‘‘Hygienic Education From School Hygienic Education From School To Society Through the StudentsTo Society Through the Students

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Our story of Change fromOur story of Change fromThe Anandarasu Aided Middle School, The Anandarasu Aided Middle School,

Maraignayanallur, Vedaraniam Tk, Maraignayanallur, Vedaraniam Tk, Nagapattinam Dist, TAMILNADUNagapattinam Dist, TAMILNADU

L.Ilamparuthi, T.Hariharan, L.Ilamparuthi, T.Hariharan, M.Tamilpriya, M.Ranjitha, M.Tamilpriya, M.Ranjitha,

M.VijayalakshmiM.Vijayalakshmi

Mentor Teacher :Mentor Teacher : Mr. G.Singaravelu Mr. G.Singaravelu

Step 1: FEELStep 1: FEEL

There are a lot of problems in India. There are a lot of problems in India. But the one that troubled us the most But the one that troubled us the most was the lack of Hygienic education was the lack of Hygienic education for so many children.for so many children.

Going out Going out Our School Students do not Our School Students do not

use the toilets properly.use the toilets properly. They excrete out of the basin They excrete out of the basin

and make the toilets non-and make the toilets non-hygienically.hygienically.

IMAGINE IMAGINE Most of our area people do not have toilets in their houses. because they are getting meager income.

They mostly excrete in the open places. So the children follow them.

IMAGINEIMAGINE

The Students, who have no toilets in their The Students, who have no toilets in their house, are not aware to use them house, are not aware to use them hygienically. Some of them have a fear to hygienically. Some of them have a fear to sit on the toilet basin and excrete out of sit on the toilet basin and excrete out of the basin.the basin.

The students should be educated to use The students should be educated to use the toilets hygienically that can bring the toilets hygienically that can bring changes in the society.changes in the society.

MY SCHOOLMY SCHOOL

Why Need?Why Need?

The outspreads the infectious disease The outspreads the infectious disease from the India.from the India.

Step 3: DOStep 3: DO

We made a survey We made a survey among our school among our school students that 81% of students that 81% of students have no students have no toilets in their houses toilets in their houses out of 643 students. out of 643 students.

Do..Do..

We explained the We explained the students about the students about the fibrous food and how fibrous food and how to use the toilets in to use the toilets in proper way.proper way.

While entering the While entering the toilet, they have to toilet, they have to wear chapels and wet wear chapels and wet the toilet basin with the toilet basin with water.water.

Do... Do... After excretion, they have After excretion, they have

to pour enough water in to pour enough water in the basin. the basin.

While exiting the toilet While exiting the toilet they have to clean their they have to clean their foot and hands. As per foot and hands. As per guidance of the WHO guidance of the WHO (World Health (World Health Organization) the children Organization) the children have to clean their hands have to clean their hands from finger tips to wrist from finger tips to wrist using soap.using soap.

Do…Do…

The toilet doors The toilet doors should be kept should be kept closed.closed.

We exhibited the We exhibited the fiber contented fiber contented vegetables, fruits, vegetables, fruits, dolls and greens dolls and greens etc., which help etc., which help them to make the them to make the execration easy.. execration easy..

Do…

We trained the primary level students (age group of 5 to 10) to sit on the toilet basin and explained them how to use the toilets.

SHARESHARE

We made awareness among the students who We made awareness among the students who have no toilets in their houses to excrete only in have no toilets in their houses to excrete only in the pit and close it while going toilet in the open the pit and close it while going toilet in the open places.places.

We urged the students to tell their family We urged the students to tell their family members to wear chappals while going toilet and members to wear chappals while going toilet and clean their hands using soap after going toilets.clean their hands using soap after going toilets.

We exhibited fiber contented vegetables, fruits; We exhibited fiber contented vegetables, fruits; dolls, greens etc., and asked the students to dolls, greens etc., and asked the students to take them in their daily life.take them in their daily life.

SHARE

We asked the students to tell their parents and relatives to build Government aided low budget toilets in their houses.

We hope that this hygienic education giving at school level will bring clean surroundings in public places all over India.

SHARE

After getting the training, there is a great change in their behaviour in using the toilets. Now they are following maintaining clean habits and using the toilets hygienically.

We have brought this change of behavior in the young minds within a week.

SHARE

We feel happy and a satisfaction about this change of behaviour among the children and also we feel proud that we can able to bring a change in the society.

We will follow this process continuously in our school.

We hope that giving this kind of education through students to parents we can make awareness among them to maintain clean habits all over India.

Everything is to change. Nothing is too unchanged.

From HeadmasterFrom Headmaster

We very much want this changes. We We very much want this changes. We accomplish such changes occur in the accomplish such changes occur in the community. community.

- Mr. - Mr. P.AmbiganithiP.Ambiganithi