The Seven-day Annual Special Camp is a major activity for NSS units of our college. Accompanying more than 100 students to a remote village, accommodating, and making them to internalize the values of village life is a challenging task. Arranging an annual camp needs much preparation, organizing skills and co-operation from different streams.
The NSS Annual Special Camp for the year 2023-24 was held from February 27, 2024 to March 04, 2024 at D.K.Z.P.H.P. School, Kodmannu, Bantwal Taluk. 112 NSS volunteers enrolled for this camp and worked with full cooperation, zeal and participated enthusiastically in the camp under the able supervision of Mrs. Seema Prabhu S., Mrs. M. Keerthana Bhat, the NSS Programme Officers and Mr. Shubham Kulal, the Assistant NSS Programme Officer, and under the guidance of Dr. Premalatha V., Principal, Canara College, Mangaluru.
The Camp was inaugurated by Sri. CA M. Vaman Kamath, Treasurer, Canara High School Association, Correspondent, Canara Evening College and Canara Vikaas Group of Institutions, Mangaluru. In his address, he congratulated the volunteers for choosing NSS and attending Annual Camp. He said the life experience students get in the camp is a take home message and the experience for life and worthier than the marks. He also expressed his inquisitiveness about the students leading a village life and getting adjusted to the rules and routine of the Camp. Flag hoisting was done by Smt. Sulochana K. Shetty, Wife of Late Sri. Kodmannu Kantappa Shetty. The inaugural programme was presided over by Sri. Basty Purushotham Shenoy, Coordinator, Canara Vikaas Group of Institutions
Sri. Sathish Naiga, President, Meramajalu Grama Panchayath; Smt. Chennamma, Vice-President, Meramajalu Grama Panchayath; Smt. Jayashree Karkera, Former President, Meramajalu Grama Panchayath; Smt. Dorin D’Souza, Headmistress-in-charge, D.K.Z.P.H.P. School, Kodmannu; Sri. Bhaskar Rao T., Headmaster, Government High School, Kodmannu; Sri. Padmanabha Shetty Kotinja, Smt. Harinakshi Ramesh Bangera, Smt. Savitha Mohan and Smt. Vimala Naik, Members of Meramajalu Grama Panchayath; Sri. Devadas Kambalkodi, President, School Development Committee, Government High School, Kodmannu; Sri. Yadav Shettigar, President, School Development Committee, D.K.Z.P.H.P. School Kodmannu were the guests of honour.
During the seven days camp the following tasks were completed by the campers:
1.Cleaning of graveyard
2.Repairing the roads of the village
3.School campus cleaning
4.Socio-Economic survey of the village
5.Nutritional Survey
6.Entrepreneurship development workshop
7.Cleanliness awareness campaign
8.Awareness of Government Schemes to the villagers
9.Waste Management awareness campaign
10.Personality Development training to School Children
11.Cultural Exchange
12.Co-existence, Co-operation, Dignity of Labour
In these 7 days of camp, many educational programmes were conducted for the volunteers and to the school students. Besides seven days camp, various educational programmes such as easy ways to learn English, Communication Skills, Mathematics, Basic Science, Crafts, Dance, Singing etc. were conducted for the benefit of the children of D.K.Z.P.H.P. School, Kodmannu and various games and sports competitions were held for the villagers, School Children and campers.
The valedictory programme was held on March 04, 2024. Sri. CA M. Jagannath Kamath, Correspondent, Canara College presided over the function. In his presidential address, he appreciated the Campers for upholding the dignity and values of the college. Sri Sathish Naiga, President, Meramajalu Grama Panchayath, Ashwini Kamath, Member of Governing Council, Canara High School Association, Sri K. Shivananada Shenoy, Manager, Dr. Premalatha V., Principal and Dr. Deepthi Nayak, Administrator of the College were present over the function. They appreciated the campers for the success of the camp. During the ceremony prizes were awarded to the campers who won in various competitions. Nearly, Rs. 1,50,000 worth of asset was created in these 7 days by 112 campers.
The NSS units of the college sincerely thank the villagers for their support and cooperation in organizing the camp. Though the camp is funded by Govt. of India, the sanctioned amount is not sufficient to meet the expenses of the camp. Hence, the financial support by the Management, College faculty, Alumni Association of the College and the villagers is worth noting. Thus, the NSS Annual Special Camp added more value to the life of NSS Volunteers and Camp Officers. Experiential learning is the specialty of the NSS Camp. The experience earned in these 7 days will be cherished by the campers in their life. This NSS Camp attempted to establish meaningful linkage between ‘Campus and Community,’ ‘College and Village’ and ‘Knowledge and Action.’
Report ByMrs. Seema Prabhu.
Mrs. M Keerthana Bhat
