LECTURE CUM INTERACTIVE SESSION AT KHUDA ALI SHER BY HOME SCIENCE STUDENTS

Date: 29 December, 2018

As a part of 7 days residential NSS Camp, the volunteers of Government Home Science College visited the adopted village Khuda Ali Sher with an initiative to generate awareness amongst the common masses and enlighten their pool of knowledge through group discussions and lectures in collaboration with the doctors of Civil Dispensary Sector 19, Chandigarh. Dr Anu and Dr Ketan conducted a health check up drive for village children.

Volunteers gave an insightful lecture on 'Women Entrepreneurship'. They generated awareness regarding self-employment and motivated the rural women to undertake their own ventures and thereby fostering women entrepreneurship for a social cause and become financially independent. They were also informed about beneficiaries for Free Skill Development Programme for Fashion Designing in college under DAY-NULM Mission. A lecture cum interactive session on 'Care during Pregnancy' and 'Importance of Balanced Diet' was also conducted . They sensitized the women folk on importance of proper care of diet during Pregnancy and how it affects the health and Development of the growing foetus. Village children were informed about the ill-effects of junk food on health and the necessity of taking a healthy Balanced Diet. All the activities were done under the guidance and supervision of NSS incharges Mrs Seema Jaitly and Dr Neha Sharma. Principal of the college, Prof Sudha Katyal, appreciated the efforts of NSS volunteers in motivating the women to explore their hidden talents and hone their skills effectively.