Child Rights Mela 2019, Surat.

                            Child Rights Mela 2019, Surat

On 21 and 22 November, 2019, The Child Rights Mela is jointly organized by SMC, Child friendly city knowledge centre Surat, UNICEF, and Jeevan Bharati School. The Mela is chaired by the chief of UNICEF, SMC Officer, and other dignitaries. It started with lighting a lamp and prayer to the Goddess Saraswati. On the occasion of 150 years of birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhiji, The Child Mela is organized at Jeevan Bharati ground, Surat. It began at 10.30 with the Mela Organiser, who is in charge of the various clubs at Jeevan Bharati School, shared her experience about the clubs and the child rights fair. She said in her statement that there are 200 children and 30 institutes to participate in the Mela. Then the facilitation followed with the books and the saplings to the guests. After that Ms. Laxmi Bhavani was called to share her views as a chief of UNICEF, Gujarat.  She pointed out that the children would get their rights through the Mela. Further she shared the five necessary rights of the children. These are good living, development, good education, protection, joyful and quality education. At the same time she remembered her experience of Gujarat University Boot Camp Programme. She was concerned about the children’s malnutrition issues. The facts were given by her how the children to be the victim to the structure of the society and system. She appealed everybody to come forward to fight for them with public private partnership. She even admired the Atal Tinkering Lab of Jeevan Bharati School. The national song was played after her speech.      

I along with others participated as the volunteer and assisted them. I was at Stall number 12. There were total 30 stalls with various activities focusing upon the children, their rights and the environmental issues. These were immensely full of creative and innovative. It is a must to visit the Mela and a worth visiting.