Youth meeting dtd 17th Jan, 2010

decided details about Jagriti' 10 , vanyatra to bihar 23-26th jan and van-Bhoj on 31st jan. next meeting on 14th Jan.

Sakranti Shivirs in Kolkata on 14th Jan, 2010.

The following are some pictures of various Shivirs/collection camps organised in Kolkata by Purvanchal Kalyan Ashram.

 

JAGRITI' 10

This is the time we all have been waiting for !!! Its time again to participate in JAGRITI' 10 organised by Purvanchal Kalyan Ashram's Yuva Samity on 7th feb, 2010, sunday at Kalyan Bhavan, Kolkata at 10 am.

You all are welcome to participate in a unique session involving exchange of ideas & views on various burning issues through presentations.

Presentation Topics :

• Science behind our traditions & customs
• Herd mentality
• Suicide in youth
• Reality Shows
• Increasing interest of youth in politics
• Importance of social networking sites
• “Indian History” is it a story of Defeat or Victory Saga?
• “National Language” - convenience or national importance?

Teams are welcome to participate in the program. The best teams will be awarded.

Registration closes on 24^th Jan 2010.
Program Details :

Date :   Sunday 7^th Feb 2010                                                           

Time:   10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Venue:  Kalyan Bhavan

            29, Ward Institutional Street

            Near Maniktala Post Office

            Kolkata- 700006

            Phone:- 2360-8334

Entry fee - Rs.50/- per person

Lunch will be served after the program. 
Participation Rules :

Age of participants:           17 to 35 Years 
Team Size:                       2 – 5 members

Duration:                          5-7 minutes for presentation and 3 min for Audience Interaction

Presentation Modes:         Any mode of presentation can be chosen PPT, Songs, Skits, Audio Visual

Language:                        Hindi/English/Bengali

All the teams are requested to report at the venue by 9:30 am

Projector, Microphone, Laptop will be provided

You all are invited to attend and participate in this unique youth awareness program and make it a grand success. For further details regarding participation please contact :

9831771962, 9836319651, 9903053416 

Youth meeting dtd 10th Jan, 2010

• Decided details about upcoming youth awareness program - JAGRITI' 10 on 7th Feb, 2010, sunday.
• Upcoming ' Van-Bhoj ' , a picnic for all the Kalyan Ashram karyakartas including Yuva Samity on 31st January, 2010.
• Next meeting on 17th Jan, at 11 a.m. at Kalyan Bhavan, Kolkata.
  

Report on 8th Medical Camp

Medical and Eye Check up Camp on 19th and 20th Dec 2009 in tribal villages in Birbhum Dist, West Bengal.   

Team - 5 doctors, 3 medical assistants, 3 Yoga teachers, a 9 member team from Shankar Netralaya for eye treatment and 34 volunteers including 6 Kalyan ashram karyakarta, family members, sahayogies and  kids.

Equipments & medicines -16 cartoons of medicines partly donated and partly purchased at very good discount. sets of BP instruments, weighing machines, a Mobile Eye Care Vehicle sent by Sankar Netralaya fitted with generator, eye testing equipments, Spectacle frames and lenses and an equipment for producing tailor-made spectacles on the spot.

Highlights :

• Day - I : 585 patients were provided with various kind medical treatment at the camp. For many of the patients this was first experience with doctors. 
• Day - II : Treatment provided to 470 patients. 
• Low weight (32-40 Kg) due to malnutrition was evident everywhere. 
• Eye department checked about 150 patients and provided on spot spectacles to 35; other persons needing glasses will be sent spectacles in about one month. 
• Cataract and other Eye related surgery was scheduled on 30^th Dec at  Shankar Netralay for the patients diagnosed with such ailments.
• Visit to Tarapith for darshan.
  

Special thanks to Mr B P Jalan (Chairman of advisory committee of Shankar Netralaya, Kolkata) for participating in camp activities along with his family members for full duration of the camp and sponsoring about 170 spectacles to the tribal brethren.

Special observations :
(1)  In absence of water only one crop can be harvested and that to on part of the land owned by villagers.
(2) Most of the families get job for avg of 50-100 days during the year.

(3) An total annual income of only 2000/- to 8000/-.
(4) Decided that Kalyan ashram will provide villagers with guidance and assistance in preparation of water reservoir in part of their land and plant trees around it to harvest water.

 

 

 

Youth Meeting dtd. 3rd Jan 2010.

date - 3rd Jan 2010, sunday at 10 am at Kalyan Bhavan, Kolkata.

topics discussed- (1) details finalised for upcoming Youth Awareness Program to be held at Kalyan Bhavan on 7th Feb, 2010 at 10 am. (2) proposed vanyatra to Jaisidih from 23rd Jan to 26th Jan, 2010.

next meeting - 10th Jan 2010 at Kalyan Bhavan, Kolkata at 10 am.