ACTIVITES AND PROGRAMMES

Workshop on Work Pressure to Work Pleasure
In collaboration with Asha Counselling and Training Services, a one day programme on Work Pressure to Work Pleasure was organized on 28 July 2007 in the University premises. Thirty faculty members from different Universities/colleges across Coimbatore participated. The main objective of this workshop was to help working women develop effective interpersonal relations to realize their capacity of autonomy for better quality of worklife. Ms. P.K.Saru, Director, Asha Counselling and Training Services, Coimbatore stressed the importance of practicing different techniques for leading a stress free life. The resource persons oriented the different concepts by including brain storming group discussions and games.

District Level Seminar on Women and HIV AIDS: A Global Concern
A critical review, analysis and evolving strategic measures to prevent and control the occurrence of HIV/AIDS among women is the need of the hour. Against this backdrop, a District Level seminar on Women and HIV /AIDS: A Global Concern was organized from 30 to 31 October 2007. One hundred and fifty staff members including lecturers, readers, professors and heads of various departments and students from Avinashilingam University and other Universities and colleges in and around Coimbatore District participated in the seminar. Dr. G. Bakthavathsalam, Chairman, KG Hospital, Coimbatore addressed the gathering on the causes and consequences of HIV Infection and the control measures to prevent AIDS. He also stressed the importance of creating awareness among the academicians for the welfare of the people living with HIV/ AIDS. Dr. M. Mahadeven, Department of STD, Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore pointed out the status of women living with HIV/AIDS. Ms. Meenakshi, Chairperson, State Women Forum, Coimbatore, enlightened the audience on strategies for the empowerment of women living with HIV AIDS.

National Seminar On Problems And Prospects In Knowledge Dissemination On Livestock Rearing Among Self Help Groups
A National Seminar On Problems And Prospects In Knowledge Dissemination On Livestock Rearing Among Self Help Groups was organized on 13 February 2008. This seminar was organized as apart of the collaborative research project between the Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences and Reading University, United Kingdom on Improving Livelihood Security Of Women Self Help Groups (WSHG) Involved In Livestock Rearing Through Capacity Building In Gender Awareness under the DelPHE Scheme. Centre for Women’s Studies of Avinashilingam University for Women, Coimbatore, Centre for Women’s Studies, Bangalore University, Bangalore, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Kerala and College of Veterinary Science, Hyderabad are the other research partners for this collaborative project.

In addition to the project partners, Assistant Director, Animal Disease Intelligence Unit, Lead District Manager, Lead Bank Office, Assistant Manager (Vet), AAVIN, representative from DHAN foundation, Mahalir Thittam, Veterinary University Training and Research Centre, Saravanampatty, NABARD and faculty members from different departments of Avinashilingam University for Women presented their views on methodologies adopted for knowledge dissemination on livestock rearing among Self Help Group women. Dr. S. Ram Kumar, Lead Partner DFID, DelPHE Project and Associate Professor, Puducherry threw the spotlight on the theme of the seminar and Dr. Krishna Srinath, Director, National Research Centre for Women in Agriculture, Bhubaneswar delivered the key note address.

International Seminar on Environmental Education for Academic Excellence
A one day International Seminar on Environmental Education for Academic Excellence was organized in collaboration with the Department of Botany on 15 February 2008.Teachers and students from the faculty of Science participated in the seminar.