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School Campaign

Aiming to involve the students and teaching community on the sensitive issue of child illiteracy and  child labour, competitions are organized in schools and colleges. Essay writing, debate, painting and skits focusing child labour and illiteracy issues are conducted. The teaching community also supports the cause and provides permission to hold the events in the premises. Prizes are distributed to the winners as a token of appreciation of their concern for the less fortunate children.

  • Essay writing and painting competitions on Child Labour theme were held at Guru Nanak Public School, Delhi on 11 August. The principal helped the SACCS/BBA activists to organize the events in her school and also promised all possible help for future campaigns also. 15 Students participated in the essay writing and 20 in painting competitions.

  • Two more competitions were organized on the 3rd.and 11th Sept 2000. The children came up with excellent ideas in painting and the essays also conveyed their deep anguish over the sufferings of working children. Prizes were distributed to the successful candidates.

  • On the 31st July 2000, a debate was organized on the legal aspect of child exploitation in Lady Irwin School, Delhi,. The teachers moderated the programme. Sixteen students participated in the event. The debate brought out some of the loopholes in the law. Most of the students were of the view that there should not be any provision to employ children whether the occupation is hazardous or otherwise. Education and recreation should be the first and last benchmark of any child. The girl students excelled in the competition. The prize distribution event was held on 5th Sept 2000.

    School Campaign
  • On the occasion of the Independence Day (15th August) SACCS/BBA organised essay writing and painting competition at the Govt. Boys Senior Secondary school, Janakpuri, Delhi. 15 Students participated in the painting and 18 in essay competitions. The students also created some articles out of Jute, a fibrous material.

  • On the 15th Aug 2000 all the schools run by SACCS/BBA in Delhi celebrated the Independence day. 210 Children participated in a rally organised on this occasion. The children shouting slogans against child exploitation and illiteracy marched in the town area of Faridabad ( near Delhi)

  • Meditation programmes were organised in September 2000 in schools run by SACCS/BBA in Delhi to improve the power of concentration. 30 Students participated.

  • On 2nd October 2000, the children of Mukti Ashram were taken to Rajghat, the place where the remains of the father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi is kept. The children rendered devotional songs. The children also rendered speeches on the life of Mahatma and the freedom struggle. They also indicated that though the nation got its independence, yet there are thousands of slaves still living in this free country.

 
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