Community outreach and mobilization programme

Department of Social Work, Pooja Bhagavath Memorial Mahajana Education Centre, KRS road, Metagalli, Mysuru
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Magic Bus Foundation, Mysuru

Community outreach and mobilization are fundamental aspects of social work education. A well-designed program can provide social work students with practical experience, enhance their skills, and create a positive impact on the communities they serve. This program aims to empower students to engage meaningfully with communities, understand their needs, and develop strategies for positive change. The department collaborated this event with Magic Bus foundation, Mysuru that uses a Childhood to Livelihood approach to help children and young people break out of the crushing cycle of poverty. Magic Bus works with India’s poorest communities and children using an award-winning activity-based curriculum culminating in a Livelihood programme.

The department of Social Work in collaboration with Magic bus foundation organized Community outreach and mobilization programme in the slums of Metagalli, Mysuru. The students assembled near Metagalli bus stop and were given an orientation about the programme. Students were divided in small groups to visit 7 different lower income slum areas of Metagalli. The department had framed a google form to collect data about under graduate women individuals. The agenda was to create awareness about employment opportunities, training and life skill education for women between 18-25 years of age. The students covered lower income areas(slums) of Basavanagudi, jayadevanagara, kaveri nagara, lokamanya nayaka nagara and B M Sri nagara. The collected data will be shared to Magic bus foundation who would further conduct training programmes for the willing.

A brief profile of the resource persons:

Magic Bus foundation Team, Mysuru

Target audience and No. of Participants/beneficiaries

Women under 18-25 years of age, undergraduates and unemployed. No. of beneficiaries identified is 76.