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Bosco Seva Kendra (BSK), Don Bosco Provincial House, 5 April 2020: The Don Bosco Navajeevan (New Life) homes are the abodes providing shelter and rehabilitation for street involved children and the Young at Risk. There are 7 homes / Child Care Institutions (CCI) with 18 sub centres of which 3 are exclusively for girls in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh viz., Don Bosco Navajeevan-Warangal, Ekalavya Centre- PARA (Rajahmundry), Surakshitha H
ome for girls-Ravulapalem, Navajeevan Bala Bhavan-Vijayawada, Don Bosco Navajeevan-Hyderabad, Don Bosco Navajeevan-Vizag and Don Bosco Navajeevan-Kurnool. Although there are about 1050 children in 7 of the above CCIs, most of them have been sent to their parents/guardians/close relatives due to Corona Virus Covid-19 Pandemic. However, there are about 200 of them in the CCIs. Therefore, during the lockdown period the children are kept occupied with the instructions of Dos and Don’ts to prevent Corona Virus and the sessions on health and hygiene.
1. Social Distancing: The Children are taught to maintain enough social distance in all the common places such as Dining Room, Dormitory, Study Room, Gardening and while performing curricular and extracurricular activities. All the staff members are actively involved in shifts to maintain social distance in order to avoid close contact (1meter or 3 feet) and discipline among the children.
2. Health & Hygiene: Hand Wash, Wearing Masks. The reality of Covid-19 has taught us to conscientize ourselves to wash our hands at regular intervals for 20 seconds with soap / sanitizers and water and to wear masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. In order to facilitate these health tips, the CCIs/homes have inhouse nurses to follow the children in medical emergencies.
3. Stay at Home: Staying at home can save lives to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. Hence, the children are kept occupied through the following curricular and extracurricular activities.
Basic education, Orientation on life coping skills, Study Hours, Grammar & Spoken English.
5. Extracurricular Activities: Yoga & Meditation, Drawing & Painting, Creative Sessions, Dance & Singing, Computer Classes, Tailoring, Making Handicrafts, Gardening and the sessions team building.
6. Directives from Women and Child Department: The staff and children are updated with the directives of the Guidelines of Women and Child Department and the programme coordinators keenly follow them up.
7. Ecological Awareness: Sessions are given on Environmental awareness to understand the fragility of our environment and the importance of its protection in keeping the places and the campus clean, time spent in gardening.
The Salesian personal accompaniment is appreciated for the utmost service they render to the Young at Risk. This consistent follow up bears fruits in fighting against Corona Virus Covid-19.
