A four-week-long Girl Empowerment Mission (GEM) 2022 concluded with a grand closing ceremony at NTPC Kaniha on Tuesday.
Executive Director, NTPC Kaniha K Srinivasa Rao speaking at the closing ceremony, expressed his optimism that the GEM workshop will stand to boost empowerment of girls in the region. He praised the team for their outstanding efforts in making the event a huge success and thanked the entire Kaniha fraternity and the district administration for their support.
"The aim of the programme was to provide the children with the opportunities they might otherwise not receive," he said, adding that during the course of the workshop, the girl students have not only been exposed to academics but also yoga, self-defence, fine arts and other life skills.
The GEM workshop is a flagship CSR initiative of NTPC that is empowering young girls to realise their dreams and aspirations. Around 110 girls students from 22 Government primary schools near NTPC Kaniha were selected for the workshop.
Chief guest Ashim Kumar Goswami, RED ER-II and Manjari Goswami, president Vasudha Mahila Mandal appreciated NTPC Kaniha's efforts to make the GEM-2022 workshop a success. Goswami stressed that the programme aims to groom young girls and is the first step for the young girls to turn their dreams to reality.
The main event of the closing night was a colourful cultural programme by GEM students featuring song and dance performances, display of yoga asanas and self defence techniques.