Wednesday 20 March 2013

CHARITY TO EMPOWERMENT



New Delhi: Recognizing the cutting edge to the development is the quality of the key personnel implementing the developmental programmes, Rehab India Foundation organized training programme on ‘Economic Development of Rural Community’ for all the Project Managers of Rehab India Foundation at Rehab Head Quarter, Abul Fazal Enclave, New Delhi on March 8th and 9th, 2013.

Afsel Chandrankandy, Secretary Rehab India Foundation welcomed Chief Guest, Guest and all the eminent dignitaries of Rehab. While asking objective of the programme, Afsel said, “Rehab India Foundation has been striving to bring about equality in the society through its various welfare programmes be it education, medical relief, drinking water facility, model village, village development program, emergency relief and equal opportunities for all. We have done tremendous work especially in the rural areas for the marginalized section of community. By doing so, we have shown great results and are committed to do this until achieve our goal. We also believe that all efforts towards achieving our goal should be revisited and re-planned to organize Village Development Project according to the need of the hour, thus we have organized this discussion to create a platform where we can plan our strategy and upgrade our present tools and methods for achieving economic equality in our implementation area.”

Honorable Sanjay Bhatt, President National Association of Professional Social Workers in India welcomed as chief guest of the training programme that aims at creating awareness at rural development. He shared his valuable experience with team Rehab. While addressing project managers, he said, “not only India but whole world is fighting for alleviating poverty. For Village Development Programme, you need to understand the layers of poverty, system and culture of the village and try to understand community as much as you can. For achieving the goal, you need to plan a programme for whole community of the village; neither specific group nor specific category and try to focus on employment generation programme than income generation programme”  Including, he told, “Also, you need to understand the causes of poverty like lack of understanding, resources and failure of system.” This apart, Bhatt focused on behavioral change, and said “as a social worker, we need to change our attitude of work and look forward from charity to empowerment of people.” 

Next day, Javed Alam, Senior Researcher CBGA talked about different government schemes which provide financial support to the NGOs for implementing rural development programmes. He said that benefits of government schemes such as CAPART, Integrated Rural development Programme, Swarn jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana, MGNREGA, Indira Awas Yojana etc. do not reach the poor and the needy because of unsuccessful implementing strategies.





Tuesday 19 March 2013

Pre-primary School at Gourhar, U.P



Early childhood education is one of the most important public policy options to improve equality of opportunity within a society. It is therefore important that participation in pre-primary education should include children from the poorest and least education sections of society. (Quoted by UNICEF)

Recognizing high quality education early in life gives children the best start, Rehab India Foundation unlocked Pre-primary School for poor and deprived children at Rehab Community Centre, Gourhar Village, Uttar Pradesh dated on March 2nd, 2013.

Sajid, Rehab Project Manager said, “It is the building block of child’s elementary education and helps in laying down a healthy foundation for the all-round development of child.” This apart, presently 25 children of poor families have joined the classes to learn basics in maths, science, reading, writing, social studies and more. 


Friday 1 March 2013

Being Human…


Bijnore, February 27th, 2013: The students at the Faize Alam School sat glued to their seats as Ismael Nadvi, School Principal expressively lectured on the need of personality development programme for students.

Rehab India Foundation organized parents meet and teen meet programmes at Faize Alam School, Bijnore District, Uttar Pradesh dated on February 27th, 2013.

Teen meet or personality development programme was conducted on the same day based on the theme of being human. Ismael Nadvi guided the students that to become a great person one need to have courtesy and need to broaden their horizon of understanding. To add to it, person should also have respect for elders, sympathy for poor and love for friends and family members.

Also, programme was organized to improve communication and leadership skills of the students, to set long term career objectives and to prepare and equip themselves for their future studies and career ahead.

Parents Meet: The programme was unlocked with the inaugural speech of Janab Gayoor, Manager Faize Alam School. It was arranged to motivate parents for encouraging their children acquiring basic and higher education.

During the programme, it was also emphasized that parents must understand the need of the children. They need to realize their children that they care them. Overall, it was great experience, students participated in the cultural programmes and forty parents attended the programme.


MEDICAL RELIEF FOR POOR


Kurnool, February 24, 2013: Rehab India Foundation organized medical camps at Nizamudheen Colony and Nandamuri Nagar Villages of District Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh dated on 24th February 2013.

At Nizamudheen Colony, MBBS doctor Abdul Kaleem diagnosed the patients. Altogether, Rehab provided treatment to 77 poor patients who were unable to afford the expenses of private hospitals.

During medical relief programme at Nizamudheen Colony, it was noticed that most of the patients were suffering from fever, joint pain, ENT, allergy, etc.

On same day, medical camp was also conducted at Nandamuri Nagar Village, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh. Camp was led by MBBS doctor Saifullah and he provided medical relief to 40 marginalized patients. Most of the patients were suffering from blood pressure, fever, ENT and skin infection.

Team Rehab with Doctors Saifullah and Abdul Kaleem educated the individuals about the ill effects of smoking, chewing tobacco and inhaling white fluid. Importance of yoga and other physical exercises were also highlighted in medical camps.