Introduction
All progressive organizations are an outcome of dreams, ideas and creativity and finally leadership of group of dedicated and committed people. In 2002, a group of industrialists, technocrats and educationists began an ambitious programme of philanthropy by providing and developing the much needed higher education in NCR region (Delhi & Ghaziabad) for the aspiring youth to impart leading quality professional and technical education to them and to help them acquire knowledge and skills to develop as world class professionals and individuals, in today’s challenging world. Consistent with this aim, they established the AMOGHA Educational Society, a non profit making organization, and undertook the bold venture of performing service to the society through establishment of a non governmental, self financed education system. The particulars of the society are:
- Name of the society : AMOGHA Educational Society Registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI Of 1860
- Registration number : S 44062
- Date of Registration : 11th October, 2002
- Communication address : 7th Mile stone, Meerut Road, Morta, Ghaziabad, UP-201003
- Phone No. : 0120- 2679071
- E-mail : mail@amogha.org
- Authorized Person : Moheet Goyal Secretary 9810050607
Our Aims
Some of the aims of the society as stated in the Memorandum of Association are
- To promote Education of Primary, Secondary Schools and Professional, Technical Colleges and Researches. To contribute towards medical relief by opening, aiding and maintaining hospitals, dispensaries, Child Welfare Centers and institutions as also in other suitable manner.
- To promote and impart Nursing Education Training of International Level through Clinical Training, Teaching Facilities, Hostel facility, to produce professionals qualified to meet health care needs of our nation.
- To promote and aid education in general by establishing schools and institutions including that relating to primary, secondary, higher secondary, Higher Teacher Education and other Higher, Professional and Technical studies and Researches and to award aid or scholarships to deserving students whether refundable or non-refundable. To promote, organize, undertake, and achieve effective universal primary education, non formal education, vocational education, and access to information and life skills.
- To undertake programs of women empowerment and gender equality, strengthening of boarding and hostel facilities for girls, family counseling, capacity building, self employment, removal of gender discrimination.
- To facilitate and support efforts of socially, physically and naturally challenged persons especially women and children and adolescents to improve their social, educational and economic status through provision of technology and resources.
- To fill the gap of economic divide between poor and rich, undertake the programs of poverty eradication, vocational training of tribal and indigenous people and development including community based rehabilitation.
- To detect spread of HIV/AIDS infection and make appropriate strategy for its prevention, control, combat, education and care and cure of other highly sensitive diseases like malaria, typhoid etc., and undertake intensive immunization, family planning and population control as well as undertake all programs of health and family welfare including reproductive, maternal and child health care.
- To uplift, promote and aid the interest of backward classes in general.
- To promote and aid social and national interest
- To organize programs for protecting global environment, preventing global warming, sustainable management of physical and natural resources. Pertinent to it’s aims, the society successfully implemented the various programmes as briefly summarized below.
- Teacher Training Programme
Under the UN Millennium Development Goals for Universal Education, emerged the Sarv Siksha Abhiyaan in India. Thereby arose the need for schools to educate children at primary level. And to run these schools arose a need of qualified teachers in the country to spread literacy in every corner of the Indian society. Therefore, to meet the urgent need of qualified teachers, AMOGHA started training 100 pupil teachers every year to emerge as qualified and trained professional teachers to satisfy the needs of students, parents and society at large by developing appropriate knowledge and skills. The students are trained to become effective leaders and team players by enhancing their knowledge, confidence and creativity to have greater appreciation for professionalism, human values, welfare and integrity. And to provide an environment for the disciplined, integrated and harmonious development of students and staff to give their best to the society. Besides, the curriculum prescribed by the university the following gradations are incorporated:
a) Value Education Programme
b) Improving Presentation and Communication Skills of students
c) Addressing National issues like Aids Awareness, Environmental degradation, importance of National and Local Resources, Waste Management etc.
d) Medical Awareness – That is use of herbs, Importance of blood donation etc.
e) Personality Development Programme.
f) Multi-Skill Development Programs.
