Special event as part of child rights week was marked on Thursday at village Diwadiya in Sehore district. It was a rural sports event which included games like sitolia, touch down handball, monkey in the centre, bol-rele, and dodgeball. Friendly matches were played between five different teams, which were named like aam, sitaphal, imli etc.. It was an activity based event to mark upcoming World Children's Day which falls on November 20.
The theme for this year's World Children's Day is sports and inclusion. Over 300 children participated in the same. The event was organised by Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti. Asha Mishra of BGVS spoke at the start of the event and said that this event is being held to mark World Children's Day and is based on the theme this year, engaging children. Team of volunteers from BGVS also sang a song on the theme of education at the Start.
Margaret Gwada, Chief, UNICEF Madhya Pradesh played all five games with children at the ground. She said that 'It was great to be part of this sporting events with children, with them in their village. Sports promotes a positive school environment, nurtures life skills, and brings teacher and students together.
FA Jami, Education Specialist. UNICEF MP spoke on how sports helped in building confidence of children, and nurtures leadership in children.
Anil Gulati Communication Specialist UNICEF, Ashwani, Education Consultant, UNICEF and team from BGVS were present and played with children in grounds of the school. Sarpanch, teachers of the school and community members from the village were present at the event.