HED - Service in Action - DR Martha - Vinayak SA Session 1, 2

Service-in-Action
by
Dr. Martha Sucharitha
&
Vinayak S.Angadi
MISSION VISION CORE VALUES
CHRIST is a nurturing ground for an individual’s Excellence and Service Faith in God | Moral Uprightness
holistic development to make effective contribution to Love of Fellow Beings
the society in a dynamic environment Social Responsibility | Pursuit of Excellence
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Deemed to be University
Vision of our University
Excellence
&
Service
Excellence and Service

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Core Values of our University
● Faith in God
● Moral Uprightness
● Love of Fellow Beings
● Social Responsibility
● Pursuit of Excellence

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Session Plan
Session I
 Global challenges – Sustainable Development Goals

 Decade of Action -– Sustainable Development
 Defining Service in/as Action and
 Why is Service in/as Action important?
Session II
How can “Service in Action” be effectively put into practice?

Case-in-Point

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Global Challenges and the SDG Blueprint
The Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future
for all. They address the global challenges we face, including poverty, inequality, climate change,
environmental degradation, peace and justice.
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/

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How can an individual can practice Service-in-Action by

contributing towards achieving sustainable development
goals?

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“Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the
person nearest you.”
― Mother Teresa

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Wheel of Purpose

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“It is only by doing good to others that one does good to

oneself”. - Swami Vivekananda

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Service-in-Action
Service as Action is a process for applying accumulated knowledge and skills to meet
authenticated community needs.
A form of experiential education where learning occurs through a cycle of action and reflection
as students. . . seek to achieve real objectives for the community and deeper understanding
and skills for themselves

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Video on “Defining Service Learning”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9AXsV3eulI&t=17s

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Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx0AVjtdq_Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx0AVjtdq_Q

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Types of Service Learning

1. DIRECT SERVICE LEARNING-
Usually visible as face to face service projects in which the individual renders service
to the community.
2. INDIRECT SERVICE LEARNING –

Indirectly working with individuals and organisations to address a community concern
or need. It could also be that individuals do not work directly with the people.
3. ADVOCACY- Educating others about the topics of public interest. It could also be to
create awareness and action on some of the concerns that impact the community. It
could be to create points of importance that is of interest to the community.
4. RESEARCH BASED SERVICE LEARNING-

Report the findings to the community. Gathering and presenting information on areas
of interest and gather information that is required.

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Stages of Service Learning
● Investigation
● Preparation
● Search
● Action
● Direct Service / Indirect Service
● Reflect
● Demonstrate / Explain

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Video on “Stages of Service Learning”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFd-yiAfrmE

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Benefits of Service-in-Action
● It builds a strong character

● It prepares us for life’s challenges
● It generates empathy for others
● It builds society and nation
● It makes us become better human beings
● It helps us feel fulfilled and achieve
happiness

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Video on “Benefits of Service Learning”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r8unWMWpIc&t=11s

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Benefits of Service Learning
● Stimulation of Brain – Works out solutions & starts developing

thinking skills
● Body behavioral skills – knowledge in practical use
● Inspired Heart – interest in learning and contributing to society

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Benefits of Service Learning
- outperform their peers who do not

- are more successful in finding satisfying career after graduation
- experience positive impact on employability prospects
- can include the experience in their resumes and employers
confess giving more weight to them
- Self-development & making difference in community

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Service into Action
● Collect school supplies and backpacks and donate

them to underprivileged children.
● Collect grocery and non-perishable food items and
distribute to underprivileged families.
● Collect hygiene products and gently-used dresses for
teenagers in homeless shelters.
● Donate blood (if you meet eligibility criteria)
● Help kids with mentoring support
● Teach people safe social media practices

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Service into Action
● Give free music lessons.

● Coach a youth sports team.
● Teach adults in your life internet skills.
● Give a seminar on driving safety.
● Help English language learners practice with
conversation.
● Teach people how to register to vote.
● Start a free library or host a competitive book drive.
● Clean up your local park.

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Service into Action
● Host activities for kids in hospitals.

