An event for the boys of Ekalavya
Sponsor : Sanu Krishnan (Dubai, UAE)
Kids of ‘Ekalavya’ were taken to a footwear shop and were given an opportunity to pick footwear of their choice. An activity which ensured an elegant set of footwear for them at the beginning of academic year. ‘Ekalavya Vidhyarthi Nikethan’, situated at Kottooly, Kozhikode is a shelter for the tribal kids from very poor financial background. It is under the Kerala Vanavasi Vikasa Kendram, which is affiliated to Akhila Bharatheeya Vanavasi Kalyana Ashram.
The activity was organized to celebrate the beginning of schooling for the sweetie pie Athmana, whose parents are in Doha, Qatar. All the kids were taken to a footwear shop in Oasis Compund of S.M.Street and were offered the freedom to choose the ones they like. 21 sets of footwear of various brands were picked by the kids themselves.
Birthday Cake in the name of Athmana was cut by the kids at ‘Ekalavya’ and after that Distribution of Footwear took place. Sri.Narayanan (Secretary at State level) gave the first pair of footwear to the youngest kid of the lot. 153 mts of brown paper for wrapping all the books of kids was handed over to Sri.Mani, warden at ‘Ekalavya’. Sri.Suresh (Secretary of Kozhikode hostel) was also present at the function.