DON BOSCO YOUTH CENTRE, PUTHUPALLY EPP :2020-2021
Challenges |
Objectives |
Strategies |
Interventions |
Lack of refined etiquettes and good Manners |
To have better personality |
Instructions Talks |
Daily evening talks (Salesiains) |
Lack of feeling of oneness. |
Solidarity with others |
Celebration of festivals
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-Onam, Christmas, Republic Day, Deepavali… (Cultural wing) |
Recognizing the need of others. |
To feel one with the needy |
Be quick in expressing solidarity with others |
Charity program (Social service wing) |
Addiction to alcohol, smoking and drugs in some of the youngster’s at large. |
To conscientize the members |
Seminar Talks Sports and games |
Observe World Tobacco day, Anti drug day and other days. (Social Service Wing) |
Lack of exposure to different cultures. |
To expand the horizon |
Cultural Exchange program-“Culux” |
IYDC |
Less interactions Lack of knowledge about DB sprit. |
To promote spirit of Don Bosco and sense of collaboration |
Participation in State Youth Meet |
IYDC |
Challenges | Objectives | Strategies | Interventions |
Prioritization of Values | To imbibe the importance of God in once personal life. | Begin and end all the meetings with a prayer Daily evening prayer-“Lord Make me an Instrument of Peace” Daily activities to be concluded with a thought for the day | Salesians/animators |
Influence of media | To bring youth closer to God Experience | Prayer meetings Conduct film festival Awareness program | Monthly “Athmiya Yathra”-(Spiritual Wing) Film festival- (Cultural wing) |
Influence of secularization | For spiritual renewal | Participation in annual youth retreat | IYDC |
Challenges | Objectives | Strategies | Interventions |
Attractive options in life | Promote vocations, give taste to religious life. | Contact & guidance | Sessions Talks Leaflets Social media |
No clear goals in life | Realization of goals in life to live better | Motivation & Help | Career guidance |
Challenges | Objectives | Strategies | Interventions |
Lack of co-operation and concern for the other | Working together to achieve the result | Animation and guidance | Monthly meetings , Group activity · Kids Fest 2021- “one day program for the orphanages in Kottayam” |
Lack of structure and regularity of meetings | To make participation better and decentralization of roles | Better structured monthly meetings- group executives –and steering committees | Respective groups |
Lack of team spirit and exposure | To promote togetherness and acquiring world vision | Yearly picnics- | Respective groups |
Lack of collaboration with other | To promote neighborhood involvement | Football tournament | Sports wing |
Lack of motivation | To enhance the skills | Football coaching | Sports wing |
Lack of exposure to new possibilities and opportunities | To enhance the different inherent skills-sports –art-music | Summer camp-April & May | · -Sports wing & arts wing –Sports academy-Football, Basketball, Cricket, Badminton, Table Tennis etc., · –Social service outreach desk. |
Future Plans
- An office and meeting hall.
- A functional auditorium for indoor activities.