This document summarizes the Design for Change School Challenge 2012 hosted by Perks Junior School in Coimbatore, India. It discusses problems voted on by students such as drug addiction, littering, and traffic accidents. The core team then worked to raise awareness of traffic safety by organizing a program with police in the traffic park for students and guiding parents on the importance of helmets through a presentation by an Honda representative. The initiative received a good response from parents.

1. Welcome to DESIGN for
CHANGE School Challenge 2012
 Hari Pankan Vijay.A ( CORE TEAM)
 Varun.G
 Sruthi.R
 Thrishna.T.J
 Rohith.H
 Arjun.H
From
PERKS JUNIOR SCHOOL,COIMBATORE

2. DISCUSSION

3. List of problems
Drug addiction-Thrishna.T.J
• Throwing wastes in the public
places-Varun.G
• Not following the rules and
regulations-Hari Pankan Vijay
• Punishments from parents and
teachers -Sweatha
• So much of crowds in the school
autos-Arjun .K
• So many accidents happening to
the children –Sruthi.R
• Spitting on the Road -Rohith.V

4. Vote for the problem
As traffic rules are not followed properly frequent
accidents happen to the school students.
The above picture is one of our teachers’ cousin
brother who died in an accident, he travelled 6 hours
from Madurai to Coimbatore
“Ignore Helmet, Invite Death”

5. Solutions for the above problem
Giving awareness to the children
After the discussion with the teachers and our Head
Mistress, We got permission from the Commissioner of
Police for an Awareness Program for the students in the
Traffic Park situated in Coimbatore.

6. Awareness program given
by a Traffic Policeman
-P.Murugesan to our
Students

7. Guidance given to the
parents by Mr.AmitKadam
from Honda
Importance of helmet
Use of assimilator in the show
rooms especially for the ladies
before buying vehicles
And so many new things
regarding driving.

9. CHANGE – Good
Response from Parents