The Hans India: Activities such as dance, music, sports and games were held and many of competitions for children were conducted. Children also staged small plays based on the stories told to them It was gala time for 120 HIV positive kids who participated in the five-day summer camp held by the Desire Society at its premises at Miyapur, Hyderabad. Apart from kids, around 35 HIV positive adults also took part in the camp. The camp was held from May 12 to May 16, 2012. Activities such as dance, music, sports, games, movies were held and many of competitions for children were conducted. The daily morning session began with Yoga classes by Venkat, a yoga expert. Kids were given nutritious breakfast after the yoga classes. Then it was time for activities like musical chair, paintings competitions and fun games like lemon and spoon race. Afternoon sessions were full of fun. We were taught dancing and singing, said Rajani, a child participant of the camp. Ajay and Yuvraj Singh won prizes in the fashion show. Children were shown all shown historic Telugu movies every night. Doctors Raj Kumar L and Sunil Kumar Y conducted health check for the participants.Talking about the activities in the camp, Rajesh S a volunteer of Desire Society said they organised a fashion show for children. It was chance for them to explore self capabilities. Children also staged small plays basing on the stories told to them, he said. Participants were given nutritious food and protein juices every day. We are planning to hold a winter camp also for these kids, said Rajesh. At the camp 57 children were from Desire Society Hyderabad and the rest from places across the state. Adventure theme A number of summer camps for children are being organised across the state. Most of them happen to be of the regular type where arts and crafts classes or dancing and singing practice sessions are held. Only a few really provide children some thrilling time. One such a camp is the Adventurous Summer Camp being conducted by Great Hyderabad Adventure Club. The five-day camp which began on May 16 will conclude on May 20, 2912. During the camp days, the children will explore different natural spots such as dams, waterfalls, hills and stay in tents, go on hiking and try to understand wildlife and wild creatures out in the jungles. The camp began with a snake awareness programme conducted by Sunil, a member of Friends of Snakes organisation. Kids were amused to see a variety of snakes and were excited when they could hold them in their hands. Most of the snakes are not poisonous and we should not kill them, said Srikanth Rao a volunteer of the club. The kids were taken on a hiking trip to Keesargutta Hills about 255 km from Hyderabad. In the night, kids learn to pitch tents and take precaution while sleeping in them. After dinner, a film ‘127 Hours’ was shown through a laptop. On the second day kids were taken for sightseeing to Nagarjunsagar Dam and waterfalls at Ethipotala. Kids were taught to cook in the open. A bonfire was held and later the film ‘Extra Terrestrial’ was screened, said Kiran K, the organiser of the camp. The camp will also have sessions for bouldering and trekking. Kids will be taken to a place known as ‘Mysterious Island’. Around 40 kids are participating in the camp. The participants are divided in eight groups and each one of them is assigned a group leader. Two volunteers from the club will act as guides for each group, said Kiran. Source: The Hans India, Image: https://www.flickr.com
Sunday, 20 May 2012
HIV positive kids have gala time at Summer camp
The Hans India: Activities such as dance, music, sports and games were held and many of competitions for children were conducted. Children also staged small plays based on the stories told to them It was gala time for 120 HIV positive kids who participated in the five-day summer camp held by the Desire Society at its premises at Miyapur, Hyderabad. Apart from kids, around 35 HIV positive adults also took part in the camp. The camp was held from May 12 to May 16, 2012. Activities such as dance, music, sports, games, movies were held and many of competitions for children were conducted. The daily morning session began with Yoga classes by Venkat, a yoga expert. Kids were given nutritious breakfast after the yoga classes. Then it was time for activities like musical chair, paintings competitions and fun games like lemon and spoon race. Afternoon sessions were full of fun. We were taught dancing and singing, said Rajani, a child participant of the camp. Ajay and Yuvraj Singh won prizes in the fashion show. Children were shown all shown historic Telugu movies every night. Doctors Raj Kumar L and Sunil Kumar Y conducted health check for the participants.Talking about the activities in the camp, Rajesh S a volunteer of Desire Society said they organised a fashion show for children. It was chance for them to explore self capabilities. Children also staged small plays basing on the stories told to them, he said. Participants were given nutritious food and protein juices every day. We are planning to hold a winter camp also for these kids, said Rajesh. At the camp 57 children were from Desire Society Hyderabad and the rest from places across the state. Adventure theme A number of summer camps for children are being organised across the state. Most of them happen to be of the regular type where arts and crafts classes or dancing and singing practice sessions are held. Only a few really provide children some thrilling time. One such a camp is the Adventurous Summer Camp being conducted by Great Hyderabad Adventure Club. The five-day camp which began on May 16 will conclude on May 20, 2912. During the camp days, the children will explore different natural spots such as dams, waterfalls, hills and stay in tents, go on hiking and try to understand wildlife and wild creatures out in the jungles. The camp began with a snake awareness programme conducted by Sunil, a member of Friends of Snakes organisation. Kids were amused to see a variety of snakes and were excited when they could hold them in their hands. Most of the snakes are not poisonous and we should not kill them, said Srikanth Rao a volunteer of the club. The kids were taken on a hiking trip to Keesargutta Hills about 255 km from Hyderabad. In the night, kids learn to pitch tents and take precaution while sleeping in them. After dinner, a film ‘127 Hours’ was shown through a laptop. On the second day kids were taken for sightseeing to Nagarjunsagar Dam and waterfalls at Ethipotala. Kids were taught to cook in the open. A bonfire was held and later the film ‘Extra Terrestrial’ was screened, said Kiran K, the organiser of the camp. The camp will also have sessions for bouldering and trekking. Kids will be taken to a place known as ‘Mysterious Island’. Around 40 kids are participating in the camp. The participants are divided in eight groups and each one of them is assigned a group leader. Two volunteers from the club will act as guides for each group, said Kiran. Source: The Hans India, Image: https://www.flickr.com