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April
21st to April 25th
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sponsored by : HEWITT ASSOCIATES |
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Over 400 participants from different parts of India, came together for a unique experience.
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Urban & rural school children came together to form lasting friendships
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Fusion of two different ends of India, came together for sharing & learning. |
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Anshu K. Gupta (Founder of Goonj) talks to the children to share the idea behind Pratibimb
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Participants discussing the event & took up responsibility |
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| Rural children enjoy some lighter moments as they watch a dance presented by their friends. |
Volunteers from Hewitt played an active role during the event. |
Strengthening their bonds with good old muscle power! |
Expression of love, closeness & bonding!
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Children from West Bengal working as child laborers, present a traditional performance for the participants. |
All the hard work and research in presenting a realistic picture of rural India and its issues, got the trophies and appreciation for the winning teams. 3rd Prize- Bharati Vidya Niektan, Pushp Vihar |
A Bihu dance performed by participants from Assam was a major hit with the audience. |
Seeking
solutions; where urban children from 23 school presented their
understanding of rural issues through skits, posters, prop etc.
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GOONJ’s new section ‘seeking solutions’ met its objective, which provoked urban school children to think & resent rural problem & come out with a possible. Children used traditional channel like gestures, charts, propos etc. |
An eminent panel of judges engrossed in the seeking solutions presentations From left- Mrs. Asha Kapoor, Mrs. Usha Kala, Mrs. Bindu Malini Krishnan & Dr. Pradeep Sarmah |
All the hard work and research in presenting a realistic picture of rural India and its issues, got the trophies and appreciation for the winning teams. 3rd Prize- Bharati Vidya Niektan, Pushp Vihar |
1st Prize- Chiranjeev Bharati School, Gurgaon |
2nd Prize- Somerville School, Vasundhara Enclave |
Children & representatives from rural partner groups who were also a part of judging team analyze the presentations with other judges |
Children’s gave their response and feedback creatively in the form of poetry, creative drawing, slogans. Some of the thought provoking entries were displayed for the participants |
Grassroots group representative spoke to urban children about the S2S work in the far flung villages & the impact of their ongoing contribution |
Lunch time at the event was a beautiful display of voluntrya efforts.
Over 400 participants were fed in a span of 1 hour by forming
human chain, ensuring a smooth operation. |
Urban children look through the presentations put up by rural grassroots groups, about realities of rural India and the impact of S2S programme. |
Rural group representatives visited Goonj’s workshop & stores to understand the process of sorting, packing, napkin making & school bag making. |
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