A COMMUNITY SERVICE REPORT

SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR

THE AWARD OF DEGREE IN BACHELOR OF COMMERCE

OF

BENGALURU CITY UNIVERSITY

BY

PREETHI.R

REG NO: C2043250

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF

Mrs. SHAMALA.D

M.Com, M. Phil

BALDWIN WOMEN’S METHODIST COLLEGE

90, RICHMOND ROAD, BANGALORE – 560025

2022 -2023

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CERTIFICATE

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 BALDWIN WOMEN’S METHODIST COLLEGE
NO 90, RICHMOND ROAD BANGALORE 560 025

CERTIFICATE BY THE GUIDE

This is to certify that the Community service report at GERIZIM REHABILIATION
TRUST, Ejipura Bangalore is based on an original study conducted by PREETHI.R, REG
NO: C2043250 under my guidance. She has attended the required guidance sessions held.
This report has not formed a basis for the award of any other Degree/Diploma of any other
University/Institution.

I wish her success for her future.

Mrs. SHAMALA PLACE: Bangalore

M.Com, M.Phil. DATE:

Department of Commerce

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 BALDWIN WOMEN METHODIST COLLEGE
NO 90, RICHMOND ROAD BANGALORE- 560 025

COLLEGE CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Ms. PREETHI.R, REG NO: C2043250 a student of III B.Com has
prepared a community service report at “Gerizim Rehabilitation Trust” as partial fulfilment
of B.Com course for the academic year 2022-2023.

Mrs. Ciby A Sam Mrs. Lydia P Samuel

HOD of Commerce. Principal BWMC

PLACE: Bangalore
DATE:

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 BALDWIN WOMEN’S METHODIST COLLEGE

Richmond Road, Bangalore- 560025

STUDENT DECLARATION

I PREETHI.R, do hereby declare that this Community service report has been completed by
me, during the year 2022- 2023 in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of
degree in “BACHELOR OF COMMERCE” of Bengaluru City University under the guidance
of Mrs. SHAMALA.D, Baldwin Women’s Methodist College.

I further declare that this Community Service report is my original work.

PLACE: Bangalore PREETHI.R

DATE:

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I express my deep sense of gratitude to our Principal Mrs. Lydia. P. Samuel for her

immense support and encouragement extended for the community service.

I am greatly thankful to Mrs.SHAMALA.D for their support in pursuing Community

service.

Last but not the least I would like to thank God, my parents and our institution for their
constant support and encouragement without which the community service would have been
impossible.

PLACE: Bangalore. PREETHI.R

DATE:

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 COMMUNITY SERVICE

Name of the student : PREETHI.R

Register number : C2043250

Name of the organisation : GERIZIM REHABILIATION TRUST

Venue of the organisation : EJIPURA

Number of days served : 15 DAYS

Number of children : 40

Certificate : CERTIFICATE OF VOLUNTEERING.

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 CONTENT

SL No Title Page No.

1 Introduction 9-10

2 Profile of the Organization 10-14

3 Nature of the service 14-30

4 Learning outcome of the 31

5 Suggestions and Conclusion 32

INTRODUCTION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE

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Community service is a way for people to make a difference in the world by doing selfless
service to the community. Community service can be something you do only once in a while.
Community service also allows those participating to reflect on the difference they are
making in society some participants of a community service project may find themselves
gaining a greater understanding of their roles in the community, as well as the impact of their
contributions towards those in need of service because community service outlets vary, those
who serve are exposed to many different kinds of people, environments and situations.

A benefit of participating in community service is to gain greater experience and benefits to

gain greater experience and benefits to help individuals to gain advantages for their careers.
According to “The give and take of volunteering: motives, benefits, and personal connections
among Irish Volunteers”. Career benefits took different forms depending on the person’s
career stage and on the type of work involved “At the beginning of a profession, volunteering
could be beneficial, giving people at a more practical level of hands – on experience in health
and social care, while persons at a more advanced level of their careers achieved career –
related benefits from High level relationships for job – related reasons.

With each new community service project, some participants may gain insightful experience
in a variety of areas. Participants may also internalize the information that they found
personally insightful for future use. While simply performing community service is valuable
to the recipients, those serving often find it beneficial to pause and reflect on how they are
changing society for the better. Schools often take students on community service projects so
they can learn how their individual actions affect the well-being of the public. Participants
may find that serving the public fosters a more solidified view of self and purpose

People gain the most from their community service projects when they volunteer their time to
help people that they have never interacted with before. This direct contact allows people to
see life from a different perspective and reevaluate their opinions of others. Many young
people who get involved in community service come out with a more well- rounded
worldview.

