ONE STEP TOWARDS SLUM UP-GRADATION

          Education can change a society and it needs proper guidance. We the members of “You Can Change One” take an initiative step to guide the basti pupils. We started to provide free education. After 2 months of teaching at Basti(Slum),we decided to gather more children from the slum. Therefore it needed some attraction. We decided to make some program, so that more students can be attracted to our organization. We talked to local leaders about it. They said it is a very good initiative and they will help us to do the program success.

       First we talked to the Basti committee about our program. They appreciate it .We said we are planning to organize drawing and singing competition. They request us to add sports 100mt, 200mt running (separate boys and girls) , Puchi (girls). We appreciate their suggestions but we have not enough money to arrange the sports. They told us that committee will help us for sports and they will discuss about it with other members in their meeting.

       We were ready for our program. We calculate the estimates. It will cost around 7000/- to 8000/- to make our program, smoothly. We talk to tent house for 100 chairs,5 guest chairs, back side banner, 3- dari, 1 mike set for the open stage of the basti. Then we talk to Sudarsana Dash (socialist) about the program. We fix it on Sunday 21-02-2016. We bought prizes and all other necessary things.

       We make posters for social media. We invite our friends to attend the 1^st convention. We gave advance for the videography and tent house. Now it looks like a huge public program. We think to arrange more 2000/- . In this way we can handle any adverse situation may arise. So we request our friends (who are doing jobs) to donate some amount.

Everything is going very well.

On date 19-02-2016, evening Basti Committee called us and said they can’t give the stage. We talk to them, what the problem is all about. We guess that they may be thinking it as political show. But actually they said that they talk to other members. Committee asking about slum Durga Puja collection dispute. So without clearing there dispute they can’t give us the stage.

       We are surprised that without a stage how Sudarsan Dash will react. Because we already talk to him to attend the program on 21-02-2016 at 4.00pm. We talk to tent house for a wooden stage. They said it will cost 9000/-. Its looks like that the program may be canceled. What about the children of basti , Who are so much interested to take part in the competition. So we think to do the program without stage.

       Now we have to talk with Mr Sudarsana Dash, about the problem. We met him. He said this is not a big issue. Without stage he can visit to us. So now we think to eliminate sports and do the drawing and singing competition. We want to encourage children for the social changes and the date same as we decided.