1.Title of the Practice:

I.P.E – Centre for Social Transformation in Tribal area

2.Objectives of the Practice

1. To inculcate social awareness, gender equity, universal values of love and brotherhood, and environmentally responsible behavior amongst students
2. To nurture and sensitize students on their citizenship roles so as to involve them in social service and nation-building
3. To involve the students in awareness programs for grooming them as agents of social transformation.
4. To involve the students for counseling of Essential and Non essentials drugs, there uses and side effect in Tribal community.

3. The Context:

1.KVPs Institute of Pharmaceutical Education was established in 2006 with the vision of “To serve the pharmacy education in Rural and Tribal community” for the holistic education of students. Driven by the goals of higher education in India, the college promotes ethical, national, social and environmental consciousness among students through involving them in civic engagement activities to pave way for integrated development of students, society and nation.

2.Although there is rapid progress in Science and technology, the Indian ground realities are fraught with problems of poverty, growing consumerism, erosion of values, social exclusion, inequality, injustice, illiteracy and environmental deterioration.

 4. Practice:

Institute is a center for Social Transformation is an integral part of the College vision “To create Distinctive environment of educational excellence with humane values and social responsibility”.

Extension activities and outreach programs at the institute are streamlined through center called “The Centre for Social transformation”, Gender parity, and Environmental consciousness among the students, faculty, and society at large. The Institute is well structured and headed by a convenor with faculty and students as committee members. The institute meets regularly to plan its annual activities in line with its vision and mission. Apart from the planned activities, the committee responds promptly to any emerging social and environmental issues.

The institute celebrates special days by communicating through street play like The World Pharmacist day, International Women’s Day, AIDS awareness Day, Polio awareness, Tree Plantation Day, International Yoga day etc.

The College in association with Kisan Vidya Prasarak Sanstha’s has a special tradition of organizing “Venkatesh – A cultural and sports event” – every year in the month of January where all the students and faculties of the primary, secondary school, Junior, and Senior colleges professional colleges which include for pharmacy were gathered in one roof and for two days they all engaged in various Sports and Cultural events such as Running competition, Athletics, Badminton, Carrom, boxing both indoor and outdoor games for all students nearby Boradi area. The last day includes the cultural activities program, each school, and college students mutually participate in the cultural event of Venkatesh.

This all the activities were sponsored by Sanstha. The students plan a variety of activities ranging from games to health camps, medical camps, awareness programs in slums about Hygiene, sanitation, etc. Awareness Programmes and rallies like Swine flu, polio, AIDs awareness and cyber safety campaigns are organized etc. The Institute envisioned to empower women for a life of equality, empowerment, personal enhancement and professional success, conducts various awareness camps- health, legal, entrepreneurship, self-defense techniques, etc Committed to sensitize people towards gender discrimination and elimination of gender-based violence, the cell organizes street plays, CASI-Mahawalkathon on road safety Abhiyan etc in collaboration with CASI-KBCNMU.

Institute creates awareness among the students and society about various environmental issues and ecofriendly practices for a sustainable environment. The environment promotion programs were conducted The institute has been appreciated by AICTE conducted event “One Student One Tree” is an initiative of Ministry of HRD and also as appreciated with “Harith Sena” insignificant contribution of planting trees in the Tribal area of Boradi in line with the idea of Green and Healthy environment. Guest Lectures on a Personality development program in collaboration with CASI, Business opportunities in pharmacy, Competitive exam seminar was conducted by institute to motivate, encourage, to improve the skills of tribal students of college. Plastic-free campus, in making Eco-Friendly Ganesha, Seminar on “ Climate Change – Science , impact and solutions”, Active farming, Free Pollution campus by motivating students and staff to use the bicycles in campus area. etc.

5. Evidence of Success

The evidence of success is seen in a perceptible internalization of values and character building as a result of their continuous participation in civic engagement activities. It is observed that 98% of students participate every year in outreach programs. The evidence of the success of 15 gender sensitization programs on legal, medical awareness, entrepreneurship, self-defense, etc. has a decisive impact on the girl students, making them confident and competitive to emerge successful in facing the challenges in career and life.

14 environment promotion activities including awareness programs created a successful impact in adopting certain practices avoiding plastic cups, disposable bottles, eco-friendly Ganeshas, giving sampling as mementos, paper bags for prospectus etc.

6.Problems Encountered and Resources Required

1. There are often limitations faced in generating the required resources to operate the various outreach programs.
2. Persuading the parents for the implementation of outreach programs outside the college schedule was difficult.
3. To augment the alternate energy sources across the campus buildings requires large expenditures, which is difficult to raise being a self-financed institution
4. Implementation of an absolute paperless office is challenging.
5. It is difficult to motivate the academically inclined students & faculty towards non-academic assignments.

7) Notes:

1.The other practice perform by the institute is that the college is situated in Tribal area so almost the people nearby to this area are economically backward section, the major community depends on cutting the trees and sealing the wood for obtaining money and making the deforestation. The Palash (Butea Monosperma) which is a rare tree having being used as traditional medicine, since ancient year also used for making organic color that tree is also cut down by the tribal community. The Institute has provided awareness among such people to save such medicinal trees, thereby making the environment eco-friendly. All faculty members provide awareness about such a useful and valuable tree.