PROFILE OF THE ORGANISATION

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Gerizim trust is more than 30-year-old institution founded in the year 1989 in India. Gerizim
is blessed with 4 special schools, 3 vocational training institutes, 4 children’s homes, 4 free
evening tuition centers, 4 help groups, 2 social development centers, 6 branches, and family
counseling units. Although the focus is on the mentally weak, Gerizim has stretched out to
take care of the physically challenged and differently able people as well.

The children in this organization are mentally disabled and some children are normal children
and the mentally disabled children are joined in this organization by their own parents. And
some children came to this organization by the government who are found in streets and road
side.

The children of this organization are taken to the trips every month with the help of
government and making their mind free and enjoy themselves in the trips. And the children
will co-ordinate with the teachers who are responsible for the children.

PROJECTS OF THE ORGANISATION

 Integrated schools
 Children's homes
 Public relations
 Skills training centers
 Local income generation

 Personality development

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FUNCTIONS
 Special Education
 Mercy Care
 Out Sourcing
 Counseling and Guidance
 Self Sustenance
 Capacity Building

ORGANISATIONAL OVERVIEW

MRS. J. INDIRA, B.A., M.ED.,

Founder Mr. G.J. Yesudian had passed away and his position is taken over by his beloved wife,
Mrs. Indira Yesudian supported by a board of trustees.

MR. JOSEPH PONRAJ

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 Director
A post graduate [educational consultant], senior management Official on advanced leadership.
Has been on child care service both nationally and internationally for the past four decades.

VISION OF THE ORGANISATION

Vision of this trust is to educate the children and enabling them to become a responsible
citizen. As well as to take care of the mentally disabled children and training them the basic
knowledge

OBJECTIVES:

1. Rescue of mentally disabled children living on streets:

Street children who are mentally disabled are admitted to this rehabilitation center and
provide them counseling. And the street children with normal behavior also admitted to this
center and provide them counseling.

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2. EDUCATION:

It is a fundamental right of the child to go to school, the children with normal behavior will
be educating in schools. And mentally disabled children are provided with basics of the
education in organization only.

2. CRAFT WORKS:

Gerizim organization gives training for mentally disabled children to do craft works like
newspaper bags, woolen thread works with woolen they make designer mats, pull over for the
kids and beanie hat for younger ones and for children

NATURE OF THE SERVICE

As a part of our syllabus assigned by Bengaluru City University I visited an orphanage, this
was life changing experience as it is filled with emotions and sentiments. I was lucky to get
opportunity to visit this organization called “GERIZIM REHABILIATION TRUST” located
in Ejipura, Bangalore.

I visited the GERIZIM ORGANIZATION and met Mr. Joseph Ponraj the director of the
organization. I communicated with director to the requirement to do community service as a
part of the curriculum. The director sir had accepted and gave opportunity to serve in the
organization.

I started my community service on 10th October 2022 and I completed my service on 27 th

October 2022. Thus, fifteen days of community service was completed successfully. The
timings of community service was from 9.30 to 12.30

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DAY 1

On day 1, the first day of experience was amazing. As I started with prayer in presence of the
director sir and children of the organization and I introduced myself to each one of the
children. I felt difficult to understand their language later as I observed each child I started
getting adjusted and understood them, after that I visited all the class rooms. Then we
interacted with staff of the organization.

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DAY 2

On day 2, the day started with prayer, they started to converse with me in their sign languages
as I entered their class, I saw the children taking initiative to talk and as they call me sister. I
developed a good relationship with them so that I can easily connect with them and felt
myself more comfortable with them. I enjoyed being with the children and I learned many
things from children.

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DAY 3

On day 3, my day started with prayer session which was more useful and motivated. The
children started coordinating with us and became friendlier with us. I started communicating
with the children and they were very happy to listen to me. And senior teacher Jyoti ma’am
told to teach the children of primary class. The children of this class are girls who are
mentally disturbed but they know to talk but not perfectly so they tell anything by doing
actions.

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DAY 4

On day 4, the day started with prayer session I enjoyed a lot by the way of children behave, I
learned many things from children, few things I want to mention here that their children have
discipline, respect for elders, making effort to learn something , being active and always
cherishing with their smiles. And after the prayer I went to craft class because there was order
for envelopes. So, to help the ma’am I went to craft session and helped ma’am by doing
envelopes by marking the correct measurements and cutting them and folding and applying
the gum.

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DAY 5

On day 5, a day started with prayers to Jesus. The director was praying on behalf of the
children. After the prayer I went to classroom, the classroom of 6 children these children
were both mentally disturbed children and normal children. And I make them to play, sing
and dance.

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DAY 6

On day 6, a day started with prayer session, I have observed that children were able to learn
and they were more interested in learning new things this was the important factor which I
wanted to adopt in my life then I went to classroom of high school, there the students are
younger students they are normal students but some health issues were there.

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DAY 7

On day 7, a day started with prayer session, on this day I started helping the children by
drawing, teaching rhymes and helping them in an easy manner of learning and teaching them
action songs it takes into their beautiful world and made me to learn many things from them.
After this teachers and children gathered in the hall to make the children dance for music and
activate their minds and enjoy.

