Chandigarh: Catch them young and make them the harbingers of change. This seems to be the motto of a silent revolution that is taking place in the Bapu Dham Colony in Sector 26.
A colony like many others, but better known for the number of illiterates and drug addicts, the place is slowly but steadily looking forward to a positive change. With the help of an NGO Yuvsatta, the youth of the colony are being involved in a number of projects that just might change the course of their lives.
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The wall newspaper, started in June last year, is spreading its light across the city. An army of young reporters from the colony brings out this monthly newspaper as the initiative was taken to empower the children and channelise their energies in a positive direction.
The issues that the newspaper takes up are the ones concerning their colony. These include child labour, hygiene, among others.
Recently four ‘reporters’, Poonam, Ravinder, Shailender and Ganga Kumar were selected to participate in a UNICEF-sponsored conference for young reporters in New Delhi.
The children have managed to highlight the problems in their areas and to an extent helped finding its solutions. Though the team consists of around 20 reporters as of now, the venture is attracting more and more students. Most of them now want to report for the newspaper.
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