BRIEF REPORT ON FELLOW-LED ACTIVITY
Purpose: To create awareness on process of recycling the paper and its importance. How one can contribute to the environment by using the recycled paper.
Mobilization: It has planned that to organize a visit to paper recycling unit by taking some college students. We went to the Architecture Department and explained about handmade paper products to the Head of the Department and staff. HOD permitted to announce to the students in class room. Around 40 students of architecture students are curious and got ready for the visit.
Resource generation: On 10.11.2008 there was a paper exhibition by Kirti papers ltd organized by the Deshpande fellows to promote the sales of handmade papers. We negotiated with paper unit manager to arrange a vehicle to the students to visit the unit. He agreed to arrange a vehicle on his own. 35 students participated in the visit. We moved from the canteen of BVB college campus at 2.30 pm in two batches and ended at 6.30 P.M.
Experience of the visit: By visit we came to know the raw material for paper manufacture. 80% is cotton waste and remaining by recycled waste paper. It is purely handmade process. the technical team explained about the manufacturing stages and designs we are usually carried by the unit.
Conclusion & Feedback: In Hubli there is only unit there is lot of scope to promote handmade Recycled paper. The students who participated in the visit expressed their opinions:
Susanna, 1 st semester students: thank you Deshpande fellows for making this possible. We learnt a lot from the trip.
Geeta, 1 st semester; First I don’t know how papers are made? i.e hand made papers. Now I came to know the process. It’s really eco-friendly.
Team: The visit organized by the team of 4 members Savitha.k , Rajendra , Paramjeet and Shravani.
This is the one of fellow led activity where we did awareness program on water born deseases and HIV/AIDS
Through feedback provided by the people of Bhairidevarakoppa, they expressed their opinion
that they gained knowledge about water-born diseases and HIV/AIDS. This a great experience
for Fellows with working with community people and getting support from them.