g) Variety of School Learning Experiences.
h) Community Service Programs.
i) Special Sports Facilities
j) Interaction with Eminent Educationists.
k) Co-curricular activities
l) Laboratory Experiences
m) Competitions
n) Visit to Outreach School
The following methods are engaged to promote active learning of the students–
a) Preparing assignment& Projects.
b) Giving presentations.
c) Group discussions.
d) Role play
e) Simulated teaching & micro teaching.
f) Preparing lesson plan.
g) Preparing material aids.
h) Participating in various programs and competitions.
i) Action research.
j) Preparing for internal evaluation: session work.
k) Use of library resources.
l) Demonstration.
m) Practice teaching.
Students from every stratum of the society, both financially weak and those who were not able to get their aspirations of getting higher education and become professionally and financially independent fulfilled elsewhere, were given a chance and an opportunity. Thereby, contributing the least possible in fulfilling the aim of the Sarv Siksha Abhiyaan and also the dreams of many aspiring eyes and families. The programme is running successfully. - Nursing Education &Training Programme
The entry of the corporate sector in medical and health services has enhanced medical opportunities for nurses in India. The numbers of qualified professionals of nursing available are very less as against the number of job openings in the hospitals and nursing homes. We at AMOGHA recognized the escalating need for nurses, in India, in the mounting complexities of new ailments and diseases for health promotion, maintenance, and cost effective coordinated care. Therefore, we provided extensive education and training at lowest possible cost to the financially weaker section of the society to become nursing professionals. 150 such young minds were moulded and trained to function with independence in: clinical decision-making; case management; direct patient care; guiding patients through the maze of health care resources; and educating patients on treatment regimens and adoption of healthy life styles. They were trained to deal with patients in a multi specialty hospital, at a community health centre, at a mental hospital and a government hospital.
They were trained to
……to have greater appreciation for professionalism, human values and welfare……
……creating and sustaining a century of life……
……to work extensively for the creation of new knowledge.…..
……to provide leadership to ensure sufficient numbers of highly qualified professional nurses…..
.…..to acquire knowledge and skills and develop as world class professionals and individuals, in today’s challenging world.…..
A strategic plan is required to produce a workforce sufficient in size, quality, and diversity to meet the health promotion, disease prevention and health maintenance needs of a complex and constantly changing society. And it is this effort of AMOGHA to execute this strategic plan to plot a path and execute activities for the pro-active advancement of nursing education, research, and practice to meet evolving needs of society. - Educational & Literacy Programme
Considering the very high level of child illiteracy, and aware of our responsibility, AMOGHA has started organizing educational programme for boys and girls of poor families in the nearby villages of Rajapur block of Ghaziabad District. Under this programme frequent camps were organized to teach the young children free of cost. The parents of these children were also counseled to encourage their wards to learn to read and write. The participating children have shown positive signs to get educated and have agreed to encourage others also to join the programme. Attempts are being made at our level also to promote the programme at a bigger and larger level and to encourage many more children to benefit from the programme. Considering the overwhelming response of the children and their parents, we have adopted this programme on a continuous basis. - Youth Development Programme The youth of today is the future of any nation. They play pivotal role in shaping the future of any nation. Therefore, overall holistic development and guidance of the youth becomes very important. And for that AMOGHA conducted programmes for sensitizing the urban, professional youth on rural challenges and making them understand the real life situation of remote rural areas through exposure visits, seminars and field camps. We organized campaigns for rural advancement by mobilizing the youth towards community action and disaster management by providing training and demonstrations. The youth of the rural areas were provided educational programmes on professional and life skills enhancement and personality development and were given exposure to the latest employment ventures and avenues to start their own ventures. Programmes on Leadership training and communication skills were organized for the youth of the rural areas to benefit from it. Career guidance and counseling was also a part of this camp. Besides this cultural activities and competitions were also organized: namely – debates, singing & dancing competition, rangoli competition, art competition, skits and quiz to name a few. Races and tournaments of Badminton, Throw ball, Cricket, Volley ball, Kho-Kho and Kabaddi were also organized. The yoga programme helped the youth to keep fit and healthy. These events and camps shall be organized by us regularly every year to benefit the youth as much as possible.
