Chennai Facility team of FSL-India has been gradually making headway to address numerous health issues of the target community under model village project intervention. The team also has been extending health care service to people who live in the adjacent villages in Sriperumbudur so as to promote preventive health care among them. Recognizing the team’s efficiency in imparting health education, Hyundai Foundation requested Chennai Facility team to conduct health and hygiene session for the children and adolescents. This is the second time the team has been approached to organise such event for children and adolescents of Hyundai employees.

 

The program was conducted at Poonamalli, Chennai on 24^th June 2012 wherein 20 children and adolescents within the age-group of 7 to 15 years participated. Sessions were conducted between 10 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. Adolescent health, personal hygiene, safe drinking water, use of toilets and how to keep it clean were the topics dealt with during the sessions. Awareness songs on personal hygiene were taught to the participants. Games and sports competitions were also conducted. At the end of the session children were asked to recollect what they have learnt. The participants were encouraged to disseminate the information to their families and peers in their locality and the schools where they study. Mr. Veeramani and Mr. Nagoor jointly facilitated the sessions for children. Indeed this exercise sparked a new interest among children and enabled them to think on “my health is in my hand”. FSL-India expects that this effort will create multiplier effect as more and more children will participate in promoting their own health.