On the occasion of 'WORLD AIDS DAY' on 1st December, the social cell undertook an awareness drive to make people aware about AIDS and the importance of this day. ‘Jaankaari hi bachav hai’ was the concept which this initiative emphasized on.
The Red ribbons being the global symbol of solidarity towards the HIV positive people, the day started with distributing the Red ribbons in the all classes at SIMSR as also to the college staff and faculty.
The highlight of the day was the visit to 'Aditya Birla Centre for Welfare of Children', Chembur by the members of the Social Cell and some volunteers. A prior permission was taken to perform a skit at this place to spread awareness about the disease and how we should treat people afflicted by it.
The Red ribbons being the global symbol of solidarity towards the HIV positive people, the day started with distributing the Red ribbons in the all classes at SIMSR as also to the college staff and faculty.
The highlight of the day was the visit to 'Aditya Birla Centre for Welfare of Children', Chembur by the members of the Social Cell and some volunteers. A prior permission was taken to perform a skit at this place to spread awareness about the disease and how we should treat people afflicted by it.
Children enjoying the skitOver 150 children aged between 12 to 18, were assembled at the common room all awaiting to know what the visitors have in store for them. After a brief introduction about us and the skit the show began! The skit had used a “Munnabhai and Circuit” theme, keeping in mind the extent of familiarity which young children have towards them. The play had these characters explaining about the cause, testing and prevention of AIDS to a group of young teenagers. It also stressed on the need for fair treatment of HIV infected people by the society. It received an overwhelming response punctuated with lots of cheers and claps.
This was followed by an interactive question and answer round through which the Social Cell members cleared doubts about HIV and AIDS. The audience had many inquisitive questions to ask like “From where has this disease originated?” or “How do I know if I have been infected?” There also were some fun activities like dance performances by few volunteers who were later joined by the children.
This was followed by an interactive question and answer round through which the Social Cell members cleared doubts about HIV and AIDS. The audience had many inquisitive questions to ask like “From where has this disease originated?” or “How do I know if I have been infected?” There also were some fun activities like dance performances by few volunteers who were later joined by the children.
SIMSRites answering the Querries
The children were made to reiterate their learning from the show and we rejoiced to know that the skit had served our much desired purpose. The young impressionable minds had indeed been positively influenced, making the AIDS Awareness drive a success!
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