A Novel painting competition to bring together the children from various backgrounds of the city
A novel painting competition was organized on January 30, 2011 in the city at the Open Air Theatre by the Aashayein Foundation. ‘Kaamanabillu 2011 – Fill colours to life’ brought the kids from mainstream schools and those from NGOs, anathashramas and other special learning centres on a common platform to showcase their talent. About 160 children participated from over 12 institutions.
Some of the participating institutions include, St. Philomena’s Little Boys Home, Chamundi Children's Home, Sri Chayadevi Anathashrama, Sri Jain Education Society, Makkala Mane (FORHD), Govt. Juvenile Home (Boys), Sneha Kiran (Mysore Spastic Society) and Puttaveeramma Residential School For Hearing Impaired.
The event also provided a platform for the NGOs and special schools to showcase their efforts in promoting education among the orphans, physically challenged and the not-so-privileged sections of the society. Separate stalls were set up portraying the vision and efforts by each of these institutions.
Sri. Nagendra Kumar, Deputy Director of Public Instruction (DDPI), Mysore was the chief guest. Hon. H.P. Sandesh, Principal District and Sessions Judge, Mysore presided over the event. Speaking at the occasion, Hon. H.P Sandesh emphasized the need to co ordinate efforts from the youth to secure the future of the children. Mrs. Juliana Lobo, Head Mistress, Bastipur Govt Higher Primary School was also present at the occasion. She expressed happiness over the progress of Shikshana Abhiyana at her school. Aashayein Foundation teaches English to 50 students at the Bastipur Govt. Higher Primary School.
Megha M (St. Joseph's Central School) won the first place in the competition while Priyanka BV (Nirmala Convent) and Abijana N (Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan) bagged the second and third place respectively.
Megha M (St. Joseph's Central School) won the first place in the competition while Priyanka BV (Nirmala Convent) and Abijana N (Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan) bagged the second and third place respectively.
A medical checkup and blood donation camp was also organized on the sidelines of the event. A total of 37 visitors of the event donated their blood at the occasion.
The event also marked one year of operations of the Aashayein foundation in Mysore. The foundation works towards raising the aspiration levels kids especially among those from the not-so-privileged sections of the society. The foundation has operations in Bangalore, Mysore and Hyderabad and reaches out to the children through innovative programs such as Shikshana Abhiyana, Sunday Breakfast Serving, Bachche Mann Ke Sachche and Pustaka Abhiyana.
