Circular No. 69/07 Date:22/08/2007
To
All the State Secretaries of
The Bharat Scouts & Guides,
Indian Union.
Sub: National level competition on Leprosy on
October 2nd 2007.
Dear Sir/Madam,
The 2nd October,
the Birthday of Bapuji, the Father of Nation is observed as Anti Leprosy Day.
You all know that The Bharat Scouts & Guides is having partnership
programme with The Leprosy Mission Trust India from 2003 onwards. In the past
years we conducted many programmes where the resource persons of TLM took
session on leprosy awareness. They also distributed different kinds of
literatures to all our Scouts & Guides.
The programme is organised
at the national level every year to mark the birth anniversary of Mahatma
Gandhi. The Father of Nation was the torchbearer of organised leprosy
eradication works in India.
Like in 2006, this year also
a national level competition has been planned in partnership with TLM. The
Bharat Scouts & Guides schools students are suppose to depict like Gandhiji
(with costumes) and make a speech (Hindi or English) on Leprosy in 5 minutes at
all levels of competition. Semifinal round of contest will be held on Oct 1,2007
at Bharat Scouts & Guides Auditorium in Delhi.
The contest will be as follows:
1.
The
contest will be conducted first at the school level.
2.
Then
the contest will be conducted at the district and state level.
3.
From
each state the best Scout or Guide will be sent with his/her Scouter/Guider to
Bharat Scouts & Guides Auditorium, New Delhi to participate in the
semifinal round on October 1,2007.
4.
Five
finalists selected through the semifinal will again perform on Oct 2nd.
5.
There
will be a Rolling Trophy for the first winning State. Besides these, all the
five finalists will be given prizes. Consolation prizes will be given to the
state representatives. Special prizes will be awarded to the escorts
(Scouter/Guiders) of the first three winners.
6.
Each
Scout/Guide selected from State along with Scouter/Guider will be given Second
Class Train Fare and Bus fare (all actual with concession) from Hometown to
Delhi and back by the TLM. Accommodation also will be given at Delhi for two
days.
The state is requested to
supervise the contest as per the programme given below.
Programme: National level competition
for school students.
Objectives: To create awareness among
school students on leprosy with regard to stigma, discrimination and treatment.
Competition: Bharat Scouts & Guides
School Students have to depict like Gandhiji and make an extempore speech on
leprosy. Through different stages of competition the national winner would be
selected and awarded.
The competition would be
organised at different levels to select the best presentation.
Stage-I
Intra School Competition-
Inter house competition within a school to select the Best School
Representative. In-charge, District Bharat Scouts & Guides officer.
Stage-II
Inter School Competition-
The best school representatives will compete with each other to select the Best
District Representative. In- charge, District Bharat Scouts & Guides
officer.
Stage-III
Inter District Competition –
The best district representatives will contest among themselves to select the
Best State Representative. In- charge, State Bharat Scouts & Guides
officer.
Stage-IV
Inter State Competition –
The best state representatives will perform in Delhi in the semi-final round to
select the best Final Representatives. In-charge,
Bharat Scouts & Guides,
Headquarters and The Leprosy Mission Media Centre.
State-V
Final Competition – The
finalists will perform on October 2,2007 in an auditorium. The best state
adjudged will receive the rolling Trophy. In-charge,
Bharat Scouts & Guides,
Headquarters and The Leprosy Mission Media Centre.
Special Note: The State is requested to
send the name of the winner (Scout/Guide) and their escort with their date of
birth and complete postal address, telephone No, etc on or before September 20,
2007 to Jt.Director (G) by fax/e-mail/Speed Post.
Expecting your fullest
cooperation in this regard.
With regards.
Yours in Scouting,
(Director)
C.c to: All office- bearers
of the National Headquarters, Bharat Scouts & Guides, and The Leprosy
Mission Media Centre.
Encl: Guidelines of the
competition:
Guidelines:
1.
The
participant should be a school student (Certificate\Proof required).
2.
The
participant at all different stages has to depict like Gandhiji and deliver an
extempore speech on leprosy in a time period of 5 minutes.
3.
The
speech should be either in English or Hindi.
4.
The
criteria of marking would be- content of speech, acting, resemblance to
Gandhiji, dress and overall presentation.
5.
The
first three stages will be conducted in the supervision of Bharat Scouts &
Guides State Commissioner\State Secretary\Deputed Officer. Their role would be
to get the best state representative by conducting the competition at the
district and school level.
6.
The
first three stages should be completed and informed at Bharat Scouts &
Guides Headquarters and TLM Media Centre before September 20,2007.
7.
The
best state representatives will be competing at the national level-Semi final
round on October 1,2007 at the Bharat Scouts & Guides headquarters, Delhi
to select the finalists.
8.
The
final round will be held in an auditorium in Delhi on Oct 2, 2007.
9.
A
rolling trophy would be awarded to the national winner (best State
representatives).
10.
A
special prize would be given to the escort (teacher\parents) of the first three
participants at the national level.
Travel cost (Second Class- Sleeper) of the participant and the escort to Delhi for the national round of competition, prizes and the cost towards organizing the final day programme will be borne by the TLM Media Centre.