“Go RURBAN is the journey towards our roots,” said Mohsin Khan of Ansh Happiness Society.
As many as 22 participants from 9 different states of the country have participated in the event Go Rurban.
This camp is being held at Basant Guwan village of Tikamgarh district, Bundelkhand Madhya Pradesh from December 30 to January 4 2018. It is organized by the collaboration of Ekta Parishad and ANSH Happiness society. Ekta parishad has been working for the last 27 years for the rights on livelihood and land of marginalized and indigenous communities. Ansh Happiness society is a youth based organization, which works for youth development through volunteerism.
This collaboration is based on the strong rural base of Ekta parishad and the Urban participation of Ansh Happiness society.
90 participants from 12 different states applied for this camp out of which 22 participants from 9 different states were selected.’ Informing about it Mohsin said that Go Rurban’ is also a medium where youth can learn about Peace and Non Violence through self exploring and learning from the near surroundings, which is usually avoided in our far based education system. This camp is also a start for all the participants for volunteering at least for 2.5 hours a week for the ‘Go Rurban’ concept itself.
Mohsin said that in today’s world where there is a huge difference between Urban and Rural societies, ‘Go RURBAN’ aims to bridge the gap between the two lifestyles. The aim of this camp is to strengthen the roots by exploring more about village.