WELCOME

QCC 11

Droopnath Ramphul State College

Mauritius is a tiny yet heaven-like island in the Indian Ocean. A
multi-racial country yet unity is the strength in Mauritian family!
Droopnath Ramphul State College, from a small secondary school to
now a national college has become one of the rare institutions of the
North of the country, fully geared for teaching, learning and
communicating. The school leaves no stone unturned in educating its
students, in sensitizing them about life and the world issues and in
bringing out the talent in them.
We, the ENLIGHTERS, with this initiative of recycling have contributed
in part of its success; protecting the school, protecting the environment.
It just takes a pebble in the water to make a wave!

Total Quality Management (TQM)

Total quality development comprises material,

human and spiritual growth of a student. This
is possible through quality education or
education with a purpose. Students should be
trained to work for human welfare and
constantly improve the quality of life in the
world. Such students will invariably be free of
prejudices of race or caste and become world
citizens, gifts of God to mankind and a pride of
the human race.
The CMS Founder-Manager, Shri Jagdish Gandhi

QC-ENLIGHTERS
Group Name: ENLIGHTERS
Group Leader: Nowbut Pranishta
Assistant Group Leader: Galamali Waseemah
Formation :
Total No. Of Members: 7
Average Age: 16 years old
Facilitator: Mrs Malini Treebhoohun
Meeting Days: 2 days per week
Meeting Venue: Library
Duration: 1 Hour

Group Members:
1. Nowbut Pranishta
2. Galamali Waseemah
3. Mogunchand Naina
4. Louedziane Nouhad
5. Kausmally Noorina
6. Ramparsad Yashvi
7. Khoobeelass Priyamka

ENLIGHTERS
We are here to shine your
world with solutions, initiatives
and skills.

Quality Tools Used:

Brainstorming
Histogram
Pie Chart
Fishbone Diagram
Pareto Diagram
Gantt Chart

BRAINSTORMING
Lack of Parental Guidance
Conservative society
Depression
Addiction to technological gadgets
Peer pressure
Lack of initiatives for a better quality of life
at school and community level
Discipline
Smoking
Lack of Punctuality
Improper Uniform
Language
Stage Fear
Lack of classroom cleanliness
Improper Infrastructure
Misbehaviour
Bullying
Low quality of food in Canteen
Unhygienic toilets
Lack of First Aid knowledge
Lack of Internet access
Theft
Attraction to opposite Sex

1) Bullying
2) Unhygienic Toilets
3) Depression
4) Attraction To Opposite Sex
5) Theft
6) Lack of Initiatives for a better quality of
life at school and community level
7) Discipline
8) Smoking
9) Lack of Classroom Cleanliness
10)Low Quality of Food in Canteen

10

Pranishta 5

Waseem
ah

Naina

Yashvi

10

Nouhad

Noorina

10

Priyamka 5

TOTAL

50

37

28

30

64

45

39

47

30

33

70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0

Problem Prioritization

Title: Lack of Initiatives For A Better

Quality Of Life At School And
Community Level
Quality of life depends on the quality of environment and itself depending on
individual and group initiatives,
In this new era of modernization, reduction of pollution and going green is
gaining momentum,
A lack of initiatives by local groups to encourage people to reduce littering,
The world is thinking Green and so should our population

SKETCH

Questionnaire

For inhabitants of Calebasses, and staff and students of DRSC

1.
.
.

Do you think pollution is a major problem in Mauritius?

Yes
No

2.

According to you, can measures be taken at school level to reduce

pollution in the school locality?
Yes
No

.
.

3. Being a student in the locality, do you believe that its due to carelessness of
man that the land is being polluted?
. Yes
. No

4. Do you think that people should be made conscious about the

importance of a clean and green environment?
Yes
No
5. According to you, will we get a positive response from the public
concerning the promotion of green Mauritius?
Yes
No
6.

