In
Mystical Rose Pre-School compound, Kasaragod, on Wednesday, the 24th of
February, 2016, a very positive and inspiring campaign called “Swachh Bachha”
started to realize the dream of “Swachh Bharat”. In a very pragmatic and rare
educational approach, a local youth organization Shiahb Thangal Samskriraka
Kendram with Mystical Rose Pre-School supported by a local Women Welfare
Organization called “Arpita” turn the thought of installing the idea of
cleanliness into the clean minds of the children that will bring great result
for clean India campaign tomorrow.
The
organizers spearheaded the idea to bring forth the concept of "Swachh
Bachha" campaign as the roadmap to realize the dream of "Swachh
Bharat" through clean hands of these young toddlers. Mr Rasheed, a local
councilor, who is the great advocate of children being ambassador of the
mission, said, “These kids of today will guide and help India become clean by
their own clean behaviours and in turn teaching the society to be clean.”
The
“Swachh Bachha” campaign aims to sensitize the kids who will in turn take care
of the cleanliness in their home, school and around themselves and perhaps
educate others about how to keep their society clean.
About
200 children of 4 schools including Govt. Primary School Children from Upper KG
to Class 1 along with the volunteers of “Shiahb Thangal Samskriraka Kendram” and
“Arpita” and Teachers and Principal of Mystical Rose Pre-School participated in
the campaign. During this educational program, kids were sensitized about the
idea of cleanliness and its importance in our life. The benefits of cleanliness
were demonstrated to ward off the fact of dirt that shadows our negative
thoughts.
During
this program, some interesting facts and ideas were shared with the kids and
their parents to make a small act of cleanliness appreciable and motivating for
others to make cleanliness part of the personal life and an act to show the
society by example. After some formal idea sharing children were offered food
and drinks and they were sensitize how to use the bins and throw waste in its proper
place. So that they form the habit of throwing waste on its proper place and
not litter the place around them. They were also taught washing themselves
after food. These were some of the small and fundamental acts that were put
forth to sensitize children towards cleanliness.
The
Principal of Mystical Rose Pre-School, Mrs Fanita Jennifer Mishra said, “Clean
India is a dream of all citizens of the country and each one of us has the
responsibility to contribute to the cause of making country clean. Cleanliness
is also a personal choice, however, that can have influential bearing on
individuals to show others and involve them for the cleanliness program. Who
can be the better influential person than the children themselves? Children are
the fortune of the future of India. Installing the idea of cleanliness in them
today certainly will have great impact on tomorrow when they turn into youth.”
Awareness
and education campaign have great impact on the society to reform, change and
transform into a new society. Where cleanliness is concerned, the fact also
reveals that 100 years ago even UK and other European countries were as bad as
India today. River Thames was seemed to be dirtier than river Ganges. But what
we see today in UK and other parts of the Europe is because of the cleanliness
campaign that created the impact among the generations and the result is seen
today with stark difference.
That
may hold true to any society. And its never too late to pass on the baton of
the cleanliness awareness among the kids as we do continue playing our role in
the society. Lets take a step ahead and support this campaign by sharing this
to others and sensitize other schools and colleges to hold such campaigns.
