On March 11, 2011, we organized a Medical Camp for Elders in Kolar, in association with Devraj Urs Medical College & Hospital. The initiative was led by Mr. Kalawar with the intention of bringing to focus the village elders in need of medical attention. Also, an attempt was made to collect data from the elders […]
On March 10th, 2011, Vyjayanti and I had travelled to Chamrajnagar district which is about 185 kms from Bangalore. Our intention in travelling there was to address 50 college girls about possibilities of starting a YFS chapter in Chamrajnagar and conduct our regular session on Menstrual Hygiene. However, the things we discovered while interacting with […]
On the 9th of March, YFS conducted a Medical camp at Dabbahalli village in Mandya district for residents of Dabbahalli and surrounding villages. The camp was conducted in association with Rajarajeswari Medical college and Hospital (RRMCH), Mysore Road, Bangalore, and Vikasana Trust (an NGO), a project of NABARD in Dabbahalli (who made local arrangements- Publicity, […]
Photos of the camp can be viewed by clicking here. Venue: Govt. Kannada Model Primary School and Govt. Urdu Primary School, Wilson Garden …. Date and Timings: 28th February; 9:30 A.M to 3:00 P.M The company BOSCH have adopted the Medical needs of these schools for a period of 3 years, as part of […]
Date and time: 20th February (Sunday); 9:30 A.M to 3:30 P.M Venue: Government Primary School, Platform Road, Seshadripuram (next to Krishna Flour Mills) Number of people screened: 575 Number requiring further referral: 185 Screening conducted by: Bhagavan Mahaveer Jain Hospital, Vasanthnagar A team of 21 (12 Doctors and 9 supporting staff) from Bhagavan Mahaveer Jain […]
Talk on girls’ hygiene (Jalige Govt School),YFS Bangalore On January 27, 2011, Vyjayanti, Mrs. Shalini Bhogle, Mr. Kalawar, Mr. Shantaram and I travelled to a Government High School in Jalige, a village in Devanahalli Taluk, and just a 1.5 hr drive from Bangalore. The purpose of our visit was to conduct a session on Personal Hygiene for […]
12 year old Shamita (name changed) is a very bright student, often topping her class. During a pre-screening, YFS volunteers learnt that she has been having trouble reading and an ophthalmologist had prescribed spectacles for her. However, coming from an economically needy family, Shamita’s parents could not afford to buy the spectacles. This led to […]
MITTUR VISIT (Jan 20-2011) On Jan 20, 2011, YFS volunteers Anand Baskaran, Namita Solanki, Vyjaynati, Pankaj Tiwari & Sinu visited Mittur village and organized a Medical camp and a few other events. Given below is the report. Main Events: 1.     Medical screening camp in association with Devraj Urs Medical college & Hospital (Jalappa Hospital, Kolar) […]
REPORT: Medical Camp at Mantri Tranquil Apts. (Jan-12 and 13) In 2010, most of our Medical camps were for children, at Government schools (chiefly) or other Centres for children (Click here to view reports of these camps). In our attempt to reach out to other sections that would also benefit from these camps, we were […]