Workshop On Developing Low Cost Communication Materials

A Daylong Teachers’ Workshop on Low Cost Communication Materials Development was held on 12 May 2007 at Birjhora Higher Secondary School, Bongaigaon, Assam. Mr. Pulin Choudhury, Principal of Birjhora HS School, inaugurated the workshop that was organized by Aaranyak, a society for bio-diversity conservation in Northeast India, and supported by Rufford Foundation. Mr. Choudhury, in his speech, pointed out that though the Environment Education is already introduced in our educational institutes, we have lots to do for proper utilization of the course.
Mr. Dhrubajyoti Kalita, Organizing Secretary, Aaranyak discussed about various techniques of developing low cost communication materials which may be used in interior places for making the environment education effective and joyful. He displayed various types of communication materials made of wastes available in our surrounding. As a part of the practical session, the participants prepared a model Hand Written Magazine.
Dr. Hillol Jyoti Singha, Publicity Secretary, Aaranyak, briefed up the practical session and appealed the participants to prepare more such types of materials with a view to make the environment education learning process to children more effective. School Teachers, NGO workers and Science Communicators from different places of Bongaigaon District attended the programme.
Mr. Ananta Bora & Mr. Dipak Konwar, environmentalists of Aaranayak, coordinated the programme.
The detail about this event was stated in a press release by Mr. Dhrubajyoti Kalita, Organising Secretary, Aaranyak, Guwahati-28, Mobile: 9864069583. The office of the organization is situated at Samanwoy Path, Survey, Beltola, Guwahati-28, and Ph. 0361-2228418.