BEST PRACTICE-I
Title of the Practice:
Empowering Women by Raising Awareness against violence, discriminations and inequality.
Objective:
· To aware the girl students about their Rights in family, society and work Place.
· To raise self-esteem and self-confidence of the Girl students.
· Building and strengthening partnership with Women organizations.
· Enforcement of constitutional and legal provisions and safeguarding rights of Girl students.
· Elimination of discrimination and all forms of violence against girl students.
The Context:
· The College has a well constituted Women Cell, makes awareness for social and Ethical issues among Girl students and staffs. The Cell conducts gender sensitizing Programs by organizing lectures and seminars.
· Women Cell takes care of the concerns of the Girl students of the College and sensitizes students about women’s rights.
· The Women Cell promoting the ability of women students to determine their own choices, and their right to influence social change for themselves and others.
· The Women Cell organizes programs on legal assistance, women’s health and self-defense training which help in boosting the status of women. Additionally, departments such as History, Sociology and Economics offer separate papers with regard to feminism, gender justice, human rights and development.
· The Women Cell of the College holds meeting in the last week of the every month. Complaints/grievances to the Girl students are regarded with utmost seriousness and take appropriate action.
· The Committee time to time visits in each departments and enquires girl students’ problems.
· There is a complaint box outside the office in which the girls can complain in written. The Committee makes the entries of all the meetings in the Women Cell Register.
· The Women Cell has also created a WhatsApp Group in which all the Female Employees and Girl students are connected virtually.
Evidence of Success:
· In the last five years consistent efforts have been made to empower Girl students to encourage the women literacy, education and awareness creations.
· Lahiri College has organized various skill developments, employment and decision making programs for Girl students.
· The College has established Girls common room and CCTVs for safety and security of girls.
· In the context of COVID-19, the Girl students have aware citizens/villagers about Corona pandemic and distributed mask.
· The Women Cell of the College has conducted various extension activities for girls to strengthen their rights and power both within and outside the College campus.
· The girl’s enrollment ratio is more than boys in the College.
· There is no harassment case is registered in the College campus.
Problem Encountered:
Lahiri College is situated in Rural and Tribal area, therefore the major problems in empowering of Girl students is heightened due to following factors;
· Living alone in remote locations, poverty and under privileged.
· Social evils, crime and lack of oversight.
· Lack of transportation facilities and health services.
· Parent’s indifferent altitude towards education.
Resources Required:
· The environmental and social changes are required for sustainable development.
· Establishment of Traditional Economic Organization and stand its role in the empowerment of marginal tribal girls.
· Developments in government policies to improve the women socio-economic status.
BEST PRACTICE–II
Title of the Practice:
Reaching the Feeding Institutions of the Area.
Objectives of the practice:
An initiative introduced with the following objectives:
· To promote collaborative engagements between the institution and neighborhood Government Schools. The networking aims at sharing knowledge and resources with such schools.
· Providing Institutional support and assistance in up–gradation and modernization of facilities rendered by the Schools and to bridge the gap between the standard of education delivered by Higher education institutions and Govt. Schools.
The Context:
The institute in accordance with the Kothari Committee recommendations of 1964 has been a staunch believer in the adage that “the destiny of the country is shaped in the classrooms and laboratories of Schools”. Recent times have been a witness to ever increasing concerns about the quality of education being delivered in Government Schools and the disconnection between School and higher education institutes. Also, over a period of time the institution was witnessing below par students seeking admissions to the College which drew its attention towards the need of urgent intervention in neighboring Schools to help upgrade the standard of education being delivered to students. With this growing realization that the standard of services being rendered in neighboring Schools was not at par and consequently impacting the quality of students seeking admission to higher education institutes, the College aimed at networking with district Govt. Schools to provide all possible help to Schools to facilitate the deliverance of quality education as per the present day sensibilities and necessities. Looking into the Gross Enrolment ratio (GER) of the College has decided to reach the feeding institutions of the nearby areas so as to make the students aware of the subjects in the College and to arouse interest about the subjects in them.
The Practice:
The very concept was practiced in many institutions of the nearby vicinity and a formal letter about the practice started by Government Lahiri College was sent to the District Collector, Commissioner Dept. Of Higher Education, District Education Officer and the concerned schools. The concept was welcomed by the Schools and they have actively co-operated to implement this very concept in their Respective schools.
Evidence of Success:
The practice has exercised a great motivational influence on the student community. Students who were hesitant and shy were given opportunity to interact. With the faculties and have been inspired and motivated to ask various questions related to the subjects. The faculty members of the College have taught their subjects to the students of class XI and XII to make them aware of basic knowledge. Teaching the particular subject in the easiest way and clearing the doubts has made the students to take interest in the subjects.
Problem Encountered:
The problem encountered in executing this very concept is of time management. The Schools and the College operate in the same time and allocation of time for this has become a challenge for the College. All the schools want the Teachers of the College to conduct session in their respective Schools.
Resources Required:
The Government must take necessarily steps to increase and fulfill the requirement of permanent teaching faculties.