- Health & Nursing Care Programme
With the ever increasing inflation and living costs, it has virtually become impossible for an average person to take medicines and medical care as and when required. Therefore, AMOGHA took initiative to provide FREE medicine and medical and nursing care to the under privileged section of the society. We organized Health and nursing care camps 3 -4 times in the year at the nearby villages and provided free examination and consultation to the villagers and distributed free medicines. And looking at the overwhelming response of the camp, we decided to conduct this camp every year regularly on a bigger scale so as to benefit larger number of patients. - HIV / AIDS Control Programme
Young people are more vulnerable to AIDS than adults; girls more than boys. Gender imbalances, societal norms and economic dependence contribute to this risk. Lack of access to correct information (almost 73 percent of young people have misconceptions about modes of HIV transmission), tendency to experiment and an environment which makes discussing issues around sexuality taboo adds to their vulnerability. Most young people become sexually active during adolescence. In the absence of right guidance and information at this stage they are more likely to have multi-partner unprotected sex with high risk behaviour groups. Particularly vulnerable are impoverished, unemployed, under-employed, mobile/migrant youth, adolescents in sex work, young injecting drug users and street children as they are faced with high risk behaviour in their everyday life. They are also less likely to have information on the risks of contracting HIV and means of protecting themselves from the infection. Young women are biologically more vulnerable to HIV infection than young men – a situation aggravated by their lack of access to information on HIV and even lesser power to exercise control over their sexual lives. Early marriage also poses special risks to young people, particularly women. This is especially relevant for India, where almost 50 percent girls are married off by the time they are 18 years of age. Therefore this AIDS Education and control Programme was conceptualized by AMOGHA to build up life skills of adolescents and address issues relating to growing up. All channels of communication were engaged to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS, promote safe behaviours and increase condom usage and take precautions during blood transfusions and injections. The males were even advised to ensure use of fresh blades for shaving at a barber shop. Voluntary counseling and testing was promoted. The interventions for prevention of parent to child transmission were also started with a strategy for Greater Involvement of People with HIV/AIDS. The objective of this programme is to control the spread of AIDS infection and road shows and possessions and meeting and camps at the villages were organized for the same. - Pulse Polio Awareness Programme Despite of so many loud claims made by the government authorities, it is true that they have not been able to eradicate polio from the country and it is still a burning problem of the society. Realizing the gravity of the problem and our duty towards the society, we at AMOGHA organized camps for administering Polio Drops and Polio Vaccination. A large number of children were vaccinated and their parents educated on the importance of the vaccination.
- Family Planning Awareness Programme
The explosion of population is a major threat to the very being of our nation. There are more mouths to feed then the ones who feed them. The resources are falling short day by day to cater to the needs of every individual and the growing population has become a big impediment in the growth of our nation. This very urgent need of population control was addressed by AMOGHA to the masses of the nearby villages in the camps organized to advocate family planning. The adults and the youth were made aware of the need and the various ways available to do family planning. They were made aware of the benefits of family planning and how in the long run they as an individual would gain from it. - Environment Awareness Programme
Global warming, Deforestation and Pollution Control are some of the very vital concerns of every country today. A lot needs to be done to save our environment, so as to save the human race from extinction. Equally concerned about it, AMOGHA launched campaigns and counseling sessions to educate the masses about the urgent and dire need to save the environment. The eminent speakers discussed the factors leading to pollution and degradation of environment. The masses were advised to stop cutting trees, to stop use of plastics and were encouraged to recycle the waste. A workshop was also conducted to recycle waste and to use it to make useful things of daily use from the waste. They were educated on the causes of global warming and the effects of it on our lives and those of the coming generations. They were even educated on the alternative sources of fuel and energy like Biogas and Solar Cookers. Given the occurrence of rapid global warming, it was the least we could do and contribute our bit for a better future.