Inspirational Lectures and Presentations

Every game is first won in mind and then in field. Inspiration is necessary for everyone to succeed in life. This is more in the case of physically challenged people. Realizing this, RT Eduslum arranged an inspiring presentation on great people like Mahatma, Dr. Kalam, Dr. Stephen Hawking and other well known personalities. The presentation highlighted how people made every failure a stepping stone and made success out of nowhere but just by their never ceasing will. The attended students found the presentation highly motivating and helpful.

Quiz Competition

RT Eduslum also organized a Quiz competition and Essay writing competition for physically challenged and other students in the Govt. School, Khanjanpur. Those studying in classes six, seven and eight participated in the events. The students participated actively in both events displaying their general knowledge and writing skills. Winners were selected and given prizes to encourage them.

Survey on Condition of People

RT Eduslum has always voiced the plea of the physically challenged people and their rights. In order to enlighten the plight of the physically challenged people to the outside world, RT Eduslum cell conducted a survey of physically disabled persons in Teliwala village near Roorkee. The survey showed the number of people who are physically challenged and classified them according to the severity of the disability receiving Govt. Pension, and those who have railway pass and availing other help. The survey results showed that only a very less percentage of the people are only given Govt. Support.

EDUSLUM- Mainstreaming the slum children to formal education

NSS IIT Roorkee has been working in the village Teliwala for the education of children and aiming at serving the larger cause of Rural Transformation. Teliwala is a small village near Roorkee Railway station. There is a slum adjoining the village. Most of the people in the slum are migrants from BASTI district in UP. They have migrated to this place 15 years back and go back to their native place for 3-4 months each year. Unfortunately, for the remaining 8-9 months almost all the residents in the slum earn their livelihoods from begging at civil lines and other places and that Includes children as well.

There are are around 80 children above 5 years of age who live there and are engaged in begging and other such activities. As a result they are deprived of education and other basic facilities. NSS is planning to work for the upliftment of these children by educating them. To serve this purpose we interacted with the parents of these children and they gave us very positiveve response.

NSS, IIT Roorkee in co-ordination with Cognizance 2009, the Annual Technical Festival of IIT Roorkee has started "EDUSLUM", an initiative to educate these slum children at the Teliwala Primary School(behind Roorkee Railway Station) from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm daily. The duration of camp will be for one month.

Interested volunteers should contact:
Naga M. Reddy
+91-9719278700
nagamreddya.ar@gmail.com