write a report for your college magazine about an event conducted by the NSS unit of your college
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The National Service Scheme was started by Government of India, Ministry of Education and Culture, Govt. of India, in Collaboration with State Government in the year 1969 in 37 selected Universities. Mumbai University has been participating in the scheme right from its inception. At present the scheme is run by the ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports in Central Government and Department of Higher & Technical Education in State Government. At present around 210 colleges of Mumbai University are implementing this scheme through 320 units with the 32000 students strength.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Understand the community in which they work.
Understand themselves in relation to their community.
Identify the needs and problems of the community and involve them in problem solving process.
Develop among themselves a sense of social and civic responsibility.
Utilize their knowledge in finding practical solutions to individual and community problems.
Develop competence required for group living and sharing of responsibilities.
Gain skills in mobilizing community participation.
Acquire leadership qualities and democratic attitude.
Develop capacity to meet emergencies and natural disasters
Practice national integration and social harmony.
Blood donation camps:
The unit organized two blood donation camps and collected 239 bottles of blood in association with Raheja blood bank and Red Cross in the month of 22st July, 2015.
Blood donors club:
Ever since the initiationof the unit we have established a blood donors club in our college to arrange blood on the spot to the needy patients admitted in various hospitals. This year our volunteers could help 12 needy patients in various hospitals.
Swacch Bharat Abhiyan:
Pledge was administered at college by students and staff.
Posters were put up on the notice boards and camps to aware students about cleanliness.
Class to class awareness programmes were organised to aware students.
Skit was performed on Swacch bharat abhiyan by NSS Volunteers at Thakur Pada, Ambernath and nearby slum area and also the college campus.
Every day 3 hours devoted by Volunteers on cleanliness by 61 NSS Volunteers at Shibir maidan, Ambernath.