Celebrating Children’s Day 2024

Everyday Didi interactions along with GLOW Clubs and Didi programs have given us a lot to celebrate as the foundation utilizes mentoring programs to empower Bahinis in their journey. Public gatherings with students, parents and community members serve as additional opportunities to build on mentoring activities. Recently, the foundation held an event for Children’s Day Celebration.

NOTE: For more photos of this wonderful event, check out this album on Flickr.

The event was started in 1921 with the establishment of Bal Mandir, a place for children by the then Queen Ratna Rajya Lakshmi Shah to protect the orphan and vulnerable children. Since then, Children’s Day is celebrated in all parts of Nepal with various activities every year.  This year Nepal is celebrating Children’s Day with a theme of Investing in children to ensure their Future.

Rukmini Foundation celebrates Children’s Day every year with various activities aiming at fostering their creativity, self-confidence, leadership skills in a fun filled environment. This year, we celebrated Children’s Day with more than 120 children and their parents. The program was completely run by the girls. Graduate sister Yojana Basyal conducted the program. Recent SEE graduate, sister Prerana gave best wishes speech to the audience. Children presented their talent with dance, reciting poems, and speech. New girls also participated actively, especially performing dance. New girls Rakshya Ghalan and Binita Pariyar surprised the audience with their best wishes speech and dance performance. A group dance by the children of Arunodaya School impressed everyone.

The program played an important role in developing the creativity, raising self-confidence and the sense of pride in the children. The program was able to educate parents about the importance of providing love and support to their children and opportunity for education and wellbeing.