● Host an immunization clinic.
● Host a river clean-up.
● Put together first aid kits for local shelters.
● Volunteer at a community center

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Assessment Activity
Based on the stages of service in action, write an account

of what you have done or what you intend to do in
order to serve the society. (5 marks)
● Identifying the problem – 1 mark
● Getting ready for what is to be done – 1 mark
● Action / work done – 1 mark
● Reflect on the result / how it can be improved – 1 mark
● Learning obtained by this service – 1 mark

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Session No. 2

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Session II
Service in Action

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Classroom Discussion:
1. Students can take the ideas they learn in theory and connect them with
the real life situations and create viable solutions to the society.
2. Choose your area of subject knowledge, skill-based expertise or your
area of interest with a community service based interest.
3. Explore the possibilities through brain storming.

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CASE IN POINT
Service-in-Action Initiatives by students of
Bangalore Central Campus

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Project Suraksha Chakra
● Project Suraksha Chakra aims to make Chakittapara

Panchayat village in Kozhikode District of Kerala the
first fully insurable gram panchayat in India by the end
of this year.
● Students of Department of Professional Studies are
involved in this project.

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Feed the Needy

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Co-Help
Co-Help is an initiative by the students and faculty of CHRIST (Deemed to be University) directed towards
helping to share verified leads to those in need of essential resources such as oxygen concentrators, oxygen
cylinders, BiPAP monitors, ICU beds, home ICU, plasma donors, etc. during these challenging times.
This initiative commenced on

23rd April, 2021 with merely 18
volunteers.
Till date, Co-Help has been

fortunate enough to help 100+
beneficiaries by sharing leads
which are personally verified by
our volunteers.
Since then, Co-Help has

expanded reach PAN India and
also onboarded new volunteers.
At present, we have a team of

65 students who are working with
utmost dedication.

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Co-Help

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Co-Help

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SAFE CLUB - PAALAN 2020

‘SAFE Club’ organised its first initiative for the academic year 2020-21 - PAALAN 2020. The duration of this online
campaign was from 22/04/20 to 29/04/20. In light of recent circumstances, we found ourselves locked away due
to the coronavirus pandemic. Nevertheless, we at SAFE understand that there are certain things that one can do
to give back to our environment!
Paalan, which means ‘to nourish’, is a campaign that involved three main activities –
Feeding strays: With the country in lockdown, these poor creatures that usually depend on human
activity for food are left deprived and hungry.
A bowl for birds: Birds are often left tired and dehydrated due to the fierce summer heat.
Wealth out of waste: Show us the best you can make out of waste.

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SAFE CLUB - PAALAN2020

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A bowl for birds Wealth out of Waste (WoW)

Plastic Bottle Planters

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SEED-BALL PLANTING DRIVE

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SEED-BALL MAKING DRIVE

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CASE IN POINT
Select “Service-in-Action” Initiatives Across the

world and India in particular

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MISSION GREEN INITIATIVE IN MUMBAI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41WgkVwiEto

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Video: Send your mango seeds to generate oxygen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41WgkVwiEto

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https://www.facebook.com/MissionGreenMumbaiPage/?ref=page_internal

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Akshaya Patra Foundation
● Akshaya Patra Foundation is a Not-For-Profit organisation

established in the year 2000 with the main objective of feeding
underprivileged children through mid-day lunch scheme.
● Founded by Madhu Pandit Dasa.
● Today it caters to more than 18 lakh children

everyday.

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ROBINHOOD ARMY
● Robinhood Army (https://robinhoodarmy.com/)
● Robinhood Army is a volunteer based zero fund organisation that serves the
community by collecting food from the restaurants and community to serve
the less privileged people.
● It has an support base of 58401 people and are present in 182 cities in India.
● This can be an initiative to spread the awareness of Robinhood to your

community of friends and relatives.
● By doing so you are serving the community.

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Ideas to get you started!

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Each one Teach One Project
1. Good at any subject? – Teach the underprivileged children free of cost.
2. Good at some handicraft? – Teach the poor women by showing them

an opportunity to earn.
3. Good at law or medicine? – Conduct legal awareness or health

awareness program and camps to help create awareness.

