The vision of the college is to build a powerful community through women empowerment and it strives to achieve this through its mission of providing our students with holistic education to help create emancipated and accomplished individuals with a strong sense of identity, character and individuality, equipped to face challenges and meet the demands of an increasingly globalised world. The institution prides itself in creating a safe space for young women in which they can develop themselves and build their identities, through a lens of uniformity and the sense of safety offered by it.
The college distinguishes itself in the area of Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and strives to inculcate in its students a deep sense of social and environmental responsibility, empathy, inclusiveness and social commitment, thereby facilitating them through the path of self improvement into becoming responsible citizens. The activities of the institution are conceived and put to practice with this in mind through its best practice ‘Snehodayam’.
The initiatives undertaken by the IQAC,NSS, IEDC, UBA, cells and departments under this practice are a way for the college, the faculty and the students to perform extension activities and undertake charitable work for the betterment of the community. Various activities aimed at community service, Swatch Bharath initiatives, Palliative care, Anti Drug Abuse campaigns etc are taken up under the auspices of the IQAC, NSS, Women’s Cell as well as departments. Students are also given the opportunity to make use of the knowledge that they gain in classrooms by applying it for the benefit of the community.
Snehodayam initiatives also ensured that the students in dire need of financial support for their treatment or for that of their immediate relatives were supported with compassion and empathy. Fund collections were organised among staff and students to facilitate support for these students. A house was built for a student of the Home Science Department using funds collected from those within and outside the institution. Distribution of food and essentials to the problem stricken areas during natural calamities like flood, dress collection drive to support inmates of mental hospitals, orphanages and shelters, volunteering activities at old age homes and houses of palliative patients, food packet distribution to medical college and Regional Cancer Centre, donations of medicines, essentials and electrical appliances to charity organisations are some other activities taken up under ‘Snehodayam’, aimed at supporting the less privileged in our community. Food festivals, sale of sweets to public, newspaper collection from public etc conducted for fundraising to support such activities. Cleaning drives in public places like Railway Station, Bus Depots, beaches etc are also conducted as part of our ISR initiatives.
The institution stepped forward in aid of the immediate community during the two years that the COVID-19 pandemic was in its peak – sanitiser that was manufactured in the college, masks and other hygiene essentials were distributed among the residents of the locality and students went to houses to educate and spread awareness among them about the dangers of the virus and the measures to be taken to avoid its spread. Vegetable kits and kits containing essential commodities were distributed to those in need in the immediate neighbourhood of student residences during the lockdown. The college has also provided mobile phones to a few needy students to facilitate online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Money has been raised for students in need in order to participate in events, to meet medical expenses, and in one case to provide basic housing. The Student Support Programme (SSP) initiated in the institution as a post–COVID student support measure provides a financial assistance of Rs 1000/- worth of study materials or uniforms for students from economically backward homes every month.
As a women’s institution, the college’s aim has always been to ensure that the students feel empowered within a patriarchal society, enabling them with knowledge and skills to navigate their way through the world. The institution also focuses on health, both physical and mental, which is paramount to this manner of empowerment, as is its dedication to ensuring that students develop a strong sense of community.
Through these initiatives, the institution attempts to shape the students into model citizens who can empathise with fellow human beings and contribute positively to the development of the nation.
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