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Re-enrollment of Telugu Student in their Andhra Pradesh

A Telugu boy name Rajesh studied 8th in Andhra Pradesh and discontinued his school studies since the mother displaced to Thiruporur Block for employment purpose at the construction sites. In our survey we found the boy Rajesh and enrolled in the RDT Telugu School at Egatttur. For the academic year 2008-09 we found a Free Hostel by name “Happy Children’s Home” located at Dhaskuppam, Chittur District at the edge of Andhra Pradesh near Uthukottai. At present he is studying in Zilla Perished High School, Dhaskuppam. RDT is rendering all the educational support to continue his studies in Telugu medium.

Hemoglobin Camp for Adolescent Girls

On 12th September 2008, in Kelambakkam ICDS centre, the Hemoglobin Camp was organized for the benefit of the Adolescent Girls involving in Construction work. RDT informed this message to all the Telugu hutments and motivated the Adolescent Girls to participate in the camp. There were 43 Telugu Girls participated and undergone the Hemoglobin Test. In this programme 12 girls were identified with anemic problem and recommended for Iron Tablets. The Anganwadi Workers distribute the Iron Tablets to the anemic girls for three months. This may be the first time that the migrant adolescent girls received health support from the government through the ICDS Programme.

Dental Camp
 

We have conducted a dental camp on 23.10.2007 and 30.10.2007 at Egattur and Navalur schools respectively. This camp was conducted especially for the Telugu school students. Along with Tamil students, the Navalur government middle school students were also benefited through this dental camp. We have invited the dental specialists from the Venkateshwara Medical College and Hospital, Thalambur. In the Egattur dental camp, 177 students were benefited through this free treatment, out of which 22 students were identified and referred to the hospital for the further treatment. In Navalur dental camp 22 students were benefited and out of which 7 students were referred to the hospital for the further treatment. ( Doctor and Headmaster’s letter attached )

Eye Camp
 

During the PTA meeting the parents of the Telugu Children raised that they are being affected with visual problem with the dust of the construction materials like cement, sand rusts etc. Immediately RDT approached Mrs. Geetha, Trade Unionist for the Construction Workers to arrange eye camp for the migrated construction workers at Thiruporur.On 20-08-2008, the eye camp was organized in colloboration with Shankara Nethralaya Eye Hospital, Chennai, NSS Volunteers from Govt. Hr. Sec. School, Thiruporur and Federation for Tamil Nadu Un-organised Workers Union jointly conducted the Eye Camp for the Construction Workers at the Community Centre, Thiruporur. From Shankara Nethralaya Doctors Team with all equipments participated in the camp. The NSS volunteers helped the camp to go in order without distraction. RDT took the role of announcement and distribution of handbills to the sites and brought the Telugu people for the eye camp. The Vice President Mr. Ravi arranged the Community Hall on free of rent for the camp purpose. Altogether 71 (40 male and 31 female) Telugu Migrant workers participated in the eye camp. Out of these 71 cases 40 cased were screened for cataract surgery. At the first instance 20 members were invited for surgery on 21st August 2008. The rest of the 20 cases will be going for surgery soon. RDT suggested conducting the Eye Camp periodically in different villages for the benefit of the Telugu and Tamil families.

Special Report of Polio Vacination Camp

Tamilnadu government has announced a special scheme of pulse polio vaccination camp on 6th & 10th of January 2008 for the children. As per the announcement, our Kanchipuram district Medical administration RDT organized a pulse polio vaccination camp on 6th January 2008.RDT requested the Kanchipuram District Medical Officer, to extend pulse polio vaccination to the children those who are studying in our special school for Telugu migrated children and the young babies and small children in the Telugu residential areas of our working villages. It was accepted by the district Medical administration and they asked us to make arrangement for this camp. We have made arrangements for this polio vaccination camp on 5th January. On 6th morning. All our staff went to Kelambakkam Primary Health Centre and joint with the polio vaccine team and we went to all our 6 schools and the surrounding Telugu people residences. The Medical team have provided the pulse polio drops to the children. This camp was jointly conducted with the Kelambakkam Primary Health Centre in the following villages.

The Beneficiaries

The polio team warmly extended their cooperation to providing the vaccination to the migrated Telugu children in this camp. RDT took response for food, travel and other hospitalities to the polio vaccination team and other medical officers. Indeed, our school van was very much useful for the easy and timely transportation for the vaccination team to the migrated Telugu people’s residential area during the pulse polio vaccination camp. We extend our heart full thanks to the medical team for their good cooperation.

Human Rights Day and Rally

The human rights day and a rally were organized by RDT on Saturday 10.12.07.As part of the awareness programmes RDT has conducting the human rights awareness programme in every year. On the basis of the constant efforts of RDT jointly with other human rights movements, NGOs, women’s movements and NSS students, we have conducted the world human rights day programme at Government Higher Secondary School in Thiruporur.

The SHGs members, human rights movements, representatives of NGOs, trade unions, unorganized workers, and teachers, journalists lawyers and school students were took effective participation in this programme. Mr. Anandaraj presided over this meeting. Mr. T. K. Elumalai welcomed the gathering. The headmistress of the Thiruporur Higher Secondary School delivered the special address on “Human Rights and the Community”. Dr. Santhanam, from the humanist movement delivered a special speech.

He quoted various important historical facts related to human rights movements. The president of the Ambedkar Janasakthi Movement Mr. A.D.Visvanathan flagged off the rally. The rally was started from the school and went through the important streets of Thiruporur and end at the Illalur koot road.

The participants raised slogans related to human rights and raised their voice against the illegal and the violences. Mr. Venkatesan, President of Echangadu village panchayat and Mr. Visvanathan were spoke in the meeting at the end of this programme. More than 300 peoples were participated. The message about the human rights and the movements were reached and touched the heats of more than 5000 people. Tea and snacks were distributed during the rally. RDT Asst. coordinator Mr. V. Madhukumar, vote of thanks.