Michael & John Job Center for
Education (MJC) was established by late Dr. P.P. Job with a vision to “Empower
the Girl Child through Education”. In line with its mission, MJC undertakes
initiatives to build awareness among the public about social evils like the
discrimination against girls, female foeticide and so on
This year as a part of its public awareness
program MJC organized a rally with the message
“SAVE THE GIRL CHILD” on Monday 6th July, 2014 at Race
Course, Coimbatore. Around 500 students from MJC along with Patrons and the
Staff of our Educational Institutions participated in this Rally. 
A group of students from Indian Public School, Coimbatore also joined our Rally
this year. The rally started from Sarathambal
Temple in Race Course area and ended at the same place. There was a good
response from the public to who joined us in support the theme of our rally.
For MJC such initiatives are part
of their learning and they organize such programs every year with participation
form MJC students, faculty and well-wishers in conjunction with their
convocation ceremony. In the past they had many local dignitaries like Late
Hema Karunakaran (former Commissioner of Police) and Mr Doraiswami a leading
political personality blessing these initiatives.
The
trustees of the institutions, the three principals, the staff and students took
part in the rally this year. Children raised slogans urging
the people to give education to the girl children and they also highlighted the
negative effects of female foeticide and female infanticide. The importance of
girl child was recited in the form of rhymes. Enthusiasm of the local community
could be seen by their presence and served as a boost for the cause.
The participants in the rally also
had placards with different slogans in local language depicting the importance
of girl child in the society to spread awareness in the society and remove
differences between boys and girls from public mind. . Reporters from varies
dallies had come and noted about the rally.
A report by L. JEEVITHA and M.
RAGASUDHA, Department of English
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