Do you agree that the improper disposal of residual cloth from the
neighbouring textile industry is causing an eyesore?
Yes
No

Survey result
After doing a small survey
among 60 people comprising of
inhabitants of the locality and
staff and students of Droopnath
Ramphul State College, it was
found that pollution is a problem
being faced by the majority of the
population.
It has also been noted that some
people are still not conscious of
the Maurice Ile Durable concept.

Pollution As A Major Problem

yes,
pollution is
a major
problem
no, pollution
is not a
major
problem

MAN
Wrong
method of
disposal
Lack of
encouragem
ent
Abuse of
free gifts
of
Nature
Lack of
usage of
Dustbin
No proper
disposal
centres for
dry cells

Lack of
awarenes
s

Piles of
Clothes

MATERIA
Too much
LS
Used

Weeding
wastes

Carelessne
Food
ss

papers
Too many
Plastic
bottles LACK OF

INITIATIVES
FOR A BETTER
Tyre
Dry
Lack of
QUALITY OF
s
cells
skills
LIFE AT
SCHOOL AND
Littering is
Products are Non-COMMUNITY
an Eyesore
biodegradable LEVEL

boxes

Huge
amount of
waste Unpleasant
disposal smell from
rotting
material

METHO

Disposal of
toxins in rivers
Accumulation
of water in
tyres

ENVIRON

Proposed Solutions
For lack of initiatives for a better quality
of life at school and community level:
Create a Blog
Be creative using the clothes (Reuse of
fabrics)
Papier Mache
Compost

Strategies And Tactics Diagram

VISION

To bring about initiatives for a better

quality of life at school and community
level

Encouraging students to
care for the environment
To inculcate in them the sense of
protecting the environment for a
better planet, hence for a better
quality of life.

STRATEGIES

Papier mache

TACTICS

Reuse Of Fabrics
Composting
ACTION IN

Spreading the word

Classroom
School
Yard

Action
Reuse of fabrics

Who?
Lower 6
Students
Form2Form3
students

Create
Blog/Organise
expose for
Calebasses
inhabitants

Students of
DRSC

Papier Mache

Students of
Form1Form3 with
the help of
QC
members
and Art
teachers

July

August

Septem
ber

Octob
er

1.
Do you personally believe
that recycling is a good
solution to this problem?
Yes
No
2.
In your opinion, is the reuse of the cloth in making
decorative and handicrafts a
good initiative?
Yes
No
3.
Do you think it is possible
to reduce littering by the
recycling of waste papers or
old
newspapers
and
magazines?
Yes
No
4. Do you think composting is
a way to prevent pollution?
. Yes
. No

It has been noted that

people
are
eager
concerning
the
recycling project.
Recycling As A Solution
Yes, Recyling
is a solution
No,Recycling
is not a
solution

Interview with Mrs. Seeburun

Re-use of fabrics
What exactly is your idea? What will be done in
it?
The Textile Department and I have currently thought
to set up a School Enterprise Challenge (SEC). We
can take fabrics and manufacture basic things which
are used in everyday life. Then these products will
be sold at the seat of the school.
Where will you get the fabrics for your
project?
The fabrics will be from the students, teachers and
staff. They will have to be used fabrics; which usually
make a mess at home. Instead of throwing them, we
have thought of making useful products out of them.
What are the products that you have planned
to make with these fabrics?
In the beginning, we thought only of wall hangings
but when we saw that the response was good, we
decided to diversify and now weve come to a point
where we will be able to make shopping bags of all
sizes, mobile pouch, cosmetic pouch, diary pouch.
These are products which will be made on the
request of the students.

What is the aim of the SEC?

