Ruby Jubilee Seminar 2

Topic

    Right to Food / Work

Conducted by

Fr. Jyoti, Director of Udayani Social Action Forum

Mr. Saradindu Biswas, Right to food campaign -  Nation Coordinator

Venue and date

     Seva Kendra Calcutta, 28^th February  2013

Objectives of the training

     To generate awareness on Food security , right to food and work   

Participants details

     Participants 68 (students, professionals, social workers, volunteers and teachers,)

Topics covered

·                     Comparative study on food production and livelihood in Bengal

·                     Constitutional rights

·                      Food security

·                      Public Distribution Systems (PDS) and its functions

·                      Mass movement on food security in Bengal and Nation wide

·                      Case stories …

Ruby Jubilee Seminar 1: Tell Me Why?

Topic

Environmental Degradation

Conducted by

Dr. Haridas

Venue and Date

Seva Kendra Calcutta, 28^th January 2013

Objectives of the training

To create awareness on environmental degradation and its impact  

Participants details

72 Participants (Students, professionals, social workers, volunteers, Teachers,)

Topics covered

• ·        Environmental realities
• ·        “WATER” – the liquid gold
• ·        Water level fluctuation
• ·        Water pollutions and water borne diseases
• ·        Use of chemical fertilizer “poisoning of the food”
• ·        Deforestation
• ·        Plastics use – inviting a disaster

Training on Solar Lantern Assembling held from February 04 to February 13, 2013

1.    Objectives of the Training

·      To create awareness about clean energy and promote ‘renewable/solar energy’

·      To develop skills on solar technology for livelihood

2.    Activities conducted

Nine youths from Chetanalay (Social Service Centre of the Archdiocese  of Delhi) came to Seva Kendra Calcutta to learn the techniques of assembling solar lantern for 10 days from 4^th to 13^th February 2013.

Participants completed the training with great joy. They were all able to assemble 5 lantern each for their final test.

The process boosted their confidence to use this skill to earn their livelihood in this emerging field of using solar energy.

3.    Topics covered

a) Climate change (green house effect, impact on Earth and our life) cause, effect and    

    impact.

b) Natural resource identification (in relation with energy - Coal, Hydro, Wind and 

    Solar)

c) Solar Energy - Photovoltaic Basics

d) Basic Electricity and Electronics

e) Components of Solar Lantern

f)  Making/assembling Solar Lantern

h) Final assessment (practical test on assembling solar lantern)
j)  Marketing strategies / possibilities