KIIT NSS’ CHILDREN’S DAY CELEBRATION IN ADRUTA CHILDREN HOME
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
More than 60 NSS volunteers from the School of Management, School of Biotechnology and different Schools of Engineering joined hand in hand in celebrating the Children’s Day in India at the Adruta Children Home under the guidance and support of Professor Dillip Behera, NSS Program Officer of Civil Engineering.
Adruta Children Home came into existence as a part of the mission to find home for the children abandoned by their parents. Aside from providing the children with the basic necessities such as food, clothing, shelter, education and medicine, the organization provides a conducive environment for the development of the children and to eventually mainstream them to the society. The founder, Dr. Aditya Kumar Mohanty, believes that every child needs our protective care and loving pat in order to grow into completeness, more so, a girl-child in distress. It is located in Gadakana, Bhubaneswar.
The main objective of the activity was to simply have fun with the kids since the day is really meant for the children. The KSOM NSS Volunteers headed the activity by facilitating games, rhyme singing, fun dancing with kids and distribution of the “gifts” for the children. KSOM NSS Volunteers, as well as non-NSS, contributed from their own pockets to buy smiley stress balls, pencils, party caps and some sweets for the kids. The volunteers from Biotechnology and Engineering were enthusiastic in interacting with the kids through games and chatting. Since there are babies in the orphanage, some of the students found way to cuddle them and play with them. As I was observing the volunteers, I didn’t see the childish acts but instead I saw young parents taking care of their children. They became parents for more than an hour.
The activity ended at around 6pm since the children needed to do their daily prayer. It was sad to say goodbye to “our children”. The volunteers left with great passion of going back and doing more for these children and also planning to reach out to the aged people and the disabled people in welfare institutions.
It wasn’t convenient to travel in a fully-loaded KIIT service and to have fun in a small space, but what mattered that time was the happiness and fulfillment of sharing time and caring for the kids. It was a successful activity which the student volunteers will cherish in their lives. KIITIANs are indeed true-blooded volunteers..
2 comments:
I visited Adruta Children Home in Bhubansewar, in 2009.I interaact with orphan girls. I find them very cultured and well mannered.Some girls were very bright.I saw them very close. They are getting actual protective care in children home. What ever facility they are able to provide at their best, they are trying to do. I feel so nice to been there and to saw their way of living. I want to see them always smiling.
I wish their great success in the life.
Dr. Reshma Anjum
JNMC Medical college
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Uttar Pradesh
Truly Said....
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