Awareness Program on Usage of Toilet in Boothagudi Village

Department of sociology and Social work organized a programme on Boothakudi village on 16.09.2015  to create awareness about the health and hygiene .The college got a requisition from Madurai Corporation to conduct a awareness programme in Boothakudi village.Boothakudi  is small village which comes under Madurai North Taluk.It has 600 houses in which 50 houses do not have toilet facilities. The people who do not toilet facilities at house go for open defecation which causes many ailments in the village.

OBJECTIVE:

·         To create awareness about the significance of health and hygiene.

·         To make the public to understand the ill effects of open defecation.

·         To create awareness about the financial assistance given by the Government to construct toilets at house.

The entire programme was organized by Mrs.Rajalakshmi,Integrated Secretary and by Mrs.Santharani, Panchayat Leader of Boothakudi.The programme started at 9.00am.The students organized a rally with the beats of Parai.In the rally the students went to all the streets of the village. The rally was set on with waving the white flag by the Chief Guest, Rev.Sr.K.Fatima Mary, Principal, Fatima College. The welcome address was given by The chief Guest addressed the people about the significance of proper toilet usage and the ill effects of open defecation.

The students performed a street theatre with the focus of how the women folk would get affected due to the absence of toilet facilities at house and also about the various diseases caused by open defecation. The street theatre also focused about the Government a scheme which provides financial assistance to construct toilets ate home. The street theatre was very much applauded by the public and they gave constructive feedback.A Quiz programme was conducted for the school students about Health and Hygiene and prizes were given to the winners. The programme came to an end with the vote of thanks proposed by Mrs.Santharani, Panchayat Leader of Boothakudi.

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