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Virtual Teaching
https://www.evidyaloka.org/

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Transfer Skills and Expertise
Based on the Area of Interest
1. Like to sing and dance? – Teach the underprivileged children the things that
you know
2. Interested in acting and theatrics? – conduct street plays and dramas and help
the laymen to get enlightened and awareness about different things.
3. Provide knowledge with the experience and expertise that you have so that
the community benefits such as Digital Marketing to Micro Enterprises,
educating how filing of income tax to your community, colleagues and friends.

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Volunteering in Projects (Online / Offline mode)

The areas that can be explored are :
●Volunteering, fund-raisers, tutoring sessions, organic gardening, sensitization

programmes, caring for animals, conserve and rescue, finance and investments,
health and wellness.
●Volunteering in rural community based projects.
●Volunteer for the aged, homeless and then can involve them in building a service
community.
●Volunteering in UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) projects.

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Service-in-Action Projects
 Organize Lake or water body Clean Up campaign

 Anti-bullying initiatives
 Donate books to the Public Library Assistance Programme
 Rural School Projects – Donate books, paint walls, build classroom, plant trees
in a playground.
 Organise an event for International Day – World Water Day, International
Mother Language Day, Universal Children’s Day, World Book and Copyright
Day or International Day of Families
 Organize Fundraising
 Help out at the Animal Shelter
 Participate in environmental sustainability programmes
 Make a Compost
 Make a poster

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Student Evaluation
Part A (10 marks): Computer based MCQ Test
and
Part B (10 marks): Students can choose between-
(a). Volunteering for a social cause / individual based on student’s skills and passion.
This assignment can be done individually or as a group.
or
(b). Activities – poster making / blogging / conducting online research. This
assignment can be done individually or as a group.
Evaluation Rubrics: To be decided by the faculty member.

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References
● https://www.wcsu.edu/community-engagement/benefits-of-volunteering/
● http://www.careerizma.com/blog/students-volunteer-community-service/
● https://www.niche.com/blog/why-community-service-is-so-important-for-college-
admissions/
● https://www.niche.com/blog/why-community-service-is-so-important-for-college-
admissions/
● Jason Patel www.transizion.com
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpcK_d0Ph5c

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Service-in-Action

Vision of our University

Excellence and Service

Core Values of our University

Excellence and Service

 Global challenges – Sustainable Development Goals

How can “Service in Action” be effectively put into practice?

Excellence and Service

Global Challenges and the SDG Blueprint

Excellence and Service

How can an individual can practice Service-in-Action by

Excellence and Service

Excellence and Service

Excellence and Service

Excellence and Service

Excellence and Service

Excellence and Service

Excellence and Service

Excellence and Service

“It is only by doing good to others that one does good to

Excellence and Service

Excellence and Service

Video on “Defining Service Learning”

Excellence and Service

Excellence and Service

Types of Service Learning

2. INDIRECT SERVICE LEARNING –

4. RESEARCH BASED SERVICE LEARNING-

Excellence and Service

Stages of Service Learning

Excellence and Service

Video on “Stages of Service Learning”

Excellence and Service

● It builds a strong character

Excellence and Service

Video on “Benefits of Service Learning”

Excellence and Service

Benefits of Service Learning

● Stimulation of Brain – Works out solutions & starts developing

● Body behavioral skills – knowledge in practical use

● Inspired Heart – interest in learning and contributing to society

Excellence and Service

Benefits of Service Learning

- outperform their peers who do not

Excellence and Service

Service into Action

● Collect school supplies and backpacks and donate

Excellence and Service

Service into Action

● Give free music lessons.

Excellence and Service

Service into Action

● Host activities for kids in hospitals.

Excellence and Service

Based on the stages of service in action, write an account

Excellence and Service

Excellence and Service

Excellence and Service

Excellence and Service

Excellence and Service

Project Suraksha Chakra

● Project Suraksha Chakra aims to make Chakittapara

Excellence and Service