The Center for Social Action is the development-action wing of CHRIST (Deemed to be

University). Operating on the principles of Sensitisation, Awareness and Empathy, the

volunteer-body is one of the 5 pillars of CSA. The volunteer body operates through 4 wings
and 1 project. These are: Activity Center, Drishti, Prayatna and Media and Communication.

Activity Center

Educate. Inculcate. Motivate

The Activity Center focuses on the overall development of the children in our project areas.
AC volunteers help the kids of our project areas have a better after-school experience filled
with learning and fun activities. The activity center is not just a wing, but a place where you
are a sister, a brother, a mentor and a friend.

The structure of the wing consists of the Syllabus Assessment Committee (SAC), daily sessions
and the wing events. Events conducted through the year include Career Guidance, Nanban
sessions, book and stationery drives, Buddy project, Workshops for volunteers and children’s
day and carnival for the children from project areas. Other activities also include structured
Parliament sessions to get feedback directly from the children.

Drishti
Act. React. Impact
A wing that aims to sensitise people through visual and audio art-Drishti acts to impact.
Drishti spreads awareness through forms of theatre, primarily street theatre. What differentiates
Drishti from other theatre teams is that it is a non-competitive team, thus solely focused on
acting for a cause. The volunteers are introduced to theatre regardless of their previous
experience in the field and inculcates the skill of acting for social change in volunteers.
Sensitisation for Drishti takes place both inside and outside the circle as volunteers first educate
themselves on various issues and then build plays around them. Drishti is a place where every
person has a voice and every voice is heard.

The wing performs plays in the project areas, as well as those in urban areas and on campus.
They also organize workshops, work on podcasts, release concept videos and put up mime
performances.

Prayatna
Sensitise. Empower. Sustain
Prayatna, meaning effort, is an effort towards a more sustainable world. Volunteers are engaged
in nature walks, clean-up drives, visits to animal shelters and various other campaigns. Further,
they are actively involved in the Parivarthana Unit- the waste-management unit on campus. By
working closely with the women from our project areas who work at Parivarthana, Prayatna
also aims to promote women empowerment. It is a wing that makes efforts towards
sustainability- one step at a time.

In 2019, the wing organized nature walks, animal welfare drives, cleanup drives, seedball
creation drives and their mega events Saadhana and Sustainability Week. Other initiatives
include sensitising students about the Parivarthana unit and the need for waste segregation,
environmental soldiers initiative, Project Saathi, Parivarthana sports day and Women’s Day
celebration.

Media and Communication

Learn. Express. Reform

The Media and Communication wing of The Centre for Social Action is mainly involved with
the documentation of all events in CSA, through writing, photography and videography. It is
the link that connects all Christites, CSA volunteers and Social Work facilitators. We create
documentaries, publish magazines, and newsletters. We also take care of the CSA website and
various forms of Social Media. We hold discussions upon contemporary issues and venture out
on photo-walks around the city documenting the lives of people which is also displayed in
photo-exhibitions. We also organise story hunts to various locations in and around Bangalore
to explore culture and find stories. In 2019, the first ever flagship event of the Media and
Communication wing, “Abhivyakti” was organized, which celebrated the role of media in
social sensitisation. As a wing, we promote CSA and its activities inside Christ University. The
wing consists of a cohesive group of people who work together in the background for all
activities of CSA.

In 2019, the wing organized story hunts, a photo walk, photo exhibitions, workshops, multiple
editions of chat over coffee and published newsletters along with the annual magazine ‘We
Care’.

Project Mātram
Awareness. Sustainability. Change.
The main objective of this year was to contribute to the childrens’ holistic development by
making them more self-sufficient and confident and increasing their communication skills.
Another goal was to build a strong rapport between volunteers and kids. The focus was on
building stronger volunteer interaction and providing more visibility to the project.
The structure of Mātram involves sessions, events and research assessments. The activities
undertaken through the year of 2019 include a total of 17 sessions and events such as content
team exposure and workshops, career guidance, Mātram over coffee, Mātram Camp, plantation
drive, SHG meetings and movie screening. Other activities include building a research database
and self-esteem assessment.

Project Disha
Disha is a project initiated in CSA Kengeri Campus, which works to undertake one socially
relevant project in each semester. These projects will involve technical and design aspects.
Disha walks on steps namely O- Observe, R- Research, A- Analyze and, E- Execute. Our
efforts will be to make the community Safer, Cleaner, and Healthier. Projects worked on were
related to domains like Sericulture, automation of waste segregation and efficiency utilization
of plastic wastes. Events conducted include the Arte Lixo which was a best out of waste event.
Overall initiatives

This includes various activities such as Leadership Camp, NGO Exposure camps, Rural
exposure camps, Talents Day, Anikethana, Milan and Gracias.