Friday, February 22, 2008

MELA


We attended a mela for NGOs in Baroda.
Mela is a fair in which NGOs can show themselves. It was held in a playground. Every NGO could have a small store to show itself. Our NGO SOCLEEN put a lot of flowers in the store which made it very attractive. We also had some posters hung on the wall which could show the activities held by SOCLEEN. We walked around and visited other stores. I got to know some knowledge of NGO. NGO focus on different aspects, including environment, woman right, health, helping the disabled, etc.
We also enjoyed ourselves very much because many stores had some goods to sell which made by themselves. Some beautiful bags and decoration were made by the poor women. Some bowls were made by disabled children. There was a NGO which was against plastic bags. They made a lot of cloth bags to sell.
Every NGO can have a chance to show itself on the stage. So we saw some different performance. The one impressed me most was a dance done by some deaf children. They could not hear the music. They could only watch their teacher’s gesture and dance. I was touched by them.
Mela let me know more about NGO. They are really good people who make a contribution to the society.

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