A Summer camp was organised by Uday Social Development Society for the children of Bhopal slums at St. Raphael Co-ed School. The camp started on 2nd may and concluded on 6th. The objectives of summer camp were to enhance the leadership quality in the children, to promote and strength the participation of children in prioritising the issues and to instil the lifelong values of teamwork.
Children in the age group of seven to teen years are in the moulding stage. Right skills imparted now can help them to shape their life and future.
A total of 110 children from five slums i.e. jatkhedi, bagmugaliya, rahul nagar, durga nagar, Dolak Basti were participated in the camp. The core ingredients of the programme are safety and self defence technique, Role plays, Session on good and bad touch, Discussion on child rights and child protection, Craft work, colouring and painting, Session on capacity building on leadership ,Songs based on social issues, and more.
Mrutyunjay from Radio Popcorn (Bhabha University) was the chief guest of the programme. Mehendi and rangoli competitions were organized on 6th May. Through this competition, the children got the opportunity to display their creative talent. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of the summer camp, a test was conducted which measures the learning of the children. Awards and certificates were given to encourage children.
“This camp was memorable experience for all of us as at the end of it; we took many important skills and lessons. I enjoyed this camp a lot and want to join it again whenever it will organise”, said Rohini,(participant) of jatkhedi slum.
“We learnt various things first time in this camp which were not taught in the school. This camp increases my confidence and also helped me to learn various skills” said Lalit participant of summer camp.