KOHIMA, MAY 7 (MExN): The Department of Sociology St. Joseph’s College (A) Jakhama conducted the annual ‘Sociology Gives Back‘ charity drive with the final year students of the department from both Postgraduate and Undergraduate studies.
Under the initiative five teachers and 150 students from the department visited Jo Foundation Inclusive School Agri Colony Kohima on May 6.
During the programme conducted at the school the Administrator of the school, Kheyokhole Ltu gave a brief sharing on the school and why it is important to have an inclusive school.
Alibo Achumi, Assistant Professor SJC (A) while speaking on the vision and purpose of the ‘Sociology Gives Back’ initiative, acknowledged the efforts of the students and said that this initiative is one of the best practises of their department.
She added that over the years, the department was able to help many NGOs, namely, bright morning Star orphanage, Akumdong welfare fund for cancer Patient, cradle Ridge for HIV aids patient, old age home, Youth Net, operation rescue, Nagaland, cancer patients in Naga Hospital, people living below poverty line, orphans, destitutes, poor students and parents and 4th grade staff of St Joseph College etc.
This year the department identified three beneficiaries based on their needs, visions and missions, They were Imkonglemla, a 6th semester student of their own department suffering from fourth stage breast cancer. A sum of Rs15,000 was donated towards her treatment.
Second was the Miraculum Society, Nagaland, a recently formed NGO founded by a student of their own department Vikuonuo Sachu, who was also former Miss Nagaland in 2020-2021, whose vision was to work for child support, education, youth empowerment and community development. A sum of Rs 25,000 was donated towards the NGO.
Third was the Jo Foundation inclusive school that started with a vision to care and nurture differently abled children and integrate them with normal society, empowered with skills and knowledge to face any challenges that come their way. A sum of Rs 50,000 was donated towards the school infrastructural development fund.
