Human Development and Family Empowerment, JDMC

Day 7 Spreading joy in the community.

Day - 6 Students spreading joy in the community. Bringing a smile on the faces of children and adults.

Day 5 Spreading joy in the community.

Day - 4 Students spreading joy in the community. Bringing a smile on the faces of children and adults.

Day 3. Spreading joy in the community.

Day 3 Spreading joy in the community.

Day 2 Joy of Giving activities continue. Faculty & students of the department involved in community service.

Students spreading joy in the community. Bringing a smile on the faces of children at 'Chakul' an organization in Gole Market, New Delhi.

Joy of Giving Week (Daan Utsav) begins today. The HDFE department initiated activities in the community for the underprivileged & disadvantaged.

The Department of Human Development and Family Empowerment, Janki Devi Memorial College, University of Delhi on the occasion of World Cancer Day and International Childhood Cancer Day organised a session on "Sensitisation on Retinoblastoma" on 4th February, 2022.
Our Project on "Early Detection and Screening of White eye reflex in children" that was initiated in 2017 is now in the 5th year. This year we invited Oncologists, Doctors and Child care specialist to our session to pay a "Tribute to all the Child Care Team looking after Children with eye cancer."
Many doctors joined the session and presented on RB and appreciated our project. The Doctors who joined the session were Prof (Dr.) Mahipal S. Sachdev, Chairman, Medical Director and Senior Consultant Ophthalmology, Centre For Sight Group of Eye Hospitals, New Delhi; Dr Paul Finger, MD Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, The New York Eye Cancer Center and Dr. Ankit Tomar, New York; Dr. Sumit Monga, Senior Consultant, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Center for Sight Group of Eye Hospitals, Delhi; Dr. Sima Das, Orbit and Ocular oncologist, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, Delhi; Dr. Vikas Menon, Project Advisor, Consultant- Ophthalmic Plastic surgery and Ocular Oncology, Arvind Eye Hospital, Chennai; Dr. Puneet Jain, Consultant In-charge, Oculoplasty and Ocular Oncology, EyeQ Super-specialty Eye Hospitals, India, and Ms. Jacquelyn Gaccione, Nurse, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York.
On this day we also sensitised our audience by sharing Pamphlets in 2 languages (English and Hindi). We thank our Principal, Prof. Swati Pal, for always encouraging and supporting us and appreciate Ms. Nirmala Muralidhar, Project Coordinator for motivating and working with students and community members every year on this project.

YUVA JOSH - Youth Wellness Program in collaboration with Ladli Foundation Trust.

The Department of Human Development and Family Empowerment launched the campaign in 2017 on spreading awareness and sensitzing the community about RETINOBLASTOMA.
Retinoblastoma is an eye cancer that begins in the retina - the sensitive lining on the inside of the eye. It most commonly affects young children.

As a part of the ongoing project and World Retinoblastoma Awareness Week 2021 (9th May 2021 - 15th May 2021) the various activities that took place were :

• Posters made by students for Public Awareness
• Screening of the movie SHWAAS
• Sensitisation of parents with children below the age of 6 years through video call amidst the pandemic
• Spreading awareness about the use of Smartphones for Eye Screening as a method for early intervention.

Shwaas is Marathi Film which was released in 2004.
It was India's official entry to the 2004 Oscars. It's a very sensitive movie showcasing Retinoblastoma in a very realistic way.
The Department of Human Development and Family Empowerment had organised a movie screening of SHWAAS as a part of the World Retinoblastoma Awareness Week 2021. It was done to sensitize people and spread awareness about Retinoblastoma.
Many faculty members of different colleges had joined in to watch the movie.

International webinar held by the department of HDFE. More than 125 participants attended. Informative & highly interactive session .

The students of the Department of Human Development and Family Empowerment celebrated Valentine's Day today in a unique way.

Some students distributed chocolates, snacks,food and clothes amongst the under privileged children and their families.

A student also showed her love towards nature by planting a sapling.

While some spent time with the underprivileged children by dancing and enjoying with them and also made sure all the children used sanitizer beforehand.

One student also made the senior citizens who live alone , feel special, by sharing with them homemade cupcakes and chocolates.

A student also spent her valentines day by taking care and providing medication to a sick dog, and a few students also fed the cows and dogs with biscuits, because animals need our love as well.

Spreading warmth, love and being the reason someone smiles today and feels loved and making them feel special: on Valentines Day, the girls of HDFE spread love in the best way possible.

In keeping with the slogan of World Cancer Day - I am & I will the students & faculty of HDFE department of JDMC & other colleges came together to create awareness on retinoblastoma a life threatening eye cancer in children.
The students of HDFE department have been working on a community project on Early detection & screening of RB in collaboration with Centre For Sight. With Dr.Vikas Menon , Ocular Oncologist as the project t advisor. We thank Dr.Mahipal Sachdev for his constant support to us Dr.Vikas Menon for guiding us through the project, Sincere thanks to our principal Prof.Swati Pal for encouraging & motivating us.

