A section of the gathering attending the awareness programme conducted at Alder College on September 22. (DIPR Photo)
Kohima, September 22 (MExN): In continuation with the 1st phase of New India@75 awareness campaign on HIV & AIDS, TB and blood donation for the selected six schools and colleges each under Kohima district, the awareness programme was conducted at Alder College and virtual sessions with Model Hr Sec School on September 22.
The programme was organised under the aegis of National AIDS Control Organisation, Ministry of H&FW, GoI stated a DIPR report.
Resource persons included Dr Akaba Jamir District TB Officer Kohima; Sentimongla Tsudir District Program Officer District AIDS Prevention & Control Unit (DAPCU) Kohima; Bendang Imsong Chairman VBDA Kohima & Coordinator (Nagaland & Arunachal Pradesh), Kripa foundation; Dr Kezhasino Meru, Dr Medical Officer DoTs Plus site and Alipoker Director NSACS & Executive Member VBDA Kohima.
Online competitions
The 1st phase will also include online competition under the themes: HIV, Blood Donation and TB in four concepts i.e “paint your thought - mask painting/face painting”, “film your thought - video competition” “voice your thought - spoken word competition” and “publicise your thought - poster making competition” where prize money and certificate in 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions for each theme and each four concepts will be awarded.
Following are the guidelines for participants in the online competition:
The online competition will be based on the three themes (HIV,TB and Blood Donation) having four different kinds of competition/activities (2 each for the selected schools and colleges of Phase 1 campaign).
For schools
“Paint your thought” -Mask painting/ Face painting on HIV, TB and Blood Donation; “Voice your thought”-1 minute spoken word competition on HIV, TB and Blood Donation. A student can submit entries on all three themes if interested.
For colleges
“Publicize your thought”- Poster making competition on HIV, TB and Blood Donation; “Film your thought”- 1 minute video competition on HIV, TB and Blood Donation. A student can submit enteries on all three themes if interested.
The video for ‘voice your thought’ and ‘film your thought’ should be recorded in a mobile or any good video recording device in a landscape mode. The format of the video should be MP4. The participant should start with an introduction (name, age, and school or college name). The participants may use any props, etc, to make the speech more interesting and catchy.
For ‘paint your thought,’ students can paint a mask or their face according to the three given themes and submit a soft copy of the photo.
The last date of submission of entries is September 30.
The participants should mention their name, class and name of school/college and submit their entries to their school/ college authority on or before September 30. The District Level Committee for the New India @75 will collect the entries from the respective school/college authorities.
For any queries, one may contact: Sentimongla Tzudir, District Program Officer, District AIDS Prevention and Control Unit & Convenor, Sub Committee for online competitions, New India@75. Ph no: 9856890583. Email: dapcukohima@gmail.com.
