CovaiCare has the privilege of being the only one chosen in Tamil Nadu by the Ministry of Social Welfare, Government of India, for their initiative “Anubhav”, a Pan India Project to help create and spread awareness programmes for senior citizens throughout the country.
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has commissioned a number of NGOs in select parts of the country to address issues related to senior care in India. The Ministry along with Media4community foundation New Delhi has initiated a project titled Anubhav to help senior citizens by disseminating latest and relevant health; technology and science information through several media including community Radio Stations.
Under this project, Government of India provides a recording studio at the community in every State and also training for seniors to produce the podcasts which will be aired to reach the people via radio.
In this connection, a survey was commissioned by the Project Head of Anubhav to ascertain the expertise available at senior care communities in several areas listed by the Ministry via an online form.
This project aims to address issues related to senior citizens in India and also empower them.
TThe project was conceived , designed and implemented with Dr Sreedher Ramamurthy as a principal investigator.
At Coimbatore, Mr Madan Senthil, Chairperson, Rathinam Group of Industries inaugurated the audio studio for the project which was set up at Covai S3 Retirement Community on 2 December 2021. Dr Sreedhar, Director of Tapovani Broadcasting was also present for the inaugural function and helped us to upload the podcast recordings.
Anubhav is a voluntary project providing fun, entertainment and useful information on issues related to Senior Citizens. A list of illustrative topics was circulated to all residents. We had also sent a mail explaining who and how the recording should be produced from the comforts of your own houses.
The minute it was announced, it was amazing to see so many residents who happily volunteered to create a "Covai Vani Podcast" channel. They have produced 13 creative, interesting and informative Podcasts already.
Check it out here: https://i-radiolive.com/podcast/channel/nisds3covaicare
CovaiCare is continuing to seek volunteers from the residents of CovaiCare Retirement Communities across South India to create programmes of interest for senior citizens in rural and semi urban areas. You could contribute in various ways such as providing ideas for dramas, skits, writing the scripts, lending your voices, identifying resource persons etc. We would also love to hear from experts in their field to talk to us on their subjects. This podcast will be broadcasted on the Radio.
We know for sure that CovaiCare Residents have extraordinary talents and here is the opportunity to show it to the whole country. In so doing, we can also give our varied expertise and valuable experience back to the society.
CovaiCare Residents have extraordinary talents and Anubhav Podcast Project, a Govt of India initiative has provided a platform to exhibit that.
Under this project, Government of India provides a recording studio at the community in every State and also training for seniors to produce the podcasts which will be aired to reach the people via radio.
In this connection, a survey was commissioned by the Project Head of Anubhav to ascertain the expertise available at senior care communities in several areas listed by the Ministry via an online form.
This project aims to address issues related to senior citizens in India and also empower them.
The national hybrid launch of this project was done by Hon’ble Union minister for social justice Dr Virender Kumar who was the chief Guest at Asiana senior citizen homes, Bhiwadi, Rajasthan and simultaneously it was also launched at Pondicherry, Bengaluru, Karaikudi , Coimbatore, New Delhi with invited chief guests. The launch is jointly done by Vigyan Prasar and National Institute for Social Defense, both autonomous organisations under Government of India.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Anyone can participate in this.
WHICH LANGUAGE TO USE?
Podcast can be in any language of your choice as it will be broadcasted on Radio all over the country.
WHAT ARE THE TOPICS TO CHOOSE FOR PODCAST?
Programmes by senior citizens in 5 locations have already been uploaded on I-radiolive.com
Check out Covai Vani Channel here to get an idea:
https://i-radiolive.com/podcast/channel/nisds3covaicare
The topics can be like any one of the following examples:
Interview with persons who can share their success story in any field. Eg. Scientist
A skit or drama with a message to bring awareness Eg. Hygiene and health benefits
Challenges of ageing and how to manage
Stories of residents who have retired from the Indian Armed Forces
Tips to combat loneliness for seniors
Abuse of senior citizens and how to protect themselves
Doctor’s interview on Living Will
Discussion on legal issues which will help seniors
Talk to seniors who managed to stay calm during this pandemic
General financial guidance given by experts to seniors
Interview a senior fitness expert on tips for staying fit and healthy
Doctor’s talk on Health and Nutrition for seniors
WHAT IS THE DURATION OF THE RECORDING?
The recording should not be more than 20 mins please
HOW DO WE RECORD?
You can record on any smartphone.
People living in Covai S3 Retirement Community, Coimbatore can make use of the Recording Booth installed for this purpose by the Govt of India
WHAT IS THE FORMAT OF THE RECORDED FILE?
The recording should be in Mp3 file format
WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THE FILE?
The file size should be within 25 MB
WHOM SHOULD WE SEND THE RECORDING?
Kindly send your recording to by email to
info@covaicare.com
We would be very happy if many of you participate in this project.
Isn’t it nice to do things for which we didn’t have time during our younger days?
