A detailed report about the current status of DFS’ rural health project in Gulbarga. Gulbarga Updates (July 3-8, 2012) Excerpts from the blog on this project “The Afzalpur Taluk hospital has no appointed Gynaecologist or Paediatrician. Travelling to the nearest town of Gulbarga is possible for some pregnant women despite the bad roads and 60 km […]
Please review the latest report released by Doctors for Seva. DFS Quarterly Report
On Sep 8, 2011, Vyjayanti and I conducted the Menstrual Hygiene Awareness talk at Attiguppe Government School and P.U. College. There were around 250 girls from std. 8 to II PUC. Even before we could start, the school principal, Mr. Nagaraj put up our names under the title of “Health Club†activities […]
In the end of June, we initiated the Eye pre-screening program to address vision defects amongst children at Govt. and Govt.-aided schools across Bangalore South zone-I in association with the “Nanna Kannu” program of Sankara Eye Hospital and Sri Ramana trust. The target we’d set ourselves was to cover 26,000 children across 100 schools by September. Thanks to the […]
REPORT: Menstrual Hygiene Awareness Program – July 28, 2011  On July 28, 2011, YFS volunteers Vyjayanti, Namitha and Sinu travelled to 3 rural schools in Kolar to spread awareness on Menstrual Hygiene and to distribute free Sanitary Napkins sponsored by Rotary Bangalore West. A brief report of our findings is presented below:  Govt […]
REPORT: Menstrual Hygiene Awareness Sessions – July 16 & 21 (2011) On July 16 and 21, we conducted Menstrual Hygiene Awareness Sessions in 3 schools, covering a total of 346 high school girls. Some interesting findings during our interaction with the children, and a brief report of the 3 sessions are presented below. Date & […]
Mittur Trip On Saturday June 25th, twelve individuals boarded a bus headed for the village of Mittur. The group included four YFS volunteers, a student and professor from Mount Carmel College, Mr. Kalawat, and seven of his senior companions. The bus was loaded with sanitary napkins and jump ropes to distribute to the girls studying […]
(Sponsored by Qualcomm, Bangalore) In March/April 2011, the Qcares team at Qualcomm, Bangalore had a discussion with Youth for Seva (YFS) regarding how Qualcomm could contribute towards a project aimed at community Development. The discussions yielded a decision to organize a Medical camp, and subsequent follow-up treatments, for slum-dwellers at Vijaynagar area, Whitefield. Qualcomm would […]
On June 10, 2011, Youth for Seva in association with M/s. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India Pvt Ltd & Humane touch foundation, organized a Medical (Gynaecology) screening camp for 174 women in and around Gorepalya on Mysore road. The camp was conducted as part of Deloitte’s Volunteer’s Day program, and saw active participation from the employees […]