An NGO empowers children to read and learn the ropes of driving social progress.
Story so far: 28 kilometres from the city, in the Chagaletti village, stands a library curated and managed by children with the assistance of Child Rights Trust NGO. Initially, the initiative included ten children, whose numbers have now grown to hundreds. The library has won an award for being the best community library and fostered a culture of reading among children in the area.
- Children have hands-on roles to play in the library. They invite new members, raise funds for the library, collect old newspapers from home to raise funds, secure donations from businesses, and distribute the books.
- The children with experience in overseeing the library visited Udupi to train other kids in collecting books, curating them, and organising them according to reading levels.
Why it matters? According to Child Rights Trust, the library has significant advantages for children’s educational and cognitive growth. The project bolsters children’s right to participate in matters that affect them by encouraging them to take charge of improving the village’s reading habits.
- Besides, the library also counteracts the screen addiction problem that afflicts many children.