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LOYOLA EXTENSION SERVICES Loyola Extension Services (LES) was registered in 1986, under the Charitable Societies Registration Act, as a resource centre and a centre of outreach and field involvement of the College. The aim and objective of starting LES was to get the College out of the possible ivory tower, academic isolation and detachment of the conventional university institution. Further, the UGC guidelines themselves envisaged teaching, research and extension as the triple functions of the University system. Today LES is a multi-dimensional resource centre with training, research, documentation, publication, counselling (Family and Student), VCA for adoption and social consultancy as its major services. LES Staff
Fr. Joye James S.J (Director) Training Facilities at LES The training centre is equipped with television, fax and photocopying machine, computers and printer, slide projectors, LCD projector, over head projector, VCR, VCP, screen for projection, black/white board and flannel board. Residential facilities are available for the trainees within the campus for up to eighty participants at a time. Separate lodging is available for men and women. SOCIAL LABS As an institution that forms social scientists and activists, the College has taken efforts to build up and use social labs where there is an integration of theory and practice, experimentation and experiential learning. These labs function under the overall supervision of the Principal and the immediate supervision of the Director of Loyola Extension Services. The various labs are:
Loyola Family Counselling Centre Community Organization: Women's Empowerment Cell The various activities of this cell include conducting Awareness Programmes for the SHGs, facilitating thrift, Credit Services, Self Employment/Income Generation Programme, Human Resource Development, Organization Development and Development of Infrastructure. The Pattom-Kesavadasapuram ADS is supervised by the Loyola Extension Services. Continuing Education Centre (Nodal) The Kerala State Literacy Mission has recognized Loyola as a Nodal Continuing Education Centre (CEC) for the implementation of the continuing education campaign. The centre functions at Chennilodu, Kumarapuram. Adoption Coordination Agency (ACA) ACA, another social lab, which is the Thiruvananthapuram Chapter of the VCA of Kerala, is an organization which came into being in the wake of the Supreme Court Judgment on adoption and in accordance with the guidelines of the Government of India. This lab was established in 1992 and is sponsored by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India and Child Relief and You (CRY). CHILDLINE 1098 The Loyola Extension Services functions as the nodal agency for CHILDLINE Thiruvananthapuram. CHILDLINE focuses on the relief and rehabilitation of children in distress. Any child in distress or anyone aware of the distressing situation of a child in the district can avail the free service round the clock (day and night) by dialing the toll-free number 1098. It is a project of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in partnership with the State Government, NGOs, Corporate sectors, UNICEF and caring individuals. Street children, child labourers, children who have been abused, child victims of flesh trade, disabled children, institutionalized children, child drug addicts, children affected by HIV/AIDS, conflict or disasters and children whose families are in crisis are the ones who come within the ambit of its services. Loyola Students' Counselling Centre This is a centre primarily devoted to providing counselling services to the school children in and around Sreekariyam Panchayat. There are training programmes conducted for teachers of the area to equip them with basic counselling skills. The Centre also caters to the counselling needs of college students and other youth in distress. Human Rights Resource Cell Loyola College has consistently been interested in the promotion of Human Rights in the State. Two state level seminars organized in the past and the follow-up activities have been the conspicuous results of this interest. In the context of growing violations of Human Rights and greater sensitivity to human dignity, the College has initiated this Centre, which focuses on training, awareness creation and advocacy efforts in the area of Human Rights. In collaboration with the National Service Scheme, the Centre reaches out to the various colleges affiliated to the University of Kerala. APPLIED RESEARCH Applied Research projects of the Loyola Extension Services (LES) concentrate on the generation of knowledge which is relevant, accessible and timely in informing policy makers and practitioners on urgent social problems. For implementing projects in the field of applied social sciences, LES seeks funding support from International / National agencies. These projects also promote policy related activities to complement the research and further to contribute to social change.These research projects are undertaken with active participation of all stakeholders in the processes like planning, implementation and monitoring.
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