Two Students Selected for State-level children Parliament Contest!
Vimukti Charitable Trust Pothnal has something very positive to share to all the readers. It has been working well for the development of the children in various villages, and recently it has come up with a unit as the ‘children’s parliament’ which is a new trend to create a strong impact in bringing some changes in the society.

In the present world we can think of some change in the world only through the leadership of children question how? Children’s Parliament gives a chance to speak for the children, by the children and of the children. It serves as a platform for the children to develop leadership skills, confidence, team spirit, analytical skills and maturity. VCT aims at making the children aware of the powers of a parliamentary democracy. They would know how to be a responsible citizen and the importance of involving themselves in community affairs. In eve of it the District level children parliament training was held at Raichur on 28th of October. There were 84 children representatives from various NGOs, School and various institutes present to discuss the issues on children rights and how they are violated in Raichur District. Children raise the issues such as deficiency of nutrients in children, lack of safety in school buildings, transport-related problems, and rehabilitation of children in the context of Act to prevent Child Labor, Child Marriage, child drop outs, etc. Children were given opportunity to discuss in groups and after which was presented before the District officials. Children came up with various questions which were eye opener to the officials to work more vigilantly. VCT children took active part and made the session more effective and vibrant. As a result two students from VCT were selected for the State- level children parliament contest to be held at State level Legislature in Bangalore.

Shivanda gowda son of, Hanumantha and chennamma daughter of Yellamma from, High School pothnal. Both were selected in the district-level contest recently by the Child Rights Watch Banaglore and Unicef Raichur. They would speak on the issues faced by the children in Raichur district of the state in children Parliament contest in Bangalore on 23rd November 2013