A Conversation with Kamla Bhasin- 15th October, 2020

The Department of Human Development and Family Empowerment, Janki Devi Memorial College, University of Delhi organised 'A Conversation with Kamla Bhasin'. Ms. Kamla Bhasin is an Indian Developmental feminist activists, poet, author and social scientist. She discussed about many things - Patriarchy, Gendering, Gender equality, domestic violence, r**e, role of society and many more. She recited a beautiful poem written by her 'लोग क्या कहेंगे' She also discussed about how an individual can bring changes in the society.

The session was very comprehensive, interesting and engaging. Around 180 people participated in the webinar - Prof. Swati Pal, Principal JDMC, Faculty and students of JDMC and other colleges. Some parents also joined in this webinar.

*Day 7 - Joy of Giving (8-10-2020)*

Students distributed biscuits, chips , masks , coloring books and colours to the children near their residential area.

We conclude Joy of Giving week today. We thank everyone who made it so special for us. It was an extremely satisfying experience. Our gratitude to the principal ,Prof Swati Pal, faculty members , parents & students for their contribution to the initiative in the form of material things, time, effort. We also thank the NGO's for supporting us in this endeavor.

Day 6 - Joy of Giving (7th October, 2020)

We continued our journey..

Students distributed biscuits, frootis, chips, registers, pens, masks, cakes, namkeen and toffees to the children near their residential area.

200 packs containing chips, biscuits, frootis and shampoo pouches were distributed to underprivileged children at Kalayanpuri and Indrapuram centres of Love Care Foundation.

Social distancing was maintained while distributing the packs

Day 5 - Joy of Giving (6th October, 2020)

Students distributed biscuits, frootis, chips, soaps, registers, pens, ration (Atta) etc to the children near their residential area.

One student distributed ration (Atta) and biscuits in Arya Orphanage, Darya Ganj.

Parents participation in Joy of Giving week is making it more special.

Day 4 - Joy of Giving continue (5th October, 2020)

Students distributed biscuits, juice, chips, chocolates, soaps etc to the children near their residential area.

DAY 3: Joy of Giving (4th October, 2020)

- Today we distributed chips, biscuits and toffees to 100 underprivileged children at Love Care Foundation, Kaushambi

- One student along with her family members distributed food to more than 100 people near her residence.

- Some students distributed home made masks and food items near their residential area.

Today we covered more than 200 people

*JOY OF GIVING WEEK 2nd October, 2020 - 8th October, 2020*

"Giving is not just about making a donation. It's about making a DIFFERENCE"

Joy of Giving also known as Daan Ustav is the festival of giving which is celebrated in the first week of October each year. From the past three years, the Department of HDFE is celebrating this festival in the week of October. This year the Department has planned to distribute different things like medicines, masks, sanitizers, biscuits, chips, fruits, soaps, notebooks etc to the underprivileged children and senior citizens near the residential areas as well as in the following organizations:-
- Cherish Home
- Nav Jeevan Prayas
- Bhagwat Dham Old age Home
- Love Care Foundation
- Guru Vishram Vridh Aashram

WEBINAR ON CHILDLINE: LIFELINE FOR CHILDREN IN DISTRESS –22nd SEPTEMBER, 2020

The Department of Human Development and Family Empowerment, Janki Devi Memorial College, University of Delhi organized a webinar on the topic ‘Childline: Lifeline for Children in Distress’. The webinar was conducted by Ms. Harleen Walia, Deputy Director, Childline India Foundation. She discussed about the Childline (vision and mission), its history, Childline intervention model, Areas of Interventions and so on. She emphasised that Childline is not just the response mechanism but also a preventive mechanism. She also discussed about the role and services provided by Childline in Covid times. She explained everything in a very simple manner using a power point presentation. The session was comprehensive and interesting. Around 140 people participated in the webinar, including Principal, Dr. Swati Pal, JDMC; Faculty and students of JDMC and other colleges

WEBINAR ON CATCH THEM YOUNG: EDUCATION AND GENDER IN THE EARLY YEARS –18TH SEPTEMBER, 2020

The Department of Human Development and Family Empowerment, Janki Devi Memorial College, University of Delhi organized a webinar on the topic 'Catch them young: Education and Gender in the Early years’. The webinar was conducted by Ms. Samyukta Subramanian (Program Head at Pratham Education Foundation) and her team. The whole webinar was very informative, interesting and engaging. She involved the participants by using different techniques like sharing links and polling (during the session). Around 160 people participated in the webinar, including Principal, Dr. Swati Pal, JDMC; Faculty and students of JDMC and other colleges.

*Webinar on Domestic Violence: The Shadow Pandemic - 11th September, 2020*

The Department of Human Development and Family Empowerment, Janki Devi Memorial College, University of Delhi organised a webinar on 'Domestic Violence - The Shadow Pandemic. The speaker for the webinar was Ms. Chitra Panchkaran, Freelance trainer and Consultant on Gender Issues & Non Violent Communication. The speaker explained the topics using different examples, which made the session more engaging.
Around 150 people participated in the webinar, including Principal, Dr. Swati Pal JDMC; Faculty of JDMC and other colleges and Students of JDMC and other colleges.

