1. Sheth C. N. V idyalaya
Ambavadi, Ahmedabad-380006
“The Joy of Giving” Project
Sheth C. N. Vidyalaya, Ambavadi, Ahmedabad is a Higher Secondary Gujarati Medium School affiliated to
Gujarat Madhyamik Shikshan Board.
Having a strength of 1700 students. Founded in 1932, Sheth C.N. Vidhyalaya is a prominent education
institution. Proudly reformed as the Shantinikeyan of Gujarat. Every year invariably at least 6 to 8
students of this school stand out at the top ranking students at the secondary & Higher Secondary
Examination. Our school has been founded on the Gandhian Principles & values. Therefore when the
students of our school where informed about the project of “ Joy of Giving “ week to be arranged at the
school, they were simply delighted to know about the project and expressed willingness to participate.
As a result there of we got listed our school as a participant with the DFC.
Programme Outline:
That the students immense capabilities to transform the society as a fact quite indisputable taking that
in to consideration to students were again made aware of the purpose behind the project and also their
capabilities to undertake the table on hand at the prayer. All the students undertook the project to their
likings. They were given full freedom by the school to select their own project & selection of places for
undertaking their projects.They were allowed to form there own groups , select there own projects and
work places.They were specifically independent not to collect funds from the members of the public.
Our main purpose was to develop in our students values & attitudes that could enable them to serve
humanity to get inspired to have a decent and an exemplary life and to become good Samaritans.
Selection of projects:
1] Cleans the school campaign
2] Cleanliness campaign( Performing to slums Cleanliness campaign)
3] Education awakening of poor children
4] Freedom from Narcotics campaign
5] Electricity campaign
6] Visit to Old age homes and orphanage and distribution of the necessities of life
Detailed information about the work (carried out project wise undertaken)

2. 1] Cleans the school campaign
25 students of std 8 undertook this project. There group were formed by the students
themselves. Out side school hours these groups got busy to clean the classrooms thoroughly.
The dedication with which they performed their task. Their team worked and their enthusiasm
proved to be quite exemplary. They humbly invited the principle and trusty of the school to
cleanness campaign.The execution of their experience proved to be educative to them and they
felt satisfied at being personally helpful to the school and also realize the value of equality
labour.

3. 2] Cleanliness campaign:
14 – students of class 10th with a missionary took up the project of slum clearance. They
themselves shouldered the responsibility of cleaning the selected slum areas and informed in
writing the municipal corporation to undertake such work at the slum areas for the benefit of
the people residing in such area. They made the slum developers realize the importance of
keeping there residential areas clean bereft Of mosquitoes & flies & thereby evading diseases
of several sorts. They made them promise to do so for the welfare of themselves and their
children.

5. 3] Education awakening of poor children
A group of 15 students of class 11th visited slum and footpath developers and gather
information about their children. They found to their dismay that a majority of the children
were buying away from the school and were addicted to “Gutka” “Tobacco” and such other
vices. Their parents also found to almost incorrigible addicts. Tough pecuniary position and
wastage of money towards addiction had reflected in their apathy towards their duty to
educate their children along with total ignorance concening the benifites of education. The
group had to go in for impressing upon them the benefits of education and the resultant
monetary gains for living a peaceful life. The group also promised them to provide necessary
books etc. their children and later on also carried out their promise whole heartedly and there
by inspired them to go school willingly.This experience made them happy performing a noble
deed and provity to be “a helping hand” to the needy.

6. 4] Freedom from Narcotics campaign
Four teams made up of 70 students of class 8th & 10th opted for there campaing and each one
took a pledge never to addicts throughout life before embarking upon their campaign. They
collected various poster from Gujarat cancer society guptanagar vasan a’bad and visited
various different areas of the cities to inform individually & collectively the residents of the
areas about the various diseases such as cancer resulting from the addiction.They also meet
passer bu who were found smoking and chewing tobacco and persuaded them took at rid of
such habits. They made them understand about the unwelcome impact of their bad habits and
made them take a pledge in untaking never to smoke cigarette never to chew tobacco in often
especially in the pregnancy of the children. This group along with other students and the
teachers took a rally throughout the school for about a hour and a half , raising slogans against
addiction sincerely and zealously. This experience inspired in bolden then to serve the society
for a noble cause like these and at proved to be educative experience to them.

9. 5] Electricity campaign
Six girls students of std 10th enrolled themselves for this project “conserve energy campaign”
and visited more than 40 malls , shopping center and few society that connection. As per their
experience they were received well at many of the malls and the shopping center were
approved for undertaking their project. However At some places experience proved to be quite
other wise leading to dissatisfaction. They located information about air conditioners, tube
lights , fans and such equipments being made use of per day and also the totally number of
clients visiting such malls and centers on an average per day.These groups felt that their was a
huge wastage of electricity at many of the places visited. They discussed their issue with the
owners of the malls and shopping centers and guided them to save electricity to a responsible
extent. When especially the afternoon take visitors are in less numbers Agreeing to their
suggestion the owners discussed them to take up these issue seriously in their own interest our
students too decided to follow them and discontinue the use of fans, tubelights etc. When not
needed. This lesson of economy learned by self experience and students were happy to have
contributed to a noble cause.
6] Visit to Old age homes and orphanage and

10. distribution of the necessities of life
Approximately 50 students of high school and higher secondary students showed willingness to
carry out these project. They visited various orphanages & old age homes. They respectfully
talked orphans elders residence in old age homes and also orphans. At the old age homes they
collected information about there requirements, problems, pains & sufferings to do their a
tmost to be helpful to happiness deprived. They visited the residential and near by and
informed the people their about their mission and also appealed to them to co-operate. Their
appeal was well response to by many residence and helping hands in good numbers joined
them in fulfilling their mission. The team collected various items such as Sarees,pents and
shirts, Punjab suits,kurtis chaplas, pen, pencils, notebooks, lunch box ,water bottle, crockery
and essential medicines and distributed these to the residents of old age homes and orphans, in
presence of the trustees they also derived pleasure by serving meals to the inhabitants of old
age homes. Their sense of service impressed the elder people and showered blessing upon
them. The pains & sufferings of the elders and the orphans difficulties shocked and amazed
them. This made them values their pious duty towards there own parents and other elderly
persons. They know about the invaluable role of the elders in their growth and development.

14. Conclusion:
The project undertaken by the students displayed their immense enthusiasm, their sense of
self service to the society, their sense of becoming helping hands to the needy and appreciation
of human values. The trusty to, realised that besides bookies knowledge and learning, a sense
of social service is also immensely necessary for themselves and their students taught Hearty
congratulations to the young volunteers to our zealous students.
Advisory committee of the project
1.) Principal : Hitendrakumar J. Trived
2.) Asst. Teacher : Artiben S. Munsi
3.) Asst. Teacher : Kalpeshbhai P. Pandya
4.) Asst. Teacher : Yogheshbhai K. Shukla
5.) Asst. Teacher : Bhairviben Y. Maniyar
6.) Asst. Teacher : Pranavbhai G. Phathak
7.) Asst. Teacher : Archanaben D. Trivedi
8.) Asst. Teacher : Prashantbhai M. Patel
Contact :
Hitendra J. Trivedi : +91 94275 26721
e-mail : hitendratrivedi@yahoo.co.in