Population First is an NGO situated at Fountain which has been striving hard to create awareness regarding the “Save Girl Child” issue. The youth wing of this NGO is coming up with a grand intercollegiate festival for the very first time. The main motive is to sensitize the youth about the issue. The objective is to have a fiesta by the youth, of the youth and for the youth.
The event would be based on the NGO’s Laadli Campaign that has been in action for quite some time. The event is still in its preliminary stage and the full-fledged working would start in the month of June. The organizing committee would consist of students from more than 30 colleges in order to reach a wider audience. The members of the NGO state that they are lucky to get a great response from the youth and the surprising part is that out of the total number of volunteers who have signed in the majority of them are boys. Besides this talks are on with certain big brands in order to get sponsors and partners.
The interviews for the posts to different departments would be conducted in the month of June. After the committee is laid down a gender sensitization workshop would be conducted for all. Then July and August the plan would be bought into action by immense hard work and dedication as quoted by one of the volunteer. The event would happen in the month of September. Till now the South Bombay colleges have been active and responsive to this event however the members believe that reaching the suburbs won’t take them much time. The venue of the event is not fixed and different events will take place at different colleges. The members are optimistic that the event would be a great success and promise to become bigger and wider in years to come.
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