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DAY 8

On day 8, a day started with prayer session, every day after prayer session sir used to give
meaningful thoughts to think about it which is every important in life Then I began my day
with full of smile and spending time with them in their activities. Then I went to classroom of
older student’s, teaching them the English poems. And then I went to the craft session to
count the newspapers.

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DAY 9

On day 9, a day started with prayer session, on this day I tried to spend more time to each
children as much as possible, as I noticed all the teachers were excellent in their teaching,
understanding the children according to their needs and behaving with them with positive
attitude and taking care of children like a mother which was more pleasant to see and inspired
me to learn from them.

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DAY 10

On day 10, the day started with prayer session, on this day I saw the children doing many
hand made products through and getting themselves more involved in doing activities like
they make mats, paper bags, sticking papers and woollen products, they also do items such as
frocks, sweaters, scarf and muffler etc. I went to class room of intermediary class. These
students are mentally disturbed but they can understand what we tell and they reply to that
but they do not speak properly but they try to speak.

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DAY 11

On day 11, the day started with prayer session, as I observed each child had different mindset
and these children are more blessed to get the amazing teachers, staff and the institution,who
helped them according to their needs and wants. After the prayer session I went to
intermediary classroom, I arranged the newspapers and went to help the teacher in doing
paper bags.

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DAY 12

On day 12, the day started with prayer session, from the day when I started my community
service . I have been observing that all the children come neatly and assembles in the prayer
enthusiastically and praying with full of joy and happiness. After this I went to the craft
class, we helped the teacher by doing the cutting the cardboard sheets and cutting them
according to the measurement. After that applied gum to that cardboard and we should fold
and make it to dry. After drying bags should be punched with punching machine and then I
have attached a visiting card of the organization to that bags.

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DAY 13

On day 13, the day started with prayer session. As days were passing on , children started
identifying me and showing their love and affection towards me. I observed each child who
cared each other in one way or the other , teachers are being more supportive for the children
after the prayer session I went to classroom of older students. These students take care of the
younger students in the organization in every work like bathing, clothing, feeding food to
small children and cleaning their rooms and making them to get ready at a time.

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DAY 14

On day 14, the day started with prayer session, after prayer session I went to craft class. I
helped the teacher by counting the papers, applying the gum to newspapers, cutting the
cardboard sheet and marking the measurement on cardboard sheet for making the bags. While
doing this work there was call from the teachers to assemble in hall for the look after all the
woolen works. There was display of all the woolen works.

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DAY 15

On day 15, the last day of my community service, I had mixed emotions, I would surely miss
each one of the children I interacted with the beautiful memories created in the last 15 days. I
started to speak with the children and few students were closely connected with me. The love
they showed towards me is unforgettable. Finally, the children thanked me and the children
greeted me to study well and I greeted then to be happy always.

I express my gratitude to Mr. Joseph Ponraj and left with all the beautiful experiences
cherished forever.

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 LEARNING AND EXPERIENCE OF ORGANIZATION

From day one, my routine was to wake up early in the morning, get ready and go to the
school on time. As I enter into the school, the children were waiting for me to come the
children were very happy, full of enthusiasm and they greeted me with the best smile. After
we got introduced to each other, I asked the children about their aim in life. As it was my first
experience teaching small children, I was a bit nervous and questioning myself on whether I
would be able to do it. But the children were very cooperative and I learn many new things as
well. Throughout these 15days of community service I have learnt many new things and one
of them is how to control young children and how to teach them. These were very memorable
days, which in the end made me a little sad, as it was my last day. All the children were so
attached to me that they gave me greeting cards, which was done by them with so much love
and support towards me. I really miss those memories with the children that I have spent each
second. I gave them chocolates and biscuits on the last day of service.

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 SUGGESTION AND CONCLUSION

 To help and support the organization in getting an alternative income and also for
which the children seek each and everyday for a new guest which helps them in
getting healthy food.
 Effective general education instruction is key.
 Focus on student outcomes, not inputs.
 Ensure all students can read.
 Provide high quality in district programs for students with more severe needs.
 Expand the reach and impact of social, emotions and behavioural supports.
 Focus professional support on health, safety and behavior needs rather than academic
needs.

CONCLUSION

 Overall, it is well managed and free cultured NGO there is no restrictions in NGO.
The funds are used in effective manner.
 It place in important role in building the will power of a youngster were whoever
comes to serve as an intern they learn something which shall be beneficial for their
carrier.
 I have been satisfied more than my expectations were each and everyday I have been
learnt number of things from director sir, staff, children which shall be a role model
for me in future.
 Last but not the least I want to take this opportunity by thanking all of them who had
constantly supported me in fulfilling my community service successfully.

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