Ambassador of Germany to India Walter J Lindner on Wednesday visited the OUAT Farm Gate Community here, a group where NGO Humara Bachapan Trust has been working since 2014.
The Ambassador interacted with children, women and youths of the community and inaugurated a digital learning centre for the children and youths.
Lindner interacted with the children at the play and learning centre ‘Ama Adda’ and with their parents who shared that the Ama Adda is making play and learning accessible to the children without putting them at risk of going outdoors during the pandemic.At the Community Digital Learning Centre, he interacted with the Humara Bachpan team and the youths of the community, who shared that the centre would provide children access to online platforms to continue their learning and education during the pandemic.
This was followed by plantation of two pomegranate plants by the Ambassador, who then attended the final event where the community children, youths and women performed a welcome song, group dance. Women entrepreneurs, adolescent girls and youth leaders shared their aspirations and future goals and the platform they have received to fulfil their goals.Linder said, “It’s a very impressive model of living together here. The women and children of this community have set an inspirational example by aspiring for the best and breaking the stereotypes.”Founder-chairperson of Humara Bachpan Trust Dharitri Patnaik shared about how the organisation works with children, adolescents and women to empower them by building their skills and making them leaders for change in their community.