and Mr.M.T.Cosca, Director, INCIDE, delivered the inaugural address and introduced the members of the resource team to the participants. The resource team explained the theme of the three-day programme.
INCIDE's M.T. Cosca and the children
More pictures here.
Objectives (general):
1) To help children face challenging situations with enough courage and confidence.
2) To help children believe life is worth living in spite of challenges and problems like natural disasters and epidemics.
3) To achieve sustainable personal changes in children.
4) Rehabilitation of children of Tsunami affected families.
Presentations and Specific Objectives
Presentation – 1 : My Dreams
Objective:
· To help children understand the fact that every great achievement starts in a big dream
· To help children think big, dream big and grow big.
Technique:
· Brain storming and buzz group sessions.
Presentation – II : The excellent vs The Mediocre
Objective:
· To help children understand the character traits of the excellent people and the mediocre.
Technique:
· Role Playing
Presentation – III : The Success Steps that always help
Objective:
· To help children switch on their positive vision channel, discover the best within, enhance self-esteem, set goals, build total self-confidence, enjoy working and achieve success in everything they do.
Technique:
· Interactive sessions and group discussions.
Presentation – IV : My Time Bank Passbook
Objective:
· To help children understand the value of time and cultivate the habit of converting time into useful activities.
Technique:
· Interactive sessions and group discussions.
Presentation – V : Goals that help us grow
Objective:
· To help children cultivate the habit of setting achievement goals in important areas like career, education and training, physical health, emotional maturity, spiritual realization, economic means, recreation and contribution to community development.
Technique
· Case study and role modeling.
Presentation – VI : The Magic of being self confident
Objective:
· To achieve total self confidence : ‘Believe you can and the how you can will come to you from within you’.
Technique:
· Play-acting. (A one act play was staged by all the participants in groups)
Presentation – VII : Character traits of an empowered person
Objective:
· To enlighten children on personality development.
Technique:
· Lecture, group exercises, interview and role-plays.
Presentation – VIII : The unlimited power within
Objective:
· To understand the power of the spirit and harness it.
Technique:
· Play-acting. (A scene from the Nazi camp – between Hitler and Victor E. Frankel)
Participation Profile
Some three hundred and eighty school children living in the Tsunami affected villages of Kanyakumari District participated in the programme. They all participated in all the group discussions, interactive sessions, role plays and group exercises with interest and involvement. They all felt at home and enjoyed every moment working and learning new things.
Star Time
Star time started at 2.00 pm on Sunday, November 12, 2006. This afternoon session was exclusively for the participants and so all the presentations were made by them. They came out with their presentations in the form of debates, short plays, mimics, songs, dialogues and speeches. The star time was really a great opportunity for the children to display their talents and skills. Their presentations were very interesting, entertaining, enlightening and enriching. The resource team and the World Vision volunteers enjoyed every moment of this peak sessions.
The role played by World Vision Team of volunteers
The presence of Mrs.Kamalam and the team of volunteers and the visits by finance officer Mr.Jeyasingh, H.R Mr.Joyel and Fr.Vincent were encouraging. With their generous offer to help the resource team as well as the participants was a great contribution towards making the programme useful and successful.
Valedictory Function
The valedictory function started around 5.00 pm on November 12, 2006 with Mrs.Kamalam as president. The participants gave their feedback, the World Vision team proposed the vote of thanks and Mr.M.T.Cosca thanked the World Vision team for their services. Mrs.Kamalam thanked the children, their parents and the teachers of various schools for their efforts in sending the children to the camp. The programme came to a happy close around 6.30 pm.
The venue was very conducive the food served was rich and service was very pleasant.
INCIDE thanks the World Vision India Team for the good opportunity of working with them and the good time they have spent with us in making the programme a success.
posted by M Thiburtius Cosca @ 6:18 AM
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