Since last 1 year we have been working
in the villages of Amiyapur, Pedhmali and Vanthal. Through the medium of our
service on wheels (Nandini mobile van) we
integrated a holistic activity for a
period of 3 time in the villages and during these activities, we were able to
establish a beautiful relationship with villagers. Because of the feeling of a
close knit family, we felt the need to introduce them to our organization and
the initiatives of CBCC .
We chose 80 from Vanthal, 35 from
amiyapur and 65 from pedhmali people
including the youth, the village sarpanch, panchayat representatives, preschool
workers, primary school teachers and the women groups. The selected people were
brought to the ESI campus at Sughad through Bus and private higher vehicles. They were welcomed with great celebrations
that included music and tagging of broom, water drop and latrine model tags.
After that they were provided tea and snacks. We then too them
on a campus
darshan that taught that there is nothing called waste and everything is
invest. They were then taken to Sattva
hall where we invited guests like Shri
Dollyben And Shri Manglesh bhai representative from CBCC and ESI Director-
Jayeshbhai. The session started with Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite bhajan –
Vaishnava Jan to. After that the participants themselves welcomed the guests.
The session was inaugurated with lighting the lamp. Then Sureshbhai introduced
the project and the guests to the participants
Then guests shared their thoughts and
feelings about the project wherein the CBCC
representative Shri Dollyben also
shared his thoughts on the project and the various activities. Suresh spoke on
importance of toilets and the support of the government on building toilets and
how to avail the support of the government for building toilets. Jayeshbhai
shared his experience about the village and how you can support each other and
build an ideal village. The most important thing that he shared was that the
village will change if you change yourself. How to change bad habits and become
an ideal model for others. How the participants can start this and then
multiple these changes in others. He said
that ‘Trips to the toilet will save trips to the doctor ‘. He spoke about
spirituality and inner cleanliness. He also shared his father’s dedication for
toilet-sanitation.
Lastly Sureshbhai shared the future
steps of the initiative. After a five minute silence they had group photograph
post which all them dispersed towards Annapurna
to have lunch. They enjoyed the entire experience and this reflected in the
smiles on the faces on everyone. The volunteer team served food to the
participants. Everyone enjoyed the food like a Prasad. Then they were taken to
the Safai Vidyalaya where they saw the newly built toilet café, learnt how make
ideal home, ideal street and ideal village. And then the
Pilgrimage place
Sabarmati Ashram where Gandhiji stayed for 12 years where they learnt about the
life and death of Gandhi, saw Hruday Kunj where he lived. The intention behind
taking them there was to introduce them to Gandhi’s concept of Gram swaraj and
his dream of an ideal village that is self sustainable in all respects. Then we
told them inspirirational stories of Vinoba bhave, Gandhi and Kasturba
Gandhi. We spent more than and 2.5 hrs
in
Gandhi Ashram. Then we took them to Manav Sadhna where taught how to provide
value based education to little children and how to enhance the talent the
skill in children and help them realize their true potential. Then we also took
them to Ashram school where more than 150 children live and study together and
create and apply good values there in their day to day lives. This went on till
5.30 p.m and returned their villages with renewed spirit and energy.
They promised to all of us that they
will start with themselves and make cleanliness, a value.
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