“Pick up the trend of Social Empowerment”

Time and again, the music fraternity, young entrepreneurs and some like-minded individuals have been displaying acts of love to the less unfortunate section of the society. In a very commendable act, The Kids Garden is organizing “The Joy Of Giving Season 2” in collaboration with a team of artists, entrepreneurs and visionaries. This time, it will be an evening of Coffee & Music under the stars to be held at Life Spring Corner, Dimapur on February 6th, 2016. The endeavor is to raise funds to put 23 underprivileged children (ages 10 girls and 13 boys) through a year of school.   The first season of Joy of Giving was held on December 24, 2014, raised funds for fifteen kids. The children now study in the Assembly of God School, Bank Colony, Dimapur. Following this, The Kids Garden has been meeting weekly and mentoring these children for few years now. The people behind The Kids Garden after studying their socio-economic conditions, realized that the only way for the kids to break away from their vicious cycle and be responsible independent citizens was by giving them quality education. Many of them were not in school. They believe in the saying, “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” What these kids need is a chance to grow up into responsible adults. With education, we give them that chance.   The initiative began when Katrin Rüdel, who is co-partner of the café “The Garden” located in Supermaket area, Dimapur noticed many young children roaming around the streets during the daytime and even at night. “The Kids Garden” is a result of Katrin’s desire to help these children whose parents work in the booze joints and second hand shops in the area. Today, she acts as a guardian for many young children and takes responsibility to buy their books, uniforms, admissions. Not only the children, but Katrin also regularly meet the parents of these children and discuss the importance of educating their children. She also acts as a bridge to people who volunteer to sponsor the education of the children from The Kids Garden.

  One of the talented artists behind the initiative, Atsen Murry who is a professional photographer had this to say: “There are a lot of young entrepreneurs who wants to make a difference. They also have the skills to do so. I hope that on a broader scale, this initiative can be a movement of bringing a difference. I, personally look at it as setting the trend for other young people to give back to the society. I hope this gets to be a trend.”   Tickets are priced at Rs. 500 and one can buy tickets at the Garden, Super Market, Dimapur. Interested people can also volunteer to sponsor a child’s education. If you are interested in giving/donating towards the kids please call 8014936756.  

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