Berhampore Girls’ College

Best Practice-1 

Title of the Practice: “Earn while Learn (Udhbhabani)”

Objectives of the Practice: 

1. To unravel and foster the latent innovative ideas of the girl students in order to enable them to earn. 
2. Besides continuous learning process, the institution ensures improvement of the quality of life of the students through skill development for the purpose of career advancement and providing financial stability. 
3. To set a goal and provide a platform for students willing to earn.

The Context: 

The quality of time demands developing earning capacity through skill enhancement in order to ensure overall development of the students. Providing a sustainable ground for earning is the prime motive of the practice. The socio-economic development of the country depends invariably on the capacity of its citizens to become financially self-reliant. In this perspective, it is essential for every human being, more so, for girls to earn for emerging as empowered individuals.

The Practice: 

1. MOUs with reputed NGOs like Rokeya Nari Unnayan Samiti and feminism dotcom for training in skill development courses. 
2. MOUs with government aided institutions for preparing a nurturing ground of young girls. 
3. To provide a platform for marketing of handicrafts and creating a space for display of the goods to be sold to prospective consumers. 
4. Organization of fair involving the students of the college for display and sale of hand made goods. 
5. Organization of fair involving the students of the schools of the district for display and sale of hand made goods. 
6. Organization of fair involving NGOs and local girls of the district for the purpose of display and sale of hand made goods. 
7. Organisation of a fair named Udbhabani-1 took place on 17.02.2023. 
8. Organisation of a fair named Udbhabani-2 held on 05.03.24 and 06.03.24, providing a platform for marketing handicrafts like shola work, tailoring, painting, food items, etc. 
9. Organisation of a fair named Udbhabani-3 held on 25.06.24, providing a platform for marketing handicrafts like shola work, tailoring, painting, food items, etc.

Evidence of Success: 

1. Around Rs.1,00,000 earned by the participants at the 3rd fair through sale of products. 
2. Student participation increased and financial outcome raised at the next fair. 
3. Through such notable increase in income and resource generation, consequently the confidence of young participating students has raised substantially. 
4. Students having participated encourage other learners to engage in such endeavours of the institution. 
5. An alternative financial opening and source of income for enterprising learners by giving them an opportunity to earn from their leisure pursuit.

Problems Encountered and Resources Required: 

1. To create an initial fund for the purpose of investment required to lend suitable space for the young earners. 
2. To create adequate fund for the purpose of expenses to be incurred as remuneration/honorarium to be given to the trainers. 
3. The examination pattern under the semester system gives little time for engaging in such skill enhancement courses. 
4. Lack of marketing policies.

Best Practice-2 

Title of the Practice: “Green and Environmental Sustainability Initiatives: “Sabujer Abbhijan”- Go Green Campaign” 

Objectives of the Practice:

1. To promote environmental sustainability among students. 
2. To promote usage of environmental-friendly products amongst students to foster awareness of sustainability and to enable them to register them to deploy sustainable choice in their daily life. 
3. To adopt ecofriendly practice. 
4. To reduce pollution.

The Context: 

The practice of environmental sustainability amongst students is directed towards ensuring a social, economic and environmental balance. Sustainability teaches one to conserve the biotic and abiotic resources that make up the ecosystem so that one may avail the natural wealth for long term. Moreover, a sustainable way of living always aims to hold the future generation in a secure zone wherein they can survive besides satisfying the necessities of the present.

The Practice: 

1. Use of solar panel. 
2. Three Rainwater harvesting plants. 
3. Sustenance of extensive greenery of the campus that invariably contributes towards conserving the green atmosphere of the town radically facing deforestation for domestic and industrial uses. 
4. Tree plantation from time to time. 
5. Adoption of trees by the student members of the “Sabujer Abhijaan Bahini” (Green Expeditionary Force) of the college under the supervision of the academic departments. 
6. Organising seminar, workshop, outreach programs on environmental sustainability. 
7. Enrolment of members of all stakeholders of the college in the Go Green Committee. 
8. Existence of herbal garden wherein medicinal plants are planted. 
9. Publication of Environmental related wall magazines by respective departments of the college. 
10. The Centre for Murshidabad Studies organized workshop on conserving ecosystem and biodiversity. 
11. Initiative taken for ban of single use plastics like organizing seminars, poster presentations and rallies. 
12. Use of earthen pots and plates made of leaves of sal trees in college canteen to reduce the use of plastics. 
13. Vermicomposting unit in college where manure is produced. 
14. Organic Farming in kitchen gardens and using the products in college canteen. 
15. Use of LED for conservation of electricity. 
16. Use of digital flex in place of plastic flex. 
17. Academic departments give particular attention to cross-cutting issues like environment and sustainability. 
18. Deploying nests for birds. 
19. Publication of an edited volume entitled Paribesh Bhabna O Bharatiya Aitijhya with ISBN to raise awareness about Environment . 
20. Butterfly Host Garden 21.Observing No Vehicles Day ( Thursday )

Evidence of Success: 

1. Use of eco-friendly objects/equipment in college campus which creates a positive impact on students by creating awareness about our objectives of environment sustainability. 
2. Bio-diversity is sustained, maintained and conserved in college campus. 
3. Electricity cost and energy is saved through use of solar panel. 
4. Usage of water from rainwater harvesting for preservation of natural balance of the environment. 
5. Vermicomposting inside the campus enhance soil fertility. 
6. Kitchen garden provides good nutrition for human consumption inside the campus. 
7. Awareness generated about environment sustainability from different activities inside the college. 
8. Reduction of plastic wastes by sixty percent.

Problems Encountered and Resources Required: 

1. As the college is located at the heart of the district town, noise and air pollution is a major setback. 
2. Lack of adequate fund to be utilised for environment purpose. 
3. More administrative help required from government bodies. 
4. Proper use of Solar panel and rainwater harvesting projects require more funds. 
5. Sustenance of a green campus demands regular care which can be assured through proper finance.