4. Satya Bharti School, Raqba, a village situated 40 KMs from Ludhiana,
Punjab. In Punjabi “Raqba” means “sand”. There are plenty of Kilns in
Raqba and most of students coming to our school are from families
working in these kilns.
Before choosing the
project we decided to
involve community with us
so that it has a lasting
impact on village
dwellers. A meeting with
complete Panchayat of
village was held and we
chose to clean waste land
besides our school and
make it usable by children
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7. As the motive behind the
project was awareness
among village dwellers, a
rally was taken out through
entire village by the students
about the importance of
cleanliness.
The response was prompt
and people came forward to
help in all possible ways they
can, in terms of monetary
help, labor & material like
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10. Starting phase was with cutting of grass which
was spread all over the land and was very big.
11. Then next stage was
tilling the hard soil, and
leveling the land with
help of tractors. Then
removing stones and
bricks from the land.
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13. Now, it was the time
to make a boundary
line with bricks and
paint them.
14. At last we
installed a volley-
ball net and
made a Kho-Kho
ground for
15. Nothing gives more joy and happiness when we share it with
others. After all this work a small feast was given to the children
and this project is a token from them to their teachers and
community members. The village Panchayat was so much
impressed that it has given the land permanently to the school
to be used by it effectively for children
16. Thanks for the
opportunity we got to be
a part of the change we
can bring to the society
and the world at large.
