Event Details

The PG & Research Department of Social Work, Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Tirupattur District, organized a Human Rights Day Celebration on 09 December 2025 as part of the Human Rights Skill Paper for I MSW students. The programme was conducted at St. Charles Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Tirupattur, with the active participation of 250 school children. The programme aimed to create awareness among young students about basic human rights and to nurture values of equality, dignity, justice and social harmony. By engaging school children through creative and participatory methods, the programme sought to make human rights education meaningful, accessible and impactful. Dr. K. Arockiaraj, Course Teacher, explained the significance of Human Rights Day and highlighted the responsibility of social work students in promoting human rights awareness among younger generations. Subsequently, Dr. C. R. Christi Anandan, Head of the P.G. & Research Department of Social Work, delivered the felicitation address. He emphasized that respect for human rights should begin at home and be reflected in everyday behaviour, interpersonal relationships and social interactions, thereby linking human rights education with moral values and social responsibility. The core of the programme comprised a series of creative and participatory performances by the I MSW students. Through skits, mime acts, songs and dance performances, students explained various human rights articles in a simple, engaging and age-appropriate manner. Special emphasis was placed on the Right to Education, Right against Discrimination, and the importance of equality and dignity.