DESIGN FOR CHANGE SCHOOL CONTEST 2010

Name of the School Holy Mother English School

AddressPlot No. 24 AB, O.C.C., Gate No. 5, Malwani, Malad (W), Mumbai 400 095

School Leader Mr. Mohd Rafiq Siddiqui

Tel. 022 – 28833350 / 09324334059

Email info@zenith.org.in

Mentor Teacher Ms. Nikhat / Ms. Munnika

Students’ Information

Name Grade Age1) Miss. Siddiqui Farheen Salim IX 142) Miss. Siddiqui Saba Salim IX 123) Miss. Shaikh Fatima Firoz IX 144) Miss. Jaiswar Priti Omprakash IX 135) Master Jaiswar Akshay Omprakash IX 15

Title“A HEALTHY NATION IS

A WELTHY NATION”The week in which it was implemented 20th Sep 2010 to 26th Sep 2010

FEEL

Every year as a new academic year begins in June along with the onset of

monsoon, many students from the slums of Malwani, Malad (W), Mumbai are

unable to attend regular school due to sickness, caused by unhealthy and

unhygienic surroundings prevailing in and around their residence.

The problem magnifies many fold due to civic apathy, over population and lack of

awareness among the general public about basic health and hygiene.

Clogged drains, overflowing garbage bins, stagnant waters leads to favourable

conditions for pathogens causing monsoon related sicknesses like malaria,

typhoid, jaundice, etc.

IMAGINE

The students of Holy Mother English School, unfortunately happen to be living in

the same above specified area going through all the ill effects of living in such

unhealthy surroundings.

They thought of doing their small bit in addressing these problems by discussing

the various issues with their teachers and the management.

The students felt first and foremost the general public lacks awareness about

health and hygiene and are forced to take reactionary measures once their

children are affected by the above specified illness.

The students along with the teachers then sat down pin pointing various simple

things that needs to be spoken to the public and they decided to conduct health

awareness camps in the slums of Malwani by making very expressive placards

giving vital information about the various sickness and all the preventive

measures to be adopted at home on a regular basis

DO

Students did the following things :

Students collected the information regarding basic health and hygiene

from various sources like, textbooks, library books, newspapers, internet,

etc.

With the help of teachers they decided the basic theme of the project –

“A HEALTHY NATION IS A WEALTHY NATION”

A very appropriate and informative style was decided for conveying their

messages through the placards.

Each placard informs about one health related issue in the form of picture

and factual data.

Nine such placards were designed each covering the following title

a) Cleanliness (a hindi poem on cleanliness)

b) Mosquito (a hindi poem on mosquito menace)

c) Malaria (symptoms and treatment)

d) Typhoid (symptoms and treatment)

e) Care of Teeth

f) Care of Nails

g) Boil Water

h) Wash Hands

i) Exercise

(Photos of each placard is attached)

Two health awareness camps were organized – one at the open ground adjacent to the school premises, where about 100 school parents were present. Other in the midst of the slum colony where about 70 – 80 people were present who wholeheartedly supported the children’s initiative and efforts and co-operated by distributing handouts to the people in the entire neighbourhood.

Each child was designated one simple task of explaining to the people, one health related issue with the help of placards, poetry, factual messages, etc.

The teachers initiated the public meeting by briefing the public about the importance of prevention as well as treatments of diseases.

IMPACT

The fifteen students who participated in the programme now have a totally different outlook towards health and hygiene not only in their appearances but also in their behavior and mannerisms. They are surely and steadily passing on their own positive experiences of being involved in such a health related project to their school friends, as well as other children in their neighborhood.