It
is said that necessity is the mother of invention. At Colorss, we believe in
doing things differently as well as doing different things. It was during one
casual visit to the school in Vadodara that Mr. Anand Koti realized that some
of the school children seem to be suffering from pains at tender age of 12
years. That was only the beginning of some ground breaking knowledge
dissemination projects that came under the umbrella of “Risachi”- the research
wing of Colorss Foundation that came into being in July 2012.
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| The Published Research Paper - snapshot |
Dr.
Pavithra Rajan, a community physiotherapist with her graduate degree in
Kinesiology and community rehabilitation from Canada, was invited to conduct a
workshop on ergonomics for the slum women in the Sanjay Nagar slums in
Vadodara, Gujarat. There seemed to be an urgent need to develop a tool to
examine the ergonomic behavior of not only the mothers residing in these slums
but also the school children – both boys and girls. Risachi was officially
launched in July 2012 – this led to the start of the three-pronged community
research survey. The first project was to look into the musculoskeletal health
problems that the community women and school children face in Vadodara,
Gujarat, and suggesting cost effective solutions for the same. The second project
was done approximately six months after the first and it looked at the
effectiveness of the intervention workshop held in the first project. This
project was accepted for presentation at the 7th International
Conference of Management and Behavioral Sciences in March 2013 at Delhi, India.
Out of the many conference papers, this research work was chosen to be
published as a full paper in the Third Volume of the International Journal of
Management and Behavioral Sciences – click here to read the paper. The third
phase of the project looked at the ergonomic problems in the slum school
children in Pune, India.
The
team at Risachi consists of volunteers from diverse backgrounds- each
contributing in their unique but substantial way. Dr. Pavithra Rajan heads
Risachi. Mr. Anand Koti is the research co-ordinator. There are many volunteers
who aid with the data collection and data entry. While one research work is
published in one of the top international journals, other research work has
been submitted to other renowned journals and is under review.
The major crisis that Risachi faces
right now is funds. With the wing being run solely by volunteers, it becomes
difficult to design ambitious projects and ensure their smooth progression
toward completion without adequate funds. While we appreciate all the volunteer
help that you can provide us, what would be equally valued are your donations
that could help us put our ideas into practice! Please help spread the word so
that the modest work of Risachi can reach new heights!
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