Its main aim is to sensitise students about recycling;
instead of throwing, we can re-use. Another aim is
to inculcate business skills in students. We are
also thinking of involving commissions for the
students who will make the products and also for
those who will sell them. Therefore, encouraging
them to work on this project.
How have you let other people know about
your project?
Initially it was mainly an ear to ear process, but
seeing the great demand, we decided to create a
blog where our products, to be sold, will be
advertised. Actually, the blog has not been opened
to the public, but as soon as we start with the
project, the blog will be operational. Furthermore,
the blog has been designed totally on students
preferences.
When will you be meeting the students?
Normally, it should be during the activity period and
lunch break; but the rector told us to take free
classes to work on the project, so as to have each
students involved in the project.

Having planned our Activities to inculcate

Green Culture in our students, we moved
ahead to Go green and thus encourage
both students and teachers to invest
themselves in Recycling which on a long

Implementation
Step 1
Reuse

of Fabrics

Unwanted scraps of
fabrics were reused
to make household
decorative items.

Other materials
such
as
buttons,
braids, trims and
threads were also re
used.

Implementation
Step1
Main Objectives:

1. To sensitise students
on the importance of
preserving the
environment.
2. To increase students
awareness on the
reuse of unwanted
scraps of fabrics so
as to reduce wastes.

Implementation
Step 2
Spreading the word:

A blog was created

Posters about our activities
were made
Pictures were uploaded
Comments from students is
also possible
Within no time, the entire
locality was made aware of the
project going on in our school.
Suggesting site:
http://act.earthday.org/act/130357
9068/earth-day-mauritius-wwwearthm
auritiusorg

Implementation
Step2

A carnival in which
QC members and
DRSC students
participated was
organized and the
dynamic group left
school for
Calebasses Primary
School.

Implementation
Step2
This
was to sensitize
everyone, even small
children on how to
preserve this little heaven
of ours.
Residence of Calebasses
were offered plants which
they happily accepted.
We made elders
conscious about our planet
and how they should give a
helping hand to reduce
pollution especially through
recycling.

Few of the best cliche

Showing Costumes made of recycled
material

The students were shown the consequences

of polluting and the need to recycle.

Implementation
Step 3

Papier Mache
Papers,
newspapers
and
bottles were used
to make beautiful
flower pots and
other
decorative
objects.

SOME FINAL WORK

FROM PAPIER MACHE:
Decorative frames
Flower pots

Implementation
Step 4

Compost
Composting was
done using weeds
being thrown
around in the
environment
Plastics cans were
recycled to act as
our composters

Implementation
Step 4

To eliminate
weeds , we decided
not to use
pesticides but
instead to carry
out composting
with them.
The least weed,
and directly it goes
in our Composter.

Composting after having

taken off the weeds

 Action Speaks Louder

Than Words
Together we can promote a better and
world.

greener

TANGIBLE BENEFITS
More Awareness was created among the students and the
inhabitants.
Developed the skills/creativity, bring out the artist in the
students.
Help to reduce littering.
Easily done methods allowed each one to adopt them in their
life.
Inculcate business skills ( Reuse of Fabrics for school
enterprise)

Benefit To The Group

Team Spirit
Confidence Building
Acquire Leadership Skills
Learn to tackle problem systematically
Enhanced self-esteem.
Developed communication skills
Developed good relationship with others
Developed positive outlook

Sustained & Other problems

to Be Worked Upon
I. Papier mache works would be continued with interested
students while the method of doing it will be added to
the syllabus.
II. Students would be encouraged to take care of
composting and use it in their classes by teachers.
III.Patchwork will be continued by lower classes and method
will be added to their syllabus.
IV. The blog will be available and we will try to open it to the
public and add other school of the vicinity to write about
their experience on Green Culture.
V. The project will be extended to the primary school of
the locality upon approval.

Our Sincere Gratitude To

Mrs Treebhoohun for her effort in motivating us
for the project
Mrs Goorah for guiding us
Mrs Seebarrun for supporting us in the Textile
process
Mrs Lo yee for supporting our Papier Mache
project
And the whole department of DRSC and the rector,
Mrs Beeharry Panray for helping us organise such
activities and encouraging us.

Thank you for your kind

attention.

Any Queries??