*The Department of Human Development and Family Empowerment, Janki Devi Memorial College* is organising a webinar on

*Topic*: Child abuse: Prevention and Protection

*Speaker*- Ketki Sanghavi, Child Rights Professional

*Date* - 1st September, 2020

Login time: 10:45am

*Join Zoom Meeting*

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Meeting ID: 815 6641 6313
Passcode: 219880

*We are undertaking a unique project. *

The Department of Human Development and Family Empowerment, Janki Devi Memorial College is collaborating with Robinhood Army in the Largest Food Relief Effort to provide staple food to the most affected people in the society.

Request your support to *Mission 30 M*. Please share in all possible platforms. Drop off locations are given in the poster.No cash donation for this mission. Please join us in this fight against hunger.

We the outgoing batch of HDFE department wish to express our gratitude to "Dr.Mahipal Sachdev" & "Dr.Vikas Menon" for their constant guidance & support to our project on retinoblastoma awareness for the past three years & participating in our activities.. We would like to express our sincere thanks to "Dr.Santosh Honavar" for giving us an opportunity to participate in the poster competition on RB & for his encouragement & support. We will continue to sensitize the community on RB. Thanks CFS for mentoring us..

Kanika Jaswal HDFE third year student is among the top five winners of the online poster making competition organized by Vivekanand college.
Congratulations Kanika☺️

Tallika Verma third year student of HDFE has found a way to inner peace through Mandala Art, has created her own art page on Instagram.proud of your way of dealing with with anxiety& uncertainty during covid - 19 times.

Mandala art and dealing with anxiety
I started my art page (merakimandalart) almost 2 months back when I started feeling very frustrated and stressed about my life. Mandala art has said to have positive impact on your mental health and deal with anxieties. A mandala is a symbol which is used to represent the universe however they often are used to symbolise your journey through hardships and through life in general. When we are making a mandala our entire focus in on that one point on the paper hence it increases our focus and our mindfulness and it lets us release emotion, tension, fear, anger and helps us in controlling our worrying. Art always helps us in stimulating our creativity and hence relive our pent up and negative emotions.
Mandala art has helped me recognise my emotions in a better way and made me more focused and helped me have a better control of my mind, since all of us are home our mind often tends to wander and overthink, mandala art helps us in being more focused in what is in front of us rather than imagining other situations.
The link to her page:- https://instagram.com/merakimandalart?igshid=v7asrk9ux54f

Teaching learning material prepared by students today in their e-classes to enhance language learning in children. Activities like story telling, rhymes were planned..

Keeping children occupied at home is a herculean task for parents. The children have to stay indoors to be safe. To ease this difficult situation ,15 students from the **HDFE department** have created short videos which the parents can use.These are videos of stories, rhymes, creative activities using puppets & masks.This is an online internship initiative with **Little Planet Pre School** Dwarka. The teaching learning material developed by the students for their curriculum is now being used for engaging children in these difficult times. As a department committed to well being of children ,we have volunteered to provide our support .Thanks Little Planet Pre School for this opportunity.

Students of second year HDFE engaging creatively and learning to develop teaching aids for story telling in playschools, Roller TV's have been made by students using inexpensive material to depict stories.

Congratulations to Deepali Bokolia for securing Second position in poster making organised by SPREAD SMILE FOUNDATION in an initiative to create awareness on pandemic ( Covid-19)..
Kanika Jaiswal is among the top Twelve participants..
Congratulations Kanika..
So proud of you Deepali and Kanika..

The students of HDFE third year were engaged in creating slogans on the theme of , 'Disability' in their practical e-class today. Slogans focussed on different aspects of disability. The third year syllabus is on Children With Special Needs.

Students of HDFE second year made teaching aids to enhance intellectual development in preschool children. The activities planned were Maze, concept of size, Odd one out, Puzzle, follow the pattern, form fitter for identification of shapes. This was done in their practical e-class today.

Students of HDFE department second year developed teaching aids to enhance language development for preschool children in their practical e-class today. The students were engaged in creative activities and also doing their practical work.

The Department of HDFE(JDMC) in collaboration with Centre for Sight Dwarka and Seniors Hub Dwarka organised a "Strides for Retinoblastoma Awareness" a public awareness campaign for Eye cancer in children on 25th February 2020.The walkathon comprised of students from JDMC, Bharati & Aditi Mahavidyalaya, senior citizens, staff from CFS. This was followed by a street play. Dr. Mahipal Sachdev, Chairman CFS addressed the gathering & appreciated the initiative.

Taking our project on 'Early detection of white eye reflex' forward.
Ms. Nirmala Muralidhar, did an oral presentation in an international conference on early intervention. The conference was organised by Amar Seva Sangan, Chennai. The title of her paper was 'Eye sees what the mind knows: Early detection of white eye reflex in children.
We congratulate Mr. S. Ramakrishnan, who was awarded with Padmashree, for his exemplary work in the field of rehabilitation for the persons with disabilities.
We also want to thank Amar Seva sangam for giving us this opportunity to present our work, on an international platform.