Bengaluru, November 08, 2023: CHILDREN’S DAY 2023 was celebrated at FUND A CHILD IN INDIA (FCI) on November 5, 2023, with 550 underprivileged children from slums and NGO run Schools in Bangalore. The kids participated in the “DRAW YOUR DREAMS” a drawing Competition conducted by FCI at BMS College of Engineering, Basavanagudi in Bengaluru. Draw Your Dreams is a platform created by FCI for school kids coming from underprivileged sections of society to come together onto a single platform and exhibit their talents & skills by drawing their dreams. There were over 550 children studying in 1st to 9th Grades who participated in the competition from Dr.B R Ambedkar Health & Education Foundation and Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled. In the event, there were over 150 volunteers from NSS-BMSCE, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services; and individuals from various corporates, organizations and university students.
We express our sincere gratitude to Dr. P Dayanand Pai, the Chairman, BMSCE & Life Trustee, BMSET; Dr. S Muralidhara, Principal, BMSCE; Dr. Suresh Ramaswwamy Reddy, Vice Principal, BMSCE for hosting the event at BMSCE; Dr. Sakey Shamu, the honourable Chief Guest; Better World, the Co-Sponsor; individual sponsors, donors and contributors; and all the NGO coordinators & teachers who accompanied the children.
