Month: May 2023

Akkara Foundation organized a one day tour for the special need children and parents to Pilikula Biological Park, Mangalore. The tour started from the centre in 3 bus accommodating 200 people, each staff was allotted to take care 2 children, in order to set the parents free for one day. Children were allowed to explore in the guidance of staffs, each staff took initiative to introduce the children various species and mammals. From morning till evening all enjoyed at the park, had food, played games and returned back to their homes.

Akkara Foundation in association with Delampady Grama Panchayat and Government College, Kasaragod NSS Unit jointly organized a two day rural camp at Delampady. Department of Social Work conducted two days UNARV – 2K23 Rural camp on 26th & 27th May 2023 (Friday & Saturday) at Banari, Delampadi Panchayat, Kasaragod. The main purpose of the camp was to provide rural camp exposure to nss volunteers from kasaragod govt college and to study the cultural, socio and economic conditions in detail about SC/ST Colonies of delampadi panchayath.NSS Volunteers from GCK, internship students from BCM College Kottayam, Assumption College Kottayam and community children were the participants of the rural camp. Venue of the camp was Sri Gopalakrishna Yakshagana Kala Mandir, Banari. On 26th may at 10 am inauguration ceremony was started and the inauguration was done by Dr. Ramananda Banari, founder of kala mandir. In the inaugural ceremony, welcome speech was done by Mr. Muhammad Yasir, Manager Akkara Foundation, presidential address was given by Ms. Nalinakshi, Banari Ward member, greetings for the camp were given by Ms. Rameshan, Range Forest Oficer, Parappa Section Kasaragod, Mr. Mani, ward member, Ms. Thahira Basheer, ward member, and the vote of thanks was given by Mr. Subin K, Project Coordinator Akkara Foundation. After the ceremony, Advt. Sreejith, CWC Member took a session on the topics “Importance of Education, Personal Hygiene, Child Rights, different types of abuses etc” , for the community children and their parents. Around fifty children from Bellypadi Colony and Kalladkka Colony and more than sixty NSS Volunteers from Kasaragod Government College were attended the session. After the session, internship trainees from BCM College, Kottayam & KVG College of Engineering, Sullia, Ms. Shahana, Rosemary and Deekshitha took a a game session for community children and nss volunteers. after lunch break, Ms. Shahana and Ms. Rosemary took a session on the topic “ importance of personal care, drug abuses and child exploitation” for the children and their parents. And then Ms. Vinduja, PRO at Akkara Foundation took a session on activities and services of Akkara foundation and Ms. Deekshitha translated the whole session in Kannada language for the kannada audience. At 3pm Adhur Police Station Sub Inspector Mr. Unni sir took a session regarding children and Indian constitution and legal helps for children. Then after the tea break at 6.30 pm cultural programs were started. NSS Volunteers arranged cinematic dances, single & group songs, comedy skit, folk songs and dances, and shingarimelam in cultural programs. Around fourty nss volunteers, twenty community children and some of the staffs also participated in cultural programs and it was ended at 12 am. After cultural programs all the nss vulunteers, Akkara foundation staffs, and others from community gathered together for a camp fire. In camp fire, each and everyone introduced themselves, sung songs, played some short games, overall camp evaluation was done and explained plans for the next day. On 27th May 7 am, nss volunteers and faculties went for morning walk near to forest areas. After the morning walk, coordinator divided the whole group of nss volunteers, intern students, staffs into four groups and assigned them for community survey and cleaning works in bellypady colony and kalladkka colony. In bellypady colony, students and staff cleaned footpath to colony, cleaned well. And conducted survey with questionnaire among twenty houses. In kalladkka colony, campers cleaned Delampadi Govt Ayurvedhic Dispensary, arranged a vegetables garden in kalamandir, and conducted survey among thirty houses. At 2 pm camp evaluation and certificate distribution was done till 4 pm. Winding up ceremony was started at 4.30 pm and welcome speech was given by Mr. Subin k, inauguration was done by Mr. Sitaram Rai, kala mandir member, presidential address was done by Ms. Nalinakshi, ward member, and greetings was given by Ms. Ashalatha, Nss Program Officer, Mr. Mani, ward member, Ms. Thahira member, and vote of thanks was given by Ms. Neha, internship student, Assumption College, Kottayam.

Yenepoya university representatives visited Akkara Foundation on 18/5/2023 .The team included faculties from physiotherapy, psychology, social work, occupational therapy, and vision therapy and speech language pathology department .Akkara foundation PRO Ms.Vinduja V Kumar gave a detailed orientation about Institution and its services ,then they visited  each department interacted with the children and staffs and finally had a discussion time with the chairman ,Manger ,HOD’s with the Yenepoya team .

Akkara Foundation as part of their community extension activity conducted awareness session at Uduma Grama Panchayat for ASHA workers and Anganwadi teacher at FHC Uduma .The session was inaugurated by the …………………………. .The  resource persons  for the day was Mr.Jinil Raj (Centre Head ) and Fathimath Thasniya M A(HOD,Consultant Psychologist ) they detailed about the importance of early identification and early intervention in disability management in children and also shared a screening tool for the better understanding and future examination .After the session an interaction session was arranged to clarify doubts and feedbacks from participants were collected  as there were 53 participants for the program.

Kerala Government organized an exhibition on 7/ 5/2023 at Kasaragod and in that Akkara Foundation was invited by social justice department Kasaragod stall for detailing about CP and Autism, its symptoms, causes and importance of   early identification and early intervention to the general public .Akkara Foundation were able to pass on knowledge to more than 200 people who visited the stall.

The king of Magic Mr.Gopinath Muthukad did a surprise visit to Akkara Foundation on 5/05/2023 along with his team .It Will be golden moment in the history of Akkara Foundation ,as Mr.Gopinath Muthukad interacted with the children and visited whole institution and shared his feedback and invited all the Akkara Family members to the Kanhangad to  his new school opening  curtain raiser for special need children .