CCPR launches digital library at Bapudham Colony
Chandigarh, January 16, 2021: Celebrating upcoming National Day of Girl Child, Chandigarh Commission for Protection of Child Rights-CCPCR launched a digital library for marginalized girls, in collaboration with Carmel Convent School and Yuvsatta-an NGO, at Bapudham Colony, Sector 26, Chandigarh.
Prominent amongst those who were present on the occasion included Harjinder Kaur, Chairperson, CCPCR, Dr. Monica Singh & Pooja Punchhi, Members, CCPCR, S. Chanchal Singh, RTE Consultant-CCPCR, Sr. Mary Supreeta, Principal, Carmel Convent School, Preeti Swami, NSS Incharge of Carmel Convent School and Pramod Sharma, Coordinator, Yuvsatta-NGO.
Inaugurating the endeavour and sharing about the initiative Harjinder Kaur said that they at CCPCR launched the third such initiative in Chandigarh, celebrating upcoming National Day of Girl Child with a view that to encourage reading habits among young children where children will online find interesting books.
She added that every child has a right to learn: Education can help children break free from poverty, challenge gender and cultural expectations, and contribute to build stronger communities.
Such digital libraries for marginalized kids, provides access to culturally relevant, age appropriate books and opportunities in a language and context children understand and relate to. And so they started these endeavours with the latest computers, LCD's screen, books, required infrastructure etc. The aim of the library was to make knowledge more accessible to students and to make them aware of their rights.
Sharing her concerns Sr. Mary Supreeta, said that the availability of wide range of children's books at Kitabghar in Bapudham, the colourful space, fun activities and workshops makes this digital children's library is more than just a "book lending" library and a much loved space among children as well as parents. And they at Carmel Convent will always be supporting empowering the marginalized adolescent girls. Without these types of educational tools, children face a lifetime of illiteracy and its consequences, including discrimination, inequality, poor health and low opportunity.
On the occasion, local kids also presented a cultural programme. And in the end Harjinder Kaur distributed chocolates among the targeted girls.