Bicycle Rally in Rain by Afghan & Local Students to Support Girls Rights in Afghanistan
A unique Cross Cultural Global Children’s Art Fest-CCGCAF 2021
Chandigarh, September 21: Today, celebrating International Day of Peace, Yuvsatta-an NGO in collaboration with Afghan Students Unity Group in Chandigarh, St. John’s High School & St. Joseph’s Sr. Sec. School, organized a bicycle rally in support of ‘Girls & Women Rights in Afghanistan’.
And despite heavy rains around 100 students participated in the initiative. The bicycle rally was flagged off from Parade Ground, Sector 17, by Kajal-the ‘Girls India Ambassador’-a class 7 students of Govt. Model Sr. Sec. School, Dhanas. And passing through markets of Sector 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17 culminated at Gandhi Bhawan, Sector 16, with an interactive session on ‘Following the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi & Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan’. Prominent speakers at this interactive forum were Pramod Sharma, founder of Yuvsatta, Abdul Monir Kakar, founder of Afghan Students Unity Group and Devraj Tyagi, Secretary, Gandhi Smarak Bhawan, Chandigarh.
Pramod Sharma, informed that today they also organized a unique ‘Cross Cultural Global Children’s Art Fest-CCGCAF 2021’ on the theme of ‘We Shall Overcome’, in which over 500 young students from 14 Schools in four different countries of India, Afghanistan, Australia & Indonesia participated. The participating students showcased their talent in support of ‘Girls of Afghanistan’, by way of music, art, theatre and dance.
Prominent participating Schools of Cross-Cultural Global Children’s Art Fest-CCGCAF 2021 were Delhi Public School, St. Joseph’s Sr. Sec. School, Manav Rachna International School, Kitabghar, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Dhanas, Gurukul Global School, KB DAV Senior Secondary Public School, Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Carmel Convent School, Jammu, Dubbo School, New South Wales, Australia, UB-Loon Institute, Bohol, Philippines, Afghan Students and Schools supported in Indonesia by Sociopreneur ID-an NGO.
Reema Dewan, Principal of Delhi Public School added that like other participating Schools, their students are also preparing lots of ‘Pink Paper Birds’ with slogans of ‘We Will not Remain Silent’. And later these birds will be sent by post to Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations, with appeals signed by children to support the cause of ‘Girls of Afghanistan’.
The Cross-Cultural Global Children’s Art Fest-CCGCAF 2021, which was watched today by over 5000 people around the world, was jointly organized by Yuvsatta (youth for peace), Global Peace & Development Service Alliance, Thailand, Artdialogo Asia, Malaysia & Sociopreneur ID, Indonesia.
Overjoyed by the local support to cause of Afghanistan, Abdul Monir Kakar, Founder,
Afghan Students Unity Group in Chandigarh & Punjab, shared that they feel indebted to Indian people for all the generous support and cooperation to make them feel comfortable and realize their true potential.
Attached: Few pictures of the bicycle rally and children’s performing during Cross Cultural Global Children’s Art Fest-CCGCAF 2021.
